A scene he had once imagined had become reality. Klein couldn't quite describe how he felt; he only knew that Alice had definitely done this.
Faced with Klein's fury, Alice chose to tilt her head back and stare at the ceiling, saying nothing as she pretended to be dead.
—Yes, that's right, she had done it on purpose.
Both Klein and Alice knew that. It wasn't as if she had never rewound someone's state individually before. Rewinding an entire area like this, restoring everyone's energy while making them resume work—she had very obviously done it on purpose.
The roar faded into silence in the air, unable to even leave the room. Alice was hiding and unwilling to show herself again. After thinking for two seconds, Klein set down what he was holding, stood properly, and said flatly:
"When you've had enough fun, let me know."
Alice's eyes widened.
It had to be admitted that Klein's strategy had ultimately won. Alice looked at Klein, who clearly had no intention of moving, and after being Silent for Two Seconds, suddenly had a strange thought.
What would happen if she "restarted" everything back to before she had "restarted" it...
Alice tested it and discovered that the thought was unnecessary. It was a little too strenuous for her—it involved Uniqueness and the influence of authority, making it extremely difficult to erase.
Her spirituality could not support repeatedly nesting an action like "restarting" to before the "restart."
Alice sighed, silently materializing from the air. Her gaze swept over Klein, and after coughing twice, she revealed an Ingratiating Smile.
"Just, just let me have some fun...
"I'll compensate you with an opportunity to act, all right?"
—She had found an opportunity for him to act within Klein's Fate.
That counted as a success. Klein put away