...I really wanted to curse him out.
Alice ground her teeth and arrived Above the Gray Fog, but when she saw Klein's anxious, worried expression, she swallowed the words back down.
Forget it, I won't hold this against him. I'll find out sooner or later anyway... After comforting herself a little, Alice asked Klein:
"Um... first, what time is it now?"
It was an expected question. Klein was not too surprised and quickly answered Alice's question about the time:
"The 22nd. April 22nd, eleven at night."
April 22... Alice ran through it in her mind and realized it was Friday, which meant it was late Friday night outside.
"Has that much time already passed..." She shook her head. "Still, it really was much faster than walking here..."
At this point, Alice Paused for a Moment and explained to the puzzled Klein:
"Something unexpected happened. I... I ran into Amon.
"But I got away... Well, the good news is that I saw the Western Continent."
Klein stared fixedly at Alice. Even his breathing stopped. Only after a long while did he force a sentence from his dry throat:
"The Western Continent...?"
He had long known what the Western Continent represented, and he had known Alice's destination as well, but he clearly had not expected news of the Western Continent to come so suddenly.
"I couldn't get in." Alice propped up her chin with one hand. "The Western Continent was blocked by a gray fog..."
Her voice suddenly stopped. She looked at the surrounding Gray Fog, her gaze becoming hesitant.
Klein followed her gaze. All he saw was the same grayish-white mist. He Was Stunned for a Moment before asking Alice:
"Was it... fog like this?"
Alice pressed her lips together and Sighed. "Probably, since..."
She Paused, but did not say what