"Eh?" Alice looked at him in confusion. "Why... Oh, you've found a clue to the potion formula?"
"The Antigonus Family Notes are in St. Samuel's Church," Klein reminded her.
Of course Alice knew that. She merely frowned before realizing something, then asked with slight hesitation:
"You're planning to... steal the notes?"
Klein nodded.
"Do you remember..." Alice's expression gradually turned strange. "In A Sense, I count as someone from the Church... or rather, someone belonging to the Goddess."
"Um... well..." Klein looked at Alice and Fell Into Deep Thought. Clearly, he had never considered the possibility that Alice might report him.
I can't tattle on him, but I should be able to use it to threaten him... Though, if it's the Goddess, she probably doesn't need me to tell Her that he plans to steal the notes...?
Alice looked at Klein, supporting her chin with one hand, when a good idea suddenly occurred to her. Her eyes sparkled as she said to Klein:
"Tell me, could I ask the Goddess for something like a bishop's position..."
"?" Klein stared at her in stunned disbelief.
Alice Blinked Her Eyes as the sudden thought gradually became clearer in her mind:
"No, the Goddess probably wouldn't trust me with such a high position... A Nighthawk or Red Glove? Or I could just reveal that I'm an Angel of the Church of Evernight—anyway, it's almost completely exposed already.
"That way, if you make me unhappy later, I'll... I'll stop you!"
"...You can do that without becoming an Angel of the Church," Klein gently reminded her.
"But," Alice lifted her chin, "that way, I can investigate what's beneath St. Samuel's Church—I can even dismantle one of the Sealed Artifacts inside and give you a share... Uh, wait, isn't your clearance level too low?"
Alice suddenly