Alice's description of Mr. Door hadn't been exaggerated in the slightest—of course, that was assuming Emperor Roselle's description of Mr. Door hadn't been exaggerated either.
Because of Alice's wording, Cattleya the Hermit had become wary of Mr. Door before Alice even spoke. When she heard Alice's entirely complimentary account, Cattleya gradually frowned.
She began considering the deeper meaning behind those words, but they didn't seem to carry much hidden meaning. They were more a statement of fact.
But since Miss Fortune had said so, there had to be something wrong with Mr. Door... Hmm, what exactly was it?
Facts... friendliness... King of Angels... Right!
Cattleya the Hermit suddenly realized that the King of Angels in Alice's description seemed a little too friendly—look at him. What an extraordinarily good person: he answered every question, and all he wanted was for someone to chat with him.
He didn't even demand that they bring him back to the Real World. He merely hoped someone would do so, but if they couldn't, he wouldn't force them... Would he really not force them?
Cattleya the Hermit looked thoughtful. She believed she had grasped the key point, but she didn't say anything and simply continued watching Alice.
After slowly finishing her introduction of the Mr. Door from Roselle's Diary, Alice leaned back in her chair and smilingly repeated what she had once said to Klein:
"Do You Know? The last King of Angels I met who was this friendly was named Amon."
Cattleya the Hermit immediately shuddered.
Fors the Magician also Trembled at those words. After hearing Alice's introduction, much of her resentment toward Mr. Door had faded—her vivid imagination had conjured up an image of a lonely, trapped Mr. Door.
For A Certain Moment, Fors felt that Mr. Door was rather pitiful. After all, for