Anthony's newly settled heart rose to his throat again. He raised his head and looked at Alice with burning eyes.
Alice was very familiar with that look. Whenever she said something wrong, Klein would stare at her like that, and at those times, she would usually...
Alice raised a hand to cover her mouth.
That action did nothing to ease Anthony's frown. If anything, it made his brow furrow even more tightly.
Alice realized from his expression that she was not trusted here. That was very normal. She had known long ago that even Klein would not entrust important matters to her alone.
It seemed everyone was wary of her suddenly causing trouble.
Alice let out a breath and tried to reason with him:
"I know you don't trust me. That's very normal. After all, you've never seen me complete a mission on my own.
"Perhaps you could try giving me some less important tasks?"
She stared at Archbishop Anthony. After thinking it over, Anthony gave an answer Alice absolutely did not want:
"Perhaps you'd like to try cleaning the cathedral? I think that as long as you're inside the cathedral, nothing said in the confessional should be able to escape you—you're after more clues, not the confession itself, right?"
Alice drew a breath and asked seriously, "Would you mind if I used Restart to sweep the floor?"
Anthony looked at her with slight confusion. Alice paused, realizing that Anthony might not know what "Restart" was, so she explained:
"This is an ability of Sequence 1 of the Fate pathway."
"...It would be best not to do that." Anthony tried to persuade this Miss who treated authority as a toy.
Alice stared at Anthony, wanting to say something more. Suddenly, the room turned cold and gloomy. Alice and Anthony both