Let me think about where to start... Hmm, let's start with how this book came about.
The origin of this story began with me being unable to write my thesis proposal and going to chat in a group. Someone in the group joked that if I got transmigrated into a book, I'd definitely have the makings of someone on the Monster Pathway.
Alice's image was born that very evening after I heard those words. I talked about it with a friend, and after that conversation, the first chapter you all saw came into being.
You may have noticed that a lot of things were unclear in the first chapter. For example, Alice had amnesia—she had neither the original owner's memories nor her own memories. This part wasn't originally foreshadowing; I simply hadn't thought about it yet when I posted it. (Looks away.)
Following that logic, it's easy to understand why she could initially only remember "Huanhuan"—because I hadn't even given her a name yet...
As for the identity you all guessed she originally had... Hahaha, I hadn't even picked a name. How could I possibly have had that planned?! (I do now. I really do now. Sincerely.)
So when I realized people were actually reading it, I was very confused. But I still couldn't write my thesis proposal. (What Kind of Thing.) Every time I opened the proposal document, I wanted to update instead. (...)
For about the first week, every update I made was written after opening my thesis proposal document. A week later, I finished the proposal and found that quite a few people were reading this book. I thought about it, and then... well, then I kept writing. (Wipes sweat.)
At the time, I joked with my friend that I was like a KP who hadn't read