Underground Research Institute

They chatted as they crossed the plain covered in gullies. Once the road conditions improved, Alice looked at Klein again.

The intent in her gaze was obvious, and Klein easily understood. Once more, he searched through the Historical Projection for a means of transportation, ignoring Alice's messy suggestions.

—After he pointed out the issue with the pilots, Alice had suggested the National Day military parade.

Only after getting into the car did Klein press the accelerator and say to Alice:

"I thought you'd want to jump down and take a look, considering... What are you doing?!"

In the corner of his eye, the mirror faithfully reflected Alice reaching out to pull open the car door.

"I was getting ready to go down and take a look," Alice replied. "I just remembered..."

"...Don't move!" Klein hurriedly stopped her. "Have you considered that the fact you didn't remember earlier might have been spiritual intuition..."

Alice stopped moving. Other reasons could not dissuade her, but spiritual intuition carried enough weight. She hesitated.

"Maybe... No, that doesn't seem right. I don't feel any danger now that I want to go back either.

"How about we go back and take a look?"

While Alice was thinking, Klein had already successfully stopped the vehicle he had just started, preventing Alice from prying open the door and jumping out while it was moving.

That also gave him the mental capacity to consider Alice's suggestion.

"Actually, it isn't impossible..."

In the end, they chose to return to the vicinity of the gully. Alice took a deep breath and gazed at Klein with deep affection. The moment Klein saw that look in her eyes, he knew what she intended to do. He jumped down directly, not giving Alice a chance to speak.

Alice froze for a moment before having