The clock turned back to one day earlier.
When Fate walked into the kitchen, she saw Alicia bustling about.
"Hmm, first add some ketchup, then some salad... This looks prettier. Right, and some salt..."
"Alicia, what are you doing?"
Looking at Alicia, Fate could not help but ask curiously. Ever since moving to Earth, Fate had lived together with Alicia and the others. To be honest, things had been somewhat awkward between them at first. Even leaving Precia aside, Fate did not know how to address Alicia.
By age, Alicia was clearly supposed to be her older sister. But Alicia had been asleep for so many years that Fate always felt too embarrassed to say it aloud.
Fortunately, Alicia did not mind, and in the end, they decided to simply call each other by name.
"Ah, Fate."
Hearing Fate's voice, Alicia turned and glanced at her. Then, grinning, she turned off the stove and jumped down from her stool.
"I'm making chocolate."
"Chocolate?"
Hearing Alicia's answer, Fate curiously looked into the pot. Sure enough, she found a pile of black stuff giving off a strange aura, but...
"Why make it? They sell it in stores, don't they?"
"No, no, this is different, Fate."
Faced with Fate's puzzled question, Alicia proudly puffed out her chest and wagged a finger.
"Do you know? Tomorrow is Valentine's Day. Valentine's Day!"
"Valentine's Day? What's that?"
"It's a day when you give chocolate to someone you like to express your feelings. That's why I'm busy making chocolate. Some for you, some for Mom, hmm... and some for other people too... But they won't all be the same."
"Not the same?"
"Yeah. I heard Valentine's Day chocolate comes in ordinary and special kinds. Ordinary ones are mainly for expressing friendship, while special ones are mainly for