Fang Zheng's conjecture left the Rozen Maidens shocked and terrified. They had never imagined things could develop this way. But after thinking it over carefully, they had to admit that Fang Zheng's guess was quite reasonable. After all, they did not know why their father had abandoned them and left. That claim about them being imperfect Alices who needed to become a perfect Alice was merely an explanation they had come up with themselves.
As for whether that explanation was correct, no one knew. Yet they did not know what else to do, so they could only act according to the rabbit's instructions.
In Fang Zheng's opinion, the best course of action was to find the rabbit, confront it, and uncover the truth.
But...
"We're no match for it."
Even Mercury Lamp had to admit that. They simply could not stand against that rabbit. In fact, Crimson had confronted Mercury Lamp once before. At the time, that rabbit had appeared and declared that time was up and everyone should go home and sleep. Naturally, Mercury Lamp and Crimson had refused, only for the rabbit to casually throw them both away.
Mercury Lamp and Crimson were both quite formidable fighters, yet neither had lasted a single exchange against that rabbit. It was clear that if they truly tore off all pretenses, they would not come out of it well.
Yet Fang Zheng did not care.
"The problem has to be solved eventually. You don't want it to keep haunting you, do you? If you stop here out of fear, won't you be walking right into its trap? Besides, I have a way to solve this problem too... We might as well start now."
Fang Zheng had always been decisive. Once he made up his mind, he acted. After reaching his decision,