Alice

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Alice Gayn (爱丽丝)
Alias(es)	Fourth Miss of the Gayn Family 23
Gender	Female
Age	15 15
Affiliation	Gayn Family; Rose Academy 17 23
Occupation/Role	Student; martial-arts trainee under Liu Tian 17 23
First Appearance	Chapter 15

Appearance

Alice is a youthful noble girl with an energetic bearing and a notably athletic build, maintained through exercise. After her rescue, she is often seen in her Rose Academy uniform and deerskin boots. 15 17

• Silky long black hair; she sometimes wears it in a simple ponytail. 17 20
• Black eyes described as lively and deer-like. 15 20
• Smooth, unscarred skin after using Blue Dream Company's special ointment to treat her injuries. 17
• Has long legs and moves quickly when forced to flee danger. 15

Personality

As the youngest child of the Gayn Family, Alice was heavily indulged by her parents and older siblings. Her fondness for old knight-and-princess novels contributes to a rebellious, willful streak, but her family views her liveliness affectionately rather than as a fault. 15

Alice is bold, practical, and strongly values survival. When kidnapped, she refuses to rely on her captors' restraint or wait passively for ransom, choosing instead to struggle toward an escape despite injury and a collapsing building. 15 She is excitable and romantic about exploration, viewing Liu Tian as a real-life “Knight” after he saves her. 16 21

She also possesses a sincere sense of gratitude. Alice regards repaying a life-saving debt as essential to the Gayn Family's honor and remains openly appreciative of Liu Tian. 16 As she becomes more familiar with him, she grows more candid, playfully challenging his claims about his own talent. 23

Abilities & Skills

Survival and Escape

Alice has no documented combat accomplishments, but she displays considerable determination under immediate threat.

• Rubbed and tore at her restraints until she escaped poor-quality hemp ropes. 15
• Used debris from a destroyed doorway to cut through bindings. 15
• Continued fleeing through a collapsing building despite bleeding wrists and minor injuries. 15

Shadow Seeking Dragon Step

Liu Tian teaches Alice the Shadow Seeking Dragon Step, a Secret Martial Art focused on movement and evasion, because she wishes to accompany him in exploring ruins. 23

• Trains in a dedicated course filled with plum-blossom piles and randomly swinging sandbags. 23
• Pushes herself to test her limits, though Liu Tian stresses that she needs a solid foundation and gradual training. 23
• Liu Tian considers her martial-arts aptitude only slightly above average and believes she may ultimately reach, at best, a mediocre Martial Artist without unusual circumstances. 23

Relationships

• Liu Tian — Rescuer, friend, and martial-arts instructor. He saves Alice twice during her kidnapping ordeal; she later waits outside his home, attends school with him, and trains under his guidance. 15 17 23
• Tia Gayn — Older sister and temporary manager of Gayn Manor. Tia encourages Alice’s friendship with Liu Tian, partly because his connection to Heavenly Dao could offer Alice protection. 16 21
• Roya Gayn — Father and head of the Gayn Family. Alice cites his teaching that gratitude is a spiritual treasure. 15 16
• Butler Gimon — The Gayn Family’s butler. He collects Alice after her training and thanks Liu Tian for protecting her. 23
• Heavenly Dao — Liu Tian’s master. Alice consults him about Liu Tian’s talent and trains at the courtyard he formerly used to teach local children. 22 23

Story Role / Major Arcs

Kidnapping and Rescue

After secretly leaving a banquet because she dislikes its atmosphere, Alice is kidnapped by masked robbers and wakes bound inside a dilapidated building. A battle between Liu Tian and Mantis causes the building to collapse around her. 15

Alice works free of her bindings and attempts to escape alone, but falling debris traps her during the collapse. Liu Tian catches her and tells her this is the second time he has saved her life. 15 She calls home afterward and formally promises that the Gayn Family will remember his kindness. 16

Connection with Liu Tian

Following her recovery, Alice waits for Liu Tian outside his home and walks to Rose Academy with him. Her closeness to the previously inconspicuous student attracts attention among their peers. 17

She brings Liu Tian to Gayn Manor, where she shares his curiosity about the estate’s garden and later assists him in examining the family’s extensive Lost Empire antique collection. 20 21 Inspired by his plan to explore ancient ruins and uncover the Lost Empire’s history, she asks to accompany him on future expeditions. 21

Martial-Arts Training

When Liu Tian assumes responsibility for Heavenly Dao Courtyard’s students, he adds Alice to the group despite her being older than the other children. 22 She subsequently trains in the Shadow Seeking Dragon Step so that she can evade danger during any future ruin exploration. 23

Before leaving for the Crimson Cloud Empire, Liu Tian tells Alice to train diligently and permits her to invoke Heavenly Dao’s name if she encounters serious trouble. 23

Notable Quotes

“Never entrust your life to vicious robbers!” 15

“I just want to properly remember what a Knight looks like in reality.” 16

“Can you take me with you then?” 21