As if their timing had been perfectly calculated, Yuan Shikai's family happened to run into Aoko on her way home from school.
Then, just before they entered Misaki Forest, the car picking up Alice arrived as well.
After getting out of the car, Alice looked at Aoko and Yuan Shikai behind her, somewhat unable to make sense of the situation.
With both sides meeting by such a coincidence, Alice was suddenly at a loss.
The instant she saw Yuan Shikai, the love she had suppressed for so long surged forth.
In an instant, an unusual flush spread across Alice's cheeks. She did not know where to put her hands, and her legs unconsciously pressed together.
Fortunately, Alice had always been a quiet person. Combined with the fact that she had just gotten out of the car and was wearing that thick fur coat, no one noticed her unusual behavior.
After exchanging polite greetings, everyone headed together toward the mansion deep within the forest.
Alice deliberately slowed her pace, falling some distance behind the others as she tried her best to compose herself.
But it was all futile. The more she tried to suppress it, the harder it rebounded.
Alice finally understood why her mother had married her father without regard for the consequences after seeing him only once.
It was no different from being poisoned. If there was any difference, it was like an aphrodisiac with a designated target.
After finally returning to the mansion, Alice found an excuse to go back to her room.
Aoko was criticizing Yuan Shikai over the ingredients he had brought, while Yustica and Jeanne d'Arc planned to help prepare them.
Meanwhile, Sajyou Manaka continued teasing the little rabbit, seemingly awaiting Princess Kaguya's arrival.
Perhaps she had been injured while fighting Angel Cloning alone at