Mrs. Shinki, I like you. Join my hero party!

Alice: "..."

Alice wanted to chase after him just like that, but when she thought about how she would explain her actions after catching up to Mo Yi, she gave up.

Could she say that she saw him passing by and wanted to catch up to see what he was doing?

Alice: Mo Yi must have had something important to do, which was why he left suddenly. Yes, that had to be it. Otherwise, Gensokyo was so vast—why would he happen to appear at her doorstep?!

Alice quickly came up with the most suitable "explanation," then decided to stay in the mansion and wait for Mo Yi to come find her, so they would not miss each other again.

After closing the door and returning to the mansion, Alice patted her cheeks with both hands and nodded. "This is good too. I can tidy up the mansion..."

"Yes, I can make more cakes too—"

Alice was the Demon World Princess, after all. How could she possibly stay dejected over something like this?

She quickly found something she should be doing and prepared to make more arrangements before Mo Yi arrived, so he would be more comfortable when he got here.

Not long afterward, while Alice was making pastries in the kitchen and directing her doll army to clean, she suddenly heard the doorbell.

"Ding-dong..."

Alice jumped slightly and muttered to herself:

"Mo Yi is back—"

With that, she put down what she was holding, turned, and ran out. After taking a few steps, she suddenly realized something and removed her apron, hanging it to one side.

Alice: I almost let Mo Yi see me looking so sloppy. That was dangerous.

Then she jogged out to open the door.

Naturally, she had to open the door herself to show sincerity. She