Kars looked at Alice, whose face was significantly flushed, wondering if he had misheard. Otherwise, he wouldn't have heard such a strange thing.
"Um, Alice, what you said about wanting to become Marisa's girlfriend, is that true? But a girl and a girl like that…"
"Yes! It's true! And is it wrong for a girl to like a girl!" Alice answered seriously. Kars didn't know how to refute this point. After all, what others liked was their own business, and he really had no right to comment. However, the current situation couldn't be said to be unrelated to him!
"But… but I don't understand how girls and girls get along." Kars quickly offered a reason, and it was a valid one. His relationship with Marisa couldn't possibly be applied to Alice, could it?
This reason made Alice nod slightly in agreement. She could understand the differences that come with different circumstances.
"But right now, you're the only one who can help me." Alice couldn't ask anyone else for help. She wasn't very familiar with Reimu Hakurei, who was the other person most familiar with Marisa. Furthermore, she absolutely didn't want anyone else to know about this idea. She only brought it up to Kars, who was just a child, despite her shyness. It would be impossible with anyone else.
"And if… if you help me, I can agree to one condition within my means that you propose." To achieve her goal, Alice was going all out, using a favor to get Kars to help her. But even so, seeing Kars's troubled expression, it was clear he still wasn't very keen on helping, which made her immediately feel discouraged.
Why couldn't she get him to agree? Was this matter really so difficult for him? It shouldn't be like that. She was just asking him to provide information and help. That didn't seem hard at all, did it?
Or was it that he disliked her approach?
Alice thought about the situation between Kars and Marisa and suddenly considered a possibility. Could it be that he thinks if I get together with Marisa, he won't be able to spend time with her like he does now?
Putting herself in his shoes, Alice could understand that feeling. Wasn't she envious and hurt watching Marisa and Kars being so close? Kars would surely feel something similar, especially since their relationship was currently very good, making the situation even more pronounced.
As for other possibilities, Alice didn't consider them. In her eyes, the situation between Kars and Marisa was hard to link to romance, especially since she thought Kars was a child who didn't understand these things, and that Marisa completely saw him as a little brother.
"Kars, do you think that if I become Marisa's girlfriend, you won't be able to be with her like you are now?"
Kars: ◝₍ᴑ̑ДO͝₎◞
How did she guess that? I didn't reveal anything, did I?
Kars's surprised expression was seen by Alice, and this reaction made her even more certain that her guess was correct. At the same time, she sighed that he was just a child; his thoughts were really easy to read.
Thinking this, Alice smiled and walked up to Kars, reaching out to pat his head. "I understand your thoughts, Kars, but I won't let my relationship make you feel bad. I'll also work hard to maintain your relationship with Marisa. I promise I won't leave you out. The three of us can all get along well together."
"The three of us…" Kars was a bit stunned. He was a little confused about what Alice meant by that statement. Did she understand his and Marisa's situation, or not?
But if she did understand, then by saying that, did she mean she wanted to join in, too? Otherwise, she wouldn't have said the three of them would get along well. But that felt so strange.
Alice saw Kars deep in thought and didn't rush him. After all, Kars could take his time to think about this. It wouldn't necessarily take very long.
And just as she thought, Kars seemed to have made up his mind and looked back at her. "Then tell me exactly what you want to do first."
"It's simple. Just tell me some things about Marisa so our relationship can become better and more intimate."
"But I don't know that either. I don't even know what Marisa likes to eat."
"Then how did your relationship with Marisa get so good?" Facing Alice's confusion, Kars felt his method wouldn't work for her, as they were of different genders.
"It was more like affectionate contact, like asking for cuddles." Kars finally came up with a suitable explanation. Alice blinked when she heard it. This method was logical, but it was too difficult for her! She couldn't possibly do that. Cuddling Marisa…
Just thinking of that scene made Alice's face flush. Then, she felt even more discouraged. Is there really no way for me to succeed?
No, maybe I can try a different approach. Alice suddenly looked at Kars. Since Marisa liked spending time with Kars, she just needed to work from that angle. If she got along well with Kars, making Marisa feel like she had found someone who could chat about the same topics, then their relationship would naturally become closer.
In that case, the chances would suddenly increase a lot, and it would be much easier. Not only that, just imagining Marisa and herself sitting together, with Kars between them… it looked so much like a family of three, hehehe~
Feeling she had come up with a very good idea, Alice smiled at Kars. This made Kars somewhat confused about what Alice was trying to do. Her staring at him and smiling made him very uncomfortable.