Although Patchouli had explained things clearly, Kars was still a little worried about whether the plan would go smoothly. He wondered if avoiding contact altogether might be the best way to prevent the whole situation.
"She will come looking for you." Patchouli saw through Kars's thoughts and stated directly, "Since Alice believes you've agreed to help her, if she can't meet you, she will definitely come directly to the Scarlet Devil Mansion to find you. Do you think you can pretend not to be home? Once or twice, maybe, but if you do it every time, there will be a problem. It will easily lead her to guess something."
"…Fine, I understand." Since this was highly likely and he couldn't avoid the situation, Kars decided to take it seriously.
Marisa was very curious about what Kars had learned from Patchouli, but considering she would likely witness it later, she didn't ask further.
"Then, I should be heading back now." Marisa said this and casually grabbed a book from the shelf. Clearly, her attitude was that since she had come all this way, it would be a shame not to take something, which greatly displeased Koakuma. She wanted to stop her but was outmatched in fighting power, so she could only complain bitterly.
The next day, a guest arrived at the Scarlet Devil Mansion. Kars looked at Alice, who had indeed shown up as Patchouli predicted, and was momentarily speechless.
"I'm sorry for coming to see you so early."
"No… it's fine. But Alice, what did you come to see me for so early?" Kars shook his head to indicate it was fine, then asked about Alice's intentions.
"Well, I just wanted to ask you if you have any plans with Marisa today. If you do, I can prepare in advance so the three of us can meet up." Alice explained her idea. Since she couldn't contact Kars at any time, she could only come over early to ask about the situation.
"Oh, that. Not for now, no. But I can confirm that Marisa will just show up and come look for me, and then she'll take me somewhere else depending on the situation. Yesterday was just like that."
"I see, that makes things a bit difficult." When Alice heard this, she realized that it wouldn't be easy to accurately grasp the situation. She then looked at Kars. If she could find a way to temporarily keep Kars with her, maybe it could lure Marisa over.
"Kars, I have an idea. Could you stay at my place for a while recently? That way, Marisa will have to come to my house to find you." This would not only keep things within a controllable range but also allow her to monitor Marisa's movements. However, the success of this plan depended on how much Marisa valued spending time with Kars.
"That… that works." Kars understood Alice's intention. Ultimately, he had no reason to refuse her suggestion, so he agreed. He knew Marisa would definitely come to Alice's house once she found out.
"That's great! Let's go now." Seeing Kars agree, Alice happily reached out, grabbed his hand, and flew towards the Forest of Magic.
"Eh? Alice, Kars, why are you two together?" However, before Marisa could go looking for Kars, her figure appeared over the Forest of Magic, seemingly flying over after noticing the two of them together. This outcome made Alice undoubtedly the happiest.
"I had a great time with Kars yesterday, so I wanted to invite him over as a guest again. Marisa, would you like to join us?"
"Sure!" Marisa naturally wouldn't refuse. She couldn't forget the plans she had made yesterday. However, she was surprised that Alice was starting so soon. This only made it clearer how much Alice wanted to become her girlfriend.
Hearing Marisa's reply, Alice was ecstatic. Situations like this were very rare in the past; Marisa rarely came over to her house to spend time with her repeatedly. Now, perhaps keeping Kars by her side more often was truly the key to achieving her goal.
Alice, pleasantly envisioning the future, led the two back to her house. Marisa hadn't forgotten what Patchouli had told her yesterday she needed to do. She moved closer to Kars, pulling him into her embrace, and while holding him, she began to playfully act intimately with him right in front of Alice.
Alice watched the scene with deep envy, but she didn't forget that if she let the two of them stay together like this, her own plans would become difficult. However, she couldn't think of how to speak up and create an opportunity for herself to interact with Marisa.
"Alice, do you want to play with Kars too?"
"Eh? Um, yes, a little. I'm quite envious of how you and Kars interact, Marisa."
"It's easy if you want to!" Marisa said, and while holding Kars, she moved to sit next to Alice, pushing Kars into Alice's lap, while she simultaneously reached out and put her arm around Alice's shoulder.
Hugging… hugging me! Alice's expression was slightly excited, looking at Marisa who was embracing her. This was the first time she had experienced such a close posture!
"Alice, why are you staring at me?"
"Eh? I… I was just…" Just as Alice came to her senses and didn't know how to answer, a sudden sensation on her chest made her instinctively yelp. She looked down and saw Kars burying his face in her breasts and rubbing against them.
However, she used this opportunity to speak in a slightly helpless tone, "Kars… don't suddenly startle me…"
"That's right, Kars sometimes likes to play tricks like that." Marisa replied in agreement, which made Alice relax.
"But Kars seems to really like that. Is it really comfortable? Although it happens to me often, I've never tried it myself." Marisa said this, and while Alice stared in a daze, Marisa joined Kars in burying her face in Alice's breasts and rubbing against them.
Alice: (⸝⸝⸝ᵒ̴̶̷ ﹏ ᵒ̴̶̷⸝⸝⸝)
Marisa… Marisa is doing this to me…
Alice looked at Marisa, who was rubbing against her breasts along with Kars. Her heart rate immediately sped up significantly. Facing such an intimate act, she only let out a small, cute moan, not stopping their behavior, allowing the two of them to freely touch her chest.