"You went a little too fast…" After learning what Kars had done from his return, Patchouli was momentarily at a loss for words that Kars had gone so far with Alice. She had initially thought this would take some time and that Kars would at most only get oral sex from Alice for the time being.
But now, Kars had attempted to directly push the situation to intercourse. Although he wasn't ultimately successful, Alice's final response indicated that the attempt was nearly successful. With just a little more maneuvering next time, it would basically succeed.
"I just couldn't help it…" Kars replied somewhat sheepishly.
"But it's good that the outcome is positive, even if the sequence of events was a little off. But the problem isn't too big. Given Alice's current state, we just need to take some specific actions. For the next little while, you should deliberately spend more time with Marisa and see how Alice reacts."
"Understood!" Kars nodded and began to follow Patchouli's instructions.
"Yo! Alice, I'm here again! I need your help with something again!" When Alice saw Marisa walking in the door holding Kars's hand, her gaze lingered on Kars. Thinking about what had happened between them in her house yesterday, her face flushed slightly.
"It's no problem. If it's you, Marisa, you're welcome here any time. Come in." After letting Marisa and Kars in, as Alice was preparing the ingredients for Marisa's potion, she observed the two of them acting intimately, seemingly even closer than before.
Especially after she finished the busy work and sat down next to them while waiting for the final stage of simmering, she wanted to hug Kars like before and have some suggestive contact with Marisa. However, Marisa moved closer to her herself, but Marisa didn't let go of Kars, and Kars himself seemed to enjoy being close to Marisa. This made Alice feel a slight sense of regret, especially watching Kars steal a kiss from Marisa, which gave her a very subtle feeling.
Why are these two people I like suddenly acting so intimate with each other?
Alice even noticed Marisa and Kars kissing when she came back from making tea. Although they seemed unaware that she had noticed, the person who felt the worst was her. Facing the sight of the two of them kissing, Alice didn't know whether she should feel jealous or envious of either one.
These emotions made her heart feel conflicted and distressed. She felt that things shouldn't be like this. She had just had such an intimate experience with Kars yesterday, yet today she saw Marisa doing something like this with Kars. Does Marisa actually like Kars too?
Alice, unable to answer this question, felt anxious and wondered if she should ask Marisa about her feelings.
"Marisa, I need to talk to you about something. Can you step over here for a minute?" Alice couldn't suppress the thought in her heart and called Marisa over to talk privately, asking directly.
"Marisa, do you like Kars?"
"Yes, I like him a lot!" Marisa's straightforward answer made Alice really want to ask if she meant a sisterly kind of love, but thinking about her previous behavior with Kars, she knew which kind it was without even asking.
"Alice, is there a problem with that?" Marisa looked at Alice's slightly strange expression and asked curiously.
"No… there's no problem. I was just thinking about something that's been bothering me." Alice shook her head, saying there was no problem. She didn't know how to bring up the subject, and she also wanted to know Kars's thoughts on the matter.
"Alright then. I have a lot of things to do today, so since the potion is ready, I'll be leaving now." Alice didn't stop Marisa's decision. If anything, this meant she could better discuss the matter with Kars.
"Kars! Let's go!" However, right after she thought that, Alice saw Marisa calling Kars to leave with her. This situation was unexpected, and she inwardly hoped Kars would say he wanted to stay for a bit.
"Oh! I got it!" Kars's final agreement completely shattered this hope. Watching Marisa happily leave with Kars, Alice's expression became increasingly melancholic. With the way things were developing, she didn't know what action or choice she should make.
"Is this really okay? Alice seems to be in a really bad mood." Marisa, riding her broom on the way home, asked Kars, who was sitting in her arms.
"Hmm, since Patchouli said so, there shouldn't be a problem. But I think I'll go check on her later." Kars was still a little worried that Alice might be too upset, so he decided to check on her later.
"Wouldn't that cause problems? Patchouli didn't say anything about doing that." Marisa, who wasn't good at this kind of thing, felt that adding this kind of action might affect Patchouli's plan, especially since both of them were people she cared about. This made Marisa slightly cautious.
"It's fine. If there's really a problem with this, I'll tell Patchouli."
"Alright then." Seeing Kars so determined, Marisa didn't say anything more. She also supported Kars's decision.