-- Come to think of it, I may have been ... wrong from the beginning.
　When I came to this world, I admitted that my mind was shattered and I became a piece of illusion. I became a being who thinks only of fulfilling Iris's wish and dying, that's all....

　The reason why I wanted to reform the demon world, the reason why I kept increasing my subordinates.......all for myself, not for anyone else.
　Truly, I was only thinking about myself at that time. No, I guess it would be correct to say that I wasn't even thinking about myself.

　Now I can understand. I was trying to fall in love with Iris in order to fulfill her wish and die. Instead of 'falling in love with someone and falling in love', I was trying to perform the task of 'falling in love and dying'.
　...There was no way I could afford to fall in love with a mind that had only such a desire for destruction. At the time, I didn't even realize it was that simple. But every day I was getting more and more impatient and frustrated.

　To begin with, I probably didn't let anyone in my heart. I was always putting up walls in my mind and not letting anyone look into the depths of my heart... some of us were terrible shut-ins. After hundreds of thousands of years of mourning and sulking, there are many things of a bad nature.

　
　To tell the truth, at first, Kite-san was not a love interest for me. The reason I approached Kaito-san was not for my own sake, but to 'repay my debt to Kuro-san'.
　I had always felt indebted to Kuro-san. Even though I didn't know it at the time, my choice was in the way of interfering with Kuro-san's wishes.
　I owed Kuro-san a debt of gratitude for picking me up, and I had been looking for an opportunity to repay that debt for a long time.
　That's why I missed Black-san's rare selfishness. I then reached out to Kite to support her in achieving the best possible outcome for Kuro-san. Wearing the role of Alice........

　Kite-san met many people in this world and strengthened her heart, had a friendship with the Six Kings, and overcame the tragedy of being betrayed by someone she thought was her friend.............and then took on the depths of Kuro-san's heart.
　That was the scenario I wrote........not for myself, but for Kuro-san.

　.........To confess, of the people that Kite-san knew before I challenged Kuro-san's depths, I made it so that I would be about a third of the people that Kite-san knew before I challenged Kuro-san's depths.
　
　As for Megide-san and Magnawell-san, I don't have to tell you.......I was also the one who taught Kite-san to tickle her interest.
　All of this was to repay Kuro-san for her kindness........

　Yes, this was the one time I thought and acted not for myself, but for Kuro-san, and that's how I met Kaito-san. Looking back on it now, that was probably the most key point in my life.
　Normally I would have been impatient to fall in love and die quickly, but I didn't think of Kaito-san as a love interest, and until Kuro-san's case was resolved, I was going to focus on that, and it all came together nicely. Ta.
　
　That's why........I saw Kite-san overlap with Iris.

　At that time, I felt really strange.
　When I was talking to Kite-san, instead of trying to smile, I naturally smiled...............................Oh, was that what smiling was supposed to be like?　And I felt like I missed it.
　We made idle chit-chat, we laughed at each other over trivial things, we got scolded for silly things... I was getting more and more unsure of myself.

　A mere actor in a scenario to fulfill Black's wish.......the name Alice seemed to be growing in my mind more and more.
　At the same time, little by little....really little by little....it was like a broken heart was being repaired....I was almost remembering the 'feeling that someone is important'.

　And then, in the midst of the confusion of remembering something I should have forgotten.......a decisive event occurred.








'Kite, it's not your place to hold a grudge. This is just a job. Besides, you and I are just friends-we're not family, we're not lovers. That's the extent of our relationship.
"...Yeah, well....

　Here we go. After betraying Mr. Kite, Alice disappears. There are a few things that will happen after that, but if Kite-san wants to, she could prepare a fake corpse as the Phantom King.
　Yes, this is a scenario that was decided upon from the beginning. Kaito-san gets a big shock in her heart here and is gently comforted by Kuro-san.
　And by making her feelings for Kuro-san stronger and getting over it at the same time, she will grow up a lot... she has been preparing for this. I've also had my men lurking around to prevent Kite-san from getting injured in the unlikely event that she is injured.

　Everything should be fine.........but why is it so painful....... I'm sure I've done more outrageous things in the past, so what is this discomfort?
　I can't breathe, I don't want to see Kite's face any more.......

''Well then, I'm going home~''

　Struggling to control my upset heart, I say goodbye to Kite-san in as light a tone as possible.
　This is fine.........me and Kaito-san are just friends.......nothing more, nothing less. That's how it's supposed to be set up........

...........Alice.
What's up?

　Why am I stopping?　The 'Alice' will disappear from Kite-san's presence already. From now on, it's going to be 'Phantom King No Face' that will be in contact with Kite-san, so why not just ignore her.......

''........Don't waste your time this time.''
I'll think about it.

　........why do you say that?　Stop, please do not confuse me further I have betrayed your trust, haven't I?

　Surrounded by unspeakable emotions, I opened the door of the room and looked at Kite's face for a moment as I closed it.
　 As if to say that he's a guy who can't help himself........

　Leaning against the door I had just closed, I finally understood my feelings.
　Ah, I see, I finally understand........I 'want to be Alice'. The solitary character that was supposed to be the character that was supposed to leave in the middle of the game that I had prepared for, but before I knew it, it became 'the new me', right?

　And Kite-san........you also want that.......right? Right.

　The next thing I knew, I was inside the room, destroying the door I had closed myself and entering the room.

''So........I'm here to help!　Mr. Kite!
...What?

　Fine, I'll be Alice if that's what you want. You can adjust the scenario from now on, just adjust it as you see fit.
　I'm not Chartier, I'm not Chartier, I'm not No Face, I'm just Alice and I'm going to save you.

　Yes, on this day, at this moment, I am 'born again'.

　Not a hero of another world (Alicia), not a piece of illusion (Chartier), not a faceless king (No Face), but a new me (Alice)... to you. ...I'm in love.