Alice couldn’t comprehend the situation she was in.

The disconnect between her last memory and the current moment left her utterly bewildered.

Her mind rifled through the pages of her memories.

‘Yesterday, I clearly remember….’

She recalled Yujin successfully rehabilitating the villains.

She remembered coaxing him under the pretense of going on a date and luring him to a secluded spot.

‘Haru was persistent, but….’

[“It’s late, Haru, so why don’t you head back with the Chairwoman?”

“But I want to stay with Dad—”

“Nope! Stop bothering Master and hurry along. You’re next anyway, okay?”

“Wait, what does that even mean?”

“You’ll see~! Bye-bye, Master~!”]

‘That Hypnosis-chan or whatever managed to distract her for me.’

Finally, she’d gotten Yujin all to herself. She’d even managed to set the mood perfectly.

It was all leading up to what could’ve been a scene straight out of her favorite Eye Candy novels.

And yet… why did her memories abruptly stop at that critical moment?

Why was she now waking up the next morning, with Yujin claiming that nothing happened?

And why on earth was…

"Ahem. Ahem. Uh… well… I mean…"

"……?"

Yujin’s face was flushed crimson as he awkwardly twisted in place.

She didn’t understand what was going on, but one thing was certain:

The gap in her memory from yesterday afternoon was no accident.

Something must have happened during that blank period.

Alice’s expression turned sly.

"Yujin, did you… use hypnosis to erase my memory?"

"…Yeah."

"Why?"

She crossed her arms and glared at him, feigning anger.

Under her piercing gaze, Yujin finally sighed in defeat.

"Ugh… This is so messed up. Alright, fine."

"Fine what? What’s messed up?"

"…I guess I’ll just have to show you."

With a heavy sigh, he reached into his coat pocket. His reluctance was clear in every move he made.

From his pocket, he pulled out a tablet.

"What’s this…?"

[———“Geez, you’re so late, Yujin~!”

“Sorry. Did you wait long?”

“Hehe, not too long. I was busy getting ‘cute’ just for you….”]

"What… is this? Is that me?"

The screen showed her.

The video depicted her standing in a park at sunset.

And just like that, fragments of memory began to return to Alice.

‘Right, I remember now. Yesterday, I went on a date with Yujin… but why did we go on a date?’

Yet, for some reason, the memories didn’t make sense.

She had been planning to seduce him and… take their relationship to a very intimate level.

But instead, they had a date? Out of nowhere?

‘And what’s with that outfit? A coat?’

Another puzzling detail.

It was midsummer, right after the first semester had ended.

Even in the evening, it wasn’t cold enough to warrant a coat.

But there she was, on the screen, wearing a coat.

Alice, who always hated the heat, would never voluntarily wear something like that.

She couldn’t understand why she was dressed like that.

"Why am I wearing a coat…?"

"I hypnotized you to think your ‘cute’ look should be for my eyes only."

"A ‘cute look’? Just out of the blue?"

"…Just keep watching."

Yujin’s face turned an even deeper shade of red.

After wiping his face multiple times with his hand, he reluctantly pressed play on the video again.

The paused image of Alice on the screen came back to life.@@novelbin@@

[“Now that it’s just the two of us, can I show you?”

“…Yeah. It’s fine now.”

“Hehe. Don’t be too shocked, okay?”]

And then, on the screen, Alice…

threw off her coat in one swift motion, revealing her outfit to the world.

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