Once again, the doors to Dangeki burst open, and a chill wind heralded the presence of the greatest Chaser to ever live. Alice stepped through the door, her smile full of superiority and her belly full of baked goods. Today she would be prepared for whatever came her way, with three scones of speed, three pate a choux of power, and three tarts of toughness. Truly, she was unstoppable now, and bigger than ever.

"Kukuku~ it is I, the great and magnificent Alice! I have returned after a long and arduous night of righting wrongs and going toe-to-toe with the most powerful beings in the netherworld!"

And certainly she had! After slaying three Youkai assassins basically alone, she had gone on to right plenty of wrongs at the hot springs. The wrong of running out of soap in the bathing area, the wrong of Mr. Kaizuka stumbling into the girl's side of the springs again, and of course the wrong of a Dragon attacking Whiterun in superior Western RPG [i]Skyrim[/i]!

Alice strutted purposefully over to where Aria was seated, and took a seat across from her.

"My sincerest apologies for not coming back last night, Aria. I found myself embroiled in conflict alongside a rogue Youkai hunter. He was a gigantic Westerner who used a lot of large weapons. By the time I was done, I had to go to bed. Even perfection like myself requires proper upkeep, you know."

Alice decided not to mention the fact that this Youkai hunter carried her back to her neighborhood while she screamed "stranger danger", as this would make her seem less than dignified. Besides, one really had to be there to understand the nuance behind the language and actions as they occurred. A third party told about the incident through oral presentation, thus, could not make an accurate assessment in this instance. In short, she probably seemed a lot cooler and more ladylike at the time than the story would suggest.

"Have you heard about this Youkai hunter, Aria? His name is Vincent."