1 Year Later.
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That was a bit tough, Alice thought as she dusted herself off.
They had just finished their hardest rift yet—an A+ ranked rift.
It was difficult, but with the help of Neraxis, they were able to conquer it. By now, the world had begun to call them heroes, as they were the main ones responsible for clearing these rifts.
Aside from that, Alice felt much closer to Neraxis than ever before.
But that wasn't because she liked him herself. Instead, it was because of this:
It went up again... I fucking hate this feeling... Alice thought with a grumble.
She felt butterflies in her stomach every time she talked with Neraxis, and she didn't need glasses to tell he liked her too.
After all, he still thought Alice was Zaria—and the original Zaria was the supposed Zed who had died a year ago under the government's roof.
