Alice's First Experience (67)

After the trial ended, we searched every inch of Mugwort until sunset, but we couldn't find Gester—or even the slightest trace of him.

It was as though his very existence had evaporated.

“That’s enough to make a ghost cry.”

“What does that mean?”

“It’s just an expression.”

In the end, we had to return without finding Gester.

I couldn’t say I felt no disappointment, but honestly, I wasn’t sorry we hadn’t found him.

Ruby’s revenge had far exceeded anything I’d imagined, leaving me deflated, and we had more important things to do than search for a lunatic.

“Really… this is the compensation for the trial?”

“Indeed.”...