In any case, the discussion between the two major groups got more and more intense, and Alice Conley was getting a headache listening to it. Just then, the aunt in charge of the kitchen shouted that they were running out of soy sauce and someone needed to go buy a bottle. Without hesitation, Alice promptly volunteered, shouting, "I'll go buy it, I'll go!" And then she dashed out the door.
Once she reached downstairs, Alice finally took a long breath. If the next few days of New Year visits would involve discussions about her finding a partner like this, she might as well pretend to be sick and stay at home.
On the streets on the first day of the New Year, it was a bit desolate. Many people from out of town had gone home for the New Year, so there were noticeably fewer people in the city center of J City.
However, some of the convenience stores around were still open, so Alice walked towards one of them.
