"No! Of course not! Why would I be jealous because of such things!? Mio and I don't even know each other that much and I barely know who she is except for her name! So can you explain it to me, my dear cousin, why would I be jealous because of what you're doing?" Alice fought back as she glared at Carol who only had a cheeky smile on her and even stuck out her tongue in response, and just as she was about to ask for Mio's help, she thought of another plan to get back to her cousin.
"Oh, is that so? But why do you seem defensive? I was only joking around, but why did you look so serious when you were trying to explain yourself? Then maybe I am right, you are jealous because you have feelings for Mio~" Carol said meaningfully as she watched how Alice's face turned beet red out of embarrassment as if she was caught doing something.
Alice is powerless in front of her little cousin because she is not as thick-skinned as her. As for Carol's claim of her liking Mio, she was not sure herself. However, she is going to admit that she was attracted to her the moment she first laid her eyes on Mio, and her attraction to her only got stronger when she saw how she fought Martin.
But she was not sure what kind of attraction it was since she was not even sure herself if it was just admiration or like what her cousin was claiming to be. But none of that matters for now since she was just too embarrassed, especially after knowing that she got carried by her in the arms when she was asleep. As for how she got to know this, she remembered the scent that Mio left on her body and on the room, and when she got closer to Mio a few moments ago, she remembered the smell.
At first, she was even terrified at the thought that someone got in her room and managed to sneak around without her knowing, but when she saw that she didn't get hurt and nothing bad happened she calmed down a bit. Alice even concluded that it was her Mother who went inside and carried her to the sofa. But she was wrong because the smell was different, at a young age she always had a sensitive nose, and she didn't like it because she easily got nauseous because of it. That is why she covers it with Magic, but that doesn't necessarily mean that it was always active. When she is sleeping she doesn't use it because she likes to smell scented candles that she made herself.
When she woke up, she immediately found a smell that didn't belong to anyone she knew, and what surprised her the most was that she didn't find the smell to be nauseous. In fact, it was a pleasant smell that even smelled better than her scented candles, and smelling it made her calm in an instant as if it was a warm hug from someone.
A.N: She doesn't have any smell fetish, it's just that she doesn't like smelling others other than her family because she easily gets nauseous.
It then made her curious to know who was the source of the smell that lingered around and since she somehow got the idea that it was someone from the Academy, she was willing enough to remove the Spell that blocks her nose to track who that person was. And to her unwillingness, she stayed strong and tried to find out who it was, and finally, after trying to find out who it was, she finally got to know who it was. After she got close to Mio, she smelled that nice and pleasant smell.
When she finally realized who that person was, she couldn't understand why she was so embarrassed. And when she saw how Carol was getting close to Mio, she got a feeling in her chest that was not normal for her. That is why Alice felt more embarrassed as she couldn't even look up towards Mio who was clearly looking at her with a face that she couldn't read, but it just made it worse because she began to imagine the moment when she was carried like a princess by her.
"No way… Did I actually get it right!? I was only teasing you, but am I actually right!? Oh my god! My cold and indifferent cousin who ignored all the men that my Father invited for you to meet actually got her heart stolen by a woman…" Carol said in shock as if she made a great discovery, her eyes were sparkling as she looked at Mio and Alice back and forth.
"Now that I'm actually looking at you two closely, you two match perfectly-," Carol wasn't able to continue her words when Alice stopped her by blocking her mouth with her hand.
"Stop! Stop it already! Whatever you are thinking, I can tell you that you are wrong! I was just shocked that you were able to come up with such an idea and I don't have any feelings for Miss Mio. Aren't you embarrassed to talk about this, plus the person that you are involving is literally right beside you, don't you have any shame left in you?" Alice said as she held her forehead and acted like a big sister scolding her little sister.
"I don't understand, you are not even related to Mom yet you have the same exact personality as her. Dad doesn't even act like that, I just wonder how you got that personality of yours." Alice sighed as she looked at Carol with a meaningful face, she then turned her head towards Mio.
"I'm sorry Miss Mio if you are offended by what my Cousin said to you, please don't take it to heart. She's just being too playful, I hope Miss Mio can forgive her." Alice apologized to Mio as she looked her straight in the eyes and tried her best to be as calm as possible, but it was rendered useless as in front of Yuki, she just couldn't seem to calm down and Mio could see her nervousness.
"Don't worry Principal Alice, I don't find it offensive at all. Plus I know that Teacher Carol is merely being playful." Mio shrugged it off like it was nothing, though seeing the embarrassed look of Alice did make her feel better because it felt like she got paid back for the teasing that Alice's mother did to her when she was still around her. Though it was kind of petty for her to think like that, she didn't put much into it, but then again, looking at Alice's embarrassed face was also kind of refreshing for her, it even urged her to tease her more to see more of that look.