Mystery: Lucky One

If you can't come up with a simple and easy-to-understand title, then choose a title that no one can understand - the above is what Alice really thought when she wrote this title.

In fact, even Alice herself couldn't quite understand the title she wrote. She knew very well that the title was actually something she made up.

Of course, this did not stop Alice from writing down the title of the book along with the detailed content she had just thought of as if it were a treasure, and then presenting it to Mr. Fool.

Why didn't she go to the Gray Mist and tell Mr. Fool herself? How simple! Because she was afraid of being beaten!
In the final package that she gave to Klein, Alice actually added a little something else.

For example, the last words written by "0-08" are Innis Zangwill's affectionate confession to Mr. Fool...

How fitting!

Although Klein felt that something that could make Alice so excited must not be a good thing, he still accepted Alice's proposal to sacrifice it to him with doubt.

The direct consequences of Alice's actions soon became apparent. Klein finished reading the contents of those pages above the gray fog, then tore them into pieces with an expressionless face.

...She is indeed too idle.

Klein gritted his teeth and suddenly regretted his impulse to tear up the paper. He thought about it, returned to the real world, prepared the ceremony, and copied down what he saw exactly.

Very good, even the handwriting has not changed.

Klein placed the contents he copied on top of the gray fog and decided to show it to the goddess if he had the chance.

This was mainly due to the fact that he was not as boring as Alice and would not bother the goddess for such trivial matters - if it were Alice, these pages of paper might have been sacrificed.

Oh no, wait, if it was Alice...she would either teach that person a lesson, or...make up a more outrageous rumor, right?
Or I too... Never mind, let’s just say goodbye.

Although he briefly thought about imitating Alice and making up a more outrageous rumor about her, he quickly gave up the idea.

Because he knew Alice's character well, he knew that if he really did such a thing, in the next story, he would not be Klein, but Corian.

No, that was still good. With Alice's creativity, Klein was worried that he would one day encounter the same thing that Amon had encountered:

"Finally, on a beautiful day, he gave birth to 108 children at once..."

That sounds really bad.

After all, this kind of thing might just be a joke to others, but if it was Alice, Klein was really a little worried that she would make it real... Wait, Innis... No, what about Innis Zangwill?
Klein felt that he could not imagine the scene where Ince Zangwill sacrificed his life in his own apotheosis ceremony.

However, what she wrote might not be true. After all, if that were the case, Amon would have to fall in love with both me and Leonard at the same time... Uh, is that really possible?

Klein's eyes gradually became dazed.

I do know that Amon has many clones...but do these clones...have their own rituals?

Confusing thoughts kept swirling in his mind. After a long time, Klein realized one thing—his thoughts had completely gone astray.

...Alice! Klein wanted to scold Alice along the prayer aisle, but he knew that this would only make Alice happier, because it meant that her prank was successful, and he was furious.

Unless he was really angry and ignored her, she would take it seriously, but...

He is not a child like Alice, how could he care about such a small thing... Wait, this doesn't seem to be a small matter!
Klein, who was used to Alice getting into trouble everywhere, fell silent.

Alice didn't know what Klein was struggling with. In fact, she was even a little disappointed that she wasn't scolded after delivering the things. After all, she did this just to hear Klein scold her.

It’s really fun, hehe.

Alice, who was scolded unsuccessfully, thought for a few seconds and made a new decision - wait until she wakes up.

Alice dreamed of the endless ocean. In the dream, she was driving a small boat, bypassing the reefs and crossing the waves in the thick darkness, looking for a mysterious treasure.

Rumors about this treasure have been circulating on the sea for a long time. It is said that only those who are truly destined to find it can find this treasure.

If someone has no destiny but forces himself to step into it, returning empty-handed is the best outcome. Most of the time, these people will die miserably after a brief moment of glory.

But Alice believed that she must be the destined one - after all, if she wasn't the one, who else could deserve the title?
She confidently boarded a ship and set off alone. After a difficult journey, she finally found the location of the treasure.

When Alice stepped into the treasure, the first thing that attracted her was the passage.

The passage ahead seemed to be very old. Even Alice, who knew nothing about it, could tell from the murals that it had a long history.

Even her breathing became lighter, and she walked cautiously towards it. At the end was the hiding place of the treasure. The magnificent golden light immediately attracted Alice's attention.

Alice ran over and picked up a pile of gold coins and gems from the ground.

The touch of treasure in her hand was cold and hard. Alice thought about the scenes she had seen in movies and TV shows. She held a gold coin in her left hand and a gem in her right hand. After demonstrating it once, she grabbed the gold coin, put it in her mouth, and bit it.

The gold coin didn't taste as hard as a gem, but it wasn't soft either. It had good toughness and elasticity. The surface was a little rough, and it seemed to be in sections, but it was very lively. It was still wriggling in her mouth... wriggling? !

Alice opened her eyes in horror and opened her mouth, and something fell out of her mouth. It was a worm with twelve segments.

Alice lowered her head with a stiff expression. The treasures around her, along with the gem in her hand, removed their disguises and revealed their true appearance.

One, two, three... countless time worms were wriggling around, trying to rush towards her. It was a scene that could make a trypophobic person's scalp tingle at first sight, not to mention...

She still had a handful in her hand.

Alice forgot to react for a moment. She stared with a dull expression as the Time Bug crawled on her palm and the back of her hand, causing a slightly itchy sensation.

In the silence, a familiar and smiling voice sounded:
"Is the Time Worm delicious?" (End of this chapter)