Mystery: Lucky One

Ask, what directions? She was going to see the seal of the Western Continent... Well, there was no need to ask for directions.

Alice struggled to recall what she wanted to do at the time, and asked the Chief:

"I actually want to ask... uh, you live... here, is there any way to teleport from one place to another?"

She swallowed back the word "Silver City" that was about to come out of her mouth.

It seems like she shouldn’t know about the City of Silver… Er, no, it seems like whether it’s the name of “The Fool” or “The True Creator”, saying this word shouldn’t be strange…

so……

Alice suddenly had an idea. After the chief said they didn't have this method, she moved closer to the chief and asked curiously:
“Don’t you want to ask about the Fool?
"I've always been curious about you, and...well, anyway, don't you find it strange to hear the name 'Fool'?

"Who would call themselves a fool..."

The Chief's expression didn't change at all. He didn't even turn his head to look at Derrick. Instead, he just sat there like a stone statue.

As soon as such overly offensive words were spoken, the members of the Silver City exploration team, including Leo Master, who had no idea who the Fool was, fell silent. Leo Master's face was particularly pale.

After all, Derrick was the calmest person among the people present. After a long silence, he looked at his companions who dared not speak and the chief who did not know how to react. He recalled the words and deeds of Alger, the "Hanged Man", and Cattleya, and spoke carefully:

“I…I don’t think anyone has thought about it in this direction.

"None of us are as good at thinking about things in unique ways as you are."

Alice looked at Derrick hesitantly and asked with a hint of uncertainty in her tone:

"Are you scolding me?"

Derrick began to choose his words again.

At this time, Antierna beside Alice said boldly:

"Do not.

"We really think your idea is unique. We have never thought of it this way..."

Alice turned her head and looked at her.

Dolores beside her was holding her hand. When she saw Alice looking over, Dolores tightened her hand a little, and Antirna's body also visibly stiffened a little.

She forced a smile from the corner of her mouth as Alice's brows furrowed slightly, took a deep breath and said:
"We haven't seen anyone from outside. Is this abnormal?"

...Isn’t it difficult to come up with this excuse?

Of course, Alice didn't think Derrick was scolding her, or rather, she felt that Derrick didn't have the guts to do so - she was just used to talking like that.

But now it seems that her jokes may scare people...

Alice sighed and looked around, realizing that even though everyone was sitting, she was the shortest one.

……enough.

She turned her head and looked at the hands of Antirna and Dolores, and suddenly had a good idea.

After all, the height of parents actually affects the height of their children... Oh, that's not right. My height is not that related to my parents... Maybe the upper limit of Silver City is a little higher?
Alice looked away and asked the two of them:

"After you get married, do you plan to have children? How many? Boys or girls?"

The topic jumped too quickly. Antierna, who never expected Alice to ask such a question, paused for a moment, thought for a moment, and explained:

"In Silver City, when we reach a certain age, we will be forced to get married and have offspring..."

Alice frowned and asked hesitantly:
"If, I mean if, if I become your child, do I also need to be forced to get married and have offspring?"

……ah?

Antirna gave a look that said "what are you talking about?"

Uh, she doesn't seem to know about this kind of thing... That's right, she didn't make this rule...

Thinking of this, Alice turned her head to look at Chief Colin Iliad and repeated her question:

"Chief, Chief, if one day in the future I am born as the child of them or other people in Silver City, then when I grow up, will I also be forced to marry and have offspring like other people?"

The chief was silent for two seconds, then he glanced at Derrick who was pretending to be dead, and asked tentatively:

"Can you explain what you said?"

Alice looked at him doubtfully, thought for a moment, and tried to organize her words:

"That is, if one day, um...if one day, I die...

"No, I should say that I abandoned this body and was born as a child of a resident of the City of Silver...

"Well, in this case, do I need to get married and have children when I grow up like the other residents of Silver City?"

Need, do you need it…?
The Chief didn't ask how Alice did this. The knowledgeable Chief realized from Alice's natural attitude that this thing that sounded extremely strange and bizarre might be very normal for her.

Angel of Destiny… The Chief’s gaze was fixed on Alice, and he recalled the exploration that brought Jack back.

After escaping the loop, he actually recalled his experiences during this period and realized that their turnaround probably came from the Fool and Derrick's request for help - but he told no one.

Considering the mural from the "Angel of Destiny" Ouroboros, the Chief understood that this matter should be related to the Angel of Destiny, and it was probably an easy task for the "Angel of Destiny" as well.

Well, it seems normal that the Alice in front of him has the same strange ability.

What might be a bit abnormal is his personality and way of thinking. At least when the "Angel of Destiny" Ouroboros appeared, he was not like this... Hmm? Actually...

The Chief suddenly remembered that Alice was actually quite normal when she first appeared. She really was like an "Angel King" under the Lord's throne, gentle and compassionate. At first, he even really thought that She came to save the City of Silver.

Until Leo Master appeared and revealed His identity.

...Could it be that the "Angel of Destiny" Ouroboros actually has this kind of personality?

This, this is not impossible...

The Chief carefully did not think about it any further, but replied to Alice:
“We have no precedent for this.”

"Then let's set the rule now!" Alice patted the floor with her hand, "So that I can decide whether to do this or not when the time comes..."

Hearing this, the Chief glanced at Alice and replied in a voice that did not change:
"Yes." Alice's eyes widened immediately.

"This is the price we have to pay for the continuation of the City of Silver," the Chief said with a firm expression and a solemn voice, "No one, no matter who they are, has ever disobeyed this order."

Ah... Alice blinked, and after hearing the Chief's firm attitude, she gave up the sudden idea.

"Okay, okay...

"Well, um... now that I'm here, I have one more thing."

"What?" the Chief looked at her and asked.

Alice answered thoughtfully:
“I remember you have a lot of monsters here... Well, have you ever encountered a... a snake?

“You may not have actually seen it. It usually appears in places with a certain history and few people. It will not attack head-on, but will mostly use the surrounding environment to attack... You may feel that you have become particularly unlucky.

"It also seems to make people move slowly and have confused thoughts... eh?"

Alice looked at the chief in confusion, as if he wanted to say something.

In Alice's sight, the Chief said to her:

"We found the remains of a city. Anyone who gets close to the ruins will become unlucky, but this will disappear after returning for a while.

“I tried to lead people to explore, but found nothing, and no unlucky symptoms occurred.

"But after a while, people passing by there became unlucky again, but we didn't find any monsters or other anomalies."

Alice sat up straight at once, and answered with a little excitement:
"They can predict deadly threats in advance and avoid them!"

This was the most impressive thing that Edwina told Alice. In her opinion, the Raven Shadow Snake with this ability would be almost invincible without any means of restraint.

And no one knows whether the "winner" level of anti-divination can restrain this... As for attack power and defense power, everyone is not very good anyway, Alice thinks it is completely possible to hire someone to kill.

The premise is that you can find it.

The chief looked at Alice's sparkling eyes, thought for a moment, and asked tentatively:

"Do you need directions to the ruins of that city?"

"Ah?" Alice looked at him blankly. After a few seconds, she realized, "...I want to kill myself?"

She had absolutely no similar experience.

The Chief was also surprised by Alice's reaction, but he did not try to investigate the matter. Instead, he thought about it and asked:
"What level is the monster you are talking about?"

Alice stroked her chin and replied:
"In terms of escape speed, he might be at the level of a demigod? The means of attack probably depends on the situation at the scene. As for the pure frontal attack power and defense power, hmm..."

Alice considered her words for a moment, then looked up at the Chief and asked:
"Did you feel any difficulty when you cut me with that knife?"

The Chief remained silent.

Obviously not. The attack power of the hastily swung sword was far less than that of the carefully prepared sword. But even so, the chief smoothly separated Alice's head and body...

This description gave the Chief an idea of ​​the monster's combat power. He carefully analyzed it and then confirmed with Alice:
"So the hardest part is actually finding it?"

Alice nodded.

This sounds much simpler, but Alice is not someone who can make people feel at ease. The chief looked at the members of the Silver City Exploration Team and finally said to Alice:
"We are planning to clean up Afternoon Town and set up camp nearby..."

The chief could not continue his words, for Alice suddenly threw herself upon him, and, grasping his clothes, she cried out to him:
“Woo, you, how could you be like this, wooo, wooo, I thought you were a good person, wooo, wooo, wooo, wooo, but in the end, you are not even willing to satisfy this small request of mine, wooo, wooo, wooo, wooo…”

As she sobbed, the Chief turned his neck stiffly to look at Derrick.

Derrick finally stopped pretending to be dead. He and the others opened their mouths in shock and were stunned. It was obviously the first time they had encountered such a situation.

Alice cried very professionally and skillfully. Her tear glands were like the valve of a faucet, opening and releasing at will.

By the time the chief twisted his neck back, he could already feel that his clothes were soaked.

"I'll send an exploration team to go with you," the chief replied expressionlessly, "Derrick, Haim, Joshua, you lead the way."

"Thank you." Alice shook her ears twice while crying, and immediately stopped crying. She wiped her tears and sat back in her seat. "But there's no need to be so anxious... Well, there's no need to be so anxious."

This is not because Alice is stalling for time. It's just that in the "God-forsaken Land" where there is no concept of time, Alice feels that her days have become confused. She urgently needs a Tarot reading to figure out the current time.

“Let’s put it this way,” Alice thought for a moment and said, “Mr. Fool should call me soon… he’ll ask me for something, I’ll talk to him after he finds me.”

……

On Monday morning, Anderson, wearing a deerstalker hat that he got from nowhere, handed Klein a Loen gold coin:
"This is the money for yesterday's meal and hotel. You should pay me back... No, you don't have to pay me back!"

Anderson gave up the idea of ​​asking him for change after seeing the look in Gehrman Sparrow's eyes, and instead asked urgently:

"What was the result of your inquiry?"

Claire took the Loen gold coin, shook it twice, smiled, and replied, "She asked you to go to the church of the Goddess of Night to pray."

"Huh?" Anderson looked at him blankly.

“That’s normal, right?” Klein smiled. “After all, you know that she is, in a sense, an angel of the Church of Evernight.”

After two seconds of silence, Anderson asked the same question as Klein asked yesterday: "Are you sure I can make it to the Church of Night alive?"

“Not sure.” Klein replied with a smile.

Anderson was silent for a few seconds, then gritted his teeth and said to Klein:

"I still owe you 7000 pounds!"

Klein glanced at Anderson and replied calmly:
“So, I won’t let you go until you pay me back.

"Of course, if you choke to death while drinking water again, there's nothing I can do."

Anderson gritted his teeth and decided to try again:
"So... there are spells that impose bad luck, but aren't there spells that remove bad luck?

"Even if it's inconvenient for Him to come over now, you, you should have such a spell, right? Or, or you can ask Him to make a few now, if possible..." (End of this chapter)