Mystery: Lucky One

The book that Song Shu mentioned in her memory was a thorn in Alice's heart. Most of the time she ignored it, but whenever she noticed it, it was difficult to ignore it again.

Oh, maybe breathing is a more appropriate metaphor, after all, once you notice your breathing, you can no longer breathe automatically...

Alice couldn't help but be thankful that she didn't need to breathe above the gray fog. Of course, she didn't have this need when she returned to reality. For angels, breathing was like eating, drinking and sleeping. It was more of a habit from when they were human.

Alice didn't look at Klein's expression. She noticed that this seemed to be a message from Emperor Roselle to the newcomers, so she continued reading without saying a word.

“If anyone can still read my diary, please remember to choose your extraordinary path carefully.

“Once this is determined, it means that your allies and your enemies are roughly determined as well.

"I can't make any specific suggestions because I can't see the Seven Gods clearly, nor can I see the true faces of those evil gods. This may be related to the content of the second 'blasphemous stone tablet' hidden by the ancient organization. Unfortunately, I can only roughly guess that there are hidden parts and cannot get confirmation.

"Similarly, I have no idea what the first 'blasphemous tablet' contained.

"A useful warning is not to choose a pathway where the sequence 0 position is already occupied, and be careful of the sequence 0 and sequence 1 of similar pathways. I suffered a lot in this regard.

"As for what Sequence 0 stands for, if you don't know yet, remember to collect my other diaries.

“Haha, this page is like the postscript of my life. If I succeed, then the rest of my life will be a new life, which is another story. If I fail, then there will be no aftermath. Probably, well, you know.

“Go, my friend who can read my diary, and explore the secrets of our journey and the truth hidden in it. I will be watching you if I am still alive.

"Finally, I would like to remind you that you must remember:

"Watch out for the moon!"

It seems that the emperor failed in the end... Alice sighed lightly, looked at the last "Be Careful Moon", shook her head, and raised her head.

Klein asked as if he was waiting for her to finish reading:
"The enemies and friends have been identified. Are you referring to adjacent pathways?"

Alice nodded.

This is easy to understand. If the Sequence 0s in adjacent pathways want to go further, they will inevitably become enemies. Alice confirmed with Klein:
"You know what your adjacent pathways are, right?"

Klein asked in return: "'Thief' and 'Apprentice'?"

There were no more questions. Alice nodded. Unexpectedly, Klein asked curiously:

"What are the adjacent pathways to the 'Destiny' pathway?"

"No," Alice answered bluntly.

“No?” Klein looked at her in surprise, with envy in his eyes.

Alice knew why Klein was envious, and she said ruthlessly:

“Believe me, this is definitely not a good thing.

"You can't be without enemies. If the quantity decreases, then the quality can only improve.

"Otherwise, why do you think I haven't become a god in thousands of years?"

Klein glanced at Alice, swallowed back the words “You have bad luck”, and tried to analyze the situation calmly:

"…Because of the Key of Light?"

“Nonsense,” Alice rolled her eyes at him, “Forget it, don’t guess anymore. I’m afraid you’ll die suddenly after guessing…”

Klein paused for a moment and quickly changed the question: "By the way, do you know what the Sequence 0 of the Fortune Teller pathway is called?"

This question made Alice stunned for a moment. She looked at Klein and murmured in confusion:
"You don't know... Oh, you shouldn't know, otherwise you wouldn't have asked me..."

“What?” Klein had a bad feeling and frowned.

Alice pursed her lips, looked at Klein, and softly gave the answer:
“…Fool.

"...Sequence 0 of the 'Fortune Teller' path is called The Fool."

This is what the Goddess of Night mentioned when she introduced the information about the source substance and the Outer Gods.

Klein reached out and pressed the table. Even with the extraordinary ability of the Joker, Alice could sense his loss of composure from his tense muscles.

She looked at Klein with sadness in her eyes and sighed, "Look, where do we get the chance to choose our own path?"

Klein opened his mouth, but could not utter a word.

Becoming a "Fortune Teller" was his own decision, based on the diary of Emperor Roselle, but becoming a Fool above the Grey Mist happened long before that.

and so……

He looked at Alice with mixed feelings, took a deep breath and asked, "...So, if I hadn't made that choice, would I have accidentally swallowed something like you?"

Alice spread her hands and replied:
"I have no idea.

"Perhaps fate favors you and uses gentler means of coercion on you?"

A gentler form of coercion... Klein gritted his teeth. He never dreamed that one day he would hear the words "gentle" and "coercion" appear together.

They were silent for a long time, and Alice finally opened her mouth to try to break the silence:

"Although the Emperor has warned us, but...

"Be careful with the moon."

Klein gathered his thoughts after hearing these words. He looked up at Alice and asked after a moment of silence:
"You know what's on the moon, right?"

Alice nodded and looked at Klein. Considering that he had tried to explore this issue several times, she thought about it and decided to tell Klein a truth that would be of no use:

"On the moon lives the true owner of the moon."

Klein looked at Alice with a confused look and said with emotion:
"I have rarely seen someone who can make a useless statement so useful."

Alice shrugged and asked Klein, "Do you have anything else to say?"

After Klein shook his head in denial, she decisively left the gray fog.

It was not yet time for dinner. Alice thought for a few seconds, then remembered what the "Hermit" Cattleya had mentioned about the blood of the mythical creature, and took the initiative to look for Alan's location.

Alan was working at the hospital. Alice appeared in front of him during his break. Ignoring his frightened expression, she leaned over and asked:

"Have you found the honorific name of Ouroboros?" "...No." Alan answered honestly.

Alice didn't find the answer too strange, as she expected it. She shook her head and asked:

"All right.

"Then do you have any clues?"

This time, Alan did not directly answer Alice's question, but asked a question in return:
"Why do you think I can find it?"

"It seems that there is none..." Alice did not seem disappointed at all. She stood up straight and responded, "In fact, I didn't expect you to find it... How should I put it? If fate thinks that Ouroboros should appear at this time, then He will naturally appear."

Alan didn't seem to understand this. Alice thought for a moment and tried to explain it to him:

"It's like if it's time for you to die, even if you escape once, twice, or three times, there will be a fourth, fifth, and sixth time. Everything will only end when you really die."

This is not a polite remark, but the huge gap made Allen helpless and angry. He just said numbly:

"…There is one thing. I don't know if it can be considered a clue."

Alice motioned for him to continue.

Alan then talked about the divination he heard from Selina. After telling the whole story, he asked:
"I noticed that you and... you two seem to have different ideas about Ouroboros?"

Alice narrowed her eyes at him.

The little courage he had mustered just now disappeared completely, and Alan shrank back. Alice glanced at his unwilling expression and suddenly became dazed.

...That expression of fear and unwillingness, wasn't it her own?
Alice recalled the feeling she had just had when she finished reading Roselle's diary. She also remembered Klein's expression when he heard about "The Fool". She looked at Allen with dark eyes and whispered:
"…If a fight really breaks out, I'm not sure I can protect your wife."

Alan raised his head sharply.

"I don't expect us to fight..." Alice didn't look at his expression, "but things have come to this point today. I find it hard to believe that we can get through the day he is born smoothly."

After a pause, she added:
“In fact, it’s unlikely that Will Auceptin and I will take the initiative to stir up anything, because we’re not ready yet, but Ouroboros… To be honest, I’m not sure about His attitude. He looks like He will rush forward if fate gives the order.

"As Will Auceptin's 'mother', your wife must be at the center of the matter. Once a fight breaks out, I can't guarantee that..."

"That's enough." Alan said abruptly.

Alice looked up at him, and Alan murmured in a low voice in despair:

"That's enough, that's enough..."

——Having a little hope is much better than complete despair.

Alice didn't say anything. She looked at Alan quietly, and waited until he calmed down before asking:

"Where's Selena?"

Alan replied, "She's in the same ward as Velma..."

Alice frowned. Although she knew that Will Auceptin couldn't be unaware that she was currently in this hospital, she didn't really want to go to Will Auceptin's ward - it sounded too much like a provocation, and she was not sure how many times Will could endure it.

This time, Allen understood Alice's expression and said:

"In recent days, after dinner every day, Selina is pushed by the nurse to go out to the garden to relax..."

Alice nodded thoughtfully and asked about Selina's appearance.

——Although she could go directly to Will Auceptin’s ward and find Selina, but... that didn’t seem very polite.

After dinner, she turned her attention back to the hospital, found the girl with burgundy hair in the garden, and then looked up the experience Alan had described.

With the keyword "magic mirror divination", Alice found it easily. She easily discovered a magic mirror divination that showed something unusual. Going deeper, Alice saw a dim room with several girls in it.

She didn't know all the girls there. In fact, there were only two girls that Alice was familiar with: Selina, whom she was studying, and Klein's sister Melissa.

Alice secretly made note of this and waited for the development of the situation.

The girl named Selina was holding a mirror, which was nothing wrong considering they were supposed to be playing magic mirror divination.

What was really wrong was the scene in the mirror. Alice saw the red-haired girl standing in the mirror. She appeared in full body with a gloomy expression. It was obvious that something was wrong.

"Please tell me when I will meet a romantic and handsome gentleman this time." At this time, a girl Alice didn't know took a sip of wine, blushed, and mustered up the courage to speak under the teasing gazes of everyone.

Selina coughed twice, stroking the back of the mirror seriously and said:
"Mirror, mirror, tell me, when will the gentleman that Yunina has in mind appear?"

After saying it three times, she picked up the mirror and held it in front of herself.

A girl wearing a sky blue lace dress, with naturally curly brown hair and a little baby fat on her face, suddenly leaned forward and looked at the mirror.

Alice was stunned for a moment, then turned her attention to the girl, thinking about something.

Did she see it?
Alice continued to watch, and the girl with brown curly hair suddenly leaned back, as if she was startled. Alice saw that her face was pale and her heaving chest revealed her rapid breathing.

Alice nodded thoughtfully, then looked at Selina. The girl didn't seem to be abnormal at all, and said with a sweet smile:

"The gentleman from Yunina will appear on the second Sunday of the sixth month..."

Amid the playful voice, Alice saw the girl with long brown curly hair tremble as she stood up and stumbled towards the door.

What was she going to do... Alice frowned, but before she could figure out the answer, the girl came back. Alice blinked and continued reading.

Alice's attention had completely shifted to the girl with brown curly hair. She watched the girl fidgeting for a while, then suddenly stood up and said:

"Selena, I, I have a surprise for you. Here, come out with me for a moment."

"Really? Didn't you give the birthday present?" Selena turned the mirror upside down and stood up in surprise.

So she looks pretty normal... Alice glanced at it and remembered that she had missed the honorific name part of the magic mirror divination. She wanted to turn it over, but hesitated.

No, she should have read it in Hermetic language...

Would the honorific name seen in the divination be discovered? Alice couldn't tell, but she had not forgotten the look Adam gave her through the prophetic dream. If there was another way, she didn't want to try it.

"The surprise is, there won't be any, any signs." The girl with long brown curly hair continued to perform with an acting skill that even Alice could see. (End of this chapter)