Mystery: Lucky One

Walter's words made Aulori curious, but the hallway was not a suitable place for a chat, so she smiled and continued:

"Oh, is it so?
"Then I must get to know this guest."

Seeing this, Klein simply signaled Walter to lead Aulori inside, while looking at the next guest who was coming.

Aulori's entry into the hall did not attract Alice's attention. She was checking the drinks on the long banquet table and was satisfied to find a glass of sweet iced tea on her seat.

When the time was almost up, Alice saw Klein walk into the hall and invite everyone to celebrate. Next came the dance party, which Alice had experienced many times. She was very experienced in dealing with it. While people were dancing or chatting, she concentrated on eating.

The nobles' gossip was boring as usual. Alice lost interest after listening to it for a while. She perked up a little when they mentioned Alan, but it soon disappeared as the topic changed.

It would be better to just look at what Alan is doing... Alice muttered to herself as she turned her attention over.

Alan was still staying by the bed, and there was no doctor or nurse around Velma. Alice thought that she might still be some time away from giving birth, but probably not far away, because this seemed to be an independent ward.

Alice looked at Wilma's expression and found that she was no longer in as much pain as before and seemed to have calmed down, but she looked listless. Her pale face and listless look revealed that she was not in good condition. To be honest, Alice was very worried about this.

After she stared at the two of them for a while, Alan began to feed Velma food one spoonful at a time. This scene made Alice decide to wait until they finished eating before continuing to watch.

Alice didn't wait too long, because Wilma really couldn't eat much. She saw that Wilma only swallowed twice with difficulty and then waved her hand to refuse, frowning slightly.

Even though she didn't know much about the childbirth process, Alice had heard a lot of sayings like "giving birth is like going through the gates of hell for a woman." At least she knew that sufficient physical strength was needed before giving birth.

But Velma is like this now...

Alice's "sight" was focused on her abdomen, wondering if Will Auceptin could possibly crawl out of her stomach on his own.

Leaving aside the possibility of this happening, Will Auceptin did not look very happy to be stared at in this way by his enemy, Velma's expression soon turned painful again, and Alice also withdrew her attention after being "stared at".

This matter did not come to any conclusion until Alice left the dance. She took the time to look over there several times. Sometimes she saw Alan trying to feed Velma, and sometimes she saw Alan helping Velma walk, but it seemed that there was no further progress.

It wasn't just Alice who was anxious, in fact it was Alan as well.

In the hospital, the delivery process of pregnant women can be roughly divided into three stages. Wilma is currently in the first stage of labor, which is the longest part of the delivery process for pregnant women and can last up to a day, but this is for first-time mothers.

For Velma, who has already given birth to two children, this step should not actually be difficult. At least Velma would not have such a hard time as she is now. In fact, even when Velma gave birth to her first child, Allen did not think the situation was as bad as it is now.

He doubted whether Velma would have the strength to complete the process of giving birth.

Alan thought of the horror stories he had read, such as the ones where the mother's belly was cut open to take out the baby, and he couldn't help but shudder.

——Due to many reasons such as anesthesia technology, cesarean section is not popular in this era, especially the lack of successful cases to support it.

In anxiety and uneasiness, Alan remembered the honorable name he had earned.

He did not pronounce the honorific name immediately. His intuition told him that it represented something irreversible. He should perhaps try to pronounce the honorific name at a more cautious time, such as when things really seemed hopeless.

……Right?
On Sunday afternoon, things finally took a new turn. Wilma was sent to the delivery room. Alice, who had been secretly watching over there, felt as if it had finally come. She took just one look and then turned her attention away from the bloody delivery room, frowning at Alan.

It's about now... Alice thought without any emotion.

Although Will Auceptin should have been in a relatively weak position from pregnancy to childbirth and then to his long childhood and adolescence, Alice believed that the time of actual childbirth was undoubtedly the most dangerous for him.

It's not because he is fragile. In fact, he is quite fragile throughout the whole process. But the time of giving birth is the moment when his breath is most likely to leak out, because of one obvious thing - the umbilical cord blood of the "Mercury Snake" is the blood of a mythical creature.

Alice guessed that Will Auceptin would find a chance to exchange the blood, otherwise, with one cut of the scissors, everyone in the delivery room and even the hospital would be in danger. As for the rest, it would depend on everyone's reaction speed and luck.

Alice didn't have much ambition to kill with one blow, she knew it was unrealistic, her biggest goal was to lure Ouroboros to make Will Auceptin panic, and then take the opportunity to injure him - she only intended to weaken Will Auceptin and get some blood of the mythical creature.

Of course, if I can really beat him to death, I won’t refuse... Alice muttered to herself as she looked at Alan. When she was about to secretly influence the probability of the matter, she suddenly frowned.

Something seems wrong...

Alice withdrew her attention from Alan and looked around.

This is a waiting area specially provided for family members. There are many family members like Allen in the area. Most of them are equally uneasy, while a few look relaxed, but a little anxious.

Oh, and there are some irresponsible family members whose minds are not on the operating room at all...

Alice silently shifted her gaze and fixed it on the person who made her feel the most abnormal.

The man was wearing a linen robe with a cross on his chest. His soft features lacked any memorable features, except for his pair of clear blue eyes.

"...Adam," she appeared on the scene and called softly.

No one around noticed the two of them, which was natural. Alice stared at Adam intently. She didn't say anything, and Adam didn't say anything either. Alice saw Him look at her with a gentle smile, and then He disappeared.

...?
Alice looked around the place with a confused look, totally confused as to what Adam was doing there.

She scratched her head, but suddenly heard a voice that stood out from the crowd of other voices:

"The lingering heroic spirit,

"Family of the True Creator,

"Look into the eyes of fate,

“……”……It’s Hermes language!

All the hair on her body suddenly stood up, and Alice turned her head sharply to look at Allen, but she knew it was too late - Ouroboros had already noticed this.

Damn it...

Feeling the power of Ouroboros approaching, Alice had no time to curse. Her attention was focused on the delivery room. The originally difficult delivery process suddenly became smooth. Alice saw the baby slip out of the birth canal. Then, the doctor picked up the baby, wiped the dirt off his body, and picked up the scissors to cut the umbilical cord.

Alice's pupils constricted. She could see more clearly than ordinary people and realized at a glance that what was hidden inside was clearly umbilical cord blood. If she cut with the scissors, everyone in the room would be doomed, not to mention those outside.

Will? Where are you? Will Auceptin!

Alice gritted her teeth. At this moment, she realized that the child with the umbilical cord had no life at all!

——It was obvious that Will Auceptin had run away at some point.

"Bang!"

The doctor holding the scissors shook, and the scissors fell to the ground, making a buzzing sound on the floor. Alice exhaled and then shifted her attention to Alan.

Ouroboros didn’t come…?
Alice was slightly stunned and noticed that this incident obviously made her happier than saving the doctor just now. After all, she had no subjective desire to save people. Everything that had just happened was actually done under the guidance of the spirituality.

By the way, spirituality doesn’t want me to save others. This is a kind of self-help!
Alice suddenly connected everything, and Ouroboros, who had not arrived, had the answer at this moment. She realized that this was precisely because she saved people.

——It seemed that it was not easy for Ouroboros to detect her aura, and Ouroboros did not seem to be very interested in her.

Will Auceptin's umbilical cord blood...

Alice paused, subconsciously ignoring the possibility that Ouroboros might not want to kill her or even bother to pay attention to her. She ignored Alan and appeared in the delivery room, picking up the scissors on the ground under the doctor's horrified eyes.

She glanced at the doctor. The completely released aura of the mythical creature made it difficult for mortals to react for a while. The poor surgeon was still trembling in place, and the others were not much better.

Alice lowered her eyes and ignored this group of ordinary people. She just looked away indifferently and walked closer to Wilma, saying in a calm voice:
“…After you get out, report this matter to the church.

"You can tell the church I'm Miss Destiny."

Having said this, she cut the umbilical cord without hesitation. Strangely, there was no sign of cord blood flowing, and there was not even any blood on the scissors.

Alice was not surprised by this scene, but she, who was always handsome for less than three seconds, glanced at the scissors in her hand, frowned, then looked at the doctor and asked:

"Um... if I cut the umbilical cord with a pair of scissors that were dropped on the floor and not washed, will it cause an infection?"

In the silence, a trembling hand stretched out. Alice turned her head and found that it was a nurse who for some reason handed over a scalpel.

Alice didn't bother to be polite with the nurse. She took the scalpel and cut off the other end of the umbilical cord. This was not necessary under normal circumstances, but Alice had to do this - she had to take away the blood of the mythical creature inside.

Then an even more bizarre scene appeared. One side of the scalpel was stained with blood, but the other side was not. Alice took a look, put the scalpel down, and then held the umbilical cord where blood was constantly flowing out and back, looked at Alan who was praying to Ouroboros outside, and then looked at the body of the abandoned fetus, her expression dazed for a moment.

——In a sense, Alan and Wilma’s dream prophecies really came true.

Alice shook her head and left with the umbilical cord she had removed.

When she got home, the first thing she did was to call Klein to take down the "water pipe" that was placed above the gray fog. It was the only suitable container she could think of.

——She could indeed use a small amount of Cycle of Fate to make a simple seal, but that was for small things, and she needed to update it from time to time to prevent the power from being exhausted.

The blood of mythical creatures was not within this range. Before finding a suitable container for this thing, Alice thought she needed a more reliable temporary container. The "water pipe" that almost trapped her that day was a good choice.

As for Will Auceptin’s peeping…haha, isn’t that the Source Castle?

Alice, who easily solved the problem, happily decided to let Cattleya get the long-term container - she planned to ask Cattleya to bring her own container.

Thinking of this, she immediately remembered that she had forgotten to ask Klein to inform the Hermit Cattleya that she had successfully obtained the blood of the mythical creature. After hesitating for a moment, Alice decided to wait until Monday to tell her.

That way I can show off in front of others... Alice nodded with satisfaction and made a decision.

……

After Alice left the delivery room, the frightened doctors and nurses stayed where they were, and no one dared to move first.

Wilma, who had remained conscious throughout the entire process, was actually aware of what seemed to have happened in the outside world, but like everyone else, she did not dare to react at all until Alice left. The weakness from the loss of blood forced her to speak out:

"Uh……"

The groaning sound that came out of the throat with great effort woke up everyone present, and the delivery room became busy again, as everyone started to deal with the situation on the scene.

At the same time, Alan outside the door opened his eyes in disappointment.

Simply reciting the honorific name would not earn attention. Ouroboros looked at him because Allen said the honorific name, but not entirely because Allen said the honorific name. The main reason was Alice who was at the scene and Will Auceptin who was almost there.

Of course, that's not the correct way to put it. The accurate way of saying it is that in the unfamiliar prayer, Ouroboros sensed that something was wrong with Alan's fate, and it seemed to be linked to his own future, so he looked over here.

But after the ripples disappeared, Ouroboros also looked away. As for what effect his remaining power would have on Allen, who knows?

Anyway, after everything was over, one of his colleagues walked out of the delivery room, shook his head and said to him:
"Alan, you have to be mentally prepared..." (End of this chapter)