Mystery: Lucky One

Bringing up the past again, Klein couldn't help but glare at Alice and spoke angrily:
"Why hasn't this matter passed with you yet?!"

“It really is similar…” Alice argued, “Look, the performance… You said, your Sequence 4 performance would not be like running a circus, right?”

"How is that possible!" Klein snatched back the paper. "What does the 'Trickster' have to do with the circus?"

This is indeed a serious question. Alice thought about it seriously for two seconds and asked tentatively:

"…A supernatural circus?"

Klein lowered his head and fell into deep thought.

After they sat in silence for a few seconds, Klein suddenly reacted and looked up at Alice and shouted:

"No, that's not what I wanted to tell you!

"I wanted to tell you...I saw Zaratul in there!"

"Inside?" Alice sat up straight. "Zaratul?"

Telling stories above the gray fog has a different advantage. Klein started from the unknown angel behind the Chanis Gate until he left the mysterious town, with some illustrations in between.

Alice tapped the table with her fingers, occasionally asking questions about things she didn't understand. She rarely changed the subject midway and persisted until the end of the story - Klein attributed this to his profound storytelling skills.

It was not until Klein finished his story that Alice said to him thoughtfully:
"That angel you met... well... I might know who He is - but it might not be the same as you know."

Klein looked at Alice. Alice tilted her head and talked about something that happened a long time ago:

"Do you remember the Backlund Smog? The time when I took the 'Winner' potion?"

How could I forget? Klein nodded, and Alice continued:

"I don't remember if I told you about what happened back then? I think I did...

"At that time, the witch who caused the smog was Panatia whom you met, and the angel...

"Maybe a goddess?"

Klein held his breath, his heart trembling. He stared at Alice and confirmed:
"are you sure?
"How did you know?"

"I'm not sure," Alice shook her head, "I just feel like, um... After all, when I woke up, I found that the goddess had locked me in a secret space, but didn't let me out."

"?" Klein looked at her in confusion.

After thinking for a moment, Klein felt that something was wrong and asked:

“If this is the case, doesn’t it mean that the smog incident was handled by the goddess herself?
"No, it should be called..."

He swallowed and uttered a word: "God descends."

As he said this, Klein's brain was working desperately.

Inside that mysterious town, he already knew that the angel who had sent him into the town was actually the "Mother of Heaven" of the Kingdom of Night - at least in body.

So...the goddess made "Mother of Heaven" into a vessel for God's descent?

This undoubtedly sounds like a cruel thing. Perhaps for some fanatical believers, becoming a vessel for God's descent is an honor, but Klein is obviously not one of them. On this point, he and Emperor Roselle agree.

Therefore, the image of the goddess who would make humans into vessels for the gods' descent added a touch of cruelty to his image.

Alice frowned, stroked her chin, and muttered:

"Well, maybe it's something like AI?

"Just like your secret doll...

"But it doesn't matter. Um... First of all, I think I should congratulate you?"

"What?" Klein frowned at her, having a bad feeling in his heart.

Alice turned her head away, her eyes dark and unclear: "Maybe Zaratul is coming back to consciousness."

Klein was slightly startled.

They had all heard about Zaratul's madness. Klein thought about the impact that sending Zaratul's ashes would have. Making Zaratul sober up was indeed one of the possibilities, but he still asked in confusion:
"What does this have to do with you congratulating me?"

Alice raised her eyebrows and smiled:
"Because there is one more possible candidate for The Fool?"

“…This doesn’t sound like good news.” Klein looked at Alice with a strange expression.

Alice spread her hands and did not remind Klein to remember the authenticity of the divination potion formula. Firstly, she felt that the possibility of the formula being fake was not very high. After all, what if Gehrman Sparrow was just using the potion formula to test Zaratul?
——She already knew from Klein’s story that the formula for the “Strange Mage” potion was given by Zaratul.

Secondly, Alice believed that if she could think of it, Klein would not be unable to think of it. He must be more cautious and thorough than she was.

She didn't tell Klein about this matter in detail, and instead brought up a lighter topic:
"Oh, by the way, since your clothes got damaged while you were in there, you conjured up some fake clothes...

"Then when you came out, weren't you running naked?"

Klein's eyes widened.

Alice blinked and looked at him with curiosity in her eyes. Klein, who was already very familiar with him, knew that Alice must be imagining his embarrassed look in her mind.

"My gloves and underwear are real," he said calmly.

Alice lowered her head and thought for two seconds, then raised her head and retorted seriously:
"I remember that wearing a little bit of clothing seemed more erotic than wearing nothing at all."

When she said this, there was no desire in her eyes at all. Klein looked at her and felt inexplicably tired. He looked at the clothes on Alice and suddenly realized that he had a good way to refute her:

"Aren't you also running naked?"

Alice shook her head and said, "But my robe is real. It's not like I'm naked."

Klein reminded, "But there's nothing underneath your robe?"

Alice lowered her head in deep thought.

She realized that what she had just said to refute Klein could also be applied to herself - wearing a robe on the outside and nothing underneath might seem more erotic to most people than not wearing anything at all.

But people would not use such words to attack an angel. This was apparently the first time Alice was reminded of this. After a moment of silence, she decided that it would be better for her not to act too much like a human being in this matter.

So she raised her head and said to Klein seriously:

"That's enough for a snake.

"Or rather, it's okay for me not to wear clothes."

Her expression was too serious, and Klein was at a loss for words for a moment. In the silence, Alice showed how free her thoughts were:

"But, speaking of which, have you ever seen a comic...

"Um……

"That's right, there's a character who is only wearing a pair of underwear or a chastity belt or something like that, with a collar around his neck, and is being led by someone..."

"...Alice." Klein called her calmly, interrupting her. Alice keenly sensed that something was wrong with the atmosphere. She swallowed, shrank back, and gave Klein a flattering smile.

Klein looked at her expressionlessly, and Alice realized that this was useless. She lowered her head aggrievedly, put her hands on the seat, and whispered:
"I won't say anything..."

Klein still had no expression on his face, and he simply turned his gaze away indifferently.

Alice gritted her teeth, swallowed her breath, and talked about what she hadn't had time to tell Klein:
"You...Okay, I have something serious to tell you!"

This one really worked. As soon as she finished speaking, Klein raised his head. His expression was a little softer than before, as if he was waiting for her to finish.

Alice took a breath, pinched her brows and talked about Amon:
“This is a long story, um… Anyway, I’ll make it short.

"Amon is pregnant with Will Auceptin..."

"Wait, who's pregnant with whom?" The first sentence was a bombshell. Klein couldn't help but interrupt her, his eyes full of confusion.

Alice spread her hands and repeated what she had just said:

"Amon is pregnant with Will Auceptin."

Klein looked as if he didn't understand. Alice shrugged and said:
"In short, if you round it off, you can understand that Amon stole the child from Hazel."

Klein opened his mouth in shock, feeling that his concept of "stealing" had been refreshed.

Alice spread her hands and continued to talk about what happened next:
"That's not the point, I want to tell you...

“I don’t know what information Will Auceptin used to make a deal with Amon - I suspect that the information is related to you.

"You have to be careful."

Klein, who had just felt lucky that he could keep his identity as Dwayne Dantès for a while, immediately tensed up. He frowned and looked at Alice. Alice glanced at him and said:

“I’m not asking you to run.

"You now... you now, as soon as Amon sees you, He will be able to find out that there is something wrong with you.

"The influence of 'Source Castle' will be reflected in your destiny. Anyone who has the authority of destiny should be able to see it.

"And Amon should be able to directly sense the aura of Sefirah Castle..."

"..." Klein frowned little by little.

Alice took a breath and continued to speak to Klein:

"However, you should try to find an excuse to leave Backlund first. Or, there is another way...

"If you're in danger, just call me goddess... No, forget it."

"Why forget it?" Klein asked puzzledly.

Alice shook her head and said:

“Amon can steal thoughts. If you are in danger, you may not have time to call the goddess—you may not even have time to call me.

"But I'll be watching you!"

This made Klein feel a little relieved, but not that relieved. He asked Alice with a strange expression:

"Can you beat Amon?"

Alice's eyes became vague:
"Well, well... the clone can be considered victorious, but as for the real body..."

Her expression said it all. Klein didn't want to say more and only asked:
"Then what good will your coming do?"

Alice thought about it and gave an answer very seriously:

“We can play cards with Amon together.

"With three of us, we can play 'Fight Evil'. I can also teach Amon some other cards - I can also play Mahjong!"

Klein couldn't help but pinch his brows, his expression filled with headache.

Alice laughed twice and offered a constructive suggestion:

"Don't look at me like that... I might even be able to call you goddess for you!"

This is a decent solution. Klein reluctantly accepted it and then confirmed with Alice:
"Do you know what Amon is doing now?"

Alice replied:

"Amon's focus now should be on Will Auceptin..."

This is a guess that everyone would agree with. After all, the stolen child is a Sequence 1 archangel. Even if he is weak... wait.

Klein suddenly thought of something and asked Alice:

"The one who came to steal Will Auceptin, was it Amon's clone or the real person?"

Alice immediately opened her eyes wide and said, "Of course it's the clone! If it was the real me, I would have died long ago!"

“……?” Klein looked at her in confusion.

Alice then talked about her remarks about the Time Worm Banquet. When he heard what Alice said to Amon, Klein gave her a thumbs up in admiration.

He exclaimed: "You are still alive today, fate has really favored you."

Alice glanced at Klein coldly and said expressionlessly:

"In short, be careful. If necessary, consider leaving Backlund temporarily or hiding in the church...

"Your theft behind Chanis Gate should be exposed by now, right? I'm going to the church to watch the fun!"

She looked excited again. Klein hesitated for two seconds, but did not stop her, allowing Alice to return to the real world.

The sweet ice tea at hand was not finished yet. Ai Li picked up the sweet ice tea, took a sip, and then frowned.

June was already early summer, and the temperature in Backlund was not too high, but the taste of the sweet ice tea was a sour-sweet taste with a hint of coolness. Although it was not an iced drink, it was not suitable to be drunk hot either.

——The taste is not as good as before.

She hesitated for two seconds and did not choose to buy a new cup. Instead, she used "Restart" to cool down the sweet iced tea and finished it.

On the other side, Klein couldn't help but feel heartbroken when he saw Alice return to the real world and use her "restart" ability on a cup of sweet iced tea.

She's such a waste... If I had this ability, I wouldn't have to worry about the side effects of "Creeping Hunger". I could reset "Creeping Hunger" to the state before it was used... No, it seems like this, I don't need to worry about the side effects of most magical items... By the way, can she help me seal "Creeping Hunger"?
Thinking of this, Klein's eyes lit up, and he called back Alice, who had just finished her sweet iced tea:

"That's right, Alice!
"Something happened to the Creeping Hunger while it was in there. Can you help me seal it again?"

Alice had no choice but to return to the gray fog and ask about the matter:

"Mutation? Oh, yes, you said it merged with Mr. A's Beyonder characteristics... So, what is that mushroom?" (End of this chapter)