Mystery: Lucky One

As Alice was reminiscing about their fragile friendship, Klein suddenly seemed to remember something and said:

"By the way, Bernadette asked me to say thank you to you."

"Hey, you've met before?" Alice was surprised for a moment, "Thank you? Thank me for what?"

"It's that drop of blood..." Klein explained. "Bernadette said, "Although the blood of mythical creatures from any path can be used in the 'Mystic' promotion ceremony, the best choice is the 'Destiny' path. This will make it much easier for her to be promoted to Sequence 3."

“Eh?” Alice blinked. “So it’s a ritual? Why is it so easy… is her Sequence 3 related to fate?”

Klein showed off his new knowledge: "Sequence 3 of the 'Secret Voyeur' pathway is to peek into the secrets of fate. The name of the potion is 'Master of Prophecy'."

Before Alice could think about it, Klein asked curiously:
"It seems that many pathways have prophecy-related abilities, but your Sequence 2 is called 'Prophet'... The 'Destiny' pathway is placed in such an important position as Sequence 2. Is the prophecy of 'Prophet' different from the others?"

Alice paused.

Until now, she had never told Klein the true nature of the "prophecy" - was it a prophecy? It was clearly a scam!

There is no doubt that what a liar hates most is being known as a liar. Alice chose to keep the matter to herself, but in the past, the choice of the "Key of Light" was more decisive - He deceived the liars themselves, so that no one knew that he was a liar.

Alice shook her head, looked at Klein again, and smiled as if sighing:
"Remember that story I told you about the 'prophet' who committed suicide?"

Klein nodded, and Alice continued:
"Compared to the existence of 'Master of Prophecy' or something like that, I guess the biggest difference of 'Prophet' is that we can turn false prophecies into true ones..."

“…Through suicide?” Klein had a strange expression on his face.

"Don't worry about the method," Alice rolled her eyes, "just say it's not coming true."

“That’s true…” Klein’s mouth twitched, “But you’re not the only ones who can use this kind of violent coercion!”

I did say it, but you didn't expect me not to blame me... Alice lowered her eyelashes, curved her lips and said, "We are angels, so we are better at fighting."

Klein glanced at Alice and was reserved about her words "able to fight".

“What kind of look is that!” Alice was furious. “Even if other angels and I can’t do anything to each other, they are angels and complete mythical creatures! Saint, I can kill you with just a look!”

"Great, very impressive," Klein applauded her. "After all, my glare won't kill a three-year-old child."

Alice pinched her brows. This was obviously a sarcastic remark, so she said sarcastically:
"You really can't be killed by staring at me. Besides, a three-year-old child could probably stare at you to death... No, I could stare at you to death in my mother's womb!"

Klein decided not to hurt her over this topic, so he politely changed the subject:

"Bernadette seems to have stayed in Backlund for a prophecy. She seems to be trying to use this to become an angel."

“Pfft,” Alice couldn’t help laughing, “Pfft, hahahaha, hahahahaha, Backlund’s prophecy? Her? An angel?”

“What… is going on?” Klein hesitated.

Alice stopped smiling, sat up straight, and warned solemnly:
"This is……

“The future that Adam envisioned…

"Prelude."

Klein felt his breathing stagnate for a moment. He frowned and asked in surprise:

"Prelude? Wait, what future does He foresee?"

"Don't ask," Alice leaned back, "I just know that the prelude is probably a world war..."

Klein was clearly stunned this time. He paused for several seconds before saying:

"World War... is just a prelude?"

Alice pursed her lips and nodded slowly.

This was the answer Alice got after the speculation about the fall of God came to light.

Perhaps a more accurate term would not be World War. Alice believes that it should be a War of Faith - a necessary step before the War of Gods begins.

Yes, Alice thought that Adam might have led to the birth of a war between gods, and perhaps a god was destined to fall in this war, but she was not sure who it was.

This was far beyond their capabilities. Even if Alice boasted about herself, she would not attempt to intervene in a war of gods. At most, she only intended to take advantage of the prelude to the war of gods and the favorable conditions for the war of faith.

——Although she hasn’t figured out how to do it yet.

After sighing, Alice gave Klein, who didn't know the seriousness of the situation, a warning:
“Don’t try to stop this war… There are at least two true gods and Adam involved… He couldn’t have arranged the true gods directly, so no matter how He did it, these two true gods must have volunteered.

"If you want to do something... do something now to prepare for the upcoming war. Let me think... store food? Wait until the war is over... No, I'm not here to make money.

"Well, after the war is over, we should distribute porridge at fixed times, fixed locations, and fixed quantities? Also, we should prepare medical resources in advance to treat the injured people... That's all I know. Do you have any other ideas?"

"And maintaining order after the war..." Klein sighed, "In fact, there should be drills for dealing with various emergencies, as well as safe houses and so on, but unfortunately..."

Klein didn't say what was a pity, but no one wanted to get it. The answer was nothing more than a few things - money, people, and land.

Oh, they also lack the support of the people and the desire to rebel... No, what rebellion? What is she talking about?
Alice swallowed the mess in her mind and immediately spoke:

"Anyway, you decide..."

Klein fell silent. He looked at Alice and asked abruptly:

“…Alice.

"What if I really intend to stop the war?"

Alice paused. She looked at Klein, wanting to say something but not knowing what to say. Subconsciously, she felt that it was reasonable for Klein to make such a choice - he had always been like this.

In a rational choice, Alice actually felt that she should persuade Klein that not interfering with celebrities was the correct way to maximize benefits, but in reality...

Alice sighed, and after a moment of distress, she suddenly laughed again:

"Although this was actually done by Adam, but...

"Why are you panicking? You haven't even figured out how Adam is going to do it... Anyway, just do whatever you want to do. He will remind you if there are any problems. If He can't stop you... "That means He chose the wrong time."

Klein seemed a little surprised. He looked at Alice and seemed hesitant. "I thought you would stop me, or at least try to persuade me."

"Do you want to hear the truth?" Alice spread her hands.

Klein motioned for her to continue, so Alice spoke as a matter of course:

“Although I do feel that your current influence on Adam’s plan is limited, but even if you can... I don’t really want to stop you.

"On the one hand, as I said, the failure can only mean that He chose the wrong time. On the other hand...

"Adam glared at me, which scared me. I wanted to cause some trouble for Him."

“?” Klein glared at her. “So you just pushed me out?”

"No," Alice said confidently, "If you really piss Adam off, I will still talk to Him... as long as you're not killed instantly."

“…?” Klein felt that he was not comforted at all. “You… forget it. Are you going to fight with Adam for me?”

"You're overthinking it," Alice curled her lips, "I think that if failure is really inevitable, you won't be in danger... On the contrary, the process of stopping it is more dangerous."

Klein was slightly stunned, then he understood what Alice said.

He had met quite a few angels, and most of them were indifferent. Alice's liveliness was an exception among exceptions, but even Alice had never had any problems when it came to really important things.

From this, it can be seen that to become an angel, one must have some skills, either foresight, or strong strength, or...

lucky?
In short, Adam obviously does not belong to the latter two types, and it sounds like he is not a willful person. Instead, he seems like a conspirator who is manipulating the situation behind the scenes. Therefore, when the plan is doomed to fail, Adam should make the option that is most beneficial to himself - such as taking him hostage.

and……

Klein looked at Alice, frowned, and asked, "What do you mean by how to do it?"

Alice spread her hands and said:

"Direct causes, root causes, and signs... the beginning of a world war, there should be these things, right? Well, these are what I learned in history class.

“You don’t know anything about this. Even I only know that this matter is definitely related to the True God, and there might be more than one… No, I should say that there is definitely more than one.

"It's just a matter of splitting up into several factions... In that case, isn't the goddess accommodating the uniqueness of the 'God of Death'? If they fight at this time, for the goddess..."

Alice frowned, and Klein continued tentatively:
"Would you like to remind the goddess?"

"It's time to remind her..." Alice muttered with her head down, "Although I don't think it's necessary...Also, you should remind Bernadette."

Thinking of the person Klein mentioned first, Alice sat up straight again and turned around and said:

“This matter is too complicated and involves too many things… Remind her not to try to stop it, and it’s best not to get involved. Also, don’t blindly believe in the prophecy. When it comes to the true God and the King of Angels, the accuracy of the prophecy is completely unknown.

"I'm too lazy to even try to predict the future... Tell her not to watch it either, it's a waste of time."

“…Okay.” Klein took note of Alice’s words. “Also, I may have some bad news for you.”

Alice frowned at him. Klein smiled and said, "Maybe I know where Emperor Roselle is."

Alice's eyebrows jumped suddenly. She suddenly remembered the "Iron Knight" and the "Faceless Man" and stared at Klein warily.

Klein continued as if he hadn’t seen it:

“After the death of Emperor Roselle, the Church of the Eternal Sun and the Church of Steam worked together to find eight mausoleums and destroyed them one by one, but the last mausoleum has never been found.

"I suspect that Roselle is trapped in that mausoleum, and the location of that mausoleum should be in the abyss or on the primitive island mentioned in his diary..."

"Ah..." Alice touched her chin. "So, his suicide was indeed staged by himself. He originally planned to wash away his madness and pollution by resurrecting after death, but he didn't expect...he brought something back from the moon?"

After a pause, Alice added:

"If he really went there... never mind. The fact that he was so determined to go to the moon was problematic in itself. And then there's the issue of the 'Card of Blasphemy'... He definitely brought something back from the moon that he shouldn't have brought, and got himself stuck in the resurrection process!"

“Is there any hope for this situation?” Klein asked curiously.

"There is hope," Alice said firmly. "Some of them are still alive after being resurrected... Some of them are dead, their ashes have been scattered, but they can still use their ashes to get into other people's bodies and be resurrected from them."

Klein shook his body. Alice noticed his action and added:
"In comparison, the bone of 'Source Castle' is very large and core."

Klein opened and closed his mouth several times before he said sincerely:
"I promise that after I become a god, I will not pretend to be the master of Sefirah Castle and will completely cut ties with Him, okay?"

Alice withdrew her gaze with relief, and then continued to talk about Roselle:
"However, it is theoretically possible, but in practice...

"I'm afraid the things he brought back from the moon are a bit troublesome."

Klein looked at Alice, and Alice added before he could speak:
"He may have brought a child back from the moon."

“Huh?” Klein was confused. “Whose?”

"Zaratul's." Alice said without hesitation.

Klein raised his eyes to look at her. They stared at each other for a few seconds. Without Klein saying anything, Alice took the initiative to roll back to the real world.

After a moment's hesitation, Alice took out the ritual materials and prayed to the uniqueness of the "God of Death".

"Goddess..." Alice muttered as she fiddled with the ritual scene, "Are you listening? Do you really not know Adam's plan? If you knew, just tell me and save me some materials..."

Even after she had finished setting up the scene, she still hadn't received a reply, so Alice sighed and murmured:

"I find it hard to believe that you were completely unaware of this... You have a criminal record after all... Hey, '0-08' was your work, right? You and Adam... Oh no, if the form of 'Redemption Rose' is similar to that of Emperor Roselle, then you two have already cooperated...

"…Is this also a collaboration?" (End of this chapter)