Mystery: Lucky One

The voice was calm and gentle, without a trace of emotion, but Alice reached out and covered her mouth, her eyes on her nose and her nose on her heart, as quiet as a dead person.

Secretly, Klein cursed quietly in his heart.

Who taught her all this?!

Although they had been reminded that Mr. Fool was actually looking at this place, Justice, Moon and others present still fell silent in an instant, and the gray fog fell into silence until Emlyn could not help but ask again:

"What does it mean to cross class?"

Judgment Hugh only glanced at Emlyn the Moon and did not answer. The Hanged Man Alger put down his hands and sat upright, as if he had not heard the question. Justice Audrey was still in shock after hearing Alice's warning.

After looking around, Leonard kindly explained:
"From what I know about her, she is probably... suggesting that you become... her lover?"

"?" Emlyn's eyes widened. "I am a noble vampire! How could I do such a thing?!"

She... "The Hanged Man" Alger glanced at "The Star" Leonard with an ambiguous look. At that moment, envy fermented into jealousy in his heart.

——He knew that he could not do this no matter what, because their Miss Destiny liked to get close to them without any purpose, and he was naturally inclined to please.

Alger calmly lowered his gaze and sighed softly.

She... Everyone else looked at Leonard more or less, only Emlyn the Moon didn't notice. Alice said to him with a little doubt:

"What do you mean by that? Have you never tried to please the gods? That's obviously one thing..."

"How can this be the case!" Emlyn's eyes widened.

Audrey couldn't bear it any longer. She coughed and said:

"Miss Fate, if 'Dreamer' corresponds to 'Creator', then what about 'Omniscience'?"

Changing the subject is always more useful than arguing. Alice blinked and smiled:

“I really want to tell you… but I think if I tell you everything, you might associate it with something you shouldn’t.

"Those are secrets that only angels know."

Audrey was stunned for a moment. Alger couldn't help but look over. Alice rubbed her fingers and said:

"Hmm... If I knew, I would die, right? Oh no, maybe at that time, death would be a relief..."

His hair stood on end, and "The Hanged Man" Alger immediately retracted all his curiosity and did not dare to inquire too much.

Audrey "Justice" and Xio "Judgment" did not dare to ask more questions. Emlyn "Moon" did not dwell on the previous topic. Leonard "Star" brows jumped. No one spoke again. The distribution ended here. Alice thought for a moment, shook her hand and shouted:
"Mr. Fool? Send them down?"

Audrey inexplicably thought of Susie. In just a moment, she was horrified by her disrespectful thoughts. Fortunately, she didn't have time to be horrified for too long, and she quickly fell from the gray fog and returned to the real world.

Klein did not send Alice away, and Alice did not leave either. After the others disappeared, Klein emerged from the cover of the gray fog, frowned, and walked forward and said:

"You want to give the 'Rose Oath' to the captain and the others?"

“It’s very suitable, isn’t it?” Alice blinked. “For true lovers, this side effect is as if it doesn’t exist… well, it can also effectively avoid the breakup of the relationship caused by conflicts.”

That's right... Klein nodded, and Alice sighed in distress:
"The only problem is that the captain's wedding is over... It would be fine if I gave it to him at the wedding or before the wedding, but giving it to him now... I always want to find a more memorable day, you know?"

Klein smiled and said, "Perhaps the date you gave the gift is itself very memorable?"

"You're right," Alice shrugged, "but that doesn't stop me from wanting a date that's memorable in itself."

“I can’t help you with that…” Klein complained, “After all, the most meaningful date should be the wedding anniversary, but that’s too far away… Maybe you’d like to try New Year’s Day? Or our old Valentine’s Day… that date is a little closer.”

"Let's talk about it later," Alice sighed, "Maybe we'll bump into each other on the street someday, and then I'll send you off."

The discussion ended here and they soon returned to the real world. Alice waited leisurely for Bernadette's letter.

As the letter said, Alice prepared a cup of black tea at home in advance, and then leaned back on the sofa waiting for eight o'clock in the evening.

When the familiar pea vines fell before her eyes, Alice knew who was coming. She did not move, waiting for Bernadette to appear in the pea forest.

Bernadette's dress was as strange as before. Alice could see traces of modernity in her, but she could not escape the characteristics of this era. Her top and bottom seemed to come from two different worlds. Alice's eyes were attracted to them and she didn't notice Bernadette at all.

This put Bernadette in a difficult position. She certainly would not ignore Alice's hesitant look, so after a long hesitation, she carefully asked:

"Ms. Destiny, is there anything wrong with my outfit?"

Alice blinked and replied, "Well, for you, there shouldn't be any...?"

Bernadette looked confused, but Alice quickly changed the subject: "Sit down, have some tea, and then, uh, what did you want to see me about? The prophecy?"

After a pause, Alice looked at Bernadette and suddenly said thoughtfully:

"Actually, your father and I are from the same generation. Maybe you should call me aunt..."

She raised her head and looked at Bernadette with a look that contained expectation and suggestion.

Bernadette was a little confused. She stood there, meeting those expectant eyes. After a moment of silence, she spoke:

"……aunt."

"Hey!" Alice responded with a smile, "Come on, come on, sit down. You still remember me. I held you in my arms when you were a child!"

Bernadette looked confused and lost. She sat down uneasily, her posture as straight as a student listening to a lecture. After Alice had enough of the fuss, she felt bored and waved her hand.
"What's your business?"

Bernadette hesitated for a moment and then said, "I would like to ask you about that prophecy..." She considered it carefully, glanced at Alice carefully, and then continued:
"German Sparrow told me that a war will break out here. Don't try to stop it..."

"Ah," Alice suddenly realized, "So you are here for this... Is this the ceremony for you to be promoted to an angel?"

There seemed to be no value in hiding this, Bernadette said frankly:
"The Sequence 2 potion of the Secret Voyeur pathway has a strange name, called Sage. To advance to this level, a disaster involving high-level power must be prevented."

"'Sage'..." Alice muttered, "High level... Hmm, this high level should be an angel?"

"I think so," Bernadette replied.

Alice frowned, and suddenly asked curiously:

"I have a question, that is, what if, I mean what if.

"If I was going to help you complete the ritual for some reason and was planning to create a disaster for it, and you heard about it and tried your best to dissuade me... would that count as preventing success?"

Bernadette looked at Alice in astonishment. She opened and closed her mouth several times before she said:
“I, I don’t think it should count.

"Or even if this can be successful, it will leave considerable hidden dangers."

Alice was extremely disappointed. She shook her head and then said seriously:
"I don't know what you saw in the prophecy, but this war is not something you can interfere with. I don't know the cause of it. I only know that Adam warned me about it."

After a pause, Alice added, "I think you know that He is the Son of the Creator, a King of Angels... In addition, this war is likely to involve the true God."

"...I understand," Bernadette replied after a brief silence, "Thank you for letting me know."

"You're welcome," Alice waved her hand, "I'm your aunt after all."

Bernadette hesitated again. Alice ignored her expression and asked curiously:
"Now that you're here, can you answer a question for me? I mean, I've always wondered why you didn't ask Cattleya to deliver all the letters at once?"

Bernadette was silent for a moment, then sighed and said:
"In his later years, he started a war in order to be promoted to the Black Emperor... I think you should know about this?"

Alice nodded, and Bernadette continued:
"I have always resented him and the war. I don't understand why he did this. In order to become a god, he hurt too many people. I, I can't accept that my father, who was a hero in my mind, has become a crazy tyrant...

"Your appearance and your words made me realize that things might not be exactly as I thought. I want to find out the truth. I want to know why he did this, but I am afraid to know the truth..."

Alice lowered her eyes and chuckled, "Are you worried that the final truth will disappoint you, that your father is not the hero you imagined?"

Bernadette lowered her head. Alice looked at her, pursed her lips, and smiled lightly:

"I guess he's not the hero you imagined..."

Bernadette suddenly raised her head, and Alice curved her lips slightly, thinking to herself: After all, no hero would have a famous saying like "The taste of witches is really good"...

Of course, she didn't say that, she just blinked and said:
"He has many shortcomings, such as his philandering when he was young, and the truth that I told you that most of his works were plagiarized... In fact, he is just an ordinary person who was pushed to that step. The biggest difference is probably that he has a complete civilization behind him.

“But I think he should be considered a good person, because…

"He may have used his life to prevent a disaster, an apocalypse that came early.

"Well, you know about the end of the world, right?"

Bernadette didn't say anything. Tears glistened in her eyes. She seemed to want to say something but didn't know how to say it. Alice looked at her with curiosity and asked with interest:
“Are you going to cry?
"After all, I am your elder. If you want to cry, I can comfort you. I mean, you can cry in my arms..."

Having said this, she opened her arms and looked at Bernadette with interest.

With Alice's help, Bernadette successfully held back the tears in her eyes and regained her expressionless face. Alice looked at this scene with disappointment, curled her lips and continued:
"For a long time, at least before you were born, everything around him was not real enough for him. It was you who made him feel a sense of belonging...

"After vaguely realizing the truth, he felt pain and struggle. He wanted to find out the truth, but that would hurt many people...

“But he still did it. He had to do it because someone… no, I should say, there was a being who needed him to do it. He had no choice, just like every one of us.

"But he loves you very much, so he still acts as a hero in the end, even if you don't understand him."

Bernadette finally couldn't hold back any more, tears welled up in her eyes. Alice opened her eyes wide, stepped forward and said:

"You really won't cry in my arms?"

Tears were still streaming down her face, but Bernadette felt as if her brain had shut down. She opened her mouth in surprise, and the tears slid into her mouth, bringing a warm, salty taste.

But Bernadette didn't pay attention to this. She felt as if she was completely separated from her body. Her body was sad and crying, but her soul was only confused and troubled by Alice's words.

...Is she really an angel?!

Obviously, not everyone is Mr. Fool. At least Bernadette cannot accept this unique "comfort". She feels that her brain has turned into a mess, her soul is separated from her body, and she cannot make any response to the information from the outside world. She can only watch herself crying.

Alice looked at it for a while, and probably realized this. She sighed, slowly took out a tissue from under the coffee table and handed it over, muttering:
"Now, wipe it."

So Bernadette saw herself nodding obediently, grabbing a tissue and wiping her tears carelessly. Miss Destiny opposite her seemed unable to bear it, frowned, and said with some dissatisfaction:
“If you keep crying, I will turn around and make…make Mr. Fool not tell you how to save your father!”

……Can't!

Bernadette was startled, and her soul instantly returned to her body. She hurriedly stopped crying, raised her head and opened her mouth, but stopped when she saw Alice's smiling face, and finally let out a weak bitter smile:

"Miss Destiny, you...thank you for your comfort."

"You're welcome," Alice waved her hand, "Why don't you call me aunt?"

Bernadette was silent for a few seconds, then she obediently called out, "Aunt." (End of this chapter)