Mystery: Lucky One

Chapter 585 Chapter 163 Driving Destiny
This was no joke. When Alice looked at the dagger trembling on the ground, she really felt her heart tremble for a moment. She couldn't help but start to wonder whether Sherman, who suddenly gained hope but had it shattered by Viscount Stratford himself, had a psychological problem.

However, when Alice thought about it carefully, she felt that this matter had nothing to do with her in any way. After all, the plan was made by Triss, and the scumbag was Viscount Stratford. She was at best just a spectator of this farce...Okay, she admitted that when she asked Sherman to kill people, she had some intention of fanning the flames.

—But how serious could it be?
Alice didn't think this was a problem. Even if Sherman really had psychological problems and needed to see a psychiatrist, didn't she have any friends? There was a big... uh, small one, Hugh! It wouldn't be her turn!

Thinking of this, Alice looked at Sherman again.

The promise to turn Sherman back into a normal person is not empty talk, it comes from the cross in her hand.

Alice speculated that this was most likely from the "Twilight Hermits" and Adam, and the king's secret was undoubtedly related to the trend of the times. However, the seal on Viscount Stratford was not necessarily done by Adam himself.

Maybe he was one of His men... Otherwise, he shouldn't have been able to reveal even the king's secrets? He wouldn't have been exposed by the cause of Mason Dill's death...

Alice glanced at Judge Xio, thought for a moment, and then explained:
"There is something very troublesome about Viscount Stratford. Once he says something, even in a hypnotic scenario, he will die immediately. In addition, the person who leaves this will notice..."

Xio suddenly realized, and Alice looked back at the mottled copper-green cross in her hand, her eyes moved slightly, and a pure darkness appeared in front of her.

Then, a ray of light suddenly appeared in the darkness. The light quickly grew larger and turned into a golden ball, piercing the darkness.

——That’s the sun.

Alice closed her eyes and let the images fade away. She thought she knew who that was. It should be the "Ancient Sun God", the creator that Silver City believed in, so...

"Oh my God..." Alice raised the cross, looked up at it, and whispered softly, "Could this be your body parts..."

No one could understand her mumbling, so Alice just shook her head, walked closer to Sherman, stretched out her hand, and handed the cross to Sherman.

Sherman subconsciously reached out to take it, and Alice smiled brightly.

This cross from the "Sun" path perfectly presents the characteristics of "purification". In addition to the purification effect just demonstrated and the abilities of the demigods of the Sun Realm such as "Yangyan", its negative impact is also very rare - it can expel extraordinary characteristics from the body without harming the life of the extraordinary!

This is why Alice made a promise to Sherman.

Of course, the body and soul transformed by the potion will definitely conflict with the nature of ordinary people from time to time. The extraordinary people who rely on the copper-green cross to exit this "circle" will undoubtedly have certain sequelae. The specific situation varies depending on the different paths, sequences and individual details, but Alice believes that Sherman will not mind this kind of thing.

Oh, not necessarily. After all, when people have a good life, they will desire a better life... But what does that have to do with me?

Alice stared at Sherman, took a deep breath, and focused her attention.

As a unique activated being in a sense, Alice has a skill that neither Ouroboros nor Will Auceptin possesses - she can partially utilize the power of the "Wheel of Fortune".

Of course, this was very dangerous, because a large-scale forceful action could make her be discovered by Will Auceptin and Ouroboros at any time, but if they were discovered...

The current situation is that Ouroboros has no interest in killing her for the time being, and she has the protection of the goddess in Backlund. Will Auceptin is only one step away from changing his name to Will Amon...

Danger? That wasn't enough to worry Alice.

——Yes, it’s too much effort.

As we all know, the true God of the "Destiny" path actually has no authority over time, but the "Wheel of Destiny" can achieve similar effects in other ways, such as... pushing destiny. Pushing it backwards is "restarting", which can be likened to reversing time to a certain extent. Pushing it forwards, then there is no doubt that time is accelerated.

Why is it to a certain extent? It's simple, because "restart" only affects the state. When the state of everything in the area is going back, time is still moving forward.

What Alice has to do is to push Sherman's fate forward, and not just for a moment, but to keep it in that state for a long time. She can do this through her uniqueness, but the consumption is very high. It can be said that she will be a waste for the next period of time... Never mind, she is a waste at ordinary times.

Alice suddenly lost all her psychological burdens. She raised her hand gently, and a narrow silver river suddenly appeared. This river belonged to Sherman. Alice lowered her head, and a vague shadow of a roulette wheel appeared in her hand.

The shadow was very faint, and one could barely make out the three colors of mercury, lapis lazuli, and dark black, and there seemed to be patterns and symbols on it.

Alice knew that this was the best she could do for now. If she wanted a solid roulette wheel and wanted to see it spinning clearly, she would have to become the real "Wheel of Fortune".

As soon as she tried to push it, Alice felt a sense of effort coming from her spirit. She gritted her teeth and the wheel moved forward at an extremely slow speed. It seemed as if a century had passed before Alice stopped with a pale face and let the shadow of the roulette wheel dissipate.

The tributary belonging to Sherman merged into the long river of destiny again and soon merged with other rivers. Bits of crystal light escaped from Sherman's body and turned into a crystal clear purple rose.

Sherman's charming charm seemed to have diminished a lot, and most of it was concentrated in the rose. Although her spirit was exhausted and clamoring for rest, Alice still did not forget to pick up the rose and tried to break it open - but she couldn't break it open.

Well, it just looks like a rose.

Alice shook her head and stretched out her hand to Sherman.
"Perhaps I should congratulate you on finally becoming an ordinary person, but... I'd still like to trouble you to return the cross to me."

After a moment of indifference, Sherman hurriedly handed over the cross. She obviously felt the changes in her body, but still asked with tears in her eyes:

"Am I really an ordinary person? None of this has anything to do with me?"

"Obviously," Alice shrugged, "You guys have something else to talk about... I'm tired, good night."

She dodged and disappeared from the spot. Without the big Buddha, Xio was the first to step forward. While checking Sherman, he asked:
"What's wrong with you?"

"It's amazing..." Sherman murmured, "I feel like something has left my body... My body has become heavier, and my mind has become more confused than before, but I am still a girl..."

Xiu was speechless. She looked at Sherman, patted her shoulder, and then sighed:
“Perhaps this is the best thing for you…Get a new identity and start a new life…” Neither she nor Fors mentioned the person watching them from behind. After all, even though Miss Fate was unreliable in many ways, judging from her performance just now, she would not leave them here to die.

Sherman, who was immersed in joy and excitement, calmed down a little after a while. She held Xio's hand and asked anxiously:

"What was the name of that lady just now? I want to thank her very much! Xio, you know her, right? Tell me who she is!"

This time, Xio was silent for longer than before. She looked at Fors, who stepped forward and said after a moment's silence:
"Perhaps you should call him His Highness... or His Majesty."

"Your Highness... Your Majesty..." Sherman's expression was stunned, "Him?"

"Yes," Fors nodded. "Let me introduce myself. My name is Fors Wall, a novelist... You may know me?"

Sherman shook her head blankly and explained, "I don't usually read novels. I, I..."

She usually stays in the bar, waiting for a man to approach her...

Xio obviously understood the situation. She interrupted Fors:
"We don't know much about the origin of that princess. We only know that she likes to call herself Miss Destiny and is an angel on earth. As for what she just said... uh, this, you just need to listen to it..."

"What did she say?" Sherman didn't understand. "Besides telling me that I'm an ordinary person, did she... no, did she say anything else?"

"...Forget it if you didn't hear it." Xio didn't bring up the topic of the Son of God of the Church of Evernight again. "Perhaps...you want to know the honorific name of Miss Destiny?"

Sherman's eyes lit up and she nodded frantically.

Xio exhaled. She did not use Hermetic or other mystical languages ​​because she knew her friends did not speak these languages. She simply read out the honorific name that had just been changed in Loen:

“The author of happiness and miracles;
“The ruler of misfortune and disaster;
“A prophet who knows what’s ahead.”

As he spoke, Hugh raised his hand and drew an "∞" symbol on his chest - Alice thought Roy King's idea was good, so she used it.

"The creator of happiness and miracles..." Sherman focused all his attention on the first sentence. He whispered softly with a gleam in his eyes. "Yes, yes... He did send a miracle! Happiness... I will be happy, right?"

Sherman turned her expectant eyes to Xiou, who nodded slowly, responding to her expectations before saying:

"We should go... You need to clean up, you need to rest, and then we should discuss your future life...

"You may not be able to stay in Backlund. It will be too easy for you to be recognized. Besides...

"We have to find a way to get you a new ID... I'll lend you this money, and you have to pay me back later."

Xio looked at Sherman, who nodded without hesitation, the light in her eyes still bright: "Okay, I will definitely pay you back!"

……

As soon as Alice returned to the Meige Manor, she fell on the bed. She wanted to close her eyes and fall asleep, but then she thought it was not right, so she sent Klein another text message:
“Please report to the goddess for me. I’m a little tired and I’ll take a nap first… Oh no, not this report.

"You told the goddess that the king was hiding a secret that could not be known by the three major churches. This matter was related to... the Psychological Alchemy Society and the Witch Cult, and the Son of the Creator... Oh, you can count this as your merit? I remember that you still had to save up merit to exchange for the Sequence 3 potion formula?
"This matter was told by Viscount Stratford. I couldn't ask more because someone... I guess it was the 'audience' who did it. They left a safety on him. Once he spoke out, it would be triggered, and then the people over there would know... I didn't let him speak and handed him over to Sherman, who killed him in a rage.

"I'll tell you the details after I wake up... Uh wait, come to my room and get something, a copper-green cross. I'll put it on the bedside table later, and you put it on top of the gray fog first. I can't take care of it right now... I'll tell you the rest after I wake up.

"Good night."

After saying this, Alice threw the cross onto the bedside table and fell asleep.

Klein stayed in the room in a daze. He had just tracked down Chunas Kilger, the deputy director of MI9, who was a major general who took something on a special "journey". That is, through fixed rituals and objects, he could achieve a short-range "journey". In other words, he disappeared.

Just as Klein was thinking about what to do, Alice threw at him a piece of important information. He was stunned for a moment, then immediately stood up and entered Alice's room through "travel".

Alice slept peacefully, lying on the bed. Even the appearance of her transformed clothes had not changed. In Klein's impression, Alice would change her clothes into pajamas and slippers at night with a sense of ritual, and then take off her slippers and go to bed.

She looks really tired... Klein glanced at Alice's legs hanging down from the bed and her body lying sideways. He walked over silently and laid her upright. After thinking for a moment, he covered her with the quilt again.

"Why do I feel like I'm really a mother..." He muttered while looking at the bedside table.

There was indeed a cross on the bedside table. Klein reached out to take it, but frowned when he was about to touch it - he felt a sense of rejection.

But with his trust in Alice, Klein picked up the cross with a frown. Without doing any divination, he performed a ritual to send the cross above the gray fog.

Then, he reported those things to the goddess according to Alice's words. He did not take all the credit for himself, but chose to tell the truth, only adding the matter of Qonas Kilger.

After dozens of seconds, a figure was quickly sketched before my eyes and turned into a specific person.

This was a woman wearing a simple linen robe that showed signs of being patched. She had a bark-like belt around her waist. Her long black hair was scattered randomly. Her feet were barefoot, just like Alice's before, but they were not smooth, but covered with dust and scars.

She had ordinary facial features and dark eyes. The moment he saw her, Klein became calm and peaceful. Even the shock and vigilance that rose in his heart dissipated in the peace.

(End of this chapter)