Mystery: Lucky One

Alice, judging others by her own standards, quietly turned her eyes away.

Fortunately, they had already talked about most of the things they needed to talk about. Even if Alice didn't want to talk to him for the time being, it didn't matter much. Klein quickly returned to the real world.

How to tell the chief? In theory, it should be the little "Sun"'s business. But after talking with Alice, Derrick seemed to have received some instructions. He stood in front of Colin Iliad, the chief who stayed in Silver City, and told him confidently:
“Chief, Miss Destiny just told me that she hopes I can become Mr. Fool’s messenger and help him accomplish some things. This can also help me complete my role.

"In addition, she hopes that after I become a demigod, we can explore the Giant King's Court as soon as possible..."

He stopped pretending. The chief, who had been subconsciously maintaining some unspoken rules, was stunned for a moment. He looked at Derrick quietly for a few times, and finally asked:
"What did Mr. Fool say?"

“Miss Fate said that Mr. Fool would agree, and when we explore the ‘Giant King’s Court’, the ‘World’… Mr. Fool’s followers will also help,” Derrick replied.

He had not considered the possibility that Miss Fate had falsely conveyed the imperial decree—falsely conveyed the oracle of Mr. Fool, but the Chief, who had a deep impression of Alice claiming to be Ouroboros, did not think so. Unlike Derrick, he had seen Miss Fate obey Mr. Fool and even Mr. World, and only remembered that she acted without scruples. So he nodded calmly and responded:
"I need a day to arrange and notify the subsequent patrol missions."

It made sense, and Derrick had no doubts, and neither did Alice.

The chief who had seen Derrick off arranged the prayer ceremony without hesitation, lowered his brows, and recited the Fool's honorable name.

This was not the first time the Chief had prayed. He had prayed twice before. One was to make a talisman from the "Time Worm" left by Amon, and the other was to ask for God's blessing when he was promoted to Sequence 3 "Silver Knight".

This time, he was ready to confirm the truth of this matter with the Fool:
"...Great Mr. Fool, I heard that you intend to make Derrick your messenger and send his followers to help us explore the 'Giant King's Court' when he returns. I would like to express my most sincere gratitude and hope that you can reveal the specific time of the exploration so that we can make preparations..."

When Klein the Fool, who was far away in Moon City, heard the prayer, he just found it funny.

No matter how cautious the Silver City Chief's words were, they could not hide the fact that he did not trust Alice - otherwise he would not have bothered to ask the Fool about this.

After secretly mocking Alice's credibility, Klein decided not to cause trouble and not tell Alice about this.

However, I still have to remind the Chief. Otherwise, if he continues like this, he might really piss off Alice next time...

After pondering for a few seconds, he said carefully:

"Since Miss Fate has not explained it in more detail, it means you don't need to know."

The Fool’s deep voice sounded, and then, in the gray mist, the figure sitting at the head of the table disappeared, leaving only the chief with calm eyes.

——He realized the Fool’s absolute trust in Miss Fate.

This attitude surprised the Chief. At one point, he even suspected that perhaps such recklessness was just a false appearance created by Miss Destiny. She was actually very reliable. But thinking back to Derrick's attitude towards Miss Destiny pretending to be the Angel of Destiny under the Creator, the Chief felt that something was wrong.

Besides, there were more things that left a deep impression on the Chief - for example, a certain Miss Fate once rushed up to him and hugged his thighs, crying and making a fuss.

This was totally inconsistent with his imagination of an angel, but that was not what he should worry about right now, so he quickly focused his energy on arranging patrol shifts.

——What I said to Derrick was not entirely false.

……

In Moon City, Klein, who knew about Alice's progress, also began to plan how to bring up the matter during the next purification and treatment.

In fact, in Klein's opinion, it was really a low point for him to take the initiative to propose the sacrificial ceremony. The best outcome of this matter should be for the people of Moon City to propose it and then he would agree to it.

But the current situation did not allow him to be picky. Klein could only use his free time to think about several wordings - none of which was satisfactory.

In distress, he faced the noon hour when lightning was most frequent. When a new round of treatment was completed, the crowd was not as agitated as before. They gathered together and pushed the leader out.

The man was about thirty years old - this was an estimate, and it might not be accurate. To outsiders, he should be in his prime, but considering the situation in Moon City, Klein suspected that thirty years old was already considered old here.

Before he could think, the leader stood in front of him, bowed and saluted:

“Lord God’s Messenger, some people in our city also want to hear about Mr. Fool’s deeds, but due to health reasons, they cannot leave the city. Therefore, we would like to invite you to visit Moon City. At the same time, we are preparing a large-scale mass and hope to invite you to preside over it and also give you instructions on the process of the mass…”

Klein relaxed all of a sudden. He no longer worried about his inability to find an excuse. Instead, he nodded modestly and said gently:
“It’s good that you have this intention, but Miss Destiny has not returned yet, so I need to wait for her here.

"Moreover, He will bring another messenger of my Lord. Compared to me, that one is the messenger in charge of purification. My responsibility..."

He paused, and replied in the calmest tone possible:

"Actually, I am accompanying Miss Destiny."

The Moon City team in front of him didn't show any strange looks. When they heard what he said, they all showed awe. Klein secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, they didn't treat me as a babysitter. However, Moon City probably doesn't have a nanny profession, and the task of accompanying the Son of God... in the eyes of most people, it should only be given to a close and close Favored One? Well, this indirectly shows that I have a high status in front of the Fool.

Klein comforted himself in his heart, but he didn't show it on his face. He pretended to be unperturbed and unconcerned about those awed looks.

So the Moon City resident who had made the request bowed again and continued:
"I see... I wonder when Miss Destiny will return? If she's not far away, we can wait here."

Klein smiled slightly and said:

"When your team arrives here tomorrow, you should be able to see her."

……

When Alice brought Derrick here, Klein's real body was still hiding in the historical pores, leaving only two secret dolls and a historical projection.

The historical projection came forward and asked them, "Are you back?"

Alice didn't say anything. She stared at the historical projection for two seconds, then slapped Derrick away in front of his horrified eyes.

"Get out of here." She rolled her eyes.

Klein hurried out of the historical gap and saw with his own eyes that Mr. "The World", who had just been murdered by Miss Fate, appeared again. Derrick's eyes were full of confusion - although Mr. "The World" looked different from the one in the Tarot Club, the way he interacted with others made it clear that he was Mr. "The World"!
Sure enough, Derrick's conjecture was verified next. Alice turned around and pointed at Klein and introduced him:

"This is Merlin Hermes, the new Mr. 'World'."

This introduction was very strange, and Derrick looked confused, so Alice coughed and said, "You don't know that your Mr. World is actually a monster in human skin. He can transform into a beautiful woman... Don't think you can hide the truth by beating me!"

Alice jumped to avoid Klein's slapping hand and kicking leg, shouting as she dodged:
"He would disguise himself as a beautiful woman, deceive passers-by, then peel off their skin and put it on himself, disguising himself as the other person, and then deceive more people!"

Derrick stood there in stunned silence, looking hesitantly at Merlin Hermes.

Seeing that she had finished speaking, Klein gave up arguing with Alice. He glared at her and covered his face with his hands. When he took them off, he had transformed into the appearance of Gehrman Sparrow.

“Ignore her,” he said to Derrick.

Then Derrick understood. He thought about it and stepped back to make room for them.

However, he guessed wrong this time. Alice didn't bother with Klein. She lightly kicked Klein's calf and asked naturally:
"how is the situation?"

"I've already made an agreement with Yuecheng," Klein nodded, "We'll leave tomorrow."

So the plan was set. Alice made an OK gesture and ran to find mushrooms, leaving Klein to explain the situation to Derrick.

By the time they gathered around, Gehrman Sparrow had disappeared, and the only one left was Merlin Hermes. Alice glanced at Derrick indifferently, then handed him a white mushroom.

"Drink more milk." She advised earnestly.

Derrick was silent for two seconds, then took the mushroom and said:

"Thank you, but I didn't bring a cup..."

So Alice looked at Klein. Klein was not surprised at all and took out the cutlery from the historical projection, causing Derrick's eyes to change from embarrassment to shock, and then to enlightenment.

——He seemed to have realized that this was exactly the "historical projection" that Klein mentioned at the Tarot Club.

Next was Klein's home court. Mr. "World" outside the Tarot Club maintained his wisdom and reliability, and gave them a lot of instructions on details. The main focus was on Alice. As for Derrick, except for his questionable acting skills, Klein was very relieved in other aspects.

——Unlike Alice, nothing is reliable except her acting skills.

Of course, Derrick's acting skills also require additional training. Although not much training can be done in one day, Derrick's role is not large. Klein gave him a character that is not good at speaking, which greatly alleviated his troubles - this is actually true in some cases.

But the facial expressions and body language could not be avoided. Klein pointed out a few key expressions and movements, and Derrick imitated them seriously. Alice just wanted to laugh, and she couldn't help but say:

"Why bother? Just let him act out his true character - isn't he the messenger of the Fool? And he's the best at purification.

"I'm not playing the role of a 'pure white angel'..."

"You speak as if you know what the personality of the 'Pure White Angel' is like." Klein replied.

Alice shook her head and replied:

"I don't know, but I can ask - the 'Pure White Angel' is not dead, he is one of the three buffets..."

“…Buffet?” Derrick asked in confusion.

A blow during a meal? A meal that was a test? What does it mean?

This was also a made-up word. Derrick didn’t understand it, but it didn’t matter. Alice was happy to explain it this time:

"They just ate whatever they wanted, and no one cared. Actually, maybe it wasn't that no one cared, but the 'Pure White Angel' did gnaw on the corpse of your creator."

"..." Derrick was stunned for a moment, and suddenly realized who the "Pure White Angel" was referring to.

——Naturally, he was one of the three enemies that Derrick never forgot.

He clenched his fists for a moment and asked in a calm voice: "That traitor... is 'Sun'?"

"That's right," Alice smiled, "After the old 'Sun' fell, He became the new 'Sun'... Come to think of it, your Mr. 'World' has also predicted His presence."

“…Huh?” Derrick was confused.

Even a brain filled with hatred and anger can realize how dangerous it is to divine a true God, and to be alive after divining a true God...

Derrick looked at Merlin Hermes in surprise, with admiration in his eyes that could hardly be stopped. For a moment, Alice's mind reverberated with some lines from the hot-blooded comics:

"I must become someone like Mr. World in the future!"

According to the plot development, the next thing for “the world” should be... Bah, bah, bah, even if Derrick dies, the “world” cannot die!
Alice interrupted her train of thought with a curse.

Klein didn't know what she was thinking. He just glanced at her and saw that she had no intention of sharing. He made a pious expression and told Derrick:

"This is not an act that should be imitated. I paid a heavy price for it. If Mr. Fool hadn't saved me, I would be a charred corpse now."

"Maybe it's ashes," Alice interrupted. "That's good. I don't have to cremate it myself."

“…” Klein slapped her.

Alice hid away with her head in her hands. Derrick felt that he understood. He said with a pious look:

"Praise Mr. Fool."

"Is that a compliment?" Alice smiled. "Did you know that Mr. World has also predicted..."

“…Alice.” Klein glanced at Alice dangerously and interrupted her.

Alice stamped the ground with her feet, looking extremely unconvinced, but still chose to change the subject:
“Speaking of which, Storm and Lieyang are no match for their former colleagues. When you asked for Beyonder characteristics, they refused to give them to you. And… as for Wisdom, He gave it to me on his own initiative even though I didn’t ask for it.

"Have you ever thought about... have you ever thought about instigating Mr. Fool to take revenge, Mr. World?" (End of this chapter)