Mystery: Lucky One

Alice originally wanted to ask Klein if he had ever considered revenge, but luckily she remembered Derrick who was present in time and did not call out “Mr. Fool”.

Klein understood why she paused, so he just responded:

"I'm not you."

——If you shamelessly ask for extraordinary characteristics, it will be a miracle if they are willing to give them.

But in this case, the only one who gave it seemed particularly abrupt. Klein couldn't help but say:

"It's a pity that the Church of Knowledge doesn't have..."

Nothing? Of course, it is the extraordinary characteristics of the "Miracle Worker".

This is really a regrettable thing. Alice heard this and said thoughtfully:
"Come to think of it, I took His things... Even though they were of no use, I think I should give Him something in return."

Klein looked at her curiously, waiting for her to finish.

Alice smiled and continued, "Isn't it a reward for me not to cause trouble to Him?"

“…” Klein looked away and lit a candle for the invisible God of Knowledge and Wisdom.

……

The next day, when the people from Moon City came, Alice noticed their differences at a glance.

——These people seem to look too normal.

Alice stared at them curiously. The group stopped. The leader was the high priest Nim. He walked up to her and Klein, bowed, and called out:
"Miss Destiny, Lord Messenger of God."

Alice looked at Derrick beside her, then looked at Klein, and pushed Derrick out without hesitation:

"This is also a divine messenger, Shi... uh, Merlin should have mentioned him to you? He is the one in charge of purification, you can call him...

"Little 'sun'?"

She tilted her head and uttered a title that lacked any authority.

"......?" Nim hesitated and did not dare to shout out.

"......?" Derrick looked at Merlin Hermes blankly.

Klein seemed to have anticipated this. He calmly controlled his expression and introduced them:
"This is Mr. Sun. He is from Silver City and a resident of this cursed land."

Klein had mentioned the City of Silver during his storytelling, so Nim was no stranger to it. His gaze passed over Derrick, then over Alice and Klein, with a hint of worry flashing in his eyes.

——Due to years of eating monster meat, the people of Moon City are severely stunted in height. Even the tallest person among them is not as tall as Alice.

Such a gap was enough to make the people of Moon City feel inferior. When facing an angel and a demigod, Nim did not have much understanding, but this newly appeared angel...

Nim looked at Derrick and fell silent.

——He was taller than everyone else and looked the youngest. Moreover, Nim could tell that he had not yet undergone a qualitative change in his life level. In other words, he was not yet a demigod.

Most importantly, he grew up on this land - which deprived them of their last excuse.

Nim hid this uneasiness and inferiority in his heart. He didn't dare to tell anyone. He just shouted according to Klein's introduction:

"Mr. Sun."

Derrick nodded subconsciously.

Alice had already shifted her attention to the back of Nim. She stood on tiptoe in a formal manner and asked Nim:
"They look different than the people I've met before?"

At this point, Nim realized that the topic could finally get to the point. He straightened up and said:
"They have already been purified and treated by the Lord God's Messenger. This time they came with me to welcome you and the two God's Messengers back to the city."

Alice nodded thoughtfully, then pointed at Klein and asked, "Have you been calling him the Messenger of God these past few days?"

Without waiting for Nim to answer, she turned her head to look at Klein and shouted in a long tone: "God~Messenger~Sir~"

Klein listened to Alice's repeated calls with an expressionless face. He turned to Nim, who was standing stiffly, and told him calmly:
"Don't mind her, she's just like that."

"Yes," Alice sighed in a pretentious manner, "Of course I can't compare to your new love, Lord Messenger of God~"

Klein looked at Alice expressionlessly.

After a few breaths, Alice put away her affected expression, turned around and said to the Moon City High Priest Nim with a serious face:

"It's getting late, let's go."

"..." Nim didn't dare to speak. He even restrained his expression of wanting to say something but stopping himself, pretending that nothing had happened, "Yes."

After a brief response, Nim turned around and led the way. Alice grabbed Derrick as if he was kidnapping her and followed. Klein opened his mouth but still did not stop them. He followed behind with the two secret dolls.

Although it was unnecessary, the rest of the team still consciously stayed at the end and took on the responsibility of covering the rear.

They entered Moon City. Alice, who had been to Moon City once before, had no expectations for the welcome ceremony or the banquet. She held Derrick tightly and made up her mind that if Nim was going to make an announcement in a square next, she would push Derrick up.

Derrick didn't know what Alice was thinking. He was just being dragged along, from being too stiff to resist at first to gradually becoming numb. Finally, he even had the courage to offer his own suggestion:
"Ms. Destiny, you don't have to use so much force. I won't run away..."

Alice thought that made sense and relaxed her grip a little.

Klein looked at the two children he brought with him and felt that his identity as a divine messenger was in jeopardy in some aspects.

He followed Nim in and unsurprisingly became the main communication partner. The residents of Moon City had already gathered in the central square. When Nim brought up the matter, Ellie pointed at Klein without hesitation and said:

"Let him go, let him preside over the ceremony!"

"Yes," Klein had expected this. "Let me do it. I know the details of the ceremony better." So Nim took Merlin Hermes away and made some adjustments to the materials placed around him based on the gentleman's advice. Then, the mass began.

Alice pushed Derrick to Klein as well, then pulled Klein's two secret dolls away, placed them in front of herself, and hid aside, smiling as she peeked from between the two dolls to see Klein and Derrick being surrounded.

Klein seemed to have gradually become familiar with this kind of scene. At least from his appearance, it was hard to tell whether he was embarrassed. On the other hand, Derrick looked extremely stiff when he was pushed out to be purified.

Alice pursed her lips to stifle a smile. She watched as Derrick completed the ritual with his hands and feet, purifying and healing the remaining Moon City people. She and Klein were then surrounded.

Alice's eyes rolled, and she suddenly rushed forward, picked up Princess Klein, threw him into the air in front of his astonished eyes, and shouted loudly:
"Praise the Lord of God! Praise Mr. Fool!"

"Praise the Lord Messenger of God! Praise Mr. Fool!" The same loud shouts came from the people of Moon City who gathered together.

The situation was completely out of control at this point. The way of celebration by throwing people up and catching them was obviously not unique to any particular era or culture. The people of Yuecheng almost immediately realized the purpose of this action. They did not notice who threw up the messenger of God - maybe it was a coincidence, who knows?
In short, the residents of Moon City who had just been healed caught the man who brought the miracle in the feast of miracles, then threw him into the air again, caught him again, and repeated this process while shouting:

"Praise the Lord of God! Praise Mr. Fool!"

Derrick watched this scene, swallowing in horror, and looked at Alice with pleading eyes.

Alice patted Derrick's shoulder gently, then pulled Derrick and deftly left the crowd, taking the high priest Nim with her as well.

As for Klein, who cares? Anyway, no one heard the screams and angry roars hidden in the heart of the Lord Messenger of God - oh no, his secret puppet heard it.

The two marionettes rushed forward to rescue their master. Under the cover of the marionettes, Klein withdrew from the revelry crowd and thought about how he should react.

Frankly speaking, he really wanted to scold Alice. This prank was harmless, but it was really too embarrassing. The last time Klein encountered something similar was when he was still Zhou Mingrui, a college student, eating a 69% off hot pot at Haidilao. Someone secretly told the waiter that it was his birthday, but was too shy to say it out loud.

So, the waiters came over with a series of equipment including light signs and lights, and sang and danced around him...

After getting rid of the horrific memories in his mind, Klein looked at the people from Moon City and fell into hesitation.

——Although Alice was the first to do it, the people who celebrated were from Tsukishiro... If we blame Alice for this, will the people from Tsukishiro be implicated as well?
Feeling embarrassed, Klein had no feelings about scolding Alice or even beating her up. He had already realized that Alice simply deserved a beating, and a warning shot was absolutely necessary!
But Moon City... Klein met most of these people for the first time, and his identity as a divine messenger naturally created a huge gap between them. In other words, he was not familiar with these people.

Scolding Alice was just an ordinary fight, but scolding the people of Tsukishiro...?
While Klein was pondering, Nim, who was pulled aside by Alice, finally found an opportunity. While the divine messenger was escaping, he stepped forward and said loudly:
"Everyone, be quiet!"

This voice was more effective than anything else. The noisy Moon City residents suddenly quieted down and looked at their high priest. Nim lived up to everyone's expectations. He walked through the path that the Moon City residents had consciously made way for, walked in front of Klein, saluted solemnly, and then straightened up and said:
"Lord Divine Envoy, on behalf of all the people of Moon City, I welcome and thank you for coming... Could you please tell us the full name of the great Lord?"

He did not say another word to praise the Fool, but expressed his attitude in another way—he had changed his words to call the Fool the Great Lord.

Alice covered her lips with her hand, turned to Derrick beside her, and shouted again in a high pitch:

“Great Lord”

She didn't deliberately lower her voice because there was no need to, as she was the only one who would speak at a time like this.

So everyone looked at her, and most of the people from Moon City looked at her with confusion and shock, but only Derrick had naked fear in his eyes.

Miss Destiny, aren’t you...blasphemous?

It was not the first time that he saw Miss Fate blaspheme. Even the first time he saw her blaspheme Mr. Fool was not the first time. But there were some things that he could not stop being afraid of just because they happened too many times.

——At most, after getting used to it, I can control myself and not lose my composure out of fear.

As the deified being, Klein was somewhat numb. He looked at Alice through the crowd. The height of the people of Moon City did not hinder his sight, so he could clearly see Alice nonchalantly asking Derrick, who was terrified:
"Why are you so scared? Are you afraid that Mr. Fool will strike you with lightning?"

As she spoke, she turned her head to look at Klein, blinked her eyes and chuckled, "Lord God's Envoy, what are you looking at me for?"

Klein frowned slightly and asked Alice, "Are you unhappy?"

Alice was stunned for a moment, then shook her head and said, "No, I just... forget it, you go on."

She shook her head, but in an instant seemed to lose all interest and turned to walk out of the city.

Klein frowned and glanced at Alice, then told Nim the Fool's honorific name and emphasized:

"Don't recite the full name of the Lord when you pray. Only recite it when there is something important."

After all, he couldn't yet answer prayers automatically.

Nim was not surprised at this at all, because the ancient sun god was the same.

He thought for a moment and asked again, "Are there any specific requirements for the ritual of worshiping the Lord?"

Klein said with a sense of mystery:
“God said, the eighth commandment, serve me with your heart, not with sacrifice.

"The most important thing about the ceremony is piety. There are no other requirements. It can be very simple."

After giving instructions for these trivial details, he left the task of introducing mushrooms to Derrick, and then quickly went to find Alice.

Alice was waiting for him at the gate of Moon City. When she saw him coming, she seemed to know what he was going to ask, and shook her head:
"I'm not unhappy, I'm just a little... uh, how should I put it?

"They did it so quickly, so easily... well, not so easily, but I... well, I want believers who will never betray."

She frankly admitted what she cared about, then shook her head and said:
"Even if I am abandoned and forgotten, even if I am in a desperate situation, even if I become a plaything of the gods, I will not change my faith..."

“…This is impossible.” Klein reminded.

"I know," Alice sighed, "so I didn't argue with them. I just... I just felt a little confused."

She shook her head and said to Klein with a sad face:
"Don't you think it's ridiculous? You know what kind of person I am - the 'Wheel of Fortune' symbolizes change, and I also know that I am fickle, but I actually want others to remain steadfast and unchanging in this change...

"I really..."

She paused, and then asked as if talking to herself:
"You said, what He wants...

"Could it be something similar?" (End of this chapter)