Mystery: Lucky One

"What do you mean?" Klein let the secret doll take a look, and after confirming that Derrick was still explaining, he turned his attention back here.

"Uh," Alice thought for a moment, "Want a toy that feels like a tumbler?"

“……?” Klein’s eyes turned strange as he looked at her, with an indescribable feeling in them.

Alice remained silent for a moment under his gaze, and then spoke quickly:

"Let's go quickly."

"Where are we going?" Klein asked.

"Do you want to go through the entire map that the Creator gave me first, or go to see the city of North first?" Alice gave a polite smile.

After Klein pondered for a few seconds, he spoke hesitantly:
"Will it be dangerous to take Little Sun to Noth City? Well, there is also...

"Don't you throw me up again!"

Alice gave a mysterious smile and said nothing.

After a moment of silence, Klein made a decision without hesitation: "Let's go check out North City. You..."

"You're wrong," Alice shook her head. "You should go and see North City first. If you've made up your mind, I'll take little 'Sun' with me, okay?"

She blinked and said with a smile:

"With the Star Staff, you don't have to worry about the distance. You can go directly to wherever you want to go. As for Amon...

"If it's a clone that comes, you don't need to worry. You can defeat a clone that is not at the angel level yourself. As for the angel level... Amon will not split into a Sequence 1 clone. Even if you can't defeat it, can't you escape? What you need to worry about is Amon's real body."

"What if I'm so unlucky that I meet the real body?" Klein asked.

Alice glanced at him and replied, "It means that fate thinks it is time for you to die. You should tidy up your appearance and go to death calmly."

“……?” Klein looked at her in surprise, using his eyes to confirm the truth of her words.

“That’s what Ouroboros said,” Alice explained.

"Your path of 'destiny'..." Klein's mouth twitched. "But, it sounds like you have another way?"

"Just die once," Alice spread her hands lightly, "die once, and then be resurrected somewhere else."

“But how can I be resurrected somewhere else…” Klein frowned.

"That's your business," Alice spread her hands, "But, according to my guess, the authority of the 'Black Emperor' path and the 'Error' path should be able to do similar things... I'm not sure about more."

Klein nodded thoughtfully and said:
"The 'wrong' way... Can I buy the talisman from Leonard at the Tarot meeting? I hope the one on him is in good condition... Speaking of which, it's good that you take the little 'sun' with you. The next Tarot meeting is coming soon. If you don't take him with you, I'll have to find a way to get rid of him..."

"You can also buy the Black Emperor's talisman," Alice blinked, "ask the Hermit to buy it for you and ask her to contact Bernadette. Roselle became the Black Emperor, and I don't believe his daughter doesn't even have a talisman."

Klein nodded again, indicating that he had remembered it, and then solemnly declared:
"You promised me that if I don't have enough resurrections, you would help me get them back—"

"Maybe you'll be an angel by then..." Alice curled her lips, "Don't worry, I took a look before, although it's a little troublesome, there's no problem..."

After a pause, she added, "And you don't have to worry too much... It's actually not easy to catch you when you're hiding in the loopholes of history. I mean, when you're on guard, it's not that easy for Amon to catch you..."

Klein agrees with this. As a "magician", he has a deep understanding of the importance of "preparation".

However, for some paths, it is not so important to be prepared...

Klein glanced at Alice and shook his head.

They didn't say anything else. Derrick quickly gave them instructions and came to look for them. Alice pushed the task of saying goodbye to the people of Moon City to Klein and took Derrick out to hide. When Klein came out, she took the "Staff of Life" from Klein's secret doll and passed the image of North City to Klein.

Then, she took Derrick away.

……

Before starting the action, they first encountered the Tarot Club.

As the ranks of Tarot Club members gradually increased, the content of transactions at the meetings became increasingly rare, and in most cases, the exchange of intelligence was the main focus. Alice once proposed to Klein to increase the intervals between Tarot Club meetings, but in the end she gave up on her own.

——She felt that this kind of thing might be more appropriate after she became a god.

However, this Tarot Club was destined to be an exception. After Audrey, the Justice, finished the customary greetings, the World looked at Leonard, the Star, and said:
"How's that one doing?"

"...Okay?" Leonard responded hesitantly.

Klein obviously wasn't concerned. Seeing that Leonard didn't look unusual, he controlled the "world" and said:

"I need some demigod-level spells that can deceive or bend the rules. Please ask that person for me."

Leonard nodded, indicating that he understood. The World then turned its attention to Cattleya, the Hermit.
"Please ask the 'Mysterious Queen' for me as well."

Cattleya also nodded, indicating that she understood.

The transaction ended like this, and the next step was the free exchange. The World pretended to ask for the Fool's help, and materialized a stack of papers, handing them out one by one, saying as it did so:

"Some beings and I are going to deal with a mythical creature. You can give us your opinions and ideas."

Mythical creatures…

The Tarot Club members were all shocked. Even though they knew that the "world" was already collecting Sequence 2 Beyonder characteristics, it was still hard for them to imagine this.

——Too fast. "......?" Alice looked around hesitantly, a little puzzled, "You...really don't let anything go? They...you asked them to give you advice on hunting Kotal?"

"Personality cannot determine wisdom," "The World" said in a pretentiously profound tone, "Sometimes, standing too high may limit our vision."

“…Have you changed your faith?” Alice glanced at the Fool in the gray fog and asked politely.

“…No.” Klein decided not to talk to her anymore.

While they were bickering, Justice Audrey had already finished browsing the information in her hands. This information mainly came from the Goddess of Night, and a small part came from Klein's own understanding - such as the existence of the extraordinary characteristics of the "Mysterious Servant".

In order not to affect everyone's judgment, Klein did not add his own inferences to it, and only kept the facts. After Audrey finished reading it, she spoke first:

"From the information provided by Mr. World, this mythical creature is very suspicious and cautious. Almost no bait can lure it into the trap. It may even make it hide further away, making its whereabouts more difficult to find.

“If He didn’t have the Beyonder characteristics of Sequence 1 of this path, there would still be some hope. However, according to Mr. World’s information, He has already obtained a Sequence 1 Beyonder characteristic, so…”

"His top priority is to be promoted," Alger, the "Hanged Man," joined the conversation. "For Him now, improving himself is the most important thing. If we want to deal with Him, we can only start from this aspect."

These were all things Alice and Klein had already discussed. She sat there with her chin propped up, watching the fun.

"It will be very difficult to find the trace of this mythical creature..." "Judgment" Xio also found the part he is good at. "The data shows that he is very cautious and will try his best to erase the clues he left behind. At the same time, there is another mythical creature who will help him erase the clues..."

After a pause, she asked the "world":
"Mr. World, do you know anything about the content of the ritual? Perhaps we can start from that aspect."

"It's just a little guess," The World shook his head, "but that doesn't mean anything, because if my guess is true, His location may be unrestricted."

——Klein suspected that the promotion ceremony of the "Mysterious Servant" required the production of a large number of secret dolls.

However, the "God-Forsaken Land" was full of monsters, which did not impose any restrictions on the ritual. If he wanted, he could also pull out hundreds of secret dolls from the "God-Forsaken Land". However, in order to avoid waste, he did not put in the spirit insects.

“Can chanting His Honorable Name have a positioning effect?” Cattleya, the Hermit, recalled some of the actions of the Mysterious Queen Bernadette and asked, “I read in the information that you know His Honorable Name. Although He no longer automatically responds to His Honorable Name, the Honorable Name should still be able to point to Him?”

"Yes," Alice answered her question, "and if you say the honorific name, even if He doesn't respond, He should still take a look."

After pausing for two seconds, she turned to Klein and said:
“You might consider doing something to pollute Kotal after reciting his honorific name—besides reciting Amon’s honorific name.

"Ouroboros won't kill me. I dare to pull Him out in front of Will Auceptin, but Amon... Amon is also looking for you. If you don't intend to die with Kotal, you'd better stay away from Amon."

The World nodded.

No one spoke anymore. Leonard looked at everyone who had quieted down and gave a new direction:
"Can we rely on the law of aggregation of Beyonder characteristics? That mythical creature seems to be on the same path as you..."

“If we simply rely on the Beyonder characteristic aggregation ability of this level to find that mythical creature by chance, it might take a year, two years, or even longer. Moreover, the other party is a complete mythical creature and has the ability to interfere with it to a certain extent.” Klein rejected Leonard’s suggestion.

“No,” Alice shook her head. “You really have something that can bring about a strong enough cohesive effect…”

She looked around and then smiled strangely:

"If you use it to gather, and then use the Star Rod to move randomly, you will definitely find Kotal very quickly, but before that, you will first give yourself to Amon's body..."

"...Do you think I didn't think of it?" The World glanced at her coldly.

After watching Alice lower her head, Klein turned to the others and said:

"We don't need to discuss the answer now. We can discuss it with the right people in the right way after we go back."

Leonard the Star and Cattleya the Hermit nodded after hearing this. Klein then asked the World to turn to Fors the Magician and made a new request:
"Ms. Magician, I need your help to return to Backlund."

I'll go back and ask the messenger, and then see if I can contact Ms. Arianna... Alas, why can't the power of the goddess be transmitted to me?
Klein nodded secretly. The "magician" Fors, who had had this experience once, also understood the meaning of this sentence and said that he understood it.

This is the end of the topic. Next is the common topic in Tarot Club during this period - war.

Each Tarot Club member talked about the battlefield situation in their respective locations. Regarding this, Ellie, who was in the "Forsaken Land of God", had no interest in participating in the topic at all. She held her chin and listened to other people's chats. She couldn't help but sighed and said:

"It's so boring... I really want to go out...

"Alas, if I continue at this rate, when the day comes when the gods fall, I won't still be in the 'God-forsaken Land', right?"

This sentence successfully caused the scene to fall into complete silence. Everyone remembered Alice's prophecy of the fall of the true god. After looking at each other, "The World" asked:
"Do you have any idea now who died?"

"No," Alice shook her head, "If Death wasn't dead, I would guess Death."

Klein felt his temple throb. He completely understood what Alice meant by this, so he couldn’t help but say:

"You said before that you respect the true God very much..."

“I wouldn’t joke with a living God like that…” Alice shrugged and turned to look at the first seat at the bronze table. “Don’t you agree, Mr. Fool?”

Mr. Fool fell into deep thought.

No one spoke, and there was silence all around. Alice thought for a moment, then asked the Hermit Cattleya:
"Ms. Hermit, is there any new progress in Frank's experiment? What are the results? Can you send two over for me to play with?"

"......?" Cattleya froze for a moment. She remembered Frank's inhuman remarks that day and was terrified for a moment. "He has...he has no new results recently. He is still experimenting."

Alice blinked, looked at her thoughtfully, and asked curiously:

"Since there is no result, why are you so scared?"

Because that is more terrifying than having any results!
Cattleya cried out silently, then said with a fake smile:

"Ms. Fate, do you want to taste living mushrooms that scream and beg for mercy when you eat them?" (End of this chapter)