Mystery: Lucky One

Alice shuddered.

She suddenly realized where she was standing—in front of her was a true God from the Visionary Path! And this path…

The mind-reading hall reappeared in Alice's memory. She looked around in horror, and was relieved when she found that the walls of the church did not reveal a lady in a white robe with long blonde hair and a curvy figure. That's not right!

Just because it wasn’t shown in the church doesn’t mean He couldn’t see it… No, He even heard what I just thought!
Alice looked at Grisha Adam with a horrified look. She did not doubt whether the other party might not have heard it, because she had no habit of hiding her thoughts.

Although she couldn't tell the blond priest's emotions, Alice smiled ingratiatingly and said carefully:
"Um...I didn't mean to offend you like that..."

Klein cast a puzzled look at Alice. He obviously didn't understand what made the fearless Alice so terrified.

Grisha Adam did not respond, but just looked at her quietly and asked with a smile:

"Why are you afraid?"

Because I’m afraid you’ll hit me… Alice replied in her heart while observing His expression.

Obviously, there weren’t many high-level beings who liked to show their emotions on their faces. “He” looked at Alice quietly, shook his head calmly, and pointed out the truth:
"You're not as scared as you appear."

Alice paused for a moment. She did not refute it because it was true. It was completely futile to make such an excuse in front of a "dreamer". She put away her exaggerated acting skills, stood where she was, and asked with undisguised curiosity:

"Can I still ask the questions I want to ask?"

Grisha Adam's expression remained calm, he just nodded.

Alice took this as consent, and asked after careful consideration:

"I noticed the deification ritual of the 'Witch' path...

"Although I don't understand what this ritual has to do with the 'witch', but... you, you should have completed this ritual, right?"

Klein was stunned for a moment. He had already finished interpreting the rest of the conversation between Alice and Grisha Adam and was listening to their conversation at the moment, but the content of the conversation...

Alice, you are so bold!
He took a breath and stared at Alice, his mind popping up with Alice's shocking words:
Was she trying to tell this person that “The original witch tastes really good”…?
Grisha Adam's expression did not change. He had obviously anticipated this question. He simply glanced at Klein and then spoke to Alice:

"I thought, maybe I can be considered your elder?"

Alice nodded hesitantly, and Grisha Adam continued:
"Even if I become a witch, you won't say to me, 'The taste of the original witch is really good'?"

Alice opened her eyes wide in horror, took two steps back, covered her mouth and shook her head frantically.

Klein silently withdrew his gaze. He realized that it would be impolite to express some of his thoughts in front of a "dreamer".

Before he could think further, Alice suddenly turned her head and looked at Klein, then put down her hand and said:

"No - I don't think so at all, I just... uh, you want to say that to Him!"

After completely deleting the blonde beauty from her mind, Alice became more confident. She glared at Klein, who flatly denied it:
"I didn't think so."

Alice wanted to say something else, but Klein turned around and said, "I have a question for you, too."

Alice closed her mouth silently. Grisha Adam nodded quietly. Klein asked curiously:
"Did Adam... exist?"

This is what Klein was curious about, or rather, he wanted to know when Adam changed from the Son of God to God himself.

The blond priest said calmly:
“You can say yes, or you can say no.

“There’s something very special about ‘The Visionary’.

"A normal Sequence 0 is composed of 'uniqueness' plus three Sequence 1 Beyonder characteristics. If any one of them is missing, it cannot be called a true god, but only the king of angels. However, after becoming a Sequence 0, a 'Visionary' can separate two Sequence 1 Beyonder characteristics and replace them with the corresponding characteristics of 'Vision'.

"The things that are imagined are real enough to function perfectly within the framework of 'uniqueness' plus a sequence 1 Beyonder characteristic, so that the status of the 'visionary' remains unchanged and the power remains unchanged.

"The two separated true Sequence 1 Beyonder characteristics can be combined with one of my own identities, or a certain imaginary creature, allowing them to become 'authors' and act freely. When necessary, they can be transformed into the original body through some method or medium.

"As for the 'omniscient and omnipotent', it is possible to 'create' a 'uniqueness' between reality and illusion to maintain its own status, as long as it does not exceed the necessary limit.

"However, I have no memory of my earliest self until 'I' died and 'reality' was born..."

Alice felt dizzy after hearing the string of personal pronouns. Although she could barely understand what they meant, she couldn't help but ask:
"Are you Adam or Grisha?"

Grisha Adam did not respond to this question, but asked:

"Are you the 'Key of Light' or the girl whose origin is unknown?"

"I am neither of them," Alice said without hesitation, "I am... I am Alice Moretti now."

Grisha Adam withdrew his gaze from her, nodded as if he had figured something out, and said with a smile:
"So that's it."

"What?" Alice asked in confusion.

Grisha Adam smiled and explained:
“I have done several experiments. Even becoming a true god is not that simple in the Old Days. And you… I have always wondered, what makes you exist in your current form?
"From the performance of the previous generations of 'Mercury Snakes', the 'Key of Light' has been trying to choose a successor for itself, and to replace the other party after the other party succeeds. But you - you are unique. You are covered with traces of the 'Key of Light', but He has not been able to successfully wake up in your body.

"Could it be that you just rely on good luck?"

"Is there...any problem with this?" Alice asked hesitantly.

Grisha Adam shook his head and said:

"I don't deny the wonder of fate, but in comparison, I would rather believe that you have certain qualities that others don't have...Okay, let's get back to the question just now.

“You seem curious about how I hid it from the others… Actually, apart from the two of us who know each other’s existence, Kuroyoru might be the only one who would have some suspicion.

"I disguised myself as a paranoid who wanted my father to wake up in my body. This is not difficult for an Angel King of the Visionary Path."

"I've heard Amon call you that..." Alice subconsciously glanced behind her, "I didn't ask Him why at the time... Hmm, so it's because of this?"

"Yes." Grisha Adam nodded.

"But I still want to know the answer to the question just now," Alice continued, "Even if you have merged into one, there should still be a primary and a secondary distinction, right? Are you like me, choosing not to acknowledge anything?" "That's not the case," Grisha Adam replied with a smile, "At the beginning, I separated my divinity and became the Adam in your cognition, but..."

“His” voice paused, and his eyes rarely showed a trace of vagueness: “…As early as the beginning, I told others that I was Adam.”

"What do you mean?" Alice was confused.

"What I mean is..." Grisha Adam's gaze was focused on her again, "When I left the 'Sea of ​​Chaos' and appeared in front of others for the first time, the name I said was Adam."

Alice took a breath, looking horrified.

In the story of the Bible, God created Adam, and at this moment, this being who came out of the "Sea of ​​Chaos" said that he originally called himself Adam.

This this……

"You're not a fucking paranoid who wants to resurrect your father in your body!" Alice blurted out in horror, "You don't think you're the son of 'God', do you???"

This……

Klein was stunned. He looked at the blond priest hesitantly, wanting to know the answer to this question.

"No," the blond priest denied without hesitation, "I have never had such an idea."

"You just did this," Ellie exposed Him without hesitation, "You called yourself the Creator, the All-Knowing and All-Powerful, used the cross as a symbol, and wrote your own holy book in imitation of the Bible - this may not be your fault, and it may be that you can't make it up, but anyway..."

She paused, and then spoke in an erratic voice:

"Wait a minute. I remember that among the paths you had at the beginning, there should be the 'Sun' path, right? You...you won't also be affected by the 'Sun' path..."

Alice looked Grisha Adam up and down, with clear suspicion in her eyes.

—After all, this path doesn’t have a very good reputation when it comes to faith.

The blond priest's expression remained calm. He simply denied it again, "No."

Alice wanted to ask more, but Klein suddenly reached out and pulled her robe, and said:
"If you had the memory that early, then Medici...?"

Grisha Adam said calmly:
“This is a necessary sacrifice.

"Why do you think he was able to survive so many years as a ghost without being discovered?"

"......?" Alice took a breath, "Isn't He your Angel King?"

Grisha Adam looked at her and spoke again in a gentle tone:

"This is a necessary sacrifice."

Alice swallowed and turned to Klein and asked:
"Mr. Fool, my great Mother Goddess...

"You won't do this to me again in the future, will you?!"

“If you’re willing to call me father, I can consider not doing that.” Klein glanced at her.

Alice paused for a moment because of this sentence. She remembered the nonsense she had just said in front of Miss Justice. She looked at Klein with pity and said:

"You are right, you are indeed my father now, Mr. 'World'."

"......?" Klein felt that something was wrong. He looked at Alice suspiciously and decided to ask again when he got back.

"There's one more thing I'm curious about," Klein turned to Grisha Adam and asked, "Alice told me that some of the source substances on Earth come from the Outer Gods. For example, the 'Main Nest' comes from the 'Fallen Mother Goddess', the 'Shadow World' comes from the 'Mother Tree of Desire', and the 'Land of Disorder' comes from the 'Son of Chaos'... Could it be that these Outer Gods originally had two types of source substances? Then are they stronger than the other Outer Gods? If so, why aren't they pillars? And... does the number of pathways have anything to do with the strength of the Old Ones?"

Hearing his question, Alice couldn't help but interrupt:

"I know why they are not pillars... I asked the Seven Lights.

"The Seven Lights told me that the three pillars that the original Creator split from all have special symbols. 'God' is the 'Lord of the Astral Realm', 'Lord of the Mysteries' is the 'Lord of the Spiritual Realm', and the 'Fallen Mother Goddess' is the ruler of the real world.

"I also asked them at that time whether it was possible for a master of destiny to be born in the long river of destiny..."

As she spoke, she looked at Grisha Adam curiously.

"Impossible," the blond priest denied her expectations. "The authority and symbol of destiny are too dispersed. If you want to become the master of destiny, in addition to the 'Key of Light', you at least need the 'Ring of Fate' and the 'Weaver of Destiny'. The consequences of accommodating multiple essences at the same time have been shown to us by 'God' and 'Lord of Mysteries'."

Alice looked extremely disappointed, but Grisha Adam didn't care. At least 70% of the expression on her face was acted, and even if it was real, Grisha Adam wouldn't care.

The blond priest seemed to be unable to see the disappointment on her face. He turned around and explained his problem to Klein:

“The number of authorities has a certain relationship with the person and level, but it is not the only one. The corresponding characteristics, power and symbols are equally important.

"The three pillars exist because of their special symbols. However, the current 'Fallen Mother Goddess' is not much different from other Outer Gods in terms of strength because she lacks the 'Mother Nest'."

Klein nodded and continued, "So the 'Fallen Mother Goddess' really has two essences?"

The blond priest looked down at the silver cross pendant hanging on his chest and said:

“He has only one essence.

"Under normal circumstances, the source cannot be divided. Only the 'aggregation' and 'separation' incarnations produced when the original Creator split can tear the source apart and absorb some of it to our planet.

"However, the essence has the ability to complement itself..."

"Ah?" Alice joined the conversation again. "Wait a minute, if the torn Essence can repair itself, why don't we tear the Essence apart repeatedly... Oh, we can't tear it apart."

Alice's expression turned regretful once again.

(End of this chapter)