Mystery: Lucky One

It wasn't a full moon yet, and although Alice felt that the "door" gentleman who came out might not be completely normal, he was better than the one during the full moon - it was still uncertain who would come out then.

Mr. Door responded, but Alice did not reply immediately. She recalled Klein's analysis - some of it was mixed with Grisha Adam's analysis. As for how it came about... Vodka is helpful for research, this is true. The quasi-God seemed to think that the vodka from the historical projection tasted better because it was a taste he had never tasted before.

Alice couldn't comment. She only recalled the analysis of the two people. Klein told her that Grisha Adam speculated that the first ritual of sacrificing the demigods of the three paths was most likely from the "Fallen Mother Goddess", while the second ritual belonged to the "Gate" path.

Of course, even if it belongs to the "Gate" path, it does not mean that this ritual is safe. Grisha Adam said that the "Fallen Mother Goddess" has the authority of "rebirth". The personality displayed by Mr. "Gate" during the blood moon is probably the personality "reborn" because of this authority.

This did refresh Alice's three views, but because of this, Alice realized that Mr. "Door" might not be saved, at least they couldn't save him now.

While Alice was silent, in the dark light door, one after another, star-shaped worms gathered together to form a ball of light. Alice was familiar with this form because she had seen similar situations on Klein and Amon, but the appearance of the worms huddled together was different.

She still didn't say anything, just watched quietly. More starlight rose up and formed a huge arm. That arm was much larger than that of an ordinary person, making the door in front of her, which was big enough for a giant to pass through, seem small.

Seeing her arms struggling to squeeze out of the door, Alice finally spoke, she asked without any emotion:
"Are you going to bring the disaster back to reality?"

- According to Grisha Adam, Bethel Abraham would hesitate and waver over this issue as long as he had any sense left.

As expected, the giant hand stopped, and Alice continued:

“I was commissioned by the Abraham family to completely resolve the curse on them.

“However, judging from the current situation, it seems that you are not suitable to return to reality.

"Give up, I have a way to solve the problem and give you the peace you want."

Her persuasion seemed to work. The giant hand that stretched outward retracted after a long pause, and then - a bloody shadow appeared.

A hazy blood color enveloped her arm, and Alice's expression suddenly became tense. She was not panicking, because the people who asked her to do all this were Klein, who was used to being prepared for everything, and Grisha Adam, who seemed to be able to get close to the "omniscient and omnipotent" in some way.

Therefore, the possibility that the power of the "Fallen Mother Goddess" could infiltrate reality was also raised with the help of vodka. As for the solution...

Alice picked up the first "blasphemous slate" and smashed it at the arm that was struggling again under the power of the blood-red coat.

The star-like insects fell to the ground one after another and turned into exquisite gems. Alice held her breath and her eyes fell on the gems. For a moment, she didn't want to look away, but when the blood-red gauze took the opportunity to spread, Alice woke up again and smashed it a second time.

Of course, it was impossible for her to do this alone. Even the prisoners contributed. Alice saw the brass eyes, the surging lightning, and the shadowy woman... It seemed that all the true gods who were still alive were here.

Although Alice doubted in her heart whether Storm and Wisdom were voluntary - Wisdom might be voluntary, but Storm might not be.

Oh, and...

The sun in the sky seemed to be brighter, and the shadow in the area disappeared completely. The scorching sunlight spread towards the crimson tulle, forcing it to shrink back.

The arm formed by the worm rushed out again, but this time it was no longer struggling. It trembled, and exquisite gems fell to the ground, leaving Alice afraid to breathe.

...I really want to pounce on him and hug him away.

Damn it, why do all the Beyonder characteristics of your "Gate" pathway seem to be made of gems...

The last "gem" is particularly special. It is shaped like a pair of eyeballs, as if made of pure starlight. When looking at it, one can see layers of illusory doors.

Alice didn't want to look away, but this was not the end. The crimson moonlight lit up right behind the gems, and Alice had to turn her head and press the first "blasphemous slate" on it.

The next thing to do is to wait for this door to disappear, and...

See which is brighter, the sunlight or the moonlight.

Most of the moonlight is blocked by the "blasphemous slate" and goes back behind the door - don't get me wrong, it's not blocked by volume.

Only a small amount of moonlight was left, dodging in the sunlight. Then the door became smaller and smaller, and finally either retreated or disappeared.

Alice finally breathed a sigh of relief. She looked down at the pile of gems on the ground, was silent for a while, then dived into the pile and rolled over.

Cool!
Then she had to sit up and start sorting out the gems—or rather, the extraordinary properties of the "Gate" pathway.

Alice thought that perhaps these extraordinary characteristics should be given to the Abraham family, but it was obviously not Alice's style to just give them away. She decided to get something, such as real gems... Uh, what use did she have for this?

Alice blinked innocently and decided to order something else.

For example, the food is good...

Making a note of this, she waved the baby's paw, and the gems were quickly collected by her - the waving was actually unnecessary, but Alice thought it looked cooler this way.

After doing all this, Alice dragged the gray-white slab that was taller than she was now and went to meet Grisha Adam.

Alice had wanted to take advantage of the time when the stone slab was returned to ask the future lord of the star realm to take her on a tour of the star realm to see what had happened to the "Eternal Blazing Sun". Unexpectedly, she saw an unexpected guest in this lord's kingdom of God.

...No, it seems to make sense.

After all, the Kingdom of God is the home of the true God, and this person is Amon’s father. For Amon, returning here should be like going home... ?
Alice's thoughts began to drift again, and Grisha Adam spoke at this time:

"come on."

Alice went over there subconsciously.

This was a small square table. Alice sat on one of the empty seats and handed over the first "blasphemous slate" as expected. She then turned her head and looked at Amon now.

He was still wearing the familiar pointed hat and the black clothes that seemed to have never been changed. Alice's eyes slid around and finally landed on His right eye.

"Why are you still wearing your monocle?" she asked.

Amon showed his familiar, annoying smile again. He glanced at the white-robed priest sitting opposite him, smiling as he watched them chat. Then he slowly raised his hand, turned his monocle, and said to Alice:

"This is a token of love that the Fool gave me."

"?" Alice opened her mouth in surprise.

"Amon." Grisha Adam called out to Him, with an unclear meaning.

Amon kept smiling, put down his hand, and explained in a gentle voice, "I stole it... I bought it."

"......?" Alice looked at Amon, then at Grisha Adam, and fell into a brief silence.

This scene looked strangely familiar. She remembered Klein who called her "Destiny" in "Source Castle", and had a strange sense of hallucination.

"...Thank you for your hard work." She gave Grisha Adam a sympathetic look with all her heart.

After a pause, before anyone else could speak, she took the initiative to say to Amon:

"Let me give you a present!"

"Hmm?" Amon raised his eyebrows, neither saying yes nor no, but instead looked at his father.

Alice also turned her head to look over, Grisha Adam nodded slightly, and then Alice reached out and took out a monocle.

——Of course not in the body, but from the kingdom of God.

Amon was slightly startled when he looked at the monocle, then he laughed and said:
"Is this... 'winner'?"

Alice smiled and replied:
"That's right.

"It used to be a brooch, a gift left to me by the Key of Light...? Anyway, after I found out about this, I got so angry that I found a craftsman and made it into the shape of a monocle...

"Well, I originally wanted to curse Him, because there was a thief who didn't follow the rules and would destroy the rules of the game He set."

When Alice said the last sentence, she smiled at Amon. Amon almost immediately realized the hint in her tone and sneered:

"I'm the thief, right?"

"You insisted on stealing it," Alice said confidently, "You chose it yourself... You know, it was difficult for me to really interfere with your fate at that time - no, it was really difficult for me to find your own fate among the pile of destinies you stole."

"So you think I'm the one responsible for your bad luck?" Amon sneered and reached out to touch the monocle.

"I really want to say that, but..." Alice withdrew her hand. "For fate, saying you are unlucky sounds like I have done something wrong."

Amon seemed to be amused by this sentence. He laughed twice and then said to Alice:
“You reminded me of something.

"There is one thing I think it would be best if I gave it to you."

"What?" Alice looked at him in confusion.

Amon also stretched out his hand, and then he grabbed a bottle from the air. The bottle seemed to be an ordinary glass bottle, but the silver liquid flowing inside made Alice hold her breath and exclaimed:
“Mythical creature blood!
"Wait, this is..."

She frowned and cast a confirming look at Amon.

Amon smiled faintly, pushed the bottle in front of Alice, and said in a natural manner:
“I think you can tell who it belongs to?
"This is the blood of the mythical creature from your rival. It is the umbilical cord blood that he left with me.

"Yeah, that's also the key to my being able to cheat fate."

Alice took the bottle of blood and then said to Amon, "So you didn't return the mythical creature's blood to Him?"

"Of course not," Amon shook his head without hesitation, "Alice, I have always been on your side. How could I possibly help your opponent?"

He paused, then continued, "I am actually here to say goodbye."

"Farewell..." Alice was stunned.

"He wants to go to the starry sky to look for new opportunities," Grisha Adam said calmly, "There are more paths in the starry sky, and there may be more paths adjacent to the 'wrong' paths."

Alice was stunned for a moment, she looked at Amon, now that she had absolutely suppressed Amon, she was finally able to sit opposite Amon calmly and asked Him with a smile:

“So, maybe you want a blessing?

"Well, I can give you no charge this time - after all, you are a friend who is going on a long journey, so I can be generous."

"Okay." Amon said without hesitation.

Alice stared at Amon for two seconds, then suddenly asked, "Did Klein really give you that monocle?"

"You could say that," Amon smiled, "I stole it from Him, but you know, when He came to me, I couldn't steal anything from Him without His permission."

After a pause, Amon spoke again:

"But I think it was more like a purchase - although I didn't give any money, I helped the future 'Lord of Mysteries' complete his apotheosis ritual, don't you think, Miss Destiny?"

Alice's expression froze.

Amon smiled slightly, took off his original monocle, put on the one Alice gave him, and then pushed the monocle he had just taken off in front of Alice, saying softly:
"This is my souvenir...it's yours now, Goddess of Light."

A scaleless white giant snake appeared in an instant, but it was only a brief flash of shadow. Then, Alice turned her head and glared at Grisha Adam.

——Even though they are both true gods, Grisha Adam can suppress her at the moment, not to mention that she is still in the other party’s kingdom.

Grisha Adam shook his head and said, "I apologize to you on His behalf."

As he spoke, he glanced at Amon. Amon seemed to have received some hint. He winked at Alice and then disappeared on the spot.

Alice was stunned. She turned her head to look at Grisha Adam and couldn't help but said, "I now feel that your humanity is not entirely a good thing..."

"I thought you were having a lot of fun?" Grisha Adam looked at her in confusion.

"No," Alice denied. "If I had won the fight, we would have had a lot of fun, but unfortunately, I'm losing right now."

These words caused Grisha Adam to fall into a brief silence. After the temporary silence, He changed the subject:
"Do you want to go to the Astral Plane now to see what's going on with Pure White?"

"Yes," Alice nodded when she mentioned this, "I hope you can go with me, okay? I'm actually a little afraid of the 'Fallen Mother Goddess'..." (End of this chapter)