Mystery: Lucky One

Alice looked at Grisha Adam with a flattering look. She had always been afraid of the "Fallen Mother Goddess". It was not a psychological trauma, but she had an instinctive fear of the other party's level.

——To put it simply, I am a coward.

Grisha Adam was obviously no stranger to her attitude of bullying the weak and fearing the strong, so he easily agreed to the request and brought Alice to the star realm.

From the outside, this place is similar to the starry sky, but as a realm composed of symbols and authority, it is actually very different from reality.

If Alice were to describe it, she felt that the starry sky was more like a texture, or the designer was lazy and didn't do a good job of modeling. It was like the symbol of the "sun". From a distance, it looked like a sun-like star hanging there, emitting light and heat. Only when you get closer do you realize that the starry sky there is like a black curtain. The sun is directly painted on with oil paint, and there are a bunch of concepts and symbols gathered around it.

Moreover, the sun was not drawn that well. It looked like a random scribble by a kid with no artistic skills. It was both funny and scary.

Alice frowned as she looked at him. She tilted her head and asked, "Um, you... I remember that the title of 'God' also includes 'Lord of the Stars'?"

Grisha Adam nodded.

Alice frowned even more. She looked at the pile of children's graffiti and asked in a strange tone:
"Did you draw these?"

"...No," Grisha Adam denied, "I have never been a true 'omniscient and omnipotent', and of course I have never been a true 'Lord of the Star Realm'."

Alice was stunned for a moment, and she subconsciously asked, "Was this drawn by the 'Lord of the Star Realm' in the past?"

"Perhaps," Grisha Adam looked at her and spoke slowly, "You can ask Him in person."

“…” Alice felt like she was being scolded, and she turned her eyes away silently.

She is also in this graffiti, a gradient-colored wheel floating on a silver trail that is barely recognizable as a river with no visible ripples.

Alice felt that the painting was really hurtful to her eyes, so she looked away and turned to look at another area.

A hand-painted red moon was hanging there, emitting a strange light. The first thing Alice noticed was the empty surroundings of the red moon and the non-existent symbols of the Outer Gods.

"Why, there's nothing here..." Alice quickly turned her eyes away from the red moon and asked again.

Grisha Adam's attitude remained gentle and patient. He did not seem to be as irritable as Klein. The fundamental reason might be that Alice was not that presumptuous... probably not.

He said calmly: "Frightened away."

"Ah?" Alice was confused. "But, didn't you say before..."

The former quasi-pillar turned to Alice and spoke calmly:
“Given your father’s current condition, it is indeed not suitable for him to appear before the Outer Gods.

"So, it was actually me who released the power to create a deterrent."

"My father..." Alice's lips moved. She wanted to say something but didn't know what to say.

Grisha Adam then stated:
“It is impossible for Him to stay away from the astral realm for the rest of His life. Once He gets close, He will be discovered. It is unrealistic to just hide.

"And I did this before, back in the Second and Third Ages, when the sun rose for this world.

"However, after I died, the power of the Outer Gods seeped in again..."

"She's my mother," Alice managed to say.

This sentence successfully silenced the surroundings. Grisha Adam looked at Alice, and his expression showed a little ripple, which was rare. He asked Alice:
"Your mother?"

"Of course," Alice nodded. "Actually, to Amon and Adam, you should also be their mother..."

Especially for Amon, the "Lord of Mysteries" should be the father... However, perhaps because he thinks He is a man, Amon never calls Him "mother"? Tsk, pedantic, so, maybe He should really become a witch...

"...In the Chaos Sea at that time, there was no remnant of the Witch's Path. It only contained the Hanged Man Path and the Sun Path, as well as the uniqueness of the Error Path," the Visionary finally couldn't help but interrupt Alice's thoughts. "And I don't understand why you are all so obsessed with the Witch?"

Alice showed that flattering expression again, and Grisha Adam held her in the same way as he held a baby. From this angle, Alice could even grab a handful of the priest's robe.

But Grisha Adam was obviously not deceived by her expression. He just stared at her quietly. After more than ten seconds, Alice looked away and argued:
"But don't you find it strange? As far as I know, the symbol of the 'Witch' path is feminine disaster. What does taking a bath in the 'Chaos Sea' have to do with feminine disaster? Is 'God' a woman? Hey, is our joke about 'God is unfair' true?"

"What is this?" Grisha Adam asked her.

“It’s just…” Alice blinked and introduced the wordplay on “God is unfair” and “God is a girl” as clearly as possible.

Grisha Adam nodded thoughtfully, and then said:

"You think the deification ritual of the 'Witch' path is weird. What do you think is wrong with it?"

Alice said, "Uh," and then she defended herself, "No, that's not what I said. I just think this ritual is weird. It has nothing to do with the symbolism and authority of this path, and it's also incompatible with the rituals of other true gods."

Grisha Adam nodded thoughtfully, then said:

"My previous focus was not on this. Fighting against the resurrected original will and establishing a human city-state consumed a lot of my energy. In addition, I also had to collect the remaining uniqueness and Sequence 1 Beyonder characteristics and research the correct Old Path.

“At that time, I had not thought deeply about rituals of other paths.”

"And then?" Alice asked. "When you died and were resurrected, during your time as Adam and the True Creator, did you not do anything?"

"No," Grisha Adam shook his head, "I did experiment with the 'Witch' path and the 'Red Priest' path, trying to create an existence with the potential to accommodate the 'City of Disaster', but due to the loss of control of some variables, my experiment failed in the end."

"What variables?" Alice asked.

"If you're curious, I can take you there after we leave the astral realm," Grisha Adam said calmly, "and since you think there seems to be something wrong with the 'Witch' path, I think maybe I should take you there to have a look..."

Alice was stunned for a moment. She realized that this matter had turned from satisfying her curiosity into a formal commission, so she asked:

"Where's my reward?"

"I'm not sure," Grisha Adam shook his head. "Your...your mother told me that you love ice cream very much. I can use ice cream as a price in exchange for your help, but it seems that what you want is not ice cream?" Alice smiled and replied:
"If you promise me this, then in the future, when you need my help, all I'll ask for is ice cream.

"To be honest, I once joked with Klein about being your angel of destiny... Ahem, after learning about what happened to Medici, I'm not very interested in this anymore. But despite that..."

She paused, then sighed, "I won't suffer any loss if I ask for your protection, right?"

"I understand," Grisha Adam nodded, "In this case, I will make you a future request. This request will still be valid after I become a true 'God', but you cannot use this request to do anything that harms humanity or the earth..."

His face was calm, and as if he was reading a contract, he stated the scope of his requirements and the obligations that Alice should fulfill. After Alice nodded, he spoke:
"Then the contract is established."

"...Those who break their promises shall be punished by being eaten by rocks?" Alice added subconsciously.

Grisha Adam hesitated for a moment before speaking: "I will add it to the contract."

——He obviously didn’t understand the meaning of this sentence.

Alice stopped talking. This was obviously a joke that no one in the current world knew. After all, Klein "traveled" before the birth of the original God, and Grisha Adam was a person from the last century. As for the goddess... Oh, Alice really didn't know the age of the goddess.

...Speaking of which, there are a lot of time travelers in Klein's place. Could there be any who have played Genshin Impact among them?
Alice put this strange thought aside and was about to bring up the real purpose of their trip when the would-be "God" suddenly spoke:
“The uniqueness and extraordinary nature of Bethel is still with you, isn’t it?”

Alice nodded.

“Except for what is needed, the rest shall be returned to the Abraham family.” He said calmly, his eyes calm, as if this was an order.

Alice became nervous for a moment, and she asked cautiously, "Do you mind if I use this as a bargaining chip to ask the Abraham family for some ice cream?"

"...I don't mind." Grisha Adam stopped looking at her.

Alice then asked, "Um, the kingdom of the Eternal Sun..."

Grisha Adam glanced at her, and his figure moved, and in an instant he appeared in front of a country that constantly emitted light and heat.

Alice looked at it intently. Klein had only told Alice before that they had trapped Storm, Wisdom, and Pure White in their respective kingdoms of God. Now that she saw it with her own eyes, Alice realized the value of these few words.

——For the true gods, the kingdom of God should be the safest and most powerful region, but right now, the kingdom of God of these three people has become a cage that binds them...

and……

Alice looked away with a strange expression and confirmed with Grisha Adam:

"You seem to be able to call upon their power...?"

"I just haven't taken back their uniqueness and extraordinary characteristics," Grisha Adam said calmly, "Pure White was born proud, and possesses the 'Sun' path, and is unwilling to yield. The path of the storm determines that He needs to be brave and fearless. Only wisdom..."

Grisha Adam paused and didn't say anything harsh, but Alice still praised him:
"He is even more of a fence-sitter than I am!"

“…” This would-be “dreamer” seemed to have encountered such a patient for the first time and was unable to find a suitable response for a while.

Fortunately, Alice didn't need to respond. After she sighed, she observed the "Eternal Blazing Sun" through the kingdom of God. His power passed through the kingdom of God and appeared outside, allowing Alice to see the fate of the "Eternal Blazing Sun" - well, it was a bit dazzling.

Alice covered her eyes with her hands, but she had already seen most of what she needed to see. She recalled the illusory dark ocean and the sun rising in it, and said in a strange tone:

"You'll never guess what I saw."

"What?" Grisha Adam asked cooperatively.

"I once told people that you are the sun rising from the sea..." Alice said slowly, "But now, I really see such a scene in Him. I see a golden sun rising from the deep black ocean..."

Grisha Adam was silent for a moment, then he said, "So, do you see a solution?"

"I'm the 'Wheel of Fortune'," Alice rolled her eyes, "not the 'Wheel of Questions and Answers', nor the 'Wheel of Omniscience and Omnipotence'."

Grisha Adam nodded, seemingly unaffected by her words, and spoke calmly:
"In that case, I'll take you back.

"Your mother should have already mastered the authority of The Fool, and Sefirah Castle originally belonged to her. As long as there is no prolonged, intense battle, it should have no impact.

"He can try to accommodate the uniqueness and extraordinary nature of the 'Gate' pathway.

"After this, I will give Him all the uniqueness and extraordinary properties of the 'wrong' path, including those that He doesn't need. I think you should know that Amon has a large amount of overflowing extraordinary properties."

Alice's expression twisted for a moment, and she responded, "Okay."

"So," the would-be "God" once again started a new topic, "I remember that your church seems to be still unsettled?"

Alice nodded hesitantly. Grisha Adam thought for a moment and asked:
"Ouroboros has reported to me what happened at that time. I believe there should be no irreconcilable conflicts between you?"

"Of course." Ellie said without hesitation.

"Do you need a Pope?" Grisha Adam asked next.

Alice was stunned for a moment before realizing what He meant. She couldn't help but frown and said:

“But He doesn’t believe in me at all!”

"He believes in fate," Grisha Adam shook his head. "Of course, you can refuse. This is a request..."

He paused, then sighed and said, "I think you have noticed that compared to you and that Will, Ouroboros' condition is very poor. He is almost..."

"It can almost be regarded as a puppet of fate," Alice pursed her lips and continued, "But I don't understand, what good is there in sending Him to me?" (End of this chapter)