The Infinite Journey of a Certain Flame

What's wrong with this woman?

Unfortunately...

"I don't know how it happened, but she's become our partner now, that's all."

Kiana said calmly.

In any case, with Alicia turning against them, at least they'll know who's in this town.

Although she was being secretive and had no intention of revealing the location of her boss.

But if we spend enough time together, sooner or later we'll be able to pry information out of her—no, I mean, obtain information.

Kiana thought to herself.

"Ok."

Although Bronya was unaware of her ulterior motives, she was willing to believe her.

"It's a pleasure to meet you, Miss Alicia."

"Me too. Your name is... Bronya, right? Hehe, Mei has mentioned you before~ You're a little different from what she described."

Alicia responded with a beaming smile.

Her nonchalant demeanor made the two men wonder if this pursuit was part of her plan.

"Huh? Mei has mentioned me before..." Bronya paused for a moment.

Then it dawned on her that this Alicia was someone Mei had encountered in the Paradise of the Past.

Therefore, it doesn't seem surprising that they know about themselves.

Bronya thought this to himself, then spread his hands to indicate:

"Alright, Mei might be pleasantly surprised to see you. Now, let's go meet up with her."

"Good~"

The three of them then took a step and jumped off the tall building.

Although the town was teeming with enemies and monsters, this did not hinder the three's actions.

Soon, they returned to the place where Mei and Gretchen were.

A charming little house with a garden and fountain.

At this moment, Grey is taking photos in the garden of this small house.

Because the group had gone through many battles since entering the town, she had plenty of paint.

The figures on the canvas became clearer and clearer, as if they would jump out of the canvas soon.

Mei stood behind her, carefully examining the painting.

As I was looking around, I suddenly heard the door open.

"came back?"

She retorted without hesitation.

"Hi~ Mei, did you miss me?"

When Mei heard Alicia's familiar voice, she was surprised, just as Bronya had guessed.

Unfortunately, at this moment, she felt only surprise, not joy: "..."

"Oh dear, don't stare at me like that, it'll make me feel embarrassed."

Alicia waved her hand, with an attitude of 'Ugh! How annoying~'.

Seeing this, Mei's expression became even more serious.

She turned her head to look at Kiana.

They were just discussing keeping their secrets from each other, but now they've brought over an extraordinary person.

Mei was starting to suspect that the two of them were hiding this from her.

Why would she come here?

"Ah, well, that's a long story," Kiana said slowly, scratching the back of her head.

"Then you'll get to the point?"

Mei continued to question him.

"Okay, it's actually quite simple. She felt that she was better off here, so she switched jobs."

Kiana spread her hands to explain.

Upon hearing her explanation, Mei found it even more unbelievable.

Is that all there is to it that led to betrayal?

The pink fairy in this world really has no bottom line...

"Oh dear, don't make that face~ It'll make me unhappy."

As if oblivious to the awkward atmosphere, Alicia strolled over to Gretchen's side.

"Gresh~ How are you feeling without Kosmo around?"

Hearing her call her name, Gretchen immediately turned around and replied, "It's Sister Alicia, oh wait, um..."

After suddenly mentioning Alicia's name, Gretsch deliberately stopped talking, then changed her words to, "It's the pink fairy lady."

This behavior goes beyond simply revealing something; it's downright blatant fabrication.

Kiana and Mei exchanged a glance, both feeling that the little girl was hiding something from them.

However...

"Yes! It's me."

Alicia showed not the slightest discomfort at Gretsch's reaction, as if she was completely used to Gretsch's strangeness, or perhaps she had already guessed the truth Gretsch was hiding.

Facing Kiana's gaze, Alicia simply waved her hand: "Don't be shy, I was just playing along with the girl's prank. Now, I have some crucial information to tell you."

"Oh?"

Upon hearing this, Kiana and the others became interested.

Although the quirky pink fairy in front of us seems carefree, since she's willing to be honest, no one minds listening to her.

Then everyone regretted it.

Because Alicia wasn't actually saying anything.

Instead of providing intelligence, it hinted at it in the form of a prophecy: "Deep within the palace, the Great Demon King's subordinates await the arrival of a hero to join him and defeat him."

"Brave painter, find him with the fairy's guidance, and defeat the Demon King to find your way home!"

"What are you talking about?!" Mei and Kiana couldn't help but complain in unison.

Unfortunately, complaints aside...

Since Alicia had already decided to lead the way, all they could do was follow the fairy lady toward the location of the Great Demon King.

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"So, that woman betrayed you?"

“Watch your words, Möbius. In the end, nobody truly wants to obey his orders.”

Inside the palace guarded by Mebius, a masked man arrogantly confronted Mebius.

If it were anyone else, they would probably have been dissected and studied.

After all, daring to be so arrogant in front of a snake might get you torn to pieces.

But he wasn't worried about that. In fact, he was more interested in the possibility that Mebius could be provoked and have a good fight with him.

After all, he had always wanted to tear this woman, who was constantly trying to dissect and dissect him, to shreds.

Compared to this goal, does it matter what kind of strange world we've been dragged into?

"Shut up, you idiot."

Mebius and Thousand Calamity had a rather unpleasant relationship; one could say he wished he could devour him alive.

Of course, Qianjie wanted to tear her to pieces, while Mebius wanted to slice him up for research.

Both sides have roughly the same attitude towards each other, so it's impossible to expect a quiet and polite dialogue.

"Humph!"

Qian Jie snorted coldly, then turned around: "Don't let me find out you're up to any more tricks behind my back, or you'll be torn to shreds!"

After saying this, Qianjie smashed through the palace wall and left.

As the bricks and stones fell,

A cloud of dust rose.

Inside the palace, only Mebius remained standing, her eyes tightly closed, the veins on her palms bulging, as if she were trying her best to suppress some emotion, which, if it were to erupt, would likely cause a devastating catastrophe.

After a long while, she slowly opened her eyes, looked at the scenery outside the palace, and her eyes were filled with anger.

"Just a mere experimental subject!"

She will not let Qianjie go.

But she had to admit that Qianjie was extremely powerful.

She couldn't do anything to him, nor could she find a reason to punish Qianjie.

"Qian Jie, I will not let you go easily. One day you will be lying on the operating table in the laboratory, waiting to be dissected by me."

She said it in a sinister tone.

At this moment, this matter can be put aside for the time being.

Alicia's departure has resulted in a significant shortage of combat power on our side.

Moreover, that woman isn't directionally challenged; she could bring outsiders here anytime she wanted.

When that time comes, things won't be so good.