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69 Divination Result

Alice watched the lightning storm sweep up the snake that bit her, and licked her lips quietly.

…smells so good.

The tip of her nose twitched twice, and the burnt smell gradually subsided after the lightning withdrew, but Alice still couldn't help swallowing her saliva and looked at Richaud's body with a longing look.

She subconsciously took a step forward, then stopped vigilantly. Her appetite and her instinctive desire for Beyonder characteristics mixed together. Alice was no longer able to tell what it was. She knew she had to leave here immediately.

As for the Beyonder characteristics that were precipitated... Hey, isn't there Klein?

Just send Klein over here, let Klein deliver the things above the gray fog, and I'll take him back... Oh, and that pipe-like thing... Is that Will's snake skin? Never mind, let Klein take it back first...

Before her extraordinary characteristics emerged, Alice used her last bit of sanity to appear in Mr. Fool's bedroom.

This wasn't the first time Klein had helped Alice with this kind of thing. However, after listening to Alice's description of the delicious smell of snake meat, he couldn't help but ask,

"...Is it your personality or instinct to stuff everything into your mouth?"

Alice looked up at the ceiling.

Since she refused to cooperate, Klein naturally couldn't continue to explore this problem alone. He cooperated with Alice to retrieve the extraordinary characteristics - it was a piece of paper covered with ghostly graffiti.

With the help of the gray fog, Alice stared at the winding lines on the paper for a while, and then she had the feeling of getting up at five in the morning and studying mathematics for thirteen hours in a row.

She mercilessly threw the piece of paper into the pile of junk, then said to Klein with lifeless eyes,

"I'm going to go back and get some sleep."

Then, without waiting for Klein to speak, she escaped into the gray fog and fell asleep.

…

Friday morning, in a double room in a Backlund hospital.

"By the way, Selina," Velma suddenly seemed to have thought of something when the topic was halfway through, and asked the burgundy-haired girl on the other bed, "What was the result of your last divination?"

Selina was stunned for a moment, and she realized that Velma was asking about the result that she was interrupted and didn't have time to say.

That was not a good result. Selina frowned as she looked at Wilma, feeling embarrassed again.

How should I tell her? Telling her that the result of this child might not be good? No, no, this won't work. Can I find a reason not to tell her...

After changing her mind, Selina quickly came up with an idea. She looked at Wilma and said awkwardly:

"This... To be honest, I am unfamiliar with the Intis card array, and the divination was not formal. After you got into trouble, I didn't open the card array, so I don't know the result of the divination..."

It was a reasonable answer, and Velma showed a disappointed expression after hearing it. Selina apologized in her heart and secretly applauded herself.

Unfortunately, before she could be happy for long, Wilma continued to ask:

"Selina, are you familiar with the card layout?

"I, I want you to tell my fortune again..."

Selina seemed to be embarrassed by this request. She clearly saw Wilma's embarrassed expression. She knew that even if she refused, Wilma would not say anything. But after hesitating for a few seconds, Selina couldn't help but said:

"OK.

"Let me try to calculate the past, present and future. This is the simplest algorithm."

So Wilma breathed a sigh of relief and smiled tiredly.

That smile made Selina inexplicably uneasy. She lowered her head to cover it up, spread out the tablecloth, and started shuffling the cards.

Orthodox tarot divination requires placing some gems around to increase the accuracy, but since the legs were already used as a table, and given the hospital environment, Selena didn't say anything.

She casually gathered the tarot cards, shuffled them in a confused state, drew out three cards at random, and then revealed them from left to right.

The first card on the left is the upright Wheel of Fortune, which represents the past and symbolizes a favorable change. It is easy to interpret. Selena immediately thought of Wilma and Alan's care for the child. She guessed that they must be very happy when they found the child.

Thinking of this, Selina couldn't help but think of the current situation. She sighed sadly, and then turned over the card representing the present.

Her expression froze.

That is - a reversed Wheel of Fortune.

How could there be two Wheels of Fortune in a deck of cards? Selina was shocked, but she was not fond of tarot divination, so maybe she really pretended to be wrong. Besides, she had never carefully counted the cards since entering the hospital.

Velma noticed her strange expression, so she asked:

"What's wrong, Selina? Is it the result..."

Velma's voice paused, and a look of worry appeared on her face again.

Selina knew she shouldn't continue to be in a daze. She took a deep breath and felt relieved inexplicably. She tried not to show her relief and spoke carefully:

"No, it's not what you think.

"It's a card..."

She paused, then pointed at the two Wheel of Fortune cards and said apologetically:

"Have you seen these two wheels of fortune? Well, I know you don't know much about tarot cards, but you should know that this is different from poker. There will be no repeated cards in a deck of tarot cards, right?"

Wilma nodded and then asked:

"I know.

"So this is..."

Selina sighed softly, "I'm so sorry, ma'am, I'm afraid there's something wrong with my deck... It's my fault for not checking my cards properly."

After saying this, Selina heaved a sigh of relief, and the last bit of worry in her heart disappeared. She didn't have to worry about getting inappropriate results in divination for a while.

Velma pursed her lips and looked at the cards on Selina's knees. After a few seconds of silence, she suddenly spoke when Selina was about to collect the cards:

"I'm sorry, but...

"Selina, can you reveal the last card as well?"

Selina was stunned for a moment, but the request was not excessive and she could not find a reason to refuse, so she once again revealed the last card with uneasiness.

That is another reversed Wheel of Fortune.

Selina couldn't help but gasp. The probability was too small. She was so shocked that she lost her voice and said:

"How is that possible?!"

Wilma said nothing, but confirmed:

"I remember this card. It's the same card you turned over when you read for me last time, isn't it?"

"...Yes." Selina admitted it, and the lingering uneasiness intensified again.

"What does it symbolize?" Wilma asked, "Is it something bad?"

Selina opened her mouth but couldn't say anything. Velma smiled as if she saw something and said,

"Go ahead... I'm mentally prepared."

Selina looked at Wilma blankly.

Realizing that Wilma's aura had inexplicably calmed down at this moment, as if she had figured something out, her smile gradually became peaceful and calm.

She seemed to no longer worry... Selina realized this in a trance, and she gave an absent-minded answer:

"Yes... This is the reversed Wheel of Fortune, which symbolizes that things will develop in a bad direction. This card symbolizes the future, so..."

"So, things are going to go badly in the future, right?" Velma calmly took over what Selina was struggling to say.

Selina finally confirmed Velma's indifference at this moment. She was confused, but still nodded.

Then Velma lowered her eyelids, and Selina saw her lower her head, stroking her belly with a gentle and sad look, and asked softly:

"Selina, can I ask you for a favor?"

"You say." Selina straightened her back.

"If..." Velma spoke in a soothing tone. Selina straightened her body and listened carefully, "If something happened to me..."

As soon as these words came out, Selina was shocked. She was shocked and wanted to open her mouth to stop them, but Velma smiled and raised her head as if she had expected it, and shook her head gently.

Velma cast a pleading look at Selina's face, interrupting her words.

Then, Wilma lowered her head again, stroked her belly and whispered:

"If anything happens to me, remember to help me persuade Alan... don't be too sad.

"It's not good for your health."

These last words were like a bolt of thunder, shocking Selina so much that she stood there in a daze. She was unable to react at all. In silence, Alan pushed the door open and walked in.

"What are you talking about?" the surgeon asked them after closing the door gently.

"Just chatting... Are you here to check on the ward?" Wilma asked Alan as if she hadn't said anything just now.

Selina opened her mouth but couldn't say a word. She suddenly remembered what she had heard in the past - a dying person can feel his or her own death.

She looked at Velma absentmindedly, wondering in her mind whether the rumor was true.

…

Alice slept very well that night and did not wake up until Friday night. When she woke up, she looked out at the night sky and almost thought that she had not slept for long.

Fortunately, she woke up quickly and realized that she couldn't go back in time no matter what, so she got up again, got up slowly and ate.

There was quite a bit of food to choose from at this point. Alice was happily chewing on the pie, and then she thought of Klein again.

She just confirmed that she had not slept for more than one day, so today should be Friday. Klein should be assassinating Mr. X from the Aurora Society right now.

Therefore, the "magic mirror" that impressed her so deeply should be pretending to be Klein.

So she thought about it and appeared in Klein's bedroom as if she was familiar with it. As expected, she saw the illusion on the bed.

This illusion seemed so fake to Alice. She shook her head, dragged a chair to the bedside and sat down, and said to the illusion or Arrodes who dared not speak:

"I have something to ask you."

"What's your question?" Arrodes said respectfully in the voice of Dwayne Dantes.

Alice was silent for two seconds, then uttered a meaningless sigh:

"If there were tape recorders in this era, I would make you call me Master, and then record it and play it for Klein."

Arrodes didn't dare to speak. Alice glanced at it, not expecting it to respond. She just thought about it and thought of a question:

"The potion formula of 'Chaos Walker', the auxiliary material is called 'All the fragments of a broken prophecy', how to collect it?"

She was supposed to ask Arrodes what it was, but then she thought of the mirror's question-and-answer feature, so she decided to change it to how to collect it.

After all, Alice could probably guess what it was, but she just couldn't give an exact definition.

This question did not stump Arrodes. After all, the number of "Chaos Walkers" was not small. Arrodes easily gave the answer:

"It depends on the carrier of the broken prophecy.

"For example, a prophecy written on paper can be burned to ashes.

"For example, the prophecies that appear in the form of various paintings can have the paint scraped off.

"The prophecy in the crystal ball can shatter the crystal ball...

"In addition, it would be best if this prophecy is related to the user himself, or broken by the user himself, so that the power it carries will be more complete..."

Alice looked at Arrodes' detailed suggestions and fell into deep thought.

Alice actually knows a prophecy that is related to her and broken by her - although that prophecy has not actually been broken yet.

That was the dream she had sat down in after her first encounter with Will Auceptin.

Alice was deeply impressed by the scene in her dream where she climbed to the top of the tower and was eventually swallowed by another giant white snake. To this day, she has realized that it was the Mercury Snake, the mythical creature form of the "Destiny" path.

But prophetic dreams are symbolic. At the very beginning, Alice thought that the snake was Will Auceptin and she was the material for Will Auceptin's potion.

Later, Alice regarded the dream as a revelation of her chance to become a god, and that she might be able to escape her mortality through death.

Just now, after Arrodes asked for a prophecy, Alice thought of the dream again. She had been forced to peek into her own dead end twice, and the result was always the same dream. Therefore, it must be a prophecy about a dead end.

But could Will Auceptin really push her to that point?

Until now, Alice has actually doubted this matter - there is Ouroboros who seems to be watching but is actually slightly biased, there is the future Lord of Mysteries, there is the current Goddess of Night, and Will Auceptin who has not yet been born. Why? Alice

suspects that the snake that intended to swallow her in the prophetic dream is someone else, such as... a real "incarnation of fate".

Her eyes darkened as she looked at Arrodes, who was pretending to be Dwayne Dantes, and asked a question without thinking:

"If the carrier of the prophecy is a dream...how can I obtain the fragments of that dream?"

(End of this chapter)

70 Porn Maniac

Arrodes, who had the good habit of answering every question, immediately said:

"You can..."

Before it could finish its words, Alice frowned, stopping it from continuing:

"Someone is coming... I saw the butler walking towards this side."

Arrodes paused, and Alice was not sure how it answered the unfinished answer. Anyway, she did not hear a word, only a question:

"You are not going to stop him?"

Alice didn't say anything. She spread her spiritual power and searched around. After discovering that Klein was rushing over from a few streets away, she decided to ignore the matter and watch the fun. She said to the illusion of Dwayne Dantès,

"No.

"Well... almost done, get ready."

Having said this, she disappeared from where she was.

The master bedroom was on the third floor. Walter took a while to go upstairs. After the knock on the door, Dwayne Dantes asked weakly on the bed:

"who?"

Alice began to count the questions in her mind.

Walter turned the handle and pushed the door open a crack:

"Sir, Bishop Elektra is here to visit you.

"Will you meet him in the parlor or living room, or will you invite him directly to the bedroom?"

Of course he invited me to the bedroom, as if he could get up... Alice muttered to herself, silently searching for Klein's progress on the journey.

After a brief silence, Dwayne Dantes responded, "Please ask him to come to the bedroom."

"Yes, sir." Walter motioned to Richardson to urge the maid to prepare tea, while he walked downstairs and led the Bishop Elektra of the Church of Night upstairs.

Soon, Elektra entered the bedroom and saw Dwayne Dantes lying on the bed, looking a little haggard.

"Richardson, please sit down, Bishop." Dwayne Dantes smiled with a slightly pale face.

Alice was stunned for a moment. There was obviously a missing problem here. It took her some time to realize that this was a big adventure. Then, she saw Richardson looking at her with confusion.

Did he see me? No, that's not right. It was the chair. He saw the chair!

Richardson was clearly confused by the chair next to the bed.

But as a mature valet, he did not ask his master whether he had a private meeting with anyone here. He just walked to the chair, bent down and asked Bishop Elektra to sit down.

Bishop Elektra also realized that this person had obviously just met someone, but he couldn't ask about his identity. He took a few steps forward, observed Dwayne Dantès's face, and asked with concern:

"Dawn, how are you feeling? Have you asked the internist to come?"

Dwayne Dantes coughed twice, then smiled and said,

"I'm almost well now. I think I'll be able to go to church tomorrow or the day after tomorrow and listen to your sermon."

"That's good. I was thinking about whether I should pray to the goddess for your protection." Elektra laughed, took a step aside and sat down on the chair, while Alice stood up in horror and gave her seat.

At this time, Dwayne Dantès glanced at the bishop and laughed,

"Actually, I have always had a question, can the clergy of the Goddess Church get married?"

Alice stood aside and looked sideways at Bishop Elektra, remembering what happened with the captain and Ms. Daly.

It should be possible, right? Hmm, but it doesn't seem quite the same. After all, the Nighthawks and the clergy are not the same thing...

Elektra, who was still two years away from turning forty, sighed and laughed,

"This problem has actually troubled us for a long time.

"In many ancient theological councils, archbishops had fierce arguments over this issue.

On the one hand, they believe that servants serving the goddess must remain holy, regardless of gender, otherwise it would be blasphemy against God. On the other hand, they find the words of the goddess in classics such as "The Revelation of the Night", and believe that the goddess is encouraging marriage and encouraging equal and normal interactions between the sexes. Clergy should be role models, not counterexamples, and this is the greatest respect for the goddess.

"In modern times, this issue has been basically shelved. The church neither prohibits nor encourages it. The only requirement is that married clergy cannot allow their families to live in the church."

Dwayne Dantes nodded slowly, his lips curled up as he asked,

"Bishop, do you have a wife?"

One more question... Alice blinked.

Bishop Elektra, who had a thin face and not very good-looking, but was inexplicably pleasing to the eye, sighed and said with an unconcealed smile:

"Two years ago, I entered the marriage hall under the witness of the goddess, and this year I happened to have a child.

"I originally wanted to remain single to serve the goddess, but in the end..."

As he spoke, he laughed at himself and shook his head.

Alice stared at Bishop Elektra for a few seconds and decided to ask him if he planned to have another child when she had the chance.

Bishop Elektra then continued the previous topic and asked:

"You seem to be single too, are you considering marriage?"

This question made Alice stunned for a moment. She observed Klein who was still rushing back and seriously thought about the possibility that he would want to fall in love and get married.

At first, Alice was limited to the subtle misunderstanding and had doubted Klein's sexual orientation and his relationship with Amon. Later, Alice gradually realized the lack of gender concept in mythological creatures and that it was impossible for Klein and Amon to be together.

But Alice had never thought about the possibility that Klein might fall in love. She knew that Klein's original goal was to go home. Now, even if he couldn't go home, he was struggling between revenge and finding out the truth. He seemed to have no time for love, but...what if?

Alice couldn't help but worry, because the answer to this question was actually very important to her. After all, she hoped that Klein's future lover would not mind her boyfriend getting pregnant and having children.

Otherwise she might really have to ask the goddess for help.

Alice sighed and turned her attention back to the topic at hand.

Bishop Elektra asked a second question without waiting for Dwayne Dantes to answer:

"What kind of lady do you like? Perhaps I can help you introduce the right one."

Huh? This... Alice looked at Klein who was still on his way, then silently looked at Arrodes, waiting for his answer.

Dwayne Dantès coughed again and said with a smile:

"In the past, in order to accumulate wealth, I always chose to take risks, so I didn't want to get married, fearing that I would be a burden to the other person. Haha, I like many types of people, I'm not picky.

"I like women who are older than me and can give me warmth and make me feel at ease..."

Before he finished speaking, Richardson, the valet beside him, suddenly froze in shock. He then turned his head to look to the side, then lowered his head uncomfortably, with an inexplicable burning pain on his face.

Alice noticed Richardson's reaction, and her eyebrows twitched. From the nature of the game of Truth or Dare, she realized that this might not be the woman Dwayne Dantes liked, but the one Richardson liked.

Alice observed a moment of silence for Klein, who had already appeared on Böklund Street, and then continued to watch the excitement.

——This won't let Klein's identity be revealed, nor will it ruin his plan... right?

Dwayne Dantes seemed unaware and continued:

"She is much younger than me, innocent, lively, and makes people feel like they are seeing the morning, full of vitality. I like her too..."

With what happened before, Alice's eyes subconsciously searched the room. She saw that the smile on Bishop Elektra's face suddenly froze. She raised her palm, clenched it into a fist, put it against her mouth, and coughed twice.

Alice realized that this was the image of a woman that Mr. Bishop liked.

Dwayne Dantès did not stop, shook his head, sighed and smiled,

"I have had a love or marriage before, but because of their status, people dare not approach them and can only look at them from afar. I also like them. They are full of charm, and every move makes people intoxicated. It is difficult to restrain, and I always dream about them..."

The butler Walter, who was standing nearby, suddenly trembled, as if he had just experienced a dream from which he did not want to wake up but was extremely resistant, and it was difficult to tell whether it was good or bad.

Alice took a deep breath as she watched this scene. She glanced at the vengeful spirit, Senior, who appeared beside the bed. Then, she moved and appeared beside Klein not far away.

"Look at the bright side," she patted Klein's shoulder with sympathy, "At least Bishop Elektra, your butler, and your valet don't like men or weird creatures."

Klein took a breath and looked at Alice with horror.

"So," Alice asked sincerely, "what kind do you like?"

"?" Klein looked at Alice in confusion.

Alice blinked and explained her real intention: "I'm worried that your future girlfriend or wife would mind you getting pregnant and having a child."

"…" Klein looked away and ignored her.

They didn't stay outside for too long. Even though Klein came back in time, due to Arrodes' previous efforts, Bishop Elektra didn't stay for long. She hurriedly drank a few sips of tea and left.

Alice took Klein, who had transformed back into Dwayne Dantes, upstairs. As soon as they entered the room, Dwayne Dantes stood up from the bed and saluted:

"Welcome back, my great master.

"Your humble and loyal servant Arrodes did a good job. Well done."

"That's good," Alice said before Klein could speak, "At least your master doesn't have homosexuality, fetishes, or freak problems."

Arrodes became visibly more nervous.

When Klein saw this, the corner of his mouth twitched. He reached out and pulled Alice behind him, sighed and said,

"Not bad, the disguise is good.

"But when you're chatting, try not to irritate others."

"I, I will pay attention!" The image of the fake Dwayne Dantes quickly disappeared, and a small mirror appeared on the pillow.

On the mirror, a silvery-white light burst out, wriggling and condensing into words:

"Thank you for your affirmation. I will always follow your footsteps and look forward to the next opportunity to serve you~"

After a stick-drawn goodbye expression, the mirror returned to normal.

"It really seems to think that's a yes," Alice said, turning her head in amazement.

"If it were you, you would also think this is certain." Klein glanced at her and said, "By the way, do me a favor."

Alice blinked at him.

Klein explained to Alice, "I'm going to herd Mr. X's spirit later. Can you let me draw the 'Traveler's Gate'?"

Alice knew this skill. She preferred to call it a "portal" or "travel." Its function was to allow people to teleport through the spirit world. If Klein had this skill today, he would not have become a nymphomaniac.

But there is no if in this kind of thing. Alice looked at the erotic maniac Dwayne Dantes and said with pity:

"Well, put a coin in the wishing machine, poor gentleman."

Klein felt around his body and pulled out a gold coin and a copper coin. He looked up at Alice, hesitated for a moment under her glare, and handed the gold coin over.

"Why don't you give me some too?" Alice asked him after taking the gold coins.

Klein opened his eyes wide in surprise. After a moment of silence, he handed over the one-penny copper coin and stared at the gold coin that Alice had not yet put away.

Alice ignored the look. She put the two coins away and said to Klein,

"That's enough."

"I'll send you a book next time," Klein threatened expressionlessly.

Alice opened her eyes wide in anger. Klein ignored her, looked around, and suddenly trembled violently.

"What's wrong with you?" Alice frowned, thought for a moment, and blocked the direction of his sight.

Klein exhaled, feeling much better, and sighed to Alice:

"I have a revolver called 'Death Knell', it is a magical item..."

He explained to Alice in detail the side effects of the death knell, and then explained at the end:

"It seems that the weakness this time may be fear of mirrors."

Alice looked at Klein in surprise. Klein suddenly felt his spirituality gradually filling up. Having had similar experiences before, he immediately realized that this was a "reboot." Sure enough, when Alice moved aside, he looked at the mirror again and was no longer trembling.

"It's really useful…" Klein exclaimed with envy, "So, you're not afraid of the side effects of most magical items anymore?"

"Well, that's not the case," Alice shook her head. "The side effects of those magical items can't work on me. Isn't it because the owner of the Beyonder characteristics couldn't attack me when he was alive?"

Klein nodded thoughtfully, then asked:

"Can I ask you for help next time I encounter this situation?"

"I can't promise that I will help you," Alice glanced at Klein, "After all, if I leave the weakness on you, you will be in danger…"

Klein gritted his teeth. He knew what Alice had not finished saying. Not only would Alice not help him, but she would also make him encounter the things he feared frequently, and then enjoy his fear. (End of this chapter)