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11 New Mushrooms

"Anyway, it should be a place He is very familiar with," Alice continued to guess, "Maybe He thinks we will be very familiar with it too... Oh, by the way, was there anything you wanted to ask just now?"

"It's nothing, actually." Klein shook his head. "I just felt that you seemed to know a lot about the seal hidden in the Western Continent? Even if that seal is related to this… Sefirah Castle, how did you know that I could unlock it? And you said that you know other people like this?"

"Hmm..." Alice frowned and looked at him, "Let me think about what I can tell you..."

Is this another secret that only angels can know...? Klein glanced at Alice, and the desire to be promoted began to brew again.

——He didn't even seem to be qualified to know what he was about to face.

Alice explained carefully:

"Anyway, the first part can't be told, and the second part... uh, I feel like if I tell you too clearly, you'll guess things you shouldn't guess...

"Anyway, the other person I'm talking about is Amon - there may be more than one person who meets the requirements, but for now, Amon is the only one I know."

Amon... Klein glanced at Alice after hearing this name. After a moment's hesitation, he asked bluntly,

"...You're not really betting on both sides, are you?"

"?" Alice stared at him in shock. "Are you crazy? I feel like Amon wants to strangle me to death - no, I should say that He wants me to become His 'favored one'."

Alice emphasized the word "favored one" and then looked at Klein and sneered:

"Just like Mr. Fool's 'Follower', except that yours is a puppet and Amon's is a clone. They are both figurines placed in the cabinet, there is no difference... uh."

Her voice suddenly paused, and then her eyes reflected a kind of fear. She looked at Klein with a terrified look and asked cautiously,

"...You won't make a figurine of me and put it in the cabinet, right?"

She should be asking me if I would turn her into a doll... To be honest, if turning her into a doll won't kill her, I really want to do it, so I don't have to worry about her not being obedient...

Klein glanced at Alice subtly and avoided answering her question:

"The words you use make me feel like a pervert..."

"Why do you think you're a pervert if you don't have such thoughts?" Alice opened her eyes wide.

Klein looked at Alice in silence for two seconds before disconnecting her from the gray fog.

Falling back to the real world from the gray fog, Alice opened her eyes angrily and jumped up from the ground. Then she paused and looked around cautiously.

After carefully observing the surroundings and confirming through spiritual intuition, Alice slowly breathed a sigh of relief and muttered,

"Fortunately, they didn't come over..."

Her figure flashed and disappeared on the spot.

…

After driving Alice away, Klein did not leave the gray fog immediately. Instead, he sighed in the empty palace.

There was still one last sentence left to promise Alice her honorific name, but it didn't matter, it wasn't urgent - after all, judging from Alice's attitude of not being worried at all, she probably had forgotten about this matter completely.

This also indirectly reflects that the matter is not urgent, otherwise she would have been anxious.

Klein shook his head and began to think about the most important issue at the moment—the gift prepared for Alice has not been found yet!

What should I give her?

Klein now deeply regretted his decision.

Ask her for ice cream... No, that's definitely not okay, anything like that won't work, it shouldn't be considered a gift...

The monocle originally belonged to her, so she couldn't just use it to be perfunctory...

...What exactly should I send?!

Klein pondered over what Alice wanted. He thought and thought, and finally dug up something from his memory that happened a long time ago - Alice once wanted a messenger of her own.

...How about sending her a messenger?

No, let's not talk about how to do this, I may not be able to find the messenger she wants... Let me think about it, maybe I can give her a contract, the kind used to contract a messenger...

Klein's eyes suddenly lit up, and he felt that he had come up with a brilliant idea.

…

The deck of cards that had been left behind by Chief Colin Iliad of the City of Silver served as a guide at this moment. Alice had gained experience from directly feeling the chaotic rules and power of the "God-Forsaken Land" for the second time.

This experience was not enough to help her stay fully awake, but if the program was set in advance, she could execute it - I mean, she would not be unable to recognize the direction, and if there were road signs, she could choose a sign and walk towards it.

This doesn't require any brainpower, you just need to move a little bit when choosing a target at the beginning.

…

A few people were left behind to guard the camp, while the rest entered Afternoon Town, clearing the streets one by one and exploring the interiors of the houses. This was the work arrangement for Silver City over the next few days.

As the overall leader, the chief is of course the one who takes the lead in the exploration.

After Alice dropped a deck of tarot cards and left, he did not immediately send people to collect potion materials for Alice, nor did he immediately enter Afternoon Town to explore. Instead, he tested the deck of tarot cards first.

It seemed that every card in that deck had the power to make people lucky. The specific degree of luck each card brought and whether they could be stacked was difficult to judge. Therefore, after confirming that there was at least no problem with this deck of cards in general, the chief chose to cheat.

——He handed the decision-making power to Derrick.

Of course, it wasn't a direct question, but it wasn't too tactful either. He just called Derrick over, told him the origin of the deck and the test results, and asked him if he wanted to take it with him.

So the little "Sun" set out with trust in Miss Fate. He did not encounter any accidents along the way. He reached his destination and brought back the body of a "Raven Shadow Snake".

The chief couldn't help but want to use this deck of tarot cards.

Derrick was very hesitant in answering this idea:

"That... that lady seems to be fickle. Although she... uh, she doesn't look like someone who would harm anyone, it's best not to rely too much on the luck she gives you. Note ①

"Also, when He comes back later, maybe I should ask Him about this..."

The Chief easily understood what Derrick wanted to say—it can be used, but don't rely on it, and remember to ask Alice when she comes back.

So, in the following time, he took this deck of tarot cards and led the team to explore the afternoon town. The progress... cannot be said to be fast, but it can only be said to be very fast.

It's not that they didn't encounter monsters, but the monsters they encountered not only attacked openly, but were also basically very fragile. They were either injured or not very strong in fighting.

The chief felt that his understanding of fate had been completely refreshed.

While Alice did not return, he led the team to complete another day of exploration and returned to the camp to rest. When he closed his eyes and was drowsy, he suddenly subconsciously picked up the sword and slashed in one direction.

Then, he heard a familiar, shrill scream:

"It really hurts!"

With a scream, the arm put the sword back to its original position along its original trajectory. A dazzling light came through his eyelids, and the Chief quickly realized who it was. He slowly opened his eyes and saw Alice staring at him.

"...Sorry?" He apologized tentatively and began to think about what he should do to express his apology.

Alice didn't argue with him about it, but asked with a little curiosity:

"How amazing! You didn't even open your eyes. Although I can sense the sudden appearance of a stranger in the room, our methods should be different?

" "Well, let me think... I remember you did this suddenly last time... Is this a... a conditioned reflex? No, maybe it should be called... uh...

"Battle instinct?"

The chief nodded, remembering what Derrick had told him. Just as he was about to speak, Alice waved her hand and said,

"You want to go to sleep... I'll talk to you when you wake up. Bye~"

This didn't seem to be a polite remark. After waving her hand, Alice looked around and finally landed on the animal hide under the chief. She asked carefully:

"Do you have anything like that?"

——Two animal-skin tents were set up in the town's camp in the afternoon, but the chief did not rest in the tents. Instead, he spread an animal-skin mat on the ground and slept on it.

Alice's request was not difficult, and she quickly got a hide mat, spread it on the ground, and lay down on it.

She did not try to fall asleep immediately, but lay flat on her back and looked at the sky.

The sky of the "God-forsaken Land" is different from the outside world. It has no stars, no moon, and no sun. It is a dead black, with only the occasional lightning that barely brings light.

This was a place where one couldn't even count the stars if one was insomniac—however, compared to her, who realized she could fall asleep through meditation several years after becoming a Beyonder, everyone in the "God-Forsaken Land" should have retained this skill.

No, it should be said that for every Beyonder, there seems to be an ordinary person in their city...

Alice tried to recall what she saw in Moon City, and she soon fell silent again.

After meeting her, Moon City's High Priest Nim reported a clear year. On the one hand, this reflected that Moon City still retained the ability to tell time, and was not like Silver City, which lacked a clear concept of "day". On the other hand, it also made Alice feel indescribably shocked.

Three thousand seven hundred and twenty-one years - even though Alice felt that the time she had actually lived might be longer than this, after all, she might have slept for thousands of years, but this was still a long time that made her have no idea.

She couldn't imagine how the people of Yuecheng had persisted. Even if one generation was one hundred years, 3,721 years would be at least 37 generations. Moreover, in a ghost place like the "God-forsaken Land", the human lifespan was probably much shorter - Yuecheng had already gone through countless generations.

Moreover, Moon City is not like Silver City. They have no food, and cannot directly see the Giant King's Court. There is only a gray fog that can't give any feedback - their only task is to guard the gray fog and pray to a god who will never respond.

"If I have to live like this, I might as well die..." Alice muttered and fell asleep.

…

On the "Future", in the pirate restaurant.

After leaving the gray fog, Cattleya kept thinking until dinner time, and finally made up her mind.

She expected to find Frank Lee in the restaurant, where he should theoretically be having dinner, but there was no sign of him.

Cattleya frowned suddenly.

She thought about it, walked to Frank Lee's room, and knocked on the door tentatively.

Frank Lee quickly came out and opened the door. After seeing Cattleya, he smiled heartily and said,

"Captain? Why are you here?"

"I have something to talk to you about," Cattleya explained as she walked in, "but I didn't see you in the restaurant."

"Oh!" Frank Lee suddenly realized, "I am writing to Hermann to share my latest research results with him!"

"The latest...research results?" Cattleya felt her brain freeze for a moment, and her hair stood on end subconsciously.

"Yes!" Frank Lee introduced excitedly as if he hadn't noticed anything, "I used the flesh and blood of the 'Rose Bishop' to successfully cultivate a new kind of mushroom..."

"The flesh and blood of the Rose Bishop?" Cattleya couldn't help but interrupt him.

Frank Lee paused for a moment, and then he quickly explained, having had this experience:

"Oh no, it's not Heath Doyle's, it's... I don't know whose it is.

"Anyway, I created a whole new kind of mushroom!"

He looked at Cattleya with an expectant look. After two seconds of silence, Cattleya asked:

"Oh? What is it?"

"As long as there are fish, this mushroom will continue to reproduce!" Frank Lee immediately introduced happily, "We don't have to worry about not having mushrooms to eat during our voyage! Moreover, it can be hybridized with beef and tastes great!"

It seems that Miss Destiny's request is not too difficult to achieve... Cattleya looked at Frank Lee with excitement in his eyes and this thought popped up in her mind.

"Its only flaw is that it can't catch fish on its own," Frank Lee continued. "It needs help, but I don't think that's a big problem - Nina said that this way they won't pollute the ocean."

Seeing that Frank Lee was about to continue sharing, Cattleya quickly stated the purpose of her trip:

"...Do you remember the lady who boarded the ship with Hermann?"

Frank Lee paused for a moment, then immediately continued:

"Of course I remember. I sent some dried mushrooms to Hermann and planned to ask Hermann to pass some to her -"

"She, no, Him," Cattleya interrupted Frank Lee again, "Miss Destiny has a commission for you to complete."

"...Commission?" Frank Lee was stunned for a moment. "What kind of commission?"

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 12 Appeasement or turning point?

As the saying goes, everything is difficult at the beginning, everything is difficult in the middle, everything is difficult at the end, everything...

In short, even though she spent half an afternoon mustering up her courage, Cattleya still felt uneasy when she really had to tell Frank Lee about Alice's commission.

Objectively speaking, this is a good thing - if Frank Lee can stop conducting experiments on the "Future".

But, after all, this commission was actually given to her. Perhaps she should give Frank Lee something as compensation, such as... a Sequence 5 Beyonder characteristic?

Cattleya felt even more nervous.

Under Frank Lee's questioning gaze, Cattleya took a deep breath and carefully recounted Alice's commission:

"He needs a crop that can grow in a completely dark environment. In addition, the land there is polluted and crops cannot grow normally. There are also many monsters around..."

"Hmm..." Frank Lee frowned slightly, as if thinking about how to achieve this result. "Crops that grow in extreme environments... Got it!"

He paced around the room as if he had suddenly come up with a good idea:

"We can improve the direct results and change the absorbing fish into..."

"Ahem," Cattleya couldn't help but cough as a reminder, "I think you need to eat something first."

"Oh, yes," Frank Lee said as if he had just remembered this, "I need to eat something first, yes..."

Having said this, Frank Lee walked past Cattleya and headed towards the Pirate Restaurant in a daze.

Cattleya followed him worriedly, and it turned out that her decision was not wrong. After Frank Lee selected some mushrooms and fish, he sat in the corner without moving, and seemed to have no intention of eating.

Just as Cattleya was about to go over and ask, Frank Lee suddenly moved. He picked up the mushrooms and placed them on the fish, then poured the milk in the cup onto them.

Cattleya walked over unable to bear it any longer and heard Frank Lee muttering:

"No, this alone won't work. We also need to eliminate the pollution..."

"?" Cattleya began to reflect on whether her decision to tell Frank Lee about this matter was correct.

"Frank," she couldn't help but walk over and say, "maybe you can finish your meal first, and then write to Hermann - I remember you have his contact, you can talk to him or Miss Fortune, maybe it will give you some inspiration."

Miss Destiny probably can't reply to the letter now... I hope the World won't bother Mr. Fool to deliver the letter.

Cattleya's proposal was agreed by Frank Lee - judging from Frank Lee's performance.

In the face of Cattleya's shocked eyes, Frank Lee's eyes lit up and he said excitedly, "Yes, I can talk to them!"

Next, he grabbed the fish and mushrooms soaked in milk and quickly stuffed them into his mouth. He chewed them and swallowed them along with the fish bones.

"...?" Seeing that he was about to go back, Cattleya followed him worriedly and did not stop until he returned to the room.

She did not stay at the door of Frank Lee's room, but returned to the captain's room, took out a crystal ball, and after reciting a spell, the scene in Frank Lee's room appeared in the crystal ball.

After returning to the room, Frank Lee took out two written letters and opened the envelopes. Cattleya's mind moved, and the crystal ball automatically zoomed in and out, clearly showing the contents of the letters.

Well, mainly about those mushrooms...

As Cattleya watched, Frank Lee added a few words to each of the two letters, mentioning Alice's commission and his ideas, and finally stuffed three dried mushrooms into each.

After doing all this, he took out a piece of notepaper and after enlarging it, Cattleya recognized that it said a ritual to summon a messenger.

This is Germann's messenger... While she was thinking, Frank Lee arranged the ceremony and summoned Germann Sparrow's messenger.

A headless lady holding four heads walked out of the flames. Her gaze paused on Frank Lee for half a second, then suddenly turned and looked at her through the crystal ball.

Cattleya felt a burning sensation in her eyes, and tears flowed down her cheeks. She quickly closed her eyes, waved away the image in the crystal ball, and murmured in a low voice:

"...Ancient evil creature?"

…

She decided to go to bed, on the one hand because it was too boring to stay awake and wait, and on the other hand Alice really felt that she needed a good sleep to soothe her spirit - this was not a physical or spiritual need, but a psychological one.

The latter was the main reason, but Alice had another hidden thought.

...Maybe, I can continue with my previous dream?

Although it was not urgent, she still wanted to know the details of the bet, or in other words, she actually had two questions that needed to be answered.

When the "winner" potion was completely digested, what did she win?

When the "doom wizard" ritual was completed, what was the turning point she found?

Alice didn't think about that question at the time, or rather, she thought that the information left on the "wealth accessories" was all, but now, she gradually realized a problem.

Even if the guy disguised as Song Shu, suspected to be the "Key of Light", really wanted to play a game with her, his confident attitude at least showed one thing - he was confident that he would not get out of hand.

This kind of self-confidence, combined with the promotion ceremony of the "Destiny" path, gave Alice a very subtle feeling.

Let's not talk about the Sequence 5 ritual for now. After all, there is really nothing much to say about the lucky moments. The core of the Sequence 4 ritual has already been determined to be finding a turning point, and the Sequence 3 ritual is more like taking it a step further on this basis.

——Disrupt an already established story and write a new one.

This was the description of the Chaos Walker promotion ceremony, a ceremony that, to be honest, felt like it was tailor-made for her.

After all, as Crane had said, she might have entered a book, but by now it was a new story.

But if it is combined with the previous ceremony, plus what Alice guessed, that escaping the original fate through death is also exactly the "opportunity" - if these are combined, except for the "prophet" promotion ceremony that still has no apparent connection, all of this seems to reveal a very deep hidden meaning.

It's like a process of gradually breaking free from the control of fate.

Sequence 5 is luck, Sequence 4 is finding a turning point, Sequence 3 is breaking the predetermined ending, Sequence 2 Alice doesn't understand for the time being, Sequence 1 and Sequence 0 are finding true life in death...

...Is this also your deliberate arrangement, great incarnation of destiny?

But if she thought in the latter way, Alice would have to start thinking about a question - since this idea was already in front of her, then what was the turning point she found in the first place?

Obviously, throughout this whole incident, she was just like a toy in the hands of fate, at its mercy, no different from those who were toyed with by her... um, wait.

Alice suddenly woke up from her dazed, half asleep state. She sat up from the ground and muttered absentmindedly:

"It can't be that the mentality is so... uh, it sounds so much like chicken soup, right?

"No, what's the point of changing my mentality after realizing that I am also a toy - can you give me an extra bargaining chip!"

As she questioned him angrily, the chief, who had just fallen asleep, sat up silently and looked at her.

Alice didn't notice the Chief sitting up. She continued to talk to herself:

"No, maybe I shouldn't use too much - I actually didn't have any chips at all. I only had one dice, which was given to me by fate.

"…So can something like this chicken soup for the mindset really help people win the game?

"This sounds like something a casino would say to trick people into gambling…like, uh, 'You'll definitely win the next round'?"

"Reassuring people not to be anxious or give up easily is essentially to keep people playing…Is He afraid that I'll just die and stop playing?

"Or maybe I'm not trying hard enough, and this game will become boring…"

Alice muttered and looked around, then saw the chief sitting up opposite her.

After they stared at each other for two seconds, the chief spoke first:

"If you want to try to rewind my state to the time before I heard your words in order to erase my memory, you'd better be careful.

"Before, I encountered the remaining power of another angel of destiny, Ouroboros, and entered a cycle. After leaving the cycle, I recovered my memory..."

Alice paused.

She was indeed considering this possibility just now, but the Chief reminded her frankly, which reminded her of the previous speculation of "The Hanged Man" Alger.

Not all "Restart" and "Fate Loop" will take away the victim's memory. In fact, part of this depends on the will of the releaser, and the other part...

Sometimes, extraordinary beings who have reached the level of demigods may retain a certain degree of autonomy, and they will recall their lost memories for a period of time after the influence has worn off.

For example, the chief in front of us.

He really remembered it. He is so good at pretending... uh, he and Little "Sun"... no, he and Big "Sun" should be two people who know each other's secrets and are acting now... I just don't know if he knows that Derrick knows it.

Alice rolled her eyes, looked around, picked up the animal skin mat on the ground, ran to sit next to the chief, and asked curiously:

"You remind me like this, aren't you worried that I might kill someone to silence him?"

The chief replied calmly, "I thought if I didn't remind you, you would be even more angry when you realized it later."

...It seems so.

Alice touched her chin and asked curiously, "Did you hear that from Derrick?"

The Chief paused. He was used to the tacit understanding between adults, and he obviously didn't expect that there was an outlier like Alice hidden among the high-sequence people - how could a child really become an angel?

No, in Silver City, even the children are much more mature than her, as long as they are not the kind that cannot take care of themselves.

While the chief was thinking, Ellie did not hesitate to lift the fig leaf:

"Don't pretend. I know you know that Derrick has problems, and Derrick knows it too. I also know that you are hedging your bets. You don't completely trust Mr. Fool…"

The Chief sat there stiffly, not knowing what to say.

——He did guess from Derrick's hints and Alice's behavior that Alice might prefer frank people, but this was a bit too frank.

He looked at Alice stiffly, not daring to move at all. After more than ten seconds, Alice blinked and asked:

"Do you want to know why I'm not angry even though I know all this?"

The chief was silent for two seconds and gave a dry response: "Yeah."

Alice kindly gave an explanation: "Of course, that's because our great Mr. Fool also knows this~"

...What does she mean?

The Chief looked at Alice blankly, trying to understand what she said.

Alice kindly continued to explain:

"You didn't bet on me, and Mr. Fool knows about this himself, so it's certainly not my turn to settle accounts with you.

"I'm just a weak, pitiful and helpless little girl who gets into trouble here and gets scolded when she gets home!"

Good, what a little girl… The Chief swallowed, trying to connect Alice with the words coming out of her mouth.

Alice stared at the Chief for a few seconds and then brought up another topic:

"Anyway, you're awake, and I'm awake too... I remember you had something to say to me just now?

"Oh, by the way, there's something I want... Well, you can give it to me later, or have Derrick give it to Mr. Fool."

The chief nodded silently, then explained to Alice:

"After Derrick and the others came back, I took the deck of tarot cards you left behind when I led the team to explore Afternoon Town..."

"Ah," Alice suddenly realized, "you think it's useful and want to stay?"

Her guess made the chief pause for a moment before he continued, "...No, I'm just worried that you would mind this."

"That's what you deserve," Alice shook her head. "That deck of cards is your reward."

The chief paused for a moment, and Alice immediately asked, "You don't think I'm going to get it for free, do you?"

"..." The Chief remained silent.

Alice gritted her teeth and glared at the chief angrily, then she put away her temper with grievance and glared at the chief and said:

"I have one more thing I need your help with."

"What?" the Chief looked at her and asked.

Alice stroked her chin, pointed in the direction of the sanctuary and said, "I will go find Ouroboros later. If He is willing to help send me back, that would be great. If He is not willing, I might... well, I might need you to help send my body back."

"Send... the body back?" The chief was stunned.

"Yes," Alice blinked, "I'll explain it to you when I get back." (End of this chapter)

Chapter 13 Guests

Klein took the envelope from one of Renette Tinicole's heads and nodded gently, saying,

"Thank you."

Although they were both angels, he obviously would not face Renette Tinicole the same way he faced Alice. After all, even if Alice was angry, she would just tease him or kick him twice without any real intention.

Thinking of this, Klein opened the envelope to see who the letter belonged to. Reinette Tinicole asked beside him:

"You..." "Want..." "Immediately..." "Will you reply..."

The contents of the letter came into view at this time. Klein was surprised to read Frank Lee's introduction to the mushroom. After reading the question at the end, he nodded and answered:

"Yes, reply immediately."

He quickly stood up from his armchair, took out his pen and ink, walked quickly into the study, sat down at the desk, and began to consider his reply.

As long as fish and water are added, everything will return to normal... It seems that I must confirm one thing before giving Alice the letter that belongs to her.

Klein shook his head and wrote a few words on the letter paper:

"...I have a question. If I eat the mushroom you created, eat cooked fish, and drink a glass of water, will it continue to reproduce?"

If so, this mushroom must not be handed over to Alice, otherwise she will definitely try it... or let someone else, such as me, try it.

Klein thought of a possibility, shook his head, and continued writing in response to Frank Lee's idea:

"...Growing by absorbing the flesh and blood of monsters? This is indeed a good idea, but eliminating pollution is also a very important issue. In addition, you'd better consider the taste and nutritional combination..."

The last suggestion was Klein's own selfish motive - after all, if there was food in the "God-Forsaken Land", he wouldn't have to be a delivery man for Alice.

Of course, the premise is that the taste of this food is not single, otherwise Alice will... well, she will be back in a few days, right? She shouldn't be able to use it, right? No

, maybe she will return to the "Forsaken Land of God" in the future...

Klein finished writing the letter while thinking, folded the letter, handed it to Renette Tinicole, and said to her in a natural manner,

"Frank will pay for the postage."

This is not surprising. Renette Tinicole said intermittently:

"I hope..." "He..." "Not yet..." "Dead..."

Klein watched as the four heads of Renette Tinicole finished their lines one by one. Then, one of the heads grabbed the envelope and disappeared on the spot. He moved his body blankly.

I hope he's not dead yet...?

Klein was stunned for a moment, and soon remembered the first thing Frank Lee did after learning about Alice's identity as an angel - he asked Alice for her flesh and blood for research.

...?

Klein was stunned for a moment, and realized that Renette Tinicole, who had four identical heads, might also be a good research material. In other words, there was a high probability that Frank Lee had made some requests that he shouldn't have made.

I don't know how he is now...

Klein hesitated for a moment and wrote a line of divination on the paper: He was planted in the soil.

Next, through the citrine pendant, Klein confirmed that Frank Lee was indeed planted in the soil.

He pinched his brows and wrote a new line of divination: He is still alive.

Fortunately, he was still alive... Looking at the yellow crystal pendant rotating clockwise, Klein breathed a sigh of relief.

He packed up the dried mushrooms and after a moment's hesitation, he did not open the letter belonging to Alice. Instead, he threw the letter onto the gray fog, intending to leave it there for the time being.

After doing all this, he rubbed his forehead and lay back in the armchair.

…

Ouroboros was waiting there to take her back, but this never happened. Alice returned to Afternoon Town disappointed and harassed the respected Mr. Fool.

At five o'clock in the morning, the sound of prayers rang in his ears, waking Klein from his dream.

He opened his eyes a little dazed, opened his pocket watch to check the time, and looked at the pointer between the numbers 5 and 6 and fell into deep thought.

...The only one who would pray to him at this time is Alice!

Klein cursed as he glanced out the window at the still hazy sky. He struggled out of bed and came out above the gray fog.

Fortunately, it's not winter now, otherwise she would probably get impatient waiting... Klein sighed and spread his spirituality to listen to Alice's prayer.

...Send the body back?

Klein listened to Alice's prayer in a daze. He seemed to understand what she said, but he figured out the key point of the matter - he had to be a courier again.

All right!

Klein resigned himself to Alice's request and reminded her quietly at the end:

"Do you know... it's five in the morning..."

After hearing the last sentence, Alice looked away guiltily, then quickly remembered that no one was looking at her here, so she became determined again, walked through Afternoon Town, and returned to the camp in Silver City.

As she had instructed in advance, the Chief and the members of the Silver City Exploration Team stayed in the camp. When Alice saw the Chief, she greeted him warmly, and after avoiding other people, she told him her request.

"...Sacrificial ceremony?" The chief's eyes moved slightly.

Like chanting the name and praying, the sacrificial ceremony is also a way to establish a connection with the gods. Performing this ceremony means that he has completely become a follower of the Fool.

"You can ask Derrick to come," Alice said sympathetically, "but, uh, but, I'm not very good at pretending in this regard, or rather, I'm not very good at making excuses..."

She needed a reason that didn't seem wrong on the surface... The Chief looked at Alice thoughtfully, recalled Alice's behavior, shook his head and said,

"Maybe you don't need to make an excuse."

Alice looked at him suspiciously.

"It seems that nothing you do is strange..." The chief answered carefully, "After all, everything is guided by fate."

Alice looked at the Chief in surprise, thinking seriously whether his words might be an insult to her.

The chief looked at her without changing his expression. After half a minute, Alice gave up this meaningless behavior and said decisively:

"Then go and call him over for me."

After a pause, she blinked slightly and suddenly changed her mind:

"How about this... How about you give me a sword?"

She was a little worried that when she returned to the real world, she would not return to her own body, but would be fixed in the "God-Forsaken Land" to refresh - that would be bad.

"...Ah?" The chief looked at her hesitantly.

"Do you have a painless way to kill someone?" Alice asked seriously. "I think you can kill me and send the body back, so that I can be resurrected there..."

"No," the chief finally couldn't help but interrupt Alice, "You... uh..."

He considered, trying to find the right words: "Is there no price to pay for this?"

"Hmm..." Alice touched her chin, "Now that you mention it... there should be a price, right? Maybe the more times this happens, the easier it will be for me to become a god? If there is a price, it's probably this..."

...Is this the price?

The Chief looked at Alice blankly, and for a moment he was unsure whether they understood the price to mean the same thing.

His attitude made Alice hesitate for a moment before giving up her previous idea and shaking her head.

"Forget it. I always feel that you are in danger. I'd better try to see if I can go back by just sending my body up..."

After calling Derrick, Alice took the initiative to go above the gray fog and waited with Klein for her body to be sent up.

She ignored Klein's resentful look until Derrick successfully completed the sacrifice ceremony and sent her body up along with the corpse of the Raven Shadow Serpent. Only then did Alice face up to Klein's resentment:

"Um...should you go down and take my body..."

Klein looked at her expressionlessly and left the gray fog.

After blinking blankly for a while, Alice suddenly realized something - she was left alone here.

…?

This was of course normal. She was retrieving the "Dice of Probability", and she didn't rely on Klein to connect to Sefirah Castle. She just needed Klein to hack a permission. Theoretically, Klein could indeed leave the gray fog alone and leave her here alone.

Of course, he could also suddenly reject her request and kick her out... But this kind of thing had to be done above the gray fog, at least for now.

But no matter what, this was indeed her first time staying alone above the gray fog, or in Sefirah Castle, so could she...

Alice's eyes lit up slightly, and she looked around, seriously considering the possibility of having an adventure in Sefirah Castle someday.

Of course, definitely not today. I first need to find an opportunity to stay there a few more times to figure out the situation...

Alice gave a malicious smile, tapped the table and looked at the stairs that were not hidden.

Every time she entered, she was on the stairs, but every time she walked directly down the stairs. Seriously speaking, she had not actually considered walking inside to see what was at the top of the stairs...

There was no rush for this. Alice secretly kept this in mind and waited for Klein to arrange the ceremony.

Then, Klein laboriously returned to the gray fog, glared at Alice who was sitting there like a waste, and threw her body into the real world along with the corpse of the Raven Shadow Serpent.

Alice slowly closed her eyes.

The good news is that the feeling of spiritual fall was no different from every time she returned to the real world in the past. The destination was still her body, not some strange place. Alice sat up from the floor smoothly.

After doing all this, Klein returned to the real world. He glanced at Alice on the ground, pinched his brows, and said patiently,

"Is it okay?"

"Where's my gift?" Alice held out her hand.

Klein paused for a moment. He was not too surprised by this. He was glad that he was prepared. He muttered, "I'm glad you've prepared for this."

"Forget it, I won't bother with you..."

Having said that, he walked into the study, took out a contract and handed it to Alice.

Under Alice's puzzled gaze, he explained: "This is a contract from the 'Notary'... I remember you wanted a messenger before?"

Alice recalled this long-cherished wish.

Although the messenger was no longer necessary for her at this stage, she was still satisfied with the gift. She immediately took the contract with a smile on her face and waved her hand, saying:

"Go back to sleep, I'm leaving now!"

After a pause, she looked down at the contract in her hand and added,

"I didn't mean to wake you up in the early morning. You know, the time in the 'Forsaken Land of the Gods'..."

Klein waved his hand, signaling her to get out of here quickly.

Alice didn't say anything more to him. She also waved her hand, stuffed the contract in, picked up the body of the "Raven Shadow Snake" on the ground, and disappeared on the spot.

Her destination was the sofa in the living room of her home far away in Backlund. She opened her eyes, and without turning on the lights, the light of "Apollo" naturally rippled from her body, illuminating the entire living room bit by bit.

Even though Alice was not on guard, the sudden slow breathing and rapid heartbeat in the room still caught her attention.

Facing the morning light, Alice looked around and looked at the figure standing not far from her.

The figure was covered in a black cloak. The thin cloak completely concealed her figure. Alice could only see the leather boots on her feet. The wide hood almost blocked her face. Only a pair of deep and sharp green eyes were still clear.

She was watching Alice from a distance, her gloved hands deftly hooked around her waist, and somehow she pulled out a small and sharp dagger, looking at Alice with a wary look.

But the problem obviously did not end there. Alice closed her eyes as if no one was around. The scene in the bedroom became clear at this moment. There was another person lying in the familiar bedroom, also a woman with a beautiful face. Alice was distracted for a moment, and inexplicably felt that the face was somewhat familiar.

She suddenly opened her eyes while being peeped at by Alice. Alice was startled for a moment, but then she realized that it was not because of her. This woman did not make her feel uneasy as if her peeping was discovered. Although she sat up with a frown and looked towards the direction of the living room, Alice was not nervous.

As Alice was watching, the woman in suspender pajamas reached out her hand, and a book with an ocean blue cover instantly appeared in her hand. A silver eye pattern had been outlined at some point. Alice was stunned for a moment, and before she could react, the person disappeared along with the book.

...?

No, wait, what's going on...

Did I go to the wrong door? And that book, and that face...

And this guy in front of me...

What is going on? (End of this chapter)

14 Doom Mage

Alice was confused by the situation. She stood there in a daze. The figure holding the dagger seemed afraid to act rashly, so the scene suddenly became deadlocked.

The stalemate did not last long. When Alice came to her senses, the first thing she did was to try to use "restart" to restore everything to the way it was when she first came in. After all, Amon was not present this time.

Alice soon realized that something was wrong, because there was a problem with the coverage of the "restart". She didn't know where the book suspected to be "Cassandra" had taken the woman, unless she "restarted" all places except the Western Continent and the "God-Forsaken Land".

Is this possible? This is impossible, at least not for the time being - even if you don't consider the spiritual energy consumed, there are too many high-level beings involved, and it's easy to get beaten.

Of course, she could try to find out where Cassandra went and then "restart" herself, but that would involve another problem - she would have to "restart" herself back to the time before she used her power.

This is obviously not an easy task. In Alice's opinion, if she really wants to do this, she might as well go and find someone directly.

Alice took one look at the figure holding the dagger and gave up the idea of ​​looking for that person, which she had only slightly strong intention to do.

Even though "Cassandra" seemed to know her very well and seemed to be planning something big, a few brief contacts made Alice realize one thing - this guy was probably a Riddler inside his shell.

In other words, she would rather hope to get the truth from "Cassandra" than to hope that fate would give her a clue.

If it were a normal situation, she would consider kidnapping "Cassandra", but the problem is that for her, "Cassandra" is, in a sense... a meal.

And this is not just an ordinary meal, it should be said that this is the "delicacy" she has always "dreamed of".

It's dangerous to carry something like this around, right?

Alice, who hadn't taken the Sequence 4 potion yet, decided to stay away from this Sequence 2 Beyonder characteristic. She thought about it, and in the horrified sight of the strange figure, she jumped up from her seat, tore off the "Apollo" on her body, and sealed up the light inside.

The bright living room fell into darkness again after the light faded. Alice found the light switch in the darkness and reached out to turn on the light.

Afterwards, she returned to the sofa, waved at the strange figure, and said with a smile,

"Sit down."

She acted like a master.

"...I'm sorry," the figure did not sit down as he was told, and his voice was still cautious, "I didn't know you were the owner of this place."

"Do you know me?" Alice looked at her doubtfully.

"No," the figure turned around and looked at her with his green eyes, "I have seen people like you."

She had seen Beyonders... Well, the probability was that their Sequence was not low, the kind that could crush ordinary people to death - Mid-Sequence or above?

Alice tilted her head, looked at the figure of the woman with a awed attitude, and then asked:

"So...what are you doing here?"

After being silent for more than ten seconds, the woman replied with some difficulty:

"I... I came here to steal something..."

"?" Alice looked a little confused.

Stealing? What is there to steal in her house... Alice frowned and thought seriously.

She was used to throwing valuables and large amounts of money into the gray fog, and even temporarily stored her own potion materials with Klein. She actually had nothing at home.

Before accompanying Klein out to sea, she even threw "Matilda" above the gray fog. Plus, she hadn't been home for a long time, so this place was probably better than an empty house... uh, wait.

It might be better than an empty house, after all, there was someone sleeping in her bed just now... No, wait, who was that familiar guy just now? Why was he sleeping in her bed?

Something seemed to be wrong. Alice frowned. She stared at the woman who claimed to be a thief in front of her and pondered for a moment. Then she made up her mind. She slapped the table and said cheerfully:

"I know!

I should call the police!"

"Ah?" The woman in front of her looked at Alice blankly - she had thought of all kinds of possibilities, but she never expected that this seemingly extraordinary lady would choose to call the police.

After making a decision, Alice was very proactive. She jumped up from the sofa, grabbed the woman and dragged her out.

Of course the woman was not willing, and she struggled twice. Alice frowned, looked at her, reached out and grabbed her hood and tore it hard.

With a ripping sound, the thin cloak was torn apart, revealing the woman's thick brown curly hair. However, Alice didn't care about this. She continued to work hard and tore off a piece of cloth very smoothly.

The cloak torn in the middle was obviously too much for hijack to wear, so Alice simply pulled it off, revealing the woman's black tights and leggings.

...quite professional.

Alice shook her head and used brute force to twist the woman's two black-gloved hands together. The severe pain made the woman submit to Alice's actions and she obediently let the cloth tie her hands behind her back.

Alice tied the strip of cloth into a knot, and then tied another knot within the knot—the crudest way to tie a knot.

After doing all this, she let go of her hand, nodded with satisfaction at her work, and then smiled at the woman:

"For things like investigation and interrogation, of course the police should come in person~"

Seeing the woman seeming to want to say something but hesitant, she reached out her hand and knocked her out without hesitation.

"But I definitely can't just take you there like this..." Alice reached out to catch the person, and after placing him gently on the sofa, she murmured, "After all, Brielle Rose doesn't look like this, and I can't explain the origin of this thing..."

Alice glanced at the corpse of the Raven Shadow Snake on the ground and shook her head. After setting up the spiritual barrier, she began to ask Klein for the remaining potion materials and tools such as measuring cups for mixing potions.

——Now that it has come to this, just drink the potion first.

Klein, who had no intention of falling asleep again, inexplicably felt a sense of relief as he delivered the potion ingredients and tools for brewing the potion above the gray fog.

Silver-scaled carp and golden-veined willow are not difficult creatures to find, and obsidian fragments are an even more common material. The value of this potion formula lies mainly in the "Shadow of Doom" and the "Raven Shadow Snake".

The first step was to collect materials. Alice rolled her eyes and picked up the dagger that had fallen to the ground when she was tying up the strange woman. She stabbed it hard and stabbed it into the snake corpse on the ground.

...so crispy?

Alice subconsciously drew out the dagger.

The blood from the dead body did not splatter again, but flowed out instead. Alice quickly took out a measuring cup and collected 200ml of blood, then moved the cup away. Then, she looked at the blood still flowing onto the ground and fell into deep thought.

With a thought, the blood flowed back into the snake's body. Then, the measuring cup was moved back under the wound, and the blood inside also flowed back. The dagger was stabbed back into the snake's body and then pulled out, leaving behind a snake's body without any wounds.

Alice stood up silently, took out the pot, and repeated the previous action.

After removing the measuring cup, she silently placed the pot under the wound. The dripping blood covered the bottom of the pot a little and then stopped flowing. If she wanted more, she would probably need a new wound.

Alice was not interested in taking blood. She stared at the snake's corpse and began to think about a question - where is the snake's heart?

The knowledge she had learned did not teach her this, and even if it did, Alice was not sure whether this thing could be used on extraordinary creatures. She shook her head, carried the snake to the vicinity of the pool, and cut open the snake vertically.

Finding the heart among the dismembered, unrecognizable snake corpse, Alice shook her head and decided to put the bloody pool aside to deal with it later.

The quantities of other ingredients had already been measured, so Alice simply used the scale to count them again and then began to put the potion ingredients in one by one.

The finished "Doom Wizard" potion is unexpectedly colorful, with red, gray, gold and even black intertwined.

The potion itself looked like a sticky sandy texture, as if there were many small particles in it. Before picking up the potion and drinking it, Alice used her last bit of willpower to look at the figure on the sofa and threw a "Fate Cycle" at her.

——You are fainting!

She shook her head, picked up the beaker heroically, and drank it down.

Come to think of it, this set of chemical experiment materials was created by Emperor Roselle...

A vague thought flashed through her mind, and the sticky potion fell into her mouth, making Alice frown for a moment.

——Just like its colorful colors, the taste of this thing is also colorful.

But Alice soon lost the mood to pay attention to the taste of the potion. In a trance, the familiar river of waves appeared before her eyes again. A huge wave rose from it and smashed towards her head in her horrified sight!

The surging waves completely submerged her. She was not stable in the river and felt as if she had fallen. Her soul responded with an uncomfortable feeling of suffocation.

Alice raised her head, and there were swaying waves above her. She tried to stand up, to float, but the river did not calm down. She could not stand in the violently shaking river water - let's call it that for now.

I need something to support me... Alice realized this vaguely. Her eyes were really redundant in this environment, so she simply closed her eyes and reached out her hand following the guidance of her spirit.

At the first firm and slightly cool touch, a picture popped into her mind.

Alice saw herself sinking in a familiar river of light. The moment in her memory was much more suffocating than it was now, and even her consciousness had become blurred.

At a certain moment, a beam of light suddenly illuminated her eyes. She tried her best to open her eyes that were almost closed. The light fell towards her, and when it got closer, Alice saw that it was in the shape of a key.

The picture disappeared, and the river water was still shaking violently, but it seemed that some force was supporting her. Alice realized that her movements were no longer weak, and she seemed to have a certain ability to move.

But that wasn't enough to get her up, and she continued to reach out and touch.

When Alice touched something for the second time, she still saw the familiar river of light.

She was on a side road, or perhaps the main road, but in any case it was a cut-off road - a gray fog had solidified there, blocking the river.

She saw herself rushing into the fog, and it seemed as if something was being peeled off from her, as if her body suddenly became relaxed, and a surge of strength surged up.

Not enough...

So Alice stretched out her hand again, and when she thought she had caught something for the third time, she saw... a wolf?

It had the head of a wolf, with short dark hair all over its body, but it had eight legs.

Alice was stunned for a moment by the strange, incomprehensible appearance, but the wolf with eight legs and closed eyes disappeared in an instant, and the scene ended there.

...What is that?

The fourth scene was finally no longer a silent film. Alice saw the young man praying devoutly and heard her own name - the one of the eternally innocent child.

...Could it be Will Auceptin?

The fifth scene was finally familiar to Alice. It was a memory from the past. In Song Shu's smiling face, she heard the invitation again:

"Let's... have a bet?"

...So what is the bet? And what is the stake?

What happened next was finally familiar to her. The sixth scene was the alley where everything started, the man who fell to his death with a horrified face, and the "Lucky One" Beyonder characteristic that she picked up.

...I am familiar with this.

The seventh scene is when she first meets Klein and calls out "Zhou Mingrui".

...Why is this one here too?

The eighth scene showed her standing in front of Klein's grave, watching Klein push open the coffin lid and climb out.

...Have I forgotten about promoting cremation?

In the ninth scene, she was inside Amon's body, watching her own body fall down, and she absentmindedly finished the unfinished sentence.

Amon...?

The tenth scene was her facing Evelyn, and in the scene from the perspective of a bystander, Alice saw Amon reaching out and turning his monocle.

...What is He thinking?

In the eleventh scene, she saw herself, or Amon, breaking into the church of the Lord of Storms and taking away the donation box.

...Why is this one here too?

The twelfth picture belongs to the "Dice of Probability". In the open box, there are six bright dots on the "Dice of Probability".

…This selection shouldn't be due to the six auspicious points, right?

The thirteenth picture shows the "accessories for getting rich" that Alice deeply remembers. A sentence written in pinyin, "Don't become a god", and another sentence written in pinyin, "Happy Birthday", as if to cooperate with her, appear in her mind.

This was the end. Alice finally had enough strength to stand. She struggled to get out of the river, and her spirit suddenly fell from the sky and returned to her body.

Alice opened her eyes, and she knew that she was now a real "doom wizard", the kind with extraordinary characteristics. (End of this chapter)

15 Witch

Alice blinked twice before she recovered from the trance of spiritual fall and tried to move her body.

Well, that's normal...

She took small steps towards the sofa, and after confirming that the figure on the sofa was still unconscious and peaceful, she threw herself onto another sofa and recalled the scene she saw when she was promoted.

She has confirmed from countless peeks that the long river of light is the embodiment of fate, and perhaps it can be called the long river of fate.

Every advancement in the path of "Destiny" is probably a process of establishing or deepening the connection with this illusory river.

There was nothing much to say about the feeling of being submerged in the river, nor about the feeling of suffocation. What Alice was wondering about were actually those thirteen pictures.

She could probably guess that it might be her experience, and it was very likely an experience according to the timeline, so everything would be simple - it all started from the beginning of the "Key of Light" that fell on her.

Combining scattered memories, Alice was able to roughly confirm what happened.

At first, it was the ice cream that accidentally rolled down. She rushed out after the ice cream, but didn't know how she stepped into the long river of destiny - it sounds outrageous, but that's what happened.

What's even more outrageous is that, judging from the situation, the "Key of Light" should have come to the door on its own...

Judging from the time when Huanhuan woke up, Alice estimated that she was probably only six or seven years old or even younger.

Next, that sight, that feeling… should that be running away?

Did she get rid of the "Key of Light" in a sense?

Judging from the results, she probably didn't get rid of it completely... Or maybe she caught up with it later?

That demon wolf should be the goddess, the next should be Will Auceptin, and after that should be the time when I lived as Shen Yinghuan... No, that might not be true.

Never mind, this is not important. Anyway, the bet should have been made before or after this, or during this period, and then now...

If we consider each scene as a turning point, the first one is fine, after all, I don't remember the details, why is the latter one a turning point...?

The only thing I can be sure of is that Amon should have become interested in me during those two times... There is no doubt about it, after all, He should have been just out of curiosity and... and those paintings at the beginning.

It must be that He was interested in something very crucial about me at that time... my destiny? Or the relationship between me and the "Key of Light"?

But what does this have to do with His purpose...

This is still an unsolvable problem for the time being, because Alice has no way of judging what Amon's real purpose is. Even everything she sees may be false, and Amon deliberately shows it to her.

Apart from Amon, there was nothing strange about the other events as twists and turns. At most, it was unclear how they happened. That didn't matter - she hadn't figured out any of them anyway.

Alice shook her head, put these things aside, and began to browse the knowledge in Beyonder Characteristics.

This was something she had wanted to know early on—she wanted to see what was wrong with the knowledge and abilities in the Beyonder Characteristics.

As a Sequence 4 of the "Destiny" path, the most obvious improvement of the "Doom Master" is in the control of probability.

According to the information left in the uniqueness, the "destiny" path initially involves the essence of the power of destiny in Sequence 4, that is, the control of probability.

The "Doom Wizards" of Sequence 4 no longer grant doom indiscriminately. They can actually decide what kind of doom you get, and can also remove your doom - in the form of manipulating probability.

This is different from the uncontrollable doom bestowed by the "winner", and the "doom wizard" does not necessarily need to show up in person to bestow doom, it can be done through certain media.

Of course, you can't just pick up a piece of paper on the roadside as a medium. The ideal medium should have some connection with yourself. To be more strict, it should have a deep enough connection with your own destiny. For example, you can use the piece of paper you picked up to make a handicraft.

But there is something very funny about the ability of the new version of the Doom Mage - the ability to bestow doom has not changed much, but the Doom Mage cannot eliminate doom, it can only postpone it and turn it into a greater doom.

Alice, you are amazing.

The second upgrade of "Doom Mage" can be considered as some kind of completion.

Even though the computing power has been improved in the "machine" stage, the sophisticated probability calculations in the "Mage of Doom" stage are still exhausting. So in the "Mage of Doom" stage, the "fate" approach seems to have initially revealed its essence - an AI specifically used to calculate fate.

…Who is the developer?

Alice quickly focused her attention before her thoughts went in a direction that could not be pulled back.

Alice has actually used this ability before. It is not as simple as simply improving computing power. Its essence is to enter a special state. In this state, in addition to a significant increase in computing power, emotions will also become indifferent.

However, correspondingly, the ability to resist attacks involving desires and emotions will be strengthened, and those with lower levels will become directly immune - mainly because they have no emotions.

But this ability has a drawback. If used multiple times, one's own emotions will gradually fade. In short, it is not a good thing.

Regarding this ability, Alice did not delete the ability, nor did she delete the reminder about the side effects. Her actions were very straightforward - she directly deleted the ability introduction.

This ability is not mentioned at all in the knowledge attached to the Beyonder Characteristics.

The third ability is to pull the water of the long river of destiny - it is said that there is such a river in the spirit world, but Alice's intuition tells her that the river she sees every time she is promoted should not be in the spirit world.

...Maybe it's a projection or something?

In short, the third ability is to pull the water of the long river of fate to impact people's spirits. The final results are two: one is that people will become mentally confused and prone to making mistakes for a period of time, and the other is to add a bad luck whose accuracy is difficult to guarantee.

Alice found that she had not changed this one - very good, finally there was an ability that did not change.

Apart from these three core abilities, most of the other abilities are scattered, such as improved divination ability, enhanced spiritual intuition, etc. There is nothing much to mention.

"This is horrible..." Alice held her forehead in pain, "What on earth have I ever done before..."

She sat there in a daze for a while, but soon perked up because she remembered that she still had a problem to solve - there was a person lying on the sofa over there.

"But we can't just take her to the police station. This place looks like a murder scene..." Alice muttered as she stood up from the sofa and cleaned up the scene.

Fortunately, Emperor Roselle did not bring the luminol reagent to the other world, so Alice doesn't need to worry about this... Uh, are there any other blood testing reagents here?

...I don't think so. If it really can't be solved, isn't there divination?

Alice, who had never called the local police in the other world, shook her head, cleaned up the blood and other residues, walked to the sofa, and fell into deep thought at the unknown person who was sleeping.

In theory, she should call the police, but it seemed strange to carry an unconscious person outside...

But it seems just as strange to just leave the person here and go find the police...

After thinking for more than ten seconds, Alice waved her hand to untie the circulation on the mysterious man, then brought a basin of cold water and poured it on the person on the sofa, waking him up.

The cold water in the basin was very effective. Alice saw the brown-haired woman's eyelashes begin to tremble. She immediately threw the basin aside and reached out to shake the brown-haired woman.

The brown-haired woman woke up dazed by the force that she noticed but didn't fully pay attention to. She felt dizzy and had a feeling of nausea.

"Ugh—" She dry-heaved twice, but nothing actually came out. However, she succeeded in getting Alice to stop.

"Are you awake?" Alice asked with a smile.

The brown-haired woman stood there for a while before she figured out the current situation. She nodded subconsciously, and the dizziness that had just faded away rose again.

But Alice didn't give her time to relax. When she saw her nod, she immediately jumped up and said to her:

"Great, then follow me to the police station!"

"...Where are you going?" The brown-haired woman looked somewhere between lucid and confused.

"Police station," Alice said matter-of-factly, "I'll take you there to turn yourself in!"

This answer was full of surprises. The brown-haired woman stood there in a daze for a while before she uttered a syllable:

"...Ah?"

Alice didn't give the brown-haired woman much time to react. She released the aura of the mythical creature, and amidst the oppressive feeling brought by the close contact, she could see the brown-haired woman's face suddenly turn pale.

"Come with me and turn yourself in, okay?" Alice asked politely.

But I guess that's not the case in the eyes of the brown-haired woman. Even though Alice quickly retracted the leaked breath, she still nodded with fear and said,

"Yes."

Alice withdrew her gaze from her without any lingering glance, and took out the "Matilda" that she had just asked for from Klein. After putting it on, she adjusted her appearance in front of the brown-haired woman, and then walked towards the door.

This whole set of actions was completely unprepared, but the oppressive feeling just now was not an illusion. The brown-haired woman was stunned for a moment, then quickly realized her position and asked for help:

"You tied my hands... I can't stand up like this."

"Ah!" Alice turned her head as if she had just remembered something. Her eyes swept across the brown-haired woman, and the brown-haired woman noticed that the restraints on her hands loosened.

She pulled her hands back subconsciously, and turned around to see silk threads being quickly woven into cloth on the sofa.

"Can we go now?" Alice frowned and called out to her from a distance.

This voice brought the brown-haired woman back to her senses, and she quickly responded, "Yes...uh, sir?"

Sir...Oh, she probably doesn't know how to call me.

Alice paused for a moment, looked at her strangely, and then said to her:

"…This identity is called Briar Rose."

The brown-haired woman didn't seem to fully understand Alice's intention of introducing herself. After pausing for two seconds, she tentatively called out:

"Lady Rose?"

Alice couldn't help but miss the long bronze table above the gray fog. It was one of the few tables where she didn't have to worry about the strength when taking pictures.

"No need to call me that..." She looked at the brown-haired woman weakly.

Fortunately, this time the brown-haired woman understood her intention. She glanced at Alice's young face before calling out,

"Ms. Rose."

This was still a respectful title, but it was much better than before, and Alice decided to accept it immediately.

She turned around to open the door, and as she walked, she waved to the person behind her, "Remember to turn off the lights~"

So the brown-haired woman turned off the lights and followed her, quietly following her out the door to the police station, but was stopped by Alice who frowned:

"Your clothes...ah, I remember now, it was me before..."

She had thrown water at him before.

She frowned as if she was thinking about what to do. The brown-haired woman looked at her reaction and felt an indescribable sense of weirdness for a moment.

She didn't know much about Extraordinary People. She only knew that there was an Extraordinary World, but she didn't know what it meant to be an Extraordinary Person. Or rather, those were just powers in her eyes, and she didn't understand the existence of being out of control.

However, she knew that curiosity killed the cat, so she did not try to find out Alice's secret. She just said to Alice:

"It doesn't matter."

Alice paused. She frowned and glanced at the half-wet tights on the brown-haired woman. In the end, she refused.

"No...you can't go out in wet clothes."

The brown-haired woman wanted to say something, but Alice turned and ran into the bedroom, rummaging through the closet.

Of course it was impossible to bring clothes above the gray fog, but Alice frowned when she opened the wardrobe.

The intoxicating aroma hits your nose, making your hair stand on end and your blood rush.

Of course Alice was not affected by this. She just closed her eyes and took a deep breath as if enjoying it. Then she opened her eyes, took a few steps back and moved away from the closet.

"Clothes...and..." Alice glanced at the unfamiliar clothes in the closet, pursed her lips, and looked at the bed with a frown.

Everything exuded a familiar yet strange atmosphere, as if another person had lived here during the time she was away.

The brown-haired woman had no intention of taking the opportunity to escape. After thinking for a moment, she took a step forward to catch up with Alice. When she entered the bedroom, she saw Alice standing there looking around the bedroom.

Just as she was about to step in, Alice stopped her, saying,

"Don't, don't come in - although it's not that serious, it still seems to have some impact. I'm not sure if you can... uh, mainly..."

She frowned, looked around the room again, and then muttered:

"…It seems like a witch lived here?"

(End of this chapter)