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Chapter 427 Chapter 5 Plan

"Eh?" Alice looked at him with a puzzled look, "Why... Oh, you have a clue to the potion formula?"

"Antigonus's notes are in St. Samuel's Church," Klein reminded her.

Alice knew this, of course. She just frowned and realized something. She asked hesitantly,

"Are you planning to... steal the notes?"

Klein nodded.

"Do you still remember..." Alice's expression gradually became strange, "In a sense, I am a member of the church... or the goddess's."

"Hmm... this..." Klein looked at Alice and fell into deep thought. Obviously, he had not considered the possibility that Alice would report him.

Although I can't report it, I should be able to use it to threaten him... However, if it's the goddess, I don't need to report him for planning to steal the notebook...?

Alice looked at Klein, half supporting her chin with her hand, and suddenly had a good idea. She said to Klein with sparkling eyes:

"What do you think? Can I ask the goddess for a bishop or something to serve as a bishop..."

"?" Klein looked at her in surprise.

Alice blinked, and the sudden thought gradually became clear in her mind:

"No, the goddess probably won't trust me at such a high position... Nighthawk or Red Glove? Or reveal that I'm an angel of the Church of Evernight - anyway, I've been exposed.

"In this case, if you make me unhappy, I will...I will stop you!"

"…You don't have to go to church to be an angel." Klein reminded him tactfully.

"But," Alice raised her chin, "In this way, I can explore the underground of St. Samuel's Church - I can also remove a piece of the seal inside and give it to you... Uh, wait, your confidentiality level is not high enough?"

Alice suddenly remembered a crucial question.

No, why did you have to consider my confidentiality level when helping me steal Antigonus's notes... If I could see the notes in a normal way, would I still need to steal them?

Alice's words made Klein even more confused. He thought about it and asked tactfully:

"What confidentiality level do you think the wanted criminal has?"

If something like resurrection from the dead is discovered, without the endorsement of the goddess, he will definitely be a wanted criminal.

Alice lowered her head, realizing the error in her thinking, and made a new suggestion:

"Then I have another good idea.

"You can write me as your new identity... uh, lover doesn't seem quite right. Others might think you're a little too perverted. Maybe... daughter?"

After all, if he didn't intend to let me in, I would have to find a way to get in myself or try to bribe the Nighthawks... In short, I would have to contact the church, which means my identity couldn't be problematic...

Although filling in "I" in the relationship column would definitely be a big problem, but the church probably wouldn't investigate after seeing this, right? ...

I guess?

Alice lowered her head in deep thought.

Even if you don't look like a minor, people would probably look at me strangely if I said you were my lover. And if I wrote you were a daughter, people would think there was a serious problem with my family education. Most importantly, you appeared next to German Sparrow... I shouldn't have written you in the relationship column!

Klein pinched his brows and tried to understand Alice's thoughts: "Will this do me any good?"

"Oh," Alice blinked, "As long as you write "I" in the relationship box, the church won't worry about whether there is a problem with your identity—because there must be a big problem."

"...?" Klein stared at her.

Alice shrank her neck and tried to defend herself, "This way they probably won't investigate you... At least they won't suspect you of wanting to steal something from the church basement? Because I can just take it..."

This statement is correct - it was correct before Alice stole the donation box from the Church of the Lord of Storms and sent the money to the Church of Night.

As for now... Klein glanced at Alice and shook his head.

"What do you mean!" Alice slammed the table.

"Alice," Klein ignored her anger and called out to her, "I sometimes really wonder... Does the goddess not care about you at all?"

Alice blinked and waited for him to finish.

Klein glanced at her and continued:

"It seemed like I took care of you when we were in Tingen City... but I didn't really take care of you?

"Backlund... Actually, it can't be said that he completely ignored you, it's just..."

Klein chose his words carefully.

Alice began to think along the lines of what Klein said.

The goddess didn't completely ignore her, but she didn't seem to take the initiative to interfere in her affairs, unless... unless she was about to die?

No, not always, but it seemed that the goddess would only appear in some critical occasions...

Alice stroked her chin, recalling what Archbishop Anthony had said to her.

Should I make my own decisions about my own affairs? Come to think of it, I was also alone in that tower. Should this be what my past self said? I don't know what I said at that time.

Alice shook her calves, looked at Klein, and said in a serious tone:

"The goddess does not want to interfere with my destiny."

Unfortunately, her acting is problematic most of the time - mainly because she doesn't put her heart into it most of the time.

Klein easily saw that Alice was acting. He did not expose her, but simply brought up another topic:

"I remember you were collecting ingredients for your Sequence 4 potion?"

Alice nodded.

Klein asked hesitantly,

"I remember you've been collecting for a long time, right...? You wouldn't have waited until I reached Sequence 4 and you still hadn't gathered all the materials..."

"…No," Alice closed her eyes. "A few days ago, I saw the ingredients for the potion that would allow me to advance directly to Sequence 3… No, not really, but anyway, someone wanted to give me a Sealed Artifact. That Sealed Artifact is made up of the Beyonder characteristics of the 'Doomsday Mage' and the 'Chaos Walker'—these are the names of my Sequence 4 and Sequence 3 potions, respectively."

Klein looked at her in surprise, but then he couldn't help but feel envious.

Oh, how nice...

"But," Alice interrupted her admiration, "I ran away when I heard the news."

"Why?" Klein asked in surprise.

After asking this question, he paused, as if he remembered something, and asked,

"Are you worried that this is arranged? Even so, you can take the Beyonder Characteristics first and continue to collect the remaining main materials..."

"Then after I collected the main materials, I accidentally swallowed the seal." Alice said expressionlessly.

She was not making this up, this incident really happened. At that time, she collected auxiliary materials for the "Winner" potion because she didn't want to directly consume the extraordinary characteristics. Unfortunately, the materials she collected were not used.

Of course, this decision was not without problems. After listening to Alice's words, Klein tactfully reminded her:

"...Will similar situations not occur if you don't want it?"

Alice retorted, "At least, I think I should be able to hold on until I get the ingredients for the Sequence 4 potion. Sequence 3... I'll talk about Sequence 3 when the time comes."

We'll talk about it when the time comes… This answer is indeed very consistent with her style.

Klein, who no longer envied Alice's luck, couldn't help but begin to envy Alice's good attitude.

Alas, if I had her good attitude, I wouldn't have thought of volunteering just for the sake of acting, I wouldn't have...

He paused and his expression became subtle. Obviously, the more than two months of cleaning toilets were not a good memory.

Alice didn't know what Klein was thinking. After realizing that he didn't seem to have anything to say, Alice waved goodbye to him:

"I'm going back to continue my journey. If you don't see me at the Tarot Club next week, or if I don't reply to your message in the meantime... then I either ran into Amon or was too busy on the way.

"In short, there will definitely not be the same kind of problems as before. After all, there was no problem with the fog... If you really want to worry, at least wait until I return to the God War Ruins...

"...Will I fall into the sea when I leave the 'God-Forsaken Land'?"

This... doesn't seem impossible...

The two of them stared at each other above the gray fog at this question, and finally Alice made a grand closing speech:

"It doesn't matter. I don't even know how to get out. We'll talk about it later!"

She made the decision, and the matter ended there. They each returned to the real world. Alice opened her eyes and tried to sit up from the ground, but suddenly she felt something was wrong.

The spirit jumped, and Alice looked around according to the spirit's warning, and finally landed on an extra coffin.

...Why does this coffin look familiar?

Alice blinked, walked forward, and after carefully examining the coffin, a familiar scene came to her mind - she seemed to have lain in a coffin similar to this one.

Should I lie down in it again?

Alice was stunned for a moment and looked around, but couldn't find the figure that might be Amon. She frowned and looked at the coffin in front of her again.

"Hey, come out," Alice stretched out her hand and knocked on the coffin. "You're not really going to lie down in it and try to show me how a corpse sits up... Then at least don't suddenly turn into a coffin. It won't scare people at all that way..."

Her mumbling did not receive the expected response, and no one paid any attention to her, as if the coffin was really left for her to lie in.

"...?" Alice hesitated for two seconds, kicked the coffin hard, then turned and ran.

Soon, she stopped subconsciously, and a bony hand grabbed her ankle almost at the same time - the good news was that at least she didn't fall.

If, under normal circumstances, a person walking alone in the dark found a coffin, and was suddenly grabbed by the ankle by a hand like this after leaving a certain distance from the coffin, it would be a horror story.

And if this incident is linked to Amon...it would be an even better horror story.

"Let go," Alice said calmly, "I can't turn around like this."

The hand made of joints obediently loosened her ankle, making a series of "clicking" sounds.

Seeing this, Alice ran away, then stepped on a monster's limb that came out of nowhere and fell to the ground.

"Hahahaha," a loud laugh and the sound of bones rubbing against each other could be heard from behind. "Could the path of 'Destiny' also be so unlucky?"

Normally not, but considering how often I run into you, maybe I shouldn't run...

Alice got up from the ground expressionlessly, turned around and walked back to the coffin, then squatted down and reached out to break the bones on the skull frame in anger.

——Lying in the coffin was a bare skeleton.

Unexpectedly, the skeleton was not strong, and she broke off a bone without much effort. What was even more surprising was that she seemed to have broken off some key part, and the bones scattered all over the ground, and the skull fell on the stacked bones.

Alice looked down at the bone in her hand with a confused look on her face.

She spread out her palms, and the dry bones began to wriggle in her palms, turning into two entangled time worms, crawling and wriggling, bringing a slightly itchy sensation.

"?" Alice threw the bug back in horror. "Are you sick?"

However, the two wriggling time worms acted as a signal. They fell on the piled bones and turned the bones and skulls on the ground into scattered time worms.

Those insects were slender all over, some were fat, some were thin, and each one had twelve segments.

They entangled and squirmed with each other, they were densely packed and crawled in and out, they slowly gathered from a scattered pile, getting higher and higher, weaving into a complete person from bottom to top.

The man was wearing a black classical robe, a pointed hat, and a monocle over his right eye.

He bent down, stretched out a hand towards Alice who was sitting on the ground, and said with a non-apologetically smile:

"I'm so sorry...Is my gift scaring you?"

"What kind of person would call that a present?" cried Alice angrily.

She glared at Amon fiercely, put her hand on him with a vigilant look, and asked with doubt:

"…Your hands won't suddenly turn into bugs, will they?"

"Is that all you're worried about?" Amon looked at her half in surprise and half in amusement, exerting a little strength and watching her stand up. "So... you guys on the 'Destiny' path can also be unlucky enough to fall down?"

"It's hard to say," Alice withdrew her hand. "Maybe the true God we passed by could be choked to death by his own saliva… Who knows?"

"Clap, clap, clap," Amon clapped his hands in admiration. "This is fate as expected."

Alice glanced at Him and did not continue the topic. Instead, she took the initiative to speak:

"Anyway… let's talk about what happened before.

"Why are you curious about who the protagonist of that comic is?" (End of this chapter)

6 Miss Destiny's "Mother"

"Oh," Amon smiled, "Because I really have a former lover who I can't forget."

"?" Alice looked at Amon with a horrified look, "Ah?"

He... He really likes the angel from the Zoroaster family?

If things were normal, Alice would not believe it, but this matter was a bit too outrageous, and Alice had to consider the possibility that Amon was serious.

...The incarnation of fraud wouldn't tell such an outrageous lie, right?

"I have been chasing Him for thousands of years..." Amon smiled and continued, "Do you know where He is?"

If this is true, should I tell Him that the person He is looking for is in the Church of Night, parasitic on...wait a minute.

Alice suddenly became alert. She stopped her wandering thoughts and looked at Amon with cold eyes.

She finally became alert before she could associate the key information.

Amon's expression did not change under her cold gaze. He asked as if he was puzzled by her sudden change of attitude:

"What's wrong? Why do you have that expression... Is there something wrong with what I said?"

...So shameless.

Although Amon's expression looked extremely innocent, as if he had done nothing, Alice did not believe a single word he said.

But Alice had no way to deal with Amon - she was not very afraid of Amon's clone, but this was the "God-forsaken Land", and no matter whether the one standing in front of her was the real person or not, the real person should be able to appear in front of her at any time.

She had no choice but to keep this grudge in mind secretly, and then... then what should she do?

Well, anyway, her only way to deal with Amon might be to escape... What was she thinking just now?

Oh, Amon, then she must have wanted to... uh, what did she want to do?

"Alice," Amon pinched the monocle on his right eye and sighed slightly, "You... forget it, just go."

"Huh?" Alice became alert instinctively.

He wouldn't pretend to let me go and then... Hey, why did He leave?

——After saying what he just said, Amon shook his head, turned around and left without any regrets, leaving Alice with only his back.

...really left?

Alice stood there in a daze for a while, then decided to give up thinking and turned around to walk in the opposite direction of Amon.

After all, her original plan was to sleep until the Tarot Club started. However, this plan was disrupted by Klein and Amon, so Alice decided...

Change where you sleep.

She moved slowly forward in the darkness, and before she found the right place, the Tarot Club would be convened.

After she needs to go above the gray fog on her own, Klein will remind her when he notifies "Sun" Derrick to prepare for the meeting.

When she was in the outside world, this was not a problem in itself. She would set aside the corresponding time in advance to go above the gray fog, and she had nothing to do most of the time.

But the problem is, she is now in the "God-forsaken Land" - does she really have to lie down there?

Actually, it's not impossible, after all, finding a ruin is just for psychological comfort...

Alice was lost in thought.

At a certain moment, she actually regretted not staying in Yuecheng for a while longer, but it was only a moment. As long as she thought about what was in Yuecheng, she didn't dare to stay there - otherwise, who knows what she would accidentally swallow.

Alice finally chose to sit with her knees hugged and stepped into the palace where they had held the meeting. The familiar long table and high-backed chairs were still in front of her.

Alice sat in her seat skillfully, holding her chin with one hand, watching the other figures gradually solidify on the seats.

The first person to speak was still Justice Audrey. When she greeted Hermit Cattleya, Alice suddenly slapped her head and remembered Bernadette who had prayed to Mr. Fool but did not attend.

...Speaking of which, why didn't Klein bring Danitz up?

It had been a long time since the Tarot Club had a new member. Alice shook her head and looked at Audrey "Justice" who was startled by her action. She blinked and said,

"Are you done with the greetings?"

Well, it looks like Miss Destiny is fine, just a little bored... a little bored?!

Audrey Justice swallowed her saliva and silently said Mr. Fool in her heart while greeting him:

"Good afternoon, Miss Fortune."

"Good afternoon." Alice nodded.

Having escaped the disaster, Audrey breathed a sigh of relief and looked at the next person with a smile on her face:

"Good afternoon, Mr. The Hanged Man."

After she greeted everyone one by one, Alice looked at the Hermit Cattleya with great interest and asked a question:

"Ms. Hermit, I remember that you were able to contact Bernadette...right?"

Cattleya nodded.

"That's great." Alice straightened her back. "Ms. Hermit, please tell Bernadette…if she is willing to recite Mr. Fool's name and say good morning to him every day…um, every day at five in the morning, I will give her a chance to trade with me."

At the head of the long bronze table, within the gray fog, Mr. Fool opened his eyes wide.

Klein tried his best to resist the urge to curse in order to maintain his image.

He also did not control the "world" to speak out to solve the matter, because the first reaction of "Hermit" Cattleya to Alice's words was to look at Mr. Fool.

Obviously, in her opinion, between Miss Destiny and Mr. Fool, Mr. Fool is the one who has the final say.

Mr. Fool, who didn't want to get an alarm clock set at 5 a.m., came up with a suitable excuse after a brainstorming session:

"Tell Bernadette that she can exchange certain things for some answers."

He did not respond to Alice's words, as if Alice had never said anything.

This attitude was enough to explain the problem. Cattleya paused for a moment, then regarded the words just now as Alice's joke, stood up and saluted:

"I praise your generosity."

——It is indeed generous. For a god, agreeing to a deal is a gift in itself. Alice's attitude has vividly reflected this.

After that, Audrey finally had time to ask the question that she had been curious about since she last heard the name:

"Miss Fate, Mr. Fool...Who is Bernadette?"

The Hanged Man Alger, the Magician Fors, and the Moon Emlyn were also waiting for answers.

This is a common Intis female name, and it should be closely related to the "Hidden Lady"...

In the midst of her confusion, Alice said something shocking: "She is someone who could potentially be my mother."

"?" Question marks popped up in the minds of all the members of the Tarot Club. After a complex change of emotions, they looked towards Mr. Fool above the gray fog.

...?

What...?

In the gray fog, Klein praised the Joker's extraordinary ability before controlling the World and speaking:

"In theory, any creature with a uterus could be her mother - including everyone in this room."

This was the answer to the question just now. After hearing this answer, Alger, the "Hanged Man" who reacted the fastest, felt both fortunate and regretful about the fact that he was a man.

- Fortunately, he didn't have to worry about getting pregnant with Alice for no apparent reason one day, but unfortunately, he had completely lost the possibility of getting closer to Alice in this way.

As for this incident, the women present were completely horrified.

Why are they all so scared... Thinking of her own Sequence 1 promotion ceremony, Alice pursed her lips and decided to give everyone a psychological shot:

"Well... although, I have to remind you that one day in the future, I may really need a 'mother'...

"I have seen my own death before."

This sentence provided more information. Alger, who had nothing to do with the matter, immediately reacted and asked tentatively:

"You need to die one day in the future, and then be reborn as a normal child, born and raised... just like now?"

He wanted to ask if this was a way for Alice to stabilize her state. After all, he had long guessed the purpose of Alice's immersive role-playing as a human being. But the question seemed a little too offensive, so he carefully modified his wording.

"Hmm..." Alice raised her eyebrows and looked at him.

As one of the earliest members of the Tarot Club, "The Hanged Man" Alger had seen her in reality when she knew nothing about herself, and even knew the earliest traces she left in this world. This also meant that Alger knew much more about her than others.

His guess at this moment did not surprise Alice, and Alice even took the initiative to help him correct it:

"No, it's not quite the same. Under normal circumstances, you won't lose your memory when you are reborn and grow up. My current situation is very special...

"And the death I'm about to face is not as simple as you think. It's... well, it's a death that is destined to come and cannot be avoided.

"Before I can become my destiny again, I must die... It is inevitable.

"I saw the existence of this death a long time ago, but until now, I have not yet chosen the 'mother' of my next life..."

As she spoke, Alice's eyes swept over "Justice" Audrey, "Magician" Fors, and "Hermit" Cattleya one by one.

Audrey remained smiling and motionless, like a beautifully crafted statue of a Backlund noble girl.

Fors didn't know when she lowered her head, and after Alice's eyes fell on her, she didn't raise her head - maybe she was praying that Alice would look at someone else quickly.

But Cattleya, when Alice looked at her, she hesitated for a moment and asked:

"I remember you seemed to like Nina very much?"

This way of shifting the focus provides a good idea for everyone. Emlyn, who also feels that it is none of his business, offers a reliable suggestion:

"Perhaps, I can find a way to inform the vampire leaders of your needs?

"If you don't mind."

"Sure," Alice nodded, "But you don't have to be so nervous. After all, my ideal mother should be..."

Alice looked at the head of the long bronze table.

The Tarot Club members looked at the head of the long bronze table with her.

Mr. Fool...?

Emlyn, who had just thought that this matter had nothing to do with him, suddenly realized a crucial issue. He looked at Alice hesitantly and asked:

"It would have to be a creature with a uterus to do that, right?"

Although the members of the Tarot Club have always regarded Mr. Fool as a genderless god, Emlyn the Moon has never doubted that he can become an angel.

Theoretically, as complete mythological creatures, most angels also do not have clear gender distinctions...

Alice looked at Emlyn with a half-smile and answered his question:

"Growing a uterus isn't that difficult, is it?

"The 'Farmer' approach might be able to grow people out of the soil... I think Ms. 'Hermit' should have experience with this.

"After all, if even her ship can produce milk, nothing is impossible."

Everyone then looked at the "Hermit" Cattleya in confusion again.

Ships... produce milk?

This bizarre story was obviously not part of what Cattleya told last time. After Alice mentioned it, Cattleya nodded in a trance and said:

"Yes, for high-sequence 'cultivators', this may not be impossible..."

We must not let Frank become a demigod...

Cattleya made up her mind secretly.

So, I, I really have the possibility of growing a uterus…?

Emlyn the Moon's expression turned horrified, and the slight regret in Alger's heart disappeared, and his relief turned into complete horror.

Only "Sun" Derrick, who was younger than Alice, seemed to have different ideas from others. He looked at Alice with an inexplicable worry and anxiety.

Alice blinked and looked at Derrick. After a few seconds, Derrick seemed to have just realized what was happening and asked,

"Ms. Fate...you saw your death, so did you see yourself coming back?"

"No," Alice blinked and spread her hands. "If I had seen it, how could it be called a destined death? It was obviously me who chose to die. It should be an unsolvable dead end, a 'destined, inevitable death'."

After a pause, she added what she hadn't finished saying before:

"In fact, I think that the most suitable 'mother' for me should be Night... What are you thinking?

"Although, although I have thought about your idea, I have not yet been able to convince Mr. Fool...

"Wait a minute, come to think of it, I actually haven't mentioned this to Hei Ye... He won't reject me, right?

" "It seems quite possible... No, I have to ask about this later." (End of this chapter)

7 Is selling the fortune charm considered cashing out?

This is indeed a very critical issue, but it is not a problem that needs to be solved immediately - at least so far, the day when the dream comes true seems to be a long way off.

Therefore, Alice just made a note of this matter in her heart, and then began to try to recall what was discussed in the previous topic.

...Strange, how did we get here?

Alice scratched her head, remembering the question from Audrey the Justice, and turned around to give a slightly more formal answer:

"Just now...just now those were just jokes.

"Bernadette is Roselle's eldest daughter and the 'mysterious queen' of the sea... Oh, and she also seems to have founded the Dawn of Elements!

"Um..."

Alice frowned and glanced at Cattleya from the Moss Ascetic Order, and suddenly realized something.

The child he raised joined a hostile organization. No wonder he was so angry that he kicked her out of the house... Huh? Wait, why does it sound like a rebellious girl ran away from home...

Alice blinked and asked a serious question:

"After becoming a Beyonder, will the growth of the mind slow down or even stagnate?"

this...

After hearing this question, Alger, the Hanged Man, looked at Alice hesitantly.

Alice looked at him in confusion. From his suggestive look, she seemed to realize something. She raised her hand and pointed at herself, blinking and asking:

"...I?

"But in my case... uh, I actually want to ask, will low- and mid-sequence Beyonders also experience similar effects?"

She looked around, but the "Hermit" Cattleya, who didn't understand what she was asking, answered her question:

"Normally not."

So... So the Hermit is not a rebellious girl who ran away from home?

Alice shook her head in disappointment and leaned back in her chair.

This meant he would stop talking. Klein glanced at Alice, then controlled the "world" to look at the "sun" Derrick. He smiled deeply and said,

"I have the formula for the 'Notary' potion you requested."

"Thank you, Mr. World. As agreed, I will keep this debt in mind and wait for your request." Derrick the Sun said sincerely.

"Okay." Klein pushed The World to answer while asking him to pretend to ask Mr. Fool to materialize.

Alice rolled her eyes mentally.

It didn't take long for the potion formula to come into the hands of the little "Sun". He took the formula with joy and quickly read the contents.

Without waiting for anyone else to speak, The World looked at Alger, The Hanged Man, and spoke again:

"You know, the recipe and main ingredients for the 'Ocean Songster' potion you requested are now available."

"Ah?" Alice's eyes widened. "You... killed a 'Singer of the Sea'? No, you wouldn't kill anyone from the Church of Storms, would you?"

Alice begins to wonder whether killing a would-be high-ranking member of the Church of the Storm or stealing the Church of the Storm's donation box would anger the church more.

Her question was exactly the same as that of Audrey the Justice, Alger the Hanged Man, and the others. The World slowly scanned them and replied with a low laugh:

"It does not come from the Church of the Storm."

...So he really killed a "Sea Singer"?

Realizing this news, Cattleya, the "Hermit", who knew that "The World" Gehrman Sparrow had killed "The Slayer" Gilchies, felt a little magical.

She did not think that this was Alice's credit, because no one knew better than her that Alice had long passed through the "Giant King's Court" in her dream and entered the "God-Forsaken Land" - although she only had a vague consciousness, she remembered the whole incident.

Even without Miss Destiny, is his own strength strong enough... Or is it precisely because he is strong enough that Miss Destiny noticed him?

No, this reason alone cannot explain Miss Fate's attitude towards the "world". It is no longer a preference of the gods for mortals. In His eyes, the "world" is the same as Him, just like...

The Hermit Cattleya resisted the urge to look at the head of the bronze table, gritted her teeth and lowered her head.

Enough, don't go into this matter!

The Hermit Cattleya warned herself solemnly in her heart before she let out a breath and raised her head again.

"The Hanged Man" Alger breathed a sigh of relief at the denial of "The World" Gehrman Sparrow, but soon frowned again.

——He should think about how to reward the "world".

After a few seconds of silence, Alger, the Hanged Man, turned sideways and looked at the head of the long bronze table and said,

"Dear Mr. Fool, I request to communicate with the 'world' alone."

In the gray fog, Klein's eyes lit up slightly. He was quite expectant in his heart, but he only nodded slightly and then blocked the senses of others.

After knowing that Alice could see through this shield, Klein simply didn't bother to put in the effort, so in addition to the pretentious Mr. Fool, there was also Miss Destiny in the audience.

Of course, Alger, the Hanged Man, would have no objection. After waiting for two seconds, he turned back and said to the World:

"I exchanged it for the coordinates of an original island unknown to others.

"Not only are there many extraordinary creatures that have become extinct in the northern and southern continents, but there is also an ancient relic of unknown age.

"At the beginning, huh, I discovered it with Qilingos. At that time, we didn't have the ability to explore in depth, but he found some traces and suspected that there was something very precious and important hidden in the ruins. He believed that its value would not be less than one of the cards made by Emperor Roselle.

"I am not as strong as Qi Lingos, and I am not as deep as he is. I have no idea what he saw. I can only guess the situation from some words he said inadvertently.

"There are traces of the existence of extraordinary demigod-level creatures on it. It should be of great value to you.

"I can swear to Mr. Fool that I am not lying."

Alice blinked and couldn't help but interrupt:

"Why don't you swear to me?"

At least I am truly a resurrected god, and not like you fools, who have only just...resurrected to the level of Sequence 5.

The Hanged Man paused suspiciously before changing his words:

"I am willing to swear to Mr. Fool and Miss Destiny."

I hope Miss Fate's criteria for judging "breaking an oath" are the same as those of normal people… If not, I hope Mr. Fool can control Miss Fate…

Alger appeared calm on the surface, but he couldn't help but feel anxious inside.

The World seemed not to notice their conversation and chuckled:

"make a deal."

The Hanged Man Alger did not immediately ask for the recipe for the Ocean Singer potion, but continued:

"I have a prerequisite. I hope that when you explore that primitive island for the first time, I will be your companion. With Mr. Fool watching everything, you don't have to worry about me having any bad intentions."

After a pause, he added,

"If you want, you can also bring Miss Destiny with you."

He obviously knew the rumor that "World" Gehrman Sparrow was on board the "Future" with a blonde girl.

So far, the girl has been confirmed to be an angel in rumors, with extremely strange abilities. It is said that the former "strongest hunter" Anderson Hood was nearly choked to death by his own saliva because he offended her.

The rumor that the "world" Gehrman Sparrow was kept by an underage girl disappeared in this rumor, because not many people dared to talk about an angel behind his back. Only a very few people would whisper a few words about Gehrman Sparrow behind his back, saying that he was in this situation because of his shit luck.

The Hanged Man Alger scoffed at this. After all, Mr. Fool's criteria for selecting followers obviously could not be who was better at raising children—with Miss Destiny's personality, it would be more appropriate for him to choose someone who could beat her.

However, from this perspective, it seems that Germans Paro really cannot beat Miss Fate... Could he really be good at raising children?

The voice of "The World" interrupted the thoughts of "The Hanged Man" Alger:

"If you want to take her with you, then I'm afraid the price will be different...

"However, I do need some companions when I go to dangerous places, and I hope you have enough skills to keep up."

Alger was not annoyed by his tone and said with relief,

"So, I hope that your first exploration will be after I successfully advance. Of course, if I lose control due to the potion, this agreement will naturally be invalidated."

"Okay." The World replied nonchalantly.

Alice looked up and down at the Hanged Man Alger curiously, then turned to the World and asked,

"Do you need my help?"

Klein understood what she meant without any difficulty and shook his head to stop her dangerous thoughts:

"I'm sure he can bring more to the table in the future."

That makes some sense… Alice silently withdrew her gaze.

The Hanged Man, Alger, felt a cold sweat on his back. It was not until this moment that he understood what Alice had just said. She probably wanted to "help" him lose control and let the "world" monopolize the coordinates of the island.

Alger glanced tremblingly at Mr. Fool who was sitting there. After a pause, he asked Mr. Fool to help him materialize the parchment with the information about the island.

Alice was not interested in this. Klein took the parchment, quickly glanced through it, and raised his head slightly and said:

"The potion formula and main ingredients will be given to you after the party."

"Okay." Alger responded calmly.

The two of them had a private conversation that ended here. The Hermit Cattleya withdrew her gaze from the World and turned her head to the Magician Fors and said:

"The meteorite crystal has been obtained, 60 grams for 600 pounds."

So fast... Fors was surprised and embarrassed when she remembered her balance. She quickly decided to borrow money from Hugh Dilcha for emergency and make money as soon as possible after the promotion.

"Okay," after careful consideration, Magician Fors said to Hermit Cattleya, "We will trade at this time tomorrow."

After she finished speaking, without waiting for the Hermit Cattleya to continue, she asked Alice with a bitter face:

"Miss Fate, can I ask for a piece of good luck from you to help me make money?"

Alice blinked and inexplicably thought of the "get-rich accessories" that she hadn't seen for a long time.

Then again, during the Earth period, there were also many people who liked to spend money on things like fortune charms... But what she suggested was indeed a good idea.

Make a one-time item like a fortune charm, clearly mark the price, for example, buy a 50-pound item for 30 pounds, and then sell it to others. This way I can make money without asking for anything from fate... Hmm? Wait, something seems wrong.

This feeling is a little familiar... Alice blinked and blurted out:

"Isn't this money laundering?"

…?

Except for Klein in the gray fog, no one understood what Alice said—because she awkwardly put two unrelated words together. The members of the Tarot Club were basically wondering how to wash money?

As for Derrick, he was even more confused—Klein spent some time connecting the two words with Chinese. He soon found that the two words could not be translated into Giant language either. After a little hesitation, he chose the same translation method as Alice, putting "wash" and "money" together.

No, this actually feels more like cashing out... Uh, how do you say cashing out?

Alice blinked, reached out and knocked on the table and said,

"It's okay, but...

"What price are you prepared to pay for such good fortune? Oh, and how much money are you prepared to make - or how long will it take to make money?"

Can I choose this myself? Then can I... The brave idea popped into her mind for a moment, and she quickly remembered the experience that inspired her - Mr. "The Hanged Man" who was warned that he could only earn 30 pounds.

"220 pounds." Fors carefully reported the amount he still needed.

"It's not a lot..." Alice nodded thoughtfully, "Then what price are you prepared to pay?"

Magician Fors paused and asked hesitantly,

"What do you need?"

She really couldn't think of anything she could give.

"How about..." Alice lowered her head and began to think, "You... um, I can't seem to think of it... wait."

She suddenly remembered what happened before entering the "God-Forsaken Land" and turned to ask the "World":

"Do you still owe me a gift?"

...Oh no, I forgot about this!

Klein suddenly remembered this - before he took Alice on board the "Future", he had promised to give Alice a gift on the return trip.

However, on the way back, Alice jumped off the cliff and entered the "God-forsaken Land", so the matter ended in vain.

Now...Is Alice coming back soon?

...Is there still one sentence missing from Alice's honorific name?

Anxiety crept into Klein's heart, but The World remained calm from voice to expression. It nodded without changing its expression and said:

"Yes.

"I did promise to prepare a gift for you - after you return." (End of this chapter)

Chapter 8 The God of Mouse

Something seemed wrong... Alice stared at the calm expression of "The World", blinked, and looked away.

"Let me think about it," she said perfunctorily to the "magician" Fors, "otherwise it seems a bit too hasty to ask you to treat me to ice cream, but I can't think of anything else for the time being... Do I really want you to pay for it?"

Actually, it's not impossible to buy it with money, as long as there is profit to be made, but Miss Fortune seems reluctant…

"If I have to pay money," the "magician" For thought for a moment and asked tentatively, "How much should I pay?"

Alice blinked, stared at Fors for two seconds, and gave an answer:

"250 pounds?"

"Ah?" Fors thought she had heard it wrong and looked at Alice in confusion.

"Look," Alice said, sitting up straight, and introducing the charm with great interest, "spending 250 pounds on a 220-pound fortune charm makes you look like a fool! Will you buy it?"

Phew, it can be seen that she really thinks this is a good idea, but it's a pity that Miss "Magician" doesn't seem to understand what 250 means…

Klein suppressed his laughter in the gray fog and waited curiously for the response from the Magician Fors.

Magician Fors took a moment to comprehend Alice's words, and then asked cautiously,

"Ms. Fate, what does 250 mean?"

Isn't this a number? Could it have another meaning... From what Miss Fate said, could it be an adjective to describe someone as stupid?

"Fool, idiot… maybe that's what it feels like?" Alice tilted her head, confirming Fors's guess.

"Uh," Fors choked, "I, I don't really want to be the idiot you call me…"

Alice looked away regretfully.

Seeing this, Audrey, the "Justice" on the side, interrupted and asked, "Ms. Destiny, why can 250 be used to describe an idiot?"

The Hanged Man Alger, the Hermit Cattleya, and the Moon Emlyn also looked at Alice curiously.

"Uh…" Alice paused. "It seems, it seems that I have seen a story in a book before… but I don't remember what the story was about. Uh, anyway, anyway, everyone used it this way at that time…"

Was that the time when she was active? I don't know when it was... She claimed that the Goddess of Night was under her protection, and responded to some records in the City of Silver. She should be from the Second Age at least, or even earlier...

And the time of falling asleep...eh?

Alger, the "Hanged Man", was surprised to find that he didn't seem to have many clues about the latest time when Alice existed.

While he was thinking, Alice turned her head curiously and asked, "Ms. Hermit, you don't know either?"

"The Hermit" Cattleya shook her head.

What does this have to do with Ms. Hermit? It is safe to say that Ms. Hermit is the Admiral of the Stars and has a close relationship with the Mysterious Queen Bernadette... Wait, Bernadette?

The Hanged Man Alger immediately caught the key figure—Bernadette's father, Emperor Roselle.

Yes, Miss Fate and Mr. Fool know the "symbols" "invented" by Emperor Roselle. I have previously speculated that they may have known each other before, and there may be more similar people. This "symbol" is the "words" they use to communicate, but it has been affected by the gods, so it cannot be identified through divination or other means...

No, in this case, it is certain that Emperor Roselle descended as an ordinary person, and Miss Fate seemed to be the same at first. Then, Mr. Fool...?

Alger, the "Hanged Man", forcibly restrained his desire to look at the head of the bronze table and steadied his tight breathing.

Miss Destiny said that she remembered nothing when she woke up, and Mr. Fool was the only trace of the past she could find... In other words, Mr. Fool should have recovered initially at that time and was intentionally looking for relevant clues...

This is consistent with my guess at the time. Mr. Fool is trying to get out of some kind of predicament. This predicament should be...

Considering the situations of Roselle and Alice, Alger, the "Hanged Man", looked at the head of the bronze table with some hesitation.

...the frail body of a mortal?

However, Mr. Fool was already able to accept prayers at that time, and later he was even able to accept sacrifices and grant gifts… So "He" should have already taken back the authority and was in the process of regaining it?

By the way, did Miss Fate have a process of mastering authority...?

And Mr. Fool seemed to be very familiar with Miss Fate from the beginning... Since Miss Fate and Emperor Roselle had both acted as humans, Mr. Fool should have been one too, so...

Did Miss Destiny know Mr. Fool in real life? But wasn't Miss Destiny picked up by the Nighthawks? And she seems to have a very close relationship with the Church of Night? At least she is very close to the Goddess of Night...

... Could it be that Mr. Fool's identity in the real world is a high-ranking official of the Church of Evernight? !

This is not impossible. The attitude of the "world" towards the Church of Evernight seems to be friendly. As Mr. Fool's follower, his attitude indirectly expresses Mr. Fool's attitude, but…

The top leaders of the Church of Night are all known... Could it be that they are not the top leaders in public, for example, they directly obey the orders of the Goddess of Night? This would explain Miss Fate... Wait.

If Miss Fate was already in contact with the Goddess of Night at that time, why did she say that the Fool was the only trace she could find? If Miss Fate had no contact with the Goddess of Night at that time, then how did she... Oh, I understand!

The Goddess of Night must not have contacted Miss Fate directly at that time, but secretly reminded Mr. Fool. Miss Fate only contacted the Goddess of Night later!

"The Hanged Man" Alger suddenly realized and thought he understood everything.

Immediately afterwards, a new question popped up - why did the Goddess of Night do this?

This question had an answer a few seconds later, because he remembered that Alice had said at the Tarot Club that she had asked the Goddess of Night in person if she could transform into a mythical creature and let her touch it...

It seems that Miss Destiny must have done a lot of similar things in the past, so it is understandable that the Goddess of Night is unwilling to appear in front of Miss Destiny in person.

After all, Mr. Fool's choice seems to be to leave Miss Fate to the "world"...

Alger, the Hanged Man, looked at Gehrman Sparrow, the World, with a look of sympathy and pity, and inexplicably recalled the rumors that had changed several times on the sea.

In fact, the "world" and Miss Fate seem to get along pretty well...

At this time, Cattleya, the Hermit, said to Audrey, the Justice:

"The spinal fluid of the black hunting monitor lizard has been confirmed, 1,800 pounds. There is no clue about the fruit of the psychedelic wind chime tree for the time being."

"This is very good, better than I expected. Thank you, Ms. Hermit." Audrey thanked sincerely, not caring about the price at all.

1,800 pounds just taken away... Alice, who had never handled such a large amount of money, looked at Audrey enviously.

...Did my past self really leave me no money? !

And fate, can you stop giving me Beyonder traits and give me a large sum of money to show me!

Alice clenched her fists darkly.

After a brief silence, Emlyn, who suddenly realized that his improvement might not be as obvious as that of other members of the Tarot Club, asked weakly,

"Do you have any clues about my last commission?"

Magician Fors immediately said, "There is a suspicious situation. I will investigate further."

She was eager to pay off her debts and was full of motivation.

After that, it was "Sun" Derrick who made the trade request:

"I need the root crystal of the Elder Tree, the golden-edged sunflower, and..."

He reported several ingredients from the potion recipe he had just obtained.

"The root crystals of the Elder Tree and those auxiliary materials are no problem." Emlyn the Moon said with a smile, "So, what can you use in exchange?"

The last time he offered the fruit of the Elder Tree to "Justice" Audrey, he knew where the root crystal was.

Sun Derrick thought for a moment and said, "A Beyonder characteristic corresponding to a Sequence 5 vampire?"

Alice thought of those grotesque monsters hiding in the darkness of the "Forsaken Land" and couldn't help wondering: If Mr. Moon knew that the Beyonder characteristics he wanted came from such monsters, I wonder if he would still be able to eat them...

"Blood clan!" Emlyn gritted his teeth and said, "Don't worry. I'll tell you when I figure out what I want."

Alice looked at him and blinked, then suddenly turned to the World and shouted:

"Bald baboon!"

The World was half a beat late before turning around to look at her, his eyes full of confusion. After Klein was promoted to Master of Secret Dolls, the look in the World's eyes was obviously much more lively.

"Why didn't you react?" Alice frowned in confusion. "Why didn't you emphasize loudly that you are a human being like him?"

"Pfft." Magician Fors was the first to understand Alice's words with his excellent associative ability and laughed out loud.

Amid her laughter, "Justice" Audrey, "Hermit" Cattleya, and "The Hanged Man" Alger had a vague understanding, while "Moon" Emlyn and "Sun" Derrick seemed a little confused.

In Loen, "curly-haired baboon" is a slang term to describe a stupid person, which roughly means "you were left behind when humans evolved." Therefore, those who were not left behind naturally evolved into hairless baboons, or bald baboons...

This word, which seems to be an insult to the human group, is indeed similar to vampires and blood clans in a sense.

...Maybe?

In the gray fog, Klein looked at the "magician" Fors, whose laughter attracted everyone's attention, and was grateful that he had the extraordinary ability of the "clown".

Otherwise, if Mr. Fool couldn't hold back his laughter or slammed his head on the table every day at the Tarot Club because of what Miss Fate said, that would be too...

Klein imagined the scene and couldn't help but take a deep breath.

——As the saying goes, there are two kinds of death in the world, one is the disappearance of the body, and the other is social death.

He obviously doesn't want to die socially.

Emlyn the Moon didn't quite understand the connection between the two sentences, but he vaguely realized that this was Alice's mockery of him - maybe it wasn't intentional, she probably just thought of it, but that's how hurtful it was...

He looked at Alice with gritted teeth, and noticing his fierce look, Alice turned her head and hesitated for a moment before tentatively saying,

"Uh...I'm sorry?"

This apology was insincere, but Emlyn the Moon obviously couldn't ask for more. He leaned back in his chair like a deflated ball and responded weakly:

"It doesn't matter."

Alice blinked, hesitated for a moment and asked: "...Let me praise you again...You vampires?"

Just as Emlyn the Moon was about to refuse, the World suddenly asked, "How are you going to praise me?"

Let me see what else she can say...it's not about me anyway.

Klein looked at Alice expectantly in the gray fog, so Alice tilted her head, propped up her chin with one hand, and thought seriously:

"Hmm... can vampires... summon bats?"

She blinked and looked at Emlyn the Moon, who nodded hesitantly.

"Hmm..." Alice picked up the other one and put it against her chin. "Bats are actually very much like mice with wings, just like angels are people with wings..."

Klein suddenly had a bad feeling. Just as he was about to stop her, he heard Alice slap the table and say to Emlyn the Moon:

"I know!

You vampires must be the gods who rule over rats!"

She stood up a little from her chair excitedly. Emlyn the Moon was stunned by her brilliant deduction. After more than ten seconds, he looked at the World with lifeless eyes and confirmed with him:

"Has she always been like this?"

Was he asking about Alice's logic level or how much she deserved a beating... Klein glanced at Alice silently and replied while controlling the "world":

"Um.

"She's always been like this."

Alice blinked, vaguely realizing that there might be something wrong with this reasoning, and she sat back in her seat hesitantly.

In the silence, the "magician" Fors gave Alice a suggestion with a serious face:

"Ms. Fate, have you ever considered engaging in literary creation? Your associative ability is very suitable."

"Uh…" Alice paused, remembering Amon who came to her with the comic book, "No, no, I think if I do this, I might be hunted down by angels and true gods…"

"Ah?" Fors's eyes were slightly confused.

"Justice" Audrey sat motionless in her seat, but she couldn't help but recall Miss Destiny's invitation to discuss the gossip about the True God.

...If these are the sources of inspiration, it does seem a bit dangerous! (End of this chapter)

Chapter 9 Has the child grown up?

After Alice politely rejected the "magician" Fors, no one proposed a new deal and the Tarot Club fell silent for a while.

At Klein's signal, the free exchange session began. Alger, the Hanged Man, asked Alice:

"Ms. Destiny, are you still in the 'Forsaken Land of the Gods'?"

Alice nodded and added, "But I'm not in the afternoon town anymore. I...uh, maybe I'll be there again next week, or maybe I'll be back the week after next."

After a pause, she hesitantly put her hand on her chin and murmured:

"The main thing is, I still don't know how to get out... No, that's not right, there seems to be a way..."

Alice looked hesitantly at Klein in the gray fog.

For Alice, the most difficult part about leaving the "God-Forsaken Land" was actually getting her body out - because Sefirah Castle connected the "God-Forsaken Land" with the outside world, her spirit could ascend to Sefirah Castle.

...Let someone sacrifice their body to Klein?

Alice blinked and put this plan on the list of options.

After listening to Alice's words, Derrick's eyes lit up slightly, and he said to Alice,

"Miss Destiny, we got what you wanted!"

"Huh?" Alice turned her head in surprise, "So fast?"

"Just like you said…" Derrick the Sun was a little nervous under Alice's gaze. "The most difficult part about killing the Raven Shadow Snake is finding it."

Alice made an "OK" gesture and leaned back in her chair happily.

Emperor Roselle did not bring the expression "OK" to this world, but Alice's posture had already made the meaning of this gesture clear, so no one was confused.

Alger, the Hanged Man, listened to their conversation and asked Derrick, the Sun, "Are you still in Afternoon Town?"

Derrick nodded honestly and said:

"Yes, it took us a long time to set up the camp, and then we worked in groups to clear out the remaining monsters street by street, looking for various possible ancient traces. Although it would be slow, it was safe enough."

He answered in great detail and showed an attitude that it was okay for Mr. Hanged Man to know more.

Audrey "Justice" listened with interest, raised her hand slightly and said,

"You have been in Afternoon Town for so long, what do you rely on for food? Is there any black-faced grass nearby?"

Alice didn't interrupt. She thought of the monster flesh and blood that the Silver City exploration team had eaten, and her expression became a little strange.

In response to Miss Justice's question, Sun Derrick answered seriously,

"We carry some black grass powder, but our main food source is the monsters we hunt.

"Most of them, as long as their extraordinary properties are extracted, their skins and fur are peeled off, and they are burned with flames, they can be eaten.

"However, they all have certain contamination and can cause mental problems. They cannot be consumed continuously and require sufficient intervals."

As expected... Alice frowned slightly.

Audrey Justice recalled the several monsters in the dark depths that Little Sun had mentioned, and thought about the gloomy and dark horror style of the area where the City of Silver was located. She couldn't help but ask,

"Isn't this disgusting?"

Actually, I wanted to ask this before, but they may not care about this because they will starve to death if they don't eat...

Alice pursed her lips and suddenly remembered the strange appearance of the people from Moon City.

Is it because of eating monster flesh for a long time that it becomes like that...? That's right, black-faced grass doesn't seem to grow outside of Silver City...

Inspired by this question, Fors, the Magician, who was concentrating on listening to the conversation of other members, deliberately did not look at Emlyn, the Moon, and asked Derrick, the Sun, curiously:

"I remember you said that the monsters in the depths of darkness include vampires. They are covered in pus and are extremely ugly. So, after killing such vampires, will you use them as food?"

After hearing this question, Emlyn completely forgot to correct the other party that he was a vampire and not a vampire. His face turned green, and he inexplicably felt a sense of horror.

...So I am food?!

At this moment, he felt that being a god to mice was not such a big deal.

Derrick was silent for two seconds and said,

"Some monsters are indeed disgusting, very disgusting, like the vampires that Miss Magician mentioned. But we have no choice. We will eat anything that can be eaten."

His voice gradually deepened, as if he once again deeply felt the cursed tragedy that enveloped the entire City of Silver.

The palace that looked like a giant's residence fell silent again. Even Emlyn the Moon, who wanted to refute some of the words of Derrick the Sun, did not speak. He just curled his lips and retracted his arms.

I'll eat anything I can eat... Alice clenched her fists slightly, lowered her head, and stretched out one hand to hold the table.

She suddenly had the urge to do something.

…What can I do?

She looked around, and finally her sight fell on the "Hermit" Cattleya.

…By the way, Frank Lee!

Alice sat up straight and asked the Hermit Cattleya for confirmation:

"Ms. Hermit...it seems that you haven't paid for the blood of the mythical creature you requested?"

Cattleya's nerves tightened subconsciously, and she responded to this sentence nervously:

"Yes."

Alice's expression did not fluctuate much. She exhaled, raised the corners of her lips slightly, and said in a calm voice,

"I want to change my compensation."

"What?" Cattleya was slightly stunned and subconsciously became uneasy.

...Does Miss Destiny have any bad ideas again?

This was not just the thought of Cattleya, the Hermit. Audrey and the others could not help but look at Cattleya with a sympathetic look.

So pitiful...

In the weird atmosphere, Alice said in a calm voice,

"I want a... a crop.

"They may have different flavors and types, or they may have a single flavor… that's not the most important thing.

"I need them to be able to grow in an environment without light... In addition, the land there is full of pollution, and crops cannot be grown normally. It is also full of various monsters..."

"Sun" Derrick turned his head sharply and looked at Alice.

After a moment of surprise, Audrey "Justice" and the others looked at Derrick "The Sun" with shocked eyes.

——They all heard that the place Alice was talking about was the "God-forsaken Land"!

She was looking for a kind of food that could grow in the "God-forsaken Land" and be eaten for a long time.

This was obviously not for her, not to mention that she would be back soon - angels had no need to eat at all, and Miss Destiny liked to eat purely out of interest and hobby.

Klein also realized this. He looked at Alice in the gray fog and for a moment he felt an unreal feeling that his child had grown up.

...Is this really something Alice could ask for?

He subconsciously wanted to reach out and touch his forehead to check if he had a fever, and then shook his head to listen for the sound of water. Fortunately, when his hand tried to leave the table, he finally remembered that he was still Mr. Fool.

…So is this really something Alice can ask for?

For a moment, Klein felt as if he was in a dream, and his whole body felt light and airy.

Miss Destiny... "Hermit" Cattleya also looked at Alice in a trance, and suddenly remembered the experience of introducing Frank Lee to Alice for the first time above the gray fog a long time ago.

——When she mentioned that Frank Lee's biggest hobby was studying hybridization technology, Alice's first reaction was that no one would go hungry.

Suddenly, a terrifying thought popped up in the mind of Cattleya, the Hermit—perhaps Miss Fate is not a bad person by nature?

…?

Is it possible?

After her brain stopped working for nearly a minute, Cattleya squeezed out a word from her throat:

"OK."

The word was extremely stiff and the voice was dry, but it instantly awakened "Sun" Derrick. He stood up excitedly, saluted to Alice and said:

"Praise your mercy!"

Alice paused.

This was not the first time someone had praised her kindness - this trend seemed to have been started by the "Hermit" Cattleya.

However, that kind of praise seems to sound different from this one...

Alice tilted her head slightly, and before she could think of what to say, Audrey, the "Justice", stood up like a class representative and saluted Alice.

"Praise your mercy."

She was the first one. After her, Emlyn the Moon, Alger the Hanged Man, and Fors the Magician stood up one after another. Even the World was not surprised. Alice heard their disordered and untidy voices:

"Praise your mercy."

She still sat in her original position, blinking her eyes and looking at the people who were saluting, and a vague idea flashed through her mind.

This seems more fun than a prank...

She squeezed the hand under the table gently, and soon a new problem arose.

…Should I say anything?

Alice looked at the Tarot Club members who were still saluting in a confused manner. After two seconds of contemplation, she turned to look at the head of the bronze table and asked for help:

"...Should I say something?"

Puff...In the gray fog, Klein managed to hold back the laughter that was about to burst out of his throat, but he failed to suppress the curled corners of his lips. He simply chuckled reservedly after adjusting himself and said:

"Sit down."

Everyone in the Tarot Club sat down.

It seems to be her again. I almost thought she was replaced. It turns out she is still so unreliable...

The surroundings seemed to have become quiet again. Klein, who had woken up from a dream in which Alice seemed to have grown up, controlled the "world" and spoke to break the silence:

"Let's get back to the sea, there is something worth noting recently.

"The 'One-Eyed Skull' of 'Mad Captain' Connors Victor drifted to the dock after a storm. The mast was broken and there were traces of burning everywhere. All the crew members, including Connors Victor himself, had died. No one was spared."

"Using 'Mad Captain' as a title sounds as unreliable as 'Fool'..." Alice muttered softly, but above the gray fog, the volume was loud enough for everyone to hear.

...It seems that Miss Destiny is still Miss Destiny.

Justice Audrey and the others looked away from Alice with mixed feelings, pretending not to have heard what she said. The Hanged Man Alger glanced at Mr. Fool, who seemed to have heard nothing, and continued with The World without changing his expression:

"In Bayam, the Church of Storms is actively investigating the people and events related to 'Mad Captain' Connors Victor."

Klein ignored Alice's words and controlled the "world" to ask, "What clues does the Church of Storms have?"

"I don't know. I'll try to find out." Alger, the Hanged Man, shook his head calmly.

Audrey, who was curious and listening in, realized that things might not be that simple. She asked tentatively,

"Mr. World, isn't this a common internal conflict among pirates?"

Alice also blinked curiously.

After a moment's silence, the World responded with a slightly sarcastic tone:

"'Mad Captain' is related to the disappearance of people in the colony that Mr. 'Hanged Man' investigated before.

"The Witch Cult handed over the lured or plundered people to external forces such as 'Vice Admiral of Disease' Tracy, who transported them to the east coast of the northern continent and completed the last leg with the help of 'Mad Captain' Connors Victor. This pirate has close ties with many human traffickers and slave traders in Loen.

"Also, Backlund's biggest human trafficker, Kapin, has a protector of the 'Arbitrator' path.

"With all these things added up, do you still think the death of the 'Mad Captain' was a simple internal conflict among pirates?

"Haha, I've always wondered, what does the person behind the scenes want so many slaves for?"

"...Ritual requirements?" Alice asked hesitantly, "After all, slaves are also in line with the definition of 'consumables' in a sense..."

Audrey the Justice and Alger the Hanged Man, who were still trying to react, glanced at Alice subconsciously.

"...What ritual?" Although he knew Alice was just guessing, Klein still manipulated the "world" with full trust and asked.

"I don't know," Alice shook her head without any hesitation, "I was just saying it casually... It's just that large-scale human trafficking is too easy to make people think of cults... evil rituals or followers of evil gods..."

She paused, then added again: "I'm not talking about us."

The World silently withdrew its gaze.

After a few seconds of silence, Alger, the Hanged Man, replied solemnly,

"I will do my best to investigate this matter."

"Hermit" Cattleya listened quietly, nodded and said:

"I will also collect relevant information.

"If you can provide more clues, maybe I can help." (End of this chapter)

10 Trust her as if you don't trust her

The World answered the question raised by Cattleya the Hermit frankly:

"On the night of the Mad Captain's death, there was a High-Sequence Warrior on his ship who was suspected to be from the Black Emperor pathway, but this demigod managed to escape before Yan Kottman arrived."

What a boring topic... Alice began to daydream out of boredom.

The good news is that this topic ends here, and Cattleya starts a new topic:

"There is another incident at sea. Last week, the crazy adventurer Gehrman Sparrow hunted down the second mate of the Undead King, Gilchias the Slayer, a Sequence 5 Beyonder."

"…Ah?" Alice turned her head in confusion.

She first looked at Cattleya to confirm the authenticity of the topic, then looked at the "world" and asked in a slightly absent-minded tone:

"You... Aren't you just Sequence 5?

" "I remember that before I entered the 'Forsaken Land of the Gods', you were very scared when you saw Gilchis..."

He had just been promoted to Sequence 5 and killed the "Slayer" Gilchies, a famous and powerful Sequence 5...

Alger, the Hanged Man, was shocked and raised his opinion of the World.

"So Mr. World is..." Magician Fors quickly spoke out his own inference, but stopped abruptly when he met the eyes of The World.

"Justice" Audrey also thought of this, but she realized from the news about Kapin that "the world" was the thief "Black Emperor" and had a filter for "the world", so she just praised:

"What a great... What a legendary adventurer."

"Moon" Emlyn opened his mouth and closed it again, feeling that he was still far from such a level.

In silence, the "world" glanced at Alice and said coldly:

"You were scared, too."

"Where do I get that?" Alice slammed her hand on the table.

The World obviously didn't take her anger seriously and continued to remind her: "You asked me if I can beat him."

This is the truth. Alice choked and clenched her fists and declared,

"Then I shouted him 9,500 pounds!"

The Hermit Cattleya glanced at Alice obscurely, then looked back at the World.

...Who of them learned the habit of calling people by their bounty?

If a god's followers and subordinate gods both have a certain habit, it means...

Cattleya suddenly had the urge to look at the head of the long bronze table.

At this moment, Alger adjusted his mood and spoke carefully:

"Speaking of bounties, because of Gilchies's incident, investigating the origins of Gehrman Sparrow has become an important task for all major organizations."

Before anyone else said anything, Alice excitedly made a suggestion:

"Do you know where to get the commission, Mr. Hanged Man? I think Mr. World can go and claim the reward..."

Alger, the Hanged Man, looked at Gehrman Sparrow, the World, as if he had heard nothing.

He probably meant that the Church of Storms had asked him to investigate as well... Klein controlled the "world" and laughed softly,

"If possible, I don't mind providing some fragmentary clues and collecting the bounty."

Well, the "world" means that he doesn't mind me providing some unimportant information in exchange for rewards and trust?

The Hanged Man nodded with understanding, and the surroundings fell silent again.

Alice thought for a moment, raised her hand and said, "I met residents other than the City of Silver in the 'Forsaken Land of the Gods'."

The members of the Tarot Club all looked at Alice.

Alice then went on to say:

"They are very short, and many parts of their bodies have varying degrees of deformity, the most obvious being their faces... they can even be described as scary.

"It should be a problem of food sources... because I haven't seen black-faced grass anywhere else in the 'Forsaken Land of the Gods'. That city - they call themselves Moon City.

"I haven't seen any black-faced grass in or near Moon City."

It seems that Miss Destiny's previous commissions were not all due to the City of Silver... However, even if this is the case, it does not seem to be in line with Miss Destiny's personality...

"Justice" Audrey and the others were thoughtful, while "Sun" Derrick thought for a moment and asked,

"Miss Destiny, do you know where the people in Moon City are? Do you know more details? Have you... seen other cities?"

More details... other cities... Alice paused, shook her head and said,

"I didn't stay in Moon City for too long - it's too close, far from..."

Alice paused and looked at the first seat at the long bronze table with some hesitation.

—Are you going to tell me about the Western Continent? Are you going to tell me about the Western Continent that is sealed by the gray fog?

The Tarot Club members were slightly stunned, and then they realized that Alice was asking for Mr. Fool's opinion.

Does this matter have anything to do with Mr. Fool...

While they were thinking, Klein was also thinking about this question.

The gray fog seemed to be closely related to the Origin Castle. Although there was no evidence, Klein still had full trust in Alice's guess.

There is nothing to hide about the fact that the "God-Forsaken Land" borders the Western Continent, and even many people can guess it themselves. As for the existence of the fog, it is easy for people to guess that the legendary Western Continent is hidden inside.

There is a high probability that the members of the Tarot Club will think of the castle above the gray fog and him or his honorific name from Alice's description. So, how might they guess about this matter?

Perhaps it was Mr. Fool in the past who sealed the Western Continent - this is the most likely guess.

The connection between Alice and the Western Continent can no longer be concealed, and it seems normal for the Fool to have some connection with the Western Continent... The only problem is that, as the Fool himself, he doesn't know that he has sealed the Western Continent, nor does he know why he did such a thing.

Well, if he really is The Fool, if he really is someone who has just woken up from a long sleep and is faced with something he has done but has no memory of, what will he do?

Klein looked at Alice and nodded slightly.

——If he really has no idea about this, if he wants to know the truth, he will throw the question out and let more people find the answer.

After all, from what Alice said, the fog was clearly there, and the being who did all this didn't seem to have thought of hiding it at all - it was as if He could wait for someone to discover the fog, and then do everything possible to unravel it.

Huh? Wait.

Klein suddenly realized something.

If this was an act of a god during his lifetime, what did the god want to do?

...Resurrection?

If so, in order to unlock the seal, I must do something that will cause this god to revive...

This is not enough, there must be a reason, a reason to open the seal, for example, there is something or some vital things hidden in the seal...something that is vital to the vast majority of people who can see the fog.

The nonexistent hairs on his back stood up, and Klein realized that this was an open conspiracy.

Alice didn't think too much about it. After getting permission, she glanced at the gray fog around her, then smiled and said,

"Moon City is too close to the Western Continent - I'm worried about what will happen if I stay there for too long."

"Western Continent?" Alger, the "Hanged Man," was stunned for a moment, and suddenly remembered that the Miss Destiny in front of him seemed to be from the Western Continent.

He asked hesitantly, "You, you went to Moon City for...?"

Alice nodded and said:

"You could say it's for the Western Continent… Well, let me think about how to tell you.

"My destiny lies in the Western Continent."

"But it seems that you didn't enter the Western Continent in the end?" The Hermit Cattleya also asked.

Alice shook her head and explained,

"It's not that I didn't enter the Western Continent… I just couldn't enter at all.

"Where the 'Forsaken Land of Gods' meets the Western Continent, there is a gray mist - that is a seal."

Alice paused for a moment, then turned to the head of the bronze table and said quietly:

"That will probably only be solved by Mr. Fool himself, who has fully recovered."

These words struck the minds of the Tarot Club members like a bolt of thunder. The Hanged Man Alger and others realized that this might be the reason why Miss Destiny was sitting here today.

Regardless of whether it was the guidance of fate or her own thoughts, the ultimate goal was the same - she needed the fully revived Fool to open the seal.

"Although theoretically…" Alice withdrew her gaze from Klein and threw down the second bomb quietly, "It's not just Mr. Fool who can do this, but…"

Alice shook her head with a strange expression and said, "Among the people I know, Mr. Fool is the most reliable."

"The Hanged Man" Alger felt a non-existent cold sweat sliding down his back.

...Miss Fate, you're not really betting on both sides, are you?!

…Even if it's true, don't say it in front of Mr. Fool!

He screamed madly in his heart while trying to turn his head to see Mr. Fool's expression.

——He really wanted to play dead according to the usual strategy, but he was worried that if they all chose this way, today's Tarot meeting would be their death day.

Unfortunately, the gray fog obscured Mr. Fool's expression. He only heard Mr. Fool's calm voice:

"Oh? Who else do you know?"

...Is this a threat or a warning?

Alger, the "Hanged Man", was sweating profusely and was forced to brainstorm.

He was afraid that the alliance between Miss Fate and Mr. Fool would break down, and innocent people would be affected - but unfortunately he could not say anything, and dared not say anything.

Those who speculated about this probably felt the same as Alger, the "Hanged Man". Even Audrey, the "Justice" who wanted to ask questions the most, remained silent at this moment.

"Uh," Alice paused, "I should have told you... but I just remembered that I forgot to tell you something... Uh, I, I'll tell you later."

Alice glanced at everyone in the Tarot Club.

What she was referring to was the word "Chernobyl" from Moon City High Priest Nim - she had completely forgotten to tell Klein about this.

However, Alice now has a new problem.

"Why are you so scared?" She glanced at the Tarot Club members led by the Hanged Man Alger in confusion.

After recalling the last few conversations between her and Klein, Alice suddenly had an extremely absurd guess. She asked hesitantly,

"...Are you worried that Mr. Fool and I will fight?"

Klein fell into deep thought in the gray fog.

It seems that his question really has a feeling of "Who else do you want to stand with besides me?"... Hmm...

But how could he and Alice fight?

It wasn't a question of whether he could win or not, but a question of trust - he had enough trust in Alice. Just as he believed that Alice might help his enemies cause him trouble at any time on a whim, he also believed that Alice would not let anything really happen to him.

Well, this does sound a bit strange, like saying "I trust her to not betray me just as much as I trust her to definitely betray me", making it hard to tell whether she will betray or not...

The scene fell into an awkward silence for a moment. No one responded to Alice's question, and no one came out to save the situation. After a moment of silence, Alice slapped the table and shouted decisively:

"Class is over!

" "No, wait, I shouldn't shout that. I think I should shout...

"The meeting is adjourned!"

The Tarot Club members subconsciously looked towards the head of the long bronze table.

"Let's stop here." Mr. Fool, who was shrouded in gray fog, nodded slightly and agreed to Alice's words.

"Your will is our will." Audrey, "Justice", was a little slow, but was the first to take the lead in saluting as usual.

"Your will is our will." Alger, the "Hanged Man", followed one after another, leaving Alice still sitting in her original position.

As the figures disappeared, Klein looked at Alice, as if he wanted to say something. Alice immediately raised her hand to stop him, saying,

"Wait a minute, tell me what I forgot just now - otherwise I might forget it again later.

"The people of Moon City were once ordered by the 'Ancient Sun God' to stay near the fog, waiting and welcoming the people who came out of the fog, and to tell him or her a message as soon as they met..."

She paused, then imitated the accent of Moon City High Priest Nim and pronounced a word in a strange tone:

"Chernobyl."

"Chernobyl..." Klein paused for a moment and quickly remembered this famous city.

It was not surprising that the Ancient Sun God came from the same Earth civilization as them, but Klein still asked in confusion:

"He asked the people of Moon City to say this. Was He just trying to prove His identity, or was He trying to hint at something... If He wanted to prove His identity, why did He choose such a city?"

"…Maybe," Alice touched her chin and guessed, "Maybe this is his hometown or something like that?" (End of this chapter)