Mystery: Lucky One

Such a frivolous decision made Ian's eyes dazed again. Before he could react, the cold sweat on his body faded away, and the stiffness and pain in his neck also disappeared - he was healthy again.

Ian lowered his head in a daze. He didn't know when the deck of cards returned to his hand and returned to its original state.

The last bit of panic in Ian's heart disappeared, leaving only a dead silence.

This miraculous scene far exceeded Ian's understanding of extraordinary people. He realized that it was no longer a matter of him having no ability to resist. In the worst case scenario, no one would know if he died.

That's why she could naturally say "It would be better to kill them all."

It's not that Ian hadn't thought about begging for mercy, but Alice's character was clearly not one that played by common sense. In Ian's opinion, begging for mercy would only backfire.

Perhaps going to my death decisively could arouse her interest and make her spare my life... haha.

"Okay," Ian closed his eyes, exhaled, and then said calmly, "What do you want to play?"

Eh, it seems like the effect is counterproductive... Alice fell into deep thought.

Things seemed to be getting out of control from the moment she broke Ian's neck on a whim.

Ian mistook it for a threat, but Alice, who thought it was just a bad joke, ultimately did not explain, retaining her own image and using it to achieve her own goals.

But Ian's attitude became more and more horrified, and he even became completely disheartened in the end - Alice felt that she had left a serious psychological trauma on the child.

But, if I suddenly offer comfort, I'd probably be slapping myself in the face, right?
With this mentality, she made the choice just now, ending with a frivolous and ridiculous suggestion of "Let's take a gamble", and used "restart" to heal Ian's sprain.

However, Alice felt that Ian's psychological trauma seemed to be more serious.

Moreover, I feel like there is no hope for him... If I try to comfort him now, it will most likely not work, and it will also damage my image...

Alice wanted to sigh, but she suppressed it, and after a moment's thought she answered:

"Simpler.

"Draw five cards, add up the values, and whoever has the bigger value wins... No, just draw one card, and whoever has the bigger value wins.

“Actually, it seems like dice would be better… never mind, let’s just use cards.

"Well... it's 12345, JQK counts as 11, 12, 13.

"To be fair, you shuffle the cards."

Although it doesn't really matter who shuffles the cards, I can decide who wins... Alice added in her mind, but smiled at Ian:

"let's start?"

Ian began to shuffle the cards in silence.

He actually knows a little bit about cheating, but he's not very good at it. However, if the opponent is an ordinary person who knows nothing, he thinks his cheating skills can still come in handy.

But this one...

After shuffling the cards, Ian glanced at Alice and saw that she didn't care at all what he was doing or how he shuffled the cards.

Alice was tracing the patterns on the table with her fingers, looking very focused.

She doesn't care what I do... Why? Ian pursed his lips, coughed lightly as a reminder, and then handed the card forward:

"To be fair, you deal the cards."

Ian has seen such careless people at the poker table. Generally speaking, there are two possibilities for such people: either they are already sure of the result, or they don't care about the result.

Regardless of the outcome, cheating is not a good idea, and Ian is not sure he will not be discovered. Alice looked at him in surprise, and she suddenly realized that leaving everything to Ian would not be fair in form, after all, Ian is also a player, not a dealer.

Alice, who wanted to be lazy, did not refute. She took the cards silently, lowered her eyes to prevent Ian from seeing the change in her eyes, and then reached out and drew two cards.

Then, she pushed one of the cards from the table to Ian and invited him with a smile:

"open to take a look?"

Ian turned over the card and his face turned pale instantly - it was a 2.

Well, even if you are ready to die, you will still be afraid when death really comes...

Alice looked at Ian's expression, and there was a hint of surprise on her face. Then, she smiled a playful smile like Amon, and said in the tone of Amon:
"Oh my, what should I do? It seems like you are going to lose."

She was satisfied to see that Ian was sitting there in a daze, his eyes seemed to have lost their light.

Alice then reached out and turned over the cards in her hand, revealing the Ace, and then said with a smile and a lost tone:

"Oh, what a pity, it seems like I'm the one who lost.

"It seems that we should not be complacent too early...

"Anyway, congratulations, you win.

"happy?"

——She did it on purpose.

Ian understood this from Alice's expression. His body was exhausted and powerless due to the ups and downs of emotions, but his mind became calmer and calmer. He looked at Alice and did not speak for a long time.

Alice was getting impatient. She leaned forward and asked, "Are you using silence to express your anger?"

After a few seconds of silence, Ian lowered his eyes to look at the cards in his hand and asked, "Do you still care about the mood of the toys?"

"I didn't treat you as a toy," Alice said, her eyes widening dramatically. "I didn't... well, anyway, I didn't do anything excessive, did I?"

After a pause, she suddenly became a little uncertain, and asked hesitantly:

"I don't think so... You weren't actually hurt, were you?"

Ian opened his mouth, but suddenly didn't know what to say. He closed his eyes and didn't answer the question. Instead, he asked:

"What do you need me to do?"

Alice's eyes flashed with confusion. She was still struggling with the previous question: "How could I treat you as a toy? I, I just teased you... a few times."

After a few seconds of silence, Ian said softly:
“When my life is completely controlled by another person, it doesn’t matter what she thinks.

"The fact is, I'm her toy, and I live or die, depending on which outcome is more fun for her."

Alice was stunned for a moment, looking at Ian in a trance, and suddenly remembered the joke she had made before that made Klein angry.

For humans, life is not something to be enjoyed... Alice blinked and realized this belatedly.

Yes, life is a very precious thing to human beings, and precious things cannot be taken lightly...

Alice pursed her lips and looked at Ian. Her expression suddenly softened and she said softly:
"Thank you, and...I'm sorry." (End of this chapter)