Mystery: Lucky One

"I'm watching what you're watching," Alice replied matter-of-factly.

Cattleya didn't know what to say, so the scene fell silent again. She tried to start a conversation several times, but when she turned around and saw Alice's focused attitude, she gave up.

It would be bad if I diverted her attention...

Thinking of Frank Lee, Cattleya thought it would be a good idea to let Alice stand there and be in a daze for a while.

Alice was not a patient person. After staring at the unchanging sea for a few minutes, she began to feel bored. At this time, she suddenly remembered the "Key of Light" given to her as a birthday gift.

Alice guessed that she was probably very similar to Him, maybe she was influenced by Him - obviously, or maybe her personality was very similar to His - the age of "Huanhuan" in her memory seemed to be only in the single digits.

But anyway, if she is really similar to Him, it can be expected that the "Key of Light" probably doesn't like boredom very much.

What does He like?

Alice didn't know, but Alice was sure that she liked changes, changes that could not be predicted.

If it was prey, she would prefer the ones that were elusive, the ones that seemed foolproof but suddenly broke free...

Perhaps, the Key of Light hopes that He will lose in His own game more than I do...

Perhaps, He Himself did not know He had such thoughts, because He was confident that He would not lose, just like me in the past...

——Alice had to admit that although the birthday gift made her extremely angry, it did arouse her rare fighting spirit.

Well, it aroused.

But the absurd idea that just arose did not disappear with Alice's fantasies. It took root in Alice's mind and began to grow wildly like weeds.

"If that's the case..." She curled her lips slightly, "This is my chance."

Cattleya's hesitant gaze fell on Alice. She was struggling over whether she should say something to complement Alice's performance when a group of pirate ships gradually emerged on the sea in the distance.

Before Cattleya could react, Alice excitedly grabbed her wide robe, leaned over and asked:

"Is there going to be a fight?"

At that moment, the demeanor of the hermit disappeared completely.

Cattleya subconsciously lowered her head, her eyes falling on Alice's hand that was grabbing her robe. Alice paused for a moment, then retracted her hand in an instant, moving so quickly as if she had done something wrong.

...?
Cattleya seriously began to consider the possibility of taking off her robe for inspection now.

Alice looked toward the window guiltily, and discovered that the pirate ships had already fled to all directions as nimbly as fish, avoiding the huge stone ship "Future".

Alice felt as sad as a fisherman who had waited for a long time and finally saw hope, only to find that the school of fish was scattered by a stone falling from the sky.

But Alice soon noticed that the "Future" had started to slow down for some reason. Alice turned around in surprise and asked:

"What happened?"

She was happy again.

"...No," Cattleya denied Alice's words and took out a pair of thick glasses and put them on. "There is a relic of the Fourth Epoch nearby. I plan to take a look on the way."

As she said this, she walked to the door, opened it, and found German Sparrow who was about to knock on the door.

"The remains of the Fourth Epoch?" Alice came forward and asked, "Is it the deep-sea giant well?" Deep-sea giant well? Klein's puzzled gaze fell on Cattleya.

Cattleya nodded in response to Alice, and then she walked out while repeating what she had said to Alice.

Although he was not as excited as Alice, Klein was also curious about the deep-sea well. He did not ask any more questions and followed them.

They walked onto the deck, where Frank Lee was waiting. He was still wearing yesterday's clothes with his sleeves rolled up. Alice noticed with her sharp eyes that there was a little dirt on his arms.

"Good morning, Hermann!" Frank Lee greeted the two guests. "Good morning, Alice!"

Alice waved at him and was about to say something when she suddenly heard Klein cough.

"Are you sick?" Frank Lee asked kindly, "You can wait a moment, I——"

His voice stopped abruptly, and he saw that Alice just reached out and patted Gehrman Sparrow, which made the adventurer's face become radiant.

Frank Lee looked at Alice in surprise.

——Among the extraordinary abilities he knew of, none could cure diseases so easily.

Alice didn't notice anything wrong. She looked back in confusion and asked curiously, "What did you want to say just now?"

Frank Lee instantly forgot his doubts and said happily:
“I wanted him to wait.

"So that when I have finished showing you this great invention, I can show you another invention—but it seems that it will not be of any use now."

As he said this, Frank Lee raised his other hand and opened his palm, revealing a broad, fat fish.

Alice suddenly remembered what she saw in the cafeteria of the Future, and she asked hesitantly:

"What did this fish crossbreed with?"

Klein took a half step closer to Alice, thought for a moment, and then moved back.

Frank Lee was unaware of their strange attitude. He pulled out a dagger from his waist and stabbed the poor fish, saying excitedly:

“It’s definitely the most popular thing on the sea!”

His dagger cut a hole in the fish, and blood gushed out of the fish's body and fell precisely into the large beer mug on the deck.

Alice realized that the blood did not smell bloody. She smelled a scent of alcohol in the air, which seemed to be the smell of red wine.

……what?

A bit weird, but...

The spirit did not sound the alarm. Alice thought for a moment, picked up the wine glass on the ground, and did something that no one expected - she took a sip.

Worst case scenario, I can just restart... Oh my god, it’s red wine!

Alice opened her eyes in horror and found that everyone was looking at her.

"Ha!" Frank Lee seemed to be the only one who was happy at the scene. "You are really different from others! How about it? You are the first taster of the finished product. This is a fish whose blood is red wine!"

"Hmm..." Alice carefully savored the aroma of wine in her mouth, "I don't like drinking... Can you try sweet iced tea next time? No, forget it, it's far from good. Maybe you can try grape juice..." (End of this chapter)