Mystery: Lucky One

Don’t I have any dignity? Alice turned to Klein expressionlessly and said coldly:

"That's good, you can squirm with your gloves."

Cattleya couldn't bear to watch it any longer. She glanced at the dirty and messy food on the ground and instructed the chef:
“Re-prepare breakfast for the rest of the group.

"Give these to Frank. Maybe, maybe he can use them."

...?
Alice began to seriously consider the possibility of restoring the restaurant to its original state.

She didn't do it in the end, but after a while, she stood on the deck with a smoked fish in her hands.

This sea area seemed to be always shrouded in the midday sun. Alice looked at the golden sea, nibbling on smoked fish, and squinting at an inconspicuous light in the distance.

A vivid picture emerged before my eyes. It was two golden horses pulling a golden chariot galloping past. Behind the chariot was a sun.

The dazzling sunlight made Alice feel like crying. She looked away, searching for Klein.

He was walking on the deck, where there were a few other pirates besides him.

Alice trotted over, stretched out her hand and tugged at Klein's sleeve. When he looked over, she said to him:
“Don’t look.

“There’s the sun.”

Alice didn't deliberately raise her voice, but she didn't deliberately lower it either, so her voice rang out on the empty deck, and her unclear words attracted puzzled gazes.

The joke about the Blessed, the Sealed Object, and the Lover was spread by Nina the night before. Combined with the events of last night and this morning, most of the pirates and sailors realized that Alice, who looked underage, seemed to be a young demigod.

It’s not that no one has speculated that she is an angel on earth, but this is too unbelievable and is not yet a mainstream view - I have never heard of any angel like this.

Alice probably only looks like an angel when she's telling riddles.

During this process, the light spots gradually revealed their true appearance: four pillars carved from pure diamond.

They are like giant sea-supporting towers in myths and legends, extending downwards, standing firmly, and holding up a large floating island.

The soil on the floating island was charred black, without a single bit of green. Deep within it, the light was exceptionally bright, brighter than the midday sky.

Suddenly, a long hiss came from there.

The sound was loud and unbridled, but it did not carry a chilling sense of danger.

Not long after, the sound of horses galloping was heard, and two horses that seemed to be made of gold rushed out of the floating island, pulling a gorgeous chariot that was also golden behind them.

At this moment, the voice of Admiral of the Stars Cattleya was amplified, echoing rapidly in every corner of the Future:
“Head down!
"do not look!"

Although Alice herself had no intention of giving warnings, the two warnings made the pirates and sailors on the deck quickly lower their heads one by one.

Alice saw the sun again.

It wouldn't really hurt her, but looking directly into the sunlight wasn't a comfortable experience either, so Alice just took a curious look and closed her eyes.

Alice waited until the sunlight returned to normal before opening her eyes and whispering:
"I always feel that this place, the scene here is a little familiar..."

Klein was slightly stunned. Just as he was about to say something, Alice had already looked at the four huge diamond pillars and asked thoughtfully:

"If I sell a diamond this big, I'll definitely make a lot of money."

...?
Klein suddenly felt that Alice was more like a crazy adventurer than he was.

"What would have happened if I hadn't bowed my head just now?" He glanced at the pirates and sailors on the deck who were looking at each other in bewilderment, and changed the subject.

"I don't know," Alice spread her hands. "Maybe it will be like passing by the sun..."

...?
Klein wasn't sure about the pirates and sailors on the deck, as they didn't have much knowledge. But as someone who had attended college in both of his lives, he knew that in a situation like what Alice described, there probably wouldn't be even ashes left.

Fortunately, the "Admiral of the Stars" had been here several times before, and fortunately, there was Alice... Klein glanced at Alice and decided to thank her properly when he got back. He was touched for less than three seconds before Alice turned around and made a suggestion that almost made his heart stop:

“Let’s go check out that floating island!

"Maybe I can bring back those four big diamonds!"

You are the crazy adventurer!

Klein stared at Alice. After staring at him for two seconds, Alice asked hesitantly:

“Then… can we go when we return?
"But, will we pass by here again on the way back..."

Klein didn't know, but he reached out and held Alice down, warning her solemnly:

"During the rest of the voyage, you are not allowed to leave my sight."

Alice glared at him fiercely. After more than ten seconds, Klein relaxed a little:

"Or Cattleya's sight."

Alice turned her head away from him.

Her anger lasted until lunch was ready. The moment she smelled the fragrance coming from the restaurant, she forgot that she was still angry. She shook Klein and said,

"time to eat."

She still remembered Klein asking her not to leave his sight.

However, when Klein turned around and prepared to head to the restaurant, the surroundings suddenly became dark.

"The sun has gone down," Alice murmured, "and the moon has risen."

Klein was slightly startled. A burst of bright starlight enveloped the Future, and Cattleya's voice came from the captain's room:

“Go back to your room, or find a random corner, and fall asleep.

"Then wait for it to wake up naturally."

Alice's dreamy words followed closely:

“No, it’s the stars…

"The stars are rising."

Then, the doubtful voice of "Toxin Expert" Frank Lee came:

"What happens if I don't sleep?"

His loud voice made Klein's head buzz, and for a moment he forgot to ask Alice.

Cattleya stood behind the window of the captain's room and said:
"When we wake up, we will find that you are missing and we will never find you again."

"Can't I sleep after dinner?" Alice shouted. Klein turned his head and found that Alice's expression was no longer dazed.

"...If fate has not warned you, it should be possible." Cattleya responded calmly.

Alice lowered her trumpet-shaped hands, glanced at the pirates who were about to go to sleep, sighed, and muttered:

"Forget it... the lights are off, I'm going to sleep too."

Alice walked towards the cabin. After taking a few steps, she turned back with a frown and asked Klein, who was still standing there looking at her:
"Aren't you going to bed?" (End of this chapter)