Mystery: Lucky One

Alice silently turned her head to look at Heath Doyle.

He finally revealed a little panic. Alice watched him move his body a few times and stand in the shadows.

This seemed to give Heath Doyle a sense of security, and he replied in a calm tone:

"I only discovered this later, and I haven't found a suitable opportunity to tell the captain yet."

His credibility with Alice was almost zero. Alice just smiled at his words, then stood up and said:
"Where are you trying to trick us into going?"

No way, so direct... Klein looked at Alice hesitantly.

Heath Doyle was also shocked by Alice's frankness. He hurriedly organized his words:

"No, no, I just want to invite someone to explore the dream with me..."

Heath Doyle raised his head and met Ellie's eyes that showed no trust at all. After a few seconds, he gritted his teeth and said as if he had finally made up his mind:

"Okay, I admit it. I was trying to find something in my dream...but I don't know where it is."

"Then how are you going to find it?" Alice looked confused.

Heath Doyle didn't say anything. Alice stood up from the ground and watched him think for a few seconds. Then she turned to Klein and asked:

"Are we joining him?"

Klein, who thought Alice would make her own decision, looked at Alice with emotion.

The first thing that is certain is that Heath Doyle is definitely hiding something. It is hard to say how credible his previous words are, but the reason he called us was definitely not as simple as finding two companions. He must have other purposes... Wait, is he really Heath Doyle?
Klein suddenly remembered this crucial question and turned to look at Alice.

"Don't ask me," Alice spread her hands, "I came here with you. If you don't plan to explore the dream world, I'll go to sleep."

Okay, that makes sense... Klein looked at Alice with mixed feelings.

However, I was planning to walk around in this dream. Maybe I could see what Heath Doyle wanted to do first? After all, he was only Sequence 6...

As if she had guessed what Klein was thinking, Alice glanced at him and reminded him:
"Well...if something really happens, I may not be able to save you in time.

"The dream world is definitely more dangerous than the outside world."

Klein's overwhelmed mind became hesitant again.

Heath Doyle finally couldn't stand it anymore. He said in a self-destructive tone:
“I’m looking for a key!
"A key that unlocks all treasures!"

"Huh?" Alice stared at him.

"When I entered the dream, I saw the key..." Heath Doyle showed a dazed look, "It was so dazzling, so warm, and so bright..."

That makes her look like a swindler... Alice inexplicably thought of Sylvia.

"As long as I get it, as long as I own it, I can get everything I desire, and I can redeem the regrets of the past..." Heath Doyle said enthusiastically, "It will only reveal itself to the person who is truly destined to be with it!"

...?
Alice's expression became more complicated. She looked at Klein and confirmed that Klein felt the same way as she did that Heath Doyle had been deceived. She felt relieved immediately.

Heath Doyle continued his speech:
“Like you said, I’m the ‘protagonist’, so I deserve it!
"And you, the special beings who can stay awake in dreams! You will be my most powerful helper! You will be my right-hand man on the road to success! You will be..." Alice couldn't bear it anymore and chose to attack his spirit.

The spiritual harm seemed to wake him up, like a basin of cold water poured on a raging fire. After the spiritual shock subsided, Heath Doyle instinctively wanted to escape into the shadows.

After experiencing an endless cycle of going into the shadows → coming out → going into the shadows → coming out → going into the shadows → coming out, Heath Doyle finally realized that it was irrational to run away from a demigod.

"I'm sorry," he said, a blush on his pale face, "I didn't know... I just felt like I was having a seizure..."

"I kind of regret this..." Alice held her forehead with her hand and looked at Heath Doyle hesitantly, "Can you still find the key now?"

Heath Doyle shook his head in embarrassment.

"I should have waited until you led us to find the key before I started..." Alice murmured, "Tell me..."

She was just about to ask Heathrow to tell her what had happened when a blinding ray of sunlight shone from the sky, and everything turned bright white before disappearing.

She woke up.

Alice opened her eyes and everything returned to noon. She opened her pocket watch to check the time and found that only half an hour had passed since she fell asleep.

The day is too short...

Alice glanced at the ceiling with mixed feelings, then jumped out of bed and rushed out to find Cattleya, or Klein, or Heath Doyle, in short, any one of them would do.

She wanted to continue to ask what had just happened.

The easiest person to find was of course Cattleya. Alice ran to the captain's room, then stopped suddenly at the door and knocked twice.

Cattleya opened the door soon, wearing a pair of thick glasses on her face.

Cattleya seemed to know why Alice came. She stepped aside to let her in and said to her:
"Do you need me to call Heath over?"

"Wait a minute," Alice shook her head. "You didn't know that he could stay awake in his dreams, did you?"

"To be precise," Cattleya replied as she walked into the house, "Heath couldn't stay awake in his dreams before."

Alice looked over in surprise. Cattleya had already walked to the window of the captain's room and raised her voice:
"Heath, come to the captain's room."

Before Alice could continue speaking, there was another knock on the door. She looked towards the door and saw Klein.

"Is it convenient for me to come in?" Klein asked them.

Alice looked at Cattleya, who nodded, and Klein walked in.

None of them spoke until Heath Doyle walked into the captain's room. Alice couldn't wait to ask:
"About that key, and what exactly is that strange encounter you mentioned?"

Heath Doyle's face was still pale, his nose hanging incongruously on his face. Alice saw an embarrassed red flush on his face, and his expression was none of the arrogance he had at some point in the dream just now.

"I don't know," Heath Doyle hid most of his body in the shadows, and then answered as if he had gained a sense of security, "Before today, I couldn't stay awake in my dreams." (End of this chapter)