Mystery: Lucky One

Alice's doubts only lasted for a moment, and she immediately realized that even if the goddess could see the situation in the God War Sea, she would probably not keep an eye on her 24 hours a day.

Besides, the goddess might be worried that she would be mad at herself... Alice thought of the donation box of the Storm Church guiltily.

...No, that was Amon's doing.

Alice's eyes became firm again. She quietly watched Revere's body turn into ashes under the magic of the scroll, and then went to look for Klein beside her... Where was Klein?
Alice looked around blankly, thought for a moment, and walked towards the cabin.

She knew where Klein's room was. After knocking twice and waiting outside the door for a while, she saw Klein opening the door.

"What are you doing?" Alice asked him doubtfully, "Shouldn't you be waiting for the mermaid outside..."

Klein made way and took Alice to the desk, showing her what was on it.

"I just read a book in my dream..." Klein explained, "I just wrote down the contents of the book."

Alice looked at Klein in surprise, then curiously leaned over to look at the contents on the paper. The densely packed words and complex runes made Alice look away in a second. She turned around and asked Klein:

"Do you want to use it?"

"I plan to study it," Klein nodded. "After all, there are few opportunities to learn in a dream like this... What's that look in your eyes?"

Alice looked at Klein with a mixture of shock and pity, and asked sincerely:
"Are you sure you're not crazy?"

…It seems like she really hates studying.

The corner of Klein's mouth twitched. After thinking for a moment, he said to Alice:
“I don’t think so.

"After all, I'm different from you. I finished high school and was successfully admitted to university."

Alice felt like she might have been scolded.

"Just wait," she slapped the table with her hand and announced solemnly, "I will get into a university sooner or later to show you. If I can't get in this life, I will try in the next life. I will definitely be able to get in!"

Klein glanced at Alice, who was aroused by a strange desire to win, and gave her an understanding smile, saying with concern:
"In that case, let's start working hard from now on, right?

"After I return from the sea, I will contact a school for you..."

Alice moved towards the door little by little. When she pressed herself against the door and stretched her hand towards the door handle, Klein finally reached out and grabbed her, and started to talk to her about business:

"Okay, okay, I can't tie you up if you don't want me to. I'm not really your mother... If I were really your mother... No, I'm your father, I would definitely watch you go to school every day.

"By the way, what you said to Anderson before..."

Klein looked at Alice tentatively.

Anderson, what did I say to Anderson? Oh no, he couldn't be referring to that deadly situation... What should I do, should I play dumb? No, playing dumb is useless. He never asked me about the "wealth accessories" before, but he must have guessed that there was a problem...

Alice blinked, hesitated for a moment, then gave up pretending to be stupid and tried to brush off the topic:
"Actually, I just said that nonsense. It never happened. I just wanted to scare Anderson..."

Alice's voice became quieter and quieter, and finally stopped.

This was not because Klein was angry. On the contrary, Klein did not look angry. His expression was full of worry.

This made Alice feel a little uncomfortable. She stomped the floor with her shoe soles twice, and finally said in a weak, almost inaudible voice:

"I'll be fine."

Her voice was not loud, but her tone was firm. This attitude calmed Klein down a little, and he briefly pulled himself away from his worry about Alice.

The next moment, his emotions turned into anger because of Alice's words:
"Even if you and Amon are really together, I will be fine."

Very good, this distraction was successful. Now he just wants to beat me up instead of asking me what’s going on… Alice thought as she unlocked the door and ran towards the captain’s room, shouting:
"Help! Captain Hermann is going to hit me!"

Klein stopped at the door, feeling both angry and amused. He pinched his brows and muttered in a low voice:
"It seems like she really doesn't want me to ask this question... Oh, forget it, there's actually no point in me worrying about her..."

Listening to Alice's screams echoing in the cabin, Klein suddenly felt that his desire to see the mermaid had become more urgent than ever before.

After that, time stayed at noon, and Klein stayed on the deck, watching the Future bypass several relics and ruins and go deeper and deeper into the ocean.

Most of the day passed, during which Alice ate another heartless meal, completely unaware of the strange looks the sailors gave her.

——These sailors had already learned about Alice’s wonderful performance in the cabin a few hours ago.

Until they were about to pass by a group of buildings submerged in water, Anderson stood by and pointed at the group of buildings and said:
"Go past the ruins, turn left and drive about ten nautical miles, and you'll have a chance to see mermaids."

Hearing this, Alice, who was gradually losing her patience, turned her head excitedly. Just as she was about to speak, the sky suddenly darkened again.

They skillfully found a place to fall asleep quickly, and when their consciousness sank into dreams, Alice had that feeling of her consciousness floating again.

But unlike the uncontrolled swaying last time, Alice realized that she could easily break free from the pull this time.

But Alice didn't do that. She relaxed her consciousness and followed the gravity to reach her destination. When she woke up again in her dream, she saw a row of floor-to-ceiling windows.

Changing places... Alice was vaguely aware of this.

She stood up curiously and observed her surroundings. In front of her was a row of floor-to-ceiling windows facing the sunset. The windows were very clean, and under the sunlight from outside, they exuded an indescribable purity.

Next to the windows are long wooden tables and brown armchairs. Further away are rows of bookshelves filled with a variety of books.

Alice approached the bookshelf and found that there were many books on it. The titles were very clear, and they were all various mystical books.

Alice walked over expressionlessly and stopped in front of a row of bookshelves.

"Sleeping Beauty, Snow White, The Emperor's New Clothes..." She frowned and read out the names of several fairy tales one by one. Finally, her eyes stopped at the end of the bookshelf.

There lay a Roselle diary.

This was, without a doubt, blatant decoy—it even translated diaries instead of notes.

Even Alice was clearly aware of this, and she blinked and took the bait without hesitation.

Alice reached out and pulled out the Roselle diary, gently opened it, and a beautifully crafted bookmark fell to the ground... Wait, it's not a bookmark. Alice frowned and picked up the bookmark from the ground.

This is a Tarot card, or rather, the Blasphemy card.

Alice saw a roulette wheel with four long and four short pointers in the center, as well as three different eras of Russell attached to the wheel, and the text printed in the upper left corner of the card:

"Sequence 0: Wheel of Fortune!" Note ①

Alice frowned, and the sound of footsteps approached at the right moment.

coming……

Alice did not try to look through the Roselle diary in her arms again. Instead, she stood there holding the diary and the "blasphemy card" with only the face of the card on it.

Bernadette, wearing a light brown knee-length skirt, beige trousers, and black leather boots, stood in front of Alice shortly afterwards, along with Klein behind her.

Alice looked at the two of them in silence. After standing there for a few seconds, she suddenly realized that this would make her look insignificant - because both of them were taller than her.

How embarrassing... Can I climb onto the bookshelf now? Oh no, climbing up is too embarrassing, and I can't do it either. Can I fly onto the bookshelf now...

Looking up at the towering bookshelves, this thought suddenly occurred to Alice.

Bernadette's voice sounded, stopping Alice's overly bizarre behavior in time:
“I’m sorry for bringing you… bringing you here without permission.

"This is a library composed of the knowledge in my memory. However, it seems that you are not very interested in the mystical knowledge I possess?"

"If you had talked to him before you came to see me again, you would have known," Alice pointed at Klein, "What I hate most is reading!"

The answer was unexpected. After a few seconds of silence, Bernadette looked at what Alice was holding and asked:

"Then... the diary and the Blasphemous Card... I remember you... you collected the Blasphemous Card before?"

Alice glanced at Bernadette with a half-smile and said loudly:
"If the reward you want is the contents of the diary, or information that can only be obtained by reading the contents of the diary, then the diary cannot be used as a price, because this is what you should have given me.

"As for the Blasphemy Card, if I have collected the other twenty-one cards and only have this one left, I might come to you for it, but now...

"What do you think this card is for me now? Does it provide a status? Or does it provide a corresponding potion formula? Sequence ability?
"I think you have missed the best time to trade with me. Now you need to pay the price of impressing an Angel of Destiny.

“Of course, you can also try to impress Mr. Fool… Well, maybe it’s easier to impress Mr. Fool than to impress me?”

After a few seconds of silence, Bernadette spoke softly:

“There is an item that may interest you.

"I have a seal of the 'Prophet'."

Alice looked up sharply, and then realized that her answer was self-evident given her reaction.

Thinking of this, Alice simply did not hide it. She threw the diary to Bernadette and said after she read the diary:

“Hey, this is a really great bargaining chip.

"But I think you may have overlooked one thing...

"For an angel of the Path of Destiny, if we need to worry about potion materials, I think we might as well commit suicide right where we are and become potion materials for others.

"No, even if it's not an angel, this may be the best solution... After all, there was once such a 'winner' who committed suicide in front of me.

"I think that when I really need the Prophet Extraordinary Characteristics, there will be no shortage of people willing to give me a copy of the Prophet Extraordinary Characteristics. Not to mention trading, maybe someone will be willing to give it to me for free.

"Why do you think...I will choose you?"

Klein looked behind Bernadette at Alice, who was completing the negotiations on her own, and felt relieved.

She has grown up so much, it's not easy, especially for her...

This was not because Klein doubted Alice's intelligence. In Klein's opinion, Alice was actually much smarter than Emlyn and Derrick, and even smarter than Audrey.

Putting aside her unusual way of thinking, Klein believed that the main reason why Alice looked like a naive person was precisely because she was too lucky.

She had no need to use her brain at all.

She is actually a quick learner, but her mind is not on studying at all... No, she seems too lazy to use what she has learned.

Fate... However, does the "fate" path have the potential to become a profiteer?

Thinking of Alice's repeated claim that the diary was something that should have been given to her, Klein fell into deep thought.

"...What do you need?" Bernadette tried to ask.

Alice did not directly answer Bernadette's question. Instead, she stroked her chin and glanced at Klein, asking curiously:

“Why don’t you threaten me with him?
"You must have been on the ship for quite a long time. You should be able to see that he is a little different from others here, right?"

Following Alice's suggestion, Klein collected his thoughts and looked at Alice expressionlessly.

“…As you said, you are now an angel.” Bernadette glanced at German Sparrow behind her and replied calmly.

Alice blinked, and suddenly remembered the disdainful look Bernadette gave her when they first met, Bernadette's behavior of bringing her here without permission, and the "you" that she blurted out at the beginning.

However, she should also know that if I didn't agree, she would never bring me here... Forget it, why should I find excuses to cause trouble for her? I'm negotiating, I should find fault with her...

Alice withdrew her thoughts, looked at Bernadette, and smiled:
“But you don’t seem to respect me at all.

"At least, I don't feel your respect for me.

"You're even braver than Cattleya... Oh, by the way, what's your relationship?"

Alice showed a curious look. (End of this chapter)