Mystery: Lucky One

In the afternoon, in the camp next to the town, after explaining the situation to the chief, Alice sneaked into the exploration team again.

Unlike the more cautious chief, their emotions towards Alice were a mixture of fear and curiosity, and due to Alice's overly down-to-earth behavior, she soon found herself in a similar position to Leo Master - being pestered and asked about stories from "the outside" during meals.

At the second meal, Alice saw them take out pancakes made of black grass. The pancakes were so black that they didn't seem to be food.

Certainly, it was better than the meat she saw at the beginning in the hands of the people surrounding Leomaster, which looked like it was taken from some unknown monster.

Alice barely managed to hold back from asking how such food could be eaten, but it ultimately affected her appetite, so she temporarily gave up her original idea of ​​asking Klein to deliver the food.

...Let’s talk about it after we leave here.

Alice closed her eyes, and after a dozen seconds, she leaned against a pillar and fell asleep.

When her body swayed and fell to the ground, everyone in Silver City was terrified. When they finally confirmed that she was sleeping, everyone couldn't help but feel confused.

Are all the people outside like this?
Everyone looked at Leo Master, then at Alice, and gradually became confused.

Derrick soon stopped paying attention to this matter. After all, to Alice, nothing seemed strange. He was only shocked for a moment and then continued to do what he was supposed to do.

When he received the notice to prepare for the party, Derrick took a look at Alice and found that she rubbed her eyes and climbed up. After looking around, she lay down again.

...?
At three o'clock in the afternoon, he appeared in the gray fog with a confused look on his face. Everyone was sitting in their seats, and Audrey, the "Justice", greeted them as usual:
"Good afternoon, Mr. Fool~"

Well, Miss Destiny doesn't look very energetic, and Mr. Sun is a little excited... After taking the opportunity to greet everyone and looking around, Audrey said:

"I hope to obtain the complete pituitary gland of the Young Mind Dragon, or 60 ml of the cerebrospinal fluid of the Black Hunting Monitor Lizard, and a fruit of the Psychedelic Wind Bell Tree."

Hey, Miss Justice is going to be promoted?
Alice glanced at Audrey curiously, habitually keeping silent on similar topics.

After a moment of silence, Cattleya responded:
“Since the Fifth Era, Psychic Dragons have been almost extinct and are very difficult to find.

"I have a way to get the spinal fluid of the black hunting monitor lizard, but it also takes two to three weeks and the price ranges from 1500 to 2000 pounds, because it is not something I can decide.

"I will help you find out about the fruit of the psychedelic wind chime, but I can't guarantee that I will get any information."

Such high efficiency...is it that easy?
"No problem." After a brief shock, Audrey bowed slightly.

Such high efficiency, is this the Pirate General's network of contacts... Alice looked at Cattleya enviously, and suddenly an idea popped into her mind:
"I have... No, forget it. This is a bit too difficult for you."

"Ms. Destiny, what's the matter?" Audrey looked at Alice in confusion, who seemed to be hesitant to speak.

Alice pinched her brows and sighed:

"I want to find someone to help me confirm something... But firstly, the other party is a Sequence 1 Archangel, and secondly... So far, we are still in a life-and-death relationship."

Sequence 1... a relationship that will never end... Audrey, Alger, and Cattleya, who were originally paying attention to Alice's words, all withdrew their gazes. The "magician" Fors even prayed in her heart that Alice would not notice her.

She actually wanted to find out whether Will Auceptin had had his last dream, although she was basically sure of the answer.

Frankly speaking, if she followed the guidance of the dream, there would probably be no danger even if she went to ask in person, but the key point was that Alice did not want Will Auceptin to know the truth of the dream.

This is the hardest part.

Oh, how about, just forget it... Alice sighed and found that no one took the initiative to accept her commission, and no one asked any further questions. She breathed a sigh of relief for some reason, and suddenly thought of another question.

How long has it been since I got a promotion?
After taking a look at the Tarot Club members who were gradually catching up with her in terms of Sequence Level, Alice fell into deep thought.

She, isn't she a bit too mixed up...

During Alice's brief confession, Fors straightened his back and issued the commission:
"Everyone, are you interested in taking on a murder mission?
"The target is an important member of the cult."

Alice glanced at Fors in surprise.

This didn't seem like the kind of commission she would issue... Thinking of this, Alice looked at the crazy adventurer Mr. "World" who had not yet returned.

After Klein was promoted to Sequence 5, the "world" became noticeably more lively. After being surprised for a few seconds, Alice realized that she had not yet asked Klein about his Sequence 5 abilities.

The Master of Secret Puppetry... Well, if it is related to the circus, it would not be a puppet show...

Alice suppressed the urge to laugh just in time.

Alice is not the only one who is looking at "The World". In the eyes of everyone except Alice, Mr. "The World" has a special hobby for hunting extraordinary people and has sufficient ability.

Klein, who was not in Backlund, simply laughed hoarsely and responded in a very professional manner:
“Where? What organization?
"Sequence number? What are the characteristics of the ability?"

Alice lowered her head in silence, and began to wonder if anyone felt that the World was in a better mood after hearing that there was someone to kill.

Magician Fors responded happily:
"He is a divine messenger of the Aurora Society. In Backlund, he used to be Sequence 6, but now he may be Sequence 5, but I'm not sure.

"He can record the extraordinary abilities used by others and use them once. He is good at escaping from trouble and is difficult to be surrounded. He may also be able to travel through the spirit world..."

"You know, Miss Magician," Alice interrupted, "I just met the Aurora Society angel and am now with the Aurora Society saint."

In the silence, "The Sun" Derrick recalled Alice's unique self-introduction.

…Should I tell Mr. Fool about this?

Derrick looked at Alice, then at Mr. Fool in the gray fog, and decided to learn from Mr. Hanged Man.

Magician Fors hesitated because of Alice's words. She was not sure what Alice wanted to express. While she was hesitating, The World spoke first:

"It sounds like you had a lot of fun over there?"

Alice nodded.

over there……?
Audrey looked at Alice curiously and doubtfully, and asked:

"Ms. Fate, are you at the Aurora Society's... er, Aurora Society's headquarters now?"

"You could say it is," Alice stroked her chin, "because the sanctuary of the True Creator is on the mountain next to me."

Eh? ? ?
Audrey opened her eyes wide, Alice shook her legs and continued:

"It's just that the 'True Creator' is too fierce. I just pretended to be His angel. Did He have to scold me so harshly..."

Now Derrick doesn't need to worry about it.

Impersonating His angel? Audrey opened her mouth in surprise. She looked around and judged from the expressions of others that she had not heard wrongly.

…Is this just a scolding to you?!
It was no secret that someone pretending to be a follower of the Fool was struck to death by lightning a few months ago, but Alice's obviously more excessive behavior sounded like she was only scolded - the "real" Creator and Mr. Fool should be hostile gods, right? !

Audrey the Justice, Alger the Hanged Man, and Cattleya the Hermit all looked at Mr. Fool in the gray fog. Derrick the Sun and the World followed suit a few beats later.

Under the cover of the gray fog, Klein finally understood why Alice didn't tell him what she had done.

A serious act of blasphemy - and it sounds like it happened right under the nose of the "True Creator".

He looked at Alice, who had just come to her senses and looked guilty, and asked in a calm voice:

"Who are you impersonating?"

Yes, who was he impersonating... The focus of the Tarot Club shifted to Alice again.

Ten or so seconds later, Alice put away her guilty expression and answered firmly:

“No, you heard wrong.

"I have done nothing of the kind."

Derrick looked at Alice hesitantly. Recalling Derrick's performance at this Tarot Club, Klein finally confirmed that he knew about it. So, in the thick gray fog, the Fool's calm voice sounded again:

"Mr. Sun, do you know about this?"

Alice began to look at Derrick with threatening eyes.

Feeling Alice's gaze, Derrick sat there nervously until Klein called out to Alice lightly:

"destiny?"

The Fool's calm voice rose in a rare moment. After a brief silence, Alice said:
"I impersonated Ouroboros!"

Oh, Ouroboros...

This wasn't a very unexpected answer. The only thing that was shocking was Alice's audacity. Before Klein could speak again, Alice spoke first:

“Don’t be angry!

"The True Creator didn't do anything to me!"

The words that Klein was about to say were stuck in his throat. He looked at Alice and suddenly realized something - he had to either be promoted to a level where he could beat Alice up, or be promoted to a level where he could back her up. Otherwise, with Alice's personality, she would get into big trouble sooner or later.

Unless he ignores her.

He sighed in his heart and felt a sense of urgency for promotion.

"Go on." He said calmly.

This could be considered as revealing the matter, or maybe he planned to settle the score after the Tarot Club was over - who knew?
This was not something they could ascertain. In the silence, "The World" was the first to break it:

"Does anyone have the recipe or clue for the 'Fortune Teller' Path Sequence 4 potion?"

So soon? Mr. World is already at Sequence 4? No, wait...

"Justice" Audrey suddenly realized something.

When she was still in Backlund, Alice once let slip an insignificant thing—she used to call “The World” and the Fool’s Sequence 4 the Circus Master or the Circus.

This was just a joke. The only information that could be revealed was that the "world" and the Fool belonged to the same path. For the followers, this was not a big deal.

But at this moment, when the "world" began to ask for the potion formula, Audrey realized a problem - didn't Mr. Fool have it?

In any case, it must be easier to accumulate contributions and ask Mr. Fool for it than to buy it from outside. Is there no system in Mr. Fool's organization to accumulate contributions in exchange for potion formulas and materials? Or...

No, Audrey, you can't speculate like that. This could very well be a test from Mr. Fool!

At the moment when unnecessary doubts were about to arise, Audrey stopped her thoughts in time and found an excuse.

There is no doubt that this was a successful excuse. The more Audrey thought about it, the more correct it seemed, and she soon succeeded in convincing herself.

In the eyes of the world, "Sun" Derrick and "Moon" Emlyn both shook their heads, and Alice raised her hand and replied:
"Dark night."

This answer was concise and to the point, and successfully attracted Audrey's second attention.

As a believer of the goddess, and given Alice's frank behavior, she understood that this referred to the Church of Evernight.

So they are all churches, they are all gods, why can't I ask Mr. Fool, but I can ask the Goddess...?
Audrey suddenly remembered that "The World" had suggested reporting to the Church of Evernight more than once.

...Is the relationship between Mr. Fool and the goddess this good? !
Audrey looked at Alice in surprise, but she didn't think it was that surprising - it sounded like Miss Fate was raised by the Goddess of Night.

So, Mr. World is helping Mr. Fool take care of the child, and Mr. Fool is helping the Goddess of Night take care of the child. Mr. World is Mr. Fool's follower, so...

Ha, how could Mr. Fool be the one favored by the Goddess of Night? Audrey, what are you thinking? !

In a corner unknown to anyone, Audrey classified the correct answer she had just deduced into the category of possible truths.

No one spoke except Alice, so Klein gave up. He decided to wait for Mr. Azik's response while trying to understand the acting method.

If Mr. Azik and Arrodes don't have any clues, I will try to find the goddess...

Thinking of this, Klein manipulated the "world" and said to the "magician" Fors:
"I can consider taking over your commission, but not right away. It will take at least two months."

This was the time he reserved for returning to Backlund.

"Two months later..." Magician Fors repeated the time very hesitantly.

This was a bit too long, and she wasn't sure how long Louis Wayne, whom she wanted to assassinate, would stay in Backlund.

Alice looked at the two of them thoughtfully, and asked the "magician" Fors a key question:
"Ms. Magician, do you have money?"

She remembered that the "magician" had asked about ways to make money at the Tarot Club. (End of this chapter)