Mystery: Lucky One

The World answered the question raised by Cattleya the Hermit frankly:

"On the night of the Mad Captain's death, there was a High-Sequence Warrior on his ship who was suspected to be from the Black Emperor pathway, but this demigod managed to escape before Yan Kottman arrived."

What a boring topic... Alice began to daydream out of boredom.

The good news is that this topic ends here, and Cattleya starts a new topic:

"There is another incident at sea. Last week, the crazy adventurer Gehrman Sparrow hunted down the second mate of the Undead King, Gilchias the Slayer, a Sequence 5 Beyonder."

“…Ah?” Alice turned her head in confusion.

She first looked at Cattleya to confirm the authenticity of the topic, then looked at the "world" and asked in a slightly absent-minded tone:

"You... aren't you just Sequence 5?
"I remember that before I entered the 'Forsaken Land of the Gods', you were very scared when you saw Gilchies..."

He had just been promoted to Sequence 5 and killed the "Slayer" Gilchies, a famous and powerful Sequence 5...

Alger, the Hanged Man, was shocked and raised his opinion of the world.

"So Mr. World is..." Magician Fors quickly spoke out his own inference, but stopped abruptly when he met the eyes of The World.

Audrey "Justice" also thought of this, but she realized from the news about Kapin that "the world" was the thief "Black Emperor" and had a filter for "the world", so she just praised:
"What a great guy... He is truly a legendary adventurer."

"Moon" Emlyn opened his mouth and closed it again, feeling that he was still far from such a level.

In silence, the "world" glanced at Alice and said coldly:

"You were scared, too."

"Where do I get that?" Alice slammed her hand on the table.

The World obviously didn't take her anger seriously and continued to remind her: "You asked me if I can beat him."

This is the truth. Alice choked and clenched her fists before declaring:
"Then I shouted him 9500 pounds!"

The Hermit Cattleya glanced at Alice obscurely, then looked back at the World.

...Who of them learned the habit of calling people by their bounty?
If a god's followers and followers all have certain habits, it means...

Cattleya suddenly had the urge to look at the head of the long bronze table.

At this moment, Alger adjusted his mood and spoke carefully:

"Speaking of bounties, because of Gilchies's incident, investigating the origins of Gehrman Sparrow has become an important task for all major organizations."

Before anyone else said anything, Alice excitedly made a suggestion:

"Do you know where to get the commission, Mr. Hanged Man? I think Mr. World can go and claim the reward..."

Alger, the Hanged Man, looked at Gehrman Sparrow, the World, as if he had heard nothing.

He probably meant that the Church of Storms had asked him to investigate as well... Klein controlled the "world" and laughed softly:
"If possible, I don't mind providing some clues and collecting the reward."

Well, "world" means that he doesn't mind me providing some unimportant information in exchange for rewards and trust?
The Hanged Man Alger nodded with understanding, and the surroundings fell silent again.

Alice thought for a moment, raised her hand and said, "I met residents other than the City of Silver in the 'Forsaken Land of the Gods'."

The members of the Tarot Club all looked at Alice.

Alice then went on to say:

"They are very short, and many parts of their bodies have varying degrees of deformity, the most obvious being their faces... they can even be described as scary.

"It should be a problem of food sources... because I haven't seen black-faced grass in other places in the 'Forsaken Land of the Gods'. That city - they call themselves Moon City.

"I haven't seen any black-faced grass in or near Moon City."

It seems that Miss Destiny’s previous commissions were not all due to the City of Silver... However, even if this is the case, it does not seem to be in line with Miss Destiny’s personality...

Audrey and the others seemed to be thinking about something, while Derrick the Sun thought for a moment and asked:
"Ms. Destiny, do you know where the people of Moon City are? Do you know more detailed information? Have you... seen other cities?"

More detailed information... other cities... Alice paused, shook her head and said:
"I didn't stay in Moon City for too long - it was too close, too far away..."

Alice paused and looked at the first seat at the long bronze table with some hesitation.

—Do you want to tell me about the Western Continent? Do you want to tell me about the Western Continent that is sealed by the gray fog?
The Tarot Club members were slightly stunned, then realized that Alice was seeking Mr. Fool's opinion.

Does this matter have anything to do with Mr. Fool...

While they were thinking, Klein was also thinking about this question.

The gray fog seemed to be closely related to the Origin Castle. Although there was no evidence, Klein still had full trust in Alice's guess.

There is nothing to hide about the fact that the "God-Forsaken Land" borders the Western Continent, and even many people can guess it themselves. And when the existence of the fog is mentioned, it is easy for people to guess that the legendary Western Continent is hidden inside.

There is a high probability that the members of the Tarot Club will think of the castle above the gray fog and him or his honorific name from Alice's description. So, how might they guess about this matter?

Perhaps it was Mr. Fool in the past who sealed the Western Continent - this is the most likely guess.

The connection between Alice and the Western Continent can no longer be concealed, and it seems normal for the Fool to have some connection with the Western Continent... The only problem is that, as the Fool himself, he doesn't know that he has sealed the Western Continent, nor does he know why he did such a thing.

Well, if he really is the Fool, if he really is someone who has just woken up from a long sleep and is faced with something he has done but has no memory of, what will he do?

Klein looked at Alice and nodded slightly.

——If he really has no idea about this, if he wants to know the truth, he will throw the question out and let more people find the answer.

After all, from what Alice said, the fog was clearly there, and the being who did all this didn't seem to have thought about hiding it at all - it was as if He could wait for someone to discover the fog, and then do everything possible to unravel it.

Um?and many more.

Klein suddenly realized something.

If this was an act of a god during his lifetime, what did the god want to do?

……recovery?
If this is the case, in order to unlock the seal, one must do something that will cause the god to revive... This is not enough, there must be a reason, a reason to open the seal, for example, there is something or some vital things hidden in the seal... Something that is vital to the vast majority of people who can see the fog.

The nonexistent hairs on his back stood up, and Klein realized that this was an open conspiracy.

Alice didn't think too much about it. After getting permission, she glanced at the gray fog around her, smiled and said:
"Moon City is too close to the Western Continent—I'm worried about what might happen if I stay there too long."

“Western Continent?” Alger, the “Hanged Man,” was stunned for a moment, and suddenly remembered that the Miss Destiny in front of him seemed to be from the Western Continent.

He asked hesitantly, "You, you went to Moon City for...?"

Alice nodded and said:

“You could say it’s for the Western Continent… Well, let me think about how to tell you.

"My destiny lies in the Western Continent."

“But it seems that you didn’t enter the Western Continent in the end?” The Hermit Cattleya also asked.

Alice shook her head and explained:
“It’s not that I didn’t enter the Western Continent… I just couldn’t enter at all.

"Where the 'Forsaken Land of the Gods' meets the Western Continent, there is a gray mist - that is a seal."

Alice paused for a moment, then turned to the head of the bronze table and said quietly:

“That will probably only be solved by Mr. Fool himself, who has fully recovered.”

These words were like a bolt of thunder that struck the minds of the Tarot Club members. The Hanged Man Alger and the others realized that this might be the reason why Miss Destiny was sitting here today.

Regardless of whether it was the guidance of fate or her own thoughts, the ultimate goal was the same - she needed the fully revived Fool to open the seal.

“Although theoretically…” Alice withdrew her gaze from Klein and threw down the second bomb quietly, “It’s not just Mr. Fool who can do this, but…”

Alice shook her head with a strange expression and said, "Among the people I know, Mr. Fool is the most reliable."

"The Hanged Man" Alger felt a non-existent cold sweat sliding down his back.

...Miss Fate, you're not really betting on both sides, are you?!

…Even if it’s true, don’t say it in front of Mr. Fool!
He screamed madly in his heart while trying to turn his head to see Mr. Fool's expression.

——He really wanted to play dead according to the usual strategy, but he was worried that if they all chose this way, today's Tarot meeting would be their death day.

Unfortunately, the gray fog obscured Mr. Fool’s expression, and he only heard Mr. Fool’s calm voice:

"Oh? Who else do you know?"

...Is this a threat or a warning?

Alger, the "Hanged Man", was sweating profusely and was forced to brainstorm.

He was afraid that the alliance between Miss Fate and Mr. Fool would break down, and innocent people would be affected - but unfortunately he could not say anything, and dared not say anything.

Those who speculated about this probably felt the same as Alger, the "Hanged Man". Even Audrey, the "Justice" who wanted to ask questions the most, remained silent at this moment.

"Uh," Alice paused, "I should have told you... but I just remembered that I forgot to tell you something... Uh, I, I'll tell you later."

Alice glanced at the people in the Tarot Club.

What she was referring to was the word "Chernobyl" from Moon City's High Priest Nim - something she had completely forgotten to tell Klein.

However, Alice now has a new problem.

"Why are you so scared?" She glanced at the Tarot Club members led by the "Hanged Man" Alger in confusion.

After recalling the last few conversations between her and Klein, Alice suddenly had an extremely absurd guess. She asked hesitantly:
"...Are you worried that Mr. Fool and I will fight?"

Klein fell into deep thought in the gray fog.

It seems that his question really has a feeling of "Who else do you want to stand with besides me?"... Hmm...

But how could he and Alice fight?

It wasn't a question of whether he could win or not, but a question of trust - he had enough trust in Alice. Just as he believed that Alice might help his enemies at any time to cause him trouble, he also believed that Alice would not let anything really happen to him.

Well, this does sound a bit strange, like saying "I trust her to not betray me, just as I trust her to definitely betray me", making it hard to tell whether she will betray or not...

The scene fell into an awkward silence for a moment. No one responded to Alice's question, and no one came out to save the situation. After Alice was silent for a moment, she slapped the table with her hand and shouted decisively:
“get out of class dismissed!
"No, wait, I shouldn't shout that, I think I should shout...

"The meeting is dismissed!"

The Tarot Club members subconsciously looked towards the head of the long bronze table.

“Let’s stop here.” Mr. Fool, who was shrouded in gray fog, nodded slightly and agreed to Alice’s words.

"Your will is our will." Audrey, "Justice", was a little slow, but was the first to take the lead in saluting as usual.

"Your will is our will." Alger, the "Hanged Man", followed one after another, leaving Alice still sitting in her original position.

As the figures disappeared, Klein looked at Alice and seemed to want to say something. Alice immediately raised her hand to stop him.
“Wait a minute, let me tell you what I just forgot—otherwise I might forget it again later.

"The people of Moon City were once ordered by the 'Ancient Sun God' to stay near the fog, waiting and welcoming the people who came out of the fog, and to tell him or her a message as soon as they met..."

She paused, imitated the accent of Moon City High Priest Nim, and pronounced a word in a strange tone:
“Chernobyl.”

"Chernobyl..." Klein paused for a moment and quickly remembered this famous city.

It was not surprising that the “Ancient Sun God” came from the same Earth civilization as them, but Klein still asked in confusion:

"He asked the people of Moon City to say this. Was He just trying to prove His identity, or was He trying to hint at something... If He wanted to prove His identity, why did He choose such a city?"

“…Maybe,” Alice touched her chin and guessed, “Maybe this is his hometown or something like that?” (End of this chapter)