Mystery: Lucky One

Chapter 442 Chapter 20 Candidates

Oh, not his off-get off work time, but normal off-get off work time, that is to say...

Alice's brain raced, helping her come to a reasonable conclusion, and she blurted out:

"So you really don't get off work!"

This was reasonable and Archbishop Anthony said nothing about it. He just half raised his head and looked at Alice gently.

Such a calm and peaceful expression was extremely lethal to Alice. She quickly became flustered and spoke quickly:
"I, I remembered that I have other ways to get money!"

Archbishop Anthony frowned slightly at her.

Alice subconsciously shrank her neck, and as if she realized something, she emphasized:

"I'm not talking about the donation box at Storm Church!"

Archbishop Anthony was speechless. He looked at Alice, wanting to say something but stopping himself. Alice felt a subtle uneasiness, and she quickly found an excuse to escape:

"I, I have to go back and pay the rent. I'm leaving now!"

Archbishop Anthony nodded subconsciously, but before he could say anything, Alice ran away without looking back.

Running made Alice realize that something was wrong. After leaving the church, she tugged at the hem of her skirt and realized that she had forgotten "Apollo".

This skirt was actually an illusion. As for the school uniform that she had been wearing for a long time, it was torn after she turned into a mythical creature.

"From this perspective..." Alice sighed and muttered as she walked, "Angels should all be able to create 'clothes' on themselves."

Otherwise, the angels can't tear their clothes every time they transform into mythical creatures, right?

This is a very serious question, at least for Alice, because she just realized that angels might really not wear clothes - it would be fine to turn some random things into clothes, but what is the difference between using special effects like her and not wearing any clothes?
Alice shook her head and comforted herself: "Look at the bright side. At least, what I'm wearing shouldn't be the 'Emperor's New Clothes'... Uh, wait a minute."

She paused, thinking of Cattleya and Bernadette, whose skills were very fairy-tale-like, and suddenly a guess popped up in her mind:
“Hey, has this world really ever worn the emperor’s new clothes?”

This question could not be answered. Alice was not in a hurry to get an answer. After wandering on the road for a while, she could no longer bear it and flashed to find her "Apollo".

Fortunately, during the time she was away, there were no new witches visiting and no strange books. Alice easily came to her room and saw "Apollo" thrown on the sofa.

Although she no longer needed that stupid special effect after leaving the "Forsaken Land of the Gods", judging from the behavior of the residents of Silver City and Moon City, this special effect might be very suitable for pretending to be a charlatan.

Of course, it does not rule out the possibility that the residents of Silver City and Moon City have never seen other gods.

It is even possible that this is the main reason.

Alice shook her head and pinched the hem of her robe to harass Klein.

Klein was not there, which was as it should be, because Alice left an accurate prophecy at the place where he was. If Klein believed the prophecy, he should still be running for his life at this moment.

Alice shook her head and sighed:

"It's so troublesome. Why do I have to wait for the president when I go to the bank to withdraw money... Well, he doesn't seem to be the bank president. He is at most the lobby manager. The president should be..."

She paused and didn't say the name.

Alice's thoughts didn't dwell on this for too long, because she soon came up with a new question:

"Speaking of which, Klein is much more reliable than a bank. At least it won't declare bankruptcy..."

In Loen, and of course not just in Loen, Alice was most familiar with the laws of Loen, so she knew that under the laws of Loen, banks did not have to pay compensation if they went bankrupt.

In this situation, it would be fine if it was a big bank, but small banks make people feel uneasy about depositing money in them.

But Sefirah Castle is different. Unless... there is no unless!
Alice immediately interrupted her thoughts.

Waiting for someone is a long process. Alice was too lazy to wait so she just lay down on the sofa, closed her eyes and fell asleep peacefully, waiting for Klein to wake her up.

A deep red light entered her dream. Above the gray fog, a figure looked down at her and asked:

"What's the matter with you?"

The voice was obviously not as superior as his shadow, but instead revealed a familiar impatience.

This was exactly Klein's response to Alice harassing him several times a day.

Alice didn't feel embarrassed at all when she heard that. She immediately ran to the top of the gray fog and waved to Klein, who hadn't left yet.
"Send me some money!"

After a pause, she raised her chin with a righteous attitude and questioned the arrogant Mr. Fool: "I helped you, shouldn't you thank me? Why do you speak in such a tone!?"

Klein glanced at Alice.

Why do I speak like that? Don't you have any idea? Can't you just say everything you want to say at once?

While he was muttering to himself, he asked Alice, "So what kind of reward do you need, Miss Fate?"

Alice lowered her head in deep thought.

This was undoubtedly a difficult question for her, because she really didn't know what kind of reward she wanted. After hesitating for a moment, Alice took the risk of making an extremely unreliable suggestion:
"……Mother?"

Klein looked at her expressionlessly.

Alice then realized that Klein would not be able to accept her proposal for the time being. She pinched her brows and remembered that she had not yet asked the goddess whether she agreed.

"But..." She murmured absentmindedly, "If the goddess concealed her gaze... She just revealed this to me, so She probably wouldn't agree..."

The reason why Alice would not agree to her request to be her "mother" was not just a matter of benefits and costs, because she remembered what Archbishop Anthony had said to her.

It's up to her to decide.

Alice thought this was one time when the goddess did not interfere with her destiny, and although some minor requests for help seemed to be passively agreed to, becoming a "mother" still had a huge impact.

But this was her decision, right?

Alice pinched her brows, and suddenly realized that this was inappropriate, because she had not actually decided who she would choose to be her "mother" in the end - she was still asking around.

"Oh," Alice sighed, "It's so hard to find the right person..."

Klein began to look at Alice with a look that seemed to be hesitant to speak.

Alice's sigh made him pause for a moment, and he began to think about the feasible candidates at present.

The goddess...well, judging from what Alice said, the goddess would probably not agree to this.

Or maybe we should look at the members of the Tarot Club...

Miss Justice... No, that doesn't seem appropriate.

If Audrey, a noble and "justice", suddenly became pregnant, it would obviously be a big problem - she would become big news in Backlund and even in Loen.

Magician Fors could handle this kind of trouble, but Klein frowned after just thinking about it—her sequence was too low.

The sequence of the Hermit lady is quite high, but it would be better to choose the Hermit Cattleya and directly use this as the condition for the deal with Bernadette... Hey, why not do this? Klein's eyes lit up and he asked Alice, "Have you mentioned this to Bernadette?"

Alice blinked, shook her head, and looked at Klein and reminded him:

"Do you remember why I was looking for a 'mother'?"

Klein was slightly stunned, and Alice continued:

"I may be facing a real death. Although theoretically, I can find a 'mother' at random, but is such a 'mother' really safe?

"If the hidden danger has not completely disappeared, if the enemy is still looking for me, if I am forced to 'reboot' because my condition is too bad...

"In this situation, what kind of 'mother' do you think can ensure my safety?"

Klein met Alice's eyes and realized the core of the problem.

——Although the strength of the "mother" may be important, what is more important is that she will not betray you.

This person cannot have any risk of betrayal... Uh, wait, let me put it this way...

Klein lowered his head and fell into deep thought.

In that case, am I the only one who meets both the conditions of strength and not betraying... No, I should say that it is only me after I was promoted to an angel...

Klein looked at Alice with horror.

Alice blinked twice in confusion and asked hesitantly:

"Why do you suddenly look like this?"

Klein didn't say anything. He glanced at Alice, pondered for a moment, and suddenly said:

"...I should work hard to become an angel first?"

After a pause, he asked tentatively: "Can you see...see how long it will take for you to die?"

Alice was silent for two seconds, then hesitantly confirmed, "...You just accept it?"

“No,” Klein shook his head. “I will try to be promoted to an angel as soon as possible while trying to find a suitable ‘mother’ for you. If there is really no other way, then I will consider…”

His expression twisted for a moment before he spoke the last line:

"Be your 'mother'."

He gritted his teeth at the word "mother" and was extremely unhappy.

But even so, it was enough to surprise Alice. She looked at him in surprise, and after a long silence, she asked quietly:
"...Are you really not worried that I'm betting on both you and Amon?"

“Very worried.” Klein answered frankly.

Alice touched her chin, and Klein continued:

"But at most you can let Amon give birth to a child for me...wait, it can't be you, right?"

Alice felt a question mark slowly appearing above her head.

She looked at Klein in surprise, and Klein stared at her hesitantly. After more than ten seconds, Alice blinked and asked:

"…Is this a one-night stand and then run away script?"

Klein looked horrified.

But Alice's creativity went far beyond that. She shook her head, took a deep breath, and described a horrifying scene to Crane:

“Just imagine, I don’t mean anything!
"If one day, Amon sits here and says to you...

"Mr. Fool, I want to have a child with you..."

Klein reached out to hold onto the table in front of him and gritted his teeth as he called out her name:

"Alice!"

"So," Alice glanced at Klein's expression and came to the final conclusion, "You still have to give birth to a child for Amon!"

“Alice!!!” Klein gave up on controlling his expression and yelled at her.

Alice avoided the topic without changing her expression:
“Let’s talk about something else.

"Give me the money I deposited with you. I need to pay the rent, and then I have to go back to Tingen City..."

"...You're going back to Tingen?" Klein was stunned by this long-lost, familiar name. He looked at Alice hesitantly.

"Well, goddess... Anyway, I might really have to go to the church to become a saint," Alice shook her head, "but before that, I want to go back to Tingen City... I understand, I'm going to sweep my own grave!"

“…Ah?” Klein looked at her blankly.

"Would you like me to sweep your grave, too?" Alice asked solemnly.

Klein stared at Alice with his mouth open, a look of confusion in his eyes.

Alice thought about it and said sympathetically, "It seems that you might prefer to sweep your own grave."

“…I don’t have this hobby.” Klein said expressionlessly.

He glanced at Alice, paused, and suddenly had an idea: "If you burn paper money for me, can I get rich?"

"...I haven't tried it," Alice was stunned, "but do you still remember the original function of the 'Get Rich Accessory'?"

Klein fell silent.

But since we are talking about "accessories for getting rich", Alice has to mention another person:
"Where is Anderson now? Hasn't he found the Church of Night yet?"

"Oh, well, we encountered some problems before..." Klein was reminded and suddenly remembered what happened in Groselle's Travels. "Do you still remember that Travels of Groselle?"

Groselle's Travels? Oh, it was the book written by that failed writer, the unfinished travelogue... Alice nodded.

"Your prophecy has come true," Klein sighed, "and its former owner has truly become the protagonist of the book."

Alice was stunned on the spot. It took her a few seconds to react to Klein's words. Then, she said in a daze:
“So, when I saw the book, it was not finished yet, because…

"The protagonist of the story hasn't killed the dragon yet?"

"To be precise, it's because of lack of strength..." Klein shook his head and recounted his and Anderson's experiences in the world of the book.

Alice lowered her head and listened to Klein's story. Finally, she said a conclusion that sounded like nonsense:

"This is... This is supposed to be a book written by an 'author'."

(End of this chapter)