Mystery: Lucky One

"No..." Derrick shook his head. "I've already told the Chief that I got the Notary's potion formula while cleaning up the monsters in the afternoon town."

"Huh?" Alice blinked.

"What was his attitude at the time?" asked Alger, the Hanged Man.

"He just said 'very good,'" Derrick replied.

"...Don't you two feel embarrassed?" Alice asked sincerely.

This is a very strange situation - the Chief knows that there is something wrong with Derrick, and Derrick knows that the Chief knows that there is something wrong with him, but neither of them says it.

Alice looked at Derrick with a puzzled look, waiting for him to speak out his inner feelings. However, Alger, the Hanged Man, seemed not to have heard her and chuckled.

"You can rest assured. Your 'Chief' is happy to see you grow like this. In comparison, he will be more wary of the 'Shepherd' elder."

He did not continue the topic, but instead threw out a message to all members:
"Recently, many pirates have visited Bansi Harbor and found that it has been completely destroyed. Even if it is rebuilt, it will take several years."

This was news that everyone knew last week, so no one responded to it.

Seeing that no one spoke, Alger glanced at the "world", retracted his gaze, and said calmly:
"It's your turn."

Alice blinked and found that no one else had any news to say, so she raised her hand and said:

"Next... well, I don't know how long it will take them to write the new holy book, but anyway, I will probably become the new saint of the Church of Evernight."

"?" Audrey was the first to turn her head and look at Alice.

She immediately dropped out of the "audience" state, her eyes full of shock, because she remembered a guess she had made not long ago.

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…?
This speculation that Audrey had originally thrown aside was once again pulled out from the corner of her memory, and then thrown back - how could such a thing be possible?
In comparison, Audrey was more inclined to another possibility. She was more willing to believe that there was some kind of cooperative relationship between Mr. Fool and the Goddess of Night, and Miss Destiny was the symbol of this cooperative relationship.

Although she felt in her heart that Alice could not support this symbol of cooperation.

Audrey was not the only one who was shocked. The more knowledgeable and experienced "Hanged Man" Alger and "Hermit" Cattleya also vaguely sensed another problem.

If you count them carefully, Alice has done countless things that offended the gods. Not to mention Mr. Fool, as for the others, just what they know, Alice has done two major things - one is pretending to be an angel under the seat of the "real creator" in front of Him, and the other is declaring that the goddess of night is her favored one.

Even if the True Creator's condition was so bad that he couldn't do anything to her, and even if the Goddess of Night had really been her favorite in the past, the attitudes of these two seemed too indulgent.

And the gods that Miss Fate has offended...are these the only two?
This is just the true God. If we include the angels and the angel kings, then...

The most important thing is that Miss Destiny probably can’t defeat any of the people she offended.

But she is fine until now, and she has never been taught a lesson.

Too friendly... The "Hanged Man" Alger and the "Hermit" Cattleya's eyes passed over Alice, met inadvertently, and then retracted.

"Sun" Derrick didn't feel much about this, mainly because he had no idea about the Goddess of Night.

"Moon" Emlyn and "Magician" Fors were also amazed, but they didn't think too much about it. Emlyn was not good at thinking, and Fors had no relevant experience.

The World, or Klein, who had known about this for a long time, would not ask any more questions. At the end of this topic, Audrey, who had just finished dealing with the issue of the Followers, asked a question:

"Miss Destiny, in this case, if we go to the Church of Night to seek help in the future, is it possible that we will meet you?"

When questioning, she secretly made up her mind that if Alice answered yes, she would do everything she could to stop her family from going to the Church of Night for help in the future.

This is too dangerous.

"Normally, no," Alice shook her head. "You know, a saint in the church is usually very busy and won't go on a mission easily. Do you know what a saint in the church usually does?"

"What?" Audrey asked curiously.

Alice glanced at Audrey with a smile and explained in a gentle voice:
"It's nothing, actually. I just need to come to the church on time to handle some church affairs, such as reviewing various applications from the branch churches in the area under my charge, things like the transfer of seals, personnel transfers, and promotion arrangements, as well as statistics on extraordinary events and extraordinary people in the area, communication with other churches, etc...."

"?" Audrey's expression gradually became dazed as she listened to the long list of things Alice reported.

The Hanged Man Alger looked at Alice with a look that was half shocked and half confused. He knew that Alice was telling the truth, but he was very puzzled - was the church really willing to hand over such a matter to Miss Destiny?

This doesn't sound like a job for a kid.

The Hermit Cattleya had a similar mentality. If the fact that Alice had gone from being an angel under the Fool to a high-ranking member of the Church of Evernight in the blink of an eye was shocking, then the fact that the Church of Evernight allowed Alice to handle these matters was terrifying.

——I always feel that the area under Miss Destiny’s charge will become a very dangerous place.

This was obviously what Audrey thought. She carefully asked Alice:

"Ms. Destiny... In that case, which area are you in charge of?"

...Is it too late for me to move now?
"Uh..." Alice looked hesitant.

Of course she knew that the Archbishop was in charge of certain areas. This was written in the internal files of the Night Watchers. She knew these things, but the problem was... she just said it casually, and she didn't know which area she was in charge of!

After all, she is not responsible for any area.

"The goddess hasn't assigned me an area to be responsible for yet," Alice shook her head with a heavy expression, "just like the goddess hasn't paid me a salary or pension."

The Hanged Man Alger and the others analyzed Alice's words as usual, and finally realized that the saint that this lady of destiny was was most likely just a decoration.

They realized that Miss Fate was probably different from other saints. She didn't receive a salary, didn't go on missions, and didn't perform daily work—she was really just a decoration. Alger, the "Hanged Man," resisted the urge to look at the head of the bronze table, because he remembered his speculation at the beginning of this Tarot Club—Miss Fate might not be able to contact Mr. Fool's other followers.

She seemed to know only "the world".

Alger certainly would not consider the possibility that Mr. Fool had no other followers, so Alice's status in the Tarot Club and in the Church of Evernight were in a sense the same - she only knew one follower in "the world" and could contact Mr. Fool directly, but she didn't know most of Mr. Fool's plans...

From what we know, Miss Destiny doesn’t even know Mr. Fool’s recovery, and Mr. Fool has never entrusted Miss Destiny with any important tasks...

In the Tarot Club, Alice seems to be no better than a decoration.

The Hanged Man Alger suddenly understood. At this moment, he thought that Alice might be a symbol of cooperation between the two sides, and he immediately felt that it was a lot more pleasing to the eye.

Such a precious existence that does not provide any information is indeed suitable as a symbol of cooperation.

In this way, although Miss Destiny has offended many people, it is easy to understand why she has not been in trouble so far.

After all, as a symbol of cooperation between the two parties, nothing can happen to her before the cooperation is completed or broken.

They chatted for a while, and the Tarot Club ended. Alice did not leave the gray fog, but sat quietly there. After the other figures disappeared, she asked Klein:
"Those three pages of the diary are not simple?"

Klein didn't say anything. He just placed the three pages of the diary in front of her, and Alice lowered her head to read the diary.

"Today is February 9th, Bonois' birthday. He is already a healthy, strong, honest, and kind young man. He is so pious that he is valued by the church.

“Everyone congratulated me, saying that Bonois would definitely become a favored one and a holy spirit, praising his faith for being so pure and flawless.

"I should be happy, but I feel an irrepressible sadness in my heart. I hope my children can be more human, more emotional, and more like themselves, rather than believers in gods.

"But almost everyone sincerely believes that Bonois is in a good state now. Matilda thinks so, Charles thinks so, my nobles and my ministers think so too. Only Bernadette feels the same as I do. She told me privately that she thinks people should be more self-centered as long as they don't hurt anyone.

“Thinking of those words Zarathu said when Bonova was born, and the increasing premonitions I had after entering the demigod realm, my heart became even heavier. Lovely angel, hehe, you are really a lovely angel.

“Is this your defense against me?
"Is this how you try to control me?

"No, you probably can't understand the pride in my heart. In my opinion, what's the use of gods? I can replace them!"

Alice paused oddly.

More than one person has mentioned her lack of reverence for gods. As for the reason, Alice initially thought it was because she grew up in a godless world and lacked the concept of gods. Later, she realized that perhaps she was once an existence very close to the existing gods, or even an existence higher than the existing gods.

She shouldn't have had any fear of the gods.

Now it seems that the former guess is not wrong - these "time travelers" do not seem to take gods seriously.

Of course, this could also be Emperor Roselle’s personal problem.

As for the problem of the angel Borov, Alice had guessed it a long time ago. She was not too surprised, but realized that Emperor Roselle probably broke up with the Steam Church because of this.

However, the attitudes of the other people mentioned in the diary made Alice feel uncomfortable - she thought, if someone told her that she should be proud of being the "Key of Light", then she would definitely kill that person with her own hands and tell that person that he should be proud of herself for killing him with her own hands.

Alice continued reading.

“On February 11, we tried to contact Zaratul again but to no avail.

Ever since I got the Antigonus notebook, the leader of the secret society has appeared less and less frequently. I don't know what he is secretly planning, but he will definitely not tell me."

“On February 12, I made a magical item for Bernadette that was perfect for her.

"This can effectively help her avoid the nagging of the 'Hidden Sage'. As long as she doesn't actively pray and ask for a response, well, this thing seems to be able to help the saints enter the God War Ruins in the easternmost part of the Sonia Sea, without being affected by the whispers of the 'True Creator'. There is a high probability that the secret of the 'God-forsaken Land' is hidden there.

"Ha, I just made a small gift for my daughter, and it has such a powerful effect. Bernadette, your father is indeed the best craftsman in the world!"

The most outstanding "craftsman"... Alice realized that this was probably the reason why Bernadette was able to enter the Sea of ​​Ruins freely. When writing this diary, Emperor Roselle probably already had at least Sequence 2 - otherwise he would not be called the most outstanding "craftsman".

Alice put down this page of the diary and turned to the second page.

"On October 5, several followers of the 'Original Moon' were captured by the black-clad organization I founded, and were unable to complete the corresponding sacrificial ceremony.

"Some of the things they showed made me curious, it seemed like the powers they were given really came directly from the Crimson Moon.

“Unfortunately, a large amount of data shows that this red moon is really a satellite and it really is orbiting our planet. So, how does it combine physics and mystery?

"With my current abilities, it's not impossible for me to go to the Red Moon. It would be more troublesome and difficult at best, but it doesn't seem necessary."

Alice looked up in near horror.

Of course she knew what was on the moon - except for the goddess, the one holding the symbol of the crimson moon, the other two were beings she couldn't afford to offend.

She swallowed hard and asked Klein for confirmation, "Emperor Roselle...didn't he go to the moon?"

Without waiting for Klein to answer, she took another breath and added:

"If Emperor Roselle really went to the moon, then he may not be dead now. He may just be...

"Giving birth." (End of chapter)