Mystery: Lucky One

Only one page…?
Alice looked at Cattleya, the "Hermit", with even more confusion. If the three pages of the diary last time were carefully selected by Bernadette, then this time...

She selected another page?
Alice was puzzled. She couldn't understand why Bernadette did this, so she turned her gaze to Klein, ready to see how he would respond.

This is the second time I didn’t get the expected result... Mr. Fool, you are angry!
Alice secretly cheered Klein on in her heart, so much so that her expression inevitably revealed a hint of suppressed excitement. Audrey, who was observing her, hesitated for a moment and moved away.

Miss Fate's expression looked so dangerous... Audrey looked around uneasily, and finally cast a sympathetic gaze on Cattleya, the Hermit.

Well, Miss Destiny showed this expression only after Ms. Hermit said that, which means... Ms. Hermit is going to be unlucky?
Audrey looked away as if nothing had happened.

The "Hermit" Cattleya did not notice their secret "communication". Her attention was completely focused on the figure shrouded in gray fog. After she finished speaking, she felt nervous and uneasy.

Klein sensed her emotions, which was easy to understand. Although he had the same doubts as Alice, he didn't care much and just nodded slightly.

"This is not a problem."

Alice lowered her head in disappointment.

The Hermit Cattleya seemed relieved by this response. She materialized a page of a yellow-brown diary and watched it fly into Mr. Fool’s hands.

Alice only glanced up when the diary page appeared and then looked away, her attention wandering again.

She has never been a persistent person. She would see that page of the diary sooner or later anyway. Although she was curious, she didn't pay much attention to it.

Klein finished reading the diary while she was distracted, and made it disappear. He smiled and asked Cattleya:
"What is your request?"

Cattleya did not hide anything. She asked frankly:

"The protagonist of this diary, besides Emperor Roselle, who else is there?"

Her question immediately made Audrey "Justice" turn her head to look at Mr. Fool, her eyes sparkling and full of curiosity, and even her ears seemed to stand up.

Alger and the others of "The Hanged Man" were also very interested in this. To be written about in the diary of Emperor Roselle, he must be no ordinary person!

Alice had come back to her senses when Klein started talking. Upon hearing this, she immediately realized that this page of the diary was indeed carefully selected. However, this did not stop her from talking nonsense. She turned her head and said to Cattleya, the Hermit:
"I know!"

These words made Audrey, the Hanged Man, Alger and others look at her, and Cattleya, the Hermit, also looked puzzled. After all, everyone saw that Miss Fate did not read that page of the diary.

Klein, who was complaining about Roselle in his heart, cast a slightly hesitant look at Alice, and suddenly had some uneasy suspicions in his heart.

...What does she want to say?
Witch? Original witch? Hunter? A certain noble lady... No, that's not outrageous enough.

Could it be the faceless man? Or...

As her thoughts turned, Alice spoke confidently:

"Of course it's Mr. Fool!"

The Tarot Club members all gasped at this answer. They believed it and turned to look at Mr. Fool in the gray fog.

Audrey Justice was the most courageous. She was driven by curiosity and asked first:

"Is this true, Mr. Fool?"

The unexpected yet not-so-unexpected answer made Klein think for two seconds. He was already used to all this and remained calm, leaning back in his chair in a leisurely manner.

Amid the curious and awed gazes of the crowd, he chuckled and said:

"of course not."

But such an answer could not dampen everyone's enthusiasm. Alger, the "Hanged Man", thought particularly far, and he almost immediately made a guess - Mr. Fool must know Emperor Roselle.

It seems that Miss Destiny also knows about this...

While Alger was daydreaming, Klein had already thought of his next move. He smiled at the "magician" Fors and said to her:

"Miss Magician should be familiar with this person."

"Ah?" The "magician" looked confused.

So the eyes of other members of the Tarot Club fell on the "magician" Fors, and even Alice was not surprised.

Under the gaze of everyone, Fors had to think hard about which important figures she knew. After thinking about it, she found that apart from the Seven Gods, the person she was most familiar with was Mr. Fool.

She looked at the head of the bronze table hesitantly. However, this person had just denied that the other protagonist was himself not long ago. Fors believed that Mr. Fool would not lie about such a thing. After thinking for a while, she turned to Alice.

Alice looked at her suspiciously, her eyes blank and puzzled, so the "magician" Fors turned his head again and tentatively guessed at the figure shrouded in gray mist:
"Could it be..."

She paused, but did not say whether it was Alice or Miss Destiny, because just as she was about to say it, she realized that if it was Miss Destiny or Mr. Fool, she should not be the only one who was familiar with them.

Mr. Fool specifically emphasized me... What experiences do I have that others don't have?

After such thoughts, Magician Fors finally came to a conclusion. She looked at the top of the long bronze table and asked in a trembling voice:
"Is it... the one who created the full moon whisper?"

Fors changed her words a little, and it was not difficult for the people present to see who she originally wanted to mention, but no one cared because they were paying attention to other things.

Full Moon Whispering… What is this? Audrey and the others looked at each other, just like ordinary people who have just entered the world of mysticism.

They had never heard of the so-called "full moon whispers" before.

Alice knew about this. She knew the origins of the Tarot Club members. She looked at the "magician" Fors thoughtfully and began to recall whether Klein had told her who that person was.

After all, she has never liked to use her brain.

Klein in the gray fog agreed with the words of the "magician" Fors:
"That's right.

"We usually call him Mr. 'Door'."

"Is it him?" Alice suddenly realized, glanced at the "magician" Fors, then looked at the "hermit" Cattleya, and shook her head.

The two words "He" explained everything. Of course, everyone had expected that someone like him would be written on a page of Emperor Roselle's diary, so they were not too surprised.

What is even more shocking is the title "Mr. 'Door'". After all, it sounds similar to Miss Fate and Mr. Fool.

Everyone had their own guesses about Mr. Door. Magician Fors breathed a sigh of relief, feeling that he was one step closer to solving the "curse".

At least, I know who made the eating language during the full moon... She lowered her eyes and said to Mr. Fool sincerely, "Thank you for your reminder."

As expected, Miss Magician is not simple. She actually knows Mr. Door and knows all the related things. My initial judgment is correct... Although the extraordinary materials she needs are of a lower level, there are too many possibilities...

The Hermit Cattleya nodded imperceptibly, further confirming the suspicion that the Magician Fors was not a simple person.

Klein didn't say much. He just looked around and said in a relaxed tone:
"You guys start."

Almost as soon as he finished speaking, Alice turned her head to look at Justice Audrey, raised her hand and asked:
"Ms. Justice, do you accept paid counseling?"

"...Ah?" Audrey looked at Alice hesitantly.

If it was just psychological counseling, she would definitely accept it, but when Alice mentioned this request, Audrey suddenly had a strange worry.

"It probably depends on the subject," Audrey replied with a smile, "I'm not good at providing psychological counseling to some subjects, so I might refuse to accept the same type of counseling."

Alice immediately breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile:

"don’t worry!

"I feel happy and relaxed every time I chat with you. I have always trusted your ability in this area!"

After she finished speaking, everyone else understood what Alice meant and realized that she wanted Audrey to provide psychological counseling. They all looked at Audrey with pity and sympathy.

Of course, "Justice" understood what Alice said. She looked at Alice and tried her best to control her expression.

Obviously, this was her initial concern, and the person she least wanted to provide psychological counseling to was the person in front of her.

Even if Mr. Fool asks me to give him psychological counseling, it is better than Miss Fate... Oh no, Audrey, what are you thinking!
She interrupted her thoughts in fear, took a deep breath, and smiled at Alice:

“Thank you for your trust and praise.”

She still didn't nod to say yes or shake her head to say no, she just hoped Alice could understand her reluctance and stop pestering her.

But Alice was obviously not someone who would pay attention to this. She glanced at Audrey and immediately smiled happily:

"So, Miss Justice, do you have any free time recently? We can make an appointment first, and you can decide the price."

"...Okay," Audrey agreed to the request reluctantly, "Can you... uh, come see me at 1 pm tomorrow afternoon?"

After a pause, she asked again: "What is your problem? You should know that I may not be able to help you with a problem that is too serious, and I doubt that my extraordinary ability can have any effect on you..."

She still didn't give up her plan to refuse.

She hid it so well that Alice didn't hear it at all. After thinking for a moment, she answered one by one:
"I know this. I know your extraordinary ability is probably of no use to me. If I really need extraordinary treatment, I'm afraid I'll have to go to Adam...

"Actually, I have some questions that I can't figure out, and I want to talk to someone...ah, someone I don't know very well."

Alice glanced at Klein and added the last sentence.

Someone I don’t know very well… “Justice” Audrey lowered her head and began to seriously consider the possibility of establishing a good relationship with Miss Fate.

After this request, Alice looked back and made another request:
"Do you have any clues about 'No Darkness'... or Sequence 4 of the 'Sun' pathway?

"The corresponding Beyonder items are probably also possible. I need to separate the Beyonder characteristics of Sequence 2 from the Beyonder characteristics of Sequence 3."

Audrey Justice's attention was immediately drawn away from what had just happened. She asked curiously:

"Is this still possible?"

"Yes," Alice nodded. "Of course, the premise for doing this is that the Beyonder Characteristics you possess has not been picked up by others beforehand."

This is easy to understand. Audrey asked curiously, "Then how can I be sure of this?"

“You can try it,” Alice suggested calmly, “If you don’t go crazy or lose control after eating it, you will naturally know what extraordinary properties it contains.”

Audrey looked away.

Emlyn the Moon stupidly continued the question:

"What if I go crazy or lose control?"

"Well," Alice glanced at him, "after we kill the monster you turned into, we can naturally get the answer from the remains of the corpse layer."

It made sense. Emlyn had never regretted having a mouth so much.

"It's not easy to find," Cattleya answered the question seriously as if she didn't hear it, "but I will keep an eye out for you."

The Hanged Man Alger was not willing to be outdone. He also continued:

"I'll keep an eye on it for you, too."

After thinking for a moment, Klein controlled the "world" and responded:
"I'll keep an eye out for you too... If I find it, will you pay me?"

Alice began to look at him with a startled look.

The World looked at her, not seeming to be embarrassed at all, so Alice said expressionlessly:

"Then let's first calculate the price you paid for asking me to help you."

The World was silent for a moment, then changed its tone and said, "As your loved one, it is my duty to do this for you."

The members of the Tarot Club lowered their heads silently and did not participate in this struggle.

The surroundings fell silent, and Alice did not make any new requests. After half a minute of silence, they tacitly agreed that the free communication session would begin.

The Hermit Cattleya raised her head, half turned her head to look at the Magician Fors, and asked her:

"Ma'am, what do you know about Mr. 'Door'? I can pay you accordingly."

I wouldn't say... Uh, she's going to pay?
Magician Fors instinctively didn't want to reveal her personal information, especially since it wasn't a good thing, but a weakness of hers. But when she heard that Hermit Cattleya was going to pay, she hesitated again.

Or...tell her? (End of this chapter)