Mystery: Lucky One

Alice hesitated and looked at Klein.

Is he scolding me...

Alice had a vague sense of this matter, but she knew she couldn't just ask it out loud, so she could only swallow the question back angrily.

Bishop Elektra skillfully continued Dwayne Dantes' words:

"It's not bad. It's just a little hard work. At least it's not like your past experiences as an excellent hunter. It sounds like your life could be in danger at any time."

That's not necessarily true... Klein took great effort to hold back the words that were about to come out of his mouth.

"Yes, you are such an excellent hunter!" Mori Macht also exclaimed. While speaking, he picked up a small piece of red velvet cake and successfully drew Alice's attention to the tempting-looking cake. "When I was serving in Dongba Lao, I never had the opportunity to enter the jungle. I didn't expect it to be so dangerous there."

As he said this, Alice watched him put the piece of cake into his mouth.

He swallowed the cake without chewing it. Alice stared at his Adam's apple and then her eyes moved to his face.

After freezing for a few seconds, Alice looked at Liana without saying a word. A strange feeling in her heart became clearer and clearer. She subconsciously reached out and pushed the monocle on her right eye. At a certain moment, she saw the couple smiling and putting on two monocles.

...?
Alice opened her eyes wide in astonishment. She looked carefully and found that they were not a couple at all. They were clearly two mice - two mice wearing monocles.

Alice jumped in surprise. In her eyes, Senator Macht and his wife turned into human beings again, and both looked at her in confusion.

Alice sat back down, not caring about their questions, and asked bluntly:
"Have you met anyone who likes to wear monocles recently?
"No, it should be the mouse who likes to wear monocles..."

Her voice gradually became quieter because she realized that this sentence was outrageous. Maybe Klein and Bishop Elektra would understand what she was talking about, but Senator Macht and his wife would just think she was crazy.

Just like it is now.

Alice looked at Bishop Elektra for help. He looked serious and obviously did not take her words as nonsense. He smiled and said to ease the embarrassment:
"You know, little girls of this age always have some strange fantasies, like mice wearing monocles, talking crows and so on."

Congressman Mori Macht and his wife Liana nodded and stopped looking at Alice.

Obviously, these few weak words failed to change her image.

Alice let out a breath, leaned back, and simply pretended to be mute, concentrating on eating.

Of course, Mr. Dwayne Dantes could not serve everyone only drinks, although he really wanted to do so, and even wanted to serve only water, or nothing at all.

But the housekeeper Tanya was a very reliable person. She served everyone drinks at the beginning to ease their anxious mood, and then added snacks later to make this afternoon tea very enjoyable.

Seeing everyone chatting, Alice buried her head in her food. She seemed to have not eaten for thousands of years. She quickly ate up everything in front of her. Then, when everyone was chatting enthusiastically, she interrupted and said:
"Can I have something else to eat?"

Dwayne Dantès looked at the butler standing beside him without changing his expression.

After she finished her third afternoon tea, Bishop Elektra stood up and said goodbye with an apologetic look, and left with Alice while Dwayne Dantes' expression remained unchanged and Congressman Macht and his wife looked hesitant.

As soon as she got out of the door, Alice couldn't wait to tell Bishop Elektra what had just happened:
“I saw them become Amon!
"No, that's not the case. I actually saw them transformed into mice wearing monocles..."

"They?" Bishop Elektra asked, frowning.

"Yes," Alice nodded, "the congressman and his wife."

Bishop Elektra understood, nodded, and asked:

"Would you mind going to their house?"

"…Should I go now?" Alice asked subconsciously.

Bishop Elektra shook his head and asked first:

"Do you want to go as a church clergyman, or in some other capacity?"

"Are these two different?" Alice asked.

Bishop Elektra nodded and replied:
“If it’s the former, next time someone…usually it’s me.

"I can take you with me next time I visit Senator Macht."

Alice immediately realized that since she hadn't seen Bishop Elektra, the gentleman must have been out on business.

But Alice still had a question. She frowned and asked, "Can't I go alone?"

Bishop Elektra said nothing, but glanced at Alice with a smile.

That smile reminded Alice of Archbishop Anthony. She avoided his gaze guiltily, then quickly straightened her chest as if she remembered something and said proudly:
"The Archbishop said I could be a bishop, too!"

After a pause, her mind became clear again, and she asked Bishop Elektra:
"I reported Amon's location to the church. The church will take care of it, right?"

"Of course." Assistant Coach Elektra nodded without hesitation.

Alice curled her lips, revealing a slightly evil smile, and asked maliciously:
"What if it's another wild Beyonder?

"Hmm, a Sequence 1 from the School of Life?"

Bishop Elektra frowned and replied:

"If you're reporting someone of this level, I may need to report it to someone higher up."

“It doesn’t matter.” Alice’s eyes lit up. “As long as I can cause trouble for Him, it’s enough… I want Him to not care about me.”

She paused, took a deep breath, and then said loudly:

"I want to report Will Auceptin of the 'School of Life' - He is growing in the womb of an ordinary woman!
"Well, He should be born soon...

"I know where their home is, and they are all believers of the goddess - will the church care?"

Elektra didn't say anything. He frowned and confirmed one thing first:

“Is this a report or a request for help?”

"All of them." Alice spread her hands, looking like you can do whatever you want.

Bishop Elektra paused for a moment and then asked, "Do you have anything else to add?"

Alice gave the address of Dr. Allen's home, and then added:

“This is the address. He abandoned his past body and reincarnated... No, this should be called ‘restarting’.

“His past body has been discovered, and you should be able to find it in the archives.

"Then, I guess you probably can't kill Him, unless the goddess... but the goddess probably won't do that." "Although restarting again is probably a very troublesome thing for Him, it is not impossible. Don't push Him too hard."

Alice was very concerned about Will Auceptin. She earnestly told Bishop Elektra, and the bishop nodded and solemnly promised Alice:
“The church has a lot of experience dealing with similar things… You can be less worried about that.

"When I get back, I will report immediately."

……

In the garden of Allen Kress's home.

Velma, who is about to give birth, is walking in the garden with the help of her maid.

Because of her frequent pregnancy reactions in the early stages, she stopped working early and was forced to take maternity leave. Although she no longer had any pregnancy reactions after a near miscarriage, Allen still didn't feel comfortable letting her go to work on her own.

So she stayed at home, and at this moment, as she is approaching her due date, she is following Dr. Allen's advice and maintaining a certain amount of exercise every day.

During this period, Wilma was in good condition. She held her belly with one hand and her waist with the other, and walked slowly with the support of the maid, turning back from time to time to say a few words to the maid.

Suddenly, a sharp pain came from the abdomen. Wilma covered her stomach with a pale face and groaned in pain.

"Madam! What's wrong with you, madam?" The maid quickly supported her and asked her while shouting around, "Quick, go call someone!"

The gardener who was watering the garden did not dare to delay and immediately stood up from the ground. He ignored the mud on his feet and rushed into the room, shouting as he rushed:

"Someone come! Madam has a stomachache!"

The pain actually disappeared very quickly. By the time the servants came to the garden in a hurry, Wilma could no longer feel the pain.

But there was no way this matter could be easily covered up. She still sat on the stretcher brought out by the servants and was taken to the hospital.

This was the hospital where Allen worked. Someone recognized Wilma and after seeing her, they hurried to inform Allen.

The good news is that Alan Kress was not on the operating table. After finding a doctor to take his place, he immediately came out to look for his wife.

After all, he knew exactly what his wife was pregnant with.

The examination must be done. If it is not done, it cannot be hidden from others. After entrusting his wife to his colleague, Alan immediately walked into the bathroom, scooped up water to wash his face, and looked in the mirror.

The familiar baby carriage appeared, and the figure didn't want to talk to him as usual. He only said one sentence to him:

“I sensed the danger.

"Just like last time."

After that, Alan watched the image in the mirror disappear.

He calmly left the bathroom, accompanied his wife to complete the examination, and received the test results.

The bad news was that this time the results of the examination were not signs of miscarriage, but another sign that Allen didn't know whether it was good news or bad news.

"You have to be prepared," his colleague told him. "Based on the current situation, this baby is likely to be born prematurely."

Premature birth… ?
Allen Kress said goodbye to his colleagues with a heavy heart.

……

Alice finally decided to follow Bishop Elektra back to St. Samuel's Church.

She certainly wasn't here to meddle in matters concerning Will Auceptin.

After all, the purpose of the report has been achieved, and Alice has no say in the reporting and final decision-making - she is actually here to apply for a job.

"You want to sit in a confessional?" Archbishop Anthony asked with a frown after listening to her statement patiently.

This was very puzzling to Anthony. He didn't think Alice could endure the loneliness of sitting in the confessional for a whole day, nor did he think Alice had any interest in listening to other people's confessions and comforting others - it was good enough that she didn't scare people.

But Alice's thinking was different from his. She just thought the confessional was a good place to listen to gossip, so she nodded with a smile and said:
"Yes, is that okay?"

To be honest, this is much more reassuring than leaving her outside. After all, this is under the eyes of the goddess. Archbishop Anthony almost wanted to agree, but he held back and continued to ask:
"Do you know what kind of work bishops are required to do?"

Alice counted on her fingers for him to hear: "Hearing confessions, leading prayers, visiting believers, preaching doctrine..."

When she was talking about preaching the doctrine, Archbishop Anthony interrupted her and asked with a frown:
"Do you know what the goddess' teachings are?"

Alice paused suspiciously.

It is impossible to say that she knew nothing about the Goddess's teachings. She knew a little bit, but there was no way for her to preach the teachings - there was no way for her to explain the teachings completely and fluently.

This is actually the case with most believers.

This result was not too surprising for Alice. Archbishop Anthony looked at her with a headache. He knew that it was absolutely impossible to force her to study doctrine now, but letting such a bishop go seemed to be a complete disgrace to the church.

In that light, maybe putting her in the confessional might be a good idea...?
Anthony glanced at Alice, and after a moment's silence, he decided to ask her a question. He recalled his experience as a bishop and gave an insignificant example:

“What would you do if someone walked into the confessional and told you that he stole money from his neighbor?”

Stealing the neighbor’s money… Alice gritted her teeth and put the neighbor in his place. She was extremely angry and said through gritted teeth:

"Can I call the police?"

...quite obedient.

Archbishop Anthony breathed a sigh of relief, but this was not the answer he needed. He looked at Alice and emphasized again:
"I'm asking what you would do now that you are the bishop who is accepting confessions."

Alice also remembered this. She thought about it, stretched out her hand and tapped her chest four times, drawing a crimson moon symbol, and said solemnly:

"God will forgive him."

After a pause, she looked at Archbishop Anthony and asked for confirmation:

"That's what you should say, right?"

Archbishop Anthony felt relieved and nodded.

Alice was delighted, and she smiled at Archbishop Anthony and added:

"You know what? Generally speaking, there is a second sentence to this sentence.

"My mission is to send him to see God." (End of this chapter)