Mystery: Lucky One

As expected, I came here for Alice... Hey, Alice doesn't want me to dance with others?

Klein was only surprised for a moment, then he remembered that Alice and Hazel went upstairs together, and immediately thought that this was definitely not because of him, but most likely because of Hazel.

After all, he realized from the information given by Arrodes that Hazel had a certain connection with the "Thief" pathway. At that time, he thought of Alice's confusing prophecy and planned to tell Alice the news at the end of the dance. Now it seems... they have been connected?
It seems that Alice thinks there is something wrong with Hazel... Klein figured out what happened and smiled calmly:

"Really? I only met that lady once, but I just noticed that she left with Miss Hazel... Maybe she was unhappy because I took her friend away from her?"

The last sentence was actually a joke, but somehow it touched Winfred's sensitive heart. She put away the smile on her face and responded very coldly:

"friend?"

Klein always felt that there was some irony in this voice. He wanted to say something to ease the atmosphere, but he seemed to have nothing to say. The girl in front of him had already stood up and said in a cold voice:
"I have something to do. I hope you enjoy your meal... You'd better eat less."

Then she walked to an empty seat nearby and sat down hard.

I felt like she wanted to tell me directly, "Eat less and don't choke to death"... Klein glanced in Winfred's direction with a slight hesitation, then lowered his head and continued to enjoy the food in front of him.

...I'll tell Alice about this later!

……

Alice slowly finished the five servings of ice cream on the plate, then raised her head and looked at the mouse demigod with admiration, and said to her as if to encourage her:
“You are much smarter than your students.

"Didn't you teach her how to talk to high-sequence people?"

“…I’m sorry,” the mouse demigod apologized cautiously, “She has only just become a Beyonder for a short time, and I haven’t had the chance to tell her many things.”

"You'd better teach her about this," Alice advised. "Sometimes she talks to me in a way that seems similar to how I talk to other people - you know, so far, at least two angels and one true god... maybe two true gods want to kill me."

The so-called true gods refer to the "True Creator" and the "Lord of Storms". Judging from the tone of the "True Creator" when he cursed, Alice had no doubt about His determination to kill her at that moment. As for the "Lord of Storms"... He didn't want to kill himself, probably because Amon was still to blame.

As for the angels... Alice hesitated for a moment, and finally did not include Ouroboros, who seemed to have no desires, and only included Amon and Will Auceptin.

But this was enough. Alice saw the mouse demigod tremble his small body and said tremblingly:
"I'm so sorry..."

"It's okay," Alice waved her hand magnanimously, interrupting the mouse demigod. "Come to think of it, I don't even know your name... Oh, by the way, have your students told you? My name is Alice Kingsley, and you can also call me Miss Destiny."

"I have heard of this name," the mouse demigod replied, "My name is Flora Jacob, a descendant of the Jacob family... perhaps you have heard of this surname?"

Alice, who was not well-educated, frowned and tried to recall information about this family.

This expression exposed her ignorance. Flora Jacob was silent for a moment, then tentatively reminded:
"My family was active in the Fourth Epoch."

Alice raised her head and nodded innocently.

"…This is an angel family that has inherited the path of the 'thief'." Flora Jacob had to continue the introduction.

"Oh," Alice nodded and introduced herself politely, "I might have woken up in the Second Epoch... I'm not sure, I lost a lot of memories. Anyway, I fell asleep again and just woke up recently..."

Her choice of words was rather odd, and Flora Jacob realized almost instantly that awakening was not the same as birth. However, for this girl who seemed to be a born mythical creature, Flora thought that this might be the same thing.

But this is not important. Flora asked cautiously and carefully:
"What are you here for?"

"How do you like wearing monocles?" Alice asked the mouse, pushing up the monocle on her right eye.

...Does He want to give that monocle to me?
Is there something on it that can be used to monitor people? Or...

Flora Jacob subconsciously glanced at the monocle on Alice's right eye and honestly denied:
“I don’t have this hobby.”

“Hmm…” Alice frowned and looked at the mouse. “To be honest, it’s hard for me to imagine what a mouse would look like wearing a monocle.”

Flora Jacob couldn't help but feel confused. She was obviously confused about the connection between Alice's words, but she also understood that the style of the "Destiny" path seemed to be like this. She tried to ask directly:
"Why do you ask that? Did you see me in the revelation about the future?"

Alice blinked and smiled, "That's paid content."

The hint was so obvious that Flora understood what Alice wanted almost instantly—she could only want information about the treasure.

...Why didn't He just kill me to get the information about the treasure?

Doubt flashed through Flora's mind, and she remembered her initial judgment - this girl sounded like she wanted to play a treasure hunt game.

Maybe it's true... With such expectations in mind, Flora introduced it frankly:
"This is the treasure left by the ancestors of the Jacob family. You may have noticed that I am currently in a very weak state. I came to Backlund to find this treasure and replenish myself."

"Oh," Alice nodded thoughtfully, "That is to say, the things in this treasure are actually of no use to me, and the 'thief' route... well, considering your situation, I don't think it will be easy to find a buyer."

Flora nodded candidly.

"You don't know the exact location of the treasure either?" Alice asked.

Flora continued to nod.

In other words, this treasure is hard to find and there is not much benefit... If I wasn't idle and wanted to have some fun, maybe it would be more convenient to give the treasure clue to others.

Alice shook her head and sighed.

"Well, since you said so... then I will report the situation here to the church truthfully!"

A drop of cold sweat slid down Flora's body, and she shouted:

"Your Highness, I..."

Her voice paused again, and she realized that such a willful angel might not be completely on the side of the Church of Darkness, but he certainly would not be on her side either.

"Don't worry." Alice stretched out her hand, thought for a moment, then changed her index finger to tap Mouse's shoulder. "I'm doing this for your own good... If you continue to stay here, you will be in danger even if the church doesn't come looking for you."

Flora was slightly startled, then she remembered her purpose and asked hurriedly, "Did you see the prophecy related to me?"

Alice nodded and spread her hands, saying, "I saw you wearing a monocle."

Flora looked at Alice in confusion, not seeming to understand what this meant.

After Alice stared at her for a few seconds, she realized the crux of the problem and asked her:

"Well, in that case... have you heard of Amon?"

Flora Jacob was stunned by the name for a moment, then she asked nervously with a hint of fear in her voice:

"You, you mean Amon the Blasphemer?"

"Yes," Alice nodded and said with a smile, "Besides our great angel of time, who else would be called Amon?"

Flora ignored the rest of Alice's words and asked in a panic:
"Amon is in Backlund?"

Alice looked at her in confusion and couldn't help muttering:

"To be honest, sometimes I feel like Amon is all over the place... But that's not what I'm talking about."

She reached out and pushed the monocle on her right eye, then continued to say to Flora:

"You probably don't know that Amon's biggest hobby is wearing a monocle on his right eye. I think he should be called the incarnation of the monocle."

The last joke was quite offensive. Flora paused and glanced at the monocle on Alice's right eye. She couldn't help but wonder if Amon was one of the two angels she mentioned earlier who wanted to kill her.

The tone He used when He mentioned Amon seemed very familiar... No, that's not the point. If Amon likes to wear a pair of glasses on his face as a symbol, then He saw me wearing a monocle in the prophecy, which means...

Flora didn't dare to think too deeply about the possibility behind this, she quickly said:

"Thanks for the heads up... I'm out of here now."

"You're welcome," Alice looked at her with a smile, "where's my reward?"

Flora was slightly stunned. She obviously thought that the information about the treasure was the reward, but Alice seemed to see what she was thinking. She tapped the table with her fingertips and said:
"Your information cost me a fun game. I didn't ask you for compensation, but you actually wanted to take that thing as a reward?"

Seeing the unreasonableness of fate for the first time, Flora couldn't hide her astonishment. It seemed that she had a new understanding of "fairness".

"Yes," she responded like a ball of cotton, "that is indeed not a qualified salary, but I don't seem to have anything to show for it... If you don't mind, I am willing to work for you."

In this way, I may be able to obtain the protection of an angel...

As Flora Jacob spoke, she began to make some calculations on her own.

Alice had not thought of this aspect of the problem. She thought seriously about this possibility. Finally, she looked at Flora Jacob's appearance and frowned.
"I don't like keeping rats as pets... Can you turn into another animal?"

"This..." Flora looked very embarrassed. "Changing the host is not an easy task for me now."

Alice frowned. She didn't ask what would happen if she forcibly changed the host, but said to herself:
"So, if I want to keep you, I have to help you recover first, and then find you a good-looking body..."

Her emotions were clearly revealed. Flora Jacob realized that she felt it was not worth it, and quickly spoke out:

"I can do all this myself - as long as I find the treasure left by my ancestors, everything will be solved!"

"But aren't you going to leave here?" Alice asked doubtfully.

To this question, Flora answered without hesitation: "I can let my students continue to look for treasures."

Maybe this will allow Him to help Hazel find the treasure, so that I can get the result faster... Then when I have recovered my strength, it will not be too late to find a thank-you gift for Him.

Yes... Alice nodded thoughtfully, then looked at the mouse's shell again and suddenly asked a question:
“Come to think of it, you are a parasite in a mouse’s body, will the mouse’s living habits affect you?
"Is it the taste, the schedule, and so on... uh, maybe there's also the estrus period?"

Flora paused.

Hey, this expression of its... could it really have an impact?

Alice was shocked. She leaned closer and asked, "Do you really want to mate with a male mouse during the mouse's estrus period? Um, your body should be that of a female mouse, right?"

Flora's expression gradually became distorted. Alice was surprised to see shame, anger and pain on the face of a mouse. She licked her lips, endured the temptation to continue provoking Flora, and decided to let the poor mouse go for the time being.

If I continue to provoke it, it might pounce on me and bite me... There is no vaccine in this era. What if I get some infectious disease... Well, except for the power of authority, I don't seem to be able to get infectious diseases?

Alice felt relieved, but she still chose not to continue to provoke Flora. Instead, she kindly reminded her:

"Be careful, if you maintain the living habits and hobbies of a mouse, and only interact with mice every day, then what is the difference between you and a real mouse?

"If you keep going like this, you'll turn into a mouse sooner or later, right?"

Flora was stunned for a moment, but soon figured it out and realized the hidden drawbacks. She quickly stood up and performed an awkward salute with the body of a mouse, and said in an unprecedented sincere tone:

"Thank you for your reminder."

"Well," Alice smiled, "how are you going to thank me?"

She sighed, shook her head and said:
"You're so weird, you just thanked me, and then told me that you have no reward for me...

"You know what? You sound like some adults who say 'I'll treat you to dinner some other day' and then they forget which day it is.

"Do you really want to thank me?"

"Of course," Flora responded without hesitation, no matter what she thought in her heart, "but I really can't offer you a reward that would interest you." (End of this chapter)