Mystery: Lucky One

Chapter 49 Chapter 13 Potion Materials
No. 15 Minsk Street, Backlund Chauwood District.

In the early hours of the morning, Klein, who had packed his things and was about to go out, suddenly heard layers of prayers coming from his ears.

"Who is... at this time?" The female voice of prayer made Klein guess that it was Audrey or Alice, but Klein really couldn't figure out which of the two would pray for him in the middle of the night.

He walked four steps backward and came above the gray mist. Through Alice's crimson stars, he heard her pleading: "Kleon... I can't sleep... are you asleep..."

So, Alice, who is located at No. 36 Welsh Street in Backlund North District, received a reply from Mr. Fool: "No, are you sick?!"

After getting the answer, Alice stopped praying with satisfaction, and then she started to do what every magician should do after having a nightmare - interpret the dream.

"The process is full of variables, but the outcome has already been determined... But what do the tower and the snake refer to? What does it have to do with the little boy?"

Alice was certain that this dream was inseparable from the little boy. Judging from her fear when facing the little boy, she suspected that the snake symbolized that little boy.

This suspicion was not groundless. She still could not forget the fear and danger she felt when facing that little boy, which was much more serious than when she faced Ince Zangwill.

There is no doubt that that child wants to kill her, and he is definitely stronger than Ince Zangwill.

What Alice cares about and doesn't understand is actually something else: why did she wait until she climbed to the top of the tower to do that? Why does the revelation appear to be swallowing rather than hanging or something like that? And why is it such a snake?

After organizing her thoughts and writing down her questions and confusions, Alice struck the match, burned the paper she used to make notes, and then lay down on the bed again.

The next morning, Alice stepped into St. Samuel's Church again - of course, she didn't come for help, it was just a normal daily prayer.

Alice hoped that the goddess would look at her for praying so devoutly, and even if she didn't have much kindness toward her, she wouldn't be as malicious as the snake in the dream.

Affected by the nightmare, Alice's sense of urgency for promotion has become slightly stronger. Considering that someone has already sent her a potion formula, Alice can now consider collecting potion materials.

Alice still had an idea of ​​where to collect potion materials - there was no way a place as big as Backlund didn't even have a black market, right?

However, what really gives Alice a headache is where should she find such a gathering of extraordinary people?
In literary works, this kind of underground market usually requires acquaintances as guarantees and strict passwords. Alice, who had just entered Backlund two days ago, obviously did not meet the above conditions.

"Perhaps, there will be similar clues in places where firearms are illegally sold?" Alice said to herself, but this seemed to be of no use to her, because she also didn't know where to look for firearms.

This is not to say that Alice has no clue at all - it's a good guess. In a bar with a mixed crowd, various illegal businesses are most likely to appear.

But the problem is, she can't just try going to one bar after another, right?

Well, not necessarily. She might try her luck and see if she can pick up a beggar on the street who happens to know the situation...

A few months ago, Alice might have adopted such an unreliable plan. At that time, she was still comfortable with "betting on luck" and was used to taking luck into consideration when making plans. Never think about what to do if you are unlucky and fail.

But now, the good luck that Alice once relied on has become the sword of Damocles hanging above her head, and she doesn't know when it will fall. At this moment, Alice suddenly had a realization: Maybe, that spire symbolized the "monster" path? She is destined to embark on this path and reach the end of this path...

But who is that boy? He...no, maybe it's Him...

Alice suddenly remembered the angel of fate who seemed to be in Backlund. Maybe that boy was the angel who didn't know good or evil.

She didn't think about how the angel could be a ten-year-old boy. It really didn't matter - after all, she had been resurrected at least twice. The first time she even woke up directly in another world, and the angel became What's so weird about a little boy?

If that's the case, things can be easily explained...an angel with the same path is waiting for her to grow up, and then...

Wait, why swallow her?
Alice's thoughts suddenly stopped. The snake was easy to explain. It was either a mythical creature or a symbol of Sequence 2 or Sequence 1. But what would swallowing her bring to the angel?
No, maybe swallowing is just a symbol...absorption, accommodation? or……

Alice suddenly had an idea that made her shiver: maybe, in that person's view, she was a potion ingredient that had not yet fully matured?

But - why her?
This question swirled in Alice's mind, and the answer emerged naturally - it was so obvious that the source of her weird luck was the reason why she became the ingredient in the potion in the eyes of the other party!
And the source of her weird luck is not completely without clues at this time - even if the deal is just a cover, Alice is convinced that the sealed artifact that has a special connection with her must also exist.

"The good news is, at least judging from the content of the revelation, He still needs to wait for me to grow up. My safety is still guaranteed for the time being. He may even help me get promoted... Ha."

Alice laughed to herself, after all, this was not a pleasant thing.

But that future, or the past with no answers, are too far away from Alice. For her, the most important thing now is still to find clues to the potion ingredients.

Pulling her thoughts back to the original unfinished matter, after thinking for a moment, Alice decided to pray to Klein - private investigators are undoubtedly more experienced in illegally carrying guns.

As expected, Klein did not disappoint Alice.

"In the Backlund Bridge area, go to the 'Brave Bar' and find Kaspars Canlinen. Tell him that he was introduced by the 'old man'."

After getting the news from Klein about Ian Wright, Alice...Alice had to continue drawing her comics.

After all, let alone whether she has enough money to buy potion ingredients, she always needs a job to maintain her daily life, and she can't just sit back and have nothing...

For the first time, Alice missed the life of lying down as a "Nighthawk".

　I will recommend it tomorrow (explicitly stated)

　　Why does Will seem to be full of malice... Because at this time, Alice is not even qualified to be invested (honestly). As an ordinary underage girl, she is really serious about being an extraordinary person. Unqualified

(End of this chapter)