Mystery: Lucky One

...?
Alice looked at the title with confusion in her eyes.

She decided to take a look at the contents.

"

At a luxurious ball hosted by a famous local tycoon, two participants met with misfortune. One young woman was rushed to the hospital after falling into a coma, while the other girl had blood in her eyes. The two incidents quickly became the focus of the city's hot discussion. According to eyewitnesses at the scene, the common contact point of the two victims pointed to the host of the luxurious ball - a 40-year-old wealthy businessman, which cast an even more bizarre shadow on the incident.

The police and medical authorities have now intervened in the investigation, trying to uncover the secrets behind this seemingly glamorous event. Preliminary investigations show that the rich man has a prominent social status, but there are very few reports about his personal life. This incident has undoubtedly lifted the veil of mystery of this "invisible rich man".

……

"

Alice closed the newspaper with mixed feelings and frowned.

The second half was an introduction to some wealthy people and the ball, as well as some polite words. She searched for a long time in the pile of messy things, but failed to decode the true identity of the 40-year-old wealthy man. Finally, she closed the newspaper in disappointment.

There are some new rich people in Backlund, about forty years old, who held a dance party yesterday... Hmm, I wonder if Klein knows... Wait a minute, Klein?
Alice's movements stopped strangely. She suddenly realized that Klein's current fake identity, Dwayne Dantès, was a wealthy man who met the requirements.

...?
Alice decided to ask Klein.

Klein also saw the news and was wondering who leaked the news about last night's dance.

Although he didn't want to admit that the rich man inside was probably himself, when Alice asked him if he knew who the rich man inside was, Klein was silent for a moment before answering:
“Yes, it’s me.

"I have something to ask you about this dance."

Alice became excited when she heard this. She immediately came to the top of the gray fog and asked Klein excitedly:

"What the hell is going on! How did you end up in the entertainment section? What did you do?!"

A series of questions popped up, leaving Klein a bit confused. Fortunately, he had already thought about what he was going to say before he came up. He ignored Alice's questions and answered directly based on his previous thoughts:

"Do you remember Hazel Macht and Winfred Grigory from the dance yesterday? You should know both of them."

Alice nodded excitedly. Klein glanced at her bright eyes and looked away. He resisted the urge to raise his hand and hit her, and continued:

“At that time, when the dance was about to end, Hazel suddenly fell into a coma.

"We were very surprised, and many people were startled. A crowd gathered around, and Bishop Elektra went over to maintain order. Winfred stood opposite me.

"I wanted to use my psychic vision to see Hazel's condition, but she was blocked by someone. Before I could see her, I heard Winfred on the other side yell, and then I saw blood flowing from her eyes..."

Klein described what happened clearly. As Alice listened, her excitement faded away. She realized that things were completely different from what she had imagined. There was nothing strange about it, so she was no longer that interested.

Noticing this, Klein quickly added his own question:
"I suspect Winfred's eyes are bleeding because he saw something he shouldn't have seen on Hazel!"

Alice was stunned for a moment and frowned. This was not impossible. She looked at Klein and raised something that Klein didn't know:

"...Winfred is an extraordinary person."

This was enough to answer some of his doubts. Klein realized that this was most likely due to his clairvoyance. He frowned and wanted to say something, but Alice looked at Klein, remembering his experience of being blocked by someone and unable to see clearly. She said with a strange expression:

"By the way, do you still remember Megose?"

“Megose…” Klein repeated the name and put his hand on the table.

Of course he would not forget Megose. It was because of Megose that he appeared here today as Dwayne Dantès. Otherwise, he should still be the Nighthawk.

Oh no, according to Alice, even without Megose, I would have left the Nighthawks for other reasons... because I couldn't get promoted fast enough within the system, haha.

Klein laughed at himself, then looked at Alice and waited for her to finish her words.

But Alice didn’t actually make a well-founded guess. She just grasped an illogical direction in her wandering thoughts:
"Do you think Hazel is pregnant?"

“…Ah?” Klein obviously didn’t react.

This association came about out of nowhere. Perhaps it was because of the entertainment page, or perhaps it was because both Megose and Hazel had just the right way of preventing Klein from having his spiritual vision. In any case, Alice had thought of it strangely, and she knew someone who met the requirements.

"Will Auceptin was born last night," she said.

Klein sat up straight. Alice didn't even look at her and continued:

"It was around the same time as the dance ended, but when I came out I saw that it was a dead fetus - He probably restarted and I don't know where he went."

He instantly understood what Alice meant, but this was irrational. He frowned and retorted to Alice:

"But how could Hazel be pregnant? She obviously didn't..."

He paused and didn't say the rest of the words, but Alice understood what he meant - getting pregnant before marriage was not good news for a noble lady in this era.

Of course, maybe only in Rune.

Recalling Intis as described by Emperor Roselle, Alice silently added this sentence in her mind, and then spoke:

"I'm just guessing, it may not be accurate, and, you know, a man can't get pregnant."

Having said that, once people have an idea, they will look for evidence for their guess. Alice even found something related - she cursed Hazel Macht.

That was a while ago. At that time, her idea was to involve the arrogant Hazel in a high-sequence struggle to learn her lesson. Now it seems...

If I had to say it, being pregnant with Will Auceptin really got me involved in their struggle.

Klein was choked by Alice's words. He realized that he might also have to shoulder the great responsibility of childbearing in the future, so he remained silent and resisted passively.

"I'm going to go see Hazel," Alice said finally.

This was originally Klein's decision. He agreed to this and said to Alice:

"That's perfect. I was planning to visit him today, and Winfred..."

When Alice heard this name, she lowered her eyes and interrupted Klein:

“…Don’t go yet.

"What if it's really Will Auceptin? It was okay before, Allen, but now... you'd better not take the risk."

She paused, then reminded Klein:

"If you can't wait for me to come back, you can summon Arrodes to ask. Divination may not be accurate, but I guess Arrodes should be able to give you an answer." This did remind Klein. He included Arrodes in the options, then hesitated for a moment and asked Alice:

"You said, if I were to divine above the gray fog..."

Alice frowned.

Of course, she wasn't worried that Klein would be in danger. He had even divined the Eternal Blazing Sun and the True Creator above the gray fog, and nothing happened to him. It was even less likely that anything would happen to Will Auceptin.

What Alice was worried about was that this would alarm Will Auceptin.

"It's better not to," she replied, "If you alarm Him, I might be in trouble."

Klein regretfully gave up on this matter, and then asked:
"Aren't you worried that Arrodes's prying eyes might bring danger?"

Alice glanced at Klein and brought up another unrelated matter:

"I once asked Arrodes if he had ever peeped at you taking a bath."

"......?" Klein looked at her with horror.

Alice continued without pausing because of his expression:

“Arodes didn’t deny my problem, it just told me that it was just a mirror.

“So, I guess it must have seen it.

"But no matter how you think about it, Arrodes would never take the initiative to spy on you taking a bath. Considering its respect for you, this is unrealistic.

“So, this kind of ‘voyeurism’ might be closer to a passive, um, or recording?

"Maybe all the information is there, and when the time comes, Arrodes will dig it out..."

This familiar statement made Klein and Alice pause for a moment. Then Klein frowned and asked:

"Divination?"

There are two types of divination in mysticism. One is the most commonly used by Alice, which is to directly obtain information by peeking into the long river of fate. The other is more popular, which is to retrieve information in the spiritual world.

The situation Alice described was somewhat similar to the second divination, but she spread her hands and answered confidently:
"I don't know. I'm just guessing."

Klein choked and changed the subject: "I will ask Arrodes before making a decision."

Alice nodded without comment, then said:
"Tomorrow is Monday... Hmm, why don't I wait until the Tarot Club is over before going to see Hazel? After all, my visit is different from yours, especially since we almost got into a fight just now...

"Ah, actually the best way is for you to get confirmation from Arrodes, whether he is sure or not."

Klein nodded, then asked, "What happens after it's confirmed?"

Alice waved her hand and gave a very personal answer:

"Wait until you confirm it!"

So the matter was settled. Klein returned to the real world, sighed, went out to the study, and drew the mixed pattern that combined the symbols of secrecy and voyeurism in front of the desk.

After the last stroke was made, the full-length mirror in the room began to ripple like the surface of water. In the dim light, silver characters emerged one by one:

"Supreme, great, merciful master, your humble, loyal servant Arrodes comes at your call.

"Is there anything you would like to tell me?"

“There’s something I want to confirm with you,” Klein replied.

He recalled his conversation with Alice and asked carefully:

"Is Hazel Macht pregnant?"

This was the question he asked after careful consideration. Asking in this way would put the focus of the question on Hazel without involving Will Auceptin. Although it would also cause ripples in the long river of fate, they would be much smaller and perhaps Will Auceptin, who was in poor condition, would find it difficult to notice.

——Although this may have some effect, it is better than doing nothing.

After he asked the question, the silver words on the full-length mirror flowed and merged into new words:

"Not pregnant yet."

Klein's pupils shrank slightly.

Having had long-term communication experience with Alice, he was extremely sensitive to language. If not, Arrodes could have just said no, but she was not pregnant yet. This statement had already exposed the problem invisibly.

His eyes narrowed slightly, and he asked in a deep voice, "Is that a child conceived naturally?"

This time, Arrodes' answer was particularly clear:
"No."

The screen shook for a moment, and the words flowed and gathered into new words:

"Great Master, your loyal servant Arrodes has some news about this matter. It is related to Miss Fate. Do you want to hear it?"

“Go ahead.” Klein replied.

Then the silver words moved rapidly, forming a new sentence:
"Miss Fate once placed a curse on Hazel. Hazel will be involved in a high-sequence struggle."

The struggle of the high-sequence... Klein's mouth twitched slightly as he filled in the last blank.

——Even though Will Auceptin was in a very bad state after being forcibly "restarted", or even affected in some way and unable to choose a suitable mother body for himself, Klein did not believe that Hazel was chosen by coincidence.

He took a deep breath, nodded to Arrodes without changing his expression, and said:

“Let’s stop here for today.

"I'll call you again when I have new questions."

The full-length mirror suddenly became bright, and the silver words shone brightly:
"Yes, Master!
"Your loyal and steadfast servant Arrodes is always waiting for your next call~"

Then, bunches of beautiful fireworks unfolded on the surface of the full-length mirror. After the fireworks rose up, they bloomed, revealing countless small hearts of different sizes and colorful colors. These small hearts then formed a huge heart, shining brightly on the surface of the full-length mirror.

It has a new trick... Klein moved the corner of his mouth and watched the fireworks on the full-length mirror go out and return to normal. (End of this chapter)