Mystery: Lucky One

As one of the works of the famous painter Leonardo da Vinci, Alice certainly knew this painting.

The painting that embodies the "Hanged Man" is actually not the same as "The Last Supper". This scene clearly shows three angel kings, three of the current seven gods, sharing the food of the creator of the City of Silver.

The Tarot Club members who had already heard the story of the Angel King sharing the Creator from Alice also recognized the content of the painting to some extent. Only Cattleya, the Hermit, blurted out:

"Angel Kings?!"

Alice then remembered the forgotten Hermit Lady. To be fair, she turned to Hermit Cattleya and told her the story again:
"In the distant past, there were three angel kings who betrayed their Lord, benefited from the Creator's passing, and were promoted to true gods.

"The painting you see now should depict the content of that time."

The Hermit Cattleya's body trembled. She looked at the painting and identified the "Lord of Storms", "Eternal Sun" and "God of Knowledge and Wisdom" in it, and murmured:
“Is this… the truth about the three gods being born from the spirit of the Creator?”

There was silence and no one responded to her.

——Even though it was the second time I heard this story, no one could bring it up in a joking manner like Alice did.

No one had the courage to discuss how the gods ascended to the throne, or to speculate on the truth of the stories in the scriptures. Everyone was stunned, except for Emlyn the Moon, whose thoughts began to wander:

Damn me...how on earth did I dare to talk to her like that?

No, it is Him, yes, it is Him!

Looking at Alice's calm expression, Emlyn wished he could go back to the past and slap his then-self.

In silence, "Sun" Derrick asked Alice:

"Miss Fate, that baby is..."

"The real Creator," she answered without hesitation, "He was also your former Creator, but He is crazy now..."

After a pause of a few seconds, she added:

"I don't know the specific relationship between them, but the 'True Creator' should only be a part of your Creator - He is crazy after all."

"Sun" Derrick nodded silently and said nothing.

No wonder Mr. Fool calls the "True Creator" the "Fallen Creator"... After listening to Alice's words, "Justice" Audrey inexplicably remembered this incident.

The surroundings fell silent again. Alger, the "Hanged Man", dispersed from the screen in silence and asked:
"Have you investigated the matter of the former chief's mausoleum?"

The Sun Derrick finally came to his senses. He responded somewhat ashamedly:

"No, I have been assigned patrol missions all the time and have never had time to investigate."

Alger was not surprised by this, but was puzzled by another thing:
"Why don't you ask a friend with whom you have some rapport for help?

"We can not tell them the real purpose, but break the whole thing into small tasks that will not attract attention, and let them collect intelligence from different aspects. This way, nothing will be exposed, and they will not be put in danger."

Alice felt that she had learned something new.

Isn't this... an assembly line? Oh no, that can't be said. After all, gathering information and tasks usually requires thinking...

"The Sun" Derrick said at this time: "I have no friends."

Alice was surprised to hear this. She frowned and asked based on her understanding of the City of Silver:

"As I recall, your number shouldn't be particularly large. There should be even fewer people of the same generation. It should be inevitable that we'll run into each other, right?
"How come you don't have any friends after all these years?"

After hearing Alice's question, "Sun" Derrick lowered his head and explained:
"After my parents passed away, I didn't talk to anyone for a long time. And then, I joined the Tarot Club..."

He didn't say anything more, but Alice had probably figured it out. She suddenly remembered the cases she had seen of people becoming addicted to the Internet after experiencing a major setback. So she looked at Derrick and taught him in the earnest tone she remembered:
"Little 'Sun', you can't do this.

"Young people should not be discouraged by a small setback and stay at home all day chatting with strangers.

"What if you get cheated? Real life is the basis of everything. You need to make more friends!"

“Okay, okay!” Derrick responded in a panic.

Phew…Klein, who knew where the words came from, tried hard to hold back his laughter to prevent others from noticing his flaw.

"Justice" Audrey glanced at Alice, then at Derrick, and felt that something was wrong, but she couldn't put her finger on it.

The Hanged Man Alger spoke calmly:

“It’s not good for you to be like this.

"You can't save Silver City by yourself. You must unite a group of people and have some friends who can help you at critical moments."

“But this will make them suspicious…” Derrick said hesitantly.

Alger immediately said seriously:
“It’s better to be suspected than to be killed.

“Silver City is at a dangerous crossroads. You must think carefully about what to do.

"This kind of thing cannot happen without sacrifices. There may even be a lot of sacrifices. Do you hope that their sacrifices will be useless or valuable?"

I hope the sacrifice is someone who has nothing to do with me... Alice muttered to herself but didn't say anything.

The Hanged Man Alger did not speak again, leaving the Sun Derrick to continue struggling alone. The World Gehrman Sparrow took the opportunity to ask Audrey Justice:

“Can you treat more severe mental illness now?
Audrey, who was justified, replied eagerly:

“Okay, no problem.

"Mr. World, do you have a friend who needs medical treatment?"

I'm just short of cases! she thought with a hint of excitement.

Although she knew that Miss Justice was not gloating, Alice still looked at her unhappily and said dissatisfiedly: "It is he who needs treatment."

Audrey was slightly startled.

The World sighed and laughed hoarsely, "It is true that I need treatment."

The entire magnificent palace suddenly became extremely quiet.

"The Hanged Man" Alger, "The Hermit" Cattleya, and "The Magician" Fors all knew that Mr. World was a crazy adventurer, but they never imagined that he had developed a serious mental illness and was about to go completely crazy!

Is this the price of power? Fors shuddered, and became more and more afraid of Gehrman Sparrow.

Crazy adventurers can still communicate and reason, but there is really no way to deal with a madman!
The "Nightmare Candle" didn't completely cure his mental illness? Has it become so serious? Emlyn, who had expected this, felt that the "world" could go crazy at any time.

"Sun" Derrick didn't think too much about it. He was just concerned about Mr. "World". He wanted to say that there was a "psychoanalyst" in Silver City who could provide treatment, but then he thought that this would reveal too many problems, so he had to force his mouth to close and look expectantly at Miss "Justice".

Miss Destiny really cares about Mr. World... But Mr. World looks... Audrey Justice was surprised, stunned, and confused. She said carefully:

"Mr. World, based on my observation, you don't seem to have a serious mental illness.

"If you are just a little anxious and under a lot of pressure, you can recover through self-regulation and proper relaxation at this stage, and you don't need direct treatment."

The World Gehrman Sparrow chuckled again:
“You didn’t find out because your previous mental illness had been cured.

"I am just making an appointment now. If similar symptoms appear again in the future, I hope I can get timely treatment."

Why does it sound so much like you are cursing yourself... Alice looked at Klein hesitantly and finally said nothing.

"I see..." "Justice" Audrey nodded in relief.

After thinking for a few seconds, Audrey said sincerely, "If you are within the range where I can move, then there is no problem."

“Okay.” Klein, who was herding the Traveler, breathed a sigh of relief and let the World answer. “Then you will determine the location and prepare a way to avoid exposing your identity.”

Audrey "Hmm" said "Justice", and a scene naturally appeared in her mind:
She and Mr. "World" were in two boxes in certain places, talking and treating each other with a wall or wooden board between them.

No, wait, with Miss Destiny here, this kind of hiding seems completely unnecessary...

Audrey suddenly realized this and began to think hard about it.

At this time, "World" Gehrman Sparrow reminded again:
"Try not to think about the mural in real life, let alone draw it."

Audrey and other members of Justice subconsciously glanced at the top of the bronze table and found that Mr. Fool did not deny this statement. They were all dignified and did not dare to be careless.

This also made the idea of ​​"Hermit" Cattleya to write a letter to "Mysterious Queen" Bernadette for advice on this matter temporarily put on hold, and prepare to meet in person to consider whether there is a suitable way to avoid the impact.

This statement seemed familiar. Alice frowned and looked at the "world". The other party shook his head and said:
“I can’t be sure it’s Him, but there should be a connection.”

He... ?
The Tarot Club members looked at each other, wondering who the "Him" they were referring to was.

Not necessarily Adam, but at least he is a member of the Twilight Hermit Society... Alice suddenly had the answer in her mind. She thought of the auxiliary materials for the potion, which she had no idea about, and suddenly an idea flashed in her mind:
"…Tell me about what happened on that island later."

The tone was very serious, and it didn't sound like she wanted to hear a story. Klein realized that she really needed something, so he controlled The World to nod.

The Tarot Club's exchange session was almost coming to an end. After a brief chat, Klein announced the end of the Tarot Club.

Only Alice and Klein were left above the gray fog. Before Klein could say anything, Alice extended her hand unceremoniously and said:
"'Tyrant' card!"

Klein looked at her silently, then said nothing and handed her the "Tyrant" card.

Alice saw Roselle on the top at a glance. She turned over without thinking and read from Sequence 9 onwards.

The "Tyrant" card was no different from the other two "Blasphemy Cards" Alice had seen. It contained nothing more than a portrait of Roselle, the name of the potion, the potion formula, and a rough description of the sequence. The only slightly bizarre thing was the deification ceremony.

"Having hundreds of thousands of followers who obey and believe in God out of fear, challenging a true god alone and surviving, taking a magic potion in an atmosphere of fear and obedience..." Alice recited the contents of the ritual word by word, "...this is the true path of the 'provocateur', right?"

Klein held his forehead with his hand and tried to persuade Alice:
"I think the core of this ritual should be a lot of fear and obedience, not provocation..."

Alice raised her hand to stop him from continuing, and then asked:

"Then tell me what is the core of the 'Destiny' path to godhood ritual."

“…” Klein was choked.

In fact, if he really wanted to, he might be able to pull out the core of the "Destiny" path's godhood ritual, but this seemed to be of no use to the "Destiny" path, because Klein could not think of a way to be lazy about this matter.

...Could it be that I really find a higher being to choose me?

But fate... who could represent fate better than the "Wheel of Fortune"?
And from what Alice said about the "Winner" ceremony, people who do this don't end up well...

A mess of thoughts flashed through Klein's mind. Before he had time to think deeply, he heard Alice slamming the table and shouting at him:

"Where's Roselle's diary?"

Klein subconsciously handed the diary over. He watched Alice quickly lower her head to flip through the diary. For some reason, he had the illusion that he was really a babysitter.

Alice didn't know what Klein was thinking. She learned the names of several noble ladies and ladies of Intis from the diary, and she also determined that there was a page in it that was the diary of Emperor Roselle before he wrote "Witches taste really good" - because it expressed the emperor's yearning for witches after hearing the rumors.

Alice silently flipped through the few useful parts and then let out a breath.

“A mental patchwork monster…” She muttered, “Taking a potion similar to one’s own mental body can effectively reduce the difficulty of advancement, but it will also be affected by the mental imprints left in it, causing one to develop split personality and other conditions without realizing it, and gradually evolve into a mental patchwork monster, just like the original High-Sequence Expert was resurrected in his body…”

This is the original content of Roselle's diary. Alice almost repeated it, then looked at Klein, tilted her head, and asked with a little confusion:
"Tell me, why don't I have a split personality?"

Before Klein could answer, she found the answer herself:
"No... maybe, I have experienced this situation before." (End of this chapter)