Mystery: Lucky One

Alice didn't continue listening. She looked away and waited for Klein to complete the ceremony and hand over to Sharon and Maric.

After watching Sharon and Maric leave, Klein turned his attention to Alice.

Although he had intended to use the opportunity to digest the potion when he agreed to Sharon and Maric, Klein did not expect that Alice's presence would have such a big impact.

To the point that Klein even regretted not inviting Alice to the previous "performance".

——It would be great if it could both make Alice happy and help him digest the potion!

Of course, it was not too late to put it on the agenda now. Klein was planning to scare Alice after he became a "trickster" while talking to Alice about this matter:

"My potion has finished digesting."

Alice was stunned for a moment, looked at him in surprise and asked:
"So, aren't you going to prepare to advance to Sequence 4?"

The existence of demigods and half humans is a threshold for all extraordinary people. Alice initially thought that Klein would have to spend at least a few months digesting the potion, and another few months preparing for the ritual and collecting materials. Although there was some overlap, it would still take several months.

Now, Alice felt a rare sense of urgency in her heart. She sat up straight, feeling a little nervous.

Seeing her like this, Klein knew what she was thinking after a moment's thought. He did not try to persuade Alice. In his opinion, it was a good thing for Alice to have a little sense of urgency.

After all, he always felt that Alice was too casual.

After nodding, Klein looked at Alice and smiled:
“Yes, in addition to collecting materials, I’m afraid I have to start thinking about the ceremony.

"I was just thinking... do you think that if there is an audience of a particularly high status watching my performance, can the quality be used to offset the quantity?"

Alice was slightly stunned, and recalled the incident in the manor where Amon's clone recovered his characteristics and was promoted from Sequence 3 to Sequence 2. She said thoughtfully:
"Hmm...it should be fine...wait, you mean me?"

Alice suddenly realized that the audience Klein was referring to was actually herself. She raised her head in surprise, and after seeing Klein nod, she murmured:

"...No, I think the best audience is someone else."

“…Who?” Klein’s eyebrows jumped, and he felt as if he had the answer.

Without hesitation, Ally answered, "Adam."

As expected... Klein exhaled, pinched his brows and said:
"I can't guarantee that Adam is watching... and I'm guessing you aren't either."

Alice frowned.

The promotion ceremony of the “Trickster” is a performance, and the performance has a time limit. Although calling Adam before the performance can attract him to take a look, Adam may leave his sight at any time. Maybe after taking that one look, he will not continue to watch, unless...

Alice asked Klein with a serious face, "Have you ever considered shouting Adam's name constantly during the performance?"

This suggestion left Klein dumbfounded. He looked at Alice and answered seriously:

"I think this might bring divine punishment upon me."

Alice gave up the idea with regret and said:
“In fact, I am not just a spectator in your ceremony. I have another role.

"Don't forget, I am also a demigod."

“?” Klein looked at her as if she was crazy. “Are you serious?”

Alice shook her head.

The corner of Klein's mouth twitched, and he responded coldly: "...Then what did you say?"

Alice spread her hands and defended herself:

"Even if I'm serious, it's useless, right? I don't think the ritual will recognize a death that allows immediate resurrection, and real death...

"You're going to kill me for a demigod ritual?"

...At least it has to be a ritual of the true God?
Klein subconsciously thought of a sentence in his mind, but then, considering that he needed help from Alice, he quickly suppressed the sentence to avoid saying it out loud.

He calmly changed the subject: "If what I need is the kind of death that can be easily resurrected, are you really going to help me?"

Alice frowned.

When Alice told Klein that she could be the dead demigod, she was just joking. She had never thought of actually being used as a ritual material—she wasn't that generous.

But if Klein really has such a need...

Alice scratched her hair and replied:

"I guess maybe my answer is pretty much the same as when I asked you to be my 'mother'."

In other words, if I really had a similar need and had no other choice, she would really agree...

Klein looked at Alice in amazement and said to her sincerely:

"Don't worry, I won't be polite then."

Alice frowned subconsciously. She instinctively felt that something was wrong, as if she had said something wrong just now. Something connected her and Klein, but after looking at Klein, Alice gave up looking for the source of this feeling.

...Klein won't hurt me.

Alice shook her head, shook off the strange feeling, and tried to make the topic serious again:

"You... never mind, do you have a suitable target? I mean, a demigod that needs to be killed.

"Maybe we... No, maybe you can start collecting information and planning this 'performance' now."

“Of course there is,” Klein suddenly revealed an extremely brilliant smile. “There is no one more suitable than him... He killed me in order to become a demigod, and I killed him in order to become a demigod... This will be a perfect closed loop!”

Alice was stunned for a moment, and it took her some time to remember who Klein was referring to. She exhaled and gave a name:
"Ince Zangwill?"

“That’s right.” Klein replied with an extremely bright smile.

Alice pursed her lips.

The experience in Tingen City left her with both a deep and a faint impression. Everything seemed to have faded away after she left. After the captain called out "Your Excellency", it seemed to have finally come to an end.

Unlike Klein, Alice did not have much intense hatred towards Ince Zangwill at first. She almost completely forgot about this man and the city of Tingen. When she thought of him again after a long time, her first reaction was anger of being offended.

She never put Ince Zangwill on the same level as herself.

But now that she thought about it, Alice felt that she should hate him, not because he killed her, but because he was the beginning of a series of events that followed. Perhaps if it weren't for Ince Zangwill, she wouldn't have stayed in Tingen forever. She would have died for some other reason and left. But now, everything was attributed to Ince Zangwill, so maybe she should hate him. She smiled at Klein and whispered to him:
“…You can call me before you do anything.

“I probably won’t help you—it would have a huge impact on the battle situation, and I’m not sure if you can still be considered the leader.

"But if you need it, I can give you a piece of luck - or later. Anyway, this is a thank you gift."

Klein was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said:

"I thought you were about to forget him..."

“It’s almost there.” Alice spread her hands.

Klein did not comment on this. Considering the time, he did not say more to Alice. After giving her a few words of advice, he left. Alice also did not stay for long and disappeared on the spot.

……

Saturday, inside the "Luen Charity Student Aid Fund".

Although Alice had never mentioned the matter of payment, Audrey had recently felt from the good fortune in her daily behavior that she had received payment for treating Hazel.

So Audrey treated Hazel more diligently. After knowing that Hazel would come to the "Loen Charity Scholarship Fund" today, Audrey waited here.

Audrey, who knew Alice well, knew that Alice would not have the patience to listen to the detailed treatment plan, so Audrey did not say it out loud, but only reminded her of a few precautions.

In fact, during the first treatment, after Audrey calmed Hazel's spirit, she chose to let her forget the incident.

Audrey plans to gradually help Hazel remember the relevant things in the future, which requires long-term continuous treatment. In Audrey's plan, it would be best if she could become friends with Hazel.

This was not difficult for a "psychologist". What Audrey lacked was just the opportunity to talk to Hazel. Fortunately, the "Loen Charity Scholarship Fund" was a great help. In order to highlight their goodwill, every noble would come here to take a look.

Audrey met Hazel as a member of the board of directors of the "Loen Charity Student Aid Fund". She guided Hazel to visit the "Loen Charity Student Aid Fund" and introduced it to her while using her conversation skills and extraordinary abilities to make their relationship closer.

By the time they paused their visit and started to enjoy afternoon tea, they had become good friends. They sat opposite each other, and Hazel raised the coffee to her lips. The rich aroma blended into her nose. This smell that she was used to, but today it made her dry heave.

Looking at Hazel's expression, Audrey asked hurriedly, "What's wrong? This coffee..."

Audrey glanced at the cup of coffee.

The nobles valued decency and etiquette, so even if the coffee was really bad, they would not show it too obviously on the spot, let alone start retching before even taking a sip - Audrey would rather believe that there was something wrong with the coffee.

Thinking of this, Audrey picked up the coffee and smelled it, but smelled nothing. She looked at Hazel, who covered her lower abdomen weakly and whispered:

"I don't feel well..."

Audrey was stunned for a moment, her eyes fixed on the position of Hazel's hand, and suddenly remembered what Alice had told her.

It seems that some women do experience symptoms such as nausea when they are pregnant.

Audrey's eyes froze for a moment, but she quickly suppressed this ridiculous guess in her heart, thinking that this was probably just a sequelae or something like that - after all, Amon had already stolen the child, so how could Hazel have pregnancy reactions?

……

On the unfamiliar street, Amon muttered to himself in confusion:
"How come you all know this trick?
"But it's not quite the same. She and Ouroboros both completely let their minds go blank, but you... your mind is full of mixed thoughts. I can't even steal a complete idea - it's made up of many ideas!"

"Both Ouroboros and she are on the wrong path..." Will Auceptin answered bluntly, "Especially her... I still can't figure out why fate chose her."

"Huh?" Amon raised his eyebrows in surprise. "It sounds like... you have already admitted defeat?"

Will Auceptin was silent for two seconds, then answered stubbornly:

"No, of course not.

"But she... Ha, if you can become the 'Lord of Mysteries', then maybe I am not completely hopeless."

Amon laughed, turned the monocle on his right eye, and said softly:
"In that case, why don't you tell me the current identity of Klein Moretti?"

Will Auceptin answered bluntly:

“I’m not her—I’ve experienced the Fourth Epoch. You were very active in the Fourth Epoch. There was a lot of news about you circulating among the Beyonders, and most of it was not good news.

"I don't believe you will choose to help me after becoming the Lord of Mysteries. Betrayal is a common thing for you.

“No, or to put it another way… you will indeed help me, you might make me your follower, your clone, an inseparable part of you.

"Am I right?"

"That's not right," Amon corrected, "She actually knows how bad my reputation is."

This time, Will Auceptin was silent for a long time, and he asked hesitantly:

“Although she knew there was nothing wrong with these things, but…

"Why would she dare to cooperate with you after knowing your reputation? Isn't that courting death?"

Amon did not mind Will Auceptin's honest words. He seemed to enjoy this kind of harmless verbal attack and said with a smile:
“Maybe that’s my charm.”

"?" Will Auceptin didn't speak for a long time, seeming to be speechless about this.

Silence was not what Amon wanted. He curled his lips and asked in a serious tone:

"Well, in that case, what should I do to convince you of my sincerity in cooperating?"

Will Auceptin replied nonchalantly: "Generally speaking, the best way to show your sincerity to a person is to help him solve his biggest enemy or give him a gift he has longed for."

Amon nodded thoughtfully and analyzed carefully:

"I think your biggest enemies are Ouroboros and her, and the things you desire most are the two 'Mercury Snake' extraordinary characteristics of Ouroboros and the uniqueness of her 'Wheel of Fortune'.

"Well……

"I understand. I just need to kill Ouroboros or give you the extraordinary characteristic of 'Mercury Snake' in Ouroboros, right?"

After another long silence, Will Auceptin asked in an uncertain tone:

"...Are you serious?" (End of this chapter)