Mystery: Lucky One

"Not necessarily." Amon stretched out his hand and turned his monocle. "But, you know, I do have a grudge against Ouroboros."

A dark vortex swirled in the monocle. Amon put down his hand nonchalantly and said with a smile:
"Besides... if we remove Ouroboros who has been eliminated, wouldn't it be reasonable for one of you to stand on the side of The Fool and the other on my side?"

...What a reasonable hell!

Alice, who happened to see this scene, opened her eyes wide. Amon turned his head with a smile and his eyes fell on Alice from a distance, as if telling her clearly that the words just now were directed at her.

But Alice couldn't figure out what the point of telling her this was. She could guess that this was probably related to the final deification ceremony, but there was the problem - she didn't know what the specific relationship was.

But there was no doubt that Amon would not tell her the answer. After trying again and again and failing to come up with the answer, Alice chose to give up.

Anyway, if the goal cannot be achieved, He will try again.

Alice turned her attention back to recent events. Time went round and round and it was Sunday, the end of the week. Several days had passed since she handed the painting to Ian. Alice thought that perhaps she should pay some attention to the place in the prophecy.

Don't let the prophecy come true by then and she still doesn't know where it happened.

Thinking of this, Alice tried to find the exact location of the incident through divination. This was the easiest way she could think of, but the divination failed unexpectedly, and she fell directly out of a gray dream.

This made Alice, who had no clue about this, frown, because she had lost the most reliable condition to confirm whether the prophecy would come true.

...Should I predict whether the prophecy will be successful?

A strange idea flashed through Alice's mind, and she decided to give it a try.

She silently said "the prophecy has failed" and tossed the coin. The coin showed tails. Alice looked at the coin in her hand in surprise and realized that the divination had really been answered this time.

She decided to flip a coin every day for this purpose.

……

"Boom, boom, boom."

There was a knock on the door, startling Selwyn who was leaning on the sofa with her eyes half closed. She struggled to open her bloodshot eyes and said in a hoarse voice:

"Please come in."

No one opened the door, but the door was not soundproof, and Selwyn heard cheers outside the door:
"Great! The witch in the newspaper is really here!"

Then, Selwyn heard the sound of the doorknob turning. She squinted her eyes and looked in the direction of the door. Four or five children in their teens opened the door and rushed in, saying happily:

"Oh my god, are you the magical witch that can grant wishes mentioned here?"

Selwyn looked at the piece of paper where the leading child was born and recognized it as the advertisement he had scribbled, so he nodded and acknowledged:
"Yes."

——After discussing with "Cassandra", she thought that proactively going to people's homes to fulfill wishes was ultimately inferior, and she wanted people to come to her on their own.

This kind of graffiti advertisement aimed at children is Selwyn's experiment. So far, it seems that she has succeeded. The leading child has a very authentic message:

"Great! Can I make a wish then?"

"Of course," Selwyn laughed, "What wish do you want to make? Let me remind you first, there is a price to pay for making a wish here. Think about whether you can accept the price first."

So the leading child asked, "What is the price?"

Following Cassandra's instructions, Selwyn replied: "I'm afraid you won't know until your wish comes true - don't worry, the price won't be too heavy."

But the boy didn't appreciate it. He put away the advertisement and said to Selwyn:

"Then I won't allow it."

Having said that, the child turned and was about to leave.

Selwyn suddenly became unhappy. She regarded the children as her prey. How could she let them go this time? She said sinisterly:
"Walk?"

The children paused for a moment, as if they sensed some kind of dangerous aura. The leading child turned around and said to Selwyn:

"Yes, it's getting late. We should go home for dinner."

Selwyn understood this as a threat, something like, there are people waiting for me at home, and if I don't go back, you will be in big trouble.

He didn't like threats, especially now. Selwyn's tolerance for threats was not high, almost zero. After hearing this, she suddenly became angry.

Hard spider silk, black flames and frost appeared all at once, and the children were frightened in place, but Selwyn, who had already taken action, ignored this scene. He continued to attack, leaving only the child holding the flyer.

Caressing the four children lying beside him, Seven also smiled slightly, and looking at her bloodshot eyes, he looked like a ghost.

This successfully frightened the captured child of the opposite sex, who shook his head in panic and said:

"I have no other wishes, no more!"

Losing interest, Selwyn dealt with the child without hesitation.

……

Several families who did not wait for their children who were out playing to return realized that something had happened that day. They called the police without hesitation. The police on duty only released the files after the family of the last child had left.

"Five people..." He looked through his notes, "They knew each other, went out together and never came back..."

The policeman quickly defined the matter in his mind. He thought it was a missing person commission. After recalling the family information and attitudes of the five children, the policeman shook his head and thought that this matter was unprofitable.

Just look for it randomly... With this thought in mind, he put the file down again.

……

It was 3 o'clock on Monday afternoon. Above the gray fog, after answering another question from Cattleya, the Hermit, Klein nodded and said:
"You guys start."

The Hanged Man" Alger immediately looked at the "world" Gehrman Sparrow at the bottom of the bronze table and said carefully:
"Sorry, you may have to wait a while for that magical item of yours."

Without waiting for the other party to speak, he quickly gave an explanation:

"That 'craftsman' has contracted a strange disease, and there are suspicious snoopers around, so he has been delayed. I will go there in person to see if I can solve his problem and get him back to normal as soon as possible. I will try to make the magical item you need within two weeks."

He spoke very sincerely, and expressed his apology and concern, but Alice read a hint of fear in his words. After two seconds of silence, she sincerely reminded Alger, the Hanged Man:

"You know what, Mr. 'The Hanged Man'?
"Generally speaking, when there is an intermediary, if the other party fails to deliver the goods on time, we hold the intermediary accountable, not the transaction party."

The Hanged Man Alger looked stiffly at The World. Klein twitched his mouth in the gray fog and quickly asked The World to speak:

"I agree to postpone this time, but there won't be a next time."

What he said was very calm, but when Alger, the "Hanged Man", thought of what Alice had just said, he felt that there was a lot of murderous intent hidden in it, and he was terrified.

"Thank you for your understanding." He said calmly.

Seeing this, Cattleya, the "Hermit" who was listening to their conversation, looked at the "Hanged Man", raised her lips slightly, pushed up her glasses, and took the initiative to speak:

"If you can't solve that trouble, I can help."

In her opinion, if the problem was not serious, it could even be free. After all, it meant that she bypassed the "Hanged Man" and established direct contact with the "craftsman".

How could the Hanged Man Alger not understand the Hermit Cattleya's true intention? He only felt that the other party had shown a strong aggressiveness, which made him feel a certain degree of pressure. He paused and responded calmly:

"Then I'll take his place. Thank you in advance for your kindness."

On the one hand, he showed his close relationship with the "craftsman", and on the other hand, he did not directly reject it, leaving himself a way out - compared to being in trouble with Gehrman Sparrow, sacrificing some interests was not unacceptable.

But after letting go, more troubles arose. Alice said to the Hanged Man Alger affectionately:
"I can help too!"

The Hanged Man Alger was silent for a moment, then responded in the same way:
"I thank you for your kindness on his behalf, too, Miss Destiny."

Klein found it amusing and manipulated the "world" to join the conversation:

"I can help too."

This was a complete shocker. Alger, the Hanged Man, saw this as a warning that the World was impatient. He quickly promised:
"If there's anything I need, I'll tell you."

The World nodded, and Cattleya took the opportunity to ask, "Are you satisfied with the West Balam intelligence?"

She had already collected and sorted out the West Balam intelligence that Gehrman Sparrow needed last Thursday and delivered it to him via a messenger.

After all, treating Mr. Fool as a messenger is something that most people find difficult to accept.

It cost me a full 300 pounds. If it doesn't meet the standards, I will return it on the spot! Klein muttered, causing World Gehrman Sparrow to say "hmm" as a response.

Then, the dummy's eyes turned to Miss Magician.

Fors immediately felt uncomfortable, like a mouse being stared at by a cat. He couldn't help but wonder if he had done something wrong again. He asked with a little trepidation:
"Mr. World, is there anything?"

The World Gehrman Sparrow nodded and said:

“A commission.

"Get the information about Calderon City in the spiritual world from the Abraham family. The most important thing is the location."

This question made Alice unable to help but look over. She frowned and asked Klein:

"Why don't you ask me?"

The doubts of "Hermit" Cattleya rose and fell, and she realized that it was not that Miss Fate could not do it, but that the "world" did not ask.

——You will rarely find an angel who cannot move freely in the spirit world, it is just a difference in the degree of freedom.

Of course, as a path that focuses more on spiritual power, the relationship between the "destiny" path and the spiritual world is beyond doubt.

Of course Klein knew about this. She turned to Alice and asked bluntly:
"you've been to?"

Alice answered honestly, "I didn't."

Klein controlled the World to focus its attention back on Magician Fors. Hermit Cattleya and other members began to consider the purpose of the World's visit to this city, while Magician Fors forced a smile:
"No problem, I'll ask for you."

"How much is the reward?" asked the "World" Gehrman Sparrow in a calm tone.

The “magician” Fors’ mind raced, and out of fear of the “world”, he reluctantly offered the price:

"350 pounds."

Alice looked at the "magician" Fors in surprise and blurted out:

"Huh, is this actually information that is easy to obtain?"

The smile on Magician Fors's face became even uglier. She turned stiffly to Alice and replied politely:
"I think this may have something to do with people. For certain people, this is indeed very easy information to obtain."

Alice nodded thoughtfully, and the World also nodded:
"make a deal."

Seeing that there was nothing else to do in the "world", Emlyn the "moon" turned his head and looked at the "sun" anxiously:
"Have you got the Beyonder characteristics of a Sequence 5 artificial vampire?"

“I haven’t accumulated enough merits yet.” This time, “Sun” Derrick was not ashamed. Instead, he felt that Mr. “Moon” was too anxious. How could it be so easy to accumulate the merits required for the Sequence 5 Beyonder characteristic?
Emlyn the Moon quickly turned his head back, suddenly remembering something, and said to the Magician Fors:

“There are clues about the cursed objects and residual spirituality of the ancient vengeful spirit. I am waiting for the specific contents.

"This may not be giving you the item directly, but providing you with intelligence, telling you where the ancient ghost is haunting near Backlund."

At this point, Emlyn thought for a moment and said:

"300 pounds."

In other words, I need to hunt down that ancient vengeful spirit myself? In various mystical rumors, this is a very powerful monster... After hearing what Mr. Moon said, Fors's first reaction was embarrassment. His second reaction was, why not entrust the hunting task to Mr. World? He would definitely be able to complete it quickly and smoothly!
But thinking that the cost of hiring Mr. World would definitely far exceed the value of the ancient vengeful spirit, she thought it would be better to try it herself.

...Or, should I buy some fortune charms from Miss Fortune?

Thinking of Alice's last offer, Magician Fors hesitated for a moment, thinking that the offer was more likely a prank, so she tentatively asked Alice:

"Miss Destiny, do you still have any thoughts on selling the Fortune Charm?"

Alice turned to look at the "magician" Fors and asked her sympathetically:

“Although I sympathize with you, the reason I wanted to sell the fortune charm was because I was in a similar financial situation as you.

"As for now... well, actually, compared to rich people like Miss Justice, I probably still don't have much money, but money doesn't seem to be of much use to me." (End of this chapter)