Mystery: Lucky One

Entering the free exchange session of the Tarot Club, no one mentioned much valuable information. It seemed that everyone's exchanges this week were mediocre, so everyone started teaching "Sun" Derrick the language of the outside world.

This link attracted the attention of Leonard the Star. Noticing his doubts, Alice slapped her head and explained to him:
"The little 'sun' comes from the 'God-forsaken Land'."

"'God-Forsaken Land'...?" Leonard looked back in astonishment. After receiving Alice's nod of confirmation, a look of shock appeared on his face.

Only then did he have a clearer idea of ​​the Fool's strength. Alice guessed his general idea from his expression and suddenly felt the urge to laugh.

She still remembered Klein's warning from before, and quickly covered her mouth with her hand, calling out to Leonard maliciously:

"Lun...Mr. 'Star'.

"I remember you were a poet, but I don't think I've ever heard you write a poem. I've only heard other people say you can't write a poem...

"Can you write a poem in praise of Mr. Fool?"

"?" Klein glared at Alice fiercely in the gray fog.

Poet... the butt determines the head. The first thing that popped into the mind of "The Hanged Man" Alger was the "Midnight Poet" of the Church of Evernight.

"I...I don't know much about Mr. Fool's deeds..." Leonard declined.

Alice calmly replied, "I can introduce you."

Leonard opened his mouth to speak but stopped. The World looked at him sideways and said, "I hope you are just introducing me and not spreading rumors."

Alice blinked innocently.

Next, with the efforts of "The World", the focus was shifted back to "The Sun" Derrick. When the time was almost up, Klein ended this Tarot Club.

Alice didn't leave this time either. Klein looked at her suspiciously, unable to figure out what she wanted.

After they stared at each other for a while, Alice finally couldn't help but remind him:
"ice cream!"

Klein agreed with mixed feelings.

With the experience of Dixie's pie, Alice did not let Klein deliver it through the ceremony. Instead, she went to get it herself after he bought it.

Klein used the extraordinary ability of the Faceless Man to disguise himself and completed this huge order. He also purchased some mural materials according to the information sent by Danitz.

Klein originally planned to hold the ceremony at night, but after dinner, Renette Tinicole walked out of the void and brought him a letter.

“Leonard’s…” Klein reached out to take it and noticed whether Renette Tinicole had stopped. He found that the messenger had quickly returned to the spirit world.

Phew, it looks like Leonard has paid... Klein breathed a sigh of relief and took his other hand out of his pocket.

He soon felt confused again, not understanding why Leonard didn't relay it through the Fool, or tell him directly at the Tarot Club.

...Maybe I'm not used to it?

He shook his head and unfolded the letter:

"Ince Zangwill appeared in East Balam and is suspected to have met with Palenque Tasib of the Artificial Death God Sect of the Spiritual Cult..."

Ince Zangwill... Klein chewed on the name and leaned back against the back of the armchair.

In the letter, Leonard hoped that he could do some investigation in secret to find out Ince Zangwill's purpose.

But the problem is, as mentioned last time, "0-08" has a similar characteristic to "whatever is said must be known". If you know it, it will also know you. Moreover, it is good at arranging coincidences, making people follow its baton unconsciously...

Under such circumstances, it would be difficult for 0-08 to detect Ince Zangwill, and not only would there be little chance of success, it would also be easy to expose oneself...

As Klein thought, he enjoyed the shoulder massage service from Admiral of Hell Ludwell.

He read Leonard's letter again from the beginning, hoping to find more clues and possible investigative points in those few words.

East Balam... The Spirit Cult... The Artificial Death God Cult... Palenque Tasib... What does Ince Zangwill want them for?
Artificial Death God Faction... Artificial Death God Faction... As Klein thought about it, he suddenly remembered something that almost no one knew except himself and Mr. Azik - perhaps even Alice didn't know about it.

The "Goddess of Night" has initially controlled the "uniqueness" of the "God of Death" path, that is, the "artificial God of Death", and is currently usurping, digesting and mastering the corresponding authority!
After weighing and thinking, Klein finally decided to pray to the "Goddess of Night" who was disguised as the "Artificial God of Death" - that is, to pray directly to the "Artificial God of Death".

Klein was too lazy to prepare materials from the "Death" realm, so he used those from the "Night" realm instead and set up the altar.

Next, Klein skillfully lit the candle, dripped essential oil, and drew symbols such as "human" and "secret" in mysticism on the parchment. Then, he pressed the Azik copper whistle on top of the faint shock wave.

Then he placed the white feather stained with light yellow oil into the silver bowl of burning herbal powder and saw that it did not curl at all and showed no signs of burning.

After exhaling silently, Klein took a step back and recited in Hermetic:

“You are the essence of death;

“You are the monarch of the dead;

“You are the final destination of all living beings.

I pray for your help in understanding the purpose of Ince Zangwill's contact with the Spiritual Order.

As soon as he finished speaking, the three candle flames suddenly expanded. They seemed to become much brighter, but they were stained with a dark green color, and the surroundings suddenly became eerie and cold.

Klein closed his eyes and meditated for thirty seconds with a little trepidation. He walked to the front of the altar, picked up the "Full Moon" essential oil, and dripped a drop on each of the three candles.

After doing this, he recovered the Azik copper whistle, grabbed the imitation parchment, brought it to the candle that symbolized "I", lit it, and threw it into the silver bowl.

Suddenly, the originally intact white feather burst into pale flames, completely covering the entire silver bowl and obscuring Klein's vision.

After two or three seconds, the flames completely subsided, leaving only a pile of powder in the silver bowl.

The powder formed words one by one without any wind:
"An evil spirit is possessed and needs to be exorcised."

……

In the basement of St. Samuel's Church, Anthony put down a document, pressed his forehead, and said to himself:
"The Wish Witch..." This was already the fourth related incident that had been reported. All the incidents were summarized in the temple and finally passed on to him, and the instruction he received was - Alice was fully responsible for this matter.

This was a rather outrageous order. As the final contact person designated by the Church of Night, Anthony knew more about the inside story than others. For example, he was very sure that the church's attitude towards Alice was polite but not close enough, and it seemed that it did not intend to give her real power.

No, it can’t be said that they are not close enough... At least the goddess seems to be very... partial to her?
Anthony paused when he thought of this, and silently drew a scarlet moon symbol on his chest. After pondering for two seconds, he stood up and walked out with the documents.

He certainly didn't intend to find someone to convey this message on his behalf. However, as a saint, his "nightmare" ability could not cover the entire city. After realizing that His Highness did not exist within the range he could cover, Anthony decided to deliver a letter.

Besides, I can go into her dream tonight and see...

"Is this the reason why you are here now?" Alice asked in her dream at night after listening to Anthony's statement.

Anthony nodded, and Alice looked him up and down thoughtfully, frowning a little.

Although the church never said it explicitly, Alice was aware of the church's attitude - or rather, the goddess' attitude.

It has to be said that although among the high-level beings that Alice has met so far, except Amon, no one seems to have a bad attitude towards her. At most, they keep scolding her like the "real creator". The main reason is that she is pretending to be Ouroboros.

...Maybe someone is still ignoring her?

Thinking of Adam who looked like he was dead, Alice shook her head.

But no matter what, in fact, so far, the "Goddess of Night" is the one with a very friendly attitude. She has provided Alice with a lot of conveniences, whether it is when she first woke up or now, and...

Thinking of the feel of the magic wolf, Alice looked up at the sky guiltily.

Therefore, she trusted the Goddess of Night very much, and at the same time, she didn't care much about the fact that the goddess refused to believe her at the critical moment. After all, if she was just raising a child for others, the goddess would have already... wait, then whose child am I?
Alice's thoughts wandered again.

She brought up Klein's face from her mind. After all, this was probably the mainstream view at the moment, but Alice quickly let it go. She felt that in the eyes of the goddess, Klein was no different from a child or a pet.

...Could it be that I am actually a grandchild?

Alice seriously considered the possibility of calling the goddess grandma next time.

Anthony watched her expression change from time to time, shaking his head and nodding his head, and finally couldn't help asking:

"Do you need any information on this matter?"

"Yes." Ellie nodded without any hesitation.

Finally coming to her senses, she focused on what Anthony had told her, frowned and asked:
"Do you know where she is now?"

She didn't say a name, and Anthony didn't care much. After all, everyone knew she was talking about Selwyn and "Cassandra", so Anthony just nodded and shook his head and said:

"The information she spread had a location on it, but every time our people went to the location, she had disappeared.

“The church passed the relevant information to the parishes below, asking them not to investigate when they find any suspicious traces, but to report it immediately.

"At present, what we have obtained is exactly the result reported, but we are not sure whether the other party has left."

Alice nodded thoughtfully and asked, "Are the files on this matter in the church?"

The church she was referring to was naturally St. Samuel's Cathedral. Anthony nodded and said:
"The church has sent over the relevant information. If you need it, you can come to the church to get it.

"In addition, if you need help during the investigation, the churches in each parish will also provide you with convenience."

Alice tilted her head and asked curiously:

"So, when I investigated this matter, I was really a saint of the church?"

"Uh..." Anthony's expression was hesitant.

At this moment he was not sure whether he should continue speaking. The promotion process in the church gave him rich work experience. In his impression, such words should be a symbol of unhappiness.

…But if this would make her unhappy, she should have been unhappy a long time ago, right?

He looked at Alice hesitantly, and when Alice gave him a confused look, he felt relieved and regained his composure.

“You are also a saint in the church.

"——If you really ask for the rights corresponding to a saint, will anyone refuse you?"

Alice blinked.

She realized that this might be true, and probably no one would reject her, but the person who often appeared in front of her would change from a saint to an angel... So, could it be that the church did not have enough angels and could not spare one to watch over me?
This guess made Alice silent for a while, because as far as she knew, the Church of Fools currently had three angels, one was Renette Tinicole, the messenger of the Fool's Follower Gehrman Sparrow, one was Mr. Azik, the "God of Death", and the other was her.

...Perhaps, in some people's impressions, the paper angels in the gray fog can also be counted?
After a while, Pales could probably be considered an angel of the Church of Fools... Would the City of Silver regard Amon as an angel under the Church of Fools?

Thinking of this possibility, Alice couldn't help laughing out loud. Anthony on the side looked at her with a confused look. Noticing Anthony's doubts, Alice quickly put away her smile and said:
"I'll get the information tomorrow."

Anthony nodded and said goodbye to her.

……

“Huh…” Looking at the transparent object on the altar in front of him, Klein smiled with a hint of excitement.

The thing was the size of a palm, and was made up of worm-like things entangled in a human shape. It was filled with colorless liquid, which often emitted bubbles and fine black bitter smells.

Klein didn't dare to look closely, because the weightless transparent object had a richer structure in the details, forming indescribable patterns and symbols, which seemed to directly integrate concepts such as knowledge, power, change, secrecy, weirdness, and madness into it, making them no longer abstract.

This caused Klein to feel extremely dizzy, and he even felt as if his spirit was on the verge of collapse and his soul was about to lose control.

——This is the true soul of the spirit world plunderer.

Ouroboros agreed to this extremely unfair deal, accepted the mural materials he sent, and sent this feature.

This surprised Klein greatly. Despite the tragic event of the “Winner” doll completely losing contact, he could not help but feel excited. He looked at the things on the altar and whispered:
"It's so easy to find a secret doll..." (End of this chapter)