Alice in the Land of Steam

Chapter 586: Is He Under House Arrest?
This happy family gathering seemed to bring back memories for Her Highness the Princess. She stood at the door with a complicated look on her face, while Metien waved happily at her: "Ah, Sister Galene, good afternoon!"

"Well, Metien, good afternoon." Facing the cute pink-haired little girl, Galene forced a smile: "Sorry, I was delayed by something in the morning, so I am late. I will continue to take you to visit Nereids City in the afternoon. Do you want to go to the Twilight Cemetery? The aura flowers there are in full bloom; or continue shopping. I know there is a store called 'Golden Pearl' in the downtown area. It sells high-quality pearl powder and cherry blossom shells. It is said to be very effective for skin care..."

"Really? Can it be used on sensitive skin?" A strange voice interrupted.

Galene nodded subconsciously: "Yes, it can also be used on sensitive skin... Uh, who are you?"

She looked at the golden-haired girl in a maid outfit in confusion. She hadn't seen her the last time she came to the hotel. She saw that she was not in a hurry. She swallowed the food in her mouth, wiped the corner of her mouth with a handkerchief, and then told her in a serious tone: "I am the genius player Alice."

"Genius what?"

"Genius player." Alice repeated.

Obviously, Galene could not understand this concept and only regarded it as a unique name circulated among the people on earth. However, she finally realized the identity of this golden-haired maid, not only because Metien often mentioned her, but also because when she and her sister slept in the same bed, no, when they were talking in the same bed, Lorena mentioned the existence of this genius player. If nothing unexpected happened, there should be two more people besides Alice.

Galene's gaze swept across the other two unfamiliar faces in the crowd. When their eyes met, the calm young man nodded slightly in response, while the elegant blue-haired girl gave her a gentle smile. These two people looked much more normal than the golden-haired maid just now.

"I guess these two are Mr. Ling and Miss Saint Xia Liya?" Galene said, "Rorona mentioned you to me. She said you are very special humans. I am Galene, Rorona's sister. Thank you very much for taking care of her."

After a simple greeting, since they were still having dinner, everyone didn't want to keep Galene waiting, so Metien asked her to have lunch with them. Galene declined once, but agreed the second time. She sat next to Metien, holding a silver knife, and enthusiastically spread jam on the toast. The amount was so large that it was lethal. It was obvious that she was not only very interested in the food of the earthlings, but also had some subtle misunderstandings.

Galene's hand holding the toast froze instantly, and a trace of barely perceptible panic flashed across her face. So Lingge also realized at the same moment that he seemed to have asked a question that he shouldn't have asked. Although it did prevent Galene from choking to death, it also touched her sore spot.

"Uh."

Galene would never tell Alice that her sister was trying to make a potion that could improve IQ. She laughed dryly and said, "She said you are a very interesting person, Miss Alice."

"What about me?" Alice popped her head out eagerly, her eyes expectant. "Did Rorona mention me? What did she think of me?"

The evaluation of Lingge and Saint Charlia was "special", while the evaluation of me was "interesting", so it was obvious that I was more favored. Alice nodded contentedly and returned to her seat.

Seeing that the princess was about to put the toast with a lethal amount of jam into her mouth, in order to save her from the tragic fate of choking to death, Linger had to speak out to stop her and chose to use a topic to divert her attention: "Speaking of which, why is it that only Miss Galene came today, and Miss Rolena is not seen?"

If I think about it carefully, it seems that when Galene appeared at the door just now, her face looked a little haggard, right? Could it be because of Rorona?
"Ugh."

The princess put down the toast and sighed long and sadly: "You are friends of Lorena. It is understandable that you want to know about her. I shouldn't hide it, but this involves the internal affairs of our Nieride royal family, which is quite sensitive, so-"

"How sensitive is it?" Alice took a bite of the fruit after dinner and asked casually, "Is it more sensitive than sensitive skin?" Galene nodded seriously, "Much more sensitive than that."

Although she didn't know what sensitive skin was.

So something did go wrong. It should be related to the dream that Lorena mentioned. She had argued with her mother about it before, and wanted irrelevant people such as Lalinger to testify for her. But in the end, because the irrelevant people were not irrelevant, she was forced to give up this idea - so she failed and failed to convince her mother?

Linger nodded to show his understanding: "I see. It seems that I was presumptuous. Since it is inconvenient to disclose it, then I will..."

Then I won’t ask anymore.

"But!" Jialene suddenly raised her voice, interrupting Lingge's words, and said seriously: "If you really want to know, promise me that you will keep it a secret and never tell anyone else!"

Ling Ge was speechless: "So what I mean is, it doesn't matter if you don't tell us..."

"Ah!!!" Galene sighed loudly again, blaming herself: "I'm sorry, mother, although you repeatedly told me not to tell anyone about this, but since the distinguished guests insisted on asking, you can't blame me, right?"

Who insisted on asking?

Ling Ge tried to struggle: "Ms. Galene, you may have misunderstood what I meant..."

"Don't blame me, Lorena!" Galene closed her eyes sadly. "I know that as your sister, I should keep your secret, but these people on the ground are your friends! They care about you so much, how can I turn a blind eye and a deaf ear to them!?"

Then don't turn a blind eye and a deaf ear to me!

Linger gave up struggling.

He knew that today the princess would not stop until she had revealed all her sister's secrets, so he decided to listen to what she had to say. Anyway, he really wanted to know about Lorena, and in this world, apart from Queen Emilia and Lorena herself, who else could know her better than the princess in front of him?
Apparently, the others had the same idea, because except for Lingge, Saint Shalia and Alice who had come into contact with Lorena, they only knew the name of this sea princess. After learning the news of Lorena's imminent return yesterday, the bustling and noisy scene on the streets really left a deep impression on everyone, making them want to learn more about what kind of person Lorena is.

So, the story meeting began with Ling'er's helplessness, the expectations of others and Galene's serious expression. Oh, and the sound of Alice crunching snacks - this girl is really not afraid of having a stomachache at all. She eats fruit after lunch, and snacks after eating fruit. It would be better if Ling'er didn't hear the sound of her getting up and making a fuss tonight, otherwise the landlady would have to prepare an unexpected surprise for this picky eater the next day.

Ahem, leaving this digression aside, in short, Galene spoke, and the first sentence made everyone unable to hold back, and they all showed surprised and stunned expressions -

"Rorona," Galene said in a sad tone, "is under house arrest by her mother."

　Give me some meow
　　
　
(End of this chapter)