Alice in the Land of Steam

Chapter 604 Do you remember our agreement?
When she saw Lingge take out the bracelet, the smart Galene had already guessed what would happen next. She wanted to escape, but she was still a step too slow. Lingge had pinched a cherry pink crystal on the bracelet with his thumb and index finger, and then followed the method taught by Lorena, applying a little force and gently turning it.

“Huh!?”

Along with Galene's surprised cry, a mist of the same color as the crystal quietly emanated from the inside and gradually spread in the sea water, eventually outlining a person sitting in a wheelchair. As the image of the girl reflected in the mist became clearer and clearer, everyone could see the light smile on her face and her crescent-shaped eyes. She raised her hand and greeted the people in the hall: "Good morning, everyone."

“Lo, Lorena!?” Alice was horrified: “Why are you here!?”

Although it is a big move, I didn't expect it to summon me directly.

"Well, this is not me, it's just a projected illusion. The real me is still in the Palace of Silence." Princess Umisu suddenly appeared in the hotel lobby and said with a smile: "Didn't I explain to you that the effect of the cherry pink crystal on this bracelet is to create an illusion of me, and the illusion can communicate with the real body in spirit and consciousness. In words that you can understand, it is... a clone, right?"

Doppelgänger?

You really didn't say that.

"That's it." Seeing that it was too late to escape, Galene sat back down and rubbed her brows with a headache. "When she was little, she often used this trick to sneak out of the Ice Water Palace and go to the outer city to play. One time, she happened to run into Mother coming to check her homework. She didn't have time to regain her consciousness. It was because I covered for her that she wasn't discovered by Mother."

"Yes, that's why I gave my sister a lot of snacks and toys after I came back. Besides, I didn't go to the outer city to play, but to help those in need. This is the truth my sister taught me."

This fierce tone and impatient expression really made her look like a gangster doing underground transactions in Motosh. Linger almost wanted to call the guards to come in and arrest her, but then he thought that this guy was working for the right cause after all. Although the direction of his efforts was a little wrong, it would not dampen her enthusiasm, so he gave up.

Lingge also felt that her idea was too idealistic, except for one point that she was right: this was a matter between the sisters Rorona and Galene, so it was best to let them solve it themselves, and other people staying here would not be of much use.

She didn't look surprised, probably because she had expected her sister's stubbornness. Before Lingge could answer, Galene said unhappily, "How can I agree to something like this? You should change your request. You can ask me to accompany you to the abyss to collect materials or to the volcano to see the scenery, but not this one."

"It's not impossible."

Rolena smiled and said, "But if I want to go to the abyss to collect materials or go to the volcano to see the scenery, you have to convince mother to let me leave the room first."

"Okay, okay, Miss Alice, don't be so impatient." She calmed the golden-haired maid down while scanning everyone's faces. "If you don't mind, could you please step aside for a moment? Let me talk to my sister alone. I believe she will understand me."

"You are really stubborn!" Seeing her stubborn attitude, Alice couldn't help but slamming the table and shouting, "Young man, don't be so young! You have to agree today, whether you agree or not! Otherwise, don't even think about leaving this hotel!"

Galene raised her hands in surrender: "Forget it, just pretend I never said that."

After Rorona and Galene exposed each other's secrets and put on a show of sisterly love, they turned back to look at Linge and the others and blinked: "Since you used this crystal, does it mean that you still can't convince your sister?"

The person who came out to persuade at this time was Rorona.

Okay, it's back again.

"hey-hey."

"Yes, yes, you are the only one who can talk." Galene rolled her eyes unladylike: "I can't argue with you."

Upon hearing this, Galene quietly turned her eyes away, obviously not thinking so.

"Okay." He stood up and said, "In that case, let's step aside for a while. Alice, come here and don't eavesdrop."

"Uh!"

The golden-haired maid who was quietly moving towards the stairs froze in her tracks, then turned around as if nothing had happened and laughed twice: "Lingge, you are such a joker, how could I possibly eavesdrop? I just suddenly remembered that I left something in the room and wanted to go back to get it." It would better be true.

Lingge was too lazy to expose her, and was the first to walk out of the hotel. Before leaving, he did not forget to give Alice a warning look. Seeing this, the latter had no choice but to give up the idea of ​​eavesdropping, and followed him cursing and left the first floor lobby.

"Well, then I'll go find Ieta and take a look at my flowers." Olvera put away the tableware and handed it to Mr. Rabbit next to her. Then she walked out of the hotel slowly, muttering, "I wonder if my violets will bloom today."

It had been several months since she planted the flowers, and she watered them carefully every day, but why had they not bloomed? Could it be that the seeds planted a long time ago really could not bloom? Had the teacher lied to herself?

With such doubts in mind, her back gradually disappeared from everyone's sight.

"In that case." Saint Shallia also stood up and cast her eyes towards the little girls who were gathered together and whispering about something. Her gentle mouth spoke coldly, "Metien, Leticia, and Shemi, come and listen to my fairy tale story today, too?"

"Eh~~~"

The three little girls made reluctant sounds at the same time, but Saint Shallia, who had already entered the teacher's state, didn't care how much they resisted the class. She drove the little girls out of the hotel like sheep. The real sheep stood beside them, laughing at them mercilessly.

Afterwards, the others also left with various reasons.

"I'll go check on the progress of the classroom construction." Nevile said, "It will be completed soon. I don't know if the stone elves slacked off while I was away."

"I'm going to the herb garden to water the magic plants." The proprietress, Shesta, was holding a watering can shaped like a roaring whale (by the way, a roaring whale is a special kind of whale monster in the deep sea, famous for its loud roar, and has nothing to do with the famous game IP that Alice knew), and smiled gently: "The day before yesterday, the little sun complained to me that I hadn't watered the herb garden for a long time, and they were almost dying."

Then can't they find water to drink by themselves?

Xie Liya complained in her heart, then looked left and right, and found that everyone had found various excuses to run away. It seemed inappropriate for her to stay here alone, so she sighed quietly: "Then I can only go shopping, hoping to find the special spiritual water I want in the deep sea city. By the way, Your Highness Galene, do you have money?"

"Uh."

Galene was speechless for a moment, then silently handed her the wallet, and silently watched the bartender's graceful back as she crossed the threshold and walked away. Before leaving, she was considerate enough to close the door again, leaving no chance for anyone to eavesdrop.

The rabbits cleaned up the dishes and ran to the kitchen to wash the dishes. The potted plants were still sleeping in the corner. They were a little exhausted from the night before and were trying to make up for it. As a result, only Rorona and Galene were left in the lobby on the first floor of the hotel - to be precise, an illusion and a person.

"Well, let's go." Galene looked at her sister. "How are you going to convince me, Lorena? Let me make it clear in advance, I will not be impressed by your alchemical gadgets. Although they are indeed magical, they are not enough to make me go against my principles."

"Is it your principle to help my mother put me under house arrest, sister?"

"You can't say that." Jiale's eyes were uncertain: "Mother is doing this for your own good."

"For my own good...?"

Rorona repeated her sister's words in a low voice, and her mood seemed a little complicated. But she soon raised her head, smiled, and said as if nothing had happened: "Since my sister insists so much, there is nothing I can do. You forced me to do this, so don't blame me, okay, sister?"

"Ah? What are you going to do?" Looking at the smile on her sister's face, Galene suddenly had a bad feeling.

Rorona smiled sweetly and said in a gentle tone: "Nothing, sister, I just want to ask you a question-"

"Do you remember the agreement we made back then?"

　Give me some meow
　　
　
(End of this chapter)