Mystery: Lucky

"Machine Heart" is looking for it? What's going on... Hey, wait a minute!

Alice thought randomly for a while as she was accustomed to, and then found that Arrods had left.

Although she regretted that she could not continue talking nonsense with Arrodes, Alice was not too entangled. After all, she had already asked what she wanted to ask.

It's almost done...so what exactly does "Machine Heart" plan to do?

Resisting curiosity, even though it was not Alice's style, she blinked, lay down on the bed, and went to take a peek.

The members of the "Mechanical Heart" obviously did not want to isolate themselves from the gaze of such a high-ranking being. Alice saw three people, a man who was obviously in a leadership position, his team members, and an acquaintance - Winfred.

The piece of paper with eyes drawn by Alice and his name written on it was placed generously on the table in the center of the room. Alice saw the man put Arrodes' body on the table, and then exchanged words with Winfred. greet.

From the names they called each other, Alice learned that this person was Ikanser Bernard, the deacon of the "Machine Heart".

Have not heard.

Alice touched her chin, watched him stroke the silver mirror three times, and asked aloud:

"Dear Arrodes, my question is, who left this piece of paper?"

Alice blinked and understood why the "Mechanical Heart" arranged only deacon-level members to investigate an incident that might involve high-sequence events.

Apparently, the only purpose of the Vanguard's existence is to use Arrods.

Alice felt that she understood everything. She looked at the surface of the silver mirror, somewhat curious about how Arrodes would deal with this problem.

Arrodes' surface rippled twice like water waves, and a "Wheel of Fortune" tarot card appeared in the mirror.

This... seems to be no problem...

Alice was lost in thought.

When no one spoke, Arrods disappeared the Tarot cards and revealed new words:

"Based on the principle of reciprocity, it's my turn to ask questions.

"If you answer incorrectly, or lie, you will be punished."

I always feel that the fonts it displays are scarier than mine... While Alice was thinking wildly, she blinked her eyes to see Arrods' normal question:

"Is there someone else around the man who made you do everything you could to please but only ended up abandoning him?"

Not very...wait, man?

Alice looked at Ikanser Bernard with some hesitation.

His face did not show embarrassment, but rather as if he had remembered something bad, he responded slightly bitterly:

"There have always been other people around him." Note ①

Pitiful.

Alice sighed with a sense of schadenfreude. She looked at Ikonser Bernard and turned back as if he was not energetic:

"Two more questions... Where is the person who left the note, and who does this honorable name belong to? Which one of you will come?"

Winfred and the member of the "Mechanical Heart" team who did not want to be named looked at each other, and then the member took the initiative to stand up:

"Let me do it."

"Be careful." Ikanser Bernard, who was already dead, nodded, gave a warning, and gave up his position.

A member of the "Mechanical Heart" team who did not want to be named asked aloud:

"Dear Arrodes, my question is, where is the person who left this piece of paper now?"

Alice looked at Arrods with renewed interest.

Arrodes never disappoints. Its mirror turned into a bottomless black, and a line of bloody text emerged above the darkness:

"He's right here."

...it seems to be no problem.

Alice felt a little surprised. Even though she didn't really appear here, she was just watching from a distance, but there seemed to be nothing wrong with this statement.

These words startled everyone present. Except for Winfred, whose eyes were mostly filled with doubts, Ikanser Bernard and the member of the "Mechanical Heart" who did not want to be named looked around cautiously. .

Of course they found nothing.

The member of the "Heart of Machinery" team who did not want to be named was trembling with fear. However, what really made him sweat was yet to come.

——Arrods hasn’t asked the question yet.

The bloody words were like some kind of ominous omen, revealing the darkest corner of his heart:

"Do you look forward to your wife having intimate contact with other men more than yourself?"

...?

Alice looked at this man in surprise. His face instantly turned red and he couldn't say a word. It wasn't until she didn't know how long it took that Alice heard his calm voice:

"Yes."

Alice looked at Ikanser Bernard, and then at the member of the "Mechanical Heart" team who did not want to be named, and deeply understood what an organization this was.

Maybe he should have been born in Intis... Alice sighed silently after reading Russell's diary.

In any case, the member of the "Mechanical Heart" team who did not want to be named did not want to continue asking, and the pressure came to Winfried Grigory.

Ikanser Bernard, who no longer cares about his reputation, stood up and said bravely:

"Let me do it."

"No, let me do it." There was nothing wrong with Winfried Grigory's voice, but Alice looked over almost immediately.

——She felt a familiar suppressed excitement from Winfried's tone.

Alice's guess was soon verified. Winfred rejected Ikanser Bernard's concern and walked up to ask:

"Who does this honorific name belong to?"

Who does it belong to?

The surface of the mirror rippled, and a picture spread in it like dripping ink, and Alice saw the book she was familiar with.

The book with an ocean blue cover was quietly placed on the table, and the silver runes were looming on it.

Alice looked at the mirror curiously, thinking about what questions it would ask, but the silver runes on the cover of the book suddenly changed, flashing and converging into a silver eye.

A gloved hand reached out and opened the book. They saw the line of silver text that appeared on the inside of the book at the same time:

"If you are really curious about this question, why don't you try to read it?"

Yes, why not? Find someone to read it... Wait, is it talking to us?

Alice realized this problem belatedly, and she looked at Arrodes in astonishment. The picture in the mirror shook for a while, and then disappeared as if there was no signal.

Alice's pupils suddenly contracted, and she recalled the last time she saw "Cassandra" in the mirror.

——The scene at that time was cut off after the eyes appeared. (End of this chapter)