Mystery: Lucky

Huh?

After being stared at for a long time, the feeling of gaze suddenly disappeared from her body, and Alice felt a strong sense of discomfort. She turned around and looked at the door of the sanctuary. After hesitating for a moment, she slowly raised her leg and seriously considered kicking it. Possibility to try on your feet.

...will he get beaten?

It's so strange, why did He suddenly stop watching...

Alice stood at the door of the sanctuary in distress, thinking about how to draw the gaze of the "True Creator" back without angering Him.

…

In the sanctuary, after Alice left, Ourolius returned to the corridor full of murals. After a moment of silence, he passed through the murals he had just left and appeared in a hall with countless murals. Inside the hall.

There is a long dark red table in the center of the hall, surrounded by high-back chairs with complicated patterns.

Uroleus walked over and sat on the chair that should have belonged to him. Then, around the hall, on the stone pillars that were erected but did not support the dome, red flames were ignited one after another, illuminating the surrounding area extremely brightly. .

The whispers gradually sounded, getting louder little by little. Around the long dark red table, blurry and illusory figures suddenly rose up and sat on different high-backed chairs, a total of eleven.

When all the figures gathered, on the two empty high-backed chairs at the top, the one on the left outlined a black winged figure in a black robe, and the one on the right outlined a woman who seemed to be shrouded in mist. figure.

Immediately afterwards, a voice from the past sounded:

“…We are redeeming ourselves and maintaining the balance of the world…

“Split and departure are undoubtedly the most basic order…

"...This is also His idea..."

“…it is undeniable that we all have our own dark thoughts and desires, but this is perfectly normal…

"...Death and blood will be inevitable, and we end with..."

The voice suddenly stopped at this moment. After more than ten seconds, it resounded firmly and undeniably amid loud whispers:

“We are named ‘Redemption Rose’.” Note ①

The scene ended here, and then began to repeat itself. Ouroleus was sitting in his seat, not paying attention to everything here, but one "revelation" after another reappeared in front of him.

That "prophet" has a secret, and he should find that secret...

It's still the "prophet" who became the "mercury snake"... What's his secret?

He should go after that "mercury snake"...

The "Mercury Snake" was in very bad condition. He didn't need to take care of it. He couldn't catch it anyway...

His condition has recovered a little. Go chase him quickly...

The condition is very bad, there is no need to care...

The status has been restored...

Over the course of thousands of years, similar revelations appeared more than once, until—the last revelation.

The girl who appeared inexplicably climbed up the tower step by step, and the scaleless white snake was waiting at the top of the tower. He quietly watched this scene happen, until at a certain moment, he felt that he should show this dream to the girl.

So He did it.

So...where did she come out of the dream at the very beginning?

Ouroleus sat silently at the long table. After a few seconds, he stood up silently and walked into the painting again.

…

Outside the sanctuary, Alice, who had not received a reply from Mr. Fool, finally thought about the result.

"Did you and the goddess come up with the name 'Redemption Rose' together?" She raised her head and asked, "It sounds really terrible... It smells like the late stage of Chuunibyou. I really don't know what your reasons are. This name is given to the mentality..."

Alice shook her head in disgust, but found that no one was still paying attention to her.

...?

After giving Sanctuary a vicious look, Alice returned to the camp in Afternoon Town.

It didn't take long to fly from the top of the mountain to the ground, but when Alice landed, she got a very sad news:

"What, Leo Master is gone?!"

The chief nodded.

"When did it happen?" Alice opened her eyes wide.

"As soon as you left, he became transparent where he was, and then..." the chief described the scene at that time.

There is no doubt that this is the "travel" that Alice has been longing for.

Leo Master has shown with practical actions that in the "Land Abandoned by God", with the permission of the true Creator, it is indeed possible to reconnect with the spiritual world.

The only problem is, he's gone now.

Alice gritted her teeth and was about to say something when gray mist enveloped her eyes and Klein's familiar voice rang out:

"Prepare the ceremony."

...?

Alice was stunned for a moment, and began to think about whether Klein had really prepared the food, table, and tableware as she requested, or whether he was preparing to tease her.

Klein shouldn't be like this... Alice pondered for a moment, glanced at the food in Silver City, silently looked away, and said to the chief seriously:

“I’m going out for a walk.

“Hopefully when I get back you’ll have what I want…or the team will at least be on its way.

"Wish ya'll good luck."

After leaving these words, Alice wanted to turn around and leave. After a few steps, she stepped back, took out a deck of tarot cards, and handed it to the chief.

"You can bring this with you when you are looking for things for me... If there are any leftovers, you can use them later," Alice said, taking out a pen and paper again, "If you are in danger, you can say my respects. Name...uh, wait a minute."

Alice suddenly remembered that although she had mastered Giant Language as if she had loaded a language module, it was only for listening and speaking.

She didn't know the Giant language.

"I'm sorry," Alice put the pen and paper away again, trying to keep her expression as straight as possible, "I can't read."

"?" The chief looked at Alice blankly, as if it was the first time he had heard of such a thing.

Alice covered her face with her hands and tried to explain the truth about her illiteracy: "I just don't know your writing. I actually know the writing outside...a little bit."

——Understand the Rune language, Hermes language, and Ancient Hermes language.

The chief looked at Alice carefully and tried to formulate words. Alice couldn't stand that look, so she asked before the chief spoke:

"Can I just say my honorable name?"

The chief thought for a moment and nodded.

So, Alice read out her honorary name without hesitation, and then left here.

"The eternally innocent child..." After Alice left, the chief repeated Alice's honorary name thoughtfully.

This description undoubtedly echoed Alice's character very well. The chief suddenly figured out some of the key points that he had not been able to figure out before. Of course, most of the doubts were still unresolved, such as...

How did she live to be so old?

As for the last two descriptions, the chief was not too surprised. After all, they were just two descriptions of authority, and Alice calling herself Miss Destiny already explained the problem to a certain extent.

…

After hearing the content of Alice's prayer above the gray fog, Klein felt a sense of peace that "it's finally here."

As early as when Alice entered the "Land Abandoned by Gods", he had thought about what Alice was going to eat - she probably wouldn't give up eating, but judging from the description of the little "Sun", the "Land Abandoned by Gods" seemed There was no food that Alice would eat.

Of course, the possibility that she might taste black-faced grass and monster flesh on a whim cannot be ruled out. Klein even doubted that Alice would taste it without removing the contamination.

After all, there is a cycle of fate, so if you just have a taste, it should be okay.

For more than a day when Alice didn't ask him for food, Klein kept thinking about how Alice managed to get her three meals.

Anyway, there was nothing to do now. Klein prepared tableware and rice for Alice without any struggle, but he did not prepare the tables and chairs as she requested - he couldn't spoil her too much.

…

After informing the chief of her honorable name, Alice left the camp in Afternoon Town.

She planned to leave the camp in Afternoon Town for a while before performing the ceremony.

Alice walked forward in the darkness for a while, until the light in the town camp became faint in the afternoon, and then she arranged the ceremony on the spot in front of the monsters who were watching eagerly in the darkness, waiting for Klein's response.

A plate of grilled fish and a plate of bacon were taken out from the ceremony passage. In addition, she also got a bread with jam, an empty dinner plate and a pair of knives and forks.

Afterwards, the ceremonial passage was voluntarily closed.

Alice looked at the plates placed on the ground, hesitated for two seconds, and then murmured:

"I...sit on the floor to eat?"

It seemed that this was the only way. After hesitating for two seconds, Alice lifted the hem of her robe and sat on the ground, grabbing some bread and grilled fish to eat.

This unprecedented experience was unique to Alice in a sense, but no matter what, Alice still decided to take revenge on Mr. Fool.

After finishing the meal, she closed her eyes and chanted as excitedly as possible:

"The fool who does not belong to this era,

"The mysterious master above the gray fog,

"The king of yellow and black who controls good luck,

"I ask for your attention,

"I beg your hearing,

"Mr. Fool, come quickly, I want to show you what I found in the 'Land Abandoned by Gods'!"

…

What she found in the "Forsaken Land"? What did she find? The tone was very exciting, could it be something extraordinary...

Above the gray fog, Klein curiously agreed to Alice's ritual request.

Alice on the other side couldn't wait to arrange the ceremony after Klein agreed, and stuffed the remains of her food into the passage.

Above the gray fog, Klein expressionlessly took out a plate of fish bones, a plate of half-left bacon, a plate of bread crumbs dipped in jam, and a set of used knives and forks from the sacrifice passage.

"Alice!" Klein cursed through gritted teeth, and then leaned weakly on the high-backed chair.

He shook his head and asked full of self-doubt: "I really am...how can I have expectations for her?"

After a pause, he muttered again:

"Actually, if this is not what she ate, but where she found it, then it would be an incredible discovery... Oh, forget it, I'd better not make excuses for her."

Klein closed his eyes and swore that he would never believe a word Alice said again.

No, why not just believe half of what she said? Sometimes what she said is still very valuable... Forget it, why not just believe it? She didn't actually cheat me in big things, she just likes to play a little...

Klein pinched his brows with a headache and sighed.

...

On the other side, Alice, who had completed the ritual, quickly cleaned up the scene and ran away.

In the darkness of the "Forsaken Land of Gods", the "Apollo" that continued to emit light brought Alice absolute safety, but also made her particularly conspicuous.

After running for an unknown period of time, Alice finally realized the danger of this robe - when facing a being stronger than her, she might become a living target.

She stopped where she was and watched motionlessly as a figure holding an animal skin lantern came from a distance.

The figure was wearing a black wizard robe and a pointed soft hat on his head. As the figure gradually approached, Alice could see the light reflected from the monocle on his right eye.

——Amon.

"Long time no see," He smiled, holding a lantern and standing in front of Alice, "Little Alice."

Alice stood stiffly in place, motionless, staring at Amon as he walked in front of her.

Amon, as if he was looking at some rare exhibits, walked around her with the animal skin lantern, and then sighed:

"I was thinking about how to trick you here, but I didn't expect... you actually ran over by yourself?

"Why, you can't even blink when you see me, little Alice?"

After a few seconds of silence, Alice asked a question expressionlessly that she would ask everyone she met:

"Do you have a way to move quickly in the 'Forsaken Land of God'?"

"Yes," Amon replied with a smile, "Are you going anywhere?"

"..." Alice didn't say anything, staring at Him expressionlessly.

Amon chuckled and said to Alice:

"Let's do this... Miss Destiny.

"We can follow your rules - I'll take you where you want to go, and you tell me one thing."

"What?" Alice frowned and looked at him.

Amon raised his hand lightly, and a beautiful book appeared in his hand. He handed it to Alice. Alice hesitated for two seconds and reached out to take the book.

This is a beautifully printed comic book. There is a man and a woman on the cover. It is obviously a nobleman and a dashing woman in police uniform.

There are black feathers under the feet of the nobleman, and there are a few scattered in the air. Alice can recognize that they are crow feathers.

And the police uniform woman is holding a book in her hand. Alice knows that it must be a collection of poems. The police uniform woman actually loves to write poems in private, but she can't write.

Because she remembers the title of the book.

Poems under the crow's shadow: the intertwined melody of love and lies. (End of this chapter)