Mystery: Lucky

Klein took the envelope from one of Renette Tinicole's heads and nodded gently:

"Thank you."

Although they were both angels, he obviously would not face Renette Tinicole the same way he faced Alice. After all, even if Alice was angry, she would just tease him or kick him twice without any real intention.

Thinking this way, Klein opened the envelope to see who the letter belonged to. Renette Tinicole asked beside him:

"You..." "You want..." "Immediately..." "Will you reply..."

The content of the letter came into view at this time. Klein was surprised to finish reading Frank Lee's introduction to the mushroom. After reading the question at the end, he nodded and replied:

"Yes, reply immediately."

He quickly got up from his easy chair, took out his pen and ink, walked quickly into the study, sat down at the desk, and considered replying.

As long as the fish and water are added, it will return to normal... It seems that before handing the letter belonging to Alice to her, I must confirm a question.

Klein shook his head and wrote a paragraph on the letter paper:

"... I have a question. If you eat this mushroom you created, eat cooked fish, and drink a glass of water, can it continue to reproduce?"

If it can, this mushroom must not be handed over to Alice, otherwise she will definitely try it... or let others, such as me, try it.

Klein thought of a possibility, shook his head, and continued to write down in response to Frank Lee's idea:

"... Grow by absorbing the flesh and blood of monsters? This is indeed a good idea, but the elimination of pollution is also a very important issue. In addition, you'd better consider the taste and nutrition combination..."

The last suggestion is Klein's selfishness-after all, if there is food in the "Forsaken Land of God", he won't have to be a delivery man for Alice.

Of course, the premise is that the taste of this food is not single, otherwise Alice will... uh, she will be back in a few days, so she shouldn't be able to use it, right?

No, maybe she will return to the "Forsaken Land" in the future...

Klein finished writing the letter while thinking, folded the letter paper, handed it to Renette Tinicole, and said to Him in a natural manner:

"Frank will pay for the postage."

This was not surprising. Renette Tinicole said intermittently:

"Hope..." "He..." "Not yet..." "Dead..."

Klein watched Renette Tinicole's four heads finish their lines one by one. Then, one of the heads held the envelope and disappeared on the spot. He moved his body blankly on the spot.

Hope he is not dead yet...?

Klein was stunned for a moment, and soon remembered the first thing Frank Lee did after learning about Alice's angel identity - he asked Alice for flesh and blood for research.

...?

Klein was stunned for a moment, and realized that Renette Tinicole with four identical heads might also be a good research material, that is, Frank Lee had a high probability of making some requests that should not be made.

I wonder how he is now...

Klein hesitated for a moment and wrote a line of divination on the paper: He was planted in the soil.

Next, through the yellow crystal pendant, Klein confirmed that Frank Lee was really planted in the soil.

He pinched his eyebrows and wrote a new line of divination: He is still alive.

Fortunately, he is still alive... Looking at the yellow crystal pendant rotating clockwise, Klein breathed a sigh of relief.

He packed up the dried mushrooms, hesitated for a moment, and did not open the letter belonging to Alice. He just threw the letter on the gray fog and planned to put it aside first.

After doing all this, he rubbed his forehead and lay back in the easy chair.

...

Ouroboros was waiting to send her back, but this did not happen in the end. Alice returned to Afternoon Town disappointedly and harassed the respected Mr. Fool.

At five o'clock in the morning, the sound of prayers rang in his ears, waking Klein from his dream.

He opened his eyes in a daze, opened his pocket watch to check the time, and fell into deep thought as he looked at the pointer between the numbers 5 and 6.

...The only one who would pray to him at this time is Alice!

Klein cursed and glanced at the hazy sky outside the window, struggled to get up from the quilt, and came to the gray fog.

Fortunately, it is not winter now, otherwise she would probably be waiting anxiously... Klein sighed and spread his spirituality to listen to the content of Alice's prayer.

...Send the body back?

Klein listened to Alice's prayer in a daze, and he seemed to understand her words, but he figured out the key point of the matter-he had to be a courier again.

Okay!

Klein agreed to Alice's request resignedly, and reminded her faintly at the end:

"You know... it's five o'clock in the morning..."

After hearing the last sentence, Alice looked away guiltily, and then quickly remembered that no one was watching her here. She became determined again, passed through the afternoon town, and returned to the camp in Silver City.

As she had instructed in advance, the Chief and the members of the Silver City Exploration Team stayed in the camp. When Alice saw the Chief, she greeted him cordially. After avoiding other people, she told him her request.

"...Sacrificial ceremony?" The Chief's eyes moved slightly.

Like reciting the honorable name and praying, the sacrificial ceremony is also a way to establish contact with the gods. Performing this ceremony means that he has completely become a believer in the Fool.

"You can ask Derrick to come," Alice said understandingly, "but, uh, but, I'm not very good at pretending this, or I'm not very good at making excuses like this..."

She needs a reason that can't see anything wrong on the surface... The chief looked at Alice thoughtfully, recalled Alice's behavior, shook his head and said:

"Maybe you don't need to make excuses."

Alice looked at him quizzically.

"It seems that nothing you do is surprising..." the chief replied thoughtfully, "after all, everything is guided by fate."

Alice looked at the chief in surprise, seriously considering whether his words might be scolding her.

The chief looked at her without changing his expression. After half a minute, Alice gave up this meaningless behavior and said decisively:

"Then go and call him over."

After a pause, she blinked slightly and suddenly changed her mind:

"Let's do this...why don't you give me a sword?"

She was a little worried that when she returned to the real world, she would not return to her own body, but would be refreshed in the "Forsaken Land" - that would be bad.

"...Huh?" The chief looked at her hesitantly.

"Do you have any painless killing methods?" Alice asked seriously, "I think you can kill me and then send the body back so that I can be resurrected there..."

"No," the chief finally couldn't help interrupting Alice, "You... uh..."

He considered it, trying to find the right words: "Isn't there a price to pay for this?"

"Hmm..." Alice touched her chin, "If you put it this way...there should be a price, right? Maybe the more times this happens, the easier it will be for me to become a god? If there is a price, that's probably it... "

...Is this the price?

The chief looked at Alice blankly, and for a moment he was a little unsure whether the price they understood had the same meaning.

His attitude made Alice give up her previous idea after hesitating for a moment, shook her head and said:

"Forget it, you always make me feel very dangerous when you act like this. I'd better try to see if I can go back with just my body first..."

After calling Derrick, Alice took the initiative to go above the gray mist and waited with Klein for her body to be brought up.

She ignored Klein's resentful eyes. It wasn't until Derrick successfully passed the sacrifice ceremony and sent her body up together with the corpse of the "Snake of Crow Shadow" that Alice faced Klein's resentment. :

"Well...should you go down and take my body..."

Klein looked at her expressionlessly and left above the gray mist.

After blinking blankly on the spot, Alice suddenly realized something - she was left alone here.

...?

Of course, this is normal. She is retrieving the "Dice of Probability". She does not rely on Klein to connect to Origin Castle. She just needs Klein's permission. Theoretically, Klein can indeed leave above the gray mist alone. , leaving her here alone.

Of course, he could also suddenly reject her request and kick her off... But this kind of thing must be done above the gray fog, at least for now.

But no matter what, this is indeed the first time she has stayed alone above the gray mist, or in Sefirah Castle, so, can she...

Alice's eyes lit up slightly, and she looked around, seriously considering the possibility of having an adventure in Source Castle.

Of course, it's definitely not today. I first need to find opportunities to stay up there a few more times to figure out the situation...

Alice smiled maliciously, knocked on the table and looked at the stairs that were not hidden.

The position she entered every time was on the stairs, but every time she walked directly down the stairs. To be honest, she hadn't actually considered walking inside to see what was at the top of the stairs...

There was no rush. Alice kept this in mind, and then concentrated on waiting for Klein to arrange the ceremony.

Then, Klein trudged back above the gray fog, glared at Alice who was sitting like a waste, and threw her body into the real world together with the corpse of the "Snake of Crow Shadow".

Alice slowly closed her eyes.

The good news is that the feeling when she fell spiritually was no different from every time she returned to the real world in the past. The end point was still her body, not some strange place. Alice sat up from the floor smoothly.

After doing all this, Klein returned to the real world. He glanced sideways at Alice on the ground, pinched his brows, and said patiently:

"Is that okay?"

"Where's my gift?" Alice stretched out her hand.

Klein paused, not too surprised by this. While he was glad that he was prepared, he muttered:

"Forget it, I won't argue with you..."

With that said, he walked into the study, pulled out a contract and handed it to Alice.

Under Alice's confused gaze, he explained aloud: "This is a deed from a 'notary'... I remember you wanted a messenger before?"

Alice recalled this long-held wish.

Although a messenger was no longer necessary for her at this stage, she was quite satisfied with the gift. She immediately took the contract with a smile on her face, waved her hand and said:

"Go back to sleep. I'm leaving first!"

After a pause, she looked down at the contract in her hand and added:

"I didn't mean to wake you up in the early morning. You know, the time of the 'Forsaken Land of God'..."

Klein waved his hand, signaling her to get out of here quickly.

Alice didn't say anything more to him. She also waved her hand, stuffed the contract, picked up the body of the "Raven Snake" on the ground, and disappeared from the spot.

Her destination was the sofa in the living room of her home far away in Backlund. She opened her eyes and without turning on the lights, the light of "Apollo" naturally rippled from her body, illuminating the entire living room bit by bit.

Even though Alice was not alert, the sudden slow breathing and the sudden rapid heartbeat in the room still caught her attention.

Facing the light of dawn, Alice looked around and looked at the figure standing not far from her.

The figure was covered with a black cloak. The thin cloak completely covered her figure. Alice could only see the leather boots on her feet. The wide hood almost blocked her face. Only a pair of deep and sharp green eyes were still clear.

She looked at Alice not far away. Her gloved hands deftly hooked around her waist. She didn't know how she pulled out a small and sharp dagger. She looked at Alice with vigilance.

But the problem obviously didn't stop there. Alice closed her eyes as if no one was around. The scene in the bedroom became clear at this moment. There was another person lying in the familiar bedroom. She was also a woman with a beautiful face. Alice was stunned and felt that the face was familiar.

She suddenly opened her eyes when Alice was peeping. Alice was startled, and then she realized that it was not because of her. The woman did not give her the feeling of being discovered. Although she frowned and sat up and looked in the direction of the living room, Alice was not nervous.

As Alice watched, the woman in the suspender pajamas reached out and touched a book with an ocean blue cover. A silver eye pattern had been drawn at some point. Alice was stunned for a moment. Before she could react, the person disappeared with the book.

...?

No, wait, what's going on...

Did I go to the wrong door? And that book, and that face...

And the guy in front of me...

What's going on? (End of this chapter)