Mystery: Lucky

The underground of St. Samuel's Church still looks familiar to Alice. In fact, the layout here is not much different from the underground layout of the church in Tingen, except that the scale is much larger and there seem to be more people.

Alice's entry made the place suddenly quiet. She blinked at the door, took her foot back, knocked on the non-existent door very politely twice, and then asked:

"Um...I'm looking for Archbishop Anthony."

She paused, and without waiting for anyone to respond to her, she changed her foot and stepped in. She opened a door and walked in with familiarity.

Archbishop Anthony raised his head from behind the desk and watched her close the door quietly without taking the initiative to speak.

The quiet atmosphere gave Alice a sense of nervousness, but she quickly remembered what she had just encountered and became confident again.

She closed the door, walked to the desk, looked down at Anthony condescendingly, and shouted as fiercely as possible:

"What's going on!"

This made her feel guilty. Anthony did not take her attitude seriously. He just smiled at her gently and asked her patiently:

"Miss Destiny...is it okay if I call you that?"

you……?

Alice was stunned for a moment. She could actually feel that when Archbishop Anthony called her that, it was not like when she called Amon that way. On the surface, it was out of respect, but in fact, it was out of spite.

Archbishop Anthony really meant it with respect.

This is very strange—for our Archbishop Anthony is sitting in a chair, while his venerable Lady Fortune is standing.

But it would seem strange if he got up to move a chair or give me a seat... Alice came to this conclusion after staring at Archbishop Anthony and the Holy Emblem of the Night behind him for a few seconds.

Alice subconsciously looked around, but there were no extra chairs in the room. She had to give up the idea of ​​​​reliance and return her attention to Archbishop Anthony.

"But, is it okay?" She looked at the Holy Emblem, her tone subconsciously becoming uncertain.

Compared to the girl who prayed recklessly under the Holy Emblem in the dark night at the beginning, Alice already knew that the power of the true God remained in the Holy Emblem, and that the gods could cast their gaze and influence through the Holy Emblem.

Therefore - if she said some nonsense here such as "The night is my favorite" and "The magic wolf feels really good", she might see a real magic wolf.

Alice had no idea of ​​trying this yet, so she just asked slightly hesitantly:

"Um...what's the reason why you came to me?"

It’s impossible to apologize for that misunderstanding...

While Alice was thinking wildly, Archbishop Anthony looked at her with a gentle expression and stated his original purpose:

"Miss Destiny, what do you think...if you are to be written into the Holy Book of the Church of the Night, how should your story be written?"

"Huh?" Alice looked at Archbishop Anthony in confusion, as if she didn't react.

"According to procedures, I shouldn't be the one to contact you about this matter..." Archbishop Anthony continued to talk to Alice, "But among the church members you are familiar with, I am currently the highest-ranking, so..."

Alice tried to understand.

Hmm... Archbishop Anthony is just a saint, does this seem like he doesn't respect me enough? No, this actually depends on the goddess's attitude towards me. If she regards me as an equal god or a being who has favored Him, then He should at least send His agent on earth - the current Pope of the Night.

But the goddess didn't... This is not necessarily disrespectful. Judging from Archbishop Anthony's words, it is also possible that this is out of consideration for my feelings. For example, His Majesty the Pope and I have never met...

Then why doesn't the goddess come and talk to me in person... Well, I don't deserve it.

Alice glanced at the Holy Emblem behind Archbishop Anthony and recognized her status again - after all, she was now a half-hearted angel who would only call the goddess mother for help when something happened.

However, Alice has a very curious question:

"Is this an oracle? I mean, why didn't you do this before? Why didn't the goddess mention this before?"

"This is an oracle. As for your question... I don't know." Archbishop Anthony gave a frank answer.

Alice didn't speak. She lowered her head and thought about how she was different from before.

If the goddess knows everything about my situation...wait, why don't I feel anything when the goddess looks at me?

Alice was suddenly shocked by this problem.

Has the goddess never set her sights on her? No, no way, Alice would never believe it.

But she had never felt the gaze of the goddess before, and before that, whether it was Adam's gaze or the gaze of the "True Creator", they all brought a heavy sense of oppression to her.

Let’s not mention the “True Creator” for now. After all, this person’s mental state is not very good, so it’s hard to say...Adam...

If the goddess has a way to gaze at her without being noticed, then what can Adam, who is suspected of being the "ancient sun god" who almost became "god" in the past, do?

Alice suddenly felt a sense of panic. She looked around and felt at ease when she saw the Holy Emblem of Darkness in front of her.

Unless Adam and the goddess were sitting there pouring tea for each other and discussing arrangements for her, Adam shouldn't be watching right now... well, that's really not going to happen?

Alice suddenly fell silent.

She remembered what Archbishop Anthony had told her, that she should make her own decisions. Combined with the previous speculation, she suddenly had a very frightening thought - did she really make the decision she made?

You know, she has experienced such things before - "0-08" did this.

However, arranging me is a very troublesome thing. Adam should not have enough energy to arrange me. His focus should still be on the general trend of the times. If he really arranges me, it should be to prevent me from making trouble?

This gave Alice some psychological comfort. She gathered her thoughts and focused on the most open question.

Assuming that the goddess noticed me after returning from the "Forsaken Land of God", then... what is the difference between me and before?

The answer is obvious. Putting aside the "Dice of Probability", she has now become a demigod in the true sense.

This is undoubtedly a decisive change, at least for the "Destiny" path - she seems to have the capital to resist fate.

Alice suddenly remembered what she had said to "Sun" Derrick before:

"Congratulations, Mr. 'Sun'.

"You are now qualified to be a chess piece."

Alice was in a trance for a moment, and suddenly murmured: "So... am I only qualified to sit at the gambling table and become a gambler now?"

Alice clenched her fist, looked at Archbishop Anthony who had doubts about her words, closed her eyes, and began to concentrate on his question.

"Write me into the church's holy book... uh," Alice touched her chin, "In this case, can you write that I am a newly promoted saint..."

"...Yes." Archbishop Anthony did not raise any objections to this.

"Well," Alice paused, as if she suddenly realized something and became a little excited, "By the way, in this case, can I receive the salary of a saint?"

"...In theory, this is the case," Archbishop Anthony agreed with her guess, and added before she started to get excited, "Then, can you fulfill the duties of a saint? "

Archbishop Anthony looked at Alice with a gentle look. Alice became inexplicably alert and asked alertly:

"...What duties?"

Archbishop Anthony looked up at her and explained gently:

"Actually, it's nothing. I just need to come to the church on time to handle some church affairs, such as reviewing various applications from branch churches in the area under my charge, things like the transfer of seals, personnel transfers and promotion arrangements, as well as statistics on extraordinary events and extraordinary people in the area, communication with other churches, etc..."

"?" Alice swallowed, "No, thank you, I don't think I need to receive a salary."

"Huh?" Archbishop Anthony stopped talking and looked at her gently, "No need?"

"No, no need! "Alice firmly refused this matter.

"Okay," Archbishop Anthony did not ask further questions, but just smiled at her and brought up another topic, "In this case, I need to confirm another thing with you..."

He paused, and after Alice completely focused her attention on his words, he asked gently:

"Miss Destiny, do you plan to appear in your original appearance in the future?"

Alice paused, met his eyes, and realized the question she wanted to ask in a daze - her original appearance and the identity she represented, she should have died in the files of the Night Watchers.

But Miss Destiny on the sea is actually her original face. If a portrait is sent back...

Alice remembered her conversation with Klein in a trance.

...What would happen if the people who care about her found out that her death was actually fake?

She suddenly panicked.

Her helpless posture was seen by Archbishop Anthony, who sighed gently and asked:

"Do you need to go back and take a look?

"Shortly after you left, the captain of the Tingen City Night Squad was promoted to Sequence 6, but he refused the transfer and applied to stay in Tingen City.

"Considering what happened before, the higher-ups finally agreed to his request and allowed him to stay in Tingen City and be promoted to bishop.

"After that, the highest level in Tingen City is no longer just the captain level, but a bishop level..."

Alice was in a trance for a moment, facing Archbishop Anthony's sight, and only said hoarsely after his voice gradually stopped:

"I want to go back and take a look."

"Of course," Archbishop Anthony nodded gently, "Do you need any help, for example..."

"No...wait, I need help," Alice refused subconsciously, and suddenly changed her tone as if she remembered something, "I...I haven't completed the task of joining the Night Watcher team yet."

Archbishop Anthony pinched his eyebrows and began to ponder.

The task of joining the Night Watcher is not a clear regulation, it is more like a tradition or a custom.

It is an unwritten habit for new Night Watchers to complete a task independently to prove their strength and gain recognition from their colleagues.

Archbishop Anthony certainly knew this, or rather, he knew the group of night watchmen in Tingen City very well—after knowing Alice's identity.

He looked at Alice, pondered for a moment, shook his head, and rejected Alice's request:

"I think that doing this with my identity may not achieve your goal."

My goal...? What is my goal?

Alice was stunned for a moment, looking at Archbishop Anthony blankly, and after more than ten seconds, she vaguely had an answer.

She was missing the time in Tingen City, missing the time when she was just a little girl with amnesia, but at that time, she should not have known people of the archbishop level.

It's different now... Alice suddenly felt a little sad. She lowered her eyebrows and sighed, and said to Archbishop Anthony:

"... In this case, let's talk about it when I come back."

She paused, and suddenly remembered a crucial thing. Considering that she had just dealt with Klein, after hesitating for a moment, she tentatively asked Archbishop Anthony:

"By the way, I didn't pay the rent and ran away... Should I go and pay the rent?"

"... I should." Archbishop Anthony replied.

Alice was silent for more than ten seconds before she mustered up the courage to ask:

"Can you lend me some money!

"I, I will pay it back..."

Archbishop Anthony glanced at Alice, and after a few seconds of silence, he replied:

"Yes, but I don't have that much money..."

He paused, and added as if he remembered something:

"I don't want to see news and wanted posters about Amon or anyone else robbing the donation box of the Storm Church."

Alice lowered her head.

It would be too much to stop such a thing. Archbishop Anthony just warned him and did not pursue him. Instead, he continued the previous topic in a gentle voice:

"If you don't mind, you can wait until I get off work..."

This made Alice look up in surprise and asked in a shocking voice:

"So you have a time off from get off work! "

Archbishop Anthony looked at her hesitantly.

Alice's view came from a wonderful misunderstanding. She knew that the "Insomniacs" in Tingen City also had to work at night, and "Insomniacs" sounded like a way to not need to sleep, so...

She always thought that "Insomniacs" were 006's working hours, that is, working six days a week and twenty-four hours a day...

In Archbishop Anthony's slightly confused eyes, she apologized quickly:

"Sorry, uh, I..."

"It doesn't matter," Archbishop Anthony shook his head gently, not angry about this little thing, "But, I'm not referring to my off-duty time, but the normal off-duty time for people who haven't taken the "Insomniac" potion." "(End of this chapter)