Mystery: Lucky

Oh, not his off-duty time, but normal off-duty time, which means...

Alice's brain was spinning rapidly, helping her draw a reasonable conclusion, so she blurted out:

"So you really don't get off work!"

It was reasonable for Archbishop Anthony to say nothing about this, but half-raised his head and looked at Alice with a gentle expression.

Such a calm and unruffled expression was extremely damaging to Alice. She soon became panicked and spoke quickly:

"I-I remembered there was another way I could get the money!"

Archbishop Anthony frowned slightly and looked at her.

Alice subconsciously shrank her neck and emphasized as if she realized something:

“I’m not talking about the Storm Church donation box!”

Archbishop Anthony was speechless. He looked at Alice and hesitated to speak. Alice felt a subtle uneasiness. She quickly made an excuse to escape:

"I, I need to go back and pay the rent quickly. I'm leaving first!"

Archbishop Anthony nodded subconsciously, but before he could speak, Alice ran away without looking back.

Running made Alice realize that something was wrong. After leaving the church, she tugged at the hem of her skirt and realized that she had forgotten "Apollo".

This skirt was actually an illusion. As for the school uniform that she had been wearing for a long time, it was torn after she transformed into the form of a mythical creature.

"From this point of view..." Alice sighed and muttered as she walked, "Angels should all be able to make 'clothes' on themselves."

Otherwise, angels can't just change their clothes once into a mythical creature form, right?

This is a very serious question, at least for Alice, because she just realized that angels may really not wear clothes - just turn some messy things into clothes, like her What is the difference between wearing special effects and not wearing any clothes?

Alice shook her head and reassured herself: "Look on the bright side, at least, what I'm wearing shouldn't be the 'Emperor's New Clothes'... Uh, wait a minute."

She paused and thought of Cattleya and Bernadette, whose skills were very fairy-tale-like, and a guess suddenly popped into her mind:

"Hey, will this world really wear the emperor's new clothes?"

This question cannot be answered. Alice was not in a hurry to get an answer. After wandering on the road for a while, penniless, she couldn't bear it and flashed to find her "Apollo".

Fortunately, during the time she was away, there was no new witch visiting, and there were no strange books. Alice easily looked into her room and saw "Apollo" thrown on the sofa.

Although she no longer needs those stupid special effects after leaving the "Forsaken Land", judging from the performance of the residents of Silver City and Moon City, this kind of special effects may be very suitable for pretending to be a magic stick.

Of course, it does not rule out that the residents of Silver City and Moon City have not seen other gods.

It may even be the main reason.

Alice shook her head and held the hem of her robe to harass Klein.

Klein is not here, which is as it should be, because Alice left an accurate prophecy on the spot. If Klein had believed the prophecy, he would still be running for his life at this moment.

Alice shook her head, sighed and said:

"It's so troublesome. Why do you have to wait for the president when you go to the bank to withdraw money... Well, he doesn't seem to be the president of the bank. He is at most the lobby manager. The president should be..."

She paused and did not say the name.

Alice's thoughts did not linger on this for too long, because she quickly thought of a new question:

"Speaking of which, Klein is much more reliable than a bank. At least it won't declare bankruptcy..."

In Loen, and of course not just in Loen, Alice is most familiar with Loen's laws, so she knows that among Loen's laws, a bank does not need to pay compensation if it goes bankrupt.

In this case, it doesn't matter if it's a big bank. Small banks don't make people feel confident about depositing money there.

But Origin Castle is different. Unless... there is no unless!

Alice immediately interrupted her thoughts.

Waiting for someone was a long process, so Alice, who was too lazy to wait, simply lay down on the sofa, closed her eyes and fell asleep peacefully, waiting for Klein to wake her up.

Crimson light entered the dream, and above the gray fog, a figure asked her condescendingly:

"What's the matter with you?"

The voice was obviously not as high-pitched as his shadow, but instead conveyed a familiar impatience.

This was exactly Klein's response to Alice harassing him several times a day.

When Alice heard this, she was not embarrassed at all. She immediately ran above the gray mist and waved to Klein who had not left yet:

"Send me some money down here!"

After a pause, she confidently raised her chin and asked the superior Mr. Fool: "I helped you, shouldn't you thank me? Why is this tone!"

Klein glanced sideways at Alice.

Why am I talking like this? Don't you have any idea? If you have something, can't you just finish it all at once?

While muttering in his mind, he asked Alice: "Then what reward do you need, Miss Destiny?"

Alice lowered her head and fell into thought.

This was undoubtedly a difficult question for her, because she really didn't know what reward she wanted. After hesitating for a moment, Alice took the risk and made an extremely unreliable suggestion:

"……Mother?"

Klein looked at her expressionlessly.

Then Alice realized that Klein could not accept her proposal for a while. She pinched her brows and remembered that she had not asked the goddess if she agreed.

"But..." She murmured slightly absentmindedly, "If the goddess even hid her gaze... He just exposed this matter in front of me, then He would probably not agree..."

Not agreeing to the request to be her "mother" was not just a matter of benefits and costs, because Alice remembered what Archbishop Anthony had said to her again.

It's up to her to decide.

Alice believed that this was one time not to interfere with her destiny. Although some minor goddesses seemed to passively agree, becoming a "mother" still had a great impact.

...But this is also her decision?

Alice pinched her eyebrows and suddenly realized that this was inappropriate, because she had not actually decided who she would eventually choose to be her "mother" - she was still asking around.

"Alas," Alice sighed, "It's so difficult to find a suitable person..."

Klein began to look at Alice with a look that was hesitant to speak.

Alice's emotion made him pause and start thinking about the feasible candidates at present.

The goddess...well, judging from what Alice said, the goddess would probably not agree to this.

How about taking a look at the members of the Tarot Club...

Miss "Justice"... No, this doesn't seem appropriate.

As a noble, "Justice" Audrey would obviously have a big problem if she suddenly became pregnant - she would become big news for the entire Backlund and even Loen.

"Magician" Forsi could handle this kind of trouble, but Klein frowned after just thinking about it - her rank was too low.

Ms. "Hermit"'s rank is quite high, but choosing "Hermit" Cattleya is worse than just one step and directly make this a condition for the deal with Bernadette... Hey, why not do this?

Klein's eyes lit up and he asked Alice, "Have you ever mentioned this to Bernadette?"

Alice blinked, shook her head, looked at Klein and reminded:

"Do you remember why I was looking for a 'mother'?"

Klein was stunned for a moment, then Alice continued:

"I may be facing a real death. Although theoretically, I can indeed find a 'mother' at will, but is such a 'mother'... really safe?

"If the hidden danger has not completely disappeared, if the enemy is still looking for me, if I am forced to 'restart' because my state is too bad...

"In this case, what kind of 'mother' do you think can ensure my safety?"

Klein met Alice's eyes and realized the core of the problem.

——Although the strength of "mother" may also be important, what is more important is that she will not betray.

There can be no risk of betrayal from this person... Well, wait a minute, let's put it this way...

Klein lowered his head and fell into deep thought.

If you put it this way, am I the only one who meets the two conditions of strength and not betraying at the same time... No, it should be said that I am the only one who has been promoted to an angel...

Klein looked at Alice in horror.

Alice blinked twice in confusion and asked hesitantly:

"Why do you look like this suddenly?"

Klein didn't say anything. He glanced at Alice, pondered for a moment, and then suddenly said:

"...I'll work hard to become an angel first?"

After a pause, he asked tentatively: "Can you see... how long it will be before you die?"

Alice was silent for two seconds and then confirmed hesitantly: "...You just accept it like this?"

"No," Klein shook his head, "I will try to be promoted to an angel as soon as possible while trying to find a way to help you find a suitable 'mother'. If there is really no way, I will consider..."

His expression twisted for a moment before he spoke the last line:

"Be your 'mother'."

He gritted his teeth at the word "mother" and was 12 out of 10 unhappy about it.

But this was enough to surprise Alice. She glanced in surprise, remained silent for a long time, and then asked quietly:

"...Are you really not worried about me hedging my bets between you and Amon?"

"Very worried." Klein replied frankly.

Alice touched her chin, and Klein continued:

"But the most you can do is ask Amon to give birth to a child for me...wait a minute, it shouldn't be you who gives birth, right?"

Alice felt a question mark slowly appear above her head.

She looked at Klein in surprise, and Klein also stared at her slightly hesitantly. After more than ten seconds, Alice blinked and asked:

"...Is this a one-night stand and then run away with the ball?"

Klein looked horrified.

But Alice's creativity goes far beyond that. She shook her head, took a deep breath, and described a horrific scene to Klein:

"Imagine it, just imagine it, I don't mean anything!

"If one day, Amon sits here and says to you...

"Mr. Fool, I want to have a child with you..."

Klein stretched out his hand to hold the table in front of him and called her name through gritted teeth:

"Alice!"

"So," Alice glanced at Klein's expression and came to the final conclusion, "You still have to give birth to Amon's child!"

"Alice!!!" Klein gave up controlling his expression and shouted at her.

Alice avoided the topic without changing her expression:

"Let's talk about something else.

"Give me the money I saved with you. I have to pay the rent, and then I have to go back to Tingen City..."

"...You are going back to Tingen?" This long-lost, familiar name made Klein stunned for a moment, and he looked at Alice hesitantly.

"Well, goddess... Anyway, I may really go to the church to become a saint," Alice shook her head, "but before that, I want to go back to Tingen City... I know, I'll go and sweep my own grave!"

"...Ah?" Klein looked at her blankly.

"Do you want me to sweep your grave too?" Alice asked solemnly.

Klein looked at Alice with a speechless look, and there was a sense of confusion in his eyes.

Alice thought about it and said sympathetically: "It seems that you may prefer to sweep your own grave."

"...I don't have this hobby. "Klein had no expression on his face.

He glanced at Alice, paused, and suddenly had an idea: "If you burn paper money for me, can I get rich?"

"...I haven't tried it," Alice was stunned, "but do you remember the original function of the 'get-rich accessories'?"

Klein fell silent.

But since the "get-rich accessories" were mentioned, Alice had to mention another person:

"Where is Anderson now? Hasn't he found the Church of the Night yet?"

"Oh, this, we encountered some things before..." Reminded, Klein suddenly remembered what happened in Groselle's Travels, "Do you remember that Groselle's Travels?"

Groselle's Travels? Oh, it's the book written by that failed writer, the unfinished travelogue... Alice nodded.

"Your prophecy has come true," Klein sighed, "its former owner really became the protagonist of the book. "

Alice was stunned on the spot. She took a few seconds to react to Klein's words. Then, she said in a trance:

"So, when I saw the book, it was not finished because...

"The protagonist in the story hasn't killed the dragon yet?"

"To be precise, it's because of lack of strength..." Klein shook his head and told about his and Anderson's experience in the world of the book.

Alice lowered her head and listened to Klein's story. Finally, she said a nonsense summary:

"This is... This should be a book written by a 'writer'."