Mystery: Lucky

After chatting for a while, the Tarot Club came to an end. The World turned around and told Derrick the Sun:

"I will be heading to the 'God-Forsaken Land' in the next few days."

Derrick was naturally very excited when these words came out, but it was not just Derrick who was excited. The one who showed the most obvious emotion was Audrey "Justice". She almost immediately looked at Mr. Fool.

——Obviously, in the eyes of everyone, this was Mr. Fool’s instruction.

Derrick was no exception. After a brief moment of excitement, he stood up and turned to Mr. Fool, who was sitting at the head of the long table, and shouted:

"Only believe in Mr. Fool!"

"And me?" Alice asked.

Derrick was embarrassed. Klein the Fool chuckled. He could see that Alice was not really angry, but was more interested in playing around, so he did not speak for the time being. After Derrick hesitated for a while, he saw that Alice was still watching the fun, so he gave Alice a look that told her to stop.

Alice curled her lips, waved her hand for Derrick to sit down, and reminded him:

"Don't you want to ask what Mr. World is doing?"

Derrick was indeed quick-witted. He immediately asked, "Mr. World, why are you here this time...?"

Klein began to think about what he should say.

While he was considering, Alice had already made the decision for him and answered Derrick's question:

"Your 'world' sir, is for those who live outside...

“Perform a grand magic trick!

"Well, maybe it should be called a miracle?"

“Miracle?” Derrick repeated the word, his heart burning with excitement.

Audrey's eyes were bright. She had understood what Alice meant, or maybe no one could fail to understand it - the only miracle here was to open the seal of the "God-Forsaken Land" and allow the "God-Forsaken Land" to reappear.

She was filled with awe and admiration for Mr. Fool. Alger and Cattleya lowered their heads in awe. After Hugh and Fors figured out the main point, they were also mostly in awe. As for Emlyn...

"Will I be free before then?" he asked unseemly.

Alice paused, turned her head, and told Emlyn in a firm tone:

"able.

"Because Mr. World may need my help to enter the God-Forsaken Land."

This was normal, and no one was suspicious because their attention was drawn to Miss Destiny's next words:

"Speaking of which...can I go with you?"

——This was a spur-of-the-moment idea.

Alice would not pursue questions that had no answers, she would even take the initiative to avoid them, just as she was now planning to avoid Ouroboros and Will Auceptin.

Come to think of it, maybe I shouldn't call Him Will Auceptin anymore. He should be called Will Amon... No, according to Hazel's condition at the time, maybe He should be called Will Macht?

But Hazel later had a miscarriage, and it was Amon who gave birth to Him again, so He should actually be Will Amon... ?

While he was daydreaming, Klein asked as “the world”:

"I remember you said before..."

"…I'm afraid I might accidentally become a god while you're in there," Alice replied politely, "If that's the case, I'll be in a difficult situation. You know why."

"Hmm?" Klein subconsciously recalled the story between him and Amon.

"... not that!" cried Alice, noticing what he was thinking. "I was saying - well, anyway, I need Will now... Well, Will has cornered me, and... Well, we'll work it out when the time comes."

She used a proverb.

"What if it's not straight?" Klein asked subconsciously.

"Then I'll break it... Never mind, it's easy to break," Alice rejected her first overly dangerous idea, "We'll talk about it when the time comes. There will always be a way!"

Klein frowned and looked at Alice, trying to read something from her relaxed appearance. Alice moved uncomfortably twice under this penetrating gaze, and then said:

"I won't joke about myself... Besides, if you let me sit here and think, I won't be able to come up with a solution. Why don't you focus on your own things first? If nothing works, maybe you can come down from the sky and save me from the fire and water..."

“…Although I didn’t quite understand, I seem to understand.” Klein rubbed his brows. “Are you unable to defeat me?”

“…That’s not the question,” Alice shook her head. “It’s that we have to fight, and then I have to lose. I have no way out and will definitely die. Then I suddenly become a god and turn defeat into victory… I don’t know how to make this happen.”

"...This is indeed an unexpected turn of events." Klein's mouth twitched. "Does it have to be this way?"

“If not…” Alice pursed her lips, her expression serious, “Then I will lose after I become a god… And by that time, I may not have a chance to turn defeat into victory.”

Klein asked thoughtfully:

"So, this is actually a prophecy? You see the outcome of losing a game, but you don't know when it will happen, so..."

Alice nodded and said, "That's about right... By the way, you and Amon..."

"...Anyway, there's no way I can solve this problem right now," Klein glared at her. "By the way, Leonard..."

“I don’t know,” Alice shook her head. “Amon wrote me a letter, and it mentioned… I suspect He has confirmed Leonard’s identity, but Backlund is not a good place to take action. He hopes that I can pass this news to Leonard and ask him to change his position, but… what if He wants me to think so?”

Klein was speechless. He really didn't have a better idea because either option was a gamble. He sighed and said:

"Let Pales make his own decision. He should know Amon well enough... Maybe you can give the letter to Pales?"

"The letter..." Alice swallowed, "I don't think either Pales or Leonard would want to see that letter."

"Why?" Klein asked subconsciously.

"Because Amon called Pales his old lover in the letter," Alice said expressionlessly, "if you still remember where this name came from."

“…No wonder you’re so sure that Amon knows Leonard’s identity.” Klein pressed his head with his hand. “You…never mind. Go get Emlyn out. I’ll go pack my things. We’ll set off for the ‘Forsaken Land of the Gods’ tonight.”

"So soon?" Alice looked at him in surprise. "I thought you were planning to stay out for a few more days?"

"That was my original plan," Klein shook his head. "I originally considered transferring the real estate to you, but that would take too long. Amon is in Backlund, and I'm worried..."

"Are you not going to keep this identity?" Alice keenly heard something, "But that's not what I asked originally. I originally thought that you were going to enjoy a few days of hot soup and hot meals and a bed to sleep in..."

"...If you have this plan, you can come to the God-Forsaken Land to find me in a few days." Klein glanced at her.

Alice gave up, she shook her head and said, "Then let's just go... Um, food?"

“Mushrooms,” Klein answered without hesitation.

"..." Alice's expression twisted for a moment, "I would like to suggest that Frank change his appearance next time."

“You’d better not do that.” Klein shook his head rationally, “Because if you do that, there will be one more food that you never want to see again in your life.”

"...What you said makes sense," Alice accepted it, "Then I'll go find Emlyn... By the way, do you have a suitable lantern?"

Klein was slightly startled and shook his head. Alice patted her chest generously and said:

"I can give you my dress that does nothing but glow - it's of no use to me anyway."

Klein accepted.

So the matter was settled for the time being. When Alice arrived at St. Samuel's Church, she found that Arianna had not left, so she asked:

"Ms. Arianna, is there a vampire behind Chanis's door?"

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"...Yes," Ms. Arianna nodded after a brief recollection, "What can I do for you?"

"I want to bail him out," Alice said seriously.

"Do you know each other?" Arianna glanced at her.

"I guess so," Alice spread her hands, "Can I take him away?"

"Wait a moment." Arianna nodded and lowered her head.

She took out a piece of paper, wrote something on it, signed her name at the end, and then handed it to Alice, telling her:

"Take this and show it to the person at the door."

Alice took it subconsciously, looked down, and was surprised to find that it was a note, so she said to Arianna with mixed feelings:

"……thank you."

I thought I could just take it away directly... Alice shook her head, turned around and left. After taking the approval note and looking at the guard at the door of Chanis Gate, the guard asked her to wait there and then went in.

He came out soon, followed by the pale-skinned, bloodshot-eyed "Moon" Emlyn. Then, he walked up to Alice and bowed respectfully, saying:

"Sir, the person you asked for is here."

"...Okay, thank you." Alice gave him a smile, then looked at Emlyn, "You are free."

Having said this, she disappeared right where she was.

Emlyn was completely stunned. He subconsciously looked at the guard beside him and asked:

"…What should I do?"

"...Go home?" the guard asked subconsciously.

"...Okay." Emlyn nodded and walked out obediently.

…

After returning to his body, Leonard immediately told Pales about Alice's warning to him, and at the end he asked:

"Old man, what do you think?"

"How does Amon know you are on me?" Pales pointed out the key point of the problem.

"I don't know," Leonard said frankly.

"I didn't expect you to know," Pales said with a chuckle, "I'm afraid it was Miss Destiny who sold the news."

"How is that possible!" Leonard retorted subconsciously, "Alice wouldn't do that!"

"You trust Him so much?" Pales asked back.

The change in pronouns was enough to explain the problem. Leonard paused and looked hesitant. Pales continued:

"If it were someone else, it would be fine, but He is 'Fate', the most unpredictable thing...

"I'm afraid even the incarnation of fate wouldn't dare to say that he has seen through fate."

"But Klein believes her..." Leonard tried to argue.

“Klein?” Pales laughed again. “Your former colleague? He…”

He smiled and said nothing, only telling Leonard:

"Ask for more details. I want to know Amon's original words."

…

"Exactly what you said?" Alice glanced at Leonard. "Klein also suggested this to me... But, um... Is He here? I want to talk to Him."

Leonard nodded.

Alice sighed and said with a melancholy expression:

"I think before I show you the letter from Amon, I should show you something first..."

As she said this, Alice reached out and handed over a comic book. The cover showed a man and a woman. The man was dressed elegantly with black feathers scattered under his feet, while the woman was wearing a dashing police uniform and holding a book in her hands.

"This is a sample book from that time. I just found it specially..." Alice stammered, "I think you should take a look at this first..."

"A poem in the shadow of the crow..." Leonard lowered his head and recited aloud, "The intertwined melody of love and lies... What is this? It sounds like a love story?"

Alice gave a polite smile.

Leonard hesitated for a moment, then opened the book and started reading.

The comic was a quick read. Leonard finished the first part in no time and had a basic impression of the beginning of the story. Just as he was about to continue reading, Pales spoke up:

"...Ask Him where this comic book came from and who drew it."

Pales' tone was calm. Leonard paused for a moment, then reluctantly put down the comic book and said to Alice:

"Let me finish reading, what's wrong... He asked me to ask you..."

He stated Pales's question truthfully, and Alice smiled politely and replied:

“Isn’t there a signature on the cover?”

So Leonard returned to the cover and read the name on it:

"Rita Skeeter...Who is this?" (End of this chapter)