Traveled through time at the same time, but both clones were beautiful girls

Therefore, something else is needed to get them to completely give up fighting and killing.

But at the same time, Shinku felt that something seemed off.

Speaking of...

Aren't these guys being a little too obedient in front of me? They seemed just as well-behaved before the conflict erupted?

Mercury Lamp, Hinaichigo, and Harper all love to stick close to me.

Every time the canary finishes playing music, it will flutter over to ask if you liked it or if you've improved.

The twins, Souseiseki and Suiseiseki, are constantly gazing into each other's eyes, but they also often drag each other into acting out love triangles written by human playwrights.

Looking at it this way, everyone is clearly very well-behaved and nice!

But if they were all so well-behaved, why did they fight and kill each other for decades without stopping?

Just as the intelligent and wise Miss Red Rose frowned in thought, the other five Rose Maidens exchanged subtle glances.

Through Adam's extremely tense expression, they reached a new consensus.

—Now, the decades-long struggle and fighting are not entirely for the Alice Game or for Father's love; more importantly, it's about the six of them secretly deciding who Shinku's favorite sister is... something that can no longer be said out loud!

—Anyway, Suigintou was the one who danced the most enthusiastically at the time, so just put all the blame on Suigintou, no problem!

—Anyway, Suigintou isn't here, so you can criticize her however you want.

Adam, observing from the sidelines, found it all fascinating.

If he didn't know the truth, he could appreciate Shinku's charismatic speech at this moment, but now he just felt uncomfortable.

No, I have to hold it in, I can't laugh!

But... how could his mother stand something so funny!

He really had his eyes opened today.

Who would have thought that the main reason why Shinku was worn down for decades and even turned to the dark side of Alice Game was actually herself.

Should we tell her?

He secretly used his main body's permissions to block Shinku in the mental link and shared this funny thing with Isayama Yomi and Sakayanagi Arisu.

They all agreed with Adam's idea.

This is such an interesting thing, let's keep it from Shinku for now.

If the noble and elegant Miss Shinku knew that her sisters, with whom she had spent decades or even a hundred years, might all have the potential to become a "major troublemaker," and even fight each other for her, she would probably be heartbroken.

“Very well, no one wants to continue the so-called Alice game.”

“So red, so red, you haven’t asked Suigintou yet.”

Hinaichigo asked the question in an innocent and adorable tone.

However, in Adam's eyes, this pink-haired but black-hearted girl was mostly stirring up trouble, constantly mentioning Suigintou for no reason.

"Mercury lamp?"

Sure enough, a hint of annoyance appeared on Zhenhong's face: "Don't mention her, she's the most disobedient one! Ignore her, now let's move on to the second topic of today's tea party."

"Lift your heads up and prepare yourselves, girls."

Shinku smiled and said, "This is a rose tea party, and it's the season when roses are in full bloom. Now is the day for us to meet Father. If possible, I will ask him the truth in person."

Zhen Hong's words stirred up a huge wave of controversy.

Aside from her soul originating from outer space, the other Rozen Maidens all harbor varying degrees of obsession with their father, "Rōzen".

Upon hearing that they would be able to see their father, who had been missing for many years, they were all deeply moved.

"Shinra! Are you serious?"

"Come with me."

Bright red petals fell in profusion, enveloping everyone present.

The next moment, they were no longer in Crimson Castle territory, but in a spacious European-style garden. Within the garden stood a palace with a very strong presence—the very origin of Rozen Maiden.

Rose Garden!

Under the blue sky and white clouds, a gentle breeze blows through the courtyard, bringing with it the fragrance of grass and trees.

As the Rozen Maidens stepped into this place, the entire Rozen Garden seemed to come alive.

The garden, which was originally full of lush tender shoots, suddenly sprouted tiny flower buds, which then bloomed one by one.

A few breaths later, the huge courtyard was filled with colorful roses.

Yellow, green, blue, red, pink, and white roses bloomed brilliantly, seemingly vying for attention.

Only the black roses were nowhere to be seen.

"What a pity that Sister Black Rose didn't come..."

Xuehua Qijing sighed and stayed close to Zhen Hong.

She suddenly turned her head and looked around: "Sister Red Rose, your Mr. Adam is missing. Is he lost?"

"He has things to do, don't worry about him."

Shinku took the lead and entered the palace, ignoring the works of art that could make someone rich overnight if taken outside. She was no longer the same as before, and could now clearly sense that Luo Zhen's aura was at another coordinate opposite in the courtyard.

"Tuk!"

The cute candy cane was thrown into the air and crashed heavily to the ground.

Even though they crashed to the ground, a sliver of light appeared in the blue sky, and the Rozen Maidens followed Shinku into the gap in the sky.

The missing limbs of countless dolls almost completely filled this hidden space.

Those were all discarded works by puppeteers.

At the highest point, a hunched figure sat motionless, his appearance withered and devoid of any vitality.

The legendary puppeteer, Luo Zhen, passed away many years ago.

"Father……"

Shinku bowed her head softly to the legendary puppeteer Ryoujin, who was now just an empty shell, silently expressing her gratitude for his great kindness in creating her.

A breeze suddenly arose from somewhere.

The last vestige of Luo Zhen's will dissipated with satisfaction, and his empty body turned to dust in the wind.

That's when.

Shinku frowned slightly.

She sensed the aura of the enemy who had ambushed and severely injured her four years ago, and immediately tore through space to give chase, much to the astonishment of her other sisters.

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Nine chapters finished. Seven chapters tomorrow. So tired.

Chapter Forty-Eight: Lovers and Connections (First Update)

In the realm of N, in a certain deep space.

A handsome man with blond hair was staring intently at the mirror in front of him, in which the scene of Crimson and Rose Crystal battling was reflected.

The man's face twisted with intense resentment and hostility.

"It's that fifth puppet again!"

"That's strange, how come she's getting better and better?"

Beside him stood a man with a rabbit's head, dressed in a black suit, who was also the culprit whom Shinku believed to be the one who started the Alice Game: Laplace's Demon.

The rabbit demon stared at the image in the mirror, its two bright red rabbit eyes shrinking to pinpoints.

He stared intently at Shinku, as if he had discovered something even more surprising about this always special Fifth Rose.

"We lost!! My daughter lost!!"

The blond youth named Huai clenched his fist excitedly.

He is Luo Zhen's disciple, inheriting the mysterious doll maker's love for dolls. He also sincerely loves dolls and dreams of creating the most perfect doll girl in the world. Therefore, he admires his teacher Luo Zhen, who created the Rozen Maiden, immensely.

To this end, he even imitated Luo Zhen in his hairstyle and clothing, which is why he was jokingly called "Luo Jia" by fans of "Rozen Maiden".

Huai had seen the Rose Maiden.

That is a realm that no puppeteer throughout history has ever reached: a perfect puppet that can move autonomously, possesses its own soul, and has different personalities.

Compared to that, the dolls I made were far inferior.

After his former teacher disappeared, Huai believed that his puppet-making skills could no longer improve. Just when he was in despair, a mysterious rabbit demon named Laplace's Fairy came to his door and told him a secret!

The reason why Rozen Maiden is a perfect doll is because of Rosa Mystica, which is the culmination of alchemy.

By placing Rosa Mystica into the dolls you create, you can give them souls and make them surpass Rozen Maidens!

Driven by this bizarre idea, comparable to "melting store-bought chocolate, putting it in a mold, and baking it to make my own chocolate," Huai conspired with Laplace's demon to set up a scheme to incite infighting among the Rozen Maidens, hoping to take advantage of the chaos and reap the benefits after the Rozen Maidens had killed each other.

But the Fifth Rose, Crimson... is too clever, and too difficult to deal with.

She actually saw through the scam from the very beginning.

"The Rose Crystal has failed!"

Huai gritted his teeth in hatred: "I'm going to release the other daughters. This time, we must retrieve the Fifth Rose's Rosa Mystica! At any cost!"

"Fluorescent Lamp, I am Dragon Serpent, Azure Sky Well, Obsidian, Magenta, Raspberry... it's time to wake them up!"

"Oh, go on, locust tree!"

The rabbit-headed man pondered, a grin spreading across his three-lobed mouth: "That Miss Red Rose seems to have been looking for me. I don't want to be seen by her, so I can only hide here and watch your daughters display their might."

Laplace gracefully bent down, removed his top hat, and performed a affected, aristocratic bow.

"Go and prove to me, prove to your teacher that your dolls have power comparable to, or even surpassing, that of the Rozen Maidens!"

"That's right!"

Huai left full of confidence.

Laplace's demon, however, remained humble, standing still for a long time before finally raising its head with some difficulty.

"Honorable guest, why have you remained silent?"

"I'm a rather curious person, and since it was the first time I'd ever seen a male rabbit posing and preening, I couldn't help but want to admire it for a while longer."

"..."

Adam appeared here at some unknown time.

His gaze revealed the true nature of the rabbit.

A spirit born from the realm of N itself can, to a certain extent, achieve omniscience about that realm.

But only to a certain extent.

This rabbit's perspective is still limited to the level of ordinary things.

"Your strength..."

Adam was slightly surprised: "It's much weaker than I imagined."

The rabbit chuckled softly, "I'm just a rabbit, nothing compared to someone like you. I wonder what brings you here today?"

"Zhen Hong, let me braise you."

"Oh?"

"Are you going to obediently go into the pot yourself, or do you want me to do it?"

"Sigh, would someone like you really take action over something so trivial?"

Laplace shook his head in disappointment, neither humble nor arrogant.

Yes, he is weak.

Any Rozen Maiden could easily defeat him.

However, an ordinary rabbit has more than one burrow, and this rabbit, who claims to be omniscient, has built countless rabbit burrows in the Nth Realm.