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122 Drama

This sentence made Audrey realize something. She was moved and said with a smile:

"Of course I will... In fact, I am terrified."

Alice turned to look at her, listening attentively.

This change was not obvious, but it was enough for an "audience". Audrey continued in a gentle voice:

"You are different from the people I have met in the past. My extraordinary ability probably has no effect on you?"

Audrey's inquiring gaze fell on Alice. After two beats, Alice nodded and said "hmm" softly.

So Audrey sighed and said:

"I don't have any extraordinary abilities. I'm just an ordinary person. I can only chat with you. In this way..."

She didn't say anything else, but shook her head and sighed again.

Alice stared at her, frowned and asked, "Then why did you agree to me?"

Audrey said to her helplessly:

"If you have a better choice, why would you choose me?"

Alice paused for a moment, then asked, "Aren't you afraid that I'll be in a worse state after talking to you today?"

So that's what you're worried about... Audrey exhaled and smiled,

"But I'm not bad... Besides, how do you know if it won't work if you don't give it a try?

"After all, I've learned a lot of psychology knowledge, and I've also provided psychological counseling to people many times..."

Alice was slightly startled. She temporarily withdrew from the uneasiness of being expected and examined her past.

I'm not bad either…right?

After two seconds of silence, she turned her head and abruptly asked Audrey,

"What kind of...what kind of god do you think I am?"

"I don't know," Audrey said frankly, "Powerful, mysterious? I don't need to say that... But I guess people who are familiar with you will think that you are like a child..."

She glanced at Alice and her tone became hesitant. Alice was silent for a moment and then continued:

"... probably not."

She looked at Audrey, who seemed to be in a daze, and spoke as if recalling a memory:

"How old was I when I first stepped into the long river of destiny? Six or seven? Seven or eight? It was as if I had a very long dream in it, and when I woke up, I became a god..."

Audrey opened her mouth in surprise. She gave up trying to control her expression and revealed an indecent look.

Alice added the last sentence faintly: "So, I'm probably not like a child..."

"This is really..." Audrey slowly put away her surprised expression and said with emotion, "This is really surprising, Miss Destiny... Can I ask a question?"

"What?" Alice asked in confusion.

Audrey looked at her with amazement and asked in admiration, "Were you an ordinary person when you were born?"

"I think so?" Alice hesitated.

"I don't think so," Audrey denied with a smile, "Although I don't know what the situation you described is... but ordinary people probably don't have a chance to wake up."

Alice was slightly stunned, and she subconsciously replied: "Maybe I'm just lucky..."

Audrey naturally continued her words: "Isn't good luck enough? Luck has put you here, maybe luck can allow you to do more things?"

Alice paused. She was no longer bothered by what happened before, but Audrey's words made her feel strange. Even though she realized that Audrey was trying to comfort her, Alice couldn't help but say,

"... Miss Justice, relying on fate is not a good habit."

"I know," Audrey spread her hands, "You demonstrated it vividly with yourself."

Alice felt like she was scolding herself. She stared at Audrey, defeated by her innocent eyes, and said in despair:

"…I want to eat ice cream."

Audrey seriously considered the possibility of coaxing Alice into a good mood if she ordered ice cream from the beginning.

…

Alice received a message from Crane on Thursday.

After hearing that Ince Zangwill had finally appeared, Ellie gave Klein the good fortune she had promised without hesitation, and then began to watch the fun from a distance using the mystical coordinates Klein had given her.

This was a wise choice. After Alice looked up at the figure in a simple white robe and a silver cross, she became more certain of this - she would never go down there even if she died.

This wasn't a question of whether or not she was afraid of Adam. Alice had seen the silver river that had just dissipated at the scene, and Klein told her that the evil spirit hidden in Ince Zangwill's body was most likely Medici, a king of angels!

This was a bit too scary.

The battle was about to break out. After Alice saw Klein use Ludwell to take away Medici's evil spirit, she had a bad feeling in her heart. She wanted to warn him, but now was not the time. She frowned and waited for the battle to end.

"0-08" wrote words on Ince Zangwill's robe from time to time. Alice's attention soon fell on "0-08". She was not worried that Klein would lose. On the surface, this was a drama directed by Klein, but the moment Adam showed up, Alice knew that Ince Zangwill had to die today.

——"0-08" probably belongs to Adam.

Sure enough, although the situation changed several times under the influence of "0-08", in the end, Klein holding the death knell still appeared in front of the dying Ince Zangwill.

...No, he is still alive.

Alice frowned and looked at Ins. After seeing Klein, he quickly responded and roared,

"You, it's you! You are still alive! Let's die together!"

Alice began to seriously consider whether she should go out for a walk.

Klein showed no surprise or impact. He raised his right hand and pulled the trigger as if he had a premonition.

Bang!

Ince Zangwill was knocked to the ground by the powerful impact, and the cracks on his head became wider and wider.

"The shot just now was fired for Ms. Daly." Klein said in a deep voice.

Then, as Ince Zangwill struggled in vain, shots rang out one after another:

"This shot is from Leonard.

"This shot belongs to the captain.

"This shot was from Megose.

"This shot was fired by the internal guard.

"This shot was from the destroyed Blackthorn Security Company.

"This shot is for all the Nighthawks.

"This shot is my own."

Amid the sounds of bang, bang, bang, bang, Klein pulled the trigger continuously and made corresponding changes, firing silver demon-hunting bullets, which poisoned Ince Zangwill's other leg and opened his forehead, making his roars become lower and lower, and gradually making him lie on the ground.

Finally, Klein flashed in front of Ince Zangwill and put the Deathstroke revolver against his face.

At this moment, mysterious and bizarre patterns appeared on Ince Zangwill's head, which was about to split open, creating a strong impact.

He still has the ability to resist!

He was waiting for the other party to get closer, and use his own mythical creature form to turn the situation around!

However, Klein's brown eyes just looked at him like that, but did not reflect anything.

He pushed harder on the Deathstroke revolver and pulled the trigger.

Bang!

Ince Zangwill's head exploded completely, like a smashed watermelon, with fragments and juice splattered everywhere.

As the death knell sounded, Klein raised his left hand, rubbed his eyes, and pushed the real eyes hidden underneath back into place.

There was a mist in his brown eyes, and the corners of his mouth curled up a little bit. He said in a low voice to the dead Ince Zangwill:

"I wanted Alice to do this shot herself."

Alice opened her eyes wide. Klein fired the shot so quickly that she almost didn't react. She just stared blankly as he took out a tarot card from his pocket and threw it on Ince Zangwill's body.

This is a reversed "Star" card.

At this time, a figure appeared not far away. Looking at the dim feather pen in front of him, Alice suddenly remembered something. She appeared in front of him in an instant, raised one foot, and stepped on the feather pen.

Adam, who had bent over halfway, straightened up again and looked at her calmly. Alice was inexplicably nervous. She swallowed and repeated what Amon had said to her:

"Get rid of Ouroboros who has been eliminated...

"Will Auceptin and I, I stand on the side of the future 'Fool', and he stands on the side of the future 'Error'...

"That makes sense, doesn't it?"

Adam looked at her calmly. Alice swallowed nervously and had the urge to withdraw her foot and run away. Fortunately, Adam spoke before she gave up:

"That's right.

"That makes sense."

Alice quickly retracted her foot and took several steps back.

Adam didn't care at all. He maintained his peaceful smile and bent down to pick up the quill again. Alice stared at him, and after hesitating for two seconds, she decided to take this rare opportunity to ask a question:

"Did we know each other? I mean, before, you know what I mean..."

As she questioned, Adam picked up the quill, his eyes fell on her calmly, and he said in a calm voice:

"I know you.

"But I haven't seen you... I don't know the answer to your question."

Alice's expression froze for a moment. She pursed her lips and stared at Adam, but she felt as if a stone had fallen from her heart. Many things that she had originally doubted about now had definite answers.

She should be grateful to Adam, because after all, he gave her the answer she had always wanted. But facing the person who finally revealed the truth, Alice suddenly felt a kind of resentment and a feeling of anger that she wished Adam would die.

...No, that's not right.

This is not me!

Alice pulled her emotions out of her body and became rational and calm, which was something every demigod on the "Destiny" path could do, and she was no exception.

Adam glanced at the tarot card as if he was unaware of what had just happened, then smiled and said to the two of them,

"All gifts from fate have already been secretly marked with a price, haven't they?"

After saying this, he turned around and gradually disappeared into the ruined square, leaving behind a chant-like sentence:

"Under the witness of the 'audience', Klein Moretti completed a magnificent drama and directed a magical murder. He completed a perfect ritual and will try to get promoted when the drama falls into disrepute."

As she watched Adam's back disappear, Alice turned her head and asked Klein as if she was in a trance:

"you say...

"What does it mean that even the omniscient and omnipotent being does not know the answer?"

Klein was slightly startled. Alice smiled with a look of sadness and relief, and said softly:

"Try to get promoted... I'm watching you."

Klein didn't say anything. He vaguely realized that it might be best not to say anything at this moment. He just took out the potion ingredients one by one and mixed the potion in a small metal bottle.

Then he raised the potion and drank it all.

Alice watched this scene quietly. She saw Klein screaming, his expression twisted in pain, and transparent worms emerging from his body one after another.

...Worm?

Alice suddenly regained her spirits. She took a half step back with a look of fear on her face, then she remembered that it was Klein in front of her. She hesitated and stepped forward, looking at the worm that had popped up, and seriously considered what would happen if she reached out and touched it.

He's being promoted, isn't that a bad idea...?

Alice hesitated and pressed her right hand with her left hand, then pressed her left hand with her right hand, then pressed her right hand with her left hand, and then...

She crossed her left and right hands and moved forward. Finally, before she was about to touch the worm, it shrank back and turned back into skin. Klein opened his eyes again, stood up straight, and his eyes fell on her hands.

Alice was silent for two seconds, then she took her hand back and tapped her chest four times, drawing a crimson moon symbol. She said solemnly,

"Congratulations on becoming a demigod."

Klein hit her on the head.

Alice held her head and screamed, and Leonard, who was trying to get up from the ground, fell back in fear, successfully diverting their attention.

The atmosphere became awkward for some reason. Leonard looked at the two of them, hesitant to speak. After two seconds of silence, Alice turned to Klein and asked:

"Have you decided who you want to be the female companion?"

"…Can't I just be a man?" Klein tried to bargain.

Leonard looked at Klein and then at Alice, his expression full of confusion and hesitation. He finally couldn't help but ask,

"What... are you talking about?"

Just as Klein was about to speak, Alice spoke first:

"It's like this, Klein wants to be your female companion... Don't hit me!"

She was halfway through her words when she screamed and jumped away, holding her head. Klein retracted his hand and said to Leonard calmly,

"Ignore her.

"She suggested that I attend the captain's wedding with you as your female companion, so that the captain would know who I am at a glance."

Leonard listened, his mouth opened in shock. He stood up from the ground and argued seriously:

"I find it difficult…

"You know, my handsome face can still attract a lot of girls' attention. If I just attend as my female companion, I'm afraid the captain won't think of it..."

"I understand!" Alice clapped her hands and looked at Leonard excitedly, "You should find a male companion!" (End of this chapter)

123 The truth is settled

The discussion ended when Klein couldn't stand the increasingly irrelevant topics anymore and told Alice to shut up.

Only then did Klein have the chance to look at Leonard. After a few seconds of silence, he asked as if chatting casually:

"You're in Red Gloves now?"

"Yes." Leonard responded dryly, feeling that the atmosphere was inexplicably tense.

Klein looked at him and said after a moment of silence:

"If you're planning on leaving the Red Gloves, this is a great opportunity.

"No one will track you down."

"...I'm used to it." Leonard avoided his gaze. "I'm used to staying in the church."

Klein then took off his silk hat and bowed in farewell.

He took the hat and turned to the body of Ince Zangwill and removed a card from it, a card depicting a chariot and a crimson priest.

The face of the crimson priest looked exactly like Roselle Gustav.

Alice quietly raised her hand and waved at Leonard twice, then trotted after Klein without saying anything.

Leonard's lips moved, and he suddenly said:

"You, you won't return to the church?"

Klein didn't turn around. He put on his silk hat and walked towards another exit of the square.

After walking a few steps, he paused, turned his back to Leonard and replied:

"I can't go back…"

There's no going back... Leonard stared at Klein's back in a daze. Alice stopped and turned to Leonard and said:

"...I guess he doesn't want to hear his former acquaintances call him Your Excellency one day."

After saying this, Alice left Leonard, who was still in a daze, and caught up with Klein.

The conversation finally took place above the gray fog. Klein spoke before Alice did:

"What did Adam mean? What do you mean? What do you mean by the answer?"

"You guessed it a little bit, right? I remember I asked you this before." Alice sighed softly, "I don't seem to belong to this world."

Klein was slightly stunned, frowned and looked at Alice, but Alice had already lowered her head, her eyes were fixed on the table, and her voice was hoarse,

"It's not from a civilization before the First Epoch like you, but it's truly from another world. As for that book...

"Compared to the prophecy of the Key of Light, I prefer to believe that it is a product of that world - I have traveled into the world of a book."

After saying this, she raised her head, took a deep breath, and revealed a smile that was uglier than crying. She said to Klein,

"This is the only answer I can think of. Otherwise, I really can't figure out why the omniscient and omnipotent Creator doesn't know my origins...

"If the answer is not in this world at all, it would be easy to explain, right?"

Klein opened and closed his mouth several times before he whispered:

"…I should be the one showing this expression, right?

"Isn't it scarier to know that the world you live in is just a book and everything is fake than to travel through time and space into a book?!"

"No," Alice denied his words, "This is the world of that book, but it's not necessarily the world in the book... I mean, this place is not necessarily fake."

"What do you mean?" Klein was confused.

Alice glanced at him and stated the obvious:

"If this entire world is a book from my past world, then my status should naturally be higher than any other existence here - I would never have been forced to this point by the Key of Light."

She looked at Klein with a serious and solemn expression. After two seconds of silence, Klein asked,

"Do you remember how old you were when you traveled through time?"

Alice replied doubtfully, "First or second grade, anyway, she just started elementary school..."

"That is to say, is there a possibility?" Klein considered his words, "Maybe you are more...?"

Looking at Alice's expression, Klein swallowed back what he was about to say.

After seeing Klein shut up, Alice said to him expressionlessly:

"You better pray that's not the case.

"If that's true, then it means you're just a paper man. I won't feel any burden about you and Amon having a child together."

Klein swallowed and stopped talking.

"But," Alice suddenly looked at Klein with some curiosity, "Why do you seem to be not very concerned about this matter... Well, do you know what I mean?"

Klein smiled bitterly and said:

"Because this doesn't change anything. Even if this is the real world, to some beings, there is no difference between me and the paper man you mentioned - you know who I mean.

"Besides, I remember we talked about this before... This is a whole new story here, isn't it?"

Alice was silent for two seconds, then took the initiative to change the subject:

"Let's talk about something else.

"One thing I'm sure of – Adam may know me, and even know that I'm with the goddess, but he hasn't actually seen me.

"Also, there is something very strange..."

She frowned, then continued to say to Klein:

"…Although the fact that I really traveled through time is indeed a bit shocking, but as you said, whether it is true or not does not have such a big impact on me.

"I do care a little... but I shouldn't care so much as to vent my anger on others because of this matter. Just now, when Adam answered me, I wished that he would die..."

"?" Klein really looked at her with a surprised look, his expression strange, "Adam has never offended you, has he?"

Alice glanced at him and said expressionlessly, "Not even as many times as you have offended me."

Klein turned his head and looked around, beginning to appreciate the gray fog that he was already extremely familiar with.

Alice didn't chase Klein to discuss this issue. She just wanted to talk to someone. In fact, she had some guesses about this matter.

——She suspected that the "Key of Light" or the "Lord of Mysteries" had a grudge against "God".

The reason why it is "or" is because Alice still suspects that the "Key of Light" might have been a secret doll or clone of the "Lord of Mysteries" in the past.

Shaking her head, Alice decided to talk to Klein about him: "What are the abilities of the 'Strange Mage'?"

When Klein mentioned this, his expression became strange for a moment. He looked at Alice and after a moment of silence, he spoke reluctantly:

"...Now I also feel that this sequence is a bit like a circus."

He truthfully mentioned the changes in his abilities. As Alice listened, her expression became strange, and she asked hesitantly:

"Would you ever consider opening a circus...?"

"No," Klein firmly denied it, "I want to continue to be Dwayne Dantes."

After a pause, he added:

"However, as for the acting method, I plan to try the supernatural circus you proposed earlier..."

Alice looked at Klein with hesitation, but Klein changed the subject as if he was afraid that he would say something:

"By the way, are you interested...

"Let's go take a look inside that light door?"

Alice was stunned for a moment, then suddenly turned her head to look at the stairs she always walked down. After a few seconds, she turned to Klein and asked,

"Can you go up now?"

"I haven't tried it," Klein shook his head, "but it should be possible. Based on my attempts in the previous few sequences, I think it should be possible now."

Alice jumped up from her seat and gave her answer with her action.

There were six steps in total. Alice followed Klein up the last step, leaped up, and stepped onto the cloud formed by the gray fog.

Then, she stamped her feet and asked Klein:

"By the way, do you know what this gray fog is made of?"

"I don't know." Klein shook his head and looked forward.

Alice also turned her head to look over. She was not unfamiliar with what was in front of her. It was a brilliant light gate stained with a little blue-black. It was composed of countless layers of light balls. The body of each light ball was a pile of twisted worms huddled together. Some of them were transparent, and some were translucent.

This was exactly what she had seen in Klein.

Standing on the last step, Alice finally saw the scene above the light gate through the blurry cover.

There were thin black threads hanging down, suspending one almost completely transparent "cocoon" after another.

Those "cocoons" swayed gently, wrapping different souls. Some were black, some were yellow, and some were white. Some wore jeans, some held mobile phones, some wore bright clothes, and some had beautiful facial features. They all had the breath of life, but their eyes were closed.

Among them, three "cocoons" had been broken open, with nothing inside, and were swaying in the wind.

Alice was stunned for only a moment before she realized where this place was. She quickly looked at Klein and saw him looking up at all this in silence.

A bad premonition rose in her heart. Alice gritted her teeth, turned sideways and grabbed Klein, drawing his attention back.

The scattered gazes fell on her. Alice almost instantly noticed the confused state. She subconsciously held on tighter, but Klein's gaze on her gradually became more focused. He spoke gently:

"don't worry."

Alice began to be thankful that this was above the gray fog, otherwise she would have burst into tears on the spot.

Alice gritted her teeth and took a step forward, getting closer to Klein. She loosened her grip on his arm. She looked at Klein, who showed no emotion, took a deep breath, and asked,

"Which one is you?"

Klein paused for a moment before pointing out the light cocoon that belonged to him. Alice turned her head to look at the light cocoon.

Inside was a young man with dark brown eyes and short black hair. His skin color was yellow, his facial features were unremarkable, and he looked relatively gentle, but he had obvious bags under his eyes and his chin was showing signs of having a double chin.

Alice looked him up and down for a moment, then turned back to compare him with the current Klein.

The man above the gray fog looked different from the masks. He looked like Klein Moretti, but the bookish air on his body had long faded, revealing a majestic aura after combining with the gray fog.

The body wrapped in the suit showed no signs of excess fat, but instead had a sense of strength. His height was slightly taller than the Tingen period in Alice's memory. If compared with Zhou Mingrui in the light cocoon...

Alice shook her head and commented, "Beyonders still have better figures."

After a moment of silence, Klein couldn't help but speak:

"I know you're trying to comfort me…but Alice.

"I really want to beat you up."

Alice blinked her innocent eyes. Klein looked at her, sighed, shook his head, turned around and walked down the stairs while saying,

"You don't have to worry too much about me... I've heard you talk about things before the First Age, and I already know where I've been sleeping until now...

"Now, I just saw the dormitory with my own eyes."

After a pause, he turned back to look at Alice, tilted his head and asked her,

"I'll go talk to Miss Justice, okay?"

Alice was silent for a moment, then jumped down the stairs and suggested to Klein,

"You can tell Miss Justice that I felt her psychotherapy was good after experiencing it, and I strongly recommend you to go.

"That way, you can ask her if she can give me a discount through an introduction from someone she knows... Even if she can't, she can give me a discount next time I go see her."

Klein listened to her speech quietly, then asked:

"That's a good idea, but do you remember? I went to see Miss Justice before... Have you gone to see her recently? Why didn't you tell me? Maybe she can give you a discount if you mention me."

Alice's eyebrows jumped, and she said with a guilty conscience:

"I just wanted to chat with her!"

Klein continued to stare at her. After more than ten seconds, Alice finally couldn't help herself and spoke:

"I just... well, let's put it this way, I'm just not used to the feeling of being a god...

"That feeling of being truly loved wholeheartedly and regarded as the only hope...

"I'm worried that I won't do well and I'll disappoint their trust and expectations…"

After a pause, Alice stopped talking. She looked at Klein, walked closer to him step by step, stood in front of him and asked:

"...When you come back from talking to Miss Justice, it will be Klein who will talk to me, not The Fool, right?"

"I promise," Klein promised.

"That's good," Alice said with a relieved expression, "otherwise, I'd be worried that you'd hit me with the 'Scepter of Poseidon' one day - I was planning to wait for you to come back or your angel, to see your mythical creature form, and touch that bug..."

Klein's expression froze. He looked at Alice, trying to figure out whether what she said was true or just to comfort him.

Alice blinked her innocent eyes, then called out to him pitifully:

"Mr. Fool, you won't refuse my small request, right?"

"I am a fool now," Klein sneered, "Get out of here!"

Alice continued to approach Klein pitifully, but when Klein raised his head and stared at her expressionlessly, she quickly rolled away. (End of this chapter)