Mystery: Lucky

Alice reached out and pinched the monocle on her face.

Audrey noticed her action, paused for a moment and added:

"Even if you don't wear a monocle, you'd better not appear in front of her..."

Alice nodded indifferently and asked:

"Is there anything you want?"

Hearing this, Audrey hesitated a little, and asked hesitantly: "...Is this what I should do?"

Alice frowned, and Audrey realized that this was not a satisfactory answer. After pondering for two seconds, she suddenly asked:

"Tomorrow night is my 18th birthday party-maybe I can get your blessing at the party?"

This request is not difficult, but Alice frowned and asked Audrey:

"Did He inform you that the Tarot Club this week was cancelled?"

Audrey was slightly startled.

She did receive the notice of the cancellation of the Tarot Club this week, but she didn't think about it carefully. Now, looking at Miss Destiny's attitude...?

A trace of uneasiness came over Audrey. She was thinking about what to say, but Alice continued:

"It's not convenient for me... Well, I might have to go find... the goddess."

After hesitating for two seconds, Alice chose a respectful address.

This didn't attract Audrey's attention. She had a vague sense of it. The goddess of the night seemed to be in the same position of elders as Mr. Fool to a certain extent.

But this sentence made her thoughts active all of a sudden. She realized that the cancellation of this Tarot Club seemed to involve something big and it sounded related to the goddess of the night.

It can be confirmed that Mr. Fool's condition was not a problem, and Miss Destiny's condition also looked good, so...

Well, could it be that Mr. Fool and the goddess have a cooperation to discuss? I really want to know what happened...

Although full of curiosity, Audrey could tell what was inappropriate curiosity and said with understanding:

"I see.

"Then, when you are free, can you send me your blessings?"

"Why not now?" Alice asked back.

"Then let's do it now. "Audrey didn't object.

Alice quickly solved the problem, and at Audrey's suggestion, she left Hazel to her, and then went to find Leonard.

--She had to clean up the trouble she had caused.

When she habitually appeared in the basement of St. Samuel's Church and looked at Archbishop Anthony who was working, Alice realized that Leonard, the "Red Glove", was actually not on duty.

He might not even be in the Backlund Diocese.

This was a problem. Alice frowned and scanned the entire basement of the church. Sure enough, she didn't find Leonard, and Archbishop Anthony had already raised his head and looked at her who was not hiding.

"I'm here to find Leonard. "She got straight to the point.

Anthony nodded slightly, his face calm, and he didn't show any emotion about this matter - Alice felt that he didn't seem to have any emotion about most things.

This is consistent with Alice's impression of the "Night" path. The extraordinary people in the "Night" path in her memory often exude a sense of calmness and restraint. The "Red Gloves" captain Soster that day was actually an accident among accidents.

...It is not ruled out that they were at work.

Thinking of Archbishop Anthony who was always working, Alice couldn't help but doubt the huge role that work played behind the scenes.

At this time, Archbishop Anthony's voice interrupted Alice's fantasy in time:

"He doesn't seem to be here now... Maybe you want to wait a while?"

Alice frowned and looked at Archbishop Anthony. After a few seconds, the other party asked very tactfully:

"Shall I tell you?"

Alice pondered for two seconds, walked in and said:

"Will Auceptin's new mother Hazel Macht..."

"Wait," Archbishop Anthony interrupted her, "New mother? "

Alice nodded and said:

"Yes.

"Don't you know? Will Auceptin was born, but Wilma gave birth to a stillborn baby."

"I know," Anthony replied, "The doctors and nurses on the scene came to the church for help, and I know you were there... So, He has "restarted" again?"

Alice blinked and looked at Archbishop Anthony. It took her some time to react. Maybe Archbishop Anthony thought that she had killed Will Auceptin.

... How is that possible!

Alice took a breath and said very self-awarely:

"... I think Will didn't fight me, in large part to avoid losing control. If we really fight, I may not win.

"After all, even if He doesn't want to die, I will die."

Anthony nodded in agreement, and then asked about the matter just now:

"Is His new "mother" Hazel Macht?"

Alice nodded, remembering that Senator Macht's family was actually believers of the night, and asked thoughtfully:

"Do you know her? "

Anthony shook his head and nodded, "I have read their family's information. They are one of the believers who need protection."

Alice paused slightly.

Although the major churches have their own positions and tendencies, the overall idea is that believers are equal. At least in doctrine and in the scriptures, the difference between rich and poor, noble and humble are all downplayed.

But it is actually impossible for believers to be equal. This is easy to figure out. Alice was not surprised, but she had a very subtle feeling when someone put the facts in front of her for the first time.

If I have to say it, that feeling is probably ironic.

She did not comment on this, and in fact she had no personal opinion - she just noticed this phenomenon and then sighed, which was only worth a modal word for her at most.

She nodded to show that she knew, and then continued:

“So that’s it… Hazel had a teacher before—she called that person teacher.

"That's a descendant of the Jacob family, a Sequence 4 'parasite'. She parasitized in the body of a mouse and tricked Hazel into taking the 'Stealer' potion, but in fact she didn't even have the basic common sense of an extraordinary person. Tell her.

"Shortly after the rat made its way to one of the Macht family's suburban estates, Amon noticed it and...

"You can probably imagine what happened next - what's bad is that before Amon left, Hazel went to visit her teacher as usual, and then Amon noticed Will Auceptin in her.

"Amon...Amon stole that child."

Amon testified that every word of what I said is true...Alice, who avoided the important and chose the light, spliced ​​a piece of truth that had nothing to do with her, lowered her head, showing a nervous expression.

This was not an act. She was really afraid of being found out that she was responsible for the whole thing.

...Speaking of which, why didn't she just drink the "Chaos Walker" potion with all the supporting materials? Alice's thoughts went astray again. Anthony in front of him listened to the whole story, looked at Alice who had gone from uneasy to distracted, and suddenly asked:

"What about you?"

"What?" Alice asked confused.

Anthony sighed and said as if teaching:

“You picked yourself too clean.

"You didn't say how you knew when you knew all this, nor did you say what you did after you found out - it's as if this matter had nothing to do with you."

Alice was completely silent, and she realized the flaw in her lie - she was not a peaceful image in the eyes of others, and of course, this was indeed the case.

She raised her eyes and looked at Anthony, who asked softly: "You attracted Amon, right?"

This was not a question, but Alice still lowered her head and whispered:

"... Hazel was severely frightened. She may need to be comforted."

Anthony nodded calmly.

Alice suddenly felt a little uncomfortable. She recalled Klein's repeated warnings and couldn't help but ask:

"...Don't you want to tell me something?"

"What can I say?" Anthony asked, "Obviously, we are both saints of the church. I am more qualified than you at most. In more secretive news, you and the goddess...even if we don't mention this Point, we all know that you are actually an angel."

In Alice's silence, Anthony concluded:

"I'm just fulfilling the duties of a senior, such as pointing out the loopholes in your lies so that you can do it more naturally next time."

Alice was speechless.

She thought of Captain and Evelyn again. Although they had nothing in common, at this moment, they, as well as Anthony, were actually the same.

——They don’t regard her as one of their own.

If she really grew up in the church and was really an angel of the church, would they do the same?

Inexplicable thoughts popped up in her mind and disappeared quickly. Alice understood that this was not a meaningful discussion, because even saints were fundamentally different from angels before.

She sighed and couldn't help but wonder, is there any reason why gods stay away from mortals?

In the chaotic emotions, Anthony's voice sounded again:

"Are you looking for Leonard to tell him the news about Amon?"

Alice woke up with a start. She collected her thoughts, nodded, and then added:

"I was there when Amon stole Will Asceptin.

"He... learned from me that there is a 'stealer' angel in Leonard."

Anthony frowned, then nodded calmly:

"Okay, I get it.

"I'll tell Leonard."

Having achieved her goal, Alice felt relieved. She didn't want to stay longer and left the church underground immediately.

It was still afternoon, and Alice knew that Klein's operation started at night. She did not bother him with this matter, and planned to wait until Klein came back after stealing the diary.

She habitually glanced up at the sky. The sun had already set in the west, and the sunset was still a while away, but it was already a good time to have dinner. As for the red moon - it would probably have to wait.

Praise the goddess... Alice muttered to herself as she ate her dinner.

After dinner, Alice seriously thought about Klein's actions.

After knowing that the goddess was watching this matter, Alice no longer worried about Klein's safety - unless the goddess planned to choose Amon as the "Lord of Mysteries".

If there is still some uncertainty, it is probably because we are not sure whether there are any other candidates still alive.

But the madness of Zaratul, the leader of the "Secret Order" is no secret. Even Antigonus's notes were robbed. Mr. "Gate" mentioned in Russell's diary is still calling for help - Alice I feel that the high sequence of these three paths is probably not very optimistic.

The "wrong" path has Amon eating everywhere, the "door" path has Mr. "door" shouting that he never misses an appointment on a full moon night, and the safest one may be the "fool" path.

...From this sound, the "Lord of Mysteries" doesn't seem like a good person?

No, good god.

Alice shook her head and thought of Klein's plan to sneak into Chanis Gate.

She knew that Klein planned to pretend to be the internal guard of Chanis Gate to enter it and steal the Antigonus notebook.

Alice didn't want to judge the good or bad of this plan. She just remembered that as a former night watcher and now a saint of the Church of the Night, she had never entered Chanis Gate.

I'm really curious about what it looks like inside... Alice muttered and decided to ask Klein back.

...

Leonard came to the basement of St. Samuel's Church at night.

As a "red glove", he didn't need to be on duty and was not in the basement of the church most of the time.

However, as a Beyonder of the "Insomniac" Path with very low sleep needs, sometimes on free nights, he would go to the basement of the church to play cards with others.

Of course, more often, he was reading books of the church to fill his knowledge of mysticism.

However, tonight, as soon as he entered the basement, he was stopped by someone:

"Leonard, Archbishop Anthony is calling you."

Leonard couldn't help but look over in surprise. Although all the "Night Watchers" and "Red Gloves" knew that Archbishop Anthony was in charge of the Backlund campus and was located in St. Samuel Church all year round, it was not common for a member of the "Red Gloves" to receive a summons.

- After all, if there was really something, it should be his captain Soster who notified him.

Leonard looked up and wanted to ask, but the other party just called him and turned away, looking hurried, so he had to go to Archbishop Anthony's office by himself.

Leonard knew the location of the office without anyone telling him. He knocked on the door, and a calm voice sounded from inside:

"Come in."

Leonard pushed the door open and walked in, then closed the door.

He walked to the desk, Anthony looked up and told him calmly:

"I called you here because I have something to tell you - it's related to you, but it's not convenient for others to know.

"Is the angel of the 'thief' path in you here now?"

Leonard paused and nodded.

Anthony then exhaled and said to him gently:

"Alice - you should know her.

"This afternoon, she came to me and told me that Amon knew about the existence of the one in you."