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74 I am in as good spirits as you are now

The fearful yet strong look reminded Alice of her experiences in Tingen, the visit of Megose, and the culprit, Ince Zangwill.

To be honest, she didn't have a very deep impression of Ins. The impression Ins left on her was probably not as good as the words that enlightened her back then.

Therefore, Alice didn't often think about asking Ins for compensation. Instead, she only heard about Klein's subsequent situation from her. Maybe he cared a little more about it than she did

... Speaking of which, I wonder how the progress of Klein's potion formula is.

Klein refused Alice's help in this matter. Of course, this was normal - because her way of helping was to ask the goddess for help.

Klein rejected this special method and intended to steal Antigonus's notebook from the basement of St. Samuel Church himself, but Alice later thought of a problem.

—Could the goddess not know that the child she was watching was about to steal something from behind the Chanis Gate?

Alice judged herself and thought that the goddess was just watching the fun.

The scenes from Selina's fate continued to flow forward. Alice saw the girl with long brown curly hair lead her out of the house and then into a room. When she saw Klein waiting in the room, Alice thought she didn't need to watch any more.

She directly transmitted the entire scene to Klein, and asked at the end:

"Do you know whose name Selina, the red-haired girl, used to perform the 'magic mirror divination'?"

Klein was currently discussing the acquisition of Coim's shares with Mrs. Mary from the Atmospheric Pollution Investigation Committee. Alice's message made him pause suspiciously. Then, he ignored her until he sent Mrs. Mary away. Then he replied from above the gray fog:

"How do you know this? Are you looking for something? I happened to ask for your full name. Let me think...

"The lingering heroic spirit; the followers of the true Creator; the eyes that stare at fate!

"This honorific name…?"

The question at the end was very obvious. Alice guessed that Klein had probably guessed that the owner of the honorific name was most likely Ouroboros, or at least closely related to Ouroboros.

Alice confirmed his guess, then looked at Alan from a distance and decisively gave up the idea of ​​looking for him - she decided to send a dream to Alan.

This is the ability of a Sequence 2 "Prophet", which allows her to step into other people's dreams and do something in the dreams, similar to sending a message in a dream.

However, this ability itself cannot hurt people, nor does it provide the ability to travel through different dreams. Alice believes that she should be able to use it in combination with other abilities, although she has never actually tried it.

But it didn't matter. Alice lay down peacefully until Alan fell asleep. Alan had been resting in the hospital most of the time during this period. She dived into his dream and found that it was not a very pleasant dream.

—Alan dreamed about Velma giving birth.

What you think about during the day you will dream about at night. It is normal for Alan to dream about this amidst the day-to-day worries. Alice even suspects that Alan has been having such dreams recently.

This was not what Alice needed to worry about. All she had to do was figure out how to make the honorable name of Ouroboros appear naturally in this dream.

At times like this, Alice thought back to the two dreams she had with Alan and Wilma.

Seriously speaking, it is possible that Will Auceptin had tampered with these two dreams, but Alice didn't care much.

After all, there was no way Will Auceptin was trying to lure Ouroboros over, but this was Alice's only solution.

Oh, it can't be said to be the only one, because she can also go to Adam, Amon, the Goddess of Night... In short, it is impossible for her to go alone.

Therefore, Will Auceptin's purpose was not important for a while... How could she have given birth almost immediately!

The incident happened suddenly, and in Wilma's shrill voice, Alice noticed that her dream began to shake.

Alice was not unfamiliar with this scene. She knew that if she didn't do something, Alan would wake up. After pondering for a moment, Alice finally did not do anything in a hurry.

——The night is still long.

In the next dream, Alice did not give Allen the opportunity to play freely, but directly put herself and Allen in a dim room, with the doors and windows closed, the curtains drawn, and the only light source was the flickering candle in front of them.

Alice blurred her own image to ensure that Alan would not remember what she looked like after waking up from the dream. Then, she took out a silver-plated mirror, wiped it and put it away.

Next, she lit a candle in front of the mirror, and then she recited the honorific name in Loen:

"The lingering heroic spirit,

"The followers of the true Creator,

"Look into the eyes of fate

"...

Alice recited it seven times in Loenese with a sense of ritual, and then smashed the mirror heartily. Amid the sound of the mirror shattering, the dream began to shake again.

Alice withdrew from the dream that was about to be shattered, and then frowned and muttered:

"Did I forget to add the hydrosol? Also, I forgot to ask the questions at the end..."

As for pronouncing the honorific name in Loenese, she did it on purpose. After all, if she really lured Ouroboros here in her dream, it would be a big problem.

Besides, Alan might not understand Hermes.

...

This was the second time Alan woke up from a dream tonight. He was no longer sleepy. He sat up in bed and recalled the scenes in his dream.

In the brief dream just now, the dim room and the girl's face were not clear, only the honorific name in the girl's voice left a deep impression on him.

Alan guessed that it must be the honorific name, the honorific name of Ouroboros who was present at the scene. Otherwise, there was no other possibility - he couldn't think of where else he could look for clues.

But... why is it Loenese?

Confusion flashed across Allen's eyes. He recalled Selina's introduction to magic mirror divination and remembered that the Honorific Name should be recited in Hermetic, but he soon convinced himself because he did not know Hermetic.

——How could a person dream of something he doesn't know?

Alan did not doubt the possibility that someone had tampered with his dream. Even if someone had, he didn't care. He regarded this as the last straw of fate, because he knew very well that in this dispute of "fate", his only value was to attract Ouroboros.

As for hoping that Will Auceptin and Alice could coexist peacefully... this is obviously unrealistic. However, it is very likely that they could coexist peacefully until Will Auceptin was born.

To be honest, Allen had considered this possibility. He seriously thought about waiting until Will Auceptin was born, telling his wife that she had given birth to a stillborn baby, and then abandoning the child.

Then Will Auceptin discovered his idea, laughed at him mercilessly, and told him that he might as well give it a try.

This made Alan afraid to try it. He didn't dare to risk his and his wife's life, so he gave up on this matter reluctantly.

If he doesn't do this, it will be the difference between dying early and dying late. Rather than continuing like this, Allen is actually more inclined to accept the judgment of fate.

After all, he had been tortured by this matter for too long.

Alan glanced at the sky outside the window, sighed, and thought about where to find someone to help him translate this honorable name.

...

Crane entered the large prayer hall of St. Samuel's Church.

The past few days of observation had yielded some results. Klein had gained a certain understanding of the internal guards. Not only that, he also knew that every afternoon, at least one internal guard would go to the prayer hall to pray to the goddess.

Today, he officially came to try to contact the inner guard.

Sitting in the first row was an old man wearing a black clergy robe, but with a cold aura, pale face, and dry yellow hair. He had his eyes closed and was praying intently. He was one of the internal guards that Klein had sensed before.

He was usually on duty on Fridays... Klein didn't really get close. He moved two rows of seats away, found a seat and sat down, then handed his hat and cane to Richardson, his personal valet.

Then, as he sat down, he quietly activated the "Spirit Line" vision.

Suddenly, a bunch of illusory black threads appeared in front of Klein's eyes. They densely emerged from the bodies of different creatures and spread in clusters towards the infinite distance.

Through his special vision, Klein glimpsed the differences among the internal guards, but unfortunately, Alice did not explain to him clearly that spying on high-level beings might be discovered, otherwise he would probably do some divination before making a decision.

Anyway, after a thrilling experience, Klein was comforted by Bishop Elektra. He relaxed, but a voice suddenly appeared in his heart:

"Do you think you are doing it in secret?

"No! Not at all! Have you forgotten that you have touched the holy object of the Goddess of Night?"

Who? Who's talking? Klein's muscles stiffened all of a sudden, and his eyelids almost opened.

After a while, Klein felt a damp chill coming from his shirt. He knew that it was his cold sweat that had soaked through the shirt.

What frightened him most was not the words the voice said, but why it could echo directly in his heart and be consistent with his own unchanged voice.

——You know, there are actually not many people who know Klein Moretti and know that he swore an oath in front of the holy relics.

The original meaning of this sentence sounded like a reminder. Klein tried to recall who among those people would make a reminder in this way, and finally thought of Alice.

But Klein quickly rejected this idea. Alice might indeed use this frightening method to give a warning, but if it was her, when he opened his eyes now, he should be able to see Alice's smug smile.

No, she should be laughing at me right now in my ear... Klein quickly rejected this guess and thought of another person who met the same requirements.

——Himself.

Before planning the action, I actually considered the corresponding issues. At that time, I came to the conclusion that there was no need to worry too much. With Alice here, the goddess couldn't have failed to notice my abnormality. Since the goddess hasn't reacted so far, it means that She acquiesces... Wait, is my current behavior also acquiesced to by the goddess?

The voice in my heart sounded again:

"You are thinking too idealistically. Besides, just because the goddess knows and condones your actions doesn't mean the church knows, right?

"I'm afraid that most members of the church don't have a high enough confidentiality level to know about you, just like they don't even know Alice's true identity."

There was no way to refute it, and Klein did not intend to refute it. He thought about the origin of this voice.

Well… Although I have recognized my true self through various roles during the "Faceless Man" stage, I have not yet completely digested the magic potion I have taken. The "Master of Secret Dolls" requires that each doll be given a personality that suits its characteristics, which can easily lead to personality splitting…

Also, in order to steal the Antigonus family notes and to play Dwayne Dantes, I was under tremendous pressure, and my subconscious mind was strongly shaken and doubtful... In this state, the uncontrolled mind of the internal watcher just now polluted and stimulated my spirit body, causing me to split into a personality?

Thinking of this, Klein asked in his heart: Who are you?

The voice hesitated and said:

"I'm Klein, and you're Zhou Mingrui.

"No, I'm Zhou Mingrui, you're Klein..."

As expected... Klein felt his hair stand on end again and decided to leave St. Samuel's Church immediately and return home to solve his split personality problem.

When symptoms first appear, things are relatively easy to deal with. But when the personality becomes stable and strong and begins to seize control of the body, you may have to seek help from outside forces!

He opened his eyes and said to Bishop Elektra beside him with a peaceful expression: "I feel like I have calmed down."

Ever since I got mental illness, I've felt much better... While speaking, Klein laughed at himself in his heart.

Bishop Elektra smiled and said, "The goddess is blessing you."

As he spoke, he took a glass of water from the pastor who came over and handed it to Dwayne Dantes.

There was no need for explanation. Klein knew that this was holy water and he had drunk it before. So he hid his worries, took the cup normally, and drank it in one gulp.

The cool feeling flowed down Klein's throat, refreshing him. He seemed to be much more awake, and even the voice in his mind weakened.

This has the effect of soothing the spirit... The church still attaches great importance to Dwayne Dantès. Of course, this is caused by their Beyonders... Klein nodded to Bishop Elektra and drew a crimson moon on his chest. He walked steadily to the altar and donated 50 pounds in cash to the offering box.

After doing all this, he left the church with his valet Richardson and returned to Böklund Street in a carriage.

After returning home, Klein entered the bathroom and came to the gray fog. After discovering that his condition had not improved at all, he secretly said "Sure enough". After thinking for a while, he first touched the crimson star that belonged to Alice:

"I am in as good spirits as you now." (End of this chapter)

75 The "Wonderful Use" of the Secret Puppet Master

Alice put down the ice cream in her hand, full of confusion.

As good as my spirit? What does that mean... Alice blinked, unable to come up with a conclusion, so she took another bite of ice cream and asked Klein,

"What do you mean?"

She waited for a long time but received no response from Klein, so she finished the last bite of ice cream in disappointment and began to think about what she could do next.

...Should I really set up a stall under the overpass?

Alice thought of the idea that had died in vain, and it seemed that it was not impossible to do so. However, when Alice thought of the extraordinary characteristics of "Chaos Walker" that she had left in the gray fog, her expression became strange.

...Are you still going?

After much hesitation, Alice, who had nothing to do, decided to give it another try.

However, Alice felt that she could not find a suitable bridge based on the results of her last divination. She might need to think of another way to find a suitable bridge.

...Where are we going?

It was not easy to make such a decision. Alice thought of Klein again, and the message that had no response, and could not help but call out to Klein again.

Still no one responded.

This made Alice a little worried. The life of a rich man was not very busy, and Klein could always find information to respond to her messages, although it seemed that Dwayne Dantes' kidneys were not in good condition.

She was no longer the little girl who had to come to the door. Although she thought that since Klein didn't call her, it was either okay or there was nothing he could do even if he called her, Alice only confirmed through her spirituality that there was no danger and began to observe Klein's situation.

She saw a circle of gray fog.

He's up there... Alice felt a little relieved, just as she wasn't worried that Will Auceptin would attack her now. Before Klein really became the Fool, Sefirah Castle shouldn't pose any threat.

She knocked twice on the gate of Sefirah Castle skillfully, but no one opened the door for her after waiting for a while. Only then did Alice realize that something was wrong.

——You know, even if a new person is pulled into the Tarot Club, Mr. Fool should not be unable to open the door for her.

What is Klein busy with?

Alice couldn't figure it out. She suddenly felt that the gate of Sefirah Castle in front of her was an eyesore. She had the urge to do something to smash the gate, but the tiny bit of light on her body seemed to be just the residual influence and power. Alice knew clearly that she couldn't really shake Sefirah Castle.

Moreover, if Klein is really doing something important, my actions might affect him...

Alice gritted her teeth. She suddenly felt that the connection between her and Klein was still too shallow. Just like now, she couldn't judge Klein's condition at all.

If only I had a way to tell if he was in danger or not... Alice muttered, gathering her spirituality.

Alice got up and paced about restlessly.

To be honest, she really wanted to pick a random person she didn't like and cause some trouble to ease her mood, but small troubles couldn't make her feel better, and big troubles...

Alice thought of Klein and sighed.

Klein didn't bring the news until dinner time. Alice sat up straight when the gray fog descended, listening to Klein's voice coming out of the gray fog.

After listening to Klein's description of his dual personality, she heaved a sigh of relief after confirming that the matter had been resolved. Then she couldn't wait to knock on the door of Sefirah Castle again.

This time, Klein allowed her entry without any surprise.

The matter had been resolved, so Alice no longer mentioned her previous worries. Instead, she looked at him with pity and asked,

"According to your analysis, your doll will not develop its own personality one day, right?"

"…?" Klein looked at Alice in surprise. "The doll is already a corpse."

"I still think it's a little different..." Alice frowned slightly, remembering that the puppet needed to have its own personality. Then she remembered that Klein said it was already a corpse. Her expression suddenly became strange. "No, wait a minute, I suddenly realized that you, the 'Puppet Master', are playing things so perverted!"

Klein looked at Alice in confusion, so she explained,

"I just suddenly thought of something like ice love, hypnosis play, role-playing..."

Klein raised his hand to stop her from speaking.

"Why don't you remember that you are not an adult at this time?" he asked expressionlessly.

Alice looked away guiltily, then forced herself to look at Klein again, defending herself:

"Oh, it just suddenly occurred to me! People's thoughts are not under their control, what can I do?"

Klein looked at her coldly.

Alice couldn't stand this weird atmosphere, so she tried to change the subject:

"You know what? Just now, when you were dealing with your other personality, I suddenly thought of something.

"Tell me, why isn't there a way for me to know that something has happened to you as soon as it happens? I mean a way to confirm the other person's safety..."

Klein was stunned by this idea. He looked at Alice, frowned, and said with a strange expression,

"Actually, I now have an ability that can play a role like this."

"What is it!" Alice looked forward to it.

Klein glanced at Alice and said with a strange expression,

"If anything happens to me, my doll will definitely be the first to know the answer..."

Alice was choked. She really had no way to refute this. The doll was indeed the first one to know that something happened to its master. After all, it had regained its freedom - and died freely.

Well, actually, he was already dead, so the situation after that might be more appropriately described as resting in peace.

But when this topic came up, Alice suddenly thought of something very dangerous. After all, this was not the first time Klein had this thought. Alice clearly realized that Klein was actually tempted by this idea - because it seemed that it could really prevent him from getting into trouble.

But Klein didn't do that. Alice thought there were two main reasons. One was the most important one, he couldn't beat her right now. As for the other one...

Klein himself said that the doll was already dead, and Alice didn't think he would want to become like that.

But Alice was panicking because she was different from Klein. She knew the scene in the adjacent pathway, and one of the adjacent pathways of the Fool's pathway - the "wrong" pathway - could actually solve the second problem.

Alice had once been possessed by Amon, and combined with the description of "Sun" Derrick, she actually knew exactly what Amon was capable of - He could completely control others while retaining his self-awareness!

This was very disadvantageous to Alice. She gritted her teeth and secretly made up her mind to make Klein give up this idea.

She clenched her fists and changed the subject again under Klein's confused gaze:

"Can you help me pick a suitable overpass?"

"What?" Klein asked in confusion.

Alice then brought up her previous experience again. Klein recalled the things he had mentioned intermittently during Alice's narration. He frowned and said,

"Why don't you wait a little longer?

" "According to what you said, Will Auceptin is about to be born..."

Alice also frowned. She certainly hadn't forgotten about it, but the days of waiting were really boring. She sighed and muttered in dissatisfaction:

"Hey, can Will Auceptin be born soon..."

Klein looked at Alice hesitantly, and finally gave up trying to dissuade her. He then brought up another matter:

"By the way, if Will Auceptin is born soon, your new name will be..."

Alice tilted her head to look at him.

"I haven't thought about it yet." Klein answered honestly.

Alice was silent for a moment. If she was to be reasonable, she couldn't blame Klein for this. After all, how could she leave her own name to someone else to write? It was normal for Klein to not write it well.

She sighed and asked Klein, "How much have you thought about it?"

Klein then pulled out a piece of paper from the pile of junk. Alice saw two lines of text written on it. The first line read "Creator of Happiness and Miracles", and the second line read "Master of Misfortune and Disaster". Klein explained:

"I haven't thought of the third sentence yet."

Alice stared at the two honorific names for a moment, then she sighed and said:

"Your writing almost makes me think I'm a real god."

When she said this, her eyes stayed on the first sentence. After all, the second sentence was just neutral to her, but the first sentence...

To be honest, although this is her authority, she really doesn't think she is such a person.

This sounded so strange that Alice shuddered uncomfortably, then she held the paper and asked,

"Tell me, can I be a bit lazy in the third sentence? For example, when writing Ouroboros, I can use words like so-and-so's followers..."

This was a bad idea that Alice came up with. Klein only glanced at her and denied it,

"I don't have a dependent like you."

Alice was choked by these words and said angrily:

"I didn't intend to use your name!"

This is true, because adding such words to the honorific name is equivalent to borrowing the person of the true God, which requires the consent of the true God himself.

Alice wasn't worried at all that Klein would reject her. What she was worried about was... how would Klein agree to this?

It was impossible for Mr. Fool to run above the gray fog and press the transfer button as soon as someone prayed for her, right?

You know, the great Mr. Fool, but up to now, has not been able to automatically respond to prayers.

But Klein did give Alice a reminder. After all, the goddess had just refused to be her "mother", so it was not impossible for her to reject a devotee who was willing to pay him back.

——Yes, Alice was originally planning to go find the goddess.

Alice sighed, and temporarily gave up the idea of ​​rushing to find the goddess. She clenched her fists and said:

"Actually, I have another idea!"

Klein looked at her curiously.

Alice raised a confident smile, raised her chin to Klein, and asked proudly:

"In fact, logically speaking, my purpose is just to give Will Auceptin a new honorific name before he is born, to prevent him from directly locating me through the old honorific name..."

As Klein listened, he suddenly felt that something was wrong. Due to his lack of understanding of the level of angels, he asked Alice:

"Can't you turn off the automatic response of the old honorific name? In the absence of a new honorific name?"

Alice curled her lips and explained to Klein,

"It can be turned off. After all, it is not mandatory to have a honorific name to automatically respond...

"But, think about it, if someone called you, wouldn't you want to turn around and see who it was? Even if you didn't answer him.

"But in our situation, we will definitely be discovered if we just take a look..."

Klein silently remembered this in his heart, and then commented:

"Curiosity killed the snake."

Alice couldn't refute this, so she chose to change the subject:

"Hey, listen to what I have to say!"

Klein then put on a posture of listening attentively, and Alice continued with satisfaction:

"In theory, my original purpose was just to prevent Will Auceptin from locating me through my honorific name after he was born. So, besides changing my honorific name, I actually have another way.

"I can solve the problem directly at the source and prevent Will Auceptin from being born!"

"Good idea," Klein agreed and even applauded. "So what are you going to do?"

This question stumped Alice. In fact, she had no idea at all. After all, she had never performed this kind of "restart" and had no experience in it. She also didn't know what Will Auceptin had up his sleeve.

Alice thought hard for a while and finally came up with a good idea. She sat up straight and said to Klein:

"Although I have no way to solve this problem, there is someone who does.

"Ourolus will definitely know what to do!"

"But," Klein questioned, "How are you going to lure Ouroboros here? How are you going to make sure Ouroboros will act according to your plan?"

This is indeed a problem, but the most critical part of this problem has been solved. Alice already has a perfect way to lure Ourolos over, and that is Allen.

She smiled mysteriously, then said to Klein:

"I know how to lure Ouroboros here, but as for how you can make Ouroboros do what I want... well, it seems that He can do nothing at all?

"I remember that Will Auceptin seemed to be very afraid that Ouroboros would be lured here. In fact, as long as Ouroboros appeared, Will Auceptin would definitely not be born as planned.

"…Right?"

She confirmed to Klein, who looked disapproving.

Klein shook his head and said to Alice:

"I don't know, because I don't often do this kind of gambling thing, I only know one thing.

"As far as I can remember, there are far more cases of premature births than delayed births." (End of this chapter)