Capítulo 84: Chapter 84: Fractured Fate
Chapter 84: Fractured Fate
When Alice woke up, she found herself lying in bed with a faint taste of medicine in her mouth.
...No matter which world you're in, medicine never tastes good.
Alice jumped out of bed, took a mouthful of water, and rinsed her mouth until the taste of the medicine was gone.
Alice pushed open the door and stepped out onto the deck, where she found Alger.
"Did you see the pair of horns you broke off in your room?" Alger asked before Alice could speak.
"I didn't notice," Alice shook her head. "How long was I asleep?"
"About half a day," Alger replied. "I'll drop you off at Port Pritz, is that alright?"
"No problem. Hmm... how should we divide the spoils?" Alice asked.
"I feel like I didn't really help much," Alger responded.
Alice frowned at Alger, paused, and then asked, "Are you... are you a bit afraid of me?"
"Do you remember what you did?" Alger looked at Alice with a strange expression.
Alice blinked in confusion, trying to recall what she had done.
Her spiritual sense had delved into the horns, and then...
She saw the intertwined fates of the beings on this ship, tangled into an unbreakable knot.
And then?
She... she...
She tried to untangle the knot, but it was too difficult for her. Not only did she lack the patience and skill, but she also didn't have enough spiritual power.
So... in a fit of anger, she tore apart two of the intertwined threads, causing the entire knot to unravel naturally.
Tore apart...?
Alice's expression stiffened slightly. She looked at Alger with a strange face and asked, "Who died?"
"...Don't worry, it was just those two snakes," Alger replied, realizing that Alice had remembered.
Alice breathed a sigh of relief and then asked, "How did they die?"
Alger looked at Alice and answered, "The one whose horn you broke off is hard to say, but the other one had no external injuries at all, as if it..."
"Like it died of natural causes?" Alice asked, seeing Alger hesitate.
"...Yes," Alger replied, still looking at Alice strangely.
Alice couldn't help but hold her forehead, thinking that her identity in Alger's eyes was now solidified.
But, fortunately, she hadn't recklessly pulled on the entire knot in her anger. Who knows what might have happened...
After a moment of relief, Alice asked, "So, you mean both snakes are mine?"
Alger nodded.
After a few seconds of silence, Alice decided to make a suggestion to put Alger at ease, or rather, a request: "Can I ask you for a favor?"
"What is it?" Alger asked.
"After I take the extraordinary materials I need, can I use the remaining materials as payment to ask you to help me find a pair of Disaster Siren eyes?" Alice asked seriously.
"Sure," Alger seemed a bit more relaxed but still couldn't hide his nervousness. "Do you need anything else?"
"Not for now," Alice shook her head and said to Alger, "Also... I think it's necessary to tell you that I really enjoy living as Alice Kingsley."
"...I understand." Although Alger's expression didn't change much, Alice could feel that he was much more relaxed than before.
After confirming that Alger was no longer worried about his safety, Alice made a request she had been wanting to make: "Can you tell me about the sea? Legends, stories, anything. I'm really curious..."
...
After listening to sea adventure stories from another world all the way back, Alice successfully returned to Backlund.
This thrilling journey ended with a relatively peaceful return.
Time flew by, and it was Monday afternoon. Above the gray fog, Audrey greeted Klein as usual: "Good afternoon, Mr. Fool."
Then, Audrey glanced curiously at the new member, who was also curious, and asked with a smile, "Who is this?"
Klein, sitting leisurely in the Fool's position, looked around and said, "This is Miss Magician, our new member."
Then, he looked at Fors and introduced each member: "This is Miss Destiny, this is Miss Justice, this is Mr. Hanged Man, and this is..."
The newly joined Miss Magician, Fors, used her skills as a writer to observe everyone around her.
Miss Destiny was a blonde lady who looked... uh.
Fors met Alice's smiling gaze. Alice blinked twice and said with a smile, "Hello, Miss Magician."
"...Hello, Miss Destiny." Fors nodded politely, mentally tagging Alice as "very lively."
Alice's cheerful greeting broke the usual observation period between new and old members. Taking the opportunity, Derrick spoke up: "Miss Justice, Mr. Hanged Man, I hope to get information about the Fallen Creator—I remember you still owe me a reward."
"I can provide the relevant information," Alger readily agreed.
After Derrick requested a private conversation, Alger truthfully shared traditional images such as "the eyes behind the shadow veil" and "the hanged giant," including the information that Aurora Society members believed this evil god was the original creator.
After the private conversation ended, the scene was quiet for a few seconds. Then, thinking she had figured out the process, Fors spoke up after some thought: "I want the formulas for Apothecary and Trickmaster, and I'm willing to pay in cash."
Alice once again thought of the timid fat apothecary.
Unfortunately, the timely voice of Mr. World prevented this disaster: "I have the formula for Apothecary, 230 pounds. As for the formula for Trickmaster, I will try to find it for you, but I can't guarantee success."
Fors looked around and, seeing that no one else was speaking, said to World: "Mr. World, I hope you can find the formula for Trickmaster as soon as possible. As for the formula for Apothecary, I'm ready to buy it now. How should I pay?"
World replied:
"When you return, sacrifice the cash to Mr. Fool, and the transaction will be complete.
"The specific sacrifice process is..."
After explaining the sacrifice process, Klein materialized the potion formula in front of World, handed it to Fors, and controlled World to say: "The transaction is witnessed by Mr. Fool, so you don't have to worry about it being fake."
Sequence 6 is just around the corner (getting up)
Not feeling well today, so it's a bit late orz
Estado de energía semanal
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