Uh... So after talking for a long time, what she meant was that she went out during the day just to hang out, and how many times would she play the piano when she felt inspired?

This is not a witch at all...from the perspective she chooses, she is even a bit like a female bodhisattva.

Klein was dumbfounded and quite surprised.

But Alice's emotions when she told the story were truly revealed, and the scenes described in the few words were also presented as real scenes, which made him, the listener, feel inexplicably heavy at times, as if a heavy stone was pressing on his heart.

Klein may not have seen those miserable, seemingly hopeless lives with his own eyes, but Melissa would always mention it to him and Benson before. After her former classmates suffered the setback of their father's unemployment, their family members

How difficult is it to live in a ghetto?

Presumably, if one had not actually seen such a scene, no matter how good at creating illusions and knowing how to deceive, one would not be able to express such emotions that touch the hearts of others.

Klein had actually considered how to block Alice's influence on him before, so as to avoid being charmed, having his cognition tampered with, or being deceived by hallucinations.

The first idea that came to mind was to pull her above the gray mist that could isolate external interference, and let the two of them talk face to face.

But he soon gave up this plan.

First of all, this will expose one of his biggest secrets. If not done well, Mr. Fool's vest may be exposed in future tarot meetings... The picture is too beautiful, I dare not think about it.

Secondly, he could not guarantee that pulling Alice up into the gray mist would isolate her influence. If her stars were connected to the gray mist, her strange ability would infiltrate her, and in the end, the only person who could shield her from her influence would be

If the interior of the gray mist world is also captured, then the gains outweigh the losses.

Taking into account various other factors, Klein could only give up and make other plans.

But what he didn't expect was that he would be so moved by Alice's plain narrative that he could no longer be cruel enough to look at her like a liar.

...Forget it, if her deception and acting skills are really so good that she can even deceive "true feelings", then he can only admit that he doesn't know people well.

Klein nodded lightly and made a decision.

He didn't notice at all when he sat next to the girl, he just looked directly into her eyes seriously.

"I believe what you said...but I need an explanation."

"?" She turned her head slightly, expressing her doubts with her eyes.

While silently thinking about beauty as misleading in his heart, Klein gritted his teeth and asked shamelessly:

"Tell me honestly, have you ever charmed me before? Have you changed my perception of you? Have you ever used illusions or hallucinations?"

——After all, the reason why he would suspect that she is the "Pleasure Witch" is because she charms others for no reason and makes them like her, and then she needs to obtain "pleasure"!

If there were no such problems, he would be happy to believe that she was a magician from another world. In that case, she might be able to help him find his hometown.

Alice blinked and showed a "how did you find out" expression.

"Can I not answer this question?"

"Then I'll take it as your acquiescence." Klein tried to maintain his composure on his face.

"But I don't answer because of your consideration... I'm afraid that if I say too much, you will be shy and embarrassed."

Klein took a deep breath.

"No, you don't have to worry about this. I only care about the truth now...and the reasons for you to do this."

His frankness clearly troubled Alice.

She turned from sitting to lying on her back, her long hair spreading a layer of light golden color on the bed sheets, and her inverted eyes reflected Klein's figure.

"Actually," Alice spoke in the silence of this room, "I must say, your face... well, it's not my type at all."

"...Oh." Klein was stunned.

"But many times, your reactions are very cute, so I can't help but want to do something to watch your next reaction."

...Don’t take bad taste and bad intentions so naturally! Klein retorted silently to her.

"Of course, these words do not mean that I have exerted various mental influences on you for some purpose... nor is it directly related to the illusion that I have always maintained."

"...Then you want to mention something specifically?" Klein couldn't help but contradict her.

Alice was not angry, but after a pause for a few seconds, she spoke again:

"Then let me ask another way...do you think I'm beautiful?"

...What kind of proposition is this?

Klein frowned deeply, but he was too embarrassed to admit it in front of her, so he could only nod his head very slightly.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he was about to complete this action, Alice showed that familiar evil smile:

"Okay, I know what you will answer...it looks good, right? What a coincidence, that's what I thought too."

Narcissism! Klein rolled his eyes angrily in his heart.

"Klein, you know, my illusions are never used to deceive or tease anyone. To achieve such a purpose, I don't even use these magic tricks... In addition, you are also wrong.

The order of a certain question.”

Klein couldn't help but frown slightly when he heard this.

"Wrong order?"

"Well, because the 'charm' ability you think is actually not my intention, it's like... some kind of negative effect that is difficult to control. So, do you understand?"

After thinking for a moment, Klein nodded with some difficulty:

"I can probably understand part of it...but you said this is a negative effect?"

In his opinion, this is clearly a powerful and terrifying ability. It can invisibly eliminate other people's vigilance and treat her as a friend. It can be called a console cheating device.

Alice glanced at him.

"This 'charm' is not only effective for humans, but also for intelligent creatures. It will also have an effect on other creatures with reproductive instincts, regardless of gender... If there is a chance next time, we can find a place to fish together.

I'm pretty sure I can catch more fish than you without using bait... Want to bet?"

...and said you didn’t cheat! Are you really not some kind of sealed artifact that became a spirit?!

Klein was stunned when he heard this, and waved his hands to reject her "kindness" - judging from her tone, it seemed that he had really tried this before... He would have to be as stupid as a curly baboon to agree to her proposal!

However, Alice quickly stated that under her conscious control, the range of influence of this charming ability would not exceed five meters around her body, and the emotional guidance she received was not very strong, at most it would be a little favorable.

Once away from this range, the affected person will gradually return to normal.

"Why didn't you tell me earlier!"

As soon as these words came out, Klein's heart suddenly went off and he was about to run to the corner of the room to distance himself from her.

"...I haven't finished speaking yet." Alice shook her head in amusement, while not forgetting to give him a stabbing blow, "And after so many days, those who should be affected have already been affected, even if you can't stand far away now

If I'm more than five meters away, it's already too late."

...So this is the experience of the Nighthawk team? Completely charmed by the "negative effects" on her body? Klein seemed to nodded with some understanding.

"As for the cognitive modification you mentioned... it should be another spell."

Alice summarized to him a certain spell that she had improved in brief language. Its specific effect was to modify the subjective perception of her by the creatures around her - especially non-intelligent creatures - and expand the negative impression.

In general, the function of this spell is to counteract the "charm ability" mentioned earlier.

For intelligent creatures, the effect of this "anti-charm" spell is also there, but it is not obvious enough in comparison. It is still easy to have a certain affection for Alice under the influence of the charm effect.

Finally she said:

"I've tried my best to reduce the impact on you. If you have a good impression of me again, it's not my problem, it's your own problem... Well, actually, it doesn't matter even if you have a good impression of me. It's human nature to love beauty.

, Beautiful people can always gain more kindness from others. And I will not deceive anyone's feelings just because of this."

...Okay, let’s not judge her nonsense for now.

Klein could not find anything to refute her theory, so he could only say:

"Then...how do you explain hallucinations and illusions?"

He never forgot several questions he had divined on the gray mist.

"Is there any explanation for this? I have always maintained the illusion on my body, otherwise it would be too troublesome to re-cast the spell every time I go out."

Alice waved her hand and quickly ignored the topic. She stood up and walked to the desk. This also made Klein, who was still thinking about asking about the topic of "pleasure", give up the idea of ​​speaking again.

"So, I really don't think I will be targeted by anyone..."

She pointed to the quiet black letter on the table, and then turned back to confirm with him whether there was really anything bad hidden in it.

Klein himself also wanted to prove his guess, so he took a few steps closer and took out the citrine pendulum wrapped in his left sleeve, letting it hang above the dark letter, while silently reciting in his mind:

"There are harmful implications for me in this letter."

This was the first time Alice saw him using his extraordinary abilities in front of her, so she didn't bother him and just stared at his movements curiously.

After a while, the citrine pendulum began to rotate clockwise under the pull of spiritual power, and the speed was quite fast.

Klein put away the pendulum with a solemn expression, turned around and said to her:

"There is something bad here! And the nature should be quite bad!"

"Is this your 'divine' ability?" Alice nodded slightly, then asked, "Then do you have any good suggestions, Mr. Fortune Teller. You see, I'm just a person who doesn't know anything about the extraordinary world.

Many weak poets have never experienced similar events..."
To be continued...