He cursed secretly in his heart, but when it came time to talk to Alice, Klein suppressed his emotions and said in as calm a tone as possible:

"Anyway... It's okay if you just lose contact. Don't forget that you still have a wish you promised me that has not been fulfilled. Even if you go to Backlund and study in some university, you are not allowed to default on your debt! Besides, there is still that contract...

You can’t afford it, right?”

"Why, you contacted me suddenly today. Did you think about what you wanted to make?" Alice replied with a smile in her heart, "I thought you had to hesitate and think about it for a while."

Instinctively, Klein's heart suddenly skipped a beat.

What's going on? What she said... was as if she had guessed his unspeakable wish!

"...Do you know what I want to wish for?" he asked, feeling his heart beat slightly faster.

"Well, although I'm just guessing -" After a long pause as if to tease him, Alice slowly continued to reply, "You always hint at extraterrestrial civilizations and the unknown of the vast star world.

field, and even asked me about my return progress from time to time... With such an obvious performance, do you think I don't feel anything at all?"

...She, she knew? She guessed it?!

Klein's breathing almost slowed down in strength and frequency, and he subconsciously tightened the shirt on his chest.

Could it be that my identity as a time traveler was revealed by a witch from another world?

Fuck, why?

I called her obviously because I wanted to test her tone, but instead I encountered the crisis of having her secret revealed?

No, no, with the DND magician’s knowledge of the world as a whole, she might think about civilizations in different dimensions, or think that I am some kind of devil or evil spirit that has taken over the human body... Hey, but if she had gone there long ago

She has considered this direction, but has not started to "exorcise demons". Does that mean that she still has some thoughts and feelings for me, so she does not intend to do anything harmful to me...

"Klein, you..."

He swallowed nervously, his Adam's apple rising and falling slightly.

"You don't want to follow me back to the world over there, do you?"

…

Huh? This...

Is that what she thinks?

...It seems to make sense, so why did I scare myself before?

Klein only felt that his heart had finally returned to its proper place in the chest, and his whole body relaxed. He was scared and dumbfounded as he clarified for himself:

"Why do you think I want to follow you? I have a family here, a job, friends and colleagues, and goals to strive for. How could I just leave you alone... Besides, what if I followed you?

In the world over there, I doubt that I can survive more than three days... It's all because you told me last time that a devil might come out of a jar picked up on the roadside, and a random farmer on the roadside might use a few...

Using natural magic, there is a chance that a seemingly ordinary monster on the roadside is the master of the devil's nest. With a single howl, he can summon hundreds of monster subordinates..."

"Hey, that's different. Devil...if you meet a devil, you can go to the church. The church likes to deal with these abyss visitors from the inner plane the most. As for what I said before, any farmer can use spells.

The description is actually an exaggeration. Well... because as long as you go to a Druid settlement that worships the ancient covenant of nature, every farmer farming there is a Druid, and they are all good at using natural magic..."

"...What about the monster problem?" Although the topic had unknowingly deviated from the right track, Klein still couldn't help but tease her, "According to what you said, if you unfortunately encounter a monster of disastrous nature when you go out,

Chao Chao, even a large mercenary group with hundreds of people may not be sure to escape intact... No matter how you look at it, the cost and risk factor of going out in your world are too high, right?"

"Well, there are only one or two catastrophic monster tides every year. Even in years with frequent monster tides, there will be no more than five. It can be said to be a minor problem. The overall problem facing the mainland now is that gradually

The flames of war are heating up, and..."

Alice's voice stopped abruptly, and she remained silent for almost a full minute before switching back to her previous brisk "tone" with a smile.

"Forget about those annoying problems, you can look at the good things, such as the healing potions and all kinds of magical magic that you long for, and you no longer have to face madness and loss of control... Even if you like worldly wealth and power, I

You can find someone through your connections to give you a piece of fiefdom, so that you can experience the wonderful feeling of being a lord."

...I always feel that her description is getting more and more outrageous.

If this continues, I think I can start writing a novel, and give it the title of an online article, "I am a lord in a different world after traveling through time", or maybe give it a light novel flavor, and call it "A Different World Starting from ●"

Lord's Life"...

Stop it, stop thinking about it!

"In short, it must be a piece of land in a remote area. Then let me work as a free laborer to reclaim wasteland, dig ditches, and grow cotton and corn..." Klein sighed and complained in his heart.

"What are you thinking? It's not a problem to get a piece of the rich earldom. Don't think of me so stingy." Alice snorted, and then added, "But because we may face the threat of war,

, the rich territory will most likely be targeted by various bandits and robbers, and it will also be easily regarded as a strategic food and grass supply point by the empire, and it will be quite difficult to manage it..."

Listening to the girl's words in his heart, Klein was stunned for a moment. He didn't expect that she seemed to have really considered various strategies for developing territory, running trade, and training and training troops. He almost thought that he had only played simulation business games.

, the keyboard adventurer who often plays to make ends meet gets dizzy.

"Ahem, in short, I never thought about running away with you...I never thought about going with you! Don't be like a devil thinking about how to seduce me!"

After Klein finished speaking firmly, he realized what he had said directly to her, and he immediately tried to make amends in embarrassment:

"This, I'm not saying you are like a devil...it's just that your persuasive tone reminds me of the devil you described..."

Alice just chuckled indifferently:

"Perhaps I really am some kind of demon or demon? The devil likes to make deals with people. Whenever he sees a sinful soul degenerating a little bit, it is as satisfying and joyful as a human being eating his favorite food...

Just kidding, I am a human being, a more pure and thorough human being than you. On the contrary, on your side, as long as the extraordinary people have taken the magic potion, they have merged with inhuman things, and their bodies and souls have changed.

There is no chance of looking back.”

The disturbed heart gradually regained its tranquility as she spoke calmly and peacefully. Klein showed a silent, slightly bitter smile, and flashed across his mind the back of the old Punisher before he lost control, and past Dunn.

The captain and Old Neil shook their heads and sighed.

He quickly put away his slightly dejected mood and re-activated the telepathic communication function of the "Breath of Mind" earrings.

"I know, so you, an 'ordinary person', should take better care of yourself, no matter where you are, Tingen, Backlund, or other places. Rest when you are tired, eat a delicious meal when you are hungry, and if you feel lonely

, it’s not that I don’t want to chat with you... Anyway! I won’t allow you to lose contact with me for no reason! You still owe me a wish, and that unfinished dark red chimney commission!"

When he thought about the commission for the house with dark red chimneys, Klein felt that he had been wronged too much.

The money he paid to the detective agency has turned into a dozen thick investigation results reports, which he obviously can't get back. In addition, he "paid" Alice with his body and became a humanoid guinea pig for nearly a month.

Her reagent provides a sample for observation...

Now, the progress of the investigation is basically stuck on those red chimney houses scattered in the suburbs. Although he often takes time to hire a carriage to go to the suburbs to investigate in person, he has yet to see any house that can make him feel spiritually familiar.

Dark red chimney.

He didn't know how long it would take him to complete the search and find the corresponding house by himself; but if Alice was willing to help, it would only take one afternoon...

Yes, as long as he has one more afternoon, he will definitely be able to catch the black hand hiding behind the scenes and solve those strange circle-like mysteries!

"Well, so you are rarely so tough today and you are here to express your concern to me?" Alice's voice sounded like she was surprised, but also seemed a little happy.

Joy...she felt joy in my concern?

Klein wanted to ignore the strange throbbing that spread from his chest, and he wanted to ignore the joy he felt at the same time, but he also couldn't deny that he really wanted to know, at this moment, who Alice would be in reality.

What an expression...

"Humph," at this moment, he heard the happy laughter of the girl deep in his heart, "If you say you are a fool, does that mean you are really a fool? Don't worry, even if you have an accident, I will be fine. You

Prioritize taking care of yourself.”

"You..." In an instant, the emotion that filled Klein's heart disappeared. "Can you stop being crow-mouthed?"

Her reaction was to smile more happily.

"I'm just kidding, why are you so excited? Am I wrong?"

…

Unknowingly, Klein chatted for a long time with the other person he was spiritually connected to, as if the barrier that had cut off contact in the past few days had never appeared.

Their topics cover almost all fields, some are full of imagination, some are extremely realistic, some are commonplace, and some are profound and mysterious.

Of course, what he sees and hears in the extraordinary realm is mainly what Alice says and he listens.

It wasn't until Alice seemed to be called away to get busy with work that the "phone porridge" that lasted longer than the Tarot Club was finally finished, and both parties cut off communication one after another.

Klein touched the silvery-white ornament next to his ear, which still felt cool to the touch, and thought to himself that if it had been a mobile phone, it would probably have started to get hot in protest...

Hmm... Although he failed to mention the Tarot Club or the existence of "The Fool" to Alice, he finally confirmed something from her.

——Alice did indeed participate in a secret party held by Mr. A in Backlund.

This is consistent with Miss "Justice"'s description, and it can be basically concluded that she is a strong person from the "audience" path that Miss "Justice" met by chance at a party.

Klein paced back and forth in the room, thinking about how to induce Alice to pronounce the honorable name of "The Fool" in a subtle and unsuspicious way, thinking about how to hide the fact that "Kline is equal to the Fool" from her, so that she would misunderstand it.

The meaning of "Klein is the favored one of fools".

Well, maybe it can be like this...

…………

"Alice? You just went to the medicinal plantation garden to look for herbs for a long time. Is the boiling grass in stock not enough? Or is there another sign of insect infestation after the shower in the morning?"

As soon as Shermin, a young clinic assistant and herbal pharmacy compounder, saw the girl with a white coat on her shoulders, she immediately put down the medicine pestle that she was pounding absentmindedly in her hand, and looked at the herbal stems and leaves she picked into the basket with a little worry.
To be continued...