Compared to the other people who were still pondering the deeper meaning of the conversation, Alger, who believed he understood enough, did not dare look at Alice or Mr. Fool. Instead, he stiffly turned to look at "World."
"World" stared intently at Mr. Fool, as if he had noticed nothing.
Klein also realized a problem he had overlooked—if Alice had once awakened, if she had once reached the level of an Angel or even higher, then why was she still no different from a young girl after awakening again?
No, she was even more... even more unrealistic than girls Klein remembered from that age.
Of course, the latter might mainly have been a matter of personality. Klein did not dwell on it too much, but as for the former...
Thinking of the conflict between divinity and humanity, and then of the way Alice had become a Beyonder, Klein realized that there might be another possibility.
Alice had not reached that level through advancement.
The moment she awakened, she had already been a complete Mythical Creature. Perhaps she had even awakened as a True God—illogical as that was, it was very "Fate."
However, the lack of an Anchor meant that the time she could maintain her humanity was actually very short. Perhaps even now... she doubted whether she was human.
But if she had nearly forgotten even who she was, could that still be called fortunate?
Klein looked at Alice and suddenly chuckled. He asked as casually as he could:
"Do you think your experiences can be called fortunate?"
Alice immediately understood what Klein was asking, but her answer to this question had actually been destined from the moment she became a "Winner":
"The fact that I was able to awaken again is enough to prove that I am fortunate."
"Fate