Amon—no, the smile on the Worm of Time, or rather, that mass of Worms of Time before her, vanished. More than ten seconds later, Alice saw the Worm of Time look at her with a complicated expression and say:
"The main body wants to see you.
"He plans to treat you to an All-Worm Feast."
After staring at each other awkwardly for over ten seconds, Alice solemnly asked this Alternative Ingredient before her:
"Is it still too late for me to run?"
"Good question." It applauded twice in admiration. "Why don't you just run?"
Alice cautiously took a step back and Asked Sincerely:
"Why are you so happy?
"You're not the main body... in other words, you might be part of the All-Worm Feast too, right?"
After more than ten seconds of silence, the Alternative Ingredient disappeared, and Alice heard Amon's still-amused voice:
"Alice, are you really not considering a trip to the Forsaken Land of the Gods?"
Alice blinked twice, playing dead and ignoring Amon. She checked to make sure there was nothing extra or miss... Wait.
Where was the diary she had just copied?
After pondering for a moment, Alice had no choice but to ask, "Why did you steal the diary I copied! You can't even read Chinese!"
Amon did not get angry. Instead, he Replied happily, "You're right. Perfect timing—you can come to the Forsaken Land of the Gods and take them back."
Alice closed her mouth. Gritting her teeth, she had no choice but to copy "Iron-Blooded Knights taste really good" five more times, intending to have a heart-to-heart with Ian later.
Once again, she firmly rejected Amon's invitation and decided to go out and buy Ice Cream.
As lunchtime drew near, Alice licked her Ice Cream and began thinking about what to eat for