Magic Mirror Divination sounded like a human with a bad signal sticking an antenna on themselves...
As Alice grumbled to herself, she urged:
"Go take a look at that village, Miss Justice!
"I'll protect you!"
From Audrey's account, Alice had already concluded that the notebook was connected to dragons. Clearly, the village might be connected to them too.
But Alice's encouragement backfired. Audrey had been imagining an adventure, but once Alice urged her on, she promptly decided against it.
It's too dangerous, Audrey! At your current level, you could easily run into trouble. And Miss Fortune would be there too...
Besides, there's no need for me to do this. Even if the Psychology Alchemists discover something, once I grow stronger and rise through the organization, I'll have a share of it...
As Alice tried to coax her into going, Audrey gradually calmed down and began to think clearly.
But how should I turn Miss Fortune down? Hmm, I'll just tell her the truth. I can tell her I've been to the village, and if she's interested, I can tell her what happened there...
Audrey chose her words carefully as she answered Alice:
"Do you remember the village I mentioned at the Tarot Club, the one with customs involving dragon worship?
"It's called Hedrak. That's the village you showed me. I explored it once under Mr. Fool's protection. Would you like to hear what happened?"
"Yes!" Alice answered without hesitation. Then she remembered she was aboard the Future. "Oh, wait... I'm a little busy right now. You'll have to wait until I get back."
Busy... doing what?
Audrey's first thought was to wonder where a new kind of ice cream had appeared.
*No, Audrey, you can't make assumptions about Miss Fortune. Maybe she's met a talking cat... No. Never mind. I