"Oh... I understand." Derrick clenched his fists, then relaxed them. He stood and thanked her.
After a pause, he couldn't help asking Alice,
"Miss Fortune, I heard you came in through a projection of the Giant King's Court?"
Oh... Leomaster finished telling that story?
Alice nodded.
With that confirmed, Derrick looked at Alice, barely containing his excitement and hope. He asked cautiously,
"Then... do you know how to leave the Forsaken Land of the Gods? Is it through the Giant King's Court?"
"I don't know." Alice shook her head. "But the key should be at the Giant King's Court?"
She glanced at Derrick and sighed.
"It's not as if I can ask... Oh, wait. I can't ask the True Creator, but I can ask Ouroboros! And if that doesn't work, there's... no, forget it. I wouldn't dare trust anything Amon told me."
Audrey finally gave Alice a strange look, then began studying everyone else's expressions.
Mr. Hanged Man and Ms. Hermit look shocked too... So this isn't just my lack of experience. Asking someone who's supposedly your mortal enemy for help really isn't something a normal person would do...
Sensing their gazes, Alice turned back to them in confusion.
...What?
Alice carefully recalled what she had just said. By the time she realized the problem, Alger and Cattleya had already looked away. Audrey and Fors followed suit.
*...?*
Alice turned to Emlyn, who was still staring at her blankly. A few seconds later, he lowered his head too.
Alice fixed Derrick with a threatening stare.
Just try copying them!
Under Alice's glare, Derrick nervously urged her, "You... you don't have to take such a risk for me..."
...A risk?
Alice froze for a moment, then realized the Tarot Club didn't know how Ouroboros treated her. Of course, that might not