It was undeniable that this deduction sounded far more reasonable than Amon simply wanting to play, but Klein still had a question:
"How did you reach that conclusion?"
Alice looked at Klein in confusion and tried to explain:
"He... He wants to play, so of course he can only play without restraint after becoming more powerful...
"Hmm? Now that I put it that way, everything He's doing really does seem to be for that purpose..."
Whether it was searching for Palles or searching for The Fool, the two things Amon was doing—one was for becoming a god, and the other was for becoming the Lord of Mysteries. Alice realized that her guess might actually be right.
What she said did make quite a bit of sense. Could she really have guessed right by chance...? Klein didn't make a comment on Alice's deduction. He glanced at her and asked:
"But what does that have to do with you?"
"Hmm..." Alice blinked her eyes. "If we analyze it from that angle, then it means there's something on me that can help Amon become a god."
That was reasonable, but it wasn't the key point or the difficult part. Klein nodded and asked:
"What is it?"
What Amon wanted was the real crux of the matter.
But for Alice, the answer to that question came easily. With only a little thought, she knew what was most special about herself and related to becoming a god.
"The ritual," she replied. "Do you remember what my Deification Ritual is?"
A Deification Ritual...? Klein quickly recalled the answer and frowned.
"Finding the right opportunity in the torrent of Fate...?"
Alice nodded as she scooped up a spoonful of ice cream and put it into her mouth.
It was a ritual that was both simple and difficult,