"No," Alice said, pinching the mouse's ear with two fingers. "There's actually something on you that interests me quite a bit."
"What?" Flora asked subconsciously.
"Your Beyonder Characteristic." Alice stroked the mouse's fur. "This fur feels awful... Eh, how come you don't seem very scared?"
"You must be joking..." Flora glanced at Alice, seemingly finding her words rather amusing. "For an angel in perfect condition, killing me would only take a thought."
News about Miss Fortune had spread like wildfire, and Flora had actually heard quite a bit about her.
She claimed to have accidentally swallowed a Grade 0 Sealed Artifact. Rumor had it that her personality was more like that of an innocent child, and those who knew more about High-Sequence Beyonders mostly suspected that she was, in essence, a Grade 0 Sealed Artifact that had fused with humanity.
In other words, perhaps it was more like the Sealed Artifact had swallowed her.
She had just claimed to have awakened in the Second Epoch, which matched some of the information—she was suspected to have a close relationship with the Goddess of the Night.
In addition, she was close to Gehrman Sparrow, the adventurer who had only recently become famous. They were suspected to belong to the same faction. In the early stage, some had even speculated whether she and Gehrman Sparrow had some sort of romantic relationship. As for now...
Most people thought Gehrman's identity was more like that of a babysitter.
Of course, these were merely private rumors. No one dared voice such speculation in front of them, so naturally none of it could be verified. The only thing Flora could be certain of was that this was a genuine angel—the kind who could treat authority as a toy.
For that reason, Flora did not think Alice truly