Roy King did not respond. Alice only felt that if he bent any lower, his head would touch the ground. She praised him:
"No wonder you're a Beyonder. Your body is so flexible.
"If only I had such flexibility when I took the sit-and-reach test."
Roy King did not understand, but he roughly realized that he could straighten up now. So he did, asking:
"Sit... what?"
"Not important." Alice waved her hand. "Can I ask you a question?"
"Please do." Roy King looked as though she could ask whatever she liked.
"I don't know many Beyonders of the Fate pathway," Alice rambled on. "I imagine you know more than I do, especially among the mid- and low-Sequence ones. Can you tell me whether they're all like you... hmm, able to see the situation clearly?"
Roy King did not hesitate. Once more, he drew the "∞" symbol before his chest and said without pause:
"As followers of Fate, seeing the trends of Fate's future is an ability we must possess. If we cannot do so, it means we are unworthy of walking this path."
...So the ones who couldn't see clearly had all died?
Alice rubbed her forehead and decided to do something else to disrupt Roy King's state:
"Do You Know? I once made a suggestion to the Fool... Oh, you know the Fool, right? The Fool was rather famous for a while; everyone was looking for the Fool... Even my other Blessed, Evernight, put on a show and searched a little."
Roy King instinctively nodded, only to freeze upon hearing the last part. A trace of confusion flashed through his eyes before he carefully concealed it.
Alice ignored him. Smiling, she continued:
"Once, I suggested something to the Fool... Well, you know the code used by telegraph machines? I