Sure enough... After Finished Listening to Alice, Alger suddenly understood, believing he had grasped everything.
As for more complicated details, such as Alice's past identity, which era she had truly come from, how she had Awakened inside the body of a human Young Girl... and so on, Alger was curious, but he also understood that those questions were beyond what he could investigate.
The girl before him might truly be unable to defeat him in a direct fight, but she possessed the power of death, a power that could leave him completely unable to resist.
Perhaps she had not been very familiar with that power at first, but the fleeing Demon Hound and her attitude undoubtedly proved that she had gradually regained control over the power she once possessed.
Of course, all of that was Alger's personal speculation. Any resemblance to the truth was purely coincidental.
Having finally dealt with Alger, Alice secretly Felt Relieved In Her Heart.
What she had told Alger was not entirely false. She had merely used a few linguistic tricks. Whatever Alger chose to think had absolutely nothing to do with her!
Alice's eyes darted around as she raised a new question. "Aren't you from the Church of Storms? If you take me to that sea region you mentioned, won't your crew become suspicious?"
Alger, who came from the Church of Storms, glanced at the loose-lipped Alice. In the end, he Gave Up on trying to stop her and Explained, "We're all exploring At Sea. Since someone paid us to take her where she wants to go, it makes no difference where we sail."
When Alger led Alice onto the ship, her body covered by a Wizard's Robe that left only her undeniably youthful face exposed, Alice noticed several curious gazes falling upon her.