Alice's unusual attitude made Klein realize something was wrong. Pushing aside his other thoughts, he asked, "You said you met Bernadette... What happened?"
"Mm... First of all, you might have one more Demigod believer," Alice said pensively.
Klein felt that he had relaxed too soon.
Seeing Klein's expression, Alice sighed and began recounting what had happened from the very beginning:
"It went like this... I met Bernadette, a Demigod, at the exhibition hall for 'Affectionate Roselle.'
"Then, well, in short, she noticed me and asked me some things related to Emperor Roselle...
"I couldn't exactly bargain with a Demigod, so I told her... that we came from another civilization, that Emperor Roselle was considered our predecessor, and that the current leader of our people was 'The Fool'..."
Mr. Fool felt like facepalming again. Fortunately, no one else was watching here, so he could do so without restraint. He pressed on, "And then? Why did you say we couldn't go back?"
Alice frowned and said:
"I told Bernadette some things about modern Earth, but...
"When we mentioned the Internet, the Hidden Sage suddenly cast Its gaze upon us."
"The Hidden Sage?" Klein asked back in surprise. "Why would It cast Its gaze upon us? Is It interested in the Internet? Oh, right, that way It wouldn't have to chase after Its believers to force knowledge into them. It could just put it directly on the Internet..."
"That wasn't the only reason." Alice shook her head. "Bernadette told me that only knowledge that truly exists and is extremely secretive would draw the Hidden Sage's gaze."
"Only knowledge that truly exists and is extremely secretive would draw the Hidden Sage's gaze?" Klein repeated, keenly detecting a truth in those words that he did not want to face. His expression gradually turned solemn.
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