I'm Not Going to Be a Druid!

...That was too much.

Alice lowered her hand, glared fiercely at Klein, and bared her teeth. "I never thought that!"

That statement was true.

Although she had not actually meant to comfort Klein, and although she really had thought it was a good idea after Klein said so, that had not been her original intention—she had merely wanted to take a commemorative photograph with the future Lord of Mysteries while he was despondently crying with his head in his hands.

Very obvious, that plan had failed.

After thinking for two seconds, Alice glared at Klein and fulfilled his wish. "Pervert!"

Klein pressed his brow, confirming two things.

First, he had guessed wrong.

Second, Alice had not truly wanted to comfort him.

Unexpected, yet reasonable. Klein shook his head, sat down on the ground, glanced at Alice, who had stuck herself beside him, and chuckled. "I'm planning to take a look at that Giant Pit Kotar created. I suspect that what fell here back then was a Mystery Attendant Beyonder Characteristic.

"Perfect. Zaratul, Antigonus... Counting it this way, all three Mystery Attendant Beyonder Characteristics are gathered. And there's also that missing Miracle Invoker Beyonder Characteristic Arrodes mentioned..."

Alice nodded in agreement. "That makes sense... Looking at it this way, you should've directly advanced to Sequence 1 the moment you woke up, and then..."

"No." Klein interrupted her. "I should have waited until I entered Castle of Origin before directly becoming Sequence 1. It's just that... perhaps the Goddess interfered with the process?"

He looked at Alice as though seeking confirmation. Alice nodded. "There isn't any other answer, is there?"

"In that case, can I ask something?" Klein frowned at Alice. "Castle of Origin is related to the Fool, Error, and Door pathways, right?"

Alice nodded.

Seeing this, Klein asked in confusion,