Tricking Kids

In the end, Klein decided that after dealing with Moon City, he would make the trip himself.

As for Alice... she couldn't die anyway.

And that was true. Alice had already avoided North City and was considering where to go next.

Though she had started with a string of nonsense, no matter what, she had indeed conveyed the True Creator's request. As for whether the Angel of Sacred Word and Ouroboros would do it, or exactly how they would do it—what did that have to do with her?

Still, if she got bored later, she could go take a look...

But it was hard for her to ever get bored. Going to find Klein right now might not have been appropriate, so after a brief thought, Alice found Derrick.

She had often visited the City of Silver during this period, and Derrick was no longer surprised by her appearances. He seemed to have no patrol duty today, yet he wasn't idle either. When Alice found him, he was getting beaten up in the Training Ground.

Yes, getting beaten up.

A Priest of Light was probably still somewhat frail in certain respects, and Derrick was a reasonable person. He couldn't take that Sequence 4 Cross onto the field; that would have been unfair to everyone. Thus, he could only take a beating on the platform.

Alice watched with great interest until Derrick, as if accustomed to it, finished the battle and led away her seemingly hidden figure. She was still asking behind him:

"Why didn't you keep fighting?"

"What do you need?" Derrick had already thoroughly mastered the art of talking to Alice.

After pondering for several seconds, Alice asked Derrick, "Actually, I think I should be asking your Chief... I mean, when do you plan to explore the Giant King's