Sixteen Years (End)

Watching Alice leave through the door, Roy King sat back down as well. He knew clearly that leaving through a door was merely this Goddess's peculiar sense of ritual; the instant she stepped out, she was no longer in the Real World.

But the moment his backside touched the seat, Roy King sprang to his feet in alarm and respectfully bowed.

"Pope."

A silver-haired man appeared before him. His gaze swept around the room, and without responding, he asked directly,

"Has she left?"

"She just left," Roy King replied.

Ouroboros nodded and disappeared Without Hesitation.

Only after waiting for a while did Roy King straighten up. He Looked Around, and only after confirming that no one else had come looking for him did he sit down and pick up the novel.

Alice found Melissa Moretti inside a church belonging to the Church of The Fool.

She had black hair, brown eyes, delicate features, and wore a dark skirt suit. When Alice sat down beside her, she instinctively Turned Her Head to look over. Then her eyes Opened Wide, and she was about to scream.

Alice hurriedly leaned over and covered her mouth, warning her,

"Keep it down!

"I snuck out!"

Only after Melissa nodded did Alice release her, pull back her hand, and Sit Back Down. Smiling, she said,

"Long time no see."

"...Holy Maiden Your Excellency," Melissa looked at her with a complicated expression. "Did you skip class again?"

Alice blinked innocently twice and smiled. "You can't blame me. How can they expect an Angel to obediently attend class?"

She and Melissa knew each other. When Miss Alice Moretti appeared before the public as the Holy Maiden of the Church of Light, Melissa and her Brother Benson noticed her surname.

Their First Reaction was to investigate this Holy