When Mercury Lamp opened his eyes again, he saw an unfamiliar ceiling.

And... an annoying voice.

"Hey, you're awake."

“Human!”

Hearing Fang Zheng's voice, Shui Yindeng rolled over and got up, only to find herself lying on a table, while Fang Zheng was playing on the computer beside her, looking at her with a smile.

"How do you feel? This was Lapis' first fight, so you didn't use enough force. I fixed it for you, and it should be fine now."

"Why?"

Hearing Fang Zheng's words, Shui Yin Deng was stunned for a moment, then she hurriedly lowered her head to look at her body, and then something happened that surprised Shui Yin Deng.

That is... her body is actually intact!

“What have you done!”

Mercury Lamp glared at Fang Zheng fiercely and shouted angrily. Although she was the first doll of Rozen Maiden, Mercury Lamp was different from the other sisters. Her body was not complete. Strictly speaking, Mercury Lamp's body lacked the middle waist connecting the upper and lower parts. But Mercury Lamp didn't care. She had always lived like this and was used to it.

But now...my body has actually been repaired by this annoying human?

How could he possibly fix it?

Rozen Maiden is not an ordinary doll that can be easily repaired if it breaks. Even in Mercury Lamp's heart, only her father can repair her body.

But now, her body was taken over by such a man so casually? !

"Hmm? Is there something wrong? I think it's fine."

Hearing Shui Yin Deng's roar, Fang Zheng looked at her curiously, and Shui Yin Deng opened her mouth, wanting to say something. But... she found that she couldn't say anything at all!

Just as Fang Zheng said, the repaired part fits perfectly with her original body, and Shui Yin Deng didn't even feel any discomfort at all, which made her not know what to say for a moment. Shui Yin Deng wanted to complain about something, at least to show Fang Zheng that "only my father can repair my body", but...

There is nothing to say, it's so perfect that even Mercury Lamp can't find any fault with it!

She wanted to lie with her eyes open, but...

"Okay, I won't talk to you about this anymore. Now that you're awake, let's talk about business."

At this point, Fang Zheng's face became serious. Although Shui Yindeng wanted to say something, she lowered her head obediently considering that she was under someone's roof.

"What do you want to say?"

"I heard something about you from Shinku. You are the first doll among the sisters to have self-awareness. In other words, you saw the other Rozen Maidens being created with your own eyes, right?"

"……Yes."

Hearing this, Mercury Lamp's face darkened slightly.

"But... my father abandoned me, he gave up on me, he..."

"We can talk about your past later, although I also think your creator is mentally ill."

Fang Zheng waved his hand, signaling Shui Yin Deng to stop being so nervous. At the same time, he was also secretly wondering what the puppeteer was thinking. Logically speaking, as the first puppet, Shui Yin Deng should be the first to be completed. Even if it was a test product, it had to be completed.

This is like verifying a model. You have to at least build it from start to finish to know what it is like. However, the puppeteer just built half of the Mercury Lamp and threw it away, and then went on to make other Rozen Maidens?

What the hell is this operation? Is there something wrong with your brain?

You must be crazy.

"Don't speak ill of father!"

"If you don't want to tell me, then don't tell me. I won't argue with you about this. I have something very important to ask you."

Fang Zheng stared at the mercury lamp and then asked.

"Since you have seen the entire process of their creation, I would like to ask you, what was it like for the father to create the other dolls?"

"What...like?"

"Is it full of love? Or is it just a routine? Or is there some purpose behind it?"

"Of course it's love..."

Having said that, Mercury Lamp gritted his teeth.

"I still remember how lovingly my father stroked their hair and arranged their clothes. He picked up Zhenhong from the chair and held her in his arms with deep love..."

"Okay, okay, I'm sorry for exposing your scars."

Fang Zheng once again interrupted the darkening process of the mercury lamp.

"Then do you think, based on normal values, he would make a rule that would let other Rose Maidens kill each other?"

“…”

Hearing this, Mercury Lamp bit her lip. She really wanted to mock Shinhong and the others, but doing so would be tantamount to admitting that her master was an incurable pervert.

"I think... Father wouldn't do that."

Although Mercury Lamp admitted that seeing the Rose Maidens, who were loved by their father, killing each other really gave her a sense of revenge, but after thinking about it carefully, she had to believe that based on what she had seen, her father would not make such a cruel decision.

"How much do you know about Alice's game?"

"I don't know anything."

Mercury Lamp shook her head again. She was not even a real Rozen Maiden because she did not have the Mother of the Rose. She could only move because of her longing for her father.

In fact, Mercury Lamp didn't know what Alice Game was at all. She only found out that the Rozen Maidens were fighting for something called "Alice Game" when she accidentally broke into the battlefield between Shinku and Aoseishi.

"Um……"

After listening to Mercury Lamp's description, Fang Zheng wrote something down in his notebook and then nodded.

"So, do you remember how many puppets your father made? Besides you?"

"...Canary, Verdant Star Stone, Blue Star Stone, Red, Hinaberry..."

"very good."

After recording all this, Fang Zheng nodded and stood up.

"Thank you for your help. I have something to do, but you can come and listen if you want."

After saying this, Fang Zheng turned around and walked out the door. Mercury Lamp hesitated for a moment and followed him out. Then she followed Fang Zheng down the stairs and came to the living room. At this time, almost all the Rose Maidens were already there. Not only was Thujaseki, Shinku and Hinami here, but even Aoshiseki was called over. With the addition of Lapis, Mikan and Eve, it seemed quite lively.

When they saw the appearance of the mercury lamp, the expressions of the rose dolls became somewhat unnatural, but Fang Zheng didn't care about that. He pulled a chair and sat down, then looked at everyone.

"Okay, I have something to ask you guys... It's about Alice's game."

“…”

Hearing this, everyone was shocked, and Fang Zheng stared at them and asked again.

"I want to ask you, regarding the Alice game, who among you plans to continue?"

"I don't want to say that!"

Cuixingshi was the first to express his objection.

"It's so weird that sisters are killing each other. I don't want to participate in Alice's game!"

"Green Star Stone..."

Hearing Cui Xingshi's answer, Cang Xingshi's expression became a little gloomy. She hesitated for a moment, then spoke through gritted teeth.

"I want to fulfill my father's wish. I want to win the Alice Game."

"Blue Star Stone!"

Hearing her sister's answer, Cui Xingshi was immediately unhappy and glared at her angrily. It seemed that the sisters had quarreled over this matter more than once.

"I... have my own ideas."

Shinku thought for a moment, took a sip of tea, and spoke silently. As for Hinami... as a loser, her fate was in Shinku's hands, so it didn't matter whether she spoke or not.

"I heard some things from Mercury Lamp. She was a bystander in the entire process of that person making you."

Fang Zheng pointed at the mercury lamp, then looked at everyone again.

"I want to know now, how did you know about Alice's game and its rules? Did your creator tell you? Did he tell you in person? Or did he leave you a letter? Everything has a beginning, so how was the beginning of Alice's game determined in the first place?"

"this……"

In response to Fang Zheng's question, Emerald Starstone, Blue Starstone, Shinku and Hinamichi looked at each other.

“…It’s a rabbit.”

"rabbit?"

"Um……"

Cui Xingshi hesitated for a moment, then explained the situation to the other party.

In general, that was after all the dolls were made, when they woke up from their slumber and climbed out of the suitcases, their makers had disappeared from their sight.

At that time, the Rose Maidens were also very frightened and uneasy, not understanding what was going on. At this moment, a rabbit who called himself "Laplace" suddenly appeared in front of them, saying that he was a friend of their father and the supervisor of Alice's game. Next, it announced the Alice game and its rules to the Rose Maidens. Similarly, in the following several eras, it has been playing the role of supervisor.

And at the end of each session, it will be responsible for sending the Rose Maidens to other masters.

After hearing this, Fang Zheng, Meigan and Eve looked at each other.

"So, you didn't see your master, nor did you talk to him. You just listened to a rabbit claiming to be your master's old friend, and then you believed him?"

"...Brother, they were probably deceived."

"It's possible."

In response to Meigan's question, Fang Zheng nodded.

"I asked Mercury Lamp. She witnessed the manufacturing process of all the Rozen Maidens. According to her, with the love that the maker showed for the dolls during the manufacturing process, he would have to be crazy to issue such a rule."

"Then why did the rabbit lie to them?"

"They could also be the enemies of their creators."

Looking at Eve, Fang Zheng shrugged.

"This isn't hard to understand, right? If you think about it carefully, for example, someone has a grudge against their creator and kills that creator. Of course, for an average person, this is the end, but what if it's a psychopath? Mercury Lamp also said that Rose Maiden is the greatest honor of the creator, so if you want revenge, what could be better than letting the creator's beloved children kill each other and then taint his brainchild?"

Having said this, Fang Zheng chuckled.

"Maybe in the end, when there is only one left in the Alice game, it will come out and kill the other one - this can be considered as meeting their father in a way, right? It's just a meeting in heaven."

After hearing Fang Zheng's speculation, all the girls felt a chill all over their bodies, and Cang Xingshi even jumped up.

"That's impossible, you have no evidence!"

"Of course I have no evidence, this is just a guess, but you also have no evidence, right?"

Fang Zheng spread his hands and stared at the Blue Star Stone.

"If what you said is true, then the only fact we know now is that your maker disappeared. After he disappeared, a rabbit appeared in front of you and said that he was your maker's friend and spokesperson, and then announced the Alice game and its rules to you..."

Having said this, Fang Zheng curled his lips.

"Then do you have evidence to prove that the rabbit is really a friend of your maker? Is everything it says true?"

"this……"

Facing Fang Zheng's questioning, Cang Xingshi turned pale and was speechless. The expressions of the others also changed drastically, even Shui Yindeng's face was uncertain.

If what Fang Zheng said was true, then doesn't that mean that the supervisor who claimed to be their father's friend was the mastermind behind all this? !