Not to mention, based on Alice's previous words, she clearly had no idea what was going to happen at some point in the past, and in that instant, she faced her first end.
There are clearly many doubts here.
These suspicious points clearly point to Yao and others, who have known about this all along but have always avoided talking about it.
Is there something troubling you? Perhaps I can find a breakthrough by talking to Alice.
Without hesitation, after quickly organizing my thoughts, I asked, "Alice, do you know Yao?"
To Alice, this was probably an extremely strange question.
The female knight crossed her powerful legs again, leaned back, and smiled with narrowed eyes: "Why do you think I don't understand? She is the creator of this body I have now, the one who gave me a new life. She is comparable to the goddess of life that many people worshipped in the past."
Could it be that in the past, there were so many people who believed in gods?
But this is not the answer I'm looking for.
I shook my head and then gave a more detailed explanation and definition of the question.
Alice listened thoughtfully: "As for my original self's relationship with... Yao... Hmm, I'm not sure if I can say that. Why don't you go and ask her yourself when you have the chance? It's not a gentleman's thing to talk about a lady's secrets behind her back."
I pouted: "I'm not a gentleman. I'm a mage."
"But I am!"
Alice winked playfully with her right eye, then suddenly sprang up from her chair, her heels swiftly coming together. With one hand behind her back and the other outstretched, she bent slightly toward them: "Look, even when I dance, I do men's dance steps!"
I stared at my right hand, which was suddenly thrust in front of me, for a few moments, then looked up expressionlessly at the winking female knight, and slapped it away: "Then you should find an elegant lady to cooperate with you, instead of coming to me."
"Although I'm not very good at dancing, at least I'm standing in the men's position."
Stroking her slightly reddened arm, Alice giggled: "Wow, but the way you acted just now was just like a shy noble lady!"
I frowned and snapped, "Stop fooling around."
"Okay, okay~"
She immediately raised her hands, while Ruby's eyes continued to dart around.
"Oh, right, I just remembered something."
She suddenly said, holding out her hand: "What about the ruby I asked you to keep temporarily? Give it to me."
If she hadn't mentioned it, I would have completely forgotten about it.
After rummaging through the gaps in my pockets for a while, I finally found the ruby, which had been stored separately in a sealed wooden box, amidst the messy pile of odds and ends at the bottom of the space, which had been neglected for a long time due to not having gone out. I simply tossed it out.
Alice, who was suddenly flustered as she tried to catch the wooden box, made a panicked sound. Only after confirming its existence with both palms did she breathe a slight sigh of relief and open it to check.
"Phew, it really is my ruby."
Alice relaxed for a moment, then glared at him with displeasure: "I say, Master, although I could have caught that level of situation safely, this kind of joke is a bit too cruel."
How could things have been peaceful like that just now!
After finally managing to recover from my jaw drop, I shook my head and apologized, "Sorry, I was just being a little mean."
"Hmph. I'll let you off this time since my treasure is intact."
She resumed her usual smiling expression, looking around as if waiting or searching for something.
I was more curious about what she was holding.
We had all assumed it was just something that belonged to the rabbit doll itself, a decorative replacement for the eyes. We never expected this guy to actually rip it off and tell us to take good care of it. Then, the rabbit doll vanished before our eyes with a bright flash and an explosion, leaving only the stone behind.
Before we could grieve for long, we encountered the female knight with the same name as that wretched rabbit again in the miniature garden... To be honest, at that moment, we felt more disbelief and deep suspicion.
That's why I kept trying until just now.
In other words, so much time has passed since I returned, I must have had the opportunity to return these things that needed to be preserved long ago. The reason I delayed until now was to verify a certain guess in my mind.
"This must mean a lot to you, right?" I asked.
Alice nodded lightly: "Yes, after all, it's an important symbol of my successful promotion to the Knights. I feel a little more at ease now."
"Well, but..."
She paused noticeably again during the conversation, once more surveying the almost completely exposed workshop from all sides.
Just as I was about to ask the question, she suddenly looked down at her feet, her eyes crinkling into a smile: "Good dog, good dog."
The hound, peeking out from mid-air, moved nimbly closer to her, its tongue lolling out as it affectionately rubbed against the fingers that were stroking the back of its neck.
It was then that I noticed how many thick calluses were left inside those seemingly slender palms from hard work.
Then, just as I began to ponder whether I should adjust my attitude towards this wretched rabbit, I saw her suddenly raise her palm slightly, form a knife shape with her fingers, and after a brief acceleration, bring it down in an instant—
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