Alice stood at a loss under the light of the statue, and the white-haired bishop and nuns knelt devoutly before her.
"Detective..." Alice reached out to Su Ming'an. But she took half a step forward and didn't approach him. Instead, she stayed under the light of the statue. She didn't run away.
Her eyes trembled and finally she smiled.
"Detective, do you know what I'm thinking?"
"Hmm...?" Su Mingan looked up.
"I was thinking... Isi has loved playing the violin since he was a child. He is in poor health and doesn't like to learn swordsmanship. Every time he gave me an instrument, I would use too much force to break the strings. Others said I was a violent girl, but he thought my hands holding the sword were beautiful. I was thinking... One day, I could protect him with such violent hands." Alice said:
"Div is a quiet guy who spends all day hunting in the forest. But every time he comes to see me, he tries to wash the blood off his body. He will teach me archery, even though I always scare the rabbits away."
"Wendel is a knight who is easily shy. Every time I go to the royal city to talk to him, he blushes. He always addresses me with honorifics. Even if I ask him to call me by my name, he will solemnly add honorifics. Even if a child gets lost, he will patiently send the child home. He is a very good person, and I don't want him to die in the war."
"Pat... is a guy who grew up in the slums with me. He uses all his money to help the slums. Others call him a wild boy because he is like a wolf. If the war reaches the town, the slums he desperately protects will no longer exist."
"My neighbor's gardener, Meimi, has always been with me. When you were not around, she taught me how to comb my hair and choose a skirt. She also helped me cultivate the lily garden that Grandpa Maxi asked me to take care of. I don't want those flowers to be burned."
"And... there's a bard I met recently. His name is Xiao Hei, and he always holds a harp and plays songs in the square. When I feel a little lost, I always run into him, and he tells me a lot of life philosophies."
"I cherish these people and these things. The past three years have been the happiest days of my life. You took me out of the slums and made me from a 'nameless child' to 'Alice'."
"Now, in order to protect these people, I can also - let 'Alice' become 'Tasliche'."
Alice lowered her head and smiled:
"It's okay... Detective."
"Children who refuse to grow up will sooner or later be pushed by the world to grow up... It's time for me to grow up."
Su Mingan said: "You won't run away, right?"
Alice said, “Yes.”
Alice accepted this fate.
Although she herself didn't know why she, who was mediocre, became the goddess of this generation, she had no idea how to save this era.
The bishop said that when she turned sixteen, she could come to the church and officially become a priestess. She still had one last year of free time.
Su Ming'an and Alice left the church. Alice tried to greet the nuns as usual, but all she was greeted with was their frightened and awed looks.
"Lady Tasliche...please don't treat us like this. We don't deserve you to treat us like this. You are already a goddess!"
Then Alice was silent.
Tonight is the last day of the year, and the town usually holds festivals every year. However, there is a curfew now, and the streets are very quiet.
Alice took out two wooden signs and said, "Detective, today is the day of the festival. According to custom, everyone will write down their wishes on amulets. I bought two amulets before. Let's write together."
Su Mingan took the amulet and wrote down his wish.
Under the dim light, their shadows were reflected in the water of the fountain, swaying slightly with the ripples of the water. In the lower right corner of Su Mingan's vision, the characters were jumping quietly.
…
【Girl: What did you write? 】
[Detective: I want you to live well and still be Alice, not Tasliche.]
【Girl: I also guessed that you would write like this. 】
【Detective: What did you write? 】
【Girl: Guess? 】
[Detective: You prayed that I would always be by your side. ]
[Girl: That’s right. Then guess what wish I made on my birthday last year? ]
【Detective: It should be the same. 】
【Girl (sighs): So, why are we all making wishes for each other instead of thinking about ourselves? 】
[Detective (startled): …]
[Girl: Because we all know that our wishes are somewhat unrealistic. We don’t believe that we can live well. But we sincerely hope and pray that the other person can live a long life.]
[Girl: We are all very rational when it comes to ourselves, but when it comes to the other person, we will subconsciously consider it from an emotional perspective and send out the best wishes in our hearts.]
【detective:……】
[Girl: But why don’t you make a wish, wishing yourself to live a hundred years? ]
[Girl: But why don't you make a wish, wishing that we can all live a hundred years? Is it because you are afraid that if you make an unrealistic wish, the wish will no longer have the effect of being fulfilled? ]
[Detective: Alice...]
[Girl: I have heard about you in recent years. It is said that you suddenly became the savior in people's eyes one day. Just like me tonight. At that time, you must have been at a loss, with so many eyes staring at you. I think you came here to train me in order to save your own world.]
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