Chapter 136: Doomsday Prophecy
After settling on the central idea that "It's all Amon's fault," Alice felt much lighter psychologically. After all, everything was Amon's fault! Having successfully convinced herself of this, Alice continued reading.
In the realm of mysticism, many esoteric rituals aim to connect with the seven pure lights. By secretly aligning with them, one can gain certain knowledge. As such, many mysticism experts refer to the seven pure lights as "masters" or "teachers." The seven lights seemed pleased with this and even formed a secret organization called the "Brotherhood of Pure Light" to impart knowledge to humans, recruiting various spiritual beings.
In the second chapter, the traveler from the Abraham family recorded his encounter with the "Yellow Light." The author claimed that while wandering in the depths of the spirit world, he met an elderly man wearing a lemon-yellow robe. The old man's body was semi-transparent, similar to the surrounding spiritual beings, but his attitude was unexpectedly friendly.
After conversing with the elder, the traveler was surprised to learn that he was actually Venitan, one of the seven pure lights covering the highest reaches of the spirit world - specifically, the "Yellow Light."
Alice unconsciously tried to imagine Venitan's appearance. From the description, it seemed the seven lights of the spirit world were of the lawful good alignment. Wait a minute... the spirit world?
The essence of divination is obtaining answers from the spirit world...
Unable to interpret Roselle's diary through any known means, including divination...
Alice wondered: Would the seven lights of the spirit world know about that history from before the First Epoch that had disappeared? Did the spirit world exist during Earth's civilization era? If it did, why had all that information vanished from the spirit world? If it didn't, why did the spirit world appear? And what about supernaturalism - was Earth's civilization truly free from the influence of supernatural powers?
Refocusing her thoughts, Alice continued reading. Venitan told the Abraham family traveler that his attributes were rationality and adaptation, symbolizing the field of astrology, with emerald as his corresponding gemstone. He anxiously mentioned a prophecy from himself: "A gaze cast from the starry sky, the earth will shatter, and everything in the world will cease to exist." He believed this to be the final doomsday that would arrive within 200 years, sparing no living beings or things.
Doomsday? Alice was slightly taken aback. The Aurora Order was preaching about doomsday, and so was the Witch Cult, but when she first heard about it, Alice thought it was just a trick to recruit followers. But why did Venitan the "Yellow Light's" prophecy also point to doomsday? A hidden worry began to spread in Alice's heart.
She secretly noted the 200-year deadline, deciding to try and deduce when this notebook was written... Oh wait, why not just ask Klein directly? Klein must have noticed the doomsday prophecy and surely calculated the time... Ah, I'm so clever, Alice thought to herself.
Alice's mood, which had just turned serious, relaxed again as she quietly continued reading. It wasn't until she read the notebook owner's speculation that Emperor Roselle might be an incarnation of the seven pure lights that she couldn't help but twitch the corners of her mouth.
Was the "Green Light" of the spirit world supposed to represent something like love? Well, could that even be called love? Perhaps it should be called promiscuity... Alice pushed the less-than-pleasant words back into her mind.
But if the "Green Light" truly represented such things, then Emperor Roselle might indeed be an incarnation of the "Green Light"... Ha.
However, Emperor Roselle had already ascended to the throne when this notebook was written... Alice recalled her historical knowledge and realized that doomsday was only a few decades away from the present. Less than fifty years.
Perhaps the Goddess knew... but the Goddess didn't seem inclined to communicate with her at the moment. Maybe it was because it would be too embarrassing? Ah, perhaps next time she had a question, she could hold a ritual to ask the Goddess... Um, would she get beaten if she pestered the Goddess like she pestered Klein?
Alice silently prayed that the Goddess had a good temper.
Alice pushed the unpleasant words out of her mind.
But if the "green light" really represents these things, then Emperor Roselle might indeed be the incarnation of the "green light"... Ha.
However, Emperor Roselle was already crowned when he wrote his notes...
Alice recalled her history lessons and realized that the apocalypse was only a few decades away.
... Less than fifty years.
Maybe the Goddess knows... but the Goddess doesn't seem to want to communicate with her right now—uh, maybe because it would be too embarrassing?
Ah, perhaps next time she has a question, she could hold a ceremony to ask the Goddess... uh, would she get hit if she harassed the Goddess like she harassed Klein?
Alice silently prayed for the Goddess to have a better temper.
...
Derrick remembered Miss "Destiny's" instructions about "near Silver City, but not inside," and did not rush to hold a ceremony.
—He was still under surveillance.
First, according to "The Hanged Man" Alger's plan, he left the "Six-Person Council" with the impression that "Amon and the True Creator are mortal enemies," and with the help of Mr. Fool, he successfully passed the interrogation.
But he still did not hold a ceremony.
He remembered Mr. "The Hanged Man's" instructions and understood that he could not let his guard down just because he passed the interrogation; the surveillance would likely continue for some time.
During this period, it would be best not to recite Mr. Fool's honorific name.
Derrick silently muttered to himself as he walked down the spiral staircase.
As he walked, he suddenly saw a familiar figure: Elder Lovia, the "Shepherd," dressed in a black robe with purple patterns, her appearance beautiful and dignified.
Lovia's light gray eyes swept over Derrick, and a gentle smile appeared on her face.
...
Someone had put on his monocle, and Amon certainly noticed.
But when he found out that the person causing the ripple in fate was someone he knew, Amon silently gave up.
Well, that's fine too; it can keep the clone away from her...
Amon sighed and threw out a playing card. The Amon opposite him glanced at it and said, "I can't beat that."
...
The recent continuous drop in temperature made getting out of bed a painful task. Alice rolled around in her warm bed, unwilling to get up.
When she finally got up to check the time, she realized that by this time, she would usually have returned from the church.
Alice pondered for a moment and happily decided to delay her future wake-up time by half an hour.
Then, she retrieved the newspaper and read it while having breakfast.
In this era lacking entertainment, reading newspapers, magazines, and novels seemed to be one of the few pleasures.
No, actually, there's also gambling...
Alice's fingers unconsciously tapped as she thought about the auxiliary materials she was still collecting.
She had a premonition that once the auxiliary materials were ready, she wouldn't need to wait and could directly take the potion.
... No, if she wanted to, she could probably swallow that extraordinary characteristic right now without any problem.
Alice finished her breakfast while thinking, put down the newspaper, and walked to the mirror to tidy up her clothes before going out.
"Is my 'fortune accessory' a bit crooked..." Alice frowned but didn't care much, as it was too common to accidentally knock a brooch askew.
She straightened the "fortune accessory," stared at the mirror for a while, and suddenly said, "Actually, I still think earrings suit me better."