ghost.17 Alice in the Land of Hope......
"As long as we unite and obey Lord Alice's command, we can all live together! Because Mistress Alice would never lie!! So, live with hope in this unreasonable world! Rebel against all injustice! Shoulder to shoulder to victory! ”
In an abandoned church in the city where Group F was played, a total of eight time-travelers of different ages and genders sat reverently on church chairs, holding crosses and praying......
The man who spoke was tall and dressed in regular clothes (or seminarian's black robe, priest's clothing), with a Bible in his hand and a very serious expression on his face.
The church barely retains its original appearance, that is, there is a large hole in the roof, and all the stones and debris that fall down from the straddle fall on the left side of the church, so that people are concentrated on the right side.
The flickering candle light made the church less dim, and the most dazzling of them was probably the girl behind the priest......
Originally, for the average time-traveler, the infinite world was a world without any beliefs, and only by killing others could they complete their tasks and increase their chances of survival.
However, these people believed the words of the priest in front of them, and it was because of the young girl in the white nun dress behind the priest.
Behind the girl, there were wings like angel wings, like a god descending from the sky, and she sat quietly, clasped her hands together, and kept silent.
The delicate countenance seems to have been carved by God, and the blown-breakable skin is baptized in the divine light of the wings, looking sacrosanct.
"I, Blanc, swear that I will follow the instructions of Lord Alice, and I hope that you will do the same, as long as you stay by Lord Alice, you will not be threatened by the terrible abilities of the other traversers, because Lord Alice can purify everything!"
"Oh, thanks to Father Blank......"
"I'm also a believer in Lord Alice......"
"Me, me too...... I will definitely obey whatever Alice-sama has to offer. ”
"Lord Alice, help us...... I've worked hard to survive until now, and I've ...... Feeling tired......"
The traversers begged, cross-wielding their heads and staring at the winged maidens who radiated divine light.
Then, the girl named Alice opened her closed eyes.
With sapphire-like pupils as deep as if they could swallow people, Alice blinked, not looking at the believers in front of her, but raised her head and stared at the sky outside the hole in the roof of the church.
“…………”
Alice didn't say a word, just looked at the sky.
The cloud-obscured sky seemed to herald the arrival of a storm, and the 'robot rain' that had just fallen caused a lot of panic.
"Lord Alice must be a little tired, everyone can rest in the room at the back of the church, and if you have some food, we will distribute it later."
"Okay, Father Blank......"
"Got it...... Thank you very much. ”
Just as the believers were about to get up and head to the resting room, a violent explosion was heard not far away.
One house had collapsed, and even the people in the distance could feel the slight tremors.
Alice closed her eyes, and with her hands folded, she moved the wings behind her back, like a falling streamer, and the feathers of light fell to the ground......
She hated fighting, but there was one more thing that Alice hated......
"It's a vibration from the east, it must be some traverser who destroyed the building, or maybe it's a high-level robot, okay, don't worry, I'll take on the responsibility of protecting you."
Father Blanc said with a righteous face that he did have great power.
"Then from tomorrow onwards, you will go hunt those hateful robots, and move around as much as possible, so that Alice-sama can support you at any time, and then transfer the number of 'stars' you get to Alice-sama, and finally distribute them."
The distribution was unsettling to some, but Blank reassured them with other explanations.
"I know you're worried about the few points in the end, aren't you? After all, there are only ten places to successfully complete the challenge, and we happen to have ten people. But don't worry, as long as we follow Mistress Alice, Mistress Alice will have the opportunity to give us a large number of 'stars', and the number of 'stars' will increase, and we will not be used as prey by other traversers, so the points allocated will be more. ”
"Is it to ...... to other traversers?"
"This is something that has to be accepted, as believers of Lord Alice, it is most important for you to live and clear the level first."
"Ah, thank you, Lord Blank...... We will serve Mistress Alice wholeheartedly...... If the time comes, I'm willing to give my share to Alice......"
"That's it, you just have to believe in Lord Alice, and then let's live together."
Blanc looked at the believers in front of him gently.
They have all seen Alice's power and believe that Alice can purify everything.
Even if it is a world that cannot tolerate faith, it does not mean that there is no faith in this world.
The traverser devotees walked towards the building attached to the church, where there were rooms that provided rest.
"Thanks to Alice and Master Blank, ......"
"That's right, we have to protect them too......"
"I'm willing to give everything for Lord Alice."
The believers were talking as they left, and they were all listened to by Blank.
After seeing everyone leave, Blank exhaled and placed his Bible on the table.
He raised his head and looked at the sky beyond the hole, the dark clouds had not dispersed, and it was estimated that it would rain at night, which was really irritating weather.
This church is a bit far from where the robots landed, so it was only attacked by some B-class and A-class robots, and the strongest was only an S-class, which was easily killed by Blank.
"Hey, Alice, how many 'stars' do you have now?"
Uncharacteristically, Blank, who has no respect for Alice at all, asks the girl sitting in the chair behind her.
She is still the same sacrosanct appearance, and her beauty is breathtaking.
But Blank didn't give the girl much time to answer, he walked up to Alice, grabbed the girl's right hand roughly, and carried the ring with the value of '189', which had collected so much in only half a day.
Raising the corners of his mouth, Blanc let go of the girl's hand.
"In this way, the two of us can quickly accumulate 'stars'."
“……”
The girl's shoulders shuddered, which caught Blank's attention.
He reached out his right hand and grabbed the girl's chin and lifted it.
"It's enough for you to play such a role, and I'll give you protection, give you the protection of a guy who is too weak to do anything, and I won't do anything to you, but if you mess around, I don't guarantee what you'll become, but some of those believers covet your body, you know?"
“……”
Even so, the girl did not speak, only nodded.
"Cut, boring guy."
Blanc picked up his Bible and walked over to the outbuilding.
"Keep the plan going, you're the hope of the world, Alice, don't do something boring."
Everywhere we are, human beings are simple. (To be continued.) )