43. Tarot (1)

Obtaining permission to leave alone from Ci'er is actually not a "difficulty" at all, in the eyes of outsiders, Alice and Xi'er, the children of "early love", may be just an ordinary "master-servant + lover" relationship, but in fact, if it weren't for the temporary non-conflict of purposes, they would have already started fighting.

After doing the "superficial" kung fu, Alice quickly caught up with Goni, who had long since gone away, although Ciel was obviously interested in Goni, a young but somewhat strange child, compared to the "warm" exchange with a group of uncles, but the current scene forced her to stay there.

Her "faΓ§ade" needs to be managed, her "identity" needs to be maintained, and ...... Only at this time, when she is in a wheelchair, will she deeply realize that even wisdom cannot make up for her shortcomings. In this way, Alice, who had thrown off her worries, caught up with Goni, who suddenly "changed her temperament" in her opinion.

Obviously, at the beginning, she was still "playing" a timid girl in a crowded place, but when there were no outsiders and only herself, she turned into a lady who seemed to be extremely "wise" and "smart". If it's really just pretending, then ......

"Sit down, feel free. ”

Didn't waste too much tongue, it should be said that there was not even the slightest suspicion. The magicians, who seemed to have absolute confidence in the "guard", did not doubt the identity of any of the guests who attended the presentation, but very readily fulfilled Goni's request to "prepare a lounge".

"Here...... I don't think there's any snacks. ”

Goni, who walked into the house, didn't feel restrained at all, but kept looking at everything in the room. The spacious and quiet room is emphasized, and there are no boring things except for the "objects" necessary for conversation. But. This is a room prepared for the conversation of "guests". It's hard to imagine that there will be any "surveillance" at all. It's like Ciel took it out of her house one day to show it off to herself. Something the size of a needle tip. The projection screen clearly recorded everything he did when he was resting at night, of course, rather than being ashamed of being used as a trick for Xi'er to mock himself, he should care more about the products brought about by these technologies "outside", which can surpass the "magic".

I hope there won't be such a place, otherwise it will be really hard to find.

"It's still a little cold, but forget it. ”

As she spoke, Goni sat down. The thin body as thin as Ci'er looked like it was barely weightless, if it weren't for the fact that she was playing a prank with a handle a moment ago. Alice would even think of her as a life-size doll with exquisite workmanship. But if it's really a puppet, Goni, who is sitting quietly, looks too "realistic".

This...... It's really a contradictory feeling.,It's like the precipitation of the long years.,So that you can get a character that can be calm to the point of being no different from a "puppet.。 Clearly...... Goni seems to be just a little girl that anyone can love.

It's not that guys who meet both conditions don't exist, but that must be...... A class of people who shouldn't be here.

The doubts in her heart began to swell as time passed, and for a moment Alice forgot the anger that Irina's strange appearance had brought her. However, in the face of Goni, who was sitting quietly and had no way to talk, all Alice could do was to resist her curiosity and nervousness, sit down like Goni, and then look at the face that had no emotion at all.

There is something familiar. Obviously, the owner of these starry eyes is just a girl who is much younger than Xi'er. But from her body, I could feel the tension that I hadn't felt for a long time. Such a feeling...... I've only encountered a few times. The first time should be when everyone accompanied Letty to meet Miradoro, although she looked a little off the line with a pipe, but when she summoned Aladdin in order to tell her wishes, Miradoro as a witch was still very perfect, and she felt her "identity" and "power" very completely.

The second time must have been when Ms. Rosie gave the first order for everyone. It's hard to imagine that as everyone's teacher, Teacher Rosie, who has always been gentle and kind, would have such a majesty that makes people want to kneel down on the spot and obey orders, but this "witch" identity that has been hidden behind the "teacher" is the real and original appearance of Ms. Rosie.

But what is this now...... Calm, restrained emotions permeate the body, as if I was facing a scholar who would not allow casual interruption. Can...... If that's all it takes, it's a bit unbelievable that such a feeling appears in a child who doesn't even jump as tall as himself.

"Now, that ......"

"Quiet. ”

Before Alice could finish asking, Goni, who was sitting quietly, interrupted Alice's thoughts softly. But judging by her smile, it seems that she is just waiting for this moment, waiting for the question of the "not calm" person in her eyes, "Please keep your inner peace before divination." ”

β€œ......”

No, the reason why we are not calm now is because of you. If eavesdropping and grasping handles can be regarded as things that a child can do, then including calmly bringing himself here, and then sitting quietly and looking at himself, these things are completely beyond the scope of what a child can "do".

I want to ask, but ...... That's not a question that you can say as you want.

"I tried to be as good as I could. ”

Sighing lightly, Alice, shaking her head, retracted. If you agree to Goni's divination, you can't go back, not to mention that now Goni's body has appeared more suspicious points that make Alice more concerned.

In a completely quiet room, you can't even hear the movement of time. The "outside" who already possessed "technology" had already invented an electronic clock that would not ring even if they walked around, and without the twisting of the hands, it would only show a bunch of numbers changing faster or slower. Therefore, this also made Alice feel a difficult time that she had never had before, without the light sound of the pointers, without anything moving, even Goni, who was close to the opposite, was as "silent" as a real puppet.

Say something about inner peace, but how can it be calm down in this situation. Time seemed to slow down all around her, and you could only feel it from Goni's occasionally blinking eyes. But apparently there are still doubts that I can't melt into the whirlpool of time at all, constantly cranky, constantly twisting my body, and constantly breathing rapidly, but the result of all these methods of trying to make time "fast" is just to make myself feel more uncomfortable.

No, if I continue like this, sooner or later I will have to come up with something even more ridiculous. Although it was a little rude, although it was somewhat nervous, even if Goni was unwilling to answer that question, she had to ......

"It seems that we have reached the limit. ”

Just as Alice was hesitating about how to talk to Goni, who was still sitting quietly, the originally "lifeless" Goni suddenly "came to life" and broke the silence. She took out a pocket watch from her pocket, old, delicate, and though it must have been many years old, it was still working well because it was properly maintained.

"One hour and thirty minutes. ”

Gonie spoke in the calmest tone about the time that surprised Alice, who thought that the difficult time should have only passed for about half an hour, but in fact the time was "faster" than Alice thought.

I always feel as if I've thought of something.

"You're a little lacking in patience. ”

After a pause, Gonnie withdrew her pocket watch, and at the same time sat up slightly straight, looking at Alice calmly with her blue eyes that seemed to hide the entire galaxy.

"Well, it seems that you won't be able to calm down until you have your doubts resolved. So in order for the divination to go smoothly in the future, you ...... Is there anything you'd like to ask me?" )