Alice's Story

Hey, Master! I'm bored. Want me to read your fortune for today?

Hmmmm... Nice. Nice.

I never said anything about it being good, now did I?

Hehe... The "Inverted Belfry" means a reversal of your beliefs.

The good fortune you thought you had has turned to misfortune. In fact, it's already happened.

You just said so yourself.

You thought your fortune was good, but I told you it was bad.

A field of roses usually means your idealized dreams... and since the sword represents an ordeal that shouldn't happen...

I guess it just means it's about you, being stuck between the Apostles in Elias.

C'mon... There's still one more left!

Hmm... this one is kind of hard.

Hmm...!

No! Gimme a sec! Let me think about it!

Hmm...! Ah! Yes, this must be...!

...A stalker!!!

It's her! Argh! It's her again!

Alice! Why are you keeping avoiding me?

Huh? Master? What are you doing here?

I'm in the process of writing my thesis on Magic: An In-Depth Look at Alice's Amazing Ability to Foresee the Future, so I'm here to interview her.

She's really annoying!

Today's the day for the 41st precognition test! Only 60 more to go before I can make a comparison group!

Go away! Go away!! I'm sick of this sprite!

Oh my... how pretty! Hehe...

Whoa!! W-What the-?! Do you mind not disturbing the personal time of others?

You have to be able to love yourself first before you can love others!

And it means I have that much room in my heart!

Offended by what?! It's rude to talk like that in front of my older sister, so watch what you say, okay?!

She's right here!

I told you not to talk like that in front of my older sister! Where are your manners?!

That's it. Show some respect to my sister Alice!

Alright, Sis! I'm heading out with the Master for a while! Take care of the house!

Master! She's waving at you! You should wave back!

Tee-hee.

What are you even talking about?!

I mean, I just found it funny that she seems to be interested in you!

I've never seen her smile so happily at someone before!

Yeah?

She lives in the mirror, so I don't think anyone has seen her besides me.

Yeah, come to think of it, you're the first one to see my sister.

Sigh... If I hadn't accidentally pushed her into the mirror back then, she wouldn't have to stay home alone now.

Background setting?? Why did you say that all of a sudden?

Yeah! She would always hide my cards or tear them up.

She could be really mean sometimes.

She is. That's why I'm worried every time I see her. She always looks lonely.

What are you, a bonehead?

Did you not see my sister properly earlier?

In the mirror, there was neither my house nor my furniture. It was just my sister in the void!

Master, Master! Do you want me to push you into the mirror?

Since my big sister likes you, you could live in the mirror with her forever! Whaddaya think? Isn't that good?

Hey! Where are you going?!!!

.........

Hehe... I'll see you again some other time...

I got the feeling that today was going to be a very important day.

There's something about this day. I have a feeling, hehe...

Ughh... Out of all the bakeries, it had to be hers?

Hmm... Hmm? Ohh! I'm getting a signal!

The bakery's going to collapse! A monster of the black star will show up and bring ruin to the mortgaged bakery!

Ominous, so ominous! Let's not go to the bakery!

Oh? The palace! Sure... *Gasp*

I see it! I see it! I see the future!

An underground kingdom that ascended downward is soaring terrifyingly toward the sky!

The roots are swallowing the stems!

Things that aren't real become real. Meanwhile, the earth rots as a spear flies in, tearing down the walls!

The exiles, on their way home, drag their home planet with them and disturb the foliage!

No need to be scared. It's like this sometimes.

To be honest, I don't even know what it all means. In reality, nothing even remotely similar has ever happened.

Are you siding with that stalker?! I hate being bothered!

Hurry up and show me around the palace!

Hmm...

That's weird...

In a vision I had a few days ago, I swear, half the building was blown away...

Was that from the distant future? Or was it from a past long gone?

Is it really necessary? It's just today's fortune; don't take it seriously and just let it go!

Oh? That makes sense. You really have a talent for interpreting prophecies, Master!

Anyway, don't worry too much. Has something like today's fortune ever been correct?

It's all just a bunch of pleasant wording to make the reader feel good.

You know, you're starting to sound like a certain stalker bakery owner. Keep bothering me and I won't hang out with you anymore!

Hmm... You have a lot of books on the low. You have that studious look!

Just like I said: The look of someone who's studious. What more is there to say?

Hmm... So, does that mean your house is like a dumping ground for books?

Aren't they just dumping those books at your place once they're done reading and have lost interest in them?

Hmm... The Tale of Scrooge? What's this?

Really? It's fun?

Ooh? Phantoms? Do you have phantom friends on your home planet?

Do you have any more storybooks that have phantoms in them?

Oh? You mean there are those who have awesome premonition powers like me? I wanna read 'em!

Greek mythology? Norse mythology? What are "Greek" and "Norse"?

Wow! Humans like to travel to parallel worlds? Like, as a hobby?!

But you told me before that humans can't use magic...! Dimensional travel is magic too!

Jeez! What were you so embarrassed about that you hid this from me, Master?

Are you recommending me books of stories that are full of lies?!

Hmmm... Well, okay. I'll give you the benefit of the doubt.

What is?

Are you patronizing me?!

Despite how it looks, I flip through the pages and read all the parts that have pictures!

What's wrong with only reading the fun parts? It's their fault for not making every part fun!

Hehe! There are tons of pretty pictures! I'll make a rough copy of them so I can make new cards!

Lunaaa...

Uhh... Umm...

Meeeluuunaaaa....

Urgh... Hmm?

It's judgment... timeeee...

Who-Who are youuu?

I'm the Phantom of the Futuree...!

P-Phantom...?

If you don't repent your sins and change your mindset, you will be met with a miserable fate...!

W-What sins did I...

You did not share your money fairly...!

You exploited assets from the elves and did not give back to society...!

Ugh... Ughh! Taking the bonds from the market was a fair trade...

Here, sign your division of property contract... And give Alice half of your property!

Half... of my assets... Uwu...

Eeek?!

M-Master?

Can't you see I'm hard at work, trying to make some money? It's fair labor!

Tch... Please.

You're the one who taught me, Master! I learned it from that book!

Old Man Scrooge gave his money away at the end!

I was just one step ahead, so I could get a bigger share!

Gahh! Anyway, your personality is so boring, Master!

...'Scuse me.

Huhh?!

What are you all doing here? Leave my house, please.

Tsk...!

Aren't you supposed to read books to learn? What did I do wrong?

The lesson I learned concerned pranks!

No matter what it is...? So long as it's something else?

Ohh... I just had a great idea!

Hehehe! I'll get started right away! Get excited, Master!

Oh! Master! You've come!

Because today is a very historic day!

This isn't a prank!

You told me to learn some lesson from the books, aside from playing pranks, did you not?!

Hehehe... Just wait and see.

Hello, Master!

It's been a while, hehe.

From today, the three of us have become sisters!

We'll be the ones who decide the fate of Elias... as the Three Sisters of Fate!

I'm Espi, the phantom who sees the past!

I'm Speaki, the phantom who sees the present!

And I'm Alice, the phantom who sees the future!

Because I'm the phantom of dreams, and dreams are based on memories!

What are dreams if not a warehouse of memories reflecting on the past?

I was just passing by and got caught! Alice put me in the spot that was left!

.........

.........

No idea.

D-Do not worry! I, Alice, will look into the future and decide what we should do!

I'll draw a card like this, here...

Alice is drawing from the bottom again! I just saw it!

A g-great fate is something you carve out for yourself!

Umm... It's none other than...!

The Yggdrasil, burning with blue flames!

Whaaa?

So, do we just set fire to the tree?

Once there is a purpose, we must take action!

Speaki, Phantom of the Present, move out! Fulfill our fate!

M-Moving out! I will go borrow a torch from the elven city!