Dancing Fate in the Card Deck

... Where did you hear something like that?

I told you before, Master. The future is predetermined.

No matter how desperately we struggle, we cannot escape the path laid out by our fate.

Of course! Even if you try to avoid such an outcome, the struggle itself is one of the steps toward the predetermined future.

How unfortunate you have such little faith in my foresight... Fine, do as you please!

Master? I see you're slacking off once again. You're late for patrol. Now we have to rearrange the schedule.

Are you sure you weren't just chitchatting to skip patrol duty?

Oh, this? It's a bag filled with baked goods stolen by Her Majesty. I had to confiscate them.

What kind of reaction is that? Why are you avoiding me?

Oh, now's my chance!

Why, I've "sealed" your fate. We're the masters of our own fate, after all!

Hmm... I wonder how I can seal the rest of your fate?

Master. Since you skipped today's patrol, I order you to clean the bathrooms.

No Apostles are exempt from this punishment. Not even you, Master.

Whoa! Your fate really was as I foretold! See that, Master?

Hehehe! Good luck cleaning the drain!

Oh, I'm sorry, but I'm afraid your fortune didn't say anything about catching me.

Ahh! That was wonderful! I've done it again, read another poor fortune!

I can't let a day go by without reading one, y'know?

Alice?

Huh? S-Shaydi!

You see, I'm in the middle of preparing a "huge event"...

Care to read my fortune and see if I'll succeed?

Ohh... Gladly! Well then, shall we check where your fate will lead to?

Hmm...

Let's see, the first one is... the Well, reversed!

A card that means "something that shouldn't exist"...!

...Next one is the Falling Stars, upright!

This means an irresistible force that manifests often.

... The Island on the Lake, upright!

This card could mean the world itself... or the feeling of isolation.

... The Runner, upright.

Typically means a competitor or rival.

And the last one is... huh?

That card's blank. Is it a Joker or something?

That's weird. I don't put incomplete cards in my deck.

So, what's my reading?

Uh... That blank card messed up the reading at the last moment... Shall I try again?

No. I like this just fine. Can you read the results as is?

Well, to summarize... A major incident will occur in this world... Something that shouldn't happen.

Someone will try to stop the incident... but it'll end up happening anyway!

Um... But there are so many possible interpretations because of that blank card.

It might end up being "all just a dream!", or "nothing at all!"... Or maybe...

Or maybe?

Something could be... gone? Disappeared...? Uh... I'm just not sure.

Hmm... Good. That's enough for me.

Are you plotting something, Shaydi? Let me in on it!

Oh, it's a secret. You'll know what it is once I succeed, so you can look forward to that!

Yup! Hehe! I'll be eagerly waiting!

Phew... It's good to be free!

I don't know what I was thinking, filling in for the part-timer at the theater ticket booth.

They paid me in gummies that taste like chestnuts, and at one point, the whole theater almost collapsed...

Ugh... I don't even wanna think about it!

Well then... now that I can finally get back to business...

Let's find some suckers and read their "terrible fortunes!" Hehe!

Ahh! I can't wait to see the frown on their faces when they hear their miserable futures!

Alice! Alice, Alice!

Espi? What's wrong? Why are you making a fuss?

Don't tell me... you want me to read your fortune again to see if you can break into someone else's house?

Reading those fortunes can get really tiring, y'know.

No! N-Now, now...!

Huh?

Now there's no need to do that! I've had a dream!

Huh? What are you talking about? Have you gone mad after spying on all those dreams?

Uhm... It's hard to put into words. But I guess it's only natural, since it's my first time experiencing something like this.

Espi, are you sure you didn't get too caught up in someone else's dream and think it was yours?

I told you not to hang out with Speaki! Now you're getting delusional just like her!

Um... No, that's not right!

I was trying to spy on a dream last night, but eventually I gave up.

There was someone who was sleeping without a care in the world, but the security around their house was weirdly tight...

...And whose house was it?

Uh, well... you know. The only one in Elias who has fresh dreams.

Someone with fresh dreams...? Did you try to break into the Master's house again?

You know there's a bunch of Apostles and Priestesses always accompanying the Master, right? You really are something.

I can't help it. The Master always has the funniest dreams.

Honestly, I was starting to get bored of the dreams of the denizens.

But the Master's dreams, they're full of nothing but fun things that I've never seen before!

Well... I can understand that.

The Master always has the most interesting reactions to my fortune-telling.

Once I manipulated the cards and told the Master, "You're destined to be stuck in this world for 300 years." I still remember the hilarious look.

I don't care about your story, Alice! Stop interrupting and listen to me!

The important thing is that I finally had my own dream!

Judging by your serious look, I guess you aren't kidding... I still think you're just spouting delusional nonsense, but...

... Oh well, I was getting bored anyway. Okay, tell me, what kind of dream did you have?

Um... now that I think about it... I don't really remember how that dream started. I'm not even sure if I was asleep or not...

At first, I didn't even know I was dreaming. I just suddenly found myself wandering around the Sprite Kingdom.

It was broad daylight, but there were no sprites at all when they'd usually be chatting around and making a fuss. I thought "that's weird," and looked up into the sky...

And I saw cracks in the sky.

Cracks...? Like cracks in a glass that's about to shatter?

Yup! At first, I thought they were lightning bolts stuck in the sky!

But when I looked closer, I noticed that the cracks were especially dense and frequent around one particular spot: the very top of Yggdrasil!

What do you think? So strange, right? It's nothing like the other dreams!

Huh? Is that all?

No, no. There's a little more!

So, seeing those cracks, my eyes naturally turned towards Yggdrasil.

As I was gazing at Yggdrasil... suddenly there were eyes peering out of it!

Uh... What?

I kept looking and more eyes started popping out! Soon, there were so many eyes, I couldn't even count them!

Then the eyes began to focus, as if they'd awakened from a long slumber...

... And they all looked me in the eye, then wham! The sky suddenly shattered!

A-And then? What happened next?

Huh? That was all. Then I woke up.

I've never felt something like that before!

I had this... chill? Shivering feeling, I guess? You know what I mean?

What do you think? Pretty cool, right? Guess it's not surprising that I had such an incredible dream. I'm the dream phantom, after all!

Uh... Why do I feel like this?

I think something might be going on... The fact that Espi had a dream was already weird enough... but what happened in that dream sounded so ominous...

*Chuckle...*

What? Why are you laughing?

I've never seen you look like that, Alice. It's so funny.

It's just like the looks the others gave you when you read their terrible fortunes!

...! Ugh... So, this is how they felt, huh?

It was fun to watch their reactions, but now that I'm the one who's reacting, it feels awkward.

Espi. That dream of yours... could it be a clairvoyant dream by any chance?

A clairvoyant dream? I don't think I'd dream about something as trivial as today's fortune.

Oh well, if you say it's not, then I guess it isn't. There's no proof, anyway...

You can prove it.

Huh?

You could read a fortune, right? It's your job, after all.

Reading a fortune to see if your dream will come true...?

Hmm... maybe... I could read... the fortune of Yggdrasil... I guess?

Yeah, that sounds like a plan. Alright, let's give it a try!

Uh... Alice? Do we really have to visit the Order just to read the fortune of that huge tree?

Can't we just read it in the swamp where we live?

My victims usually flip my cards themselves, but you know Yggdrasil can't do that.

To read the fortune of a passive target, I need to get as close to the target as possible.

I need to pinpoint a nearby spot that emanates the strongest aura.

Ugh... I don't follow. Sounds like a bunch of gibberish to me... So why are we visiting the Order again?

The place with a harmonized aura... the middle spot that separates the roots and branches... the part of the trunk that is closest to the ground... in other words, the base of Yggdrasil is what we're looking for.

And that magical, supernatural spot is maintained by the Order!

Alice, you sound more and more like those shady scammers...

Hehe, I'm afraid we fortune tellers are destined to have that reputation. Thanks for the compliment.

... Hello there, phantoms.

Eeeek! It's that sprite who spits out all kinds of vitriol with a smile!

You're not a phantom, Ner. How do you always appear out of nowhere like that?

I happened to overhear your conversation while I was passing by...

But I thought I might've misheard... You're planning to do what?

We're gonna read the fortune of that!

Then we can see if it will shatter the sky or not!

... That? Shatter the sky?

Did I stutter?

As always, you phantoms seem to have quite a strange sense of humor.

Would you mind explaining that again in sprite words?

We're gonna read the fortune of that tree.

...

By "that tree"... are you... perhaps, uh... talking about our holy Yggdrasil...?

Yeah, I'm talking about that huge tree thingy.

... Ugh... Urgh...

Well, you are phantoms after all. I guess I'll have to let it slide...

Oh, that's right! Alice, Alice! The Master said that we should pretend that the "giant firewood" is a big deal in front of the Head Priestess!

Ah, I forgot...! Don't worry, we'll take good care of it. Is there a fee we have to pay? How much is a day pass?

... What did you just say? Giant... firewood...?

Get out of here RIGHT NOW!!

Eeeeek! It's her infamous veiny forehead! It's the sign of danger!

My forehead is perfectly fine!

Retreat! Retreat! We should run, Alice!

Don't you ever come back here without a proper apology!

Ugh... Don't you think she's too much? "A proper apology", really?

Well... I gotta admit that being apologetic has always been an overrated virtue.

Now we can't get to the base of that tree or whatever. You got another plan?

I dunno... Uh...

Oh, what if we ask the cards?

You can read a fortune for this kind of stuff?

Sure, why not? This is no different than foreseeing the future.

Let's see... what should Alice do to safely sneak into the Order...? Tell me how you've done it, future me!

Reversed Twins, upright Fog, upright Cave, upright House on the Hill, reversed Watermelon Patch...

What are these? Do they even mean anything?

Hehe, Espi... While your simple mind may fail to grasp how fate works...

... This is a piece of cake to a professional like me. These cards can only mean one thing!

Umm...

So why did you suddenly call me...?

I dunno?

I dunno?

What do you mean, "I dunno?!" You told me the cards pointed to Speaki!

They pointed to Speaki, yes... But they didn't tell me what to do with her, you know?

...

.........

...

I... I wanna go home... I'm not going to waste my time like this.

Ugh... wait! But that's what the reading told me... I'm sure there must be a reason!

But you just read whatever you want from a fortune, don't you, Alice? It's not like they were meaningful in the first place.

Well... she's not wrong, to be honest...

We're in this together, Espi! You should be by my side!

I mean... you know. I just... Huh?

Where's Speaki going? Didn't she say she was going home?

Huh? Speaki...? Why is she heading to the Order...?

Hellooooo! It's me, Head Priestess Ner! I'm home!

Uh... Huh? Head Priestess? You are back already? But, you just said you were going to check on Her Majesty...?

Ner hates those who question things! Ner is the law here, so Ner can come back whenever she wants!

Uh... O-Of course, Head Priestess! I should not have said that... I am sorry!

Speaki... she's so brazen with impersonation of Ner to try to enter the Order...

And no one even noticed she's in disguise?

I don't get it at all. How do sprites always confuse those two?

Hmm... Maybe the Speaki the sprites see looks different from the Speaki we see?

Oh really?... Huh? Wait a minute... in that case...!

We can just ask Speaki to let us in!

Oh! The sprites would think we had permission from Ner... That's a good idea!

Huh?!

Wh-What? What's wrong?

I knew I could count on my fortune telling! It's just as I said! Speaki was the key to all this!

... I think that's a stretch.

This world is like a paper plane, propelled by a mysterious force. I think it's plausible.

You sure you're not making things up to explain a mere coincidence?

Fate is all about how you interpret it. Hehe.

*Sigh* Let's just go. Before that bad-tempered "real" Head Priestess returns.

Now, now, my dear Apostles.

It's time for today's sermon!

Today's sermon is about "How Pumpkins Are Our Most Precious Friends!"

Head Priestess? Isn't the basement off limits? Why did you let those two down there earlier?

...

I... huh...? Why did the atmosphere suddenly change...?

Ner permits access to Apostles who've realized the true value of pumpkins.

They promised they'd water the pumpkin patch for a month, so I let them in.

If you have a problem with that, you can expect a month of hard labor in the pumpkin patch. Got it?

Eeek! M-My apologies!

Well then, let's continue our sermon, shall we?

Wow... To think there's a place like this in the Order's basement. It's like a cave.

Hmm... Yggdrasil is a bit far from the Order's headquarters... I think this is the passage that connects the two.

There are so many paths... so many roads... which is the right way?

Hehe. This is where my power comes in.

Eeny, meeny, miny, moe, catch a tiger by the toe...

...That's it?

We should go where my finger ends up pointing.

I... thought you were going to read the cards again...

I don't need to read the cards for every single problem! You don't need a whole jug to drink a sip of water, do you?

Well... If you say so.

But what's up with all these doors? It's excessive... Now I'm kinda curious.

Let's open this one!

Espi! What if it's some kind of trap!?

Huh? It's a warehouse.

A warehouse?

It's filled with those candies that sprites love... and other sweets...

Do they store them here because it's a cool, dry place?

Then what about this room?

I told you not to open the doors!

Huh...?! W-What's this?!

Broomsticks...? Is this a broom closet?

But I can only see the sticks. There are no broom or mop heads to attach to them. Do they even need this many sticks?

Hmm, I dunno...

Whoa! What is this? A broken stick?

There are so many of them. Why didn't they just throw them out?

Uh.... I'm kinda scared now...

Why? What's so scary about a stick?

I was thinking about the more... "violent" things they could do with a stick...

Espi! Can you stop opening...!

Shhh! Shuush!!

Huh?

Look at this room...! There are priestesses sleeping...!

Oh... Are they the so-called "praying priestesses" of the Yggdrasil Order?

They must've been sleeping for a very long time. They're all dusty.

They sounded ridiculous when I first heard about them... but now that I see them with my own eyes, they give me the creeps.

Huh? Hmm, I wonder where these huge doors lead.

Espi! Didn't I just say not to open those doors?!

Ugh... They won't open. They're locked!

... Just kidding! I'm a phantom, I can just phase through the doors! Hehe...

Ouch, my head! Why can't I phase through?

What? R-Really?

That's odd. Why did they place a barrier on these doors? I didn't expect security this tight from those sprites...

I've never seen doors like these in the Sprite Kingdom, either. It's weird!

Are these doors really that important to the priestesses of the Order? Could they lead to the base of Yggdrasil...?

There's a keyhole, so we just need a key...

Okay, we gotta open these! Let me read a fortune to find where the key is!

Why read a fortune?

Huh? Then what do you want to do?

This place is full of sleepyheads... I can just peep into their dreams to see where they hid the key!

Ohh... So, you're finally being useful for once, huh?

Let's see... How about the dream of this one?

Hmm... Huh... Hehe... U-Uhh?

...? Espi?

Uhh... Ugh... Aghh... Arggggh!!!!

Espi, what's wrong?!

*Huff, huff, huff...* What time is it? What year is it?! How long has it been?

It's only been a couple of seconds. What happened in there?!

These priestesses have been dreaming for so long, their dreams are way too grandiose...!

I think it took at least 100 years to escape the dream...!

Come on, you just peeped in for a few seconds. Don't be overdramatic...

You don't understand! Their dreams are just the worst!

Did you find out where the key is?

Next to the door...! It's under the flowerpot next to the door. At least, that's where it was 100 years ago...

Huh? It isn't there. Are you sure you saw it right? Try again.

No! Nooooo! Neveeer!!! I'll never make it back if I enter that dream again...!

Oh? It's under the flowerpot on the other side. Sorry.

Don't tease me like that! I'm serious for real this time!

Ugh... fine, fine!

Hehehe... Well then... Let's open this! Open, sesame!

Rim! Don't you ever get tired of getting in my way? Just leave me alone!

Shaydi... Anyone in their right mind would stop you.

You're trying to open multiple dimension gates at the same time and distort the balance of this world.

So what? I'm doing it because I can!

And I'm stopping you because I can.

I'm afraid I'm... a phantom who seldom fathoms your tantrums.

Ugh...! I can't take this anymore!

Urgh...?

What was that?

What's the matter...? Getting distracted in the middle of a fight like that... You trying to play it cool or something?

Shaydi, what did you do to the Sprite Kingdom?

What are you talking about? I've been fighting you since yesterday, remember?

This is not your doing...? I sense something strange in the direction of the Sprite Kingdom...

Huh? This room is empty. There's nothing here.

Oh, Espi. Look closer! Don't you think there's something odd about this wall?

The wall...? Oh...! The texture is rough... I see, those sprites were lazy during construction and skimped on the finishing touches.

*Sigh* This is the surface of a tree, not a wall! This is the trunk of Yggdrasil, the place we've been looking for!

Ohh...! Does that mean we can read its fortune now?

Yes! Ugh, seriously... to think we went through all this trouble just to read a silly fortune...

... Well then, let's get this over with, shall we?

Huh? What was that noise...?

There they are! The heretics trying to commit sacrilege against holy Yggdrasil...!

Do you not understand the gravity of this situation, Master?! It seems you need some discipline!

You think this is just a prank when this phantom scrambled the minds of our Apostles, giving them a sermon on pumpkins?!

S-Speaki doesn't think she did anything too bad...

Silence!

Argh! Don't pull on Speaki's head! This is character derailment. Ner isn't supposed to be violent!

Master!!!!

E-Eeeeeek!! She's back! And she even brought the Master!

We must stop them. Alice and Espi have no idea what they're doing right now.

And you think you do?

I may not know. But, my instincts tell me something serious is going on.

How can I put this... It's like something's wrong with my "sense of balance."

The balance should be even... but it's odd now.

Ugh...! Enough with your lame jokes!

Huh? I'm just trying to "contribute" to the benefit of Elias... Do you have a problem with that?

It's simple, really. Shaydi just doesn't want to see anyone but herself ruining this world.

Ugh...! N-No, that's not it!

Eeeeeek! And Shaydi and Rim are here, too? Alice?! Alice! What should we do?!

Isn't it obvious? Lock that door right now!

Huh...? Oh, you're right! Even phantoms can't phase through that door...

Hehehe! We've got the key, so there's no way they can get in!

Huh...?

Open the door!!!! Open this door right now!

Eek!? Alice! Do something! They're serious about breaking in!

Ugh, be patient! This isn't just some simple fortune-telling, you know...

I gotta focus to read an important fortune like the future of Yggdrasil!

*Phew* Take a deep breath... and concentrate!

Alright, Yggdrasil. Let me see your fate...!

One... two...

Three, four... five...

The first card on the far left should indicate the current status...

Hyaah!

Huh? W-What? What's going on?

A-And the second card... third, fourth... fifth...

What happened...? Why are all the cards backwards?

Alice, what's going on? Aren't you finished yet?

T-This is weird. The cards were laid face-down... so they should show the pictures when I flip them again...

Did I accidentally lay the cards face-up? No, that can't be it...

Let's try again... one more time...

W-What is this...? Uh... did I accidentally bring the trick cards?

No... there's nothing wrong with the cards...

Argh! What's with that loud banging on the door?!

Alice! Will you please hurry?!

B-Be quiet! I can't concentrate with all this noise!

Huh? You haven't even flipped the cards yet?

I-I flipped them all!

Ugh, forget it! I'll just flip them myself.

Huh...?

I... uh... wha...?

What is this...? Why are they all black?

Alice! Why would you bring an incomplete deck here?!

T-This is impossible...!

It isn't... incomplete at all...!

At first, they were all backwards on both sides...

But there was nothing wrong with them when I checked them again...

And these cards... there's no way I'd put cards like this in my deck to begin with...!

Huh? What do you mean?

There's no way these cards can exist!

Even if they are incomplete, they should just be blank!

Why would I put effort into painting them black?!

Ugh.... Argh... Is this what they call a trick of fate...? Ah... Ahhh! What's going on!? I'm scared!!!

*Sigh* You're a phantom, how can you be such a coward?

I'm sure you just made a mistake! If you flip them again...

Uhhh...

Alice? The cards... aren't they supposed to have a drawing or a symbol or something on the back?

Am I seeing things right now? Am I still wandering in the dream of those priestesses?

Could it be that all of this... is just a dream?

You're not helping, Espi! Don't scare me like that!

No, I think I'm starting to confuse dreams and reality... Huh? What?

Uh... Urghh... Alice? Y-Your cards...

What about them...?

The other cards in your deck... Are they supposed to be blank?

Huh...?

The pictures on my cards... they're all gone... the cards are all blank...

Eeeeeeeeek!!!!! What's happening?!

Alice... you're just joking, right? I... Ughhh...

I can't do this anymore! Let me out! Where's the key?! Give it to me!

The key...? Where did I put it? Uhh... I'm sure I put it in my pocket...

Open the door right now! I'm outta here!

Eeek, calm down! I'm looking for it!

What in the world is going on right now?! Answer me, Alice!

I don't know what's going on, but...

I don't think it wants this...!

Doesn't want this?

I dunno... Yggdrasil? Something above? Someone?!

Whatever it is, it doesn't want us to foresee the future of Yggdrasil!

That's the only answer that explains all this!

You mean Yggdrasil has its own will? Or are you saying there's someone above it?

I don't know! If I knew, I wouldn't have come all the way here in the first place!

I've never experienced anything like this!

Black and white... two sides of the same fate...?

What could this possibly mean?

*Huff... Huff, huff...*

Eeeek! It's the scary Head Priestess!

... You better be ready.

I won't let this one slide...!

Eeeeeeeeek!!!!!

Ugh...

Uhhh... Where am I...?

Is this... the infirmary in the Order?

Ugh... my head... how did I end up here?

I'm sure I was in the basement, and...

*Chuckle*

Uh... Huh? Espi?

*Chuckle* Ah... I never thought I'd see such a dumb look on your face, Alice.

Huh? What do you mean?

It was a great watch, you know... your "nightmare" about trying to read the fortune of Yggdrasil.

What?

What goes on in your head, having a dream like that? Hehe!

What are you rambling about? I was dreaming? I was... asleep?

Yup. You fell right into my special "sleep trap."

Whaaat?!

So, I was dreaming that whole time?! It was... all just a dream?!

Then... I guess it's a good thing that it wasn't real...?

It's been a while since I had this much fun with a dream. Hehehe!

Espi! If I catch you, I swear...! You promised me you'd never set traps for me!

Hmm? And what if you catch me? My business is finished. What can you do about it?

Ughh! Stop right there!

Huh?

*Sob... Sob...*

Is that... Speaki? Why is she being punished over there?

Everyone's so mean... Speaki didn't do anything that bad...!

Did she cause some trouble at the Order again?

Oh well, whatever. It's got nothing to do with me.

You think you can catch me at that speed?

I just stopped for a second! Just you wait!!

Of course she agreed. It's not like that dream-peeping phantom had a choice.

Master, that kind of remark is exactly why folks get the wrong idea about me!

Well, she seems to be confused about what was real and what wasn't... so we don't have to worry too much about that.

Master. This is an important matter.

Alice's clairvoyance may not be perfect, but she can indeed foresee the future.

There are some truths in this world that are better left hidden, but Alice doesn't realize that.

We should never, ever let Alice read the fate of Yggdrasil.

I've felt a great imbalance. More than Shaydi or any other... I've encountered many crises in the past, but this one was the most dangerous.

Um, hello? We never allowed those phantoms to come in. It's all because they entered without permission...

... You should have watched them more closely to prevent their mischief!

Oh... that's unfortunate. I'm afraid we phantoms live in a free realm where there's no dictator or stooges.

What did you say?!

About what, Master?

I don't know... Maybe it's the fact that they're "blank" that makes them ominous?

Blank, empty cards... that cannot tell you anything.

Yes, they're blank... like an unused plank!

...

.........

M-Me, too. Master...

Can I tag along...? I-I wanna join too...! Come on, quickly!

W-What about me?

Huh? What's wrong?

Huh? Giant firewood...? Who are you talking about?

Y-You're not talking about our boss, right?

Hey! I know you're the Master and all, but you can't talk like that! What if she's listening?!

Don't blame me if you get flicked on your forehead one day!

What?

Did you just admit you said that knowing I'd get angry?!

Ugh... you're so mean.

Let me tell you a little something. Head Priestess Ner is truly devoted to our boss!

Before joining the Order, she was a rather infamous punk well known across the kingdom.

Can't do it. Gotta protect her privacy.

Why are you dumbfounded? She's the Head Priestess. That means she's the ace among our subordinates. I gotta protect her as a middle manager!

You already used up your benefits when I forgave that ridiculous comment earlier.

It's wrong to pry into someone's life without their consent, y'know.

That's how Alice got in trouble, too! She tried to read the boss's fortune!

Ugh! I should've fooled you with some ridiculous story, too!

Master, the truth is... Ner was struggling financially and surviving on bean logs. But with the Order's help, she could finally eat as many Mocharons as she wanted. That's why she swore to dedicate her life to the Order.

Ner still loves Mocharons even if they're common now, unable to forget the ones she ate back then.

That's also why she secretly pities Erpin, even while scolding her. Erpin is always hungry, and Ner knows all too well what it's like to live in poverty and go without food.

Hehe, I wonder? Why don't you go visit the Head Priestess and see for yourself?

Why not? You said you wouldn't fall for lies! Hurry up and go prove I lied!

Come on, it's not like she's gonna get mad just because you secretly looked into her dark past!

Let's go, Master!

Oh, come on! Let's go check it out!