cost.

If you eat too much ice cream, you will get upset stomach, which is the price.

After the lie is exposed, you have to face the wall and think about it for 15 minutes. This is the price.

The red warriors and blue warriors always get hurt after defeating super monsters. Although they have done good deeds, this is also the price.

Regardless of whether it is a good thing or a bad thing, as long as you do it, you will always have to pay something--such a simple truth, even Alice understands it.

But the problem is...

"The price?" Alice looked at the inorganic eyes of the slate, and pursed her mouth innocently, "...but I didn't do anything..."

What price does she have to pay?

She was obviously still asleep just now...

Alice recalled it carefully, and found that besides failing in the exam recently, Izumo didn't even worry about eating.

So Alice, who had been intimidated by the sudden "threat" from the slate just now, immediately puffed up her chest confidently: "I've been so good lately!"

Izumo also said that he would take them to a hot spring for the New Year!

Shi Ban suddenly choked up as if he hadn't expected her to react so quickly.After all, Alice would usually cry when she wrote four arithmetic operations, but this "accidental" emotion was manifested in this being who is close to the root of the world like [book], and it was only a long time of silence half a second.

"It's true that you haven't done anything." Shi Ban looked at her blankly, "but it's just that you haven't done anything 'for now'."

In the foreseeable future, Zhou Fang Alice will definitely say the words that can tell fate in three rounds.

"Your wish needs to be re-realized after a ■■■■ review, and I have been doing the work of conveying your wish to him. It was I who allowed you to enter this world and integrate into it to a certain extent. As the best conditions that the host can offer you.

"As for your desire to change those people who have been chosen by me, it is so trivial that I can turn a blind eye and charge you a small price to make it come true, but your wish this time is to hope that someone Those who must die live.

"As a temporary 'guest', this request is too presumptuous."

Slate's unwavering tone made Alice feel as if she was listening to a robot.

"Didn't Kushina tell you a lot before going to bed?

"She told you not to easily make such a wish related to the life and death of others."

Alice: "?"

Have it?

So before going to bed, did Anna tell her this?

Alice scratched her head blankly.

slate:"……"

"You're not going to listen to your sister at all, are you?"

What made Alice even more confused was that it was really hard for her to understand what Slate was saying! ! !

This feeling is like taking a very short nap accidentally during a math class.

It's really short, so short that the teacher didn't even notice it.

However, when I woke up and looked at the blackboard, I found that I had no idea what the teacher standing on the podium was saying...

Alice could hear every syllable the slate made, but when they came together in a sentence she was bewildered.

Alice was confused and didn't know why.

The only thing she could understand a little bit from Shi Ban's defiant long speech (whether she could understand it or not) was that Shi Ban was correcting some of the things she had done wrong.

Moreover, Alice seems to have done these wrong things more than once.

But if she did something bad and got into trouble more than once, then Izumo would definitely find out?

Who told Izumo to be better than a detective!

Every time Alice instructs Sigma to do something bad, or she does something bad herself, Izumo can figure out what good things she has done just by relying on the clues left by Alice.

For example, last month, she played with Izumo's sunglasses and threw them on the sofa after playing. As a result, she was crushed to pieces when she lay down with the title of "Sofa Lord". Izumo didn't even watch the monitor. Directly from the potato chips sticking to the edge of the sunglasses frame and falling into the crevice of the sofa, Alice, who kept hiding behind Sigma, was pulled out.

Alice, who did something wrong, covered her face and cried.In order to get her father's forgiveness, she also took out the New Year's money she received during the New Year as compensation.

In the end, Izumo accepted Alice's New Year's money that he hadn't planned to take away, and asked Alice to clean up the sofa. On the weekend, he even took her to the sunglasses shop to ask the price, so that she could establish an approximate price for the things she broke. the concept of.

In this complex and beautiful world, Alice still has a lot to learn.

Learning with an open mind and daring to face one's own ignorance and insufficiency are also very important qualities.

"I'm sorry, I don't understand what you're saying..."

After another 2 minutes of Slate nagging, Alice, who realized that she really couldn't understand His words, honestly confessed to Slate her true thoughts at this moment—that is, she had no thoughts.

Slate was interrupted by her abrupt confession: "..."

Of course, as a non-human being, he still didn't show any displeasure or dissatisfaction, but after being interrupted by Alice, he paused a little longer.

The pale, silent air flows slowly between the two children—or at least they appear to be children.

Alice twisted her fingers, her blue pupils looked elsewhere.

The too glaring pure white here easily reminded her that the last time Fushimi took her out to go fishing by the river, she had visited here in her sleep.

"Sorry, I forgot that you are only seven years old now."

Although Slate's expression and tone were still like a pool of stagnant water, Alice could still hear a hint of compromise from it.

"In short, all you need to know is that only people in this world can do it if you want to change the fate of others and subvert the established trajectory of everyone's life in this world.

"You are a 'guest', and a 'guest' is an outsider. You don't belong here, and you will have to pay a higher price to change their fate."

However, he said "compromise", but in fact, after Slate considered that Alice was only seven years old, what he said still seemed to make people guess riddles.

Alice still couldn't understand.

But even if she doesn't understand, it still doesn't make her feel bored with anyone.

Even if the teacher's lectures are more bible than what the slate said.Lovely had never disliked the teacher for a second, only the slate made her feel impatient.

Although His tone was leisurely, it made Alice feel that she was being urged and pushed on a certain road that could not be turned back all the time.

She instinctively showed her displeasure on her face.

Besides, seven-year-old children really don't need any expression management.

The little girl's thin eyebrows were unconsciously drawn together, and her cheeks bulged like a puffer fish holding its breath.

She still doesn't understand.

"Is it a bad idea to hope that my uncle will recover from his illness! I just want to! I just want to! I! Just! I want to!!!"

slate:"……"

Ahh...the result is still out...

Although it is in a dream, but... the wish that can be made in a dream is actually a more real idea in a sense...

After all, people have already fallen asleep, but they can still think about such things...

The slate was silent for a while, and at the same time, the pure white space they were in began to peel off from above like pieces of a jigsaw puzzle that had been shaken to pieces, revealing the dim yellow room illuminated by the bedside night light.

The person in the dream was so annoyed that he opened his eyes slightly outside the dream, trying to break free from the dream.

"...Okay. Since you won't listen," Shi Ban said softly while looking around, "then this time, I won't charge you for interfering in my world."

That sounds like a pretty generous offer—even if Alice doesn't know exactly where Slate's generosity lies.

But since the recipient of Shi Ban's generosity is her, then she should still... need to be thanked, right?

... Do you want it?

After all, Izumo taught her since she was a child that children should be polite!

So Alice blinked her eyes, and finally said to the slate: "Thank you then!"

After she finished thanking her, her voice and figure disappeared into this pure white room without knowing when.

If it was a human being, he might still be able to see a blurry phantom in the pure white through the residual vision, still standing where Alice was standing just now.

But the slate cannot be seen.

He is not a human being, and naturally does not have the functions of a human body. Even this human-like appearance was shaped by him through "imitation" in order to better communicate with certain specific people.

It can be regarded as a kind of consideration—even from a human point of view, His consideration is probably not considerate enough.

But as an existence without feelings and love, He has already done his best for the human beings he likes.

He wanted them to be connected, to be together as a family, so He gave power to a small group of people and allowed them to share that power.

But this power still made them feel lonely.

Where did I go wrong?

Will he do something wrong again this time?

Who can answer this kind of question?

[Is it really okay that you broke the rules for that kid? ]

A wordless book appeared in His hands, the pages were flying without wind, and finally stopped on a certain page.Blank to the strange paper, a question emerged.

"It's just once, it doesn't matter. Besides, it's just to let Sanlun Yiyan survive, and the rest of the trajectory will still not change." Shi Ban said softly, "And it's not me who helps her realize her wish, but her own ability …The ability to say what she says is a disaster for her in her own world."

[certainly. ]

More words emerged.

[After all, the kid is still human after all. ]

[Even if you are equally able to listen to your own wishes and those of others, you will still pay the price for those wishes. ]

[As a human wishing machine, and as a human 'god', both sides are not doing well. ]

"Ah."

[However, what should you do next time if she makes a more egregious wish? ]

"next time?"

The inorganic eyes of the slate looked into the distance, but there was still only a piece of despairing pure white.

"no more chance."

[Huh?Why? ]

"Have you forgotten? Although this is our world, it's just an 'immersion' game for her.

"There are stories in games too.

"The story is not life, life has no end, but the story must write END at a certain point.

"She has grown taller. She hasn't grown taller before, but her growth rate has become normal recently. Why do you think?"

[I have never seen such a situation. ]

[But you can probably guess. ]

[I've been here for too long, are you starting to blend in slowly?Like a sugar cube picked out of a pile of sugar cubes and thrown into the water, it starts to melt slowly. ]

"Well. But then she will be abandoned by her original world."

Slate walked forward slowly.

"And what you said, if there are really more excessive desires... If there is no accident, it will be related to Ten Beasts. Indirectly, it will also be related to Zhou Fangzun. She definitely does not want to see the two of them personal future.

"At that time, I will have a reasonable reason to send her directly back to her original world.

"Send her away when the family members are still alive, so that the original promise of 'let her live in a happy and happy family' can be regarded as kept."

"Anyway, she already got the love she wanted, right? And she doesn't need to worry about being abandoned by the original world, so it's better for her."

[That's why you said 'no price will be charged this time'... what, it's just a negative teaching material for doubling the price next time. ]

[I didn't expect you to become cunning too. ]

[Is it because of hearing too many human desires? ]

[Ah, but one thing remains the same as before. ]

"……what?"

[You think what you did was a good way for her, right? ]

[It's the same as when the king was elected. ]

[Thought that human beings will unite because of strength. ]

[But it really just makes them lonelier. ]

"...Perhaps so? But I don't think I'm at fault." Slate stared at the black words on the white paper, "I'll send her back when the time comes, and I'll have to ask you for help."

[Okay~ Anyway, I'm free too. ]

[But ah...]

"what?"

[Have you ever considered the possibility of her abandoning her original world and returning to this side in order to realize her wish? ]

Shi Ban thought for a while, and then slowly replied: "If she really makes this choice, then I have nothing to do."

"Abandon the family, love, and fetters of the original world...

"We can't stop it.

"After all... she has already paid such a high price."

Ever since she knew that Alice really wanted to make a wish to make Miwa Kazutsu recover from her illness, Anna Kushina stepped up her "care" for her sister.

Even she hoped that the seventh king who had helped them, the Colorless King, could live on well...

The question of what price Alice will pay has always hung over Kushina's head like a guillotine.

Although such a thought is very selfish, and I am very sorry for Miwa Yiyan, but she really does not want to exchange the unknown accidents that her little sister may face in exchange for the well-being of others.

Because I was afraid that Alice would say something like "I really hope that Uncle Yiyan's illness will get better soon"—as long as Alice hasn't said the exact wish, there is still room for maneuver—cover her in advance The mouth is also a crude but useful solution.

So the nearest Anna is always by Alice's side.

However, the only disadvantage of this method is that Anna cannot follow Alice 24 hours a day.

There is still some time before Alice's winter vacation. If it weren't for the time when the transfer procedures are completed and Alice's upcoming vacation, Kushina Anna will probably become an honorable primary school student in Class 2, Grade [-] of Bingsheng Primary School by the end of this year. ——Even if her age does not meet the entry requirements for the second grade of primary school...

And her anxiety that the rain is about to come, like spreading ripples, inevitably slightly touches the heartstrings of others.

"...I always feel that Anna is about to change from a Hiromi to a Chihuahua recently..." Misaki Hatta and Ryo Kamamoto huddled in the corner and whispered about their Zashiki Doji, who were originally inseparable, but have become even more inseparable recently.

"Is there any difference between a Pomeranian and a Chihuahua? Brother Hatta." Toshio Kamamoto, who had absolutely no experience in raising small dogs (the experience in raising large dogs was accumulated when he accompanied Alice to raise Daikoku), asked in the same low volume.

"Stupid! How come you don't even know this?! Chihuahuas make people feel more fierce!" Hatta Misaki said and slapped him on the back of the head.

"Oh!" Kamamoto immediately praised his elder brother dog-leggedly, "As expected of Brother Hatta! You even know this!"

"What, what, it's just common sense." The agent leader of Barbaro, who couldn't help boasting at all, blushed a little after being praised by the younger brother.

"But then again, why don't you just tell Liz that you can't make that kind of wish?" Kamamoto tore open a bag of potato chips and chewed, "For Liz, just tell her 'after you make this kind of wish, you can do it again. I can't see Kusanagi-san either, so it should be avoided, right?"

"... But wouldn't Liz know her own abilities then? Are you really an idiot?"

"Hey... isn't Brother Kusanagi planning to let Liz know her abilities?"

"I don't plan to... Although this kind of statement is a bit selfish, what if Liz refuses to speak because of her own ability in the future?" Misaki Hatta dug out the most seasoned and most complete piece from the pile of potato chips, I didn't eat it in my hand, "And as long as Liz doesn't use her ability to hurt others, isn't it all right? It's better to say that the person who can really make her say a very vicious curse should really die... She hasn't been here since she was a child." Those who hold vengeance, didn't the group of people who kidnapped her last time have a trial before? I went to tell her about it, and guess what Liz said to me?"

"What?" Kamamoto asked quite cooperatively.

Hatta Misaki: "She asked me what bad things those people did to be punished..."

Kamamoto Torio: "..."

"Then I showed her pictures of those people."

"Do you remember?"

"Not at all. The stinky kid is as big-minded as a sewer..."

"If you say that Anna becomes fierce and looks like a Chihuahua, and that Liz's heart is as big as a sewer, I will record it." Eric, who came out of nowhere, raised his mobile phone and threatened with a blank expression , "Ah, I really want to eat barbecue. I don't know if someone will invite me to eat today..."

"Eric, do you bastard want to fight?!"

"I don't want to. I'm not like a muscular idiot who thinks only about fighting every day."

"Huh—?! Who are you calling a muscular idiot?!"

"Whoever is checking his seat right now is who he is talking about."

"you--!"

"Ahhh Hatta-san, calm down! At least don't lift that chair! That chair is antique furniture that Kusanagi-san went to Italy to buy last month!!"

Clan members are still rowdy today.

Although Zhou Fangzun doesn't dislike this kind of atmosphere and noise, but the volume is too loud and noisy, and physical headaches will still find him who suffers from insomnia from time to time.

The Scarlet King stood up, blocking the sight of Alice who was staring at the TV intently. Just when the brows of the stinky child were about to frown, Zhou Fangzun reached out and moved his hands twice as if rubbing dough on her head. Then immediately ask:

"Do you want to go for a walk?"

Alice, who was about to get angry, was quickly distracted, and Little Bengdou quickly bounced off the sofa, shouting loudly: "Yes!"

"Then quickly put on your coat." Zhou Fangzun, who was already proficient at playing around with his children, smiled almost imperceptibly.

"Anna, is Anna going too?" Alice took her coat from the back of the sofa.

It was already mid-November.

It wasn't snow yet, but the cold wind blowing from the north every day was enough to make Alice shiver with cold.

But even so, she is still keen to go out for a walk.

It would be even better if he went out with Zhou Fangzun.

Winter Zun is the most lovable Zun.Alice had declared so loudly once.

If someone asks her why.

Then she would answer swearingly, because the god of winter is a super-large mobile heater.

As long as you stay by his side, you will feel a steady stream of heat coming from you.

Of course Anna said she would go.

However, when Anna finished putting on her coat, Alice hadn't even zipped her own.

But she is not to blame for this matter. It is a problem with the zipper. There is a small problem with one of the teeth, which cannot be solved by the brute force of a child.

But as an adult, it should be fine.

The blind Red King bent down to zip up his daughter—this kind of trivial matter should go smoothly, right?

But it is not the case.

Zhou Fangzun's hand strength was indeed strong enough to ignore the slight deformation of the teeth, but the result of excessive force was that he pulled the zipper too far...

He pulled it to the top zipper, which happened to catch a little bit of flesh on Alice's neck.

The little guy who was afraid of pain immediately burst into tears from the pain.

"Hug, sorry..."

However, the Red King's pale apology did not have the effect of comforting at all. Alice still cried for half an hour amidst his apologies again and again, as well as his promise to take her to eat potato and beef pie today.

The crying subsided, and Alice still asked to go out for a walk.

The Scarlet King, who had just made a mistake, naturally did not dare to neglect, took one in each hand, took Alice, who was still whimpering softly, and Anna, who comforted her and glared at him, and went out.

And whenever the Scarlet King is in this scene, he will inevitably think of what he lost Alice two years ago.

Whenever he thinks about it, Zhou Fangzun will feel inexplicable and puzzled.

It was obviously something that could be easily solved by holding her hand, but Zhou Fangzun could no longer remember why he lost Alice at that time.

It gets dark early in winter, and within 10 minutes of going out, the light strips in the shop windows on the street come on earlier than the street lights.

Those little lights shining like stars fell on the clean and beautiful faces of Anna and Alice, and fell into their eyes.

Looking at all this, he exhaled a hazy white mist in the cold wind of winter evening.

Then I remembered that I thought I would never quit smoking in this life, and I have quit smoking for almost two years.

"what……"

"... respect?" Hearing his laughter, Anna turned to look at him, "What's wrong?"

"What's wrong?" Seeing Anna doing this, Alice also looked over.

But the puppy who is remembering the hatred is also very caring and irritating. Those blue eyes and those eyes seem to say "your puppy is very concerned about whether you become a fool".

Zhou Fangzun freed up the hand that was holding Alice, and rubbed her head again, making her scream.

Then Gai coffin concluded: "You are the little idiot."

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