When the plot-skips players into the game world-Chapter 1278 - 9: What Used to Be, Now Is Perverse

After this unpleasant transaction ended, Alice didn’t feel any nostalgia, leaving Arsene behind, turned and departed with the money box Arsene brought.

Although she herself looked down on this money — but the money from selling her "second-hand original clothes" would actually become the organization’s funds. The Hawkeye Organization promised that this money would be used to improve the living conditions of orphans, which was why Alice was willing to give up her clothes.

She was somewhat a girl, even if she idolized Phantom Thief Arsene from a young age and thus didn’t mind him wearing her clothes... but those were indeed her favorite clothes.

If she didn’t like them, why else would she wear these dresses to attend those grand and formal banquets?

And now that she’s truly calmed down, she suddenly realized where the money meant "to improve the living conditions of orphans" was actually used.

Clearly... the Clei Party.

Although Alice was indeed naive, her social status was ultimately that of a journalist. She couldn’t possibly not know the existence and rules of the Clei Party.

Being in the media industry, it’s impossible to be so pure and ignorant. It’s a dye vat filled with various malice and evil.

Aren’t those people also "orphans"? Bought by Hawkeye’s subordinate organizations to engage in various illegal activities. And these kids have to get money from the superior organization too... isn’t this precisely the purpose "to improve the living conditions of orphans"?

She initially wasn’t unaware of this. She just always romantically thought that the Son of the Moon was the root cause of all the chaos, evil, poverty, and decay of Iris Flower, and to solve various problems one must first solve the Son of the Moon — conversely, if the Son of the Moon can be resolved, those messy little problems would heal themselves.

Thus, these "not so perfect little problems" were regarded by her as "necessary pain to drive out the Son of the Moon."

— Until today, she suddenly realized that the organization never truly trusted her. She couldn’t even be counted as a person, but rather a middleman in the transaction between the family and the Hawkeye Organization...

When the filter shatters, intelligent IQ instantly occupies the high ground.

Those things she once knew but deliberately ignored now flooded her mind all at once. fɾēewebnσveℓ.com

She planned to go back and carefully calculate what else has not been revealed to her!

— Then just brewing some emotions and tears, and properly complaining to her dear father!

At this moment, the journalist lady, known for her "rebellion and autonomy" and always dressed provocatively, now seemed to return to her past as a little girl.

But from another perspective... going from "playing an adult" to "playing a child" instead proves she has indeed grown up.

However, until Alice left angrily, she didn’t realize what "Iben Ritualist" deliberately hid.

Arsene watched her back, chuckling softly: "Sure enough... still a child, right?"

"Already pretty good."

Aiwass, disguised as "Iben Ritualist", raised an eyebrow, also commenting: "Still a bit tender, the most crucial part is lacking determination."

"Yeah... "

Holding Aleister in his arms, he said with a smile: "Because she heard bigger news, unconsciously forgetting her original purpose and questions... truly nostalgic. I used to be like that too."

"Back then?" Aiwass asked aptly.

"Um, when I was still a clear and foolish university student."

Looking at most fourteen or fifteen years old, Aleister said briskly: "If I remember correctly, she seems to be indeed a recently graduated university student."

Everyone present, without agreement, hid the same thing from Alice.

— That is, why both the Son of the Moon and Hawkeye are surveilling this place.

Alice merely felt some doubts, yet her attention was easily attracted by Arsene’s exaggerated performance, and soon she focused on the extra key in the suitcase.

But actually, the matter she neglected was the key.

Though Hawkeye Organization’s assassins are skilled in lurking, the Son of the Moon can sense others’ Blood Qi; and even if the Son of the Moon is identical to ordinary people in the normal state, Hawkeye has long researched the Son of the Moon — coupled with Path of Adaptation’s perception and intuition abilities, they are almost exposed simultaneously under each other’s noses.

"The child has already left."

Aiwass looked at Arsene, speaking: "Next, let’s talk about more adult matters."

The vampire’s laughter was cold, yet Arsene didn’t feel any tension, instead leaning back.

"Speaking of which, it was this matter that convinced me you’re not a bad person."

Arsene casually said: "You don’t want that child to get involved in any trouble, right."

Indeed. Aiwass thought.

No matter what conspiracy her family is brewing, she is indeed innocent... and she is risking her life wholeheartedly dedicating herself to the country and humanity. Precisely because of this, Aiwass had released her back then. Otherwise, merely being the Duke’s daughter from the human Kingdom, involving the assassination of the Eternal Pope, wouldn’t she simply leave?

However, the vampire merely coldly laughed: "I just find her troublesome."

"Alright, alright..."

Arsene waved a hand, tentatively taking it as stubbornness or performing due diligence: "Now that the troublesome person is gone, I should tell you some more critical things."

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