When Mercury Lamp opened her eyes again, she saw an unfamiliar ceiling.
And … an annoying voice.
"Yo, you're awake."
"Human!"
Upon hearing Fangzheng's voice, Mercury Lamp immediately rolled and got up. Only then did she realize that she was lying on a table. As for Fangzheng, he was playing on the computer beside her as he chuckled at her.
"How do you feel? It's Lapis' first time in a fight, so she didn't hold back. Let me fix it for you. It should be fine. "
"Huh?"
Upon hearing Fangzheng's words, Mercury Lamp was stunned for a moment. She hurriedly lowered her head to look at her body. What happened next surprised Mercury Lamp.
And that was … her body was actually intact!
"What did you do!"
Mercury Lamp glared fiercely at Fangzheng and shouted angrily. Although she was the first Rosette Maiden doll, Mercury Lamp was different from her other sisters. Her body was incomplete. Strictly speaking, Mercury Lamp's body lacked a waist to connect the upper and lower parts. But Mercury Lamp didn't care. She had always lived like this, and she had gotten used to it.
But now … … his body had actually been repaired by this hateful human?
How could he fix it?
Rosette Maiden was not an ordinary puppet that could be easily repaired if it was broken. In fact, in Mercury Lamp's heart, only her father could repair her body.
But now, her body was actually so casually occupied by such a man? @！
"Huh? Is there a problem? I think it's pretty good? "
Upon hearing Mercury Lamp's roar, Fangzheng looked at her curiously. Mercury Lamp opened her mouth as if she wanted to say something. But … she found that she couldn't say anything at all!
Just as Fangzheng said, the repaired part was seamless with her original body. Mercury Lamp didn't even feel a trace of discomfort. This made her speechless for a while. Mercury Lamp wanted to grumble. At the very least, she wanted to express to Fangzheng that her body could only be repaired by her father. But in the end …
Nothing could be said. It was so perfect that the mercury lamp could not find any fault with it!
She really wanted to lie through her teeth, but … ….
"Alright, let's not talk about this anymore. Since you're awake, let's talk business."
At this point, Fangzheng's expression turned solemn. Mercury Lamp wanted to say something, but considering that she was under someone else's roof, she obediently lowered her head.
"What do you want to say?"
"I heard some things about you from Zhen Hong. You're the first puppet to gain self-awareness among the sisters. In other words, you watched the other Rose girls being created with your own eyes, right?"
"… Yes."
Upon hearing this, Mercury Lamp's expression darkened.
"But … Father abandoned me, he gave up on me, he …"
"About your past, we can talk about it later. Although, I also think that your creator's brain isn't normal."
Fangzheng waved his hand, signaling Mercury Lamp not to be so nervous. At the same time, he was also wondering what Puppeteer was thinking. Logically speaking, as the first puppet, Mercury Lamp should have been the first to be completed. Even if she was just a test subject, she had to be completed first.
It was like testing a model. You had to build it from the beginning to the end to know what was going on. But Puppeteer just threw away Mercury Lamp halfway through and went on to create the other Rose girls?
What the hell was going on? Was there a hole in his brain?
He must be crazy.
"Don't speak ill of Father!"
"If you don't want to say it, then don't. I won't argue with you about this. I have something very important to ask you."
Fangzheng stared at Mercury Lamp and asked.
"Since you saw the whole process of them being created, I want to ask you, what was Father like when he was creating the other puppets?"
"Like … what?"
"Was he full of love? Or was it just a routine? Or did he have some kind of purpose? "
"Of course it was love …"
Mercury Lamp clenched his teeth as he spoke.
"I still remember how Father lovingly stroked their hair and tidied their clothes. He picked Mashiro up from the chair and held her in his arms with deep love …"
"Alright, alright. I'm sorry. I shouldn't have exposed your scars."
Fangzheng once again interrupted Mercury Lamp's blackening process.
"Do you think that, according to normal values, he would make a rule like letting the other Rose girls kill each other?"
"…"
Mercury Lamp bit her lips. She really wanted to mock Zhen Hong and the others, but doing so would be equivalent to admitting that her master was a hopeless pervert.
"I don't think … Father would do that."
Although Mercury Lamp admitted that she felt a thrill of vengeance when she saw her father's beloved Rose Maidens killing each other, she couldn't help but think that her father wouldn't make such a cruel decision based on what she had seen.
"How much do you know about Alice's Game?"
"I don't know anything."
Mercury Lamp shook her head again. She couldn't even be considered a real Rose girl because she didn't have the Holy Mother of Rose. She could only move around because of her longing for her father.
In fact, Mercury Lamp didn't even know what Alice's Game was. She only found out that the Rose girls were fighting for something called 'Alice's Game' when she accidentally intruded into the battlefield between Mashiro and Firmament Stone.
"Hmm …"
After listening to Mercury Lamp's description, Fangzheng recorded something in his notebook and nodded.
"So, do you remember how many dolls your father made? Apart from you? "
"… Canary, Emerald Stone, Firmament Stone, Mashiro, Mashiro …"
"Good."
After recording everything, Fangzheng nodded and stood up.
"Thank you for your help. I have something to do. If you're willing, you can come and listen."
After saying that, Fangzheng turned around and walked out of the door. Mercury Lamp hesitated for a moment before following him out. Then, she followed Fangzheng down the stairs and into the living room. At this moment, almost all the Rose girls were present. Not only were Emerald Stone, Mashiro, and Mashiro here, but even Firmament Stone was also called over. With the addition of Lapis, Mei Gan, and Eve, it was quite a lively scene.
When the Rose Puppets saw the mercury lamp, their expressions became a little unnatural. However, Fangzheng did not care about that. He pulled a chair and sat down, then looked at the crowd.
"Alright, I have something to ask you … It's about Alice's Game."
"…"
Upon hearing this, everyone was immediately alarmed. Fangzheng stared at them and asked once again.
"I want to ask you about Alice's Game. Who among you intends to continue?"
"I don't want to say it!"
Emerald Stone was the first to object.
"It's too strange for sisters to kill each other. I don't want to participate in Alice's Game!"
"Emerald Stone …"
Hearing Emerald Stone's answer, Firmament Stone's expression turned a little gloomy. She hesitated for a moment, then gritted her teeth and said.
"I want to fulfill my father's wish. I want to win Alice's Game."
"Emerald Stone!"
Emerald Stone was unhappy to hear her younger sister's answer. She glared at her angrily. It seemed like this wasn't the first time the two sisters had quarreled over this matter.
"I … have my own thoughts."
Mashiro thought for a moment, took a sip of black tea, and said quietly. As for Mashiro … As the loser, her fate was in Mashiro's hands. It didn't matter whether she spoke or not.
"I heard some things from Mercury Lamp. She was the one who witnessed the entire process of the man creating you."
Fangzheng pointed at Mercury Lamp and looked at everyone again.
"I want to know now. How did you know about Alice's Game and its rules? Did your maker tell you that? Did he tell you personally? Or did he leave a letter for you? Everything has a beginning, right? So how was the beginning of Alice's Game determined in the first place? "
"This …"
Facing Fangzheng's question, Emerald Stone, Firmament Stone, Mashiro, and Mashiro looked at each other.
"… It's a rabbit."
"A rabbit?"
"Yeah …"
Emerald Stone hesitated for a moment, then explained the situation to Fangzheng at that time.
Generally speaking, after all the dolls were created, when they woke up from their slumber and climbed out of the suitcase, their creator had already disappeared from their sight.
At that time, these Rose Girls were also very frightened and uneasy. They didn't understand what had happened. At that moment, a rabbit who called itself "Laplace" suddenly appeared in front of them. It said that it was a good friend of their father and also the supervisor of Alice's Game. Next, it announced Alice's Game and its rules to the Rose Girls. Similarly, for several generations after that, it had always played the role of a supervisor.
And every time when it was over, it was also responsible for sending the Rose Girls to their other masters.
After listening to this, Fangzheng, Megan, and Eve looked at each other.
"So, you didn't see your master, nor did you talk to him. You just listened to a rabbit claiming to be your master's old friend, and then you believed him?"
"… Brother, they couldn't have been tricked, right?"
"It's possible."
Facing Megan's question, Fangzheng nodded.
"I've asked Mercury Lamp. She witnessed the creation process of all the Rose Girls with her own eyes. According to her, the creator showed his love for the dolls during the creation process. Unless he's retarded, he wouldn't have issued such a rule."
"Then, why did the rabbit lie to them?"
"It could also be an enemy of their creator."
Looking at Eve, Fangzheng shrugged.
"It's actually not that difficult to understand. Think about it carefully. You see, for example, someone has a grudge against their creator, and then kills the creator. Of course, that's the end for most people, but what if it's a psychopath? Mercury Lamp also said that the Rose Girls are the creator's greatest glory. So, if he wants revenge, what better way is there than to let the creator's beloved children kill each other, and then tarnish his crystallization of blood and sweat? "
At this point, Fangzheng chuckled.
"Maybe in the end, when there's only one left in the Alice Game, the rabbit will come out and kill the other — — in a way, wouldn't it be a meeting with their father? It's just a meeting in heaven. "
After listening to Fangzheng's speculation, the girls felt chills all over their bodies. Firmament Stone even jumped up.
"That's impossible, you don't have any evidence!"
"Of course I don't have any evidence. This is just a speculation, but you don't have any evidence either, do you?"
Fangzheng spread his hands and stared at Firmament Stone.
"If what you said is true, then the only thing we know now is that your creator has gone missing. After he went missing, a rabbit appeared in front of you, saying that he's your creator's friend and spokesperson, and then announced the rules of the Alice Game to you ….."
Speaking until here, Fangzheng pursed his lips.
"Then do you have any evidence to prove that the rabbit is really your creator's friend? Is what it said true? "
"This ….."
Facing Fangzheng's questioning, Firmament Stone's face turned pale, and she couldn't say a word. The expressions of the others also changed greatly at this moment, and even Mercury Lamp's face was cloudy and uncertain.
If what Fangzheng said was the truth, then didn't that mean that the supervisor who claimed to be their father's friend was the one behind all this?!
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