Alice found the manor according to the address on the invitation. In fact, Alice had some guesses about the owner of the invitation—it might have something to do with the unfortunate guy who bought the five-page diary. This made Alice want to see this unfortunate guy with her own eyes. However, the address on this invitation, which was full of problems, was actually a very normal-looking manor, which made Alice feel disappointed. However, this disappointment did not last long - after all, she had not entered the manor yet. Alice handed over the invitation with renewed anticipation, and was then taken into a very normal reception room... Well, it seemed like she could really start to lose her temper... Wait, who is this person? Alice looked at the girl whom the maid called "Miss Winfried". The girl looked about the same age as her, with black hair and black eyes. She was wearing a long black dress. Her facial features were delicate, but she lacked vitality when she was sitting quietly. It was not until the twinkle in her eyes that people saw her that she was alive. The main reason why Alice was surprised was that she... No, Amon had seen this girl. What made an extraordinary person, an aristocratic lady, pretend to be robbed in the East End? Alice felt that, based on her simple understanding, this matter was full of irrationality.
Winfred was sitting on a single sofa holding a book. There were two cups of steaming black tea on the coffee table. After hearing the movement, she raised her head from the book and said with a pretty standard smile. : "Please sit down." This made Alice feel even weirder. She tried to hide her astonishment. Although she suspected that she might have been discovered, she still walked over and sat down calmly, then picked up the black tea and took a sip. This black tea had a richer milky and sweet taste than the black tea in Alice's memory, but Alice just took a sip and put it down. When she raised her head, Winfried happened to place the book in his hand on the coffee table. Alice immediately saw what was inside the open pages—no doubt it was the diary she had written in her own hand. The emotion of this moment was captured. Winfred looked at her and smiled naturally: "You know, I encountered something very interesting these days. "I bought five pages of Russell's notes, but after reading them, I was surprised to find...my God, the contents of these five pages of notes seemed to be the same! "It seems that it was copied by the same person... Miss Rose, do you have any opinion on this?" Alice stared into the other person's black eyes and replied without changing her expression: “A few days ago, I also encountered a very interesting thing. “A thief broke into my home and took nothing of value except a doorknob. "After I checked my home, I found five extra pages of Russell's notes - so I sold them." "Oh my god," Winfred said with a rather fake look of surprise, "What's next? Did you call the police? Was the thief caught?" Alice replied without changing her expression: “I don’t think this is within the jurisdiction of the police. "In fact, I later saw the thief on the wanted poster. He broke into Storm Lord's church and robbed the church's donation box." Winfred slowly frowned and repeated, "Him?" Alice smiled and said nothing. This is not true, it is obvious.
Alice's lying skills are not very good, and her two previous guilty reactions are also obvious. However, unlike the feeling of trying hard to cover up but being exposed due to poor skills, in Winfried's view, she does not seem to bother to cover up. . She seemed arrogant. Although Alice's attitude towards the maid was no different from her attitude towards her, and seemed approachable to others, Winfred still made this assertion in his heart. ——Not really approachable, but most people are not worth mentioning to her. So, what kind of existence is a target for her to treat as an equal? Curiosity surged from Winfred, urging her to speak: "Why do I feel that although you look very approachable, you actually seem to be very arrogant? "Well, I just feel like you don't pay attention to anyone... It doesn't matter if you don't want to say it, I'll just ask." Alice was stunned for a moment. Is she... arrogant? More than one person has mentioned that she has a problem with her attitude towards gods and seems to be disrespectful, but she also treats mortals...mortals? Alice suddenly realized what the problem was. When she calls human beings "human beings" and mortals "mortal", when she emphasizes that she is human over and over again, when she tries to explore and imitate human behavior patterns, she has already divided herself In another position. Amon...probably has discovered this a long time ago, right? Recalling Amon's attitude, Alice sighed with a headache, looked at Winfried and smiled: "Actually, I just discovered this... If you hadn't reminded me just now, I wouldn't have noticed it. In fact, subconsciously, I didn't regard myself as a human being." Winfred was stunned for a moment, she frowned and thought for a moment, and asked doubtfully: "Does other people think so?" "...I don't think so," Alice suddenly had a strange feeling, "But it's not important. I actually want to ask...do you have anything else?" Winfred thought about it seriously, then shook his head and said: "I just wanted to find out who sold those five pages of Russell's notes... Well, so it turns out that the person who robbed the donation box of the Church of Storms was also you?" "Of course not me," Alice said without changing her expression, "Ah... the wanted criminal already knew about this, but did he stand up and deny it? No?" This impeccable logic made Winfried feel a little confused. For a moment, she doubted her judgment just now. But she soon discovered another question: "Are you connected? Are you friends?" Alice recalled the way Amon called her name affectionately, and shuddered: "Do you mean the kind of friend who wants to kill each other?" This obviously did not meet the definition of a normal person's friend. Winfred fell silent, and Alice stood up and asked, "Can I go?" After Winfred stared at Alice for two seconds, he suddenly asked: "So are we friends now?" Alice frowned slightly. She rarely takes the initiative to use "friends" to define the relationship between herself and others. More often, Alice is used to saying "important people" instead of words like "friends".
Generally speaking, the main reason she refers to a person as a "friend" is because the other person considers her a friend. Because in Alice's perception, unlike clearly defined relationships such as "colleagues" and "classmates," "friends" seem to be more subjective and do not have a clear definition. In other words, she's not sure what a "friend" should be in the eyes of humans. So she looked at Winfried and asked, "What does a friend mean to you?" Winfred lowered his head, thinking, and gave the answer slowly: “You won’t look down on me, you won’t say bad things about me behind my back, you can talk to me easily, and you have the same interests. "Of course, it doesn't matter if you don't have similar interests. Interests are just social add-ons. Although having common interests and hobbies will bring the relationship closer, it doesn't mean that you can't be friends if you don't have common interests and hobbies." "Well..." Alice thought for a moment based on this standard and then said, "According to this standard, maybe, at least for the time being, we can be called friends?" "Temporarily..." Winfred murmured, "Okay, temporary friends are also friends...Why do I feel like you are in a hurry to leave?" Alice smiled slightly and did not answer the question. (End of chapter)
