Gorgeous Jewel
Chapter II Chapter 52

Cliff momentarily shuddered as he stared into Alice's eyes. It was as if he was being dragged into a deep and dark ocean, like he was trapped in the coldness of the ice. Cliff shook his head, realizing that in front of him was just a little girl.

Feeling her pride being trampled by the girl, her shoulders trembled as she could not help but laugh while covering her face with one hand. Cliff snorted and grinned. "It turns out it was you..." He pointed at Alice. Cliff laughed softly, then pulled and exhaled slowly. He just remembered that the girl in front of him was the figure he was looking for. "Alright, I'll return your mother, but in exchange, how about you come with us?" Cliff extended his hand to Alice. Her expression was so haughty with one of her eyebrows rising, making Alice sick of seeing her face.

Alice remained silent. He glanced left and right, looking at the wounded who could no longer fight, the ground and some parts of the building that were destroyed and his brother and father who were in poor condition. Alice turned around and looked at Ernard.

"Alice..?" Benak Ernard was anxious as he looked into Alice's eyes who seemed to be thinking about their offer.

The eyes of Alice and Ernard met for quite a while, they were like exchanging ideas. Ernard shook his head slowly, with furrowed eyebrows that indicated he disagreed with Alice's decision.

Alice smiled gently. He did not want to fight in this place. If he had to shed blood, he would rather destroy each other somewhere else. For him, the Strongfort residence was a precious house, where every side of the place was filled with memories by all people, whether employees or their own families, they were all treasures for him.

Alice sheathed her sword back, she walked up to Ernard. As if Ernard as Dad knew what his daughter was going to say next, he rejected her first by saying "I disagree. Whatever your reasons, I still don't want you to go with them." Ernard seriously said that, but he could only hope that Alice had the same thoughts as him. As for the matter of Liana, his wife, if it was necessary to sacrifice her life, he was ready to fight the Temple side.

Alice took one hand from Ernard. He then took something out of his dimension ring. "This is a special talisman engraving made by me. I just need to stick it on a wooden plaque. Later, if my name is still written on it. So wherever I am, I will be alive and will return to this house." Alice took the other hand of her father. Grasping it tightly and feeling the warmth of a Father's hand.

Ernard narrowed his eyes, trying not to understand what Alice was saying. "Whatchu mean? What do you want to do?" He looked at Alice. His chest felt heavier.

Ernard's eyes began to tremble looking at Alice who was just silent and had a shady expression.

"You are my family, the most beautiful thing of mine, my treasure. Dad, I'm just going away for a while, I want to take mom from them and I'm definitely going home. Therefore, Father...I.pamit ya." Alice smiled sweetly and immediately hugged Ernard tightly.

Ernard smacked his lips, he really wanted to say something, but no one knew more about Alice than he did. Both then and now, this one daughter was so stubborn, if she had already decided on something then it was hard to make her change her mind.

There was so much she wanted to ask her daughter.

Alice turned around and walked towards the temple elders leisurely. "Now, give me back my mother." It was cold to Cliff.

Cliff chuckles. "certain." He glanced slightly at the Cardinal beside him, with an eye gesture, he ordered the Cardinal who was carrying Liana to return her to the Strongfort residence.

"Hows it? We always hold our pride and promise, don't we?"

Alice stared at the cynical Cliff. " What pride? You infiltrated our residence and suddenly attacked us. Is that called pride?" His mind was insulting those higher-ups.

Iris saw Alice nod before she finally left with them.

The sister?

Iris was wide-eyed, she checked and saw her fine body with wounds that seemed to have almost vanished. Even his Mana energy had started to return bit by bit. However, physically, his body was still tired, even he still did not have the strength to shout. Iris forced her to get up and try to walk. Step by step the legs had started to be strong to support his body. He immediately ran after Alice.

Iris did not care about the surroundings, she even passed through Ernard and in her eyes there was only Alice who was already on the horse carriage.

He desperately wanted to cast a spell and move as fast as possible to catch up with Alice but the Mana in his body was not enough. Iris gasped and could no longer run.

Older brother...

Perhaps, if Ernard had known that it was the last time he had seen Alice for such a long time, he might not have let her go.

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After two days of leaving Strongfort's residence, their horse-drawn carriage passed through the last forest and continued to race nonstop until they finally saw a large lake where there were so many mammals and beautiful flowers. The view was so beautiful and sobering. There was also a song of birds that sounded melodious across Alice's ears.

The trains kept moving until they were in front of a large brick wall. The gate guards shouted and gave information to his friend who was at the top to immediately lower the bridge. They knew who was on the train after seeing the logo on the train.

After passing through the bridge and the big gate. Alice saw a new scene, the holy city of Liebe or Liebe The Holy City presented so much charm that it made people who just saw her amazed. The white towers that stand quite a lot with beautiful carvings on each corner. Clear-looking fountains flowed from the tower to every corner of the city.

The more they get inside. And so, more and more new things that Alice encountered. "This city is so beautiful. Honestly, I want to go around and spend a lot of time in this place but..." Alice blinked, releasing all those emotional feelings in her heart and making her eyes look cold.

"I came here in addition to making these people pay for what they did to my family. Also wanted to find out what happened to Lilia." She squeezed her little hand. Those beautiful and mesmerizing eyes were as if they had never existed.

The suspicious fact Alice got was that the temple had not decided on their actions against her. In fact, it was strange that they were suddenly after Liana. As Lilia had told him, the Temple Chief had only ordered them to keep an eye on Alice. Lilia even had time to say she would come back and question the Temple Head regarding the prophecy. But, ever since they split up in the tower. Alice had no news from her best friend.

His premonition was that the answer to all the ambiguous events was in this city, especially about the assassination attempt on him at that time.