Black Alice in the Murder Land
Chapters 9. Cinderella Castle

[Time for the game is up. Game over]

[Congratulations to Code Name: Alice who has successfully collected the entire item card]

[With this, “Card Collections” has been declared complete]

Tenn who was sitting on a staircase fell silent to hear it.

“Finally over. It should have been like that. But thanks to that I was able to take a nap. Lucky!”

“Talk about that, how do I get out of si–”

- Clak.clak…

There was the sound of horse treads and wooden wheels approaching. Simultaneously, suddenly the fog appeared thick until all areas of the place seemed to disappear.

“Fog?”

However, the fog is not a problem for this demon lord of ours. His red eyes lit up like the eyes of a demon or a vampire. All of those areas were still clearly visible in his eyes.

“What because this level is finished, so the area is foggy?”

The sound of the wheel finally stopped in front of him.

“Horse train? But the shape is funny. Where I've seen it..”.

As he muttered inwardly, there was someone who came down and saluted.

“Code Name: Alice, please go up.”

The horse carriage door opened by itself. “Seriously I have to get in here? System?”

[The pumpkin train has arrived. Code Name: Alice must board it to reach the stop post]

“Pos stop?” Tenn looked confused but had no other choice. He stood up and got into the car.

Along the way, Tenn thought, “Cash train, pumpkin train.where I once–! Cinderella!”

“This is Cinderella's pumpkin train, right?! I'm right, system?!”

[True]

“I deserve to see this funny shape! Wait a minute.why ride this? What is the stop?”

[Stopping posts are temporary places for players who win in a level 0 game]

“What are there?”

[There will be food, rest, and dance]

“Hah? Dance party?” Tenn could only scratch his head, “What's the point of the dance after we killed so many people?”

“Then, who will be there?”

[Winning player in a level 0 game]

“Iya, how many people?”

[Information restricted]

“Say you don't know!” Tenn looked annoyed as he crossed his legs. “System, you're a bitch apparently. I'm glad I don't like you.”

[System doesn't need the likes of Code Name: Alice]

“...” Tenn chose to be quiet.

The horse carriage finally stopped in a bright place. Here, there is no more fog. A hustle and bustle of human voices rang out and as he exited, Tenn saw countless people in luxurious clothes.

“This..illusion?” 

Tenn saw another horse-drawn carriage coming, yet it was large and of a different shape. They are much smaller. The ones that come out are male and female couples with a dance party. He looked at their faces.

“...”

Not long after, he saw the person walking towards the door of the palace and again he noticed their faces.

“They're all the same face. Only the color of the clothes and the hairstyle is different.”

“I think this will be the start of another game. Besides, even though I heard the game has finished, but they said nothing but headed to this place.”

“That Wonder admin is totally unpredictable.”

“Give me the invitation.”

“Invitation?” Tenn speechless. He looked to his side and the guards on the other side ignored the partygoers.

“Give me the invitation.”

 “Heh, so it seems. This is what distinguishes the illusion from the original player. They asked for an invitation to me.”

Tenn took all the klondike cards he got and gave them to the guard.

The guess is right, the klondike card is the invitation in question. Tenn is welcome to enter by the doorman.

Upon entering, he saw countless people in fancy clothes, party music, bright lights and large chandeliers, delicious dishes and of course a dance party. It really is like a fairy tale.

But it's normal for our demon lord.

“It seems I don't like them. Why should we be happy in a place that contains people with the same face all?”

Tenn walked in the crowd of people who were partying. Like without burden and sin, he walked leisurely towards the steps in front of him and sat there alone.

“Seriously, what's the point of me here? This game is no fun. Killing people is also easy once.”

“Do I have to be a spectator first?”

The party was really like a scene in the story of Cinderella. More absurdly, Tenn saw the figure of a beautiful white dress woman coming. After that, there was the sound of footsteps coming down from the stairs where he was sitting.

The demon lord immediately stood up and moved away from the stairs quickly. When he looked, everything changed.

Everyone stopped dancing and saw the arrival of a handsome man in white clothes like a prince.

“System, the prince?”

[It was a princely figure in Charles Perrault's Cinderella story]

[This scene is where Cinderella comes to the prince's dance and meets him]

[They will dance together after this]

“Then what's the point of me here?”

[Code Name: Alice was present at the dance to be an invited guest and witness all these scenes]

“Crazy people, who wants to see this? I'm not a person who lacks such work.”

“In addition, even though only those two people whose faces are different, I still do not want to linger here.”

[Code Name: Alice can eat and be a spectator in this party]

[The party will end at 12 midnight based on the original Cinderella story]

“Then how long will it be at 12 midnight version of this place?”

[Time remaining 01:45:36 until 12 midnight]

“Still an hour more yes..I find food only.”

In the middle of the party, this one demon lord was engrossed in the food scene. Buffet contains a lot of food and dessert into his target, especially the dessert section. A little extra, this demon lord has a sweet tooth.

“I love sugar. And I love free food.”

Until the party ended, all he did was eat a sweet snack at the party. Not long after that, the bell rang.

[Time has shown midnight]

[Cinderella left the party because her magic will soon vanish]

[The prince who still wanted to be with him chased after him]

[Cinderella's glass shoe was found by the prince on one of the steps outside the palace]

The legendary scene finally takes place, which is when Cinderella leaves the party and leaves with one of her glass shoes left behind.

“Good, case closed. The scene was over and I was full. What else should I do here?”

There was a familiar voice for Tenn.

[Welcome to “Cinderella” Palace]

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