"Time is about right," Edwina quickly put away regretful expression, "Although you probably don't need to eat, but... want to try the ship's dinner?"
"No, I need to," Alice said seriously, "Children need to eat on time, sleep on time, otherwise won't grow tall."
"...Good." Edwina's expression gradually lost the initial calm, became increasingly complex.
She led Alice out of the collection room, toward the dining hall, halfway like remembering something asked: "Why don't you suspect Groselle's Travels was written by Roselle?"
"Ah?" Alice showed bewildered expression.
"Gehrman asked this." Edwina explained.
Alice looked up at the ship cabin ceiling, then explained:
"Mainly two reasons.
"First, if this thing was written by Roselle, he definitely would go everywhere shouting, wishing the whole world knew this was written by him.
"Second... this book, uh, this book is written too badly."
Obviously not a masterpiece, even as web novel also too bad, couldn't be what the emperor wrote in previous life...
He couldn't have been writing novels couldn't afford food then starved to death?!
Alice lowered her head and started thinking, Edwina looked at her once, curiously asked:
"How does it sound like you know Emperor Roselle very well? Hmm, you worship him very much?"
"...Why would you think this?" Alice puzzledly raised her head.
"You said this book was written too badly, so doesn't seem like he wrote it..." Edwina looked at her and said.
Alice opened her mouth, seemed to want to say something, but she finally swallowed the words back, instead nodded, seriously said:
"Yes, I worship Emperor Roselle very much, he did many things I have no way to imagine.
"He really was too shocking to me!"
After all normal people can't write "Witch's taste really not bad" series diary...
Alice suppressed the corners of mouth that wanted to rise, avoiding real thoughts being exposed from the smile.
She had completely ignored the fact that the so-called series diary except for the pioneering work, the rest actually were all her continuations.
Edwina looked at Alice's serious expression, realized she was lying.
No, also can't be considered lying, or rather she didn't think she was lying, otherwise she would guiltily start looking around randomly... this kind of righteous attitude, she at least should acknowledge what she said was truth.
She... didn't tell the complete truth?
That is to say, she indeed should very much "worship" Roselle, because Roselle did some things ordinary people wouldn't do or couldn't do...
Those inventions and creations...? No, not right, if it was like this her attitude wouldn't be so strange...
Speaking of which, she said she came from before the First Epoch, at that time... was there civilization? At that time wasn't it that even humans didn't exist...
Edwina furrowed her brow.
Although still couldn't figure it out, Edwina didn't forget proper business, she led Alice toward the dining hall, came to the one exclusively for the captain.
"The more special food here is yogurt, can add strawberry and other jams, can also directly put honey," Edwina pointed at that row of food outside the door, "Several kinds of dried fish are also not bad, those are from deep sea, still unnamed species."
While speaking, she walked outside the door, used actions to demonstrate for Alice.
Alice thus followed Edwina, Edwina took what she took what, Edwina took how much she took how much.
After repeating like this several times Edwina finally couldn't stand it, turned back and suggested: "You can according to your own taste."
Alice suddenly understood and nodded, Edwina thus relieved turned back to continue taking food, then discovered Alice's actions had no change whatsoever.
She with complex expression turned back, met Alice's innocent big eyes.
She didn't speak, thus Alice also didn't speak, quietly looked at her, from time to time blinked twice, other pirates also tacitly avoided the two of them, leaving only them in place looking at each other.
Two minutes later, Edwina couldn't bear it and asked: "...What exactly are you doing?"
Her voice revealed a kind of heartfelt exhaustion, but Alice's next words obviously made her even more speechless:
"We are all wooden people, can't speak can't laugh, can't move can't jump, see who does the very best!"
This obviously was a children's game song, even if hadn't played similar games, Edwina also understood this game rule, she opened her mouth, finally gave up reasoning with Alice, instead asked:
"Then why did you learn my actions?"
Alice tilted her head and explained:
"At the beginning was because you were demonstrating, so I followed you to learn, later...
"You looked like you minded me learning your actions very much, so I continued following you to learn..."
"...Normally speaking, discovering I minded you shouldn't not do this anymore?" Edwina tried to reason with Alice.
"But continuing to do this is more fun." Alice said seriously.
"..." Edwina couldn't speak, Edwina turned back to continue taking food.
—Arguing with a child who only thought about fun should be meaningless, you only need to tell her can or cannot.
But even understanding this, Edwina also realized she had no way to do the next step—make Alice sincerely agree this thing couldn't be done.
After all, first she couldn't beat Alice, had no way to beat her until afraid, second she also had no way to threaten her with things Alice cared about...
Edwina who previously more taught adult students first realized bringing up children was such a difficult thing—especially when this child was an angel.
She felt she would never forget Gehrman Sparrow in this lifetime.
Edwina's insufficiently intense feedback made Alice lose interest in continuing to mimic, she silently stepped back several steps returning to the initial position, added some more food.
Can I take all and taste all... no, forget it, this way not too good, I can stay here longer, this way can eat more...
Without Edwina knowing, she successfully achieved her goal—let Alice stay on the ship longer, so that she could freeload knowledge... no, she could gather information.
After all Gehrman Sparrow's behind secret organization having one, uh, having one that could run could jump could eat could drink could talk Grade 0 Sealed Artifact was already fact...
Not long, Alice finished taking food, Edwina had already returned before her, sitting at the table eating.
Alice thought for a moment, unceremoniously carried the tray and sat across from Edwina, began eating dried fish with jam-added yogurt.