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However, only few knew that their many misdeeds were secretly aided and abetted from behind by Alice, the village’s number one honor student. That Alice currently had her right index finger at her lips, as she remained silent for several seconds, suddenly blinked and declared, “——That’s not a bad idea.” “N-Not you too, Alice......” “Certainly, only children were prohibited from going beyond the Northern pass. Try to recall properly. The exact sentence of the rule said, [Without adult supervision, children must not go play beyond the Northern pass.]” Eugeo and Kirito unintentionally exchanged glances. The village’s rules or «Rulid Villager’s Standards» as its formal name was the old writing half in paper and half in leather, its two cen thickness was kept inside the village chief’s residence. It was the first thing all children who went to church school had to memorize. And after that, after having to hear their parents and the elderly keep saying ‘In the rules’, ‘According to the rules’, the rules were ingrained in their heads by the time they turned eleven —— was what they thought, however, it seems that Alice accurately remembered all of the text, word for word. ......No way, don’t tell me even the empire’s fundamental law which is two times thicker has also...... no, even perfectly memorizing the village rules is already...... While Eugeo’s glance was filled with such thoughts, Alice cleared her throat once, then continued in a teacher-like tone,