"Ah..." Alice tried awkwardly to explain what emojis meant. "They're... a way to convey information through pictures, or moving pictures? Like the one you just showed, or people making exaggerated expressions and gestures, or animals and so on... There are quite a lot of different kinds, anyway?"
Defining something familiar and then describing it in a language one was not very familiar with was undoubtedly difficult.
Alice stumbled through an introduction of emojis to Arrodes. The good news was that Arrodes seemed to understand her. A little figure bowing in thanks appeared on the mirror's surface.
Looking at the bowing.gif, Alice finally confirmed that Arrodes was subtly... no, openly currying favor with her.
Remembering what the mirror had called her at first, Alice rubbed her chin. She gave the mirror a thoughtful look and carefully asked:
"If I want to obtain the spiritual dust of a Misfortune Phantom, what channels do I have?"
After a moment of silence, Arrodes began projecting images.
The first thing that appeared was an emblem the size of an eyeball, bearing the symbols for "Fate" and "Concealment." On its back were Ancient Hermes words: "Hold this item to join."
This was... the thing that had fallen from Lanlus!
Alice's eyes widened. Then she remembered that the gathering time shown on it had been in January, which had long since passed.
The second person to appear was Leonard. Alice was not surprised in the slightest; after all, he had a Marauder Angel hanging off him like an accessory. It was very normal for him to have connections.
The third person was Bernadette. As Emperor Roselle's eldest daughter, she had all of Intis behind her, with wealth and connections beyond counting—thinking of that, Alice even felt the urge to rob her.
The fourth was Reinette Tinekerr, carrying