For a long while, no new words or images appeared on Arrodes's surface. Alice felt that it... well, Alice didn't know how it was feeling right now either.
But in short, the mirror's final words turned into a feeble sentence:
"I am only a mirror."
It made perfect sense. No matter what, people would not think a mirror was peeping on them. Alice accepted this reasoning and patted the mirror, signaling it to hurry up and ask its question.
The most difficult part had arrived. After some unknown internal struggle, Arrodes finally displayed a line of text:
"Do you prefer ice cream with crushed nuts or ice cream with jam?"
Good question.
Truth or Dare without anyone else present was destined to be boring. Alice's gaze swept around, and she realized this boring fact. She did not make things difficult for Arrodes and merely smiled as she asked back:
"Why can't I have both?"
Arrodes popped up a response full of delighted surprise: "An unexpected answer!"
A clapping animation accompanied those words. Alice reached out and rubbed her chin, vaguely realizing that she might have led the mirror astray.
This was truly...
Alice shook her head with wandering eyes, then left the room while pretending to be composed. After speaking with Archbishop Anthony, she quickly headed out.
Alice had essentially accomplished her purpose in coming here. She had no interest in asking again about how to obtain the Crow-Shadow Serpent, because she realized the answer would probably not differ much. If she did not intend to catch one herself, this was enough.
Very obviously, she had no such plans for the time being.
She soon caught up with the people ahead of her, passed them without changing expression, and continued onward.
After passing several people in succession, Alice's companions were