Alice's practiced blame-shifting succeeded. Reinette Tinekerr gladly accepted it and politely asked about the corresponding ritual.
Alice answered like this:
"Go ask... Go ask Gehrman Sparrow."
After, as usual, dumping the troublesome matter on Klein, Alice began thinking about what truly interested her:
"Come to think of it... Talismans should have names, right?"
Reinette Tinekerr's four heads nodded at once.
Alice immediately decided to take on this important task:
"I'm good at this!
"Since it's a talisman meant to restore one to their former peak state, hmm... former days... yesterday... Then why not call it 'Tomorrow'?"
Reinette Tinekerr's four heads rarely reached an agreement, speaking in unison:
"Ah?"
Was that strange... Compared to the names I used to come up with, this should look much more normal to other people, right... Could it be that she thought this was too hasty?
Alice looked at her with confusion, then thought for a moment and added:
"Is this a little too hasty? Hmm... Let's be a bit more serious. Tomorrow... tomorrow... Hmm, let's call it 'Talk About It Tomorrow'!"
Reinette Tinekerr's four heads all revealed puzzled expressions.
"Then it's settled." Alice snapped her fingers. "'Talk About It Tomorrow'—you can tell at a glance that I came up with this name. No one else could possibly come up with a name as distinctive as mine!"
This was a topic that left one not knowing how to respond. After two seconds of silence, Reinette Tinekerr took the initiative and suggested:
"I..." "Go..." "Find..." "Misfortune Phantom."
Only then did Alice recall the beginning of This Transaction. She Waved Her Hand.
"No rush. Do you mind answering a question first?"
The four heads fought to speak:
"What..." "Question?"
Very Obvious, this was a failed negotiation. The two heads that had failed to gain speaking rights looked