Not long after returning to the Real World, Alice learned what had happened when Mr. Fool summoned a messenger.
Klein had tried several descriptions. For the first one, he had probably wanted the letter delivered faster, so he summoned "a speedster beyond imagination."
According to Klein, he had not even seen what the first messenger looked like.
It was not only beyond imagination, but beyond vision as well.
The second summoning phrase was "a weak being easily overlooked." Klein told Alice that it had been useless, because he had summoned nothing at all.
Alice propped her chin on her hand thoughtfully. After pondering for a moment, she asked, "Adam, can you become my messenger?"
No one responded to her.
Alice shook her head regretfully and gave up on that bold idea, but another bold thought surfaced in her mind.
Actually, the sense of presence of Concealment...
Alice swallowed and forcibly pushed that bold thought back down.
That was too bold.
The third summoning phrase was "a Beyonder with extremely strong survival abilities." The result was a safe made of stacked bones. Its drawback was that it moved far too slowly, advancing only one centimeter in ten minutes...
Alice shook her head and began reading about Klein's fourth attempt.
"A unique existence willing to become my messenger..." Alice murmured, repeating the summoning phrase Klein had ultimately adopted.
The advantages and disadvantages of this summoning phrase were both obvious. Its advantage was that it offered a larger, broader range of choices. Its disadvantage was that it depended greatly on luck. For instance, Klein had summoned an Angel.
If Reinette Tinekerr had harbored malicious intentions at the time, Klein clearly would have been unable to do anything. With just one encounter, Reinette could have killed him.
Alice glanced at the contract she had