For a brief moment, time seemed to stand still. Alice suddenly felt Complete Silence all around her. Then she grabbed the three Historical Projection ice creams in front of her and smashed them into Klein's face.
Klein dismissed the Historical Projections, making the melted ice cream on his face vanish, then asked:
"Don't you want this? Should I go buy you a new one?"
After two seconds of silence, Alice suddenly held out her hand and asked:
"Do you have cola, potato chips, spicy strips... Basically, snacks that don't exist in this era. Also, I want a game console..."
"Stop," Klein interrupted her. "No, was that really your First Reaction?"
"...Not exactly." Alice looked at Klein with a complicated expression. "Maybe I really need to take a trip to the Spirit World... to look for the River of Fate."
Klein stiffened. He opened his mouth, Wanted to Say Something, but Alice quickly cut him off:
"Otherwise, you're really going to become an Angel soon! And, and...
"I came to this world from there. Maybe I should go there... Although I don't really want to go back, and I don't really want to return right now, but...
"There might be..."
Clues about the "Key of Light."
Alice Sighed softly. She did not say those words, merely Shook Her Head and said:
"Anyway, don't worry about me—I'll come back safely... Oh right, give me that piece of skin I left with you. Maybe I really can scoop up some river water and bring it back?"
The joy of the potion melting the moment it entered his mouth faded away, turning into lingering melancholy. Klein looked at Alice and remained silent for a long while before saying:
"Can you bring me some too? Consider it payment for letting you use me as a