The scene fell into an awkward silence for a moment. In the end, Bernadette decided to spare the little girl some dignity. "...So, what is the honorific name?"
"The Fool Not Belonging to This Era, the Mysterious Ruler Above the Gray Fog, the Yellow-Black King Who Holds Good Luck." Alice recited the words with exceptional fluency.
After memorizing it, Bernadette asked, "Can you give me your address?"
"If I don't give it to you, wouldn't you be able to find me anyway?" Alice asked in confusion.
Bernadette suddenly regretted trying to ease the atmosphere earlier.
Miss Alice "Give Her an Inch and She'll Take a Mile" Kingsley lowered her head to look at her toes and obediently gave her address.
Having not raised a child for many years, Bernadette felt a sense of helplessness when faced with a troublesome kid. She took a deep breath and said to Alice, "...I'll give you the summoning ritual for my messenger."
"What is a messenger?" Alice lifted her gaze from her toes.
"You can use a messenger to deliver letters to me," Bernadette explained.
"Oh~" Alice nodded thoughtfully. "Can I have a messenger too?"
"Do you have a way to contract a messenger?" Bernadette asked back.
Alice sighed in disappointment. "All right, I understand. So what is the ritual?"
With a headache coming on, Bernadette began introducing the summoning ritual for her messenger:
"First, select herbs and essential oils from the Undead Domain. This is no different from ordinary Ritual Magic, but you only need the candle that symbolizes yourself.
"Next comes the incantation. There are three parts. The first is 'I.' Shout 'I' in a low voice using Ancient Hermes, Giant Language, Dragon Language, or Elvish Language. The second is 'I summon in my own name,' which can be spoken in Hermes.