Seeing the gold coins Sno had scattered, one of Coconut Egg Tree's four heads suddenly opened her mouth. The coins scattered across the ground flew into her mouth like dust sucked up by a vacuum cleaner, vanishing in a flash. She only stopped when three or four coins remained on the ground.
"Too many..." "A few..." "Gold coins..." The three heads spoke in turn. Seeing that she seemed to have nothing left to say, the last head rolled her eyes and added, "It seems."
"..." The four heads amused Sno. He waved a hand and put away the extra coins. Though Miss Messenger spoke in a strange manner, she was very efficient when paid. She immediately said:
"Silent Disciple..." "In ancient times..." "Was also called..." "Cursed Item."
"You can..." "First understand it..." "From the literal..." "Meaning."
"A disciple..." "Spreads..." "Knowledge..." "Or faith."
"In other words, considering both names together, what this Sequence spreads isn't knowledge or faith, but curses?" Sno asked tentatively. Miss Coconut Egg Tree shook her hand vigorously, allowing all four heads to shake their heads dramatically at once.
They revealed serious expressions and spoke in stern tones:
"The Indulgence Faction..." "Spreads curses;" "The Temperance Faction..." "Bears curses."
"Silence..." "Is meant to..." "Keep curses..." "Imprisoned within the body."
"A Cursed Item..." "Is not cursed," "Nor does it curse others," "But bears curses."
"Like dealing with the night of the full moon?" Sno nodded thoughtfully. "When the full moon comes, the Temperance Faction chooses to suppress its desires, which is actually choosing to bear the curse of the Alien Species Pathway themselves? And when the Indulgence Faction chooses to indulge its desires, it is venting that curse upon others?"
"That's right," "But..." "There are..." "Some differences."
Miss Coconut Egg Tree first swayed up and down, making her heads nod,