After the Nyarlathotep incident, Fang Zheng finally enjoyed a period of comfortable peace. Francis had gone off to university, choosing anthropology as his major, while Valentine continued working as a detective, gathering secret information from around the world.
Until one day, Fang Zheng received an Invitation Letter from Professor Allen.
"A university anniversary?"
"Yes, Mr. Van Helsing."
Professor Allen, seated on the sofa, set down his teacup and smiled as he nodded to Fang Zheng.
"We sincerely invite you to attend Miskatonic University's anniversary celebration... We hope you will honor us with your presence."
"I don't have a problem with that, but why me?"
"Well..."
Faced with Fang Zheng's question, Professor Allen seemed somewhat embarrassed, but he still spoke.
"After all, you have been very generous in providing us with financial assistance, haven't you? We will not forget such a generous benefactor as yourself."
"All right, then."
Of course, Fang Zheng understood. They were probably inviting him because they felt bad about taking his money twice without getting anything done, so they had come to apologize. At the same time, they wanted to keep him close, lest such an excellent wallet slip away. Fang Zheng naturally did not care about that.
Besides, he wanted to see the difference between a university anniversary celebration in the United States and a school festival in Japan.
"I'll definitely attend."
Fang Zheng quickly gave his answer.
Miskatonic's anniversary celebration did not seem much different from the ones Fang Zheng had seen before. The president brought the university's benefactors onstage to give speeches, then everyone chatted while the university opened its exhibits, displaying their various research topics—most of which concerned occult studies.
Fang Zheng even spotted quite a few specimen parts from the Great Old Ones, along with spellbooks and similar things that were clearly