"Did you get the materials you asked Night to find for you?" Fafnir asked.
"I got everything else. Only fragments of the Fire-Passing Stone remain. Night Innkeeper said I had to wait another day."
Fafnir frowned and pondered for a moment. "If it's only one day, there shouldn't be a problem."
Demons also distrusted one another. It would probably take some time for the Awakened incident to ferment. Besides, after the recovery period came the reaction period. One day should still be affordable.
"Then wait another day," Fafnir said with a nod.
Since they still had to wait a day, Fafnir brought up how they should spend the coming day.
Angel gave it some thought. He knew perfectly well that many demons were already watching this place. Eyes were trained on it at every moment, making everything inconvenient. Moreover, if he changed his usual habits during this day, he might spur the other demons to accelerate the spread of the Awakened incident.
After thinking it over, he ultimately decided that once the wooden house had been repaired, he would continue opening for business according to plan.
Continuing business would put the demons secretly watching him somewhat at ease, showing that he was acting as usual. That would instead allow them to relax and investigate the state of the Illusion Hut.
If he acted too abnormally—closing the shop and behaving overly cautious—it would only make the demons feel that he had a guilty conscience.
Better to lay out a maze of false trails and let the demons spend their own time pondering the doubts within.
Fafnir had no objection to Angel's decision. She had complete faith in her own strength. There was only one final day left, and no matter what difficulties they faced, she was fully confident she could handle