"Wizard Inogaowa?" Richard raised an eyebrow and looked at her. The 1.8-meter-tall Inogova was standing by the roadside, looking at him with a thick stack of documents in her hands, though he had no idea what they were for.
"Is something the matter?" Richard asked. He tried hard to tell himself: the more it was like this, the less he could panic. Before the real danger arrived, he absolutely could not expose his background through some mistake of his own and invite danger. Therefore, he had to act exactly as he normally did in everything, lest he arouse suspicion.
"It's like this," Inogova replied. "Wizard Richard, I just came out of the Affairs Office and wanted to discuss something with you."
"What is it?"
"You remember the matter of demolishing the residences that was brought up at the meeting a few days ago, right?" Inogova asked.
"Of course I remember." Richard nodded. "I've been packing up my experimental equipment and furniture these past few days. I should be able to move out tomorrow. I guarantee I won't affect the demolition work the afternoon after tomorrow."
"That's for the best." Inogova paused to consider her words before speaking. "But... could I trouble you to move out of your current residence before dawn tomorrow?"
"Before dawn tomorrow? Why?" Richard raised an eyebrow and asked probingly, "Have I done something wrong?"
"No, no, no." Inogova quickly waved her hands. "This isn't a problem with you, Wizard Richard. It's actually an issue with the construction work. Everything was normal when the construction team first made their plans, but during the actual process, many unexpected difficulties came up.
"So, they need to speed up the early stages and save more time to deal with unforeseen difficulties later on. That is the only way to avoid