Conversation with Mr. Door

Inside a warehouse being rebuilt in Pritz Harbor, Fors met her teacher, Dorian.

"Are you ready?" Dorian glanced at Hobart standing behind Fors and got straight to the point.

He trusted his student Fors well enough, but he had some concerns about Hobart. Before meeting his student, he had prayed to Mr. Fool, lest Hobart seize the Abraham Family's Sealed Artifact.

Fors answered somewhat uncertainly, "More or less... I should meet the requirements."

Today, Dorian was preparing to help Fors advance to demigodhood—or, more precisely, help her complete the Ritual.

The Ritual for a Secrets Sorcerer was to seal a demigod-level creature with clear hostility. The less outside help the advancing person relied on, the better the Ritual's effect.

"Trust me, you'll be fine." Hobart smiled. "You've long since Digested the Potion, and with Teacher Dorian's help, nothing will go wrong."

He would also provide some assistance, such as having Fors Record four demigod-level abilities from the Beyonder military units.

Furthermore, Hobart intended to help when the time came and use Fors's Ritual to see whether he could contact Mr. Door.

If all these preparations still failed, Hobart would have to wonder whether Fors had received the Goddess of the Night's "blessing." Dorian nodded gently. "More or less is enough. That Ritual is truly too difficult for a Sequence 5 Beyonder relying purely on their own strength. Seeking suitable assistance is indispensable, but you must be sure to keep it within limits."

As he spoke, he handed the Level 1 Sealed Artifact, the Demon Oil Painting, to Fors. "There's more than one terrifying creature inside, but we lost a great deal of information during the Aurora Society's attack. Even I don't know what terrifying creatures are sealed in there now."

This was what worried Dorian most. "The key is that