What surprised Iver was that Isabel and Yulia, two girls who normally had no social interactions at all, actually got along quite well after meeting.
Although he had no idea how much of it was an act, they really did grow close very quickly after meeting. Lily also joined them for a chat, and they seemed to be enjoying themselves.
Iver simply sat quietly to the side, nodding from time to time and adding a few words to show that he was still listening.
Since they were getting along so well, it was only natural that Yulia would leave together with Isabel.
When Isabel had drawn for Iver earlier, she had already learned the general outline of his plan. But just in case, Iver reminded her again—if he disappeared, she was not to panic or interfere.
For some reason, Isabel's mood actually improved after hearing that.
After Yulia left with Isabel, Iver stood up from his wheelchair and began setting up a few defensive rituals around the house.
Although he had the Shadow Demon as a fallback, Iver still needed to fight back at the very least. As long as supernatural power was used, traces of one's Path could be detected. If no traces of the Dedication Path were left here and only traces of the Path of Transcendence left behind by the Shadow Demon remained, then there would actually be a flaw in Iver's plan.
Iver's best option was to wipe them all out using only the power of the Dedication Path. That way, the logic of his being attacked and taken away by a Shadow Demon unknown to the intelligence network would hold together.
Since Iver intended to let the Shadow Demon act, it was perfectly normal for traces of the Path of Transcendence to remain in his