Watching the three unexpected Grounded Angels arrive, Abner's mouth twitched.
He had merely reported the terms of the "deal" Bornova had proposed when praying to Lilith, the goddess, and the Traitor Dragon, and asked for their support. Who could have imagined that three Angels would show up at his door?
This was... truly wonderful!
There was no need to mention Arianna, the "Servant of Concealment," a big shot who had appeared in the original work. As the headmistress of Evernight Cloister, she stood second only to the Pope of the Church of Evernight.
He had also heard of Annie, the "Lady of Desolation." He knew she was one of the three Matriarchs of the Church of the Earth Mother, ranking below only the church's Pope and Matriarch Roland.
As for His Highness Dwyer, the "Wisdom Angel," Abner had heard Edwina mention him as well. He knew this Angel's life had been quite legendary, and that in many ways, he resembled Abner himself. If he were not still alive, the Abner who had first read of his experiences would surely have assumed he was another "Liu Bo."
In short, all three were among the top figures in their respective churches. If the Intis authorities learned that they had gathered here, they would certainly lose sleep over it.
Fortunately, with His Highness Arianna present, this house had already entered a state of "Secrecy"...
After drawing three holy symbols in succession and respectfully bowing to the three Angels, Abner carefully asked, "Regarding the deal with the God of Steam and Machinery... do the Gods have any instructions?"
However, only after asking did he realize just how blasphemous what he had done was. His mouth opened, but he had no idea how to defend himself.
Seeing this, Dwyer, the "Wisdom Angel," smiled. "It's all