They? "Hermit" Cattleya, "Hanged Man" Alger, and the others were stunned, suddenly feeling as though they no longer knew "The Tower."
Could "The Tower," who was merely a Demigod, actually converse with a "He" on equal terms?
Abner saw everyone's surprise and, after some consideration, explained, "My reply represents the existence behind me... just like Elder Lovia."
As an Eye of Wisdom avatar, I was originally speaking on behalf of my main body. There was nothing wrong with saying that.
So that was it... Alger and Cattleya showed looks of realization, but they became even more curious about Mr. Tower's background.
Alger in particular had made several guesses before, but none of them seemed to have been correct.
"I understand." Although "Sun" Derrick only half understood, he still chose to trust Mr. Tower and prepared to pass the message along.
However, "Hanged Man" Alger reminded him, "When you pass it along, try to remain discreet. Don't let your Chief discover that you had private contact with Elder Lovia."
"Sun" Derrick was first taken aback, but quickly nodded to show that he understood.
After being taught by Mr. Hanged Man, Mr. World, and Mr. Tower, he already knew that although the Chief had developed a certain degree of trust in him, he had not abandoned the idea of using the Shepherd elder to keep him in check. If he discovered Derrick's private connection with Lovia, the hard-won "trust" might cease to exist.
But Abner shook his head and said, "I think you should be frank with your Chief about this and tell him that promise has nothing to do with the City of Silver."
Concealment would naturally have been best, but based on Abner's understanding of the City of Silver's Chief, Derrick probably could not hide anything from him... So rather