In fact, when Abner looked back over his experiences after becoming a Dominator of Mysteries, he had already noticed a few gaps in the memories he had received from the Mechanical Emperor last week. It seemed something had been left out.
"Someone probably doesn't want me learning certain things at this stage...
"I just don't know whether that 'someone' is me or those Gods."
Abner narrowed his eyes. He set the matter aside for now and looked again at Baron Kangwa's original body in the bronze coffin.
"Judging by the outcome, this experiment was largely meant to cover for the plan against the Mother Tree of Desire. It would give Sealed Artifact '1-025' a plausible reason to acquire traces of the Chaos Sea, the Mother Goddess of Depravity, and Sefirah Castle, ensuring Tolzna could be rescued...
"But the experiment itself is valuable, too!
"Setting aside the projects Derrick and the Traitor Dragon completed and got results from back then, there's still one final objective to verify."
With that thought, Abner prayed to the Fool. Only after receiving a response did he widen his sleeve and release the two Baron Konwas, one human and one ghost.
The moment they appeared, one used "Chaos" and the other caused "Distortion." Working in perfect coordination, they hurled their abilities at Abner, hoping to make him choose the wrong ability or keep it from working as intended.
—Both abilities came from the armor they wore.
In short, they didn't think they could beat Abner. They only wanted to escape amid the confusion.
Unfortunately for them, such little tricks were useless against a Dominator of Mysteries. Abner had known every move they would make before they even left "Mystical Reenactment—Universe in the Sleeve." With a gentle nudge to a fulcrum of fate, he made them suffer