"Greetings, Mr. Dorian Gray Abraham."
Hearing the gentleman beside his student bluntly state his surname, Dorian abandoned all hope of luck. He let out a breath, returned the greeting, and only then ushered the two of them into the private room.
Once they were seated, Dorian had no interest in exchanging pleasantries. He asked directly, "Your Excellency, is what you said before about our ancestor Alvin returning really true?"
"You're Fors's teacher, so you can just call me Abner..." Abner began with a polite remark before answering his question. "By the end of this month, or the beginning of next month at the latest, His Highness Alvin will certainly restore the glory of the Abraham Family."
Without restoring the glory of the Abraham Family, how could he complete the Miracle Invoker ritual?
Hearing the certainty hidden in Abner's tone, Dorian was both excited and puzzled. He asked again, "Did our ancestor Alvin receive the assistance of the God of Knowledge or the Earth Mother Goddess?"
In his view, since Abner was the favored one of both deities and had taken the initiative to reveal this matter to the Abraham Family, there had to be instructions from the powers behind him.
The true force pushing Alvin toward advancement was actually the Evernight Goddess!
Abner cursed inwardly, but on the surface he merely smiled and shook his head. "No... The reason I asked Fors to notify you was actually for your own good.
"As far as I know, before His Highness Alvin disappeared, he had a very unpleasant falling-out with the Abraham Family...
"If you want to dissolve this estrangement, you'd best go welcome him when he returns!
"And Alvin, who has advanced to Sequence 2, should be able to provide some of you with protection from the full moon."
Hearing this,