"According to reliable sources, Intis Prime Minister Charlie Delien, his secretary, and his guards all died in this unprecedented earthquake...
"The Intis Parliament has declared a state of emergency...
"Further casualty figures cannot yet be counted..."
Abner merely skimmed the newspaper reports before setting it aside. This was obviously official misinformation meant to mislead the public. Aside from Charlie Delien's confirmed death, there was little valuable intelligence.
After a simple breakfast, Abner still saw no sign of Xio or Fors. He therefore used Insight to Rewind events within his villa, and the corners of his mouth unconsciously curled up.
It was not because he had Rewound anything he should not have seen, but because he discovered that Fors had actually gone out early in the morning to actively seek opportunities to Act as an Astrologer.
He knew that, after seeing him unconscious yet again, Fors had deeply realized how lacking her own strength was. She had not even known where to begin helping him, and that had given her the motivation to advance her Sequence...
Of course, based on Abner's understanding of this Miss Magician, her enthusiasm would last at most a few days. Once it faded, she would return to being a couch potato.
Still, even those few days of effort made Abner feel a warmth in his heart. It softened at once, and he felt that all the help Lilith had given him could not compare to this friendship.
As for Xio, there was even less need to mention her. She had always worked this hard... It was just that she was currently stuck before the Demigod threshold. Neither the materials nor the ritual could be completed in a short time.
After clarifying the situation of his two friends, Abner made another Prophecy. Only after confirming that they