However, Roselle might not have entered the "Spectral Empire" in person. The difficulty of this "world" might not truly have reached the point where even the "Knowledge Emperor" couldn't deal with it.
Just as Abner was falling into thought, his phone rang again.
There was no doubt that the caller was "Girlfriend 3" from his contacts—in other words, Mrs. Filina.
Because she bore the contamination of a "Sefirah," Mrs. Filina was always the first person after Abner to recover her sense of self, so it wasn't strange for her to call him.
Abner pressed the "Answer" button. Soon, an unusually anxious voice came from the speaker, panting heavily. "Detective Braine, come save me... I've encountered a Monster that's immune to every attack..."
Before she could finish, the phone emitted a series of beeps. The call had already been disconnected.
Abner immediately called back, but all he got was a message saying that the number was unreachable.
It seemed that Philena had also encountered the "Inner World" not long after entering this world! Abner didn't dare delay and hurriedly asked Xio and Edwina, "Did the character information you obtained include any intelligence about Philena?"
Xio nodded. "It seems the female police officer responsible for investigating the disappearance of 'our' parents is named Philena...
"The police have a strange attitude toward this disappearance case. They seem to take it very seriously, yet they hastily closed the case and sealed it away... For the past few years, only Officer Philena has continued investigating it in secret.
"She came to ask 'us' about some details of the case before... The character I'm playing didn't pay much attention to her, but you, Abner, were very enthusiastic toward her..."
So she was a police officer... Abner nodded thoughtfully before quickly analyzing Philena's current situation:
"The disappearance