In fact, from the moment the Blue Saintess Veronica had prepared to ambush Margaret, she had fallen into Abner's calculations.
Even the Sealed Artifact, Star Banner, formed from a Wanderer characteristic—the thing she had relied on time and again to escape alive from the Black Saintess Medea—had failed to help her out of her predicament.
That was because Abner had manipulated the Spectral Empire to cover the Mirror World she had previously modified, unknowingly casting it into the world inside the ship.
Abner did not concern himself with what happened afterward. If Monica, within her own domain, still could not take down a Demoness of Unaging whose strength had been restricted by the Hand of Order and whose personality had even been overwritten, then she did not deserve to be called the Ancestor of Succubi.
In short, when Emlyn came to visit No. 28 Kinster Street the next day, the Blue Saintess was already standing respectfully at Abner's side, presenting him with a relatively pure portion of Fountain of Youth.
Of course, although the Blue Saintess's appearance had not changed and she remained as refined and scholarly as before, her core was no longer Veronica. Monica had taken over her body, turning her into a vessel through which she could descend beyond the Spectral Empire.
Emlyn did not pay much attention to the woman leading him into the reception room. At most, he thought she looked rather nice, but he did not like things that could move on their own. After silently criticizing Abner's tastes, he put the matter out of his mind.
Once only one human and one Sanguine remained in the reception room, Emlyn used Spiritual Lock to seal off the surroundings. Looking at Abner, who was drinking coffee, he said, "The Marquis requires three thousand-year portions of