As for the reunion between the Old Man and Mobet and Shatas, Abner left Leonard's room after bringing his two future employees there, giving them plenty of space.
After all, they would never fully relax with him around.
His strength spoke for itself. No matter how easygoing he acted, even if he did nothing at all, they would still be wary of him. That was unavoidable... They weren't Xio or Fors, much less Klein. They couldn't trust him without reservation.
Shaking off those thoughts, Abner wandered through the Church of Tranquility until he reached its deepest point: the entrance to Darkened Heaven, an illusory door.
Abner hesitated briefly, then followed Fate's guidance and stepped through.
On his previous visits, he had wandered through this world of Night-scented Grass and Dreamless Flower fragrance in a dreamlike haze. This time, Abner entered the goddess's Divine Kingdom fully awake.
He had come to find out why the goddess had arranged for the Knowledge Emperor Beyonder Characteristic in Yaluolan's possession to pass, by seemingly legitimate means, to the Hidden Sage.
He was sure there was a scheme behind it, but he couldn't see its purpose. Was it simply to make trouble for the Hidden Sage?
Surely it couldn't be that simple!
Lost in thought, Abner walked through the boundless darkness. After an unknown length of time, a Red Moon appeared before him. Its crimson light scattered the darkness and illuminated a woman's figure.
She wore a black dress of layered yet simple design, adorned with countless points of light, as though she had draped the starry night sky over herself.
Then a voice as soothing as a Lullaby sounded. "You will need a Knowledge Emperor Beyonder Characteristic in the future, but not Roselle's. It has been tampered with."
The Evernight Goddess clearly knew what