If that was really the case, then Bernadette's decision to have Cattleya watch over Sharf was somewhat inappropriate...
Although Cattleya could request support from Mr. Fool at any time, and although nothing had happened when she watched over him in the original story, in the end, it still underestimated the methods of a Great Old One.
Of course, Abner had no intention of capturing Sharf and personally imprisoning him either... If he had wanted to, he would not have allowed Bernadette to take him aboard the Future.
After all, he also wanted to figure out what exactly Mother Goddess of Depravity was plotting, and what arrangements Lilith would make.
After pondering for a moment, Abner decided to split off an Eye of Wisdom and send it to the Star Pirate Group, attaching it to one of the Ship's crew members to observe Sharf and Frank from nearby.
As he thought, Abner outwardly organized his words and said to Bernadette:
"I do know some things about Giuseppe Castiya...
"But that wasn't part of our previous deal."
Bernadette's azure eyes swept over Abner's face as she asked calmly, "What do you want?"
Smiling, Abner said, "I need you and Element Dawn's businesses to fully shift toward Beldan Territory."
Bernadette was slightly taken aback. She had not expected him to make such a "vulgar" request, but she did not care much about money and simply nodded. "I'll have the person in charge in Backlund discuss it with your company's manager."
"Then it's settled!" Abner's lips curled slightly as he extended his hand in a very gentlemanly gesture of invitation to dance.
Bernadette roughly guessed what he wanted to do. After a brief hesitation, she placed her hand in his.
The next moment, the two vanished from Alvin Palace and appeared in a cave