Since the "coffin" was parked in a somewhat secluded spot rather than somewhere truly suitable for conversation, Abner took Xio's hand after exchanging a few pleasantries and imitated "Psychological Invisibility," making the two of them impossible for outsiders to notice.
—The "Psychological Invisibility" Abner imitated could only render people or objects in contact with him "invisible."
As for the coffin's true owner, he only returned to his Unicorn Sheep a while later, remembering only that he had gone to the bathroom because of a stomachache and had unexpectedly picked up a 1-soli coin.
Abner and Xio followed the winding uphill road and soon arrived before the house at No. 22 Incisor Street in the Upper Lip District.
Looking at the words on the plaque, Xio read them aloud in surprise. "Wohl family?"
Hmm, good. Looks like you still haven't fixed that habit of reading everything you see... Abner muttered inwardly, while outwardly saying, "Just as you thought, this is Fors's father's new home."
Xio instinctively clenched her fists, but remembering that her Friend had long since let go of her resentment toward her father, she shook her head and relaxed. Still, she asked in confusion, "Why choose his house?"
"Because it's more suitable..." Abner did not elaborate. He directly led Xio through the door and into the house, then made his way familiarly to the area he had cleared out in the underground wine cellar for the Teleportation Altar.
Next, he exchanged a "Teleportation" talisman from the Dream Labyrinth Tower, cast the Teleportation Technique, and pulled Xio through the flaming-edged portal that appeared in midair.
"Where is this?" Xio was no stranger to "Teleportation" and found nothing unusual about it. She looked over the Steam Workshop before her and asked curiously.
Only after entering his own territory did Abner release