But Abner was certain that the faint mist that had suddenly appeared was no illusion. For some reason, he also found it somewhat familiar, as if he had seen it somewhere before.
Just as he was pondering this, the valiant-looking woman opposite him seemed to come back to her senses. She nodded at Abner, who had transformed into Xio's appearance, and smiled faintly. "Very similar, but a little too tall."
With that, she did not linger and headed toward an office building within the base.
I know I'm a little too tall too... but with the Faceless abilities I can currently simulate, there's really nothing I can do about it!
After grumbling inwardly, Abner boarded the carriage he had hired earlier and mused:
Judging by her appearance and clothing, she should be Xio's superior, George III's youngest sister, Princess Vera.
She recognized that I was impersonating Xio but didn't expose me? Was it because of Xio?
Still, this princess, who had never appeared in the original story, might be hiding quite a significant secret...
And what was that mist? It felt both familiar and dangerous... Could it also be something left behind by some transmigrator from the past?
With many questions in mind, Abner performed today's Prophecy, only to unexpectedly receive no result at all...
His heart immediately skipped a beat, because that meant either a force of an extremely high level was interfering with the princess's Fate, or her Fate had been concealed by Secrecy...
Either possibility showed that Princess Vera was far from simple!
And such an extraordinary person seemed to think especially highly of Xio... even treating her as a confidant... Why exactly? Was there something special about Xio?
As his thoughts raced, Abner did not immediately return to the East Borough. Instead, he had the coachman