Under the crimson glow, the once-deserted town suddenly gained a host of residents. They walked through its streets and alleys, greeting one another and discussing whether to buy only bread today or splurge on a pound of beef.
Misty Town seemed to have come back to life, taking on some semblance of an ordinary town.
Yet those indistinct figures never tried to enter the houses on either side. They seemed to pace the streets endlessly, and the sounds they made were hard to mistake for speech. They were closer to the low growls of beasts.
"Compared to the Utopia Klein will create single-handedly, Antigonus's craftsmanship is still a little rough..."
Having put away the Beyonder Characteristic, Abner made that remark and was about to consider his next move when the street outside fell unnaturally quiet.
Every beastlike growl had vanished!
The figures that had been wandering and murmuring in the street all seemed to turn in one direction...
From that direction came a polite male voice. "Excuse me, is this..."
He broke off before he could finish. After a brief silence, the noisy murmurs returned, and the indistinct figures resumed their wandering.
That voice sounded familiar... Right, it must be Prince Edessak's butler, Mr. Finkel. I met him once at the ball held in the Daily Observer's headquarters...
In the original story, "0-17" did send him into the Nation of the Evernight, but nothing more was said about him. Looks like he was hung up to cure in the church the moment he arrived...
Abner shook his head and put the matter aside. Recalling the plot involving the Nation of the Evernight, he considered his options.
*If the Goddess isn't deliberately targeting me, then to leave Misty Town, I need to reach the deepest part of the church, find the