A mutual friend? That meant Fanny... Clouds of calamity? Was she about to encounter danger?
As his thoughts turned, Abner reread Emma's letter.
With the answer in hand, cracking the riddle in reverse was much simpler. He quickly deciphered its secret by splitting apart the words, arriving at a result similar to a "Prophecy."
"I originally planned to have a servant make an appointment first, then openly visit Mr. Sarr and Fanny, and naturally bring up borrowing the Steam Workshop...
"But since Fanny might be involved in some unknown danger, I either had to ignore this entirely or pay a secret visit, so I wouldn't lead trouble back home..."
Though he had considered the option of "ignoring it," Abner was more inclined to help. After all, Miss Fanny was also his friend, and the Flame Heart necklace she had given him had even saved his life in the Daniel Labyrinth...
Emotionally and logically, he could not simply stand by and let her face danger.
More importantly, Abner believed he possessed the strength to confront a Demigod directly. He was also in Backlund, his "home turf," where he could call Xio over to seek MI9's help at any time, or even go to Harvest Church and ask the Chained God and Lilith to intervene...
Unless a True God or a King of Angel-level existence became involved, his life would not be in danger.
And Fanny, as a Sequence 8 Barbarian, should not have been capable of provoking such a high-level enemy.
Having made up his mind, Abner wanted to head to the West Borough immediately. But just as he was about to leave, Helene stopped him.
"Mr. Brain, does the 'video camera' mentioned in this proposal really exist?" Helene asked, her eyes sparkling.
With her many years of business experience, she