After taking Bianca back to the housekeeper's bedroom in his mansion, Abner left her alone for the time being.
Through Mind Reading, he knew that the former embassy military attaché was simply an ordinary woman who wanted a stable life but could never seem to have one... Even when Russell sent her to work undercover, she had only wanted to coast along and wait for his own misfortune to kill him...
At heart, she had even less ambition than the "slacker" Fors, but her luck was far worse... Both had been corrupted by a higher being, yet Fors had been fortunate enough to meet Mr. Fool and receive his protection, while Bianca could only wander from place to place burdened with debuffs...
If the strange power within her had not been relevant to his task, Abner would never have gone out of his way to "study" her, much less make things difficult for her.
As far as Abner was concerned, if Bianca did her job well, he had no problem letting her remain his housekeeper indefinitely.
There was no need to worry that the night's "academic research" would frighten Bianca into resigning, either. Under Abner's Hypnosis and Suggestion, she had simply overlooked the little oddities about herself, such as the changes to her clothes and the sudden failure of her Beyonder mask...
—The incomplete ritual he had uncovered through Decryption might require her in the future, so Abner had no intention of letting her leave just yet.
After a few insincere sighs, Abner put Bianca out of his mind. He sipped his coffee and began reading the letter Fors had just sent by Magic Wolf Messenger.
Bernie City... Karar Mountain... Benjamin's territory... ruins in a dream... a Three-Eyed Thunderbird...
*Interesting... Benjamin was connected to God's Casket too. At the very