Through the evolved Information Extraction ability derived from Aura Extraction, Abner easily sketched Xio's appearance outside the door in his mind.
A white shirt, with a large lace decoration spreading downward from the collar; a blue vest over it, paired with dark trousers...
A wide belt was fastened around her waist, with a pouch, dagger, and other items attached to it.
That was obviously attire suited for combat... If it weren't Xio, at this time and in this place, seeing anyone else dressed like that, I'd definitely think they were here to assassinate me...
After grumbling inwardly, Abner opened the door with a hint of disappointment and welcomed Xio inside.
After entering the room and looking around, Xio noticed that Abner, who had clearly just bathed, had not changed into sleepwear and was instead wearing a robe. She smiled and said:
"Looks like I guessed right... You were planning to take advantage of the night to complete Mr. World's task."
Abner had not hidden Klein's commission to switch out Roselle's genuine manuscript at a professor's home in Stoen University from Xio. He had mentioned it to her before the banquet.
"Dressed like that... you want to come with me?" Xio's intentions were so obvious that Abner could guess them without Prophecy.
"That's right... I happen to have a task that requires me to go to East Chester County..." Xio nodded slightly, then looked at Abner and continued in an inexplicable tone, "Besides, I also wanted to take the opportunity to see my mother and younger brother... If I took the train, I'm afraid there wouldn't be enough time."
"That won't be a problem..." As Abner smiled and nodded, he subconsciously observed Xio's Fate tributaries, only for his expression to suddenly shift when he noticed something wrong.
His relationship with Xio