"Come to think of it, the 'options' I simulated with the Wheel of Fortune only said Yaluolan's true form would be discovered by the Hidden Sage. None of them said what would happen afterward...
"Could the Wheel of Fortune not 'see' it because the goddess was involved?"
As his thoughts raced, Abner did not rush to use the Black Gemstone on his chest. There was still an unstable element in the group, and he needed to deal with it before meeting Yaluolan. Besides, for Klein's sake, he ought to look after Elizabeth and Dast a little.
After he left the room, the only older man among Wallace's attendants hurried over and lowered his voice. "Young master, something is wrong with this town at night. Reality and dreams seem to be blurring together... We should leave as soon as possible."
He was the bodyguard assigned to Wallace by the Wallace Family, a Sequence 5 Mentor of Disorder.
Abner smiled and waved a hand. "Don't worry too much. We came here precisely because of what happens in this town at night."
Perhaps his confidence rubbed off on the bodyguard. Assuming his young master had come prepared, the man relaxed a little and stopped urging him to leave.
When they entered the bar's main room together, everyone who had gone off on their own had returned and gathered around its only long table.
One of Professor Mosar's students was vividly recounting a supernatural incident from an archaeological expedition, hoping to catch the attention of the two ladies at the table.
Unfortunately, Dast's warning had left Elizabeth uneasy. She had little appetite for such stories and barely reacted.
Miss Smin of the Church of Evernight, on the other hand, kept gasping, helping him build the atmosphere.
"...The monster had three eyes and a vacant