Deliberate intent

Her words were baffling to anyone who did not know the truth. Lovia and Shilmon could only barely deduce that the "White Angel" was most likely the "true traitor" she spoke of, one of the three Kings of Angels who had devoured the Ancient Sun God.

That title did not belong to the girl before them, but she seemed to have some unknown connection to it-she had called its bearer a thief.

Lovia's thoughtful gaze settled on Neph. This time, she did not look at Shilmon again, but instead extended an unexpected invitation:

"Rather than your honorific name, I have a proposal that might interest you more.

"We plan to finish clearing Afternoon Town before the Chief's isolation ends. I will lead the team, and I hope you will join this exploration."

Shilmon looked at Lovia with unmistakable disapproval. Neph was certain the two had not agreed on this matter. As for why Lovia had invited her, she could guess a little-it was simply a matter of the True Creator.

But-

Neph frowned slightly.

She had already spent long enough in the Forsaken Land of the Gods. In the original story, Klein had advanced to Bizarro Sorcerer at the end of June, two months from now. Although Ince Zangwill had vanished without a trace because of her influence on the plot, judging by the coincidences that had corrected the plot several times before, even if the timing differed, it would not differ by much.

The Bizarro Sorcerer potion would also be digested astonishingly quickly. Scholar of Yore did not even require a ritual, and with Klein's current understanding of history, the potion might well be digested the moment he drank it. After that came the advancement ritual for Miracle Invoker.

Neph was unsure what Sequence she would need to fill