Kallen's words were merely a polite response, with no other meaning. Since she had offered to prepare a coffin for him, he returned the courtesy by offering to reserve one for her.
But when he said those words, a valet hiding in the shadows on the outskirts, waiting for his chance to act, suddenly opened his eyes.
A great being has extended an invitation to you. What you should do next is listen reverently to the guidance of your new destiny.
Alfred promptly began counting again in his mind: 3/12.
If they successfully took this one in, that would make it 4/12.
Yes, from a quarter to a third.
When the young master's twelve coffins would finally be filled had always weighed on Alfred's mind. For a time, whenever he saw someone who remotely met the requirements, he would start wishing they would hurry up and die so they could move into a warm, comfortable coffin.
But as the young master grew stronger, the threshold for lying in those coffins naturally rose as well, narrowing the pool of candidates further and further.
Unfortunately, Neo was still clinging to life. If he died, he could fill another vacancy.
Although Neo seemed to have told his young master that if the young master dared to awaken him after his death, the first thing he would do upon waking would be to kill himself.
But Alfred did not consider that much of a threat. At worst, they could seal him immediately after awakening him and put him into slumber.
When they needed his power, they could unseal him.
Alfred did not believe that an awakened Neo would stubbornly close his eyes and fulfill his promise of suicide after discovering that his young master was in danger or needed him. He would still help.