Chapter 183: Nighttime Invasion

"Nina hurried downstairs in dismay upon hearing that the teacher had already left, her eyes wide with surprise. Then, complaining a bit, she said, "Uncle, why didn't you ask him to stay? Letting the teacher leave in such terrible weather..."

"It'll be dark soon," Duncan replied, locking the front door and speaking casually as he headed towards the stairs. "He drove here; a little rain shouldn't affect him too much."

"But the teacher looked like he was feeling unwell," Nina followed Duncan up the stairs, muttering to herself, "He should have rested a bit more…"

Duncan thought about it for a moment, pondering that if the old man did rest a bit more here, it might not just be a matter of feeling unwell anymore—there was a chance of a catastrophic failure in willpower checks, not to mention seeing the Creation of the World tonight, let alone tomorrow's sun...