[Witch's House] is an illegal organization, or an evil society. They worshiped a creature who called themselves [Shadow of the Upside-down Mother Goddess]. What this creature is is still unclear. But since it claims to be the Mother of Creation, it must not be a god.
When Jenkins investigated false gods and righteous gods, he was puzzled by the absence of the Creator of this world, so he also understood these existences that are not even gods.
It could be a powerful gifter, it could be an unknown warp, it could be an evil spirit, it could be a terrible supernatural being banished to the void many eons ago, but it would never be a god.
[Witch's House] is jointly identified as an illegal organization by the Orthodox Church and the kingdom's officials. They usually haunt bustling cities, mix in the upper class to weave conspiracy and instigate murder. Apart from knowing that the members of the organization are all female benefactors, other information is not clear.
While Jenkins was thinking about this, the red-haired girl sitting across from him was struggling to recall the two women who supported Jenkins that day. Her beautiful eyes looked at Mr. Writer, who was absent-minded, and Mr. Writer looked up at him in doubt.
"I'm really crazy."
Hathaway thought to herself, looking at each other just now gave her a feeling like an electric shock. As a grown woman, she knows exactly what that means. If it wasn't for the wood on the opposite side to have the supernatural ability to generate electricity from its eyes, then, it would be...
"Britney, Britney, Britney."
She blushed and shouted the name in a panic in her heart, trying to forget the thoughts just now.
The carriage suddenly fell silent, and Jenkins also realized the strangeness of the atmosphere. He looked down at his cat, Chocolate raised his amber eyes and let out an innocent cry.
Looking up at the red-haired girl, she turned her head to look at the blackout curtain beside her.
There was still a long way to go to Papa's antique shop, and Hathaway, who had regained her normal posture, chatted with Jenkins about other topics. Although she is not a benefactor of the Orthodox Church, her understanding and learning of occultism is no less than that of Jenkins, who has just joined the job for only three months.
The two talked about monsters, rituals, spells, legends, etc. Jenkins felt that it was actually very good to have such a friend of the same age.
Hathaway also saw from the conversation that Jenkins' understanding and learning of occultism was still very shallow. She attributed this to the irresponsibility of the black-robed man who guided him, and hereby promised that she could discuss these matters with her at any time.
The carriage left Jenkins at the corner of Fifth Queen's Avenue, and Jenkins waved several times to the departing carriage against the cold autumn wind. Since they don't plan to participate in Friday's auction, the next time the two meet will probably be Mr. Hood's party.
Walking along the street towards the antique shop, a little flower seller in unlined clothes came in front of her, with a few wilted flowers in the basket. Before she could speak, Jenkins stopped gravely. He took off his hat, smiled politely before the girl was scared to cry, then quickly threw a few silver coins into the flower basket, and then quickly crossed the street to the other side of the street. Without looking back at the girl who was desperately bowing, she walked forward quickly with big strides.
Probably, the mental damage that incident brought to him will last for a long time.
When I returned to the antique shop, there was a customer in the shop. This was Viscount Augustus's old butler. After Jenkins hung up his coat and hat, he understood that the two were discussing how to pay for the last batch of goods.
The butler is wearing a black formal suit, and his hair and beard are well-groomed. He spoke the common language of the kingdom with a Nolan accent, and talked with his father slowly.
The draft contract stipulated that the money that Dad bought the ancient books would be paid to them in three installments within a month. In fact, the money was paid by the church, and it had already been in the hands of the old man, but such a large amount of money would definitely not be available to an ordinary antique store, so it was written in the contract that the payment should be made in three installments.
Viscount Augustus was probably in a hurry to spend the money, so he sent the butler here, because the payment time for the second payment had not yet arrived. The old man was tough at first, but soon let go. In the name of "getting the friendship of Viscount Augustus", he pretended to go upstairs to get money.
"Good afternoon, Lord William."
The old butler remembered Jenkins.
"Hello, welcome."
Dad went upstairs to get the money, and Jenkins took care of the store temporarily. The butler was very kind, and even offered to give up his seat to Jenkins, but he refused with a smile.
"I don't know how Viscount Augustus's illness is. Last time I saw him, although he was not in good health, he was in good spirits."
"Oh, thank you for your concern. The Viscount's illness is still the same, but as long as the status quo is maintained, we will be very happy."
When he spoke, his expression was a little unnatural. Jenkins guessed that Mr. Augustus's illness was very likely to have new changes. But the relationship between him and the Viscount is actually not close, so it's not easy to ask about such things.
After taking the money from his father, the housekeeper left, and Jenkins had the opportunity to tell his father what happened in the afternoon.
In fact, it is not accurate to use "telling". He actually projected several important pictures on the "Book of Memories" for his father to read.
Dad is not interested in the grievances between ordinary people, but he recognized the pattern on the bottle at a glance.
"[Witch's House]?"
He pushed his glasses and came to the same conclusion as Hathaway. But he didn't show excessive surprise, "Everything is really running here now... Huh, aren't you afraid of getting infected with gear germs?"
It seems that the gifter of [The Witch's House] came to Nolan City, Dad already knew about it. But he didn't explain it to Jenkins in detail, he just told him to be careful of those strange female bestowers when he was "outside" recently.
This "outside" refers to the black market, or other social activities related to the benefactor.
Because tomorrow is the Reading Festival, Dad let Jenkins get off work in advance, which is an early celebration of the holiday. Having agreed to meet at church tomorrow afternoon, Jenkins left the warm shop.
She shivered so violently that the chocolate was so frightened that its fur exploded. Jenkins now has a substantial savings, but also knows that until he finds a way to make money from money, it's better to save. It has been almost a month since he got the 8,000 pounds. He pays attention to the newspaper every day and asks others to inquire, but he has not found a reliable investment channel yet.