On Thursday, Angel, who had been busy all day signing various contracts and employment contracts, finally arrived at 8 Burningham Road in Hillston Borough, a mansion that will be his own for the next year and a half.
Although compared to the real mansions of Sevillea Landon and Audrey Hall that she had seen before, this place could only be considered "average", but compared to the villa across the street without a garden, the house Angel rented was a bit too luxurious.
"This house has been renovated and extended twice. In fact, it should be called '6 and 8 Burningham Road', so it is much larger than other houses on the same street."
Ribak was dressed in a formal suit and a Loen-style top hat. He followed Angel and answered her questions.
The latter wore a light yellow dress. The "Rose Necklace" with a huge gemstone reflected beautiful light in the sun. The exotic bone bracelet on her left wrist gave her a lively atmosphere.
Today Angel did not wear the wide-brimmed hat with Black Veil hanging down, showing off his appearance completely, and even deliberately exuded the allure of "Demoness".
She knew that starting from today, she would have to prepare for her future social life.
The male and female servants who had moved in in advance yesterday were lined up neatly on both sides of the garden walkway to welcome the two of them. At the end of the walkway were the finalized Female Butler and Ms. Kayla Angel.
She was about forty years old, with a beautiful face, but the traces of age could not be concealed. Her long brown hair was pulled back, and she wore a long skirt similar to other maids, but with some extra decorations in black and white tones.
Angel chose her not only because the other party has rich Female Butler experience, rich resume and no stain, but also because she is a mixed race of Loen and Intis, and has worked at Intis for a period of time.
This can add a bit of credibility to my fake background, but be careful not to talk about Intis with her, otherwise mistakes may easily occur... Angel thought about it, and got to know all the servants one by one under the introduction of Keira. Finally, he took the male Female Butler and his personal maid Aisha and walked into the door of the three-story building.
"The previous resident of the house left most of the furniture behind, and the rest belongs to the original owner. Now we can use it freely. I have asked Keira to purchase some of the missing appliances, and they will be in place this weekend at the latest."
After walking through the Entrance Hall, through the second door, and entering the main hall that connects the first and second floors, Angel listened to Ribak's introduction while looking up at the corridor on the second floor.
It felt like it could accommodate nearly a hundred people. This was actually a dance hall. Half of the 300 pounds should have been spent on it... She muttered silently, her eyes sweeping over the crystal chandelier, floor-to-ceiling windows and a piano in the corner.
"In addition to the furniture, the wine needed for the banquet must also be prepared in advance. The wine cellar is empty now, and we have to fill it before Social Season arrives."
Keira interrupted at the right time.
This Female Butler has already received 800 pounds in cash from Angel for various expenses. The latter thought that this huge sum of money would be used for a long time, but after listening to the other party's introduction, he discovered that just filling the wine cellar with fine wine for a dance or dinner would cost almost all the money.
Fortunately, according to Keira's suggestion, the two carriages and horses that were originally planned to be purchased were rented on an annual basis. The total cost was 100 pounds, which was a full 80% reduction from the original budget.
Even with such careful calculation, I spent nearly 500 pounds on the annual salary of all the servants, two housekeepers, carriage horses, coachman, gardener, cook, etc...
Thinking of this, Angel was so heartbroken that he could hardly breathe.
Fortunately, at this time, the servants filed in through the rear door one after another and returned to their posts, gradually making the deserted hall lively. Only then did Angel feel that the money he paid had its due effect, and his mood improved slightly.
Next, she followed Female Butler and walked through the living room, living room, dining room, Recreation Room and many guest rooms on the second floor again with the mentality of the owner of the house instead of a visitor.
The third floor is an area that belongs exclusively to the owner. Angel is very satisfied with the large balcony facing the street and facing south, but feels that the bedrooms and bathrooms belonging to family members are a bit redundant.
There are many professional books placed in the study room next to the master bedroom, mainly magazines on architectural design and related aesthetic styles. I don't know which resident left them.
Finally, Angel went from the study to the master bedroom, and was happy to find that the bedroom that had not been tidied up when he arrived the day before yesterday was now tidy, the bedding was neat, the windows were bright and clean, and there were even bouquets of flowers that were obviously freshly picked next to the floor-to-ceiling windows on the balcony.
It wasn't until Aisha, the personal maid, opened the closet door and revealed the spotless storage space without any hanging clothes to everyone that the smile that had been on Angel's face disappeared.
Aisha looked at Ribak, and Ribak looked at Keira. Finally, Female Butler Keira, who managed the housekeeping and was responsible for all the living arrangements of Angel, said:
"Miss Theresa, June will be Backlund, the traditional Social Season."
I know...
Angel took a deep breath and asked slowly:
"What's your suggestion?"
"Ask a designer to customize three to five sets of dresses for you based on this year's popular styles. You can buy other regular clothes directly by size, otherwise they won't be ready before next month. And then there's the jewelry..."
Keira seemed to have already made a plan, and quickly laid out the costume jewelry purchase plan, making Angel almost unable to hold back the expression on his face.
In the end, she took out a full 1,000 pounds as the initial purchase cost, and then she stopped Female Butler's nagging. The rest depends on Popular Trend after Social Season starts, otherwise it will easily become a joke at the dance because of inappropriate dressing.
I might as well become a joke... Angel is looking forward to someone present saying "Miss, you are already very beautiful, you don't need expensive custom-made dresses to set it off." Unfortunately, even the maid Aisha is imagining the scene of all kinds of clothes filling the wardrobe, without caring about her master's increasingly shriveled wallet.
I'm afraid I have to cash out "Puppet's" Beyonder Characteristic this month, otherwise I will probably be unable to make ends meet. I don't know if Messenger Miss can accept 25,000 gold coins... She thought rather darkly.
Since a lot of food had not yet been purchased, Angel enjoyed a not-so-luxurious lunch prepared by the chef at home, and reexperienced the meager dishes of Loen.
After vaguely expressing that she could accept Intis-style dinner, she took the maid with her in a two-wheeled carriage and drove to Saint Samuel Cathedral in North Borough.
Regardless of his true identity or his apparent name of "Christine Teresa", he is a devout Goddess believer. He has moved to a new house, so he naturally has a legitimate reason to go to church to pray.
This is the first time I have entered the church of Church of the Evernight Goddess since I left Tingen City... Angel looked at the receding street scene outside the car window and fell into deep thought.
In order to cooperate with Klein's plan, she has to make two preparations. One is to try to contact Church of the Evernight Goddess to see if she can "properly" lend Antigonus Family Notebook with her own secret identity; the other is to cooperate with Klein and steal it directly!
Of course, almost no one knows her identity except Arianna and "Goddess's Sword" Lord Cesimir, and she needs to be kept from others as much as possible to avoid being accidentally included in the "0-08" story and causing an accident.
Therefore, not only did she go to the church in a disguised appearance, she even used the real "Mirror Substitution" that she could only master after being promoted to "Despair".
Using Mirror World to control space, Distortion and Angel can create realistic phantoms near the mirror, while simultaneously transmitting sound, images and other information in both directions. By carrying Magic Mirror with you, this power can be avoided and resisted. Control a certain degree of divination or visual inspection, such as the inspection of Mystical Item by "Mystery Pryer" Pathway, or the ability of "Arbiter" Pathway to distinguish Beyonder.
This can effectively prevent her from being pushed to the ground by "Nighthawks" who came after hearing the news and arrested on the spot as soon as she stepped into Saint Samuel Cathedral.
Of course, if the opponent's Sequence is higher than mine, this "defense" may not be of much use...
While thinking about it, Angel noticed that from time to time there were vehicles passing by outside the window that she was very familiar with before but had almost never seen in this world.
bike?
This strange metal machine, which has two wheels like a two-wheeled carriage, but is arranged front and rear, relies on human power to step on, and drives the rear wheels forward through a chain, has attracted the attention of many Passerby. People who use it include postmen, patrolmen and other government workers, as well as many young men in formal suits.
In less than ten minutes' journey, Angel saw seven or eight primitive-style bicycles passing by. It can be imagined that the number of them in the entire city may have exceeded a thousand.
"This seems to be an invention of Klein Investment... I wonder how much money he can make?"
Thinking of this, the corners of her mouth turned up, and her depression about losing a thousand pounds today became slightly better.
Arriving at Phelps Street of North Borough, Angel left the carriage with the help of the maid Aisha and stepped onto the fan-shaped staircase at the door of Saint Samuel Cathedral.
This is a church with a Pure Black appearance and two symmetrical bell towers. It is the headquarters of Church of the Evernight Goddess in Backlund.
It was afternoon, and there were not many believers entering and leaving the church. Angel and Aisha walked through the corridor surrounded by stained glass, entered the main Prayer Hall, and sat on the benches in the first row near the altar under the huge Night Emblem in the dim hall.
Feeling the faint warmth from Hidden Holy Emblem on her wrist, Angel closed her eyes, clasped her hands together, lowered her head and prayed silently.
In the spacious but quiet Prayer Hall, only the deep sermon of the bishop beside the altar echoed.
"... Praise Goddess."
After going through all the things since leaving Tingen in his mind, Angel whispered, stood up, took out two 10-pound bills from the small bag kept by Aisha, approached the offering box next to the altar, hesitated for a moment, and threw it into the gap above the box.
"Praise Goddess."
Pastor next to the box drew Crimson Moon on his chest and bowed.
This is the same for every believer who listens to sermons and makes contributions, but seeing the amount of money Angel has invested, even Pastor, who treats believers equally, has a much softer expression on his face.
This even includes the bishop on duty who is still reciting the deeds of Goddess and just glances at him.
The appearance that almost made the dark hall shine, as well as the amount of donation, were enough for the bishop to remember this strange believer.
Angel looked calm and returned the greeting in a low voice before turning back and walking towards the seats in the first row. She was just preparing to show her face and prepare for various subsequent actions. She had no idea of contacting the clergy.
Of course, it would be better to show her face for a while, so she didn't leave immediately.
When he sat back in his seat, Angel found a tall, mature but somewhat elegant middle-aged man coming from the corner of the Prayer Hall.
He had obviously just finished listening to the sermon. Instead of turning around and leaving like most believers, he walked towards the donation box. He held a short staff in one hand and reached into the inner pocket of his windbreaker with the other hand. What he took out were large banknotes of 5 pounds and 10 pounds.
This made Angel pay attention to him for a second, and he was immediately attracted by those blue eyes as deep as lake water.
It's not that I think blue eyes are beautiful, but the deep feeling reminds Angel of a middle-aged man who has passed away.
Attracted by the gaze fixed on her, the black-haired and blue-eyed Gentlemen looked at Angel, who was about to pass her by, and her expression changed slightly.
Realizing that her behavior was not very polite, Angel quickly averted her eyes and turned her face to one side to prevent Gentlemen from being embarrassed because she admired her appearance. However, at the moment when the two of them were in the same body, she noticed from the corner of her eye...
The opponent's right hand holding the cane was lifted lightly, and the thumb, index and middle fingers gently pinched the collar on the right side of the windbreaker.