After gaining a rough understanding of Kross's identity and strength, Luigi did not forget to ask why Kross had founded the All Things House.
And that was precisely what Angel was curious about as well.
However, no matter how Luigi probed the Hound Butler with all manner of questions, the Hound Butler failed to provide an answer that could withstand scrutiny.
It was not that the Hound Butler was unwilling to answer, but that it did not know the details either.
Luigi said, "Why Kross founded the All Things House, and what exactly he intends to do—it's a mystery."
Not only was Kross's purpose a mystery; he himself was shrouded in countless riddles.
Where did he come from? What race was he? Why did he gather Hollow Men and make them investigators?
The Hound Butler did not know the answers to any of those mysteries.
The only thing it knew was that Kross looked human, though whether he truly was human was hard to say.
"However, the Hound Butler did mention one thing." Luigi said, "The Goose Butler often goes to the real world together with Kross. Its relationship with Kross should be closer than that of the other butlers."
The All Things House had three butlers who stood in the open: the Hound Butler, the Ghost Butler, and the Human Butler.
It also had three butlers hidden in the shadows: the Goose Butler, the Vine Butler, and the Blood Butler.
Among them, the Vine Butler and Blood Butler handled commissions from the Dark Mirror Domain, so they remained stationed in the layered Ghost Domains year-round. The Goose Butler, meanwhile, resembled Kross the most. Every time it returned to the All Things House, it would hurry away again, destination unknown. The only thing known for certain was that it did