Hobart got out of the carriage here because he had spotted the carriage Ulysses had assigned to him, parked not far from the Goddess of the Night Church.
When the coachman saw Hobart, he said, "Sir, Sergeant Jared, who is handling this case, and Mr. Dominic would both like you to come over."
Jared had asked the coachman where Hobart had gone, but the coachman had professional integrity and said he did not know. Otherwise, Jared would have followed him directly.
"Let's return to the villa first." Hobart sighed. "I haven't even had lunch yet!"
The coachman nodded and took Hobart back to the villa. While the kitchen was preparing lunch, Hobart returned to his room and had the male servant outside the door guard it, letting no one enter.
After locking the door, Hobart used a self-sacrificial ritual to send the Golden Antlers into the Country of Disorder.
Although he still did not know what the Golden Antlers were for, theoretically speaking, the two antlers should be rather scarce Extraordinary Materials. He would leave them in the Country of Disorder for now and find a way to cash them in after the heat died down.
Then Hobart took a comfortable bath and changed into a fresh set of clothes before heading to the dining room to enjoy his belated lunch.
As he ate, Hobart sighed to himself that he seemed to have grown fond of this life where clothes were laid out for him and meals were served at his fingertips.
Perhaps while Acting as the Corrupted Baron, he could indulge himself a little.
But he had to maintain a bottom line. Otherwise, once the evil within human nature was unleashed, even he might not be able to control himself.
After lunch, Hobart had the coachman take him to