After leaving the Church of Waves, Sifa immediately returned to the hotel. He set up a simple altar, summoned the Spirit World Treasure Chest painted with Clown makeup, counted out 1,000 pounds from his newly acquired fortune, and deposited all the rest into the chest.
There were now 7,800 pounds stored in the Spirit World Treasure Chest. If he received the bounty promised by the captain of the Wavebreaker, Sifa's savings might surpass ten thousand pounds.
That was only counting cash, not the 4,700 pounds still in his anonymous account, or the 8,000 pounds' worth of stocks held by Lynn, the Backlund Lawyer.
"By that calculation, I'm already a wealthy man with a net worth of twenty thousand pounds."
Sifa shrugged. "Unfortunately, that's still not enough to buy land and a title."
After dinner, he came to an alley near the Red Theater. Sifa glanced from afar at the famous brothel across the street, then slipped into the alley.
Before long, he found an unmarked private clinic in the alley.
Sifa walked up to the door and knocked lightly. The Doctor's indifferent voice sounded from inside. "Come in."
Sifa pushed open the door and saw a small room. Just past the entrance was a consultation counter, with a reception area behind it. Further inside was a partition, beyond which was presumably the examination room.
The entire clinic had only the Doctor, and it seemed there were no patients at all.
"You're here." Upon seeing Sifa, the Doctor not only closed the door, but also hung a "Closed" sign outside.
He led Sifa to sit in the reception area and asked, "Tea or coffee?"
"Coffee." Sifa casually looked around. The furnishings here matched the scene he had seen in his Dream Divination that afternoon.
A moment later, a cup of coffee