"Yes, Godfather."
Lumian readily agreed, excitement rising within him.
He had long been sick of those gangsters. If he hadn't worried that acting rashly would ruin his godfather's plans, and if he hadn't been unfamiliar with Trier after only just arriving, he would have killed a few of the gang members who kept parading in front of him.
Now, however, he had no such concerns-his godfather had even picked out someone for him to make an example of. Lumian could hardly wait for dawn.
After Nimrod's voice faded from his ears, Lumian lost all desire to sleep. He stood and paced for a while, then decided to inspect his Golden Rooster Hotel.
The next day, Lumian disguised himself again, returning to the identity he had used upon first arriving in Trier: Ciel.
Because of the corruption from the Circle of Inevitability, everything about Lumian apart from his Beyonder characteristics would "reset" at six every morning to its state on the day he had first been corrupted.
After buying half a cup of hard cider and a pork sausage sandwich to fill his stomach, he lurked near the Golden Rooster Hotel, waiting for the Stinger Gang's new men to arrive before carrying out his plans for the day.
Today, he intended to find the swindler Austar Trul, whom Madam Magician had pointed out, and attend the Beyonder Gathering organized by Mr. K.
As Lumian strolled around the area, he considered how to spread word of Passion throughout the neighborhood more efficiently.
Just then, he spotted Charlie coming downstairs.
This puzzled Lumian a little. If he remembered correctly, Charlie had told him a couple of days ago that he had been providing some "tender companionship" for a wealthy woman named Mrs Alice. Why hadn't he gone to the hotel today?
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