With nothing much to do during the day, Nimrod, who had exhausted his spirituality and stayed up all night, finally found himself unable to hold out and caught up on some sleep.
By the time his customary dinner and socializing were over, night had fallen.
Once it was completely dark, Nimrod changed his attire and came to Rose Street, making his way toward the golden church there.
The church had a conspicuous spire and Holy Emblem of Life. Its lights were dim, and it stood quiet and still in the night.
As Nimrod walked into the church, the dim atmosphere inexplicably gave him a strange impression-he felt as though stirring, rousing music had suddenly begun playing around him, and a long health bar had appeared before his eyes.
But all of that existed only in Nimrod's imagination. The Earth Mother had not turned her gaze upon this place, nor had the Mother Goddess of Depravity.
Was the Earth Mother really not watching this place?
Nimrod frowned. He kept feeling that, since the Evernight Goddess could detect the abnormalities in him, and he had now walked into the Earth Mother's church, surely Lilith had noticed him?
Or had She already noticed me and was deliberately pretending not to know?
Still, Nimrod did not dwell on it. His purpose in coming here tonight was simple: to complete Father Utravsky's commission and obtain the Master Key connected to Mr. Door from him.
The more things connected to Mr. Door, the better. Nimrod passed through the church's corridor and entered its main hall.
Shrouded in darkness, the Church of the Earth Mother's church seemed especially solemn.
Lit candles burned silently on either side of the Holy Emblem of Life. Below the emblem, a tall man in his forties or fifties sat on a chair