Edward left the Hall Family's home. Rather than return to the inn he had rented in Hillston Borough, he went to the small villa Viscount Glaint had helped him rent during his second visit to the Lord of Mysteries World.
He had avoided staying here before because he had worried the Aurora Order would come looking for him. Now, though, he and the Aurora Order should be in a "state of reconciliation" for the time being, so moving back for a while should be no great problem.
Lilith, however, disliked the place intensely, for a reason as straightforward as ever: there weren't many big rats nearby.
Edward couldn't resist making a dry joke she wouldn't understand. "That's where you're wrong. Most of Backlund's 'fat rats' live around here. Catch just a few, and they'd keep Backlund's poor well fed for a long time."
Although Lilith didn't understand what he really meant, she understood the literal meaning. Shocked, she gestured with her two little paws. "Rats big enough to feed that many people... how big would they have to be?!"
She looked up and turned in a circle. "As big as this house?"
"Bigger!"
"Wow!"
She... actually swallowed a mouthful of saliva.
"All right, stay home for now. I'm going out."
"Okay~"
She nodded obediently, but her thoughts had already wandered far away. Once Edward leaves, Miss Lilith is going to catch those fat rats! Hmm, but the assessment is tomorrow.
Ah, what a dilemma.
8 Williams Street.
Edward once again entered the hall containing statues of the Six Deities. Carrying the Handbag full of blood from Medici's descendants, he walked to the slightly open door on the left, set the Handbag down, and opened it. A strong smell of blood immediately wafted out.
"Your Excellency Medici, I've returned from