Lord of the Mysteries

Half past seven in the evening, around the Moretti family’s dining table.

“Klein, why do you need to be at work so early as a consultant? Would emergency matters at the security company be more dangerous?” Benson forked a potato from a dish of potato-stewed beef as he raised the matter in concern.

Klein carefully spat out the bones from a pan-fried dish and gave his prepared answer.

“A batch of historical documents needed immediate shipping to Backlund. I had to be present to handle the handover and make sure there was nothing missing. As you can guess, the bunch of fist-swinging bastards don’t know any Feysac.”

Upon hearing his answer, Benson, who had finished chewing his food, could not help but sigh.

“Knowledge is truly important.”

Making use of this opportunity, Klein took out the remaining five-pound note and handed it to Benson.

“This is my additional payment I received today. It’s time you get some decent clothes too.”

“Five pounds?” Benson and Melissa said in unison.

Benson took the note and looked at it repeatedly. He said in both shock and doubt, “This security company sure is generous…”

His weekly salary was one pound ten soli, which meant six pounds exactly every four weeks. He only earned one additional pound from this additional payment!

And with that salary, he had managed to support his siblings, giving them a decent place to stay and allowing them to eat meat two to three times a week. Every year, they could get a few new clothes!

“Are you doubting me?” Klein deliberately returned with a question.

Benson chuckled. “I doubt you have the ability nor the guts to rob a bank.”

“You aren’t someone who can lie,” Melissa answered seriously after lowering her fork and knife.

I-I’m now someone used to lying… Klein immediately felt a little ashamed.

Although it was a result of the circumstances of his reality, his sister’s belief in him left him melancholic.

“It was relatively urgent and important today. I also played a crucial role… which is the reason for the five pounds,” Klein explained.

In a way, what he said was the truth.

As for the five pounds that he would be reimbursed with—the one he would use to join the Divination Club—he planned on concealing it. Firstly, if he brought five pounds home again, he would truly scare his siblings, making them suspect he was doing something illegal. Secondly, he had to save to buy additional materials to practice being a Seer and to grasp more mysticism knowledge.

Benson bit off a mouthful of wheat bread in satisfaction and thought for more than ten seconds.

“The work I’m at doesn’t need any decent clothes. Well, to be precise, the clothes at home are sufficient.”

“With this additional income, we would truly have savings. I plan on buying a few books on accountancy and studying. Klein, Melissa, I do not wish that my weekly salary remain below two pounds

of the grammar books in my room? To be truly dignified and to

the times to come, the civil servant examinations will appear in Loen Kingdom. Preparing ahead of

up when

Here, let’s

rye beer. Instead, he poured clear oyster soup into three cups and clinked his cup with

wrestling with the pan-fried fish. He chuckled and said, “Aside from Benson’s books, I think Melissa needs a new

up and shook her head

I think it’s

it up.” Klein finished

Melissa nodded in

fact, if you do not seek the best fabrics and the newest designs, it would not be too expensive. We can save up the remaining

“Melissa, are you planning on wearing the old dress again

quite a good family background. Her elder brother

the so-called bash was only a dinner invitation to friends where they

a response.

a short silence, she suddenly recalled something and

to make a formal visit on Sunday,

Klein looked

the side of the table with his fingers and appeared to be

I met her husband before. He’s

brother,” said Melissa with some hints

are at 2 Daffodil Street…

as you know, I still have to be at the company on Sunday. I

as well as the neighbors in the apartment from Iron Cross Street. He was amused as

have formal visits… Shouldn’t neighbors get to know each

have not broached the magazines catered towards families and middle-aged women. They placed families with an annual income of a hundred to a thousand pounds as middle-class. They promoted it as the framework of the entire kingdom and praised how the middle-class doesn’t have the arrogance of the aristocrats and the wealthy, nor are they as crass

interactions. As such, it becomes a target of the middle-class. Thus,

he shook

and ladies who view themselves in this class will be very particular about details. They will visit their neighbors and friends from two to six in the afternoon. It’s known as

call?” Klein and Melissa asked

visit from two to six in the afternoon

fork and knife,

my female colleague brought. Yeah, perhaps it’s because they wear their

it was considered as

the afternoon. Buy some muffins and lemon egg tarts from Mrs. Smyrin. We must not ill-treat our neighbors.” Klein chuckled as he dipped his remaining bread into

…

next morning was

top hat. Picking up his silver-inlaid black cane, he sauntered

to sleep in the break room after finishing her night duty. After which, he went

he met