Chapter 224 (1): Divine Art x Auditors
Auston didn’t know exactly what Monica was, only that the black cat was highly suspicious. It refused to leave, couldn’t be disposed of, and even if it was killed, it would return the next night entirely intact.
Otherwise, the black cat didn’t seem unusual in any way. It had a mild temper and welcomed his petting without resisting. Moreover, it was attached to the house. Even when let loose, it wouldn’t leave.
Thus, Auston never fed Monica, leaving Megan to take care of the cat. Everyone, including Veronica, loved Monica. Vera, who often visited Veronica, Kristen, who Veronica invited to have afternoon tea, and Wayne, who later joined the family, all took a liking to Monica.
Even Auston, despite knowing there was something wrong with the black cat, sometimes couldn’t help but stroke it.
Somehow, he had a feeling that the black cat was related to the Goddess of Darkness, that the goddess had been paying attention to him. Or more precisely, She had been keeping an eye on Twilight Despair.
Wayne frowned. “I have an owl—you saw it in the Great Cemetery. The skeletal owl is named Snow, and it’s the Goddess of Sun’s messenger.”
Auston paused. The Goddess of Sun’s messenger, a skeletal owl? Was it a spy?
“Snow became what it is because it made a mistake and was sentenced to a hundred years with no access to its divine power. Veronica once complained to me that Snow and Monica fought whenever they met.”
Wayne glanced at Auston and added, “I’m talking about last year. Because I was dating a certain important man’s daughter, I was forced to leave Londan to lie low. Before I left, I entrusted Snow to Veronica.”
Auston ignored the part about him dating Veronica. “Do you mean that Snow can recognize Monica?”
“I’ll ask when I go home.”
“Wait...” Auston gave him a strange look. “Are you... the Sun Knight, too?”