37. Would you like to join the Night Watchman?
The Night Watchman is an organization established by humans after entering modern society, with influence covering the entire globe. Its main responsibility is to investigate and conceal “mysteries,” which refers to the existence of magic and similar phenomena.
Among humans, there are two organizations responsible for this duty—besides the Night Watchman, the other is the Holy Church. However, due to the rapid development of modern science and technology, the influence of the Church is far less than it was in the past.
Nevertheless, even with this, the Church still remains the only organization in the open within the human world, while the Night Watchman, true to its name, quietly safeguards humanity in the shadows of the world, functioning as a genuine secret organization.
In terms of relationships with other races, the angels have a better relationship with the Church since both share the same faith; however, their relationship with the Night Watchman is somewhat awkward. Most of the current Night Watchmen are rather young and show little reverence for the deity that the angels worship. It is said that there were some misunderstandings because of this, but unfortunately, Evelyn could not find out what they were.
But it is unlikely to be anything pleasant.
The identities of the Night Watchmen on the surface are varied, though most disguise themselves with the cover of “government confidentiality duties.” Identifying them is quite simple—Night Watchmen usually carry an owl-shaped badge made primarily of magic crystals, and it is said that there are special marks on it representing each individual’s number, though the specifics remain unknown to Evelyn.
The young man in front of her who claims to be a delivery person probably came because Emilia contacted them and left the address of the rental apartment back then. Something new must have come up for him to actively seek out Emilia now.
“Uh… the address is correct… um, little sister, do you know a girl named Emilia? My brother has something to discuss with her.”
The man took out his mobile phone to double-check the address and door number, and after confirming he hadn’t come to the wrong place, he awkwardly scratched his head, adopting a friendly demeanor as he asked Evelyn.
“Uh… she…”
Evelyn’s expression froze instantly—Emilia is still hanging in the living room, and if someone sees this scene, she would really be unable to clear her name even if she jumped into the Yellow River…
“What’s wrong, Evelyn-chan!? Hey, let me down already!”
Just when Evelyn was about to come up with some excuse to fool the Night Watchman in front of her, Emilia, who was hanging in the living room, became unhappy and started to struggle while shouting loudly, which naturally attracted the attention of the Night Watchman outside the door.
“Miss Emilia, are you in there? I… Huh!?”
The Night Watchman’s height far exceeded that of Evelyn standing at the door. He merely adjusted his angle slightly and instantly saw Emilia bound and hanging in the living room, freezing in place as if petrified.
“Cough cough, sorry to interrupt your enjoyment, I’ll come back later. I wish you both a good time…”
After a brief and awkward silence, the Night Watchman awkwardly coughed twice, turned around, and prepared to leave.
“Hey, wait! It’s a misunderstanding! It’s all a misunderstanding!!!”
…
After exerting tremendous effort, Evelyn finally “invited” the Night Watchman, who was about to escape from the scene, back. However…
“Big brother, you must believe me! We’re really not doing anything weird!”
Evelyn had a tearful expression; in just two days, her previously decent reputation had taken a devastating hit, all thanks to a certain angel with no morals and no conscience—how irritable!
“Exactly! If we were really doing that sort of thing, it should be me on top, right? How could it be me hanging?”
“???”
No, sister, isn’t that a problematic statement? Doesn’t that make it easier for people to misunderstand!?
Evelyn shot a fierce glare at Emilia, feeling that this person was purely trying to cause trouble; does she only find happiness when others misunderstand her?
No, based on Emilia’s cunning character, it very likely was indeed the case…
“Cough cough, you two don’t need to explain. In modern society, everyone can understand—life needs a bit of special seasoning; otherwise, it becomes bland and tasteless, right? So I think we can temporarily skip this awkward topic and get straight to the point. However, before that… respected Miss Emilia, may I be so bold as to ask, is this lovely girl living with you… also an angel?”
Seeing Evelyn getting anxious, the Night Watchman hurriedly changed the topic to confirm Evelyn’s identity.
If Evelyn had not “invited” him back, he would have likely assumed that Evelyn, like Emilia, was also an angel, especially since her pure and innocent appearance resembled most angels… However, the critical point was that the summoning magic Evelyn used to “invite” him summoned tentacles, which certainly did not seem like something an angel would use, so per protocol, he had to confirm Evelyn’s identity before discussing the main topic with Emilia.
“Oh, her? She…”
“I’m not an angel.”
Before Emilia could respond, Evelyn proactively shook her head, denying the Night Watchman’s question. As a demon, being mistaken for an angel was a disgrace, almost as severe as being mistaken for a succubus…
“I see. Then you are…”
“Just an ordinary magician, and I am also the tenant of this apartment.”
Aside from the Night Watchmen and the Holy Church, there are also some grassroots magical organizations or lone magician types in the world. Since the most crucial aspects of learning magic are talent and comprehension, it is possible for someone with high talent to independently learn magic and thus come into contact with the “mystery.” What Evelyn claims to be is precisely this type.
After all, she is a demon and often acts, so the Night Watchmen and the Holy Church probably already have some thoughts about her. However, due to always being unable to catch her, they have nothing they can do about her. Therefore, carelessly revealing her identity as a demon might very well lead to her encountering significant trouble.
“A worldly magician, huh… that means little sister, you must have quite a talent, right? Are you interested in joining us, the Night Watchman? Since you live with Miss Emilia and know her identity, you surely understand what the Night Watchman does, don’t you?”
PS: The second chapter is a bit delayed today, sorry about that…
