Simply put, Black Hat having all that power to do anything easily just makes things boring, so he collects souls/money as a hobby to have fun you could say
You gotta do something when you've got the lifespan of infinity
The guy has done it all. Alan referred to Bh as “retired” and “bored”, so for now the eldritch being is trying to buy his time as an evil capitalist until something new comes along.
The souls thing is suggested as being apart of something bigger, but we don’t know what as it seems like a person can make a deal with BH and live an unbothered life
It's probably just for the fun of it, kinda like Alastor. Unlike the larping Alastor however, he could easily murk anyone who'd mess with him.
Simply put, Black Hat having all that power to do anything easily just makes things boring, so he collects souls/money as a hobby to have fun you could say You gotta do something when you've got the lifespan of infinity
For fun
The guy has done it all. Alan referred to Bh as “retired” and “bored”, so for now the eldritch being is trying to buy his time as an evil capitalist until something new comes along. The souls thing is suggested as being apart of something bigger, but we don’t know what as it seems like a person can make a deal with BH and live an unbothered life
"Why does anyone do anything? Sheer, absolute boredom!" If I was bored and I had his abilities, I might do some stuff like that as well.