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"Wait, wait... Xiaolin, why are you looking at me like that? It's weird!"

Aqua's face changed.

That look was too eye-catching, just like the look she gave her when she did something wrong before, and she took several steps back unconsciously.

But then she thought, it has nothing to do with her!

...Probably.

But is that really the case?

Xiaolin, who knows the truth, knows that it was actually because Aqua used magic to enclose the cemetery near the mansion, making it impossible for the ghosts to go there, which led to the ghosts wandering around the houses and not wanting to leave.

Aqua's original intention was good, but she always did bad things with good intentions. This is also her inherent characteristic, and Xiaolin has long been accustomed to it.

When he was in that world, he suffered a lot because of this.

Of course, there were also many benefits.

Thinking about it, when he first went to find Wiz, Axel's ghosts inexplicably increased...

No, no, it shouldn't be Aqua.

After all, she had just been brought to the netherworld by Sato Kazuma at that time, and had not had the opportunity to do things like enclosing the cemetery with magic.

We should be reasonable in doing things, and we can't let the stupid goddess take all the blame, right?

Although the cause this time was caused by her.

Back to the task.

Luna pointed to the list above and said: "This task is especially suitable for you. Miss Aqua is a high priestess and can use advanced purification magic. If you can successfully complete the task, whether it is a low-price purchase or free accommodation, it is a good choice. How about it, Xiaolin, do you want to accept this task?"

"Yes, yes! I want to accept it!"

Without waiting for Xiaolin to speak, Aqua hurriedly grabbed the task list.

Looking at the rewards on it, she giggled.

In her opinion, ghosts are just a piece of cake, and they can be completely solved in a few steps.

Being able to live in a luxury house for free.

She likes it the most!

After that, they met the real estate agent who issued the task. According to him, the owner of this mansion has moved to the capital, so the mansion was vacant and handed over to the agent to sell and manage.

Unfortunately, the mansion encountered this evil spirit disturbance when it entered the market.

Now, let alone selling it, the negative reviews have turned the mansion into a haunted house. No one will buy it even if the price is as low as freezing.

It happened that Xiaolin and others took over.

After bargaining, they successfully won it at an ultra-low price of 1200W Eris.

At first, the agent didn't want to sell it.

But after Xiaolin explained it with emotion (if it is not sold, it will only rot in his hands, and it will even affect the agent's rating as a threat) and reason (the Exploding Little Loli's excited scarlet eyes stared at him as a threat), the agent agreed to sell it.

This is a win-win result. He has no reason not to agree to sell it smoothly.

The four of them came to the suburbs with simple bags on their backs.

Looking at the two-story mansion in front of them.

"Although the price is low, is it really a good idea to buy it?"

At first, Sato Kazuma was also tempted by the low-priced mansion, but after the impulse, he came to his senses.

"After all, isn't it still a haunted house?!"

"That's right."

"This mansion feels like no one has lived in it for a long time. The evil spirit disturbance has only started recently. Maybe the previous evil spirit disturbance was caused by it. Maybe it's a haunted house..."

Not good, I'm already scared.

Sato Kazuma rubbed his arms and saved Kobayashi's opinion of buying the mansion.

"Kobayashi, what should we do now?"

"...I don't understand what's there to be afraid of. Don't we have experts in dealing with undead creatures?"

Kobayashi gave up his position and put Aqua in the middle.

Although she can't do the duties of a goddess well, you can trust Aqua completely otherwise.

"Leave it to me!"

Aqua patted her chest confidently, then closed her eyes as if sensing something.

"I saw it, I saw it!"

She was like a psychic, constantly talking.

"This mansion was used to imprison an illegitimate child of a noble. The noble gave birth to a child with a maid on a whim, named Anna Ferranti Estero. After the death of her sickly father, her mother also disappeared, leaving her alone in the mansion, and she died alone without ever seeing her parents."

Aqua was exactly the same as those fake masters on TV and wandering around the countryside. Sato Kazuma looked at her with the eyes of a thief.

Full of disgust.

"Senior Kobayashi, what do you think? I really want to complain about her unnecessary settings, and how she even knows her name, but is this guy really okay?"

"... Sato-kun, what would you think if I said I saw it too?"

"Huh?"

It was only then that he realized that the symbol of the Akusis Church appeared on Kobayashi's forehead.

This was the manifestation of the ability of [Five Visions Universal] being activated.

"Uh, it can't be..."

"Just as you think, I can see ghosts."

--Phantom Vision.

Let's call this ability this.

Being able to see ghosts and other things that ordinary people can't see is called psychic vision.

But when did he get this ability?

[Five Visions]

Its abilities include clairvoyance, farsightedness, perspective, future vision, hallucination, and the secret of foreseeing the future, and now there is also clairvoyance...

Ah, could it be...!

He remembered that Aqua had modified the pattern of [Five Visions] before, and then it was strengthened a lot. Could it be that it was at that time that she gained the ability to see spiritually.

So now it should be called [Six Vision Omnipotent]?

Why does it feel so strange?

No, no, no, just like there are five of the Four Heavenly Kings, [Five Sights and Omnipotence] has six...seven abilities, it's very reasonable.

Sato Kazuma was even more scared.

If there was only Aqua, he could completely regard it as an idiot goddess making a fool of herself, but Xiaolin said so, and he was frightened for some reason and couldn't calm down.

"Senior Xiaolin, what exactly is that ghost?"

"Hmm...she has blond curly hair and wears a white dress. Although she looks very young, she likes to act like an adult."

"Is it so detailed?"

"There's nothing I can do about it, Aqua's psychic vision is a bit stronger after her transformation."

I don't know whether to thank or blame her.

Being able to clearly see ghosts is something that ordinary high priests cannot do. It may be too scary to see so many ghosts that almost fill the entire mansion.

Fortunately, [Five Sights and Omnipotence] can be turned off, otherwise he would definitely have a headache.

Isn’t there such a saying?

——Out of sight, out of mind.

Xiao Lin said with relief: "Okay, okay, don't be afraid, I will go and negotiate with her. From the appearance, she should not be an evil spirit...probably."

"perhaps?!"

The corners of Sato Kazuma's mouth moved slightly.

Although Darkness and Megumin didn't say it clearly, their expressions seemed to be a little uneasy just like him.

But the three of them could do nothing to help, they could only wait patiently.

I hope it can be resolved smoothly tonight.

He sincerely expected it.

——————

The mansion had been unoccupied for a long time, so they did a thorough cleaning before moving in.

After dinner, everyone simply assigned rooms.

Xiaolin was semi-forced to live in the largest room in the middle of the second floor. In addition to the large room size, the bed was also very large. In addition, Sato Kazuma looked at him and Liu Zi's strange smile, and always felt that he seemed to have misunderstood something.

No, it's possible that there's no misunderstanding.

late at night.

Sato Kazuma took off his equipment and prepared to sleep.

After all, he had no choice but to hold Aqua in his arms. Aqua was a goddess with a special physique that attracted evil spirit creatures, so she could gather them there and make his room cleaner at the same time, and he could take the opportunity to have a good sleep. Sleep.

...This is how it should be.

I don’t know if it’s because he’s too sensitive or if it’s because of his psychology. Even when he’s lying on the bed and covered with a quilt, he always feels like someone’s eyes are staring at him, and they’re still staring straight at him!

Oops, I feel like going to the toilet.

"…………"

No matter what, he must not pee his pants.

That would be too embarrassing!

Sato Kazuma swallowed.

And when he quietly poked his head out from under the quilt, a small doll floated in front of him, its blank eyes intersecting with his.

next second

"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!"

Sato Kazuma's howl, about to burst into tears, echoed throughout the silent night.

The hoarse roar almost screamed out his soul. He jumped out of bed in fear, waved away the doll in front of him, and ran out of the room without looking back.

"Aqua-sama—Aqua-sama—, please, help me! Aqua-sama—!"

He howled and ran toward the living room.

The goddess is going to deal with evil spirits tonight, so as long as she runs to Aqua's side, she will be completely safe.

But as soon as he ran to the lobby on the first floor, he saw a blue light illuminating the sofa with his back facing him, and there were also soft whispers like evil ghosts coming from there, matching the quiet and dark night. , the horror effect is directly maxed out.

I couldn't help but shiver.

But he was still extremely curious, so he crept up to them. The steps were very light, for fear of irritating the dark shadow on the sofa.

However--

"who?!"

The sudden scolding and the blurry appearance under the blue light made Sato Kazuma's heart skip a beat and he fainted from fright.

"Sato-kun! Hello, Sato-kun!"

Vaguely, he heard someone calling his name with concern.

I don’t know how much time passed.

Sato Kazuma woke up from his coma and saw the doll floating in the blue light. He was so frightened that he screamed on the spot.

"Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa"

“Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!!!”

Unexpectedly, the other party also screamed.

"Ah?"

The two shouted at the same time, but Sato Kazuma was not so scared. After adapting to the dim blue light, he finally saw the face of the person in front of him clearly.

"——Senior Xiaolin?!"

Then he breathed a long sigh of relief and complained: "Really, don't scare me, I'm really timid."

"You're trying to scare me, why did you scream so suddenly?"

Xiao Lin also responded to him unhappily.

I was really frightened by the sudden voice just now, and I unconsciously raised my voice with Sato Kazuma.

"Besides, what is Senior Xiaolin doing here?"

"Didn't I tell you before? I'm negotiating."

"Negotiate? With whom?"

"she."

Kobayashi pointed at Sato Kazuma's doll that was approaching. Sato Kazuma jumped up in shock when he saw it, and hurriedly hid behind Kobayashi, not daring to show his face.

"Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, she is actually not an evil spirit."

"real?"

"Really. Look."

Xiao Lin stretched out his hand, and the doll floating in mid-air fell obediently into his palm.

"Her name is Anna. She is the daughter of the original owner of this mansion. She became the earthbound spirit of this mansion because of her weak health and eventually died of illness."

"Haah..."

Earthbound spirits are special characters that often appear in novels and anime. Most of them are harmless to humans and animals and are good friends with the protagonist.

Having said that, Sato Kazuma was no longer afraid.

But after thinking about the ghost who was face to face with him just now, he immediately asked: "...wait, what about the other dolls?"

"It's a possessed evil spirit." Xiao Lin said.

"Well……!"

Sato Kazuma was speechless and choked, and then asked inexplicably: "Senior Kobayashi, why is there a faint blue light on your forehead?"

"Because I want to see Anna."

"That whisper is..."

"I don't want the conversation to disturb your sleep."

"Is it all a coincidence?!"

Sato Kazuma clenched his fists. He didn't expect that he was scaring himself just now.

Unfortunately, the urge to urinate, which he had neglected because of his fainting state, suddenly surged at this moment.

"S-Senior Xiaolin, I want to go to the toilet."

"Please."

"that……"

"You didn't say you wanted me to accompany you, did you?"

"No!"

Kobayashi's teasing voice made Sato Kazuma a little excited. Maybe it was because of the existence of the ghost girl, but he didn't want to appear so unbearable, so he decisively refused.

But after rejecting it, I immediately regretted it.

"Ah, right."

"Senior Xiaolin!"

"Sato-kun, bring a bottle of sparkling wine when you come back. This kid really likes listening to adventure stories and drinking sweet wine."

"Senior Xiaolin?!"

Sato Kazuma's excited expression froze for a moment. After a brief pause, his shoulders hunched down. After hesitantly agreeing, he moved his steps outward little by little, as if to see if Xiaolin changed his mind.

pity.

"Don't worry, don't worry. Even if you look at him like this, he is actually very reliable. By the way, where did you say that? Ah, you have the idea of ​​establishing the Axis Theocracy, right? Then..."

I am not reliable at all, and before telling the story, it is necessary to educate her on how terrifying Axis is.

After hearing what Kobayashi said, Sato Kazuma kept slandering him in his heart.

After a brief absence, he returned quickly.

"You're very quick."

"Haha, hahaha..."

Sato Kazuma could only laugh awkwardly.

He couldn't say that he was too scared and ran over immediately after going to the toilet. That would be too embarrassing.

After that, Xiaolin told stories about adventures vividly.

While Sato Kazuma was listening, his eyes kept looking back and forth. After seeing an exaggerated number of dolls lying outside the window, he was obviously frightened and moved a lot closer to Xiaolin. It seemed that only in this way could he bring him a sense of security.

In fact, it was indeed the case. The dolls possessed by evil spirits could not get close to them. They were all blocked by a protective shield.

It's the blue crystal necklace Xiao Lin is wearing.

It turns out that one really works!

Sato Kazuma felt deeply sorry for belittling Aqua before, and decided to sincerely apologize to her in the future.

"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!"

Just as he was thinking this, Aqua let out a panicked howl, followed by a crackling sound, followed by the angry voice of the Water Goddess.

"Damn evil spirits, how dare you steal my high-grade bubble wine, let's see if I don't purify you all!!!"

"Well……"

Sato Kazuma looked at the bubble wine placed in front of him, quickly hid the empty bottle, and wisely chose to remain silent.

Sorry, evil spirits.

Just think of it as punishment for scaring me. You can only take the blame for this.