I love time travel the most!

I was really startled by that sudden shout, and I unconsciously started yelling back at Kazuma Sato.

"Besides, what is Senior Kobayashi doing here?"

"Didn't I already say that I'm negotiating?"

"Negotiation? With whom?"

"she."

Kobayashi pointed at the doll that was close to Kazuma Sato. Kazuma Sato was so startled when he saw it that he jumped up and quickly hid behind Kobayashi, not daring to show his face.

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

"Really?"

"Really. Look."

Kobayashi reached out his hand, and the doll that had been floating in mid-air obediently landed in his palm.

"Her name is Anna. She was the daughter of the original owner of this mansion. She died of illness due to poor health and became the earthbound spirit of this mansion."

"Aha……"

Earthbound spirits are special characters that frequently appear in novels and anime. They are mostly harmless and have a good friendship with the protagonist.

With that said, Kazuma Sato was no longer afraid.

But then he remembered the ghost who had been cheek-to-cheek with him earlier and immediately asked, "...Wait, what about the other dolls?"

“It’s an evil spirit possessing you,” Kobayashi said.

"Uh……!"

Kazuma Sato was speechless for a moment, then asked in confusion, "Senior Kobayashi, why is there a faint blue light emanating from your forehead?"

"Because I want to see Anna."

"That muttering was..."

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

"Was it all just a coincidence?!"

Kazuma Sato clenched his fists, realizing he had just scared himself.

Oh no, the urge to urinate that I had ignored because of the fainting suddenly surged up at this moment.

"K-Kobayashi-senpai, I need to go to the restroom."

"Please."

"that……"

"You wouldn't be saying you want me to go with you, would you?"

"certainly not!"

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

But after refusing, I immediately regretted it.

"Ah, right."

"Senior Kobayashi!"

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

"Senior Kobayashi?!"

Kazuma Sato's excited expression froze instantly. After a brief moment of stunned silence, his shoulders shrugged, and he dejectedly agreed before slowly inching his way out, seemingly waiting to see if Kobayashi would change her mind.

pity.

"Don't worry, don't worry. Don't let his appearance fool you, he's actually very reliable. By the way, where were we? Ah, you had the idea of ​​establishing the Axis Theocracy, right, and then..."

I'm not reliable at all, and before telling her the story, it's necessary to educate her on just how terrifying Axis really is.

After hearing Kobayashi's words, Kazuma Sato inwardly cursed him.

He returned quickly after a brief absence.

"You're very quick."

"Haha, hahaha..."

Kazuma Sato could only manage an awkward laugh.

He couldn't very well say that he was so scared that he ran over immediately after using the toilet; that would be too embarrassing.

Afterwards, Kobayashi vividly recounted the adventure story.

As Sato Kazuma listened, his eyes kept darting back and forth. When he saw an exaggerated number of dolls lying outside the window, he visibly trembled and moved closer to Kobayashi, as if only in this way could he feel safe.

Indeed, that was the case; the dolls possessed by evil spirits could not get close to them at all, as they were all blocked by a protective shield.

It's the blue crystal necklace that Kobayashi is wearing.

So that actually worked!

Kazuma Sato felt deeply sorry for belittling Aqua before and decided to sincerely apologize to her later.

"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!"

Just as he was thinking this, Aqua let out a panicked scream, followed by a series of cracking sounds, and then the angry voice of the water goddess.

"You despicable evil spirits! How dare you steal my premium sparkling wine! I'll purify you all!!!"

"Uh……"

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

I'm sorry, evil spirits.

Consider this punishment for scaring me; you'll have to take the blame for this.

Chapter 116 The Game Between Merchants

"Alright, this is the last one!"

The next morning, Aqua banished all the evil spirits and then breathed a long, satisfied sigh of relief.

"Wow, there's a lot of stuff. Before we knew it, it was dawn."

Darkness looked at the sky outside and said this.

Despite that, Aqua truly lives up to her reputation as an expert at dealing with undead monsters.

Such a large mansion was cleaned up in just one night.

Kazuma Sato rubbed his swollen temples and looked at the doll still floating beside him, saying, "Hey, Aqua, aren't you going to purify her too?"

"Why would anyone have such a terrible thought? She's just an innocent little girl."

"You guy..."

A guy who howls and pounces on liches and evil spirits like a hunting dog when he sees them, actually says that ghosts are harmless little girls? Are you kidding me?

At this time, you should do your job as your goddess and help her be blessed and reincarnated!

"Alright, alright, don't say that." Kobayashi patted his shoulder and said, "Anna didn't mean any harm. She just likes to hear adventure stories. Besides, I've already talked to her and she won't possess dolls to scare people anymore."

As if in response to Kobayashi's words, the doll in mid-air suddenly lost its weight and fell onto his shoulder.

"Is this the problem...?"

Kazuma Sato was speechless with emotion.

He discovered that Kobayashi had taken the art of "out of sight, out of mind" to its extreme.

But think about it carefully.

Anna is essentially a bound spirit. Through Kobayashi's words, we learn that she was very pitiful in her previous life, and Sato Kazuma's compassion makes him soften his stance slightly.

—As long as you don't scare him in the middle of the night and make him wet his pants, it's fine.

"By the way, let's report this to the guild."

Kazuma Sato suddenly suggested.

Kobayashi raised an eyebrow and said, "That's correct in principle, but why?"

"Because I can get a bounty!"

When they learned from Luna that the mansion was for sale, it clearly stated that there would be a reward for completing the mission. Although it was just a small amount compared to the team's savings, no one dislikes money.

...except for Jack Ma.

"I can get temporary compensation, and maybe I can find out why the evil spirits of Axel are rampant."

"You're right, let's go take a look."

His words were unanimously agreed upon by everyone.

Kobayashi's strange gaze fell on Aqua again, and the intuitively perceptive, foolish goddess trembled slightly.

She always had a bad feeling.

This premonition was confirmed by Luna.

"Regarding this case, the guild has already found out the reason for the sudden surge in evil spirits. Isn't there a cemetery in town? Whether it's a prank or not, someone has set up a huge holy barrier in that cemetery. So the spirits that appeared in the cemetery had nowhere to go, so they had to come to town and live in empty houses."

As she continued her explanation, Aqua's juices flowed continuously. Her legs involuntarily bent, as if she wanted to sneak away.

Xiao Lin grabbed her shoulder.

"Don't even think about running away."

"Yes, I'm sorry..."

The silly goddess apologized in a low voice.

Kazuma Sato paused for a moment, then clearly realized something.

He leaned closer and lowered his voice to question, "Hey, you idiot Aqua, what do you know, right? Tell me."

“…Yes, yes.” Aqua gave up on arguing and obediently confessed, saying, “When Kobayashi wasn’t around, didn’t Wiz ask me to go to the cemetery regularly to chant for the lost souls who had ascended to heaven…”