Chapter 28: The Ghost’s Rare Drop~
The real estate agent recommended a surprising property.
Once he realized we had money, he told us about a special listing.
“This, you see, is an old, unused castle that has been renovated~”
“Hmm…”
My mind was wavering.
Certainly, being able to buy a castle for 400 million was appealing.
Besides, I could get there instantly with Teleport…
If I bought a house like this, I’d be set for life.
“Alright…! I’ll buy it!”
“R-Really…!”
I decided to buy it without much of a tour.
For some reason, this castle felt like it wanted me to buy it.
As if the castle itself was calling to me…
“Are you sure, Loin? Making such a big purchase…”
“Yeah, it’s fine. The three of us will be living here, so bigger is better.”
I bought the old castle on the spot.
And we decided to move in right away.
It was a spacious and comfortable house, but… a problem arose when night fell.
…This way…
…This waaaay…
Such an eerie voice echoed through the bedroom.
“Mm… Hey, Loin. You’re talking in your sleep…”
“No, Claris, it’s not me…”
I denied it to a sleepy Claris.
“Eh…? Then, Salina-san…?”
“No… I haven’t said anything either…”
Strange… Just as I thought, I’d felt something mysterious about this castle since the tour during the day.
Was this voice the reason I felt like someone was calling me…?
“Let’s go take a look…”
I grabbed my weapon and walked through the darkness.
Heading further and further towards the voice…
Fwsh!
“Who’s there…!?”
Suddenly, a suspicious shadow appeared before my eyes.
It was a faint, hazy light, illuminating the darkness.
“A g-ghost…?”
“Ha-ha-ha! You foolish human! You fell right into my trap and bought this castle! Little did you know it was all my doing!”
Saying that, the shadow revealed its true form.
It was a girl in a dress, a stark contrast to her tone of voice.
She wore a purple dress, and her golden hair was done up in ringlets.
“Who the hell are you…!”
“I am the ghost who lives in this castle, Dorothy-chan! I’ll devour your soul! Dieeeeeeeee!!!!”
“Ghk…!?”
The ghost calling herself Dorothy suddenly lunged at me.
I tried to slash her with my Demon’s Blade—
Swoosh.
“Huh, what…?”
“Fwahahaha! I’m a ghost, you know!? An attack like that won’t work on me!”
“Ghk…! What did you say…!?”
“Take this!”
As Dorothy said that, the furniture inside the house flew at me.
Chests of drawers, chairs, and tables assaulted me.
Whoosh!
“Whoa! That was close! And this is a house I just bought…!”
“Hahaha!”
Damn it… Isn’t there some way to deal with this…!
I wracked my brain.
That’s it…!
I have just the skill for this!
“Weakness Scan (Weak Search)—!”
I activated the Weakness Scan skill.
The ghost’s form, which had been hard to see in the darkness until now, became clearly visible.
Not only that, but something like a core was highlighted in red around the center of the ghost’s body.
“Is that its true form…!?”
It seems ghosts possess something they have a strong attachment to.
Looking closely, that core-like thing was an old Hand Mirror.
“If I destroy that…! Uooooooh!”
Clang!
“W-What…!?”
My sword struck the Hand Mirror, the ghost’s core!
The Hand Mirror seemed to be reinforced with something; it didn’t break, but fell to the ground with a clang!
Shwoooom.
At the same time, the ghost’s form also vanished.
It was as if I’d been dreaming…
“Phew… What was all that just now…”
It seems the voice is gone, and the ghost has disappeared.
But… who exactly was that ghost girl who called herself Dorothy…?
“Ah…!”
Come to think of it, the Hand Mirror is still here.
I went to pick up the Hand Mirror that had fallen to the ground.
It was just like how I always go to pick up Rare Drop items—
“N-No way… Is this also a Rare Drop from the ghost…!?”
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Rarity: ★ x ?
Drop Rate: ???
Description: A Hand Mirror used by a girl named Dorothy when she was alive.
“This… How do I use it…?”
I tried to see my face reflected in the Hand Mirror…
However, what was reflected there wasn’t my face, but—
“Hey! Let me out of here!”
“Wha…!?”
The ghost girl from before, Dorothy, was there—