Chapter 11 - Grandpa Claude (1/2)
”No, I can't possibly do that!” [Ash]
”It's alright, just think of it as my way of helping those kids, plus you guys might even just sleep in your new house tonight” [Innkeeper]
”Well, it's only been a day but come and see us again, I'll make something delicious” [Innkeeper wife]
”We will!” [Zerolith, Savel, Charlotte]
”Ash, at times like this, you should just accept those kindness, otherwise you will be putting the innkeeper good intentions to waste, plus don't you think you set a bad example by doing this” [Diana]
”Well... if you said so. Thank you and we will gladly accept your offer” [Ash]
”Now that's what we wanted to hear, well take care and make sure you take good care of them, not that you wouldn't” [Innkeeper]
”Naturally” [Ash]
With that, we secured a room for us tonight just in case we couldn't properly cleanse up the mansion.
Going to the mansion, at first I thought we will take the public horse carriage to move around, but Diana insist that we uses her carriage, and at this point Qis just show a give up face, The older children as usual try to refuse but Singa, Savel and Charlotte charge straight away to the carriage, with Rean and Elise unable to stop them, well, standing around here won't solve anything so I followed those three kid, and the other follow suit
The carriage is quite big, well Savel and Charlotte have to sit in my lap to make some space while Singa on Rean's lap, but it's still comfortable. While on the Carriage, the kid become excited as they never had an opportunity to ride a carriage, well this is my first time as well (third if you count going to and fro from the merchant guild) but I just hide it well since I have my pride as a big brother to them and once we arrive
”Well, this isn't what I imagined when the guild master said a mansion” [Ash]
How to say... it's quite smaller then what I imagined (not like I ever see one before with my very two eyes, even back on earth). Even Diana said it's quite small, but atleast the open field that I requested are big, so I will take it (plus it's free, I just need to pay for the yearly tax, so I get myself a bargain), Though I must reconsider some repairs cost
Well, once we head inside the house
”WHO ARE YOU! GET OUT FROM MY MASTER HOUSE” [Ghost]
A mysterious voice shout at us, while a dark aura fill the living room, I must admit I get scared for a little but it only took me a second to calm down and shield all of us with light mana shield
”Come out Mr Ghost, I just wanted to talk to you” [Ash]
Well, the other become pale when I ask the ghost to come out, except for Elise, she seems oddly calm
”Brother, it won't come out, since there are still strong sunlight outside, plus, your light mana shield is working” [Elise]
”Well, I just thought that it might be a strong ghost as there are reports of the ghost harassing the buyer at noon, but if that's the case, I'll just surround the mansion with my dark magic for him to come out” [Ash]
”Dark magic! You can even use that!” [Diana]
Huh... I thought that item box magic is a combination of dark and space magic, so she should already knew that I'm capable of such, huh interesting... so they doesn't know that, well nevermind that
”Dark terrain” [Ash]
And my dark magic mana surround the mansion, with the surrounding area filled with dark mana, an old ghost with a nice trim silver sideburns in a butler clothing show itself
”My, what a gentleman look, I must said I'm impressed” [Ash]
”Fool! If you think that will be enough to convince me to let you stay here, then you are wrong, so get out of here right now or else...” [Ghost]
as he said that, multiple white clothing run around us with an eerie and scary laugh, well the kid and Diana are pale as snow right now, but Elise still show a calm face, interesting
”Mr Ghost, I have seen far more scarier illusion, this is nothing, you know what, Diana, Rean and the other, please close your eyes or you guys might pee yourself” [Ash]