“Chapter 121: Haunted Place”
Following the map we were given, and putting my trust in Mumuruu, we headed to this “haunted” spot.
As Meirir explained before, Bay Road is divided into 5 sections. From left to right: Fourth, Second, First, Third, and Fifth.
District First and District Second are commercial areas. District Fourth is where the wealthy live, along with schools and government offices. District Fifth is for the most part a very unsafe place. And District Third is the middle-lower class residential area, which is where we’re going.
– Uhh… Right by the liquor store, into the alley, straight to the end, turn right, down the stairs on the left… This is it.
– … This is it alright. (Mumuruu)
Let alone Mumuruu, even I could tell something was off with the atmosphere of the place.
– Can you feel something?
– Yeah. What humans call ghosts, we consider curse heralds. Spirits that are on the look to spread curses, like the one I and mom have, except these are more like “Go insane!” or “Lose your mind!”.
– Can we do something about it?
– Of course! We can have our love nest for as cheap as 10,000S.
If we can lift the curse it would be a lifesaver.
– Mumuruu, I don’t know the details, but I thought curses could only be lifted by the user or with holy water.
– Right. And spirits are ghosts, they’re already dead, so there’s no one to lift it. If you had to buy holy water for the whole place you’d go broke. But don’t worry, I told you I can take care of it.
Mumuruu tightly held the new spear I made for her.
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We explained the situation to the owner of the Maison Alheib and stepped into Room 303.
【uuUuuUuuuuUuuUu……】
【HIhhIHIIHIIHHIiiiIiIii……】
*Thud* *Bang* *Thud*
– W-What a warm welcome…
This room is a whole new world. There are no curtains on the windows but for some reason it’s pitch black in here. There’s also no water running but I can hear the sound of water.
– Looks like the previous owners are still here. Well, whatever. Hey, Takaya, stop pulling my sleeve. (Rudra)
– Huh? (Takaya)
– Huh? (Rudra)
I wouldn’t be able to do that. Mostly because I’m busy hiding behind Mumuruu.
– Mumuruu-san, please, just get rid of them already… (Rudra)
– Hooh, what’s wrong, gramps? Big guy ended up being a coward~
Mumuruu held her spear as if she was a priest and began chanting.
【W”W*,W”W*,W”W*W”W*W”W*W”W*W”W*……………!!】
Her weapon is a new spear I made exclusively for her. It’s called “Trident of Red”. It’s made from Red Iron, which is obtained from demon beasts.
It’s definitely not as strong as the Trident of Darkness, but it gets the job done.
– LEAVE, LEAVE THIS PLACE AT ONCE. LET TAKAYA AND I HAVE OUR NEWLYWED LIFE IN PEACE.
– Master, what’s wrong with Mumuruu?
– I would like to know too.
Someone seems to have forgotten that we’re still here. And that Mike will be living with us.
– Hm? The room got brighter… (Rudra)
Light was coming through the window, and all the racketing came to a stop.
– Hehe, not bad, right?
– Thank you… But how did you do that?
– Well, my curse is stronger, so I just kicked them out.
– What? That’s it?
– …Yeah? Most ghosts are kind of like animals. When they sense someone stronger they just run away.
– Takaya… I’m going to be honest with you, sometimes I feel like this guild could conquer the world if we set ourselves to it. (Rudra)
Mumuruu was dancing happily in the middle of the room.