The Haunted Villa

"You can forget about ditching us. You brought us out here, so you have to take responsibility to the end!"

"How am I supposed to take responsibility? Will you sleep with me? If you do, I'll take responsibility!"

"You... shameless bastard!"

Yun Feiyang waved his hand in annoyance. "Go, go, go. Stop bothering me!"

"No! We have a share in your house too!"

"Huh? You might as well change your surname to Bandit!"

Lisanna walked over, her big, adorable eyes wide as she pitifully said, "brother-in-law, are you abandoning us? Do you not want to look after us anymore?"

"I..."

Yun Feiyang clutched his head in agony. "What sin did I commit?"

"Brother-in-law~~~"

"Fine, fine, fine! I'm afraid of you, all right? I'll leave rooms for you. Is that good enough?"

"Thank you, brother-in-law! Brother-in-law is the best!"

Lisanna flashed Mira a victorious gesture. Success—free lodging secured!

Mira huffed and slapped the mission order into Yun Feiyang's hands.

"What?"

"A haunted house? Why are you giving me this?"

Mira said smugly, "Weren't you looking for a house? This mission is perfect!"

Yun Feiyang looked at the mission order. "Is that so? What's the situation?"

"It's a newly built Villa. Several people have already gone missing, and they say a ghost is behind it, so the owner entrusted the matter to our Guild."

"A ghost? Has anyone seen it?"

"No. Three months have passed, and the Guild has sent several people, but they haven't found anything."

"Is that so? Wait, how do you know so much?"

"Of course I heard it from people in the Guild. Because it's haunted, no one dares live in the Villa now. It won't sell either, even after the price was cut several times!"

Yun Feiyang nodded. This Villa did meet his requirements. Most importantly, it was cheap.

"I was thinking, you definitely wouldn't be afraid of some ghost. If you buy the Villa and immediately solve the ghost problem, you can save another chunk of money!"

That was true. The reward for this mission was five hundred thousand J. If they moved quickly enough, the owner would be footing that bill.

"Oh? Not bad. I didn't expect you to be so good at budgeting! Not bad at all. You'd make a suitable woman to settle down with!"

Mira's cheeks instantly turned bright red. "Settle down? Who... who wants to settle down with you? Shameless!"

"Stop flattering yourself. You're not my type at all. I like gentle, virtuous women, like Lisanna!"

Lisanna shyly said, "brother-in-law, you're so bad. So you really want both sisters, huh? How embarrassing!"

Yun Feiyang nearly spat out a mouthful of blood!

How was that gentle and virtuous? She was clearly a tiny veteran driver, the kind no one could afford to provoke!

Following the address on the mission order, they found the Villa's owner.

"Mr. Edward?"

"Yes, that's me! You are..."

Edward suddenly understood. "You're here for the mission? I'm telling you, is Fairy Tail even competent or not? If you don't deal with the ghost soon, my Villa will never sell!"

He had noticed the Guild Emblems on them.

"You've misunderstood. I'm not here for the mission. I'm here to buy a house!"

"Buy a house? That Villa?"

"That's right!"

Edward's eyes lit up. "Please, please, come inside and talk!"

Good heavens, his attitude had changed completely.

After they sat down in the living room and tea was served, Edward went straight to the point. "Two hundred million, take it or leave it. No bargaining!"

Good heavens, good heavens indeed. Just how desperate was he to get rid of it?

"Uh... you're rushing things. I haven't even seen the Villa yet!"

"You don't need to see it. Two hundred million is absolutely worth it!"

"No, no, no. I still want to take a look."

"Kid, listen to your uncle. I wouldn't lie to you. This Villa is worth several hundred million. You're getting a huge bargain!"

Yun Feiyang's mouth twitched. What kind of business was this?

"Is there really a ghost?"

Edward's expression changed. "No, absolutely not! Rumors, all rumors! As people, we must not create rumors, believe rumors, or spread rumors!"

"Hey!"

Mira slammed the table in anger. "Did you forget that we're from Fairy Tail? How could we not know?"

Edward let out a dejected sigh. "Then why do you still want to buy it? If it weren't haunted, would I sell it at such a loss?"

Yun Feiyang said, "I don't believe in ghosts, but I really do want to buy a house. I'll be honest with you—I only have one hundred million. If you think that works, we can keep talking. If not, forget it!"

"One hundred million? Kid, that's not very honest of you. You're cutting the price way too hard. My Villa is worth six or seven hundred million!"

"But nobody wants it now, right? Even if you solve the ghost problem, the damage is already done. Do you really think anyone would dare buy it?"

Edward naturally understood. That was why he was so eager to get rid of it.

Yun Feiyang directly took out one hundred million in cash. "The money is here. If you agree, we'll go see the Villa. If not, forget it. Let your Villa rot abandoned!"

It had to be said that seeing such a huge pile of cash right in front of him was shocking. It effectively stirred up the greed in one's heart.

"Fine, deal!"

One hundred million it was. It was still better than losing everything!

Only after taking the money did Edward lead the four of them toward the Villa.

"Why did people disappear? What exactly happened at the Villa? You can tell us now, right?"

"Well... I'm not entirely sure either. After you've seen the Villa, let's sign the contract immediately!"

Fine. Until the deal was fully settled, this guy refused to say anything.

The Villa was only about a dozen streets away from the Guild.

It was a Villa covering nearly an acre, with a garden and swimming pool. The house had three stories, with an elegant and grand exterior. Like the Guild, it also faced the sea from behind.

Whether in style or location, Yun Feiyang was very satisfied with the Villa.

"Pretty nice, right? Being able to buy a Villa like this for one hundred million would make people jealous to death. It's practically being given away for free."

"Oh? You want to give it to me for free? Then thank you very much!"

Edward said awkwardly, "You must be joking!"

"So? If you're satisfied, sign the contract!"

Good heavens, he had even brought the contract with him.

"Aren't you taking us inside to look around?"

Edward's expression changed drastically. "No, no, no! You couldn't drag me in there even if you beat me to death!"

"What a coward you are!"

Yun Feiyang snatched the contract and signed his name. "Satisfied now?"

"Satisfied, satisfied! Extremely satisfied! Come to my house again tomorrow, and I'll get all the paperwork done and transfer it to you."

"Fine! Now can you tell us what happened?"

Edward hesitated for a moment before finally speaking.

"It happened like this. When construction was only halfway done, workers started disappearing. They all said they had vanished suddenly, but I didn't believe them. I thought they had left on their own, until the day construction was completed and I came to inspect it personally. That was when..."

Edward's face was full of terror. "The foreman vanished right in front of me. He disappeared for no reason at all. I saw it with my own eyes. I had no choice but to believe it!"

"And then? The people who disappeared never came back?"

"That's right!"