The Evil Spirit at the Flour Mill (Continued)

"I actually like it here. At least I don't have to work."

I nodded. Only after asking them carefully did I learn that neither of them ever left the house. They only went downstairs when it was time to eat.

Usually, they stayed home and played video games and such.

There was just one thing they were very dissatisfied with. In the Spirit Realm, only Internet cafes had internet access. There was no internet anywhere else.

Fortunately, every city had an endless supply of shops. Every day, they either played offline games or took leisurely walks.

Here, the two of them had experienced happiness they had never known before.

I was dumbfounded, but I had to admit that for homebodies like them, the Spirit Realm might not be such a dangerous world after all.

I also liked staying at home, so the more we talked, the more we hit it off.

However, when I asked whether they wanted to return to the mortal world, they all fell silent.

One of the homebodies hesitated before saying, "How could we not want to go back? But returning isn't that easy."

"Exactly. Everyone knows how to get back, but we'd have to pass through many terrifying cities."

"That wouldn't be the end of it. Even if we went back, what could we do? In our old world, we were nothing but useless people."

"Exactly. Our parents' endless abuse, and the disdainful looks from women. In our old world, we were just a bunch of shut-ins."

"We might as well live here. At least nobody curses at us."

I fell silent for a moment, not knowing what to say.

One of the homebodies said, "Brother, you're one of us. Want to team up with us? The neighborhood we live in is relatively safe. There