Shinji soon met the owner of the Red Mansion and learned from him exactly what had happened and what they were supposed to do.
They were not the only ones who had accepted this mission, either. Several other groups had as well.
After all, the pay was generous, and the mission did not look particularly difficult.
Shinji, on the other hand, did not really want to waste any more time here.
Still, figuring that he was already here anyway, he asked Tobi for a corpse and fed it to the [Greedy Eyeball].
The [Greedy Eyeball] immediately began scanning the surroundings...
"Huh? There really is one."
Shinji was somewhat surprised, then turned his gaze toward the conspicuous Red Mansion.
"Just one?"
After locking onto its location, he did not rush to act. Instead, he began wandering around.
He definitely was not taking the opportunity to tour the pleasure district. He simply wanted to be thorough and check whether any others had slipped through the net elsewhere.
Who knew that this little stroll would accidentally last the entire night?
Meanwhile, Itachi and Kisame also arrived in Willowmist Village.
After confirming the mission details, both looked somewhat doubtful, unable to understand why their leader had insisted on sending the two of them for such a "simple" mission.
"There's no need to overthink it. We'll find out once the mission is over."
Kisame chuckled. "So how are you planning to drag those hidden creatures out?"
"If there really are Cursed Spirits hiding here, I'll start my investigation there."
Itachi raised his head and looked at the Red Mansion.
Kisame was puzzled. "Have you already found a lead?"
"No. It just stands out the most."
"..."
Seeing Kisame's expression, which practically said, "Are you fucking kidding me?" Itachi could only continue explaining. "Since people haven't