Chapter 47

How does Miyano Akemi know that he will definitely be interested.

And..

Hoshino Ki never said he wanted to buy a cheap house.

Hoshino Ki frowns slightly.

He attributes everything to Miyano Akemi's own careful and sensitive excellent character.

So he decides to trust her.

After all, the other party is so kind and gentle.

"The houses he sells are really all very cheap, you can go ask him."

Miyano Akemi hurriedly picks up the paper and pen on the table.

Writes a string of numbers on it.

Then hands it to Hoshino Ki.

"Yeah! Thanks."

Hoshino Ki takes the note.

That night.

Hoshino Ki makes a phone call.

The other party says he is a professional real estate agent.

And guarantees that the houses he sells are absolutely cheap.

And says that tomorrow happens to be the weekend.

They can go out to look at houses.

Hoshino Ki indeed wants to find an affordable house.

So he makes an appointment with the other party.

Turns off the lights and rests.

Early the next morning.

Hoshino Ki arrives at the meeting place.

It is near the 4th block.

"Mr. Zhao Si, right? Hello, I am the real estate agent, the house you want to see is right around here."

"Do you have any requirements for the house?"

"Liveable, cheap!"

Hoshino Ki has no strong desire for external things like houses.

For the previous him.

Not cold in winter and not hot in summer.

A bed and a quilt were enough for him to live a lifetime.

Now coming to buy a house.

Besides wanting to improve his quality of life.

More is to take care of Miyano Akemi and Miyano Shiho.

"Look, this is the most luxurious house in this area."

The agent raises his arm like offering a treasure, pointing to the villa ahead.

"Originally, the owner who lived here was murdered, and his son and wife moved away."

"I heard that eerie sighs always come in the middle of the night..."

"???"

Hoshino Ki suddenly stops.

What did this agent just say?

"You said here... someone died?"

Hoshino Ki's eyes gradually sink.

The temperature around him gradually turns below zero.

Freezing people until they shiver.

"Eh? Didn't the person who gave you the phone number explain it clearly?"

"I am a real estate agent who specializes in selling houses where murder cases have occurred."

"These houses sometimes have some abnormal phenomena that are difficult to explain with science."

"Commonly known as haunted houses."

The real estate agent swallows, looking stunned.

He stares at Hoshino Ki, his footsteps gradually retreating.

Thin sweat beads involuntarily on his forehead.

Hoshino Ki's eyes are like a cold beast in the forest.

Making him feel terrified inside.

As a real estate agent specializing in haunted houses.

It's not like he hasn't been beaten or scolded by buyers before.

Some black-hearted scalpers, in order to earn high introduction fees.

Often trick some desperate poor people into coming to him to see houses.

After buyers know that what they are actually looking at is a "haunted house."

Without exception, they will choose to beat him up first to vent their anger.

And then call the police.

Can only say.

The haunted house agent business is too difficult.

"How much?"

Hoshino Ki looks up.

Looking at the villa in front of him.

Clearly, he didn't fly into a rage just because the house was a "haunted house."

"Phew... just this much."

The agent breathes a sigh of relief.

Takes out the handkerchief from his pocket and wipes the sweat on his forehead.

Then holds up five fingers.

"Just 5 million and you can permanently own this villa!"

"Deal!"

A final decision!

Hoshino Ki doesn't even frown.

No way.

The price he gave is really too cheap.

It is one-fourth of the price of the small house on the advertisement sheet.

Hoshino Ki looks up at this villa.

Although it does look eerie and terrifying.

However.

Its land area looks like it is as big as a school playground.

The specifications can be compared to Kudo Shinichi's villa.

And it looks bigger and more imposing from the outside than Kudo Shinichi's.

Like the villa where Kudo Shinichi lives.

The house is surrounded by fences.

Plants of all sizes are planted inside the fence

One must walk down a long corridor to reach the front door of the house.

Based on this area alone,

this 5 million was money well spent.

As for ghosts?

Hoshino Ki has already managed to transmigrate.

Having one or two ghosts around is a normal affair.

Getting along well with them is not impossible.

What’s more,

no ghost has ever been able to get close to him.

Being afraid of ghosts in an anime world—

if that got out, he’d be laughed to death.

Hoshino Ki readily transferred the money to the real estate agent.

And signed the contract with lightning speed.

The real estate agent smiled with a fawning expression.

Rubbing his hands together, he bowed to Hoshino Ki and said:

“Would you like to go in and take a look?”

“Yeah!”

“Then I won’t accompany you; I still have to head back...”

The real estate agent looked fearful and wary.

He glanced at the gloomy, terrifying villa before him.

He seemed to be trembling.

Hoshino Ki looked at the real estate agent indifferently.

He hadn’t expected someone who sells haunted houses to be so afraid of ghosts.

Absurd.

How could he have the nerve to call himself a professional with an attitude like that?

Hoshino Ki did not try to keep him or make things difficult for him.

Instead, he very kindly let the man leave.

And so,

in front of the massive villa,

only Hoshino Ki remained, standing and observing.

A chilling wind blew.

It whistled against Hoshino Ki’s thin frame.

Night was about to fall.

Although this was the most luxurious area,

coming here was truly not easy.

Because it was a villa district,

it was generally far from the bustling city and closer to the suburbs.

And the house Hoshino Ki previously rented was in the heart of the city.

It was also just an ordinary residential complex.

The distance from the city center to the suburban villa was quite significant.

Consequently, a lot of time had been wasted on the road.

However,

this place was relatively close to the school.

There was no need to worry about being late for class.

Hoshino Ki took out the key.

He opened the villa gate.

“...Squeak!”

The sound of the iron gate being pulled open seemed exceptionally terrifying in this uninhabited area on the verge of nightfall.

Hoshino Ki didn’t care.

He continued walking forward.

After passing through a long corridor,

he finally reached the main entrance of the house.

Hoshino Ki opened the door.

The interior was pitch black.

It was covered everywhere in dust and spiderwebs.

There were no footprints on the floor.

There were no traces of anyone having lived here.

Nor were there any traces of anyone having come to visit.

It seemed Hoshino Ki was the first guest here.

A house this big,

cleaning it would be quite a chore.

It looked like he would have to hire some servants in the future.

If that didn’t work,

he’d just keep Miyano Akemi and make her a slave.

She didn’t look like someone who could afford to pay back the money anyway.

Hoshino Ki flipped the light switch next to the door.

The chandelier on the ceiling lit up instantly.

The chandelier was a European-style natural crystal cut design.

Through the refraction of the crystal facets,

the furnishings around the room became clear and bright in an instant.

It seemed the previous owner who lived here

must have been a truly wealthy person.

From the main entrance to the living room, one still had to pass through a long gallery.

There were many doors set along the gallery.

Opening these doors led to various different areas.

Walking into the living room,

he discovered the walls were covered in expensive, famous paintings.

All the furniture was solid wood.

The most noteworthy thing was,

in the middle of the living room, there was a very luxurious fireplace.

The fireplace connected to a chimney that went straight to the roof.

In front of the fireplace lay a giant white tiger skin.

The tiger’s head was facing the spot where Hoshino Ki stood.

The villa was a standard European design.

Surrounding the tiger skin were brown-gray leather sofas.

Just in the living room at the entrance alone,

the value of these pieces of furniture and paintings added up to more than 5 million.

It seemed Hoshino Ki had gotten an incredible bargain.