The house was on a hill overlooking the city.

　It was a two-story wooden house.
　The property is large and apparently has over ten rooms.
　A bath is ants. A fully equipped kitchen.
　As a bonus, there is a garden where you can play sports.

　Such a house is only 10 gold coins.
　And it's not a rental.
　It's a very nice property.

　...except for one thing.
　Except it's haunted.

"Is this...?

　Kanade, holding my hand, looked at the house with a sense of dread.
　Her tail was quivering.
　Is she sensing some kind of unpleasantness in the air?

Yeah, it's not that bad.

　Contrary to Kanade, Tania is in a good mood.
　She was smiling as if she couldn't believe that such a nice house was ten gold coins.

'Sure, it might be a long way from the city. It's far from the centre it's closer to the outside.'
'But in this case, isn't that a positive thing?　What's with all the noise in the city?　Also, I like the fact that there's a lot of nature out there!　Mmmm, sounds good.
'Yes. I think Sola's a good place to be when there's so much nature.
I like my room upstairs. It's on top of a hill, and the view from upstairs is spectacular.

　Sola and Luna liked it too.
　They hadn't signed the contract yet, but they were already talking about the room.
　I chuckle, "You're too quick on the uptake.

'What do you think, Nina?'
"Uh, uh... I think it's okay...
Do you like it?
Hmmm.

　Nina agrees.
　The rest of us are canade but....

Ugh....

　I'm not going to ask you if you agree or disagree with me until we resolve the ghost problem...?
　I'm not sure I'd be very keen to hear it in its current state, but I'm not sure I'd be able to get on board...
　I'd like to get them to properly review the problem after we fix it, and then I'd like to ask the question.

　It's not an individual problem, it's a problem for all of us.
　I, for one, think this house is a pretty nice place.
　If Kanade disagrees with you, let's not.

'It's all right, Kanade,'
Meow...?
I'm here for you.
Yeah.

　Kanade smiles as he seems to be a little relieved.

''........hmm. After all, Kanade is cuter when he smiles.
'Whew!　
What's going on?
I don't know what to do.....

　Well.
　Well, let's take a look at the house.

I mean, Natalie?

　I try to get into the house, but...
　Natalie doesn't move from her spot as she looks away from us.

'What's going on?'
No I think I'll hold off on the preview.
Why?
'It's true that there are ghosts on this property... and when the time comes, if I'm with you, I'll be slowed down. So I'll be waiting outside, I guess.
Is that...?
Then have a good day.

　Natalie seemed to be somewhat frightened.
　Maybe she had seen the ghost that inhabited the house.

　If that was the case, we decided to have her wait outside.
　We walked into the house, wary of what might happen.

'Oh, it's big,'
'You're right!　Isn't it similar to the lord's house the other day?
It's not as big or wide as that one but the structure may be the same.

　I walked through the door and found myself in a large room.
　In the back is a kitchen-like facility.
　Passages extended to either side of the room, leading to each room.
　At the end of it, we could see the stairs to the second floor, respectively.

''Shush!''

　Nina sneezed, adorably.

'Are you okay?'
.... hmm... My nose is itchy....
There's a lot of dust.
Looks like it hasn't been cleaned at all. I wonder how long it's been neglected.
But the building itself is undamaged. See, these pillars are just a few minor scratches and stains, but otherwise they're fine.
........nyah!

　We were all looking at the building, saying this and that, when suddenly, Kanade beamed and turned his tail upside down.
　His ears are pointed and he is twitching and trembling impatiently.

What's the matter, Kanade?
Nyanka........I think there's something strange going on here........
Something wrong?　I don't feel anything, but...
I will! I will!　Something's coming up!
Everyone come to me. Maximum security.

　These are the words of Kanade, a cat spirit race with a keen intuition and the ability to detect signs.
　I can't just assume that he's scared, and I can't take his words lightly.
　Everyone seems to understand that, and they soon become serious.

　They formed a circle to protect Kanade.
　Front, back, left and right, 360 degrees of vigilance.
　With this, they should be able to deal with anything unknown, no matter where it appears from.

''........''

　A bit of waiting, trying to kill my breath.
　A chair that had been covered with dust at the back of the room suddenly started to shake and clatter.

Wha-what?
"I haven't done anything.　It's not a prank, you know!
So is this a poltergeist phenomenon?
'Mmmmmm...'

　One after another, the chairs started to flail, and even the tables started to shake.
　We didn't do anything about it.
　Kanade looks like he's about to cry when he sees a real monstrosity in front of him.

'.........YIKE.......'
Yeah?
Hey, Lane. What did you just say?
No, nothing ... isn't it Tania?
I didn't say anything.
I'm not... different...

　I look at Sola and Luna.
　They both shake their heads together.

　So that means........

Det..........

　It's like a voice crawling out of the ground.
　It was indistinguishable from a man or a woman.
　A voice that made me feel a chill echoed through the house.

''.........Deteke.......''

　With a voice, the chair and table trembled even more violently.

''Nyahhhh, there it is, there it is!
Okay, Kanade, calm down!
"Uhhhh, Rain I'm going to lose my mind...
It's okay. Look, I'm here.

　He grasps Kanade's hand firmly to ease his fears a little.
　That seemed to calm him down a bit.
　Even though his legs were trembling, Kanade maintained his sanity.

　........but that didn't last long.

''Deteyke!

　A distinctly strong voice rang out.

　As if on cue, the empty space became squishy and distorted.
　Something like white smoke swirled around and gathered in one place.

　And then.........
　A woman appeared in the air, her body translucent and transparent.

　At the age of sixteen, she wouldn't be so different from us.
　However, her skin color is morbidly white and her body is translucent.
　She's wearing what looks like a maid's outfit....
　Contrary to such cuteness, her face had the shape of a demon.

''.......................''
Kanade!

　The strength from Kanade's body slips out of his body and he falls over in a huff.
　He couldn't bear it and fainted.

　Not good!
　Now, if they do something to you here, you can't escape!
　We can't leave the Kanade alone, but I'm not sure we can wake them up right away.
　I don't know if they are willing to wait that long for us.

　We'd be trapped in an unexpected place.