Mylene, Making a Move
Mylene’s POV
“Haah.” (Mylene)
I sighed.
Cliff had put me to the wringer.
That mansion had a lot of history behind it.
First, the previous owner of the house had passed away for some unknown or vague reason.
The circumstances of that person’s death was something that couldn’t be made public.
So, when the mansion got passed on to a distant relative of the original owner, they in turn sold it to the Merchant Guild at a low price, for a quick buck.
The property was then listed on the market, but no buyer could be found, partly because the building was so opulent.
Some people even wondered who would live there in the first place.
As a result of neglecting it for a long time, rumors of ghosts surfaced.
The mansion, which was already difficult to sell, had an even more omnios reputation tacked on it.
I had no choice but to instruct the staff to investigate the matter.
When about five staff members went to check the mansion, one of them said he saw a shimmering light.
He pointed his finger in that direction, but the other staff members could not see it.
The rumors the house was haunted spread even wilder.
Later, I heard that some people could see ghosts from the mansion while others could not.
By the way, I have never seen a ghost.
Anyway, to put the rumors of ghost haunting to rest, I sent a request to the Adventurers’ Guild.
I only submitted the request to the Adventurers’ Guild to get them to investigate, expecting it to result that no ghosts would be found.
However, the report from the Adventurers’ Guild was that “ghosts may be present”.
Some of the adventurers saw the shimmering light as did our staff, but those who went with me did not see it.
There were even reports of hearing voices, but no one was there.
There were also reports of other things.
Was there really a ghost?
Not only would it be costly to tear the mansion down, it would also be a waste to destroy that magnificent building.
It would be impossible for the Merchant’s Guild to ignore such a good property.
While I was thinking about what to do, Cliff came to the guild with Helen from the Adventurers’ Guild.
They came to talk about the haunted house.
Helen told me about Yuna-chan receiving the request to investigate the mansion.
Why did Cliff with Helen come to report it?
I never expected this combination.
It appears that Cliff came to report on behalf of Yuna-chan.
The ghost of the house were said to be children who trespassed into the property.
Such a scenario was impossible from the start.
When we asked them to check the house, they reported that all the locks were securely closed and there were no signs of break-ins.
So there was no way that children could have gotten inside the house.
But Cliff was confident that there would never be another haunting incident.
Moreover, he even agreed to buy the mansion himself. It would certainly help if Cliff would buy it. If it did not sell, we would suffer losses.
And after buying the mansion, Cliff said that he would turn it into an inn.
If Cliff really turned it into an inn, the outcome would certainly look great. Accommodation fee for the rooms would be high to maintain the property. Well, he could simply increase the price enough that it would not bother other inns and would only attract the wealthy patrons.
Cliff then asked me to bring out the blueprint of the mansion.
Cliff then explained his ideas while looking at the drawings.
Many of the rooms on the first floor were previously used by servants. We could open these rooms to the general public. Then, he said, the prices would be higher for the rooms on the second and third floors.
That would certainly separate the occupants depending on their budget tiers.
There was a kitchen in that mansion, so food could be served to every room.
There was also a warehouse, so they would have a place to store their food.
A bathroom was also available.
Certainly, it would be possible to convert that mansion into a multi tier inn.