Chapter 140

Chapter 140: The Ghost

In the upper part of Igewent City, on Knight Road.

In the late afternoon, in a room at No. 26 Knight Road, in the spacious living room on the second floor, Dorothy and a group of visitors had gathered. They were looking after Anna, who had just recovered from a serious illness. After spending a long time in the hospital, seeing so many familiar faces made Anna very happy, and she chatted happily with each one of them.

“How have you been recovering these past few days, Anna?” Dorothy asked from her seat by the window, and Anna nodded obediently in response.

“Don’t worry. At that time, I was just scared by those wolves. With the protection of the deities, everything is fine now. We should trust in the power of the gods, right, Teacher Meyshos?”

Anna smiled at Dorothy and winked playfully, almost imperceptibly. Dorothy couldn’t help but smile back.

“Of course, we should be grateful for the deities’ protection.”

‘It seems Anna is very clear about her role now. She knows how to hide the truth and cooperate with the An Yin Bureau’s work.’

Watching Anna’s behavior, Dorothy thought to herself. Her visit here also had an important reason: to confirm Anna’s current state and whether she would remain calm under the surveillance of the hunters. But from what she saw, Anna was performing much better than expected.

‘She’s no ordinary student from the orphanage; she’s more mature than most kids her age. She listens and understands her situation, which gives me some peace of mind.’

After talking with Anna, Dorothy thought, then prepared to go to the side table to enjoy some sweets she had prepared earlier.

At this moment, while everyone was enjoying the harmonious atmosphere of the gathering, an invisible shadow slipped into the scene undetected.

An intangible entity passed through the wall and slowly drifted into No. 26. It floated around the spacious living room, observing the crowd, trying to see every detail.

However… no one sensed anything amiss. They continued chatting and laughing, oblivious to any irregularities around them.

No one could notice the presence of this intangible entity, yet it observed everyone from the shadows, circling around each person and even passing through their bodies without detection.

After finishing her conversation with Anna, Dorothy began to wander around the living room, occasionally tasting the sweets and tea she had prepared earlier. She tried to chat with other attendees to learn more about Anna’s property inheritance situation.

“This house isn’t bad. I wonder how much it costs…” Dorothy remarked as she surveyed the surroundings. A man who seemed like a lawyer responded with a smile.

“Knight Road is a prime location, Miss Meyshos. Although it’s a row house, it’s still quite expensive. Five hundred pounds is probably the minimum price.”

‘Three hundred pounds…’ Dorothy thought to herself, feeling exasperated. That amount would barely cover the cost of a secret transmission book, whereas in the secular world, it could buy a decent-sized row house. She couldn’t help but marvel at how prices skyrocketed when dealing with the mysterious.

‘I wonder how Gregor’s salary is. As the leader of the hunters, his pay shouldn’t be low. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have gone from being a laborer to a city middle-class, saving up to buy a standalone house in the suburbs. Still, it’s not as high as mine.’

Dorothy pondered, knowing from Gregor’s occasional complaints that he had been saving for nearly a year but still hadn’t reached his goal. A standalone house in the suburbs was also priced around four or five hundred pounds, proving that Gregor’s savings were far less than hers. A couple of her earnings could match that amount.

Perhaps this was the advantage and disadvantage of being an extraordinary being in the public sector. Dorothy had heard from Audric that official extraordinary beings received weapons and equipment directly, and if they accumulated enough spirituality and merit, the government could arrange promotions and access to extraordinary information. However, it was not very free; they couldn’t engage in side jobs like Dorothy did.

Sitting by a window, Dorothy sipped her tea while occasionally admiring the view outside.

Just as Dorothy was immersed in the peaceful atmosphere, her expression suddenly tightened, and her brows furrowed slightly.

‘Hmm… something feels off…’

Sitting by the window, Dorothy suddenly felt something strange, though she couldn’t pinpoint exactly what was wrong.

‘It feels… uncomfortable… strange… Why do I suddenly feel this way?’

Dorothy wondered, sensing something amiss in her surroundings, something that made her feel uneasy.

With a hint of confusion, Dorothy activated her passive ability granted by the Identification Technique, which allowed her to observe spirituality visually to some extent.

Then she saw a faint, blurry, semi-transparent face floating in the air just a meter in front of her. The hollow, lifeless eyes stared silently at her, and her hand holding the teacup had already passed through the white figure.

At this moment, Dorothy’s mouth opened slightly, her eyes widened, and she sucked in a breath, as if she was about to lose control and scream.

“What a nice street view…”

At the critical moment, Dorothy relied on her rationality to suppress her impending panic and spoke calmly, continuing to quietly sip her tea and admire the scenery outside, as if nothing was amiss.

Seeing Dorothy’s demeanor, the pale ghostly figure that had been hovering in front of her floated away after circling her twice. In the corner of her eye, Dorothy saw it start to drift around and pass through the bodies of others at the gathering.

‘What the hell is this? Why is it here?’

Observing the ghostly figure drifting among the crowd, Dorothy thought seriously and began to speculate on what it could be.

‘This must be a hunter secretly guarding Anna, but it’s examining all the servants, even those disguised as hunters. It can’t be something the hunters would use.’

‘It can pass through physical barriers, has a vague human form, cannot be seen by normal vision, and floats around like a ghost… No, not like a ghost, it is a ghost!’

Dorothy confirmed to herself that in this world where extraordinary powers exist, ghosts are common. This thing is a ghost… or more precisely, a spirit.

Dorothy realized why she had felt a slight discomfort earlier; the spirit was near her, causing her unease.

Why did this happen? Dorothy knew the answer.

Because it was related to d*ath and spirits, symbolizing the dormancy and eternal sleep of spirituality, which is “Silence.” Silence is the opposite of “Enlightenment,” and as an Enlightened being, she naturally felt this way when she approached or touched the spirit.

In Dorothy’s spiritual vision, the thing seemed to be sustained by “Silence” and other impurities, exposed openly, unlike an extraordinary being whose spirituality is contained within the body and not easily detected.

‘So… why is there a spirit in this temporary residence arranged for Anna, No. 26 Knight Road?’

Sitting in her place, Dorothy thought seriously.