Isekai Losers!

Vol. 2, Chapter 2: Losers and the Haunted Hotspring!

It was a sunny afternoon. The skyborn were walking through the farmlands of Lyugo, heading east.

"Are we seriously going to help her?" Asks Lynn, unconvinced by the cause.

"You heard Penta. Lyugo really needs that hot spring." Gabriel responds.

Ivan nods. "It's for the good of the people... And the 30.000 perun reward." he mumbles.

"Is money the only thing on your mind?" Lynn complains.

"Only when we're short on it." Ivan shrugs.

As they move further away from Lyugo, the houses in the outskirts grow less dense. Soon they discover a large wooden building complex in the distance. It was surrounded by a tall fence made out of vertical dark wood planks.

"That should be it." Gabriel comments.

"Sure looks like a hot spring." Ivan adds.

After some more walking they enter the property and approach the closed entrance. They knock on the door, waiting patiently.

After receiving no response, Ivan knocks again. "Hello? Someone home?" he shouts.

"Did you guys forget someth-" A female voice utters as the door opens.

"Oh." Nizren, who stood at the door, looks up at the adventurers, surprised. Her surprised expression quickly disappears however as a smirk widens on her face.

"I knew you'd change your mind." she smiles happily, moving out of the way. "Welcome~"

***

"I'm glad you decided to come." states Nizren as they walk through the house.

"Of course. This hot spring is important for Lyugo, after all." Lynn remarks.

Nizren nods. "I trust you'll need space to investigate. Though if you have any questions, let me know."

"We'll definitely need your assistance." assures Gabriel as he takes out a small notebook and pencil. "Could you perhaps tell us about the history of the hot spring?" he requests. "Any information you can think of will be very helpful."

"I understand." Nizren nods. "The Mizuhara Hot Spring was established just over 200 years ago by my great grandfather. He was one of the first settlers of Lyugo and discovered the natural hot spring this building is built around." she explains.

"Interesting." Gabriel nods, taking notes. "Have there ever been cases of paranormal activity here before this?"

"Wait a second. Your great grandfather was alive 200 years ago?" Ivan questions, confused.

"Indeed." Nizren nods.

Ivan ponders for a while before finally speaking. "Remind us, how old are you again?"

Nizren silently smiles at Ivan as everyone keeps walking.

"To answer your question Gabriel, there have never been cases of ghosts in my hot spring." Nizren continues. "This building wasn't built on haunted grounds, either."

"Perhaps your great grandfather started haunting you because you're doing a poor job running the family business?" Ivan suggests.

"Stop being rude, Ivan." Lynn gives him an annoyed look.

"It's okay." Nizren smiles. "I've learned to ignore rude men over the years."

"I remember you saying you never saw that creature yourself." Gabriel, who was silently observing the area speaks, turning to Nizren.