I, The Janitor! Chapter 27: Investigation Mission (Middle School Edition) - Novel Cool

Chapter 27: Investigation Mission (Middle School Edition)

Chapter 27: Investigation Mission (Middle School Edition)

【Name: Spirit Shelter: (Miracles, Guardianship)】

【Appearance: An old, ordinary apartment building, with a reception room where a white-haired, hunchbacked, and bow-legged elderly woman sits year-round.】

【Ability: Evil Being Extermination, Accident Avoidance】

【Cost: When leaving in the morning, please greet the manager with a smile. When you have time, it's best to chat with her and, if possible, also treat her ailing husband with care.】

【Archive: This apartment building was originally a charity home located at No. 35 Bridge Street in the old town of the royal capital. It was established by an elderly couple who had lost their daughter in their later years. The charity home provided shelter and basic welfare to war orphans and the disabled, accommodating them free of charge.

Approximately twenty-five years ago, the elderly couple who had founded the charity home passed away one after the other. As the Road Authority did not register it as a welfare facility and no one continued to pay the property tax, the charity home was abolished, and all residents were forced to leave. After renovations, it was renamed Haven Residence and rented out.

However, strangely, despite being located in the sub-center of the old town of the royal capital, adjacent to numerous businesses and institutions, with a livable location, convenient transportation, and low rent, the occupancy rate of Haven Residence was abysmal. It was less than three-tenths of similar apartments, and most tenants would move out shortly after moving in. Only a small minority of tenants could rent long-term.】

【Evaluation: This is a great apartment for ordinary people to live in for a lifetime. It can protect your home, bring peace and prosperity, and ward off disasters. Unfortunately, the compatibility between this apartment and you is truly terrible.】

【Infection Value: 0.1】

"..."

So, the entire building is an anomalous creature? Even the manager auntie, who insisted on taking me upstairs, is part of the anomalous creature?

After reading the information on his screen, Leon couldn't help but shudder. He quickly changed the subject and asked the middle-aged nurse and her husband:

"How long have you lived here? Do you know how old that auntie is?"

"Huh?"

Caught off guard by Leon's sudden question, the middle-aged nurse and her husband exchanged glances. The scholarly man hesitated:

"How long have we lived here... I moved in right after I started teaching at Bridge Academy, and then I met Hannah, who was also renting here... It's been about twenty-seven or twenty-eight years, I suppose. As for Mary, she already had white hair when I first moved in. She must be around ninety years old now, but she takes good care of herself and has no worries, so she looks younger than her age."

"..."

Ninety years old... Can a ninety-year-old climb stairs faster than me? And when she grabbed the shopping bag just now, her movements were swift. I almost didn't dodge in time. How does she look ninety at all? Hmm... wait a minute! Although the information from the Materialist Soul didn't explicitly state it, the implied meaning between the lines, along with the name Spirit Shelter..."

Could she and her ailing husband be the elderly couple who founded the charity home and passed away twenty-seven years ago? But... why does she seem to be on guard against me when we've only just met? With this question in mind, Leon's thoughts raced. He then found the Demon's Favor from the Black Sheep in the panel.

【Hidden Traits (No Badge Required): Your soul is tinged with a hint of demonic aura, making you more susceptible to the attention of certain evil entities.】

"..."

It all made sense now...

Whether it was being repeatedly stopped and questioned at the entrance, the manager auntie's stubborn refusal to bring him over, or the sudden grabbing of his shopping bag, all these questions had been answered.

For an apartment with the ability to 【Eradicate Evil Entities】, Lyon himself, with a soul tainted by demonic energy, was the epitome of an "evil guest," and the Black Sheep, with his origins as a great demon, was the very definition of an "evil entity"!

"Knock! Knock! Knock!"

Just as Lyon was having his epiphany and understanding everything, a loud knocking sound suddenly came from outside the room. The middle-aged man opened the door, and standing outside was a tall, muscular old man with a cigar in his mouth.

The old man, slightly surprised, nodded at the middle-aged man. Even in the late autumn, he wore only a small vest, his muscles bulging like an explosion. He pinched the cigar in his mouth with two fingers to extinguish it, his hoarse voice speaking:

"Mary mentioned that a stranger had arrived, so I came to take a look."

After explaining his purpose, the muscular old man, with arms as thick as Lyon's thighs, twisted his neck, which was as thick as Lyon's arms. On his face, marked with burn scars and knife wounds, his deep-set greenish-brown eyes stared at Lyon with ill intent.

"..."

Was this what they called being in bad health?

Lyon couldn't help but feel his scalp go numb under the intense gaze of the muscular old man. He couldn't help but think that with the old man's height of almost one meter and ninety centimeters, and his biceps bigger than Lyon's head, he probably could go bear hunting in the mountains with just a fruit knife.

"This is John Uncle, Mary Auntie's husband."

Seeing Lyon's tense expression, the middle-aged man couldn't help but smile and explained:

"Don't worry, John Uncle isn't staring at you because he has something against you. It's just that when he was younger, he served as a sailor and was injured by the residual flames from a cannon during a battle with pirates. He also sustained some other injuries, which is why the muscles on his face are a bit stiff, and he can't make many facial expressions."

"Usually, he's in charge of cleaning the apartment, clearing weeds, fixing water and gas pipes, and other tasks. He's very meticulous and doesn't even charge for it. In the summer, he likes to catch butterflies for the children in the building. So, don't be intimidated by John Uncle's appearance; he's actually a very kind person."

Kind? I don't think so...

Looking at the muscular old man staring intently at him, Lyon couldn't help but swallow nervously. He instinctively moved his throat up and down, and his right hand, holding the shopping bag, discreetly extended his index finger to gently tap the Black Sheep's horn.

Fierce! Flames! Overwhelming! Killing Intent!

In his soul's vision, Lyon saw the almost floor-to-ceiling dark red "flames" in the hallway, and an overwhelming killing intent colder than the polar glaciers. Lyon's back went cold, and he silently took two steps back, standing behind the middle-aged couple.

Kind, my ass!

If it weren't for the presence of the middle-aged couple, the old man would probably have reached behind him for the basket on his back, pulled out the one-meter-long pruning shears, and with a snip, turned Lyon into Lyon-gone!

(End of Chapter)

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