"So, Mr. Sophinet, can you explain what this is?"

After skimming out the screams of the girls and the ensuing series of troubles, Reiner had changed into his shirt and trousers and sat on the couch in the dining room, opposite an innocent-looking Sophinet, of course, dressed as a man.

The girls all went back to their rooms, and after all the tossing and turning, they were even more tired.

One side of the hot spring bath wall was shattered by a burst of Dana's magic spell, and now it is truly an open-air bath for men and women, but Reiner is no longer in the mood to enjoy it.

"What the hell is that dark shadow, is it a voyeur?"

Reiner asked, looking directly at Sophinet.

"Well, this, Mr. Ian Gray, do you remember when I said I had my own considerations?"

Sofinette pondered her words and asked rhetorically.

"I'm talking about this dark shadow."

"You knew it existed?"

Reiner was even more confused.

"It's a bit of a shame to say that about a month ago I learned from the servant that something strange seemed to have appeared on the beach near this villa."

Sofinite explained.

"It doesn't seem like a thing to do, but it doesn't look like a creature, uh, if you use words that make you laugh at Mr. Ian Gray, well, it's a ghost, that's the truth about this dark shadow."

"Ghosts?"

Reiner was surprised.

Although the magic of this world has a necromantic system, it does not have a deep study of the so-called soul, and in fact, until today, the concept of the soul has not been separated from the heart lake, let alone the ghosts left in the world after death.

Several famous haunting events in history have all been proven to be illusions created by magic props, and no mage has ever encountered a real revenant.

The alchemy system proves that people cannot be resurrected after death, and the necromantic system has also encountered setbacks in the study of the soul.

The so-called alchemical life is an artificial creature that can only act mechanically according to the coping function left at the time of production, and it is impossible to have a soul at all.

So, talking about ghosts in the mage world is just as ridiculous as talking about gods.

"Yes, originally this villa was usually only occupied by servants, and it was very quiet, but recently, the servants in charge of the night vigil often saw a shadow wandering among the trees outside the villa, but when they lit the lamp to check, they couldn't find anything."

Sofinette said with a sigh of relief.

"At first, we thought it was a thief, but the magic circle used by the guards was set up near the villa, and at the time when the shadow appeared, there was no sign of detecting people, which is the strangest thing."

"So, after seeing my letter, do you want us to investigate this dark shadow for you?"

It dawned on Reiner that there is no such thing as a free lunch in this world.

"Well, that's right."

Sofinette bowed slightly, then immediately added.

"But don't worry, although there is a dark shadow, there is no loss in the mansion, and no one is injured by it, these servants of mine have lived here for a long time, so I don't think this dark shadow will do anything strange to people."

Isn't it a strange thing to peep at girls taking a bath...... Reiner was embarrassed, but the presence of this dark shadow did make him curious.

In the commotion just now, he didn't see the black shadow directly, but Reiner did not feel any obvious traces of magic, if what Sofinite said was true, and the detection magic around the villa did not sense the traces of other humans, then either the black shadow's magic attainment was quite high and he could find a way to evade the detection magic, or it was the reason for other special physiques.

As for the ghosts, Reiner doesn't quite believe them, and only treats them as a relatively impossible explanation.

"Well, it's not early today, tomorrow, I'll investigate around the villa, and as for the girls, let them go to the beach for a while."

Reiner nodded and stood up, and Sophinet sat on the couch like a child who had made a mistake, not daring to move.

"Mr. Sophinite, you should go back to your room and rest early."

Hearing Reiner's words, Sofinette nodded slowly, thoughtfully.

......

Except for the commotion of the hot springs, there was nothing to do all night, and the next morning, Reiner changed into a refreshing seaside short sleeve and went to the hall.

Joe was already waiting here, which Reiner had requested, to let Joe, the housekeeper who was most familiar with the place, accompany him in his investigation.

As for Sofinette, Reiner asked him to take a few girls to his private beach to play, otherwise keeping him by his side always felt that it would reduce the efficiency of the investigation.

"Let's ask anyone who has ever seen a dark shadow."

Reiner said, Joe nodded, and led Reiner to a reception room.

There were already several servants sitting in the reception room, both men and women, who were a little uneasy, and only relieved themselves a little when they saw Joe come in.

"These are all servants who have seen the dark shadow before, I have gathered them in advance, Mr. Ian Gray, you can ask as much as you like."

Joe said, and stood aside.

Reiner looked at the men, and started with the person on the far left, who was a maid, about mid-twenties.

"When did you see that dark shadow, and what are its characteristics?"

Straight to the point, Reiner took out a quill and notebook from the storage bag, waved his hand slightly, and the notebook floated in the air, and the quill automatically recorded the conversation.

This surprised the maid a little, but she quickly adjusted her mood and spoke.

"It was a week ago, after cleaning the baths at night, when I was packing up my things and preparing to go back, I suddenly saw a dark shadow in the corner, and I was startled and hurried to find someone else, but when I returned to the bathhouse again, the dark shadow was gone."

She spoke in fits and starts, apparently organizing the language while recalling, the servants were not very educated, had only received some literacy training when they entered Sophinet's house, and could recognize their own names and some common sentences.

According to Sophinet, these servants were able to learn to read and write as they wished, and those who succeeded in self-learning like Joe could easily be promoted and eventually become stewards of a mansion.

"In the evening, it's a bath again?"

Reiner glanced at the notes in his notebook and thought to himself.

"My lord, actually, there is some speculation among us about that dark shadow."

At this point, an older servant said, causing Reiner to look up.

"Guess? Let's hear it. ”