I have to say, this girl named Saeki Ryoko is really impressive. Because when everyone flipped to the history of the Bai Fan Clan, the first thing they saw was a———historical document?

No, or rather, historical document might not be accurate, it looks more like an unofficial history, probably photographed from some record.

In any case, it recorded a fascinating story.

Back in the Taisho Era, the Bai Fan Family had two daughters but no son. This made the Hakuho Family Head at the time very disappointed, as typically the family business was inherited by the son. At that time, the Hakuho Family, although not a large wealthy family, had some small ventures.

However, the fortunate thing was that it was no longer the feudal era, and girls' schools had started to emerge. Therefore, having no other choice, the Hakuho Family Head chose to send his eldest daughter to a girls' school, hoping she could inherit the family business.

This was naturally quite shocking at the time, but it was a reluctant choice for the Hakuho Family Head. After all, this way, his daughter would inherit the family business, and as long as she brought a husband into the family, the Hakuho Family's assets would still be theirs, right?

The eldest daughter was also very ambitious. She loved reading and achieved good grades, continuously striving to inherit the family business, meeting her father's expectations.

Well...… If that were the case, then this would not be much of a story.

An accident happened when the eldest daughter was fifteen.

Their mother gave birth to another child, a boy this time.

Although the records did not describe it in detail, those present were not fools and naturally knew this might be good news for the father, but definitely not for the eldest daughter.

Facts proved them right; after the birth of the little boy, the father became doting on him and naturally neglected the eldest daughter.

The outcome...… Although it's not written in the records, it did state that three years after the little boy was born, he 'accidentally' died.

As for the reason, those in the know would understand, and anyone could guess.

The beloved little son's accidental death naturally left the father devastated. If it ended here, this would just be an ordinary family drama and nothing surprising.

But this was just the background; what followed is the main plot.

Just when the father couldn't come to terms with his son's death, he acquired a mysterious treasure from circulating foreign goods, which was———the resurrection potion!

Of course, in most people's eyes, this thing was obviously fake, but a father who lost his son was evidently willing to try anything.

As for the result...… the record doesn't say; after all, it's a record, not a novel, so not everything is written clearly, but the conclusion is documented.

The father died violently, the two daughters died tragically, and the mother went insane and committed suicide. Later, a distant relative of the Bai Fan Family heard about the situation and came over. Although it's not known what he knew, after inheriting the Bai Fan Family assets, he leveled the Bai Fan Family's old Japanese-style house and built a Western-style House on the spot.

At the time, the incident of the Hakuho family's tragic deaths was called some kind of Curse. Some people linked it to the resurrection potion, and thus, this record exists.

"Such a thing actually happened?"

After reading the document, Blondie said, unable to comprehend, but greatly shocked.

So it turns out, his own ancestor was actually a distant relative of the Bai Fan Family. Only after the main Hakuho Family died did he inherit the assets and built this Western-style House?

However, his Spicy Girl girlfriend had an even stranger perspective.

"Eh? So a family of five died here once? Isn't that terrifying?"

"......…"

Upon hearing Spicy Girl's comments, both Blondie and the Guy with Glasses shuddered and swallowed hard. Previously unaware of these stories, they just thought it was perhaps some strange custom of the Hakuho Family. But now that they know a whole family once died on this land, and their ancestor specifically leveled it to build a Western-style House here, insisting they come to live here at sixteen...

That's really horrifying, alright!

Although in modern times, sixteen is still a school age, not particularly significant.

But back in the Taisho Era, at sixteen one could marry and have children!

Thinking about it that way, having them celebrate their sixteenth birthday here is quite unnerving, alright!

And their ancestor too, why insist on rebuilding here!

"This, it's just a legend, it might not be true."

Blondie put down the notebook, though speaking firmly, his trembling hands showed he wasn't as at ease as he claimed.

"Resurrection potion? Is this real?"

Shajuye was also filled with doubts, but Duanmu Huai did not care.

"The whole family died, if it worked, wouldn't it have worked by now?"

"Uh...… That makes sense...… So what do we do now?"

"Keep looking."

Duanmu Huai pondered for a moment.

"Regardless of whether it's true or not, we don't have any clues anyway, so let's just treat this as a clue...… Do you have any thoughts?"

Blondie had no ideas at all, still not recovered, while Shajuye was staring at the records in the notebook, flipping through it, then muttered softly.

"Basement...…"

"Hmm?"

"According to what's written, the old Bai Fan House was a Japanese-style house, rebuilt into a Western-style House after being leveled. I remember in many historical dramas, such old Japanese houses have secret passages and basements...… And, speaking of treasures, aren't they generally kept in the basement?"

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