(EP-62.2) Mansion #2

    062 – Haunted Mansion #2

    I learned many things from Mirna.

    Such as...

    How to walk like a noble.

    How to speak and breathe like a noble. I even learned how to blink and swallow saliva like a noble.

    “Do I really have to do this? Swallowing saliva like a noble...”

    “When you raise an objection, raise it like a noble, commoner.”

    “.......”

    I wondered if it was really necessary to do this, but Mirna seemed eager to reassemble me from start to finish, and turn me into a brand new person.

    “It’s never too late to learn. You’re good for a slave. Working at the court seems to be quite helpful.”

    “... Thank you.”

    I was able to quickly follow her lead. There was nothing I couldn’t do as long as it felt like I was ‘acting’ as an aristocrat.

    As time passed, darkness fell on the world.

    I thought there was still time before sun down?

    This mansion was located on the outskirts of a cemetery-filled neighborhood. Through the windows, the twilight cast long shadows on the eerie tombstones.

    “Go to bed, commoner. I’ll allow you to stay in one of the guest rooms.”

    “It’s fine, if I go now, I’ll be able to reach Ark. There’s no need for you to-“

    “No.”

    Mirna’s attitude was firm.

    “Sleep here.”

    “.......”

    Despite not knowing whether to call it hospitality or force, I had no choice but to nod my head without saying a word.

    And it wasn’t long before I had to admit that Mirna’s proposal was right.

    ━Wooooo woooooo-.

    As Mirna guided me to the guest room, it was already dark outside the window.

    There were no streetlights or torches, so it was really dark, to the point of not being able to see even an inch ahead. If I had left the mansion earlier, I would have walked in that darkness.

    Even if I could now use magic, it was still a tall order to walk alone in the cemetery at night without any source of light.

    Click, click.

    Upon checking the locks and padlocks installed in the guest room, Mirna then said to me.

    “There are many dangerous things that go about the mansion at night. There is nothing in particular that could harm you as a guest. Still, it would be better not to wander around.”

    “I’ll keep that in mind.”

    Then someone said through the door.

    ━I fast and don’t eat dinner, but if you’re hungry, you can go and eat. We’ll prepare you a meal.

    ... It was Mirna.

    Oh, right. I was actually quite hungry, as a matter of fact!

    With that thought, I prepared to go out for dinner.

    ━If you don’t know where the dining room is, I’ll guide you. Get ready and come out, commoner.

    “Thank you. Then let’s go together.”

    Kieeek.

    I opened the door and tried to talk to Mirna, but she was nowhere to be seen in the hallway. There was only darkness.

    “What the... fu?ck!?”

    I muttered to myself to get rid of the creepy feeling and regretted it immediately, as my lone voice echoed through the hallway.

    ... This house was really strange.

    Would I have to spend the night in a place like this?

    Just then, the hall clock rang.

    Dang-dang-dang-dang-dang-dang-dang-dang-dang-.

    Exactly nine times.

    It meant that it was nine o’clock.

    When I turned my head, the hall clock was indeed pointing at 9, with the ringing noise resounding.

    Cuckoo-.

    Exactly nine times.

    “What!?”

    Startled by this impossibility, I turned around and grabbed the table clock in the guest room.

    The clock said it was 7:50.

    Then, I noticed one crucial fact.

    “Fu?ck, it’s broken...!”

    ... The clock in the guest room wasn’t working.

    It just stayed fixed at 7:50!

    Now that I saw it, the clock was not working because the mainspring was not wound. Since when did this happen!?

    Anyway, it was now 9 PM.

    ... So who was the person who knocked on my door and told me to eat? Didn’t Mirna say she would no longer be available after 8 o’clock?

    With that thought in mind, I could feel my blood freeze up...

    Edited by: fake