Chapter 16: Room 102, Cursed Room – ‘Mansion of Fear’ (2)

Chapter 16: Room 102, Cursed Room – ‘Mansion of Fear’ (2)

[User: Han Kain (Wisdom)

Date: Day 5

Current Location: Floor 1, Room 102 (Cursed Room Mansion of Fear)

Sages Advice: 3]

Excuse me, are you finished with your preparations? The butler asked from outside.

While hoping that our terrible shit-talking session didnt reach his ears, we changed our expressions and made ourselves look like we were just sharing a normal conversation before opening the door.

Of course, we are all done. The mansion had such a great atmosphere that time flew by while we were talking to ourselves.

The mansion had such a great atmosphere that we discussed how and where we would die for 30 minutes.

Haha. The scenery of our mansion is what Sir always liked the most. Seems that everyone is in nice clothes to go hiking. Let me guide you there.

Day 1 after arriving at the mansion the first thing on our list was hiking.

*

It was a rather spooky mountain. Was it because there were too many unfamiliar-looking trees? Or was I looking at everything with a prejudiced mindset?

Everything from one to ten was suspicious. Apparently, I wasnt the only one thinking that, and everyone was absorbed in sneaking glances and observing the surroundings.

Because of how nervous we were, our stamina dropped rapidly and when we were about half-way to the peak, everyone was starting to show signs of fatigue except for Jinchul-hyung.

It seems that we should take a little break here.

Everyone accepted the proposal of the old man, who appeared even more comfortable than Jinchul-hyung as if he was taking a stroll in the park without breaking a sweat.

If you have nothing to do during our break, would you like to listen to stories about the mansion?

There was obviously nothing to do, and stories about the mansion might have clues about the way out.

Oh my! Of course. I was always curious when hearing stories about my big uncles mansion. Even this mountain gives off an extraordinary feeling. Is there something special as we thought?

Haha. Special Rather than special, there was some strife about the ownership of this land.

It suddenly became extremely realistic. I was expecting some paranormal story like a vengeful spirit that died 300 years ago, and was suddenly met with a 21st Century-ish story.

The mansion and most of the nearby land practically belong to Sir. But the law is not that simple as always. In all strictness, some places do not technically belong to Sir.

If they dont belong to big uncle, then whose is it?

For example, the land starting from the peak of the mountain to the other side belongs to the government. The nearby cathedral is half-wasted now but it still belongs to the Catholic church. Apart from that, there is the small farm at the outskirts of the garden, shrines that existed from who knows when There are quite a few ambiguous pieces of land.

Then would it be a problem for us to go in there?

Honestly, it probably wouldnt matter all too much. As I said, the land all practically belongs to Sir. The legal owners of the land do not take care of them at all, so you dont need to worry about that.

Other side of the mountain, cathedral, farm at the outskirts of the garden, and other shrines those places did not belong to the mansion. I etched it into my brain. Though I had no idea what it meant it would definitely mean something.

The view at the mountain peak is seriously astounding. I always go to the peak once every 2 or 3 days. Standing at the peak and gazing across the surroundings feels like it drives away the turbid aura of the world.

Haha. You have great stamina, sir. Im sure its not easy to go to the mountain peak.

I have been going there the whole time thanks to living nearby, and it is quite doable now that I am used to it.

It was a light conversation, but the atmosphere was rather tense.

Like that, we panted our way to the peak of the mountain. The view at the mountain peak was quite good like what the butler said.

Although the scenery wasnt astonishingly magnificent, it did feel very refreshing and was not bad for a rear mountain of a house.

We started climbing down the mountain when the butler asked about our meal.

Even though it was naturally exceptionally delicious our strategy meeting failed to create any outcome and even Seungyub, who looked the most thoughtless out of our group, turned dark.

Caawww! Caaawwww!

A horrifying cry reached our ears.

The reverberating cry of a crow marked the end of our conference as we silently stood up and returned to the mansion.

*

Elena

It was late at night.

In the end, they couldnt come up with any concrete plans during the meal and the short conversation after that. Before long, everyone returned to their rooms with exhausted and lethargic expressions.

What was it that was supposed to be done? Seriously, everything was a mess.

Ever since the problems in Russia, she had gone and settled in Korea with her family and it had already been 6 years.

There werent any big issues during all that time.

There were some pros and cons to living in Korea but at least it was a relatively safe country.

What she definitely wasnt expecting was that she would be pulled into something like this

It was something she thought about every night, but staying in a frightening mansion like this gave rise to such gloomy thoughts even more.

Clomp, clomp.

Clomp, clomp.

It was then.

Her heart began to race.

Footsteps.

It wasnt that loud, but it was too late was it not? It might not have meant much in a safe place but the place she was currently in was probably one of the worlds most terrifying places.

Quietly she raised the knife that she kept during dinner and hid it behind her sleeves.

Even if there was a problem, there would be people coming to help if she created a ruckus during her retaliation.

The footsteps stopped in front of her door.

Preparing herself to whole-heartedly scream if things turned south, Elena immediately pulled the door open in one go.

Oops!

It was a mistake. The opponent was not an unidentifiable monster. Seeing the familiar face, Elena relaxed her heart and pulled the knife back into her sleeves.

Its very late though? Is there something you wanted to say?

It was nothing much. The mansion was too spooky, and staying alone appeared to have been challenging.

Elena could understand what that meant, because she too was in a similar state.

Therefore, she started some conversations that might seem meaningless to settle her heart and spent some relaxed time.

With this, the long and spooky night should pass without a problem.

*

The next morning,

We discovered Elenas corpse.Follow the latest novels on no/velbin(.)com