20demayo Chapter 21: Room 102, Cursed Room – ‘Mansion of Fear’ (7)
Chapter 21: Room 102, Cursed Room – ‘Mansion of Fear’ (7)
Chapter 21: Room 102, Cursed Room – ‘Mansion of Fear’ (7)
[User: Han Kain (Wisdom)
Date: Day 7
Current Location: Floor 1, Room 102 (Cursed Room Mansion of Fear)
Sages Advice: 3]
Ahri was still in deep sleep even when we returned from the cathedral, so I laid her down on her bed.
A myriad of complex thoughts were filling my head.
The death of two people, a mansion full of bizarre phenomena, a girl with many secrets;
And most importantly, the devil who will be brought to life with enough sacrifice. LaaTest novels on (
What was I supposed to do to escape from this place?
It was impossible to resolve all the problems in one go, so we had to go the simple route. We had already confirmed one of the definite escape methods, so there was nothing to worry about, right?
First off, lets focus on the boat. I organised my thoughts and decided to tell everyone when it was the four of us at the dinner to immediately leave with the boat when the weather turned a little better.
Even if the lake was slightly dangerous, I judged that riding the boat to escape through the lake would be less risky.
And even though there was one thing I was concerned about, Jinchul-hyung should be enough to restrain that problem by himself.
It was one hour later that my plans crumbled in the worst way possible.
Cough Keeek Kuhukk
A clot of blood left Jinchul-hyungs mouth as his agonised scream filled the mansion.
It was the death of a person, which we had even become used to at this point. From the second day of the mansion to the third day in just the span of two days, we had the third victim, who vomited blood from his mouth.
After gathering together, I was going to talk about my escape plan. While I was quietly weaving my words together, Seungyub asked the butler for a light meal while Songee prepared a beer and several drinks. In the meantime, hyung was glaring at the butler in case he approached our two teammates in any way.
We sat in front of the prepared table and decided to have a little bit of food before sharing the plan, but after a minute, Jinchul-hyung started rolling on the floor.
I couldnt understand.
The fact that there could be an issue with the food was something we were concerned about from the beginning. We had to avoid eating the same food and dying together at once.
That was why we asked the butler to have the food first by using the excuse that it wasnt seasoned well enough, and Seungyub gulped the drink before we could even come up with an excuse.
Nothing was happening to the two of them, so what was wrong with Jinchul-hyung?
It was a scene of death which I was becoming increasingly more accustomed to. Although it might be nothing new, I did not want to see the crying Songee and the shivering Seungyub again.
But I still wanted to hold onto his hand at the very least. Quietly walking up, I held onto Jinchul-hyungs hands as he laid on the floor in pain.
He turned his quivering eyes towards me.
Kain Kuhaak, Kain I, should have done better
Even though I couldnt do it for the two who went before him, I consoled Jinchul-hyung.
Hyung. Lets meet again outside.
Ah Huhu Right. This is nothing, yeah? Ill see you outside Kain.
90% of our teams strength disappeared just like that.
Standing behind the window of my room at the mansion, I gazed at the night sky. It was still storming outside. The ominous moonlight still managed to shine brightly in the midst of that weather and glimmered through the curtains to fill the room with its light.
What should I do?
The person whom I could discuss my plans with and our reliable strength were all gone.
All we had left except for me was a girl who couldnt even cry anymore due to crying for 2 days straight, and a boy blindly dashing for love as an escape from reality.
Now that there was no reliable strength in our group, was it wise to try to escape through the boat?
Honestly, I had no confidence to contain the threat by myself. I was spending the night with a muddled mind when footsteps echoed from outside.
Was I the next target?
I picked up the silver dagger without hesitation and stood next to the door. If the one outside was who I thought it was, then me stabbing first could solve the problem.
Finally I realised what this girl was trying to tell me.
But even if I were to Im pretty much the only one. Everyone will die if I lose, so how can I accept my loss?
Why do you think not winning equals death? You can survive even with a draw.
I replied to her. I know what youre trying to say, and Ive been going for a tie from the beginning. My only goal was to escape, but now I dont even know how to approach that. The boat
Dont be obsessed with the boat. Think back to the card game. For you to win, you had to lower my HP. But there is an easier way for a tie, isnt there?
An easier way.
Only then did I understand the point she was trying to convey.
Lets play one more game.
In our last game, I gave up on lowering her HP. I also gave up on destroying her Defence cards.
Instead, I destroyed her Sacrifice cards. Ahris win condition was to personally eliminate 6 of the 8 Sacrifice cards.
There was no reason to bother defeating Ahri to stop her from winning. All I had to do was destroy more than 3 Sacrifice cards before she won.
After the last game, Ahri showed a faint smile for the first time and walked outside as I realised what the other escape method was.
But, was it okay for me to trust her?
This was a place filled with deceit. What was I supposed to believe in?
I came to a conclusion after a deep contemplation.
Lets trust Eunsol-noona. She discovered something before her death, and a change occurred to Ahri after I followed what she wrote in her message.
So at this point, trusting the other Ahri would be the direction Eunsol-noona had intended.
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[User: Han Kain (Wisdom)
Date: Day 8
Current Location: Floor 1, Room 102 (Cursed Room Mansion of Fear)
Sages Advice: 3]
On the morning of the 4th day after arriving at the mansion.
I woke up in the morning and noticed the storm was finally starting to go away. Quickly washing myself, I tried to go discuss with hyung and noona but immediately remembered that there was no-one left to talk with. Discussing with Seungyub and Songee was honestly quite meaningless.
From now on, I had to resolve myself to proceed alone.
Going outside, I saw the butler who was cleaning the garden.
You woke up very early, Mr. Kain.
Because the rain is finally starting to dwindle, you see. I was hoping to escape as soon as possible.
Its great that the rain is starting to stop, but that doesnt mean the water level will go down in an instant. We still need one or two days before we can use the boat.
That might be true for the boat, but is there a way out through the mountain? In a weather like this, I think it would be possible to climb the mountain with a raincoat.
Hmm, if it was sunny, climbing the mountain might be possible, but we had a storm until yesterday and the mountain is probably very messy right now, and Im not sure if climbing the mountain would be possible or not. Hiking in the rain, is actually an extremely risky thing to do.
Of course hiking in the rain is dangerous, but honestly I think this mansion is a lot more dangerous than that.
It is a shame that I cannot even refute those words. In that case, shall we head to the mountain and see if there is a way out?
I think we should do it alone with just you and me, Mr. Butler. Ill go get prepared then.
Let me get myself ready as well then.
Now that the rain was starting to dwindle, the butler and I decided to have a look at the mountain instead of the lake to see if there was a way out.
Going back to my room, I wore the best clothes for hiking and added a few layers of thick towels under my clothes.
And after placing a silver dagger into my clothes, I walked out of the mansion.
Today, I might have to kill a person.