(EP.208)Summer #6
208 – Cold Summer #6
Think back to the first time you were invited to the Draco family villa.
When I first saw it, I thought it was like a haunted house built with the theme of horror as it was drab and eerie. There are thick, black curtains, and there are many closed doors… .
It wouldn’t be strange to say that the vampire Dracula or the evil spirit of a long-haired evil woman resided there.
In fact, high-ranking Lich Aleister was roaming the mansion back then. At night, strange demons also appeared.
Even thinking about it now, it was an eerie place. Also, I didn’t know much about Mir or Draco at that time, so it was unfamiliar and scary.
There was a room where she said to me, ‘You can go into all the other places, but not this one.’ And we are heading to that room now.
– aaa
I turn around for a moment as I hear something screaming.
It sounded more like a roar or cry than a scream. It was the sound of a sharp woman scratching her neck with all her might with pain and a cylinder.
If I had to express hate (憎惡) in sound, would that be it?
Person… would not be
I didn’t even want to know what it was.
“The mansion is starting to wake up. If it’s late, we too may be caught up in the aftermath. I have to go into that room.”
Mirna urged me with heavy steps. I don’t know what you mean the mansion is starting to wake up, but I don’t think I have time to ask.
So, the place where I and Mirna arrived was the room located at the top of the third floor, in the farthest corner.
The doorknob was secured with a few chains and a padlock, so it looked like it would take quite a while to just unlock it.
squeaky. Click, click.
“Isn’t this?”
Mirna took out the bundle of keys tied to her waist and opened the locks one by one. However, since the keys all looked the same, it seemed quite cumbersome to open the lock.
“The numbers on the key chain are a mess… ! Little Lioness, it looks like she has some kind of trick on my keys… !”
… I don’t think that’s it.
Just, just-.
Then I heard a clear ringing of bells. far downstairs? No, upstairs? No, this is the 3rd floor, the top floor. Wouldn’t it be upstairs?
What was certain was that Mirna’s hand was trembling a little when the sound of the bell was heard. After that, Mirna sighed a little and explained.
“You know that this is a villa built on Solomon’s labyrinth, right? The fact that this mansion was built to suppress that magic.”
a story you know
Underneath this is the relics of Solomon called the ghost’s den. Did you know that the Draco family built and operated a villa on top of it to block the evil energy emanating from it?
“The construction of the villa was not easy either. Workers keep dying or going crazy. There were also many unfortunate accidents. So my grandfather sacrificed a man to put Magi to sleep.”
“… Do you offer people?”
“It is said that four people were buried in a crypt. Three out of four were wicked men who had committed a crime that deserved hanging. The one left was a virgin virgin.”
Just, just-.
I could hear the bells getting closer and closer.
“The four of us wander around the mansion on days like this, when the mansion is assimilated with the labyrinth. Find the Draco man who buried them in the ground.”
“… … .”
“Especially, the maiden’s resentment was very strong. I was locked up in a secret room with the vicious criminals… , although it is said that she volunteered for the family because she was in a hurry… .”
A cold sweat broke out and his back and forehead were wet, but he didn’t show much, and the last lock was unlocked and he was lying on the floor.
“Okay. Sir Tae Oh, come this way… !”
Me and Mirna entered together through the open door.
The room was all red, and there were talismans written in earthworm-like letters all over the walls, ceilings, floors, and walls.
bang.
Mirna closed the door and locked the latch inside it.
dark darkness.
Whoops.
Soon, a small candle lit between me and Mirna.
“You will have to stay here for one night. It’s safe in this room, so don’t worry.”
“Is it really safe?”
When I watch a horror movie, I always say it’s safe, but something goes wrong one by one. When I asked impatiently, Mirna immediately responded by lighting candles in every corner of the room.
“It’s safe. This is because the amulets written here were handwritten by successive heads of state one by one with the image of the flame. It is said that it contains the barrier power of the 8th rank.”
“okay.”
If you’re in the 8th rank, you’re surpassing Aira. Only Solomon would be able to penetrate that level.
“If you are still uneasy, should I perform the ritual of commanding 100 stories?”
“what is that?”
“It’s one of the necromancy techniques. Blowing out the candles one by one while alternately telling scary stories. When the last candle goes out, the ceremony is completed and a strong barrier is formed.”
Still, in a room full of these bright red amulets, they even tell scary stories. it’s two muck
“I don’t think I can do that.”
“Then this is my first story. Once upon a time, in a village, there lived a boy with the spirit of seeing ghosts and spirits.”
silkygoat was the goat. cry
No, because you can’t.
Mirna took the candle and started talking at will.
It was a small and closed room, so her voice echoed from all directions like a surround speaker, and it felt like someone was whispering directly into my ear.
“But a ghost appeared in the village and they all died. So, Sir Tae-oh, now it’s your turn.”
silkygoat was the goat. cry
No, what’s the story? am i right? I asked Mirna with a very strange feeling.
“Are you really doing it? What a strange necromancy.”
“The Spiritual Ritual of 100 Stories.”
“Yeah, that’s it.”
“You have to be like this all night long. It’s boring to be still.”
According to Narmi, Mirna didn’t like scary things.
Then I suddenly remembered that there are people who hate scary things and like them at the same time. He is the type of person who can watch horror movies with both eyes closed.
silkygoat was the goat. cry
Now that I see, Mirna’s shoulders were trembling a little, and her breathing was a little rough, though. Mirna is also quite nervous. It would be nice to have something to divert attention to.
So I told Mirna what I knew.
I have to say that I remember a time when my younger siblings at the nursery were begging me to tell a scary story at the bedside.
“This is the story of a man when he moved. On the day of moving, I was tired after unpacking, so I didn’t know. midnight on the second day. The man noticed someone standing in front of his door.”
“… … .”
I felt Mirna listening to my story.
“… It was small at first. When I listened closely, I started hearing footsteps from outside. Bump, tick, tick, tick. I slowly approached the door. I asked who it was, but there was no answer. Finally, after being still, it goes away again and again… .”
I acted out the footsteps realistically. It gets bigger and bigger when you play the character who approaches the door. It gets smaller and smaller when acting as a character moving away from the door.
“Job… .”
Finally, the footsteps described from my mouth became as small as a whisper. And Mirna Draco is concentrating on my story as if she couldn’t breathe.
At that time, I said as if drawing a trump card.
“Then, all of a sudden, wow!”
“Hey-!”
Mirna screams in surprise. After maintaining the tension for a while with a small sound, I suddenly looked really startled when I shouted loudly.
“Teo Gospel! You were really surprised!”
That’s funny. It’s just fun.
“The story ends here. And this is the original story. Mirna-sama, please use it for someone else later.”
“… huh.”
Mirna shook her head as if vomited by my story. Thanks to this, there is a momentary silence between us. It was very quiet. No sound is heard from outside.
I asked.
“Is it over now?”
“I do not know.”
Saying that, Mirna’s gaze was fixed on the candle.
Then one or two candles lose their power and go out. Could this be a sign of the devil’s work or something bad?
“The candle is out.”
“calm down. It just turned off because of lack of oxygen. It means it’s time to go outside.”
Awkward, gleeful.
Mirna got up from her seat and opened the closed door. As I slowly stepped outside, I could hear the bright sunlight illuminating the hallway and the peaceful sounds of birds chirping.
* * *
“Hey, save me, save me… !”
There were many people lying on their stomachs in the hallways and gardens. They all looked terrified, and some of the dogs got their pants wet with urine.
“Are there any dead?”
Everyone looked fine, so when I asked, Mirna shrugged.
“There is no need to kill. Still, it is fortunate for these people that I, not Narmi, came into the mansion while I was on duty.”
“Does Narmi-sama kill intruders?”
“I do not know. I don’t really want to know.”
Surprisingly, Narmi is not a merciless type of enemies.
So we gathered the intruders in one place and tied their arms and legs tightly.
I forgot to take off their masks. What surprised me the most was that they were all young, young women who seemed to have just entered their twenties.
Enough to call you a girl.
And, in common, a spider-shaped stigma was engraved on some parts of their body. Mirna Draco kicks her tongue.
“It’s Walpurgis. It is the bodyguard of Queen Tarantera.”
“Then, are you saying they are assassins sent by Queen Aira…? ?”
“I do not know. but. They only follow the advice of the people of House Tarantera. There is no chance of that.”
“no way… .”
“Well, you should check it out in earnest from now on.”
Mirna asked.
“Are you the owner of Queen Tarantera?”
“Ugh, the wall, the painting, the painting is moving-.”
“Is there anyone out there who is sane? Then it’s a bit disappointing.”
Mirna looked at the woman who kept her mind relatively clear among the people playing with foam in her mouth.
Like Aira, she has black hair, but her chest is wide and she has a sharp look.
“Who do you think will tell me to ask? Only the great Tarantera can ask us questions and get answers.”
“Actually, as rumored, you have been well trained. But it doesn’t matter. I’m going to ask your brains directly.”
Mirna rubbed her palms as if rubbing them against each other. Then, strangely, I heard the sound of static electricity rising.
When the empty palms were brought to the woman’s temples like that, the woman rolled her eyes with a strange feeling, setting up the veins on her forehead.
“Ugh… !”
“Are you strong enough? But I can’t stand Mirna’s schizophrenia. So, first of all, who are you?”
“Ugh, yo, Agent A… .”
“Agent A. Okay, Miss A. Why did you come to Draco’s cottage?”
“This, mission, order… .”
“mission. it’s a command It must have been an order from someone. Is that an order from whom? Are you Queen Tarantera?”
puffy, puffy.
Agent A put a bloodline on his forehead while grinding his teeth. Blood was dripping from her nose and eyes, and she looked very uneasy.
Shh.
Mirna let go of the hand that was holding her head and said.
“The resistance is strong. I think I’ve been well trained. After all, they are the elite of the Tarantera family, aren’t they? Well, it would be enough if you take your time and put the ball in slowly.”
“I don’t like it… .”
He laughs as if he found a fun toy. I felt like something flashed in my mind when I saw Agent A shivering.
“Can I try?”
“Tae-oh, are you?”
I’ve done a lot of interrogation too. It can be said that he has some know-how, but in fact, he has obtained a spell that is effective enough to not require any know-how.
—Fascination Beam.
After aiming at the wand, he chanted the spell.
Agent A, who was hit by a purple lightning bolt fired from the tip of the wand’s heart-shaped tail, trembles and becomes quiet.
“The order… .”
Mirna’s eyes trembled thinly. Have you ever noticed that it was a great magic that drove your family to the brink of destruction? To be precise, it is an application of Gamigin. Because it was a bit awkward to use it in front of Mirna.
“Isn’t that a very unscrupulous order? Fascination Beam, the hell, why do you know such a spell? Are you a pervert?”
I don’t think you know what Gamigin is. I felt like I had made a further misunderstanding, so my taste buds were bitter. Anyway, that’s not what’s important right now.
I looked into Agent A’s eyes and asked.
“Who gave you the task? And what was your mission?”
“Huh, huh, I think someone will tell you the truth… ?”
Agent A said bluntly.
However, in her eyes, a pink heart pupil, suggesting that the spell worked, was clearly visible.
I don’t know why, but when they fall for this magic, everyone turns into a puppet like this.
Pink heart pupil huh