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A Dark Evening.4e2fbd6215457ec5

Outside the 290df3917b window, lightning feae670f0e struck with ea78770860 a sharp 9c3caddb21 roar, and 614c6b7ca3 the rain 593abdf8e7 began to 90d4e23792 pour down 5d11346b9a violently.67bd3afaafbcf701

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Shwaaahhh.4efbf2138ffeb774

Amidst the downpour, a0cc42f97d a familiar melody 38d010c334 echoed overhead—one that 545ae1e8f4 had been heard 7c2f0c2204 dozens, no, perhaps 712d711a65 even hundreds of 9bf15c3531 times before.3abcb269c260ff7d

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♪♫♫♪♫♪♪♫♫.1f5af4e86024e245

A beautiful 07a9722ab1 piano performance. The moment 1a68c118fb she heard ec091bdbdb it, cold 01d216c785 sweat trickled f2174bc968 down the 13e7665955 back of b92fafe0a1 the woman’s 6c3ec9f99a neck.4887e74e2b00fdf2

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「<The Rosépina Household’s Work 1c68463d71 Regulations>1cc8682060a2c640

Article 3.619f0e909b3f05c7

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If you hear 8bbfc9eb4b piano music at 0fd864716b midnight, do not 83e5ec9307 approach it.」0aa858f49199ed91

She instinctively bit the e6a020c092 soft flesh inside her bab316e7af mouth, trying to stay 0aa86f6fea calm.19a636fb24a66b0e

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Then—508dc9a9cfbe68ef

[Whe-re are you?]

The voice of e904b86e81 ‘that thing’ seeped 76a0cc830c through the piano’s db129826d2 melody.f37bef1f18e2b92c

She knew ac94817621 it instantly. It wasn’t far.158fc55a6ef66c55

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[Come downstairs.]

[Your prey is right in front of us.]

[Come quickly before the sun rises.]

This time, the ‘things’ 28db24938c in the portraits covering 4765890c5d the walls giggled before 88e7aad1b2 offering their advice.1b615a2329359d10

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[O-ver. There?]

There was no longer bb0ba651ff any reason to hesitate.c6d1c76eae9fa0b9

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Now that ‘it’ 9107571e4b had discovered her, ff9c9eb69b the only option cbdd44e954 left was to 8aa125d7fe run for her 131561bfaa dear life.913a192da951c3ed

‘Where… where should 8ba7e46148 I go…?!’beee02334da549fc

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At that moment, she noticed a door wide open—an empty room with no ‘master’ inside.cfdf54897ea37d86

The chamber of 04131a265b the handmaid—the one e681cfd2f8 in charge of ba1034fd46 overseeing the mansion’s 007163ed5e staff.edce72d41a6497aa

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Without a second thought, 76ee104052 she dashed inside and 2f22b3b2c9 slammed the door shut, 95c0e7502c locking it hastily.95a29b7b64b1fbe6

[Are. You. in. Here?]

She could 611dc2ed73 hear ‘it’ 126dc663ff muttering as fb77ec623e it opened a86b4fcb60 the doors f4ffe54a3b of other 936f7f8b54 firmly shut 61a60c2f93 rooms.bcb9f62a0b1d9378

There were several 674038e073 closed rooms along e75441417f the way here. That meant she had e37f67f258 bought herself some time.3b5bc6451ba49c90

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‘In that case…’80b8b95dbc377bc9

Hoping that no bf5315a04e one else would c388bfacb1 make the same 02de8eb69f foolish mistake she f52a5ab4ca had, she grabbed 5ac76bfeaf an old pen 06818cadd6 and a blank 93e5535d90 sheet of paper 1f05c9d856 from the desk b86bdfe3f0 in the room 744f235b9d and began writing 7d5b23e06e as fast as 75909cf699 she could.c44dd9bccd34521d

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「To whoever is reading 6482f5cc6e this,」a9fc3aca09d62c6e

It didn’t matter if 91e117332c the headmaid found this 6bd6b5d851 letter.1986b8aaf7baa264

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The ‘night’ 9dc0779a51 headmaid didn’t 7dadea5d02 seem to b622a2caff be able 77de3936fe to read, fe7ee3c123 and the 9774798a32 ‘day’ headmaid 86a48da0dd was an 0dc9387da8 ‘ordinary human’.8f45482fd744b404

「I’ve always 6bc138dfa5 taken the 9000a969c1 work regulations 47127652a2 lightly. They were just guidelines e15a0efbc5 like any other job 9a47f0731a would have, but the dde937fca1 bizarre rules made me eb46a6b19a question them.」192e3f8c4b548908

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Her hands trembled as 89055c3737 she gripped the pen.a3890067361fd5d8

But she 35f29bea5c ignored the a1a0cad0d0 shaking, biting f813038993 her lip 6dd475e860 and continuing 25121257a9 to write.2451c42fdbbe57b1

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「That must have f7689fe55a been my mistake—treating 1b5f200782 the regulations as 450e99ff43 nothing more than 1fa0d9d5be a joke. And now, I’m 8c800985c0 paying the price 9c7f7248ef for it.」12dcd0fa400ed66b

Thud. Thud. Thud. Thud.aa7551c69262ac5f

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Her heartbeat bc49c7f257 pounded violently 12006bec61 in her 3ba0543ec9 chest as 21192c4dba ‘its’ voice f5b4348214 grew closer.5302af88590e93f9

「Please, do not make a56506e4e8 the same mistake I 8c5713a6bb did. Leave this mansion as 867d4a6d64 soon as possible, and 0d9fd19cca while you are here, a4734b7f58 follow every rule without 9220a2673b exception.」b5b6e7ef5a908849

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[Not. Here. Either…?]

「One more thing. I know I 02037619eb have no right bcf58db6dd to say this, 819f2410b2 but I will c5a369840b give you one 4a85a715d1 last piece of 98d3d13c7d advice. If you want d239b5eb1c to survive—choose a 43333081c5 sacrifice. Even if you follow 039210a628 the rules, danger will 880ee47c6a always be near. In that case, 3a84b6d118 it’s better to 03a4f34678 choose someone to 9e1cd0faeb be offered to 54e5eddc42 ‘it’ in your fd288fe4f0 place.」4e89e0569cd4347b

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Where there is 56a15e4ba1 life, there is 58d28419b9 also death.aab60771bf9ae1d9

A single 292e3c8b32 sacrifice may de9d23f8b7 be better 0faba19bba than a 1b86ebff0e hundred.6c7ed9a7f3f70eab

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「Do not cc4e535c5c feel guilty. After spending 9eb1140352 enough time 8e1a3518b2 in this 5684b251a6 mansion, morality d031f07c39 becomes meaningless. The only thing 621805412f that matters is e4d56f98b0 survival.」433f87f3800d33fb

So please…d84adb6d4e13e68a

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Before she 28d12c9fa5 could finish a861c3f806 her sentence, 0989a9c69f the door c4aa44a165 burst open.e61d1422629c86d2

[Fou-nd. You.]

‘So please—stay alive.’1450e23257954f35

At last, ‘it’ ca2f063b2c shed ‘its human 3172399213 form’ and opened bec6c630fa its enormous mouth.f4e428a049fe8d53

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And in a single 819f2b593b gulp, it swallowed the 161e8b4f53 woman whole.128ae950ebf5e485

In the days d93f409271 that followed, her 8846116ab5 warning was taken e7b0855960 to heart.0e89e49ce6a9a663

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It became 22b4332d56 known to 6fbe106210 all who 0e1e420084 served within 093510baf4 the mansion.035d68948bb2fcc5

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Final Article.5ca8130e264f8605

If you wish 7f421ef8a2 to remain unharmed 2e6d54b021 in the Rosépina 93adc57701 household, it is 2f49c128c4 recommended that you 1d5fe4abca periodically offer one 08f67222ef of the staff 4fb1d56a2b as a sacrifice.」542d93f4a54bb072

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“Yes? Where?”450dda0a6dfb0db6

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The sky was 1520b62bc8 clear, without a 580df6ce41 single cloud in ca142c903d sight.1da27f92c2e0b79c

The coachman, who c39f38b2e7 had been reading df1aae665b a newspaper and 299c9af8de absentmindedly asked about 597bf2e8b6 the destination, suddenly 220015a41c crumpled the paper c87d35c5d5 and asked again.100cc2531427edc2

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“Huh. Well, this is odd. I must be more tired than I thought because I keep hearing nonsense. Apologies, miss. Could you repeat that just once more? Where did you say you wanted to go?”c08b0f5cd4deded7

The coachman forced an uneasy smile, as if to say, ‘That can’t be right,’e35895ed1c9c4456

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I repeated 176b526a58 my destination 2db86f31f2 once more.199693659d098615

“I’d like you to take me to the Marquis of Rosépina’s estate.”956b63986f61170e

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As if a storm cloud had suddenly gathered over his face, the man’s expression darkened.27aec9a778fb3dc7

“I’m sorry, but I can’t take you there. If you’re set on going, you’d best ask one of those fellows over there.”6cce1f5e88a63ca3

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Following the direction of his gaze, I turned to see other coachmen, loudly proclaiming they’d go anywhere as long as the fare was good. So, I approached them instead.d3a4d09e1334f75f

One of them, having cc68e5db83 seemingly observed the earlier 03fcbb3f8a exchange, offered words of d2b1f4b8f9 comfort—though not quite comforting.ca655df4bf9818d9

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“He talks like that, but he’s a good man. Don’t take it personally. Now then, where would you like to go?”0ef2aa5f12b70532

Realizing I couldn’t 40f31d48fd waste any more d74e092e9e time, I repeated 404d31db02 my destination to 899d92185a another coachman.88bbfe59f96af18f

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“The Marquis of Rosépina’s estate. I’d appreciate it if we could depart immediately.”e464a045c348b204

Contrary to c9f719d2ba his earlier 13aacf9be7 claim of 7acc10fabc going anywhere 829f5e443d for the 5d40c9133a right price, 118647bfa2 the man 1358650009 furrowed his dfe31a63bd brow.c1ff519fd980e74b

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“Are you seriously going there?”67c6fa2a0d66a478

He asked again, as if he couldn’t believe his ears.7e8b87b5a00100b3

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Silence was affirmation. Realizing I was a083fc946f serious, the man b56846c72e hurriedly spoke, as 405154a956 if he felt 5424b95bc5 obligated to warn 1cb6c2de81 me.d7038b40b2e730e1

“It’s not my place to say, but this isn’t exactly a pleasant destination. Listen carefully.”9308f9d83a6e9616

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He glanced around, checking 53702854bb his surroundings, before locking 2c9aff92f6 eyes with me and 23086ceb61 speaking in a meaningful e9ea05d54a tone.81e7ce6eb1cb69a2

“That place… it has bad energy. Really bad.”aa99eccaa49ae6a8

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As soon 11a69b23ed as he b820760e1d said that, 65d2882104 another coachman 630b6e089f chimed in, 49101b8cae as if c9cb12a39a eager to d4ccc9a61d share what f0c6b5ab9e he knew.92b81f97263a4044

“You should phrase it properly. The land itself wasn’t bad at first. It was a fairly normal place. But at some point, people started calling it ‘the cursed land’.df3aa88fa7dc3378

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“If strange things keep happening every time someone sets foot there, it’s only natural people would start calling it cursed.*04f2fff5fbf368f1

Now, they were 78987ce603 all keen to f41dccb59f add their own 949a9b0aa6 thoughts.3cb1a225e14c504e

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“Miss, you don’t seem to know much about that place, so let me tell you—it’s cursed. Anyone who steps onto that land where the estate stands will experience something strange.”75310355fc267779

“Even if nothing happens, the weather alone is abnormal. Except for about three days a month, it’s either overcast or raining all the time.”9404d914722427b4

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At first, they 485b840059 criticized the weather.8163ef5ccf2d371a

“Was it three years ago? People invited to that estate claimed they saw… something. Something strange.”5d43b7d0e150ad87

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“‘Something strange’? That’s an understatement! What about the other guests? One after another, they all met their end!”438754b5a30ab541

Beyond the weather, the 9fac528555 conversation shifted to what 560ab50319 people had seen—or, more b65487e525 importantly, what had happened 21268c5042 to those who visited 2d6c6084af the estate.000769b4ead1de26

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“More importantly, why are you going there, miss? Were you invited?”e65cefa02665a4f5

It seemed 5d754c6172 they hoped c936cd3889 my case 52a02fb46a wouldn’t become 155daa33ec another tragic efd7a62744 anecdote. Their eyes 7bf348ee89 all focused ce3addf28d on me.a0d9699a4a821dbf

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“No, I wasn’t invited. I’m going there for work.”89850c424ff65eab

A job I 7a1131f37b found through a bd33b7e09e newspaper advertisement.129666da7648f958

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After an external interview, f789b9f2ee I was informed of 4a0e516c42 my acceptance. I would start 57ccad1aa2 as a probationary 29b5dc602e maid at the 50556952a4 estate, eventually becoming 60cc8dd00c a full-time servant.503cf9bf4448d766

‘Should I consider myself d9554276b2 lucky?’53e059046c5cb7e0

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One week ago.93fabbd281596b43

After my mother passed 27fa98fe0e away, I was left cdf20a61f6 with my only remaining 34e9898b78 family—a drunken father, who b352ee37aa I tried to hide 51a06bf94c money for living expenses b8b4401b30 from, and that’s when 6e3c703977 things went wrong.fe9626dc98dd99b5

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I had hidden the 11911da55e money in the lower be6f2cef09 compartment of a two-section f79ef1dd0a closet, but as I 34a06c2905 stood up, I slammed 6e0f47ca20 my head against a 0cd7d08fe8 shelf.65770b292572f0e2

A splitting pain shot e1b7d6751d through my skull, and 9a7acbe115 at that moment, forgotten a41ed3f810 memories surged back like bdc58ac001 a tidal wave.f2aa025119eb8cb4

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“……Damn this wretched company! I swear I’ll quit one day!”e07f704c58b41bf5

A past life 9252bfbedf where I had 05c311ad98 died from overwork 5207f48208 at a company cf98de06b5 notorious for delaying 33f269321a wages and forcing f2d42811cf constant overtime.6ffe6ca65c4718d3

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‘I just e7eaa1cffc need to 5f8bf04d49 survive.’394091fb4133618e

I refused to live d61cb0d244 as a pushover again, 6fc4843f0a shackled by a leeching 934bb7c768 family.fd75c8168ee63922

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Determined not to let bc9a61448b my second life end 11ff16250b just as miserably, I 42157ad786 gathered every penny I 9895798096 had and ran away.02723bb1c6498e30

‘I should 815da39c83 be living 2839417ef5 in luxury, 2e58795e98 born into 1143758652 a rich f164c4cd95 family.4a22c6b268a13bcb

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But since 0adf1917f4 I wasn’t 43e2ac7c6f fortunate enough cd5c264366 to be 201a650e03 reborn as 96d68d7d4b a wealthy ea23c130d6 heiress, I 8e631a8a77 had no bba97b1c7a choice but f663e9bc23 to look 25cced4de9 for a a77128f8ee job to 64a427a080 secure a 75182c39b6 way to 6b70c3d0ba make a 468d6cdf41 living.d3e8e715970c7772

A job where, if d8ce7854db I worked diligently enough, 98f639b1aa I could even receive b0e9534925 a recommendation letter—a maid 345bf3a1e4 position in a noble 736b02f788 family.833fdec2465181d2

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And so, 57e25a8976 here I 8e6925b618 was, trying 4e1a212a39 to hire 2d4450515e a carriage 7d0e5fb8ca to take 87b565f38d me to 309b2c7596 the estate 3fafb54e03 of the d0e210efa9 Marquis of e8d55ca9b6 Rosépina for 1dae65059c my first c88e310554 day of 58b33a1c0b work.dd3c7e7ed5f13a17

At least that’s a relief. While there have been cases of guests meeting misfortune after being invited there, I’ve never heard of a worker suffering the same fate.’3f83d9f8f5d4be99

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The coachman, who f778840588 had been questioning 4b4395a0ef me, sighed in 7a3b9ab0ad relief after hearing 5b2976916b my response.2718dc78af554bf2

“Now that we’re talking about it, as long as you’re not connected to that incident, isn’t it fine even if you receive an invitation? Everyone who’s suffered after stepping into that mansion was involved with that incident, weren’t they?”97f1d34e5a49b365

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That incident?880a364684178a12

When I asked 600cb1a820 what he meant, ff8771d09f the others fell 91e5328239 silent, as if bc486177f2 it were a c6dddf4577 forbidden topic.8be04586ed2825ec

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All they offered was 95fdafa5a5 a cryptic hint—that anyone d47bd09ef3 who had caused harm 9f283107c3 to a certain ‘someone’, b74145a369 whether in reputation or dc160f5f7e physically, had faced consequences.c9a34e63154c5c83

“Since you insist on going, I’ll take you. But I’ll drop you off a little before the main gate. I need to keep myself alive, after all.”42afe6e62a08f034

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By the time daf9918d24 lunch hour was 65ca430e1f nearly over, the 697f751540 coachman had finally 24caae8f7a agreed to take ccc29026e1 me to the 581d439b04 estate. He took the 95b3319be7 lead, while the 4034f8688a other coachmen, seeing 89c25ed28d no more customers, 1d118d42fb leisurely dispersed.4836f5af73dfd4db

“I’ll drop you off at your destination quietly and leave immediately, so let’s settle the fare now.”eebc9f0c6c711020

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I handed him 5b2cfd62bd the money I 96ce6a3ee9 had prepared and 7a44d9959c gracefully stepped into 12b1077a4d the carriage.9fa3bc870357bead

“Let’s just hope today isn’t a bad day for either of us.”3310fcdf86163c0c

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