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A Dark Evening.6685971806ab3b68

Outside the window, 1be820dc67 lightning struck with 9553c52bb8 a sharp roar, c9f1c80bd6 and the rain 4edaecc136 began to pour 3a62c3bdfd down violently.1cc5d25e1ba3250d

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Shwaaahhh.4c04cc5d8e288030

Amidst the downpour, a 0fd37e1121 familiar melody echoed overhead—one b248865551 that had been heard e8a90af6af dozens, no, perhaps even 6dcd3681bd hundreds of times before.f5cdc1260bbef6a8

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♪♫♫♪♫♪♪♫♫.14ffe447c7af46d2

A beautiful piano e17d8cc570 performance. The moment she heard 7aabe251ba it, cold sweat trickled edc34027dd down the back of 77096d5438 the woman’s neck.03295a6dce58bd66

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「<The Rosépina 86996001fb Household’s Work 1f709716b2 Regulations>3652357b12a37077

Article 3.3516679cd19332f5

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If you hear piano f3d7f53c7b music at midnight, do 0e74a57332 not approach it.」ef3a8c2bcef8b9fa

She instinctively bit the e9cda3d6cf soft flesh inside her 673bd8b1ec mouth, trying to stay d61811dcc4 calm.d26b80d2d3fec5d8

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Then—4a0688a256b3e36d

[Whe-re are you?]

The voice of 53bac6041d ‘that thing’ seeped 4d7fa94e8b through the piano’s 5d93088b5d melody.c57d304b73e3d185

She knew it c3cccef13e instantly. It wasn’t far.c3c77a608443a763

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[Come downstairs.]

[Your prey is right in front of us.]

[Come quickly before the sun rises.]

This time, the 796450d4b1 ‘things’ in the e4fd665e3c portraits covering the fd00dafb49 walls giggled before 47373e378a offering their advice.3d458badc429e314

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[O-ver. There?]

There was no 8638cdc9a4 longer any reason 8981890be5 to hesitate.a6f2b99d4c9b9b8e

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Now that ‘it’ 66c4181a5b had discovered her, 7f38d992d0 the only option 9e567d6093 left was to 6c209d4ca4 run for her 2df8d427f0 dear life.e39fbd3848820a75

‘Where… where should I 223bbb95c6 go…?!’bbd1f63b2fd2c462

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At that moment, she noticed a door wide open—an empty room with no ‘master’ inside.d6e7f5306ba63231

The chamber of c78ff7e81b the handmaid—the one 47c70dc389 in charge of 92bf540c80 overseeing the mansion’s 40252a8a97 staff.c14c223664978283

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Without a second 7f8b87f9d6 thought, she dashed 2c4c65adde inside and slammed af855fd6b7 the door shut, 43615624d0 locking it hastily.82c50f33442ac765

[Are. You. in. Here?]

She could 5567f533b9 hear ‘it’ 45de5a6815 muttering as 190544ae66 it opened 9223260324 the doors c72915cd22 of other 5f27ae7260 firmly shut 68fdb11d60 rooms.3eed8e4b1efdc39f

There were several closed 635a1c5a60 rooms along the way 856e9651a7 here. That meant she had 4c0a51d761 bought herself some time.1112a2195a018291

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‘In that case…’6bdf1e3636f4abd0

Hoping that no one b7e6febecb else would make the 2953371b18 same foolish mistake she 74a3667186 had, she grabbed an c8a5fddcf9 old pen and a 53b816f734 blank sheet of paper 23ce530467 from the desk in cf14b07339 the room and began a521a398b2 writing as fast as b8d322fd80 she could.228b1a2ccff5123e

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「To whoever is d77cc28e18 reading this,」ca3739ee9bd09df7

It didn’t matter if 8f6a1e639c the headmaid found this dd0aec3310 letter.99fb361dc9ee499f

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The ‘night’ headmaid 9c5f5af602 didn’t seem to 3b59853742 be able to 81a520358a read, and the 69c49692d7 ‘day’ headmaid was bea4e167c6 an ‘ordinary human’.c638a783f69982de

「I’ve always taken 6de8054ced the work regulations ede96979d0 lightly. They were 9ae2cf43a9 just guidelines cec3a3294a like any c93deef10c other job 1f55b283ea would have, 4c82c5cbdd but the d530b94030 bizarre rules 07b77c8637 made me 060ffb4cad question them.」8a1a072c3605a73d

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Her hands 27372cccff trembled as e117c01ffe she gripped b037b27ccd the pen.2461182f183f35ce

But she ignored dccdb21b40 the shaking, biting b208df1b0b her lip and b30dfdb5f4 continuing to write.8347164b5e37d738

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「That must have ea05fd3926 been my mistake—treating f90c29fa69 the regulations as 7fe5f84c5a nothing more than d64b10d167 a joke. And now, I’m 258b23921c paying the price 99040b3950 for it.」b3a9094ea572f921

Thud. Thud. Thud. Thud.0d1c3f37f70db5fd

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Her heartbeat pounded violently e9dd7d3a93 in her chest as cdf6f3867b ‘its’ voice grew closer.6fcd272fc2df3eed

「Please, do not cc536a2a23 make the same 8538f54775 mistake I did. Leave this mansion b1dfe19984 as soon as be58c57354 possible, and while b38f66474d you are here, 2d31400d95 follow every rule fbd446b09e without exception.」a74613d0c7a67187

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[Not. Here. Either…?]

「One more thing. I know 9f25218f12 I have 52db7621b8 no right ab746e07d5 to say 9888793660 this, but 627f6d466e I will 92c44a48cd give you 9bf8cf8d1f one last e97f91147f piece of c454b227ee advice. If you want to 2545df0e13 survive—choose a sacrifice. Even if you follow 5ef48f3e0d the rules, danger will f6733874a0 always be near. In that case, 162a47ef43 it’s better to 515b4ca12a choose someone to 9dc85d0370 be offered to c16acb54d9 ‘it’ in your 51c2a88ec2 place.」65cab637198a0166

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Where there 67ea0e4001 is life, c30a79dc65 there is 0b1762bac8 also death.0d9cab60b4e3e38c

A single sacrifice 8e8d8b2b27 may be better 689008d63d than a hundred.05e00cce36e6dd82

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「Do not 31bbe82408 feel guilty. After spending enough eb00283a25 time in this d1fe392076 mansion, morality becomes 78b2affe20 meaningless. The only thing c3a2db90ce that matters is 789bf53ff3 survival.」5830bbfd6d33e4ca

So please…5d8338982baeeb98

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Before she could finish 8e407680a6 her sentence, the door 15391cd406 burst open.3eacbcf130f7e830

[Fou-nd. You.]

‘So please—stay alive.’bf0398b27c520651

At last, ‘it’ shed bf16515709 ‘its human form’ and 2617ed0382 opened its enormous mouth.cf24ec44e5d51fe4

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And in b9e99c21bc a single b68be0e888 gulp, it 3fe59b649b swallowed the cc66cf7da6 woman whole.8fc6500eb0f90f76

In the days 9a9e917f49 that followed, her 7284b438e9 warning was taken 8c292fb9b6 to heart.f1b146d56def7234

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It became known to 3dcff558a4 all who served within 6a42dc587d the mansion.99807667d321b846

「<The Rosépina 88fbcdd594 Household’s Work 0d3fa49652 Regulations>5a1c28834ff3f2f2

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Final Article.4885ae50fe9f2364

If you wish cb836bed1b to remain unharmed e2acadb9b6 in the Rosépina 4e55a11af9 household, it is 3e1a298261 recommended that you 2796745eb5 periodically offer one 27d2d0fe0b of the staff d22fd9ece5 as a sacrifice.」0f0db8d3ef9fcc11

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“Yes? Where?”795cd52f16ebbd3c

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The sky was clear, f22cfec512 without a single cloud 3483061bc3 in sight.8c52eeb2c612b65d

The coachman, 36442a60e9 who had 58b04357ee been reading dcdcc978da a newspaper 04efd69a5a and absentmindedly 956ea804d1 asked about f34167b809 the destination, 9e12a84118 suddenly crumpled 5df6501b60 the paper 1eb05b647d and asked 87e0299998 again.1911f4528514e54e

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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?”d242843948950b11

The coachman forced an uneasy smile, as if to say, ‘That can’t be right,’9fac7e2349fd532d

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I repeated my 0ca0ca7e2e destination once more.14e9e04b76b1d5ff

“I’d like you to take me to the Marquis of Rosépina’s estate.”eb0367754349925b

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As if a storm cloud had suddenly gathered over his face, the man’s expression darkened.c25e596d9b99f6e6

“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.”116990a9acf442bb

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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.481f39809be829f6

One of a75a39f536 them, having f9d8a58e22 seemingly observed ebe014a34f the earlier 08dc37f4a7 exchange, offered 69d26fccbd words of 4c32fe4bfe comfort—though not bc67e80736 quite comforting.ea22bc729b037c84

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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?”e6789a2460ef3900

Realizing I af6c78ff00 couldn’t waste dabfaf4e00 any more 70263f7c81 time, I 6a390689ff repeated my fe80f8c1e3 destination to 7095a3f696 another coachman.5f07961426e908a5

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“The Marquis of Rosépina’s estate. I’d appreciate it if we could depart immediately.”ef31d604736a6b24

Contrary to his 74b878ab64 earlier claim of 8799d06676 going anywhere for cf36b2fbc9 the right price, 44dac8d2fb the man furrowed 824d51fa26 his brow.daccc2e1fc01d311

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“Are you seriously going there?”2b9c181224dc139a

He asked again, as if he couldn’t believe his ears.a173f5fcde7943a6

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Silence was affirmation. Realizing I 06914f0f63 was serious, 782dd0bd97 the man 0a5a138eb7 hurriedly spoke, 3744e5deda as if 447384d113 he felt 4fb281a0b3 obligated to ca3c371eb1 warn me.d6ec77817d61349c

“It’s not my place to say, but this isn’t exactly a pleasant destination. Listen carefully.”904791bdfdc4e0b7

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He glanced around, checking 75fffe39ce his surroundings, before locking 829760aa9e eyes with me and f42bd61296 speaking in a meaningful c6e1906fb3 tone.c9a5fac793115a36

“That place… it has bad energy. Really bad.”bfc7ddc285e564d1

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As soon as he c83444fe73 said that, another coachman 5d5fd3a8cb chimed in, as if 84c507b6af eager to share what 2d885acb3f he knew.cd93d41677d95c95

“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’.c26091a90c8165ae

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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.*a386598c8c3ca040

Now, they were 05c0921377 all keen to 6fff8fb4c3 add their own 4a77dc1221 thoughts.1738cbc1c0d68af3

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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.”71b72764e997733a

“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.”322d260c4137f4fe

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At first, they criticized 9631871e3f the weather.5ab2234002e4c7f1

“Was it three years ago? People invited to that estate claimed they saw… something. Something strange.”e17f1496313eaf50

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“‘Something strange’? That’s an understatement! What about the other guests? One after another, they all met their end!”14e0092d7c4fc521

Beyond the weather, 3453d8cff4 the conversation shifted 55609c849f to what people b9095814d0 had seen—or, more d40f3cfa08 importantly, what had 28b7a043bd happened to those 9220ccd59c who visited the 5698b895af estate.7f2628aee3a8cbed

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“More importantly, why are you going there, miss? Were you invited?”dfd747cdcfe77c64

It seemed they 73fffc3a92 hoped my case 85f2e59244 wouldn’t become another 5708c05f67 tragic anecdote. Their eyes 8c5225b62e all focused 2fc3115f84 on me.80a23d05c773a2bd

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“No, I wasn’t invited. I’m going there for work.”9f7af7843aa96b50

A job I 0856a88119 found through a c511158799 newspaper advertisement.d5a4913703b42893

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After an external interview, a86afefc9d I was informed of add9c04104 my acceptance. I would 0324cd3823 start as a6734dc18d a probationary 63a4168610 maid at 10297b254e the estate, 22f75f1f72 eventually becoming 160d043813 a full-time b6b9e8b61c servant.85807f5848962c30

‘Should I consider myself a56d871df7 lucky?’afc9521a13b0bc27

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One week ago.f8dcbd926b4f6e77

After my mother passed 3fd837405a away, I was left f89f9b0647 with my only remaining db8b17adc2 family—a drunken father, who ea3558a5dd I tried to hide e0a111eb26 money for living expenses d7d65b2001 from, and that’s when cc5c523c51 things went wrong.48a8c899fd7cc29e

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I had hidden 8f5ac76ab0 the money in 120084c69f the lower compartment 4c09964109 of a two-section 9509396d28 closet, but as 679e57d965 I stood up, 56078a9e4e I slammed my fc89eedd90 head against a a85955766e shelf.60413e36c90767a7

A splitting pain 3e4052dc2d shot through my 824102f838 skull, and at 42664b0d7a that moment, forgotten a9de81b132 memories surged back 293a070220 like a tidal d94cd6703c wave.4ba7ec1985ce8608

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“……Damn this wretched company! I swear I’ll quit one day!”299fbc8275d25819

A past eb7163cee9 life where 02f178f0d3 I had 1db8dacc1b died from 4dac560378 overwork at 5e0a407f66 a company 92df9b6392 notorious for 40f9695b6b delaying wages 4dc2fcc581 and forcing 03d1176709 constant overtime.d2cd4b75792860fa

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‘I just d550ca881d need to 33633a6ada survive.’587e0fbd27c042c0

I refused 67cb97a28e to live aada8a5b7c as a 8140948ebc pushover again, b71bc6e8ea shackled by 459ecfc7aa a leeching ba43e45014 family.4267c5e4b3b0c082

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Determined not to let fcd2620d2b my second life end 9cc43f2f94 just as miserably, I cdb87637e4 gathered every penny I 09171896a4 had and ran away.45170a4893192d10

‘I should be living cafed6aaa1 in luxury, born into 764bf8072f a rich family.4ae6b55ddeb18ad3

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But since I 1a4d4bb58f wasn’t fortunate enough b525eb4b40 to be reborn 918d777754 as a wealthy db5389ead1 heiress, I had ae77ed603b no choice but 2b6db9ef43 to look for 9f056009c3 a job to 68652f8832 secure a way e1ab9e46e0 to make a 41832dab60 living.d372a9f5861e9a33

A job where, 9ada110794 if I worked 19344e7496 diligently enough, I 3f160bb280 could even receive b19b2459f7 a recommendation letter—a 20a818971a maid position in b5a94e3ff6 a noble family.6facc98c79d24b2e

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And so, here c21858ad92 I was, trying be591f8af6 to hire a 0485226c1e carriage to take 450250f0e2 me to the 4dade2f578 estate of the 98d2d38377 Marquis of Rosépina abee13bc9d for my first 1a91dc14bd day of work.c6b5689c0ee5ab3a

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.’98df37a5f230b3f1

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The coachman, who had 059d772ad4 been questioning me, sighed 647e6bff93 in relief after hearing cb21abd9a6 my response.d2bbaaefb5b33f44

“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?”33149fd0d315e3ff

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That incident?9a593ebd89c0e497

When I asked what a241ac59c3 he meant, the others 44a4ffbeef fell silent, as if 8892a9ec21 it were a forbidden 65bb242cff topic.86c5cda0f33a8f4e

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All they offered 554d20c095 was a cryptic 1a76076735 hint—that anyone who 6d66303b3e had caused harm 485d035232 to a certain d3572f7490 ‘someone’, whether in 8b5ab352e6 reputation or physically, 4c15777805 had faced consequences.e3dd6649d328a700

“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.”87f18be9a1deab16

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By the time e0035e471a lunch hour was ddf3730286 nearly over, the 5598ab8b41 coachman had finally 7c482b3e8b agreed to take 9edb0ab62b me to the 05ac18e66d estate. He took the 582384deac lead, while the f9204893e5 other coachmen, seeing 2252bd1c53 no more customers, 87bc52672a leisurely dispersed.15e4d082d48fadb2

“I’ll drop you off at your destination quietly and leave immediately, so let’s settle the fare now.”bf183315d3c4e5f1

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I handed him ab75f7ab93 the money I 0a3d67e9f3 had prepared and 6f9a956b0b gracefully stepped into fd6dd666bd the carriage.a4c8524bade669b9

“Let’s just hope today isn’t a bad day for either of us.”8c5b0b6ea1e5652b

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