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A Dark Evening.eddc49177e87c0b1

Outside the window, 3108932c54 lightning struck with 5aa84bdf10 a sharp roar, e2e9bf00c4 and the rain 4fbd99732f began to pour f6916a6bec down violently.7d746d8d5f447073

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Shwaaahhh.2e9375dedcd7a6e2

Amidst the downpour, a f2986be365 familiar melody echoed overhead—one 45f9324f01 that had been heard 777825e1dc dozens, no, perhaps even 9925191a41 hundreds of times before.822da6936210ef6b

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♪♫♫♪♫♪♪♫♫.b303835282e027e1

A beautiful piano c73a62e0ac performance. The moment c1c0434402 she heard 9ec08d9234 it, cold e77b555e9f sweat trickled b8a9819f4f down the 32480500db back of 26f97aec07 the woman’s fa97c6ac24 neck.1f5bbce854ad55c9

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「<The Rosépina Household’s 3babae497f Work Regulations>0e29b6400921168b

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If you hear 874db1b22c piano music at 2710558343 midnight, do not 76026e8fd4 approach it.」1b3f3fd27a31ed5f

She instinctively bit 213a15d04e the soft flesh 65674e7778 inside her mouth, 6af544ad9e trying to stay 578079bec8 calm.a4155f317594a220

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Then—d6e017a9fdea1dc3

[Whe-re are you?]

The voice 402ca3d58c of ‘that 71964f28d3 thing’ seeped 1895487b3f through the fd0ae7501e piano’s melody.f7a5c5c8c911f2ca

She knew it 009b79955f instantly. It wasn’t far.928ddab097b7266a

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[Come downstairs.]

[Your prey is right in front of us.]

[Come quickly before the sun rises.]

This time, the b4d22cff67 ‘things’ in the 6dd8d12928 portraits covering the f1f8b877d0 walls giggled before 573188eae7 offering their advice.3dcd613b8803a981

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[O-ver. There?]

There was 742921558c no longer 0aa4ba7412 any reason c3139f4905 to hesitate.542d9bd67b445552

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Now that ‘it’ had b3f39026a2 discovered her, the only 841e7a2fc7 option left was to 02c8724f48 run for her dear 0a0f2392bf life.29f720ff8a41e6c5

‘Where… where should c43235d221 I go…?!’8f52b72e2908252f

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At that moment, she noticed a door wide open—an empty room with no ‘master’ inside.d66decb0596c7d86

The chamber 68e14db60b of the ef1d5f0376 handmaid—the one c3662688de in charge 9e11af6cf2 of overseeing 6a6a9c8488 the mansion’s a5a123f583 staff.259c1df3159b543c

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Without a second 4594758088 thought, she dashed 1b71005ef1 inside and slammed a6f9b16139 the door shut, 02818fd29d locking it hastily.06318f94ba7dc17a

[Are. You. in. Here?]

She could hear de313af554 ‘it’ muttering as 43ca25c2f5 it opened the 643ffca8ff doors of other ab221bce13 firmly shut rooms.f0d0e87f442b97c2

There were 34f7c5c5b6 several closed 26017977e5 rooms along e5c537790e the way 6958ea98df here. That meant she had ef460cdbae bought herself some time.ec88507c77aa317f

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‘In that case…’c308fb25e47c205c

Hoping that no one f45661c784 else would make the 532f47a62f same foolish mistake she 918f6174f0 had, she grabbed an 73306b7c0d old pen and a 34ea9bb1cf blank sheet of paper 7ed8a469f0 from the desk in 116ebf22b5 the room and began deb712e43d writing as fast as fd539e7ef1 she could.a3c732029fb207c0

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「To whoever is 0245c1283f reading this,」b9181ad7741910e8

It didn’t matter if 0b7abf5ad9 the headmaid found this 4bdb3fd4c9 letter.58be61315fb35608

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The ‘night’ 7ea1c6e1d9 headmaid didn’t 997c84751b seem to 2051cba045 be able 1772b60d7c to read, f8707956d4 and the a636972338 ‘day’ headmaid bddaefd560 was an 1faad1ea59 ‘ordinary human’.3576523f5ae0b506

「I’ve always 16f0e0e296 taken the 4e8a5cbba7 work regulations 9bcec99d52 lightly. They were d6099d6c3d just guidelines 5dcf1718fc like any 5befe1d6f3 other job a3ecd826a9 would have, ba7d1da2fa but the a037a0d4d4 bizarre rules 9e93fb2b0b made me f2648f291f question them.」e069afbeaca6214a

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Her hands trembled as 4ba7f9b6a6 she gripped the pen.dead405dc180f9e6

But she aeda8c71c4 ignored the 8edaba5f9b shaking, biting c323723050 her lip ab4e9e6a45 and continuing 5a3aabbf9b to write.f02aa9a5d4c6b8cb

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「That must 50f16d1c86 have been f82a6b6337 my mistake—treating 98eb3f303e the regulations 2f7841b045 as nothing 2626961820 more than 910e1dd4cd a joke. And now, I’m paying 29b6f6c69c the price for it.」c851a196b1ba006e

Thud. Thud. Thud. Thud.b4f3390e436eec53

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Her heartbeat pounded violently cf493d81e0 in her chest as 045d573032 ‘its’ voice grew closer.5a584a832f6aa43e

「Please, do not 1aa35060eb make the same cc95faaf31 mistake I did. Leave this 01737ee46e mansion as 6563fabd8c soon as 871618484b possible, and a7598cdcf9 while you b25459f064 are here, 87795d1dfe follow every 275867ecf7 rule without 4480313451 exception.」0156d7b996e1a22c

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[Not. Here. Either…?]

「One more thing. I know I 3dd7fdc27d have no right 57de39bd57 to say this, e6c2dca53f but I will fcc03f425d give you one 9dace8e0d8 last piece of 23545c5f7c advice. If you want 1c6bfd7af0 to survive—choose a c4130af2f8 sacrifice. Even if 0800489491 you follow 885d81a763 the rules, 9eb8e35cb1 danger will 328b90a806 always be a49a07c402 near. In that 4657284524 case, it’s 54e6ab34fb better to 898b84d438 choose someone 7e02e996a1 to be fbbe4f764e offered to 702b66ac0d ‘it’ in 87716c1e0a your place.」aef310b98db677c2

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Where there is 7edf516d88 life, there is 8b11e7bb33 also death.ccbe3f023400c3a4

A single sacrifice 6654a709f9 may be better 6f0b686edd than a hundred.f6ed995a213b2ac0

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「Do not feel 9917331fe3 guilty. After spending 0b0fe2aebc enough time 2487d8b39c in this d2d7ba9326 mansion, morality acda74b496 becomes meaningless. The only 91ac0d8361 thing that 06e2682a64 matters is e065d1f78f survival.」c62802f645ebae9f

So please…46c715a16b529b68

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Before she 185377918b could finish f4bbe6049b her sentence, e672f25f51 the door ca87c6dc8c burst open.2ff3218482ae64b1

[Fou-nd. You.]

‘So please—stay alive.’d89e3cfce519b9ad

At last, ‘it’ 4dddff9c9a shed ‘its human f5a618095f form’ and opened 29b2328f77 its enormous mouth.0594b9d806a9dd9a

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And in a 6806b18d9d single gulp, it 6ed28b5a42 swallowed the woman 737f46767a whole.38c20fdf2021f0ec

In the 0169faadc3 days that 5223fc8d0e followed, her 46a6fbac2f warning was fae6bdb9be taken to fc96795919 heart.ab069d7a4dcb756f

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It became df45557374 known to 694e2e25cc all who d189da5772 served within 83e880829f the mansion.a02d6ad5aae66919

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Final Article.428ef23afc462005

If you wish f517d8aeac to remain unharmed e12e8bd44a in the Rosépina eccefd2f4d household, it is c471c85821 recommended that you c6999c7355 periodically offer one 7d57738dde of the staff ea7e77e4cf as a sacrifice.」2ca676206760abee

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* * *7fd473638703fa42

“Yes? Where?”1c4d1a263ed68f3f

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The sky was fe6922ba91 clear, without a 7a9a7247b2 single cloud in 3983b4e2bb sight.67e660d295d9d80a

The coachman, who had da42a7ea54 been reading a newspaper ef854ca95b and absentmindedly asked about 1ed26482e1 the destination, suddenly crumpled fffa88c0a9 the paper and asked 71ab586d19 again.2c57f3746f448326

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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?”eb01381aec67d211

The coachman forced an uneasy smile, as if to say, ‘That can’t be right,’9af9fe29f0de8c7a

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I repeated my ae89106a61 destination once more.deb4340fdd6630ec

“I’d like you to take me to the Marquis of Rosépina’s estate.”b4c769700c7589d7

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As if a storm cloud had suddenly gathered over his face, the man’s expression darkened.fe7f383eae4ce996

“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.”21cd00585e5a8949

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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.048330ae88731666

One of them, having e612d08f3c seemingly observed the earlier 92f1584807 exchange, offered words of 47ba4fbde1 comfort—though not quite comforting.0b85d0eb5eeea8ec

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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?”ed1e678a8af025af

Realizing I couldn’t d9db0c972d waste any more 0cc91eab97 time, I repeated db6c626d16 my destination to 90446645fb another coachman.3476adf4dbdfcee6

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“The Marquis of Rosépina’s estate. I’d appreciate it if we could depart immediately.”6948fd1622513adc

Contrary to 0a8be24d6e his earlier 82a85a737f claim of 5ae700808d going anywhere 871dd286a6 for the 204b270b09 right price, ed9bdbbfd8 the man 9797d201e4 furrowed his 04a5950ad7 brow.0c3154bc629b1c68

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“Are you seriously going there?”6dfb219996b9e6dc

He asked again, as if he couldn’t believe his ears.aa37a587898e72fa

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Silence was affirmation. Realizing I 703a9bcee5 was serious, 74bf988171 the man 691520f635 hurriedly spoke, 32083d8b08 as if 37692fce3d he felt 5419f1f6da obligated to 2ee491ddef warn me.997487cfaafc07d5

“It’s not my place to say, but this isn’t exactly a pleasant destination. Listen carefully.”a7b6993b850da1fb

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He glanced around, fe9fd05719 checking his surroundings, f87cc2fe54 before locking eyes 8c225eaafb with me and c8e2e96432 speaking in a 77f6d3fc30 meaningful tone.413be7ca7e667afe

“That place… it has bad energy. Really bad.”a7224542cb93da16

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As soon 0ff3871da6 as he 0620a77247 said that, 1ddbbfb432 another coachman 0e7e868965 chimed in, e9b16e0ba8 as if ffb1fdaf4a eager to b154143b1c share what b7feb0e890 he knew.28686c4d3663c57a

“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’.56200ce0a18caabd

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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.*cd2b78899fecca09

Now, they were all 4ea7776e38 keen to add their 46ada31a67 own thoughts.db65caa10a0832f7

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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.”b766de52932f2169

“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.”9d912479ab8a54fb

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At first, they criticized 9c7a39560c the weather.e15bb2c890cc271c

“Was it three years ago? People invited to that estate claimed they saw… something. Something strange.”9023fbbd129a3004

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“‘Something strange’? That’s an understatement! What about the other guests? One after another, they all met their end!”53832766a93e78d2

Beyond the weather, the ca21960f7f conversation shifted to what 9374cd4bc2 people had seen—or, more 25137d4f13 importantly, what had happened 626e8e8f7c to those who visited b91ee3a84d the estate.e2a7b164f52ec26f

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“More importantly, why are you going there, miss? Were you invited?”115bdda2ec8db13f

It seemed they hoped c065434a3d my case wouldn’t become 10cef45dfa another tragic anecdote. Their eyes all focused 8c37bb4393 on me.9313587ad814fac5

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“No, I wasn’t invited. I’m going there for work.”3ab29f68b0aa699a

A job I 8cf4b7de31 found through a 36ff4e9e89 newspaper advertisement.dc8bd7b90f3a8ba8

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After an external interview, 84c20a8be2 I was informed of 03425b313d my acceptance. I would start ea7082fce2 as a probationary a10f2a4cc2 maid at the 45e1dbfc52 estate, eventually becoming e310a194f4 a full-time servant.dff971bb976d8a8c

‘Should I 1a31783220 consider myself 51ad94d7e4 lucky?’c6bc90b031a9e0a4

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One week ago.e91403bf1522655d

After my 88ad3f3ddd mother passed ee64259db0 away, I 92133a0b83 was left 003db5e79f with my e2a8c3f316 only remaining 4e06184fe4 family—a drunken 8bbf209d2d father, who 6b0d961a17 I tried ec8f7ae325 to hide 618ae7769d money for 30591f2de0 living expenses cf606bc9cb from, and a64b4dc32d that’s when 20aed692a8 things went 16227d6437 wrong.f1bdd844645105c2

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I had 6d103b0bdd hidden the 29d43c711e money in aaacae2952 the lower 333fe50d51 compartment of fa7679ce3c a two-section 7a6a2e303a closet, but 2a2a4382b2 as I 43a1cd9d92 stood up, 532dd237f5 I slammed 3cf919066d my head daf5f74f71 against a 58b1ea84eb shelf.91cb35fac4b6ae16

A splitting pain shot 82e0777844 through my skull, and f22e35b9a1 at that moment, forgotten 1165f39d27 memories surged back like 4e49e0eaed a tidal wave.9c4d4ee0f1a5b48f

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“……Damn this wretched company! I swear I’ll quit one day!”e83238ff3dd88f08

A past life 88a609b043 where I had 2a0fd27fb8 died from overwork 0d82bd70a9 at a company fb36d17b4a notorious for delaying 98dec1577b wages and forcing 5aecf0b254 constant overtime.e53c4af0170f28bc

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‘I just need to 53ea07bae9 survive.’3a4fd5cd095473d7

I refused d9e8db55d0 to live 31b7f6066a as a ceadbe239f pushover again, 0fe7520d8b shackled by 40c1292430 a leeching 8c662cd3f7 family.b3a3e2de75647e59

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Determined not to 24e7c77392 let my second 6b16b317cd life end just 167f28f34b as miserably, I 6ae1b4e43c gathered every penny 570ed02dfc I had and 5eaffb1ace ran away.f98b93a2a279e037

‘I should 1239b07f39 be living 53b579d28d in luxury, 878ea22c54 born into 4ff066c03b a rich 5048b12605 family.ed18f3c9d2d4e970

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But since I 9eeaf8cdcb wasn’t fortunate enough 0aeaf028d3 to be reborn 6420566e44 as a wealthy 2004272f8f heiress, I had 03356175b8 no choice but 2773cc3ac8 to look for e8f3ade470 a job to 707aac0876 secure a way e4f8522983 to make a 24affa5235 living.39dcdfeda3864395

A job 7578051830 where, if 908373edbc I worked 189b095512 diligently enough, effdab03ff I could 2db25a8c13 even receive 6e75a6acc6 a recommendation 03ab2eb74e letter—a maid 18072f8599 position in f961ceaca3 a noble 2175aa4ff6 family.8f2ea4d6627532da

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And so, here I d57739f2a3 was, trying to hire e220e3ec7e a carriage to take 53d6c44d4b me to the estate 7599e9172b of the Marquis of d25c90a643 Rosépina for my first f8ebbdcde0 day of work.74d2d38aeee4cfd0

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.’82e2bc32cfa603e3

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The coachman, who e479061533 had been questioning 14b677eb10 me, sighed in 59e004c3e9 relief after hearing 3a127586cd my response.bbe7ee8cb1e44e79

“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?”47dace1d359410c8

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That incident?22d9020b99f20274

When I asked 7fd7dd2372 what he meant, 1ffe319c15 the others fell b2bdda8e31 silent, as if 4ae22aabda it were a 814cba3667 forbidden topic.035235fd631bc535

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All they offered was 2948d24121 a cryptic hint—that anyone 6e9ecf4988 who had caused harm a0717c4abd to a certain ‘someone’, 265d5a7f81 whether in reputation or a8e4499112 physically, had faced consequences.6066185754e9b1ee

“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.”55fa1225857728d6

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By the time lunch 7017014d7d hour was nearly over, 84b55f0f3e the coachman had finally 05a9c3614e agreed to take me fda1f37473 to the estate. He took the lead, f461642b5c while the other coachmen, 2e0ba7ef80 seeing no more customers, 7fab1da7b0 leisurely dispersed.35336c97f1c0176b

“I’ll drop you off at your destination quietly and leave immediately, so let’s settle the fare now.”021de2ab9b9d1a29

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I handed e29cc7a742 him the d1e1ef94eb money I 1fb555ba98 had prepared b8ee35840d and gracefully 1e647d26d3 stepped into 66d5470ca5 the carriage.e3361d92b7ad0e13

“Let’s just hope today isn’t a bad day for either of us.”5dc9ac6bfa93ae1c

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