Chapter 88: Room 102, Cursed Room - ''Mansion of Fear'' Re (1)


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    <strong>  <b>Room 102, Cursed Room  Mansion of Fear Re (1)</b> </strong>


    <b>* Second Attempt</b>


    <b> Han Kain</b>


    It was confusing but I soon pulled myself together.


    Now! Lets calm down for now, and talk about the roles that were given to all of us. I am a probationary exorcist dispatched by the Vatican, a deacon, which seems to be right below a priest.


    And Im the exorcist training you and helping the cardinal, Jinchul-hyung replied. A wonderful priest that doesnt know anything about the bible.


    Elena followed up.


    Songee and I are sisters. It says we are very spiritual but doesnt look like we were given any other abilities. Its just another way to put our blessings.


    Next up was Grandpa Mooksung who took out a box with a shout.


    Im the cardinal dispatched to punish evil! Although I havent been to a cathedral before, but anyway, inside this box is the Bell. This must be a crucial item to advance with the room, so keep that in mind.


    Lastly, it was Eunsol-noona.


    I have changed from the niece of the owner of the mansion to a younger sister. My role is that of a younger sister skeptical about her brother being possessed by a demon.


    I was about to write them down on the note but I remembered that I didnt need to write it down on the note.


    After all, I had the system window, which I could control and view any time at will.


    [User: Han Kain (Wisdom)


    Date: Day 28


    Current Location: Floor 1, Room 102 (Cursed Room  Mansion of Fear)


    Sages Advice: 3]


    In curiosity, I wrote 1 in front of the number of Sages Advice to change it to [13]. What if this allowed me to have an infinite supply of advice?


    Unfortunately, the 1 was removed immediately.


    It gave me the feeling that the system window was of a much higher status and ss than the pen. It wasnt something that I could edit with the likes of this pen.


    I pulled one of the sides of the system window like what I did when applying it as a filter, and wrote letters on it. This time, the letters werent erased.


    It seemed that I got myself a new notepad.


    Before writing down the roles of everyone on the new notepad, I checked where Seungyub and Ahri were.


    [Teammate Location Information (*)


    Park Seungyub: Vige near the Mansion


    Kim Ahri: Vige near the Mansion]


    Vige near the mansino? Were they not inside the mansion this time?


    I wrote down everyones name based on their roles.


    /1. Team Exorcists


    Cardinal: Kim Mooksung


    Priest: Cha Jinchul


    Sisters: Elena, Yu Songee


    Deacon: Han Kain


    Sister of the Owner of the Mansion: Lee Eunsol


    2. Team Vige


    Kim Ahri, Park Seungyub/


    This was everything for now, and I could make edits to it once I figured out what Ahri and Seungyubs roles were.


    After writing everything down, I told everyone inside the car that Ahri and Seungyub were inside the vige next to the mansion.


    Soon, once everyone settled themselves down and we talked about our roles, we shared what we knew with each other and started contemting our next course of actions.


    I wasnt expecting us to be the exorcists, but in the grand scheme of things, I dont think that changes anything.


    Our objective is probably to figure out the truth behind Lee Sehyun, the owner of the mansion. First of all, lets go to the vige as exorcists and gather some information.


    Eunsol-noona raised a question.


    Before we do that, we first decided to have someone escape, didnt we? What should we do?


    Our original n was for everyone to head to the mansion while one person drove the car away from this region for an escape.


    However, there was a problem.


    We thought we would be traveling around the mansion, or the rear mountain and the cathedral at worst, but it seemed that we would have to travel to and from the vige and the mansion several times to gather information.


    The team needed a car as well, and it would be troubling for the escaper to leave with the car.


    Did they have to walk out then?


    But we didnt know how far they had to go for an escape. The stage was no longer just the mansion and its nearby surroundings  it included the vige nearby as well, so how far did we have to go for an escape?


    That was when Grandpa shared his opinion.


    Lets change our ns. What was our reason for having someone escape? Wasnt it because that Lee Sehyun guy was so powerful from the start in the first attempt that he could possess Songee in a sh?


    Right now, not only do we have the bell but also Songees bracelet to resist mind attack. On the other hand, Lee Sehyun is much weaker and is at the start of his corruption phase.


    First of all, lets all advance together to acquire information, and then have someone leave.


    *


    We followed the road in the car for about 30 minutes and finally found the actual vige. Unexpectedly, it was very different from the countryside vige that we were expecting.


    The houses located here and there looked imposing like the ones you would see in tourist attractions, and there were more houses than we thought.


    It was like a scene straight out of a drama.


    Is this like a vige of retired rich people?


    Jinchul-hyung said, summarizing my evaluation of the vige in one sentence.


    He was right, and that was exactly how it felt.


    I couldnt see any of the greenhouses or fields that you would expect from a countryside vige, and all the houses around the entire vige were veryrge.


    The townspeople out in the streets looked at our car with interest, and I found out that all of their clothes were very high-quality.


    Off in the distance, I saw the familiar mansion.


    Wasnt this set in Korea? How could such a big and imposing mansion exist like this?


    As soon as we entered the vige, Eunsol-noona spoke to us as if she remembered something.


    Theres no need to hide the fact that you are priests. Everyone thinks that I used my connections to bring you guys because of the strange incidents happening inside the vige.


    But of course, you need to hide the fact that Lee Sehyun is the prime suspect.


    Noonim. Isnt it weird that theyre calling a priest and not the police when something strange is happening around the vige?


    Who knows Eunsol-noona replied. Im going through my memories right now, but this ce is slightly different from the Korea we know. Its as if the Vatican is acting the role of the Administration Bureau here. And also, we need to be careful from here onwards.


    Sorry?


    With our manner of speech, of course. Everyone, please refer to me like you would to a normal believer, even when there isnt anyone around. So that we dont make a mistake when there are people around us.


    She was right. From now on, I was the Deacon, and it was important to keep the roles in mind while we were inside this room.


    We parked the car next to what seemed to be the vige hall and separated into three groups.


    Miss Lee Eunsol and Cardinal Kim Mooksung went straight to the mansion to meet Lee Sehyun.


    Sister Yu Songee and Sister Elena headed to the west of the vige hall, while Deacon Han Kain and Priest Cha Jinchul were dispatched to the east of the vige hall.


    *


    <b> Cha Jinchul</b>


    Kain. What should we first


    Priest Cha. Please be mindful of your speech. There will be peopleing around very soon.


    Ah, right. Deacon Han, what do ya think we should look out for first?


    If you could be more well-mannered like an actual priest.


    Damn it. I shouldnt havee with this guy; he was like a mother-inw.


    Im regretting the fact that Im grouped up with you. So, Deacon Han. What is your opinion on our course of investigation?


    We should first investigate the incident of missing children that is happening around the vige, and find out about Mr. Lee Sehyuns reputation. Also, we need to look for Ahri and Seungyub.


    Yeah, right. I mean, I see.


    It was true that we had to be mindful of our manner of speech, so I decided to be more thoughtful with how I spoke.


    We were walking forward when I realized that Kain was diligently reading off of a piece of paper from who knows where.


    Deacon Han. What is it that you are reading right now?


    This is a prayer that was inside the car.


    A prayer?


    Why do you seem so surprised? Do you think it is normal for a priest to not know a single line of a prayer? We would have to meet various people from the vige throughout our time inside the room.


    Once I am done, let me underline a few of the lines for you to remember. And please say them after we talk to the vigers. While you are at it, it would be great if you could look into the sky with deep emotions in your eyes.


    Please! I want to run away. Why was he so caught up in this exorcist cosy?


    *


    <b> Han Kain</b>


    Going around the vige with Priest Cha, we focused on gathering information.


    Just like our first impression, most of the people inside the vige were moderately rich people nning for a second life after a retirement in the city.


    There were two main pieces of information that we gathered.


    Firstly, about people going missing.


    It was mainly kids in early teens that were going missing. Most of the people inside the vige were retired and the average age was therefore quite high, but there were naturally some young couples and kids.


    There were already 4 young children that had gone missing. They were the source of happiness and energy in the vige, and the people of the vige were therefore very disheartened and depressed.


    After hearing about the circumstances, it made sense why they would contact priests instead of the police.


    Apparently, the children were inside the house like usual before disappearing all of a sudden, and in some cases, they just vanished from the surveince camera that they were on.


    Besides, kidnappers would generally call the family after kidnapping the child of a rich household for ransom, but there hadnt been any of that.


    The vigers were certain that some supernatural powers were in y.


    Secondly, about Lee Sehyuns reputation.


    Unlike us who knew about his suspicious circumstances and his corrupt self in the future, Lee Sehyuns reputation was very good among the vigers.


    He was well-known as a young yet amazing entrepreneur that acquired wealth in various industries, and appeared to have contributed significantly to the building of this vige.


    Essentially, he was the representative of this entire vige, and it was by no coincidence that his younger sister was sent off to represent the vige and seek external help.


    Simply hearing me ask skeptical questions about Lee Sehyun was enough to put the vigers in a bad mood. Priest Cha had to apologize to them that it was a mistake from his junior deacon.


    How were we supposed to show the corrtion between the missing incidents and Lee Sehyun?


    Where were the missing kids? Were they locked up inside the basement of the mansion? Or were they dead already?


    Before anything, we had to go to the mansion.


    We headed back to the vige hall and found Sister Songee and Sister Elena, who had already gone through the other side of the vige.


    Dear sisters. Is there anything you have figured out?


    Oppa?


    Please refer to me as Deacon Han.


    I warned Songee about her way of calling me, but that was when Priest Chamented from the side.


    Seriously! This guy is so into it right now. Hes probably going to keep telling you off until you fix up your way of referring to him.


    I think Deacon Han has the right approach. That was when Sister Elena intervened. We have to move around like detectives and there are many eyes on us around the vige and the mansion. Please be careful too, Priest Cha.


    It appeared that Sister Elena understood where I wasing from unlike Priest Cha who still couldnt be serious.


    As expected, Priest Cha dropped his head after that one sentence from Sister Elena, who then continued on to exin what she found out.


    There was a cathedral in the direction we went to. It was different from how it was almost in ruins during our first attempt. I also met the father there.


    Did the father know anything?


    Nothing. He wasnt someone experienced with exorcism, grimoires or anything supernatural.


    He was a normal person and seemed quite nervous around us. He asked us to take care of the serial missing incidents, but not much else.


    Sister Songee then said, We found Seungyub and Ahri. They were turned into children of the vige. The vigers were all trying to hide their kids due to everything happening and it was hard to even see them.


    We barely managed to meet them after introducing ourselves as sisters from the Vatican.


    Children of the vige? I asked. Did they be younger by any chance?


    Yes. They both looked barely 10. Both of them were so cute!


    Have you talked to them?


    Seungyub seemed very frustrated and wanted to help us at the mansion. Ahri just said she was doing okay.


    Both of them happened to be children in a vige where kids were going missing. There was no way that this was by coincidence.


    Priest Cha, who seemed to have thought the same thing, said from the side.


    Deacon Han. What if they are the next targets? Should we bring them in and protect them?


    Hmm. Priest Cha, its something we thought of immediately after hearing that, so I am sure that Ahri is thinking the same thing too. She has enough power to protect herself, so theres no need to be too concerned.


    Im not that concerned about Ahri either. Im more worried about Seungyub.


    In any case, its hard for us to do anything about it. Their parents are there, so priests cant suddenly show up and take the kids away. First of all, lets head to the mansion. Its time for us to meet Lee Sehyun.


    It was time to go to the mansion.


    As soon as she heard that, Songee voiced her concern.


    I was possessed immediately after touching the statue on the first attempt. What should we /genesisforsaken