Chapter 2

Translator: Yonnee

As soon as hed enter the mansion, he would be trapped here for the rest of his life. Well, unless hed be able to find the Room of Truth.

In the games prologue, Dietrich expressed his gratitude for having been welcomed into the mansion, and he did not hesitate to step inside.

However, unlike how he was in the game, Dietrich right now was showing a bit of reluctance.

And it felt like he was suspicious of me.

Exactly! That it! Just go and leave right now!

Your Ladyship, I asked how you knew my name. Would it be possible for you to answer my question first?

But again, my mouth moved regardless of my will.

For that, I will let you know if you come in.

I wasnt really in the mood to smile, but the corners of my lips went ahead and curled up anyway.

Instead of coming in, Dietrich was rooted outside the door, and he observed me carefully.

From his reaction, its clear that he was mulling over what to do.

Just get out of here! If its sus, just scram!

Dont walk down a thorny path full of hardship for no reason!

Ill come in.

Yeah, no, not that.

Nevertheless, Dietrich took a step into the mansion as if he had already made up his mind.

And once he was inside, the door slammed shut as if it was waiting for that moment.

At the same time, the violent crackle of lightning and the booming rumble of thunder shook the entire mansion.

The curtains fluttered roughly, the windows shook as if they were about to shatter.

Right then, my bodywhich felt like a puppet on strings just a moment agoalso loosened.

Im inside now. Id like to hear your answer, if you please.

No, wait. Thats not the problem that needs to be faced right now.

Youre in confinement now.

However, its impossible for him to be able to grasp the situation he was in at present.

I just knew.

Pardon?

Your name I just happened to know.

The insincere answer made Dietrichs brows furrow to the center.

But I didnt feel the need to wrack my brain and make up some excuse.

Thats not whats important right now.

With the way things are going, its not like I can answer properly anyway.

No, the answer was somewhere here.

If we could just find the Room of Truth.

But its not going to be easy.

This mansion had a total of five floors, and the Room of Truth was accessible only after going through all those floors.

Entering the mansion was a simple matter, but going up the floors was a different story.

Dietrich was few to go through the rooms of the mansion to find the crushed shards, and thats when hed be able to move forward.

Once hed find all the crushed shards, a fragment would be formed, and it would allow him entry to the next floor.

All of the crushed shards up to the fifth floor would form certain fragments, and once all the fragments were collected, it would become the key to open the Room of Truth.

In other words, there were three stages to go through: crushed shard, fragment then key.

Its late, so why dont we turn in for the night? I think itd be best to prepare for tomorrow.

Excuse me, Your Ladyship. Its difficult for me to understand what you mean now.

Youll find out tomorrow anyway.

Dietrich once again expressed his reluctance.

Didnt you say that youll explain once I enter the mansion? But all of a sudden, you say itll be tomorrow

After saying so, Dietrich took a step back.

Then, he turned his head slightly to look through the high windows that were spanning throughout the whole wall, all the way up to the ceiling.

The rain seems to have stopped, he noted.

Yeah, it seems so.

Its enough for me that I had avoided it. Then, Ill be on my way.

It was rude of me to enter this place without permission.

Using the halted rain as an excuse, its obvious that he wanted to get away from me.

As Dietrich turned, the candles lit up the dim interior of the mansion, casting a soft orange glow upon his figure.

His rain-soaked clothes were stuck to his body, clearly defining the outline of his solid, muscular features.

I watched his back with pity in my eyes.

Before long, Dietrich arrived at the front door and, with one hand, he reached for the door handle.

Rattle!

However, the only sound that answered was an indication that the door was tightly locked.

What

Dietrichs eyes shot back at me with a look of disbelief.

Oh, I know this scene.

The fleeting thought passed through my mindthat what I was seeing now was so similar to the prologue.

Then I felt my body freezing up again.

Just like how it was a while ago, when I was compelled to say something against my will.

The next line is

I knew it by heart because Ive played through this part countless times.

Firmly determined, Dietrich stomped back to me.

Why in the world is the door locked?

Please explain.

As I met his purple gaze, which was so full of murderous intent, my mouth spoke on its own.

So, what I was about to say now was absolutely not of my own volition.

Dear foolish man who entered Lindberghs Mansion on your own two feet, I welcome you. Until you find the Room of Truth, you shall not be able to leave this place.

What are you talking about?

If you wish to leave, go up all the floors and find the Room of Truth.

No matter how unreasonable or unbelievable this situation was,

Everything had already been set in stone the moment he took a step into the mansion.

So until he could find the Room of Truth

Youre not allowed to leave.

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