People in the original god, the innkeeper, oppressing his sister

Your eyes are only opened a slit.

Your body trembles involuntarily.

You say silently in your mouth:

Bad things.

Yes, you can guess that this arrangement is to prevent some bad things from happening.

But, the bad thing, what exactly is it...

Unexplainable fears come over you.

You stop on the side near the door and grope carefully, but to no avail.

You start to think about where those unspeakable things are hidden.

Insomnia is the result of breaking the rules...

Where is the matter after insomnia?

Why hide it?

on purpose?

Intentional here does not mean intentionally harming others. If there is such an idea, there is a need for those rules to exist.

So, there is no hiding at all?

The so-called clues have always been conspicuously placed there, in a place where an insomniac must be able to see.

You lie back down and roll back and forth on the bed a few times.

The next moment, an envelope fell from the bed curtain because of your noise.

You breathed a sigh of relief.

Only you did not return to the fire, but stopped by the bed.

It's not that you haven't hesitated, whether you can just throw yourself on the bed as if nothing happened.

Because from that information, at least one thing can be confirmed, it is safe to fall asleep.

But the tense nerves make it difficult for you to brew the slightest sleepiness.

The viscous night is like a piece of **.

You just saw a corner of the sea surface;

And hidden under the water, it may be an iceberg.

Are you really ready to face it?

Finally, you opened the envelope, moved to the fireplace step by step, and read by the firelight:

"Manor Check-in Rules ([-])"

There are no greetings or greetings, or even much explanation. Compared with the rules, it is more like a warning:

"1. When you see it, it means that you have violated the first edition of the rules. Please remember that the rules are only to better protect you."

"2. You can look for the servant rules. It is a notebook in the second drawer of the writing desk. It may help you."

"3. From now until dawn, stay in your room, preferably in bed, and don't go out."

"4. Before you fall asleep, the maid will close the curtain for you, don't open it."

"5. There is a candle in the room. Light it and make sure it will not go out until dawn."

"6. Water is a colorless, odorless, transparent liquid. Please always make sure that the liquid in the cup is the same as in the entry description."

"7. The servants are well-educated. Therefore, they will not actively disturb you when you are resting at night. Don't open the door to anyone. Even if you hear the noise from outside the door, don't pay attention."

"8. If you really can't help but be curious, look through the cat's eyes. Please remember that the servants are well-educated. When people smile, they don't open their eyes and show their teeth. So don't open the door. Even if you are familiar with face."

"9. If you hear knocking on the door, it's because the maid is cleaning and the mop hits the door. She likes to work at night, please don't disturb her."

"10. If you hear a knock on the door, go back to bed immediately and observe the color of the water."

"11. Please observe the color of the water in the water glass. When the color of the water has not changed, you just need to continue lying on the bed without making any noise."

"12. If the knock on the door continues to grow louder and the water turns light red, immediately turn on all the lights in the room and hold the candle in your hand."

"13. If the above methods do not work, drink the water and don't hesitate."

"14. Finally, please make sure that you are alone in your room at all times."

Your breath stops.

heart sank a little bit

Maybe the situation is more serious than expected.

The content of the letter is telling you what you need to avoid.

it.

or;

they.

They are in corridors, in fields, in every corner where darkness falls.

Your eyes fell on the last one for a long time.

There's even a chance it could be in the room.

You are not discouraged by this, and there is no point in regretting what has already happened.

What needs to be thought about is how to get out of the current predicament.

You stand up and search the room.

Soon after you get the only good news.

A candle, which you found on the windowsill.

At such times, the help that a beam of light can bring to you is almost beyond words.

The moment you touched it, you suddenly shivered.

Why are there candles on the windowsill...

You suddenly realize that maybe someone is trying to see what is outside the window.

You stood there in a daze until you touched the piece of paper pressed under the candle.

Another...a piece of paper?

You grab it eagerly and go back to the fire, but you don't rush to light the candle, sparing this hard-earned source of light.

You leaned closer to the fire, and it turned out that the piece of paper was left by the old housekeeper. It seems that the previous things were just overthinking under tension.

Beautiful, intelligent, and brave lady.

Sure enough, you still have insomnia.

When you read this sentence, you must have found the note I left on the window sill, remember and abide by the check-in rules, I wish you a safe night.

As always, burn this note as soon as possible after reading it.

You bit your lip and sent the note into the fireplace.

This sentence did not provide you with much comfort, but made you more convinced of a guess.

"it"

really exists.

Maybe outside the door, maybe right next to you.

You hold up the candle and continue searching in the room, under the bed, writing desk, wardrobe...

You found another note in the corner of the closet, feeling nervous, you simply crouched in the closet and looked.

Only this time, it was impossible to determine the identity of the person who left this note.

The handwriting on it is scrawled, the color of the font is dark red, and there is not much order between the lines.

"It exists.

Light makes it weak, fear makes it strong...

Don't try to fight it, and don't look for it.

It's not that scary... I mean, it's limited in this estate, it's not like it's supposed to interfere with everything.

It's more like channeling... channeling your fear to the moment it's at its highest. "

When you see this, you hold the note tightly, even if your fingernails pierce the palm of your hand, you don't care.

You hugged your shoulders tightly and continued to sit in the closet.

Perhaps, this will give you a greater sense of security.

I've already seen almost all the places I can search.

You put together the information and guess the identity of the person who left the note.

Besides the owner and the butler of the manor, is there another person?

Time passed little by little.

thump.

You were startled by the voice, took a quick glance, remembered the words on the note, and told yourself not to be afraid.

Then he shrank his body forward, just now it was just the noise caused by his shoulder accidentally touching the wardrobe.

But then not.

"Dong dong dong."

It was a knock on the door.

from the empty doorway;

knocking.

In the complete silence, the voice was so abrupt.

You didn't even have time to think, and quickly turned your head to look at the position of the water glass.

The color of the water began to slowly turn red.

You grit your teeth, hold the candle tightly and walk towards the door.

You look through cat eyes.

In the cat's eye is a blurred human face.

Before you can see it clearly, your vision turns red immediately.

It's as if this person suddenly grew his mouth and put his whole mouth on the cat's eye

And what you see is his tongue and throat.

You opened your eyes wide and covered your mouth for a split second.

Then he held the candle tightly in his arms and quickly returned to the bed.

You wrap the pillow tightly over your ears and say silently:

"Don't be afraid, don't be afraid."

It's just that the knock on the door didn't disappear, but became louder and louder.

The color of the water gradually turns red.

"Don't be afraid, don't be afraid!"

You suddenly thought of one of the rules:

In the drawer of the desk, there is a servant's code.

You pin the rest of your hopes on that notebook.

You rush out of bed and open the drawer.