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Chapter 23 - Chapter 23: The Solemn Voice of Lies

Night is in its second stage... A strange coldness on Wind Night Wonder's face... a grave silence... and a faint smile.

Thud... the first step... sweat dripped from my forehead onto my face.

Thud... the second step... my heart beats violently... thud-thud... thud.

Wind Night Wonder placed his right hand on my left shoulder. His hand carries the faint, cold scent of old books.....

Gulp....? Heat slides down my throat... that large human figure on the floor... hands stained with blood... that second watch of the night... Is the cause of my death me? Will he kill me?

MR, (s).....

Silence for a while, and he turns back. Yellow light falls upon my clothes... the moss-covered wall... it felt as if the wall was very old. The earthy scent from the wall and the creaking sound of a gate coming from somewhere far away... and the rotten smell of wood join together to suffocate me...

... Should leave, the night has grown late.

10:20, the joy of strolling in the mall... that day I receive a phone call from an unknown number.... The man standing on the tracks... Wind Night Wonder... what does he know about me? After that, I found myself asleep on the table. And then, why not..... Ha.....

I reached home. I take a good look at the house from the outside... the window of the room upstairs was open.....!? Suddenly, my gaze shifts toward the balcony; my eyes go wide in shock. A long hook in the balcony.... a hanging lantern... the heat of the flame was burning.

A question in my mind... when I went out, I didn't light the lantern at all, so... it means someone else is inside. That same hook... I struggle... the wooden boat... the faint yellow light of the lantern falls on the boat near the tank. On it, the name "Merchant of Death" and address "9481" were written.

Just as I extend my hand to unlock the outer door to go inside ... I think, should I go home? This is nothing less than hell. I cannot go inside... let's see if there is any library open nearby.

I walk through those dark-filled paths. It is raining heavily... a light mist... raindrops fell on my face. Darkness everywhere, silences, and a soft coldness in the air. For the first time, there is such peace in the air.

.. Ha....

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