Chapter 81 – 10. The Haunted Mansion Is Inhabited by Ghosts
“Have you left or gone…?”
Queen Charperia doubted her own ears.
“Yes, you can’t live in the royal castle, can you?”
“Yeah, it’s okay though… Heeing.”
She muttered cutely, forgetting even her identity as her own queen.
Seeing this, Siu burst into laughter without even realizing it.
This is her queen’s office, so it’s fortunate that only the royal court ladies-in-waiting were there. Of course, the man and woman also treated each other rather comfortably as this place was close to a private place.
“You’re not even a candidate anymore. You have to go out, find a house, and prepare in earnest.”
“Uhm, that’s right.”
Even outside of the Kingdom of Palania, it is rare for a warrior to live in a royal or imperial castle.
Some warriors are also special cases, so they live like that, but most of them live in a separate house in the capital or a nearby city. Among them, they even took possession of their own territory and lived there.
“Ugh, it’s too bad. Even if that child was only engaged to Siwoo-nim…”
That child
Needless to say, I am referring to the first princess of Charperia.
As long as the princess’s fiancé was allowed to live in the royal castle, there would be no big problem in justification.
It was said that Siu was in a romantic relationship with her queen, but Charperia was not a descendant of royal blood, and it was difficult for her to have a man officially. In other words, even if it is an open fact that everyone knows, unless it has been officially revealed by the royal family, the two are strangers.
“She got engaged a while ago, and you shouldn’t say that.”
“Whoops. Is that so?”
“Yes?”
Charperia gave a meaningful smile with a confident expression.
The princess was a child who looked exactly like her when she was young. Unfortunately, she didn’t inherit her breast size or blonde hair, but her personality and taste are the same. That’s why she couldn’t be satisfied with being a man in another world.
“Hmm, you seem to be afraid of something. I think I’ll be leaving in two hours anyway.”
“Two hours… Okay. But you’re going to find a place to live in the capital, right?”
“Of course. There is no reason to leave the capital. And…”
Siwoo blurted out his words with a grin.
“And…?”
“Because I have to prepare the clan.”
“Clan…”
The Queen shook her head.
Being close to Si-Woo, she naturally knows about Si-Woo’s plan.
She said that she needed the help of her queen so that her plan could proceed more smoothly, and it was also a story that came out while she had a bed and had a conversation after finishing her business.
“That’s right. Siwoo said he would become stronger as quickly as possible…”
Charperia’s expression darkened.
As long as his growth is beneficial to the Kingdom of Palania, he cannot be captured. It was a story that Siwoo has infinite potential, but in other words, if he leaves it as it is, he will not be able to grow.
“But… Isn’t it too much to leave as soon as you return…”
We meet after half a year.
In the meantime, she was busy with government affairs and thought it was not right for the queen to leave her seat out of personal feelings and go to the training camp for warriors, so she just waited all the time. There is even a feeling that she will never be satisfied with a day when she meets him.
But she left the royal castle one day after seeing her face like that.
“Umm, so last night a lot…”
“Eww! That’s true, but…!”
The lady-in-waiting, who was listening to the conversation between the two, smiled faintly.
It was around 9:00 PM when Siwoo visited the queen’s bedroom. And it was 10:00 am when I came out. For more than half a full day, the two of us spent a messy night together. And that too, until morning.
Even the maid who knocked on her door to wake her queen heard a terrifying groan, she knew the lady-in-waiting. It was clear that she hadn’t slept properly, as she continued to yawn even now.
‘No matter how stable it is, you’re still pregnant… ♡’
Suddenly remembering what Siu had said to her in the past, she trembled with her blushing face.
“Siwoo-nim… Can’t we just have a few more days? It’s only a few days…”
“I’m sorry, Charperia. It’s unfortunate for me too, but I’ve already told everyone. It’s not like you’ll change your mind right away after becoming the party leader, right?”
“Yes.”
“I’ll still come often. I stay often.”
“…Ha, I see. I can’t help it. You really have to come often.”
“Thank you.”
Siu placed her hand on the queen’s desk and slowly leaned in front of her.
The faces of lovers getting closer and closer.
Charperia flinched and glanced at her maid. It was embarrassing even for her to do such a fresh act in front of her. Fortunately, the quick-witted lady-in-waiting had already turned her head away, and Charperia closed her eyes in relief.
“Huh…”
“Side.”
“…Jjook♡ side. Side ♥”
After a light kiss, the faces of the man and woman move away.
Maybe because her kiss was too short? Her queen’s expression was rather full of regret. She could only sleep four hours, and she enjoyed hot kisses all night long, but still, in her heart, only sorrowful love was growing.
Is it because of her mother’s extreme love for her father?
“Ugh.”
“Charperia?”
“Bah, just… The child moved…”
“Ah…”
Usually, when she was 5 months pregnant, she felt her baby move. However, as the six months approached, the child in her womb did not move much. She was reassured by the priest that there was nothing wrong with her, but she was concerned nonetheless.
But now she kicked for the first time.
“…”
“It seems that the baby is also cheering for Dad to cheer up…♡”
“I’ll work hard and come back.”
“Yes♥”
Today, Siwoo was only going to find a house, but Siwoo had a passion deep in her heart to work harder.
Colleagues, women, children, family. As the number of things to protect increases, the will to protect this world becomes firmer. And for that, he had to live hard and busy himself.
‘As expected, I have to find a house first.’
More precisely, it was a mansion that would later be used as a clan building.
I wanted to create a clan right away, but unfortunately, that was not possible right now.
In the early days, a clan was just a small gathering of warriors from the same country to share friendships, but now its meaning has expanded to become a concept like a guild in RPG games. The Holy Empire’s Division of Champions felt the need to beware of clan misuse and made it a registration system.
The conditions weren’t very demanding, but even Siwoo couldn’t achieve it right now. Since I needed a little more time, I planned to prepare the building in advance and live there.
“Are you here?”
“Yeah. It’s a place I’ve marked in advance.”
“And…”
At Siwoo’s words, his party members burst into admiration as they looked at the huge mansion in front of them.
Although located on the outskirts of the capital, the site was very large. In addition to the main building, there are several outbuildings, and the main building itself boasted a considerable size. I couldn’t see the back, but it was a huge mansion that looked like it was eight stories tall.
“It’s nice. A place like this doesn’t have an owner and the price is so cheap…”
Elaine, who visited the brokerage with Shiu, looked disbelieving.
“…”
And in another sense, Hildear was making an expression of disbelief.
“Si, sir Siu.”
“Why?”
“Must…Do it have to be here?”
The four women except Siwoo were puzzled by her voice full of anxiety and worry. It was the first time she had ever seen her so anxious and flustered. There was nothing that could have happened at the training camp, but Hildeard’s attitude was strange nonetheless.
“…?”
“Sir Hildear. Do you know anything?”
At Scout Rosalyn’s question, Hildear turned her head stiffly.
“This mansion. It’s a famous place. …A place where ghosts come out.”
“…Monster?”
A question that naturally popped up in response.
But she shook her head.
“I do not know.”
“Yes? Don’t you know?”
“It’s a place where ghosts come out. No one has ever seen a ghost. Instead, I’ve experienced countless strange phenomena.”
“Hmm. Interesting. But don’t worry. I’m there, right?”
Elaine patted her own chest with her confident expression.
Her soft breasts swayed slightly and caught Siwoo’s gaze. He smiled heartily, remembering that this was not the time, and clearing his throat, he drew the attention of her members.
“That’s right. There’s a saintess by our side, so what does it matter? It’s not an official mission, but this is our party’s first mission.”
“Is it the mansion’s ghost extermination?”
“He’s not bad.”
All of Siwoo’s party members were full of confidence. Except for Hildear and the alchemist Nina. The latter was originally timid and not a fighter, so he was just cautious, but Hildear was not like that.
‘Is it really okay… ?’
It has been virtually abandoned for about 10 years.
Since she lived in the capital city for a short time, she had heard rumors about this place several times. Furthermore, the fact that such a large mansion has been neglected for 10 years is likely because the ghosts were too strong and could not be exterminated, or because it was likely to lose money due to cost issues.
Neither was a good thing, in Hildear’s opinion. The former is natural, and the latter also has some tricky points. Even though she was Saint Elaine, she was strangely uneasy.
“Then let’s all go.”
However, Siu, the party leader and master, went ahead, but as an escort knight, he could not hinder or stop him.
‘The job of an escort knight is to protect the master. The man you love… To keep.’
Hildear, who made up his mind, followed Siu.
“The garden is also big.”
Han Si-woo’s party was formed even before entering the mansion.
With the hero at the center, the tanker Risir, a gold man, was at the forefront, and Hildear was at the back. Elaine, Scout, and Alchemist stood by Siu. Siwoo’s own strength wasn’t bad, so it was Siwoo’s job to protect them.
Siu didn’t say anything, but everyone focused on what Hildear said about ghosts and strange phenomena. Most of the things a ghost type monster could do were in their heads.
“…”
“…”
And the ghost’s tricks were fast.
“The street…”
“It doesn’t decrease.”
10 minutes after starting to walk in the garden. Still they were in the middle of the garden. Instead of approaching the door of the mansion, it felt like it was farther away. Looking back, it wasn’t too far from the front door.
“This is not good.”
Elaine frowned.
“It’s four o’clock in the afternoon. It’s not even night yet, and it’s making an impact outside the mansion that we can’t even notice? Proof that the ghost is quite strong.”
“Hilde. Have you ever heard of something happening outside the mansion?”
“…Doesn’t exist.”
Siwoo rests his chin on his chin and is momentarily troubled.
It was like that too. As far as he knew, the ghost lived inside the main building of the mansion and experienced various phenomena only inside it. It was winter, so the nights were long, so it was dark even at four o’clock, but it was obviously strange.
‘Shit. What? Didn’t I hear something like this happened in the first round?’
This mansion is the home of the clan centered on the all-back sage, who was an S-class hero at the time of the first playthrough. They were so famous in the Kingdom of Palania that anecdotes about them could be heard even if they were still. However, it was said that the ghost of the mansion was easily defeated.
When he had the chance to stop by the mansion a few times, Siu was impressed by it. And after returning, he was looking at the mansion for the clan, and he found this place by chance and thought it was the best.
But things have already gone awry.
‘Is my luck about to end…’
