Taming The Villainesses novel Chapter 208

(EP-208.1) Summer #6

208 – Cold Summer #6

Recalling the first time I was invited to the Draco Family mansion, it felt like a haunted house. It really hammered in the dark and eerie theme, especially with the thick, black curtains and numerous closed doors...

It wouldn’t be surprising if the great vampire Dracula or the long-haired vengeful spirit Sadako was lurking here.

In fact, the high-ranking Lich, Lord Aleister was roaming the mansion back then. And strange demons also appeared at night.

Looking back now, it was a creepy place. Plus, back then, I didn’t know much about Mirna, so it was unfamiliar and frightening.

She once told me, “You can go anywhere else, but not this place.” And now, we were heading towards that very room.

━Ggeuaaaak-!

I heard a scream, which made me momentarily look back.

Though, it sounded more like a roar or wail than a scream. It was akin to the sound of a woman shrieking in intense hatred.

Was it like an abomination?

It couldn’t be human...

I didn’t even want to know what it was.

“The mansion is waking up. If we’re late, we might get caught in the aftermath. We need to enter that room quickly.”

Mirna urged me with heavy steps. I didn’t understand what she meant by the mansion waking up, but I didn’t think I would have time to ask.

We soon arrived at the room tucked away in the corner of the third floor.

The door was secured with chains and locks, which would require quite some time to unlock.

Chlingling. Clank, clink.

“Isn’t it this?”

Mirna took out a bunch of keys from her waist and started unlocking the locks one by one. But since the keys all looked the same, she struggled to pick the right one.

“The numbers on the key rings are all mixed up...! That Lioness has done tricks even on my keys...!”

...I didn’t think that was the case.

Tallang, tallang-.

Then I could hear a clear ringing of a bell. Far below? No, above? No, this was already the 3rd floor, which would be the very top. There was no upper floor!

One thing was certain: as the bell rang, Mirna’s hands trembled slightly. After exhaling softly, Mirna then explained.

“Do you know that this mansion was constructed above Solomon’s Labyrinth? It was built to suppress the magic from there.”

I’d heard of this story.

Underneath was Solomon’s ruins called the Ghost Cave. The Draco Family built this mansion on top to contain the evil energy emanating from it.

“The construction of the mansion was not smooth either. Workers kept dying or going mad. There were many unfortunate accidents. So, my grandfather sacrificed people to suppress the energy.”

“... Sacrificed people?” _{frёewebηovel.cѳm}

“It is said that four people were buried in a crypt. Three were wicked men who committed crimes deserving of the gallows. The last one was a pure virgin.”

Tallang, tallang-.

The sound of bells grew closer.

“These four wander around the mansion on days when the mansion is intertwined with the labyrinth. They seek out the Dracos who buried them.”

“.......”

“Especially the maiden’s grudge was very strong. Trapped in the dungeon with the criminals... Although it’s said she volunteered for the sake of her family and financial urgency....”