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The throbbing in my heart is fermenting little by little as time goes by.

"I remember this place..."

"I must find... find the person I forgot..."

The angel under the moonlight did not change at all, but the girl who broke into the tranquility, her shadow passed across the angel's wings and gauze clothes, and left to the place when she came.

Ling returned to the door and the dim and dark corridor.

But, unlike before, she already knew the path she wanted to take.

The corridor became brighter, and the blue moonlight seemed to be able to penetrate the walls.

Leaving the humming of the wind behind, Ling took steady steps, passed through the illuminated corridor, and came to a door again.

Just like before, she pushed open the dusty door, allowing the sealed things to open up.

Cardboard boxes. Lots of cardboard boxes.

They were piled all around the room, making it look like a warehouse.

Standing on tiptoe, with the moonlight coming in through the window, Ling saw the objects in the piled-up boxes.

Just as she had imagined, there were a lot of toys.

They were stored in a haphazard manner and piled up in a messy ball.

So familiar.

Walking in slowly, Ling picked up a cake-shaped doll from a nearby cardboard box.

Shake off the dust and it will reveal its original appearance in the night light.

Ling looked down and saw an exquisite doll dressed as a princess in the cardboard box at her feet. It had its arms outstretched as if asking for something.

"..."

“…Is it yours?”

Blinking her dull and dim eyes, Ling smiled with a bit of loneliness, squatted down, pinched a corner of the cake, and carefully put it into the doll's arms.

Then she stood up and left, exiting the group of cardboard boxes, closing the door and letting tranquility return to this still intact room.

Not here.

no……

"The most important place, the most important person, should be in... in..."

call--

The wind from the end suddenly rushed through the aisle.

Ling's hair was blown up and she raised her head as if frightened!

A red ribbon tied to the hands of the clock was fluttering in the wind.

It was like waking up for the first time, and the confused memory finally opened up a clear path after passing through two familiar rooms.

"I……!"

Even after many years, it is still so bright.

Bright orange-red, vivid warmth.

It was not stained with a speck of dust and was as brand new as when I first got it.

Get it from that person.

No matter how careless she was, those gentle hands would gently help her tie up the hair accessories and toys that she had lost countless times.

And this time, Ling’s loss lasted for such a long time.

"Uh!"

The girl was distracted for a moment, and then seemed to be touched by something. She quickly ran to the clock and grabbed the brand new ribbon tightly.

With just a gentle tug, it all fell into my hands.

"I won't forget..."

The ribbon in my hand gave off a warmth that was different from the cold environment.

That was the feeling in Ling's heart.

With a little light, forgotten things are eager to wake up.

"It's there!"

The girl suddenly opened her eyes wide, raised her head and ran deeper into the mansion.

She no longer cared about the horror she had encountered before, because it was part of the memory manifestation.

As we move forward, vague memories flicker and begin to become clear.

The light source for exploring the way, which changed from the constantly flickering light of a mobile phone to completely dim, was replaced by something strange.

The floating candle suddenly appeared at the corner, with the burning candle illuminating the road ahead of Ling.

The ball of light, whose exact shape could not be seen, floated on the wall of the corridor like swimming.

A frightened white shadow emerged from the crack in the door, making faces, and floated along the corridor with Ling.

There seemed to be countless noises, as the girl went deeper.

They all came alive.

All the bizarre things that people would only think were hallucinations or even monsters came pouring out.

But Ling didn't feel strange at all, as if they were supposed to exist and were a part of the entire mansion.

The maze has reached its end - its end.

"Huh...Huh..." Ling stopped and her ears suddenly became unusually quiet. She could also hear her own pounding heartbeat and rapid breathing.

Suddenly she seemed to have entered another world, and the noisy hallucinations disappeared.

"..."

The room at the end is blocked by a double-opening door, and its simple carved patterns highlight its uniqueness.

She understands and knows this place very well.

"I……"

Whether out of excitement or fear, Ling's slender and pale hands began to tremble.

It wasn't until I gripped the rough brass door handle that all the emotional aspects suddenly ceased to matter.

Because the figure in her heart was right within reach.

The cold moonlight shines in a room that is exactly the same as in my memory.

The girl stood at the window and smiled at her.

"Xiao Ling..."

9 The maid's special demolition method

The cold moonlight squeezed out from the half-open door and was reflected on the corridor, forming a long and thin strip.

The scene revealed between the slits was the girls hugging each other.

The black-haired girl buried her head and curled up in the arms of the girl who was younger than her.

Some petite girls act like kind older sisters, comforting their sad younger sisters in their arms.

Caressed by the delicate little hands, the girl's body looked as pitiful as a little animal, trembling with soft sobs.

"Xiao Ling, don't cry."

"You're not a kid anymore."

Pushing aside the long gray hair that drooped in front of her eyes, the girl in black Gothic suit looked at her lovingly, and gently lifted up the girl's still childish but tearful face in her arms with both hands.

The terrifying girl completely let down her inner defenses when her memory returned.

Ling is not as cold-blooded as others think.

The relief and excitement of reuniting with her childhood friend made her feel as if she had returned to that time, when she could act as spoiled as she wanted.

"cabin……"

Feeling the familiar lingering warmth, she forced herself to close her eyes, squeezing out the tears that blurred her vision, and gave the houseboy the most reassuring smile she had given in the past few years.

"Well, I won't cry anymore. I'm grown up now."

"Then, as a gift for growth, can you... do it again?"

The bright orange-red ribbon fell calmly into Ling's hand. In the dim room filled with only cold light, it was so unusually eye-catching.

"Sure," the girl took the ribbon, smiled slightly, and held it up under Ling's expectant gaze, "But, from now on, Xiao Ling will have to come by herself."

The long ribbon passed through her hair, forming a cluster of bright flowers on the right side of the girl's forehead, emitting warmth like a flame.

Like a shy girl, Ling blushed and sat shyly opposite the girl.

She was still a little worried at this moment.

"The little house, you won't leave me again, will you?"

Ling doesn't want to lose her childhood friend again and is afraid that this is just a temporary meeting.

"Of course not, because I still want to get to know Xiaoling's new friends."

"No, it's not just me, everyone thinks so too."

"Eh?"

Suddenly, Ling discovered that a large group of strange figures appeared around her.

From the looks of it, they seemed to be the group of weirdos who scared him in the corridor.

"Xiao Ling?"

The face of the boy who was so warm and affectionate just a moment ago suddenly turned gloomy, like a ghost, and his pupils lost their luster.

He said in a somewhat sinister tone: "Could it be that... you have forgotten about us?"

Ji-ji——

Honey honey!

There was a strange, angry sound in my ears.

"How...how could this be..."

Ling suddenly broke out in a cold sweat. The only thing she could think of was the house boy, and she completely forgot about the strange friends she had lost sight of when she was a child.

"Haha~" The boy laughed again, so happily, "Xiao Ling is still the same as before, liking to show off."

"Thanks to the changes in this mansion, everyone has gained the power to reveal themselves."

"It is thanks to this change that I can return to Xiaoling again."

"All of this was caused by the arrival of the maid, which allowed Xiaoling to awaken the power that can sustain our existence."

"But you must thank them very much."

In the Wanlong Hall, in the temporary kitchen that has not yet been tidied up, a green figure is stealthily carrying out her own kingly journey.

Her skillful movements in cleaning up the scene allowed her to quickly implement her own will and dominance.

It's a despicable act that is hard to tell others about.

"Hehehehe~"