After Giraus rested in peace, I left his body there and exited the room.

“To reach that place, I’ll need to enter the Doll Room first.”

I pondered as I closed the door.

There’s a certain room called the Doll Room filled with dolls where the entrance to a corridor leading to the deepest part of the mansion.

I know quite well where it is.

“I shouldn’t hurry too much. It would be ideal to enjoy my time as I head there rather than hurry to the afterlife. I would probably have regrets if I do so.”

Therefore, I headed to the Doll Room.

I passed by the long hallways and reached that very door.

I defeated the ones that stood in my way.

It was merely the frail ones.

After some time, I arrive there.

I open the door to see the same sight that I saw before my death.

Before me, numerous dolls were lined up at both sides of the room.

They were large. They were the same size as people. And they were dressed in different fancy clothing. A king, a princess, a knight, and many others. They were quite beautiful and very real. It almost feels as if they’re alive.

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But they’re eyes are all dead.

They’re filled with sorrow and hatred.

Combined with this dark and gloomy atmosphere, their beauty only complements the terror they show.

I know quite well enough… That they once lived as people too.

They were the same as me.

Although, they aren’t moving.

Most likely, the souls inside them have already passed on.

Although I’m used to this…

“I can’t help but feel sorrow…”

After all, I suffered the same fate.

If that man had lived, I would have awakened here instead.

In the middle of all these dolls was a throne.

There was no one sitting there.

On the way there was a red carpet.

It was like the Royal Court without the King.

I walk silently on the red carpet towards the throne.

I silently circle around it and see the staircase hidden behind the throne.

“I may not exit this place. But it matters not.”

I light a torch I prepared in the armory and headed off.

Down below the underground world

To the deepest part of the mansion.