Taming The Villainesses novel Chapter 208

(EP-208.2) Summer #6

208 – Cold Summer #6

“This is a story about a man who moved. On the day of the move, he was too tired from unpacking to notice anything. But on the second night, at midnight, the man noticed someone standing in front of his door.”

“.......”

I felt Mirna listening to my story with rapt attention.

“... At first, it was faint. But when he listened closely, he could hear footsteps outside. Thud, thud, thud. It slowly moved towards the door. The man asked who it was, but there was no response. Eventually, after a moment of silence, the footsteps started fading away....”

I mimicked the sound of footsteps, making them louder when approaching the door and softer when moving away.

“Thud....”

Finally, I made the sound as small as a whisper. Mirna was also listening intently, to the point of holding her breath.

Then, I pulled out my secret weapon.

“When suddenly, waaaagh—!”

“Kkyaak-!”

Mirna screamed in surprise. Tension had been building up for a while, so when I suddenly made a loud noise, she was genuinely startled.

“Theo Gospel! You scared me!”

To be honest, it was quite funny.

“That’s the end of the tale. It’s also a classic one as well. Mirna-nim, you should use it on someone else later.”

“... Hmph.”

Mirna turned her head away like she was sulking. Thanks to this, there was a brief silence between us. It was very quiet. No sound could be heard from the outside.

I then asked.

“Is it over now?”

“Well, I’m not sure...”

Mirna’s gaze was fixed on the candles.

Then, one by one, the candles lost their fire and went out. Could this be a sign of ghostly activity or something ominous?

“The candles are out.”

“Calm down. It’s just because of the lack of oxygen. It means it’s time to go outside.”

Dolgeok, giiiik.

Mirna got up and opened the door. As we slowly stepped outside, we were greeted by the bright sunlight streaming into the corridor and the peaceful chirping of birds.

* * *

“Geuaoo, help me, help me...!”

Many people were floundering on their stomachs in the corridor and garden. They all looked scared out of their wits, with some even wetting their pants.

“Did anyone die?”

Seeing everyone seemingly fine, I asked Mirna to which she simply shrugged.

“There’s no need to kill them. But still, it’s fortunate for these people that it was me, not Narmi, who was on duty when they invaded the mansion.”

“... Does Narmi-nim kill intruders?”

“I don’t know, and I don’t want to know.”

Surprisingly, Narmi seems to be the unforgiving type towards enemies.

So, we gathered the intruders in one place and securely tied their arms and legs.

We also didn’t forget to remove their masks. The most surprising thing was that they were all young women, who just entered their twenties.

So young, in fact, that they could be called girls.

And in common, each of them had a spider-shaped brand somewhere on their body. Tsk-, seeing this, Mirna clicked her tongue.

“Walpurgis, they’re Queen Tarantera’s guards.”

“Then, are you saying they are assassins sent by Queen Aira...?”