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DRK Volume 2: Chapter 4 - Part 12

"...It might have been a coincidence? Maybe he was there because of his job."

"Job? Reporter? Maybe, maybe not. And that's not all there is to it; when I was investigating a house where the murder of a family happened, I took a few photos of the scenery around it. It had already been a week since the case, so there weren't any reporters around. But... the photos captured a person standing there, facing the house. It was Shinsen."

"Could it have been somebody who looks similar to him?"

"I compared them many times, and no matter how you look at it, they're the same person." Chage's body started shaking. "When I first arrived here and saw Shinsen, I also thought that he just looks really similar to the person in the photo. But after hearing him speak, I finally understood. He... He is the grim reaper, and he brings death to those around him. And this experiment can only be a game made by the grim reaper, to observe what humans will do when they're staring into the face of death."

Shinsen is the grim reaper?

As a detective, I can't agree with using the supernatural to solve a problem, but from looking at Chage's terrified face, it seems like he believes in this deeply.

"Ah, there isn't any time left. Although I don't want to go back to my room... Well, I can't really do anything about it. See you."

Chage fixed the position of his baseball cap, then turned around and walked down the hall.

"Why did you tell me this?" I asked.

"There isn't a reason, just my sixth sense I guess."

We parted at 9:50 pm. I walked towards my room and opened the door. To reassure myself, I took a few deep breaths, then entered the room.

The moment I stepped inside and let go of the handle, the door closed on its own. It seems like there are automatic locks in place here.

I started getting nervous again, wanting to open the door. It opened quite easily, so I guess that means you're free to exit and enter, at least before nighttime. Although, who knows if you'll get some sort of punishment if you open the door after curfew, so I carefully closed the door again.

I looked around my room; the structure didn't seem to be any different from Suisei's room, and the cement layer for the ceiling, floor, and walls were all visible. Everything is coloured gray, making it feel like your mood is starting to turn gray along with it.

There's basically nothing in this room, and I'm fine with that, but the cold is very frustrating. Maybe if I blocked off the barred window, it would be a little better.

I went further into the room, tilting my head to look up at the window. It was taller than me by around three feet, so I couldn't see outside from here. If you're just looking at the height in general, it was probably around two meters.