"It's so cold..." someone murmured to herself.
The woman went to close the window, but the room was still freezing. There was no heating, and the chill seeping up from the floor made her bones ache.
Thinking of the ghosts hidden beneath the floorboards, I felt a pang of apprehension.
The ghosts hadn't shown any intention of attacking me, but their mere presence was enough to make me uneasy.
The woman shivered and started out.
After walking down the corridor for three or five minutes, she saw someone.
I was thrilled.
Because the person she'd run into was Han Ji!
The woman nodded and greeted her with some difficulty.
The female interpreter was beside Han Ji. Both of them were bundled in coats, hands in their pockets, looking as if they were freezing.
They seemed to be in much better shape than the woman.
"Where are you going?"
The three of them entered the same corridor and headed in the same direction.
"Going to soak in the hot spring?" the interpreter asked.
I nearly fainted when I heard that.
Did these women have any sense? Someone had already died there, and they still wanted to soak in the hot spring?!
"Mm... I wanted to check on Miss Sakai. There's a small hot spring pool where Miss Sakai and Mrs. Yoshinaga are staying, right? I can't stand how cold it is anymore." The woman tugged at the corner of her mouth. "What about you?"
"Us too." The interpreter looked a little embarrassed. "Mr. Minami's hot spring pool is being used by the men. And that outdoor hot spring... sigh..."
"If there are enough of us, maybe the Shimada family would let us use their hot spring pool too?"
As the two women talked, Han Ji simply followed along beside them.
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