Horror Game Developer: My games aren't that scary! Chapter 135 135: Photograph [1]

The mont the eyes locked on , I froze for a mont, my body shuddering. But it was only for a brief mont as I quickly snapped out of it.

"Ah, pardon for my sudden intrusion."

While trying to be as polite as possible, I took out my Guild badge and showed it to the old woman as she clung to the side of the wooden door.

"....I co from a relatively well-known Guild, and I'm here to investigate a certain matter regarding a recent anomaly that we've caught. I've been told to co here when I asked around. I hope that I didn't disturb you."

I smiled right after I was done speaking, making sure to make it look as friendly as possible.

'This isn't too bad, right?'

I felt like I had been extrely polite with my words. Enough to give a good lasting impression.

However—

Clank!

My smile froze as the door slamd shut right before my eyes.

Wha...

"G-go disturb soone else. I have no ti for you people."

Her words were followed by the muffled sound of footsteps leaving, and the silence returned.

I could only stand numbly outside the door.

Errr...

Of all the scenarios that I had formulated in my mind, this was one of the few that I didn't even think of.

'What now?'

I was at a loss. I had co here with the intent of finding sothing out. But in the end, this ended up being a bust.

So... It was a prank in the end?

I wanted to think so, but at the sa ti, recalling how fast the old woman closed the door, I had reason to believe that it wasn't the case.

She was hiding sothing. Or at least, she knew sothing.

'Knocking on her door again might not bring any result. It might only just make her more annoyed with .'

Then...

'Should I get the Dreamwalker to sneak in?'

I imdiately dismissed the thought.

Firstly, I was afraid the Dreamwalker would lunge at and start wrestling . Although it was likely it wouldn't, there was still a chance. Not only that, but what would even co out of sending the Dreamwalker into the house?

I couldn't share the vision with it, nor could I talk to it.

Then...?

'Should I send Mirelle?'

I also shook my head. That didn't seem feasible. Sa situation with the Dreamwalker, and I was also afraid she'd play so sort of prank on the old lady, giving her so sort of heart attack.

Mirelle was definitely the type of anomaly that would do that.

So then...?

'Don't tell that I have to do it myself?'

I inwardly groaned. Just the thought of forcing my way into the house of an old lady made want to curse at myself. How could I do that to an old lady?

I shook my head.

'Although I feel like this, it won't change the fact that I'll probably still force my way in.'

I did feel guilty, but my life ca first.

I could only secretly apologize to the old lady.

Still, it wasn't like I planned on infiltrating her house just yet. She was probably already alert from my presence. Going in now would only make it easier for her to catch . The best ti for to go was at night when she was sleeping.

'In the anti, I'll go elsewhere and look for more clues.'

I felt that this was the most appropriate course of action. I also wanted to make sure she knew that I had left, so that she would be less wary of .

"Well, I guess it was a prank after all."

Scratching the back of my head while making sure my voice was loud enough, I turned around and headed away from the building.

Making my way down the stairs, I turned around to take one last look at the house. But right as I turned, my expression froze.

".....!"

Peering through the blinds of the window was an eye. It stared straight at , the sclera was tinged yellow, and a thick clot of dark blood pooled at the edge of the pupil, pulsing faintly as if alive.

A chill rippled down my spine.

Without wasting another second, I turned around and dipped away, holding onto the side of my arms as I felt goosebumps all over my body.

'Creepy. So damn creepy.'

*

Making my way out of the weird area and back onto the main street, I leaned my hand against the side of the wall while letting out a long breath.

"Fuck, that was creepy."

And here I thought I had seen my fair share of creepy things. This world just kept on giving. One creepy thing after another.

"...What should I do now?"

I looked at my watch.

It was still quite early. Even if the old woman was an early sleeper, it would take several hours before the sun set.

Looking around and taking out my phone, I decided to find out more about the situation and ask more locals. Perhaps I didn't even need to go into the old lady's house. In fact, I preferred that it were the case.

"In the anti, I'll also go ahead and buy so new clothes. It's really too cold in here."

With my mind made up, I headed for the nearest store to buy myself a nice jacket and so thermal clothing.

After that, I went around the city to ask for more information from the locals.

But...

"Ask the old lady at Earl Street."

"...Don't bother . I don't know."

"Go to Earl Street."

In the end, I received the sa two answers. To either leave them alone or go visit the sa place as before.

'In the end, I was right. There's sothing up with the place.'

If before, I could've dismissed it as a prank, that was no longer the case. The key to solving this scenario was that old lady and her house.

Since she didn't want to tell a single thing, the only thing I could do was sneak into her house and look for clues for myself.

Although I didn't want to do that, this was my best course of action.

I wanted to try and convince the old lady, but considering my ti constraint, it was best for to go ahead and look for the clues myself.

Plus..

She was just an old lady.

There wasn't much that I needed to fear.

"Haa."

With a long sigh, I raised my head to look at the dimming sky. While the environnt was already grim due to the clouds that hung in the sky, the mont the sun started to set and the darkness started to take over, sothing about the place changed.

It felt... darker.

Grimr.

The faintly flickering lamps by the side of the street didn't help with the ambiance.

Pulling my eyes away, I focused them in a certain direction.

"I'll just go in. Look for whatever I need and leave. I'll be gone before she even realizes it."

I planned on making things quick.

Go in, find a clue, and leave. I also planned to be as silent as possible.

Either way, I planned on making it quick since I didn't want to be there anyway. Just thinking about the place in the darkness was enough to make my stomach churn.

Taking a pause, I focused my gaze on a nearby trash bin while holding onto my rumbling stomach.

Should I...?