Chapter 52: Magic Academy Exam (10) - The Truth

'What the fuck is this?' William thought as he got up from the bed.

The sound was too strange. He did his best to remain quiet so that he could hear it better—and not be heard. It came from one of the locked doors in Jinra's house. William stopped in front of it and waited. He wanted to hear the sound again, just to be sure.

Then, after a few minutes, the creepy sound came from the other side of the door once more. William heard scratching on the walls, followed by a muffled voice.

It gave him the creeps, so much so that he decided to return to the barn and try to sleep there. William didn't have the courage—or the reason—to open that door and see what was on the other side.

'I'll just wait until Jinra returns and ask him...' William thought.

The barn wasn't the best place to sleep, but it was better than being inside that house. He closed his eyes, and sleep came...