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Then, together with the police, they descend into the sealed basement of the Lunos mansion, searching for the secret of the burning lamps despite the severed gas pipes, while finding someone unconscious on the lower floor.","summary_language":"en","summary_source":"chapter_translation","summary_status":"editorial","summary_verification":"verified"},"summary":"Mansion Awaits Spring Chapter Draft 4 focuses on the tension around Pejin and April Ava Lunos, highlighting the pressure to transfer the case to the Church and the mystery in the basement. At the Grand Duke's mansion, Pejin discusses the emperor's order to arrest April, the mist murders investigation, and the witch accusations. Then, together with the police, they descend into the sealed basement of the Lunos mansion, searching for the secret of the burning lamps despite the severed gas pipes, while finding someone unconscious on the lower floor.","key_events":["April worries about ruined mansion, poverty, reclaiming Lunos assets and finding ally against Miller Dieus.","At Grand Ducal mansion, party and Pejin's future bride joked about; he mentions unforgettable first love as joke.","Hidden stairs to lower level and an unconscious person found in basement, called Witch's curse.","Pejin receives Emperor's order to arrest April Ava Lunos and orders Grand Ducal police to investigate first.","While April is questioned, police search Lunos Mansion and enter sealed basement to check gas pipes.","Grand Duke orders Pejin as Grand Duke to hand April's case to Church; Pejin refuses citing police and judges jurisdiction.","All basement gas pipes found cut and blocked, leaving mystery of how gas lamps burn."],"characters_involved":[],"transcript":{"available":true,"format":"plain-text","language":"en","content":"...YOU ARE...\n\nGOING TO HAND ME OVER TO THE CHURCH.\n\nTHE PREVIOUS NIGHT.\nYOU WORKED HARD UNTIL LATE, PEJIN.\nYOU COULD HAVE LEFT SUCH MINOR MATTERS TO YOUR SUBORDINATES\nAND COME STRAIGHT TO THE GRAND DUCAL RESIDENCE.\n\nWHY DID YOU NOT?\n...BECAUSE HIS MAJESTY THE EMPEROR'S ORDERS TAKE PRECEDENCE.\n\n\"ARREST APRIL AVA LUNOS.\"\nWELL... EVEN SO, I DID ORDER THE GRAND DUCHY POLICE TO INVESTIGATE FIRST\nAND THEN HURRIED STRAIGHT HERE, SO CUT ME SOME SLACK.\n\nGOODNESS!\nPEJIN, YOU LITTLE RASCAL. YOU ARE FINALLY HERE!\n\nWELCOME.\nLITTLE RASCAL? SISTER-IN-LAW, HOW OLD DO YOU THINK I AM?\nARE YOU GOING TO PAT MY HEAD NEXT?\nSince you brought it up, should I?\nWhat do you mean, should you?\nSINCE HEIDI IS HERE TOO, LET US PUT OFF THE HEAVY TALK FOR NOW\nAND DISCUSS THE PARTY PREPARATIONS AND YOUR BRIDE-TO-BE...\nI DO NOT NEED A BRIDE-TO-BE.\n\nWHAT?\nDO YOU THINK ANY WOMEN IN THE GRAND DUCHY WOULD CATCH MY EYE?\n\nWHEN I STILL CANNOT FORGET MY FIRST LOVE.\n\nPFFT\nHAHAHA!\nDO NOT LET THE MOOD TURN SO HEAVY. IT WAS A JOKE.\n\nI'M ALREADY BUSY ENOUGH TO DIE AFTER TAKING OFFICE AS SUPERINTENDENT.\nWHERE WOULD I FIND TIME TO ENJOY A PARTY?\nI BARELY MANAGED TO MAKE TIME TO COME TODAY AS IS.\n\nYOU USED TO BE SUCH A CUTE LITTLE BOY\nWHO FOLLOWED RIGHT AT MY HEELS.\nBUT YOU GRADUATED FROM POLICE ACADEMY IN THE EMPIRE WITH EXCELLENT MARKS,\n\nBECAME A SUPERINTENDENT, AND CAME TO THE GRAND DUCHY. I AM TRULY PROUD OF YOU.\nSTILL,\nTO THINK THE FIRST ASSIGNMENT YOU RECEIVED AFTER BEING POSTED TO THE GRAND DUCHY...\n...IS TO REVEAL THE TRUTH BEHIND THE FOG MURDERS.\n\nCAN YOU KILL THE WITCH?\nWELL, IF WE CANNOT PROVE THE MURDERS,\n\nTHEN EVEN IF SHE'S A WITCH, KILLING HER WOULD BE IMPOSSIBLE.\nHOW WOULD YOU PROVE A WITCH'S MURDERS? THAT IS IMPOSSIBLE.\nSURELY... YOU ARE NOT GOING EASY ON HER BECAUSE SHE WAS YOUR CHILDHOOD FRIEND?\n\nHER AND ME, CHILDHOOD FRIENDS? ARE YOU INSANE?\nBACK THEN, OUR FAMILIES INTERACTED OFTEN, SO I ONLY PLAYED WITH HER.\nFINE. THEN HURRY AND HAND THE TRIAL OVER TO THE CHURCH...\nHAH!\nIN A CASE INVOLVING THE POLICE OF RASA,\n\nYOU TALK ABOUT THE CHURCH?\nTRIALS ARE HANDLED BY JUDGES, NOT THE CHURCH.\nAND INVESTIGATIONS ARE HANDLED BY THE POLICE.\nYOUR GRACE DOES NOT NEED TO CONCERN YOURSELF.\n\nONCE SEVEN YEARS HAVE PASSED, I WILL COME FOR YOU.\n\nWITHOUT FAIL...\nI WILL NEVER LET YOU GET AWAY WITH THIS.\nWAIT UNTIL THEN...!\n\nMILLER DIEUS!\n\nOH MY, MILLER!\nWHY ARE YOU MAKING MISTAKES YOU NEVER MAKE?\nPejin, wipe it with this.\nSORRY. I WAS THINKING ABOUT SOMETHING ELSE...\n\nYOU DON’T LOOK WELL, BROTHER.\nYOU SHOULD GET SOME REST.\nOH MY, YOU ARE LEAVING ALREADY?\nYES. BROTHER LOOKS TIRED,\nAND I HAVE AN INVESTIGATION SCHEDULED TOMORROW.\n\nPEJIN!\nI AM SAYING THIS NOT AS YOUR BROTHER, BUT AS THE GRAND DUKE.\n\nHAND APRIL'S TRIAL OVER TO THE CHURCH.\n\nYOU DON'T KNOW WHAT PEOPLE THINK OF HER!\nDO NOT WORRY, BROTHER.\n\nI HAVE SEEN EXACTLY WHAT THEY THINK OF HER...\n\nOH, DEAR...\n?\n\nTHE POLICE SEARCHED THE MANOR WHILE I WAS BEING INVESTIGATED.\n\n...I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO REPAIR THIS OLD MANOR ALL THIS TIME,\nSO FIXING IT WILL COST QUITE A LOT.\n\nI CAN BARELY MANAGE MYSELF, LET ALONE...\nAT THIS RATE, IT'S ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE MILLER DIEUS KILLS ME.\nI HAVE TO FIND SOME WAY\nTO RECOVER THE LUNOS FAMILY'S ASSETS SO I CAN KEEP MILLER IN CHECK.\n\nAND I NEED TO FIND SOMEONE WHO WILL STAND BY MY SIDE...\n...WHAT?\n\nJUDGING BY YOUR EXPRESSION, I THOUGHT YOU WERE UNHAPPY ABOUT THE MANOR SEARCH.\nWHY NOT CHECK IT WITH US?\nTHERE IS STILL SOMEWHERE WE HAVEN'T SEARCHED YET.\n\n...THE BASEMENT?\nI HEARD THEY HAD QUITE A HARD TIME OPENING IT BECAUSE IT WAS BLOCKED BY AN IRON DOOR.\nTHE POLICE SEALED THAT PLACE RIGHT BEFORE MY HOUSE ARREST, SO IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE FOG CASE. I could not get-in there either.\nSEPARATELY FROM THAT, THE GAS PIPES ARE IN THE BASEMENT, SO WE NEED TO CHECK.\n\nI TOLD YOU, MANY PEOPLE FIND IT STRANGE\nTHAT THE LIGHTS COME ON EVEN THOUGH THE GAS WAS CUT OFF.\nARE YOU GOING IN TOO?\nSURELY YOU HAVE NOT FORGOTTEN THAT I AM A SUPERINTENDENT?\nMy role is to command from above.\n\nDURING THE TIME I WAS UNDER HOUSE ARREST IN THIS MANOR,\nI NEVER ONCE ENTERED THE BASEMENT.\n\nTHE SECRET BEHIND HOW THE GAS LAMPS WERE LIT EVERY DAY FOR SEVEN YEARS...\n...MUST BE IN THIS BASEMENT.\n\nWHAT IS THIS...? SINCE IT IS THE LUNOS MANOR,\nI THOUGHT THERE WOULD BE PILES OF EXPENSIVE PAINTINGS AND FURNITURE DOWN HERE.\nTHERE IS NOTHING SPE—\n\nALL THE GAS PIPES ARE CUT?\nALL THE PIPES ON THIS SIDE ARE BLOCKED!\nTHE PIPES ON THIS SIDE ARE CUT TOO...!\n\nTHEY REALLY ARE... CUT?\nTHEN HOW ARE THE GAS LAMPS LIGHTING UP...?\n\nHuh?!\nTHERE ARE STAIRS LEADING TO A LOWER FLOOR HERE!\nEVERYONE, THIS WAY...!\n\n!!!\nS-SOMEONE COLLAPSED!!\nHURRY AND CALL THE SUPERINTENDENT!!\n\nTHE W—\nTHE WITCH...!!!\n\nIT IS THE WITCH'S CURSE...!","bubble_count":115,"pages_count":43,"source":"community"},"spoiler":{"level":"auto","safe_teaser":"Mansion Awaits Spring Chapter Draft 4 focuses on the tension around Pejin and April Ava Lunos, highlighting the pressure to transfer the case to the Church and the mystery in the basement.","spoiler_summary":"Mansion Awaits Spring Chapter Draft 4 focuses on the tension around Pejin and April Ava Lunos, highlighting the pressure to transfer the case to the Church and the mystery in the basement. At the Grand Duke's mansion, Pejin discusses the emperor's order to arrest April, the mist murders investigation, and the witch accusations. 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