Zosia: Quick Transmigration System
Chapter 107 - 105- Clues and Defects.

As they entered the room, the girls had a separate room and so did the guys.

Zosia closed the door behind her as she entered. Turning back, she was met with Mina and Tanya staring at her strangely.

"Why did you drink her tea?" Mina asked.

"Were you trying to follow after Lucien?" Tanya asked almost immediately.

"It would be strange if none of us drank it and it would be more suspicious." Zosia responded as she scanned the room.

"So you just decided to follow what Lucien did. Isn't that bitchy of you?" Tanya continued. She didn't have the courage to drink it, but still, if it was maybe one of the guys who followed Lucien to drink it, she wouldn't be angry and be having this itchy feeling in her chest.

Mina snorted at Tanya's question as she sat on the bed.

Zosia ignored Tanya, her gaze landing on an ornate box.

Seeing that she was being ignored by both of them, she felt furious.

"You! I am talking to you." She stood in front of Zosia.

"And?" Zosia looked at her, cocking her head to the side.

It took Tanya a moment to process what Zosia meant by "And?" and when she did, the expression on her face soured.

Zosia turned her attention back to the ornate box. From afar, she noticed that the box was beautifully carved with intricate patterns that seemed to swirl and twist in an almost hypnotic manner.

She walked towards the cupboard in the room, above it, the box was placed overlooking the room.

She reached out and ran her fingers over the surface, feeling the smooth, cool wood beneath her fingertips.

"What's in there?" Mina asked, curiosity piqued as she watched Zosia's fascination with the box.

"I don't know," Zosia admitted. "But it looks important."

Tanya huffed and crossed her arms, clearly still irritated. "Why do you always have to be the one to take charge? Just because you drank the tea doesn't make you the leader."

Zosia sighed, turning to face Tanya. "Look, I didn't drink the tea to show off or to follow Lucien. I drank it because I wanted to understand what's going on. We need to stay calm and work together if we want to figure this out."

Mina nodded in agreement, but Tanya remained stubbornly silent. Zosia, deciding it was best to ignore the tension for now, turned back to the box and carefully opened it.

Zosia opened the box slowly. Inside, she found a collection of small, intricately carved figurines. They were beautiful, each one unique, but there was something unsettling about them. They seemed almost lifelike, as if they were watching her.

"This..." Mina stated as her eyes flashed with a hint of incredulity.

Zosia turned to look at Mina and Tanya drew closer to them in curiosity.

"What did you notice?" Zosia asked Mina who seemed like she was trying to recall something.

"What clothes was Sister Marionette wearing?" Mina asked .

Zosia thought for a moment, she tried recalling it but noticed she could recall it clearer but anything that happened before they entered the house was slowly disappearing from her memory, she frowned, but still answered.

"She was wearing a flowing, floor-length gown made from rich, deep burgundy velvet. The fabric looked heavy and luxurious. The gown also had intricate embroidery in gold thread along the hem, cuffs, and neckline, depicting swirling floral and geometric patterns reminiscent of a bygone era." Zosia answered.

"Then her children?" Mina continued asking.

"The girl was wearing a breathable fabric of a pastel pink dress. The seams of the dress looked like it was done by a machine. While the boy was wearing a charcoal gray T-shirt and Trouser. They looked like packet shirts...that is if you know what packet shirts are." Zosia replied.

Mina shook her head, she couldn't be bothered by what packet shirts are, "The old woman is wearing ancient style clothing but her shoe was of a modern one and the children were wearing modern clothes throughout.

Look at this figurine, it looks like what the girl was wearing." She said as she picked up one of the figurines that held strikingly similar features of the girl.

The figurine was delicate, its pastel pink dress a perfect match for the one the girl had worn earlier. The craftsmanship was astonishingly detailed, capturing the essence of the child with an eerie precision.

Tanya, despite her earlier irritation, was drawn to the figurines as well. She picked up another one, examining it closely. "This one looks like the boy," she said, her voice softer now, a mix of curiosity and unease.

Zosia nodded, her eyes darting back to the remaining figurines. "If these represent the children, then maybe the others represent other people that have been here before."

Mina's face paled slightly as she picked up another figurine. "This one... it looks like that old man outside."

"Let's count how many figurines there are?" Zosia suggested.

They suddenly heard a knock on the door, causing them to halt what they were about to do. They looked at each other for a moment.

"Who is that?" Zosia asked.

"It's me Lucien." Lucien's calm voice sounded.

Tanya immediately rushed to open the door. Lucien entered following behind him were the other guys.

"What did you guys find?" Kevin asked.

Zosia didn't think that them meeting together was a good choice as that old woman might be listening wherever they are.

"Well, first this figurine." Mina said as she handed them the box containing the figurines.

"We were just about to count them." Zosia added.

"Okay let's count it." Xen said as he began counting it. "In total, there are 12 figurines." Xen said as he looked up, his eyes crashing into Zosia's who was intently staring at the figurines.

"Wait," Asgar took the box from Xen. Gently knocking on it, he listened to the sound. Closing the box, he turned the box upside down.

Underneath the box they noticed a small hole that acted as a mechanism.

Intrigued, Asgar pressed the small hole, and with a soft click, a hidden compartment in the box slid open, revealing a small, yellowed piece of parchment .Everyone leaned in closer as Asgar carefully unfolded the parchment. The paper was old and fragile, the edges crumbling slightly as he handled it.

"It's a letter." Asgar said.

"The writing is strange." Xen whispered.

"It says, Be careful for the Eternal Lord of Strings is coming." Lucien read.

The room fell silent as everyone absorbed the ominous message. Zosia felt a chill run down her spine, but she quickly shook it off. They needed to stay focused.

"What does it mean?" Tanya asked, her voice a mixture of fear and curiosity.

Mina looked at Lucien, who seemed deep in thought. "The Eternal Lord of Strings… it sounds like a title, maybe someone or something with significant power or influence here."

Zosia nodded, looking at the figurines again. "If these figurines represent people who have been here before, maybe the Eternal Lord of Strings is connected to them in some way. Perhaps he controls them, like puppets..... Puppets... Yes, those children and that Old man." Zosia exclaimed.

Others nodded their heads at her reasoning.

"The old woman's belt had a bronze carving like a religious symbol." Percival mentioned.

"She mentioned the Capital and it seemed like people were going to the capital for celebration, but they can't go." Xen mentioned as he sat down on one of the beds.

There are a total of 5 beds arranged in how it would be in a motel or local inn.

"I also noticed that when we mentioned carriage, it didn't look strange to her and she was wearing ancient styled clothes but her children are wearing modern styled clothes." Mina mentioned her observations.

"Also guys... My Defects has already started manifesting." Zosia said, prompting them to look at her.

"What is your defect?" Xen asked with worry.

"It's nothing, just memory loss." Zosia blinked her eyes and answered.

"Oh!" Tanya lost interest after hearing her defects. Turning to look at Lucien, "I feel that we are already getting closer to night time, is there a way of we all stay together." Tanya suggested.

"That is if the Owner of the house let us." Kevin answered.

As they were each lost in their own thought, a knock was heard on the door.

Xen couldn't help but count the people present, seeing that they were complete, he turned to look at Lucien who is the leader of their group.

Lucien stood up and walked to open the door. While Lucien walked to open the door, Zosia quickly arranged the ornate box, making sure to put everything as it was and dropped the ornate box back where she saw it.

Opening the door, Lucien revealed the girl that Sister Marionette had introduced as her daughter.

"It's already late into the night and you all should sleep soon." The girl's voice was much better than what they had heard when they first met.

They curiously peered at her. Lucien opened the door wider, allowing her to enter. The girl walked straight to the cupboard bringing out some bed coverings.

"You can use this to cover yourself as the temperature drops at an all time low at night." She said with a sweet smile.

Zosia noticed that even as she approached the cupboard, she walked carefully and couldn't even see the next thing before her.

Zosia narrowed her eyes. "Is she really blind?" Zosia felt that something was off but couldn't pin point it.

"Thank you." They thanked her but Lucien kept quiet, something else was going through his mind.

"Is it possible for all of us to stay in the same room?" Tanya couldn't help but ask.

"I don't know but maybe tomorrow my grandma will tell you. Right now, she has gone to bed."

"Okay. Thank you." Mina responded with a smile.

They watched the girl leave. Zosia raised her head and noticed that the ornate box had shifted, but how?