After I reluctantly gathered my courage, while reviewing in my head every professional choice I had made throughout my life, I clearly realized that I should have left the Lower District the moment I had the chance. I mean, why all this fear? Even though I possessed some authority power, I could have escaped to the Middle District, found a way to cross the Imperial Capital, then settled in a quiet village far away from all this nonsense. It was all so simple. Yet I stayed, and with full awareness, I decided to remain here.
I stood from the chair, then sat down again, and repeated the process several times. In the end, I finally stood; this time I pushed the chair across the floor with my foot and went up to the second floor. I stood before the door of the room where that masked monster lay.
