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🎃 A Story for Halloween 🎃

I live in a corner apartment on the top floor. There is a balcony attached to the room. Two year have passed since I moved here. I like this room, but yesterday, an annoying person seemed to be moved to my next-door room.
The neighbor's alarm went off at 2 a.m. and continued sounding until 4 a.m. and what is worse, the person often hit the wall. I couldn't sleep last night. I was very sleepy today, so I went to bed earlier than usual. Again, the alarm went off at 2 a.m. I got so angry that I went out and knocked the door of the neighbor. No one came out. No replied. I came back in my room and hit the wall with anger. Then, the neighbor hit back the wall much harder. I got furious so I kicked the wall, yet the neighbor didn't stop it. I gave up and listened to the music with my headphones on.
Morning has come. I called the real estate management company on the phone and complained about the neighbor. Then, he said wonderingly,
"It's strange because no one lives in that room. We don't have any contract with anyone for that room. Maybe you've mistaken it for what the resident on the floor below you did?"
I shouted,
"Impossible! I hit the wall and the neighbor hit it back. Absolutely someone is in the next room!"
Then, the staff said,
"I got it. I'll check through security cameras if someone tresspassed into the room. I'll let you know after our investigation"

I was looking forward to a call from him. I got a call this evening.
"We've checked out and found no one broke into the room. Also, we entered the room actually today, but we couldn't find anything like an alarm watch or a mobile phone"

I thought they cut corners at their investigation.
"Alright! I'll get any evidence by myself!!"

I bound a mirror on the stick for selfie. When the alarm started, I went out to the balcony and saw the room light on. As I expected, someone should be there! I stretched my arm with the stick and looked into the room through the mirror and found no one was there.
I also found the window unlocked. Probably, the management company's staff forgot locking it and turning off the light. I put my phone into a pocket on my jeans to take photos of evidence. I bound the one end of the rope on the fence of my balcony and bound the other on myself. I jumped into the balcony of the next room. I made it and took off the rope. I entered the room and hunted all over the room for the alarm, but I couldn't find it. When I looked back to the window where I entered, I was aware of the outside different from the one I always see.
I went out to the balcony and saw the darkness, all over the outside.
There should be some buildings in front of our apartment, but nothing is there. I can't see anything but darkness. I turned to my room but it disappeared and left the darkness. I turned to the other side. It's the same. Nothing but darkness. Even though looking up and down, I just learn it's darkness. I went to the entrance door and opened. The corridors disappeared and became dark. Looks like I'm in a room floating in an endless outer space.
The rope from my balcony disappeared. I can't go back to my room, to the real world. I took out my phone and tried to call but couldn't. I have no signal. I was at a loss what to do and seated myself on the floor.
Suddenly, the alarm of my phone sounded. It's six o'clock. I usually get up around this time. Tears come out in despair. Why I came here for a trivial thing? I should've ignored it and moved to another room. The alarm was sounding continuously.
Then, I heard someone hit the wall.
"I'm here! Rescue me!"
I hit the wall harder, and then, the person hit back much harder.
"Yes, I'm here! Rescue me!!"
I continued hitting the wall, but the person stopped hitting.
"I'm here! I'm here!! Please rescue me!! Please!!"
I'm still hitting the wall.

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I live in a corner apartment on the top floor.

I couldn't sleep last night.

I was very sleepy today, so I went to bed earlier than usual.

No one came out.

I hit the wall and the neighbor hit it back.

I'll let you know after our investigation"

"Alright!

I made it and took off the rope.

Nothing but darkness.

Then, I heard someone hit the wall.

"I'm here!

"I'm here!

I'm here!!

Please!!

I'm still hitting the wall.

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There iIt has a balcony attached to the bedroom.

Apartments usually have more than one room, and since you haven't mentioned if it's just a one room apartment, you'll need to mention a particular room. Also... narration-wise, you can add a bit more detail about the balcony, like "a balcony with a great view", or "a 3-ft wide balcony", since just mentioning the balcony for the sake of it seems awkward.

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I thought they cut corners at their investigation.

Not sure what you meant here, but TLing cutting corners in investigation directly would be, "行き届いていない調査をした” or ”雑な調査”. It would mean that they did at least 80% of the work, but didn't do the rest of it properly. But from the sounds of it, it looks like they didn't perform the investigation at all, since they searched an empty apartment and didn't find anything.

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I see. I'll change it. Does the below sound natural? I thought they were missing something in their investigation, so I decided I would find it myself.

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Thank you very much for correcting my long post!! Sorry for many questions(T T). If I say 私は5階建てワンルームマンションの角部屋に住んでいる, can I say this? I live in a corner apartment in a five-story one room studio apartment.

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🎃 A Story for Halloween 🎃


I live in a corner apartment on the top floor.


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There is a balcony attached to the room.


There iIt has a balcony attached to the bedroom. It has a balcony attached to the bedroom.

Apartments usually have more than one room, and since you haven't mentioned if it's just a one room apartment, you'll need to mention a particular room. Also... narration-wise, you can add a bit more detail about the balcony, like "a balcony with a great view", or "a 3-ft wide balcony", since just mentioning the balcony for the sake of it seems awkward.

Two year have passed since I moved here.


Two years have passed since I moved here. Two years have passed since I moved here.

I like this room, but yesterday, an annoying person seemed to be moved to my next-door room.


I like this roomplace, but yesterday, an annoying person seemeds to bhave moved to my next-door room. I like this place, but yesterday, an annoying person seems to have moved next-door.

The neighbor's alarm went off at 2 a.m. and continued sounding until 4 a.m. and what is worse, the person often hit the wall.


The neighbor's alarm went off at 2 a.m. and continued sounding until 4 a.m. aAnd what i's worse, is the person often hity often kept hitting the wall. The neighbor's alarm went off at 2 a.m. and continued sounding until 4. And what's worse is they often kept hitting the wall.

I couldn't sleep last night.


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I was very sleepy today, so I went to bed earlier than usual.


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Again, the alarm went off at 2 a.m. I got so angry that I went out and knocked the door of the neighbor.


Again, the alarm went off at 2 a.m. I got so angry that I went out and knocked the door of the neighbon my neighbor's door. Again, the alarm went off at 2 a.m. I got so angry that I went out and knocked on my neighbor's door.

No one came out.


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No replied.


No one replied. No one replied.

You could also say, "Nobody replied" or "No reply".

I came back in my room and hit the wall with anger.


I camewent back in my room and hit the wall with anin rager. I went back in my room and hit the wall in rage.

Then, the neighbor hit back the wall much harder.


Then, the neighbor hit back the wall muchback even harder. Then, the neighbor hit the wall back even harder.

I got furious so I kicked the wall, yet the neighbor didn't stop it.


I got furious, so I kicked the wall, yet the neighbor didn't stop hitting back. I got furious, so I kicked the wall, yet the neighbor didn't stop hitting back.

It's a bit unclear what "it" here is, is it about just hitting once often? Or is it about hitting back every time the protagonist hit the wall?

I gave up and listened to the music with my headphones on.


I gave up and listened to the music with my headphones on. I gave up and listened to music with my headphones on.

Morning has come.


Morning has comes. Morning comes.

I called the real estate management company on the phone and complained about the neighbor.


I called the real estate management company on the phone and complained about the neighbor. I called the real estate management company on the phone and complained about the neighbor.

"On the phone" is unnecessary here.

Then, he said wonderingly,


Then, he said wonderinglyin confusion, Then, he said in confusion,

If you meant to say 不思議そうに, then this is right. Wonderingly, I think, is used to mean 魅了されて.

"It's strange because no one lives in that room.


"IThat's strange because n. No one lives in that roomapartment. "That's strange. No one lives in that apartment.

We don't have any contract with anyone for that room.


We don't have any contract with anyones for that roomone. We don't have any contracts for that one.

Maybe you've mistaken it for what the resident on the floor below you did?


Maybe you've mistakenook it for what the resident on the floor below you did? Maybe you mistook it for what the resident on the floor below you did?

"


I shouted,


"Impossible!


"Impossible! I shouted, "Impossible! I shouted,

This sounds more natural.

I hit the wall and the neighbor hit it back.


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Absolutely someone is in the next room!


Absolutely someone isSomeone is definitely in the next room! Someone is definitely in the next room!

"


Then, the staff said,


Then, the staff then said, The staff then said,

Just making it sound a bit more natural.

"I got it.


"Okay, I goet it. "Okay, I get it.

I'll check through security cameras if someone tresspassed into the room.


I'll check through security cameras to see if someone tresspassed into the roomplace. I'll check through security cameras to see if someone trespassed into the place.

I'll let you know after our investigation"


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I was looking forward to a call from him.


I was lookinged forward to ahis call from him., I looked forward to his call,

I got a call this evening.


I got aAnd he called this evening., saying, And he called this evening, saying,

"We've checked out and found no one broke into the room.


"We've checked outthe footage and found no one broke into the room. "We've checked the footage and found no one broke into the room.

Using just "checked out" would by like using the idiomatic phrase, which means leaving a hotel after staying.

Also, we entered the room actually today, but we couldn't find anything like an alarm watch or a mobile phone"


Also, we actually entered the room actuallyapartment today, but we couldn't find anything like an alarm watchclock or a mobile phone" Also, we actually entered the apartment today, but we couldn't find anything like an alarm clock or a mobile phone"

I thought they cut corners at their investigation.


I thought they cut corners at their investigation. I thought they cut corners at their investigation.

Not sure what you meant here, but TLing cutting corners in investigation directly would be, "行き届いていない調査をした” or ”雑な調査”. It would mean that they did at least 80% of the work, but didn't do the rest of it properly. But from the sounds of it, it looks like they didn't perform the investigation at all, since they searched an empty apartment and didn't find anything.

"Alright!


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I'll get any evidence by myself!!


I'll get any evidence by myself!! I'll get evidence myself!

"


I bound a mirror on the stick for selfie.


I bound a mirror on the stick fora selfie-stick. I bound a mirror on a selfie-stick.

When the alarm started, I went out to the balcony and saw the room light on.


When the alarm started, I went out to the balcony and sawfound the room lights on. When the alarm started, I went out to the balcony and found the room lights on.

As I expected, someone should be there!


As I expected, someone should beit meant someone was there! As I expected, it meant someone was there!

I stretched my arm with the stick and looked into the room through the mirror and found no one was there.


I stretched my arm with the stick and looked into the room through the mirror and, but found no one was there. I stretched my arm with the stick and looked into the room through the mirror, but found no one.

I also found the window unlocked.


I also found tThe window was unlocked. The window was unlocked.

Probably, the management company's staff forgot locking it and turning off the light.


Probably, the management company's staff forgot to locking it and turning offleft the lights on, too. Probably, the management company's staff forgot to lock it and left the lights on, too.

I put my phone into a pocket on my jeans to take photos of evidence.


I put my phone into a the pocket onf my jeans to take photos of evidence. I put my phone in the pocket of my jeans to take photos of evidence.

I bound the one end of the rope on the fence of my balcony and bound the other on myself.


I bound thetied one end of thea rope on the fence of my balcony and bound the other end on myself. I tied one end of a rope on the fence of my balcony and the other end on myself.

I jumped into the balcony of the next room.


I jumped ionto the balcony of the next room. I jumped onto the balcony of the next room.

I made it and took off the rope.


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I entered the room and hunted all over the room for the alarm, but I couldn't find it.


I entered the roomapartment and hunted all over the room for the alarm, but I couldn't find it. I entered the apartment and hunted all over the room for the alarm, but couldn't find it.

When I looked back to the window where I entered, I was aware of the outside different from the one I always see.


When I looked back to the window where I entered, I wasbecame aware of how the outside was different from the onewhat I always seeaw. When I looked back to the window where I entered, I became aware of how the outside was different from what I always saw.

I went out to the balcony and saw the darkness, all over the outside.


I went out to the balcony and saw the darkness, all overenveloping the outside. I went out to the balcony and saw the darkness, enveloping the outside.

There should be some buildings in front of our apartment, but nothing is there.


There should've been some buildings in front of ourthe apartment, but there was nothing is there now. There should've been some buildings in front of the apartment, but there was nothing there now.

I can't see anything but darkness.


I caouldn't see anything but darkness. I couldn't see anything but darkness.

You can switch tenses in Japanese during narration, but we keep it all in the same tense in English.

I turned to my room but it disappeared and left the darkness.


I turned towards my room but it had disappeared and left the darknesstoo. I turned towards my room but it had disappeared too.

I turned to the other side.


I turned to the otherpposite side. I turned to the opposite side.

It's the same.


It' was the same. It was the same.

Nothing but darkness.


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Even though looking up and down, I just learn it's darkness.


Even thoughwhen I lookinged up and down, I just learned it's was just darkness. Even when I looked up and down, I learned it was just darkness.

I went to the entrance door and opened.


I wentheaded to the entrance door and opened the door. I headed to the entrance and opened the door.

The corridors disappeared and became dark.


The corridors had disappeared and became darturned black. The corridors had disappeared and turned black.

Just writing "dark" here would make it seem that the corridors had dimmed in brightness. Black would be a better word here.

Looks like I'm in a room floating in an endless outer space.


LIt looksed like I'm was in a room floating in an endless outer spacevoid. It looked like I was in a room floating in an endless void.

The rope from my balcony disappeared.


The rope from my balcony had disappeared. The rope from my balcony had disappeared.

I can't go back to my room, to the real world.


I caouldn't go back to my room, to the real world. I couldn't go back to my room, to the real world.

I took out my phone and tried to call but couldn't.


I took out my phone and tried to calling someone, but couldn't. I took out my phone and tried calling someone, but couldn't.

I have no signal.


I haveThere was no signal. There was no signal.

I was at a loss what to do and seated myself on the floor.


I was at a loss for what to do and so, seated myself on the floor. I was at a loss for what to do and so, seated myself on the floor.

Suddenly, the alarm of my phone sounded.


Suddenly, the alarm of my phone soundedrang. Suddenly, the alarm of my phone rang.

It's six o'clock.


It's sSix o'clock. Six o'clock.

I usually get up around this time.


I usually geot up around this time. I usually got up around this time.

Tears come out in despair.


Tears coame out in despair. Tears came out in despair.

Why I came here for a trivial thing?


Why had I caome here for such a trivial thing? Why had I come here for such a trivial thing?

I should've ignored it and moved to another room.


I should've ignored it and moved to another room. I should've ignored it and moved to another room.

Is "room" here just 部屋 or アパート?

The alarm was sounding continuously.


The alarm waskept sounding continuously. The alarm kept sounding continuously.

Then, I heard someone hit the wall.


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"I'm here!


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Rescue me!


RescueHelp me! Help me!

Rescue me, sounds like you are ordering someone.

"


I hit the wall harder, and then, the person hit back much harder.


I hit the wall harder, and then,... the person hit back much harder. I hit the wall harder, and then... the person hit back much harder.

"Yes, I'm here!


Rescue me!!


RescueHelp me!! Help me!!

"


I continued hitting the wall, but the person stopped hitting.


I continued hitting the wall, but the persony stopped hitting back. I continued hitting the wall, but they stopped hitting back.

"I'm here!


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I'm here!!


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Please rescue me!!


Please rescue me!! Please rescue me!!

This is okay since you are using please.

Please!!


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"


I'm still hitting the wall.


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