Rampo receives an invitation to a detective game from none other than E. A. Poe. He's indifferent at first, until Poe reveals what the reward would be should he win.
On the night of their stay,
 the protagonist, a private detective,
،وفي ليلة إقامتهم بالقصر، بطل الرواية، محقّق سريّ
Als sie in jener Nacht notgedrungen dort unterkamen,
wurde unser Protagonist, ein Privatdetektiv,
Obligado a alojarse allí,
Obligado a alojarse allí,
Forcé de dormir sur place,
Durante la loro permanenza,
il protagonista, un detective privato,
Na noite lá abrigados, o protagonista, 
um detetive particular,
В ночь их пребывания
главный герой, частный детектив,