Confined Together with the Horror Game’s Male Lead - Chapter 101
Chapter 101
Translator: Yonnee
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Dietrich killed Erik.
This was something I truly hadn’t anticipated.
Blood splattered on my face, making my eyes sting. I wiped it off with the back of my hand, but it only seemed to smear, making things worse.
“Huuk…”
Dietrich gasped for air, seemingly overwhelmed by his own actions.
His hand, still clutching the sword, trembled uncontrollably.
“Well done, Dietrich.”
There’s no need to be scared.
“Let’s clean up this mess. It’s sticky and disgusting.”
“…You think I did well?”
Dietrich responded after a beat.
Why was he looking at me as if he’s in shock?
“Honestly, ever since entering the second floor, he’s been nothing but a nuisance.”
“……”
“It’s okay, Dietrich.”
Ah, was this going to raise Dietrich’s darkness meter?
No, if they had been killed upon entry before Dietrich could even notice them.
‘Then none of this troublesome mess would have happened.’
“But, I… I killed a person…”
“Erik was trying to kill you.”
“……”
“And he tried to kill me too, Dietrich.”
Ah. He sighed softly and nodded.
I saw his darkness meter.
[ Darkness: 55% ]
It had increased quite a bit, but wasn’t this somewhat acceptable?
Typically, Dietrich’s darkness meter averaged around 70% right before ascending to the third floor.
Wasn’t this still, all things considered, fairly reasonable?
“You did well, Dietrich.”
“……”
“You protected me.”
I drew him into my arms. The exhausted man easily leaned into my embrace.
“And you don’t have to feel too guilty. They were bandits, after all. Bad guys. They ransacked a whole village.”
“…You’re right.”
“It’s justified. So, don’t let this matter linger in your mind. You said it yourself—if we ever got out, you wouldn’t let those bandits be.”
“…You’re right.”
Dietrich numbly nodded, still in my embrace.
Poor thing.
I stroked his disheveled hair and whispered.
“And here’s what I suspect… Erik was definitely dead, and then he came back to life.”
“…Yes.”
“He must have been some kind of undead.”
That’s typically something you’d find on the third floor.
“…Undead? Isn’t that something out of myths…?”
Dietrich paused, then closed his mouth.
Nothing about this place was normal.
I looked at his grotesquely transformed hand.
Injured while blocking the poison that Valek spewed.
“Let me treat you.”
He dully watched my outstretched hand and then took it.
Seeing this unexpected gesture, Dietrich forced a smile.
“…It couldn’t be helped.”
“Yeah. It couldn’t be helped.”
“…It had to be done.”
“Right. Erik was already dead. You just saved me.”
Dietrich repeated, almost as if making excuses, excessively mumbling the facts.
“If it’s too hard, don’t think at all.”
Thinking too much seemed like it might increase his darkness meter.
[ Darkness: 56% ]
See.
It went up again.
“Come on, lean on me.”
“……”
He might have hesitated in the past, but now he easily entrusted himself to me.
Yet, given our size difference, it seemed more like I was the one being embraced.
“Rest easy now, Dietrich.”
“…Is it really okay for me to?”
“Why wouldn’t it be? You defeated the Second Floor Administrator.”
This was quite the fortunate turn of events.
I might have briefly gotten swept up in the ‘Miss’ and ‘Valek’s’ emotions, doing something foolish, but now it doesn’t affect me at all.
“A good night’s sleep will make it all better.”
I’ll give you a potion, too.
“Once you wake up, there will be much to do. So, rest now.”
We’ll need to dispose of Erik’s corpse together.
“…Yes.”
The man sprawled his battered body on the bed and closed his eyes.
“…Charlotte.”
Now he called my name as if it were nothing unusual.
“Yes.”
“…Thank you.”
You’re thankful?
“…Truly.”
But I haven’t really done anything.
“Sure.”
Responding isn’t difficult after all.
* * *
I left the room, leaving the collapsed Dietrich.
There were many things I needed to fetch.
Towels to wipe off the blood and clothes to replace the ones that had gotten dirty. And since Dietrich was injured, I’d need to bring some medicine or potions.
As I approached the walk-in wardrobe while gathering various items, I was struck by a sharp stench.
What on earth was that smell?
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