Confined Together with the Horror Game’s Male Lead - Chapter 109
Chapter 109
Translator: Yonnee
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At that moment, the fear that had been suppressed for so long… surged in like a tidal wave.
The room, devoid of any light, gradually suffocated me.
‘I need to get out.’
It was a sudden thought, but I had no idea how to act on it.
No one was holding me down, yet I thrashed around in resistance, getting tangled in the blanket and falling to the floor.
Even then, I couldn’t calm myself and scratched at my neck.
I want to escape.
From this mansion.
* * *
Dietrich was in the newly opened walk-in closet on the third floor, intently choosing something.
Which would be better?
He picked up thick dresses and furs, weighing them to see how heavy they were.
The third floor was cold.
Yet Charlotte, claiming the clothes were too heavy, was going around in thin attire while coughing. Seeing her like this kept bothering Dietrich.
He thought he should choose her clothes and insist on them firmly.
As he compared which dress was warmer yet lighter, a piercing scream echoed through the mansion.
Dietrich, who had stopped to choose clothes, hurried out of the closet.
That voice was Charlotte’s. What had happened to her?
Thud! Thump!
There were ominous sounds coming from her room.
He had a bad feeling.
Dietrich quickly opened Charlotte’s door.
“Charlotte! What’s wrong?!”
Inside, a disheveled woman was staring out with wild eyes.
As soon as their eyes met, Dietrich was shocked.
Her hair was a tangled mess, her shoulder strap had fallen, and her skirt was crumpled.
This was not the Charlotte he knew.
The woman, eyes reflecting brokenness, seemed to regain her senses and focus.
“…Charlotte, are you alright? What happened?”
“Oh, Dietrich. I’m fine.”
She looked anything but fine.
It seemed she had fallen from the bed. Her blankets and demeanor were in disarray.
Dietrich cautiously approached the fallen Charlotte.
“Charlotte, won’t you tell me honestly?”
“Dietrich, I’m fine.”
“…Charlotte.”
“I’m fine.”
She repeated the words like a parrot, as if trying to brainwash herself.
It was eerie.
But Dietrich was worried.
Charlotte was clearly hiding something from him.
Whether it was her shame or a sin, he didn’t know.
Dietrich noticed that Charlotte was trembling. Whether it was from the cold or some unknown fear, he couldn’t tell.
Seeing her in just a thin nightgown made Dietrich’s face flush briefly, but he knelt in front of her calmly.
He draped the fur he had brought over her.
“It’s heavy, but this will keep you warm.”
“……”
“Wear it even if it’s uncomfortable.”
When Charlotte didn’t move, Dietrich fastened the fur himself.
“The room is very cold. It’s best to wear something warm even when you sleep.”
“…I really am fine.”
“Are you aware that you can see your breath right now? Why are you being so stubborn?”
As Dietrich insisted, Charlotte reluctantly pulled the large fur coat down to cover her knees properly.
“I should go to bed now. You should leave.”
Strangely, her haughty gesture of pointing to the door seemed endearing to him.
Ignoring Dietrich, who had sat down beside her, Charlotte stood up. But her legs wobbled.
“Charlotte, be careful—”
Dietrich quickly got up and caught her by the waist as she stumbled.
Sensing something was wrong, he touched her forehead.
“Cough.”
Just then, Charlotte coughed.
Her forehead was burning.
“I told you over and over again, didn’t I?”
“What are you talking about?”
“I kept telling you that you’d catch a cold dressing like that…”
Dietrich sighed.
In the end, Charlotte had caught a cold.
* * *
Charlotte, of all people, catching a cold.
I usually healed quickly from injuries, so why was this different?
‘Could this be some kind of penalty too?’
[ Steel Mentality: ON ]
When I checked the system window, Steel Mentality had returned safely.
I had worried it might never come back.
“Aren’t you going back to your room?”
Dietrich stayed by my bedside all night, taking care of me.
After rushing in when I screamed last night, he couldn’t stop worrying and didn’t leave my side.
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