Confined Together with the Horror Game’s Male Lead - Chapter 133
Chapter 133
Translator: Yonnee
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“Let’s stop killing the undead from now on.”
“I’m fine.”
Despite his absurdly high darkness level, Dietrich replied calmly.
[ Steel Mentality is being implemented. ]
I was burning up inside.
Did he think I was suggesting we stop because I wanted to?
I was terrified that if the undead revived again, they might manipulate our memories once more.
“You keep saying you’re fine, but every time you kill those monsters, do you think I don’t know you’re thinking of your dead friends?”
“But I can’t just let them live. What if I lose my mind again and do something foolish?”
He pointed out exactly what I was worried about.
“And what, are you going to kiss me every time that happens?”
“……”
“Well, I wouldn’t mind that.”
Why has he become so sly?
It was one of the changes that came with his rising darkness level.
Dietrich naturally reached out and tucked my loose hair behind my ear.
“You seem very anxious, Charlotte.”
“……”
Isn’t this situation backward?
I’m the one who should be desperate to get out, not him.
“Then let’s do this. I’ll deal with the undead, and you focus on finding the diary entries. How does that sound?”
“You’re going to handle the undead?”
Dietrich asked, surprised.
I still had the Ring of Fire, so I could just burn them all. If I took care of them where Dietrich couldn’t see, it might be less traumatic for him.
“No.”
But Dietrich refused without a moment’s hesitation.
“Why not?”
Did he think I wanted to do it because I was eager? I only offered because his condition was deteriorating so quickly.
“There’s no need for you to dirty your hands with blood instead of me.”
“They’re just monsters. And besides, I wouldn’t get blood on my hands. I’d use an item.”
“I still don’t like it.”
I tried to convince him several more times, but our conversation just kept going in circles.
Stubborn fool.
“No means no. You absolutely cannot kill them in my place.”
“……”
Should I do it secretly?
But there was a high chance I’d get caught.
If the undead suddenly stopped appearing when they’d been coming regularly, he’d surely notice.
If I killed them instead, his darkness level might rise even more…
I decided to drop the idea.
If I couldn’t convince Dietrich, there was only one option left.
Keep searching for the diaries, just like before.
But faster this time.
Tick, tock. Tick, tock.
I could hear the clock on the third floor ticking.
Strangely enough, it was still ticking backward, just like before.
* * *
[ ‘Dietrich’ has acquired a portion of S’s diary. ]
[ The contents of the diary shall be shared with Charlotte. ]
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Currently, the only person in the mansion who took care of the lady was Young Master Johannes.
Since the rumors spread that she had attempted to elope, many had begun to look at her with disdain.
“It’s all my fault. I should have been more careful… because I wasn’t, my sister, she…”
The kind young master.
Young Master Johannes was full of self-reproach.
Perhaps feeling guilty, he sent the lady many gifts every day.
Of course, the lady threw those gifts out the window each time.
I worried about what would happen if Young Master Johannes, the lady’s only ally in the mansion, turned his back on her.
I subtly hinted at my concerns to the lady, but she scoffed.
“You worry about the most useless things.”
Useless, she says.
If Young Master Johannes wasn’t around, no one would look after her.
“You’re being deceived. He’s not as good as you think he is.”
“Then what is he?”
“He’s just like his mother.”
This was one of the reasons the lady despised Young Master Johannes so much.
After the death of the lady’s mother, the master took in a new wife along with her child.
Young Master Johannes took the lady’s place in the household overnight—it was natural for her to hate him.
But after the second lady of the house passed away, it seemed like the lady hated Young Master Johannes a little less…
How did their relationship deteriorate even further?
“That’s right. Young Master Johannes does resemble his mother a lot in appearance.”
“That’s not what I’m talking about.”
“Then what?”
“Both that woman and her son are incredibly cunning behind the scenes.”
The second lady did torment the lady quite a bit behind closed doors.
But wasn’t it a bit harsh to say that about Young Master Johannes, who took care of her so devotedly?
“We’ve all been deceived.”
“……”
“I’ve been deceived too.”
I asked what she meant by deceived.
“Johan is truly clever. He sets the stage, creates a big trap. Naturally, I get caught up in it, and by the time I realize it, I’ve already been struck from behind.”
The lady spoke vaguely again.
“It’s only then that I realize what Johan’s true purpose was.”
As I left the room, Young Master Johannes, as usual, arrived with a gift for the lady.
Young Master Johannes entered the room, and shortly after, I heard the lady shouting from inside.
—Excerpt from S’s Diary
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