Confined Together with the Horror Game’s Male Lead - Chapter 166
Chapter 166
Translator: Yonnee
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…I had overlooked something crucial.
There must have been more than a few women like me around such a perfect man.
“Do you already have a spouse?”
“…No, I don’t.”
“Do you have a fiancée?”
“…Likewise, I do not.”
Then there was no problem. He didn’t seem to dislike me either.
“Then why are you pushing me away?”
“…My lady, we just met today.”
What’s the problem with that? People marry after meeting for the first time all the time.
Ah. Finally, I realized.
The man didn’t want me, but maybe he was too kind to say it outright.
I had to accept it.
I had overestimated my appearance. I’d never seen anyone reject me before.
Except for that painter I met in my adolescence.
What did he say during our last meeting?
That time would pass and I’d forget him?
Well, he was right.
I don’t even remember his face anymore. All that remains is the memory of being rejected after secretly harboring feelings for him.
It was ironic.
Everyone loved me, yet the men I desired always rejected me.
“I understand. I’ll take my leave.”
I thought I’d never come back to this place, never seek him out again.
“My lady.”
As I stood to leave, the man hurriedly grabbed my arm.
“What is it?”
“…It’s not that I dislike you, my lady.”
“But you rejected me.”
I wanted him. That’s why I had spent hours dressing up, walking around a place I loathed, the temple, yet the result was a disaster.
“I did push you away, but it wasn’t because I disliked you.”
His words were hard to understand.
If you like someone, you like them. If you don’t, you don’t. What’s there to say in between?
I hated half-hearted answers.
If he was going to reject me, I’d prefer him to be clear about it.
“I just think we should take our time to get to know each other.”
“……”
“First, could you tell me your name, my lady?”
So, he did like me after all.
It puzzled me—if we liked each other, why was he insisting we take things slow?
But since I had fallen for his appearance, I figured I should go along with his pace.
“My name is Charlotte.”
“Charlotte, that’s a beautiful name. I’m—”
The man smiled brightly and said,
“—Dietrich.”
* * *
Outside the mansion, one hundred sorcerers had gathered.
“We’re ready!”
They had surrounded the mansion, setting up their spells.
For days, they hadn’t rested, working day and night to create a massive ritual.
“Ten minutes until spell activation!”
A sorcerer shouted as they confirmed the spell.
The sorcerers gathered here looked nervously at the mansion.
Sorcerers were different from ordinary people.
They were sensitive, able to easily sense ominous energy.
There are times when some people around you seem to have an unusually sharp intuition—those people often possess the qualities of a sorcerer.
“Five minutes until spell activation!”
Elias and the other knights watched the mansion with tense expressions.
They had already reported to the temple.
They had told them that Dietrich and Tuvio might be trapped inside the cursed mansion.
At first, the temple had laughed at Elias’s words.
They mocked him for making excuses, saying that no matter how difficult the mission was, blaming it on a curse was unacceptable.
But after hearing that the knights who entered the mansion never returned, combined with the testimonies of the renowned sorcerers, the temple finally started listening.
That’s why they had sent additional knights and sorcerers from the temple.
“Three minutes until spell activation!”
It was close.
Soon, they would be able to uncover the mystery behind the disappearances.
“One minute until spell activation!”
* * *
< Be careful, Charlotte. Once your assimilation strengthens, you won’t be the same as before. >
< You might not want to let your lover leave. You never know how you’ll change. >
< The power of your ‘Word Spirit’ is great, but it’s meant to be used against the mansion. It may bring you to the brink of death, so be cautious. >
[ Mission accomplished. ]
[ As a reward, your assimilation rate has increased by 30%. ]
[ You have acquired ‘Word Spirit’. ]
I stood in front of the mansion’s door.
Now, I would use the Word Spirit to open it.
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