Confined Together with the Horror Game’s Male Lead - Chapter 168
Chapter 168
Translator: Yonnee
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What is going on…?
But instead of getting angry at the system window that suddenly appeared, I clutched my aching heart first.
The pain was so intense, it brought tears to my eyes.
“It hurts, Dietrich, it hurts so much…”
I clung to Dietrich, unable to bear the agony.
“What should I do? Tell me, Charlotte.”
“I-I don’t know either. It hurts so much. Something’s wrong with the mansion.”
Dietrich held me tightly as I writhed in pain, helpless to do anything. He patted my back, trying to comfort me, but it was no use.
“Ahhh!”
The pain intensified.
And then…
“The spell worked! Open the door, quickly!”
Voices from outside the mansion, where the door had been firmly sealed, suddenly broke through.
“We don’t have much time! Hurry!”
Cold sweat dripped from my forehead. Writhing in pain, I turned my gaze outward.
Why could I hear sounds from outside?
‘Could it be?’
The thing Dietrich had feared the most was coming true.
The mansion had been discovered by the outside world.
Perhaps those who realized it was cursed were now trying to break the curse.
‘The people from the temple?’
Holding my throbbing heart, I struggled to look at Dietrich.
“Dietrich… stay away from me.”
“What are you talking about?”
“When they come in… they’ll find it strange if they see us together.”
“Then we’ll leave together.”
For a moment, my mind went blank at his words.
Did he really believe the words I had said in anger? Or was he clinging to that hope?
I let out a hollow laugh and pushed him away by the shoulders.
“Look at me. Look at how I’m collapsing as the mansion is being attacked.”
“……”
“You were right. I think I belong to this place. I don’t think I can leave.”
Dietrich’s face contorted. He looked at me like someone whose last hope had been shattered.
“Then I won’t leave either.”
“…Don’t be ridiculous.”
How could he insist on staying when they were about to break in?
Thud! Thud! THUD!
From outside, there were loud bangs, as if the knights were trying to break down the door with something heavy. Every time the door shook violently, my heart pounded along with it.
The mansion usually opened the door when someone approached.
But now it seemed determined not to, as if it sensed that the current situation was dire.
Even if the door didn’t open, it seemed they would continue to try.
From inside the mansion, where the outside noise couldn’t be blocked, I could hear the voices of many people outside.
“You… have to go.”
“Charlotte.”
He called my name firmly. His stubbornness was infuriating.
[ Would you like to use Word Spirit? ]
[ Yes ]
I stared at the system window still hovering in the air.
“Listen to me carefully now, Dietrich.”
“……”
“From today on, you’ll be a hero again.”
* * *
“It’s not working! The door won’t open properly!”
“The curse’s power is too strong!”
The knights, carrying a large, thick log on their shoulders, charged at the door all at once.
Thud! Thud! Thud!
The log they were using had inscriptions drawn on it, meant to counteract the curse drawn on the mansion.
But it wasn’t enough.
“Damn it!”
Elias cursed under his breath.
He had staked 80 million gold to break this curse.
There was no way they could return empty-handed.
They had to succeed, no matter what.
“Everyone, charge again!”
Tension was evident on the faces of the knights as the door refused to budge.
Still, they prepared to charge once more.
At that moment.
“Open.”
The door, which hadn’t so much as moved no matter what they did, opened.
As soon as it did, the air inside the mansion burst out like a wave that had been held back, crashing into the charging knights.
“Aaaah!”
The knights were thrown backward all at once.
Amid the dust and chaos of knights tumbling over each other, they finally noticed the woman standing at the door.
She was a stunning beauty with platinum blonde hair.
“Welcome to Lindberg’s Mansion.”
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