Confined Together with the Horror Game’s Male Lead - Chapter 187
Chapter 187
Translator: Yonnee
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I was momentarily taken aback, finding it hard to believe that those words had actually come from Dietrich.
People do change over time.
But this felt like an extreme case.
This was the same man who, just three years ago, had constantly whispered words of love in my ear.
And now, he was coveting another man’s woman?
I couldn’t help but feel disappointed.
Was this really all that was left of the man who had once been so devoted?
“So, Brother, have you confronted this desire?”
{ T/N: she uses ‘Brother’ here as a term of address in the same way that their ‘Father’ is God }
I had dealt with people like him countless times, and I knew how to handle them. But the fact that this was Dietrich complicated things.
“I have yet to approach her.”
Yet to approach her?
“Brother, that woman already has a partner.”
“I am aware.”
“Then you should humbly accept that. It’s the right thing to do.”
“……”
“In life, our God, Carlino, often tests us. He has repeatedly reminded us that it’s when we face trials that our true nature is revealed.”
“Is this, too, a trial? Something I must overcome?”
“I am certain you will handle it well, Brother.”
Dietrich was silent for a while.
He was a man who no longer had any connection to me, yet I couldn’t help but wonder about the woman he was troubled over.
At the same time, I realized I had been harboring a rather significant misunderstanding.
The moment I saw him again, I was convinced.
I had been so certain that Dietrich would fall in love with me once more.
But that illusion was now shattered, leaving me neither disappointed nor embarrassed.
“But Sister, I cannot let go of her.”
“……”
“There’s something I need to know about her, and I simply can’t hold back.”
“Brother…”
Just then, the door to the confessional next to me creaked open.
“Brother?”
Had he left?
A strange feeling of dissatisfaction lingered.
I had assumed that although Dietrich had been corrupted in the mansion, he would return to his old self once he left it.
Suddenly—
The confessional door burst open.
I looked up to find the rude intruder staring back at me.
“What are you doing in here, Sister? Or should I say, Miss Emily?”
Somehow, I wasn’t surprised.
Just as I had recognized him, Dietrich seemed to have figured out who I was, too.
“Brother, you mustn’t open this door so carelessly during a confession.”
“I told you, Sister. I couldn’t resist my curiosity.”
“So, you fabricated a confession?”
“No, that part was sincere.”
“……”
I closed my mouth in exasperation, and Dietrich looked at me with a bright smile.
“So, why are you pretending to be a nun here, Miss Emily?”
“I am indeed a nun. I come here during the day to practice my faith.”
“And at night, you return to being Lord Hyden’s concubine?”
“You certainly seem quite interested in me, Brother.”
Dietrich dropped the false politeness from his expression and leaned against the wall, tilting his body toward me.
As he closed the distance between us, I tried to step back, only to feel the cold stone against my back.
“I’m very curious to see the expression hidden beneath that veil.”
“……”
“Did you know?”
Dietrich lightly grasped the edge of my veil. A slight pull, and it would have fallen.
“I’ve never met anyone as unusual as you, or anyone who says the strangest things as if they’re completely normal.”
Dietrich smiled once again.
“Thanks to you, I’m finding this Hyden estate quite fascinating.”
He released the fabric, and the black veil fell softly back against my skin.
“Let’s meet again.”
* * *
Two and a half years ago.
After six months as Lord Hyden’s concubine, I was finally allowed to go outside.
I had earned his trust by not attempting to flee and by showing complete obedience.
I had managed to escape the Lindbergh mansion, only to find myself imprisoned again, and the suffocation had nearly driven me mad. I couldn’t forget the liberation I’d felt when I first stepped outside the castle walls.
With light steps, I walked through the dreary streets.
Then, I caught sight of a church at the bottom of a hill.
For some reason, my gaze lingered on it.
It felt strangely familiar, stirring a deep sense of nostalgia.
It was my first time seeing it.
But why did I keep feeling drawn to it?
As though it held some unknown connection to my past.
From that point on, I stopped by the church every time I was allowed out and eventually asked Lord Hyden for permission.
I asked him if I could attend services there weekly.
The way his face turned red and purple at that moment…
“You’re back early today, Miss Emily.”
The gatekeeper recognized me as I returned to the castle from the church.
I smiled in response and made my way into the castle.
Into this new prison of mine.
“Miss Emily! Miss Emily!”
The moment I entered the castle, the maids called to me frantically.
“Something terrible has happened! The lord…!”
“Please, Miss Emily, you must help us!”
I erased my smile and looked at them.
When I started moving at my usual pace, they practically screamed my name in frustration, as if they were at their wits’ end.
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