Confined Together with the Horror Game’s Male Lead - Chapter 192
Chapter 192
Translator: Yonnee
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He asked the same question as before.
“I thought I’d already answered that.”
“I find it hard to understand.”
“Why is that?”
“Why do you insist on staying in this estate? If you tell me the reason, I’ll ask no further.”
“Do I need a reason to live in my own home?”
“If it were me, I wouldn’t even consider this place my home, even if I lived here.”
“……”
Now, as ever, he had a way of getting straight to the heart of things.
A place doesn’t become a home just by living in it.
The master of this castle was the lord, and ‘Emily’ was merely a doll in a dollhouse.
My place here was all too clear.
“Then let me ask you. Why do you concern yourself with me? In these times, concubines like me are a dime a dozen.”
There were plenty of people in this world to pity.
Just the cases Dietrich was investigating were full of people who’d met unjust fates.
‘Emily’ wasn’t some tragic figure worthy of holding Dietrich’s gaze for long.
“You’re still a kind person, aren’t you?”
“…Still?”
“Did you know? When the lord found me, he said he felt pity for me. I don’t see much difference between him and you.”
“…Then what would it take to convince you?”
“What if I trust you and choose you, and then you betray me? What then?”
At that, Dietrich’s pupils trembled. His violet eyes flickered with something unsaid.
I’d seen those eyes of his before, long ago.
Eyes that once longed for ‘Charlotte’, at times filled with greed.
Perhaps viewing the current situation as an unspoken opportunity, he spoke up hurriedly.
“I shall make a vow.”
“A vow?”
“A vow on my honor as a knight, that I will never betray you, Emily.”
It was unexpected but somehow entirely fitting for Dietrich.
“And what would you vow to do? To protect the lord’s concubine forever? That might be the most laughable vow I’ve ever heard.”
“There is a way. If I investigate, I’ll find that the lord is unfit to rule this estate. If I file a report against him…”
“Hahaha!”
I couldn’t help but laugh aloud.
Dietrich didn’t understand why I laughed—he looked at me with a hardened expression.
“How naïve you are.”
“……”
“You remind me of the old days, that’s all.”
“…What do you mean?”
“I don’t think you’ve ever had much experience with women.”
Dietrich’s face flushed, realizing I was teasing him.
“I understand that you’re sincere.”
“Then…”
“But what I need isn’t you. It’s the lord.”
Dietrich narrowed his gaze at me.
“Since you’re so curious, I’ll tell you the reason. I have something I need to accomplish.”
“…What is it?”
“And for that, I need someone foolish and greedy, not someone as clever as you.”
I pushed away from him, rising from his embrace.
Looking down at him, I couldn’t suppress a lingering smile.
“…So you were mocking me?”
“Understand, Sir. When else would I ever get to tease someone like you? Though, it is a shame you’re sincere.”
After having my fill of laughter at his expense, I turned to leave without a second thought.
But Dietrich wasn’t ready to let me go.
He stood, reaching out and gripping the chair in front of me.
I looked up at him, baffled by his actions.
The pews were spaced so closely that we were pressed tightly against one another.
“So, Emily, you’re saying you’re willing to endure hardship to stay?”
Did he understand that some things can only be gained through hardship?
“I’m glad you still like me, Sir.”
“What…?”
“Farewell, Sir.”
I left him behind without looking back.
And this time, he didn’t try to stop me.
* * *
The next day.
Dietrich regretted not holding on to Emily.
“Emily is dead! She’s dead!”
The Lord of Hyden wailed and cried.
“Sir Dietrich! Where were you when this murder targeted Emily?!”
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