Confined Together with the Horror Game’s Male Lead - Chapter 196
Chapter 196
Translator: Yonnee
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If Dietrich didn’t come, I planned to go up to the capital myself in a few years.
I had been spreading rumors for a year when the summons finally arrived.
Dietrich was coming to this estate.
At that moment, I thought of what he had once said to me when I was trapped in the mansion.
He’d said that, perhaps, he had fallen in love with me at first sight.
‘If he meant it.’
Would he fall in love with me again?
* * *
“I desire another man’s woman.”
When I heard those words, I had a vague guess, but I needed more proof.
Proof that he had indeed fallen for me again.
So, I deliberately showed him an unsettling scene.
Emily held captive by the lord. Emily being struck.
Emily, Emily, poor Emily.
That was my role.
And Dietrich reacted just as I expected.
When he offered to take responsibility for me, I found it quite amusing.
Sometimes he was so naïve, it reminded me of the Dietrich who had first entered the mansion three years ago.
That was when I became certain.
He might not realize it himself, but Dietrich had fallen for me again.
That made everything easier.
The deeper his love, the more thoroughly he would be ensnared in the trap I had set for him.
I summoned sorcerers for him.
I instructed them to design traps similar to those in Lindbergh’s mansion.
The moment Dietrich set foot here, the plan was set in motion.
* * *
Cough.
I watched Dietrich collapse onto the altar, coughing up blood.
He didn’t seem to understand what was happening, staring at me in confusion, sweat beading on his brow.
“Shall I tell you how you ended up here, Dietrich?”
I said as I laid him down on the altar.
The spell activated the moment he stepped onto the altar.
To ensure he wouldn’t notice the spell, I created a scenario where he’d rush in, losing control.
“You came chasing after a criminal, didn’t you?”
His eyes widened.
“Was it bait you set, or was it mine?”
I smiled at him.
Though he was once the man I loved, seeing him grimace in pain didn’t stir anything within me.
“What… what did you do to me?”
“I thought even if your mind forgot, your body might remember. Guess I was wrong?”
Having lived together in the mansion, I knew his weaknesses.
Dietrich was susceptible to curses affecting the mind.
That’s why I had the sorcerers craft a spell targeting his mental defenses, exploiting his vulnerability.
“You still love me, don’t you?”
“……”
“If you didn’t, the curse wouldn’t have worked.”
That’s the core of the spell.
The curse wouldn’t stop with his mind—it would invade his body and destroy it.
“Thank you for loving me.”
I picked up the axe I had placed nearby.
He continued coughing up blood, powerless to resist even as I brought the axe toward him.
The curse spread through his body like thorns, embedding themselves deeper with every movement.
“Thanks to you, I’ll finally be free.”
I moved in front of the altar and raised the ax.
The sorcerers and the lord cheered, having waited for this moment.
Without hesitation, I brought the axe down.
Thunk!
Dietrich’s clothes turned red, but the blade hadn’t sunk deep enough to end him.
Dietrich had caught the handle of the ax.
It had only grazed his shoulder, failing to cut deeper.
I tried to pull the axe free, but it wouldn’t budge.
‘He still has strength…?’
I was momentarily concerned, but seeing his face drenched in sweat, I realized he was barely holding on.
This was my victory.
…Or so I thought.
Then, suddenly, he yanked the axe handle toward him.
I didn’t have time to let go, and my entire body was pulled forward.
Dietrich wrapped his arms around my waist and tore the veil from my face.
“……!”
I hadn’t anticipated this at all.
It had been so long since I’d shown my bare face to anyone.
With the veil that turned the world gray removed, I met his purple eyes directly, feeling as though my deepest secrets were laid bare.
“…Emily.”
His voice, deep and hoarse, called out to me.
At that moment, his grip around my waist tightened.
“Lindbergh’s demon.”
His violet eyes glinted with fierce desire.
In that instant, everything changed.
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