Confined Together with the Horror Game’s Male Lead - Chapter 197
Chapter 197
Translator: Yonnee
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Did he know?
Ever since I left the mansion three years ago, I’d felt strange whenever I saw anything that resembled his violet eyes.
Sometimes, it was hard to look straight at him, and I’d turn my head without realizing it.
And now, at this moment, I was facing his violet eyes with nowhere to escape.
Dietrich’s eyes, with a saturation as bright as amethyst, were the most radiant shade of violet I’d ever seen.
“Why would Lindbergh’s demon be here?”
The curse had clearly succeeded, so how was he moving?
His voice was filled with joy, like someone who had fulfilled a long-held desire.
A fierce desire shone in those violet eyes, as though he had yearned for Lindbergh’s demon for a long time.
He was completely different from the man who sometimes showed a sly yet innocent side, and I shoved hard against his chest.
“…Let go of me.”
I was breathless, either because of his tight grip around my waist or because of the stale underground air.
As I twisted away to escape, his grip only tightened.
When I grimaced from the pain, Dietrich studied my face as if observing every reaction.
His gaze swept over me slowly, almost like he was licking each part of me. I felt as if my entire body were laid bare.
I quickly turned my head toward the bewildered sorcerers, who were at a loss.
“What are you doing! Rescue Emily at once!”
At the lord’s urgent shout, the sorcerers dropped to their knees and placed their hands on the array they’d drawn around them, as if to strengthen the curse.
The sorcerers trained in swordsmanship raised their weapons and began cautiously approaching the altar.
Dietrich kept hold of my waist and the axe, refusing to let go of me.
Crackle!
A blue light flashed from the array drawn by the sorcerers.
Dietrich gritted his teeth, as if it was not without effect. Seizing the moment, I tried to pull the axe free.
But Dietrich reacted faster.
“…Urk!”
He pushed me down onto the altar, pinning me underneath him. As I tried to get up, the axe buried itself with a crunch right beside my face.
The sinister sound made me hold my breath for a moment.
“Emily!”
The terrified lord screamed my name.
Dietrich glanced in that direction with a dry expression, then turned his eyes back to me with a wry smile.
“Shh. It’s all right, Emily.”
Dietrich smiled playfully, brushing my stiff face.
“You’ve been so mischievous that I thought I’d have a little fun myself.”
Dietrich removed his hand that had been stroking my arm, and with his index finger, he tapped the air near his opposite shoulder, drawing attention to his injured arm—the one I’d tried to damage with the axe.
‘…He suddenly changed.’
The moment he saw my face without the veil.
Could it be that… he remembered those days?
‘No, that’s impossible.’
The memory had been erased perfectly.
“Hurry and rescue Emily! And kill that man!”
“B-But… the curse should have taken effect. This is the best we can do!”
“What?! Are you saying the curse isn’t working?!”
“N-No, it worked! It definitely worked…”
Why is he unscathed? Everyone shared that bewildered look.
Dietrich was clearly at a disadvantage.
No, he should have been at a disadvantage.
I knew this man’s weakness and devised the most fatal method.
But he had somehow weakened the curse with ‘something.’
I needed to find out what that was.
How this man had overcome the curse.
I couldn’t waste this chance that I’d worked so hard for.
“If the curse isn’t working, then attack! Kill him right now!”
“But… he’s the commander of the Holy Order…”
“So what! Look at how many soldiers we have here!”
The soldiers, who had been hesitating, stepped forward with tense faces.
“Ah. I see.”
Dietrich murmured as if he’d realized something.
Finally, Dietrich rose from the altar. He calmly drew his sword, as though he intended to take them all on.
Dozens of soldiers had gathered, but each one was filled with terror.
In a desperate attempt to overcome their fear, they charged at him with fierce shouts.
“I have a plan.”
Dietrich’s gaze was directed at the soldiers, but somehow, it felt as if he were speaking to me.
“A very good plan.”
At that moment, a violet energy burst forth from Dietrich’s sword.
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