Confined Together with the Horror Game’s Male Lead - Chapter 24
Chapter 24
Translator: Yonnee
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I watched Dietrich, who seemed to have realized something, without saying a word.
‘Smarter than I thought, huh?’
I was planning on giving him more hints.
The puzzle wasn’t that difficult, but it’ll get easier after noticing some things first.
I glanced at the growing flames as I watched Dietrich’s actions.
Unlike Dietrich, who covered his mouth with a cloth and moved to avoid the burning flames, the fire didn’t harm me at all.
While staring at the flames, I unconsciously reached out my hand toward the fire.
I raised my hand slightly above the flickering flames, but it wasn’t hot.
Hmm? It feels a bit tingly, though?
I gradually lowered my hand.
A bit more. Just a bit more…
That’s when my hand was abruptly grabbed.
“Are you crazy? What are you doing right now?”
I was the one who got startled all of a sudden, but he seemed even more surprised by his own reaction.
“You’re worried? How kind of you.”
“It’s not about being worried—it’s about putting your hand in the fire. Are you incapable of staying still?”
He once again had a frustrated expression.
“There’s no need to go to such lengths.”
After all, I wouldn’t get hurt anyway.
“You got hurt, didn’t you?”
“I did?”
“……”
But it didn’t hurt. And it’ll be healed soon anyway.
“…Just stay still.”
Dietrich didn’t move for a moment, keeping a firm grasp on my hand.
“Dietrich, the hourglass is still going.”
“…I know.”
He released my hand and moved again.
Then, he walked to the chalkboard and picked up a piece of chalk.
“Can I write here?”
I nodded. It’s not like I couldn’t tell him that.
Fortunately, nothing happened that would result in penalties.
…Huh?
But Dietrich was still standing there, holding the chalk.
What are you doing?
* * *
He found the answer.
The sign that read [ Room ] on the door must be related to the theme of the room.
If his hypothesis was correct…
R: 6
Y: 12
B: 2
P: ?
The problem on the chalkboard was probably related to the note that asked for the ‘me’ to be found.
Assuming each letter represents ‘me’ and guessing what they could be…
He started counting the colorful teddy bears in the room.
There were four colors of teddy bears in this room.
Red, yellow, blue, and pink.
If his guess was correct…
R(ed): 6
Y(ellow): 12
B(lue): 2
P(ink): ?
Thinking this way and counting the numbers according to the teddy bear colors, the numbers matched perfectly.
Then, as for the P…
Could it be the number of pink teddy bears?
The probability was high.
And the woman had been subtly hovering around the pen on the desk as if she was going to reveal the answer to him.
Dietrich picked up a piece of chalk.
However, there was another problem.
‘How can I trust that woman?’
He had found the answer through the woman’s hints. But what if it was a trap?
So, Dietrich couldn’t write anything on the chalkboard.
Even though time was running out as the sand continued to flow down.
* * *
There was not much sand left in the hourglass.
The flames, which had been heating the floor slowly, were spreading and consuming the curtains, reaching up to the ceiling.
The entire room was covered, and even Dietrich was about to be engulfed, but he didn’t flinch.
Could it be that he didn’t know the answer to the problem?
When there was so little time left?
“Dietrich.”
It seemed like he couldn’t hear my voice as he didn’t respond.
“Perhaps you don’t know the answer? Let me help…”
Only then did Dietrich react.
“You…”
Perhaps it was because of the thick smoke, his voice came out hoarse.
“That’s the problem.”
“Huh?”
“You’re suspicious.”
“…What?”
“I’m not sure if the thoughts I’m having right now are really mine. Maybe you intentionally led my thoughts in this direction.”
Could it be that he found the answer but couldn’t trust it and therefore couldn’t solve it?
“…But, Dietrich. There’s not much time left.”
Shouldn’t you at least give it a try?!
“The truth is, not writing the answer might be the way to leave this room.”
Wasn’t that too far-fetched?
When I played the game with Dietrich as the main character, he never reacted like this, so I was at a loss.
Back then, he just moved according to my instructions, but…
Dietrich’s violet eyes were filled with complete distrust.
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