Confined Together with the Horror Game’s Male Lead - Chapter 34

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Chapter 34

Translator: Yonnee

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“…I’m busy. There’s something I need to do.”

“People can’t just work all the time. You never know, you might get lucky and find some money while you’re out.”

—……!

The crying teddy bears cheered and jumped up and down.

They tugged at Dietrich’s clothes as if urging him to come with them.

I followed Dietrich, who just followed me in a daze.

Before leaving the study, I looked at what’s been left on the ground.

We found the coat and the bundle of threads lying on the bookshelf, having been torn apart in the whirlwind, and the shirt that had become too tattered to wear.

I looked at Dietrich, who was walking around half-naked, with a sympathetic gaze.

I should get him at least one shirt from the mansion.

Something that can be found around here…

A maid’s uniform seems a bit too much.

Well, let’s think about it.

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[ Welcome to the Doll Café. ]

When did they even get this place decorated, anyway?

On the way, I was wondering where the teddy bears were headed, but as it turned out, we’re going to the kitchen.

I had been here a few times in the past, but it had been abandoned for a long time, and there was nothing left.

There was no food nor any ingredients, so I didn’t think about returning to this place.

But now, it was adorned with cute teddy bear decorations, teddy bear tables, and teddy bear carpets.

Dietrich, who was looking around the kitchen, awkwardly took a seat at the vaguely set table.

A teddy bear dressed as a maid approached and offered a menu.

[ Menu ]

– Flavor of Madness Doll

– Sweet Taste of Death Doll

– Cold and Chic, But Cool Doll

– Exciting Secret Taste Doll

– Sweet and Sour Curse Doll

– Old But Not Suffering From Forgetfulness Doll

“……?”

Dietrich’s face froze as he looked at the menu.

Judging by the look on his face, it’s as if he had seen something he shouldn’t have seen.

I casually brought the menu to Dietrich and read the items out loud.

“They have ‘Flavor of Madness, ‘Sweet Taste of Death’, and ‘Chic’ here.”

“……”

He looked at me with clear reluctance.

Right now, he’s making that face, but later on, he’ll be grateful.

After all, these are items that would help him.

First, the ‘Flavor of Madness Doll’ would lower Dietrich’s darkness meter.

[ Darkness: 14% ]

Seeing how it had increased a bit today, it made me nervous.

I considered strongly recommending the ‘Flavor of Madness Doll’, but I decided not to, thinking about the next game.

“I believe the ‘Sweet Taste of Death’ would be quite delightful.”

“…Isn’t that something you die from if you eat?”

“No, it’s delicious. The ‘Cold and Chic, But Cool Doll’ is also nice.”

At that moment, the teddy bear next to us struck a chic pose.

“……”

He looked at the menu with a troubled expression.

‘If it’s just this level of recommendation, seems like I’m not triggering the system?’

While subtly recommending items to him, I was shivering at the thought of whether there would be a penalty.

However, it seemed like this wasn’t considered a direct hint, so it should be fine.

“How about the ‘Exciting Secret Taste Doll’?”

“Uh, well… Is that…”

It was an item that revealed part of the mansion’s secrets. It wasn’t a bad item, but choosing one of the three options above would be much better.

“Is it not to your taste? How about the ‘Sweet and Sour Curse’ Flavor?”

This one provided a one-time resistance to curses. It would detoxify you the moment you got cursed, including poisons.

“Personally, I’d recommend either ‘Sweet Taste of Death’ or ‘Cold and Chic’.”

“Is that so? But what about ‘Old But Not Suffering From Forgetfulness Doll’… What kind of flavor is that?”

“Hmm… I haven’t tried that one yet, so I don’t know.”

During the time I played, I was curious about what kind of item ‘Old But Not Suffering From Forgetfulness Doll’ was, but it didn’t seem particularly useful, so I didn’t choose it.

‘Maybe I should have tried it just for the sake of experimentation.’

To break through the next game, ‘Sweet Taste of Death Doll’ and ‘Cold and Chic, But Cool Doll’ were the most useful, so I almost always exclusively selected those two at this stage.

After pondering for a while, Dietrich made up his mind.

“I’ve decided.”

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