Confined Together with the Horror Game’s Male Lead - Chapter 40
Chapter 40
Translator: Yonnee
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[ Come here. Quickly. ]
However, as if implying that another mission was not over yet, the ‘System’s Guidance’ did not stop.
“Come here. Quickly.”
Under the influence of the ominous energy, Dietrich approached me without resistance.
Like a child enchanted by the pied piper.
His steps relentlessly brought him in front of me.
He stared blankly into my eyes. As if captivated by a mysterious jewel.
Dietrich, standing in front of me, gazed at me silently, then lowered his head.
A moist sensation touched my lips and withdrew.
He kissed me.
Huh…?
I looked up at Dietrich.
I was surprised, but thanks to the remnants of my steel mentality, any emotions that might have risen were instantly suppressed.
Was this also an effect of the bewitching?
—Kehe…hehe…
Then, from behind, I heard the groans of the First Floor Administrator.
The small teddy bears, the administrator’s minions, were extinguishing the fire they had put on him, one by one, with buckets.
Oh no, time’s running out.
I agonized over the dilemma. Should I refuse the mission now and help Dietrich, or should I comply with the system’s will?
[ Dietrich, hurry and help that poor doll. ]
“……”
Unable to say the words the system wanted, as I hesitated, the next window appeared.
[ You will go into the fireplace instead of the doll. ]
[ Then, that poor doll can survive. ]
Insane.
What am I supposed to do?
It was bewildering, but I tried not to get too flustered.
If I got too shaken, my steel mentality would kick in, and it would urge me to act out of self-preservation. Moreover, I would have to utter those lines without hesitation.
However, whether it read my thoughts or not, the system window did not leave me alone.
[ If you do not follow the given lines within 5 seconds, a penalty will be applied. ]
The countdown started frighteningly as the window appeared.
[ 5… ]
[ 4… ]
Damn it.
“Dietrich.”
As I called him, the countdown temporarily stopped.
Dietrich looked at me as if waiting for my words. His eyes were vacant, as if he would listen to everything I said.
As I hesitated for a moment, the number 4 flickered as if it was threatening to decrease.
“Hurry… Hurry and help that poor doll.”
“……”
Glancing at the teddy bear that was struggling in pain, I couldn’t help but think it was pitiful, but hadn’t it been trying to kill Dietrich until now?
What’s there to pity?
“That poor doll….”
Haa.
After saying that line, I already knew what would come next.
I would demand that Dietrich go into the fireplace.
I just can’t do it.
[ The countdown has restarted. ]
[ 4… ]
[ 3… ]
Whatever. I’ll take the penalty.
I had made up my mind, but the impending terrible pain made my hands sweat.
[ 1… ]
[ A penalty has been incurred due to the refusal of the mission. ]
[ Charlotte will share her senses with the First Floor Administrator. ]
What?
My whole body felt sticky, as if syrup had been poured over it. Soon, a tar-like smell reached my nose.
‘The smell of oil…’
No way.
At that moment, a tremendous pain surged through my entire body, as if a large boulder had dropped, bone-crushingly painful.
“AHHHH!”
It hurts. It hurts. It hurts. It hurts.
Tears welled up in my eyes from the shocking agony.
But the pain did not stop.
“Huk!”
Dietrich poured oil on the teddy bear and knocked down the chandelier, igniting a fire. And I was sharing the pain of that teddy bear.
“Huuuk…”
Unable to endure the pain any longer, I collapsed. As I did, Dietrich, who was mesmerized by me, approached slowly.
Stay calm, Charlotte.
Surely there’s a way…
[ Steel Mentality is being implemented. ]
[ Steel Mentality is being implemented. ]
[ Steel Mentality is being implemented. ]
[ Steel Mentality is… ]
Stay calm? How can I keep my composure when it hurts this much?
[ Completing the given mission shall temporarily lift the penalty. ]
Weak and now selfish, the system window tempted me as it appeared.
Yeah, let’s just say it.
“Dietrich.”
“…Yes.”
Calling his name again, the entranced Dietrich responded with a dazed voice.
“Hurry, help that poor doll.”
I should have done this sooner.
“How can I help?”
“Instead of the doll… “
[ Steel Mentality is being implemented. ]
“You will go into the fireplace.”
“……”
“Can you do it?”
Even saying things that the system wasn’t commanding.
“…Yes, I can.”
A firm response, willing to do anything.
As soon as he said this, Dietrich turned away.
Slowly, with a measured pace, he approached the fireplace.
I looked at him, clutching my forearm as if suppressing the sharp pain, and faced Dietrich.
The moment he arrived in front of the fireplace,
I wuv you!
‘Huh?’
I wuv you! I wuv you! I wuv you! I wuv you! I wuv you!
‘What is this sound?’
I wuv you! I wuv you! I wuv you! I wuv you! I wuv you!
I wuv you! I wuv you! I wuv you! I wuv you! I wuv you!
I wuv you! I wuv you! I wuv you! I wuv you! I wuv you!
It’s… It’s creepy…
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