Confined Together with the Horror Game’s Male Lead - Chapter 41
Chapter 41
Translator: Yonnee
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In a state of confusion, I turned around and found Furball, who I had left in the room. He was pressing down on the doll’s belly.
How did it escape from there?
Furball was diligently pressing on the struggling teddy bear’s belly.
I wuv you! I wuv you! I wuv you!
What on earth was happening over there?
In shock, I looked at Furball, and this time, a sound came from the other side.
“Why did I…”
Dietrich’s bewildered voice.
Fwick. His head turned quickly to face me, and he stared into my eyes.
“You’ve done something strange to me. Again.”
His voice was filled with anger.
…What’s going on? Did the enchantment wear off already? How?
As questions popped up one after another, I soon realized something and sighed.
In this mansion, there were rooms related to mental manipulation.
Dietrich would occasionally enter that kind of room and would become mesmerized. However, a strong enough shock—perhaps like this—most often than not broke the hypnosis.
“…Ugh.”
Whether due to the aftermath of the enchantment or a headache, Dietrich grabbed his head.
Then, at that moment.
—Keh, kek kehehehehehek!
Dietrich was occupied with me, the giant teddy bear successfully regenerated during the struggle and soon… launched an attack.
The doll, as if enraged, moved much more aggressively.
At that moment, the system window appeared.
[ The System’s Guidance has been carried out in full. ]
…I failed to coax Dietrich into the fireplace, but I did what was instructed, so couldn’t this be considered a success?
[ As a reward for your success, the ‘Assimilation Rate’ shall be generated. ]
…Assimilation Rate.
What was that again?
〈 Authority 〉
( Assimilation Rate : 1% )
– Ability to control a few monsters.
※ However, there will be side effects.
– Ability to polish windows to the point of luster.
– Ability to select steak sauce.
– Ability to bewitch your chosen target. (Success rate: 5%)
– ???
– ???
– ???
– ……
Under the pop-up window listing details about the ‘Authority’, the term ‘Assimilation Rate’ appeared.
[ Charlotte shall henceforth be assimilated with a part of the mansion. ]
As the system window appeared, my vision went completely dark.
* * *
The first-floor hall, engulfed in flames on all sides.
The monstrous teddy bear and Dietrich, screaming and running around.
All of that disappeared.
In an instant, the location transformed into a room adorned with splendid decorations.
“Then, what about Johannes? He took my teddy bear. How will he be held responsible for that, Father?”
There, a small girl stood.
Her face was not visible due to the shadow.
Only the muffled voice of the girl could be heard.
But ‘I’ knew. What the child truly desired was not to hold Johannes accountable.
“Give her back! Give Penny back!”
The girl shouted—
“Mother gave her to me on my birthday!”
—against injustice.
“Don’t you know what that meant to me?! Penny is priceless, she can’t be replaced even with gold and silver treasures!”
Bead-like tears rolled down the girl’s chin. Like spitting out beads with each blink, the girl’s suffering could be seen clearly.
Ah.
It hurts too much.
If you’re in pain, ‘I’ am in pain, too. Please don’t cry.
“Father didn’t take responsibility for Mother’s death!”
“Shut your mouth! Do you even realize what you’re saying right now?!”
“Mother died because you abandoned her, Father!”
At the bold words of the distressed girl, the man thought he needed to educate her.
Although a hefty beating easily took down the girl, she did not back down.
Because she believed that the pain of losing Penny was more unbearable than anything.
“You’re mad not just because of Penny!”
“……”
“You hate anything related to Mom!”
The girl’s tears were hot.
Even more so than the pit of fire consuming Penny’s body.
With each tear, the girl’s face seemed to burn.
“Take responsibility for Penny!”
Don’t cry.
‘I’ am fine even if I’ve died, so please don’t cry.
“Take responsibility!”
Don’t cry. Don’t cry.
Please, please don’t cry.
“Take responsibility!”
‘I’ wanted to make you happy.
When I came out into the world and met you, that was ‘my’ mission.
No one acknowledged the girl’s cries, but ‘I’ knew— Penny knew.
Her suffering.
“Is there no one outside? Lock up this child! It’s time to fix that stubborn head once and for all.”
Soon, someone took the girl away.
In the burning fireplace, black buttons melted into Penny’s eyes, shimmering like tears.
The girl’s hands, struggling just before disappearing outside the door.
There, a ring with pink flower decorations sparkled.
Penny watched the ‘family’ until her whole body turned to ashes.
I want to kill them all.
You wished for my survival more than their ‘responsibility’.
But I hope they do take ‘responsibility’.
[ Assimilation, complete. Charlotte has escaped from the ‘Vengeance of the Dead Doll’. ]
[ Steel Mentality is being implemented. ]
* * *
Gasp!
What was that?
A heart, pounding like crazy.
An emotion squeezing this heart… an emotion, felt for the first time in a long while.
When the assimilation had been completed, such raw emotions could be felt as the steel mentality had been stripped away.
At this moment, Penny had taken over. One’s ‘self’ had disappeared.
Charlotte, gripping her chest, looked up at Dietrich.
—My ring! Give it back!!!!
Penny shouted fiercely.
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