Confined Together with the Horror Game’s Male Lead - Chapter 56
Chapter 56
Translator: Yonnee
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The first time I came up to the second floor, I had also tried to find an item left by Penny.
‘But it wasn’t there.’
The whereabouts of the items were changing.
This twist in the game’s development was now happening for a second time.
Did this make any sense?
“The ring is pretty. It must be worth something…”
The thieves were already mesmerized by the ring.
[ The ‘Ring of Reflection’ is now bound to Erik. ]
“…That ring, it’s suspicious. You shouldn’t just pick up strange things. This mansion is full of suspicious items.”
It’s an item that absolutely shouldn’t fall into the hands of thieves.
If this ring falls into their hands, I know what’s going to happen in the game now.
“It would be better to put the ring somewhere else.”
“Hmm…”
Erik looked at me and the ring alternately with a pondering look, but seemed reluctant to hand it over, stealthily moving his hand behind him.
“What’s going on here?”
Dietrich asked, having run up behind us.
What would Dietrich think if I snatched the ring here?
It was obviously a disadvantageous situation at first glance.
“The thing is, Dietrich…”
Stay calm.
“Erik found a ring, but it’s suspicious.”
“Suspicious, you say?”
“He says he found the ring lying on the floor, but I passed by this area as I was coming down the stairs earlier. That ring wasn’t there before, yet they say it suddenly appeared. Doesn’t that seem suspicious?”
That ring definitely wasn’t there just a moment ago.
The more I spoke, the stranger it sounded.
“I have a bad feeling. It would be better to throw that ring away.”
“……”
However, Dietrich looked at me with more suspicion than at the ring.
You don’t trust me now, do you?
“Just as Miss Charlotte said, I’ve passed by here several times too, but this is the first time I’ve seen that ring.”
“Hmm…”
Erik looked at the ring with a troubled face.
It sounded suspicious to him, but it also seemed too valuable to throw away.
I’ve got to persuade him a little more.
It seemed like he might be convinced.
‘If they find out about the ring’s abilities, it’ll be troublesome.’
I have to snatch it back quickly.
But at that moment.
Creak…
Snap!
A ominous sound from above.
The chandelier that was hanging from the ceiling creaked and then snapped, breaking off from its latch.
At that instant, strong arms firmly wrapped around my waist.
“Ugh…”
CRASH!
Thanks to Dietrich, who hastily embraced me, we fortunately avoided the falling chandelier.
What in the world was this all about?
The mansion, which had been damaged in various places after Penny’s death, had been restored. That chandelier was one of the items that were restored.
But why did it suddenly break?
What about the thieves now?
“Huuk!”
The chandelier crashed right beside us in an instant, leaving a chilling sensation on my skin.
“Aaagh!”
Hesta screamed in surprise at what she saw happen to Erik.
“E-Erik, your face…!”
“……”
It seemed that fragments from the fallen chandelier had grazed and cut across his face.
Hesta shouted in shock, and Erik, confused, felt his face.
That moment.
The ring emitted light.
“U-Uh?”
Hesta made a foolish sound at the strange phenomenon, and then, something I didn’t wish for happened.
Prick.
A sharp, stinging sensation hit my cheek.
“Your face…”
Dietrich exclaimed in surprise.
Another addition to the list.
The third absurd coincidence.
The chandelier had fallen.
And as if to show off, the ring’s ability was revealed.
This item has the ability to protect the person wearing the ring.
The downside is that the wound isn’t healed but has to be transferred to someone else.
The target of the transferred wound is random.
Unfortunately, this time, it was me.
“Are you okay?!”
Dietrich, surprised, grabbed my shoulder and examined the wound.
“I’m fine.”
My thoughts were a tangled mess.
I pushed Dietrich away and wiped off the blood that was trickling down.
‘Huh?’
I felt my cheek again. The wound was still there.
‘Shouldn’t it have disappeared?’
Charlotte’s body was supposed to heal immediately even if it was wounded.
Hah.
It was ridiculous. It seemed wounds caused by the item didn’t heal.
“Could this ring be…”
They had learned information that they shouldn’t have known so quickly.
I laughed hollowly and looked up at the ceiling where the chandelier had fallen from.
The timing was too perfect, as if it had fallen to give them information.
As if someone had intended it.
I looked at Erik.
Then he, seemingly reluctant to give up the ring, subtly clenched his fist to cover it.
It was clear now.
He was determined not to hand it over.
Then there was only one method left.
To bewitch.
At that moment…
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