Confined Together with the Horror Game’s Male Lead - Chapter 58

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Chapter 58

Translator: Yonnee

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“I’m not sure how you found your way here, but you must have been very hungry.”

I looked at the significant amount of wasted food.

“However, we’re short on food. So, it would be best if you eat only a little from now on.”

I spoke in as gentle a tone as possible, trying not to offend them.

These men were sensitive to refusal or any direct criticism of their actions.

—There was this adorable puppy in the village I used to give treats to because it was so cute. Once, when I reached out to pet it, it dared to dodge my hand. What do you think I did?

Suddenly, I remembered a line one of the bandits in the game had said. I believe it was Erik?

—I strangled it right there and threw it into the river. If I show kindness, it should be grateful, not dare to dodge my hand.
—So, it’s the same, with you, Dietrich. It would have been nice if you had just submitted when we were being kind. How dare you swing that sword at us?

The bandits had once ambushed Dietrich, who was resting from injuries sustained while fighting a monster.

They looked down at Dietrich, who was struggling for breath. At the face of his suffering, all they did was to laugh vilely.

“Ah… We were just so hungry… We’re sorry.”

They apologized, seemingly regretful on the surface.

“I’ll clean up the remaining food.”

Given the mansion’s layout, the kitchen was easy to find if one wandered around a bit.

But to think they would find it and ravage it so quickly. It was a good thing I had made preparations here in advance.

I approached to clean up the food. Just then, I caught sight of a leg stretching out into my field of vision, and I couldn’t avoid it in time.

“……!”

Ack—

I fell over.

“What is this supposed to be…”

Just as I was about to protest, Erik grinned maliciously.

All the food from the table poured over my head.

Crash!

As if hurting my knee wasn’t enough, the spilled food seeped through my clothes.

“Huk! Miss Charlotte! Are you okay? I must have accidentally pulled the tablecloth.”

Felix, the very person who tripped me and spilled the food with the tablecloth, approached me with a concerned look.

For a moment, I considered spilling everything but decided to hold back.

[ Would you like to use ‘Bewitch’? ]

“What’s going on here?”

Hearing the commotion, Dietrich entered the kitchen.

It was too bad. I immediately closed the system window.

“You…”

Dietrich rushed over, seemingly shocked to see me fallen and covered in food.

“Why…”

He quickly came over, crouched in front of me, and started brushing the food off me.

Just yesterday, he would flinch at my touch, but now he’s being kind in this situation.

“What exactly happened here?”

“That’s… Miss Charlotte accidentally fell… My arm happened to catch the tablecloth, and this happened. Are you okay, Miss Charlotte?”

Felix asked, pretending to be innocent.

Liar. You were the one who tripped me.

But even if I told the truth, they would claim it was my misunderstanding.

And would Dietrich believe me?

I looked at Erik. He was looking at me with a strange smirk.

No, maybe this turned out for the better.

“Right. I fell by mistake.”

“……”

I smiled and shook off the food from my body. The crumbs from the bread and sticky drinks were uncomfortable and didn’t come off easily.

“We can’t eat this now. It can’t be helped.”

“I’m sorry…”

“No, it’s fine. This food would have been your share anyway, so I’ll deduct it from the food I was going to share with you all.”

“……!”

Dietrich, considering his nature, would have said something about distributing the remaining food equally among members.

But it would be a frustrating wait before he’d ever say such a thing, as it would take a while before the bandits showed their true nature to Dietrich.

Suddenly, that thought crossed my mind.

What if they changed their target from Dietrich to myself?