Confined Together with the Horror Game’s Male Lead - Chapter 76
Chapter 76
Translator: Yonnee
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Dietrich backed away with the painting, feeling strongly that it must be some important clue.
—GRAAAHH!
The monsters that resembled humans charged at him with their swords drawn.
Intending to draw his own sword to respond, the painting he clutched got in the way.
In a hurry, he lifted the scabbard instead.
—Grrr! Graahh!
Another monster tried to squeeze in, and Dietrich, letting go of the scabbard, twisted his body.
The charging monster collided with the two that were facing off with Dietrich.
Seizing the opportunity, Dietrich escaped the room.
And outside, he witnessed an unbelievable scene.
‘What in the world…’
The droves of monsters filled not only in the room.
Hundreds of them seemed to be crawling through the corridors, clinging to walls, hanging from ceilings.
All of them, watching Dietrich.
Something had changed.
‘Where is Charlotte?’
He reflexively thought of her but immediately shook his head.
This was not the time to worry about others.
Dietrich hurried on.
Felix could be in danger because of him finding the diary.
However, the onslaught of monsters made it difficult to proceed.
Fighting them off only to have them swarm again seemed endless.
He needed to hurry.
—Why do you need to save that person?
Throb.
…What was he thinking just now?
Oddly, his head felt a bit dizzy.
Shaking off the thought, Dietrich slashed through the monsters. Snap out of it. Focus…
—Why save that person?
—What would saving that person do?
Whoosh—!
While distracted with futile thoughts, an axe swung by an enemy cleaved the air above his head.
Dietrich blinked away the sweat trickling down his forehead.
‘Of course, I must save…’
I countered the frivolous thoughts like a mission, almost like an illness, reciting the thoughts I always had.
Then,
—Why can’t that person get hurt?
A question that dug deep into my rebuttal.
‘I… We would all suffer, including me. Since I can save them, I can’t just stand by and watch.’
—Why is it painful?
—What does someone else’s pain have to do with you?
What kind of nonsensical question was that?
Was it not common sense…
Strangely, it was hard to counter. A foreign question, seemingly not his own, seeped in.
—Why? Why? Why? Why?
Battling these emerging questions, the strength in my hand, dealing with the monsters, gradually faded.
He naturally recalled the teachings of the temple.
—Why.
With a churning feeling, his world flipped upside down.
At that moment.
“Dietrich!”
A small voice called his name.
At that moment, the woman threw a large box in front of the monsters.
Dietrich knew what that box was.
“Look over here! All of you!”
As Charlotte opened the box, the food she had hidden was revealed.
Astonishingly, the monsters, initially charging at Dietrich, changed their course towards the box.
* * *
“Dietrich!”
My goodness.
Why are there so many monsters?
Skeletons running bare, skeletons in armor, such a variety.
Yet, these monsters had one thing in common.
They died on the battlefield.
Died in isolation from starvation or died from lack of food.
According to the game’s setting, at least.
Even for me, pushing through the monsters carrying a large box made me tremble a bit.
I thought there were a lot while playing the game, but as I saw them in reality, their numbers were staggering.
[ Would you like to use your ‘Authority’? ]
[ Yes ]
[ This monster cannot be controlled. ]
What’s the point of this ability then?
However, I didn’t stop using it.
There might be a monster that could be controlled.
Finally.
[ You have successfully controlled this monster. ]
Finally!
But it wasn’t enough.
Along the way, I used the ability.
There were many failures, but there were also successes.
[ You have successfully controlled this monster. ]
[ You have successfully controlled this monster. ]
[ You have successfully controlled this monster. ]
[ You have successfully controlled… ]
“Huuuk…”
I just realized that using the ability excessively might indeed strain my body.
I’ve reached my limit.
“Can you understand me? Nod if you do.”
The monsters under my command nodded their heads successfully.
Good. It seems to have worked, so let’s get started.
“Immediately clear the obstacles.”
The commanded monsters moved right away.
I pushed through the swarming monsters towards the second floor. Dietrich should be around here…
Sure enough, there he was, struggling with a painting in hand.
He shouldn’t be struggling like this.
I looked at the painting in his hands sharply.
Everything was indeed because of that.
Regrettably, Dietrich’s mind couldn’t keep up with even a tenth of his physical condition.
To crumble so quickly…
“Dietrich!”
I hurriedly called out to him.
His dazed eyes turned towards me.
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