Confined Together with the Horror Game’s Male Lead - Chapter 81
Chapter 81
Translator: Yonnee
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‘It was a well-devised plan.’
That feeling struck me again.
But for now, I had to bring him along since Felix was holding the painting.
“Yes. I’m safe. You seem alright as well, Miss Charlotte.”
“Thank goodness. But why are you holding the painting?”
“Ah, I thought it might be worth something, so I took it.”
Up to this point, things had progressed like the game.
“But you see.”
Felix, holding the painting, took a step closer to me.
“You’re not supposed to be safe, are you?”
“……”
Felix asked, looking puzzled.
That’s when he finally showed his true colors.
“What happened to Hesta?”
“……”
“Well, monsters did suddenly appear, so the ‘plan’ must have gone awry. But still, you should’ve been hurt at least a little, hm?”
“……”
“I told him to harm you the moment he met you. But why are you unharmed?”
This is going to be tough.
I’d love to snatch that painting and deliver it to Dietrich, but that’s going to be a problem.
One painting already messes with his mind. More would be unbearable.
Yet, Felix has managed quite well, even holding the painting without his sanity crumbling.
In the game, Dietrich was weak against mental afflictions.
So, relative to Dietrich, the bandits managed better, but was Felix always this resilient?
“…I don’t quite understand what you’re saying.”
I deliberately made my voice tremble to feign fear.
Felix, buoyed by confidence, moved closer to me.
‘How much time do I have left?’
[ 01:13:53 ]
Uuugh.
I’ve got no choice.
“Why are you acting like this all of a sudden?”
The monsters haven’t appeared yet. I need to hurry and find a quiet place to take refuge.
“Sorry, but I’m not a good person.”
I already knew that.
“I don’t like to kill in one go, unlike Erik. I planned to have some fun before making a move, but how did things get so twisted?”
“……”
“Tell me. What happened to Erik and Hesta?”
“I really don’t know, Mister Felix. Honestly. They just disappeared suddenly…”
“Don’t lie!”
“……”
“You think I’d fall for such lies?”
Hey, don’t shout.
That’ll bring the monsters here.
I moved only my eyes, checking our surroundings. Thankfully, we haven’t been spotted yet.
“Actually, I know. What happened to Mister Erik and Hesta.”
“What happened?”
“…Honestly, I hid it because I was afraid it would shock you, Mister Felix. They were killed by monsters.”
“What?”
Instead of speaking further, I just bowed my head. Then, Felix burst into laughter.
“They died?”
“…Mister Felix.”
“Right. They’re dead…….”
At that moment, Felix roughly pulled me by the shoulder.
Ah, that hurts.
“Come with me. You’ll pay for their deaths.”
“…Mister Felix, I’m sorry. Please, don’t do this.”
“I’ll make you regret being alive.”
“…Don’t, please.”
I followed as Felix pulled me along.
[ 01:07:33 ]
I guess I’ll have to play along with his game for an hour.
After that, I’ll leave without looking back.
* * *
Dietrich regretted sending Charlotte away alone.
The sight of her collapsing and vomiting blood remained vivid in his mind.
Leaning against the wall, Dietrich focused his gaze on the painting decorated with sunflowers.
The woman had implicitly tried to protect that painting.
There must be something about that painting.
Something that made it essential to keep him here.
As he looked at the painting, the faint image of the woman’s smiling face overlaid it.
“…Charlotte.”
He muttered the woman’s name like a child touching fire for the first time and quickly averted his gaze from the painting.
Yet, the image of the sunflowers still lingered like an afterimage.
In the flower language, didn’t this flower mean ‘adoration’?
And just the same as its hidden meaning, it was a beautiful painting.
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