Confined Together with the Horror Game’s Male Lead - Chapter 92
Chapter 92
Translator: Yonnee
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“Are you hurt anywhere?”
Did he forget that I just interrupted his task?
But shouldn’t we put out the fire first?
I looked at the gray figure tied to the stake.
At my gesture, Dietrich seemed to understand and sliced through the thick wood with his sword.
Snap—!
The thick wood snapped. I stared at him wide-eyed.
Of course, it was cut like that in the game. But seeing it in reality was an absurd sight.
Dietrich also cut the ropes that bound the blurry gray figure. As the boss was freed from the bonds, Dietrich handed him the two paintings.
“Are these your paintings?”
—…Ah. Uh.
The boss accepted the paintings that Dietrich handed over.
—My paintings…
Would a voice sound like this if submerged in the deep sea?
No expression could be seen on the blurry figure, but a sense of bitterness pervaded.
The boss immediately threw the paintings into the firewood.
Argh—
It felt as if my chest had tightened up.
Perhaps because of the memory of the lady I had just seen, I felt an urge to retrieve the paintings from the flames.
The boss threw even that into the flames.
Whoosh—
The brilliantly colored paintings were consumed by the fire.
I blankly watched the sunflowers shrivel away.
Once the paintings were entirely burnt, the colosseum setting around us slowly scattered and returned to being the mansion.
But the game was not over yet.
[ The Second Floor Administrator is watching ‘Dietrich’. ]
The system window popped up.
Then, a voice as dark as a cave split the air.
—If you find the item, I shall let you move up to the next floor.
[ The Second Floor Administrator strikes a deal with ‘Dietrich’. ]
“Item? What item are you asking to find?”
—I don’t remember…
“…You don’t remember.”
Dietrich muttered incredulously.
—Find it.
“How can I find it when I don’t even know what it is?”
Dietrich’s eyes widened at the menacing voice.
And at that moment.
“Kyuuuung!”
“Furball…!”
“What are you doing!”
A vine rising from the floor wrapped around Furball.
—I will kill it.
The boss had taken Furball hostage.
“Kyuung!”
Furball screamed as if begging for its life.
Dietrich clenched his teeth and faced the boss, who then commanded again.
—If you won’t find it, I will kill everyone. Find it.
* * *
[ Time limit: 00:57:20 ]
This damned window popped up.
Just one hour, huh. How stingy.
I opened the map.
‘Map.’
Let’s see…
Where should I go?
“Are you alright?”
“Huh?”
Suddenly?
Not understanding his words, Dietrich explained.
“Just now… you touched the fire.”
Technically, I started the fire.
He saw how that situation unfolded, so why was he being this way now?
Eventually, I couldn’t hold back and asked.
“Why are you acting like this?”
Why are you doing things you never did before?
“You hate me. What made you start acting like this?”
It was strange enough that he was worried, but the fact that he was concerned about me still felt awkward.
Always the first to suspect me when something happens.
Telling me he doesn’t need my help and acting like he never wants to see me again, why suddenly change his attitude and treat me with such care?
It’s uncomfortable.
Such kindness should be shown by someone familiar, not by someone I’m not used to, it was a continuous surprise.
Dietrich paused before answering.
“You were spaced out for a moment back then.”
“What?”
“Like someone bewitched. Just staring blankly.”
Could he be referring to when the lady’s memory surfaced in my mind?
Even I thought it was strange how much I spaced out then.
“You were in the middle of a fight, and yet you noticed that.”
It must have been overwhelming even just dealing with the monsters.
Then Dietrich unexpectedly said something.
“Maybe I thought you might be in the same situation as me.”
“…What?”
Me and Dietrich?
“It might sound strange to you.”
It does sound strange.
Me, trying to adapt and live here.
And Dietrich, suffering but trying to escape.
We couldn’t possibly be in the same situation.
“That’s a misunderstanding on your part. We are in completely different situations.”
“Is that so?”
Despite his words agreeing, his eyes seemed to be thinking something else.
“…Didn’t you ever want to leave?”
At that moment, I involuntarily stiffened.
Enough to erase the smile I habitually wore.
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