I Think I’m a Horror Game Villain - Chapter 110
Chapter 110
He was a little disappointed that he couldn’t play the role of the dashing prince rescuing Heyna, but he didn’t dislike it.
‘I’m not some narcissistic lunatic who uses his lover to make himself look good.’
“…Hey, Dekir?”
Lost in thoughts of Heyna, Dekir was called back by Rose. But he had no time to listen to her. His pitch-black eyes, fixed on the system log, lit up. His dry lips parted slightly, forming a faint smile.
Clank. The firmly shut door opened, and a blindingly bright light poured in.
Facing that beautiful light, so unlike him, yet so desperately desired, Dekir spoke.
“I’ve been waiting, Heyna.”
***
The moment the door opened, the missing pieces clicked into place. Even amidst the confusion from the sudden influx of memories, I ran to him without hesitation.
“Deki…!” I threw myself into his waiting arms in the darkness.
“I’m sorry. I’m sorry I didn’t remember sooner….”
As the disjointed memories aligned, a whirlwind of emotions overwhelmed me. The joy of rediscovering someone precious, the guilt towards Dekir—my eyes welled up.
Unable to speak, I finally burst into tears.
“It’s okay, Heyna.” Dekir gently wrapped his arms around my shoulders and kissed my forehead. “I knew you would come find me, Heyna.”
The sweet moment of reunion was short-lived.
“Heynaaa!” Rose came running from afar. She wrapped her arms around my waist and pulled me towards her.
“R-Rose! Wait! If you pull me so suddenly…!”
I lost my balance and stumbled backward.
“Uh oh! Waaaah!”
Rose, knocked off balance by me, fell to the floor. Fortunately, Dekir caught me, preventing me from falling as well.
“Rose, are you okay?”
I crouched down and extended a hand to the fallen Rose. She stared at me blankly, her eyes red and swollen from crying, then…
“Sniff.” Fresh tears welled up in her already reddened eyes.
“Waaah, that’s mean! Heyna, how could you do that to me?!”
“Huh? What did I…?” I thought I hadn’t done anything to make her cry, but then it hit me. ‘Come to think of it, the voice of the female ghost who knocked on my door at dawn….’
The memory of Rose’s scream echoed vividly in my mind, and I froze.
“I asked you so many times, but you wouldn’t open the door!”
“I’m sorry, Rose. I didn’t mean to ignore you.” I stammered out apologies to the sobbing Rose.
“I really thought you were a ghost because I didn’t remember.”
“I told you, I’m Rose, so many times, but you ignored me! Waaah!”
“Huh?” I searched my memories again, but I couldn’t recall hearing Rose’s name. ‘I kept asking who it was, but Rose only kept saying ‘It’s me’.’
Dekir answered my unspoken question.
“You wouldn’t have heard Rose’s name, Heyna.” He handed me a pamphlet.
“What’s this?” It looked similar to the 3rd-floor guide I’d received, but the title and content were different.
“A 3rd-Floor Guide for Dekir Dimitri and Rose Liverton?”
I quickly scanned the contents. ‘The following actions are prohibited. Directly mentioning one’s name to a participant…. That’s why! That’s why I couldn’t hear Rose’s name no matter how many times she said it.’
That was why Rose kept repeating ‘It’s me’ outside. Rose must have been saying, ‘It’s me, Rose,’ but all I heard was ‘It’s me,’ with her name omitted.
“Impressive.” A familiar voice addressed me as I comforted Rose, who was crying like a child.
Clap. Clap. Clap. Napolitan, the one who had orchestrated this entire situation, slowly clapped.
“I never imagined you would actually go there and then decide to return here.”
“….”
“If you don’t mind, would you tell me why you came back?”
I remained silent. I had been playing into Napolitan’s hands until the very last moment. If I hadn’t come here and had simply left the 3rd floor…
‘Rose and Dekir would have had their souls taken by Napolitan.’
The thought sent a chill down my spine. I wouldn’t be manipulated by his schemes any longer. I decided not to answer his question. But then….
“Yeah, Heyna, how did you end up back here?” Rose, oblivious, added her two cents.
“Uh? Rose, we can talk about that later….”
“I’m curious too, Heyna.” No, Dekir too?
“I want to hear why you made that choice, Heyna.”
“No, we can talk about that later….”
“Could you tell us now?”
His gentle persuasion and earnest gaze made me speak.
“The reason I came back here is….”
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