I Think I’m a Horror Game Villain - Chapter 114
Chapter 114
What he said made sense. And if what Napolitan said was true, everything fell into place.
“On my honor, I reiterate that I never lie to our guests.”
I slowly retraced my memories. Come to think of it, despite his name, Pulse, similar to falsehood, Napolitan hadn’t outright lied. He had merely concealed crucial truths to serve his own purposes.
‘Then could what he just said be true?’
If Napolitan was telling the truth…
“Why did Rose take the elevator alone…?”
I murmured to myself, and Napolitan answered.
“If you are curious about the reason, I shall show you.”
What? Show me what? ‘I don’t know what it is, but I don’t really want to see it,’ I thought, just as—
Clang!
The elevator doors opened with a grinding sound.
‘Huh?’
Inside stood a woman with neat, bobbed hair. A red-brimmed hat with a white band. A white blouse with ornate frills. A luxurious red velvet dress, accented by a white belt cinching her waist. White-gloved hands lightly lifted the hem of her skirt. The woman curtsied elegantly and precisely.
The sight of her made my feet move on their own. I was being drawn into the elevator as if hypnotized.
“Heyna, snap out of it!”
A large hand gripped my arm tightly. Dekir’s voice jolted me back to reality.
‘Where was I going?’
Involuntarily, my gaze drifted back towards the woman. Something was pulling me towards the elevator. I squeezed my eyes shut and clung to Dekir’s hand. He stood firmly in front of me, blocking my view so I wouldn’t be entranced again.
With my vision blocked, the fog in my mind cleared completely. ‘Now I understand. All three of them were lured into the elevator by that woman!’
“Explain what’s going on, Napolitan.”
“As you see, the elevator operator will transport you to your desired destination.”
“Desired… destination?”
“Yes. Simply request it of the elevator operator, and she will take you wherever you wish, whenever you wish.”
Whenever. Wherever. Those words bothered me. If Napolitan wasn’t lying, if what he said was true… ‘That means it might be possible to return to my original world by taking this elevator.’
Of course, I knew that couldn’t be true. I knew that his words were just the tip of the iceberg, and the truth lay hidden beneath the surface.
‘I won’t be fooled again.’
I asked calmly, “Which floor did the three of them go to?”
“Zion, Tommy, and Rose all went to floor F.”
“Can I see them if I go to floor F?”
“Yes, you can.”
“…All right.”
I didn’t like it, but I had no choice but to take the elevator. “Dekir, if I start acting strange like I just did, stop me.”
“Okay, Heyna.”
Trying not to look at the elevator operator, I cautiously stepped inside, keeping my eyes fixed on the wall. Dekir stood close beside me, completely blocking my view.
“The doors are closing.”
The doors began to slide shut as the elevator operator spoke. Then, suddenly, Dekir pressed a button, stopping the doors.
“Dekir?”
“Just a moment, Heyna.”
Standing in front of me, Dekir addressed Napolitan. “If we press F, will we go to the fourth floor?”
“….”
Napolitan, who had been so quick to answer my questions, now remained silent.
“Silence in response to a ‘guest’s’ inquiry isn’t very befitting of a good butler, is it?” Dekir’s tone was sharp, yet oddly teasing, designed to provoke.
Why was Dekir acting like this all of a sudden?
“My apologies. As Dekir pointed out, silence is unbecoming of a good butler. I shall answer your question.” Napolitan’s tone was much sharper with Dekir than it had been with me. “Floor F is floor F.”
“So, floor F is not the fourth floor?”
“…I cannot answer that question.”
He couldn’t answer? That meant… ‘Floor F might not be the fourth floor?’
Napolitan didn’t lie. The reason he couldn’t answer whether floor F was the fourth floor and instead stated the obvious – “Floor F is floor F” – was simple. ‘Because floor F isn’t the fourth floor.’
“Then how do we get to the fourth floor?”
“….”
“Butler?”
“….”
“Are you not going to answer?”
A grinding sound, as if teeth were clenched, accompanied a strained voice. “Press the first and third floor buttons simultaneously.”
“Thank you, Butler.”
With Dekir’s cheerful reply, the elevator doors closed.
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