I Think I’m a Horror Game Villain - Chapter 127
Chapter 127
“…What?”
“It’s too bright. Rose, your hair is a lovely rose color, so black or dark green would suit you better than such a bright red.”
Rose, who had her mouth open in disbelief, softened her expression a little. Her pouting lips twitched, and the corners of her mouth turned upwards at the compliment about her hair. However…
“That necklace doesn’t suit you either. The jewels are pretty, but the design is old-fashioned. A simple necklace without a lot of ornamentation would suit your dazzling image better, Rose.”
My following words made her frown again.
“What? Make up your mind! Are you criticizing me or complimenting me?”
“I can’t do either of those.”
“Huh? Why not?”
“Because I’m not your maid.”
Her blue eyes wavered, seemingly bewildered.
“Rose, I’m your friend. Friends don’t just tell you what you want to hear.”
“….”
“Sometimes, like now, I might say things you don’t want to hear, and we might argue over really trivial things. But…”
I clasped Rose’s hand tightly.
“I don’t dislike you.”
Her damp eyes blinked. Tears welled up as she stared at me silently, then trickled down her cheeks.
“I really like you, Rose.”
I hadn’t intended it, but it seemed like I was making a confession.
[Rose’s favorability towards Heina has increased by 1.]
‘Huh? Her favorability went up!’
The increase in favorability… Did that mean Rose remembered me again? I gently patted and hugged Rose as she sniffled, her shoulders trembling.
“Let’s go back together.”
“But… I’m just a burden. I’m not helping at all…”
As expected, Rose seemed to remember that she was trapped in the Clarence mansion. I spoke firmly to the self-deprecating Rose.
“No. That’s not true, Rose!”
“Lies! You ignore me because I’m useless.”
“Ignore you? When did I ever ignore you?”
Rose rubbed her reddened eyes, pouring out her frustration.
“I told you not to get close to Dekir… but you left me alone in front of the elevator!”
“Uh…? At that time…”
I had run off without thinking, needing to tell Dekir that Zion and Tommy were missing.
“Everyone’s the same. Nobody takes me seriously when I speak. You too, Heyna! You pretend to listen, but you just brush off what I say!”
I was speechless, struck by her accurate words. She wasn’t wrong. I hadn’t taken her seriously when she told me not to get close to Dekir. Because of what had happened before, I just assumed it was another misunderstanding.
“I was worried about you, Heyna, because I thought of you as a friend, but you didn’t even listen properly…”
Her tear-filled eyes glared at me fiercely. With her furrowed brow and pouting lips, she looked less angry and more like a child throwing a tantrum.
How could I make Rose feel better? After a moment of thought…
“I’m sorry, Rose. I’ll never do that again.”
I chose to apologize rather than make excuses. I didn’t think a single apology would immediately appease Rose, but—
“…You really won’t?”
Huh? It did?
I immediately nodded. Rose’s tone softened.
“Alright. I’m generous, so I’ll let it slide this once.”
This is why people should always apologize first if they’ve done something wrong.
“Thank you, Rose.”
Relieved that things were working out…
“So, you won’t get close to Dekir anymore, right?”
Rose wasn’t letting me off the hook so easily.
“Uh, huh?”
“You promised to listen to me.”
“No, Rose…”
“Don’t tell me you were lying?”
“No, it’s not like that…”
“Then stop being friends with Dekir.”
Dekir and Rose… Why are they all doing this to me?
“Rose, wait. Before I answer, can you tell me why I shouldn’t be close to Dekir?”
“I already told you why.”
Huh? When? I searched my memory. Had Rose ever told me why I shouldn’t be close to Dekir?
‘I don’t think so…’
Wait. Don’t tell me!
“Does it have something to do with our conversation just now?” I asked, hoping against hope, and Rose nodded.
“…The part about not liking Dekir’s eyes?”
“To be precise, it’s not that I don’t like them, it’s that everyone I’ve met with eyes like that has been insane.”
That’s the same thing! In short—
‘Rose thinks Dekir’s eyes look incredibly obsessive and insane.’
I’d been wondering why Rose was so wary of Dekir, and the answer was truly absurd. The bottom line was that she just didn’t like him, right?
“And that man, he’s completely different when you’re around and when you’re not.”
“Huh? Dekir, different? How?”
“Hmm… How should I put this…”
Rose hesitated, as if she couldn’t find the right words, then exclaimed,“That’s it!”
Rose’s eyes sparkled as if she had found the answer to a long-unsolved problem. I waited for her words with a mixture of anticipation and nervousness.
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