I Think I’m a Horror Game Villain - Chapter 40
Chapter 40
In the middle of the room was a tall ladder that reached the ceiling. It wasn’t there yesterday.
What’s with the ladder?
I cautiously approached and examined the ladder.
‘They wouldn’t have put this here for no reason.’
Covered in dust from being left there for a long time, there were marks on the ladder as if someone had stepped on it and climbed up.
‘I should check it out.’
After testing the ladder with my foot to make sure it was sturdy, I climbed up.
After climbing all the way up and looking around, I noticed a strangely open space between the ladder and the ceiling. Dim light was leaking out from the gap in the shape of a square.
I pushed the ceiling with all my might.
Thud, bam!
The ceiling slid open.
There was a secret space!
It was a secret space that could only be accessed by climbing up the ladder.
Who would have thought there’d be something like this?
I reached my hand above the ceiling to feel around, wondering what was up there. I felt something soft and furry.
‘Carpet?’
I felt around for a long time, but all I could feel was the fluffy carpet.
I stuck my head in first. The room covered in red carpet was filled with dolls, but there was no sign of anyone.
Okay, it doesn’t look like anyone’s up here.
Relieved, I pulled myself up. Then….
“Hello?”
A child’s face suddenly popped up, and…
“Aaagh!”
I was so startled that I fell backward and almost rolled over.
“Sister Heyna!”
‘Huh?’
She knows my name?
I calmly climbed up first. I didn’t want to hang awkwardly and fall after pulling a muscle.
Once I was safely standing on the floor, I looked around.
Among the scattered dolls, I saw a familiar-looking doll.
‘Tommy…?’
Blue hair and blue eyes. A fierce-looking squint and raised eyebrows. It was definitely Tommy.
“That’s not fair!”
The child suddenly shouted.
“You didn’t even greet me.”
The child puffed out her cheeks and stomped her feet. Their actions and speech were exactly like that of an innocent child.
“Oh, uh, hi?”
Worried that the child might do something rash if she was upset, I greeted her awkwardly.
“Humph! Too late.”
“Sorry, sister’s not thinking straight right now.”
The child tilted her head and then suddenly grinned.
“Why? Because of Brother Tommy?”
My heart sank.
“…How did you know that?”
“That’s obvious!”
The child’s voice was filled with excitement, as if they were sharing a secret with a close friend.
“Because I took Brother Tommy!”
“….”
I was speechless at the child’s audacious answer.
“Then, by any chance, that doll over there is….”
“Yes, that’s right. It’s Tommy.”
‘The ghost that took Tommy was this child, not the seeker.’
The child laughed and said, as if bragging,
“He kept treating me badly, so I thought about tearing him apart, but I held back because he seemed to be someone you knew, Heyna. I did good, right?”
The child blinked her eyes, the same color as her hair, as if she wanted me to praise her.
I was frightened by the child who was smiling nonchalantly while talking about hurting someone, but I tried to calm my pounding heart.
Tommy’s status message that I saw and the child’s attitude. When I combine the two pieces of information, that child is ‘Heyna’s’ friend.
‘Since the child seems to like me, let’s try persuading them with words first.’
“Yes, you did good.”
“Wow! I got praised by Heyna!”
The child jumped up and down in place, genuinely delighted.
“But Heyna, are you and Tommy friends?”
“Huh?”
“That’s what Tommy said. He said that Heyna is his friend, so he trusts you.”
I see.
I nodded.
“Yes, that’s right. Tommy and I are friends.”
The child frowned upon hearing my answer.
“Hmph.”
Was that not the answer she wanted to hear?
The child glared at the Tommy doll with a sullen look.
“Tommy said he doesn’t want to be friends with me.”
She immediately turned her gaze and looked up at me.
“You said it yourself. A friend of a friend is a friend. But Tommy said he doesn’t want to be friends with me.”
Of course, with Tommy’s personality, there’s no way he would obediently say yes to being friends with a ghost.
The child, who had been staring at me, suddenly walked toward the Tommy doll lying on the floor. Then, she picked up the Tommy doll with one hand and asked me.
“So I hate Tommy. Do you like Tommy, Heyna? Or do you like me?”
As soon as the child finished speaking, a selection window appeared.
[Who is closer to ‘Heyna’ out of the two?]
1. Tommy
2. ■■
The ■■ in the second selection seems to be the name of the child who turned Tommy into a doll.
In this situation, it was so simple that I didn’t even need to think about which one was the correct answer.
‘If I choose Tommy, this child won’t leave Tommy alone.’
To prevent the child from hurting Tommy, I have to choose 2 no matter what. Of course, if I choose 2, Tommy’s suspicion, who must be listening to this conversation, will grow stronger.
‘But I have the Memory Eraser, so it’ll be fine.’
I was about to choose 2 after finishing my thoughts.
[‘Tommy’s’ suspicion level towards ‘Heina’ has increased by 1.]
[Warning!]
[‘Tommy’s’ suspicion level has reached 4.]
‘Huh?’
The suspicion level went up by 1 while I was contemplating.
[If the suspicion level reaches 5, you will enter the Dead Ending route.]
‘I know! You don’t have to tell me!’
My suspicion level went up by 1 while I was thinking.
[Choosing 2 will definitely increase the suspicion level.]
It might be okay if I choose 2 and use the Memory Eraser before the suspicion level goes up, but unfortunately, the child is holding onto the Tommy doll tightly, so I can’t get it.
‘This is terrible.’
If I choose 1, I don’t know what will happen to Tommy. But what if I choose 2 to save Tommy?
‘I’ll die.’
I was struggling to make a decision when…
“Heyna, choose quickly. Tommy or me?”
The child shook the Tommy doll violently and urged me to choose quickly.
Why are they doing this to me!
I hate questions like, ‘Do you like mom more or dad more?’ the most!
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