I Think I’m a Horror Game Villain - Chapter 76

Chapter 76

‘Is it a life?’

In the system messages, favorability is displayed as favorability, not a heart. So the reward ♥ must not be favorability.

If it’s not favorability, then it must be a life.

‘Give me a mission that I can do easily, and take one more life and survive to the end, right?’

‘It’s not like they’re making fun of me.’

I bit my lip to hold back the laughter that threatened to erupt.

‘It’s not like they’re treating me like a clown.’

Do they think I’m the kind of person who would just accept this?

‘They really know me well, the administrator of the mansion.’

I had been half-giving up until now, but now that things were like this, it was a different story. If there was even the slightest bit of hope, I was confident that I could get up again and again.

‘There’s still so much I haven’t done, it’s unfair to just die trapped in this game!’

“Dekir.”

I called out to Dekir with a heavy heart. Dekir, who had been staring blankly into space with a serious expression, smiled warmly at me.

“I have something to say.”

“Yeah. Talk.”

“This may be a bit sudden, but… I don’t think I can do this if it’s not now.”

Even though it was just a mission to get a reward, I felt strangely nervous.

My hands, which were resting on the floor, fidgeted involuntarily. It was hard to look directly at Dekir because of his red eyes, which were so bright that they seemed to pierce through me.

The shirt that was soaked with sweat and clung to my skin revealed my entire body.

The pale, smooth skin that was revealed between the shirts exuded a strange sensuality. The moderately toned muscles created elegant curves.

A body as graceful and beautiful as if it had been sculpted by God himself, with a face that was no less perfect.

I realized once again that he was incredibly, indescribably handsome.

If this wasn’t a horror game, but a romance web novel, wouldn’t Dekir be the male lead, the northern grand duke, who ends up with the female lead?

‘I wish that were the case.’

If I had been transmigrated into the heroine of a peaceful romance novel, I might have drawn a cliché ending like ‘they lived happily ever after’ without returning to reality.

“Heyna?”

Dekir slowly moved his face closer.

“Are you okay? Your face is red.”

A large, soft hand enveloped my forehead.

“You seem to have a fever too…”

“Uh, yeah? No. No, I don’t have a fever.”

“No, you can’t. Just lie down for a while. I’ll look for a way out while you’re here.”

“No, Deki, I’m fine.”

“Heyna, you’ve been trying so hard until now. Don’t push yourself this time, just rest. It’s okay.”

Those words, that I could finally rest, were so sweet that it felt like I had just swallowed a mouthful of something sugary. Among all these people who always put me in difficult situations, Dekir was the only one who allowed me to lean on him.

“Thank you. Deki. And…”

With my gratitude, which I could never say enough times.

“I love you.”

I confessed my true feelings.

I didn’t check Dekir’s reaction. It was more important to check if the mission had been cleared.

[Mission Clear!]

‘I did it!’

The reward for the mission, 3 hints and hearts, arrived immediately.

At the same time, a status window appeared.

[Heyna Blaise – ○○○ Player] ♥x2

Health: 80/100

Mental Strength: 115/200

The heart gauge, which wasn’t there before.

‘As I thought, the heart represents life!’

Knowing that I had one more life gave me a little more peace of mind.

Time remaining: 3 minutes.

I don’t know how far I can go, but I’ll try my best.

I didn’t hesitate to use one of the hints.

「Hint」

The future is everywhere, but you will not find the way unless you push yourself forward.

‘Why is the hint like this! If you’re going to give it anyway, give me a more intuitive answer, where’s the benefit?’

It was time to use my head again.

The word that bothered me the most was ‘push’. Push forward, it would have been more natural to just say go forward.

‘Is there a button to push somewhere?’

I jumped up and went to the wall. And I diligently felt the blank white wall.

“Heyna?”

Dekir and Zion called me at the same time.

“Don’t all stand there, get up and touch the wall or the floor. There might be a clue hidden somewhere.”

Zion nodded at my words.

“That’s right. As Heyna said, there might be a clue or a key to get out somewhere.”

Zion went to the opposite wall and moved his hands diligently. Dekir also felt the remaining wall.

Rose, who was blankly watching us,

“…I, I want to look too.”

She got up, rubbing her red eyes.

“What’s the point? We only have 5 minutes left anyway….”

“Shut up, Tommy. If you have time to whine, you should be feeling the wall too!”

“…Don’t order me around.”

“If you don’t want to do it, just shut your mouth and sit still and watch the timer.”

“….”

Tommy, who was only scolded by Rose after saying a word, also leaned against the wall with a sigh.

“It doesn’t look like there’s anything there anyway, so what are you looking for?”

Tommy grumbled audibly as if he was annoyed that he was actually doing what he was told to do, and punched the wall.

Thump-!

The room echoed with a dull sound.

‘Huh? What was that just now?’

When Tommy hit it, the wall seemed to shake very slightly.

‘The sound was different from when I hit a wall that was completely blocked by concrete.’

It was a hollow echo, as if it were empty somewhere.

The hint that you have to push yourself forward to find the way. The sound and shaking of the wall that Tommy had just hit, which didn’t seem to come from the wall.

‘This was it!’

I finally knew it. How to escape this room.

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