I'm Looking for the Male Lead for the Ending - Chapter 18
Chapter 10.1
‘…Maybe it’s Diel, who is more dangerous than Allen.’
Opening his route was a different level of risk compared to opening routes for anyone else’s. After a brief contemplation, I pressed the system’s rejection button, and in that instant, the system window appeared before my eyes as if waiting.
Penalty for rejecting the route!
Diel Marsotis’s favorability decreases by 3%.
Diel Marsotis’s current favorability: 1% -〉 0% ]
Since favorability is at 0%, the remaining penalties will be applied to your vitality.
Health decreases by 2%.
Ardi’s current health: 93% -〉 91% ]
“I thought I made a pretty good recommendation, but there’s no response. Is it because you can’t speak or because you can’t hear me?”
His statement, which suggested that his recommendation wasn’t good, was so absurd that I simply turned away wordlessly, and in response to my complete disregard, Diel let out a sigh mixed with bewilderment and frustration.
“Hey, lady. Are you ignoring me?”
I pretended not to hear his voice, which came through clearly.
“Do you have any idea who I am?”
Out of the corner of my eye, I caught glimpses of his red hair.
Seeing those flamboyantly sparkling strands, as if they were showcasing his madness, I became certain once again. I didn’t want to get involved with a crazy person. If Allen was a man who was subtly twisted, then Diel was a man who was openly twisted.
Alright, before my health would drop further as an additional penalty, I need to…
Diel Marsotis’s favorability increases by 3%.
Diel Marsotis’s current favorability: 0% -〉 3% ]
…What?
I couldn’t believe what had just appeared before my eyes, so I turned my head in surprise. Diel, who was looking at me as he blinked his eyes dumbfoundedly, continued playfully.
“Do you know about that, lady?”
“….”
“You’re the first woman who’s ever treated me like this.”
This guy is really crazy.
I was so upset and angry. It was only after repeating to myself for the fifth time that I would lose if I tried to stop him that I was finally able to look away from him.
‘Calm down, Ardi. This is just a momentary whim. Honestly, you remember how many times you’ve died trying to attack Diel, right?’
[ T/N: The author uses the term ‘attacking’ here, which means pursuing the target characters! This word will come up often, so depending on the context, I’ll interchange the words between attacking or pursuing a character! ]
Just thinking about the deaths that flashed before my eyes momentarily, I lost count after five. Thanks to that, my confused feelings about the favorability were neatly cleared up.
As I ignored him as he smiled at me, I grabbed Marie’s wrist, who was just watching us from the side.
“Let’s go, Marie.”
“Yes? Ah, yes, Young Lady!”
Even though she still seemed to be worried about Diel, Marie quickly adjusted her pace to match mine. We should have been moving away as we walked without looking back, but for some reason, the voice coming from behind us didn’t seem to get any further away at all.
“Isn’t it strange? Is it because I always meet people who are desperate for my attention? Right now, the lady’s disregard makes me feel even more strangely exhilarated.”
Ignore it, Ardi. Please, just ignore him.
Diel Marsotis’s favorability increases by 2%.
Diel Marsotis’s current favorability: 3% -〉 5% ]
“Tell me. Lady, are you a noble from some family? Do you happen to need my assistance?”
“….”
“Honestly, no woman has ever intrigued me to this extent, so I’ll consider my services to you as a special offer.”
Yeah, this was just a sales pitch. Right now, that guy is just talking nonsense to attract customers.
Diel Marsotis’s favorability increases by 3%.
Diel Marsotis’s current favorability: 5% -〉 8% ]
I flinched at the favorability rating that was rising more quickly than I expected but quickly composed myself. Don’t waver, and don’t be swayed. It has always been this way that people’s lives have been ruined by going along with their capriciousness.
“The Lady’s hair looks like it’s been scattered like an explosion on the moon. I really like it.”
“….”
“Come to think of it, I have quite a talent for blowing things up, too, you know. Maybe this is what they call fate?”
“….”
“What do you think?”
Diel Marsotis’s favorability increases by 2%.
Diel Marsotis’s current favorability: 8% -〉 10% ]
As I turned around in an instant, seeing Diel’s favorability that had risen into the double digits, he was already gazing at me with a smile I had never seen before.
My voice rose without me knowing, mixed with embarrassment and absurdity.
“Perhaps you’re a pervert… no, let’s pretend you didn’t hear that.”
“You can’t pretend you haven’t heard something you’ve already heard.”
“….”
“To answer your question, it’s a basic knowledge that the better the wizard is, the more they tend to have a somewhat perverted nature.”
My expression turned colder and colder as he kept responding in a sly manner. At the same time, the unfairness of all the time I had spent accommodating this lunatic’s preferences came to mind, and I felt like I might explode right then and there.
Diel Marsotis’s favorability increases by 1%.
Diel Marsotis’s current favorability: 10% -〉 11% ]
Funnily enough, even at this moment, Diel’s favorability was steadily increasing.
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