Confined Together with the Horror Game’s Male Lead

Chapter 15

All this time, I had been regarding Dietrich as a guest who was staying here for only a brief period. I never thought that I’d end up living here forever with him after he had turned into a madman.

As someone who had lived alone in this mansion without anyone at all, I couldn’t help but be shocked when faced with this possibility.

No, I should fix this situation first. Stop this guy from looming over me.

I pushed Dietrich’s shoulder away.

His current condition seemed serious, but I didn’t want to talk to him for now, lest I somehow provoke him.

But I guess that wasn’t the best choice.

“……!”

Dietrich grabbed me by the wrist.

“…Warm.”

“……?”

What’s wrong with him?

Was he already too far gone?

He’s quite definitely out of it. But, that aside, wasn’t the antidote supposed to be taking effect now?

However, he continued to concentrate on touching my wrist.

‘Why can’t you recognize me?’

As he had a firm grasp on my wrist, it certainly seemed like he was looking at me. However, his gaze was somehow off.

Hey, don’t tell me…

“Feels good…”

“Wait just a second here, Dietrich.”

It was kind of embarrassing that Dietrich kept fiddling with my wrist. And each time I tried to shove him off and push his shoulder away, he persistently clung closer to me.

“Don’t go…”

Dietrich murmured softly.

Had he really been rid of the status effect?

I observed him carefully.

Perhaps he was still half out of his mind because of the white poisonous gas.

“Dietrich.”

“……”

“Dietrich?”

I called his name several times, but he continued to be dazed.

…So, when exactly are you getting off me?

There’s no friendly way of saying it. Eventually, I decided to be more firm.

I hit Dietrich on the shoulder as hard as I could.

Thud, thump.

…I definitely hit him hard, but as I looked up at him, he remained motionless. It’s as if nothing but a cat’s paw had pushed him.

Still, my efforts weren’t without any results.

Dietrich slowly let go of my wrist.

His fingertips tickled my wrist, as if his touch was trying to linger.

It looked like he could recognize me now.

“…Why are you here?”

“Have you come to your senses?”

I’m the one who saved your life, you know.

Instead of saying something with any courtesy to him, I went straight to the point.

“I’m about to ask you something. Please answer me honestly.”

“…What is it.”

“…By any chance.”

I took a breath.

“You can’t see anything, can you?”

“……”

…So he really couldn’t, huh.

“…How did you know?”

“You’re not meeting my eyes. It would be more strange for me not to notice.”

If he had gotten trapped in Aculus’s nightmare, he’d be trapped in the dark.

And even if he had already taken the antidote, it would take some time to recover his vision.

“Can you please get off of me first? I think you can still do that even if you can’t see.”

“……”

Dietrich slowly sat up and got off me.

His loss of vision might seem like a big deal, but it happened often enough in the game itself.

And it seemed like Dietrich had lost his sight because of the poisonous gas…

When I had played 〈 Lindbergh’s Mansion 〉, I went into the poisonous gas room unknowingly.

After setting foot into the room, you’re instantly trapped there and you wouldn’t be able to leave for a long time. And, more likely than not due to poor physical capabilities, you’d lose your eyesight.

“Don’t worry too much. Your eyesight will return soon.”

“……”

He didn’t seem to be very convinced by what I said. I mean, I could also understand that it was an unbelievable thing to hear.

“…How will my eyesight return?”

“…It just will, in time.”

“Then, even if I regain my vision after a period of time, I’ll still have to go through many situations similar to this.”

Dietrich looked so fed up with it.

[ The darkness meter of ‘Dietrich’ is rising. ]

[ Darkness: 2% ]

Wait just a second. Why was it rising?

[ ‘Dietrich’ is in despair. Until he can calm down, the darkness shall progress quickly. ]

[ Darkness: 3% ]