How to Survive as the Horror Game Villain’s Fake Fiancée - Chapter 129

※ This book contains depictions of coercive/dubcon/noncon acts, violence, and gore. Reader discretion is advised.

Segleninde held her even tighter, holding her trembling body deep in his embrace.

“Don’t worry about anything. As long as you’re with me, nothing can ever hurt you. Forget everything that went wrong before. I’ll reset it all for you.”

No, that’s not it.

“I’ll make you happy, Sia.”

That wasn’t it, either.

Those weren’t the words Cynthia wanted to hear. She wanted to know why she was here, how she had ended up in this place, whether meeting him, who had lost his memory and turned everything upside down in a game-turned-world.

Was truly just a coincidence? And was her falling in love with him in this world she had mistaken for a game really all happenstance? She wanted to hear the truth about everything.

But she couldn’t ask. She felt like if she did, a truth even more cruel would be waiting for her.

“…W-Wait a moment. I just… I can’t get my thoughts straight. I’ll go take a walk.”

Cynthia slipped out of his embrace, almost as if running away. Her stomach churned and her head spun. She couldn’t bear it. The fear she had forgotten began to rise inside her again.

That he was not human, and that he was a being who could manipulate even the rules of this world however he pleased.

Those facts were suddenly, clearly engraved in her mind.

She also realized she had been deluding herself. That just because he had taken on a human form and a human heart, and fallen in love, she thought he’d truly become human.

Perhaps to give her time to calm herself, Segleninde, thankfully, didn’t chase after her.

But everywhere she went, she felt eyes on her. The servants busy cleaning, the eyes blooming in the potted flowers, the whispering paintings on the walls, the glances from the statues, even the gardeners pruning in the garden outside the window.

Segleninde’s gaze followed her.

There was no place in this mansion where she could escape his eyes. Wherever she went, she could never get out of his sight.

Ding—

[ New Quest! ]
You are enjoying a walk. But soon it will be lunchtime. Since you haven’t eaten because of the unexpected visitor, you’re starting to feel hungry.
Finish your walk in 30 minutes and return to the dining room, where Segleninde is waiting.
Reward: A delicious meal and a kiss from the man you love ♥︎

Cynthia stopped walking.

As the playfully sparkling quest window disappeared, a message from the teddy bear appeared.

[…Now you know everything, don’t you?]
[See, I told you, you’re being deceived.]

“……”

The next thirty minutes of her time were already decided.

But Cynthia didn’t think, as the teddy bear said, that she was simply being deceived. Segleninde had hidden much from her, so in that sense, he had deceived her, but at the very least, she couldn’t consider his feelings for her to be a lie.

Segleninde loved Cynthia. That was an unchanging premise.

But that wasn’t enough to ignore the reality she was now facing.

‘I need a hint. Anything is fine. Some clue that will let me approach the truth about Segleninde!’

[Cynthia, there’s no time so I’ll only say this once.]
[Segleninde probably knows you have me now. He’s probably even listening in on our conversation.]
[Remember. Go to the place in this mansion you’ve visited most often.]

Ding—

1- Why does this teddy bear keep trying to come between us? Suspicious. Let’s throw it away.

2- Throw away the teddy bear.

2- Throw away the teddy bear.

3- Without hesitation, throw the teddy bear out the window.

3- Without hesitation, throw the teddy bea??@21r out the win@!%!^!^%%@1%!

2- Throw away the teddy bear.

2- Throw away the teddy bear.

2- Throw away the teddy bear.

2- Throw away the teddy bear. ]

“……”

[It’s all right. Just leave me. Ah, but don’t throw me out the window.]
[It’s fine to just leave me here, on this hallway table. I’ll still be able to help you.]
[Just don’t forget this one thing. No matter what happens, I’m on your side.]

Cynthia took the teddy bear out from her inventory and placed it on the hallway console table. Next to the teddy bear, a music box played a soft, gentle tune.

She immediately realized which place the teddy bear had meant. Cynthia headed to the place she had visited most often since coming to this mansion.

The master bedroom on the third floor.