How a Nuisance Character Survives in a Horror Game

 

Ssssssh…

 

Only after hearing the sound of running water in the bathroom did Holloway sit down on the sofa.

 

Holloway, who was quietly staring out the window, was deep in thought.

 

There were six people in the hotel now, including Evelin.

 

Since they were the preys the demon had after a long time, they were playing just enough to keep them from dying.

 

However, patience may run out at any moment.

 

Because they’re originally such demons.

 

It was no different for Holloway.

 

When his patience ran out, Evelin, who was showering in the bathroom, would become the victim.

 

She could even be the bare body corpse she hated so much.

 

As the thought reached that point, the corners of Holloway’s lips rose slightly.

 

At that time, a voice came from right in front of him.

 

“What makes you look happy?”

 

Dilaph, who was hanging upside down in the lotus position in the air, looked at Holloway curiously.

 

Dilaf, who had bronze skin and intense red hair, had his eyes covered with a black eyepatch.

 

“Why did you come.”

 

Holloway indifferently pushed Dilaf, who was close to his face, to the side.

 

Dilaph, spinning in the air, opened his mouth.

 

“The Empress sent humans again.”

 

With a very irritated look on his face, Dilaph stretched out his middle finger and waved it in the air.

 

“What on earth is that, the Empress of the Vallone Empire, that keeps sending humans? She might as well send something else. She only sends out useless babies.”

 

Holloway responded indifferently.

 

“Not sure.”

 

“Suriel sprayed a scent. Does it smell?”

 

The unique sticky scent that Suriel sprayed on the intruders stimulated Holloway’s sense of smell.

 

As long as they had that scent, he could catch his preys right away, no matter where they were headed.

 

The same scent was now covering Evelin and her group.

 

At that time, Dilaph’s ears perked up.

 

When he heard the sound of water coming from the shower, he glanced sideways into the bathroom and asked Holloway.

 

“I guess she’s not scared of anything.”

 

“Because I’m here.”

 

Holloway rubbed his mouth as it continued to twitch. Dilaph tilted his head at that slight change.

 

But nothing was found on Holloway, who lowered his hand.

 

‘Was it an illusion?’

 

Dilaph looked away from Holloway and smiled mischievously as he counted the intruders.

 

“There are a total of nine intruders sent by the Empress. What should we do? This time, should we just cut their ligaments and make them crawl?”

 

Instead of answering, Holloway slowly stood up.

 

His little boy’s figure grew bigger and bigger, and when he stood up with his legs fully stretched, he had the appearance of a full-fledged man.

 

Tall height, well-toned body, and especially that unique face.

 

Two vertical dots under his left eye added to Holloway’s bewitching charm.

 

No one can help but be deceived by his beauty.

 

Holloway’s breathtaking beauty dazzled those around him without him having to say anything.

 

It was the same for the demon Dilaph.

 

Dilaph felt dizzy, shaking his head left and right to shake off the illusion.

 

Holloway ran a hand through his long silver hair that hung down to his waist.

 

The long earrings that reached to the edge of his clearly exposed collarbone were small and dazzling.

 

As always, the reason the Empress of the Vallone Empire sent someone was to steal something from him at the hotel.

 

Holloway went out of the room to take matters into his own hands.

 

Evelin will be safe until he comes, as this room has been guarded to prevent monsters from entering.

 

So, perhaps he should finish it quickly and pretend to wait for her patiently.

 

Dilaph blocked Holloway, who was about to head towards the direction where the scent of the intruders was coming from.

 

“Wait. The boss will kill them yourself?”

 

“I’ll finish it quickly.”

 

With those words, Holloway disappeared from the spot.

 

***

 

Although the water was a bit cold, it was a luxury to expect hot water here.

 

Still, since it was a hotel, I expected something like shampoo or something like that.

 

Those brats, is running a hotel a joke?!

 

Don’t you have any shampoo?

 

If you operate like this, no customers will come!

 

I nervously lathered myself up with soap to relieve my anger.

 

It’s a good thing they have some soap, but it would make my hair incredibly stiff.

 

Since my hair is already very curly, it will be very messy once it dries.

 

Still, I consoled myself, saying it was better than feeling uncomfortable.

 

Now the cold was completely gone and my body aches had disappeared. It was fortunate.

 

The cold water splashing over washed away the blood that had accumulated on my body.

 

The red color flowing down at my feet was eerie, so I unconsciously raised my head.

 

Although I left Friedel like that, I, too, was human.

 

Now that I had some free time, the image of Friedel screaming in desperation came back vividly to my mind, and I closed her eyes tightly.

 

“Think about something else, think about something else.”

 

From the moment I realized it was a horror game, I knew very well that we wouldn’t be able to make it back alive.

 

Let’s just think of Friedel as a f*cking bastard who took me hostage.

 

I almost died because of Friedel.

 

It was obvious that if I hadn’t left him behind, I would have died at his hands in some way.

 

I wanted to live.

 

I still felt bad about leaving him behind, but I tried to tell myself that it wasn’t my fault.

 

I wiped my body thoroughly to shake off all my thoughts. Holloway said he would guard the outside, so there won’t be any monsters.

 

…There won’t be any, right?

 

If he had tried to kill me, he would have done it right away, and since there was no window to open, I decided to relax a little.

 

I closed my eyes as a lot of bubbles formed. I could already feel the stiff hair.

 

Ding!

 

I opened my eyes after wiping away the soapy water at the familiar sound of the notification sound.

 

[Someone broke into the hotel. The number of people in the hotel increases to 15.]

 

…They broke into the hotel?

 

Who?

 

I blinked several times, wondering if I had seen something wrong.

 

In the game, there were only seven characters who entered the hotel together, no other characters.

 

No other humans came in. After all, it’s a remote island.

 

This island is a difficult place to even enter unless you’re in distress.

 

“But how…?”

 

Did someone unluckily encounter a typhoon again? Can such coincidences happen one after another?

 

Otherwise, it could have been those who were in the same boat as us and found it too late.

 

“…Dunno.”

 

I decided to stop asking unanswerable questions and thought about it again.

 

I’ll find out when we meet.

 

With that many people, I’ll probably be able to meet at least one person while I’m there. I decided to take it lightly.

 

However, I opened my eyes again when I heard a notification sound that was so loud that it made no sense to think so.

 

And as I watched the windows coming up one after another, I could only stare at the water pouring from the shower from afar.

 

[Two bodies were dismembered. Survivors are reduced to 13.]

 

[Four people’s heads were blown off. Survivors are reduced to 9.]

 

[Swords were stuck in the hearts of three people. Survivors are reduced to 6.]

 

I was speechless at the creepy system window.

 

The letters in red, as if soaked in blood, sparkled wildly.

 

My hair became red and goosebumps appeared all over my body.

 

I waved my arms and couldn’t say anything, just staring at the window. My breathing gradually became shorter without me even realizing it.

 

I felt like the cruel scene I had seen in the illustration and the smell of blood that had pierced my nose when Friedel fell to the ground with spilled blood were coming up.

 

I blocked my nose without realizing it.

 

Judging by the fact that it appeared as a number rather than a name, it wasn’t a member of our group.

 

If one of the group had died, their name would have been spread like Friedel’s.

 

It was even more eerie because nothing appeared.

 

It seems like the system window doesn’t treat them as people.

 

…Is this the work of the demons? Or Holloway?

 

My body was shaking, either because of the cold water, or fear.

 

“…Holloway?”

 

I chanted his name without realizing it.

 

But there was no answer. I turned off the water, urgently wrapped myself in a towel, and called out to him in a louder voice.

 

“Holloway!”

 

Did Holloway really kill them all?

 

Judging by the fact that he wasn’t there, it’s possible that all the murders just happened were Holloway’s doing.

 

When I thought that he was coming to me covered in the blood of those people, I unconsciously lost all strength in my legs and sat down.

 

My body naturally trembled on the cold marble floor. I wrapped my arms around my body, calling out to him again anxiously.

 

“Holloway!”

 

“…”

 

No answer again!

 

I think he really went out to kill them…!

 

I clutched my ominously pounding heart, closed my eyes tightly, and shouted.

 

“Hey!”

 

“

Hey.

..?”

 

Sorry.

 

Hearing Holloway’s disapproving voice repeating my word, I unconsciously cleared my throat. Thanks to this, the trembling of his body stopped slightly.

 

“H-Have you been somewhere?”

 

“No. I fell asleep. What’s wrong?”

 

Holloway’s overly calm voice sounded like a child who didn’t know anything, which gave me even more goosebumps. There’s no way Holloway doesn’t know anything that happens in this hotel.

 

I swallowed dry saliva and asked with a trembling voice.

 

“Has anyone come?”

 

“…”

 

It was quiet beyond the door. There was an unknown silence.

 

Soon, his lively voice was heard.

 

“No one!”

 

“…No one?”

 

“Yes, no one was there. But.”

 

His low voice pierced my ear like a nail through the bathroom door.

 

“Why are you trembling?”

 

[Holloway begins to suspect you.]

 

[The danger gauge has increased by 15.]

 

I was alarmed by the danger gauge that rose in an instant.

 

Even though my favorability or anything else went up, perhaps because it went up only slightly, Holloway was still merciless towards me.

 

I coughed loudly on purpose. And just as I opened my mouth to reply.

 

[Holloway is suspicious of you. You decide to put this doubt to rest.

 

▶ What should you say?]

 

Huh? I’m thinking of an excuse, though!

 

This damn selection window, ain’t you turning off?

 

I cried out at the selection window that suddenly popped up, yet the system ignored me and presented a huge selection window.

 

[1. Have you tried washing with this cold water? If you don’t know, shut up! (with all your might)

 

2. (Slamming the door open) Look at me! Look at this! Look at my bright blue lips! Don’t I look like I’m trembling?!

 

3. I’m so scared of you! I know you’re here to kill people! I smell b-blood! (Like a crazy person)]

 

You must be crazy.

 

Nothing was fine.

 

While I was looking at the options in vain, I started to feel impatient when the notification window suddenly opened.

 

[5 seconds left.]

 

Uagh, uaaaagh!

 

I was tearing out my hair and screaming inwardly.

 

H-How many… How many times do I have to do it!