MTLNOVEL Chapter 20
I, who was on thin ice, flinched.
When I thought that I was belatedly caught up in their plan, my goosebumps stood on end.
Although they were acting friendly, they were born demons.
The demons of this island, who have given me weapons so they can take it as they please.
And as if it was on spot, I fell for their trick and only had one bullet left. I should have noticed.
But even if I had known, I had no choice but to shoot.
The sword was broken, then those bastards were just screaming behind the scenes and not helping.
I felt more comfortable going with Moran than with them.
“Sister?”
No way, do these bastards think I’m awfully stupid?
Why are they showing off that they’re villains?
I’m desperately pretending not to know because I don’t want to die.
After moistening my dry lips with his tongue, I responded crookedly.
“There’s one step left, why?”
[Dilaph looks at you closely. I am puzzled by you for not having any questions.]
What should I do?
I lost my temper for no reason.
“There’s only one step left, why!”
[Holloway and Dilaph secretly exchange glances.]
[Dilaph, who understands Holloway’s silent look, decides to understand because you are a ‘crazy woman.’]
Thank you so f*cking much. Damned bastards.
I nervously tried to get up, yet the pain throbbing in my ankle made me fall onto Holloway’s body like a helpless paper doll.
“Sister, why would you suddenly attack me!”
Children don’t say things like that.
Seeing that these things were determined to consume my bullets, I began to have a reasonable suspicion that I would be the first one they kill.
So, this time I decided to pretend to be pitiful, trying to avoid this situation.
My ankle was already in so much pain that tears naturally formed.
I whined a little using this.
“My ankle hurts…”
“Ankle?”
“I think it’s sprained.”
Holloway carefully sat me down and examined my ankles.
Even when one saw it, it was swollen.
Holloway, who was stroking my sore ankle, looked at me and wiped the tears from my eyes.
“Don’t cry.”
“Mmhm.”
[Holloway is momentarily conflicted about whether he will return to his original form.]
Why return. Are you going to cut off my ankles?
I wasn’t happy at all, yet Dilaph looked at my ankle and asked.
“I can give you a piggyback ride as a reward for saving me and this little guy earlier. Would you like me to give you a piggyback ride?”
[Holloway’s aura becomes fierce.]
[ε=ε=ε=ﾍ( ´Д`)ノDanger!!]
[ε=ε=ε=ﾍ( ´Д`)ノDanger!!]
[If his murderous intent increases any further, your body will not be able to withstand it!]
[Please stop Holloway from running amok!]
How can I…
Perhaps it was difficult for my body to endure the murderous intent, it began to tremble regardless of my will.
Seeing my body shaking even though it wasn’t cold, it seemed like my body itself was facing fear rather than my mind.
Although I thought it was definitely fine, maybe my body wasn’t feeling well.
[▶ What should you do?
Why is the selection window so easy?
For the first time, the corners of my lips naturally rose at the comfortable choice.
Of course it’s number 3!
I pressed number 3.
My body moved automatically and leaned against Holloway’s back.
No, I wondered if it would be correct to say that I covered his back.
Even though he looked like a child, he seemed to have basic strength and didn’t even stumble when I was on his back.
Instead, he turned his head and called me curiously.
“Sister?”
When I saw his face like this, he seemed like a truly innocent kid, though.
“I don’t like other people.”
That doesn’t mean I like you.
Please don’t misunderstand.
[Holloway’s aura has disappeared.]
Easy, it is, easy! Haha!
[Your trembling body returns to normal.]
[Attachment has increased by 2%.]
[Possessiveness has increased by 3%.]
F*ck, please, his possessiveness…
My mood soared to the sky at one system window and then plummeted into the abyss.
[When Holloway’s possessiveness reaches 20%, the hotel’s difficulty increases by 1 level.]
[Holloway unknowingly prevents you from escaping the hotel.]
It felt like I was struck by lightning out of a dry sky.
W-What are the numbers now? I quickly checked Holloway’s numbers.
[Favorability: 7.5%
Attachment: 16.5%
Possessiveness: 18%]
When I saw those numbers, my pupils spontaneously trembled violently.
Does that mean that if it increases just 2%, the hotel difficulty level will increase?
But this isn’t something I can control, you know.
I didn’t know when his possessiveness would run rampant.
I need to prepare for that time, but what should I do?
I need to escape, though.
The system seemed to know how desperate I felt and brought me a solution.
[Make the favorability and attachment level at 20%!]
[When favorability and attachment reach 20%, Holloway enters the ‘Somehow I Want Only Me Who Hurts Her’ state!]
Isn’t that just a bad ending?
Doesn’t that mean he’s going to dissect it however he wants?
Moreover, how do I increase favorability and attachment?
The possessiveness also increases with them, doesn’t it!
For some reason, the system kindly explained to my desperate echoes.
[Make sure you control its tempo well!]
This shit…
“Sister, how long are you going to stay like this?”
I woke up limping.
Holloway hugged my waist tightly and supported me, but it ended there.
However, I can’t show my broken personality here.
“Thanks. It’s much more comfortable.”
[Favorability has increased by 2%.]
So you’re weak for praise, you bastard!
I need to attack this!
While I was busy focusing on Holloway, Dilaph intervened again.
“Hey, give me your arm. I’ll support you.”
Before I had even given permission yet, he grabbed my arm.
I threw his hand away in surprise.
“Ah, enough!”
“Look at your personality.”
Bloody, isn’t it?
Don’t touch me. Unless you want to get ripped off.
I tried to get out of here first by limping.
The monster was already dead, but I was afraid that its gigantic figure would attack me at any moment.
I suddenly became accompanied by two demons, which made me feel very upset.
However, I kept my mouth shut because if I was being obvious, I would get a free ticket to the underworld.
It was when I was trying to go up to the third floor to avoid the monster. Someone called my name in surprise.
“M-Miss Evelin?”
“That’s me.”
“Miss Evelin!”
The one who called was none other than Alholf, who had pushed Moran and made her fall.
He seemed to have forgotten what had happened, so he came running to me, crying, and hugged me as if crashing into me.
Suddenly, I ended up receiving a strong hug from an adult man with my bare body.
“I was scared!”
To endure the recoil, I unknowingly put a lot of pressure on my injured foot, and I couldn’t bear the tingling pain rising from my ankle and let out a groan.
“Ugh!”
The throbbing pain caused my legs to lose strength, causing Alholf’s center of gravity to shift, then he fell backwards.
Even Dilaph was next to me, so we fell like dominoes.
To the extent I was lucky not to get a concussion.
I don’t know how many times I’ve been banging my head since I came here.
Alholf was sobbing and crying as he clung to me, unable to come to his senses as my head and ankles throbbed.
“I-I’m so scared because I’m alone….”
This was when I pushed Alholf, who was struggling, and placed my palms on the floor to raise my lying body.
Instead of feeling like a hard floor, my palm felt full of cotton.
I couldn’t move because of the eerie feeling coming from his palm.
“What are you doing. Ain’t you putting your hand away?”
I turned my head to hear the horribly cold voice, but my breathing stopped for a moment.
My palm was pressing down on Dilaph’s eye patch, which should never be touched.
The eye patch was a little crooked, and it felt like if he moved it slightly wrong, it would be pushed up and his eye would be visible.
I repeat, no one saw his eye.
…Because they’re all dead.
Holloway might have seen it, but…
I carefully removed my hand so as not to push the eye patch up.
Dilaph stood up, adjusting his eye patch.
Even though he didn’t say anything, the air felt noticeably more stinging than before.
[Dilaph’s anger gauge has increased by 80.]
[Now you are facing death!]
He looked down at me as I sat down and stood crookedly, putting his hands in his pants pockets.
His eerie voice burst from between his lips.
“You just touched my eyepatch.”
I kept my mouth shut and struggled hard.
It was best to stop pretending for now.
After overcoming one hurdle, another hurdle came. Dilaph twisted his lips as if it were funny.
“You saw my eye, didn’t you?”
“No.”
Not really.
Please believe in my innocence.
But from the moment I touched the eyepatch, Dilaph lost sight of anything.
Just looking at the anger gauge rising to 80 at once, it seemed like he was going to kill me no matter what answer I gave him.
He grabbed my head tightly. His low voice came out through his clenched teeth.
“You saw it.”
Sssssh…!
“Ugh.”
The force of his grip on my head was too strong.
A pain came to my head that I couldn’t help but moan.
[Dilaph’s eyes beneath his eyepatch sparkle with murderous intent. In order to survive, you must suppress his desire to kill.]
The emoticon in the system window that was laughing at me flashed through my mind.
[▶ What should you say?]
Crying out for help.
This demon is really going to kill me.
The harsh atmosphere changed with just one touch of the eye patch, or the system window issued a warning.
It meant that this eye patch was more important than anything else to that demon.
I couldn’t resist the hand pressing more and more on my head and grabbed his thick wrist with both hands.
Dilaph took one look at my hand and opened his mouth as if chewing.
“Let go.”
It was when I couldn’t even answer and just kept my lips moving.
The options were spread out one by one, as if asking me to make a choice.
[1. Now, in one, two, three, please take off your blindfold!
(Like a show(/▽＼))]
There’s even a show, really.
[2. There’s one last step… left. (Pointing the gun at Dilaph’s forehead.
𖧋(- ㅜ – *)ゞ)]
I’d rather have the gun pointed at my temple.
I desperately hoped for number 3, my last hope.
[3. Are you doubting me? How dare you?! (Slaps his cheek hard.
(ノ｀Д)ノ))]
Is it here, I wonder…
My grave.