How a Nuisance Character Survives in a Horror Game

 

However, before that question could be answered, Friedel’s body, which was being held in the monster’s hand, was lifted upwards and then mercilessly struck downwards like a whip.

 

Bugh!

 

“UAGH…!”

 

Blood burst out from between Friedel’s lips along with a single scream.

 

Friedel fell to the floor and wriggled slightly. Red began to spread slowly around the area.

 

“…”

 

The unfamiliar hotel air enveloped my body.

 

As colorless as the game was, the bloody smell that passed my nose reminded me that it was a terrible reality.

 

My whole body suddenly stiffened.

 

No matter how cruel the illustration was, it was clearly different from what you see in real life.

 

Human blood, human screams of pain, and broken bodies.

 

It was so cruel that it made me sick.

 

I couldn’t take my eyes off Friedel’s body.

 

My heart started beating rapidly.

 

It’s still early days.

 

There’s no way he’s going to die, though…?

 

As if ridiculing my thoughts, Friedel’s movements slowed down and suddenly stopped.

 

I wasn’t sad because I didn’t have any affection towards him, but the momentary silence chilled me enough to make my hair stand on end.

 

I didn’t know what to say to that sight.

 

The monster slowly turned towards us.

 

My eyes met directly with the eyes of a deep abyss that seemed as if I would be sucked into it.

 

“

Hicc

!”

 

F*ck! I must be crazy!

 

I was so scared that I started hiccuping without realizing it. Even if I pressed my mouth shut, there was no way to stop it.

 

“Sister…”

 

“Mmp,

hic

!”

 

Hiccups continued to escape through the palm covering my mouth.

 

The monster walked towards us, its ears pricked.

 

I and Holloway backed away without making a sound.

 

If I don’t make a sound…

 

“Hmmp!”

 

—Keugh, keugh…?

 

…

 

I’m dead, I’m done from the beginning, but.

 

I could go to the next world with just one hiccup, but.

 

It was about the time when my hands were getting cold and my face was becoming pale.

 

[Ah! You found a weapon that can fight monsters!]

 

What?

 

When I opened my eyes, another window opened.

 

[Sharp Spear

 

Characteristic: Sharp.]

 

Wow, what a great explanation!

 

I lost my temper and punched the system window.

 

Won’t you have to tell me where it is!

 

As if it knew what I was thinking, a holographic arrow appeared and pointed under the table in the hallway.

 

Then a long window appeared there.

 

I quickly grabbed the window.

 

[‘Sharp Spear’ acquired!]

 

[Find the monster’s vital spot and stab it.]

 

[Number of times remaining: 5]

 

…There’s a number of times? What happens if I fail all 5 times?

 

But nothing came out after that. I stared at the monster.

 

Friedel was also seen next to it.

 

My body trembled at the cruel sight, yet the fear of what would happen to me if I couldn’t kill the monster in front of me consumed my body.

 

I swallowed back the nausea and tried to look at the monster calmly.

 

I didn’t see the monster’s vital spot.

 

The space where the heart should be and the solar plexus were gaping, and the eyes were sunken.

 

Quote, the target is very narrow…

 

No, in the first place, can humans really interact with monster’s vital spot?!

 

I stepped back, holding the spear tightly and protecting Holloway.

 

“Sister, are you okay?”

 

“What?

Hicc

!”

 

“That spear… What if it can’t hit the monster?”

 

“Won’t I die then? I wonder.”

 

“…”

 

Fortunately, Holloway didn’t say anything despite my frantic answer.

 

I didn’t take my eyes off the monster.

 

First of all, I don’t know where to stab.

 

There was no guarantee that I would win if I fought, so I tried to escape like this instead of stabbing it with the spear.

 

Holloway, who was walking backwards, stopped and didn’t move.

 

“What are you doing? Keep moving…”

 

“I can’t, Sister.”

 

“Huh?”

 

“B-Behind…”

 

No way…

 

I slowly turned around and was devastated to see a monster just like the one in front standing behind us.

 

Our front and back routes were all blocked.

 

“…”

 

Here’s the final boss, you know.

 

Why are you here!

 

The cries inside didn’t reach them, and I realized that I had to break through one of them to escape.

 

I held the window tightly.

 

I tried to aim at the monster on the side where Friedel wasn’t, but I heard a monster cry from the hallway in that direction.

 

I secretly aimed the spear at the monster in Friedel’s direction.

 

If I go to the other side, I’m more likely to encounter more monsters.

 

“Holloway, if I hit that monster, run straight ahead. Understood?”

 

And then go to your house just like that.

 

Although I wanted to continue the conversation, I’m also a person with good sense.

 

“What about you?”

 

“I’ll follow right away.”

 

When I said something different from what I was thinking, Holloway nodded his head with difficulty.

 

“If you say one, two, three, I will run and throw the spear.”

 

“Yes, Sister.”

 

The distance was a bit long and I wasn’t confident I could hit it, so I had to narrow the distance a bit.

 

I swallowed a dry spit, held the spear tightly, and ran.

 

When I pulled my arm back with all my might to throw it straight at its head.

 

Crack.

 

I stepped on the remains of the wall that had been broken by the monster and ended up slipping.

 

“This crazy…!”

 

I was so shocked that I let go of the spear I was holding and fell down.

 

And that spear…

 

—KEEEEEGH!

 

It hit right in the middle of the monster’s leg.

 

“…Ah, I’m gone.”

 

I muttered something without realizing it, and Holloway started to cracked up without even running.

 

A window appeared, blocking the suffering monster.

 

[You hit a vital spot! The monster becomes incapacitated for about 5 minutes.]

 

5 minutes? That’s enough!

 

I jumped up from my seat and held out my hand to Holloway.

 

“Halloway!”

 

Stop laughing and come here!

 

Holloway then jumped up and grabbed my hand, and we ran straight past the monster.

 

It would have been great if we could just escape the monster’s sight…

 

Someone grabbed my ankle, causing me to fall straight into a puddle of Friedel’s blood.

 

“Sister!”

 

“Ugh!”

 

Sclack!

 

The fishy smell of blood hit me.

 

Friedel, the person holding my ankle, had madness in his eyes.

 

“Ugh, I can’t be the only one who dies…!”

 

Friedel stood up while holding my ankle and dragged me.

 

The injured guy had great strength.

 

“Sis… !”

 

“Shh!”

 

There’s still a chance.

 

We had 5 minutes and it wasn’t difficult to drop the injured person.

 

“Holloway, run away first!”

 

“B-But!”

 

It was urgent, and at the same time, it reminded Holloway, who hesitated, of reality.

 

“You have short legs, so you should run away first! That way you won’t have any distance between you and the monster!”

 

“…”

 

Holloway took one look at his legs and then another look at me.

 

He twitched his eyebrows in disapproval and then turned around, starting to run.

 

[Holloway was offended.]

 

Is that a problem now?

 

“Let go!”

 

“Ha, ha…. F*ck, I asked you to save me, but you didn’t even save me. Uuuugh.”

 

“I told you to let go!”

 

As I struggled, Friedel looked down at me with a grin.

 

He laughed with his blood dripping from the corner of his mouth, which was quite exhilarating.

 

“Why would I?”

 

“You…”

 

“Damn it, ugh…”

 

He cursed and breathed heavily. Then he looked down at me and gritted his teeth, unable to beat the consequence.

 

“Even if I die, I will have you as my companion. How dare you refuse to help?”

 

I was dumbfounded and refuted his words.

 

“Don’t you remember that you used Holloway as bait first?”

 

“It can’t be helped…!”

 

“Then it’s the same for me!”

 

“You f*ck!”

 

When I didn’t lose and talked back, he was so angry that he just clenched his fist and punched me in the face.

 

Bugh!

 

At that moment, the impact was strong enough to shake my bones, and my body lost all strength.

 

“Fufu……!”

 

Friedel laughed wickedly, I was wondering what was so good about it.

 

“You son of a bitch…”

 

“Keep talking like that! See if you can talk like that even after being beaten by a monster!”

 

Since he was seriously injured by the monster and couldn’t run away, I could clearly see that he was planning to use me as bait to buy time.

 

Either that or he really intends to die with me.

 

I bit my lip, ignoring the sharp pain in my left cheek.

 

I can’t die because of a guy like this.

 

“Can’t you see that the monster isn’t moving? If you run now, you can survive!”

 

“You think I don’t know that?!”

 

Friedel looked at me and his face scrunched up grimly.

 

“I can’t live without being treated like this. I have to kill you to relieve my anger.”

 

Friedel, mumbling as if he was chewing, dragged me towards the monster, even though he was staggering.

 

‘I already caught its eye, that thing.’

 

The conversation isn’t going.

 

“F*ck, I should have followed Sir Werner back then… but I pushed Moran away for no reason…”

 

It looks like I’m not this bastard’s only evil deed.

 

I wondered how he got up to this floor so quickly by himself…

 

I rolled my eyes and looked to see if there was anything, yet there was nothing.

 

As I got closer to the monster, a notification window appeared.

 

[2 minutes left.]

 

Friedel, who was trying to throw me at the monster, suddenly grabbed his chest.

 

“Huh!”

 

I recognized it when he moved normally after being attacked by a monster.

 

As expected, it was his limit!

 

Friedel vomited blood between his lips while holding his chest.

 

“

Cough!

”

 

I took the opportunity to stumble and hit his ankle with my free foot.

 

“Kuaagh!”

 

Friedel lost his balance and fell, falling on the floor and missing my ankle from the impact.

 

At that moment, I jumped up from my seat and ran.

 

A desperate voice from behind grabbed my ankle.

 

“W-Wait…! Don’t leave me…! I-I was wrong!”

 

“Shut up! I’m not kind enough to show mercy to someone who tried to kill me.”

 

Still, there’s time left, so if he wants to live, he’ll run away, even if it means crawling.

 

I knew very well that even if I saved a guy like that, I wouldn’t be treated like a benefactor.

 

More than anything, he really tried to kill me.

 

‘He’s full of thoughts of revenge, especially on me.’

 

If I survive, he will somehow throw me to the monster.

 

I ignored Friedel and ran.

 

It was perfect to be separated from Holloway naturally.

 

I tried to escape somewhere else, pretending to go to Holloway, but he was faster.

 

“Sister, here!”

 

No, I was supposed to go there, though.

 

But time was running out, and I quickly walked away with Holloway, entered the room, and locked the door.

 

It was right to hide rather than run away any longer.

 

And after a few minutes, the monsters’ cries were no longer heard.

 

***

 

Is it because of the favorability?

 

That was the extent of the suspicion.

 

No matter how many times I played, the initial story of the horror game never changed.

 

The only thing that changed in the horror game was me, and Holloway’s favorability.

 

Could the initial story of the game be completely different with just a 0.1% increase?

 

But there was no other explanation.

 

The reason the monster appeared in the first place was because Evelin in the game woke up the sleeping monster by screaming whenever she saw something.

 

But I didn’t scream and acted as quietly as possible.

 

Yet suddenly, Holloway the Cleaner started cleaning because there were too many people, and monsters appeared.

 

Moreover, we were all scattered from the beginning of the play.

 

At that time, a weak force struck the back of my hand.

 

“Sister, are your cheeks okay?”

 

“It hurts, but I live, so it’s fine.”

 

Even without looking, it was clearly swollen.

 

Holloway tried to touch my cheek, yet I tilted my head to avoid it.

 

“It hurts when touched.”

 

“I apologize. Did that guy hit you earlier?”

 

“No.”

 

Of course it was a lie. There was no need to tell the truth.

 

“Really?”

 

“It’s because I fell like

bam

.”

 

Holloway looked at me strangely, and I didn’t avoid his gaze.

 

“Is that so?”

 

When I nodded, Holloway, who was looking into space for a moment, smiled and widened his mouth.

 

“I see.”

 

Why is he like that, I wonder. Scarily.

 

At that time, the sound of fingers clashing came from somewhere.

 

A window appeared accordingly.

 

[Friedel Akrotic has passed away.]

 

[There are 6 people remaining, including you.]

 

Looks like he finally gave up.

 

I had no sympathy at all. It was that guy who pushed me to kill me first.

 

[Sub Quest occurs!]

 

There’s no time to rest.

 

[Sub Quest <Friends, gather here!>]

 

[Goal: Find two or more people in your party. If three or more people, including you, gather, it will lead to a linked cooperative quest!]

 

[However, Holloway is not included in ‘colleagues.’]

 

[Time limit: Until death

 

Clear reward: Sword

 

There is no penalty in case of failure.]

 

My eyes were dizzy as the windows came out one after another.

 

Co-op quest?

 

I wondered if I really had to do that, but the sword it offered as a reward caught my eye.

 

I can’t use a sword, though…

 

Do I really need to succeed in the quest?

 

Even if there was a group of people, there was still a villain like Friedel left, so there was conflict.

 

[Tutorial has ended.]

 

[The survival horror game <A Child’s Secret> is now starting in earnest.]

 

This was only the beginning…?