How a Nuisance Character Survives in a Horror Game

 

Aaaah!

 

Dance with all my heart!

 

“Pfft!”

 

“M-Miss Evelin, stop it now! Why are you doing this!”

 

I wonder why. Moran!

 

It’s because of you!

 

This time, I was clearly aware that the selection window could be accidentally clicked due to someone else’s intervention. Next time I will never press the wrong button…

 

The two were flustered, unable to stop my dance filled with resentment.

 

Of course, only at first.

 

Moran tried to stop me from doing that, yet Holloway was covering his mouth to prevent laughter from escaping.

 

I stared at the rising gauge with wide eyes.

 

The more intensely I dance, the faster the gauge fills up.

 

I had to raise it within 1 minute, so now I had 30 seconds left.

 

[Gauge ◼◼◼◼◼◼◼◼◻◻]

 

Just fill in two…!

 

“Hmph!”

 

“Keugh, keugh…”

 

The intense dancing continued, and with 14 seconds remaining, the gauge was completely filled.

 

[Gauge ◼◼◼◼◼◼◼◼◼◼]

 

[Gauge charging complete!]

 

I burned all the white…

 

[Disrupting the tagger!]

 

“I-Is no one there? Is there anyone?!”

 

Alholf’s frightened, crying voice was heard nearby.

 

The tagger responded to the voice and turned his neck.

 

…Wait, by disrupt you mean using someone else as bait?

 

I didn’t expect this to happen, so the only bright system window in this horror game gave me goosebumps for the first time.

 

It wasn’t turned into a comedy.

 

…The basic idea was that it was a horror game.

 

The problem was that I had made up my mind with crappy options in a strangely shady hotel.

 

The essence of the vicious horror game hasn’t changed.

 

“Wait. Could the voice we just heard be…?”

 

Moran contemplated, and at the same time, the tagger screamed and ran away like a child.

 

—Found a human!

 

—Found, found!

 

Two different voices suddenly became one.

 

—I can tear it to death!

 

Moran and I both inhaled at the sound of an eerie voice.

 

The room was quiet after the tagger left.

 

It was Moran who broke the silence.

 

“Miss Evelin, let’s go to the rescue!”

 

“Not now.”

 

“Sir lholf has never harmed Miss Evelin. It’s not good for you to be stubborn!”

 

I narrowed my eyebrows.

 

It seemed as if she was asking me if I was going to let him die like Friedel.

 

I opened the closet door, came out, and glared at Moran.

 

“Moran, why don’t you be more careful with your words? It would be better to listen to what people say.”

 

Moran also turned her eyes as if she wouldn’t give in to my voice full of irritation.

 

“Really? What do you want to say? Do you know that, Miss Evelin? Even while we are having this trivial conversation, Sir Alholf is in danger.”

 

“Then go first. I’ll go find some weapons that might be helpful.”

 

Moran asked vaguely, as if she didn’t know I would say such a thing.

 

“…Pardon?”

 

“If you’re so worried, go first. Without any preparation. Why is Moran not moving from that spot while saying something to me?”

 

Her tone of voice and expression were soft and gentle, and it seemed as if she was trying to scold me, but the more we talked, the more annoying I felt about Moran’s speaking style.

 

It’s like she’s saying everything is my fault.

 

It’s like I was to blame.

 

“What are you doing? Go first. Because you won’t go and let others die.”

 

I grabbed Holloway’s hand and tried to leave, yet Moran grabbed his other hand and shook her head with a stern look on her face.

 

“Leave the child behind. I can’t let him go for fear of being tainted by Miss Evelin’s bad feelings!”

 

…Why is he like this, really? Are you possessed by an evil spirit?

 

Still, in the beginning, I thought it was just the female lead’s character trait, but when I saw her current behavior of being abusive, I suddenly thought it was strange.

 

“Moran… You seem very different from the person I know.”

 

“That’s what I want to say.”

 

Then I have nothing to say.

 

I stared at her.

 

There’s no guarantee that I’m the only player in this game, right?

 

Maybe even Moran…

 

It was then.

 

“Aaaah! Save me…!”

 

***

 

“Sir Alholf!”

 

Moran, startled, screamed, grabbed Holloway’s hand, and left the room.

 

Because of this, Holloway’s hands and mine, which were holding on loosely, fell.

 

“Sister!”

 

“…Eh?”

 

I looked in vain at Holloway being helplessly dragged by Moran.

 

If she’s going to save Alholf from the tagger, shouldn’t she at least leave behind the child she was supposed to protect?

 

I didn’t understand why Moran took Holloway.

 

I didn’t really have anything to say, but I ended up alone.

 

It’s meaningless to have made up my mind to increase favorability.

 

It was hard to escape when I wanted to be alone so much.

 

Should I like this?

 

Or should I follow along, I wonder.

 

If I followed them now to increase his favorability, I thought I could probably raise it a little, but following them without preparing anything was tantamount to suicide.

 

Finding the goal point was the best way, but in the current situation where everyone is competing, it’s impossible.

 

“Then I need a weapon.”

 

I needed something to catch the tagger at least for a moment.

 

***

 

He separated with Evelin.

 

The way she let go of his hand and looked at him blankly looked very stupid.

 

‘Hmm.’

 

At this point, he thinks she’s going to run away.

 

The words that said she would protect him were a little unreliable, but humans can change their minds at any time.

 

So, Holloway didn’t believe Evelin simply because of what she said.

 

The affection that gradually grew was so subtle that even Holloway couldn’t notice it.

 

“My hand hurts.”

 

He shook Moran’s hand, which was holding my hand tightly.

 

“Ah, I’m sorry. Did it hurt a lot?”

 

Moran felt sorry and relaxed her hands.

 

“I had no choice if I had to rush to save Sir Alholf.”

 

Holloway looked up at her with a face that betrayed his ignorance.

 

“She’s not the Miss Evelin I knew. It would have been better if she had made a fuss. Doing something like that in front of you, so young. Even if Sir Friedel pushed you and Miss Evelin, as a human… Ha.”

 

She muttered softly and let out a long sigh, yet he heard everything.

 

Holloway couldn’t understand this human woman in front of him.

 

She said that his life was precious, but isn’t it absurd that she brought him to the monster’s side?

 

Although she pretended to be good and help others, in the end, she put herself first.

 

Moran didn’t look any different.

 

And that kind of person was one of the types of people that Holloway hated.

 

She talks as if she’s the justice of the world, but she hasn’t actually solved anything on her own.

 

Holloway diligently pretended to be a good kid.

 

“She tried to save me! That guy is bad. He wasn’t killed by her, he was killed by a monster!”

 

Even though he clearly said so, Moran had already decided that Evelin killed Friedel.

 

“…Holloway, whatever it is, such a thing is wrong. It’s right that you live to pay for your crime.”

 

Holloway sneered inwardly.

 

How many people live to pay the price?

 

Even if he were to be imprisoned, there was no way he would change his mind.

 

“Let’s go first. After rescuing Sir Alholf, let’s join the rest of the party and find a way to get out. This sister will protect you.”

 

She lightly stroked Holloway’s cheek, telling him not to worry.

 

The touch was disgusting, so Holloway cold-bloodedly avoided it.

 

People who say things like that are widespread.

 

People who can’t practice, too.

 

‘Even though Evelin actually protected me.’

 

Will Moran be the same?

 

He wondered if she would be able to save the man and herself if she were to face the same situation, as she said.

 

Anyway, even if he didn’t step up, his decision was made.

 

The same situation will repeat itself. There, Moran will make a choice like Evelin.

 

Whether she will save him, or not.

 

‘No matter what, it’s better if they both die.’

 

He decided to think positively.

 

Evelin, they will meet again as long as she lives.

 

Just then, Alholf started running right in front of them.

 

Holloway saw Moran.

 

Will this woman’s actions be the same as she only speaks of righteousness?

 

“Excuse me, monster!”

 

“Call me Moran!”

 

Moran grabbed Holloway’s hand and started running.

 

Alholf followed behind him and waved to Moran.

 

“M-Miss Moran!”

 

“Sir Alholf! Are you okay?!”

 

“Y-Yes…!”

 

While saying it was a relief, Moran gestured him to comehere.

 

“First we need to find a place to hide!”

 

“Are you here to save me?”

 

“Yes…! At least one more person must survive!”

 

“…Miss Moran!”

 

Alholf, stained with tears, was overcome with emotion.

 

Holloway saw him react completely differently from Friedel. Even if he said that, he didn’t know how he would hit them in the back.

 

—There are a lot of people!

 

—There are two!

 

“…Two?”

 

Moran tilted her head in confusion. Holloway stared coldly at the monster once and then opened his mouth.

 

“I guess it didn’t include me because I’m a child.”

 

“That could be possible. The monster’s appearance is almost like that of a child…”

 

Moran easily agreed.

 

“T-Thank you, Miss Moran.”

 

Alholf, breathing heavily, suddenly stood next to Moran and ran with her.

 

He had already been captured by a monster and was covered in blood from how many times he had been attacked.

 

The clothes on his arms were torn and tangled, and he had quite a few minor scratches.

 

“Sir Alholf, are you hurt?!”

 

“Ha, ha… I got caught by mistake when I was running away. Sigh. But I’m fine…”

 

Alholf, smiling faintly, ran ahead of Moran and stopped tall.

 

“Sir Alholf?”

 

He stretched out his arms as he faced the running Moran.

 

“You came here to save me, right? I won’t miss that opportunity!”

 

And just like that, he pushed her away. Holloway, who was holding hands with Moran, also fell due to the recoil.

 

‘As expected, then.’

 

Humans use any means possible to survive.

 

—Starting with the human in front!

 

—Starting with the human in front!

 

The tagger chose a fallen Moran as the target. Moran, embarrassed, stretched out her hand to Alholf and shouted.

 

“Wait, Sir Alholf!”

 

“Kind Miss Moran, please sacrifice yourself for me! I-I’m so scared!”

 

Crying, Alholf ran away without even looking back.

 

Moran looked in vain at Alholf’s shrinking back figure with a shocked face.

 

“W-What should we do?”

 

When Holloway called, Moran was shocked as if someone had been burned.

 

The face of the woman talking about such a precious life was quite worth seeing.

 

The tagger came closer every moment, and Moran got up and ran, but the distance between it and Moran had narrowed because she had fallen.

 

As someone chased after her, her tension increased and Moran let out ragged breaths. Her head was spinning.

 

What should I do here now?

 

Should I fight?

 

It’ll catch up soon!

 

But she didn’t have any weapons. At that time, Evelin’s annoyed words passed through her head.

 

[If you’re so worried, go first. Without any preparation.]

 

Without any preparation…

 

She should have been prepared.

 

She should have brought a weapon.

 

Moran bit her lip. She only spoke politely, but Moran was so scared of the hotel itself that she couldn’t bear it.

 

Thud.

 

“Ahh!”

 

Moran, whose feet got tangled while her mind wandered, ended up falling and the monster came right under her nose. Moran’s eyes darkened as the monster’s face suddenly approached.

 

—Let’s hit it!

 

Moran was startled by the monster’s voice and reflexively dodged to the side.

 

The tagger’s palm struck straight away, completely destroying the floor where Moran had been.