Surviving as an Idiot in a Horror Game

"I told His Highness first...!"

Max tried to protest to me.

"Huh?"

I tilted my head innocently.

As our eyes met, Max flinched as if he realized something.

"That's enough, Max."

The Crown Prince stopped Max.

"I'm sorry, but I saw everything just now. Grow up a little. Does it matter who found it? It's no different in that it helps us get out."

"That's..."

Max mumbled his words when the Crown Prince said he had been watching his behavior.

"Thank you, Young Lady April. What did you call this again?"

The Crown Prince showed me the bundle of keys and thanked me.

"It's a shiny thing."

When I said it cheerfully, the Crown Prince tried to hold back his laughter.

"A shiny thing? This? Ah, is it 'shiny' because it shines? Pfft."

He really likes my impromptu expression, doesn't he?

"Thank you, young lady. For giving me the shiny thing. It's fortunate that Young Lady April doesn't know anything. Shiny thing, shiny thing. Did you give it to me because we're friends?"

"Yes. Friends give each other good things, right?"

"Pfft, haha. Thank you."

The Crown Prince laughed and examined the bundle of keys.

Although his complexion had worsened, he seemed to have regained some energy thanks to the banter.

There were a total of 3 keys on the ring.

"202, 212, 207. There are 3 keys."

The Crown Prince took out the 3 keys.

"Rather than all of us going to every room together, let's split up to save time. Two, two, and one person. I'll go to 202. Young Lady Yeniel, will you come with me to 202?"

But Yeniel shook her head.

"It's dangerous because all the monsters here are targeting Your Highness first. Wouldn't it be better to entrust your safety to Sir Isengriff? I have no means to protect Your Highness."

202 ▶ Crown Prince, Cyan

▶ Max

▶ (1 or more)

Undecided: Yeniel, April

But the Crown Prince didn't accept Yeniel's refusal.

"In urgent situations, I often rely on Young Lady Yeniel's judgment. So lend me your wisdom."

Max also added to the Crown Prince's words.

"An excellent choice. Your Highness and Young Lady Yeniel go together, and I'll go with Sir Isengriff!"

He was so shameless it was hard to believe this was the same person who had been picking fights with Cyan all this time.

202 ▶ Crown Prince, Yeniel

▶ Max, (Cyan)

▶ (April)

At that moment, the atmosphere turned cold.

The moment Max exclaimed with a bright face, everyone, even Yeniel, looked at Max with faint contempt in their eyes.

"Are you in your right mind? Sending Lady April alone? Max, are you really sane?"

I remembered that this was a romance fantasy world setting.

No matter how sturdy she might be, April Sharon is a precious lady educated as a noble daughter of the Marquis Sharon.

'No. I don't think they would have reacted like this if Yeniel had said she'd go alone...'

The Crown Prince reprimanded Max.

"Use your common sense and think. How likely is it for Young Lady April to survive alone in front of a monster? You're sending a 6-year-old alone."

Hey, saying I have the mental age of a 6-year-old is too harsh.

But even Cyan and Yeniel seemed to agree with the Crown Prince's words, so there was nothing I could do.

"I'm not sure, but then I'll go with Sir Max!"

I raised my hand quickly and shouted.

"What?"

"Huh?"

The Crown Prince and Cyan opened their mouths as if surprised.

I smiled brightly while looking at Max's hair, which had been very annoying since earlier.

"April will take good care of Sir Max. Sir Max! Please escort me well."

"...Y-Your Highness!"

Max turned pale and squeezed out words with difficulty.

"I'll go alone."

"I suppose so. If Lady April goes with Max, Max's hair might... Pfft."

Is the Crown Prince trying not to laugh again? I thought his sense of humor was quite peculiar.

202 ▶ Crown Prince, Yeniel

207 ▶ Cyan, April

212 ▶ Max

"Then it will be like this. His Highness the Crown Prince and I will go to 202, Lady April and Sir Cyan to 207, and Sir Max to 212. Let's gather as many clues as possible in our assigned rooms and meet again in an hour."

Yeniel summarized the situation.

Just as everyone agreed and received their keys.

Crack-!

The greatsword pierced through the door and entered. The greatsword twisted and completely destroyed the wood.

The door shook and shattered into pieces.

'Did the 203 door break because the next room appeared? Was it holding up until now because of the event?'

It broke so easily that it was surprising how it hadn't broken despite being struck from outside until now.

Bang-!

The demon worshipper that entered still had Max's doppelganger head attached.

That bizarrely dangling thing was still alien.

Fortunately, the greatsword was deeply stuck in the door. The demon worshipper who was trying to chase us momentarily stretched out its arm to pull out the greatsword.

Taking advantage of that moment, everyone ran out urgently.

"Let's scatter! In an hour! Everyone remember!"

Yeniel shouted.

Cyan, who received the key to 207 from the Crown Prince, hesitated for a moment and then grasped my hand tightly as if to lead me.

"Young Lady April. Let's go."

"Yes! Sir Cyan, let's hurry."

I held Cyan's hand and ran, matching his speed.

Although Cyan, befitting his strategist character, didn't have much stamina, he didn't tire quickly like the physically weak Yeniel, perhaps because he exercised somewhat.

A distance that might be about thirty steps felt unusually long.

The monster that pulled out the greatsword from the door with a roar came chasing after us again with thumping steps.

Its movements were so fast that while I could avoid it, the other companions couldn't.

Still, I wasn't as worried about Cyan as the others because he had spirits.

The demon worshipper that ran out following us stopped momentarily as if pondering because of the people scattering in three directions.

In that time, I arrived at 207 and opened the door. Before entering, Cyan stops me.

"Young Lady April, please wait a moment. For His Highness's safety, no. Just count to twenty."

"Okay! One, two..."

I cheerfully answered and pretended to count numbers.

Meanwhile, Cyan watches the Crown Prince and Yeniel entering 202.

Finally, the demon worshipper that decided who to chase follows the two of them.

Max? No need to worry. He was so quick he wasn't even visible. He had already entered 212.

Only Cyan and I remained in the corridor, watching to make sure the 202 door wouldn't be breached.

Fortunately, not only could the greatsword not enter the 202 door, but none of the monster's actions had any effect.

'Is it a ? Or maybe it just doesn't break during the exploration event like 203.'

Safe Zones are safe areas that exist here and there in .

Places where monsters can't enter.

They were often unlocked through specific conditions.

That's why I almost never unlocked them.

How could I, a combat specialist, fulfill those conditions that required understanding the story?

I didn't really need them anyway since I hardly ever used them.

After futilely trying for a while, the demon worshipper gave up and turned its head. It came running towards 207 with thumping steps, holding the greatsword as if to catch us instead.

"Sir Cyan, I've counted to twenty."

"Is that important right now? Hurry and get inside!"

A startled Cyan led me.

We immediately entered 207, closed the door, and locked it.

Unlike me who lacked tension, Cyan's face was full of tension.

In the room where only the two of us remained, Cyan's and my rapid breathing echoed.