Surviving as an Idiot in a Horror Game

A moment later, Cyan sighed in relief as if reassured.

"Hah, thankfully. It seems unlikely that His Highness the Crown Prince will fall victim to the monster. And this room is quiet too. The fact that outside noise is blocked means it's either a magically protected place or the walls are that thick and sturdy. Unlike room 203, it's unlikely to break. Everyone should be safe for now."

"I'm glad everyone is safe. Is the person with the greatsword safe too?"

When I laughed brightly, Cyan frowned and hissed through his teeth.

"Young Lady April... that monster is not one of our companions..."

After a round of banter, silence fell.

The interior of room 207 was similar to 203, resembling a typical noble mansion guest room. Except this one had a long sofa instead of a bed.

Cyan searched the room.

"Please sit for a moment. I'll search the room."

"April will help too."

When I smiled brightly, Cyan made an ominous expression.

"Young Lady April, staying still is how you can help."

"Hmm, that's difficult. But because April wants to help Sir Cyan, I'll try hard to stay still!"

I only tried verbally while sitting comfortably on the sofa and resting.

Meanwhile, Cyan, who had been searching the room, suddenly stopped.

"Who are we providing 'rest' to? The demon worshipper we met here, and the mirror monsters that looked exactly like us. I hope not, but could it be not a monster but one of us..."

He seemed to be agonizing, but I couldn't help because I didn't remember anything either.

I wiggled my feet while sitting.

Right wall. Door.

And left wall.

'What's this? Only that part has a slightly different color?'

My gaze suddenly stopped on the left wall.

It's exactly the size of a frame. Or maybe the size of a safe.

Only that part had a subtly different color and texture from the wallpaper. Even to my untrained eye, it looked like a different material.

I got up and approached it.

I touched the suspicious part.

'The walls are all made of stone, but only this part is made of wood, not stone?'

Focusing on the sensation at my fingertips, I felt around that area. I caught a part that protruded slightly like a switch.

It was stiff and didn't press easily. I pressed hard.

Click.

The part with the different color opened. It was a hidden secret cabinet.

Inside was a first aid kit.

'Come to think of it, the Crown Prince's condition seemed to be getting worse.'

When I last saw him running into 202 with Yeniel, he looked almost like a patient.

Wondering if there might be something helpful, I opened the first aid kit.

Antidote, neutralizer, bandages, headache medicine, stomach medicine, and other medicines I didn't know the names of.

There were a lot of things that could be helpful.

'Can I use this? No, why am I using my brain? There's someone else here to use their brain.'

I immediately shook Cyan.

"Sir Cyan. Sir Cyan."

"Young Lady April. I'm busy."

Hey, look at this.

In the midst of this, Cyan was much taller than April, so I had to look up to meet his eyes.

"April found an interesting box!"

"It's my fault for trying to be lost in thought while with you, young lady. What did you find?"

"This!"

I proudly held out the first aid kit.

Cyan looked at me, startled.

"Young lady! Where did you find that?"

"Over there on the wall. This is a first aid kit, right? Since His Highness the Crown Prince is sick, April will cure him with this."

Cyan examined the contents of the box carefully instead of me. Then he made a bright expression.

"This is what His Highness needed! Fortunately. Well said! Young lady. It contains things His Highness needs. Thanks to Young Lady April."

We stood close, as if about to hug each other in joy.

At that moment, Cyan, who had been smiling, suddenly froze his face somewhat awkwardly.

"What's wrong? Sir Cyan. Are you hungry?"

[Advisor Cyan's affection has greatly increased!]

Cyan's face turned red.

"D-don't come close."

Advisor Cyan's affection has slightly increased!

Advisor Cyan's affection has greatly increased!

Advisor Cyan's affection has slightly increased!

Advisor Cyan's affection has greatly increased!

Now his affection doesn't even decrease.

It either increases a little or increases a lot.

"Okay! I won't come close!"

If he says don't come close, then I shouldn't come close.

I cheerfully stepped back three steps.

"..."

With a subtle expression, Cyan let out a faint, incomprehensible sigh.

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Whenever Cyan saw April smiling like a flower in any situation, he felt somewhat queasy.

'What is this feeling?'

It was too ticklish to be anger.

Even when a vague monster appeared before her eyes, or when the mood of the group was down, April never got discouraged.

He felt comforted by her always treating people with pure intentions.

It was just supposed to be that way...

"What's wrong? Sir Cyan. Are you hungry?"

His heartbeat was so loud he worried it might be audible.

Thump! Thump!

Why does his heart sink every time the distance with April closes?

That's...

Yes, he got nervous because of her appearance when April came close.

'Well, I guess I hadn't paid attention to Young Lady April's appearance until now since I just found her unsettling.'

He needs to keep his distance.

Then this strange state will end.

"D-don't come close."

"Okay! I won't come close!"

April stepped away brightly.

As she moved away, it became even stranger.

This time, his heart sank.

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There were about 40 minutes left until the promised time.

"There might be other clues in this room besides the first aid kit."

"Yes."

"Did you understand?"

"Yes!"

"You didn't understand..."

Cyan put his hand on his forehead.

"First, do you still not have any special abilities or changes?"

"Hmm, are you praising April? That I'm lovely and beautiful like a lily? My family said April is becoming more like a lily every day."

"..."

Cyan closed his mouth as if at a loss for words.

Advisor Cyan's affection has slightly increased!

Why did it increase?

Does it increase no matter what I do now?

While I was thinking about it, I checked the awakening status.

'Awakening window.'

[April Sharon: Awakening... (81/100)%]

It was still rising slowly.

I wonder if the time will come when it reaches 100% and awakens a trait.

"The first aid kit contains a neutralizer to prevent the demonic beast's poison from spreading further, and an antidote to detoxify the poison. The other medicines were useful too."

"April doesn't understand well even if you tell me such things."

I laughed brightly.

"...I didn't expect you to. Don't look at my face with those eyes while I'm explaining."

"What eyes?"

"Looking so innocently and fixedly... never mind."

I just looked at him, but Cyan responded quite grumpily.

Still, his expression seemed brighter since finding the first aid kit.

I thought again.

'He must have been under a lot of pressure because of the Crown Prince's condition.'

The female protagonist Yeniel's faction is the Imperial faction.

They serve the Crown Prince, and if that Crown Prince dies, they'll naturally lose a lot.

An empire without a future emperor would be in chaos too.

The same Imperial faction might blame them for failing to protect the Crown Prince.

'Is it any of my business? Anyway, by then I would have returned to reality from the game.'

I stopped in the middle of that thought.

'How can I get back to reality?'

The awakening window suddenly popped up in front of my eyes.

[April Sharon: Awakening... (82/100)%]

It went up by 1%.

It felt like a silent answer that I could get all the answers if I awakened.

■■■■ Patching in progress....

That hidden part was still the same.

I still had no way of knowing what was being patched.

With a lot to think about one way or another, I was silent for a moment.

Cyan, who had also been quiet for a while, suddenly spoke first.

"Young Lady April, why did you follow Young Lady Yeniel of all people?"