How a Nuisance Character Survives in a Horror Game – Chapter 55

Author: lipzoldyck

The cold air descended.

White breath came out and frost began to cover the floor.

The floor quickly froze. My slippers came off and my feet were so cold that I had no choice but to carry Holloway, who had fallen, and climb up onto the torso of the vicious criminal.

I was so angry that I whipped him with all my might, so the inhuman bastard just kept his mouth shut and stuck to the floor.

The blood that the vicious criminal had shed was frozen and his body was frozen so quickly that it seemed like the coldness of the floor wasn’t something to just laugh off.

No, that’s not what’s important right now.

“Holloway, is your stomach okay? What should I do…?”

I should have protected him sooner.

…No. I have no obligation to do that.

Him having a child’s appearance is really unfair.

He should be finer than anyone else.

Holloway closed my torn clothes and furrowed one eyebrow as if he didn’t like it.

“This is the first time I’ve seen you so angry.”

“Then how can I not be angry? How could he kick a child so hard that the child flies!”

Drop dead, just drop dead!

My anger exploded and I kicked the guy’s face with my foot.

“You bitch! Get your foot away!”

“Ain’t getting away, ain’t getting away!”

“Get away!”

“Don’t wanna!”

“I’ll definitely…!”

“If you just touch Holloway one more time! No, I’ll just beat you up right now! Where’s the belt?!”

When I looked for the belt, the guy flinched and shut his mouth tightly.

I should turn everything I hold into a weapon.

Holloway’s tiny body kept flashing through my mind, so I held him tightly without realizing it.

Holloway paused for a moment, then stretched out his arms and wrapped them around my neck, burying his face in my shoulder.

[Belief increased by 20%.]

[Favorability increased by 1%.]

[Attachment increased by 1%.]

That was good.

[Holloway feels secure in your arms for the first time in a long time.]

…In a long time, you say.

Why are you being so pitiful?

Holloway, who was hugging me, whispered softly.

“I hope Sister doesn’t go anywhere.”

I hesitated for a moment without realizing it. Holloway’s voice was filled with terrible loneliness.

[Belief reached 30%!]

[When belie reaches 30% and the difference between favorability and possessiveness is more than 20%, a new route is created.]

Thank goodness…!

[Obsession over 55%!]

[Holloway’s desire for you has grown stronger. You may never be able to escape his clutches, so be careful.]

[If you care about someone other than Holloway first, he may use any means necessary to imprison you. (70% chance)]

[Be careful not to get imprisoned!]

[~( ^ ◇^)/~( ^ ◇^)/~( ^ ◇^)/]

You want me to be imprisoned more than anyone else.

“Holloway…”

I can’t not go anywhere. I have a home too.

I want to go home.

But I couldn’t put a stop to the warm atmosphere, so I just hugged and patted him.

If I couldn’t give a definite answer, it was better not to say anything.

To him, also to me.

Promises are meant to be kept.

If I were to say yes, I would want to keep that promise without realizing it.

“You’re not answering at all…”

He muttered softly.

[Possessiveness increased by 1.5%.]

[Obsession increased by 2%.]

Is it such a big sin not to answer?

“I asked you if it hurt, though.”

“It hurts.”

He leaned against me, whining. When I comforted Holloway, my toes started to hurt.

“…We’re in big trouble.”

The ice that had crawled up the bastard’s body had now reached my feet. I hugged Holloway a little higher.

“What should I do?”

“Ugh… P-Please save me…”

I was dumbfounded.

How could he ask me to save him with his own mouth?

“You reap what you sow.”

“F-Fufu… fufufu… Hahahahaha! You’re a serial killer, how can you say such things!”

“…”

Thank goodness. Holloway was the only one who saw this dark history.

Crunch, crunch…

The man was twisting his body forcibly. It didn’t matter what happened to his skin that was stuck to the floor.

I, who was riding on top of him, was shaking without being able to keep my balance.

“N-No.”

“Ha… So that’s why it all dropped dead. What kind of phenomenon is this…”

He muttered incessantly as he moved his body.

And in that moment, the sound of brushing clothes, which had suddenly stopped, began again.

Rustle, slide.

Rustle, rustle…

What the hell is crawling around?

I didn’t even want to think about the soft thing that I couldn’t see because it was dark.

I was a little bewildered because the unlocked room was this dangerous.

I came here thinking there was some kind of hint, yet it felt like a trap…

Ah, no way.

Is it really a trap?

Did I trust the system too much?

I had a feeling that something was wrong when it told me to kill Cynthia…

But when it told me to kill Cynthia, there was no penalty for death, so I didn’t think too deeply about it.

Is it a conflict between wanting to save her and wanting to kill her?

Does the system really have a mind of its own?

I bit my lip hard.

“Ahh! D-Damn! What the…!”

The criminal screamed at that moment.

“S-Something soft is on my leg…”

“Your leg?”

“Shit, get off!”

He struggled to get something out of sight. Eventually, I slipped and fell while I was on top of him.

“Ugh!”

I have to get up quickly!

However, my butt and legs suddenly stuck to the floor. I quickly picked up Holloway.

“Holloway, step on my shoulder quickly!”

“But…”

“Ugh… Mmph!”

At that moment, something rushed at my face. Something soft blocked my vision. I couldn’t even breathe, so I groaned.

Even in that situation, I tried to lift Holloway onto my shoulder.

“Mmph, mmmph!”

I-I can’t breathe… !

[Three minutes left until you suffocate.]

N-No…

Please get up, Holloway!

Only then I can get this thing off my face…!

That’s when my hand slipped and I lost sight of Holloway.

“Mmmph, mmmmph!”

Holloway!

Damn it! Where are you…!

It was when I was running out of oxygen and my mind was going blank.

I felt the floor, which had been as cold as ice, slowly melting. At that moment, something that had been suffocating me was taken away.

“Huft…!”

As I was catching my breath that had been blocked to the tip of my chin, a large hand covered my eyes and one hand wrapped around my waist.

Someone from behind picked me up and lifted me up.

“If I take my eyes off you for even a moment, you’re in danger of dying.”

“…”

It’s Holloway.

“I…”

“I don’t want to hurt a single hair on your head… but I don’t want to kill you either.”

He muttered, putting more strength into the arm wrapped around my waist. He rested his forehead on the back of my head.

“What is this, I wonder. This double-hearted feeling.”

“…Isn’t it just that you lack common sense?”

“In times like this, it’s best to lie face down.”

“Ah, I apolog…”

“You’re cute, too.”

His low-laughing breath shook my hair.

His hand, which had been wrapping around my waist, relaxed and covered my stomach, gently stroking it.

I unconsciously felt my stomach tense up, yet he didn’t care.

“Your stomach hurts, doesn’t it.”

“I-It does hurt.”

“Hmm…”

He seemed to be thinking, then slowly removed his hand. At that moment, as if it were a lie, a bandage covered my eyes.

His presence, which had been behind me, appeared in front of me.

At that moment, his hand grabbed my waist.

The feeling of his hand moving down made me think he was kneeling in front of me.

“…Excuse me?”

“Because it hurts.”

“…?”

At that moment, I felt a soft and smooth texture on my stomach.

… I-It feels like lips, though?

“E-Excuse me…!”

“Stay still.”

The feeling of his lips moving through the thin negligee was raw.

The hot breath leaking out between his tightly closed lips was unbearable.

In the end, I couldn’t hold back and stepped back. He didn’t bother to hold me back.

“It’s all done. It doesn’t hurt anymore, right?”

“What does a kiss do…?”

It doesn’t hurt.

“It doesn’t hurt, right?”

I heard his voice, sounding as if he were laughing playfully. After falling away from me, he let out a small exclamation like he had just remembered something.

“And this too.”

With the sound of fingers snapping, the bandage that had been blocking my vision came off, and Holloway was now holding my waist.

As if he wanted me to know who he was.

“Holloway, since when have you been here…”

The light that had been off suddenly came back on, and I frowned without realizing it because my eyes couldn’t adjust.

There was a rustling sound, and my eyes slowly opened as they adjusted.

What I saw before my eyes was a dark red substance that was all over the criminal’s body.

The criminal floating in the air started rolling his eyes as if he was completely terrified.

“S-Sav…”

Bam!

Before I could finish my words, the dark red substance exploded. Along with the man’s body. Flesh splattered toward me along with red blood.

Splatter!