The condemnation end is not suitable (2)
――Me?
What does he mean? I thought while receiving Cedric’s leisurely gaze .
Well, it’s true that I suddenly intrude in this world, take over Eileen’s body and do whatever I want to return to my original world, make other people cry, letting them drop out, open things in the dormitory by picking the locks, change the relations.h.i.+p between people, and even say and do other things I would consider rude or bad at other times――
……There are a lot of them!
Such thoughts overflow in my brain and I start to sweat .
But none of them seem to be the one Cedric is talking about .
Cedric’s face is distorted sadly . He has no intention of hiding it .
“You’re sinful, Charlotte . To be getting along with these guys…”
He confessed with a sigh, like he’s having fever .
His trembling, teary, and feverish words reach my ears .
“Even though I wish you hadn’t gone to this place, and just spent your days alone with me in Lice, I was content with that…… I wish it was just us, with uncle, going to school……
Going out to see the wide world…… You don’t need that kind of thing . If you’re with me . ”
That’s quite good .
Hearing Cedric repeat it that way――
“He’s sick . ”
“You mustn’t irritate him, Konomi-sama . ”
I mumbled and was reprimanded by Win .
I’ve heard from my Kouhai, but he is more yandere than I thought .
“I’ve just ‘eliminated’ those at this school, those who approached you . I did that just for you . I didn’t like it all that much, nevertheless, for you to condemn me for what I’ve done…… When I just wanted to be near you――”
Cedric puts his left hand on his head and shakes his head in lamentation――
I see .
I thought it was something related to “what Eileen did” in this body .
I am only concerned by what he meant when he said ‘eliminated’ . He probably haven’t committed murder, but I already know that he is trying to frame Eileen for his sins .
What he has done to the other students is probably similar . A false accusation against someone who is getting intimate with Charlotte . Did he leave school to work on that?
So Cedric misunderstood that Charlotte is getting intimate with Eileen, which led to him leaving school .
It looks like Eileen turned this idiot away as she had no time to preach to him .
Cedric slowly looked around the room .
“…On top of that, an invitation to a gathering organised by the royal family . ”
His gaze bore a strong grudge .
A low voice that comes from the back of his throat .
“I was surprised when I saw your name on the list of invited guests that arrived at the orchestra . I didn’t want you to go, so I set my sights to the girls dormitory and tried to steal the invitation letter, but I couldn’t get it……”
Invitation letter .
Which reminds me,
“Why did you try to kill Charlotte Oliver at the gathering?”
Cedric seems to be wondering why I called myself by my full name . His left eyebrow moves a bit .
However, maybe it wasn’t a big deal and he did not mention it .
“If what you said is true, you should take care of Charlotte Oliver . But you tried to poison her, and shot her――”
“I wasn’t going to kill you . ”
“But”
Certainly, as per the threat, the poison and bullet were aimed at Charlotte ― who was Eileen back then .
Why was that?
Only the edges of his lips are distorted in the shape of a smile, while his eyes and cheeks remain the same .
“The poison did not exceed the lethal dose . The gun shot strictly avoided the lethal points . ”
He replied .
“Though, you will face punishment if you do something wrong . You know that, right?”
………
“Or is this nation just weird?”
“You mustn’t irritate him, Konomi-sama . ”
Don’t try to pull me down with you, I swallowed what I tried to say .
Looking at his eyes, I want to declare that he went crazy because Charlotte was near him, but it’s not Eileen’s fault .
And of course, not my fault .
If I want to point fingers, it’s the fault of the game developers who s.h.i.+pped the game while it still has bugs .
……I don’t think I’m really sorry to have messed up his life, as a person living on the other side .
But in the first place, it doesn’t make sense to hurt others just because they don’t do what you want .
When I thought about that, my sympathy for him naturally diminished .
Then .
“Are you safe?”
The door behind us opened and people came in .
The servants of the mansion . Our allies . Not just one person, but several people .
――But given the current state we are in, that’s a bad thing!
Sure enough, Cedric roared .
“Everyone put your weapons on the floor and put your hands behind your heads!”
Hearing his warning, the servants also look at where his muzzle is pointing . They quieted down all at once .
With such a difference in number, they might be able to push and win, but there is a high chance that the insanely tense Cedric will hurt the hostage .
There is no point in risking Eileen safely!
Cedric held Eileen’s head in his left arm, and pressed the muzzle against her temple .
“Hurry up! Do you want this woman to die?”
“Hii……!”
The first one to give in is Win .
His arm grew weak and he grinds his teeth . He gently gets down on his knees and places his handgun on the floor .
As Cedric instructed, he expressed his intention to surrender and whispered an apology .
Is it to me or to Eileen?
But if his Young Lady’s life is at stake, he has no choice but to do so .
Of course, I knew that .
“You too, Charlotte . ”
Cedric invites me .
An invitation like a sweet, sweet candy .
“Put that down and come here . ――To me . ”
But I still can’t let go of the poker stick .
Something is missing, something is…
I desperately turned my head about . My nature as a gamer don’t want to give up . No matter how muddy or miserable the situation is, I don’t want to lose to this man!
If I release the poker stick as per his instruction, I’m done . But if I don’t do this, Eileen will lose her life .
I know I have to obey . But that’s the obvious bad end .
The enemy has a hostage . Win is unarmed, and the servants behind him cannot move .
Isn’t there something I overlooked? Is the course of this route set in stone?
Where is the true end?
I can’t find the right move, no matter how much I look for it . It just feels regrettable and irritable――
……I look down, ready to give up, and feeling vexed . When,
I found it .
“…I understand . ”
I uttered my words of surrender without lifting my head up .
I took a deep breath and regained my calmness . I slowly bend my knees, just like Win .
My hand holding the poker stick touches the floor . And when it leaves my hand――
At that moment .
――I grab Win’s gun!
“What――”
“Release Eileen! Otherwise――”
My Kouhai had said that there is no death end in this game .
Thus, Cedric cannot kill a character, unlike Charlotte Oliver .
So, yes .
“It’s my life isn’t it!?”
I’m the strongest and worst hostage!
“Charlotte……!?”
With me pointing a gun at my chin, and Cedric pointing his at Eileen .
A wonderful balance is formed .
This is a fifty-fifty―― No .
I win . Checkmate .
Cedric falters at my action, just for a moment .
But Eileen does not miss the moment and kicked the floor .
“Eileen!”
“Konomi!”
I spread my arms and accept Eileen .
She ran towards me without hesitation .
Cedric fires his gun in a hurry, but is too late .
By that time, Eileen is already in my chest!
Feeling the strong hug of Eileen’s arms, I turned back, and――
“Don’t you ever come here again, you greenhorn . ”
I shouted and I pulled the trigger .
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