I'm a Supporting Role in a Horror Game, Don't Kill Me

Amber tried to convince me that she couldn’t give up the emerald dress and finally put it down. Then, with a long sigh, she looked at the dress I had chosen and clenched my fists.

“I’ll be sure to take care of your hair and makeup.”

“Thank you, Amber.”

I put my clothes in front of me and looked in the mirror, vowing to buy something decent when my paycheck came in. Well, the trend may have been around a hundred years ago, but the colors matched well. The clothes were also well taken care of. I liked the fact that it made the emerald hair and eye color stand out more.

“Now, give me the dress.”

“Huh.”

Amber took the dress, untied all the straps on the back, spread the hem of the skirt on the floor, and held it open at the bodice. As I was just looking at the hem of the skirt that spread out on the floor like a fried egg, Amber looked at me with a puzzled face.

“Please take off your clothes now and stand here in the middle.”

‘Ah, the dress has to be worn from the bottom up.’

It had a long string on the back, which only made me think it would be troublesome to wear, but I had no idea how to put it on.

‘Well, I wouldn’t wear it from the top like a T-shirt.’

If it hadn’t been for Amber, whom I had brought with me, I might not have even been able to wear that old dress. I had no idea how they managed to get the string to cover their entire backs. Did you make it not to be worn alone in the first place? I took off my everyday clothes and stood in the middle of the dress, and Amber helped me pull it up and put my arms around the sleeves. While Amber pulled the strings on my back to tidy it up, I stared blankly at myself in my gray dress. It was so awkward to be wearing something I had never worn in my life.

‘Some parts are really game-like, and some parts are so labor-intensive.’

Well, maybe it’s just a matter of course.

‘Because it’s a first-person game where players don’t have to change clothes.’

“Now, sit here and see.”

While I was lost in other thoughts, Amber also braided my hair beautifully. Amber insisted that her tidy-up style with braids was fashionable, so I just left it to her. As if she were good at touching hair, she applied glossy oil to her emerald hair and neatly curled it up. After the makeup was over, Amber turned me around to check on me. She still missed the dress a lot, but she didn’t show her disappointment any further.

“You look so good with braided hair? That’s it. Go and defeat your rival and come back.”

I was dumbfounded and laughed a little. There was no such thing as a romantic relationship. Besides, it’s not important to be pretty right now. What kind of rivalry exists in the yard where lives come and go? Thanks to that, I don’t think anyone will harm the Duke.”

“Ah, right. I will wash the skirt you were wearing and return it to you.”

“Yeah, thank you.”

“I am more grateful. If you hadn’t said that to Mrs. Blier earlier, I really almost wouldn’t have received this month’s salary.”

‘Come to think of it, what should I do if Mrs. Blier says that the price of the dishes will be deducted from my salary?’

I didn’t have any money on hand yet. I nodded my head, thinking that it would be okay.

“No. Still, you cared so much about my hair and makeup. I don’t know much about this, so the more I think about it, the more I wonder what I would have done if I hadn’t met Amber.”

Amber smiled brightly.

“Ah, then you should have found another job. Rather, I hope you go today and have fun, and tell us about what happened at the tea party later.”

“Is that so? Good.”

“Oh, really?”

“Then. But I’m going to take care of the kids anyway, so there won’t be anything special.”

Amber smiled and shook her head.

“No. I think it’s because of Princess Blanche, but Miss Arbice is also very beautiful.”

Hearing the name Princess Blanche for the second time, I remembered the name clearly this time. She was obviously the main character in the game. Did they say she was the 4th princess or the 5th princess? There wasn’t anything particularly special about it, but I thought it was a good character to relate to.

“What has the princess come to do with me?”

“Oh, don’t you know? The whole world knows that the princess fell in love with our Duke, right? This time, she must be coming to play with her tail.”

I clicked my tongue in amazement. What kind of character details were so packed? It’s not even a scene exposed to players, but NPCs even visit each other to entice each other. Did they get any extra pay? Even if the two of them were dating or getting married, it has nothing to do with me, but I feel very sorry for Princess Blanche. Even if I had to choose, I would never fall for that cruel Duke.

“I really have no interest in the Duke. But if there’s something interesting to gossip about, I’ll be sure to listen.”

Hearing my stern words, Amber tilted her head strangely. Then, as if telling a secret story, she lowered her voice and whispered.

“I heard rumors that you accepted the job as a tutor because you liked Luke, didn’t you?”

“Me?”

“It is so natural to admire Luke, so no one imitates them. You can be proud.”

‘I’m confident; I’m not interested in that person in the first place.’

Suddenly, I remembered the eyes of Luke staring at me as if observing something very interesting. To him, who was the center of all attention, the person avoiding him might be unfamiliar and interesting.

‘Especially if Arbice Green liked Luke. It’ll look like she has suddenly changed your attitude.’

I sighed. That didn’t mean she couldn’t be an idiot in love. Among the guests coming today, there were many important people.

‘Don’t mind Luke and let’s do our best at the tea party.’

If I took this opportunity to work on my affinity for other people, it might be helpful to escape from this mansion and live. And I also wanted to talk to Catherine Hunt.

‘Just as Arbice was eliminated from the list of victims due to her change of residence, her future route might change just by changing something trivial about her.’

I was about to say bye to Amber and leave the door, but before I could reach her doorknob, I heard a knock.

“Yes!”

Someone knocked. I answered quickly, but instead of opening the door, I heard another sound.

Knock, knock.

Come to think of it, there must have been someone who knocked in such an arrogant way the other day. No way… When I opened the door, Luke, neatly dressed in a navy blue suit, stood there with an elegant figure. He deftly shone his face even in the dim light in the hallway.

‘Uh, why does he look so handsome when he’s a killer?’

I glanced up and down at him and noticed that he was more well-dressed than usual. He was wearing a shirt with lace pleats hanging down the center of the front, a short vest, narrow pants, and a coat that matched the color. The silhouette of the coat, which was slightly tightened at the waist and spread down naturally, was dark blue, and there were only black buttons along the front under a white cravat without any decorations.

‘It’s not even that glamorous, how different it looks.’

The person was so breathtakingly beautiful, and the limbs were stretched out so that they looked like they shone even with a little decoration. I couldn’t help but keep looking. Because it’s true that he was handsome

‘Even if I had just one face like that during my undergraduate days, my life satisfaction would have increased fivefold, and the attendance rate of female students would have been 100%.’

But that’s… It’s a problem when he’s a killer. It wasn’t until I realized that the silver eyes looking at me were dotted with a small interest in me that I froze with goosebumps running down my spine.

‘Did I look too hard?’

Feeling like a cornered rabbit, I hurriedly averted my gaze and chose my words a little servilely.

“I don’t need you to pick me up, but it’s an honor.”

“Let’s go.”

Trying not to provoke him as much as possible, I turned to see Amber’s mouth wide open and her hands cupped around her cheeks. Well, the faces of the passing ladies-in-waiting weren’t that different either. It’s really not nice to be in a position with him like that.

‘I don’t want to attract anyone’s attention if possible…’

Looking at him smiling, I pretended to be as kind as possible and expressed my intention to refuse.

“Thank you so much, but I’ll just go by myself. Because I can’t cause trouble.”

But even that slight refusal seemed to interest him for some reason. Luke smiled and looked at me.

“All I have left anyway is time, so is there anything to waste?”

“Yes?”

“Whether it’s five hundred tea parties or five thousand… I won’t be able to find the person I want. It’s just something I do out of habit now. Please hang out together.”

‘Looking for someone?’

It’s really strange. A murderer was looking for someone. I didn’t have such a terrible word… Oddly enough, the clouded eyes of Luke, who said that momentarily, felt very sad and pitiful. Suddenly, for no reason, he even seemed like he had been around for a very long time that I would never understand. But it was just an emotion that passed by in an extremely momentary moment. Meeting his eyes, which quickly regained a cheerful light, only awakened the feeling of fear again.

“Who are you looking for?”

“The one who will lift the curse”

“…yes?”

He answered in a small mumble so momentarily that I couldn’t hear him properly. Luke playfully shrugged his shoulders instead of answering my question. Then, as if I had already given permission, he held out his arm toward me once again.

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