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

Luke and Princess Blanche stood behind Libya, and she seemed unaware that they were still standing close by. Luke had a somewhat unpleasant face, and Princess Blanche had an interesting face.

‘It looks like he overheard my conversation with Libya.’

But seeing as Luke didn’t intervene directly, it seemed like they were wondering what I was going to do.

‘Because he’s a really dubious person.’

I sighed inwardly and opened my mouth again.

“Isn’t it the place that the respected Princess Blanthe also visited?”

“Don’t we know that?”

“If the princess has a good relationship with the Duke, then she will become their aunt… I’m saying this because I’m worried about whether it’s okay to talk to the kids like that?”

The moment I mentioned ‘princess’, there was an uncomfortable silence as if cold water had been splashed in the middle of the room. Even the music stopped. Libya looked around her with a curious look at the chilly stillness, then noticed the princess standing right behind her, and her face turned pale. Princess Blanche and Luke were looking at Libya with stern eyes. Being sensitive to rank meant that while I crush people lower than me like breathing, it also meant that I didn’t like people higher than me. Luke opened his mouth in a low voice.

“Did you really say that, Miss Zenon?”

“…Sin, sorry. I didn’t mean that… How could I mean that…”

There must be too many witnesses to deny. Watching Libya trying to pick up her words while repeating her words, Luke coldly shot at her.

“It’s disappointing. There will be no invitations for the time being.”

“Lu, Luke!”

“And you properly apologize to Miss Green, not me. It is me who is in trouble when a talented person like Miss Green quits tutoring.”

Surprised by his unexpected words wrapped around me, I looked at Luke. The other aristocrats looked at me and Luke alternately with wide-eyed eyes, as if they hadn’t expected that he would defend me to this extent. Everyone seemed to be curious about me, as I entered the tea party together with the owner and he even talked about me being a great person. I scratched my cheek, feeling a bit embarrassed by the gaze that was focused on me.

‘Before I came, they fired the tutor once a month. Why are you doing this all of a sudden on a topic like that?’

Libya couldn’t stand the atmosphere and bit her lip as she spoke to me.

“I admit I was harsh… I am sorry.”

A bitter smile came out at the sudden respectful words. I nodded lightly.

“It’s fine.”

At that moment, a message popped up in the notification window.

[Blanche Victoria Arena’s favorability has increased.
Lv1(80/99)]

‘Not Luke’s, but Princess Blanche’s likeability?’

Surprised, I turned my head and saw Princess Blanthe smiling at me. She seemed to like the fact that I mentioned that she was about to marry the Duke. Gaining favor with Princess Blanche was an unexpected event. But it’s also not a bad thing for me to work on her liking in advance, and it felt good to be close to someone who was honest about her feelings like Princess Blanthe. I grabbed the width of my skirt and leaned slightly, praying that it wasn’t a rude greeting.

[Favorship Event: Visiting the Royal Palace Banquet]

Then another notification popped up. A visit to the palace banquet was an unexpected event. The event of going to the royal palace banquet was an event that could not be obtained by working on good impressions. I also played the same section several times, referring to the strategies posted on cafes, and finally got in. But to be able to go through the princess so easily… An unexpected harvest? When I first met her, she didn’t like me very much.

“The Rearmonds’ tutor?”

I was excited about the favorability event and answered quickly.

“Yes, it is Arbice Green.”

She nodded her head and spoke loudly, as if to hear the people around her.

“It feels good to meet a smart woman after a long time. I have a banquet in a few days, so would you like to stop by?”

“It’s an honor, princess.”

The princess smiled happily at me and went back to Luke. Only then did Libya, her face reddened, sneak away from the crowd and flee to the corner. However, the gaze of the people around me did not fade in the slightest. It might be natural since it was the yard where Luke was defended and even invited by the princess, but it was burdensome.

‘…I didn’t come here to get attention like this.’

I pretended not to know as much as I could and drank wine and pulled myself out to a corner, but I heard whispering voices among people.

“… guess I should have stopped it.”

“So that is it. Ugh, I didn’t even know it was an opportunity to stand out, princess.”

“You have to keep your mouth shut. That tutor girl would be fine now, but would it be troublesome if she gets caught by Miss Libya Zenon?”

“Ah, the princess is my person at all, I took a photo of her and even invited her, but I can’t treat her in any way?”

“What… That’s it too. I don’t know if it was because I was just talking about it and I was also filmed with it.”

“Me too. Luke’s cold eyes. Ugh, be careful with your words.”

“So that’s what I mean.”

My heart pounded at the stares and voices that were completely different from the plan, and my face stung. I glanced away at her and saw Libya sitting in the corner wine bar with a pale face.

‘Tsk tsk. So why do you scratch the inside of a person who is still?’

I found Luna and Shine again, but they complained that they were sleepy and went up to their room. Now that my shield is gone, I must not stay too long and go up. Thinking of sharing my story with Catherine Hunt for the last time, I looked for her and looked around at her, when her voice suddenly dropped from behind my back.

“I knew you were much smarter and funnier than I thought… I didn’t know you were this smart.”

Surprised by the low sound tickling my neck, I turned around to see Luke looking down at me with a smile on his eyes.

“…What do you mean?”

“People always look at me. He’ll do anything to flatter me. That’s why it’s the first time anyone’s cracked down on children like this…”

He looked into my eyes with interest.

“This is the first time anyone has made such a loud noise at my party.”

Omg.

‘Did I ruin the murderer’s fun social party?’

My heart was pounding loudly, but an unexpected notification window flashed.

[The favorability of Luke Rearmond has increased.
Lv2 (84/298)]

His affinity… went up. I just wanted to get away from him, but I didn’t know what he’s trying to do by building up a crush like this.

‘My plan to earn money and escape by quietly living in the mansion without attracting anyone’s attention is…?’

I looked at Luke without expressing my rapidly beating heart, and he had a smile on his lips that was typical of someone who knew very well that he was proud. What’s really unlucky is that he’s still really handsome.

“Until now, it was one of the two.”

“…yes? What…”

“A home tutor. Either they were fired because they couldn’t work, or they left because I couldn’t stand them myself. I’m not bragging or complaining, but the Rearmond family is so conservative… I know I’m not the type to be nice to someone easily.”

“…It seems so.”

At my honest answer, Luke laughed again.

“You are a very pleasant person, to the point where I wonder how people can change this much.”

“…I did not.”

“Honestly, this is the first time I’ve seen someone who treats children like this without paying attention to me. Above all, me.”

When he said ‘me’, his eyes curved like crescent moons in a very funny way. But he’s got something wrong.

‘It is said that no one cares about him as much as I do.’

Absolute power, beauty and wealth. I knew how people felt about wanting to look good to him who had everything without missing anything, but the reason I didn’t see that kind of thing was because I was not the one who originally lived here. And… To me, Luke was not a handsome, wealthy Duke, but someone with a different title to better identify him: killer.

I unknowingly swallowed my saliva. Luke laughed as if they were having fun by themselves, bumped their glass into my wine glass, and said.

“I will double your salary than originally proposed. Let’s make a formal contract. Welcome to Rearmond Mansion.”

I didn’t know what the original salary was supposed to be, but it’s definitely an unconventional offer. With zero money in hand right now, and the need to quickly prepare an escape fund, this offer was sweet. Because I couldn’t see any other route for the money to come in.

‘Because the main character’s liking is raised, good things like this happen.’

It’s unfortunate that I couldn’t run away from this house right away, but… Of course, even for very young children, the fact that I was not a professional to teach someone was a bit stinging, but that was a matter for Luke to judge and cut me or not, I did not need to confess first. Because of the dark lighting, I drank wine that looked like blood in my mouth.

‘Wow, it’s delicious.’

Despite the strong bitter aftertaste, it flowed very gently down the throat. Thanks to the wine warming my insides, I was able to answer with a hard expression.

“Thank you for the good suggestion. I wish you well in the future.”

Luke nodded and pointed in the direction of the others.

“I’m sorry I invited you and didn’t pay attention to you. Shall we say hello to the people over there? They seem to be in the middle of a ghost story.”

I hunched my neck.

‘There must be many fun things to do at a tea party, but it’s a ghost story.’

I didn’t want to seem close to Luke, and I didn’t want to be friends with him. What’s more, the ghost story you hear in a horror game…

‘Eww… It’s a typical plot for a horror game. After hearing the ghost story, he was killed exactly as the ghost story said.’

I shook my head, trying my best not to show my pale face.

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