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

Inspector Triver nodded slightly.

“Well, if it were the Duke’s request, I could investigate it a hundred times more… There is nothing more to investigate.”

“That… The Duke has a favor to ask.”

“Hmm?”

“You just need to prepare a bucket of water.”

I thought he was going to scold me and ask if I was playing some kind of child’s play, but the inspector called a police officer next to me and prepared what I asked for.

‘Surprisingly, he follows me obediently.’

Perhaps this level of cooperation would have been impossible if he had not seen the Duke and I together in person.

‘I guess there is something good about the terrible time I spent in the rainy alley.’

I smiled bitterly and watched the items I requested being prepared. The Hunts’ ecstatic servant carried two buckets. The people of Hunt Street glanced at Inspector Triver with somewhat uneasy eyes. He looked at his face and it seemed like he was forcing his mouth shut. The garden was already a mess, but they wouldn’t welcome the idea of suddenly pouring water over the place where the body was.

“What do we do now?”

“Oh, please pour this where the body was removed.”

The inspector looked at the area where the body had been removed for a moment, but he nodded, probably thinking he had already gotten all the information he could from there. Inspector Triver gestured, and the servant poured water. As water poured down into the area where rainwater had not reached under the eaves, the water soaked the floor with blood that had not yet dried. As I watched the bright red water mixed with blood flowing, I slowly moved away from the inspector.

‘I meddled too much. It would be really dangerous to attract any more attention.’

“What on earth are you doing? Uh? Shouldn’t we protest?”

“Shh, stay quiet.”

“But it’s not like I’m suddenly cleaning… How many corpses are already dry and dying? What is that inspector doing?”

“That’s what I said. Are the rumors that he is a competent police inspector all in vain? I’m so anxious these days that I can’t sleep at night?”

While people were whispering, red water flowed over the marble. Before long, the whispering complaints quieted down all at once. Instead, the sound of people taking a deep breath, as if they were very surprised by something, came from all over the place at the same time.

“…What is that?”

“…What the hell is that…”

“I don’t know what it is, but I feel bad…”

I was also looking where everyone’s eyes were directed. The water, which was naturally scattered at first, gradually began to flow along certain lines and shapes as if it had its own will. The shape created by the waterway surrounded the spot where Cather Hunt’s body was, as if it were a magic circle.

‘It’s a picture drawn on the floor with candles.’

This pattern was left behind at each incident location, perhaps as a decisive clue later on. Here, if you didn’t find it right away, the rain would erase any traces. I’ve experienced that too. The inspector looked at me with an admiring look on his face. I didn’t want to be too conspicuous, so I pretended not to notice Inspector Triver’s gaze.

“…Ah, this is the pattern I saw last time on site!”

One of the officers muttered carelessly into my ear. I nodded, gathering my energy.

‘Still, I’m glad.’

Anyway, I was glad I could be of help in gathering clues. It would have been better if Catherine Hunt’s death could have been prevented. While I was looking up and looking blankly toward the window where Hunt’s room must have been, Inspector Triver came toward me, ordering an investigation.

‘At best I hid in a corner.’

I waved my hand at him, who had an admiring look on his face.

“The Duke asked me to keep this matter a secret.”

The inspector nodded his head easily, his eyes sparkling.

“Sure. All right. Please always say thank you for your cooperation. I don’t know how you knew this.”

“Haha… I know, right.”

“Oh, and if it’s okay with you, could you appear as a witness tomorrow?”

“Yes?”

“It’s nothing special. Because no one was seen coming in or out of the room, there was no one to identify as a suspect, which was a huge headache. All you have to do is tell us briefly if anyone saw it nearby or if there is anything you can think of.”

‘Oh, if it’s something like that.’

I nodded. The Duke and I were seen together near here right before the incident, so perhaps it was only natural. I wanted to catch the criminal more than anyone else, so of course I had to cooperate.

“Sure. If there’s anything I can do, I’ll be happy to help.”

Inspector Triver nodded, turned his head, and suddenly looked at me with sad eyes.

“Tsk, tsk, you must have been very shocked. The duke is too kind. Sending a young lady to such a harsh place. His face is pure white. You’d better get in quickly.”

“No. I came here because I asked. Please don’t say anything else to the Duke.”

“That’s right. Well, I didn’t mean to interfere in the affairs of lovers. Hey, let me take this lady home.”

He was talking nonsense with a Santa-like face. I was about to claim that I could go back on my own, but suddenly I felt like my legs would give out, so I kept my mouth shut.

‘…I’m really dizzy.’

I wanted to watch more to see how the scene was going, but it was true that I wasn’t feeling well. The day, no, this night was extremely long. I sighed softly and nodded.

“…please.”

I couldn’t even remember what I was thinking until I got back to the room. I thought it was okay, but when I got to my room I realized it wasn’t. As soon as I buried my face in the pillow, tears poured out as if I had turned on a faucet.

‘A person died. Because I couldn’t stop it.’

I didn’t kill the person, so there’s no need for me to blame myself? No, I knew this would happen. I said I would do my best, but it didn’t work. There was not enough effort. The reason I felt so guilty was because somewhere in my heart, I knew that I was enjoying the situation in this game like a thread.

‘Yes, I thought this was all real, but I still thought that at some point, like a light coming on and saying, Tap!’ it would all turn into a dream.’

To some extent, I was in a bystander position. There was a moment when I was irresponsible. The tears didn’t stop, and I cried for a while before finally calming down. As I took a deep breath, my chest barely stopped rising and falling. I washed my face and stood in front of the mirror. After crying, I felt a little refreshed and lighter in my head. I reached out my hand and placed it on the cold mirror.

‘I really feel it every time, but each and every little touch is horrifyingly real.’

Emerald colored eyes looked at me.

‘Yes, Arbice Green. I don’t know why, but that’s who I am now.’

I looked at my watery eyes for a while and then squeezed them shut.

‘Because things like saving and loading don’t work the way I want. Like reality, no… This is my reality now. Come to your senses,’

After I finally calmed down, my thoughts turned to Luke. I clearly remembered his face when I met him in the alley of Hunt Mansion. That disgusting expression that met me and widened its eyes as if it was very surprised.

‘I don’t know what brought you here, but this area is dangerous right now. I have urgent work to do, so I have to go first, but…’

I clearly remember what he said.

‘Urgent.’

I was so frustrated and angry that my stomach turned. After doing something like that, he came back and sat next to me, shamelessly chatting and drinking. I clenched my trembling fists tightly.

‘Without even knowing it… I guess I was relaxed.’

When he saved me… And when he gave me the gun back twice. Without realizing it, I guess I thought that even though he was a really bad guy, he might still have a good side. But let’s not think like that again.

‘Catch it at all costs. I have to see the true ending.’

I cried so much that I kept getting thirsty. I finally fell asleep after gulping down water several times. When I woke up in the morning, the now familiar noisy chirping of birds and a voice calling out ‘Teacher’ buzzed in my ears.

‘Why do all sounds seem to come from so far away?’

When I opened my eyes, two lovely faces, as usual, were standing at my bedside. Shine looked at me and said in a serious tone.

“…Teacher, did you cry?”

Luna opened her eyes wide.

“Teacher, you are an adult, so don’t cry!”

“You idiot, adults cry too!”

“I’m not stupid! Teachers don’t cry!”

I wondered if this was something to fight about, but when I was young, I used to fight with just a paper doll or a pencil, so it’s not something I couldn’t understand. I pulled the two nicely round heads into my arms and hugged them tightly. The two of them kept fighting even when they were hugged by me, so I gave them a deep kiss on the forehead and let them go.

“W-what are you doing!”

[Shine’s favorability has increased.
Lv.2(29/198)]

“…”

[Luna’s favorability has increased.
Lv.1(90/99)]

When Shine’s embarrassed voice let go of her arms and looked at her, Shine and Luna’s faces turned bright red like blush.

“Are you saying that with a forehead kiss? No, I do not want?”

Shine hesitated and avoided eye contact.

“…no. I’m just so surprised.”

What should I do?

‘How on earth did we both grow up without being loved?’

I gave the cute children ten more kisses on their foreheads. They were both embarrassed at first, tickled at some point, and later they got tired of it and ran out the door.

“See you later at the dining hall.”

Silver-gold hair came and went through the gap in the door, and then a reply was heard from outside the door.

“Yes!”

“Huh.”

Anyway, it’s so cute I was dying. I quickly tried to get up from my seat but fell down. I had no strength whatsoever in my body and my vision was spinning.

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