How does it feel to step into a B-grade horror game? - 46

46 episodes.

Covering her ears and shutting her eyes tightly, Fidelis buried her face in her lap. The cold sensation of the floor lapping in front of him, the sensation of sharp fingernails, began to come to mind.

Edu and Essie looked on anxiously from her side. Sarha, who had no offensive power at all, was easily locked away in a box. It was a different box than the one the monster had in it.

He was about to detach and tuck it into his robe and make his way to Fidelis, who was curled up and shivering.

If it weren’t for the people running at frightening speed from afar.

* * *

They were found too far away from where they had originally been detected, but instead of thinking they were strange, they moved faster and faster.

I had a premonition that if I disappeared again this time, I would never be able to catch him again. It took up a bit of time, but when they finally got to the floor where Sarha was, they ran and ran. Fidelis was getting closer.

And finally.

“… Reese.”

“Lee… Suga.”

Her name burst out like an exclamation between Hakan and Isota’s lips. She was curled up and buried her face in her lap.

I didn’t have to look at his face to know. Star-shaped pajamas and long white hair. Above all, Edu and Essie next to her.

Fidelis was unmistakably clear. Hakan and Isota’s vision clouded with tears. They both rushed to her side at the same time.

He slumped down in front of her as she crouched in fear, and with trembling hands he pressed his hand to her face.

“Reese….”

“Reese, it’s my sister….”

A muffled voice struck Fidelis’ ear. The trembling stopped and Fidelis lifted her head cautiously. Her clear, clear red eyes reflected the faces of Hakan and Isota that she had longed to see.

Hakan and Isota, with tears in their eyes, did not dare to touch her, fearing that they would disappear if they touched her, and paced around her face with their hands trembling pathetically.

Fidelis looked at the two of them slowly. His mangled face was painfully distorted. It made sense that Edu and Essie looked at them and said they were sick.

His hands, still trembling and unable to touch his face, were held by Fidelis first. Then he smiled, his eyes narrowly curled as if he were cheerful.

“Were you very worried?”

This warmth is not false. The gentle smile, the small hands, the tears in the corners of his eyes, all belonged to Fidelis. It was Isota who reacted first.

She looked away from her grip and pressed her face to Fidelis’ palm. Tears welled up in her eyes, she muttered absentmindedly.

“It’s real… It’s really my brother’s hand….”

Hakan and Isota squeezed Fidelis’ hand painfully. Hakan gently smoothed her cheek with his trembling opposite hand. She tilted her face slightly and leaned on his hand, and Hakan couldn’t resist it, gently wrapping it around the scruff of her neck and pulling her into his arms.

“Reese…, Reese.”

“Yes, yes.”

Answering his question, she leaned back comfortably. Hakan buried his face in her shoulder. She could feel warm tears running down her shoulders. Hakan wept just like that, silently in her arms.

3. Reunion

At the moment, Fidelis was concentrating on cleaning the tear-stained faces of Isota and Hakan. They didn’t stop Fidelis from doing so. Instead, their eyes never turned away from Fidelis.

“That’s it.”

After one last slap on Hakan’s cheek, Fidelis smiled brightly. Hakan stared blankly at her, then grabbed her by the waist and pulled her into his arms, hugging her tightly, and burying his face in his shoulder.

“Hmm.”

Chester scratched his cheek awkwardly as he crept closer to them. She wanted to talk to Shion, but it wasn’t easy to talk to him, who was clasped in her hands and tears were dripping down her face.

The appearance of Hakan and Isota, which I saw for the first time, was also awkward to death because I couldn’t get used to it. Above all, I didn’t understand their furious reaction.

‘I didn’t come back from the dead… Not really.’

At first glance, I remembered what Essie had said. Apparently, when they found the place where the portrait had been, they found that it was the place where Fidelis died, and Edu and Essie hated the place.

‘What’s his identity?’

I just couldn’t figure it out. He acted confidently even though he was clearly afraid, he tried to negotiate knowing how to break the curse, and he seemed to have no qualms about rewarding.

It was evident just by saying that he was giving himself the reward. Isota is her real sister, Fidelis is a ghost who clings to her, and even the amazing Hakan. I was obsessed with her.

“Are you sure you’re okay now?”

Shion asked Fidelis cautiously, snuggled tightly in Hakan’s arms, and she nodded.

“I want to tell you, shall we move places? Let me explain to you how this happened.”

“It’s okay if you don’t tell me.”

Isota pressed her cheek worriedly.

“I want to tell you….”

“Yes.”

With a faint smile, Isota stood up first. Fidelis, who had been hugged by Hakan tightly, grunted softly, and he stood up in his arms.

He hugged her tightly for a few more moments, then pulled her from his arms, and gripped her knuckles tightly. Fidelis’ hand seemed to be literally buried in Hakan’s large hand. He then pressed it against the back of her hand and kissed her, then pulled it away.

“I missed you a lot.”

Hakan, who was only calling her by her name, had a lot to say, but he held back. But he did not hide his overwhelming feelings for her, and spoke in a pleasant voice.

“Me too.”

Fidelis smiled shyly, and he was visibly happy, and he rolled his eyes and smiled beautifully. Isota looked at Hakan with a puzzled look on his face.

He was sure to carry Fidelis with him, and he was smiling with great satisfaction just holding her hand.

Isota didn’t stop glancing at Hakan as he crept up Fidelis’ other hand. Isota looked at Hakan unusually, and Shion, who had come to her side, tapped her on the shoulder.

“What’s wrong?”

“I thought you were going to hold me, but why do you just hold my hand?”

“Huh? Is that so?”

This time, one more unpleasant gaze was added. Hakan’s smooth brow furrowed.

“Do you think I’m blind?”

Hakan Tan was considerate of Isota. I wasn’t the only one who was sad to lose her. After all, Isota was Fidelis’ biological sister.

I’ve been looking for her for a long time. The desire to monopolize was like a chimney, but not yet. Above all, Fidelis liked Isota, and he was afraid that if he did it his way, it would backfire.

Whatever it was, Isota loved walking with Fidelis’ hand rather than him carrying. I didn’t know that the smile would disappear from her smiling face.

Shion was also in a good mood and was busy laughing. The rest of them didn’t have the right time to intervene, so they stood awkwardly and followed the three of them as they moved on.

* * *

“A game?”

Isota’s surprised response prompted Fidelis to look at him and nodd. The fact that Isota and Hakan didn’t say anything meant that they could tell the people gathered here, so she didn’t hide it and said everything, including the game.

Except for one thing, which is that he teamed up with Chester.

All of this was Pecua’s doing, and it happened out of her resemblance to Sarha, and all of the skills and items she uses now were made by her.

“One of the rules of the game is that if I die, I’ll come back to life. It’s confined to this space.”

“Is that possible?”

“I guess that’s why Reese is alive.”

They didn’t break the silence for a while. Living in a world completely different from Korea, I didn’t expect them to accept it easily. It’s a story from another world.

“So we’re the characters in the game?”

Shion asked, surprised, and Fidelis shook his head.

“Like I said, I haven’t played the game… I’m not sure the characters in the game are you.”

As long as Pecua didn’t have premonition, it was likely that the characters in the game were fictional.

“Oh!”

Shion clapped his hands together as if he realized something. All eyes were on him.

“So the game system is why we’re looking for hints? We don’t even know if there’s a hint, but we didn’t even suspect it, we just went looking for it as if it were a matter of course.”

“I think so.”

They quietly sympathized. No one has survived from here, and as soon as they entered, they began looking for clues. I didn’t even notice anything strange about it. Pecua could have turned the mansion itself into a game, or could have done so from the beginning.

Fidelis thought it was the former. When I spoke to her, Pecua told me that she had prepared a skill or item entirely for herself.

“That’s amazing.”

Shion was surprised to see himself blindly looking for clues. All of this was a scheme by the devil, and they had indeed played into the devil’s clutches.

But Fidelis was determined to break it. He exchanged a secret glance with Chester and nodded slightly.

“Why didn’t you tell me the truth?”

Isota asked cautiously, and Fidelis twitched his fingers in disbelief.

“When I first came in, I was told in this manual that if I said this, I wouldn’t be responsible for what happened afterwards… I didn’t even want to cause confusion. I thought I didn’t have to tell you… After I died, I knew I had to say this. I’m sorry.”

That way, if he dies in the mansion again, he won’t be sad. In fact, he didn’t even want Isota to blame himself for being taken advantage of by the devil the moment he said this.

She swallowed the words, but Isota and Hakan could guess what she meant. Even if he knew that, he wouldn’t be willing to witness Fidelis’ death in front of his eyes.

The sadness didn’t go away. You’ll despair because you can’t protect it, and the guilt of having made you die again will tighten your throat.

But neither of them pointed that out. I felt sorry for her as she was just alone and endured all the facts.

“It’s okay, whatever Reese chooses.”

“I’ve been struggling.”

They looked at Fidelis with affection and soothed her. Warmth welled up deep in his heart. Fidelis, clenching Hakan and Isota’s hands, lowered his grip on his mouth and spoke firmly.

“And one more.”

Even though the words didn’t carry weight, they focused on Fidelis’ small, quiet voice.

“No matter what happens in the future, I will never leave my sister and Hakan’s side. Even if something unexpected happens, trust me, I’ll show up again.”