Auto Assigned Villainess Chapter 43

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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