The Maid In The Reverse Harem Game Wants To Quit

Chapter 72

The timing was not good.

Irene could literally understand that the moment she saw Louise being dragged away, her head went blank.

Obviously, she knew what was going to happen today. So, she did not bring her umbrella, even though she knew it would rain in the late afternoon. She also nodded her head without hesitation to Louise’s words that the weather was good for going out for a walk around town.

‘Because all the junctions have passed, anyway.’

The episodes went well without any problems.

Because Irene saw Ahibalt’s Love ending in her last three lives, her game proficiency, which had already reached the third round, was considerable.

‘I’ve also made sure that I’ve made a good choice not to talk to him.’

Besides, other junctions also led to the option to take the Love ending route. So, she had nothing to worry about. Now, all that remained was for Louise to be kidnapped and to use that as a catalyst for Ahibalt to kill all the villains. Then, she could see the ending.

…And, if it was a true ending, it meant she was supposed to be able to return to reality.

Although she was a little sad about that fact, Irene could not hide her nervousness.

‘Ahibalt Love’s ending must be the true ending, right…?’

See the true ending that all otome games like 〈 Love or Die 〉 have, this was a kind of destination that anyone would aim for as long as they play otome games.

Therefore, after Irene learned that she was possessed into the game, she naturally aimed for it. She stood with the thought that if seeing the true ending was not a way to get her back to reality, she would then find another clue while she played.

However, until Ahibalt’s Love Ending Route, her third life, Irene still found no clue.

Besides, the game was honest without a single fluctuation.

‘…Too honest.’

To the extent that she had to go through the death of Rodion in Ahibalt’s Love ending route without filtering.

It was not just Ahibalt that was shaken.

Irene was the trigger to withdraw from the game as much as she could from that occasion.

This was because Irene herself realized that she could not be aloof from the tragedies of the characters in the game from the time they happened. Consequently, if it was the ending that she had to go to while watching Rodion’s death, she still really wanted to wait and see.

‘But, if I can’t go back to reality this time…’

Then, it meant that she had to watch the Die ending one after another. Irene did not want to go through that as much as she could/possible.

So, when it started raining, she hurried to the store without giving Louise a chance to say anything.

“Wait a minute, Louise! I’ll buy us an umbrella first.”

“Oh, Miss Irene! Let’s go together!”

“No. If we’re going to get wet, it’s better to get wet alone, so stay here!”

Then, Irene took time to pick an umbrella for no reason.

…It was because she did not want to see the scene where Louise was kidnapped. Nevertheless, despite her effort, when she returned, she saw Louise struggling amongst the suspicious men.

“No, let me go…! Don’t do this! Who are you?!”

“Stay still! You won’t get hurt if you stay calm.”

“No—!”

Louise, who shouted with all her might, struggled to shake off the men’s hands in tears. However, there was no way she could beat a few men, and she made her final move.

“Arrghh!”

“She, she uses her teeth?!”

“Don’t stare blankly, grab her!”

She bit the hand of the person holding her and started running without looking back. Eventually, she found Irene across the street. Drenched from the rain and messed up with/from the quarrel, she cried as soon as Louise saw her.

“Miss Irene…!”

Irene could see her weeping face brightening up with relief as soon as Louse saw her. Still, she could not be completely relieved as she ran and shouted.

“Miss Irene! Run away!”

“Louise!”

“Qui, quickly! Aak—!”

The only problem was that it was raining.

A wet dress that reached her ankles was by no means suitable for running. In the end, Louise could not cross the end of the road and fell over. Nonetheless, she called Irene repeatedly to run away.

“Run away, hurry!”

“Catch her…!”

But, from behind, men were already approaching them with their knives out before they knew it. In front of her, Irene fell into a panic.

It was definitely not this difficult in the game.’

In this scene, Louise’s line was “Kkyaak!” It was such a quick kidnapping that there was only one line.

…However, this was the situation.

She knew the episode’s progression was variable, but what she had experienced first-hand was to the extent that, at best, a teapot tumbling was changed to a table tumbling. There had never been such an urgent and dangerous situation.

‘There must be security guards watching nearby.’

Even if things happened like this, he would just keep watching…?

Irene clutched her skirt tightly. In the meantime, men with knives were running even closer. Even at first glance, she could tell that they were enraged.

They grabbed Louise’s hair, pulling her back as she staggered up.

“Aahh…!”

“Stay still!”

“Don’t be like this. Well, it’d be quicker to injure her in one place. A little blood might calm this down a bit.”

“N-no—! Let go of me!”

“Don’t move!”

Louise struggled as the men oppressed her ruthlessly. Then the next moment, a knife in one of the men’s hands flashed and rose.

As soon as she saw that, a paroxysmal cry came out of Irene’s mouth.

“No…!”

She did not even have time to think deeply. Normally, players who played the game were given plenty of time to ponder over the options, but Irene was no longer a player. Before she could weigh her options, her hands and feet moved first.

And, blood splattered.

The dagger thrust deep into the shoulder of Irene. The moment the knife fell, she threw herself in front of the man with the sword.

“Miss Irene!”

“Who’s she?”

“Can’t you get out of here?! You keep making things complicated.”

The man then spat out a swear word as he pulled out his dagger before kicking her. Because of that, Irene rolled over on the floor. She staggered again and got her body up.

Thud.

However, a kick put her back down again.

“Tsk. Oh, you’re a fierce one.”

“Hey, leave that one alone, and come tie this one up quickly. The customer’s already waiting.”

“Anyway, there’s nothing special you could do, huh… Ptui.”

After he said that, saliva fell to Irene’s side.

The place where the knife was plugged was burning. Perhaps, they also broke her ribs while kicking her stomach since, with every breath she took, Irene could feel the pain piercing her lungs. In addition, while she was still unconscious, Louise was dragged away like a dog.

Her judgment was right… Even though the plot was twisted, the story still unfolded the same—with her efforts in vain.

Raising her body up, Irene grabbed her burning shoulder tightly. Though it did not take long before she fell down again. Her mind kept wandering away from the bleeding in the rain, and with every breath, Irene cried at the pain she experienced for the first time in her life.

Still, she endured and took a step.

Irene walked as she bit her lip till the blood flowed.

It was because she was not the heroine, there was no one to help her on these empty streets. If she lost her consciousness here, she would only become another cold corpse here on this street in this place, which was no less than the shadow of this country… Even that was hardly a topic of discussion.

Somehow, she had to return to the mansion.

If she walked a little further to the side of the street, she would be able to reach the mansion in no time. Along the way, she might be lucky enough to meet a passerby who could help.

‘…Please, I hope anyone can help.’

Please…

‘This is too hard…’

The moment Irene lowered her head again at the distant pain, the tip of a shoe came into her view.

“Irene.”

The voice was familiar. Who was it…?

At any other time, she would have noticed right away, although Irene did not realize because of her hazy mind. When she glanced up with difficulty, she saw a familiar face.

…A familiar yet unfamiliar face.

“Ahibalt…?”

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