The Villain Of The Horror Game Dreams Of The Heroine Every Night

Translator and Editor: Effe and Tea

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Chapter 11

“…… !”

El looked at Celine’s bewildered face and sighed.

“It happened at the reception, did you think we wouldn’t know? The Princess has given us all the facts.”

Celine nodded her head.

She thought El granted her request more readily than she thought, so there was a reason.

After walking for several dozen minutes, Celine stood in front of a door carved with a giant wolf. She placed her hand on the doorknob.

Just then.

The door opened from the inside.

Leonhardt, wrapped in fur around his body and preparing to wear a hat, looked down at her.

“…… What are you doing here?”

For a moment, Celine was speechless.

It was because the fur-wrapped Leonhardt was so handsome.

“I asked. What are you doing here?”

“…… You know.”

Immediately pulling herself together, Celine raised her head and looked directly at Leonhardt. Leonhard sighed.

“Go back.”

“I came all the way here!”

Leonhard shook his head.

“Tonight, I am not here.”

“Where are you going?”

Celine’s voice trembled slightly.

“Night hunting. Father went to hunt a solitary monster, and found a group of them.”

Celine inhaled sharply.

“No way, all night…… ?”

Leonhard nodded.

“Yes. Normally, it wouldn’t take that long, but there’s a problem, so I can’t help it.”

“What if you have nightmares while fighting monsters?”

Celine felt something, a hotness, tightening her chest. Leonhardt replied calmly.

“Then the monster will wake me up. It even makes me feel grateful.”

“…….”

Celine couldn’t answer.

“So go back.”

“You can go during the day!”

She sounded hoarse.

“In the morning, it is time for the leader to metastasize. You know now that we have to stop it before that.”

Leonhardt looked at her for a moment and then staggered past her. There was no need for him to rush, but his heart ached as he looked into Celine’s offended blue-gray eyes.

“…… I will go too!”

“No.”

“Why, is it dangerous? This is before the leader metastasizes!”

“It’s not like that.”

Leonhardt turned his head slightly to look at Celine.

“I lack…… strength.”

Surprised, El gasped, although she had only been watching them quietly.

There was no one in this castle who did not know that Leonhard Bernoulli’s arrogance pierced the sky.

He himself acknowledged that he lacked strength.

El could confidently say that not even the Grand Duke and his wife would ever have heard such a thing from Leonhard.

“That day, I realized.”

“Leonhardt.”

The small woman wrapped in a thick coat approached Leonhardt.

“If you are perfect, why would I go with you? Alone would be enough.”

“…… Celine!”

Leonhardt was perplexed and took a step back.

“If I am dangerous enough to be a burden, I will not go. Please be honest!”

Leonhardt’s lips twitched, then closed again without making a sound.

‘Shall I say that they are very dangerous monsters? As soon as we met, her body was shattered…….’

But Leonhard couldn’t lie to the blue-grey eyes that looked up at him.

“It’s much weaker than the ones I saw that day. But the monsters in the north are more clever than the monsters in the capital. You have to pull yourself together.”

“See. You need to keep your mind straight, but how do you deal with monsters while falling asleep?”

“…….”

Celine knew she had won and she smiled.

“Give me a hat, too!”

After a while.

Celine breathed in the cold night air. Her hat was pressed down to her ears, and a scarf was wrapped around her neck, so she felt the cold northern air as a refreshing cool breeze.

Leonhardt drove the horse more carefully than the day they first met.

“If you don’t just run at full speed, I won’t die.”

Celine tried to reassure him, but Leonhard didn’t speed up, only snapped a brief reply that he knew.

She looked out over the plains as the view swayed to the rhythm of the horse’s movement.

The full moon scattered dim moonlight on the unknown grasses.

Suddenly, the horse stopped, standing tall.

Celine wondered if Leonhardt had stopped, but before she could say anything the horse snorted and rolled its feet as if there was a veil through which it could no longer advance.

The two cautiously got off their horses.

Leonhardt grabbed Celine’s right hand with his left hand.

“I should do like I did before, right? When a demon appears, I hide behind your back.”

Celine asked in a clear voice. It would be a lie if she said she wasn’t scared at all, but she was the one who insisted and followed.

“No.”

Leonhard stared at Celine for a moment, then turned his head to look forward.

“Don’t let go of my hand.”

“Then how will Leonhardt fight…… !”

“Shh.”

Leonhard put a long finger to his lips. Celine bit his mouth right away, but when she saw him grinning, she realized she had been tricked.

“Leonhardt!”

At that time, goosebumps flooded Celine’s whole body.

The roar of a terrifying beast was heard not far away, and the stench was palpable.

Leonhardt was surprisingly unresponsive. Celine wasn’t stupid. A horde of monsters is nearby.

Celine quickly tried to release Leonhardt’s hand, but Leonhardt grabbed her hand and pulled out Rashir.

“Remember what I said.”

“Yes.”

Among the grasses, the bizarre creatures Celine had seen a few days before appeared.

The teeth and claws that had ripped bodies to shreds glistened in the moonlight.

Power entered Celine’s whole body. She closed her eyes tightly and opened them.

‘I’m here to help Leonhardt. I didn’t come to be a burden.’

The next moment, Celine’s body floated off the ground and she landed. Leonhardt was pulling her hard.

She was constantly shaken by Leonhardt’s movements.

Rashir flashed in front of her, and she heard the sound of fire burning behind her, and Leonhardt shouting.

She could feel the screams and stench of the demons tearing apart her eardrums, and the breath of death.

However, Celine never let go of Leonhardt’s hand, and Leonhardt never released the strength that held her.

How long had it been

Even though the time that felt quite long for Celine had passed, Leonhard was still wielding Rashir among the piles of monster corpses.

His sharp eyes were as calm as a placid lake, and there was no hesitation in his relentless movements.

Celine felt that her mind was gradually calmed.

The memories of the enemies, which had been torn to shreds, seemed to disappear along with the lives of the dying monsters, without their claws reaching her.

‘Maybe this is why Leonhardt brought me here.’

It must have been his own consideration that made him hold her hand instead of hiding behind his back like she did before.

Suddenly, Celine’s mind wandered.

The strength slowly loosened from Leonhardt’s hand holding her tightly. Celine hastily grabbed him, but Leonhardt, far from waking up, began to groan in pain.

Although the number had decreased a lot, there were still sizable monsters that began to approach him with their eyes shining.

“Leonhardt!”

Celine shouted at him and grabbed his arm.

“Wake up, Leonhard!”

Obviously, Leonhardt up until now could just wake up from his sleep just by shouting and shaking his body.

But today, he couldn’t come to his senses.

Celine’s back started to get wet with cold sweat.

“Leonhardt!”

At that moment, a brave monster attacked over their heads. Leonhardt’s eyes opened only after the monster’s claw tore his cloak, causing him to bleed.

-Chaeng!

The monster was cut in half in an instant and disappeared behind them. Leonhardt looked at Celine in a cold sweat.

“…… You shouldn’t have come!”

“Why can’t you wake up? If you can’t get up even if someone else wakes you up…….”

Leonhard shook his head.

“Can it change like that in one day? I think it’s because we’re hunting at night. Surrounded by stimuli that cannot be felt by the touch of a hand.”

-Chaeng! Chaeng! Chaeng!

Every time he spoke a few words, the demons broke apart one by one.

Celine bit her lip.

“Next time, I’ll even slap you on the cheek!”

“I have a good idea.”

“…… ?”

Suddenly, a chill covered her whole body.

It took Celine a few seconds to realize the situation. Leonhardt removed her coat gently in an instant.

But before Celine could feel goosebumps, Leonhardt pulled her into his arms and covered the coat.

“If I fall asleep again, kick my shin with your knee.”

All Celine could see was Leonhard’s chest. With only the soft moonlight, the pattern of the Grand Duchy shone brightly.

Leonhardt wrapped his arms around her waist and moved as swiftly as when he had only held her hand.

Ironically, Celine felt like she was performing a dance she had never done before.

At that moment, Leonhardt’s movements stopped again.

Celine didn’t hesitate, and with all her might, she pierced his stomach with her fist.

“Heup…… !”

Leonhardt opened his eyes and looked down at Celine for a moment, and then he struck down the monsters that rushed at them.

“It works.”

“Finally, it helped!”

Celine couldn’t hide her growing smile. Leonhardt laughed.

“Is it that good that you hit me?”

“Let’s just say that.”

Ten minutes later, Leonhardt fell into a nightmare again and took a deep breath. Celine clenched her fist again this time, but Leonhardt did not wake up because of her lack of strength.

She kicked her shin as Leonhardt said.

This time it worked.

Finally, Leonhardt released Celine from his arms. There were no living monsters, and the vast expanse was filled with the stinking corpses of monsters.

Celine let out a sigh of relief a little bit.

“It would be really hard to deal with these things…….”

“It’s not true.”

Leonhard shrugged, stroking his bruised shin.

It was a little tingly, but it was far better than any night hunt he had ever had with nightmares.

He only woke up after being wounded by a monster, so he had had to pull out dozens of claws and teeth from his whole body with his bare mind.

“After a few days, these corpses will decompose. Then only teeth and horns will remain.”

“Ughh…….”

Celine was fed up.

“Isn’t that the most terrible part left?”

“It’s not wrong.”

Leonhard agreed.

“But their horns and teeth are full of magical power. When refined by skilled wizards, it becomes a top-notch magic stone. It is the main source of income for the North.”

Celine trembled at the slightly horrifying realization.

If these corpses are the main source of income in the North, how many monsters has Leonhardt slaughtered?

Celine looked down at the hideous teeth in front of her. It was as dense as a fish’s tooth, but as large and sharp as a viper’s fang.

“I thought the magic stone was something like a jewel.….”

The magic stone, which was obviously an in-game item, was shaped like a jewel of various colors.

“Oh, have you seen it? Magic stones do look like jewels.”

“…… ?”

“When a skillful wizard refines it, it shines brighter than any other jewel. It would be hard to believe.”

Leonhard looked into the round blue-gray rabbit eyes and smiled slightly.

“I’ll give you one of these jewels if you want. It’s just a pretty stone to non-magicians, but keep it as a souvenir.”

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