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Chapter 48

Looking into Andrea's eyes, I decided to take a gamble. Avoiding this unanswered quiz would undoubtedly put my life at risk. It's a 50-50 chance anyway. I replied while staring at him.

"Don't test me. Max, the person. He doesn't really exist, right?"

Andrea blinked awkwardly and then chuckled. "That's right. Max... doesn't exist."

A momentary release of tension swept through my body. To prevent a sigh of relief, I deliberately clenched my lips. Alright. I won the 50-50 probability battle.

However, when Andrea calmly spoke next,

"Max is just a nickname, her real name is Maxine."

A chilling sensation, as if all the blood in my body had rushed to my head, engulfed me. My hands and feet turned as cold as ice, and my legs felt jittery. Maxin, Maxin. That name sounded familiar somehow.

"Maxine Narcissus. She's your sister."

Del Narcissus's sister, is said to be on the verge of death after eating poison. The reason I was driven out to the ice prison. I couldn't see a mirror, but it was obvious that my eyes were shaking severely right now. Andrea's calm face in front of me felt colder than before.

"He came to request our guild for a mission. To assassinate his sister, the successor. Hand it over, like freshly baked bread. He directly told me the code."

Andrea's voice resonated as if underwater. I thought Del Narcissus never met face-to-face with Andrea. He introduced himself as a knight when I first saw him. Wasn't it because he didn't want to be revealed as an assassin, and I thought he didn't know him? As if understanding my doubt, Andrea added.

"Of course, I had a different face back then."

He tapped my smooth cheek lightly with his index finger.

"We have many masks in our guild. Still, we're an assassination guild by name."

Now he was freely using terms like 'our guild,' and 'assassination guild.' It seemed he had judged that there was no longer a reason to hide his identity. It felt like he had concluded that I was a completely different person from Del Narcissus. So now, he didn't need to make a good impression on me, pretending to be a knight, and... My mouth was extremely dry, and saliva gathered in my throat, making it difficult to swallow. I coughed softly and forced myself to swallow the saliva.

It's common sense not to look at the kidnapper's face when you're abducted. On the contrary, if the culprit shows their face without hesitation or reveals their personal information, it means they have no intention of letting the hostage go alive.

I looked at the man in front of me, who had clearly exposed his handsome face and freely disclosed his identity. Instead of having more thoughts, I opened my mouth without much consideration.

"Ardeo."

Andrea made a sound of confusion, tilting his head to the side.

"Huh?"

"Flama."

My teeth chattered. My upper and lower teeth collided at an astonishing speed as if it were a midwinter event.

"I- Ignis."

As my eyes heated up, tears streamed down my cheeks and chin. It felt like enduring an unbearable pain as if someone was stabbing all the hair roots under my scalp with needles. Sweat dripped down my forehead.

"Pherio."

That was the extent of the spells I knew. I desperately repeated the incantations as if wanting to cry out loud.

"Pherio, Pherio, Pherio...!"

But I wasn't a protagonist or a genius. Just an ordinary human. Even in a simple 50-50 probability game where the loser faced death, I couldn't unleash any hidden superpowers. Without a wand, I couldn't use magic. If Cain didn't help, there was nothing I could do. I had no power. Just like being dragged into this game without any say, dying also wouldn't be a choice or will be permitted.

"Um... Narcissus, do you think I'm going to kill you?"

He spoke in a voice full of intent, trying to reassure me as if dealing with a pitiful dog or cat.

"I promised not to do anything harmful."

His large hand covered one side of my cheek. The warmth quickly seeped into my cold skin.

"Of course, assuming you really are the real Daffodil."

While saying that, Andrea suddenly scratched my chin underneath with his nails.

"Ah!"

If I were torn by a beast's claws, this might be what it feels like. Below the jaw joint felt hot, and then a sharp pain engulfed me.

"Huh... It wasn't a mask, but your real face."

Andrea spoke forcefully. He looked genuinely surprised, his eyes wide open. I hurriedly covered the left side of my jaw with my hand and rushed towards the door. Underneath my palm, I felt something hot and moist. That made sense. It felt as if I had been bitten by a Woofu, not a person. Even if blood spurted out like a fountain, it wasn't particularly surprising. For now, I needed to get out of here. However, before I could grab the doorknob, Andrea grabbed onto my body.

"What happened to the real Del Narcissus?"

[Andrea Sloane's favorability decreases by -10!]

"It's not a mask, not magic, so if this is the real body of Del Narcissus, you're not that person."

[Andrea Sloane's favorability decreases by -10!]

"You tell me where my Daffodil went."

[Andrea Sloane's favorability decreases by -10!]

[*Warning* If the male protagonist's favorability falls below 0, you will receive the "Death ending"!]