It's Overwhelmingly Convenient That the Female Lead Has Darkened - Chapter 7
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A female protagonist corrupted was overwhelmingly easier.
#7
It was only natural.
To tell a salaried worker’s soul, suffering from chronic fatigue and sleep debt, that she must pass through a labyrinth just to sleep comfortably—what cruel irony.
The way to end one’s life really was rather amusing.
Daisy gripped the poker tightly in her hand.
Once she passed through this labyrinth and found the dormitory, she would hunt down that winged sparkly thing and kill it—or rather, beat it soundly.
She was grateful her body was only in its teens.
Even after a full day had passed, she still had the strength to swing the poker around.
But when she thought about having to attend her first class tomorrow morning after all this chaos, her mind rapidly withered.
“…….”
Dear God.
Daisy gazed up at the damp stone ceiling and prayed.
‘Could you possibly just cancel this possession, regardless of whatever X-kilowatt nonsense or anything else?’
I’d rather work overtime.
At least then I’d know where my bed is…….
Just unable to lie down in it…….
Of course, no answer came, and Daisy, unable to contain her mounting fury, pressed her forehead.
It was hot.
If she got any more irritated, she thought steam might actually pour from her ears.
“How could the academy have fallen into such a state…….”
In the original story, Daisy, assigned to the Raven Hall, had slept peacefully in her bedroom on the first day of dormitory assignments.
Though the next day onward, a hellish nightmare of exploitation and harassment began!
Though there was someone who gaslighted her by calling it all love and friendship nonsense!
Though there was the protagonist’s exhausting cringe for never saying a single no!
But she! Had! Slept properly!
Yet for avoiding that mind-shattering degradation, she wasn’t even given a bedroom.
Truly, that crazy bear.
There was someone even worse than that psychotic crow.
“…….”
Daisy recalled her objective once more.
<Live quietly and ordinarily, unremarkably and alone>
No, this goal was far too unrealistic.
Revision was necessary.
<Live quietly and ordinarily, unremarkably and alone, while sleeping at least seven hours a day (new!)>
Yes, that much was the bare minimum for a happy life.
Having reaffirmed her revised objective, Daisy reached a swift conclusion.
“All right… let’s move.”
The sooner she set out, the sooner she could lie down.
What if she got lost and died along the way?
She could sleep forever.
That thought alone brought her peace.
Daisy lifted her head with a serene expression and nearly bit her own tongue.
“…….”
“…….”
All the freshmen’s gazes were fixed entirely on her.
What, why is everyone looking at me?
‘D-don’t panic.’
Daisy thought this while thoroughly panicking.
What is it? Wasn’t I supposed to be rather ordinary?
I only picked up a poker, for heaven’s sake.
‘Doing weapon farming before entering a place like that
(*a repetitive action to obtain items)
is basic strategy…….’
Daisy didn’t know.
An ordinary noblewoman doesn’t do weapon farming.
That was when it happened.
Grab.
Someone seized the hand of Daisy, who was swallowing hard.
Startled, she turned her head and found herself looking at a small boy with fluffy, curly brown hair like that of a young puppy.
A boy with a small face and large, well-defined features—quite cute, in fact.
The brown puppy whose eyes met Daisy’s laughed with a panting grin.
Cute.
Wait, that’s not the point.
“Your name.”
“Milo Everett!”
Familiar enough, but not someone from Daisy’s usual circle.
At least he wasn’t a villain.
“Why are you following me?”
“Let’s go together.”
“Rejected.”
No matter what mysteries lay ahead, teamwork was absolutely out of the question.
Daisy moved forward without hesitation.
Scraaape.
Milo Everett, still gripping her hand, was dragged along behind her.
“Let go.”
“No.”
“Release me or I’ll crack your skull.”
“I really like you.”
Is this guy insane?
“I’ve been looking for talent like yours.”
“And what is this talent?”
“Being my vanguard into the labyrinth!”
“You’re proposing to use me as a shield, and you’re saying it cute?”
“Am I cute?”
Somewhat.
“I’m going in as vanguard too. Come with me! Please?”
…….
The sheer cuteness of the question almost swayed her.
But no—teamwork was still absolutely intolerable.
Because that’s how it always went: there was always a sucker on any team, and in this story, that would inevitably be Daisy.
“Let go of my hand.”
“Come with meee.”
“Stop being cute.”
“Am I really that cute?”
…….
“Aw, come with me.”
“I’m going alone.”
The new students watched the scene unfold with rapt fascination.
“Together!”
A spear that refused to yield…….
“Alone.”
A shield that would not break…….
What ended that grueling contest was neither spear nor shield.
A sharp noise erupted through the hall.
“Ahhhhh!”
“What—what is that?!”
The children gasped in alarm.
The winged gleam’s voice echoed from somewhere, warbling like a bird call.
Gulp.
Someone swallowed hard.
A chill of foreboding brushed the back of their necks.
In ten minutes… what?
Five minutes?
“Insane!”
“What, what do I—!”
The broadcast cut out with an irritating crackle.
And then…….
“…….”
“…….”
Crack-crack-crack!
“Damn it!”
The edges of the dormitory hall began to crumble.
“Aah! Run!”
“Where, where to!”
“Get out of the way, you idiots! Can’t you see the entrance!”
“Aaahhh! What, what, what do I do!”
Never had there been such complete chaos.
In the dormitory hall—a cacophony of screams and sobs and curses—Daisy instinctively grabbed the boy’s hand and ran alongside him.
Unfortunately, because they’d been near the fireplace, the Labyrinth’s entrance was still painfully far away.
And worse,
“Stop, stop pushing!”
“Get in faster! Faster!”
“It’s, it’s collapsing!”
“Mom, mom!”
The narrow entrance was jammed with first-years all surging through at once.
Rumble-rumble!
Behind them came the sound of the floor giving way.
The ground beneath her feet undulated like waves.
One misstep and she’d plummet into the black abyss below.
Daisy pushed herself faster.
Her slight teenage frame moved quicker than she’d expected.
So much so that the boy’s hand was slipping, slipping from her grip.
It didn’t matter, Daisy thought.
To survive this insane, wretched novel, she could barely afford to think of anyone but herself.
Whether someone fell behind or not, it was no concern of hers…….
“Huff, gasp.”
But then, suddenly, Daisy glanced at the boy gasping beside her as they ran.
And a curse slipped from her lips.
“Damn it.”
He really was much too young for this.
To die in a place like this.
Three steps.
The crumbling floor had now chased them to within three steps.
“Puppy!”
“Uh, heh… me, me?”
“Can you jump?”
At Daisy’s question, Milo nodded.
“Huff, yeah!”
Two steps.
The entrance, which had been a bottleneck, was now receding faster than expected.
The opening was narrow, but the space beyond seemed wide.
“On three, jump.”
“But, but…….”
“One!”
She saw the last first-year finally stepping through the Labyrinth’s entrance.
A black gap appeared between the narrow walls of the entrance.
Wide enough for one person to slip through.
“Two!”
One step.
The moment her foot touched the lurching stone floor, her body dropped sharply.
“Three!”
Daisy let go of the poker she’d been holding and hurled the boy forward with both hands, throwing him with all her strength.
“Oof!”
The puppy tumbled headfirst through the entrance of the dark labyrinth, landing with a wet slap.
Relief washed over Daisy at the sight—and in that same moment, she took her final step.
The ground crumbled beneath her feet.
“Daisy!”
The puppy’s anguished yelp drifted up, faint and distant.
‘Damn it!’
As sensation cut out, Daisy’s body began plummeting at terrifying speed.
‘I knew it. I knew this would happen.’
But in a strange way, she was relieved.
Better this than watching that child fall before her eyes.
Flashes of light streaked past her vision in rapid succession.
The endless sensation of falling had her squeezing her eyes shut when—
Snatch.
A massive hand seized hers with crushing force.
* * *
“……Gasp—oh God, I’m going to die.”
Daisy lay sprawled across something, gasping for breath.
Her vision was pitch black.
Was she dead after all?
Someone had grabbed her hand.
But the fall had been so rapid, pulling her up would’ve been impossible.
Surely he didn’t fall with her.
“This insane academy.”
Daisy ground her teeth together.
Killing a student for being a little late to the labyrinth? How was that acceptable?
If she’d survived, she would’ve reported it to the education ministry immediately.
The only regret was not being able to throw that winged show-off in a cell.
Then again, even if nobody cared about him, he was still someone’s son—wouldn’t Count Sableheart have reported it?
Daisy let herself imagine the winged show-off in handcuffs, thrown behind bars.
She felt marginally better.
Absently, Daisy ran her hands across whatever she was lying on—undoubtedly a bed.
When she breathed in, the scent that filled her nose was clean and heavy at once: the smell of a forest after rain.
‘Wow, that’s nice…….’
Sleep tugged at her relentlessly.
It was strange—even dead, apparently you could still feel drowsy.
But who was it that had grabbed her hand at the end?
Whoever it was had hands large enough to wrap around her entire palm—so not the puppy…….
As her consciousness sank again, she felt the texture of the bed beneath her.
Heaven’s beds were hard and warm and comfortable and…….
Thump, thump, thump.
A heartbeat, fast and steady.
Wait—a heartbeat?
“Now that you’re awake, get off.”
The bed spoke in a low voice.
She jerked upright.
Startled fully awake, Daisy pushed her upper body up and looked down at where her hand rested, her vision slowly clearing.
So this wasn’t a bed at all…….
Staring numbly at her own hand resting on a broad, solid chest, Daisy slowly lifted her gaze.
The eyes looking down at her were gray.
Gray…….
“……Felix Arderon?”
Watching the sharp-featured boy’s jaw clench tightly, Daisy paused for a moment.
Was it too late to pass out again?
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