This Delusional Voice Keeps Telling Me I’m a Villain

Chapter 7.1

A while had passed after the party celebrating His Highness Leodore’s coming of age.

Early in the morning, I made a blunder. My foot caught on a fallen bed sheet and fell down hard. Accompanying it was a loud thumping sound.

I suddenly had a craving for cheesecake. Unbaked cheesecake? Baked cheesecake? Soufflé cheesecake? Basque cheesecake? Or a cheese tart? I was so absorbed in my thoughts that I was careless with my steps. I fell onto the back of my head.

Objectively speaking, I think I was being too dumb…

The noise startled the maids waiting on standby outside the room; they rushed in to see that I had lost my consciousness… I was completely lost to the dream world…

Mmnn…. Mn….
ZzZzZ …. Ahh… Unbaked cheesecake, so yummy…

These dreams are welcome…

Hmm… I’m so happy…

“It’s been a long time. I’m the guide; I’m here to explain the game Dolce/bitter/sugar for those of you that want to know more about it.”

Ah… But baked cheesecake is also not bad… Eh? There’s also soufflé cheesecake? …I can just eat all I want, right? …Haaaa~ So happy….

“So, again I would like to introduce you to the characters. Shall I tell you about the capture target? Or would you like me to introduce you to Urschel Minusle, the man who will be David’s adversary whichever route he chooses? Which would you prefer?”

Ummm…. I can’t choose… Which one should I eat first…?

Unbaked cheesecake… Baked cheesecake… Soufflé cheesecake… Oh no… I only have one mouth… I want to eat them all…

“So, all of them? Alright, I got it.”

We’ll be covering all of them, so let’s just focus on the main characters. In addition to Theodore, there are four other capture targets in this game. There is one more character, but I won’t explain him this time–since he is a character that will only be unlocked after the hidden special sugar END. The conditions require you to start a second playthrough of the game..

The capture targets are as follows. Aiden Forgath, a son of a viscount and David’s best friend; Rafaello Dallimore, the most handsome man in the school and heir to a trading company; Conrad Thackwell, the son of a marquess and a genius mage. Last but not least, the second prince: Prince Carlos who upholds a strong sense of justice and integrity. These four, plus Theodore, make five capture targets in all.”

Mm… Just now, I may or may not have heard the name of the loathsome people who ruined my cake time… It doesn’t matter… I’ll just pretend as if I didn’t hear anything…

Now, come on… My cheesecakes… Make your way to my mouth…!

David’s nemesis, Urschel, is an ambitious man who wants to take over the country. David must confront him with the people he has bonded with. The capture targets all have dark pasts, but Urschel either holds these dark pasts hostage as exploitable weaknesses or makes the characters suffer by being the cause of their dark pasts. David heals them and is sometimes supported in return, as they go through their personal ordeal.

Weaknesses…? What I’m holding in my hand is a fork though…

It’s the cheesecake that’s suffering… I want to eat them all! But I can’t eat them all together… How much are you going to torment me? Huh! Here comes the Basque cheesecake; this is the best!

But Urschel isn’t the only character David and his friends need to watch out for. Behind him is Leodore, the first prince. Urschel is one of Leodore’s close aides, but he is also Leodore’s secret lover.

Who is whose lover? I’m having a happy time with my lovers, the cheesecakes… But what’s with all this noise…? Oh well, fufufu. I love all you cheesecakes…

Leodore was a brilliant man who could be described as a perfect man, but his love life was far from that; he became blindly devoted to Urschel as he was entrapped by the other. He knew nothing about Urschel’s ambitions. It never occurred to him that he was merely being used by Urschel to take over the country; he adored Urschel to the point that he overlooked Urschel’s unprincipled and treacherous deeds… Unless David wakes Leodore up from Urschel’s machinations, Urschel’s atrocious acts would only continue.

Mmn, so sweet and yummy… I’m completely lured in… I adore them so much… To the max… I’m completely captivated… I’ll overlook anything else…

While Leodore is not a capture target, if he is not stopped–depending on the route–he will stand in David’s way. Furthermore, if you leave him alone, he will follow Urschel to his death when Urschel is executed; for some characters, this will forcefully cause the Sugar END to become a Bitter END. You’ll have to be careful especially when you focus on Theodore as your capture target. In Theodore’s Route, the unfolding story will involve David completely antagonizing Urschel. So, this route will inevitably entangle Leodore. Therefore, if you make the wrong choice, you will end up with the Bitter END. You should never underestimate Leodore’s obsession with Urschel.”

Really… There are cheese tarts as well? Once I ate this no-bake cheesecake, I never thought cheese tarts would go stand in my way… Ahh, the fork went into my mouth on its own…

I like it… so sweet…

Overwhelmingly sugary… So delicious…

Ah! Baked cheesecake! I also love your bitter self… Don’t sulk… I’ll also eat you too…!

“…”

“…..”

That’s all the explanation for the main characters. From now on, I will explain in detail each character as they appear. Now, if you’ll excuse me…

Ah, soufflé cheesecake and cheese tarts! Combining together as a two-layer cheesecake–that’s dope! Let’s eat!!

*opens mouth wide* *munch!*

…Eh? But there’s nothing in my mouth…

“…Why?”

“Urschel, have you woken up?”

I found myself lying on my bed with Theodore looking at me in concern. I blinked, not quite understanding what had happened.

“…Ah, why am I…?”

At my confusion, Theodore released a relieved sigh.

“The maidservant said you fell in your room this morning. The doctor said it was a concussion. …Urschel, you haven’t woken up for half a day.”

“Half a day?”

Surprised, I looked out of the window and saw that dusk had already arrived… The crows were cawing…

I instinctively placed my hand over my mouth.