Hearing this, Mono's heart skipped a beat.
As long as he doesn't leave... it's fine?
Is Six... confessing to him?
For some reason, Mono felt instantly relieved, his mind feeling refreshed.
It seemed his charm was quite effective on young girls; even Six wanted to throw herself into his arms.
Mono chuckled inwardly for a while.
However, remembering that his doubts were still unresolved, he couldn't stay happy for long.
Since Six wouldn't resent him for destroying her music box, what else could it be?
On the way here, Mono truly couldn't see any sign that she might betray him.
Of course, if her acting was so good that she could play him—a self-proclaimed clever person—for a fool, then that would be a different story.
But was it possible that Six was acting?
Mono shook his head.
How could someone as smart as him fail to distinguish between truth and falsehood?
Six's performance was definitely a genuine expression of emotion.
No one could portray such loneliness and despair so vividly unless it was truly happening.
So, what exactly was the reason?
"What is Mono thinking about again?"
Little Six asked, seeing Mono lower his head in silence again.
"I'm thinking... how to escape..." Mono prevaricated.
Little Six tilted her head, a hint of confusion in her eyes.
Mono seems to have something on his mind...
Mono didn't explain further and sank back into contemplation.
He tried hard to recall details he might have overlooked, including what he had
experienced before and what was revealed in the game, attempting to find a reason.
He had to care about this reason.
Because this might be the key to breaking the deadlock.
Little Six didn't disturb him.
She just stayed quietly by his side.
Silently watching the shifting expressions of the person beside her, she took his hand again.
After a long time, it seemed he thought of something.
She saw Mono's face suddenly show a look of hesitation, as if he wanted to speak but stopped.
Sensitive as she was, she noticed it.
"Does Mono have something to say?"
Her flat voice carried a hint of confusion.
Mono slowly looked up.
The expression on his face had changed from his usual grinning self.
"Little Six, no matter what you encounter in the future, no matter what it is, you must believe one thing: I will never hurt you. Understand?" As he finished, the confusion in Little Six's eyes deepened.
Did she even need to doubt that Mono wouldn't hurt her? Mono also knew that what he said was a bit abrupt.
However, at this moment, he was thinking of a deeper reason.
In this Nightmare World, desire can distort everything.
Looking at the nature of this world, it wasn't hard to discover that behind every event, there were shadows looming.
Everything here was controlled by unknown existences. Her betraying him might not have been Six's original intention.
If a soul is distorted, consumed by desire, led astray, or trapped in the mist, then anything is possible.
If that were truly the case, then everything would have an answer.
Although these were just suspicious inferences based on past clues, Mono decided to treat them as truth.
He would rather be cautious than be blindsided one day. He didn't like suffering in silence.
Therefore, emphasizing his stance to Six became very important.
Hearing Mono's words, Little Six's face was still full of bewilderment.
What Mono said today seemed a bit strange; first a bad hypothetical, and now asking her to believe an obvious fact.
She thought of the way Mono had been thinking seriously just now.
"Mono... did you think of something bad?" she asked.
Hearing this, Mono smiled and shook his head:
"No, I just wanted you to know this, Little Six."
Hearing this, Six paused, then nodded silently:
"I know, I believe Mono will never hurt me." Mono showed a satisfied smile again.
Six is indeed Six; her awareness is high.
Of course, the reason Mono didn't directly explain the details of his guess to Six
was partly because he didn't know how to describe how he knew about her future betrayal—
things that hadn't happened yet.
On the other hand, even if he told Six, it wouldn't actually help her resist potential accidents.
So, making her understand one point was enough.
Half an hour later,
Mono returned to the outside of the room where the television was placed.
He had searched through all the rooms.
Fortunately, he hadn't encountered a single exit.
However, he couldn't just give up halfway, so he had to return here again.
Inside the room, the buzzing sound of electric current continued to swirl, and the flickering screen light illuminated the entire room; standing at the door, everything inside was visible at a glance.
Besides the glowing television, there was a sofa in the room. A person was lying on the sofa—the same figure Mono had seen at first glance upon entering.
However, from beginning to end, the figure remained motionless, facing the television.
Mono heard no breathing and no heartbeat.
It seemed they were dead.
There were no other threats in the room besides the television.
"Mono... here... is very dangerous, shall we leave?"
Six was standing beside Mono. She, who usually didn't
care much about other things, now had a hint of fear on her face.
This was definitely rare.
Mono shook his head:
"Don't worry, I'll go over and turn off the TV in a moment, then you can
come out." Mono understood why Six reacted this way.
She probably sensed something too.
He himself didn't want to get close to this place either.
But when there was only one path left to take, he had to bite the bullet and do it.
If he didn't, he could only stay here,
letting time slip away until he was
assimilated by this world.
Or perhaps one day, they would be discovered by Mono and then hunted down relentlessly because they weren't strong enough until they had nowhere left to run.
Neither of these outcomes was friendly to them (or their wallets).
Hearing Mono's words, Six fell silent for a moment.
She was still hesitating.
Mono watched her patiently.
The fearless Six actually showed such a frightened expression for the first time; it seemed her impression of Mono was truly terrible.
"Are we really going...?"
"Yes."
Six finally nodded.
Without waiting any longer, Mono set off and stepped into the room.
The light from the screen immediately hit his body, and a piercing, extremely irritating sound instantly entered his ears.
It was as if someone were scraping sheet metal inside his ears or rubbing sharp glass together.
His body felt as if it had sunk into a quagmire, making it difficult to move even an inch.
Mono slowly moved his feet, walking toward the television.
Although it felt terrible, as long as he didn't disturb the figure hidden on the other side of the TV, it was still within his range of endurance.
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