[DROP] ?Identity V? Imprisoned [ Hermit x Reader ]

[Y/n] POV

I woke up after a long sleep. If it weren't for the sound of someone knocking on the door, I think I could have continued to sleep a little longer.

Patricia: [Y/n] ! [Y/n], it's time for breakfast. Open the door or I'll break the door.

It sounded like a girl's voice, but it was rather low. When I opened the door, I found Patricia. She told me breakfast was ready, and that I should come down to eat with everyone.
Unlike other girls I've met, Patricia looks very strong, even though she doesn't have muscles.

Third Person POV

When [y/n] went down to the dining room, everyone was still preparing breakfast. Today had egg soup, avocado toast and salad. Naib was in charge of the tasting, but the amount of soup he tasted had already reached two servings. As soon as Fiona found out, she immediately kicked Naib out of the kitchen.

Emma: [Y/n], over here.

Emma waved at [Y/n]. [Y/n] waved back, then ran over to Emma asking if she could help. All preparations have been completed. Now the girls are dividing the soup into plates and setting the table for everyone to eat.

Emma: You will have your first match today, are you excited ?
[Y/n]: Now that you mention it, I feel a little uncomfortable in my stomach. I won't... die...right?
Emma: You won't, I promise.
Eli: You won't die. It will hurt a lot if you get hit, but the wounds from the battle will disappear as soon as you return to the manor.

Fiona came to Eli's side, putting her arm around his shoulder.

Fiona: This afternoon you will join me, Eli and Naib in the same match. Since you don't know the map, if you're being chased by the hunter, just follow your gut. As long as you don't fall too soon. If you do, Naib will let you burn your ass on the rocket chair and fly back to the manor.
Naib: I will !

Naib said from afar

Emma: All meta player. Lucky you,
[Y/n].
[Y/n]: Do we get to choose to team up with whoever we want ?
Eli: No. The system will pair randomly. In the main lobby there is an electronic board, information about matches is always announced at 7am every day. You can ask someone else to swap matches with you if you want.
Lucky Guy: Guys, breakfast is ready !
Fiona: Coming !

Everyone sat at the table together. They all said a quick thank you for the meal and then started eating. They ate and talked, sometimes telling jokes and laughing with their mouths wide open. [Y/n] felt extremely strange at the bustle of this place. At her place, before eating, she had to pray, thanking God for giving them food. When eating, people can talk and tell jokes, but must speak softly, smile gently, and pay special attention to their image when eating. Here, no one cares if you talk loudly, have crumbs on the edge, or rest your hands on the table. The atmosphere is very friendly and natural.

Because the girls were in charge of cooking the meal and setting the table, the boys had to wash the dishes and clean up the mess. Helena took [Y/n] on a tour of the mansion's flower garden.

Helena: So this is where we usually have tea party together. Most of the flowers here are cared for by Margaretha and Joker.Jr. On sunny afternoons, the two of them would walk in this garden together.
[Y/n]: Awww, how cute.

As soon as she saw the tulip bushes, [Y/n] immediately thought of Alvar. [Y/n] doesn't like tulips, but her husband gives her this flower very often. Sometimes she wonders why he still gives it even though he knows she doesn't like it.
The garden is colorful, unfortunately [Y/n] can't see it through this black chiffon.

[Y/n]: Ah, I almost forgot to mention this. I went to look at the match list just now, but I didn't see the information about the hunter.
Helena: Only hunters know who will be in the match, survivors are not allowed. Hunters can use "visit" to let us know, but they can still switch positions at the last minute.
[Y/n]: That's not fair !
Helena: Yes, and we have four against one. This game is never fair.
[Y/n]: Oh...
Naib: As long as it's for the sake of justice, it's okay to play a little dirty.

Naib suddenly appeared from behind, causing both girls to jump.

Helena: Naib, it's rude of you to interrupt the two girls' conversation.
Naib: I need to take [Y/n] to practice before the game. It's strange that your first match was paired with us. I would have asked to change teammate, but because we needed a decoder, and the other teams didn't want to give up their decoder. Don't think I will tolerate your mistake just because you are new. If you make the team lose, I'll tie you up to a tree and let you sleep on it all night.
[Y/n]: Wait, what ? You're not gonna do that to me.
Helena: Actually, Naib once tied Servais and Kevin to the tree because they made the match go from win to draw. I've never seen him do that to a girl, but who knows.

That gave [Y/n] a chill down her spine. [Y/n] obediently followed Naib to the training ground. This place is called the Sacred Heart Hospital. It looked like a hospital that had been abandoned for years. There, Eli and Fiona were also waiting. They began to explain to [Y/n] how to fix the cipher, how to find the dungeon, showing her tricks to maintain the hunter while the rest of them fixed the cipher.
Naib also specifically warns her that if she gets terror shock, kite for only 5 seconds, or prime at the wrong time, he will boil her alive. Naib doesn't teach much, just threatens.

[Y/n] is a quick learner, so it doesn't take much to train. She was confident that she would do well, but she was still a bit scared by Naib's threats.

[Y/n] went out into the garden to clear her mind. On the way, she caught Luca picking up the materials that had fallen on the stairs. Without hesitation, she ran to help him.

Luca: Oh [Y/n], thank you !
[Y/n]: That's a lot of materials. What are you making?
Luca: Just some materials to fix the air conditioner in Edgar's room. It's been broken for a week now. I told him to buy a new one but he refused, so now I have to gather materials to fix it for him.
[Y/n]: Aww, you're so cute.
Luca: Cute ? Me ?
[Y/n]: That's just my opinion, you don't have to worry about it.

[Y/n] laughed at Luca's bewildered expression. Out of habit, [Y/n] patted his head. The moment he heard her laughter, the moment he felt her hand gently pat his head, Luca had a strange feeling. He didn't say anything, just tilted his head slightly. After picking up the last piece of material, [Y/n] stood up.

[Y/n]: That's the last piece. I'll keep going, have a good day
Luca: Oh, okay. Thanks for the help.
[Y/n]: You're welcome.

Luca followed her back until it disappeared from view. He scratched his head.

Luca: Have I met her before ?

Because he still can't remember, Luca ignores it and continues his work. Out in the garden, [Y/n] saw Vera, Martha, and Helena eating cookies together. They invited her to sit with them. Everyone started talking about the training session just now.

[Y/n]: He looks like he wants to eat me alive.
Martha: Hahaha, don't be too concerned. Naib can swear a lot, but he never dares to act rude to women.
Helena: Naib, Eli, Fiona, William, and Tracy are the S-rank survivors of the manor. When a team has two or more S-rank survivors, the odds of winning are usually very high. It's not an exaggeration to say that everyone has to compete to get them on the team.
[Y/n]: Wow, I didn't know all three of them are S-rank.
Vera: S-rank survivor also take their rank as pride. They can tolerate you if there's only one S-rank survivor on the team, but if there are two, that's a different story. Especially Naib and Tracy, they are hot tempered people, they would get very angry if someone ruined their match.
Helena: If there are two S-rank survivors on your team, and one of them is Naib or Tracy, you'll only have two choices. One is to win, the other is to be hung on a tree.
[Y/n]: Can't there be a third choice?
Helena: Nope !
Martha: I also find it strange that in the first match you were paired with three S-rank survivors.
Helena: Yeah, me too. Usually the newcomers will be placed with the C-rank survivors in the first match. I hope this is not a system error.
Vera: Well, maybe the manor owner is hinting that [Y/n] can become an S-rank survivor as well.
[Y/n]: I don't think I have the ability.
Martha: We'll see ^^.