The Obsessive Male Lead Is Obsessed With Me! - Chapter 1

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Chapter 1

Prologue

A sleeping prince from a fairy tale.

Could there be a more perfect description for this man lying before me now, Lionel von Altehaide?

This pink bed filled with delicate lace was sometimes overwhelming even for me, its owner…

‘Wow, how does it suit him so perfectly?’

His handsome face, bathed in morning sunlight like a halo, proved that splendor and elegance could coexist.

Among his features that naturally evoked admiration, like a porcelain doll crafted by a master artisan, what stood out most were his long eyelashes spread gracefully.

‘With his eyes closed, they look even longer…’

Even though I’d seen this face many times before, how could it still amaze me every time?

Indeed, not just anyone could be a romance novel male lead.

‘If only the keyword “obsession” wasn’t part of describing this male lead…’

That was right.

Though no one could guess from his gentle sleeping appearance, this man wasn’t just any male lead—he was an obsessive male lead.

Not the kind where you could accept it thinking “A novel’s male lead should be this obsessive,” but the kind from tragic genres that made you think “Ah, this is a bit much…” with sweat drops.

And that wasn’t all? He was also the male lead of an adult genre who kidnapped and confined the female lead in a secret room only he could enter.

‘In summary, he’d be something like a tragic-obsessive-virile male lead.’

So who was that poor female lead who got kidnapped and confined by this man…

Most regrettably, most unbelievably.

It was me!

‘When I first realized I’d been reincarnated into this world, I really wanted to escape…’

Fortunately, until now I’d managed to prevent him from turning dark as his fiancée.

Actually, that wasn’t such a difficult task. Despite the keyword of obsessive male lead, Lionel before his corruption was a gentle and even modest man.

However, if there was one problem, it was that this man wasn’t only gentle with me.

He listened well to his family who weren’t even like real family. Even if it was unfair and unreasonable. Not knowing that his own corruption awaited at the end of that path!

So I kidnapped Lionel and locked him in my bedroom before he could cross the point of no return.

In other words, that was it.

Strike first to win!

‘Before getting kidnapped and confined by the corrupted male lead, I kidnapped and confined him first.’

Even with very sturdy handcuffs!

This was perfect self-defense.

Anyone who thinks otherwise?

Come forward and let’s see if you don’t change your mind after being kidnapped and confined yourself.

‘But when did this person fall asleep holding me?’

I realized belatedly while admiring his handsome face from the moment I opened my eyes, but his handcuffed hands had somehow moved behind my back. Because of this, our bodies were pressed closely together.

Perhaps because he’d spent long periods on battlefields, his rock-hard body was clearly felt through my thin pajamas.

‘I’m sure he fell asleep lying straight…’

Was he the type to embrace someone when sleeping next to them?

‘How do I get out of here?’

I could unlock the handcuffs, but unfortunately the key was on the table.

Having no choice, I pushed him down and climbed on top of him to escape from his arms.

And just as I was about to slip out underneath.

“Mm…”

With a low, husky voice, his long eyelashes fluttered, then he slowly opened his eyes like a prince freed from a spell.

The violet eyes revealed beneath were like flowers, and also like jewels.

While I was momentarily entranced by that beautiful color, Lionel, who had blinked several times with unfocused eyes, discovered me.

Me, who was straddling him, hands pressed against his chest, with our faces very close together.

‘…Anyone would think I’m about to assault this man!’

I tried to bolt upright in surprise, but my movement was blocked by Lionel’s hands wrapped around my back, and the recoil made me fall back onto Lionel’s body.

And in that process, like a timid female lead who bumped into a delinquent male lead while climbing over a wall, our lips almost touched. Fortunately, they didn’t.

‘Wh-what a shock…!’

While I froze in surprise, Lionel’s gaze fixed on my lips.

That stare, which felt somewhat persistent, seemed to reproach me for what I was doing to a sleeping person, so I cleared my throat lightly.

“Ahem, did you sleep well?”

At my shameless morning greeting as if nothing had happened, Lionel finally looked away from my lips to meet my eyes.

“Yes, I slept well.”

“Good that you slept well. Even if you complained about discomfort, I wouldn’t unlock them.”

Because if I unlock them, you’ll go follow the corruption route from the original story!

“…”

“I’ll unlock them when you wash or change clothes. But if you do something cute like trying to escape from this house when I unlock the handcuffs…”

“What would happen?”

Lionel blinked as if purely curious about how I’d react, not as if he was planning such a thing.

His face was so gentle it was hard to believe he was the obsessive, virile male lead who had done all sorts of things in the novel.

That’s exactly why I felt an even stronger sense of duty to prevent this face from being consumed by madness.

“I’ll lock you in a room only I can enter. I’ll confine you in a room with only tiny windows barely sufficient for ventilation, making you unaware of what’s happening outside, unable to do anything but wait for my return.”

This was also exactly what would happen to me if I failed to prevent Lionel’s corruption.

So for my sake… No, for all our sakes, Lionel’s corruption had to be prevented.

“You wouldn’t want that, right?”

How’s that, terrifying? Horrible?

So listen to me and behave…!

“I would be fine with it.”

“…Huh?”

What did this man just say?

“Fine with it? You’d be okay with being kidnapped and confined?”

“Yes. If I just wait, you’ll return to me, won’t you?”

Lionel looked at me with a puzzled expression instead, as if asking what reason there would be to dislike it.

“If I can be by your side, things like location or circumstances don’t matter at all.”

“A-are you serious?”

“Yes. As you said, no one would look for me anyway.”

Ah, no. Wait! When the whole empire knows you weren’t loved by your family, if I agree with that here, what does that make me!

“Why wouldn’t there be? I’m here! If you disappeared, I’d search to the ends of the continent, no, I’d cross the seas beyond the continent to find you…!”

“Yes. I know. You have a location tracking magical device that lets you watch over me anytime, anywhere, and find me wherever I am.”

“Uh…”

“Whether it’s a narrow room or a room without sunlight. As long as it’s a place you’ll return to someday, I’m fine with anywhere.”

Lionel kissed my hand once on the back, once on the palm, then smiled gently while resting his cheek against my hand.

“Please confine me wherever you wish.”

While staring blankly at his lips forming a pretty curve, I suddenly shifted my gaze to his earring glinting above his earlobe.

That was the location tracking magical device I’d given him as a gift. Moreover, I also had means to monitor his daily life…

‘Wait a minute.’

I’d worked so hard to prevent this man from corrupting into an obsessive male lead, but thinking about it, hadn’t I naturally evolved into an obsessive female lead…?

Huh? This is strange?

‘Where exactly did it go wrong?’

Yesterday when I handcuffed his wrist and brought him straight to my bedroom? Or the day I gave him the earring with location tracking function?

No, perhaps it was from when I was 16, when the engagement with Lionel was decided.

From that day four years ago when I realized I’d been reincarnated into the world of a novel.

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