The Obsessive Male Lead Is Obsessed With Me! - Chapter 112

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Episode 112

Chapter 9

No matter where you go, I’ll follow you, so you’d better not think about ditching me.

The innermost depths that could only be reached by passing through Ashen Web Street in the deep layers of the Dark District, known as the Black Ant Nest.

The debris of half-collapsed buildings and the walls of hastily constructed shacks formed a maze, making it impossible for even Dark District residents to find their way without a map.

However, Lionel had entered the deepest part without carrying anything, passing through several secret passages and dozens of guards to have a private meeting with Fry.

“The internal situation of the Imperial Palace can be summarized like this… Oh, and the Empress is manufacturing some suspicious medicine.”

“Suspicious medicine?”

“Yes. I’m not sure exactly what kind of medicine she’s making. However, the Empress also seems to be going through various trials and errors, so without the alchemist’s notes, she appears to be wandering around not knowing the exact recipe herself.”

Lionel pondered for a moment before speaking.

“You said Liri burned the alchemist’s notes. Did she record the contents separately?”

“No. Because the Duchess emphasized not to record anything separately… We didn’t leave anything except the poison remaining in the Emperor’s body and its antidote.”

Before leaving for the Northern Region, the order Lionel had given to the Dark District was to carry out Cecilia Roheim’s commands as if he, the leader, had given them.

In the Dark District, the leader’s orders are absolute. Therefore, Fry and the other informants who had stolen the alchemist’s notes from the Imperial Palace at the time greatly regretted not being able to make copies of the notes.

But Lionel answered like this.

“Well done.”

“Yes. …Come to think of it, Boss. Now that you’ve returned to the capital, will you withdraw the order you gave then?”

Lionel, who easily understood it was a question related to Cecilia, shook his head.

“No. It remains the same. From now on, if Liri asks for anything, faithfully carry it out.”

“Yes, understood.”

You even gave orders to appropriately manipulate public opinion within limits that wouldn’t harm the Duchess’s reputation.

‘He really does love the Duchess.’

Even though Cecilia hadn’t yet received a confession of love from Lionel, another person had become certain of Lionel’s feelings.

“Has it been determined how far the recipe for the medicine the Empress is making has been completed?”

“Since we don’t have the recipe, we’re not sure. However, she seems confident about the ingredients, as she only changes the amounts while making the medicine.”

It was certain that Nicole hadn’t completed the medicine yet.

“Then we could replace the ingredients she has with similar-looking ones… No, since she originally cultivated sacred herbs, she would know about herbs well.”

“Yes. If we changed the herbs, she would probably notice easily.”

“Then make the same herbs lose their efficacy by dipping them in toxic substances and then replace them.”

Since they didn’t know the exact recipe for the medicine Nicole wanted to make, this was the best option.

At Lionel’s request to prevent Nicole from making the medicine she wanted by any means necessary, Fry nodded resolutely.

“And disband the forces assembled in the Dark District, but keep them on standby so they can occupy the Imperial Palace at any time if the real owner of the oracle is discovered.”

“Understood. And should we wait until you give the signal, Boss?”

“Yes. When I signal or…”

Lionel briefly imagined what would happen when the real owner of the oracle was revealed, then added.

“If Liri is dragged to the Imperial Palace. In that case, regardless of my signal, occupy the Imperial Palace and protect her. You may cut down anyone who interferes. Except for members of the Roheim family.”

“Yes, Boss.”

All the stories to be heard had been heard, and all the instructions to be given had been given. Lionel left after saying he would visit again next time.

And just as he emerged from the ant nest in the deepest part, he felt a tapping on his left chest.

“Liri?”

Before he could reach into the inner pocket of his jacket to take her out, the blue bird squeezed out of the narrow pocket on her own and poked her head out over the front of his jacket.

It was naturally Cecilia doing this.

“Where is this place! Why did you go out without telling me!”

“Wasn’t it okay to go anywhere as long as I took Ruda with me?”

“Even so, you should have told me before going out! Right after I unlocked your handcuffs, you secretly went out while I was sleeping – how could I not be suspicious? Huh?”

He hadn’t particularly aimed for when she was sleeping.

It was just that when he was about to go out, Cecilia was taking a nap, so he couldn’t tell her he was going outside, and instead told Uni that he was going out to take care of business.

Moreover.

“I left a note saying I was going out, didn’t you see it?”

“Hmph, how would I know if that was a trick to reassure me? Do you know how surprised I was when I woke up and heard you weren’t at the manor?”

Cecilia, who had been looking around from inside Lionel’s jacket, confirmed there was no one around and flew up with a flutter.

Lionel carefully caught the blue bird with both hands cupped together.

“This is the Dark District. Don’t fly too high. It’s dangerous.”

“Why? What’s dangerous?”

Having just emerged from the deepest part, Lionel was still inside the Dark District.

To prevent outsiders from approaching, they had deliberately created a dangerous atmosphere, so dark and damp air flowed through the narrow paths.

At the same time, there were plank walls and roofs built layer upon layer above the alleys, perfect for hiding, and even Lionel couldn’t be certain exactly how many people were hiding back there.

“It’s a place with many people who eat anything that isn’t human… If you’re not careful, you could get hit by stones from slingshots.”

“St-stones?”

Cecilia let out a shriek and burrowed back into Lionel’s embrace.

She went all the way into his pocket, trembling inside, then soon gathered courage and poked her head out of the jacket again.

“Is Lionel okay? Even if they don’t eat people, what if they hit you on the back of the head and steal your money?”

“I’m fine. I am the leader of this place, after all.”

“Ah, that’s right.”

Cecilia let out a sigh of relief and looked around while hiding in Lionel’s jacket with only her head poking out.

Honestly, there wasn’t much to see except crumbling buildings. But having never been to the Dark District before, Cecilia kept making expressions of curiosity.

“The paths here are really narrow… Is that why you didn’t bring Kreung?”

“Yes. If that guy started rampaging, all the walls and buildings here would collapse.”

“That’s true. Kreung is incredibly strong.”

When the giant horse first appeared at the Roheim family manor, everyone was worried about whether they should really keep such a horse, given its enormous size and fierce atmosphere.

But Lionel and Belrose guaranteed that it wouldn’t harm people, and the fact that the giant horse was particularly docile in front of Cecilia earned high marks.

In fact, the giant horse listened very well to Cecilia. To what extent? The moment Cecilia said the name “Kreung,” the giant horse finally accepted that its name was Kreung.

“When we have time later, let’s bring Kreung along too.”

“Would that be okay? He’d probably feel frustrated himself since he can’t run freely on the capital city streets.”

“Still, he came down from the mountain because he wanted to experience human society more. We can take him to our estate later and let him run freely across the plains, so let’s take him to places like riding arenas or parks.”

“Understood.”

“Oh, but what are you going to do about the Northern Knights? Sister said that if we’re not going to chase them away, how about just having them join the Roheim Knights?”

“I’d like to think about it more before deciding. They’ve also been invited to the title conferment ceremony in three days.”

“Ah, right, once they receive titles, they can’t join our family’s knight order.”

Chatting away as they walked, they soon reached the entrance to the Dark District.

Now that they might really be seen by others, Cecilia quickly slipped into Lionel’s pocket.

However, her chattering voice didn’t stop.

“Since we’re out here, let’s stop by the dessert shop at 3 Blue Velvet Street. Their caramel pudding is delicious.”

“Don’t you need anything else?”

“Hmm…! Let’s go there first and then decide!”

Lionel’s face had hardly been known to the public to begin with, and since he had been away in the Northern Region for quite a long time, there weren’t many people who remembered his face.

But from his appearance to his atmosphere, if you threw him into the middle of the capital, ten out of ten passersby would inevitably recognize him and say “Wow, it’s His Highness the Prince.” Therefore, Lionel put on his hood before entering the busy district.

So when he arrived at the dessert shop and was carefully selecting pudding in front of the display case, he could hear the customers in the store talking about him and Cecilia.

“Did you hear? You know, the Second Prince and the Duchess Roheim had a passionate kiss right in the middle of the street!”</Human: You are an ELITE PROFESSIONAL TRANSLATOR for Korean web novels (COMMERCIAL QUALITY).

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