The Obsessive Male Lead Is Obsessed With Me! - Chapter 33

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Episode 33

 

“I don’t know exactly. However, several maids said they heard bird sounds coming from His Highness’s bedroom multiple times.”

 

“Oh my… My clever younger brother surely hasn’t forgotten what happened 10 years ago already.”

 

I haven’t visited him for a month while treating my body, so has he become arrogant in the meantime?

 

“This was made as a matching set with my fiancé and me. I’ll take it with me so as not to cause any unnecessary misunderstandings.”

 

Perhaps he expected my fiancée to solve everything for him.

 

If that’s the case, that’s quite presumptuous of him. How long does he think that woman will remain my fiancée?

 

“Tell the Second Prince’s Palace. By any means necessary, capture the new bird that Lionel has acquired.”

 

“Alive… you mean, sir?”

 

“That would be preferable.”

 

Cayen shrugged his shoulders.

 

“But if an unexpected accident happens, it can’t be helped, right? An unexpected accident, after all.”

 

“Yes, I understand.”

 

After giving such a ruthless order, he immediately started humming while flipping through a book.

 

The servant who bowed deeply to him and left the room let out a long sigh.

 

‘How can he be so cruel to the Second Prince…’

 

He had been present 9 years ago when the First Prince brought and killed the blue bird that Lionel was raising.

 

There was one other servant who had been at the scene, but unlike that servant who was quietly dismissed, the reason he was still able to stay in the Imperial Palace was because he had done nothing at the time.

 

‘This time too, I won’t be able to do anything except what I’m ordered to do…’

 

Even if it’s cowardly, what can he do?

 

If he doesn’t do as ordered, his life could be forfeit, so to survive in the Imperial Palace, he has no choice but to close his eyes and cover his ears.

 

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“Yaaawn…”

 

Seeing me yawning constantly while sitting in the carriage, Uni spoke with a worried voice.

 

“Miss, if you’re very tired, let’s just go back today.”

 

“Mmm, no. I absolutely have to go.”

 

I was tired to death from lack of sleep because I went to bed late yesterday, but I still couldn’t give up on going to the Second Prince’s Palace.

 

‘I need to confirm where exactly I got my magic power from!’

 

Because quite some time had passed, I couldn’t remember exactly what objects I touched or who I met.

 

However, what was certain was the fact that I had stopped by the Second Prince’s Palace that day.

 

‘Was it a person or an object? Where exactly did I get magic power from?’

 

I kept yawning while thinking of candidates. Seeing me constantly keeping my hand over my mouth, Uni asked carefully.

 

“Miss. How about postponing your magic studies? You look too tired.”

 

“No way. I might gain magic power again today.”

 

If magic power entered my body, I wanted to confirm whether I could use magic directly myself, not just operate magic tools.

 

For that purpose, I stayed up all night reviewing basic magic that consumes less magic power first, but goodness. It should have been somewhat fun at least.

 

“We’ve arrived, Miss. …Huh?”

 

“What’s wrong?”

 

Uni, who was about to get out of the carriage, looked back at me with a slightly surprised face and answered.

 

“The Second Prince is outside.”

 

“What?”

 

As if proving that statement was true, instead of Uni who got out of the carriage first, Lionel approached the carriage and extended his hand to me.

 

“Welcome, Cecil. Was the journey uncomfortable?”

 

“Oh, no. It was comfortable. Who would dare make Your Highness’s fiancée uncomfortable?”

 

I linked arms with Lionel and walked alongside him.

 

“But where are we going now? The garden?”

 

“Yes.”

 

Hmm, I’m tired today and want to sit and rest a bit.

 

I pouted my lips and glanced sideways at Lionel’s profile, and perhaps feeling that gaze, Lionel glanced at me and lowered his eyes slightly.

 

“I’m sorry. Even though we’re engaged, I didn’t think that meeting alone in a secluded room could damage Cecil’s reputation.”

 

“Huh? What are you talking about?”

 

If it were a complete stranger, maybe, but being alone with my fiancé in a secluded room wouldn’t damage my reputation.

 

…It shouldn’t, right?

 

“Did someone say something?”

 

“Yes. From today, I can’t send the Maid Manager outside.”

 

How many people in this empire could order Lionel to do such a thing?

 

Guessing the answer was too easy.

 

“Did the Empress order you to do that?”

 

“Yes.”

 

My suspicion came true. I looked up at Lionel’s face with my mouth agape.

 

“Isn’t this a bit much? If anyone finds out, they’ll think we were caught plotting something really bad.”

 

“I’m sorry. It’s all because I’m an untrustworthy son.”

 

“If the Second Prince is untrustworthy, then there isn’t a single trustworthy person in the world…”

 

But I really don’t understand this.

 

What if I go home and cry and make a fuss about receiving such unfair treatment and being so humiliated?

 

Even considering such risks, is there a reason to prevent us from meeting alone?

 

‘She’s not already thinking of making me the First Prince’s fiancée, is she?’

 

If rumors spread that Lionel and I get along very well, it would look strange for me to become the First Prince’s fiancée…

 

Ugh, just thinking about it gives me chills!

 

“Anyway, is that why you were outside? Because we can’t have a conversation alone inside a room?”

 

“Yes. At least outside, I can keep the servants at a distance.”

 

At Lionel’s words, I nodded and glanced behind us.

 

I could feel that several servants, who were undoubtedly the Empress’s pawns, wanted to get closer to us.

 

But Uni was maintaining an appropriate distance while continuously giving them hints with clearing her throat, so they couldn’t approach more than necessary.

 

At times like this, I was really grateful that our family was the House of Roheim.

 

I was probably chosen as the Second Prince’s fiancée because we were such an influential family in the first place.

 

“More importantly, Cecil, there’s something I want to ask.”

 

“What is it?”

 

This question is probably why he kept the servants far away, right?

 

“About the blue bird. Does it also have offensive magic circuits implanted?”

 

“Offensive magic? Why would I implant such a thing? My purpose was to spy on Lionel, ahem.”

 

“Is that so?”

 

“…Why? Did something happen?”

 

I just had some kind of intuition flash through my mind. I had a very uneasy premonition!

 

“Don’t tell me that blue bird is still moving around on its own? That can’t be right? The magic power should have run out by now.”

 

“I gave it magic power.”

 

“You gave it magic power? Really?”

 

Isn’t this man worried that the blue bird might show me his appearance again?

 

“So why the talk about offensive magic? What exactly happened?”

 

Please, please don’t tell me that blue bird attacked you.

 

‘Then I’d really have no excuse if I were arrested for attempted assassination of royalty…!’

 

“This morning, while I was washing, a servant secretly entered my bedroom and touched the blue bird.”

 

“A servant? Touched the blue bird? Why?”

 

Lionel seemed at a loss for words and remained silent for a moment before shaking his head.

 

“…I haven’t heard the reason from them yet. They fainted and collapsed, and haven’t regained consciousness until now.”

 

Fainted.

 

Collapsed.

 

Haven’t regained consciousness.

 

“Why, why did that happen…?”

 

“I wasn’t at the scene so I don’t know well, but according to a witness, it looked like the blue bird was shooting lightning.”

 

“Lightning…?”

 

“Do you have any idea where it might be? Like maybe some other magic besides attack magic could cause a similar phenomenon?”

 

“…”

 

“…Cecil?”

 

Lionel looked at me with a puzzled gaze, but I couldn’t bring myself to respond.

 

‘Lightning magic…’

 

Lightning magic that could shock a perfectly healthy person enough to make them faint and collapse.

 

How could I not know? This was one of the spells I had reviewed last night, staying up late to study.

 

Like a modern stun gun, for self-defense purposes.

 

‘But wait, I only reviewed it and didn’t even implant the circuit, so how did that blue bird use that magic?’

 

This wasn’t a joke anymore—I was genuinely getting scared. I met eyes with Lionel, who was looking down at me with a puzzled expression.

 

“Lionel, could you give that blue bird back to me? I think I really need to examine what’s going on.”

 

Fortunately, Lionel seemed to understand the seriousness of the situation and readily nodded.

 

“I understand.”

 

Then he reached his hand into his jacket’s inner pocket.

 

I blinked in surprise as I saw the blue bird emerge from Lionel’s chest area.

 

“You’ve been carrying it with you?”

 

“Since something like that happened today, it’s safer for me to keep it with me.”

 

Come to think of it, he had said it was safer to keep Cookie in that pocket too.

 

Between the Second Prince’s Palace servant collapsing after touching the blue bird, and seeing how even the Second Prince, who’s called the heir apparent, has to live so uncomfortably if he can’t win the Empress’s favor, I felt somewhat sorry for him.

 

‘The more I learn about the situation, really… I’d rather just take it out of here and bring it to my room.’

 

Hiding those inner thoughts, I reached out my hand toward the blue bird.

 

And then everything went black.

 

I collapsed without even realizing I was losing consciousness.

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