The Obsessive Male Lead Is Obsessed With Me! - Chapter 47

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Episode 47

 

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Inside the rattling carriage.

 

Uni looked at Cecilia with a heavy heart as she sat lost in thought, her gaze blankly fixed on the scenery outside the window.

 

‘Her Majesty the Empress and His Highness the First Prince went too far.’

 

Since she had been waiting outside, she didn’t know what conversation Cecilia and the Empress had shared. But from what Cecilia said about receiving teachings on proper ladylike conduct from the Empress, she could somewhat guess what had been said.

 

And then the First Prince. Was he determined to spread rumors throughout the neighborhood? What was the point of speaking so loudly in a garden with no walls or ceiling?

 

“The rumor that you shamelessly follow my younger brother around like a lost puppy.”

 

It certainly wasn’t entirely untrue.

 

But still, Uni felt wronged. She knew that Cecilia followed the Second Prince around not because of romantic feelings.

 

‘Our Lady only sees His Highness the Second Prince as a giant magic stone…!’

 

As she swallowed her indignation, a sudden thought occurred to her.

 

‘If the truth were revealed, wouldn’t this side be more problematic?’

 

A duke’s daughter who follows the Second Prince around because she likes him versus a duke’s daughter who only thinks about draining the Second Prince’s magical power.

 

…If she truly thought about Cecilia’s reputation, it seemed like it would be better for rumors to lean toward the former rather than the latter.

 

Anyway, regardless of which direction the rumors went, it was fortunate that Cecilia didn’t actually like the Second Prince.

 

‘…Right?’

 

Suddenly, Uni became curious.

 

Did the Lady she served truly have no feelings for the Second Prince?

 

Based on everything she had heard from Cecilia so far, it seemed like she had no such feelings, but you never know.

 

“Lady, may I ask you something?”

 

“…”

 

“Lady?”

 

“Huh, yes?”

 

Cecilia, who had been staring out the window for a while, belatedly responded to Uni’s question and turned her head.

 

Worried that she might be dwelling on what had happened at the Imperial Palace earlier, Uni carefully asked her question.

 

“What were you thinking about so deeply that you didn’t hear me calling?”

 

“Oh, just. I was thinking that I’m really like a sub-female lead in a romance novel right now.”

 

“Pardon?”

 

Not understanding what she meant, Uni looked puzzled, so Cecilia added an explanation.

 

“Look, first of all, Lionel is the male protagonist. The perfect male protagonist with looks, ability, and status.”

 

“Yes.”

 

“The female protagonist is… let’s say she’s a commoner lady from somewhere. A healthy lady who is energetic and positive, always smiling brightly and brightening the atmosphere around her.”

 

“That’s…”

 

Before Uni could say “Isn’t that about you, Lady?”, Cecilia continued her explanation.

 

“One day, the male and female protagonists accidentally meet. Whether the female protagonist saves the badly injured male protagonist, or the male protagonist saves the female protagonist from being sold to debt collectors, anyway, the two are drawn to each other. But they can’t easily be together. Why do you think that is?”

 

“Because of their different social status?”

 

“Of course that’s also a major conflict. But the biggest problem is that the male protagonist has a fiancée! A fiancée he has no interest in, bound by a political marriage!”

 

“Ah…”

 

“The male protagonist has no interest in his fiancée. But the fiancée likes the male protagonist. So she clings to the male protagonist but always receives only cold looks from him, until she discovers the female protagonist who seems to get along well with the male protagonist. So she does mean things to the female protagonist, and eventually gets punished by the male protagonist!”

 

“I see.”

 

Uni felt like she understood what Cecilia was saying, but also felt like she didn’t.

 

Uni pondered over Cecilia’s story and then spoke up.

 

“So you’re… worried that another woman might suddenly appear and steal His Highness the Second Prince’s heart?”

 

“Huh? That’s not it.”

 

Cecilia shook her head firmly.

 

“The woman Lionel will fall in love with is me. That’s certain.”

 

“…”

 

“Don’t look at me with that face! I’m not being narcissistic or anything… No, it’s really true! Lionel loves me so much that he’s destined to become obsessed with me!”

 

“Of course. You two are destined for each other. I believe that without a doubt.”

 

“It’s really true!”

 

“I believe you, of course I do.”

 

Of course, Uni didn’t believe it. She just felt even more sorry for Cecilia.

 

‘So she doesn’t simply think of His Highness the Second Prince as a magic stone for charging magical power…’

 

That’s why she was speaking so confidently about how the person the Second Prince would like in the future would be her. As if she were brainwashing herself.

 

‘Of all people, she had to set her heart on someone like that.’

 

In Uni’s view, Lionel seemed like a man who might respect his wife but couldn’t love her.

 

‘Our Lady would suit a kind and affectionate man full of love.’

 

It would be wonderful if they could change her fiancé to someone else even now, but that was impossible.

 

Knowing the reason why Cecilia had to be engaged to the Second Prince, Uni could only swallow her long sigh inwardly.

 

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The place where Lionel was located was the Northern Temple.

 

‘I wonder what kind of volunteer work he’s doing here.’

 

While the Central Temple was the largest and most spacious among the temples, the other four temples weren’t exactly small either.

 

But fortunately, I had a location tracking magic device. I headed in the direction the compass pointed with Uni.

 

‘Ah, there he is!’

 

The place where Lionel was located was the training ground.

 

Young apprentice holy knights were lined up swinging wooden swords, and Lionel was correcting their postures one by one.

 

Just like when he taught children letters at the orphanage, today he seemed to be teaching swordsmanship to the apprentice holy knights.

 

‘The temple really makes people do all sorts of volunteer work.’

 

No matter how crazy I was about magical power, it didn’t seem right to interfere now.

 

Fortunately, there was a long bench placed outside the training ground. I was about to turn around to sit there and wait until Lionel finished his work.

 

“Eek!”

 

Oh no. My toes caught on the tiles laid around the edge of the training ground.

 

Without even a chance to regain my balance, as my body tilted and fell, I flailed my arms and squeezed my eyes shut.

 

‘I’m falling!’

 

I gritted my teeth in preparation for the coming pain, when someone caught and held my body securely.

 

“Oh, thank you Uni…”

 

-Wait, that’s not right?

 

Startled by the broad male chest I was gripping with both hands, I looked up and was surprised again to see the face of the man standing in front of me, my eyes widening.

 

“Lionel?”

 

“Yes.”

 

Huh? Huh?

 

‘No way, it really is Lionel?’

 

I checked where Lionel had been standing just moments before.

 

He had definitely been standing next to an apprentice holy knight who was striking a practice dummy until just now.

 

‘When did he get here?’

 

“Are your toes alright?”

 

“My toes? Yes, they’re fine…”

 

Still feeling dazed, I tapped the floor with the tip of my shoe, and belatedly felt a small sense of discomfort.

 

“But why my toes? Usually in situations like this, don’t people ask if you hurt your ankle?”

 

“I heard the sound of you kicking the tile with your foot.”

 

“No, I didn’t kick it… Just pretend you didn’t hear that!”

 

If someone else had said this, it would definitely have been meant as teasing, but since it was Lionel asking if I was okay, I was a bit worried.

 

‘Are my toes really okay?’

 

As I spun around with my toe touching the ground, I heard a coughing sound from right behind me.

 

Wondering what it was, I turned around to see Uni giving me a meaningful look.

 

‘Why is she acting like that… Oh!’

 

My hands were still on Lionel’s chest!

 

‘At this rate, rumors will spread throughout the neighborhood that I sexually harassed Lionel!’

 

No matter how much I said I didn’t care about rumors, the rumor that I groped the Prince’s chest in broad daylight was a bit much.

 

I quickly stepped backward to get away from Lionel.

 

But then.

 

“Ow!”

 

Something tugged at my hair.

 

Tears welled up in my eyes, and when I looked to see what it was, I saw my hair caught on a button of Lionel’s shirt.

 

‘When luck runs out, even falling backward can break your nose!’

 

Lionel seemed to notice what had happened belatedly as well.

 

“Your hair is caught.”

 

“Ugh, I’m sorry. Just a moment.”

 

In my haste, I grabbed the middle of my hair with my left hand and yanked at the part caught on the button with my right hand, but instead of coming loose, it felt like it was getting even more tangled.

 

Naturally, the distance between us grew even smaller. Close enough that I could feel Lionel’s breath.

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