The Obsessive Male Lead Is Obsessed With Me! - Chapter 58

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Episode 58

 

“…Me?”

 

“Yes. You, my lady.”

 

“…I didn’t really have that intention though?”

 

“But the people who attended the hunting competition will think so. Besides, the Second Prince is even wearing the earrings you gave him as a gift.”

 

No, I really just wanted to create a plausible justification for why there was no handkerchief on Lionel’s bow.

 

…So, let me summarize this.

 

“Not only am I following Lionel everywhere he goes, but I’m also screaming at the top of my lungs telling people not to approach him because he’s my man… something like that?”

 

“Why are you leaving out the incident where you had a nightmare about the Second Prince cheating and rushed to the Imperial Palace from the morning?”

 

“I was so embarrassed that I erased it from my memory. So you forget it too, Uni.”

 

“I can forget it, but…”

 

Other people will never forget it. Right.

 

‘Am I… steadily walking step by step down the path of an obsessive female lead?’

 

Ugh, I don’t know.

 

“Forget about my reputation. It’s already ruined. It’s not at a level where I can do something about it now.”

 

“But my lady…”

 

“Enough, enough. You don’t worry about it either. What’s the problem if people talk about whatever they want?”

 

Hmm, this seems like a pretty good mindset.

 

I should engrave this deeply in my heart.

 

“Instead of wasting time on this, I should productively study magic. I’m going to study something brain-racking today, so tell the kitchen to bake some brownies.”

 

“Should I tell them to put lots of walnuts in too?”

 

“Of course! Tell them to put lots in.”

 

Thick and fudgy chocolate brownies packed with brain-boosting walnuts!

 

Just imagining taking a big bite of that chewy goodness already makes my head spin.

 

I had a good feeling for some reason.

 

The kind of feeling that today’s studying would go extremely well!

 

* * *

 

Among all the people who attended the hunting competition, Lionel was the only one who showed no interest in hunting.

 

So while Lionel leisurely took a walk, explosive sounds announcing successful hunts could be heard from all directions.

 

Watching Lionel worry about whether the blue bird might be startled each time, the attendant thought this was it.

 

“Your Highness. If you’re not going to hunt, how about going to an area where there are no animals at all?”

 

“An area with no animals?”

 

“Yes. It’s a bit dangerous because it’s near the cliff… But you just need to avoid going to the very edge.”

 

After thinking for a moment, Lionel soon nodded.

 

“Good. Guide me.”

 

“Yes, Your Highness.”

 

The attendant guided the Second Prince while inwardly sighing with relief.

 

‘With this, I can get near the promised location.’

 

Now he just needed to naturally set off the fireworks when he received the signal.

 

Actually, there was no need to be natural. Once he set off the fireworks, a pack of giant wolves would immediately come charging.

 

He planned to quickly flee as if startled by the wolf pack. What happened after that was none of his concern.

 

How could the Second Prince possibly handle giant wolves that even several knights together would find difficult to deal with?

 

He wouldn’t die because of the oracle, but he wouldn’t be in good shape either.

 

The attendant tried to calm his anxiously pounding heart as he guided Lionel to the cliff.

 

“…Here it is.”

 

“Indeed, the terrain is so rough that not only animals but even people wouldn’t come here.”

 

At the edge of the forest. Beyond the boundary of dead trees and bushes where the cliff began, the ground wasn’t ordinary soil but a desolate rocky terrain.

 

With no trees or bushes, the view was completely open, and standing at the cliff’s edge, one could see clearly down to the foot of the mountain.

 

“Y-Your Highness. It’s dangerous!”

 

“Don’t worry. I’m being careful with my footing.”

 

Even though it was obvious that one wrong step would send him tumbling down the cliff, Lionel fearlessly stood at the very edge, admiring the scenery below.

 

“It’s refreshingly open. Don’t you think so?”

 

“Chirp!”

 

“It’s fine here. Fly if you want to.”

 

Lionel released the blue bird from his shoulder high into the air, and the blue bird soared high as if delighted by the flight after so long.

 

“Chirp chirp, chirp chirp!”

 

Watching this from afar, the attendant couldn’t hide his disgusted expression.

 

‘He’s probably the only person who would bring such a tiny pet bird instead of a hawk to a hunting competition and play around…’

 

If he returned without catching even a rabbit, it would be a source of shame for ages, yet how could he lounge around so leisurely?

 

‘I don’t know. Is it my job to worry about that?’

 

Thinking about it, it was actually fortunate. Even if he failed to catch anything either way, returning home safely was different from returning after being seriously injured by a pack of giant wolves, wasn’t it?

 

Considering the Second Prince’s honor, getting seriously injured would actually be doing him a favor.

 

‘Right. This is… This really isn’t a big deal. It’s not a major sin.’

 

Worried he might be found fault with later, he couldn’t even approach Lionel closely and stood far away, chewing his thumbnail and anxiously looking around. He didn’t know when the signal would come.

 

Meanwhile, Lionel gazed at the scenery below. Watching the view that looked so small as if he were flying through the sky, he suddenly thought of Cecilia.

 

“Can you come here for a moment?”

 

“Chirp?”

 

The blue bird that had been freely flying through the sky with its small wings fluttered down and landed on Lionel’s palm.

 

Lionel habitually stroked the blue bird’s head and asked.

 

“I want to show Liri the scenery down there.”

 

At the question of whether it could establish a connection, the blue bird chirped and flew up from Lionel’s palm.

 

But after a moment. The blue bird that had been lightly flapping its wings landed back on his palm and shook its head.

 

This was the first time this had happened, so Lionel was a bit surprised.

 

“The connection won’t work?”

 

“Chirp.”

 

“Why?”

 

At Lionel’s question, the blue bird plopped down on his palm.

 

Then it brought one wing over its beak and made a gesture as if lifting something up, then rolled the other wing into a circle as if holding something and earnestly scribbling.

 

Lionel easily understood what the blue bird was trying to say.

 

“Studying? She can’t because she’s studying?”

 

“Chirp!”

 

He remembered hearing from Cecilia recently that she had started studying magic again.

 

So Lionel nodded as if he understood, but he couldn’t hide his disappointment.

 

‘She said her dream was to fly around in such wide open spaces.’

 

Of course, the current Cecilia had lost her memory, so she would have forgotten all about that time.

 

Bringing Cecilia here directly felt too dangerous, so thinking he could come back later with the blue bird, Lionel took in the scenery below for a long time as if engraving it in his memory.

 

-Pop pop bang!

 

At some point, fireworks exploded in the distance.

 

Not just once, but three times in succession.

 

Reflexively securing the blue bird first, Lionel looked up at the sky.

 

In the clear blue sky, a bright red circle remained for a long time. It was a signal flare warning of danger.

 

“Your Highness! A red signal flare has been fired!”

 

“Yes. I saw it too.”

 

“I don’t know what’s happening, but for now you should evacuate…”

 

-Pop pop bang!

 

Before the attendant could finish speaking, fireworks exploded again, and this time a black X mark was drawn in the sky with smoke.

 

Lionel’s eyes narrowed.

 

It was a signal flare meaning the hunting competition was suspended and everyone should return to headquarters.

 

“T-the hunting competition is being suspended! A pack of giant wolves must have appeared!”

 

“…A pack of giant wolves?”

 

Lionel’s cold gaze fell upon the maid. Belatedly realizing his slip of the tongue, the man flinched in surprise and quickly made excuses.

 

“T-Twenty years ago, there was also a time when the hunting competition was suspended, and back then, a giant wolf pack had come down to the lake. This time, something like that must have happened again!”

 

“Giant wolves…”

 

At Lionel’s quiet murmur, the maid felt his heart sink.

 

‘D-Damn. Did he catch on?’

 

Since neither his eyes nor his face showed any emotion, it was impossible to guess whether he had noticed something or not.

 

In any case, the important thing was to get away from this place quickly.

 

“Anyway, Your Highness, since something big enough to suspend the hunting competition has happened, it would be best for you to return to headquarters immediately. I’ll guide the way.”

 

“Understood.”

 

Fortunately, Lionel obediently let the maid lead the way. The maid walked ahead with an anxious heart, leaving him behind.

 

‘They’re bringing giant wolves to this area? Why hasn’t the signal come?’

 

It was strange in the first place that the hunting competition suspension signal had come from somewhere else.

 

According to the plan, Lionel should have been the first prey of the giant wolf pack. But there was no word from the beater, so it seemed like some kind of accident had occurred during the process of luring the black wolf pack.

 

As if to prove his guess was correct, several urgent signal flares burst frantically from the north.

 

Soon after, chilling screams began to be heard along with the howling of beasts.

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