The Obsessive Male Lead Is Obsessed With Me! - Chapter 61

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Episode 61

 

“What’s this?”

 

While Lionel was puzzled, the pack leader immediately turned around and followed after its group.

 

The giant wolves disappeared in an instant.

 

Watching this scene, Lionel looked down at the giant wolf’s claw remaining in his hand.

 

‘A giant wolf’s claw… It definitely seemed to have some kind of effect.’

 

I’ll have to look into it when I get back.

 

Lionel put the giant wolf’s claw in his pocket. Only then did he notice the situation around him.

 

Traces of being burned black by fire.

 

The shape was circular, and the inside wasn’t burned. It was clearly the trace of magic, obvious to anyone.

 

‘The magic tool I have now…’

 

The blue bird’s existence must not be discovered.

 

If it’s discovered that the blue bird used hellfire magic and that the blue bird is Cecilia’s spirit familiar.

 

Cecilia would be placed under a prohibition that would prevent her from ever using magic again as the price for learning forbidden magic.

 

Also, the spirit familiar that used forbidden magic on its own regardless of its master’s will might also be disposed of.

 

‘The burn traces can’t be erased.’

 

In that case.

 

“I need to completely burn this entire area. Is that possible?”

 

“Chirp!”

 

The blue bird immediately set fire to the surroundings.

 

The ground where the giant wolves had stood was completely burned, and instead of traces where the wall of fire had been erected, only traces of this entire area being burned remained.

 

Just when he thought this would be enough to make an excuse that he had set the fire, the Imperial Knights came running belatedly.

 

Lionel hurriedly hid the blue bird in his arms.

 

“Your Highness! Are you safe?”

 

The person leading the Imperial Knights and running at the front was Bellows.

 

While she checked on Lionel’s safety, the other knights made surprised sounds upon seeing the pile of ash remaining at the scene.

 

“What on earth is this…”

 

“Your Highness, what happened to the giant wolves?”

 

“The giant wolves retreated.”

 

“What? They retreated? …Ah! You chased them away using fire!”

 

“Truly amazing! If you had carelessly set fire, it would have only excited those beasts instead…”

 

“But Your Highness, how did you manage to create fire of this scale? It would have been impossible with ordinary flint… Ah, could it be! That bow!”

 

“Bow?”

 

“The bow that Lady Cecilia of House Roheim gave to Your Highness as a gift.”

 

A knight who realized there was another lady from House Roheim here glanced at Bellows and pointed to the bow Lionel was holding.

 

“I heard that it emits threatening flames just by touching a beast. You must have thrown that bow among the beasts to create the fire, right?”

 

The Imperial Knights praised Lionel for his truly amazing idea, but Bellows did not.

 

“A bow that emits threatening flames… My sister gave that to Your Highness as a gift?”

 

“Haha, the young lady couldn’t attend the hunting competition because of her age, right? So she was worried another lady might tie her handkerchief to the Second Prince’s bow, and gave him a bow that burns if anyone else touches it.”

 

“What?”

 

Bellows’ eyes wavered like water.

 

Unable to hide her agitation, she asked Lionel.

 

“Is that really true?”

 

“Yes.”

 

Of course, the bow Cecilia gave him and the fire that chased away the giant wolves were separate matters…

 

Anyway, it was better than having the blue bird’s existence discovered. Lionel waved his hand lightly before any more unnecessary words could come out.

 

“Let’s head back now. The sun will set soon.”

 

“Yes. I’ll escort you.”

 

When they returned to the lakeside, the tent filled with injured people was bustling like a marketplace despite the tense atmosphere.

 

“Is there no holy water left?”

 

“There’s holy water here! It’s running short… Ah, Second Prince! Are you safe?”

 

Then, an aide who had been moving among the injured carrying a box of holy water ran to Lionel.

 

“I’m fine. What about His Majesty?”

 

“In case the giant wolves came this way, to prevent greater damage, he evacuated the noble ladies and went down the mountain.”

 

“I see.”

 

Both the speaker and listener knew well that the noble ladies were just an excuse.

 

The Emperor was probably the first among those present to evacuate.

 

Because the content of the oracle he received was:

 

[You will meet a shabby death unworthy of your position]

 

For an Emperor attending a hunting competition to die from being bitten by a beast – it couldn’t be anything but a shabby death.

 

So the Emperor hurriedly went down the mountain as soon as he heard that giant wolves had appeared… but if said directly like that, wouldn’t the Emperor’s dignity fall too much?

 

Instead of questioning the Emperor’s nicely packaged actions further, Lionel looked around the lakeside situation and asked a different question.

 

“What about my brother?”

 

“The First Prince is…”

 

The aide who cut off his words mid-sentence bowed his head toward behind Lionel’s shoulder with a surprised face.

 

“I greet the First Prince.”

 

Hearing those words and turning around, Lionel could see Cayen standing there with a pale face.

 

“Brother.”

 

“You’re… safe?”

 

Barely standing upright with support from his attendant, Cayen scrutinized Lionel from head to toe persistently, as if he couldn’t believe there wasn’t a single small scratch on his body.

 

Lionel deflected that gaze and asked calmly.

 

“You were still here?”

 

“Why? Did you think I would have panicked and fled in confusion upon hearing that giant wolves appeared?”

 

“Your, Your Highness.”

 

Cayen’s words could be seen as mocking the Emperor who had already evacuated if taken the wrong way.

 

The startled attendant tried to dissuade him with a pale face, but Cayen sneered at Lionel as if he hadn’t heard him.

 

“How strange. I heard there were easily twenty giant wolves that suddenly appeared, so how are you so unharmed?”

 

“I was lucky.”

 

“Lucky? How? You need to give an answer that not just me but everyone can accept. Otherwise people will misunderstand.”

 

Even with a pale face that looked like he might collapse at any moment, Cayen pulled up one corner of his mouth crookedly.

 

“To return looking so unharmed after leading dozens of giant wolves away… Perhaps you were the one who brought those giant wolves here in the first place.”

 

“Your Highness!”

 

As soon as Cayen finished speaking, Bellows, who had been standing behind Lionel, stepped forward.

 

Cayen’s gaze toward her was sharp as a blade, as if asking what right she had to interfere in this situation.

 

But Bellows spoke politely before him without being intimidated at all.

 

“The Second Prince was able to return safely thanks to the magic tool my sister gave him out of concern for His Highness.”

 

“Sister? Magic tool?”

 

Cayen had no idea what she was talking about. The attendant supporting him carefully explained in a whisper.

 

“Sir Bellows is the eldest daughter of House Roheim.”

 

“Roheim… Cecilia’s?”

 

Though they had dined together before, he seemed not to remember her face.

 

The moment Cayen learned that Bellows was Cecilia’s sister, his eyes softened somewhat.

 

However, when he recalled the magic tool Cecilia had given Lionel, he made a displeased expression again.

 

“That bow she gave him with the intention of burning up all the other ladies’ handkerchiefs… That bow chased away the giant wolves?”

 

“Yes. Giant wolves fear fire. …I witnessed with my own eyes those beasts fleeing from the flames.”

 

“What?”

 

Cayen frowned, and the Imperial Knights who had gone to find Lionel with her also looked at her in surprise.

 

They hadn’t seen the giant wolves. This was a false report, and the recipient was even Cayen.

 

Even knowing that her testimony might be immediately overturned if things went wrong, Bellows stood with a serious expression.

 

“…”

 

And as she expected, no Imperial Knight stepped forward to accuse her of lying.

 

How could they?

 

Bellows was protecting Lionel, and everyone had clearly witnessed Lionel personally luring away the giant wolves to save countless people.

 

When everyone supported Bellows with their silence, Cayen clicked his tongue with an expression of displeasure.

 

Then he turned to look at Lionel.

 

“In any case, you failed to eliminate the giant wolves.”

 

“Yes.”

 

Lionel nodded, and Cayen raised his hand high and slapped Lionel’s cheek with a sharp crack.

 

“Your Highness!”

 

Everyone present cried out in shock, their voices nearly screams.

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