The Obsessive Male Lead Is Obsessed With Me! - Chapter 62

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Episode 62

 

Actually, the sound wasn’t that loud. Lionel didn’t seem to take much damage either, as his face barely turned. Rather, it was Cayen’s hand that was turning red and swollen.

 

However, what could be done about the humiliation of being slapped in front of so many people?

 

“Such dangerous beasts, and you arrogantly lured them away by yourself only to fail to catch them and let them escape?”

 

“….”

 

“If those giant wolves go down to the residential area and harm someone, you’ll have to take responsibility for those lives.”

 

As soon as he finished speaking, Cayen’s body, which had been barely holding on, lost its balance and staggered.

 

“Y-Your Highness! Are you alright?”

 

Before Cayen could say he was fine, he eventually lost consciousness.

 

No one found this strange. In fact, it was more unusual that Cayen had climbed this high and endured for several hours.

 

Lionel called two Imperial Knights for Cayen, who was slumped and being held by an attendant.

 

“Escort my brother.”

 

“Yes, Your Highness.”

 

“I’ll carry him. First Prince, this way….”

 

One Imperial Knight carried Cayen on his back, and other knights escorted him as they disappeared into the distance.

 

What remained were Lionel and a few Imperial Knights, along with priests, aides, and attendants who were busily moving about to treat the injured.

 

“…You must be very tired, right? Your Highness’s tent has been cleaned up. Please go and rest.”

 

An attendant asked while gauging Lionel’s mood. He thought it was natural for him to be angry since he had been slapped in front of everyone.

 

However, Lionel opened his mouth with a calm expression, as if it was like being bitten by a passing dog, or rather, not even worth considering as such.

 

“I’m fine. More importantly, who is in charge here now?”

 

“Well…. Actually, there’s no one commanding this scene right now.”

 

The Emperor had already evacuated, and the First Prince was in that state.

 

“What about Count Riam?”

 

“He was bitten by a giant wolf, lost one arm, and still hasn’t regained consciousness.”

 

“He was seriously injured.”

 

Lionel, whose dry voice made it unclear whether it was sympathy or criticism, began gathering the Imperial Knights and taking control of the scene.

 

“Compile a list of the injured according to severity and check the inventory of supplies like holy water and bandages to determine quantities. How many seriously injured are there who are difficult to treat here?”

 

“As far as I know, about six people.”

 

“Are there carriages or carts that can transport them?”

 

“There are enough carriages, but I’m not sure if they have the stamina to survive until we get down the mountain.”

 

“It would be better to invite a Bishop or Archbishop here instead.”

 

Lionel selected several fast knights and sent them to the temple first, ordering them to obtain holy water, bandages, and healing medicine and bring them in sturdy carriages.

 

At the same time, he sent down the injured who could descend the mountain by carriage or cart first.

 

People couldn’t help but admire how the scene was organized in an instant with Lionel’s appearance. There was indeed a reason he was called the prospective Crown Prince.

 

Therefore, when strange rumors defaming Lionel spread after the hunting competition ended—ridiculous rumors that the Second Prince had tried to lure giant wolves to harm the Emperor and First Prince—they immediately stepped forward and opposed them, saying that person could never do such a thing.

 

“If the Second Prince hadn’t lured the giant wolves away with that wolf cub, we would all be dead!”

 

“If it really had nothing to do with the Second Prince, how could he have faced dozens of giant wolves without getting injured?”

 

“That’s thanks to Cecilia Roheim! What she gave as a gift to the Second Prince was….”

 

“What? So she gave him a bow that shoots such tremendous flames that even a pack of giant wolves would be scared and run away…. for the purpose of burning other ladies’ handkerchiefs?”

 

“…Right?”

 

“Such a terrifying bow?”

 

“Ah, there must have been a mistake. Cecilia Roheim probably just wanted to burn handkerchiefs. Isn’t that right? Haha!”

 

Though unintentional, the more they defended Lionel with good intentions, the more Cecilia’s image solidified in a strange direction.

 

As a woman who loved her fiancé so much that she was extremely jealous and obsessed with him.

 

* * *

 

“I’m back.”

 

“Sister!”

 

After hearing the news that a pack of giant wolves had appeared and the hunting competition was suspended, I was so worried until Sister returned.

 

Sister, who returned late at night, looked quite tired but fortunately didn’t seem to be injured anywhere.

 

“Are you okay? I heard a pack of giant wolves appeared during the hunting competition.”

 

“Yes. Many people were injured, but thanks to the Second Prince, there were no deaths.”

 

“The Second Prince? What did Lionel do?”

 

“I’ll tell you that story later…. Cecil, take this.”

 

What Sister handed me was a thin booklet.

 

“What’s this? …A circular?”

 

“The Second Prince told me to give it to you. As repayment for that bow.”

 

“Repayment for the bow?”

 

“A bow? What bow?”

 

Brother and Mother, who didn’t know about the gift I gave Lionel, looked puzzled.

 

I flipped through the circular and answered casually.

 

“I gave it as a gift instead of a handkerchief, hoping he’d do well in the hunting competition.”

 

“But he gave you a circular as repayment? Not flowers or jewels?”

 

Brother looked quite displeased, and Mother spoke up in defense of Lionel.

 

“He usually shares mana with Cecil. He must have specially chosen it knowing Cecil is very interested in magic. Also, there was a big incident today and it must be chaotic, so just the fact that he thought of this is something.”

 

Sister nodded at those words.

 

“Right. The way he specifically said to buy last spring’s circular and give it to her, it’s definitely….”

 

“Cough, cough, cough!”

 

Uni, who was standing behind me, suddenly burst into a coughing fit, cutting off Sister’s words.

 

Everyone’s attention turned to Uni, and I asked her on behalf of everyone.

 

“What’s wrong? Did you catch a cold?”

 

“N-no. I swallowed wrong and choked…. M-more importantly, how about letting the eldest lady rest first? She looks very tired.”

 

“You’re right. We kept a tired person standing too long. Go upstairs and rest quickly, Sister. Aren’t you hungry?”

 

“I’ve eaten. I need to wash up and go straight to sleep. And….”

 

Sister looked at me with an extremely complicated expression.

 

I felt guilty alone. Because Sister always made that expression when she had to scold me for doing something wrong.

 

I quickly pushed her back before a barrage of nagging could pour from Sister’s mouth.

 

“Then go wash up quickly! The bath water will get cold!”

 

“Cecil….”

 

“Yawn! I’m tired too, so I should go to sleep quickly! Well then, good night everyone! Mother, sweet dreams!”

 

I blew hand kisses to my family along with good night greetings and quickly returned to my room.

 

The person who followed me as I ran away was, fortunately, only Uni.

 

“Uni, you saw Sister’s face just now too, right? She definitely looked like she was going to scold me, didn’t she?”

 

What exactly was the problem? Was it because of the bow I gave Lionel? Did she think I was being too obsessed with Lionel?

 

“Lady…. I think I know what it might be….”

 

“Huh? Really? What is it?”

 

“It’s about that.”

 

Uni, whose face had turned pale, pointed with her index finger at the circular in my hand.

 

“This? Why this?”

 

“Lady Bellows said it was last spring’s circular. That’s the one.”

 

“What do you mean by ‘the one’?”

 

Really, Uni isn’t usually like this, so why is she being so frustrating….

 

“Hellfire was registered as forbidden magic. It was announced in that circular.”

 

“…Huh?”

 

I froze for a moment and stared blankly at the cover of the circular.

 

Then I quickly opened the circular and skimmed through its contents.

 

I didn’t need to turn many pages. The content was right there on page 2.

 

“It’s, it’s real! It’s really written here!”

 

“Maybe Lady Bellows noticed? That you learned Hellfire.”

 

“That’s impossible. I learned Hellfire this afternoon, so how could Sister…. No, wait.”

 

Sister had said so. This circular was given by Lionel.

 

“Was it not Sister but Lionel who noticed?”

 

But this was equally puzzling. How on earth did Lionel, who must have been busy with today’s hunting competition, find out that I had learned Hellfire?

 

But otherwise, there was no reason for him to give me this circular as a gift.

 

I stared down at the page stating that Hellfire had been designated as forbidden magic, then spoke to Uni.

 

“Hey, could you go downstairs and check on what our family is doing? If Sister found out about this, she’ll definitely tell Mother.”

 

“Yes. I’ll go take a look and come back.”

 

After sending Uni away, I took a deep breath and sat down at my desk.

 

‘If Lionel really knew when he sent this… what could his intention be?’

 

A warning? A threat? That he knows all about me learning forbidden magic? That he now has dirt on me?

 

‘Ugh, I really can’t figure out what this man is thinking!’

 

I clutched my head in frustration, then finally placed the crystal ball in front of me and picked up the controller.

 

“Ahem. …Lionel? Can you hear me?”

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