The Obsessive Male Lead Is Obsessed With Me! - Chapter 75

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Episode 75

 

“You didn’t even know that!”

 

This is driving me crazy, seriously.

 

What kind of bombshell did this man just drop on me!

 

‘Wait, he was already the leader of the underworld at this time?’

 

His schedule was so packed that it would have been difficult to even visit the underworld normally, right?

 

When, how, and by what method did he conquer the underworld, which is called the abyss of the Empire?

 

“Wait, then you also know that I requested information about Lionel from the information broker there?”

 

“Yes.”

 

The woman rolled her eyes back and forth before carefully confessing.

 

“I was the one who wrote that information you received, Miss.”

 

“No wonder! For information obtained from an underworld broker, it had way too many good things written about him. Still, it’s work you get paid for, so weren’t you being too unprofessional by not separating personal and business matters?”

 

At my suspicion that she had deliberately left out all the bad information and only said good things because he was their leader, the woman jumped up.

 

“Of course I exaggerated the praise a little…! But I didn’t lie.”

 

“Right. Except you completely left out the information that he’s the leader of the underworld.”

 

“I’m sorry. But that’s classified information even within the underworld.”

 

The woman scratched her head, which was half-hidden by the curtain.

 

“Honestly, it’s a bit surprising. Even if he didn’t say it directly, giving you the flute is basically the same as revealing his identity himself… He’s never done that even once before.”

 

“Well, that’s because I’m his fiancée. I’m going to be his wife in the future, so naturally there shouldn’t be any secrets.”

 

Of course, it would have been better if he had told me directly with his own mouth, but leaving just a flute instead of explaining everything himself was very much like that man.

 

‘So he let me know classified information that he’s never told anyone else.’

 

And after doing this, he doesn’t know whether I like him or not? He may look decent, but he’s completely clueless.

 

I calmed my shoulders that were naturally rising with pride and asked in a nonchalant voice.

 

“Do you happen to like chocolate?”

 

“I do like it, but if you’re thinking of giving me some, it’s fine. You don’t need to give me such things.”

 

“Oh… Is that so?”

 

For someone saying that, she was sitting in front of the table like a child waiting for snacks.

 

She looked older than me, but her actions were so cute that I wanted to tease her, but I held back.

 

I placed the bowl of chocolate in front of her.

 

“Here. Eat as much as you want.”

 

“I’m really fine, but it wouldn’t be polite to refuse when you’re offering so kindly, so I’ll just try one.”

 

She said that, but she was grabbing handfuls of chocolate with both hands.

 

I watched her happily devouring the chocolate and asked in a friendly manner.

 

“What’s your name?”

 

She only answered after chewing and swallowing all the chocolate in her mouth.

 

“It’s Nix.”

 

“Nix? Should I call you that?”

 

“Yes. Please speak casually to me too. I’ll get in trouble if the leader’s future wife uses formal language with me.”

 

“Hmm… Alright. I’ll do that.”

 

Nix stuffed more chocolate into her mouth, and I timed my question for when she would swallow the chocolate.

 

“What do you mainly do for work? Do you work as an information broker?”

 

“I do various things here and there, but recently I’ve been handling a lot of information broker work.”

 

“What kind of information?”

 

“Well… I’ve done so many different things…”

 

Nix scratched her cheek as if she couldn’t remember well and glanced at me.

 

She looked troubled, so I was about to tell her she didn’t have to answer if it was difficult, when Nix made an “ah” sound as if something had occurred to her.

 

“Giant wolf claws. I recently investigated those on the leader’s orders.”

 

“Giant wolf claws?”

 

I blinked and picked up the white object I had placed in the corner of the table.

 

“Are you talking about this?”

 

“Yes, that’s it. It’s said to have the effect of repelling monsters.”

 

“The effect of repelling monsters?”

 

“Yes. When I looked into it, I found that in ancient times, giant wolves were also classified as monsters. But giant wolves don’t attack first unless provoked from this side…”

 

Nix began explaining in great detail, but from the middle it suddenly veered into Imperial history, so I half-listened while examining the giant wolf claw in my hand.

 

“The fact that they came down from the mountain range and settled on Imperial land itself…”

 

“Sorry for interrupting, but how does this single claw fragment repel monsters? What’s the principle behind it?”

 

“Ah. It seems giant wolves are among the top predators among monsters. When you hang up giant wolf claws, everyone thinks ‘There must be a giant wolf habitat nearby!’ and runs away.”

 

“So that means… if we could artificially create such things, we could completely block monsters from approaching?”

 

“Huh? Well, I don’t know? I’ve never even thought about artificially creating such things.”

 

“It seems worth trying once.”

 

But it’s a bit disappointing. To try various experiments, this one small fragment wouldn’t be enough…

 

“Even if it’s not necessarily giant wolves, we could repel monsters if we had body parts from top predators, right?”

 

“Theoretically… I think so.”

 

“Could we obtain such things within the Empire?”

 

Given time, it might be possible to get them by directly hunting monsters in the north.

 

“It’s not impossible. These things are quite popular among certain collectors.”

 

“Really? That’s good. So it’s just a matter of having money?”

 

That was the most convenient solution among the means I had.

 

“What? You want to buy it with money? Since supply is short compared to demand, it would be more expensive than most gems.”

 

“If not with money?”

 

“Of course we’d have to steal it.”

 

She said the word “steal” so boldly. Truly befitting someone from the underworld.

 

“I might officially announce the research results later, so I can’t obtain materials through such illegal methods. I’ll give you money, so buy it properly with money. Please.”

 

“That’s not difficult… but it’ll really be expensive, is that okay?”

 

At Nix glancing at me cautiously, I crossed my arms and crossed one leg defiantly.

 

“What’s with you? I’m a Roheim.”

 

When I added the performance of flipping my long hair behind my shoulder, Nix’s eyes sparkled.

 

“So cool! Amazing!”

 

“Wait. I’ll write you a check, so go to the bank and withdraw it.”

 

Since she said it was more expensive than most gems, I should give her the price of a few expensive gems as advance payment.

 

This much was affordable with my allowance and magic tool profits. If it seemed insufficient later, I could just ask Mother for more allowance.

 

“Here. If it’s not enough, come find me anytime.”

 

“Yes, understood!”

 

“This is for travel expenses.”

 

“Wooooh…!”

 

When I wrote another check for her personal use, Nix looked at me with a face full of loyalty.

 

“Is there anything else you’d like me to do?”

 

“No…”

 

Just as I was about to say that, there was a memory that flashed through my mind.

 

Come to think of it, I was just wondering how to look into this, so this worked out really well. Thinking the timing was perfect, I asked Nix.

 

“Could you investigate someone for me?”

 

“As long as it’s not Imperial family, it’s completely possible. What specific information would you like to know?”

 

“Just… everything. What kind of life they’ve lived from the moment they were born until now, and if possible, information about that person’s parents too.”

 

“Understood. I’ll dig up everything. But who is this person?”

 

“A Bishop at the Central Temple. Someone named Nicole… who grows sacred herbs.”

 

I paused briefly, wondering if she might say investigating clergy information would be difficult, but Nix took out a small notebook as if it wouldn’t be much trouble and wrote Nicole’s name in it.

 

“And? Is there anything else to reference?”

 

“This is uncertain information, but… that person might be an alchemist.”

 

An alchemist capable of creating tremendous drugs that could brainwash and manipulate all the clergy, including the Prince, to do their bidding.

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