The Obsessive Male Lead Is Obsessed With Me! - Chapter 92

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Episode 92

[Do not attend the funeral. After the funeral ends, immediately return the Imperial Castle and take refuge in the temple.]

At the end were unmistakably the Emperor’s seal and the Empress’s seal. It was impossible for Lionel to refuse this.

At least, not unless he started a rebellion.

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The people who had been staying at the estate for the past three and a half years were me, Mother, and Brother.

Excluding Sister who went directly to the Northern Region and Father who had much to do in the capital with support funds to send north, our entire family came down to the estate because of me.

More precisely, to avoid the Empress’s constant nagging to bring me back to the capital and resume bridal lessons.

“If we arrive too early, who knows what excuse she’ll use to summon you again.”

“Right. It’s better to arrive in the capital just barely on time.”

That part was fine, but our plan to arrive in the capital with about a day to spare became an extremely thrilling schedule due to Brother’s stomach ache.

We arrived in the capital on the morning of the day the Emperor’s funeral was being held.

“What time did the funeral start?”

“Noon today. We’re not late yet. Let’s hurry and change clothes!”

Father greeted us as we hurriedly entered the town house.

The servants who had been waiting for our arrival quickly prepared washing water and clothes to change into.

Entrusting ourselves to them and moving frantically with the flow, we barely managed to arrive on time at the Central Temple where the funeral was being held.

“The seats are already full. We almost couldn’t get in.”

The funeral was being held in the Grand Chapel of the Central Temple.

Instead of unnecessarily drawing people’s attention, our family took the remaining empty seats at the back of the chapel. Meanwhile, the Pope’s eulogy was continuing.

“Such a sudden calling means God summoned him early, and looking at the achievements His Majesty the Emperor built during his lifetime…”

The eulogy continued tediously long, but not a single person showed conspicuous behavior like chatting or doing other things.

It was natural. If you got caught doing such things at none other than the Emperor’s funeral, you’d be buried socially.

‘Let me see…’

Thanks to wearing a black veil on my head, rolling my eyes around wouldn’t be noticed by others.

Due to sitting at the end, I could only see people’s backs, but finding the person I wanted was still easy.

Lionel would definitely be sitting in the very front.

‘…Huh? Why isn’t he there?’

The people sitting in the front row were definitely the Empress and the First Prince.

There was no one else besides those two. Lionel should definitely be sitting next to them.

‘Strange. He definitely departed on the same day as me, so he should have arrived already…?’

Did Lionel also fail to make it on time?

I glanced at the Pope who was still continuing his eulogy, then carefully closed my eyes under the veil.

‘Ruda. Come out, Ruda, geez.’

The moment I called Ruda’s name about twice, I felt something like a thin thread connecting in my head.

‘Ruda. Are you with Lionel by any chance?’

…

…I strongly felt that wasn’t the case.

It was strange. During our stay in the Northern Region, Lionel always kept Ruda in his jacket pocket so his existence wouldn’t be discovered.

But why are Ruda and Lionel separated now?

Something felt off. At the same time, an inexplicable anxiety began welling up.

‘Ruda. Where are you now? Show me the scenery for a moment.’

At that moment, beyond my closed eyelids, I saw the scenery of high mountains and a vast cave.

In a cave where dozens of giant wolves were gathered, Ruda was sitting on what looked like an enormously large throne… made of rock.

In front of such Ruda, on a flat rock covered with soft leaves, large and small tree fruits were piled up like a mountain.

Could it be that Ruda had subjugated those giant wolves and was reigning as their king?

I couldn’t understand what situation this was, but at least it didn’t seem like a dangerous situation.

‘Do you happen to know where Lionel is?’

…

…It seemed he didn’t know.

‘Got it. Have fun playing.’

After cutting off the telepathy with Ruda, I carefully examined the inside of the chapel so others wouldn’t notice.

But Lionel’s figure was nowhere to be seen, and Sister wasn’t visible either. It seemed they really hadn’t arrived on time.

‘Something didn’t happen… did it? I hope they arrive before the funeral ends.’

But in the end, the funeral ended before Lionel arrived.

Now only one part of the ceremony remained. Only the revelation of the Emperor’s will.

“Lastly… His Majesty the late Emperor’s will should be announced, but due to an unexpected accident, this has become impossible.”

“An unexpected accident?”

At the words that the Emperor’s will couldn’t be announced, people began murmuring without exception.

The person who calmed that confused agitation was the Empress, who rose from her seat and went beside the Pope.

“The maid manager who worked beside His Majesty the late Emperor fled with His Majesty’s will.”

“What do you mean…”

Despite hearing the explanation, people didn’t look convinced. Among them were some looking at the Empress with suspicious faces.

Of course, I was one of them.

‘Did the maid manager really flee with the will?’

My heart pounded irregularly with an ominous premonition.

Sure enough.

“Without the will, it cannot be proven. However, during his lifetime, His Majesty the Emperor intended to crown First Prince Cayen von Altehaide as Crown Prince.”

“What do you mean…!”

“Your Majesty the Empress, though presumptuous, may I say a word?”

The person who shot up from his seat was Father.

Seeing Father seemingly openly rebel against the Empress, others looked clearly surprised, but the Empress shook her head with a solemn expression as if she had expected this.

“I know what the Duke is trying to say. It must be about what His Majesty the Emperor promised the Second Prince during his lifetime. However, something happened that made it impossible for His Majesty to keep that promise.”

“What?”

“This part will be explained not by me, but by someone else.”

The Empress stepped back, and shortly after, someone else filled that spot.

It was Archbishop Seiji.

‘Huh? Why is he there?’

Unlike me who was simply puzzled, Mother sitting next to me stirred as if very surprised.

As I looked to the side with a puzzled mind, Archbishop Seiji’s voice was heard from up front.

“Taking this opportunity… I intend to confess the sin I have committed.”

“A sin? What sin could the Archbishop have possibly committed to draw attention like this at none other than His Majesty the Emperor’s funeral?”

“Wait. What the Archbishop is holding… isn’t that the oracle tablet?”

“That’s correct. This is a tablet version of the oracle God bestowed…”

The Pope, who had been standing back behind Archbishop Seiji, personally stepped forward and poured holy water on the tablet.

The tablet didn’t break and emitted brilliant multicolored light.

“It’s, it’s real! It’s not some fake but a real oracle!”

“Wait, what does it say? I can’t see well from the back.”

“Let me see… ‘Will bear a wise ruler who will remain in history’?”

At the tablet’s contents read by someone, silence fell over the assembly.

I too couldn’t help but be shocked.

‘This content wasn’t in the novel?’

No, aside from that.

‘Bear a wise ruler?’

Anyone can see that means becoming Empress!

‘Whose tablet is that exactly?’

As if I wasn’t the only one with such questions, the entire chapel became noisy like a marketplace.

“Everyone be quiet…!”

“So who exactly is the owner of that tablet!”

Just as the Empress tried to quiet people down, someone shouted loudly asking.

Everyone seemed curious about the answer to that question, closing their mouths in unison with one heart and mind.

Since I was just as curious, I pretended otherwise from behind my veil and stuck my head out, looking around to find the owner of that Oracle.

But then, Mother, who was sitting next to me, gripped my hand tightly. Her hand was trembling finely.

‘Why is Mother so nervous?’

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