The Obsessive Male Leads Want to Eat Me Alive - Chapter 77

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Chapter 77
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On the back of the letter Anette had sent, her neat and beautiful handwriting read as follows.
「 Kyle,
And I invite the friends who have protected me for so long to the party.
The theme of the party is ‘A Party for Small, Happy Endings’.
I will prepare delicious food.
So please, my old friends, do come to the party and enjoy it gladly.
Anette
P.S.: Firearms are not permitted. 」
“…She called us friends.”
A wave of emotion swept through the Larva members.
Us? Vicious creatures like us, called friends?
Number 19 clenched his fists and trembled as he spoke.
“I’ll protect Lady Anette for the rest of my life. No more betrayal from now on.”
“Just as I’ve heard—she truly is an angel! So warm!”
“And her handwriting is beautiful too. Do all women write well?”
“Not necessarily. One-Eye brought a letter from a woman once, but her handwriting was all squiggly.”
One-Eye answered quietly.
“That letter was written by my mother.”
“The squiggly style seemed like a work of art. It transcended the dimension of mere handwriting. My mother is a master calligrapher.”
One of the Larva members shook his pupils while holding up double thumbs.
Then another Larva spoke.
“I-it even smells like fragrance from the letter…!”
“Really?”
Kyle snatched the letter away from the vicious group montage of creatures sniffing collectively to verify the scent themselves.
Then, savoring the contents as he read, he smiled quietly.
With just an invitation to the party, she had captivated them all.
Every single letter radiated warmth and consideration.
One could not help but love her.
“Master, may we go to the party too?”
“Of course. She invited us.”
“…!”
Bright smiles bloomed across all their faces.
Kyle spoke firmly to the ‘vicious montage’ before him.
“But everyone must dress neatly.”
“Understood!”
“We can’t do anything about our eyes, nose, and mouth, but let’s dress as smartly as possible!”
They all gazed at mirrors with excited hearts, tidying their faces, and some chattered about what clothes they would wear that day. Some were even talking about going shopping.
One-Eye carefully retrieved a ‘glass eye’ from a wooden box and fitted it on with reverence (his most treasured item, worn only on important days).
Having lived their entire lives as those who embodied “ferocity and terror,” it was their first time being invited to a party.
The atmosphere was remarkably warm and exhilarated.
That was when it happened.
“…?”
The gleaming ‘L’ initial at the center of Larva Headquarters suddenly flashed brilliantly.
―A flutter.
The initial expelled a single letter.
One-Eye, who spotted it first, picked up the letter and reported to Kyle.
“A letter has arrived through the Marquis Winston Estate’s teleportation circle, Master.”
This initial was a direct teleportation line to Winston, primarily used to receive letters from him.
Whenever a letter arrived, the butler would place it atop the teleportation circle.
Kyle accepted the letter.
Then he furrowed his brow.
“The Imperial seal is here.”
―A premonition that this would be troublesome washed over him.
And indeed it was.
「 Marquis Kyle Winston.
Demons have overrun the monster-infested regions of the Northern Region.
In particular, a demon with a lion’s body and an eagle’s face has been harming people,
so fulfill the duties of the Demon Subjugation Corps. 」
“Tsk, a griffin then.”
Of all times―
Kyle was still officially staying in Eldorado.
He had no choice but to head to the Border.
Protecting the Empire’s citizens was the honor of the Winston Family, and now Kyle had inherited that honor.
While everyone remained silent, a muscular hand rose.
“Then we can’t have our party?”
“No.”
“…!”
Kyle Winston gently grasped the revolver-type magic gun that lay on the table.
Whirr. The magic gun spun like an extension of his arm and slid perfectly into its holster.
“I’ll dispose of it as quickly as possible and join the party.”
Color returned to everyone’s faces.
If Winston said it like that, it would happen exactly as he promised.
“Larva!”
“Larva! Let’s go!”
The Dark Guild that struck terror into all hearts departed for the Northern Region in an instant.
It was time for them to become the radiant guardians protecting the Empire’s citizens.
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‘I’ve been had.’
While I was caught off guard, Sisrain kidnapped me and placed me in the Imperial Palace carriage, now observing me calmly from across the way.
I bit my lip hard.
‘How cowardly—dredging up old memories and then spiriting me away the moment I let my guard down.’
Anyone could see it was guilt-driven manipulation.
―He was utterly different from before.
He bore only the name Sisrain now; he was not the “my adorable baby beast” Sisrain of old.
That innocent boy could never do such a thing.
Clop, clop.
The carriage raced recklessly down a fog-shrouded road, and the landscape beyond the window blurred mercilessly. I had no idea where we were headed.
Sharpened by irritation, I deliberately called out to him with an edge to my voice.
“Your Highness the Crown Prince.”
“….”
Sisrain, who had been half-reclining in the luxurious Imperial Palace carriage, raised his dark brows.
Unlike before, my deliberate use of a formal, “boundary-drawing” title clearly displeased him.
I smiled calmly and asked.
“Where exactly are we going?”
“My home.”
“The Imperial Palace?!”
Oh no, my voice had gotten too loud.
He raised the corners of his mouth and nodded.
‘What are you nodding about?’
This reckless fool—if I go to the Imperial Palace, what am I supposed to do about my bakery?!
As a self-employed proprietor, my shop was the first thing that came to mind.
Moreover, I suddenly remembered that I had invited a crowd of people for a party.
“….”
Escape.
After all, running away was my specialty.
I had escaped from Gerard before—why couldn’t I do it again?
First, I’d slip away, grab the valuables from the shop, send out cancellation notices for the party invitations, and then disappear.
It would be a shame to abandon the Little Bakery, but starting fresh with a small bakery on another island wouldn’t be so bad.
After all, I was the finest bread baker around.
“You can call me by my name, just like before.”
At that moment, Sisrain spoke with ease.
Right now, I had no desire to grant him anything he wanted.
‘I have never been kind to bad children, Sisrain.’
Adults were no exception.
I smiled with a distinctly thorny edge.
“How could that be? Your Highness the Crown Prince abducts even law-abiding self-employed folk. A commoner like me, who can do nothing, must show proper respect.”
“―My.”
The corners of his lips rose slightly.
“You’re being hated.”
There was an expression on his face as if even hatred thrilled him. He certainly seemed to be enjoying himself.
‘He’s insane.’
What part of this is thrilling to him?
“…Wait, can’t I just pack my things and leave?”
I know the nature of an obsessive maniac.
The more the other person struggles, the more obsessed they become.
“If I just pack my things, I’ll follow you obediently.”
Since I was in a hurry, I even managed to come up with a decent appeasement.
I smiled kindly.
“Pardon?”
“….”
The muscles beneath his crimson eyes twitched slightly.
His lips curved upward elegantly.
Revealing white teeth.
“I refuse.”
“…!”
His body, which had been loosely draped, had somehow drawn closer to me. And the eyes that met mine…
I suddenly felt tense.
A firm chest pressed close enough to pin me down.
The scent that stung the tip of my nose was intensely masculine.
―Stimulating enough to be felt as provocation.
My head grew slightly dizzy.
He leaned toward my ear, my eyes half-closed, and whispered in a languid voice.
“Did you really think I wouldn’t notice you planning to escape?”
“…!”
“Give up.”
But if I’m captured like this, what becomes of my life?
I turned my head to face him and opened my mouth. Quite boldly.
“What will you do once we reach the Imperial Palace?”
But my pupils are probably trembling right now.
His crimson eyes deepened as if they were drawing in and absorbing my attention and gaze.
“Let’s live together. In my room.”
“…!”
In the original work, we had separate rooms anyway!
In that instant, he wrapped my trembling jaw in his large hand and murmured softly.
“You’ll breathe beside me, laugh only beside me, cry only beside me… and eventually, you’ll die beside me.”
This madman.
At my shock, he laughed with wide eyes.
Then, as if playing a prank, he covered my mouth with his large hand and attempted to whisper in my ear.
“Anette.”
I wanted to ignore whatever he was saying, but curiosity made me listen despite myself.
A playful tone brushed against my ear, irritatingly intimate.
“Maybe I won’t even give you clothes.”
“…!!!”
My face flushed crimson at his shameless remark.
That was when it happened.
Before I could even register what was occurring, I felt a remarkably firm pressure around my wrist.
“…?”

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