The Obsessive Maniac Is Trying To Confine Me - Chapter 105

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Episode 105

I was momentarily at a loss for words.

So he’s misunderstanding that I’m trying to pounce on him right now?

“If you’re not attracted to doing it with someone who’s awake, should I at least pretend to sleep?”

“….”

I genuinely wondered if he was saying this in his right mind.

However, looking at his lower body, it seemed he really had misunderstood.

Unable to face it any longer, I turned my head away. How embarrassing, really.

“Is this also not appealing to you?”

Should I rather welcome this misunderstanding?

I thought it might be better than being caught stealing the medicine, but on the other hand, I felt conflicted about not being able to correct this strange misunderstanding.

“…I just want to sleep.”

“Why?”

Rihardt asked with a displeased frown.

“Because I’m sleepy.”

“….”

Rihardt seemed very dissatisfied with my ridiculous excuse.

“You’re going to make me like this and then just go to sleep?”

“Yes. So good night.”

I even finished my goodnight greeting as if I had no intention of saying anything more.

I turned over and lay down facing away from Rihardt.

I heard a low groaning sound from behind me.

I pretended not to notice and closed my eyes.

* * *

I woke up with Rihardt and followed him around all day.

My plan was to prevent him from taking his medicine, but he seemed to interpret it differently.

【Roji is really timid. I guess ghosts are that scary to her.】

【….】

【I wish ghosts really existed in this world. Then you’d follow only me around for life.】

Even if ghosts existed, they wouldn’t stick around you.

I said it a hundred, a thousand times in my mind, but since I couldn’t respond, I just smiled quietly.

Last night, I had switched the contents while Rihardt was sleeping and put it in my pocket.

It was a decoy.

The magic suppressant was colorless, odorless, and tasteless, so he wouldn’t notice immediately even if he took it.

There are also suppressants that take effect slowly, so he’d probably not catch on.

It didn’t matter anyway.

I absolutely wouldn’t let him put it in his mouth.

At first, I thought it would be quite difficult, but it wasn’t.

“You’re so lucky.”

At my casual remark, Rihardt, who was preparing a meal, looked back at me with curiosity.

I was sitting at the table waiting for him to prepare the food.

Following him around all day, I learned that the dishes I had been eating were cooked directly by Rihardt himself.

‘I thought something was strange….’

No wonder there was no one in the castle when I escaped.

“What do you mean?”

“You said so three years ago. That you felt no pain at all when you were with me.”

I said it as if it was nothing and glanced at him.

“You said it felt good.”

But not now.

Rihardt still doesn’t know that I’ve noticed this fact.

“That’s right, it feels good.”

I don’t know if there was any need to hide this, but he tried to conceal the fact that he could no longer gain anything from me.

“It feels so good being with you.”

Rihardt said as he set the food down on the table.

As the mouth-watering food was placed on the table, Rihardt became irrelevant to me.

Let me eat first and think later.

While eating, a thought occurred to me.

‘Should I just throw everything away and suggest we start a cooking business together?’

This could really be a huge hit, couldn’t it?

My entrepreneurial instincts suddenly reared their head.

Making money, living luxuriously – somehow it even seemed like it wouldn’t be bad now.

‘Oh no. Get it together! Michelle is waiting for me.’

But I was already imagining making it big in the cooking business with Rihardt.

Sorry, Michelle. I wavered for a moment. You know this isn’t my fault, right?

“Is it delicious?”

…But is it really okay for him to keep staying here?

He’s the Head of the Holy Knights, so why is he here doing this with me?

“Aren’t you busy?”

“I am busy.”

“…Then why are you here doing this?”

It’s been several days since I’ve been here, but I’ve never once seen Rihardt working.

“Should I quit my job?”

“Are you crazy?”

Why would he quit such a good job?

“If I resign, I can stay here with you all day. I can protect you from ghosts too.”

That damn ghost.

My heart, which had been healed by the food, started boiling again.

“You’re here now even though you haven’t resigned.”

“Hmm. That’s true. But it’s still a bit bothersome, so I’m seriously considering quitting.”

Being the Head of the Holy Knights isn’t a position you can easily quit.

I know that once priests of the Temple commit themselves, they can’t escape from there.

If they do escape, they become fugitives….

“You’re joking, right?”

“Did it seem like a joke?”

No. It absolutely didn’t seem that way.

…That man is serious.

I briefly imagined Rihardt becoming a fugitive and living here with me for the rest of our lives.

As a fugitive, he couldn’t even dream of starting a business. I’d have to fold up my cooking business idea too.

I got goosebumps.

‘Let’s run away. I absolutely have to escape.’

* * *

No matter how much I followed him around, Rihardt didn’t take his medicine in front of me.

He had taken it in front of me before when we were at the Count’s Castle in the North, but now he seemed to be holding back as much as possible to avoid being caught.

As a result, Rihardt’s condition rapidly deteriorated.

“Your complexion looks bad. Are you alright?”

“…I’m fine.”

“Oh, are you perhaps sick?”

I acted as if I couldn’t guess why his condition was like this.

Seeing him getting worse by the minute made me feel a little sorry for him. But this was the only way for me to escape.

Rihardt wouldn’t let me go.

“That’s right. I’m sick. I think I’d get better if you hugged me…”

The problem was that he was using his condition to mess around.

“You can’t be sick.”

I knew his true intentions, but since I was pretending not to know, I went along with what he wanted.

‘Why is he acting like this toward me?’

He doesn’t act this way toward Arzen, who actually imprisoned him.

As if only I did something wrong.

And yet he was the one who tried to kidnap me.

Sometimes I had such thoughts and felt indignant.

“Roji, you smell wonderful.”

At that moment, I flinched.

Wasn’t he unable to smell fragrances anymore?

“Your natural scent is so lovely.”

So that was it.

I hate that I’m relieved in this situation.

However, after brushing it off like that several times, Rihardt reached his limit.

His breathing became increasingly rough and his body temperature rose.

Even in this state, why won’t he think to take medicine and just endure it?

That sight was pitiful, but there was nothing I could do.

I had a gut feeling that the day I would escape was getting closer and closer.

“I’m going to wash up now.”

I said while untying Rihardt’s cravat.

As if he understood what I was trying to do, he obediently held out both hands.

I tied the cravat tightly around Rihardt’s wrists.

“Don’t go anywhere and stay here.”

“If I behave well, will you give me a kiss as a reward, Roji?”

“Alright.”

When I readily agreed, Rihardt looked at me in surprise.

It wasn’t particularly difficult. It was just a little—no, very draining.

I tied Rihardt’s wrists firmly and secured them to the bed.

Then I accidentally saw Rihardt’s lower body and immediately turned my head away.

When I came out after washing, Rihardt was obediently tied up.

With a flushed face, he begged for a kiss, and I kept my promise.

And that night, Rihardt collapsed.

* * *

A few hours earlier.

Rihardt finally took medicine in front of me. It seemed he had reached his limit.

【I’ve been wanting to ask, but what is that?】

I asked, pretending not to know,

【It’s cold medicine.】

Rihardt calmly lied.

‘If he’s going to deceive me like that, he should have taken it earlier.’

I watched Rihardt worriedly as he drank the water I had substituted for the medicine.

Since the magic suppressant has no taste, even though it tastes similar to water, there should be some difference.

The fact that he couldn’t feel it showed his condition was quite bad.

In the end, Rihardt collapsed.

“Hey, are you alright?”

“…Rihardt.”

“Yes?”

“…You should call me Rihardt, maid.”

The fact that he called me maid instead of Roji showed he really wasn’t in his right mind.

‘Maid.’

It was a title I hadn’t heard in a long time.

“It doesn’t seem like an ordinary cold.”

I tried to help him up as if I was worried.

“Would it help you feel better if I hugged you?”

“…Yes. Hug me.”

How can he lie so shamelessly?

“…That’s strange.”

“What is?”

“…Sometimes medicine doesn’t work right away… Maybe it was defective.”

“Do you have more medicine? Tell me.”

“…Mmm. Where was it again.”

Saying that while having absolutely no intention of telling me, Rihardt pulled me into a tight embrace.

His hot breath touched my neck directly.

The place where his breath touched felt hot.

“I’m worried about you, Rihardt.”

I patted his back as if I was truly worried about him.

Then Rihardt’s back trembled slightly.

“…I think I understand now.”

“Did you remember where the medicine is?”

“Three years ago, even before you betrayed me, you were this kind, maid.”

“Why are you suddenly talking about that…”

“Did you tamper with my medicine?”

As expected, he’s quick to catch on.

“…I suppose you noticed that your body doesn’t get better even when you’re by my side like before.”

“…”

“So that’s why you’ve been acting so sweet these past few days.”

I didn’t listen to more of his words and pushed Rihardt away.

It wasn’t difficult to push away the body that was collapsing in my arms.

“…Don’t go.”

I walked away, ignoring Rihardt’s plea.

I placed the medicine bottle on a table far away from him.

When I had switched out the medicine, I didn’t throw it away. I just put it somewhere else.

“The medicine is here, so take it yourself.”

It would probably take him some time to crawl over here.

“…Don’t go.”

“….”

“Please.”

Rihardt pleaded with me as if letting out a groan.

“I believe the revenge you’ve carried out over the past few days was sufficient.”

“….”

“I was wrong too, but you also tried to kidnap me three years ago. Let’s call it even with that.”

Even saying this, the guilt, pity, and heaviness inside me wouldn’t disappear. I spoke to him coldly on purpose, trying to lessen my guilt.

Since he and I had each given as good as we got, it seemed I could set aside some of the guilt.

I left him behind and headed toward the door.

“…If you leave, I’ll kill Count Seiblain whom you cherish.”

At his lowly threat, I briefly looked back at him.

Rihardt smiled brightly, thinking I would come back.

“Don’t be disgusting, Rihardt.”

That was the end of it.

I didn’t stay any longer and left the room.

Walking with quick steps and looking back, when Rihardt didn’t follow, a smile appeared on my lips.

I immediately ran.

I would escape from this place quickly.

I can finally get out!

Unable to contain the overwhelming emotions surging up, I ran and the exit came into view.

Unlike before, I didn’t get lost.

Even after leaving the estate, I kept running.

The outside of the estate was surrounded by forest. I ran without knowing the way.

Though I was breathless up to my chin, I didn’t even realize it was difficult due to the sense of liberation.

Finally, freedom!

But at that moment, someone caught my waist.

My heart seemed to drop down below with a thud.

Could it be that Rihardt had come to catch me again?

Startled and unable to breathe properly, I raised my head and met fierce red eyes.

“Sister.”

Yurta smiled with joy.

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