The Obsessive Maniac Is Trying To Confine Me - Chapter 130

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Episode 130

Roji is alive.

Right before his eyes, embracing Count Evantes.

Rihardt could easily deduce what these two facts pointed to.

He had been played again.

Roji had staged her death to escape from him and fled to Count Evantes.

Watching that scene made his insides twist and his lips contort.

His tightly clenched fists turned pale white as if all blood had drained from them.

Clearly, on that day he found her in the snowy field, Roji had been dead.

‘No. If it’s the Demon Worshippers, they could pull off such deception.’

Rihardt repeatedly clenched and unclenched his fists, trying to suppress his boiling desire.

“Aren’t you going to catch her?”

The woman asked, watching Rihardt like that.

“I thought you’d drool like a starving beast and rush out.”

“…”

“But you’re just drooling like a beast.”

As she said, he could go now and forcibly drag Roji back.

However, Rihardt didn’t do that.

Because it was obvious the same situation as before would repeat.

So this time, he planned to prepare carefully without being hasty.

“Why are you showing me this moment?”

The woman smiled.

“I told you. I’d help you.”

“You?”

He couldn’t completely trust the kindness offered by this suspicious woman he’d met for the first time today.

“What do you want?”

“You’re quick to catch on.”

As expected, the woman’s eyes curved as if she had something she wanted from him.

“Won’t you make a deal with me?”

“A deal?”

“Yes. I’ll help you get that girl you want. In exchange…”

The woman knew well how much he craved Roji.

That’s why she was confident he would take her hand.

* * *

On the night I woke up from the coffin, I secretly left the Northern Castle with Arzen’s help.

The carriage Arzen had prepared for me stopped in the middle of the forest after not going far.

It was to wait for Arzen.

Even though we had agreed to go separately to the Capital so we wouldn’t need to meet, he insisted he had to see me for confirmation, worried I might run away in the middle.

It was ridiculous.

How could I escape when I’m surrounded by the sturdy knights he assigned to me?

Still, Arzen said he couldn’t trust it and had to confirm with his own two eyes.

‘The knights would have felt hurt if they heard that.’

Though I grumbled inwardly, I obediently waited for him.

After a short while, Arzen arrived alone.

A knight opened the carriage door and I was about to get up to go down when Arzen stopped me.

“No need to move. Stay there.”

As if he really came just to confirm I hadn’t run away, he didn’t come into the carriage but stood outside looking at me.

Since I happened to be sitting on the outer side of the carriage, we were close to each other.

“You came alone?”

“Yes.”

I thought he would bring a few knights with him, so I was inwardly surprised he came alone.

Is it okay for such a precious person to come alone like this?

“Were you well?”

“Of course. What could have happened to make me unwell? Rather, Count Evantes looks pale – are you alright?”

Looking at his pallid face, he didn’t seem to be in good condition.

Is he sick somewhere?

However, Arzen just shook his head.

“Or is it because you couldn’t see me? Were you struggling because you missed me?”

He seemed like he didn’t want to show it much, so I threw him a joke to move past the situation.

Adding a bit of acting was a bonus.

But Arzen suddenly stiffened.

As if he couldn’t find anything to say, his lips became rigid.

…Why is he making such a serious face?

It was a joke meant to lighten the mood, but it became awkward for no reason.

“Never mind then.”

“You’ve gotten better at talking nonsense since I last saw you.”

“I’m the mistress who captured Count Evantes’ heart, so I should do at least this much.”

“…”

Instead of answering, Arzen just quietly furrowed his brow.

Is he really sick somewhere? He’s unusually unresponsive today.

Then, black markings began creeping up from Arzen’s neck.

That’s a curse, isn’t it?

Startled that someone might see, I immediately reached out toward Arzen’s neck.

Smack!

Since I acted hastily, I pressed his neck too hard and a sharp cracking sound was heard.

The surrounding knights widened their eyes and glared at me.

“No, this is, I mean…”

I looked at Arzen with an awkward expression. He also had a bewildered look.

“What are you doing right now?”

“Well…”

Worried someone might hear, I glanced around nervously and quietly got up, bringing my face close to his ear.

Arzen’s shoulders trembled at the sudden contact.

“I could see the markings…”

I whispered quietly in his ear.

Then Arzen frowned and nodded.

When I pulled away, Arzen naturally raised his hand to cover his neck and looked around at the knights.

“Everyone step back for a moment.”

“We don’t know what might come out of the forest, Count Evantes.”

It was a puzzling command.

If the markings bother you, couldn’t you just leave?

Since you’ve confirmed I haven’t run away, there’s no reason to stay with me any longer.

When the knights showed no sign of retreating and just glanced at each other, Arzen sighed.

“You all lack tact. I want to enjoy time alone with my lover, so everyone step back.”

What kind of ridiculous reason is that.

But the knights blushed and obediently retreated.

‘What? Didn’t they say it was dangerous?’

But where are you going!

“Why did you dismiss the knights?”

“You are….”

Arzen trailed off as if he had something to say to me.

“Are you a transcendent?”

“…What kind of strange question is that all of a sudden. How could someone as weak as me be a transcendent?”

“Right. Of course. I must have lost my mind for a moment.”

…If you were going to answer like that right away, why did you ask such a strange question in the first place.

However, that was only the beginning.

“Touch me.”

“…What?”

“Hurry up.”

Why is he suddenly acting like this?

I was flustered but reached out my hand as he instructed.

‘But where am I supposed to touch?’

As my hand hovered in the air, unable to decide, Arzen looked at me as if asking what I was doing.

With a “whatever” attitude, I brought my hand to his cheek. There wasn’t any particular meaning behind it.

I felt Arzen’s body stiffen with a start.

He frowned as if something displeased him.

Why. You’re the one who told me to touch you.

Is he upset that someone who worked as a maid dared to touch the cheek of such an esteemed person?

Seeing Arzen openly grimace made my mood sink as well.

‘Wait a minute. But why is he suddenly asking me to touch him?’

He wouldn’t do this without a reason.

At that moment, a thought flashed through my mind.

I removed my hand that had been caressing Arzen’s cheek.

His slightly unfocused eyes followed me.

“What are you doing?”

It was absurd how he seemed to be protesting about why I removed my hand when he had just been making a displeased face.

However, I jumped down from the carriage.

“What are you….”

“Excuse me, Count.”

I wrapped my arms tightly around his waist. Arzen held his breath and looked down at me.

I could clearly feel his body stiffen, perhaps from being startled.

Regardless, I examined his face.

“What are you doing right now?”

“You asked me to touch you.”

I answered boldly while observing his complexion.

Though his gaze toward me wasn’t kind, his complexion looked more comfortable than before.

Perhaps this was the reason he wanted to keep me by his side.

If it was the same reason as those transcendents I had tried so hard to avoid, I felt somewhat sick of it.

* * *

“…Are you looking for Count Evantes’ intended fiancée?”

Yurta nodded his head.

He wanted to see Rose as soon as possible.

Even though Rose had stabbed him with a sword and pushed him off a cliff, trying to kill him.

Even so, he would never be able to let her go for the rest of his life.

“She is….”

The servant couldn’t easily open his mouth. At that moment, he sensed something ominous.

“She has already….”

At that moment, Yurta wanted to cover his ears.

* * *

【Recently, demon worshippers have been attacking this place.</p】

She probably fell victim to them at that time….

She has already….>

Only those words echoed in Yurta’s ears.

That couldn’t be true.

There’s no way Sister could be dead.

He hadn’t met Rose yet.

Whether to get angry and ask why she tried to kill him, or to apologize for what happened long ago, or….

He had intended to beg her not to abandon him.

But….

Yurta’s eyes turned red with emotion. Unable to breathe properly, he wandered the north like a madman.

Believing that Roji was somewhere alive and breathing, waiting for him.

However, her scent couldn’t be detected anywhere.

Her cherry blossom-like pink hair wasn’t fluttering anywhere.

He fell into deep despair.

Like that, having lost his reason with only instinct remaining, he wandered like a beast without a destination.

When he came to his senses, he was submerged deep in a lake.

The northern weather was filled with swirling snow and wind. Not only that, it was like a sharply honed, fierce blade, but he didn’t even notice as he sank into the freezing cold lake.

If Rose wasn’t there, then he….

【Yurta.】

Suddenly, he recalled something from long ago.

Not long after he had met Rose.

The time when she used to call his name gently.

Looking back, she hadn’t disliked him from the very beginning.

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