The Obsessive Maniac Is Trying To Confine Me - Chapter 138

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Episode 138

“I think I need to examine the Young Lady for a moment. Could you come closer?”

Countess Millard smiled kindly as if telling me not to worry.

I nodded and followed her instructions. At that moment.

Knock knock.

A knocking sound came from outside.

“Madam, the preparations you requested are complete.”

A servant called for Countess Millard from outside the door.

“Oh my, the situation isn’t favorable. I’ll have to examine you another time… Are you returning to the manor now, Young Lady?”

Countess Millard smiled with a troubled expression.

“Since you witnessed something unpleasant today, it would be difficult to continue enjoying the party, and above all, Count Evantes seems to be avoiding me, so I don’t think he’ll stay at the party much longer.”

This was new information. Arzen was avoiding Countess Millard? With his personality?

Was that why he didn’t want to come to today’s party?

“Count Evantes seems to have come to escort me, so it would be difficult to enjoy the party further.”

“Then I’ll send a letter to Evantes next time.”

I would be grateful if she did that.

“You said you had something to show me at the party, so it’s disappointing that I’m leaving without seeing something important.”

At that moment, a dark expression crossed the Countess’s face, but soon she smiled elegantly as before.

“It wasn’t anything special. I just thought of holding a wine tasting with some expensive wine I managed to procure with difficulty.”

“I see.”

Since I had received two dresses from the Countess, I felt embarrassed about leaving without even checking the event the party host had prepared, but if it was just that, it would be fine to leave now.

I finished talking with the Countess and we left the room together.

When I came outside, Arzen looked up at me.

‘Where did Rihardt go? He’s alone.’

It was fortunate for me that one uncomfortable person had disappeared.

“What are you doing there?”

When I stood there blankly watching Arzen, he raised his eyebrows.

‘Is he telling me to come closer?’

Since I didn’t particularly want to get close to Arzen, I approached with reluctant feelings.

The Countess looked at us and smiled faintly.

“You two seem to get along well. Then I’ll be going now.”

Get along well, my foot. Her eyes must be seriously mistaken.

The Countess smiled warmly at us and disappeared, leading her maids.

Once the troublesome people around us disappeared, Arzen spoke as if he had been waiting.

“You said you’d explain when you came back.”

“…Here?”

“Then where?”

Arzen spoke like someone who had been waiting only for this.

I sighed and said.

“So what happened was…”

I started the story from when Rihardt killed Paelo Yungsik.

“It wasn’t what Count Evantes is thinking. So I lost my composure for a moment…”

Rihardt pulled me into his arms and kissed me.

The more I spoke, the stranger I felt. I was clearly the wronged party, but I increasingly felt like I had cheated.

I wasn’t the only one who felt this, as Arzen’s complexion also darkened.

I cleared my throat and changed the subject.

“That’s not what’s important right now. That person knows I’m Roji.”

“So the rumors about having secret meetings with the Paladin Commander when you were at the Northern Castle were true?”

“What?”

What is this about all of a sudden?

“Is that why you two were so affectionately close together?”

“How could that be? I have a bad relationship with that person to begin with.”

Arzen looked at me with disbelieving eyes.

“But aren’t you surprised that Count Evantes knows that person knows my identity?”

“I already suspected as much.”

“You suspected? How?”

“Well. The way that bastard looks at you…”

He stopped mid-sentence and furrowed his brow.

“Let’s go back.”

What? Why won’t he finish what he was saying? That’s one of the ways to drive people crazy in this world.

“And you don’t need to go through this trouble anymore.”

“What? Why?”

“When Her Imperial Highness returns, I’ll plead with her to let me meet the Benefactor.”

I opened my eyes wide at words I never expected to hear from him.

“You didn’t want to ask Her Imperial Highness for a favor, so you proceeded with things this way. Why are you suddenly saying you’ll ask her?”

“I changed my mind.”

Suddenly? Why?

What wind is blowing to make him act like this?

“Let’s think about that later. I already made an appointment to meet with Countess Millard.”

“What?”

“That’s why I came to this party in the first place, isn’t it?”

Arzen showed displeasure as if he alone had forgotten the purpose.

What exactly is the problem?

“If things fail, please make the request to Her Imperial Highness.”

I ignored Arzen, who was making a sullen expression, and walked ahead.

“You said let’s go back. Aren’t you coming?”

Arzen, who sighed, followed me with slow steps.

* * *

The final party at House of Millard was decorated magnificently.

Wine glasses stacked high like a pyramid, and when wine was poured from above, streams flowed down like a waterfall.

Because the chandelier illuminated the wine, the color felt particularly sparkling like gems, making it beautiful.

The nobles exclaimed in admiration at the sight.

Thus, the County’s party ended with everyone enjoying themselves.

However, even after the party ended, there was one person with a dissatisfied expression.

“This is different from what was promised.”

It was Countess Millard.

The dark banquet hall after the party ended and the chandelier lights were extinguished.

Countess Millard’s gentle smile that everyone knew had disappeared, replaced by an expression covered with spite.

“The plan went awry and I had trouble managing the situation. Thanks to that, I only wasted expensive wine that wasn’t even part of the plan.”

“…”

“Say something, Grand Master.”

Countess Millard raised her voice and looked at the man standing beside the circular pillar supporting the banquet hall.

The man’s profile, bathed in moonlight coming through the window, gave off an even more sacred atmosphere.

His enchantingly beautiful appearance was something no one could deny.

His sacred atmosphere was like an angel sent by God, yet his captivating face was also like a demon.

“What you intended to show the guests at today’s party wasn’t something like wine.”

“…”

“Why has the plan changed?”

This party was orchestrated to show Countess Millard catching demon worshippers in front of everyone.

Rihardt and Countess Millard had made some kind of deal.

She wanted to catch demon worshippers to gain recognition from the ‘Benefactor’, and Rihardt had agreed to help her with that.

【If you help me, what does the Grand Master gain?】

【Helping you might be beneficial to me as well.】

At the time, Rihardt had left those cryptic words.

“Don’t worry, Countess. There’s still plenty of time.”

“You ruin today’s work and tell me not to worry? How can I trust the Grand Master when our very first collaboration turns out like this?”

“Countess.”

When she raised her voice, Rihardt called her name in a flat tone.

Unlike the Countess, his voice carried no emotion, but it held a strong sense of intimidation that made it impossible to argue back.

“Fine. I hope you won’t make such strange mistakes next time.”

“Of course.”

The man was difficult to read.

While the world praised the man’s goodness, the Countess knew that Rihardt wasn’t as good a person as the rumors suggested.

* * *

The day after the Countess’s party, a letter arrived from her.

It was a letter asking to meet formally.

And so an appointment was set for when to meet.

A week later at seven in the evening.

It was rare for noble meetings to be scheduled so late unless it was a dinner party.

But what could I do when the Countess said she felt most energetic in the evening?

And so the day of the appointment arrived.

“We meet again, Camilla.”

“…Why are you here?”

I went to the Millard Estate at the appointed time, but the Countess I expected wasn’t there—instead, this other guy was.

“The Countess has some business and will be a little late.”

How would you know that?

“Well then, let’s go inside and wait. It was nice seeing you.”

He’s someone I don’t want to have a conversation with.

I tried to turn away to escape, but Rihardt moved to the side and blocked my path.

“Let’s talk for a moment.”

“Move aside.”

“Roji.”

When the man called my name, I reflexively looked up.

As if pleased by this, Rihardt smiled brightly.

“Now you’re finally looking at me.”

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