The Obsessive Maniac Is Trying To Confine Me - Chapter 146

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Episode 146

“Here we are, miss.”

Teri safely guided me to the escape hatch.

When I offered to pay Teri, who was caring for her sick mother, she was easily bought.

I deceived Arzen with my helpless acting, and that day, I disguised myself with the wig and maid outfit that Teri secretly brought me.

After removing even my artifact earrings, my face changed completely, so no one who knew ‘Camilla’ was around.

Thankfully, Arzen had only assigned people around me who didn’t know the face of ‘Roji,’ who had worked at this manor three years ago.

So I escaped pretending to be a maid amidst the commotion.

“Thank you, Teri.”

After safely escaping through the escape hatch, I thanked Teri.

“Miss…”

But strangely, Teri, who had made the greatest contribution, was clearly restless.

“What’s wrong? Is there a problem?”

“Well, you see…”

“You escaped safely. That’s fortunate.”

Then I heard a familiar voice from behind.

“…Rihardt?”

As if responding to my call, the man smiled slyly.

Even in this situation, his annoying good looks were shining.

“Good work, Teri. You can receive your reward by following that person over there.”

Behind Rihardt stood a robed man.

Don’t tell me…

“You weren’t bought by me, but by that man?”

“I’m sorry, miss. It seems that gentleman was more… you know what I mean, right?”

I was dumbfounded.

The maid I had carefully recruited was a double spy.

“Th-then I’ll be going now…!”

Teri ran away with the robed man. That left only Rihardt and me in this place.

“…What exactly is this situation?”

“What situation? I came to rescue you.”

“Rescue me…?”

“You went through quite an ordeal with the Count.”

Did he find out through a spy planted in this manor that I was imprisoned by Arzen and come to rescue me?

“More importantly, Roji, don’t you need this?”

Rihardt smiled brightly as if pleased about something and handed me a bracelet.

“What is that?”

“It’s something you know well. Wearing that bracelet will change you into a different appearance.”

He naturally lifted my wrist and put the bracelet on.

Then my pink hair changed to brown.

He caressed my wrist and smiled brightly, saying it suited me well.

“Now you’re coming to my side.”

I’m not sure if this situation is good or bad.

But wait…

“Shouldn’t you not be here right now? You’re supposed to be presiding over today’s festival…!”

“That’s true, but how could such an event be more important than you?”

“It is important!”

“…”

What on earth was the Temple thinking when they entrusted the position of Paladin Commander to such a person?

Someone who abandons his duties and wanders around.

Actually, this works out well.

“Since it’s come to this, take me to where the event is being held.”

Since it’s an event that even royalty participates in, the festival strictly screens attendees.

I was worried about how to get in without an invitation, but with Rihardt backing me, things would be easier.

“It’s not difficult, but you just escaped and now you want to go there?”

He looked like he couldn’t understand.

“…Would you believe me if I said I wanted to enjoy the event with you?”

Suddenly Rihardt made a serious face.

As expected, it won’t work…?

Then Rihardt spoke with an enchantingly beautiful smile.

“Let’s go.”

What a simple man.

* * *

The inside of the temple building was splendid enough to please the eyes, if not for this situation.

Stained glass emitting rays of light in several directions, delicate and elegant sculptures depicting angels. Various objects like silver candlesticks and chalices.

Though I can’t even notice them right now.

Thanks to Rihardt, I was able to enter the temple without any procedures.

“Grand Master!”

“Why are you only coming now! We were worried!”

When I went to the temple with Rihardt, clerics on the verge of tears approached.

How panicked they must have been with the Paladin Commander, who was supposed to preside over the event, having run away.

Rihardt shamelessly apologized to them with a relaxed smile.

The clerics looked at Rihardt with moved eyes.

‘He doesn’t look sorry at all.’

They’re definitely moved by that radiant face rather than the apology.

“Please hurry, Grand Master! It’s extremely urgent right now!”

“That’s right! Everyone is looking for you!”

Rihardt stared at me intently.

Something felt off. This man isn’t going to refuse to go because of me, is he?

“What are you doing not going?”

“…”

Is he really not going to go?

‘Does he have any awareness of being a Paladin Commander?’

Well, he wouldn’t be doing this if he did.

I stepped firmly on Rihardt’s foot as if urging him. Very firmly.

“…Then I’ll be back.”

Yes, go ahead.

“Wait for me, Roji.”

When Rihardt didn’t move, the clerics who hadn’t grasped the situation also looked this way with puzzled eyes.

Rihardt stared at me with persistent eyes before leaving with the clerics.

I felt relieved and hid myself in a deserted place.

I didn’t want to be in the middle of a crowd of nobles.

“My goodness. Isn’t that person the Herthas Prince?”

Then someone muttered.

I turned around in surprise.

‘Dillen?’

Hair that shone like straw in sunlight and ruby-red eyes.

“He’s really handsome as the rumors say.”

“They say all the princes of Herthas are handsome, and it wasn’t just a rumor. No, rumors are usually exaggerated, but not this time.”

“The second prince is also quite good-looking, right? I’d like to see him once.”

“Young Lady, haven’t you heard the news? The second one there is…”

Missing.

Yurta had disappeared from the North.

‘Where could he be.’

He’s probably doing well on his own. Well. It’s none of my business.

I hope he never appears before my eyes again.

“But where is Herthas Prince looking right now?”

I was awakened from my thoughts by the sound of nobles chattering.

Following their words, I looked at Dillen, and he was indeed looking this way.

That wasn’t the end of it. Dillen approached this way with a fierce expression.

What, why are you coming!

‘Did he recognize me again?’

Don’t come! If you come, you’ll draw attention! I want to stay quiet and disappear!

As if sensing my desperate wish, he just made an unpleasant expression and Dillen retreated.

I let out a sigh of relief.

“Gasp! Isn’t that Count Evantes over there?”

I sucked back in the breath I had just exhaled.

“I thought Count Evantes doesn’t usually appear at such occasions…”

Arzen looked around as if searching for something.

Suddenly I thought he was looking for me. He must have figured out that I would come here.

‘Let’s run away!’

I reflexively checked my wrist to see if the artifact bracelet was still there.

Surely he wouldn’t recognize me too?

I hurriedly hid myself in the crowd. Now I should be able to relax a bit.

Did I get too mixed up in the crowd?

There were so many people passing by that my shoulders kept bumping into them.

“Ugh!”

While trying to get through the crowd to go far away, I collided hard and my body tilted backward.

Then someone grabbed my wrist.

“…!”

That hand pulled me out of the crowd.

“Who are you…”

He was wearing a robe so I couldn’t see his face.

A man about a head taller than me stared down at me quietly.

‘…A robe in a place like this?’

I was quietly shocked by the suspicious appearance, but then I saw the emblem embroidered on the robe and finally felt a small relief.

Only clerics wore clothes with such emblems.

‘But why did he cover his face?’

As I wondered about this, red eyes flickered beneath the deeply drawn robe.

It was just for a moment, but as the fabric swayed slightly, I caught a glimpse of jet-black eyelashes, red eyes set beneath them, and a sharp nose bridge.

All things familiar to me.

“…You’re not Yurta, are you?”

At that moment, a loud cheer rang out!

Rihardt had climbed up to the platform on the second floor.

Soon the cheers turned into sacred melodies.

As the young clerics lined up produced clear and beautiful tones, beautiful voices echoed throughout.

The festival ceremony had begun.

* * *

【We have found someone who appears to be Lord Yurta.】

It had already been over a month since Yurta went missing.

During that time, Dillen had been searching for Yurta.

It wasn’t for some pretentious reason like brotherly loyalty.

Though they were bound by blood, they had never once been brothers.

It was simply out of ‘necessity.’

【He seems to be trying to come to the festival ceremony held at the temple as a companion of the Ascent Family.】

‘What the hell is he scheming?’

After not showing up for over a month, why was he suddenly trying to appear at the festival ceremony?

And not as Yurta Herthas, but as a companion of the Ascent Family.

‘What are you plotting, Yurta.’

Dillen searched around the temple for Yurta, who must have snuck in somewhere.

At the end of his search, Dillen finally found him.

A suspicious man wearing a jet-black robe with the temple’s emblem.

Dillen recognized him immediately just from that appearance.

After all the years they’d spent together, could a single robe hide his familiar build or unmistakable aura?

…But was that bastard now grabbing Rose?

The very thing he had worried about when he first discovered Rose here had finally happened.

“Rose…!”

He shouted toward Rose, but his voice was drowned out by the loud singing.

Damn it. Dillen spat out curses as he pushed through people and hurried toward her.

Then bang! A fierce wind blew with a murderous roar that seemed like it would shatter limbs.

Murky smoke instantly obscured the view.

Before he could even realize what had happened, screams echoed throughout.

Dillen instantly turned his head toward the direction where Rose had been.

‘Rose!’

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