The Obsessive Maniac Is Trying To Confine Me - Chapter 15

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Episode 15

“Are you calling that an excuse? You’re the only one here who could have put poison in the food.”

“Do you really think so?”

“Yes. Just to be sure, I also questioned the Head Chef, but the servants who were nearby said they didn’t see him put poison in while he was cooking.”

“I don’t suspect the Head Chef either. He’s not that kind of person.”

At Roji’s words, the Head Chef, who had been listening quietly, blushed and rubbed his nose.

Seeing this, the Butler frowned, so the Head Chef coughed and composed his expression.

“I’m not here to play word games with you. Hurry up and confess the truth!”

“I understand. But before that.”

Roji turned her head and stared at Mari.

“Mari.”

When Roji spoke Mari’s name, she lifted her head triumphantly.

She was the victor. That girl was just putting on airs.

“I saw it.”

Saw what?

While everyone focused on Roji’s words, Mari’s eyes briefly wavered.

“Last night.”

Mari, who knew what this meant, bit her lips. She had definitely confirmed no one was around, hadn’t she?

Don’t panic. There’s no evidence anyway. Whatever she says, I’ll just call it a lie.

“I saw you meet the Gatekeeper and hand him poison.”

Finally, a precise sentence flowed from Roji’s mouth.

Everyone was shocked and looked at those two people.

Roji calmly continued speaking.

“Mari was threatening the Gatekeeper. What did she say…”

Roji didn’t finish her sentence and looked at the Gatekeeper.

Can I tell them what I heard? About you being a spy.

Those eyes definitely conveyed that message. The quick-witted Gatekeeper rapidly calculated what he should do in this situation.

Would he be discovered as a spy and kicked out for putting in the fruit, or would he admit his guilt here and keep his secret safe?

It was Roji’s silent pressure to choose one of the two.

In fact, what he needed to choose to survive was crystal clear.

Fortunately, the Gatekeeper made a wise choice.

“I’m sorry, Butler! That maid named Mari threatened to tell my wife about my affair! So I had no choice…!”

Once again, everyone’s attention focused on Mari.

Just like last night, when the Kitchen Maid confessed that she had ordered her to do it.

“Mari, why did you do it?”

Roji spoke quietly.

“Do you know what happened to that person because of you? He might die from the poison you gave him! What do you think will happen to you before Count Evantes?”

“What are you talking about! It wasn’t me! The Gatekeeper is lying!”

“If the Monster dies from that poison, do you think either of us will be safe?”

But what she had put in was fruit, so why did Roji keep calling it poison?

She had been told that the fruit she possessed would absolutely not endanger life.

Mari bit her lips hard at the strangeness. Then Mari met Roji’s pink eyes in the air.

At that moment, an optical illusion occurred where her pink eyes seemed to spread red, taking on an eerie light.

Roji smiled.

“Mari, are you scared now? Why did you put in poison?”

A smile confident of victory and this question now.

Mari realized.

Had Roji, who happened to see last night’s events, planned this whole thing?

Roji had conspired with the Gatekeeper to switch the medicine with poison!

When her thoughts reached that point, Mari’s face contorted. She had to do something right now, whether it was shutting Roji’s mouth or whatever.

However, her mind went completely blank to do anything.

‘Get it together. There’s still no evidence that I mixed in the fruit!’

However, not everyone thought like Mari.

“Take her away.”

As soon as the Butler’s sharp words fell like a death sentence, the surrounding servants grabbed her.

‘If I’m dragged away like this, it’s over!’

Fear wrapped around her mind, but Mari desperately tried to force out her reason.

Unfortunately, if not for Roji’s next words, Mari might have been able to regain even a little composure.

“That’s right, Mari, why did you put in poison. The crime is serious.”

Roji smiled with her eyes and silently moved her lips.

‘Actually, I’m the one who put in the poison.’

That’s how Roji’s lips moved.

At that sight, Mari’s eyes filled with rage and she shouted loudly.

“It wasn’t me! Butler, doesn’t something seem strange? The fruit changed to poison right after I was accused yesterday.”

“…”

“That’s Roji’s scheme to harm the Monster and frame me as the culprit!”

She poured out her grievances with her whole body. She squeezed out tears and looked around.

Huh…?

Something was strange. Everyone around was looking at Mari with cold stares.

Did I say something wrong?

The Butler’s eyes became exactly like the gaze he had sent last night. Ice-cold eyes.

“How did you know that what went in yesterday was fruit, Mari?”

“…Huh?”

Well…

Mari frantically searched through yesterday’s memories.

“Roji, you showed the plant encyclopedia to the Butler and there was such a commotion yesterday, so of course I’d know!”

“Only the Butler and the Kitchen Maid saw the plant encyclopedia. Everyone only knows that the Monster collapsed after taking medicine, but they don’t know that the medicine was fruit with stimulating effects.”

Only then did Mari realize her mistake and stepped back with a face pale as a sheet.

It felt like blood was draining from her body.

The rapidly changing situation prevented her from thinking deeply.

She had mistakenly thought that everyone would already know about the fruit since there had been such a big commotion yesterday.

“But-Butler, no. This is a trap! How did I know… Ah! I also heard Roji blabbering about it! That fruit had gone into the food!”

Rambling nonsense. No one believed the excuse she made up belatedly.

“Take her away.”

The Butler spoke coldly and the servants tightened their grip on Mari’s arms.

She struggled not to be dragged away, but unfortunately it was useless.

“Roji, even though Mari is being dragged away like this, your suspicions aren’t completely cleared, so you should reflect…”

“Ah! Butler, I forgot to mention something.”

Roji spoke up belatedly.

“That person didn’t eat the food I gave him.”

“What…?”

“He didn’t eat it.”

The Butler couldn’t immediately understand Roji’s words and felt as if his intelligence was deteriorating.

It wasn’t just the Butler – everyone here felt the same way.

“He didn’t eat it… Then why is he saying he’s sick?”

“He said he was bored and wanted to try pretending to be ill.”

“…”

At that moment, everyone present was left speechless.

They could only mutter ‘What kind of crazy…’ to themselves.

“And by creating this situation, wouldn’t we also be able to catch the culprit?”

Looking at the results, Roji was right.

If Roji had immediately told the butler what she saw last night, only the gatekeeper would have been caught.

And if Mari played innocent, it would become difficult to catch the rest.

It was a kind of psychological warfare.

Should I call it clever, or should I call it cunning.

The butler was alone, pondering what to define it as—a meaningless worry.

“I knew she would do that…”

Emily’s eyes gleamed menacingly. Everyone present stared at her blankly, taken aback by Emily’s suddenly changed atmosphere.

Suddenly she began fumbling around her chest. As if there was something there.

“Crazy! She’s pulled out a knife!”

Why does a knife keep appearing from there every time?

A servant screamed frantically, startled by Emily’s sudden action. Even Roji, who had been the only one staying calm, blinked in surprise.

“Atone for your sins with death!”

My goodness. Emily has finally lost her mind!

Sure enough, Emily’s eyes rolled back as she lunged toward Mari, and the nearby servants urgently grabbed and restrained her.

And so the incident came to an end.

* * *

Actually, after hearing Rihardt’s story, I pondered. How should I handle this matter.

Even if I informed the butler of this fact, it would be difficult to prove Mari’s guilt.

And if I made a mistake, Mari might slip drugs again someday and I might be framed as the culprit once more.

So I decided to escalate the situation.

At the same time, I asked Rihardt a favor. To pretend to be sick.

Rihardt, who never did anything for free, set a condition. He told me to grant him what he wanted.

I said I’d help with anything except running away, and Rihardt gladly agreed.

And now.

Rihardt lazily asked while lightly tugging at the strings of the maid outfit I was wearing.

“May I take it off?”

Take what off.

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