The Obsessive Maniac Is Trying To Confine Me - Chapter 158

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Episode 158

Rihardt’s hand, which had been stroking Rose’s hair, paused for a moment.

Rose looked at him curiously as Rihardt remained still.

He gently rubbed around her eyes with careful fingers.

“Did you have a nightmare? Why are you crying?”

“…I don’t know. I can’t remember what I dreamed about.”

“If it was a bad dream, it’s better to forget it.”

What kind of nightmare dared to make her cry?

Then Rose, wearing a comfortable expression, nestled into his embrace.

He stiffened at the unexpected contact.

It was rare for Rose to be the first to embrace him.

Of course, the current Rose firmly believed he was her husband, which was why she was acting this way.

In any case, she was overwhelmingly adorable.

“I don’t know. I want to sleep a little more…”

“No, Rose. I’ve prepared breakfast, so hurry up and eat. Don’t eat late.”

“…Just 5 minutes.”

When Rose pleaded pitifully, his heart softened for a moment, but unfortunately he couldn’t grant that request.

He usually went along with whatever she wanted to do, but when it came to meals, he wouldn’t compromise at all.

In the end, Rihardt carried the whining Rose to the dining table.

This kind of life had already been going on for 3 months.

“Are you going to work today too?”

Rose, who had apparently woken up, asked while munching on her food.

Her chubby cheeks moving diligently looked like a squirrel, making him smile with how cute it was.

“Why are you laughing?”

“Why am I laughing?”

“Yeah.”

Even asking with garbled pronunciation because her mouth was full of food was overwhelmingly adorable.

“I just smiled. You asked if I was going to work? I think I need to go out briefly today too.”

“Ah.”

After Rose lost her memory, Rihardt came down to an estate far from the capital.

Setting aside all his duties as Paladin Commander.

Considering that the Temple was a place bound by regulations, it was strange.

Was it simply because he was the real power behind the Temple?

In any case, the Pope had given Rihardt a long vacation, saying that he hadn’t rested even once during all the wars until now.

“Rose, should I quit my job?”

Then Rose gave him a sharp look.

“Don’t talk nonsense. I’m looking for work too. How can you rest when we’re in difficult circumstances?”

“But lately our situation has been comfortable…”

“Not even close with how things are now.”

Rihardt felt that something was wrong.

When he left the capital with Rose, he had planned to pamper her.

However, a ‘misunderstanding’ occurred in the middle, and he had to put on a strange act about their household finances being difficult.

‘How on earth did it come to this?’

He sighed inwardly.

“Then I’ll be going, Rose.”

“Have a safe trip.”

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Three months ago, I suddenly possessed into a novel.

It happened suddenly one day when I was overwhelmed with assignments.

【…Who are you?】

Everything was confusing at that time.

When I opened my eyes, a captivating handsome man I’d never seen before suddenly said we were married.

I spent several days with the man in that bewildered state.

Before I knew it, I had become a wife suffering from amnesia, and I thought it would be better for adapting to this place.

【You must be very confused from losing your memory. But don’t worry too much.】

【…】

【I’m here by your side, aren’t I?】

The man was kind and gentle.

‘Poor man.’

That’s why I felt sorry for pretending to be his wife when I had lost my memory.

However, there were strange things while living together.

The interior of the large manor was empty.

As if we had snuck into a manor that no one was using.

That was strange too, but most of all…

【We’re married, so why don’t we have rings?】

【Should we get rings made now?】

Sometimes the man’s actions often felt like he was acting as a fake husband.

At that time, having fallen into an unfamiliar place, I lived with such paranoia that I was overly suspicious.

Were we really married?

What if this man was a con artist and was deceiving me?

I was quite troubled at the time, but before long, all the strange points were resolved.

【Rose, I think we need to leave quickly.】

It was the middle of the night with a storm pouring down.

Rihardt, soaked from the fierce rain, had an urgent expression.

【Rihardt, you might catch a cold, so first let’s dry you off…】

【Sorry, but this is urgent right now.】

Seeing Rihardt’s expression, I thought something serious was happening.

Following Rihardt’s wishes, I hurriedly came down to Ruad Estate, far from the capital.

‘When I found out later why that happened, it was because we were being chased by debt collectors.’

There were many incidents and accidents while coming down to Ruad Estate.

Pursuers followed us on the way… I think I had a gut feeling about the situation from then on.

【Tell me honestly. You have debts, don’t you?】

【…Madam?】

【Otherwise, why would we be running away?】

【…Did you know?】

What could he have known about?

That we had pursuers after us? Or that the house had debts?

It was the moment I understood why that spacious manor was completely empty, and why the married couple had no rings.

【Why didn’t you tell me about the debt? How did you even end up with debt in the first place?】

Noticing that I had caught onto the truth he’d been hiding, Rihardt was visibly flustered.

After a long while, he answered that he had co-signed for someone wrongly.

At that moment, I thought I was going to be dumbfounded and suffocated.

I had always thought he was such a kind man, but to think he had no eye for people!

【Are you disappointed in me?】

【Of course I’m disappointed. Between spouses, you should hide what needs to be hidden, but does it make sense to hide such facts all this time?】

【…I’m sorry.】

As it turned out, my husband was a useless person except for having a kind face and personality.

I found out later that this man knew nothing about how the world worked.

【Are you in your right mind? You have debt but want to buy such a big manor?】

【Dear, so…】

【I need to look for other livable places. Or should we rent somewhere? Isn’t there a boarding house?】

【…I’ll look for a cheaper house instead.】

The place Rihardt and I earnestly searched for was a cabin in the forest.

The cabin was an abandoned place.

When we got this place, I was happy to find a space that didn’t cost a single penny, but Rihardt had a complicated expression.

That’s how Rihardt and I settled in the Ruad Estate.

“Where are the job postings…”

I think I hid them somewhere around here before.

“What? Why aren’t they here?”

I definitely put them here, but if they’re not here… don’t tell me Rihardt again?

Whenever I said I was looking for a job, he would give me disapproving looks.

He opposed it for various reasons, saying it was rough work or that the employer had a bad reputation.

【Social life is all like that originally. Where in the world would there be work that’s only comfortable?】

【…Dear, please. Think about it again. What I’ve been earning so far is enough, isn’t it?】

Strangely, even though Rihardt didn’t have a job that brought in much money, he managed to get everything we needed.

Food was abundant to the point of overflowing, and he even brought expensive-looking fur-lined clothes in preparation for the coming winter.

Each time, I became anxious wondering if Rihardt was going into debt somewhere.

【Two people earning is better than one person earning.】

【…I’ll do better.】

【No matter how well you do, there are limits, aren’t there?】

【…】

Each time, Rihardt would make an expression as if regretting something, then let out deep sighs as if the ground would cave in.

“Just try throwing them away. I really won’t let it slide.”

There was still a long time before Rihardt would return.

I prepared to go outside, planning to look for myself.

‘I must find a job within this week.’

I don’t know why I’m possessed in a strange world thinking about paying off someone else’s family debt.

That’s why when I found out Rihardt had debt, I immediately tried to run away.

【Dear, are you going to abandon me?】

Until I saw those bewitching blue eyes looking at me pitifully.

‘Right. I’m just living together with him until I adapt to this world.’

This land was still unfamiliar and I had nowhere else to rely on.

I cursed my fate and left the house.

I had been walking through the forest for a while.

“Sister, where are you going?”

This familiar voice…

When I turned around, a handsome man with a tall build was standing there holding an axe.

“Hello, Sian.”

Sian.

He was one of the few people I had newly befriended after being possessed in This Place.

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