The Obsessive Maniac Is Trying To Confine Me - Chapter 179

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Episode 179

The Ruad Estate was in chaos due to the recent disappearance incidents.

When the knights who had rushed in began posting notices, everyone started murmuring.

As the knights stepped aside, someone read the posted content aloud.

“There’s someone impersonating the Savior?”

The content was truly shocking.

Recently, there has been someone impersonating the Savior.

This person has an appearance identical to the Savior and goes around claiming to be the Savior.

“What a terrible person!”

“How dare they impersonate the Savior!”

Dillen stood a step back, watching the people murmuring in anger.

This was something Rose had ordered him to do.

But why did it feel so unsettling?

Would he have felt more satisfied now if he hadn’t let that fake escape from the cabin last night?

Perhaps they wouldn’t have needed to post such notices.

Dillen let out a dry sigh. He was overwhelmed by terrible self-loathing.

That’s when it happened.

“Hey, isn’t that smoke rising over there?”

“Smoke? Isn’t that where Lord’s estate is?”

Dillen quickly turned his head toward Lord Ruad’s estate.

Black smoke was rising in the distance as if there was a fire.

Something had happened.

* * *

The Holy Knights had invaded!

The Lord glared at the woman who had impersonated the Savior.

This was all because of this wench.

Because of this wench…!

“Throw that thing in prison immediately…!”

“Lord.”

At that moment, a calm voice stopped the Lord.

The Lord turned his head, wondering who it was.

He saw a man with a relaxed expression approaching.

“Ah, Count Asent.”

“In such an urgent situation, should the Lord really be concerned with that woman?”

“…”

“I also received the letter. So why don’t you leave that woman to me and focus on solving the problem in front of you first?”

The Lord finally nodded.

Right now he wanted to tear that wench apart with his own hands, but dealing with the Holy Knights who had invaded the estate was the priority.

“Understood, Count Asent. I’ll leave that woman to you for now.”

“Leave this matter to me.”

Anri pulled the woman by the shoulder.

Soon he left with the knights, dragging the woman along.

Anri watched the Lord and knights disappearing in the distance and spoke quietly.

“This way.”

“Yes? But this way is…”

When Anri tried to head in a different direction from where the prison was, a knight raised a question.

Then Anri smiled slyly.

“I have my reasons for this.”

“Ah…”

The knight readily accepted Anri’s words.

However, when Anri entered a deserted path shortly after, questions arose again.

This was a place where no one ever set foot. Why would he come to such a place…?

Then Anri stopped.

“This should be far enough.”

“Count, why are we here… Gahhk!”

Anri quickly drew his sword and swung it at the knights.

In the sudden turn of events, the knights collapsed without even being able to scream properly.

Rose watched this situation calmly without blinking an eye.

“How strange. You seem like a completely different person from the one I saw before.”

“…”

“Ah yes. You remind me of ‘that woman.'”

“By that woman, do you mean the Savior?”

Anri didn’t deny it. It was an affirmation.

“Anri.”

“…”

“Why did you help me?”

“Help you? Well, that depends on…”

Anri raised the sword he had used to cut down the knights.

“Your answer from now on.”

He used the tip of his sword to lift the veil covering the woman’s face.

“You’re definitely identical. I can’t tell which one is real. Who are you?”

“…”

“No, it would be faster to ask which one is real. Who’s the real one? You? The Savior?”

“If I said I was real, could you believe it?”

“Well. I’ll be the judge of that. First, was it you I met long ago in Evantes?”

When he mentioned Evantes, the woman’s eyes grew cold.

As if she was recalling unpleasant memories.

This was an expression he couldn’t see from the ‘Savior.’ An expression only someone who had experienced that day could make.

“You seem to know everything, so why did you pretend not to know me when we met again in Ruad?”

“…”

“Was approaching Ruad while pretending to know nothing part of your plan? Though if that were the case, you wouldn’t have revealed yourself before me, one of the Savior’s people.”

“…”

“You really seemed like someone who knew nothing.”

The woman blinked slowly.

“Then why didn’t you tell the Savior that someone who resembled you had appeared? You’re on the Savior’s side, aren’t you?”

On the Savior’s side.

Long ago, he might have thought he could be on her side.

Until he began to feel that her actions were becoming excessive and irritating.

Anri sheathed his sword.

“Actually, I don’t care who’s real.”

“You don’t care?”

“What’s important to me is that shell.”

The woman looked at Anri with interest.

“You asked why I helped you? Whether you’re fake or real, we might have more in common than you think.”

“How so?”

“In that we both hate the Savior?”

“But you’re part of the Benefactor’s faction.”

“That’s all complicated circumstances… Oh no.”

Anri gently lowered the black veil for her.

“Someone’s coming. You go out this way. I’ll say the Holy Knights killed the knights and took you away.”

“…”

“Let’s finish our conversation next time. If you want to meet, come to the town square in a week.”

With those final words, Anri pushed Rose’s back.

Rose disappeared as Anri had instructed.

“Lord Anri!”

As Rose vanished, knights came chasing from the distance.

* * *

‘He didn’t need to help me.’

I was planning to get out on my own even without Anri’s help.

The me from before losing my memories couldn’t have done it, but now it’s different.

Anyway, it was true that I could get out comfortably thanks to Anri, so I decided to be grateful to him.

Following Anri’s instructions, I came out through the back door to find many people gathered around the burning estate.

“What on earth is happening?”

“Why is the estate…?”

I watched the burning estate together with them.

Someday they’ll find out too.

That the culprit behind the disappearance cases that had stirred up the village was none other than the lord they had been serving.

“You…!”

While I was looking at the estate, someone grabbed my arm.

As my body was pulled and I naturally turned my head, there was a familiar face.

Dark brown hair, red eyes.

“…Dillen.”

I didn’t expect to meet him this quickly.

“Is this your doing?”

He furrowed his brow fiercely.

“…Dillen.”

When I called his name, he gritted his teeth.

“…It’s me, Dillen.”

I slowly raised my arm to caress his cheek, but stopped when I saw his brow furrow in pain.

“Because of the curse Yurta cast, if you hold onto me… it hurts, doesn’t it? Is this okay?”

Though it must be agonizing, Dillen gripped my wrist as if he would never let go.

“…Shut up. Don’t try to bewitch me with fake emotions.”

Despite claiming he wouldn’t be bewitched, his red eyes were already beginning to waver.

“…You, come with me.”

“Ah…!”

Dillen didn’t answer and pulled me with forceful strength.

I was dragged along as he pulled me.

“Dillen, where are you taking me?”

“…”

“Dillen.”

He wouldn’t listen to my words.

Only then did I realize how long I had been separated from Dillen.

More precisely, how long that gap had been while I had lost my memories.

“Do you know why I lost my memories?”

No matter how much you try to close your ears, I know you’re listening.

“I wanted to die, but you saved me. So I begged. Please drive me mad instead.”

“…Shut up. I don’t want to hear it.”

“I prayed to the pendant Mother gave me every day. Please make me an idiot!”

“Stop it!”

“Please erase all these hellish memories, my longing to return home, the pain of seeing you all!”

Dillen roughly turned around and gripped my shoulders.

“Don’t pretend to be Rose when you’re just a fake.”

“Fake?”

I let out a hollow laugh.

【Let’s put what Rose wants inside later.】

Selline’s gentle voice echoed in my ears. I had cried while crumpling her picture into the pendant.

Please let me forget the one I love most. That was my final wish.

“I just lost my memories all this time. The pendant granted my wish.”

“…”

“Selline, you, everything I loved – it erased it all.”

Dillen’s red eyes shook as if struck by an earthquake.

And what happened then?

At some point, memories began disappearing one by one.

When I entered Evantes under the name Roji, I had already lost half my memories.

【Please…】

【…I beg you.】

When I met Rihardt, I had lost all my memories.

“Dillen.”

Before I knew it, Dillen who had been dragging me was standing still in the middle of where people were passing by.

“…It’s a lie.”

“…”

“It’s a lie.”

The strength left Dillen’s hands. He denied me with a pale face.

His wavering red eyes stopped and focused on me as he denied me.

“I’m going to expose that you’re a fake right here.”

“…”

“I won’t let you mock Rose… mock me anymore.”

“Is that your choice?”

No answer came from Dillen. I interpreted that as affirmation.

“If that’s your choice, then do it.”

I forcefully shook off Dillen’s arm.

Dillen tried to chase after me in surprise, but I was one step faster.

I boldly removed the veil that had been covering my face in front of everyone.

“I am the fake who impersonated the Benefactor…!”

At that moment, Dillen’s arm roughly pulled me back.

“Are you insane?”

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