The Obsessive Maniac Is Trying To Confine Me - Chapter 182

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Episode 182

“You need Arzen’s permission?”

Anri nodded his head.

“Where exactly is this place that requires permission?”

“The Cursed Land. Strangely, no traces of her previous whereabouts could be found anywhere.”

The place where Roji appeared was the Cursed Land?

I recalled Rihardt’s words. The place where he met Sian was also the Cursed Land.

As their paths overlapped, I felt a certain conviction growing stronger.

There’s definitely something there.

“Until recently, the passage rights to the Cursed Land belonged to another lord, but now it’s different. Count Evantes holds that authority.”

Why would Arzen have brought that land under his authority?

Come to think of it, when I worked as a maid for the Evantes family, all the medicines Arzen fed to Rihardt were items brought from the Cursed Land.

Perhaps he had been coveting the Cursed Land for a long time.

“It would be troublesome to be discovered by Count Evantes, wouldn’t it?”

Anri seemed to have noticed my anxiety.

“I think I can help you. I can get you safely to the Cursed Land without Count Evantes finding out.”

“You?”

“Of course, if you’re willing to pay the right price.”

Anri’s eyes sparkled.

“What do you want?”

“Meet with Emily.”

“….”

“I don’t care whether you’re real or not. Whatever you are, separate Emily from the Benefactor.”

The price Anri demanded was somewhat expected.

Throughout our conversation, I couldn’t be certain.

Was he sincere, or had he set a trap?

But the answer was already decided.

“Fine. I’ll meet Emily.”

I wanted to know and needed to know.

What connection these two had with Mother.

What exactly Sian was thinking.

Even if Anri had set a trap for me, I had to willingly throw myself into that pit.

Without doing so, I would never have a chance to encounter the truth.

* * *

“Yurta, I have a favor to ask of you.”

Rose whispered in Yurta’s ear with a gentle voice.

The woman’s body wrapping her arms around his neck was warm, and when he buried his head, a sweet fragrance dominated his mind.

“You’ll do it for me, won’t you?”

“Of course.”

How could he dare refuse her request?

“There are those who oppose my will. They want to bring me down.”

“How dare they… Who are these people?”

Rose was the Benefactor.

The world praised her and regarded her as a miracle.

But wherever you go, there are always those who think differently. They denied Rose’s existence and tried to harm her.

“Don’t be angry. They’re just small fry. But they’re annoying.”

The woman’s voice saying this was sorrowful.

Yurta embraced the woman deeply as if to protect her.

My fragile sister.

The one I must protect…

But where is my sister? I need to protect her, but this person in front of me…

Once again, his head began to throb. His fingertips trembled like withdrawal symptoms.

His mind became hazy again.

“Go and eliminate them. End it quietly without a sound. You can do it, can’t you?”

So that no disgrace would stain the name of Benefactor. Quietly from behind.

That was exactly Yurta’s role.

“It’ll be difficult to return immediately after the subjugation. There’s a manor purchased by the Ascent family in that area. Rest there before coming back, Yurta.”

“….”

“Right now only Emily is there, but Anri from Ruad will also stop by.”

He didn’t need rest. Yurta wanted to be by Rose’s side as quickly as possible.

But he couldn’t refuse her suggestion.

Rose had something else in mind. Rather than ‘subjugation,’ she probably wanted him to use that as an excuse to check if there was anything suspicious about the Ascent family.

Or perhaps she wanted to send him far away because she didn’t want him by her side.

“Please don’t abandon me.”

In the end, the best he could do was plead.

He knelt and repeated the same words at her feet.

When he begged like a dog, Rose’s mood would often improve.

“Why would I abandon someone as useful as you?”

It meant she would abandon him if he became useless. That’s why Yurta was desperate.

“Even though you killed Mother.”

“…!”

As if a leash had been pulled up, Yurta raised his head with difficulty.

“Sister, I…”

Rose’s eyes had already turned cold.

“More importantly, Yurta, it’s time for your medicine.”

“….”

Rose left him and brought the medicine bottle from the table.

With gentle hands, she pressed his jaw and opened his mouth.

He closed his eyes tightly.

Only when he took the medicine did she become tender.

Just like when she was kind to him in his very early childhood.

For a moment, he felt as if he had returned to those days.

But soon his mind became hazy again as if shrouded in fog.

* * *

I felt strange.

Meeting again someone I never expected to see again.

“Roji! Did you come with Anri too?”

After temporarily joining hands with Anri, we moved immediately without delay.

I had planned to move alone with him, but an annoying situation arose along the way.

【Where are you going, abandoning me, Rose?】

Rihardt stuck to my side with what felt like stubborn persistence.

It had become more tiresome to tell him not to follow me.

So I decided to just leave him be.

That man has always been helpful and never been a hindrance until now.

Who knows? If trouble arises, I might be able to use the Paladin Commander’s authority.

‘Anri might have set a trap after all.’

Traveling with Rihardt wasn’t bad from my perspective.

However, there was an uncomfortable feeling lodged in a corner of my heart, wondering if this was really okay.

【There won’t be any benefit in following me.】

So I warned him.

【I’m planning to use everything I possibly can. So I might end up using you too.】

Even though I told him to turn back at this point.

【You know what? When you say that, it gets me excited.】

What a crazy bastard.

Fine. Do whatever you want.

When he gets tired of it later, he’ll leave on his own.

“But isn’t Roji busy? How did you end up coming with Anri?”

Roji. How long had it been since I heard that name?

Moreover, since that name had a different owner, it was uncomfortable to hear.

“Still, I’m so happy!”

Emily grabbed my hand tightly, and I almost reflexively shook her hand off.

It wasn’t because I disliked it. It would be more accurate to say I almost did it out of panic.

I subtly pulled my hand free from her grasp without showing my feelings.

When a puzzled expression spread across Emily’s face, Anri quickly stepped in.

“Your Benefactor is a bit tired from traveling such a long way, Emily.”

“Ah… Right. Roji is delicate, of course.”

Emily nodded as if she understood.

Then Anri lightly kicked my foot without hurting me.

It meant I should act properly.

Honestly, I came to persuade Emily, but I didn’t have any grand plan.

【Stay by Emily’s side. Listen to her conversations well and play with her.】

That was Anri’s plan.

Could Emily really figure out that I was the real Rose with just something like this?

However, there was no particularly clever solution.

I thought about proving I was Rose by reminiscing about hazy memories, but it seemed like Roji had probably done that first.

“But Roji, who is that man?”

Emily seemed curious about Rihardt who had been by my side the whole time.

It was understandable since he was wearing a robe with his face hidden.

“I picked him up on the way here because he looked useful.”

While I was wondering how to answer, Anri responded instead. It wasn’t really an answer that seemed understandable.

“Aha.”

Why are you accepting that explanation?

This whole situation was just ridiculous and absurd.

“Emily, you haven’t eaten yet, right?”

“Roji, are you hungry?”

Let me try doing what Anri instructed for now.

Since I couldn’t think of any other ideas, I had to at least do that.

“Young Lady!”

Just as we were heading to the dining hall with Emily.

A servant came running urgently toward us.

“What’s wrong?”

Emily frowned, seemingly displeased at having her meal interrupted.

“Th-that is, Prince Yurta has come to visit the manor!”

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