The Obsessive Maniac Is Trying To Confine Me - Chapter 197

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Episode 197

I froze, unable to give any answer.

“My brother, you see, is actually a coward who wants to monopolize you.”

“….”

“Do you know why? On the surface he seems so righteous. But that bastard and I have never properly received love.”

Suddenly, childhood memories came to mind.

Beyond the beautifully decorated Herthas’ Fence stood a beautiful manor like a painting. And the two brothers inside it.

However, they looked parched as if trapped in a desert without a single drop of water.

Even Yurta, who seemed to receive expectations and love in one body, was actually not loved by anyone.

Because what Lord Herata truly loved was the value assigned to the ‘Transcendent.’

So how much more so for Dillen. He had outstanding talent but was merely human in capacity, so he received no recognition.

“Especially my brother has always lived thinking something would be taken from him by me.”

“….”

“As you know, Sister, I had everything that my brother couldn’t have. That inferiority complex. You saw it directly.”

“That was only when we were young….”

I remembered Dillen’s back as he always envied Yurta and destroyed his own sense of worth.

“That’s right. That’s a story from when we were young. But what if it became distorted? What if his fear of always having something taken by me and becoming inferior turned into fear of losing you?”

Yurta’s eyes reflected my image.

I floundered in the red abyss for a while, unable to move, then reacted belatedly.

“…What are you talking about.”

Yurta is talking nonsense again.

“So you’re saying Dillen knew but pretended not to know about mother’s death? Because he wanted you to keep being hated? Is that what you want to say, Yurta?”

“…That’s right. Because it’s the truth.”

How disappointing. Now he’s even trying to drive a wedge between us?

“Don’t lie. Dillen isn’t that kind of person.”

“He’s not that kind of person?”

“That’s right. Don’t make up such lies. Dillen isn’t someone you can slander so carelessly.”

“Ha….”

Yurta let out a bitter laugh and gripped my shoulder tightly.

I looked up at him in surprise, and wave-like anger rippled in his red eyes.

“You’re always like this.”

“….”

“When have I ever lied to you?”

It felt like my whole body was being crushed by a giant burning wooden plank. The heavy touch was hot.

“Why can’t you believe my words?”

“….”

“How annoying. I thought I wouldn’t have to see that bastard Dillen anymore, but he’s sticking around with the Paladin Commander.”

“….”

“You don’t give me any chance at all.”

The strength left the hand gripping my shoulder.

“This is our relationship.”

He slowly got up.

“Then I’ll be going now.”

* * *

“Emily, are you coming to?”

When Emily, who had been lying like dead for several days, let out a faint moan, Anri immediately reacted.

He had been waiting for her to wake up.

“…Anri?”

Emily’s voice was hazy.

“…I hurt.”

“….”

“…How did this happen? Why did Roji….”

Why did Roji do this to me….

Emily couldn’t finish her words and sobbed.

He felt sorry for Emily, but on the other hand, he was displeased.

Anri also disliked that woman Emily followed, calling her ‘benefactor.’

Why do you act like a fool as if you’d give everything away.

“That wasn’t Roji.”

“…Then.”

“It was a fake. We were deceived by that fake.”

“Then the real Roji is….”

Even in this situation, she’s going on about that damn Roji.

“She’ll be safe.”

He heard she was dragged away by Yurta Herthas and Count Evantes, but he was confident she’d be safe.

That day, Anri told the truth about where Rose had headed to save Emily.

As promised, the Benefactor spared their lives.

Anri had to quickly escape from there in case she would harm Emily.

“…Really? Roji is okay?”

That damn Roji.

Anri had to try his best not to let his displeasure show in his voice.

“I’ll take care of it, so you rest.”

Then Emily struggled to raise her hand and grabbed him.

“Please save her.”

“…Okay.”

After confirming once more that she was safe, Anri got up from his seat.

After that, he left her with a trustworthy doctor and left the manor.

The place he headed to was….

“It’s been a while, Herthas Prince.”

In front of Dillen Herthas.

“Don’t you think you and I would get along well?”

* * *

After Yurta left, I collapsed listlessly on the bed.

It was no different from a prison.

The funny thing was that the soft sheets and blankets were quite luxurious.

Also, though it should be cold being underground, I stayed warm the whole time.

It seemed like Yurta was taking care of me in his own way.

‘For all the good it does.’

Does Yurta really have no intention of letting me out? I became troubled.

Is Rihardt okay? I was worried since I vaguely heard he was dragged away too.

The fact that the ceremony day was approaching kept floating in my mind, but Sian said he would solve that problem, so I probably didn’t need to worry about it anymore.

If I just endure like this….

Creak.

Then the basement door that had been closed opened.

Is it Yurta again?

“Have you been well?”

It’s not Yurta.

I hastily got up.

“You….”

“It’s been a while.”

…Arzen.

He had been chasing me since the cursed land.

It seems he’s become one of Roji’s people….

Does he also think I’m a fake?

I don’t know what the reason was, but the last moment before we parted wasn’t very good.

Because I ran away from him.

“You don’t look well.”

“…Would you prefer that I did? What were you thinking, coming to find me.”

“Well-.”

As Arzen approached closer, I quickly moved my body to the end of the bed.

However, it seemed like I had given him space instead, as he sat down on the bed.

“I missed you, Rose.”

“….”

“I’ve been waiting for the day I could catch you after you ran away.”

At first glance it sounded like the words of an affectionate lover, but I knew well that the hidden meaning wasn’t like that.

In the end, he must also know that I’m a fake.

That the real Rose Herthas is the benefactor. That I impersonated her.

“Did you come to mock me?”

That I abandoned him and ran away.

But if he hadn’t confined me, things wouldn’t have turned out that way.

“You say I came to mock you. I told you I came because I missed you.”

“You expect me to believe that? Then tell me this first. Why exactly did you join hands with the benefactor and confine me?”

“….”

“Aren’t you planning to kill me? You think I’m a fake, don’t you. If not that, are you acting like this because you find me pathetic for running away?”

Arzen, who blinked slowly, smiled.

“It’s the opposite, Rose. I know you’re the real Rose Herthas.”

“…That’s a lie.”

Dillen and Yurta were both deceived, but Arzen wasn’t?

“…Then you knew I was real, yet you cooperated with the benefactor?”

“It didn’t matter who was real from the beginning.”

Then why does he follow the benefactor?

“And you know this too. The current benefactor isn’t actually the real benefactor.”

What?

“How do you know that?”

“That’s not what’s important, Rose.”

Arzen raised his hand and stroked my cheek.

“What’s important is that I can help you.”

“….”

“So you can get out of this place.”

The moment I saw his green eyes gleaming with pleasure, I immediately knew.

It was either a trap…,

“Is there something you want from me?”

As if it was the correct answer, his eyes curved like crescents.

“You already know what I want.”

The hand that had been stroking my cheek moved down and pulled my waist toward him.

“Marry me, Rose.”

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