The Obsessive Maniac Is Trying To Confine Me - Chapter 229

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Side Story Episode 19

 

Strange water sounds also pierced my ears.

 

It wasn’t simply the sound of someone tossing and turning. Like someone suffering from high fever, suppressed moans were leaking out rhythmically.

 

His broad shoulders visible beyond the sofa’s backrest heaved roughly. It was a precarious sight from behind, as if he was desperately enduring something.

 

At that moment, I could see Yurta’s lips moving between his tilted head. His dazed eyes were staring into empty space.

 

“…Sister, haah…”

 

My title burst from his mouth. In a very sticky, yearning voice at that.

 

“…Rose.”

 

Instantly, goosebumps ran down my spine.

 

I quickly entered the room without looking back.

 

Click.

 

And I locked the door.

 

…I should go back to sleep.

 

Until morning comes.

 

* * *

 

The sun rose high in the sky.

 

Of course, outside the Cursed Land.

 

The sky here was a mixture of black and gray swirling around, and now even tornadoes were mixed in.

 

Anyway, I was lying down without getting up.

 

“Sister, please wake up.”

 

Knock knock.

 

Yurta came knocking on the door.

 

‘Crazy bastard.’

 

He must have known I had come close.

 

Since he’s a transcendent. He’s better at sensing people’s presence than others, but…

 

He can smell a scent from me that others don’t know.

 

“It seems your body hasn’t recovered yet. I’m worried.”

 

Then Yurta said something nonsensical.

 

“I’m coming in.”

 

“Wait…”

 

Creak. The door opened.

 

I hurriedly got up, supporting myself on the bed with my disheveled hair.

 

“Good morning, Sister.”

 

Yurta’s eyes curved into crescents as he looked at me.

 

A refreshing soap scent came from his wet hair, as if he had just washed up.

 

The beast who had called my name last night was nowhere to be found, and the most pristine nobleman in the world was standing there. His shamelessness was astounding.

 

“…Get out. I need to eat.”

 

Since I was up anyway, I might as well eat.

 

I had gotten up early and struggled, yet still hadn’t eaten anything.

 

“Shall I prepare it for you?”

 

I recalled the hard-textured porridge I had eaten until yesterday. The taste was too terrible to eat again today.

 

“No thanks. I’m never eating that porridge you made again.”

 

I pushed him aside and headed to the kitchen.

 

It seemed I would have to prepare breakfast myself.

 

‘But when was the last time I cooked…?’

 

I hadn’t done it once while living with Rihardt… I hadn’t cooked for almost 2 years.

 

Well, I’ll manage somehow.

 

I had the experience of 5 years of living alone.

 

Neatly organized ingredients caught my eye. It seemed he had packed them full so I wouldn’t starve.

 

Really, Rihardt was… kind to the point of making me feel sorry.

 

But I turned my eyes away from the precious ingredients. To chop and prepare vegetables from the morning… was still too bothersome.

 

Sorry, Rihardt.

 

…Really sorry.

 

In the end, I took out bread and jam.

 

“Yurta, let’s eat.”

 

I called Yurta while spreading jam on bread. I should have just asked Yurta to do it.

 

But Yurta was already there.

 

Moreover, he was watching me in a daze.

 

‘Why is he acting like that?’

 

His expression looked as if he was seeing a very unfamiliar scene.

 

“Yurta?”

 

“…Did that bastard see this scene every day?”

 

Hm?

 

His voice was cracked. I sensed killing intent from it.

 

Why, again!

 

“Every day like this… spreading jam and calling that bastard with such a gentle voice?”

 

“…”

 

Misunderstandings piled up layer by layer.

 

But it would be strange to clarify.

 

Even if I explained that I only did this for you, that Rihardt serves me a five-course meal every morning…

 

Yurta’s anger wouldn’t subside.

 

‘Why does he keep going on about Rihardt?’

 

But it was familiar. Because in the past, Yurta also… compared himself to Dillen.

 

“Something I could never even dream of in my lifetime… that bastard gets it every day…”

 

Yurta muttered as if shocked.

 

At this point, I was confused whether Rihardt should come quickly or not come at all.

 

“Yurta.”

 

I called his name.

 

Resentful and angry red eyes looked at me.

 

Really… sometimes Yurta looked like a child. A child starved for love.

 

A very, very hungry child.

 

And a greedy, wicked child.

 

* * *

 

The security of the Borderland was unprecedentedly strict.

 

Because a giant tornado had occurred in the Cursed Land.

 

In case malice might spread, they had deployed purification artifacts around the area and brought priests and Knights with divine power.

 

“Close the castle gate for the time being! We’re not accepting any visitors!”

 

“Don’t let even a single rat in! This is all for safety! Understood!”

 

Just as the guard captain’s roar was echoing.

 

“Excuse me.”

 

An extremely polite and gentle voice was heard.

 

They had definitely issued closure orders to all Borderlands, yet someone had come to the checkpoint.

 

“Hey. Didn’t you hear that entry to the Borderland estate is closed from today? Go back.”

 

The gatekeeper waved his arm irritably.

 

“I need to go in. Please open the castle gate.”

 

But this visitor was persistent. Suspiciously so.

 

“I told you no! Back off if you don’t want to get hurt!”

 

As the gatekeeper drew his sword threateningly, the hem of the man’s robe fluttered.

 

And dazzlingly brilliant silver hair and sacred blue eyes were revealed.

 

The gatekeeper stared at the man as if entranced for a moment. It was the most handsome appearance he had ever seen.

 

And…

 

“Wait, that person is…”

 

Someone recognized Rihardt.

 

It was the Holy Knight dispatched to purify the evil spirits of the borderland.

 

“…The former Head of the Holy Knights!”

 

“…What did you say?”

 

He gaped in shock.

 

In an instant, the air around the checkpoint turned chillingly cold.

 

Had the Empire’s most wanted criminal just appeared here?

 

Even after his identity was exposed, Rihardt’s expression didn’t change at all. Instead, he smiled gently.

 

Exactly like the gentle smile from the rumors.

 

“How unfortunate.”

 

…Unfortunate?

 

Shing—

 

The sword at Rihardt’s waist was drawn.

 

“W-wait, what are you doing right now!”

 

“If you won’t open the gate for me, I’ll have no choice but to break it down. I’m in quite a hurry, so I can’t see straight.”

 

What the hell is this crazy bastard doing!

 

Enormous magical power rippled from the tip of his sword.

 

“Q-quickly stop… No, if you want to live, everyone evacuate!”

 

It was before the gatekeepers could even retreat in terror.

 

Rihardt swung his sword very lightly, as if trimming a tree branch on a walking path.

 

KWAAAAANG—!!!

 

The ground shook with a thunderous roar.

 

The mass of scrap metal that had been the castle gate collapsed with a tremendous noise.

 

That day, the castle gate of Piete Estate, which had endured for hundreds of years, was sliced through like tofu.

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