The Obsessive Maniac Is Trying To Confine Me - Chapter 34

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Episode 34

Tap, tap, tap.

The rhythmic sound spread through the silent room like an invasion.

Yurta was tapping the edge of documents with his pale white fingers.

Each time his nails grazed the papers, it made a sound like something being scraped away.

On the documents, Rose’s time at the Evantes Estate was summarized in dry, emotionless sentences.

Wake up at six in the morning.

Laundry room assistance.

Potato peeling.

Dishware organizing.

Menial tasks, menial tasks, and more menial tasks.

“…To think you were doing such trivial work.”

Yurta muttered quietly.

His red eyes swept down the sentences in the documents as if to devour them.

His sister was…

Someone who wouldn’t lift a finger at the Herthas County estate.

A noble and lazy being who wouldn’t even move under sunlight.

To Yurta, that appearance was only beautiful, like a goddess fallen from heaven.

But the woman in these records was living quite diligently, mixed with lowly things and covered in filth.

“The person who found even breathing bothersome at the estate…”

Yurta laughed mockingly.

“How diligently you rolled around in someone else’s mud.”

A chilling murderous intent formed at the end of his words.

Yurta felt an unbearable displeasure.

The fact that Rose was mingling with filthy things was disgusting, but that wasn’t the only reason.

Rose’s smile suddenly came to mind.

Her brightly smiling face.

It was beautiful, and therefore all the more chilling.

Why did she smile like that only after leaving him?

As if this mud was better than the peaceful greenhouse he had prepared for her.

That thought scraped sharply at Yurta’s nerves.

Yurta’s lips twisted.

The bird that was withering in his cage spread its wings the moment it went outside.

Wasn’t that not transformation, but betrayal?

“Asel.”

“Yes, Your Excellency.”

The aide standing beside him responded immediately.

“Sister has changed.”

“…Changed, you say?”

“She looks happy.”

Yurta laughed lowly.

“So it’s irritating.”

He irritably crumpled up the documents.

The paper tore as if screaming.

“I need to confirm it.”

Yurta’s eyes narrowed.

“Whether that’s real, or if she’s putting on an act.”

“Will you meet her directly?”

“No.”

Yurta shook his head and smiled cruelly.

“The best way to remove a mask is simple.”

He lightly pressed the air with his fingertips.

As if pushing someone invisible to fall.

“Push them to the edge of a cliff.”

Even after being shattered to pieces, could she still seem alive?

He wanted to confirm whether that beautiful vitality would never fade away.

‘Then I can keep sister by my side again.’

That thought was cruelly natural. As if it were an ending decided long ago.

Yurta’s voice remained gentle. Gentle enough to sound affectionate.

“Destroy her.”

“…Pardon?”

Asel hesitated for a moment and asked back, but the answer was already decided.

“Make sister into the most miserable state possible.”

Yurta’s smile deepened. His eyes glowed red.

“Make her cry and cling to my trouser legs. So she can’t even think of wanting to go outside again.”

That outside is dangerous, freedom is cruel, and in the end, the only place to return to is himself…

He meant to carve that into her body and mind.

Asel bowed his head deeply.

“I receive your command.”

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The Head Maid rubbed her tired eyes.

Ever since the Count brought a monster into this house, incidents occurred almost daily.

When rumors about the monster spread, the maids unanimously refused to serve it and made a fuss.

The Head Maid scolded them harshly.

But faced with a matter of life and death, even the girls who usually feared the Head Maid didn’t back down.

So in the end, she chose Roji.

It was convenient to catch one manageable maid like catching a mouse, and deep down, the Count seemed to have designated that girl as the dedicated maid.

‘How troublesome indeed.’

The Head Maid glanced down at Roji moving busily on the lower floor while wiping the railing.

That gaze was filled with displeasure. The Head Maid found that girl irritating.

Because she had driven away Mari, the maid she had favored.

Of course, the sin Mari committed was never light.

But she was a girl who was quick-witted and pleased the Head Maid.

“Head Maid.”

A shadow fell behind the Head Maid who was quietly watching Roji.

She turned around in surprise like a child caught committing a crime.

“You are…”

The person standing before her had a familiar face.

‘Count Herthas’s aide?’

His name was… Asel, wasn’t it.

Yurta Herthas was a noble guest staying at this estate to discuss business with Count Evantes.

Instructions had also come down to serve him with special courtesy since he would be staying for a while.

“What brings you here?”

“I’d like to have a word with you for a moment.”

His secretive whispering seemed to have ulterior motives.

“It’ll just take a moment, do you have time?”

The Head Maid wasn’t entirely unfamiliar with moments like this.

This was because guests visiting the manor would occasionally give her money and ask her to run errands.

So the head maid readily nodded and followed behind the man.

Though she shouldn’t have.

“…What did you just say?”

The head maid froze for a moment after hearing the man’s words.

“There’s a maid named Roji in this manor, isn’t there.”

Asel spoke calmly.

“I’d like you to help ensure that girl gets kicked out of this manor.”

The head maid was momentarily speechless after hearing Asel’s words.

He wants me to kick Roji out of this manor?

Whether it’s that monster, their master Count Evantes, or even the prince from Herthas.

Why does everyone care about Roji?

“My master has taken a liking to that maid, you see.”

Asel continued speaking nonchalantly.

“If you handle this matter cleanly, I’ll provide generous compensation.”

Yurta Herthas.

During his stay at the manor, countless servants had cast glances his way.

He was beautiful, and maids seeking to rise in status existed everywhere.

That man who never gave them a second glance had feelings for Roji?

“I must decline.”

It wasn’t due to pangs of conscience or anything like that. Rather, the head maid was quite greedy by nature.

However, touching a maid that the Count showed interest in was dangerous business.

“You’ll regret it.”

Asel’s tone remained gentle as ever.

“What do you mean by that?”

“Why do you think I made such a proposal to you, Head Maid?”

“Well, because the position of head maid is useful for getting things done.”

“That’s part of it, but.”

Asel smiled brightly as he spoke.

“If Count Evantes were to learn about what your son has been up to, would you perhaps reconsider?”

“…!”

At Asel’s pointed words, the head maid clenched her fists.

Words like “how do you know about that” didn’t come out.

It would be like admitting to the crime herself. So instead of saying that, the head maid said something else.

“…Removing one maid from the manor is easy enough.”

Right. It’s just removing one maid from the manor.

Hearing the head maid’s words, Asel smiled broadly.

“Preferably in quite a miserable state.”

He said she was someone he liked, yet he wants her made miserable?

‘His tastes are as twisted as his looks are deceiving.’

If he was interested, he could simply reach out to her. That was the way of nobles, after all.

But asking to ruin a maid he was interested in.

“That would better suit my master’s preferences, you see.”

It seems a complete lunatic has entered this manor.

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