The Obsessive Maniac Is Trying To Confine Me - Chapter 35

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Episode 35

Yurta could never understand his sister.

She was probably around twelve years old.

In Yurta’s memory, Rose was always listless. Her daily routine was monotonous.

She would slowly get out of bed and wander around the garden in a daze, or else lie in bed all day long.

At that time, their father hadn’t yet assigned a tutor to Rose, so such a routine was possible.

Anyway, that’s how Rose was.

Then one day.

“Miss Rose stole it!”

Yurta’s brother, two years older.

Yurta’s older brother, Dillen, extremely disliked Rose. Yurta could roughly guess the reason, but to him it seemed trivial.

Dillen was desperate to do something about Rose, and that day was no different.

He accused Rose of stealing jewelry.

The method was simple. Have a maid place Dillen’s jewelry in Rose’s room – a method that might be used in the scheming of concubines.

However, it was certainly effective.

Many servants were summoned, and Rose was at the center of it all.

Rose glanced around as if annoyed, then yawned.

Despite being the protagonist of this drama, she acted like a spectator.

“Rose, did you really steal it?”

The Count looked at Rose sternly.

Rose glanced at Dillen, who had a triumphant expression on his face. Then she sighed.

“Yes, I did it.”

Why? Why on earth?

Yurta couldn’t understand it at all.

If it were him, he would have immediately devised a plan to drive Dillen to the edge of a cliff. He absolutely couldn’t stand being wronged.

“…Rose, you did that? Why did you do it?”

“The jewelry was pretty.”

A halfhearted answer.

Everyone knew it wasn’t Rose who did it. If she had made even an excuse, she could have easily gotten out of it.

Moreover, wasn’t she the daughter of the Count’s beloved second wife?

Because of that, the matter wouldn’t escalate much.

“I see. You must have learned to reflect from this incident. Don’t do it again next time. Butler, buy Rose whatever she wants.”

As Yurta expected, the situation was easily resolved.

“Father! That girl stole my jewelry!”

Except for one person making a fuss.

“Shut up, Dillen! Isn’t she your younger sister! Since you’re the older brother, you should forgive her. Don’t be so petty.”

“…”

Dillen’s eyes welled up with tears at his father’s cold attitude, but he couldn’t say anything.

Yurta quietly observed the situation.

To him, the conclusion was what mattered in any situation.

In the end, hadn’t Rose been branded as the culprit?

Yurta absolutely couldn’t tolerate any insult to himself. The same went for ‘his things.’

He had to pay them back without fail.

So he revealed that the real culprit of this incident was actually Dillen, and had him confined to his room for a month as punishment for framing his sister.

Not being able to leave his room was the worst possible outcome for Dillen.

That’s right.

My sister is mine, so shouldn’t I protect her?

But why.

Why is Rose looking at me as if I’m disgusting?

* * *

I had another dream.

This must be a memory of Rose, the original owner of this body.

…Lately, I felt like I was glimpsing Rose’s memories more and more.

Before the lingering feeling could fade, the Head Maid called for me.

“Roji, go help Lena carry some luggage.”

“Luggage?”

It was already strange being dragged out right after waking up in the morning, and now suddenly luggage.

I asked cautiously. This definitely wasn’t part of my assigned duties.

“The maid who was supposed to do it originally had some problems.”

The Head Maid continued matter-of-factly.

“Just move the items Count Evantes purchased to his room.”

…Move items?

That’s not the kind of work I usually do though?

“Important items will continue arriving for a while. So you need to manage them well.”

Arzen’s luxury goods were handled by maids of higher rank. The more work related to the Count you did, the higher your position in the manor.

But I was mainly a maid who did menial tasks.

“It’s not difficult work, so just watch Lena who’s working with you and follow her lead. Understand?”

“But Head Maid, I need to go deliver meals to the basement…”

“You can do that after you come back, can’t you?”

I felt like the Head Maid was forcing me. As if I absolutely had to go…

“So you won’t go?”

“No. I’ll go, Head Maid.”

The answer was predetermined anyway.

“Good, you’re such a good girl.”

The Head Maid smiled with satisfaction.

“Lena! Come here and show Roji what to do.”

“Yes, Head Maid!”

Lena came running as if she’d been waiting.

“Hello, Roji?”

Lena smiled brightly.

However, that smile had sharp edges that made it hard to consider pure.

‘Have I become too sensitive lately?’

It wasn’t anything serious, but my nerves seemed on edge.

When the Head Maid left, Lena looked me up and down.

“I heard you got Mari kicked out?”

I expected at least an introduction, but I was momentarily flustered by her sudden words.

Why is Mari suddenly being brought up?

Mari’s situation was something people around here hushed up about.

“What do you mean by that?”

“That’s what everyone’s saying.”

Lena said it nonchalantly.

“They say you ratted her out for putting poison in the monster’s food.”

Her tone was strangely light at the end.

Lena’s expression showed interest, as if she didn’t care about the truth of the matter.

“Who said that?”

“Well, no one in particular said it, it’s just a rumor… but rumors spread when they’re worth spreading, don’t they?”

“Why would such a rumor…”

“Oh my.”

Lena said with a low laugh.

“So these are the accessories Count Evantes purchased.”

Lena turned her gaze away from me and slowly turned her head toward where the accessories were placed.

These were the items we had to move together.

A velvet cloth was spread on the table, with jewels placed on top of it.

Diamonds holding light and deeply colored gems each emitted their own brilliance, dazzling the room.

But this…

“…Blue diamond?”

Upon discovering a ring set with a blue stone, I muttered without realizing it.

“You seem interested in rings?”

Lena asked, having heard my muttering.

Rather than being interested in rings…

The reason I knew this ring was simple.

‘Because it appeared in the original story.’

Blue diamond.

It was a rare luxury item that capital nobles had recently been going crazy over. However, Arzen’s was on a different level.

It was a gem that had been set in the crown of a fallen ancient kingdom, the only one left in the world.

And in the original story, this ring gets stolen. So the manor gets turned upside down.

The one who stole it was some maid who managed luxury items…

“It really is beautiful…”

Lena’s eyes became dreamy for a moment.

“Count Evantes has so many fancy things. He probably wouldn’t care if one of these disappeared, right?”

No way. This is the only diamond of its kind in the world.

But Lena seemed entranced by the ring and unaware of what she had just said in front of me.

‘But right now, the maids managing the luxury items are…’

Just me and Lena.

But since there’s no way I would steal Arzen’s belongings…

‘Is Lena going to steal the ring?’

At that moment, cold sweat ran down my back.

‘…Then what about me?’

What happens to me, who moved the luxury items together with Lena?

Usually, when a servant steals their master’s belongings in a noble household, how do they handle it…

‘I think they cut off arms in the original story…’

Arzen wasn’t generous enough to let slide a servant who coveted their master’s belongings.

Cold sweat ran chillingly down my spine.

Even if I don’t steal anything, there’s no way he’d overlook a maid who was lax in surveillance.

…Arzen won’t let me off either!

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