The Obsessive Maniac Is Trying To Confine Me - Chapter 49

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Episode 49

The atmosphere in the manor was chaotic.

It was because there had been many incidents last night.

The issue with Philip, who had set fire to the manor, was resolved faster than expected.

As anticipated, Philip claimed that Yurta was the one who ordered him to do this.

However, his claim lacked considerable credibility.

Not only was there no evidence, but it turned out that Philip was a criminal who had stolen someone else’s identity.

Fraud, theft, arson.

The charges were quite varied indeed.

Since he already had a prior record of arson and committed arson again this time, no one believed Philip’s words.

As a last resort, Philip said there was a letter from Yurta in his room, but no letter was found in the room.

Of course not. I had that letter.

‘I can’t tarnish the Herthas name.’

After all, I’m also a Herthas.

Philip ended up being nothing more than a malicious criminal who tried to frame Yurta.

Questions arose about why Philip would suddenly try to frame Yurta out of nowhere, but it was revealed that Philip had harbored ill will toward Yurta.

Evidence came to light that Philip had suffered losses from a business venture Yurta was trying to promote.

Of course, I think this is fabricated evidence.

Even though it was an incident that happened just last night, things were resolved really quickly.

I think Yurta’s secret involvement played a part in that.

It seemed like Philip’s matter would be resolved like that, but the problem was Rihardt.

Yesterday, Rihardt escaped.

I briefly recalled what happened last night.

After hearing the news that the monster had escaped, Arzen wore a cold expression.

【Where is the monster now then?】

【H-he went to the maze garden.】

The maze garden.

Wasn’t that near where I was with him when Rihardt first escaped?

After that, the maze garden was quickly surrounded by knights.

They say they plan to deploy knights there to search thoroughly and find Rihardt.

‘Persistent bastard.’

Why is Arzen so obsessed with Rihardt when he doesn’t even look at him anyway?

‘Is this the power of the original story?’

Thinking about it that way, it makes sense.

“…Roji, I heard you caught the arsonist?”

“Is that really true? Roji, you’re amazing. But how on earth did you…”

“Right. That monster escaped, didn’t it? Is that really true?”

Today, there were particularly many people talking to me, one of the figures who was never absent from incidents and accidents.

Everyone was keeping quiet about it, but they seemed quite curious about what happened last night.

“Didn’t she get along well with Philip?”

“I think I saw them together several times…”

Of course, there were also disapproving looks.

However, they immediately shut their mouths after receiving Emily’s murderous glare.

“Roji, cheer up.”

“…”

“You don’t need to worry about what those guys say. If it bothers you, I’ll kill them for you. See, now there’s nothing to worry about, right?”

“…Your logic is a bit strange, isn’t it?”

I had deliberately kept my mouth shut since yesterday’s incident, but Emily seemed to misunderstand that I was hurt by the surrounding gossip.

However, the reason I wasn’t speaking up was because I wanted to quietly bury this incident without any commotion.

‘I absolutely can’t let any sparks fly my way.’

I’m already worried that Rihardt’s escape might bring harm to me.

Even though it was absolutely not my mistake but the knights’ fault, I was anxious knowing Arzen’s temperament.

“Emily, didn’t someone say they were going on leave today?”

“Huh? Why do you ask?”

“Who was the maid that said she was going on leave?”

“Was it Panya?”

“Thanks, Emily.”

It’s fortunate that it’s a name I know. I was just wondering how to send the letter.

I grabbed the letter from my room and ran to Panya.

Panya was at the manor gate, apparently about to leave the manor.

“Panya!”

“…Roji? What’s wrong?”

She turned around in surprise to look at me.

“I heard you’re going on leave, could you possibly deliver just one letter for me?”

“Huh? Sure. That much is fine.”

I thanked Panya and handed her the letter.

Panya, who had casually received the letter, opened her eyes wide when she saw the address written on it.

“Roji? This is…”

“Shh. This is something Lord Herthas ordered me to do. It has to be kept secret.”

“…”

Panya’s face became quite solemn.

She seemed to think she had been entrusted with an important secret mission during her leave.

“Panya, have a good leave!”

“Thanks! You take care too, Roji!”

I waved to Panya as she left the manor with a solemn expression.

That’s one matter resolved.

It was when I turned around to go back into the manor.

“Maid Roji?”

Someone called out to stop me.

“Anri?”

The man with light blonde hair responded with a bright smile.

The man’s curved face had soft features and was pretty.

My heart was about to warm at his appearance like a nation’s little brother, but I barely managed to come to my senses.

After Philip was kicked out, the spy candidates among the newly hired servants had been narrowed down to three.

Hayden, Lucas, Anri.

“What a coincidence meeting you here, Maid Roji.”

“You too, Anri. Where are you headed?”

“I’m going to the annex over there today. It’s a place that’s rarely used, but they’re planning something new there, so I’ve been assigned to clear out all the stuff that’s there.”

“Oh my. I heard there’s a lot of work at that annex…”

If he was clearing out stuff, he wouldn’t have time to act as Rihardt’s spy.

I felt sorry for Anri, but I was relieved.

That’s when it happened.

“Roji! Where are you!”

Emily’s voice could be heard.

Why is she looking for me again?

Emily called for me, humming ‘Roji, Roji’ as if singing some catchy lyrics.

…Stop it. You’re embarrassing me.

“Pfft.”

Anri burst into laughter. It was a moment when my embarrassment doubled.

“Roji, there you are!”

As soon as she spotted me, Emily’s face was bright as she rushed over at a terrifying speed, still holding her cleaning rag.

“Oh, Emily.”

“Did you meet Panya well…?”

Emily, who had been talking to me, suddenly stopped mid-sentence when she saw Anri.

Did she recognize his presence?

“Emily?”

Emily’s face turned cold as she looked at Anri. The same was true for Anri.

As if his cheerful smile like the nation’s little brother had been a lie all along, the warmth completely disappeared from his face.

“Let’s go, Roji.”

Emily suddenly grabbed and pulled me along.

“Emily, wait a moment…”

I hadn’t even said goodbye to Anri yet…

As I tried to stop Emily, I noticed that her hand gripping mine was trembling.

“…”

In the end, I closed my mouth and followed Emily.

When Anri waved at me with a smiling face again, I gave him an awkward smile.

Emily held my hand and walked for a long time with a stern expression.

I followed her silently.

When we reached a deserted area, Emily stopped.

And she turned to look at me with an unusually stern expression.

“Roji, absolutely don’t get involved with that bastard.”

It was incomprehensible.

* * *

When I asked Emily why she was acting this way, she wouldn’t answer.

She must have really disliked Anri.

‘Was it a terrible bad relationship?’

Emily just kept repeating not to get close to Anri, which was troubling for me since I needed to find the spy.

‘Maybe if Rihardt just escapes like this, I won’t need to find the spy?’

This incident wasn’t my fault, so how big could the fallout be?

‘Yeah right.’

If that bastard Arzen snaps, there’s no telling what he’ll do.

I was immersed in various doubts when it happened.

When Arzen summoned me.

Right then I had a feeling. Ah, the fallout has hit. Damn.

“Hello, Roji. Did you sleep well last night?”

When I met Arzen again, he was slightly lighthearted but had returned to his original way of speaking.

That was actually more familiar and better.

“…Did you call for me, Count?”

“Yes, Roji. I called for you. It’s nothing much, but…”

Arzen gave a charming smile, but whenever he did that, fallout usually followed.

As expected.

“I heard the monster was looking for you when it escaped last time.”

“…”

“Roji, do you think the monster will look for you this time too?”

No way, no way.

Suddenly, a chill-like intuition began to creep in.

The reason Arzen left me alone even though Rihardt had been looking for me during the last escape.

“Roji, you said it was because the monster likes you.”

“…Count, that’s…”

“I want you to be the bait.”

So this was it?

Is this why he didn’t throw me in prison like Ella but kept me as a dedicated maid?

To use me as insurance when Rihardt escapes?

“Don’t worry, Roji. I’ll bring knights along, so I’ll make sure you don’t get in danger. Well, if you’re unlucky, you might get hurt.”

If I’m unlucky…

Have I ever been lucky since possessing this body?

I even became Rihardt’s dedicated maid.

My current situation is already unlucky, so I absolutely can’t rely on luck in that situation.

“So Roji, what’s your answer?”

“…I will comply.”

There was no right to refuse from the beginning.

Whether I relied on luck or not, I had to go to the Maze Garden.

The road ahead already looked bleak.

“We’re not leaving right away, so I’ll call for you in a bit, Roji. Get ready.”

“…Yes.”

There was still time left.

Should I run away now? It’s impossible.

Or should I reveal that I’m actually the daughter of Count Herthas?

…Then I’d have no choice but to return to Herthas.

A young lady who lived preciously running away and insisting on maid work would clearly reveal that place wasn’t good.

‘…But is there anything worse than here?’

Maybe that place would be better.

All sorts of random thoughts came to mind.

As departure time approached, I had to look back on what I had done to Rihardt.

…Still, I hadn’t been that bad to him, had I?

No matter how I thought about it, there was no answer.

I just had to hope that the knights here were as excellent as Arzen said.

‘Come to think of it, if Rihardt escaped…’

I immediately went to find the Head Maid.

By the time I finished my business, it was already time to depart. I hurriedly ran to Arzen’s office.

But…

“Please take care of me, Miss Maid.”

Where did the knights go and why is this bastard Yurta here?

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