LIGHTNOVELSTORY The Obsessive Maniac Is Trying To Confine Me
Chapter 3
Sparkling silver hair that seemed like it was sprinkled with starlight powder, and thick eyelashes that curled up.
A handsome face that looked a little tired. It was this sight that reminded me of a keyword, the beauty of the male lead. I even had the illusion of seeing a strange evening sunset behind the man in a basement without a single ray of light. In addition, the image of him wearing shackles on his ankles only made the decadent atmosphere around him stand out more. “Ah.” Richard, who saw me, smiled softly. At the moment, I was shocked. It felt as if someone hit my head with a baseball bat from behind. How could a person be so handsome? “You’re the maid who helped me a while ago.” Unlike when I had seen him a few hours ago, his face, which had been pale from taking the medicine, was full of life. However, Richard looked a little tired as he couldn’t suppress all the pain with a small amount of medicine. “How should I repay this favor—” Surely you didn’t grind your teeth a little while ago, did you? His tone was so serious that I even doubted if there was something wrong with my memory. “You don’t have to repay me, but I brought you your meal, so please eat it.” I cut the conversation and placed the dog bowl in front of him. Richard was not kind by nature, and he harbored hatred for everyone in this mansion. Such Richard couldn’t have been grateful for the little help I gave a while ago. Richard was slyly trying to escape now. He’s probably trying to use me to run away, before leaving my soul. ‘That’s why Emily asked if I was possessed by the monster.’ In the original work, all of the servants who helped Richard were possessed by him and had their neck blown away. And Richard didn’t feel a single shred of guilt. “Thank you for bringing my meal, Maid.” He must have been feeling humiliated seeing the dog bowl, but he calmly said thanks. He was polite when we met a while ago, but at that time, he expressed his feelings of hatred because he was losing his composure. ‘No way. Are you trying to get another dose of medicine from me?’ It made sense. Argen delivered the medicine to the maids serving Richard. When Richard had seizures for the first time, Argen liked that he could instill fear in him. However, he also felt frustrated by the power of Richard, who was stronger than he had expected. After that, he instructed the maids who served him to feed Richard the medicine only when he was on the verge of a seizure. Of course, it was a very small amount, so it only prevented seizures and had no significant effect on reducing his pain. “Maid.” While I was lost in thought, Richard seemed to have finished his meal. “I’m done eating, so please leave. The maid also needs to eat, so you can’t stay here all the time, can you?” “Okay.” Nothing happened considering that I had a firm heart before entering the room. She said that they took turns serving Richard, so it seems like I only need to hold on for about 10 days? I only have to keep an eye on him until then. Thinking that way, I cleaned up the bowl of rice in front of Richard and something unexpected caught my eye. At that moment, goosebumps appeared on the back of my neck. The chain was broken. It seemed to have been disconnected slightly and reconnected so that it would not be noticed. “Maid?” There was no way that the high-level magical restraints were bad— there was a high probability that Richard had cut them off. What would have happened to me if I hadn’t found this? “Maid, are you okay?” “Ah, I have anemia—” “Anemia?” I deliberately staggered with all my might, thinking that Richard could definitely not find out I knew about the broken chain. “—Maid!” Richard held on tightly to my waist, which was about to fold over. But Clank! I couldn’t help but drop the bowl because my body was shaking a lot. Fortunately or unfortunately, the dog bowl was strong and didn’t break. “—Are you okay?” A look of confusion appeared on Richard’s face. The thought of deceiving Richard in a hurry made me exaggerate a little, no, a lot. It suddenly became awkward. “I have anemia, so I have to take medicine, but I forgot to take it—” I don’t know, but I don’t think I’m very good at lying. Richard definitely noticed something strange, right? But, unexpectedly, a sad light flashed across his face. “You didn’t take medicine?” —It can’t be. “I’ve lived with anemia since I was young, so I take anemia medicine, but I often forget when I started working as a maid.” “That—” He seemed to think I had something in common with him, who took magic suppressants. There was a moment of sympathy on Richard’s face, then it subsided. All right, I think I fooled him safely. “Anyway, thank you for holding me back.” I pushed Richard’s shoulder and pulled myself out of his arms. I hurriedly picked up the dog food bowl that had been thrown away and quickly approached the door. I was half aware that I might be possessed by Richard if I stayed here any longer. “Then I’ll get going now.” “Excuse me, Maid.” But Richard caught me. “—May I ask what perfume you use?” Perfume? It wasn’t like I could answer, ‘I’ve only been in this body for a day, so I don’t know what perfume I’m using.’ “I’ll tell you next time.” So don’t run away. Ever. I ignored Richard’s gaze and came out of the room. “Rosie! Are you okay?” Emily was standing outside the room, perhaps waiting for me. I smiled and handed over the dog bowl to Emily’s hand. She looked at me with a look like she didn’t understand. “Rosie? Why did you give this to me—” “Emily.” “U-ugh?” “If I find something dangerous, where should I report it?” I had to hurry before Richard ran away. “Uhm, I usually tell the butler. Did something happen there?” “Where’s the butler?” “I saw the butler on the first floor.” “Thank you!” I ran right past her. From behind, Emily shouted, ‘What’s going on!’, but I didn’t stop to listen to her words because I had to tell the butler quickly. I had to report it quickly before Richard ran away. As I stepped out of the dark basement, a man dressed in a simple white shirt stood alone on the first floor, as Emily said. “Butler, I’m in trouble!” A loud voice burst out. I ran to the man. “Butler?” “….” At my call, the man looked back at me with a strange face. Something felt odd. Don’t butlers usually wear butlers’ clothes? “—That’s, Richa— No, I was the monster’s servant and found the chain broken.” I closed my mouth and paused. I had blurted out Richard’s name without thinking. The servants of this mansion called Richard a monster. Because Argen wanted it, he was called a monster. No one knew Richard’s name. “Did the chain break?” “It seems to be cut off. Anyway, to make sure—” Hold on. Something’s weird. Soft blonde hair as if pure gold melted, green eyes reminiscent of a forest, and beautiful features. Everything was so hectic that I couldn’t check it out properly, but it was similar to the description of the main love interest’s appearance— No way, is it Argen—? Seeing me, he smiled brightly. I got goosebumps all over my body.
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