The Obsessive Maniac Is Trying To Confine Me

Chapter 176 Before falling into the furnace, I saw Shi-eon’s face. His expression twisted into a meaningful smile. Why?Why did you push me?Why did you look at me like that? Many questions flashed by in an instant, but before I could find an answer, I fell into the furnace. I frowned in anticipation of the pain, but strangely I didn’t feel any pain. Warm. But why did the people who fell into this place scream? I fell into a drowsy feeling. <Rose, would you like to leave with your mother if it’s hard?> <Mom likes to travel. How about it? There’s a nice vacation spot far away.> As I relaxed, memories that had been locked beneath the surface began to surface.One, two.And then completely. ***** After parting with Rose, Richard summoned his subordinates and gave them orders. Find Rose. Then, a note flew in front of Richard.The note was sent by magic. And on that note… [The place where you can see the black roof under the hill in the village.] The note had a location pointing to a certain point. And Richard found something stuck to the note. One long pink hair. He immediately released the knights. Then he heard that suspicious movements had been caught. The town was buzzing about a missing person’s case.His heart raced with anxiety, wondering what if…. So Richard went to the place mentioned in the note.And there it was… “Help me!” “Ple-Please! I’ll do anything you ask me to do!” Richard couldn’t believe what he was seeing. He walked through the cages with a stiff face. Behind him, paladins drew their swords, overpowered the men who ran the place, and rescued the people. “It’s the paladin commander!” “What, he saved us?” The rescued people exclaimed, but none of it reached Richard’s ears.As he dodged the crowds that swarmed around him and passed through the stinking pig pens, the scene became even more outrageous.  It was terribly bizarre. Bam- All men of good physique threw the tied up people into the boiling water. It was like an ancient ritual. The absurdity of human sacrifice to please the gods was happening. “Stop!” “Pa-Paladins!” The knights captured the men who ran away. Richard quickly scanned the confused crowd for Rose.He had the contradictory desire to find her, but also to hope that she was not here.But as if his hopes were in vain, a lock of pink hair caught his gaze. Richard approached her, mesmerized. “Rose…” Then he saw that she was looking at someone and smiling When I saw that, my heart sank. He once had Rose smile at himself like that. But now I will never see that smile again. To whom did she show that smile? The moment he reflexively checked, Richard doubted his eyes. Why is he here? When I was in doubt, “Rose!” The gasp quickly turned into a muffled scream. “AAH!” The savior pushed Rose. Into the bubbling water. “No!” His footsteps were pulled apart as if possessed. Before even thinking about it, Richard ran into the furnace where Rose had fallen. “Commander, where….” “It’s dangerous!” The knights, who discovered his behavior late, shouted in surprise, but Richard put his arm in the boiling water without hesitation. A pain that was nothing short of scalding and burning shot through his body.His skin melted away, but he focused on holding on to Rose. “… Rose, please, no… Rose.” As he waved his arms like crazy, something caught in his fingertips. Before he realized what it was, he yanked it up. “… Rose.” It was her. His voice cracked with relief. When the speed of the heart that was beating like crazy and the reason that was cut off gradually came back, ‘Why is Rose still alive?’ Strange things came into Richard’s eyes. Only the clothes she was wearing melted away, but her body was intact. ‘My arms are like this, so why Rose is the only….’ He was puzzled, but still relieved that Rose was safe, took off his coat and wrapped it tightly around her body. He hugged her and headed to the empty room he found while passing by. People around him stared in horror at Richard’s badly injured arm, but he didn’t care.He was a Transcendent, after all, and it would take time, but he would recover. He hugged Rose tightly and took a deep breath. Then her eyelashes trembled as if about to wake up. Richard was naturally nervous. Soon her eyes opened. Her defocused eyes moved blankly in mid-air, and then immediately turned to Richard. He knew what her expression would be.Is she going to make that horrible face again? Still, he vowed never to let go, but she didn’t react in the way he expected.This must be very confusing for her. I wondered if her condition had deteriorated as she fell into the water. “Rose.” “…….” “Where does it hurt?” At least show some kind of reaction.But she didn’t respond, except for a quick glance of annoyance at him.She looked a little tired.Still, he was glad she wasn’t hurt. “Rose, why did the savior push you away?” Then she responded. “Are you acquainted with the Savior?” “… Oh, was that kid the savior after all?” He felt puzzled at the polite reply. “How did he get here?” “What are you saying…” Richard couldn’t understand her strange reaction. She muttered as if she didn’t care whether he understood or not. “They say there is no paradise where you escape…” Rose laughed sadly. He pulled her into a tight embrace, feeling her back shaking so hard he thought it might break.He held on to her so that if she broke, at least the pieces wouldn’t disappear from his arms. Then she looked up at him.Her pink eyes, brighter than the jewels of Pandora he’d given her, shone more clearly than ever. “You tricked me, when I lose my memory.” … Her memories came back. I guessed it, but my heart sank. “So do you hate me?” The woman did not answer for a moment. “I wonder what to do.” She sounded troubled, but her face was relaxed, as if she already knew the answer.A woman who would have had a complicated face in the past acted like any other person. She looked like a different person. “I can give you a special chance if you want.” “… Chance?” “Like a chance not to be hated by me.” The woman who saw deep inside that even Richard himself was not realized, spoke in a sleepy, languid voice. ***** The weather became very cold and the winter wind blew. “What? Did the Paladins find out that they were offering ‘sacrifices’?” Lord Ruad, who went hunting at the end of autumn, was shocked to hear the news from his servants. Even the paladin commander found out about this secret thing. The lord’s mind went blank. “How did they get away with this!” What in the world did they do to expose this?The thought of being found out, of having anything to do with this, was horrifying. Even if he was lucky and somehow managed to pull it off, he couldn’t face the Savior.One day, the Savior commanded him.Make a sacrifice. The lords ‘worshiped’ the Savior, but couldn’t understand the unusual behavior.Then the Savior spoke.That the sacrifices made now can open up a new world. That this act should not be considered a sacrifice in the first place, but an honor. “My lord, my lord, I think you should come out!” Just then, the servant shouted urgently. “What’s going on again this time!” “Th-that’s the Paladin commander has visited!” “What?” A visit so soon?The lord realized that his safety was in jeopardy. ‘They wouldn’t have said that I was involved in this matter.’ Those who took the role of bringing sacrifices wouldn’t do this because he has their weakness. A family member, for example.So they wouldn’t blow the whistle on him. The lord walked to the castle gate to receive the paladin commander along with his servants, struggling to control his anxious feelings. Standing in front of the gate was a man of great stature and strong body. The cold-looking man with silver hair and blue eyes was, as I heard, a considerable appearance. However, the bored eyes instilled a sense of intimidation in people without even realizing it, so the lord bowed his head. “There is no need for that, my lord.” A presence he hadn’t noticed in his preoccupation with the paladin stopped him in his tracks. A soft voice was familiar to his ears. “Raise your head.” The lord raised his head as if possessed. The lord wondered why he hadn’t noticed this gorgeously dressed figure before.The presence of a woman dressed entirely in black, like a widow, with her face covered with a veil, was unique. Above all…. With a graceful gesture, the woman gently rolled up the veil that covered her face. “… Sa-savior?!” “It’s been a long time, my lord.”