The Obsessive Maniac Is Trying To Confine Me

Chapter 190 Celine often hugged me. The warmth of our bodies was soothing and comforting.Besides that, when I hugged her, I could feel her soft skin and slender body close to mine. But since when Her skin became rough as bark, and her body grew thinner and thinner. “If there was a noticeable change, why didn’t I notice it right away?” It was pure curiosity. A deep hole had been dug in the flat ground, but why hadn’t I noticed? “Seeing her body full of stitches it reminded me of a teddy bear.” “… Teddy bear or a stuffed animal?” He narrowed his eyes as if he didn’t understand my explanation. He must have been thinking of a cuddly, stuffed bear. “When I was a kid, I had a very old teddy bear, so old that one of its arms often fell off, but I couldn’t afford to buy a new one, so we kept sewing it back on with a needle.” At the time, Celine’s body was identical to the teddy bear I had as a child. “That’s a long story. I wanted to save her, so I made a plan and prepared myself, but it failed in an unexpected way.” “How did you fail?” “Because my mother knew that I’m fake.” I thought I could hide it for the rest of my life. That poor woman has considered me her own daughter for nearly ten years. “Fake….” “I am just like you. Because I wasn’t her real daughter, I was pretending to be her daughter.” I remember the raindrops that fell on the woman’s eyelids and flowed like tears.I pushed the memory back and looked at him calmly. “Anyway, I failed and my mother died.” “…….” “Then, three years ago, out of nowhere, a woman appeared in front of me, her real daughter.” A woman whose whole life was taken away because of me. I vividly remember the situation at the time. Cold snowflakes seeping through my skin and hitting my head. A strong hand gripped my neck. “Mom’s real daughter. The name she gave her, Rosie, belongs to her.” “…….” “… Anyway, yes, that’s the Savior’s identity. To be clear, I am the impersonator.” I shook off Richard’s hand and stood up. The picture of a skinny woman with a faint smile caught my eye again, because of that picture. I had spoken impulsively. Suddenly, I remembered the face of a woman who sat in the same posture as the woman in the painting a long time ago and faced the artist. At that time, Celine looked at the painter with an awkward smile and shifted her gaze to me, who was standing next to the artist. She looked like a young girl. “Rose.” Then Richard called me. I didn’t want to say anything more, but I hated the longer silence, so I forced my mouth to open. “I don’t know what Rosie was thinking. Why is she making sacrifices? It’s just like what Count Herthas did to her mother.” “… So you were trying to stop her.” At that moment, I was speechless. It wasn’t that I didn’t have a point.I just couldn’t answer. I couldn’t remember why I was doing this. Richard hugged me with my mouth shut quietly. “Rest, Rose.” “…….” “There is still a lot of time before we get to the top, so it’s good to take a break for the time being.” Instead of continuing the conversation, he gently laid me down on the bed. “Get some rest. I will do my best to make that happen.” I nodded my head and turned around without saying a word. So a day passed in this mansion. It was peaceful while staying in the mansion. After a chilly meal on the first day, I was worried that we might be in trouble, but they blatantly avoided us. I was able to spend the last day in such a peaceful way that I thought it was strange. On the day we headed to the top, of course, no one came out to see us off. We quietly left the mansion. On the way to the guild master Yuren, we only talked about what was necessary. Occasionally he would smirk and talk to him, but the conversation didn’t last long. I don’t know why, but the silence wasn’t very uncomfortable. At the end of the road we reached the top. When I showed the ring that Anri handed to the person at the top, I was able to join without any problems. After a few days, it was time to head to the cursed land. “Hey, come to your senses!” There was some brief commotion.  ***** When he opened his eyes, Yurtha noticed that his physical condition had deteriorated dramatically. “You woke up?” Seeing that Yurtha was alive and well, Rosie felt sad. As if she had hoped he would die. He had lived, overcome the curse.And he looked at Rosie with a gaze that no longer wavered. “Yes, Sister.” The reed, which was easily swayed by the wind, now stands upright, not moving at all. He was calm, as if nothing had happened. The woman immediately noticed the change. But before the woman could feel any displeasure, Yurtha knelt down on one knee like a docile dog. “If you give me a chance, I will bring a fake and make her kneel before you, sister.” What’s the point? The woman simply does not believe Yurtha’s words. Things weren’t right for her to believe right away. “Aren’t you going to leave me and go to that fake?” She asked, but he looked at her with unwavering eyes. “Believe me, sister.” He said, as if he meant it. ***** Rumble, Rumble. The carriage shook. “Those who go to the Cursed Land often come back insane.” At Anri’s request, the guild master who was guiding us, explained what had happened earlier. Just before we set out for the Cursed Land, the first group to go there returned.He looked ragged. He lost consciousness and had seizures for a while. “Before I went to the Cursed Land, I thought it was all a bunch of lies, that it was a land of demonic blood, but now that it’s happened to me a few times, I can’t help but believe it. It’s an ominous place, after all.” The guild master shook his head in reluctance. “Why would a land like that have valuable resources… What are you two doing there anyway?” The guild master who was talking to himself asked a question he had been curious about all along. As I was pondering because I couldn’t think of a proper answer, Richard placed his hand on the back of my hand. “We are scholars.” … Scholar? “We’re going to study the cursed land and write a thesis.” How could you lie like that? “A scholar. You both must be very smart. Yes. Scholars are inquisitive by nature.” The guild master nodded his head and looked at us with a smirk. “Still, the cursed land is dangerous. Don’t come twice.” “Of course. Thank you for your concern.” On the way, Richard had a conversation with the guild master. Or rather, he talked to him, and Richard responded positively. He was satisfied with Richard saying he was a polite young man. “But why are you two scholars secretly traveling to the cursed land through us? Are you doing some kind of secret research?” Just then, the carriage stopped. I looked out the window and saw a large wall and knights blocking the way. “We’re here. The cursed land right in front of you.” The place where Rosie and Shi-eon were.You can’t see beyond the wall, but the trees nearby are black as if they’re dry and rotten. As the wind blew, the tree screamed and shook its branches as if it had been poisoned. Then a familiar carriage appeared among the dark trees. It was the carriage of the Evantes family. It wasn’t strange. Because the Evantes family controlled this land. I looked around and saw that the carriage wasn’t the only thing that bore the Evantes seal.But something was off. Now that carriage is too fancy to be a common carriage. It looks like a nobleman is riding in it… As I watched with questionable eyes, the carriage door opened. Golden hair that shines even in the darkened ground. Without realizing it, I opened my mouth. A sculptural man shone alone in the rough ground. Argen Evantes. <Rosie, I have a suggestion for you. Do you want to engage me?> I bit my lip as I suddenly remembered what he had said to me a long time ago. Then Argen turned his head to this side. I was afraid he would see me, so I immediately moved away from the window. “Hm, It’s not often that the Marquis of Evantes comes to visit, so why…” As if in trouble, the guild master rubbed the wrinkled forehead. “Because our top ranks have a lot of trust, we usually just pass by during checkpoints, but when Marquis Evantes comes…” “It’s a checkpoint! Everyone come out!” The guild master opened his mouth embarrassedly. “We can’t just pass through.” “…….” “You guys, maybe we’ll get caught.”