I Was Captured...

I Was Captured... (Iroppoi Shitsuji to Nakayoku Ocha o Shite Shimatta..., 色っぽい執事と仲良くお茶をしてしまった…) is the fifteenth episode of the My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom! anime.

Synopsis
Katarina has disappeared and hasn't been seen since for over a day, causing Gerald to worry. Just then, Gerald's butler hands him a letter which shocks him. Meanwhile, Katarina awakens in a bedroom and is greeted by a maid by the name of Lana. When Katarina asks where she is, Lana cannot say, and then a handsome butler and Selena enters the room and briefly explain the situation. This makes Katarina realize that she's been kidnapped and the Council of Katarinas discuss the matter. Katarina then tries to ask what her ransom money is, Selena is notably perplexed by the question, but is lead out in a trance-state by the butler named Rufus. Alone with Lana, Katarina is served by her request sweets and a romance novel and is elated that she can laze around and read.

Elsewhere, Geoffrey talks with Gerald over Katarina's kidnapping, and the ransom note he received demands that he renounce his right to the throne. In light of this, Geoffrey offers to help and Gerald accepts it. Back to Katarina, she has a bit of a heart-to-heart with Lana and later enjoys dinner with Selena and Rufus. Although there's a subtle tension in the air about her situation, in the end, Selena is lead back to her room in a trance-like state after Rufus suggests she should. Later in her bed, Katarina contemplates how strange Selena acted during dinner and how her friends are doing with her out of the picture. As it so happens, Mary and Alan plan on rescuing Katarina. Returning to Selena who snaps out of her trance, she visits Katarina in her room. Selena then confesses that she's the main culprit for her kidnapping and her motive was to have Prince Gerald renounce his right to the throne. Thereafter, Prince Ian will take his place.

Meanwhile, Gerald holds a meeting with Katarina's closest friends about rescuing her from her captors. Just when Mary tries to leave the room, Raphael appears and reassures Mary that Katarina is fine and she'll be alright. Back to Katarina and Selena, the two have a heart-to-heart about Katarina's kidnapping and at the end of it. Rufus appears and knocks out Selena, revealing that he plans on making her, Gerald, Ian, and Katarina disappear.

Characters

 * Katarina Claes
 * Gerald Stuart
 * Sora Smiths
 * Selena Berg
 * Council of Katarinas
 * Millidiana Claes
 * Keith Claes
 * Geoffrey Stuart
 * Suzanna Randall
 * Alan Stuart
 * Mary Hunt
 * Ian Stuart
 * Nicole Ascart
 * Sophia Ascart
 * Maria Campbell
 * Anne Sherry
 * Raphael Walt

Trivia

 * Katarina is easily swayed into being a captive since she is simple minded and has no urgent need to perform noble duties.