I’m Trying to End This Possession - Chapter 116

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Chapter 116

 

 

 

Ignis felt his blood run cold.

Karl was right. He had been so absorbed in imagining killing Danae that he hadn’t sensed their presence.

That wasn’t all.

“Surrender, Ignis de Windsor!”

“Put your hands up!”

Had they already known of his existence? The Diana’s armed security guards came rushing in. They surrounded Ignis, pointing their gun barrels at him.

“Listen to me, Ignis.”

Karl brushed the stone dust off his hands and made a gentle suggestion.

“I don’t want to fight you. You don’t either.”

“….”

“We’re not going to fight here, right?”

At those words, Ignis raised both hands as if in agreement. Then he slowly backed away.

Of course he had no intention of fighting Karl Windsor, nor did he plan to be caught here.

It would be better to swim away through that freezing sea.

After all, his partner would have prepared a lifeboat in the sea—

“Father.”

Just then, Lumiere approached from across the way.

Ignis was startled by his appearance.

In Lumiere’s hands, the silver-haired crew member—Ignis’s partner—was being dragged along unconscious.

Seeing the perfectly bound figure, Ignis realized.

Information had leaked.

But how?

Only a few people knew about this operation, so where did it leak from?

“The bomb?”

“We found it. It was installed in the cargo hold.”

“Give it here. Bombs are my specialty.”

It was when Karl was taking the bomb.

“How is it?”

A voice as smooth as water could be heard.

“Did you find it?”

In an instant, all of Ignis’s nerves focused forward. Even his fine hairs seemed to stand on end.

It was Danae.

Danae was approaching this place.

Ignis smiled defiantly.

Now she must have seen me.

How will she react?

Will she be disgusted? Will she be angry? Will she be afraid?

Either way, he was excited and his tongue tensed—

“This is the bomb?”

“Yes.”

“It looks different from the bombs I knew. It just looks like a black orb?”

“It seems to be made by a shaman from the barbarian tribes.”

Danae was looking at the bomb Karl was holding.

Only the bomb, she was looking at.

Ignis couldn’t believe it.

I’m here. Standing right here.

She won’t even glance at me?

Danae truly didn’t give him even a strand of her gaze, not even a bit of interest.

As if she couldn’t see him. No, as if it didn’t matter at all whether he was here or not.

As if he was nothing.

 

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In reality, Dana was completely absorbed in the bomb.

‘Is it because it’s a bomb made with something called shamanism?’

With this world’s technology, it would be impossible—even the remaining time was displayed.

8 minutes 21 seconds.

8 minutes 20 seconds.

8 minutes 19 seconds.

Little by little, the time was decreasing.

That’s when it happened.

“—!”

Ignis moved. He grabbed the neck of the nearest bodyguard—

“Dana, don’t look.”

Lumiere covered her eyes and pulled her behind him. Crack. A short scream rang out along with the sound of something breaking.

“St-stop!”

“Fire!”

Bang bang bang! The sound of the bodyguards firing bullets could be heard.

‘It’s okay.’

Dana thought they would kill Ignis soon.

‘It’s okay. They’ll subdue him quickly.’

Because that’s what happened in the future she knew.

That man Ignis was utterly careless.

However, amid all that noise, there was no scream from Ignis. Only the groans of the bodyguards and the sounds of things breaking and snapping echoed.

Growing uneasy, Dana hurriedly grabbed Lumiere’s hand and pulled it down—

‘Ah.’

She stopped breathing as if struck in the jaw and throat.

On the blood-soaked deck, Ignis stood in the center, looking at her.

“Long time no see, Saint.”

Heh. The man smiled.

“Can you see me now?”

Goosebumps shot up her spine.

“What. Was I too lowly a bastard for you to even see?”

And Karl blocked that gaze. He stood in front of Dana, preventing Ignis from even looking at her.

“You really are vicious, Ignis. Are you still going around acting so undignified?”

“The vicious ones are you and Lumiere, elder brother. You just watched me kill these bodyguards, didn’t you? You could have saved them.”

Dripping with blood, Ignis laughed as if disgusted.

“Just to keep Danae Windsor from getting a single hair harmed, you left these bastards to die, didn’t you?”

“….”

Ignis was right. Neither Lumiere nor Karl had moved a single step. Dana was astounded by this.

Karl might do that to protect his property, but even Lumiere, who was a soldier, was acting like this?

That’s when it happened.

The silver-haired crew member who had been unconscious until now suddenly raised her head. Then she looked at them.

She opened her parched lips.

“—.”

Muttering something. Stirring. Chanting.

A series of low, sinister words. Spat out rapidly.

Crunch. The sound of something being bitten could be heard.

Drip, blood poured from her mouth. She had bitten her own tongue.

Dana was horrified. What did that woman just do?

“Oh no. This is bad.”

“We’ve been had.”

However, Karl and Lumiere seemed to know exactly what that woman had done as they looked at each other and muttered.

What do you mean, we’ve been had?

“Give me the bomb, Father.”

“No. I can’t.”

“Give it to me.”

What are you doing?

Dana looked at the two men. Lumiere and Karl conversed with serious faces.

“Curious why she’s acting like that?”

Meanwhile, Ignis climbed onto the deck railing and spoke.

“That woman is actually a Savage Tribe Shaman.”

Hanging outside the passenger ship was a lifeboat, and Ignis sneered as he cut the ropes that bound it one by one.

“She just activated some shamanism hidden in that bomb.”

Is he trying to escape like this? Dana was confused.

But Karl and Lumiere seemed to have already lost interest in Ignis. They were squabbling over who should take the bomb.

Then Ignis chuckled and said.

“The moment you let go of that bomb, it’ll explode.”

“…What did you say?”

Dana couldn’t understand those words at once.

If someone lets go of this bomb, it’ll explode immediately? How is that possible!

However, instead of saying more, Ignis dropped the lifeboat into the sea.

“Well then, if we survive, let’s meet again.”

With those final words, he jumped down.

But she too had no time to spare any attention on Ignis. Dana immediately grabbed Karl.

“Is what he said true?”

“Ah, yes. If it falls from my hand now, it’ll explode.”

Karl, holding the bomb, spoke nonchalantly. Dana was dumbfounded.

No way, he’s saying that with such a smiling face?

“It must be a lie. How is that possible?”

“Dana hasn’t seen Savage Tribe Shamanism before, so you wouldn’t know. Such shamanism actually exists. I’ve been caught by it several times on the battlefield.”

Lumiere nodded in agreement.

“That’s right. It’s a very vicious shamanism, I didn’t know Lord Ignis was connected to such barbarian tribes.”

The two seemed very familiar with this kind of bomb.

For a moment, Dana keenly realized that Lumiere was a soldier, and that Karl had also been a soldier.

Death had come so close, yet they were accepting it so calmly.

“There’s no choice.”

Then Karl shrugged his shoulders.

“I’ll have to throw this into the sea.”

“What?”

“If we stay like this, soon— in 6 minutes 30 seconds, 29 seconds, 28 seconds, the bomb will explode. Then everyone will die, and we don’t want that, do we?”

What is he saying right now?

“I’ll swim deep into the sea, throw the bomb, and come back. Then it’ll be fine, Dana.”

Dana stared blankly at Karl.

Right now, what he’s saying so casually.

Those words.

“I’ll be back.”

Isn’t that the same as saying he’ll die?

“Wait a minute…”

Dana grabbed Karl’s collar.

“Let’s chase after Lord Ignis instead. He’ll know how to stop it.”

“Unless another Savage Tribe Shaman appears to break the spell, there’s no way, Dana.”

Karl smiled pitifully and gently touched his forehead to hers.

“I’ll be fine. So don’t worry.”

Then he stepped back. Lightheartedly. Like someone who could really die right now.

What is he saying? This person must really be crazy!

Dana desperately hugged Karl. He can’t go. He shouldn’t go. Because—

‘The ring will disappear!’

The hand that Karl was holding the bomb with, of all hands, was wearing the Sacred Relic.

“Father, let me do it.”

Then Lumiere stepped forward to take over the bomb, but Karl frowned.

“When I’m here, why would you insist on doing it?”

“I’m active duty and you’re a retired soldier, aren’t you? Naturally, the active duty should do it.”

“But you’re my son. Protecting you is my role.”

Then Lumiere chuckled.

“You’re not even my real father anyway, so what does it matter?”

“Oh my. You’re saying hurtful things.”

“Enough, just give me the bomb. I’ll throw it into the sea and come back.”

“Hmm…”

“I’m here as the general manager of the Diana together with Dana. So please give it to me quickly.”

Karl looked back and forth between Lumiere and the bomb with a troubled expression.

Meanwhile, time passed and now 5 minutes 55 seconds remained.

“After all, it’s right for me to do this. Because.”

Grinning, Karl smiled.

“I was made into more of a monster than you, wasn’t I?”

Karl turned his back and ran off, still holding the bomb.

“No!”

Dana let out a heart-wrenching scream.

“Uncle, no. Don’t go!”

No. Don’t go.

At least leave the ring behind!

Cut off your finger before you go!

However, Karl easily leaped over the deck railing and jumped down below. Dana hurriedly chased after him, but.

Splash—

Above the pitch-black sea, only waves full of white foam came rolling in.

Karl had already been sucked into the sea.

In this cold winter. In this night.

With a bomb about to explode clutched in his hand.

‘No.’

A tremendous dizziness washed over her, and Dana gripped the railing tightly.

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