I’m Trying to End This Possession - Chapter 130

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Chapter 130

Alice couldn’t contain her racing heart.

‘Finally, today’s the day.’

At last, she would be able to meet the Former Emperor—Lyos’s father.

Resort Lipton. They had arrived at the Former Emperor’s villa a few days ago, but hadn’t been able to meet until now.

From what she heard, he had briefly stepped away, perhaps having mistaken the date of their arrival.

And now, after several days had passed.

The Former Emperor had finally arrived at the villa.

“It’s been a long time, Lyos.”

Just then, a man entered the reception room. Alice’s eyes widened as she turned around.

Former Emperor Wilhelm Grants was still breathtakingly beautiful, enough to make one’s eyes go wide. And he was still surprisingly young.

Golden hair as dazzling as the sun, deep blue eyes.

He had looks that resembled the current Emperor Justio.

‘I heard His Former Majesty was definitely in his fifties!’

But how could he look the same age as his son Lyos?

Without the slightest exaggeration, Wilhelm looked no different from a young man in his twenties.

“I-I’m Alice Windsor. It’s an honor to meet you, Your Former Majesty.”

When she greeted him with a trembling heart, Wilhelm burst into hearty laughter.

“Yes. Lady Alice Windsor. I’ve heard rumors that you’ve stolen my son’s heart. How is it? Does Lyos treat you well?”

“He always treats me far better than I deserve.”

At those words, Wilhelm burst into laughter again.

“Yes, I’m sure he does. Lyos takes after me—he’d give his liver and gallbladder to his woman.”

With those words, the Former Emperor took his seat, and Lyos and Alice also sat on the sofa opposite him.

Lyos cut his cigar and spoke calmly.

“Alice is the woman I love. I hope you’ll come to like Alice as well, Father.”

At those words, Wilhelm’s eyes narrowed slightly.

“What about Lady Danae Windsor? Didn’t she come with you?”

Lyos put the cigar to his lips. As he lit it, he answered leisurely.

“Perhaps you’ll have a chance to see her someday.”

“I see. That’s disappointing. I’d like to have tea time with her at least once.”

At those words, Alice was deeply moved.

During the past three years that Lyos had been meeting with Dana, he had never once introduced her to the Former Emperor.

As expected, the only one Lyos was serious about was herself.

“Well. She’s not particularly worth looking forward to.”

Answering thus, Lyos exhaled smoke with a puff.

Then Wilhelm’s eyes narrowed. He looked at his son and smiled slyly.

“Son.”

“Yes.”

“You’re smoking quite an unusual cigar.”

“….”

“I once enjoyed that myself.”

Huh?

Alice perked up her ears.

Was the cigar His Highness was smoking unusual?

It was when Lyos’s eyebrows furrowed.

“Ah. This is, excuse me.”

Just then the door opened and a platinum-haired man entered.

“I’m truly sorry for being late.”

It’s Father!

Alice pouted and sent a displeased look in his direction.

‘Why on earth did he come so late?’

Since coming to Lipton, Father had been so busy she barely saw his face.

Alice had no idea what he was doing running around so much.

Since coming here, Mother had been sick and stuck in her room, unable to come out. In that case, at least Father should have been there on time.

‘It’s rude to His Former Majesty.’

He should have come early and waited. What if he’s displeased?

Alice hurriedly examined Wilhelm’s expression.

However.

“…Karl Windsor.”

There was no sign of displeasure on Wilhelm’s face.

Far from being displeased….

‘Is he uncomfortable?’

Surprisingly, that’s exactly how it seemed. Wilhelm raised the corners of his mouth with a stiff face.

“How long has it been? It’s been quite a while.”

Though it was noticeably uncomfortable treatment, Karl smiled very naturally.

“Haha, indeed. When was the last time we met?”

Alice tilted her head.

Was it her imagination? Right now His Former Majesty seemed to be rolling his eyes and avoiding Father’s gaze?

‘Yes, it must be my imagination.’

Where in the world would there be someone that His Former Majesty would treat with such restlessness?

Even the Crown Prince and Emperor Justio showed respectful courtesy before His Former Majesty….

That’s when it happened. With a knock-knock-knock sound, an attendant entered.

“Excuse me. There’s something urgent to report….”

“Do it later.”

Just as Lyos waved his hand with an indifferent face, the attendant quickly added.

“There’s been an accident at Saint Grave Island. A report came in from a fishing boat that was passing through the area….”

Silence fell in an instant.

Lyos’s eyes hardened. Karl stared intently at the attendant with his smile gone.

The attendant looked around cautiously and asked carefully.

“Should I report this later?”

* * *

The island was in ruins.

“Are you okay, Dana?”

How could she be okay?

Dana barely walked along the beach, hiding her horror.

It was a field of corpses everywhere.

Corpses with bodies burst from being trampled by giants, corpses torn apart by skeletons, and so on.

All the passengers aboard the Diana had met their deaths without exception.

Not only that, but all the priests on the island had died as well.

Exactly as Ignis had intended.

Only Danae and Lumiere had survived.

Her heart grew cold.

Why had Ignis gone this far?

Just how great was his grudge against the Windsor Family and the Diana Church?

‘Ignis, that bastard….’

Rage surged through her.

Ignis, that man shouldn’t have died so easily.

She should have made him suffer more, caused him more pain.

Of course, if she hadn’t caught him off guard like that and finished him in one blow, she never would have been able to kill him.

Perhaps it was because she was angry. Dana felt his death had been far too merciful.

“Don’t worry, Dana. The rescue team will come soon.”

Did he think she was despairing because the passenger ship was destroyed? Lumiere wrapped his arms around her trembling shoulders.

“I’m angry.”

“Huh?”

“Ignis, that vicious human. This entire situation was all brought about by Ignis.”

At those words, tension immediately spread across Lumiere’s face.

“You saw that person on this island? Where?”

“I met him at the tower top. He’s dead now.”

And the upper part of that tower was now crushed in the giant’s grasp. His corpse was probably buried under those ruins.

“There’s no way he died from just that.”

“I did shoot him in the head though….”

“…The head?”

“Yes.”

“How?”

“How? I just aimed the gun at his temple and shot.”

She omitted mentioning that she had seduced him.

There was no need to say that.

“That can’t be.”

Lumiere looked like he found it hard to believe.

“There’s no way he would have obediently let you hit him in the head of all places. If you hit that spot, he’d really die without even having time to recover.”

“….”

It wasn’t just that he obediently let her hit him.

Not only had she stolen his gun, but he hadn’t even noticed when she aimed it at his temple.

Ignis probably didn’t even know he was dying.

‘I see. No one knows just how stupid that man was.’

Lumiere seemed unable to believe that she had succeeded in shooting Ignis in the head with a gun.

“Let’s go.”

Lumiere took Dana’s hand and turned toward where the broken tower fragments were.

“I need to confirm the corpse.”

* * *

“He really is dead.”

They found Ignis’s corpse quickly.

It was buried under the debris of the collapsed tower.

Only after discovering the gruesome corpse did Dana feel relieved. She had been unsatisfied with his too easy and simple death, but seeing the complete corpse put her at ease.

And Dana also saw that girl’s body.

‘Danael.’

The girl who looked exactly like her.

However, she was crushed by the fragments of the broken tower and now her face was grotesquely distorted beyond recognition.

Suddenly, the words that girl had said at the end came to mind.

“So you really are Danae Windsor. Is that why everyone loves you so much? Is that why they sent you away from the Sanctuary? How nice. I’m jealous!”

What did those words mean?

Dana felt suffocated.

What was that girl? And what did Sanctuary mean? And.

‘Do I need to look into this?’

It certainly wouldn’t be an ordinary matter. To dig into this would require a lot of time and effort.

If she planned to continue living in Danae’s body, it would definitely be an issue she’d have to address.

But.

‘I have no intention of doing that.’

She was going to abandon this body and leave.

She was concentrating all her energy on that.

When she returned to the capital, the divine trial would be held soon.

For now, it would be right to focus only on that. To claim that ring as quickly as possible….

“Do you know this priest?”

Then Lumiere asked. Dana answered weakly.

“I told you there was a priest who looked exactly like me, right? That girl must be my younger sister.”

“I see.”

What do you mean ‘I see’? Is that it?

But Lumiere didn’t seem to be focusing on her words.

He suddenly intertwined his fingers more deeply with hers.

And at that moment.

“Dana.”

“…!”

Dana was startled by the voice she heard from behind.

“U-Uncle?”

Drip, drip. Karl Windsor stood there blankly, soaked from head to toe.

Dana was shocked. Why was this man here in that state?

“How did you get here, Uncle?”

“I heard there was an accident.”

Karl muttered blankly. He looked dazed.

His gaze was fixed on Dana and Lumiere’s overlapping hands.

“So I came in a hurry.”

Had the rescue team arrived already?

No. If the rescue team had come, there should be a ship visible— but there was no ship anywhere along the beach.

Then surely….

“Did you swim here?”

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