I’m Trying to End This Possession - Chapter 169

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Chapter 169

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Finally, she had obtained the Sacred Relic.

 

Dana threw Karl’s finger into the forest and clutched only the ring tightly in her precious grip.

 

‘Now, once the sun rises, I can use the Sacred Relic.’

 

This was a Sacred Relic imbued with the divine power of Sun God Ramun.

 

Therefore, now that night dominated, this Sacred Relic’s power was minimal. It couldn’t bring about the great miracle of opening a Dimensional Gate.

 

She needed the sun.

 

If the sun rose brightly, cutting through all darkness, she could use the Sacred Relic to open a Dimensional Gate.

 

‘Not much time left.’

 

It was deep dawn now. Soon, daybreak would gradually come.

 

If she could just endure until then, everything would be over.

 

“Let’s rest here for a moment.”

 

After running for several hours, Ignis stopped at a point where he was now confident they were safe.

 

It happened to be a place where a small, clean valley flowed.

 

Dana washed her face there. Her mind became much clearer.

 

“Ignis, please sit down and rest a bit too.”

 

He must be extremely tired after carrying her and running for several hours.

 

Dana leaned her back against a tree trunk and closed her eyes. In truth, she too felt like she was dying from exhaustion.

 

“….”

 

Meanwhile, Ignis was observing her.

 

Dana’s complexion was pale. She seemed completely exhausted. Not just her body, but her heart as well.

 

“Hey. Are you okay?”

 

“Of course.”

 

Saying such words with eyes that looked ready to cry….

 

He didn’t know why Dana wanted to leave Windsor.

 

Just cutting off Karl Windsor’s finger and running away from him. That was the extent of his deal with Dana.

 

In return, he was supposed to receive money.

 

 

 

“Before you lost your memory, Ignis, you originally intended to leave the Windsor Family.”

 

 

 

Dana, who had proposed this deal, had said so.

 

 

 

“Surely you must have had a very bad experience at Windsor. Though I don’t know what it was either.”

 

 

 

Ignis agreed with those words.

 

Windsor felt unsettling.

 

The fact that the assailant who had stabbed his stomach was Karl Windsor—his brother—was one thing.

 

Above all, the old memories that were gradually surfacing were eerie.

 

 

 

“You are perfect. My son Ignis.”

 

 

 

Especially the Previous Duke Windsor. His adoptive father.

 

Rodrigo Windsor.

 

 

 

“So scatter as many seeds as possible. So that beings resembling you can be conceived.”

 

 

 

Thinking about it now, that bastard wasn’t normal. Telling him to scatter seeds and conceive many beings. Was that something to say to a child?

 

 

 

“Don’t you want to see the finest flower bloom from your seed? I’ll gladly help you. If you scatter your seed….”

 

 

 

Disgusting bastard….

 

It gave him goosebumps. Just how exactly had he helped?

 

He couldn’t remember this yet, but he rather hoped he’d never remember it forever. It was bound to be something very creepy and revolting.

 

‘Could that bastard be a pervert?’

 

Ignis shuddered and shook his head. The more memories of his adoptive father Rodrigo surfaced one by one, the more nauseous he felt.

 

The Windsor Family that such a bastard had led also made him sick.

 

That’s why he decided to follow Dana.

 

 

 

“If you help me, I’ll prepare capital for you to leave Windsor and start anew.”

 

 

 

It was a proposal with nothing bad for him.

 

But everything had gone according to plan, so why was she acting like this? Seeing Dana’s melancholy expression made him feel irritated.

 

Well, Karl Windsor was a noble young master by birth. She must feel quite guilty about betraying such a person.

 

“If you’re going to make that face, why don’t you go back.”

 

“Pardon?”

 

“Go back to that bastard. Karl Windsor was crying and wailing when you left.”

 

A grown man, after being betrayed by a woman, instead of getting angry, was crying and clinging to her—how pathetic that was.

 

“If you go back now, he’ll probably be so happy he’ll faint.”

 

Then Dana smiled faintly.

 

“That person will kill me.”

 

“What?”

 

“It’s all acting. That person is after my fortune.”

 

“…It didn’t seem like acting though.”

 

Ignis muttered. Then Dana smiled wryly.

 

“Right. That’s why it was difficult.”

 

“What was.”

 

“That person was trying to deceive me… but I kept feeling like I might fall for it.”

 

Even though I knew it was false. Dana added briefly and sighed.

 

“What about you, Ignis?”

 

“What?”

 

“What are you going to do from now on?”

 

“Well. I’m thinking of going to a foreign country first.”

 

He was planning to leave for a place beyond the reach of Windsor’s suspicious hands.

 

“What will you do there?”

 

“I don’t know. I’ll do whatever.”

 

“True.”

 

Dana nodded.

 

“Ignis is so strong that you’ll do well wherever you go and whatever you do.”

 

“….”

 

At those words, Ignis pressed his lips together tightly, then blurted out as if spilling over.

 

“Then why don’t you come with me.”

 

In truth, it was something that had been on his mind all along.

 

Dana’s eyes widened as she looked at him. Ignis hurriedly rambled as if making excuses.

 

“You’re running away from Windsor anyway. So come with me. Even if I don’t have much, I can at least take care of you…”

 

Ah, damn it.

 

The strength drained from Ignis’s voice.

 

There was no need to finish his words. Dana was already making a troubled expression.

 

“Thank you for the offer, but I’m fine.”

 

“…”

 

“I have somewhere else I need to go.”

 

Right. Of course she would.

 

Ignis’s face flushed hot with embarrassment.

 

What kind of confidence made him suggest going together?

 

Of course a woman like her wouldn’t follow me.

 

There must be a more glamorous and elegant palace-like life prepared for Ignis that he could never provide.

 

Maybe a foreign king or prince was waiting for her. Whoever was waiting would certainly be better than him.

 

Ignis was angry at himself for acting like an idiot. Just because they slept together one night, did he feel like she was his woman?

 

Dana didn’t even seem to remember that night…

 

“Why did you even sleep with me?”

 

After saying it, Ignis was horrified again.

 

Didn’t this sound like he was reproaching her?

 

Then Dana made a surprised expression again. Ignis regretted it, but was curious about what would follow.

 

“…I wanted to sleep with a man.”

 

Ignis raised his eyebrows sharply.

 

You wanted to sleep with a man?

 

Why? Was it trendy among noble ladies? Or was it sexual curiosity?

 

No, more than anything—

 

“So why was it me?”

 

There should be plenty of men around.

 

Then Dana answered carefully.

 

“Well, Ignis was the most… suitable. I’m sorry for putting it this way. Ignis was the best partner I could choose.”

 

She fidgeted with her fingers as if gauging his reaction.

 

“Were you displeased that day?”

 

“…”

 

“I really enjoyed it. All of it.”

 

Ignis felt his thorny, prickly heart become smooth and round.

 

He was the most suitable.

 

That meant he was the best.

 

She even said that night was good.

 

Feeling like the corners of his mouth would rise, he covered his mouth with his fist and cleared his throat.

 

“Well. Yeah. It wasn’t bad for me either.”

 

It wasn’t just “not bad.” Ever since then, he’d been thinking about that night constantly, so much that it was good enough to be troublesome if he didn’t avoid her.

 

Then Dana burst into laughter.

 

“Thank you.”

 

“For what.”

 

“I feel better now. I was actually a little depressed.”

 

A little? You looked like you were about to cry.

 

However, since her face that had barely brightened looked good, Ignis didn’t bother to mention it.

 

Instead, he turned around to hide his expression.

 

“Wait here for a moment. I’ll gather something to lie down on.”

 

On the way here, he had seen a reed field nearby. If they laid down reeds and rested even briefly, it would relieve their fatigue.

 

A little later, Ignis was breaking off reeds and thinking.

 

‘Should I ask Dana to take me with her?’

 

Whether as a guard or a servant, it didn’t matter. Should I ask her to take me? A stable keeper would be fine, a coachman would be good too.

 

That girl is kind, so she wouldn’t be able to ignore him. So…

 

“…”

 

Suddenly Ignis stopped breaking reeds. He quickly raised his head.

 

At that moment, a rough wind blew. Under the bright moonlight, the reeds swayed chaotically, but…

 

The reed shadows didn’t sway.

 

Ignis noticed.

 

Something, no.

 

Someone was there.

 

 

 

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‘I didn’t know he had that side to him.’

 

Ignis, who had lost his memory, indeed had a cute side.

 

‘Ignis is adorable.’

 

Dana was grinning as she fiddled with the ring. But soon the smile disappeared from her face.

 

This was the sacred relic she had wanted so much.

 

When it was in Karl’s hands, it looked small, but seeing it up close, this amber gemstone was quite large.

 

‘Well, Karl did have big hands.’

 

Dana touched the ring while thinking of Karl.

 

 

 

“Don’t go, Dana. I’m sorry.”

 

 

 

How annoying…

 

The area around her heart throbbed. Dana thought it was because of his excellent acting until the very end.

 

‘He probably didn’t die.’

 

With that monster-like recovery ability. He probably wouldn’t die easily.

 

But he would be unconscious for several days. Ignis had said he coated the sword with deadly poison.

 

‘Now it’s over.’

 

Dana looked at the sky and judged.

 

About 30 minutes left now? The sun would start rising soon. Then…

 

‘Huh?’

 

At that moment, a pigeon came flying with fluttering wings.

 

And it dropped a note in front of her with a thud, then flew away again.

 

Just like when the eagle had delivered a letter before.

 

‘What is this?’

 

How did they know I was here?

 

Dana got goosebumps as she picked up the note. And she was startled.

 

Like a blood letter written by squeezing out blood, crude red letters were written there…

 

‘What is this?’

 

Dana read the text, but couldn’t understand it. Because.

 

 

 

[Lyos’s mother and your mother, Danae Windsor, are the same person.]

 

[That is, you are half-siblings with different fathers.]

 

 

 

It was too bizarre a sentence to understand.

 

No, it was a nonsensical sentence.

 

 

 

[So never accept Lyos. Don’t forgive him either.

 

That bastard is a degenerate who tried to marry you knowing everything.]

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