I’m Trying to End This Possession - Chapter 235

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Chapter 235

 

 

 

 

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“Hey.”

Where is this place?

“You there.”

This voice is—

“Wait, stop right there.”

It’s Ignis.

Not young Ignis, but adult Ignis.

Dana immediately realized.

‘This is the back garden of Windsor Estate…’

And this moment right now was a time she vividly remembered.

An event that occurred in her current timeline.

When she was ‘Danae Windsor’. It was the past moment when she first met ‘Ignis de Windsor’.

Dana was flustered.

Why did I suddenly come to this time? I had no intention of coming to this time at all—

Then ‘Danae Windsor’ bowed at the waist in greeting. And she recited the exact same words she remembered.

“Nice to meet you, you must be Uncle Ignis?”

Ignis, who had been smoking and staring at her intently, chuckled.

“Uncle my ass, what bullshit.”

“Pardon?”

“Call me that one more time and you’ll get in trouble, little girl.”

Little girl…

‘Right. I was treated like a little girl at our first meeting.’

Right now she was in a state where she had just recently possessed ‘Danae Windsor’s’ body, and was seventeen years old.

Though she was young, she wasn’t at an age to be treated like a little girl.

Danae Windsor, feeling displeased, tried to pass by Ignis just like that.

“Hey.”

Ignis continued talking to her.

“Are you that Saint? The one who goes around purifying corrupted land with the Crown Prince?”

She felt annoyed. However, the gentle Danae Windsor smiled softly and answered.

“I’m not a Saint, but it’s true that I do purification.”

“Aha. Impressive. I guess that crazy old hag finally saw the fruits of her efforts.”

“Pardon?”

“Ah, no. Nothing.”

Ignis smiled crookedly then suddenly strode closer. His physique up close was overwhelming, so she became intimidated for a moment.

The moment she unconsciously lowered her face in surprise.

“Let me see your face.”

Ignis arbitrarily lifted her chin.

Danae held her breath.

The red eyes she met head-on were so intense.

“Have we met before?”

He scrutinized her face thoroughly with raptor-like eyes.

“I feel like I’ve seen you somewhere.”

“I don’t know what you’re talking about.”

“Me neither. Why am I saying such trashy things. I don’t even use such cheesy lines when hitting on women.”

“Wh-what?”

When Danae became flustered and blushed, Ignis grinned and teased her.

“Don’t misunderstand, Saint. I’m not hitting on you.”

“What did you say?”

“Kids who still smell like milk aren’t my type.”

At those words, Danae Windsor was indignant.

“You’re not my type either, Ignis. And I wasn’t misunderstanding like that!”

She tried to sharply shake off his hand, but he didn’t let go. Instead, he gripped tighter and peered at her.

“Hey. Have you really never seen me before?”

“No. This is the first time I’m seeing you today!”

“Right? I’m seeing you for the first time too.”

“…”

“But it’s strangely unpleasant.”

Ignis, who had muttered in an annoyed tone, finally removed his hand from her chin.

“Well, whatever. Forget it. We probably won’t see each other again anyway.”

“…Where are you going?”

“That’s right. I don’t even want to come near this creepy estate.”

He laughed sarcastically then tilted his head.

“Why. Should I take you with me?”

“No. I’m fine.”

“Ah. Suit yourself. You’ll regret it though.”

“Mind your own business.”

“Do as you please. If you want to live like a human, escape from this monster den someday, pretty Saint Miss.”

With those final words, Ignis swept past her.

The moment she was quietly watching his retreating back.

‘Ah!’

Suddenly, a very powerful force pulled at her soul. It sucked her in as if absorbing her. Dana was pulled right out of Danae Windsor’s body.

And…

 

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“Are you conscious?”

Justio’s face came into view.

Dana quietly looked at him.

Her head was foggy. She felt dizzy. Her thoughts weren’t connecting properly.

“You have now returned to reality.”

“…”

“Get your wits about you.”

“…”

Returned to reality?

From the past, to reality?

‘I’m back.’

The moment she realized it, intense relief washed over her.

She was back.

She had barely managed to return to the present time!

‘I thought I wouldn’t be able to come back.’

Until just moments ago, Dana had been swept away in the torrent of time.

She had completely lost control of her time-traveling ability and was randomly swept through all sorts of times.

And she had a rough idea of what was causing this abnormal phenomenon.

“I can see traces of the holy magic cast on your soul colliding with demonic power. It seems to have caused a distortion.”

Justio examined her soul with piercing eyes, his expression grave.

“What happened?”

Dana didn’t answer immediately and closed her mouth.

She organized her thoughts before speaking.

Where should she start, and how should she tell this story?

So many things had happened…

“At first, I entered Danawin’s body.”

After a moment, Dana opened her lips. She began to tell him everything she had experienced. On June 5th, two snake heads had risen above the water surface.

“And then I returned to a past timeline again. Not this current timeline, but a time that had already passed. There, Lyos was…”

The things she had done. The things Lyos had done. Dana told him everything. Even that he had cut off the snake’s head for her sake.

There was only one thing she didn’t mention.

Only the matter concerning Karl Windsor.

She didn’t want to talk about that. Why? She felt like she would know if she thought deeply about it, but she was too exhausted to think about the reason right now, so she passed over it. She skipped it.

“I see.”

And when her story was nearing its end, Justio reached a conclusion.

He muttered to himself.

“As expected, it was related to Lyos.”

Justio didn’t look surprised. He seemed to have already sensed it.

Dana let out a sigh. Lyos. Lyos. Lyos…

Lyos Grants.

When she thought of him, emotions like a massive storm swept through her.

While in ‘Danae Grants” body, Dana had tried to move several times, but.

‘In the end, I couldn’t move.’

Was it because it was an already finished timeline?

There was nothing she could change. Nothing at all.

But—

“I need to go back to the past again.”

The past of this current timeline. The moment when the boy Ignis was waiting for her.

That past could be changed.

He had been waiting for her.

“I couldn’t find out when or why Lyos received the Sun God’s curse.”

However, thinking he wouldn’t listen if she said it was for personal business, Dana made an excuse.

“So please cast the memory retention holy magic and the extended duration holy magic on me once more.”

She naturally thought he would cooperate. This would be necessary information for Justio as well.

But an unexpected answer came back.

“It’s impossible.”

“…Excuse me?”

“Those two holy magics have already become distorted within your soul. They’re not the type that can be newly replaced.”

He spoke as if stating an immutable mathematical formula.

“You can no longer go to the past while retaining your memories.”

“…”

Dana understood those words a beat too late.

She couldn’t do it?

She could no longer return while keeping her memories?

Her lips parted involuntarily. A groan boiled up in her throat.

‘No.’

Watching what kind of deeds Lyos had committed… actually, she didn’t need her current memories for that. Also, she didn’t need to stay for a long time.

She could just glimpse it fragmentarily, briefly and shortly.

That was something she had done many times alone with her insight ability until now.

But rescuing Ignis from the sanctuary.

‘Without memories, it would be impossible.’

She needed her current memories, only then could she escape from the sanctuary with Ignis—

“Is it really impossible?”

Dana asked with trembling lips.

“Is it really?”

Perhaps feeling her desperation and fear, Justio answered honestly.

“It’s not impossible.”

“Then why—”

“You would be in danger.”

“…”

“If the holy magic becomes completely distorted, you might be trapped in the past for a long time, or you might live as a person from the past while losing your present memories.”

Dana quickly understood those words.

If she entered Danawin’s body and lost all her memories.

‘I would just live as Danawin…’

Goosebumps rose on her skin.

It was terrible. Just imagining it made all her motivation wither away. It would be no different from becoming a stupid fool.

‘I don’t want that to happen.’

But.

She had made a promise with Ignis.

 

“You promise, right?”

“Yes. I’ll promise.”

 

Dana let out a sigh.

“How long can I endure at most?”

“…”

“Please, I’m asking you. There’s something I absolutely must do.”

Justio didn’t answer.

However, reading the determination that risked even her life in her eyes, he soon opened his lips.

“Since time flows differently between the past and present, it’s not exact, but…”

Justio seemed to be calculating as he trailed off for a moment.

“You should be able to endure about 24 hours based on past time.”

As if becoming certain while speaking, he nodded his head.

“Yes. A maximum of 24 hours. If more time passes than that, the risk of the holy magic becoming completely distorted will increase.”

“…”

“So you must return before then.”

24 hours in the past.

Just one day.

If she couldn’t return within that time, she would be trapped in the past for a long time. She would live as a person from the past. Becoming a fool, knowing nothing.

It was dangerous, but this time she couldn’t hesitate.

“Yes. I understand.”

This time she couldn’t turn away from him.

“I’ll definitely return within 24 hours.”

Ignis was waiting.

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