I’m Trying to End This Possession - Chapter 274

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Chapter 274

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Lumiere Roland.

He was the guard of Princess Danae Grants.

Emperor Lyos Grants had personally given the order.

“Guard my sister, Princess Danae Grants. Lumiere.”

Therefore, Lumiere had a duty to protect Princess Danae Grants.

“Filthy witch!”

Even at moments like now when eggs came flying.

Thud!

Lumiere stretched his hand beside her head. Immediately, the egg struck against the back of his hand. It shattered and became a sticky liquid mess, but Lumiere felt relieved.

Princess Danae Grants was safe.

“Because of you, my son died! Because of you!”

The woman who threw the egg at her screamed in rage.

“Because of you, His faithful Majesty became corrupted and started a war!”

The woman was soon dragged away by soldiers. However, until the very end, she hurled all manner of curses at Danae Grants.

Witch, demon, heretic, do you know how many died because of you alone, you defiled His Majesty the Emperor, bring back my son…

And Danae Grants stood frozen, listening to those cursed words. Without running away or covering her ears.

“Let’s return.”

“…Yes.”

Danae Grants boarded the carriage under Lumiere’s escort. Her fingertips were trembling, as if the shock had not yet subsided.

Two years and six months since the religious war between the Ramun Church and Diana Church had erupted.

Princess Danae Grants was being sucked deeper into a swamp of depression day by day.

And Lumiere, her guard, watched all of these changes.

He watched it all—the princess who had once sparkled with confidence from the Emperor’s favor transforming into someone with the gloomy countenance of a guilt-ridden old woman.

“Lumiere.”

After maintaining silence for a while after the carriage departed, the princess spoke.

“I don’t want to go back.”

“Pardon?”

“I don’t want to return to the Imperial Palace.”

Her face showed slight tension.

“I want to leave Lyos’s side and run away to a very distant place.”

Lumiere immediately understood her meaning. However, he pretended not to know and spoke politely.

“Is that so.”

“Yes. Will you help me?”

“Of course.”

At that moment, the princess’s face brightened like a blooming flower. However.

“Before that, let’s return to the Imperial Palace first.”

“What?”

“If you wish to run away to a distant place, you must first receive approval from His Majesty the Emperor.”

After a moment, understanding the meaning of his words, Danae Grants’s face hardened. Soon, anger spread like flames in her eyes.

“Do you know why Lyos suddenly became obsessed with war? It’s all because of me. What that woman said earlier—not a single word was wrong. I’m the one who ruined Lyos! It’s all my fault, all my fault!”

Danae Grants raised her voice.

“Who knows? If I disappear from Lyos’s side, maybe Lyos will come to his senses like before.”

“What His Majesty does is not within my realm of judgment.”

Lumiere spoke with a smiling face without a hint of wavering.

“And I’m sorry, but the conversation we just had will be reported to His Majesty as is.”

“…I can’t stand the sight of you. Get out of this carriage right now. Disappear from my sight.”

“I’m sorry again, but that too is impossible without His Majesty the Emperor’s command.”

He deliberately drew a firm line.

Finally, Danae Grants closed her mouth.

She seemed to be regulating her rough breathing for a moment, then eventually buried her face in both hands and began to tremble her shoulders.

Something began to flow down through the gaps between her slender fingers.

One drop, two drops, three drops…

The falling tears looked exactly like jewels. At least, that’s how they looked to Lumiere.

However, Lumiere only watched.

Watching over her was his role.

Those jewel-like flowing tears, endlessly…

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What a variety of relationship settings.

Lumiere looked down at the crystal orb with an expressionless face.

‘This time Dana is a princess, and I’m a guard protecting the princess.’

It was one of the relationships the orb frequently showed.

Various Danas appeared in the crystal orb.

Danae Grants. Princess Dana.

Danae Windsor. Cousin sister Dana.

Also, Danae Windsor, his lover Dana.

For the past three months, Lumiere felt as if he had lived with countless Danaes.

Dana who sang songs for him. Dana who resented him. Dana who loved him. Dana who had no interest in him. Dana who betrayed him.

And Dana who passionately embraced him…

“…”

While he had been leisurely keeping it to track down whoever gave him this orb,

after Danae opened her eyes, Lumiere made a decision.

That this couldn’t continue anymore. That it wouldn’t do.

If he couldn’t find clues this time either, he would destroy the orb.

“Lumiere. You came properly.”

“Rica.”

The woman he had arranged to meet approached.

She was a classmate from his Naval Academy days, now a naval officer stationed on Eldiba Island.

Therefore, she knew more about this island than Lumiere did. She also knew the exact location of the pirate sorceress, of whom few survivors remained after Lumiere had nearly wiped them out when he was sixteen.

Since Lumiere was already on Eldiba Island, he planned to visit the pirate sorceress to consult about this orb.

Given the nature of his target, it had to be a covert infiltration. Also, since his guide’s gender was female, Danae seemed to have some strange misunderstanding.

It didn’t matter.

It didn’t matter at all.

“Right here, Lumiere.”

Rica guided him to a secluded alley, in front of an old house that looked ready to collapse at any moment.

“Thank you, Rica. I’ll repay you later.”

After exchanging greetings, Lumiere opened the door and entered without hesitation. Immediately, a rotten smell assaulted his nose.

“Lumiere. To think you would come looking for me.”

Deep inside the living room, an old woman who appeared to be over a hundred years old sat on the sofa.

“There was a prophecy that you would come, so I wondered if it was time for me to die. Kehehehe…”

“I’m glad to see you too, Costel. Have you been well?”

Lumiere strode forward and handed the crystal ball to the old woman in front of her table.

“I want to know who sent this.”

“You want to know? Kahaha, sorry but I can’t see well. I forgot the memory of when you stabbed a dagger into my eye when you were sixteen- Aack!”

Lumiere grabbed the old woman by the collar and lifted her up to his eye level in one swift motion. Then he faced her and smiled.

“One eye is still alive, isn’t it, Costel. Don’t exaggerate.”

“Ugh, urgh…”

“If your remaining eye is precious, prove its usefulness to protect it. Otherwise, I’ll take that eye too.”

Thud, when he released the old woman, she rubbed her throat and coughed.

“Why, cough, why are you angry? You’re, cough, taking it out on me!”

“Taking it out? No.”

“Rather, kill me, cough. I lost my family and friends all to your hands, so now, what attachment to life could I have…”

Thunk.

Lumiere threw the gold coin pouch on the floor like feeding a dog.

At that moment, the old woman’s face brightened instantly. She bent her waist and hurriedly embraced the gold coin pouch.

“You should have shown this first, Lumiere.”

The old woman held the crystal ball Lumiere had given her and examined it from all angles. After staring at it like that for a while, she muttered.

“I can feel the Seven-Headed Serpent Power.”

“Was it made by Barbarian Demon Worshippers?”

“No, no, no. This is. This is.”

The old woman’s hands began to tremble.

At that moment, a blue light exploded from the old woman’s remaining eye.

“This is…, oh, my goodness!”

Looking into the orb with glowing eyes, the old woman spoke in a cracked voice.

“This orb was made directly by the Seven-Headed Serpent!”

The Seven-Headed Serpent?

Lumiere frowned at the rising unpleasant feeling. He knew it would be a sinister item, but he never imagined it was made directly by a demon.

“Oh, how did a demon’s orb flow all the way to the Human World. Did the demon give it to a human? Or did a human steal it from the demon? Or did the demon directly bring it up to the Human World? Let me see, let me see.”

The old woman was absorbed like someone who had almost lost their mind.

“I’m not curious about the origin of this orb.”

Lumiere sighed.

“What I’m curious about is who sent this orb to me.”

“Oh, right. Right. Wait and see. I can see it right now anyway.”

The old woman smiled ominously and brought her face close to the crystal ball as if she would enter inside it.

“I can see it. The face of the one who sent this orb to you, the face of that wicked betrayer.”

Now we’re getting somewhere. Lumiere asked quickly.

“What does he look like?”

“A man. A very handsome man. Oho. His eyes are sharp, and his gaze is keen.”

“What about his hair and eye color?”

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