I’m Trying to End This Possession - Chapter 287

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Chapter 287

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I…

“Swear your loyalty to me again.”

How am I still alive?

“Apologize to me for your betrayal.”

Lumiere coughed up blood.

Princess Danae Grants had safely crossed the Cloud Bridge. She must have joined up with the Pope by now. That was enough.

That was all he had wished for.

But why am I still alive right now?

‘I should be dead now.’

My current state is nowhere near being alive. With arrows densely piercing me from head to toe, I should have naturally met death in this wretched situation.

No, I was definitely approaching death.

“And swear that you will participate in my great undertaking.”

But why did I suddenly come back to life?

Looking down at Lumiere, the Emperor spoke.

“Swear your loyalty, apologize for your betrayal, and promise to help with what I’m doing.”

In the Emperor’s hand was a small glass bottle. It contained clear water that held a strange light. Come to think of it, it seemed the Emperor had poured that into his lips.

Was that holy water?

The miraculous water of life that had only been rumored about…

“Just three sentences.”

“…”

“If you just say that, I’ll accept you again.”

“…”

“I’ll let you live.”

Lumiere looked up at him with blurred vision.

Emperor Lyos’s bright blue eyes were looking down at him. At Lumiere, whose entire body had become a target for arrows, making him a hideous sight.

The Emperor commanded with an expressionless face.

“Hurry up and speak.”

He certainly had the strength left to speak.

However, Lumiere only let out low, labored breaths. He simply answered with silence.

“Are you really going to die here?”

“…”

“Are you going to betray me to the end?”

The Emperor finally burst into loud laughter. Holding his forehead and shaking his shoulders as he roared with laughter, he shook his head back and forth.

“You know better than anyone how much I love Danae Grants. I assigned you as her guard to protect her… and you, you steal her away from me?”

“…”

“You’re dying after being used like an idiot. Do you think my sister cared about you even a little?”

And drawing a revolver from his waist, he let out snickering laughs.

“You’re just a tool for her survival. Like me…”

Like me.

The Emperor who uttered those words twisted his lips as if displeased by what he had said. But soon he smiled.

“You were just used like me.”

It was a bizarre expression.

Anger and betrayal and self-loathing, amusement and mockery, and pain. The face where all of that swirled together even looked sad.

“Fine. You can die here now.”

Click, the Emperor loaded the gun and then pressed the gun muzzle firmly against Lumiere’s forehead. He spoke as if spitting out the words.

“In your next life, choose me. You bastard.”

Bang!

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Bang!

The sound of gunfire comes from inside the crystal ball.

Lumiere looked at the ball with irritation.

He had watched thinking different content might appear for once. But this time too, it was another strange story.

A scene where he helped Princess Danae Grants escape, then got shot with arrows, and met his end while refusing the Emperor’s forced oath of loyalty.

This time too, it was an utterly bizarre scene.

‘Well, at least this is better than that.’

Shortly after, the crystal ball rippled and the scene inside began to change.

He could see himself and Dana overlapping bodies on the bed.

It wasn’t even new anymore. The ball had been showing only these kinds of scenes all along.

He was kissing every corner of Dana’s body.

[Oh, Brother. Wait.]

[We agreed to call each other by name now.]

[Lumiere, we’re not even married yet.]

Dana in the ball covered her face with her hands, embarrassed and blushing red. And he was sweetly coaxing and persuading such a her.

[We decided to marry in two months. Or did you change your mind? Don’t you want to marry me anymore?]

[N-no. It’s not that. I will, I’ll marry you.]

[Right? Then we’re already like husband and wife. We’re going to be together for life, so it’s okay… Right?]

[Still, ah.]

Lumiere sighed.

Since the day he met the pirate sorceress, the ball had been showing only these kinds of scenes.

So he withdrew his plan to throw this ball into the sea.

What if he threw it into the sea and someone fished it up? What if it washed up on shore and someone picked it up?

Of course, this video was only visible to his eyes, but just in case – just in case someone saw this scene?

Then the two people would suffer a great blow… Especially Danae’s life would be truly ruined.

Most of these dirty scandals were easily forgotten for men, while women were branded like scarlet letters.

Danae’s life would be ruined.

Who would look kindly upon a woman who had been intimate with her own brother? Her marriage prospects would surely be blocked.

[Ah, it hurts.]

[Does it hurt a lot? It’s not even half…]

[Is, is that really true?]

[Yes… Should I stop?]

[No, I don’t want you to, don’t stop. Continue, just slowly.]

[I understand, so don’t be tense, try to relax…]

Listening to the process of lovemaking beginning, heat rose to his ears. Lumiere covered his face with one hand. The skin touching his hand was hot.

[More, more slowly, Lumiere.]

[Like this?]

Right, no one should see this.

A woman doing such things with me, who would…

“Your Grace, Young Duke.”

Suddenly, Lumiere was startled and clenched his fist tightly.

Before he knew it, a subordinate had approached behind him.

To think he had been so lost in thought that he couldn’t sense anyone’s presence. Such occasions were truly rare.

However, he calmly rose from his chair and answered.

“What is it?”

“Lady Sandra Roland has come to see you.”

“Mother has?”

Here, why?

Lumiere was currently leading the military forces of Elvida Island toward the riot area.

Right now, they had stopped in a village for a meal and were taking a brief rest…

“Please show her in.”

Shortly after, the door opened and Sandra entered.

Had she secretly followed him? Sandra lowered the robe that had been covering her from head to toe.

“What brings you here?”

“I had something urgent to tell you, so I followed you.”

“Go ahead.”

“Father took Danae to Godom Island.”

“Pardon?”

What does that mean? Lumiere frowned.

“Father took Danae to Godom Island. And your wife, Ingria, went with them too.”

“Ingria as well?”

“Yes. Originally, Father used to go to Godom Island periodically. And I don’t know if you’re aware, but on Godom Island…”

Sandra bit her lips before speaking.

“There are rumors of very strange rituals being performed. Rumors of human sacrifices in collusion with the Somora religion…”

She hesitated for a moment, then continued as if pouring out her words.

“Do you remember Count and Countess Tespin who went missing from Eldiva Island a few years ago?”

“Yes.”

“The day before that couple went missing… I once overheard Father personally inviting them to a ship party.”

“…”

“And Father disappeared for several days… From that day on, Count and Countess Tespin also went missing.”

“…”

“It’s only circumstantial evidence. But… you never know. Perhaps…”

Lumiere raised his hand. As if there was no need to say more.

“I understand enough.”

“W-what will you do now?”

“I’ll handle it myself, so Mother, please return.”

After sending Sandra away like that, Lumiere fell into deep thought.

Mother doesn’t care for Danae.

Yet to go so far as to reveal Grandfather’s secrets while conveying this information.

‘Mother now wishes for my death.’

She was luring him to go to Godom Island.

Ships that haven’t received an invitation from the Great Temple of Somora get caught in sea storms.

Lumiere knew better than anyone how fierce those sea storms were. During his military academy days, he had seen with his own eyes countless classmates who were caught in those storms and drowned at sea.

‘She wishes for me to meet that fate.’

Lumiere put on the jacket that was placed on the chair and walked out with firm steps. Then he approached the naval officer who was waiting in the corridor.

“I have other urgent business to attend to, so you take my place and suppress the riot.”

He didn’t mention Godom Island.

It would be troublesome if they offered to come along.

Others would only be a hindrance.

‘Mother must be expecting me to die in the sea storm.’

It was reasonable to think so. In childhood, he had ultimately failed to break through the sea storm and returned, not wanting more classmates to die.

But alone, it was entirely possible.

And very late that night.

Lumiere arrived at Godom Island.

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Lumiere is on Godom Island?

Even in Anton Roland’s bedroom?

Dana scoffed at Ingria’s words.

“Lies. Why would Lumiere be on this island?”

“I-it’s really true!”

How could that be? She didn’t believe it. There was no way Lumiere would be on Godom Island.

Then Ingria shouted with a pale face.

“G-go and see for yourself! That would settle it!”

“…Fine. Lead the way.”

Whether Lumiere was there or not, Anton Roland was a man whose name was on her kill list.

She walked toward Anton Roland’s bedroom with Ingria leading the way. Shortly after, Ingria stopped in front of a room.

“H-here it is.”

“You wait here.”

Dana gestured for Ingria to step back. Then she held up a finger in warning.

“You know it’s useless to try running away, right?”

“Eek…”

After intimidating her like that, Dana opened the door.

And the next moment.

“…!”

Dana’s eyes met with Lumiere’s.

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