I’m Trying to End This Possession - Chapter 29

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Chapter 29

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That night. Karl sat by the lakeside, quietly gazing at the water’s surface.

He felt suffocated inside.

His wife was blindly trying to protect their daughter, and his daughter’s head was full of flowers.

Just a few days ago, he had even thought the world was sweet… but in an instant, he had been thrown into a muddy pit.

‘At least Lumiere is doing well, which is fortunate.’

Lumiere, who had returned with another great victory. Today he seemed to be attending a triumph ceremony held by the Imperial Palace.

‘Above all, Dana.’

Karl let out a sigh.

Dana.

The biggest cause that made his heart feel so suffocated wasn’t Sandra or Alice, but Dana herself.

That child had tried to cover up Alice’s wrongdoing.

Of course, in the process, Alice’s sins were revealed even more…

‘Dana probably didn’t expect that to happen.’

That kind child had simply tried to somehow clean up the mess Alice had made.

Come to think of it, it had always been that way.

She always indulged Alice’s whims and gave up everything Alice wanted…

That’s when it happened.

“Uncle?”

Karl was startled.

The woman he had just been thinking about—Dana—was approaching.

“Dana. Why are you here…”

“I was taking a walk.”

Dana smiled and sat down next to him. Then she quietly met his gaze.

“Are you alright, Uncle?”

Clear, light green eyes.

Karl pretended to look at the lakeside, avoiding Dana’s eyes.

Her gentle, sheep-like gaze stimulated his sense of guilt.

“I heard the news.”

Then Dana suddenly grabbed his hand.

“That you’ve been temporarily stripped of your deputy head authority…”

“Haha, I’m fine. Thank you for worrying about me, Dana.”

Karl felt his stomach burning.

His daughter was wallowing in self-pity and his wife was only saying childish things.

But Dana came to comfort him. How could she be so caring and kind?

Karl ignored the burning sensation somewhere in his chest and smiled cheerfully.

“Don’t worry. By the way, you’re dressed properly today. You should dress warmly when taking night walks, Dana.”

“Ah. I was a bit out of it that time.”

Dana giggled and pulled her shawl up over her shoulders.

“Thank you for worrying about me. I’ll return the jacket you gave me last time next time.”

“Sure, sure.”

Unable to bear the awkwardness, Karl naturally shook off Dana’s hand.

Dana released his hand with a slightly regretful expression.

Because of that, Karl cleared his throat while adjusting his crooked Deputy Head’s Ring.

“Uncle.”

“Yes?”

“If there’s anything I can help you with, please tell me anytime.”

At that moment, Karl completely lost his words. His mind went blank and he just stared at Dana in a daze.

“Please think of me when you’re having a hard time, Uncle. Anytime, anything, I’ll do whatever I can.”

Dana. This foolish girl.

I’m coveting your wealth.

I’m only thinking about taking away your possessions.

Even at this very moment, there’s no change in that intention.

“…Alright.”

Karl managed to smile.

“I’ll do that. Thank you, Dana.”

How naive. Karl swallowed a sigh.

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How naive. Dana swallowed her laughter.

‘He seems to trust me completely.’

Well, considering what I’ve shown him so far.

It would be hard to suspect me.

‘As expected, the Sacred Relic won’t come off.’

I just tested it out of curiosity, but the ring indeed wouldn’t come off.

They said it was bound by an Ancient Spell, so it must be true.

‘To obtain that Sacred Relic, I need to make him completely step down from the deputy head position. Only then will they perform the ritual to dismantle the ring.’

But this time it ended with just a temporary suspension.

Well, pushing him out all at once would be too much.

After all, Karl had done well without mistakes until now.

Karl Windsor’s reputation was quite good.

Setting aside his solid in-laws and excellent son, he had considerable standing within the family on his own merit.

‘Since he’s a former army commander.’

In the military family of Windsor, that background was an enormous advantage.

Though I heard he stepped down after only a few years.

Dana looked at Karl’s face.

The excellent deputy head of the Windsor Family, a caring father, and a devoted husband. Karl Windsor.

‘You’re going to lose all of that.’

My purpose is to obtain the Sacred Relic and leave This World, but well.

You can think of it as revenge too.

Actually, I hate you as much as Lyos, no, more than Lyos.

“Ah, Dana. Come to think of it, do you remember when we took a boat on that lake?”

Then Karl pointed to the lake.

“Of course. I also remember when you fell in, Uncle.”

That’s right.

We were enjoying a boat ride together when the wind blew and my hat flew away.

Then Karl Windsor jumped in with a splash and swam to retrieve the hat.

“It was just one hat that fell. You didn’t need to go that far, Uncle.”

“But it was a hat you treasured, Dana.”

That’s right.

It was a gift from Lyos.

“Ahaha. It happened to be a chance to show off my swimming skills, so I didn’t want to miss it.”

Dana looked at his face and smiled silently.

But behind her smile, her heart was burning fiercely. Using the grudge carved into her bones as fuel.

‘Look at him smiling as if he cares about me, when he’s planning to kill me.’

I can never forgive you.

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Inside the carriage being escorted to the court prison.

Juan was consumed by deep anger.

‘Karl Windsor. I’ve been following you all this time, calling you brother-in-law!’

He had been flattering someone younger than himself, calling him brother-in-law. And what kind of situation was this?

‘Threatening to kill me!’

Karl had said at the last moment.

That he would ‘kill him.’

Recalling that threat made him suddenly feel afraid.

Karl Windsor was usually a cheerful gentleman, but he had once been the most outstanding soldier on the battlefield. He had risen to the position of army commander at the youngest age.

That also meant he was a skilled killer.

‘Right. It’s better to stay in prison for a while to avoid Karl.’

The problem was his arm.

Juan looked down at his right arm.

The arm with two bullets lodged in it consecutively.

Since it was an area dense with nerves, even the physicians had given up on surgery, calling it a terrible injury. They said the arm had to be amputated.

‘Viego Windsor, that bastard. Did he really have to go this far!’

However, Juan didn’t give up.

Being tenacious was his only strength.

He would somehow escape from prison.

And somehow he would seize Danae’s fortune.

Since he had connections with black market dealers and barbarian tribes, getting another love potion wouldn’t be difficult!

‘Right. The shamans of the barbarian tribes, I heard rumors they even make artificial humans.’

If they could make fake humans, they could easily attach an arm.

After seizing Danae’s fortune, he would get a prosthetic arm made. Then everything would work out—!

“Huh!”

Clatter. The carriage stopped noisily. Juan tumbled toward the opposite chair.

‘Those bastards!’

He was furious. Those bastards were handling the escort terribly!

The moment he opened his lips to protest.

Screams could be heard.

‘What, what is it?’

Screams. Screams. Screams.

The simultaneous screams of multiple people, the coachman and guards.

At those terrible sounds, Juan pressed himself against the carriage wall.

‘Someone attacked!’

Who was it? Bandits? Or, or—

At that moment, the screams outside the carriage stopped. Click, the carriage door opened.

“….”

Grin. The blood-soaked attacker smiled.

It was a familiar face.

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