I’m Trying to End This Possession - Chapter 316

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Chapter 316

 

 

 

 

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Three days had already passed since Dana’s wedding ended.

Lyos Grants had also returned to his daily routine.

“Alice? Has she awakened?”

“Not yet.”

“She’ll open her eyes soon, so prepare.”

Lyos rubbed his brow and commanded Count Cedric.

“Prepare flowers. The kind Alice likes.”

Count Cedric then asked cautiously.

“What kind of flowers does Her Imperial Majesty the Empress like?”

“Alice is….”

Lyos’s tongue stiffened momentarily. But fortunately, her brother was standing beside him.

“Lumiere, what does Alice like?”

“Well.”

Lumiere pondered for a moment, then soon found an answer.

“Since Dana liked white roses, Alice probably does too.”

“That makes sense.”

Alice always used to like whatever Dana liked.

Lyos nodded his chin at Count Cedric.

“Get white roses and fill the room with them. Don’t forget the jewelry either.”

“Yes, Your Majesty.”

After Count Cedric left, another young man entered. He was a beautiful man who seemed to brighten the room instantly.

Lumiere knew this young man well too.

Lete.

Since Dana had picked him up from the street when they were young, Lumiere, who had lived in the same house, had watched Lete grow up. The process of a beautiful boy growing into a beautiful young man, from very close by.

When he learned that Lete was one of Lyos’s Shadows, he was quite surprised….

“Did you call for me, Your Majesty.”

What was more surprising was that attitude.

That indifferent gaze.

Though he maintained a reasonably respectful attitude, his face showed no sense of submission to his master. He was different from the other Shadows who acted as if they would offer their lives and souls to Lyos.

“Lete.”

What was even more surprising was Lyos accepting this so naturally.

“The magic core didn’t explode at the wedding venue. It seems Dana performed curse breaking.”

“Yes.”

“Do you have any guesses about how Dana might have known?”

“Yes.”

“What is it.”

“I told Miss about it.”

“….”

Silence descended. Lyos stared quietly at Lete with sunken eyes, then asked.

“You betrayed me?”

“Yes.”

Lumiere found this scene quite bizarre.

To confess insubordination and betrayal so calmly. Lete didn’t even seem to show any signs of remorse.

“I told you to let Dana discover your identity appropriately, but I didn’t tell you to take her side completely.”

But as expected, what was even more bizarre was Lyos’s attitude of accepting Lete’s insolence so naturally.

“You have several prohibitions placed on you, and one of them is disobeying me. You know well what happens if you break it, don’t you?”

“I know. Thanks to that, I suffered quite a bit.”

“So, why did you do it?”

“It just happened.”

“….”

Lumiere felt speechless.

It was an answer that went beyond arrogance to insincerity. But instead of reprimanding him, Lyos asked again.

“Tell me in detail how it just happened to turn out that way.”

“Well. I think it was probably because I felt sorry for Miss.”

“If you felt sorry for Dana, you should have helped with my work. You know that the Ramun Church’s power weakens only when the priests’ divine power becomes corrupted.”

“That’s why I told you.”

Lete tilted his head slightly as if somewhat annoyed.

“It just happened to turn out that way.”

“….”

Lumiere suddenly became curious.

Does Dana know about Lete’s face like this?

Probably not. He would always show only a polite and respectful appearance in front of her.

And around that point, Lyos looked like he had given up on lecturing.

He leaned back against the chair and changed the subject.

“Infiltrate the Great Temple and plant magic cores in all the priests’ rooms. It’ll be troublesome, but since you brought this on yourself, it can’t be helped.”

“Yes.”

“And Dana? Did she leave with the Pope?”

“Yes.”

“You properly put Mnemosyne in the Pope’s luggage, right?”

“Yes.”

“First plant the magic cores in the Great Temple priests’ quarters. After that, follow them and join up.”

“Understood.”

“You may go.”

But Lete didn’t leave. He took out a paper envelope from inside his jacket and held it out.

“Miss asked me to deliver this letter.”

Lyos’s face darkened instantly.

He roughly snatched the letter Lete offered and tore open the envelope in one motion.

 

[To my dear Lyos.]

 

A cold smile formed at the corners of his mouth as he quickly read through the sentences.

“Go.”

“Aren’t you writing a reply?”

“No. Go.”

Lete nodded and immediately turned around, walking out with steady steps. Only after he left did Lumiere ask.

“What is Mnemosyne?”

Lyos searched for a cigar with irritated movements and put it in his mouth. Then he answered a beat late.

“It’s the same thing as the orb I gave you.”

“The name of that orb that helped me regain my memories is Mnemosyne?”

“That’s right.”

“Do you think that’s a good method?”

“I don’t know.”

Lyos lit his cigar with a frown.

“But no other methods have ever worked.”

After drawing on the cigar, he exhaled smoke with a sigh.

“I’ve tried many schemes over the years, but Justio Grants’ faith has never wavered even once.”

The Sun God can no longer issue oracles.

He cannot greatly interfere in the human world, nor can he directly cast curses.

However, he was still dangerous.

Because Justio Grants remained strong.

Lyos muttered.

“Justio’s divine power is probably greater than all the priests on the entire continent combined.”

“That much?”

“Yes. He is the Sun God’s beloved. To me, he’s no different from a terrible monster.”

However, fortunately, that man knew the weight of his own power all too well. He never showed off that divine power that transcended humanity, nor did he carelessly reveal it.

A man who never used his power for personal matters.

That’s probably why Ramun loved him so much.

That’s what made him dangerous.

It was the same in the first timeline, when Danae lived as a hostage.

At that time, Lyos sent several letters to Danae Grants. He told her it was very dangerous to live as a hostage of the Papal Court and to return.

However, Danae sent this reply:

 

[His Holiness the Pope promised my safety.]

[He is a fair person and one who keeps his promises.]

[I’m safe, so don’t look for me.]

 

-she said.

It was such naive faith.

Of course, Justio was a fair man and one who kept his promises. Fairness and faithfulness were virtues that the Sun God valued. Justio was a believer who followed the Sun God’s teachings better than anyone.

Therefore, if the Sun God commanded someone to be tied to the execution pyre, he would do so.

And indeed, that’s what happened.

In those days, Danae Grants, who lived as a hostage,

It was none other than Justio Grants who ordered her execution by fire.

 

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When Dana emerged from the Corridor of Repentance, two days had passed.

Time flowed differently between that space and reality.

Perhaps that’s why. Justio no longer waited for her.

 

“In the meantime, Cardinal Dominic used the holy relic. Since there’s no time to prepare, let’s depart immediately.”

 

He was so urgent that he departed immediately without even asking about what happened in the corridor.

The destination was a village called Nemoras, a remote mountain valley where Rodrigo Windsor was currently hiding.

That place was very far, but thanks to the railway that Windsor had laid, they could get there very quickly.

‘This is my first time riding a Windsor train.’

Inside the vigorously running train.

Dana asked Justio’s permission and left the guest room to look around the train.

‘I participated in this railway project too.’

When I was trying to become the deputy family head, I helped Viego and offered many opinions.

Suddenly, those days felt incredibly distant.

Viego.

After coming out of the Corridor of Repentance with him, he left after giving permission to enter the Sanctuary anytime. That was all. Dana couldn’t say anything to him.

Dana, who had reached the rear of the train, opened the window attached to the door. Then she slyly leaned her upper body outside.

‘This is a bit dangerous.’

If something went wrong, she could fall out the window.

Should I subtly suggest preparing safety measures? Since it was a project she had participated in, she couldn’t help but be concerned. Moreover, it was also a project that Viego had put his heart and soul into. Viego was-

That was the moment.

“…!”

A rough force grabbed her hair. And yanked it back sharply.

“Kyah!”

With sharp pain, Dana’s body was roughly dragged backward. She frowned and looked up. Who on earth!

“…Huh?”

Their eyes met.

“What are you doing right now.”

Eyes as blue as a frozen sea. Justio Grants was grabbing her hair and looking down at her coldly.

“Y-Your Holiness?”

Is what you’re holding in your hand really my hair?

She looked up at him with such eyes, but surprisingly, Justio gripped her hair even stronger and asked stiffly.

“I asked what you were doing just now.”

“F-first, let go, it hurts.”

“If you can’t endure even this much pain, where does the recklessness to jump off a moving train come from?”

What are you talking about! Dana frowned and shouted.

“Who’s jumping off? I was just looking out the window!”

At her words, Justio frowned. It was a look of suspicion, but his grip obediently released.

“How can you be so violent? Grabbing someone’s hair?”

“It wasn’t intentional.”

“What?”

“Since you were trying to jump off the train, I reached out and grabbed the first thing I could reach.”

So, you did that to save me? Dana glared at him sharply.

“Then, since you misunderstood, you should apologize, shouldn’t you?”

“Misunderstood?”

“Yes?”

“Was it really a misunderstanding?”

“….”

Dana’s lips stiffened at the pointed sentence. What does that mean? Moreover, she couldn’t understand why he was looking at her with such contemptuous eyes.

Soon Justio turned around and said coldly.

“Prepare yourself. We’ll arrive soon.”

Dana watched his retreating figure as he returned to the guest room.

Perhaps.

‘Does he remember that I drank the soul-scattering poison?’

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