I’m Trying to End This Possession - Chapter 341

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Chapter 341

 

 

 

 

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When she first regained consciousness.

“Cold….”

That was the first word that came out.

Dana whimpered at the cold that pierced through to her bones.

Cold.

Cold, cold, cold.

It was so terrifyingly cold that she could even feel pain as if ice picks were stabbing her from head to toe.

Save me.

Cold.

It’s too cold.

Why is it so cold?

Then a low sigh flowed from above her head.

“Just bear with it a little, Dana.”

At that moment, Dana’s eyes snapped open.

“…!”

Karl Windsor was holding her tightly in his arms with one arm.

Dana looked up at him with a hazy mind.

‘What….’

What happened?

Karl was running while holding her. Dana’s body swayed in his arms.

For some reason, not only he but her body was completely soaked with water. Like someone who had fallen under a cold lake and barely crawled out.

‘I’m cold because I’m this wet.’

Dana found it amazing that she hadn’t frozen to death. Just as she was about to close her eyes from terrible fatigue.

“Dana. Don’t close your eyes.”

Somehow knowing, Karl hurriedly looked down and urged her.

“You’re regaining consciousness, right? Hm?”

Yes, I am regaining it.

“Dana, can you hear me?”

I can hear you.

“Please answer me, hm?”

I can’t, answer….

I want to, but I, couldn’t.

Dana just breathed. She wanted to speak, but she couldn’t even move her lips, let alone lift a finger.

‘I have, no strength at all.’

So she just watched blankly. Karl’s face as he ran holding her, and the fierce blizzard and cutting wind behind his back….

But why is the weather like that?

‘The weather shouldn’t be like this right now.’

Then she soon realized as she saw the massive ice mountain ranges spread out behind his back.

What is that?

Just a moment ago, she was definitely falling in an underground cave.

If she was suddenly wandering ice mountains completely soaked with water, there was only one answer.

‘A dimensional space….’

It seemed they had fallen into the dimensional space Karl had warned about.

“Dana, I’ll find a place where we can rest, so just hold onto your consciousness a little longer. Okay?”

Sorry to Karl- Dana lost consciousness completely with those words.

 

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When she opened her eyes again, the situation had improved somewhat.

“Are you conscious?”

It was inside a cave.

And Dana was sitting leaning against the cave wall.

Did he light a campfire as soon as they entered this place? Karl had just taken off his bag and was approaching her.

“I’ve lit a fire now. It’ll be warmer than now soon, so bear with it a little longer. Understand?”

“…Yes.”

A hoarse sound flowed out as if scratching her throat.

It really didn’t sound like her own voice. Having received the same impression, Karl sent her a pitying look.

I see. Dana realized anew.

‘I really, almost died.’

Well, she had used that much power.

She had succeeded in purifying that massive Black Corruption Lake, and also….

She had also purified that bizarre Grantz skeleton.

‘It’s amazing I didn’t die.’

No. But.

Really.

“Dana?”

It’s too cold….

“I’m cold.”

With those words, she lost consciousness again.

 

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Excuse me.

Excuse me.

“Ah, Dana!”

You know.

“Are you conscious? Hm?”

Will Diane be okay?

“Hm?”

The magic tool, I mean. You promised to destroy it.

“Ah, don’t worry. I destroyed the Stigma Control Device.”

Ah, really? That’s a relief. Then what about the Black Core Creator?

“…Sorry. I let him escape.”

What?

“He also had a magic tool for spatial movement, so when I caught up, he was already disappearing.”

You let him escape?

Karl Windsor, you, let someone escape?

“But I succeeded in leaving a big wound on his back, so I’ll try to track him somehow. But Dana.”

At that moment, something warm enveloped her face.

“Are you a bit more conscious now?”

Dana’s eyes snapped open.

At the same time, she met green eyes.

Right before her eyes, Karl’s face bathed in crimson light was looking down at her.

“….”

Admiration escaped her first.

This man really is like an angel.

Karl’s clear eyes looking at her, his eyelashes that seemed dusted with gold powder, and his soft, delicate features were truly so beautiful.

Dana stared blankly up at his face, then slowly, slowly became aware of her surroundings.

Crackle crackle, she could hear the sound of the campfire burning.

They were still inside the cave. She was completely nestled in Karl’s embrace, and….

“….”

Dana’s face gradually heated up. And she seriously pondered.

Am I dreaming right now?

‘Why… am I only wearing a shirt…?’

Just like when she first regained consciousness in the cabin after being shot.

Dana was wearing only the necklace Justio had given her and one of Karl’s shirts draped over her.

Then Karl smiled awkwardly.

“Sorry. But your clothes were completely soaked, and if I’d left them on, Dana would have frozen to death.”

“…Ah.”

Dana immediately understood. Really, it wasn’t a joke – she would have frozen to death.

Fortunately, Karl was taking care of her with great attention.

He had lit a campfire, removed her wet clothes, put his shirt on her, held her in his arms to share body heat, and with one hand continuously rubbed her forearms to create friction.

“My hands are clean. Don’t worry. I brought some disinfectant, so I cleaned them thoroughly before touching Dana.”

He must have thought her stare was questioning whether his hands were dirty. Dana was dumbfounded. No, more than that.

‘Why… isn’t he wearing anything?’

Karl was undressed.

That is, he really wasn’t wearing anything at all – only the blanket they were sharing draped over their shoulders.

At least the blanket was large enough to cover both of them with plenty to spare.

“Don’t you have any other clothes?”

“No. We fell into the lake and our bag got soaked too, so the spare clothes we brought got wet.”

Karl took her hands and blew warm breath on them.

“Fortunately, I salvaged one shirt that was less wet and… one other thing.”

“What other thing? Hurry up and put that on at least!”

“Huh? I am wearing it, Dana.”

“You’re not wearing anything! What do you mean you’re wearing something?”

Was he telling her not to feel guilty?

Everything she could see, and everything touching her, was bare skin.

His sturdy frame and well-built body were like a symbol of a male god as always, but right now he was just a man shivering from cold without clothes.

Feeling embarrassed and sorry about this, Dana grumbled with a scrunched face.

“I suppose I’m wearing some invisible clothes? If you’re not lying, then tell me. What color and shape are the clothes you’re wearing now, and how do they feel?”

She regretted it as soon as she said it.

Instead of being grateful, why was she speaking so sharply again? Then Karl pressed his lips together and.

“Drawers….”

He blurted out.

“Black square drawers, made of form-fitting material… they seem generally wearable, practical too… as for how they feel, these are a bit… tight….”

“….”

Huh?

Dana stared blankly at Karl.

Then after a moment, Karl’s face turned bright red.

“Was that a joke?”

“….”

“I, I thought Dana was really angry at me, so I answered seriously….”

Now Dana’s face turned red as a tomato.

So the one decent piece of clothing besides the shirt was drawers – underwear?

“Sorry. Such unnecessary information shouldn’t go into our Dana’s ears….”

“….”

“Will you forget it? I had no intention of making Dana’s ears uncomfortable.”

Dana’s lips twitched. No, wait a minute.

‘There was another book like that among the books in Karl’s bag….’

Ridiculously, first place was drawers.

‘First place is drawers? What’s that about?’

Ridiculous, really.

Dana snorted. Did they think women were that simple? Getting excited over mere underwear.

‘Or maybe tight men’s drawers are somewhat stimulating to women in this world?’

The underwear of this era was made with holy magic and alchemy like contraceptives, not much different from those of the era she had lived in.

Anyway, she had no idea what basis the author had for making such claims.

‘A woman with a bad temper. Actually, I do tend to be quite ill-tempered toward certain people….’

Could it be, he’s deliberately trying to seduce me?

Dana narrowed her eyes.

Perhaps right now, at this very moment, Karl Windsor was seducing her with an innocent face?

‘If so, then surely. Kyaa! This must be an advanced psychological warfare to seduce me?’

-Alice would have believed that so excitedly.

‘I’m not a flower field like Alice.’

She didn’t think he would read such books and imitate them because of her.

Karl Windsor surely wouldn’t do such a thing.

There was a history of him rejecting her seduction and dumping her.

‘He doesn’t even see me as a woman.’

So she had no such expectations at all, but a separate pleasure washed over her, and Dana licked her dry lips.

Of course, Karl Windsor probably had no intention whatsoever of seducing her. Dana wasn’t mistaken about that at all. But.

Right now, at this moment, she was feeling intense fascination. This place, this atmosphere, this position, this attire, even the flickering campfire light,

All of this strangely excited her.

Enough to consider whether the drawers theory might actually be real.

‘Or is it because my strength is depleted right now.’

That was more likely.

Just as thirsty beasts instinctively seek out wells.

Her strength-depleted body might be instinctively seeking lust to replenish her power.

So if it were anyone she had affection for. If they were right in front of her.

She might feel the desire to push them down right now.

“I asked because I was curious.”

“Huh?”

“Thank you for telling me. And I’m not uncomfortable at all. Rather, it’s interesting.”

“Uh, huh?”

Dana swallowed and placed her hand on his chest.

Her fingertips were already heated. No one had stimulated her, yet a strange elation began rising from her stomach.

“And wouldn’t it be fair for me to know what kind of underwear you prefer to wear?”

“I don’t quite understand what you mean….”

“When I was Danae Windsor, you probably knew all about what kind of underwear I wore.”

“….”

“You carried the key to your nephew’s bedroom, didn’t you?”

Dana caressed his thick chest with her fingertips. The smooth, firm texture like refined steel was captivating.

Come to think of it, this man looked most magnificent with his body bare. He really was the embodiment of a male god.

“Secretly opening doors to come in, rummaging through personal belongings to check them, knowing exactly what clothes I had, checking if anything had changed.”

“….”

“If this isn’t stalking, then what is?”

“….”

“You were a stalker.”

Few people would remain composed after being caught with such a sordid secret. Karl’s gaze stealthily fled from her, trying to escape.

“Don’t misunderstand. That was to protect you in case strange people approached you, Dana. You were the most adorable and lovely heiress in this world.”

“That strange person was you, Karl Windsor.”

Dana smiled brightly at him. And she thought.

‘This is trouble.’

What should I do. I want to touch him.

Not like this, simply placing my hand on his chest. Deeper, more… intimate places.

“First, let me thank you. I’m truly grateful that you saved me.”

“Yeah, no. I’m just glad that Dana is safe.”

“Is that so? Then you should apologize too.”

Dana firmly grabbed his solid shoulders.

“Say ‘I’m sorry for stalking you all this time, Dana.'”

“….”

“Why won’t you apologize? I guess you’re not sorry to me? Or is this a warning that you’ll stalk me again anytime?”

Karl’s lips trembled before he finally gave in.

“…I’m sorry for stalking you all this time, Dana.”

“Apologize for following me around and creepily spying on my private life.”

“I’m really sorry for following you around and cr-creepily… spying on your private life.”

“Ask me to forgive you.”

“Please forgive me… I was wrong.”

“What if I forgive you?”

Dana slowly straightened her waist to face him directly.

Was it because of the excitement she felt from this conversation with him, and from this subtle contact?

Just this alone had become intense foreplay.

Her stomach was boiling, heat gathered in deep places then quickly subsided, desire rising. Power surging.

“Then would you forgive me if I did something bad?”

“Huh? What do you mean…”

Karl held his breath.

Dana slowly pressed her body closer against his chest.

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