I’m Trying to End This Possession - Chapter 354

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Chapter 354

 

 

 

 

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When Dana came out of the cabin, heavy rain was still pouring down noisily.

How much time had passed?

‘My head hurts…’

Dana staggered along, dragging her heavy body. Then she saw the silhouette of a man standing beyond the fence and stopped abruptly.

‘Ah.’

Her mind suddenly snapped to attention.

That’s right. That’s right!

She had asked Ignis to wait for her!

Dana hurried forward frantically. She had momentarily forgotten about his existence after collapsing from using Divine Sight.

Good heavens, how could she do something so foolish!

Lord Ignis! She was about to call out when—

Dana’s lips stiffened.

Her legs also came to a stop.

In the thunderous downpour, Ignis was looking at her. Still in the same spot where she had left him.

Why did he look like an abandoned beast?

Like a foolish and pitiful beast endlessly waiting and waiting for a master who would never return…

Dana’s chest felt heavy.

Suddenly she was reminded of that boy. The boy she had promised to save and take away with her, but ultimately left behind in that laboratory.

The words of the promise she couldn’t keep came to mind, leaving a bitter taste in her mouth. Dana quickened her pace again.

“I’m sorry. Did you wait long?”

The sound of rain was so loud that her voice was almost buried. Dana gathered her strength and raised her voice.

“I’m really sorry for making you wait!”

As she opened her mouth, rainwater flowed in. It was truly a downpour like a war. Her heart ached terribly thinking that Ignis had been waiting while being drenched by this rain.

“Were you standing here the whole time? In this rain…”

Ignis didn’t answer.

He simply slowly raised his hand and swept back his wet hair. Then his face with rainwater cascading down was revealed—his straight forehead and blade-like eyes.

And also very dry, desolate pupils.

“…”

Her mind was disturbed by the loud sound of rain.

Did Ignis always have eyes like this?

When they were briefly separated by this barrier, did he have this kind of expression?

“You’re finally here.”

Then Ignis opened his lips. And smiled very coldly.

“You’re late.”

“…”

“I kept waiting.”

Dana was momentarily speechless.

Then her head turned completely white, and her eyes grew hot. Her heart churned and her chest tightened.

It was Ignis. The Ignis she knew.

Finally, now, after such a long time, really after such a long time, she was seeing the Ignis she knew again…

“Let’s go.”

At that moment, Ignis turned around. He tilted his head.

“We need to get back before Karl hyung wakes up.”

“…”

The surging emotion was cut off abruptly.

Dana stared blankly at his retreating figure. Then Ignis urged her on.

“What are you doing? You said you wanted to keep it secret from hyung, didn’t you?”

Was what she saw just now an illusion?

If it was the Ignis she knew, he wouldn’t call Karl ‘Karl hyung’ so affectionately.

“…Yes.”

Dana followed behind him and said once more.

“I’m really sorry for making you wait so long.”

Ignis walked without responding, then chuckled.

“Sorry, my ass.”

Once again, the sound of dry laughter could be heard. His shoulders shook.

“Sorry, my ass…”

 

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On the way back with Ignis.

‘I feel like I’m dying.’

Dana was in agony.

Due to the aftereffects of using Divine Sight, heat was boiling up inside her body, while a chilling cold penetrated through her rain-soaked skin, making her extremely uncomfortable.

And above all.

‘Karl Windsor, that bastard…’

This rage felt like it would drive her insane.

When passing through the ruined village again. What gripped her then was volcanic fury.

The first time she passed this place, it was just shocking. But now, as reality slowly dawned on her, anger began to boil up.

That day.

The day the village burned, the day Danawin and Viego fled after receiving Karl Windsor’s warning.

 

“Vi, Viego, the, the people.”

 

Danawin heard screams echoing from the lower village. She also saw black smoke rising.

 

“The, the village… the soldiers…”

 

The village was under attack. People were dying. These were the screams of people they had lived alongside.

 

“I know.”

 

Viego knew too.

Even knowing, he was running away.

His face as he chose to flee was simply ice-cold. However, Danawin vividly witnessed the swirling sadness, anger, humiliation, and helplessness in Viego’s eyes.

At the same time, she realized.

That this moment had become a wound that would never be forgotten for Viego.

 

“But we still have to keep going.”

 

Danawin said nothing. Then Viego struck the horse reins hard and said quietly.

 

“Sorry.”

 

Why?

Why are you saying you’re sorry, Viego?

‘It’s not your fault, Viego. Not being able to save them is absolutely not your fault.’

When she met Viego again, she would tell him. That it wasn’t his fault. That he didn’t need to say he was sorry.

Those were words Karl Windsor should have said.

That cruel soldier who destroyed all these buildings like this, leaving not a single survivor and brutally massacring everyone should have said…

“…Ah.”

At that moment, her legs gave out. Dana collapsed helplessly onto the street. The world seemed to spin around her.

It was too hard.

The raindrops hurt like bullets. And they were heavy. With her body suffering from aftereffects, she couldn’t possibly endure…

“Hey.”

Then a man’s feet entered her field of vision.

Dana lifted her head with difficulty. Ignis was looking down at her with his head tilted to one side.

“What are you doing?”

“…”

“Did you drop some jewelry on the ground?”

No, I don’t have any strength—just as she was about to answer that, Ignis chuckled as if his own words were amusing.

“Well, I guess. A refined young lady like you wouldn’t sit down on the ground just because she dropped some jewelry.”

Saying that, Ignis crouched down in a very delinquent posture and looked at her up close. Then he asked.

“Want me to carry you?”

“…”

She was too embarrassed to ask him to do that.

However, her reddened ears must have served as an answer, because Ignis reached out and lifted her up in his arms.

“…I’m sorry.”

Dana murmured quietly. She was truly sorry to the point of death.

Ignis didn’t answer. As they walked silently through the rain with her in his arms.

“Hey.”

Finally he opened his mouth. He was still looking straight ahead.

“Let me ask you something.”

“Yes?”

“You slept with me, didn’t you.”

“…”

When she didn’t answer, the sound of rain filled the silence.

Dana really didn’t want to deceive him.

She had already failed to keep the promise they made with their pinky fingers.

Now, whatever it was, she didn’t want to give him empty words.

“Yes.”

“…”

“I’m sorry for not telling you the truth before.”

“You have a lot to be sorry for.”

He sneered lightly. Dana had nothing to say. He was right. How many times had she apologized in this short time…

“Did you sleep with Karl too?”

“…What?”

“I asked if you slept with my brother.”

A red flush spread across Dana’s blank white cheeks.

She wanted to pretend she didn’t hear, but seeing that Ignis was stubbornly waiting for an answer, she had no choice but to mumble a reply.

“No, not yet.”

After saying it, she realized her answer had been too honest.

Was she not in her right mind? She had spoken too transparently. What did she mean by “not yet”…

It must have sounded absurd to him too, because a laugh came from above.

“What do you mean ‘not yet’? You idiot. Who told you to honestly reveal your plans?”

“…”

“Are you really having an affair with my brother?”

When she couldn’t say anything, Ignis scoffed as if he had expected this.

“Don’t you know my brother is a married man? If Sandra finds out, you won’t even be able to collect your bones.”

“…”

“Besides, my brother has a daughter your age and an adopted son older than you. You should know that better than anyone.”

“…”

It seemed he hadn’t remembered that Karl had gotten divorced.

Separately, Dana was starting to feel exasperated.

Of course, what he was saying was right, but was she really getting lectured by Ignis right now? By Ignis, who had once been the Empire’s most notorious playboy?

“And you’re married too, aren’t you? To Viego Windsor.”

“…”

“You were originally a saint or something like that, right? So you had a fake marriage to prevent other families from stealing the saint away.”

Dana laughed at the overly accurate information.

“Did Diane tell you that?”

“Yeah.”

“That’s right. It’s similar.”

At those words, Ignis’s face crumpled.

“I really can’t understand this with my common sense. You’re currently the wife of Karl’s nephew, but you’re having an affair with my brother. And at one point you were your current husband’s sister and my brother’s niece… Wow, this is confusing. What kind of messed up family tree is this?”

“…”

“Your life is really complicated. It’s completely tangled up. Do you want to live like that?”

“…You’re right.”

Dana readily admitted it. Everything he said was absolutely right, so she had nothing to say.

“If it’s so shitty, just run away with me.”

What?

Dana quickly lifted her head. Ignis was still looking straight ahead as he walked through the rain.

“Let’s throw away all that disgustingly complicated stuff and start fresh.”

“Run away… with you?”

“Yeah.”

Dana saw that Ignis’s jaw was firmly set. He was nervous. These weren’t just casual words.

“Of course, you won’t be able to live like the mistress of a ducal house. But even if my life falls into the gutter, I’m confident I can make sure you wear fine clothes and walk on smooth paths.”

The moment she heard those words, she felt déjà vu.

Ignis had made this kind of proposal before.

 

“Then come with me.”

 

After cutting off Karl Windsor’s finger and obtaining the sacred relic, he had made this proposal to her when she said she was leaving somewhere.

 

“You’re running away from Windsor anyway. So come with me. Even though I don’t have anything, I can at least…”

 

But at that time, she had refused. Because she was planning to open the dimensional gate and leave this world.

And now…

“I’m sorry.”

This time too, she had no choice.

“There are things I have to do. There are also problems I can’t turn away from.”

After that, there was silence.

Whoosh. The rain was pouring down even more fiercely. That sound struck the deep, deep silence that was as heavy as despair.

“Yeah. You’re right.”

After a moment, Ignis licked his lips. It was just when Diane’s house came into view in the distance. Dana was suddenly startled.

Karl was standing in front of the house. And just like them, he was completely soaked by the rain.

Did he sense their presence? Karl turned his body toward them. It was the exact moment their eyes met with those green eyes.

Ignis muttered.

“There are problems that can’t be ignored. For you, and for me too.”

What?

What does that mean?

Don’t tell me.

‘As I thought, Ignis does remember…’

Then Ignis set her down.

“Go alone from here.”

Then he casually turned his back and started walking in the opposite direction.

Dana was extremely flustered. What?

“Wait.”

What? What? What is this?

“Wait a moment.”

Suddenly? Suddenly saying goodbye like this?

“Wait a moment!”

Dana staggered after him and grabbed Ignis’s arm. Fortunately, he obediently stopped and looked back at her.

“Weren’t we going back to Diane’s house together?”

“Yeah.”

“Then what? Where are you trying to go?”

The rain poured down even more intensely, making the world look hazy white. Perhaps that’s why. Dana couldn’t read his expression at all.

“Curious?”

“Of course!”

“Then follow me.”

“…”

“Come with me.”

The corner of Ignis’s mouth twisted.

“Just forget all about your problems. Then I’ll forget all about mine too.”

The ice-cold raindrops struck her entire body. It was painful, stinging, cold, and hot. Her head spun from the confused sensations. She didn’t feel like she was making rational judgments.

However, the gaze of the man watching this from behind was very intense. And the answer she had to give was also clear.

“…I can’t do that.”

“Then let go.”

She didn’t let go.

Then Ignis’s heated hand grabbed her wrist and pulled it away from his arm.

“You pity me, don’t you?”

And he shook it off in mid-air.

“That’s the most fucking awful thing to me.”

He turned around and walked away. Getting farther away.

This time she couldn’t catch him. She just couldn’t…

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