I’m Trying to End This Possession - Chapter 360

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Chapter 360

 

 

 

 

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‘Now it’s really over!’

Diane poured the last of the apples into the pig pen with a clatter.

This was it. She had gone around every shop in the area and wiped out every single apple.

This should be enough to keep Karl Windsor safe. Diane felt hopeful as she got on her bicycle.

‘Right, there’s no way Karl would get into trouble so easily.’

Why had the divination suddenly shown misfortune for Karl Windsor? This was the first time his divination had appeared…

‘…First time?’

The strength gradually left Diane’s feet as she had been pedaling vigorously.

A sudden realization washed over her.

No.

This wasn’t the first time.

‘I’ve seen Karl’s divination before.’

When was it?

Diane furrowed her brow. She couldn’t even remember the timing clearly.

She was sure she had given Karl some kind of divination reading once…

‘What kind of divination was it?’

She couldn’t remember well. Very faintly, she had said something like a curse. It was-

 

“Karl Windsor.”

 

Ah!

Diane’s eyes widened. A sentence quickly surfaced from the depths of her memory.

 

“You will definitely use the Sacred Relic. But.”

 

“But, if someone unauthorized uses the Sacred Relic, they will inevitably pay a price.”

Diane muttered the divination from that time as if entranced.

“You will use the Sacred Relic without permission, and you will pay the price for it. As that price…”

That price was…

What was that price?

She couldn’t remember well.

However, she clearly remembered Karl coldly sneering when he heard that divination. And.

 

“As if that would happen.”

 

He had scoffed as if such a thing would never occur.

‘What exactly was it? What kind of price was it?’

She felt like she had told him through divination what Karl would wish for with the Sacred Relic and what price he would pay.

She tried hard to remember, but couldn’t recall.

It couldn’t be helped.

Sometimes there were divinations that were completely erased like this, and no matter how hard she tried, she couldn’t remember them.

‘Let’s forget about it. Right now, avoiding this current divination is what’s important…’

But…

Diane’s feet gradually slowed as she rode her bicycle toward the plaza.

Come to think of it, why was it so quiet?

By now it should be bustling with festival atmosphere. The Holy Knight’s burning ceremony should be taking place…

The surroundings were as quiet as a mouse.

Like before.

Like that night when they were under the Ramun Church’s control.

The moment she recognized that silence, Diane hastily stopped her bicycle.

She concentrated and listened carefully, but she couldn’t hear festival sounds, let alone people’s breathing properly. It was an abnormally deep silence.

An ominous premonition suddenly washed over her.

Something was wrong.

Diane left her bicycle against a building wall and slowly backed away.

‘Let’s hide first. Hide and assess the situation.’

At that moment, Diane’s back bumped into something. She was startled and turned around.

And she met eyes with a man.

“…Ah.”

It was a familiar face.

Diane’s lips trembled in shock.

“Why are you here…”

Tap.

The man’s gentleman’s cane scraped against the ground.

 

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Dana’s fingertips trembled as she held the Sacred Relic.

It was as expected. As expected, the Sacred Relic was in Karl’s pants.

But it was different from what she had believed.

Deep down, she had believed that Karl really had lost the Sacred Relic.

‘I thought this time would be the truth.’

It wasn’t just any matter – it involved my lifespan and memories, something so desperately important to me.

I thought this time he wouldn’t deceive me. Because.

Because Karl Windsor loves me…

Dana bit her lips hard as she felt like bursting into laughter.

Love? Karl Windsor loves me?

Why did I have such a delusion? What gave me such confidence?

 

“I thought so.”

 

Then Danawin’s thought entity sneered from beside her as if pleased.

 

“I told you. That man can’t be trusted.”

 

Right.

I must have been briefly possessed by a ghost.

 

“What that man does isn’t love. He just bewitches and thoroughly shakes us up.”

 

Then liquid dropped onto the back of her hand. Only then did Dana realize tears were flowing down her cheeks.

What is this? I really hate this…

She hurriedly rubbed and wiped her face. But even after that, a few more tears flowed down.

I was truly bewitched by that ghost, Dana realized anew and took a deep breath.

Now it’s done.

Since it’s done, let me consider this Sacred Relic as payment for these tears.

Dana put the Sacred Relic into the pocket of her dress. And at that moment.

The sound of water in the bathroom suddenly stopped.

“…!”

She quickly lay back down on the bed. Just as she pulled the blanket up to cover her neck, the bathroom door opened almost simultaneously.

“….”

Dana closed her eyes and pretended to sleep.

She could hear Karl toweling his wet hair. Soon he walked step by step toward the bed and….

Picked up his pants from the floor.

“….”

That was the end of it.

No sound could be heard after that.

No sound of putting on pants, no sound of drying his body, no sound at all….

He just stood there motionless, holding his pants.

In the suffocating silence, Dana used all her strength not to clutch the bed sheets. Thump, thump, thump, thump, her heart raced with tension.

How long had he been standing still like that?

Soon after, rustling sounds began as he started getting dressed. Throughout this time, Dana felt a piercing gaze fixed on her face.

Karl is looking at me.

‘Did he notice?’

It seems like he noticed, what should I do?

What should I do-

‘No, wait a minute.’

Why am I being so anxious about this?

Karl Windsor is the one who deceived me!

Right. I’ll just get angry. There’s no need to be so cautious. I’ll get angry first. Just as she was making up her mind.

Smooch

Suddenly lips came down on Dana’s cheek.

Smooch, smooch, smooch.

Karl bent his waist and kissed her forehead, nose bridge, cheek, and chin.

“You’re really so beautiful.”

He murmured as if sighing.

Then he brushed the hair scattered on Dana’s cheek behind her ear, and kissed each of her eyelashes as if worshipping them. He gently bit her cheek and rubbed her nose bridge with his.

Dana’s breath trembled at his actions that seemed unable to contain his overflowing love.

How much time had passed like that? After showering her face with drizzle-like kisses for a long while, Karl reluctantly straightened his body.

Soon the sound of him going to the kitchen and starting to cook could be heard.

Crazy man….

Dana, immersed in distant ecstasy, just wanted to scream.

What exactly is he trying to do?

What does he want me to do?

Her heart was in turmoil. She couldn’t tell if this place was heaven or hell. It felt like eating a gorgeous poisonous mushroom, and she couldn’t distinguish where the hallucination began and where reality ended.

 

“Feed him absinthe and run away.”

 

Then Danawin whispered right next to her ear.

 

“You need to run away first. If you stay by his side, your judgment becomes clouded.”

 

Right.

Dana swallowed. She tried hard to regain her composure.

Right. Let’s run away first. I must run away.

Once the sun rises, I need to use the Sacred Relic to extend my lifespan and meet Viego and Lyos. I have information to convey to the Pope through them. A certain truth she had realized. Information that might invalidate the Divine Oracle that she was a witch.

And after that-

“Ah!”

Dana’s eyes sparkled. Karl had suddenly lifted her body without warning.

“Were you surprised? I’m sorry.”

Karl gently wrapped her body in a blanket, held her in his arms, and sat down on a dining chair.

“I know you’re tired, but it would be better to eat something, even a little.”

Then he scooped up some stew and held it in front of her lips.

“Dana has been on an empty stomach all day, so you need to eat something.”

“….”

“Come on? Say ah.”

Dana carefully parted her lips and swallowed the stew he offered.

“How does it taste?”

“…It’s delicious.”

“That’s a relief.”

Dana ate the stew he fed her while in Karl’s arms. She felt like a child wrapped in swaddling clothes.

Karl intermittently kissed her nose bridge and cheeks, constantly stroking her hair or caressing her face. Like a boy starting his first love, he didn’t know what to do with his boiling affection.

At least that’s how it seemed.

If she hadn’t known anything, she would have believed it all.

‘Liar.’

Soon this body’s lifespan will end.

She will lose her memories and become a different person.

Just as the current her, despite regaining Danawin’s memories, could never inherit all of Danawin’s intentions.

She would become a completely different woman from now.

They might never again share the same intimacy as now. Who knows. Perhaps this could be their last embrace.

Karl knows everything too. Knowing this, he chose not to give her the Sacred Relic.

In other words, he chose to part with her.

Yet he still acts like a lover who will love her forever….

 

“Absinthe.”

 

Then Danawin’s voice grew louder.

 

“Quickly, before it’s too late, before you’re caught, quickly.”

 

“How are you feeling?”

Dana looked up at Karl. Her face was reflected in his clear green eyes.

“Yes, I’m fine.”

“That’s good. Is there any dessert you’d like?”

“…Yes.”

“What kind?”

Instead of answering, Dana silently got up from his arms.

Karl obediently let her go.

Dana put the blanket that had been wrapping her body on the bed, straightened her dress, and walked to the kitchen.

Then she answered belatedly.

“Alcohol.”

She opened the cupboard and took out any two glasses. They were transparent glass cups with apple-shaped reliefs clearly carved on their surfaces.

“You’ll drink with me, right?”

Dana set down the glass cup on the dining table and poured the absinthe.

“We’ve shared wine together on very rare occasions, you know. Unfortunately, there’s no wine in Diane’s house.”

Karl stared intently at the apple slowly filling with green liquid.

“Or do you dislike strong liquor like this?”

She knew he wouldn’t refuse.

Karl had never once declined a glass she offered him.

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