I’m Trying to End This Possession - Chapter 40

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Chapter 40

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“They tucked their tails and ran away!”

That afternoon.

Mark, who had driven away Danae’s group, raised his glass in celebration. Then he boasted loudly as if telling some heroic tale.

“Windsor’s direct heir couldn’t even make a peep and left!”

“Oh my, is that really true?”

“Yes!”

Remembering the morning, Mark burst into laughter.

So they called themselves Windsor’s direct line, but it was nothing special.

Just one rejection at the door and they lost their spirit and tucked their tails. How pathetic their retreating figures looked!

Just as he’d heard, they didn’t have even a speck of backbone.

“Windsor is a toothless tiger. I heard that duke is a weakling obsessed with making money and buried in documents.”

Hadn’t his confidant, Priest Moreus, told him so?

“He looked like he didn’t even have the strength to hold a pen.”

Perhaps it was because he came from living in the capital. Priest Moreus was well-informed about outside information.

To him, who had never stepped foot outside this territory in his entire life, Priest Moreus was a window to understanding the world.

‘Those trash Windsors.’

Originally, Windsor was the guardian protecting this border.

But what is Windsor doing now?

“Windsor is only obsessed with making money, so they have no interest in their duty to guard the border anymore.”

The Kurus Family had been Windsor’s longtime vassals, but—that was all in the past.

‘Right. The Windsor that the Kurus Family pledged loyalty to was a great military family that protected the border.’

Not the materialistic bunch obsessed with every single gold coin like now!

The current Duke Windsor has no interest in his duty to guard the border. Hasn’t he never once come down to this territory!

‘Right. Windsor Territory is land that my father and I have protected! It’s the Kurus family that has guarded this border!’

Windsor must know this too. That’s why they turned back so easily.

They only hold the land documents, but the real ruler of Windsor Territory is the Kurus household.

“My lord.”

Just then, his confidant Priest Moreus approached.

“The Malkan Trading Company has come to see you.”

At those words, his mistress Bianca’s eyes sparkled.

“Oh my? Could it be!”

“Yes. Didn’t I tell you? I said I’d get you the Heart of the Moon as your birthday present!”

“Kyaa! Hurry, let’s go see it!”

He took Bianca’s hand and hurried toward the reception room. Bianca chattered excitedly.

“I thought you were lying. I never thought you’d actually get it. That necklace is supposed to be so precious, how did you get it?”

“Hahaha. What did I tell you? There’s no jewelry I can’t obtain!”

The Windsor Seal given to the acting lord.

With that one stamp, even obtaining legendary treasures was easy.

Also, the territory management funds sent by Duke Windsor were enormous, so buying national treasure-level jewelry wasn’t difficult either.

However.

“Huh?”

What was waiting was a young servant boy.

Just some errand boy came?

‘What do they take me for!’

Though he lost face in front of his mistress, Mark pretended to be calm.

“The Heart of the Moon, where is that necklace?”

“The necklace was delivered to my master.”

“There seems to be some mistake. The owner of the necklace is me.”

“You say the owner is Mark, what do you mean by that?”

The servant boy looked like he doubted his ears.

“Isn’t the necklace the Windsor Family’s?”

“…!”

“The necklace was delivered directly to the direct heir of the Windsor Family.”

Mark couldn’t understand those words at once.

Delivered directly to the direct heir of the Windsor Family.

What on earth does that mean….

‘Could it be that Windsor’s direct heir stole it!’

Mark shouted with veins bulging in his neck.

“What are you talking about! I’m the one who bought that necklace! I’m the one who paid for it!”

“That’s strange. The contract shows the order was placed under Windsor’s name. Why don’t you check for yourself.”

However, Mark roughly snatched the contract the servant boy offered and threw it away.

“Where does some errand boy get off playing tricks! Call the trading company owner right now!”

“You seem to be mistaken about something, Mark.”

“What?”

“Errand boys should talk with errand boys. Mark, you’re also Windsor’s errand boy, aren’t you.”

In that moment, Mark was completely speechless.

An errand boy?

Who? Me?

“That’s what I came to tell you. From now on, we’ll deliver goods directly to Windsor’s direct heir, so please understand.”

That was a declaration that they would cut off dealings with Mark.

“Before I leave, let me give you one last piece of advice.”

The servant boy looked at Mark with pitying eyes.

“No matter how much you live at the edge of the world, you should know how the world works.”

“What?”

“Please, I beg you, at least read a newspaper. Or get yourself a proper advisor. Become a civilized person.”

That damn bastard, how dare he spout such words to me! Should I just cut him down!

But the humiliation didn’t end there.

“Hmph. What’s this. So it was all bluff after all.”

“Bi, Bianca. That’s not it.”

“Forget it. I’m leaving.”

Even his mistress ignored him and disappeared. Mark slumped down in his seat.

‘Did Windsor’s direct heir intercept the necklace I ordered midway?’

When? No, how?

I saw them leaving this morning—could it be they didn’t completely leave?

‘No, even so, Windsor’s direct heir will leave soon.’

Mark soon pulled himself together.

Let them endure day and night outside the territory castle. The gates will never open!

Then someday they’ll give up and go back.

‘Right. Windsor’s direct lineage doesn’t have much interest in such a frontier territory anyway.’

Coming here was probably just a momentary whim. If I don’t open the gates and hold out, they’ll leave soon.

Then, just like they’ve done for decades, they won’t show their faces for another few decades.

When that time comes, Malkan Trading Company will regret it. Betraying this Mark!

‘Right. And there’s not just one trading company.’

The trading companies he dealt with were overflowing. Just one company turning their back meant nothing.

‘Right. It’s just one company.’

That’s when it happened.

“This is terrible, my lord.”

The door burst open and Moreus Priest came running in frantically.

“The trading companies we do business with have sent servant boys saying they’re cutting off trade!”

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“I had no idea that Mark Cours was claiming to be the lord of Windsor Territory!”

The Malkan Trading Executive pleaded desperately.

“If we had known, our company would never, absolutely never have traded with such a traitor.”

Dana looked at the merchant with cold eyes.

This morning, Dana headed straight to the territory gate.

And she told the soldiers guarding the gate.

“If there are any trading company carriages passing through the gate, bring them all to where I am.”

While handing over her Windsor direct lineage identity token and gold coins.

“I’ll give you a reward for each trading company you bring.”

While providing sufficient motivation as well.

The first carriage the soldier brought was from Malkan Trading Company. The merchant initially raged about what kind of tyranny this was, but.

“D-Danae Windsor? Are you Lady Danae Windsor?”

After seeing her identity token, he quickly became docile.

‘As expected, this one’s somewhat intelligent so I can reason with him.’

Dana interrogated him while lumping Malkan Trading Company together with Mark as accomplices.

The merchant’s reaction was as expected—

“It’s true, Lady Windsor! Our company just thought he was working as the lord’s deputy! It’s really true!”

He struggled desperately, not wanting to get involved.

It was natural.

Impersonating a lord was no ordinary matter, and if it became known that they knew but pretended not to, they would fall out of Duke Windsor’s favor.

‘Who would want to fall out of Duke Windsor’s favor.’

But really, did they truly not know?

‘There’s no way they didn’t know.’

How sharp and well-informed merchants are. There’s no way they didn’t know. They just.

‘Pretended not to know because it was profitable.’

Heart of the Moon— buying such expensive treasures and spending money lavishly.

The merchants would have nothing to lose.

“I wonder. I’m not sure if my brother would think the same way.”

When she blatantly threatened him, the merchant’s face turned pale.

If Viego Windsor marked them, that trading company would die.

Literally, ruin would come in an instant.

“Wh-what should I do?”

Dana smiled coldly.

“First, cut off trade with Mark Cours.”

“Of course! We will never trade with that shameless bastard again.”

“You should send servant boys to inform other trading companies of this fact as well. Don’t you think so?”

“Of course!”

Dana was certain. It wouldn’t take even three hours for this news to reach all the trading companies currently doing business with Mark Cours.

‘The merchant union has the fastest information network in this world.’

First, cut off all his business partners.

And then.

“How many servant boys does Malkan Trading Company have?”

“The number of errand boys we can mobilize right now is about 50…”

“Call them all and send them to every shop that sells food in the territory. And buy up everything regardless of type. Bill Danae Windsor for the cost.”

“Everything means…”

“I mean literally sweep up all the food that can be eaten. And spread rumors among the territory residents.”

Dana smiled brightly.

“That Windsor’s direct lineage will distribute food for free.”

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