I’m Trying to End This Possession - Chapter 43

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Chapter 43

“Anyway, absolutely not. Alice.”

“Sister!”

“If we enter the castle ambiguously like this, things will get complicated.”

“Dana sister, don’t be like that, listen to what I’m—”

“Absolutely not until we get complete surrender. So stay put, Alice.”

“….”

Alice seemed shocked, but fortunately she seemed to understand and didn’t say anything more.

However, that was a mistake.

That night.

“Um, Miss.”

A servant assigned by the Malkan Trading Company executive approached cautiously.

“Miss Alice asked me to deliver this letter.”

“Alice did?”

Dana was seized by an ominous premonition as she unfolded the letter.

Surely not.

[My beloved sister Dana]

Please.

It can’t be, Alice?

[Sister, I don’t think hurting and subduing the other party is the right answer.]

“Ah….”

[I believe there is a good light in every human heart. There must surely be that light in Count Cours’s young master’s heart too.

I will not give up on that light.]

Stagger, she felt dizzy.

[Sister, I want to resolve this matter by embracing it with love.]

Tremble, her fingertips holding the letter began to shake.

[So please forgive me.

I’ll enter the castle by myself.

I’ll reconcile with Count Cours’s young master and come back.

So sister, please trust me and wait.

—Alice Windsor, who loves her sister]

* * *

“You must have felt very uncomfortable because of my sister, right?”

Mark Cours was bewildered.

In the middle of the night, Alice Windsor had entered his castle alone.

That wasn’t all.

“Don’t misunderstand. Not everyone in the Windsor Family acts so forcefully.”

“…Is that so?”

“Of course. I’ve always been grateful for Mark’s hard work. So I can understand your feelings for not opening the castle.”

It was absurd.

To think such words would come from a Windsor direct line member’s mouth.

‘Of course I think so too.’

But wasn’t it a bit ridiculous for a Windsor direct line member to say such things?

He had closed the castle gates to give them insult, but instead of feeling insulted, she understood it?

Moreover, he had been tense thinking she was Karl Windsor’s daughter.

‘A woman without even a speck of pride.’

Was it Danae Windsor?

That terrible Windsor direct line member had cornered him and almost succeeded.

He had been on the verge of losing all motivation!

“Thank you so much for saying that, Lady.”

But to think such a blessing would roll right in!

“Hehe, not at all. I just said something obvious.”

It seemed this woman had a difference of opinion with Danae Windsor.

That’s probably why she came here alone….

‘And she doesn’t seem to have any intention of fighting me either.’

She didn’t seem to regard him as threatening either. Even more.

“I was surprised to hear that you admire me. How did you know about me?”

She believed it completely!

“You’re famous for being so beautiful. Any man would have to keep you in his heart.”

If he could manipulate this woman well, he might not have to surrender to Danae Windsor.

After all, this Alice woman was also a Windsor direct line member!

“But I didn’t know you were someone with such a warm heart too. Actually… Lady Danae Windsor is so merciless.”

“Ah, sister does have that side to her.”

Alice acknowledged with a sad face.

“What happened while I was away?”

“She cut off all supplies entering the castle.”

“Whaaaat?”

“At this rate, not only I but everyone in the castle will starve to death.”

“Oh my!”

“I’m especially worried about my father, Count Cours, who is bedridden. At this rate….”

“Don’t worry!”

Alice firmly grasped his rough hands.

“I won’t let that happen. Just trust me.”

“Would that be alright?”

“Of course. As long as I’m here, no one can torment the people of Windsor Castle!”

Alice’s eyes began to sparkle with a sense of justice.

* * *

Alice Windsor, a Windsor direct line member, had entered the castle.

And she was taking Mark Cours’s side.

That news once again spread quickly through the trading union.

‘And Alice had her engagement ceremony with Lyos.’

In other words, she was the future Crown Princess.

Who could dare go against such a woman?

‘Besides, with Alice here, there won’t be any problem supplying materials to Windsor Castle.’

Even if Duke Windsor got angry later, they’d have an excuse. They could claim Alice Windsor demanded it, that they couldn’t go against the direct Windsor line’s wishes!

The quick-witted merchants began sneaking supplies to Windsor Castle.

In other words, the operation had failed.

Dana was furious to the tips of her hair.

It should have been something they could finish quickly, but it got twisted like this!

“Your sister is ruining everything.”

So she vented her anger at Lumiere.

“What do you think Alice is doing right now? She’s siding with a traitor and giving him strength!”

“Don’t get so angry, Dana. It’s not like I called Alice here.”

Lumiere was calmly eating grapes.

“Or would you like to leave it to me?”

“To you, brother?”

“Yeah. Count Cours’s young master, was it? This would all end if we made that guy submit.”

“That’s right. Do you have a clever plan?”

“Yeah.”

Pop, Lumiere smiled as he burst a grape in his mouth.

“Just cut off one of his limbs.”

“…”

“I’ve never seen anyone who still rebels after having their arm cut off while alive. Not yet, anyway.”

“…”

Dana was momentarily speechless.

How could someone who looked like a moon spirit say such things…

In any case, that wouldn’t do. It would ultimately mean resolving things through bloodshed.

‘Though that would be the best method.’

Mark Cours was a traitor. Beheading a traitor was indeed the easiest and most certain path.

Lumiere’s judgment was utterly rational, but—

‘That’s different from the orders Viego gave me.’

“Resolve it without using violence.”

Of course, Viego probably didn’t know the situation would become this serious.

‘What’s important to me is carrying out those orders without changing a single word.’

To be honest, she no longer cared what happened to Windsor Territory.

Whoever became the master. Whoever staged a rebellion.

‘Windsor isn’t my family anyway.’

Only one thing mattered to her—the Deputy Head’s ring.

Obtaining the sacred relic. Opening the Dimensional Gate to return to her original world, to her original body.

Only that was important.

‘To do that, I must follow Viego’s instructions exactly.’

He was someone who wouldn’t even easily accept thanks. How could she know what fault he might find later?

“Let’s save that as a last resort.”

“Do as you wish. I came here as your escort.”

Lumiere picked up the basket of grapes and stood up.

Regardless, Dana examined the documents.

‘There has to be a way.’

These were documents provided by a Malkan Trading Company employee, containing records of all transactions with Windsor Castle.

Dana frowned as she reviewed the documents.

‘He started buying all sorts of luxury goods three months ago?’

Exactly three months.

The records before that were clean.

So clean it was obsessive—he hadn’t spent money on anything other than territory management.

‘Come to think of it, brother mentioned it too. He recently started missing his monthly reports.’

Meaning he had been a loyal retainer until then…

‘What happened in those three months?’

What on earth had happened to change him from a loyal retainer to a traitor staging a rebellion in just three months?

A moment later.

Dana finally realized.

‘Ah. I see.’

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