I’m Trying to End This Possession - Chapter 70

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Chapter 70

Karl stopped for only a brief moment. He began walking again with long strides.

That’s it?

“U-Uncle?”

“Hmm?”

“Are you just going to leave?”

“Ah, yes. We’ll investigate after returning to Windsor.”

That was really the end of it.

I hadn’t expected such a bland reaction…

‘It’s the Retilan Mine, for crying out loud.’

Retilan was the rarest and most precious mineral in this world, and the Empire had no Retilan mines at all.

With this scale, one could become one of the continent’s wealthiest magnates. I thought Karl would be foaming at the mouth with joy!

‘He’s only this happy about it?’

However, Dana soon understood.

‘Well, this man was a master of acting.’

Wasn’t he living while pretending not to care about his own wealth? Even now, he’s surely just pretending to be calm.

‘Right. He said he’d investigate after returning to Windsor.’

Then he would definitely send people with burning eyes to investigate.

This man was trash who could kill his nephew for money.

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When they arrived back at the mill, the sky had already grown completely dark.

“Get some sleep.”

He held out cotton as if telling her to quickly put it in her ears.

“We’ll wake up at dawn and steal a carriage to escape. I’ll wake you up, so sleep until then, Dana.”

“Yes.”

“Don’t try to remove the cotton like yesterday.”

“…”

Fine, whatever.

Dana no longer had any lingering attachment or curiosity.

Since she had finished her business in this land, she just needed to obediently follow Karl’s orders. She was no longer curious about what the ritual was.

If there was one thing that bothered her…

“Please save me!”

‘Ah, seriously.’

It was bothering her to the point of madness.

Even when she tried not to care, her mind kept replaying that scene.

Dana tossed and turned on the straw pile. Even so, there was nothing she could do right now.

‘Right, I need to go back to the capital first and report it.’

If they knew pagans were staying here, the Imperial Palace would dispatch troops. Then she could ask them to investigate the girl’s matter too.

‘I’ll leave it to the Imperial soldiers or police.’

Right, that’s their job. I’m already overwhelmed just living my own life.

‘Let me just sleep.’

The moment she closed her eyes.

Bang! The door opened with a loud noise. Dana startled and sat up.

“Village Chief?”

The Village Chief, Nathan, walked in with large strides, his face bright red. And then.

Smack!

He slapped Karl’s cheek directly!

“What are you doing!”

Dana screamed, but Nathan didn’t even glance at her and grabbed Karl by the collar. Karl was easily dragged like a scarecrow.

“You don’t know the grace of letting you stay here and you insult my son?”

“What?”

Karl looked bewildered.

“What do you mean by that?”

That dumbfounded look!

Dana jumped up from her spot. Either way, he was her companion, so she couldn’t just watch him being assaulted like this!

“Stop right now—”

Dana’s words were cut short.

Karl had raised his hand without even looking at her.

As if telling her to stay still.

“My son Norton.”

Not seeing this, Nathan grabbed Karl’s collar even more roughly.

“My son showed kindness to Karl’s wife, but you misunderstood and insulted him. I’ve never let anyone who treated my son that way live!”

“Norton? Ah, you mean earlier that?”

Smack! Karl got hit on the other cheek. This time too, Karl couldn’t resist even once.

‘That bastard!’

Dana fumbled at her thigh.

Should I shoot? Should I shoot him? While she was contemplating.

“Shall I tell you how to apologize?”

Nathan grabbed Karl’s platinum hair and brought his face close. He smiled menacingly and commanded.

“Participate in the ritual and apologize. Do you understand!”

“Ah…”

Karl nodded as if he finally understood, with his hair still being grabbed.

“So it was because of that after all.”

“That’s right. If we fed and sheltered you, you should show sincerity as outsiders!”

Nathan bared his teeth in a grin and glanced at Dana.

“Isn’t that right? Both Karl and Karl’s wife.”

His eyes were rippling with lust.

“Does it work to act all high and mighty alone? Good things should be shared.”

At that moment, Dana completely realized.

What that ritual was. What kind it was.

She perfectly understood why Karl had desperately tried to hide it.

‘Crazy bastards…’

Then Karl laughed while his hair was still being grabbed.

“Village Chief. You shouldn’t look at Dana with such filthy eyes.”

“Say you’ll participate in the ritual!”

“How about turning your eyes elsewhere first before speaking?”

However, Nathan didn’t look away. He looked at Dana with blatantly greedy eyes and smiled.

“Both Karl and Karl’s wife. Do you know how much we’re looking forward to this? If you came to someone else’s village and received kindness, you should participate in the ritual…”

At that moment, thud.

‘Huh?’

Dana doubted her own eyes.

What just happened?

Karl’s hand, why, Nathan’s eyes….

“―!”

Nathan tried to scream, but at that moment Karl gripped his jaw tightly with his other hand.

“That’s why.”

Crack, he broke it.

“I told you not to look with those eyes.”

Thud. Nathan’s body collapsed downward. He flailed his arms and legs frantically, but Karl didn’t let go.

Dana unconsciously stepped back.

What is happening right now?

“And I said we wouldn’t participate in the ritual.”

Karl muttered this as he roughly pulled something out.

And Dana saw that one of Nathan’s eyes had disappeared.

In Karl’s hand, a dark red mass….

“…!”

Nausea surged up.

But Karl didn’t stop. This time he aimed for the other side.

Whether from pain, only strange moans bubbled out from Nathan’s grotesquely broken mouth.

“Urgh, gurgle.”

“You should have stopped looking.”

“Gurgle, urk, groan.”

“I clearly told you not to look. I clearly warned you not to look at Dana with those eyes, but why didn’t you listen….”

Quietly, whispering like a candle flame about to be extinguished by the wind, Karl slowly pulled out his remaining eye as well.

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