I’m Trying to End This Possession - Chapter 86

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Chapter 86

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“May you have a safe journey home.”

Lyos’s final words lingered particularly in her ears.

A safe journey home.

What kind of blatant warning was that.

‘Why? Don’t tell me he’s planning an attack on the way home?’

But even if that were the case, it didn’t matter.

Dana truly thought so.

‘I don’t care if Ignis dies.’

Ignis de Windsor, this terrible man.

He threatens me with my life. He uses violence against me and defiles my bed.

There was no more mercy to show such a person.

So this was a kind of experiment.

‘If Lyos is the murderer who killed Justin Lancaster.’

Lyos would absolutely.

Absolutely, absolutely, absolutely.

Absolutely never let Ignis live.

If Ignis survives?

Then it would be someone else’s doing, not Lyos’s.

“Hmm, His Highness the Crown Prince is greedier than I thought.”

Inside the carriage.

On the way back from meeting Lyos, Ignis made a cold assessment.

“I’m talking about His Highness Crown Prince Lyos. He’s full of greed.”

“Is that so?”

“Honestly, I didn’t expect him to want all of your wealth.”

“Is that so?”

“Of course. Hey, he’s the Crown Prince, the Crown Prince. The Empire’s next emperor. The one and only heir to the throne.”

Ignis seemed a bit fed up.

“He’s a man who has everything in the world. Looks, martial arts, scholarship, wealth, status… It’s hard to find something he doesn’t have, yet he wants even more.”

“…”

“Those who have are indeed worse. Don’t you think?”

Dana smiled at the man who didn’t know he had become a test subject.

“I suppose so.”

At her docile answer, Ignis glared at her sharply. Then he soon let out a deep sigh.

“Hey, Danae Windsor.”

“Yes?”

“You need to wake up.”

“Yes?”

“I’ve been thinking this for a while.”

“…?”

“Why are you so naive?”

“Yes?”

“Why are you so naive, I’m asking.”

Naive?

Who, me?

As she stared quietly, Ignis spat out irritably.

“Look at yourself right now. Do you know what your expression looks like?”

“What does my expression look like?”

“Look at the window. See for yourself.”

At those words, Dana quietly turned her head to look. Her face reflected in the window was…

Smiling.

Kindly, gently, warmly.

It looked quite peaceful even to her own eyes. She was always lightly smiling most of the time anyway.

‘Looking at it this way, really…’

I do look like a saint.

All shining pure white, with only her eyes sparkling like transparent light green glass beads.

When Danae Windsor smiled brightly, she looked very pure, when she smiled lightly, she looked elegant, and when she didn’t smile, she looked a bit sad.

‘When expressionless, she seems to… stimulate protective instincts a bit.’

Dana examined this face carefully. It was rare for her to observe it in such detail.

‘That’s true.’

She soon acknowledged it.

Danae Windsor looked kind.

She looked good-natured and infinitely merciful.

She was like a gentle deer with not even a speck of aggression. The kind that would make any predator eventually lower their guard.

‘Well, even so… it’s my face.’

But there was nothing particularly new about it.

Danae Windsor looked similar to Yeon Dana.

‘Only the eye and hair color, and the intensity of the features are slightly different.’

The overall appearance was remarkably similar to Yeon Dana. Height, figure, voice, even the shape of her nails.

Perhaps that’s why she adapted better when living as Danae Windsor.

“Right. You look kind of stupid, don’t you?”

But Ignis pointed at her and criticized.

“Why are you smiling at me? Idiot, it’s not like you’re a real saint…”

“…”

Oh my.

For a blackmailer to say such innocent things.

Dana was a bit dumbfounded and just smiled.

“Why do you keep grinning? Are you an idiot?”

She thought he was just talking, but Ignis seemed quite serious. He clicked his tongue.

“You know, speaking of which. Honestly, you didn’t even need to come here with me.”

“Yes?”

“What. Were you worried I’d get beaten up by His Highness the Crown Prince?”

“…”

“Did you get soft-hearted too late?”

No. How could that be.

I just needed to experiment with how Lyos Grants would react after seeing you and me boldly demand to break off the engagement…

“If I were you, I would have already slapped myself ten times. Idiot.”

Saying that, Ignis soon seemed to change his mind and shook his head vigorously.

“Ten slaps, what’s that. I would have already stabbed myself ten times with a sword. Damn.”

“Why are you cursing? It’s vulgar.”

“Vulgar my ass. A bastard who tries to manipulate my life as he pleases deserves to be stabbed that much.”

“…”

“But what about you? You still haven’t hit me even once.”

Ignis laughed insolently while tapping his own cheek.

“I’m prepared to take a few slaps from you out of courtesy, you know? But how come you haven’t hit me even once?”

“….”

Why is he suddenly acting like this?

I couldn’t understand why he was suddenly saying such things. Why was he being like this all of a sudden?

‘Could it be that my coming with him to see Lyos really felt like I was protecting him?’

How ridiculous.

However, since there didn’t seem to be any need to explain, Dana just stayed quiet.

“….”

Ignis didn’t even click his tongue anymore. He just looked at her with strange and subtle eyes, then let out a deep sigh.

“Hey, Danae.”

“Yes.”

“You.”

“Yes.”

“Do you know what kind of family the Windsor Family is when you’re sticking around there?”

“…?”

What does that mean?

Dana blinked silently.

What kind of family is the Windsor Family?

It’s Danae Windsor’s family, Danae Windsor’s household.

In the era when knights existed, it was a distinguished knight family.

After knights disappeared, it became a prestigious military family.

Now that capitalism has arrived, it’s a wealthy business family….

“Windsor is.”

Ignis’s voice dropped low.

Even as he spoke these words, he seemed to be struggling intensely.

Whether he should speak or not.

“The Windsor Family doesn’t suit a woman like you.”

“…What?”

“The Windsor Family is.”

That was the moment.

His words were cut short.

That wasn’t all. His expression also disappeared. The flow of emotions that seemed to be deliberating over and over instantly froze.

‘Why is he like that?’

Suddenly Ignis’s eyes sharpened like a blade.

He breathed slowly. As if trying to detect the movement of air. And then….

“―!”

He stretched out both arms and pulled Danae into an embrace.

Just as she was about to say ‘Why are you suddenly doing this?’

CRASH!

With a tremendous roar, the carriage shook. No, everything before her eyes shook. No, it exploded.

Everything flipped and shook violently and shattered to pieces.

“―!”

In the shock that felt like the entire world was exploding, Dana couldn’t even scream.

She only knew that her body was bouncing around frantically, colliding with the carriage walls, floor, and chair.

And that Ignis was holding her tightly through it all.

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