My Body Has Been Possessed By Someone - Chapter 184

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Chapter 184
It was a natural reaction, all things considered.
This wasn’t pocket change—it was a staggering 2 billion gold.
I had borrowed 2 billion gold, an astronomical sum, just to purchase that cursed doll.
Hadn’t I confidently promised to repay it the moment I returned to the Royal Palace?
Now that I was backtracking, saying I couldn’t pay, the other party had every right to draw a blade.
“I’m sorry. Just give me a little more time….”
“Are you seriously saying that now?”
Ren’s tone immediately turned vicious. He discarded the courteous mask of a hired hand and revealed a sharp smile.
“You promised me you’d repay the debt the moment you arrived at the Royal Palace. I lent you the money based on that promise.”
I know. You’re right.
I pressed my throbbing temples.
“I’m truly sorry, but circumstances have changed. I can’t manage it right now. Please, just give me time.”
“I’m a mercenary who trades in my body and time, my client. But I’ve already wasted far too much of both.”
….
“My contract was supposed to last only as long as you remained in Britzk Territory. Yet I abandoned the territory and traveled all the way to the Capital just to collect that cursed money.”
Every word was painfully accurate—I had no grounds to refute him.
He had already squandered so much time. Perhaps he’d been tolerating it out of goodwill until now.
And on top of that goodwill, he’d even lent me the money….
“I’m truly sorry for the trouble I’ve caused. If you just give me a bit more time, I’ll find a way to get it.”
“Time.”
He echoed the word under his breath.
“I can’t give you that.”
“…Ren.”
“But I can sell something.”
Ren’s rigid expression suddenly softened, melting away.
He smiled and made his proposal with disarming gentleness.
“Would you like to?”
“I don’t have anything right now….”
“You do.”
He tilted his head slightly.
“You.”
My eyes widened.
In that instant, Ren straightened from where he’d been leaning against the door. He strode forward with long, purposeful steps until he stood before me, then bent at the waist to meet my gaze directly.
“If we continue what we left off last time, I think I could consider that debt paid.”
I stared at him for a moment, then closed my eyes and laughed softly. Then I spoke with cutting mockery.
“Men are all the same—whether it’s this one or that one, they all have the same predictable garbage rattling around in their heads.”
My words seemed to amuse him; Ren let out a genuine laugh.
“Ah, right. You know us well. Predictable. All of us are trash. Think of it however you like.”
“I’ll find a way to repay the borrowed money no matter what.”
Kanna reached out and grasped his chin.
“So wait for me.”
“….”
“Wait.”
For a moment, Ren’s eyes wavered with bewilderment.
The sensation of her fingertips against the edge of his jaw was so unbearably soft that he nearly found himself agreeing.
Even if she made another absurd request to borrow money, he felt he would nod in consent.
Irritation flared within him. Wasn’t he constantly choosing to lose, to be at a disadvantage?
Lending her two billion won without any collateral in the first place had been madness.
I didn’t want to continue this foolish march any longer. At least I needed to resist.
So I reached out and cradled her cheek in my palm.
“Very well.”
I lowered my head. Slowly, I closed the distance between us.
Our gazes collided at an impossibly close range.
“I’ll wait, so let’s settle this here.”
I whispered with a mischievous smile, like a petulant boy.
“If you’re frightened, feel free to pull away.”
I expected her to slap me across the face.
But it wasn’t as I anticipated. Kanna, who had been gazing up at me, laughed—a smile of utter amusement.
Then she seized the back of my head and pulled me down, pressing her lips against mine.
“…!”
In that instant, my vision flashed as though I’d been struck by lightning. I couldn’t think of anything, couldn’t feel anything. The shock was that overwhelming.
But soon, as her fragrance flooded over me like a tide, my senses awakened. Our mingled breaths and the warmth of her skin were impossibly sweet. Dizzying.
It swept through everything I was. My pride, my defiance, every rational thought crumbled away. What remained was only an overwhelming ecstasy.
When she tried to pull back, I desperately reached out. I drew her waist closer, whispering pleadingly.
“A little longer, please….”
And once more our lips met. The softness of her touch made my head spin. God, it felt so good I thought I might lose my mind….
But in the next moment, a firm force pushed against my shoulders.
Every sensation dissolved like bubbles. In an instant, a desperate ache welled up from deep within me, and a sigh escaped my chest.
“What?”
I opened my eyes. Kanna’s face came into view, regarding me with an odd expression.
“Why are you crying?”
Crying?
I wiped my face with trembling hands. Water clung to my fingertips—tears that had fallen without my notice.
I stared at my wet hands in a daze.
‘Why did I cry?’
Could it be….
‘Because it felt too good?’
Heat flooded my face. Clarity struck me. I cried just because our lips touched?
Shame consumed me entirely. I trembled now for an entirely different reason.
Yet she could not deny it. Just moments ago, she had completely lost her composure.
Of course, it had felt good. She could scarcely believe that a mere kiss could produce such exquisite sensation.
And yet here he was, weeping like a fool?
“Why are you crying?”
She too found it strange, asking once more. After a brief pause, Ren managed to squeeze out the most composed voice he could muster.
“Something got in my eye.”
Clearly, she did not believe him. As Kanna Adis regarded him with suspicious eyes, Ren quickly turned away.
“Please arrange the funds as quickly as possible.”
“Very well.”
Damn it. Ren muttered a curse under his breath as he took a step, only to stumble suddenly. He quickly steadied himself against the wall. His legs had given out beneath him.
“Cough, cough.”
“….”
“Ahem.”
Behind him, he heard Kanna Adis nearly burst into laughter before hastily swallowing it down. She was pretending to clear her throat out of consideration.
‘Damn it all.’
His ears had flushed crimson. He would have preferred to dash his head against the wall and perish.
Unable to muster the courage to turn around, he walked away quickly. He fled outright.
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Unlike Ren, who had even shed tears, Kanna Adis showed not the slightest hint of agitation or sentiment. She merely found it amusing.
To think he had assumed her to be some naive young lady who would tremble at nothing more than a casual kiss.
And yet there he was, sniffling like some lovesick adolescent….
That was the end of it. The moment Ren departed, Kanna Adis began her investigation into the matter.
“This is strange. It was locked just this morning.”
The Maid spoke in bewilderment.
“When I dusted the door handle this morning, I confirmed it was locked….”
The sentries reported the same thing.
“No one entered the chamber except the cleaning Maid. I was inside the room watching the entire time she was cleaning.”
Kanna Adis reported the matter to the Royal Knight Order.
Shortly thereafter, an Investigator arrived to examine it. She was a woman with whom Kanna Adis was well acquainted, having developed a fairly close rapport.
“The lock on the safe is completely destroyed.”
“Is that so?”
“Yes. It was not done with a sword or tools. The metal was torn apart by hand.”
“…Is such a thing even possible?”
“This is the first time I have encountered such a case. Moreover, judging from the fractured surface, this was accomplished in a single attempt.”
The Investigator muttered as though utterly incredulous.
“They simply applied force once and tore through the metal. And not even with great difficulty.”
“….”
“The door is the same. The bolt is completely shattered. The door handle was forcibly turned, destroying the locking mechanism.”
The Investigator’s expression grew grave.
“This is no ordinary theft, Physician. There are scarcely any people in this world capable of such a feat.”
“Of course.”
“I’ll report this to my superiors, but deploying personnel to this investigation immediately will be difficult. The Divine Spirit is arriving tomorrow….”
“…The Divine Spirit is coming to the betrothal ceremony?”
“Yes. Her Majesty the Queen made a special request for it.”
“I see.”
“That’s why everyone is on edge. You know how the new Divine Spirit… rose to that position.”
Kanna Adis did not answer.
The Investigator’s smile grew stiff with tension at the mere thought of it.
“The world has changed greatly. Has it not?”
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The next morning, early hours.
Ren awoke from sleep.
He rose and yawned, then swept back his disheveled white hair and lowered his feet from the chamber.
In that moment, something cold brushed against his toes.
Ren withdrew his foot.
It was a necklace.
He stared down at the necklace, then descended from the chamber and bent low. He lifted the sagging bedsheet and peered beneath.
“….”
Countless gold and jewels glimmered there.

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