My Body Has Been Possessed By Someone - Chapter 322

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Special Side Story Episode 10
2. The Libertines of House Adis (6)
Kalen had vanished.
And El Andois had likewise disappeared without a trace.
“Waaaaaahhhhh!”
The moment Mother vanished, Julian wailed so desperately that the very walls of the estate seemed to tremble. The sound carried all the way up to my bedroom on the upper floor.
‘Where on earth did El Andois go, leaving her son alone like this?’
It was only natural for a child to panic and cry when left alone in an unfamiliar estate.
I rose from my bed. My first thought was to seek out Kalen.
‘Surely Kalen must have returned by now.’
I’d heard that last night, when El Andois disappeared, Kalen had vanished as well.
‘Could they have left together?’
But why? What could possibly warrant disappearing in the dead of night?
Could it be….
‘A date?’
I dismissed the thought as absurd, yet the possibility lingered.
‘They had been together once before, after all.’
El Andois was one of the women Kalen Adis had once known.
A woman he had chosen from among so many others.
‘He was incredibly popular, that man.’
Outstanding looks, superior abilities, noble bloodline, vast wealth, and an outwardly gentlemanly demeanor to boot.
‘As for Orsini, few women dared approach him openly due to his temperament, but I’ve heard Kalen attracted countless admirers.’
From among those women, Kalen had chosen one—El Andois.
Unless it had been mere chance, he must have been drawn to something about her.
‘She is exceptionally beautiful, after all.’
So perhaps he had fallen under her charm once again…—such was my thought when—
“Oh.”
I stopped in my tracks. Before Kalen’s Study, I came face to face with his secretary.
“Rodrick. Has Kalen returned?”
The secretary’s expression darkened instantly, as if he’d glimpsed something repugnant.
“Why do you seek Kalen?”
I was left speechless. Why did I seek him….
“Are you two not excessively close for siblings?”
Rodrick fixed me with an aggressive stare as he spoke.
“I would suggest you refrain from actions that others might misinterpret. Lady Kanna Adis.”
Ah. So he was picking a fight.
But why?
Despite knowing him for so long, this rudeness was unprecedented. Yet I quickly discerned the reason.
‘He’s seen the newspaper.’
A crumpled newspaper was clutched in Rodrick’s grip—today’s edition, one that had insulted House Adis.
【The Precarious State of House Adis—Is This Truly Acceptable?】
【The Appearance of a Bastard! The Downfall of Kalen Adis, Once the Paragon of Nobility】
【Libertine Brothers Who Shirk Their Duty to Produce Heirs and Indulge in Debauchery】
“Lord Kalen was never like this.”
Rodrick’s shoulders trembled as he spat out the words.
“Lord Kalen was a magnificent man. More noble than any nobleman could be. A man of such dignity and restraint….”
Yet his eyes conveyed a different message—that I had ruined Kalen.
His gaze burned with accusation.
“Are you saying Kalen’s transformation is entirely my fault?”
“Yes. Had you never appeared, Lord Kalen would have—!”
“You would have purchased that island instead.”
Rodrick’s jaw clenched in an instant.
The island.
That land of obsession where Kalen had sought to confine and possess Kanna Adis.
Kalen had entrusted every procedure to his secretary.
Scouting the island, acquiring it, bribing its inhabitants, having them memorize Kanna Adis’s appearance—every single task.
So Rodrick must have suspected from that point onward.
That Kalen harbored an abnormal obsession with Kanna Adis.
“Had you been a loyal servant, you should have prevented Kalen from committing such acts, Rodrick.”
Don’t blame me.
I conveyed that meaning with my gaze before turning away.
Yes, I had certainly turned away, and yet….
* * *
Orsini Adis raced toward the Valentino Estate with all his speed.
Months ago, when Kanna Adis fell victim to a Southern Continent relic and became Kanna Valentino, Silvien Valentino had explained it to him.
“You’ve heard of magical power, haven’t you? That is the source of the Southern Continent relics’ strength. The power of the fallen Magical Era.”
Magical power. It was Kanna Adis’s greatest advantage.
“Kanna has exceptionally high affinity for magical power. That’s why she demonstrated such outstanding talent in alchemy using magical stones.”
Yet it was simultaneously her weakness.
“However, the higher her magical affinity, the lower her magical resistance.”
Therefore, Kanna Adis could not help but be far more susceptible to Southern Continent relics than ordinary people.
That was why one must be cautious. Silvien Valentino had warned him of this.
‘If someone were to plant a suggestion in Kanna using a Southern Continent relic…’
She would surely be unable to resist. So he had to hurry.
Before something truly terrible occurred.
* * *
“…?”
Kanna Adis blinked blankly.
Where am I?
‘This is Orsini’s Office, isn’t it?’
Yes. Orsini’s office. She had collapsed right there in Duke Adis’s Study.
‘Why am I lying here?’
Ah, I couldn’t remember. My memory was a complete blank….
So why did I feel no curiosity about it?
“Open the safe.”
That’s when a voice whispered inside my mind.
Kanna Adis rose obediently to her feet. Then, as if entranced, she stumbled forward and positioned herself before Orsini’s safe.
I didn’t understand what was happening, but one thing was certain—I had to open it.
“Open the safe.”
“Open it. Open it. Open Duke Adis’s safe.”
My entire consciousness was consumed by that whisper. Resistance was unthinkable.
‘A combination lock.’
1120. I tried Orsini’s birthday. Wrong.
Next, 0813. I entered my own birthday. Wrong again. Then….
0730.
Click. The lock disengaged with a soft sound.
The absurdity of it made Kanna Adis laugh quietly.
Orsini really was simple-minded.
Though to be fair, only two people in this world knew what that day meant—Orsini and myself—so it made for a fitting password.
And inside the safe was….
‘Ah.’
It was there.
“…A Soulstone?”
Kanna Adis reached out and seized the Soulstone. And in that instant, she understood.
An immense amount of soul energy lay dormant within it.
Incomparably more than the Soulstone necklace Orsini had gifted her before.
‘With this Soulstone, I might be able to reduce my soul energy transfusions.’
Perhaps. Maybe once a year would be enough. It contained such a tremendous amount of soul energy. But….
Why had Orsini hidden this?
Why had he locked it away in a safe?
Why hadn’t he given it to me?
Why?
Why? Why, you bastard—why?
“Ha.”
Fury began to burn hot and fierce.
And as it did, like a violent gust scattering mist, my vision became crystal clear.
My mind sharpened. The whisper vanished.
Kanna Adis smiled viciously.
“Orsini Adis.”
Just you dare come home.
* * *
The moment Orsini arrived at the Valentino Estate, he encountered Kanna Adis.
“Kanna!”
He leaped from his horse and rushed toward her.
Only then did he notice—she was holding a travel bag.
“Oh, Orsini. You’ve returned at just the right moment.”
The instant Kanna Adis saw Orsini, she smiled faintly.
“At least I can say a proper goodbye.”
“What?”
“You see, Orsini. I discovered something.”
She then lifted a stone into view.
“Is this yours?”
Orsini’s breath caught immediately. For a moment, a wave of profound dismay and resignation flickered across his eyes. As if—
“Why didn’t you give this to me?”
—like a magician caught in his own trick.
Kanna Adis watched his shocked expression and smiled bitterly.
“Imagine this for a moment.”
“….”
“Your body is in terrible pain, Orsini. And I have medicine that could ease that suffering. But what if I kept it hidden from you? How would you feel?”
“….”
“Furious, wouldn’t you?”
She spoke coldly, her smile fading.
“That’s exactly how I feel right now. You wretched man.”
That should have been the end of it. She was about to walk past him when—
“Wait.”
Orsini seized her wrist. Kanna Adis glared at him irritably.
“Let go of me.”
Then he spoke, his voice tight and controlled.
“Where are you going?”
“Wherever I wish to go.”
“I’m asking where that is.”
“Somewhere I won’t have to see your infuriating face.”
She tried to wrench free, but he refused to release her. Instead, he gripped her wrist even tighter—it was absurd.
“What are you doing? Are you actually trying to keep me here?”
Orsini’s eyes darkened to an inky black as he replied.
“And if I am?”
“….”
She was speechless. Was this what they called turning the tables? The audacity.
Kanna Adis stared at him, then smiled with a glint in her eye.
“Then explain yourself. Convince me. If you do, I won’t leave.”
But Orsini, you’re not the type to make excuses—that’s not in your nature.
“….”
As expected.
He doesn’t. Or perhaps he can’t.
Orsini simply gazed at her with an expressionless face.
‘What a bastard.’
If it were a misunderstanding, he could at least offer an explanation. Or he could apologize.
He does nothing.
‘I’m the fool.’
Perhaps I could have gotten along with Orsini going forward. How idiotic of me to have thought such a thing.
“Sister?”
That was when it happened.
It was Kalen Adis. He had finally returned, approaching on horseback.
“Sister, what on earth are you….”
A travel bag. Kanna’s furious expression. And clutched in her hand—a crystal stone.
In that moment, Kalen Adis’s eyes wavered.
And Kanna quickly noticed.
‘Kalen Adis knew all along.’
And Kalen Adis realized that I had just discovered everything.

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