My Body Has Been Possessed By Someone - Chapter 44

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Chapter 44
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A few days later, the Empress arrived at the House of Adis.
“Your Majesty, please come inside.”
Chloe greeted the Empress with utmost courtesy.
In this moment, she was the true mistress of Adis—for Alexandro Adis, the head of the household, had departed once more into the Black Mist.
The Empress knew this, which was precisely why she had come.
“Where is Kanna Adis? That woman—where is she?”
The Empress exhaled in ragged gasps.
Days of enduring torment had left her gaunt and hollow-eyed. In so short a span, she had aged a decade, and Chloe could not help but start—though she betrayed nothing.
“Allow me to show you the way, Your Majesty.”
Chloe led the Empress personally to Kanna’s Room.
The Empress threw open the door with violent force.
“The Duchess is to leave us.”
“Yes, Your Majesty.”
As Chloe closed the door behind her, the Empress finally released her grip on reason.
“Kanna Adis.”
Her eyes burned with the promise of retribution—her expression had become almost that of a vengeful spirit.
And yet.
“How fortunate that you’ve come, Your Majesty.”
Coughing softly, I rose from the bed, my movements labored and weak.
My complexion was genuinely pallid, my illness unmistakable.
But such trivial suffering meant nothing. The Empress had been driven to the brink of madness for days!
The pain had been so exquisite it drew tears of blood. And even now, in this very moment, with each breath I drew—!
Agony. Agony. Agony.
Nothing but agony!
Her first impulse was to scratch my face. Then she would demand the medicine, would threaten and bully me for it—but.
Before she could act, I moved first.
“…!”
I rose from the bed, retrieved a small vial from the shelf beside it, and thrust it toward her.
The Empress accepted it without thinking and drank.
“Ah.”
The effect was shockingly immediate.
The vicious agony that had seared through her entire body—as though branded by hot iron—vanished in an instant!
“Ah, ahhhh!”
But it lasted only briefly. A moment so fleeting it might have been a single heartbeat. Yet the cessation of days of unrelenting torment felt almost like liberation.
Tears welled in the Empress’s eyes. Her legs gave way beneath her, and she sank to the floor.
That medicine could end the pain.
That woman could save me.
In the moment that certainty crystallized, everything else fell away.
The humiliation and shame I had endured mere days ago. The insult and rage. They were nothing—utterly insignificant—before the primal, animalistic instinct to escape this agony, this fundamental human need.
I no longer wished to suffer.
That was all that mattered.
Nothing else held any importance. Nothing!
“P-please, help me. I beg you….”
The Empress’s shoulders trembled violently as she clutched at Kanna’s feet.
And from below, she gazed upward. Dark eyes looked down upon her.
Yet now, this felt only natural.
The sole being capable of saving her. A god incarnate.
Of course she should look down upon me!
“I, I have made every mistake. I will apologize. I was foolish. Duchess, please.”
A wail tore from the Empress’s throat.
Never, not even in her childhood, had she wept with such desperate abandon.
“Sob, please, save me. It hurts. It hurts so much I think I’m dying. Wail, sob.”
Tears and mucus streamed down her face, saliva dripping freely. Her entire body convulsed once more with violent, searing pain.
It was as though I were being burned alive.
Invisible flames continued to sear my skin.
How many times had I lost consciousness over these past days?
How many times had I been seized by the urge to end it all—to drink poison and die?
I did not want to hurt anymore!
If only I could taste that peace I had just experienced one more time, I would do anything.
All the power and status I had accumulated, all the gold and jewels—none of it had eased this torment. Not even by a fraction!
“I, I will give you everything. Everything I possess!”
Please, save me from this agony.
If you could save me, I would sell my very soul to the devil himself, no matter who you are!
“Your Majesty.”
Kanna slowly bent forward.
In truth, she was not particularly surprised. This was precisely the reaction she had anticipated.
No hero, however legendary, could maintain their sanity before such torment.
The Empress, who had lived her entire life in gentleness and ignorance of pain, could never endure this.
“Your Majesty, after briefly examining your condition some time ago, I have given it considerable thought.”
She released a sympathetic sigh.
“It appears to be the same affliction as that suffered by Princess Amelia, though given your age, the symptoms have manifested far more severely.”
And she gently patted the Empress’s shoulder.
“So do not worry. Since it is the same type of illness as the Princess’s condition, creating a treatment was not particularly difficult.”
“Is, is that truly so!”
Hope ignited in the Empress’s eyes in an instant—the gleam of one who glimpses a single ray of light through absolute darkness.
“Yes. However, the effect will likely be temporary, as you experienced just now. Unfortunately, I have not yet created a perfect cure.”
The Empress shook her head frantically.
Even that was enough. She desired it—even if only for the briefest moment.
If I could free you from this eternal torment and agony, whatever it takes, whatever the cost!
“E-even if it’s temporary. Even just for a moment. If I could only escape this suffering!”
“No, Your Majesty. Please don’t say such things.”
“W-what….”
“It cannot end with mere temporary relief. I will absolutely cure you completely.”
In that instant, the Empress’s eyes wavered.
Cure me completely? Me? You?
Doubt surged up uncontrollably. Though I had lost my reason, my memories remained intact.
I remembered treating Kanna Adis like a beast, and surely she remembered it too… so what?
And yet she would save me?
The Empress asked again, her voice trembling with disbelief.
“Are you… truly certain?”
“Yes. You’ve just witnessed the effects of that medicine, so you understand it is entirely possible.”
Clear eyes. A voice filled with sincerity.
As I gazed up blankly, tears began streaming down my face of their own accord.
How could this be?
She had every right to hate me, every reason to despise me.
Yet Kanna Adis did not.
The Empress trembled deeply within. This woman was of an entirely different caliber than herself…!
“If I continue my research, I can develop a medicine with longer-lasting effects.”
Kanna Adis continued slowly.
“Perhaps one day I may even develop a complete cure. But to achieve that, I would need optimal conditions….”
The Empress shook her head frantically.
If only I could erase this agony completely, I would gladly surrender my position. Living a lifetime consumed by burning pain was worse than death itself.
If I could only regain my health, I could abandon my status, my life, everything I possessed!
“I will support you!”
The Empress grasped Kanna Adis’s body and cried out passionately.
“Tell me everything you need! I will provide without hesitation all the funds, personnel, and materials your research requires!”
“I will do my utmost for Your Majesty.”
“Th-thank you.”
The Empress whispered, her shoulders trembling.
“Thank you. I’m truly grateful. I’m sorry. I’m so very sorry… thank you.”
I held my breath.
And I savored that scene. I relished it completely.
The most exalted woman in this Empire, prostrate like a mere beast, tears streaming down her face. The moment she grasped my feet, repeating words of gratitude and apology.
All who witnessed this would be astounded. It was a scene so unbelievable.
Yet I simply laughed with satisfaction.
I felt the pride of completing a puzzle.
“Poor Your Majesty. How did you ever contract such an affliction….”

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