My Body Has Been Possessed By Someone - Chapter 65

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Chapter 65
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Alexandro Adis had arrived.
The news reached even the Hospital Ward—reached my ears. I wanted to appear composed, but my heart lurched the moment I heard it.
Late that afternoon, as the crimson sunset burned across the sky, Alexandro Adis arrived.
He had gone directly to Lord’s Castle, so he would begin his work after recovering from his journey. Checking whether the sailors had been infected by the Black Mist.
‘He’ll likely visit the Hospital Ward tomorrow to see the sailors.’
Then I would face him.
It was something I had anticipated, yet as it drew near, my fingertips burned with anxiety.
‘What will Father think when he sees me like this?’
Very late that night, sleep would not come.
I stood before the mirror in my room for a long time, motionless.
My left arm was in a cast with a splint, and traces of wounds marked my neck, cheeks, hands—my entire body bore the scars.
Anyone would see a woman who had endured terrible suffering.
‘Such pointless thoughts.’
A small laugh escaped me.
Regardless of my appearance, Father would naturally pay no mind. It had always been this way, and it would remain so.
‘Enough. I won’t worry about it. I just need to do what I must.’
I should take medicine and sleep. I searched for the anti-inflammatory remedy, but it was nowhere to be found.
‘Ah, I must have prepared it but left it behind.’
It was in the Medicinal Herb Storage. I draped a shawl over my shoulders and stepped out of my room.
Perhaps because it was dawn, the corridor was empty. I walked slowly toward the Medicinal Herb Storage.
But then.
“…Who’s there?”
In the darkened Medicinal Herb Storage.
“Who are you?”
Someone was there.
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“…!”
Aizek had just poured the poison into the decoction.
“Who is it?”
A woman’s voice came from behind!
He was caught. He had been discovered. They said no one would be here. But!
‘No, no! Get a grip!’
Aizek clenched his teeth hard, steadying his mind.
‘It’s a woman. Just one woman. I can easily overpower her.’
Then came the sound of approaching footsteps—thump, thump.
“Listen, I asked who you are.”
Aizek slipped his trembling hand into his pocket. The moment he grasped the dagger, a sharp resolve struck him like a whip.
‘Good. This works out perfectly.’
Stab and run!
Then that woman will be silenced forever. There will be no more reason to tremble in fear!
“I saw something added to the medicinal decoction just now. Who are you to….”
Yes, come closer. Just a little nearer.
Click. Finally, a hand rose above my shoulder. Just as Aizek reached to seize that wrist.
“Duchess, what is the matter?”
“…!”
Aizek nearly dropped the dagger. The Knight Guards had appeared!
They were Kanna Adis’s escort guards. They had been stationed in the adjacent room and, sensing movement, followed it here.
The guards quickly detected something amiss. Just as they reached for their swords.
“D-don’t move!”
Aizek seized Kanna Adis’s wrist violently. He thrust the dagger desperately at her throat. In that instant, the blade grazed across the woman’s neck.
“…!”
Ah, I had cut her.
‘Ah, ah.’
Was it the tension? I couldn’t control the strength in my hand. Aizek’s hand trembled violently.
At this point, I had no choice but to take this woman hostage!
“D-don’t, don’t come any closer or I’ll kill this woman!”
The guards stepped back one pace.
“Calm yourself.”
“Move aside! Get out of the way right now! Clear a path so I can leave!”
“Very well. We understand, so please lower the blade from that person at once….”
That was when it happened.
“What is this commotion?”
“…!”
In that instant, Aizek nearly dropped the blade.
A man walked in.
Blazing crimson hair, piercing eyes, and an overwhelmingly commanding presence. From that alone, Aizek recognized who he was.
That person was….
“Duke Adis, Your Grace.”
It was Alexandro Adis!
‘H-how is he here!’
I had heard he had arrived. He should be resting at the castle by now, so why was he here at this moment!
Meanwhile, Kanna Adis was equally flustered. She had never imagined he would be here at this hour. And.
‘As expected.’
His gaze did not waver even slightly.
As if admiring, as if observing.
His emerald eyes held not the slightest tremor. It was as though he had become a tree standing before the axe.
Merely that.
The gaze of one witnessing something so trivial.
Alexandro stared intently at the nape of Kanna’s neck.
His gaze shifted to the short blade pressing against her throat, then traced the crimson droplets trailing down its edge.
Finally, his lips parted.
“Lower your weapon.”
“….”
“If you don’t, I’ll sever that arm.”
Aizek’s lips trembled uncontrollably.
His opponent was Alexandro Adis. Perhaps the strongest man in this world.
“P-please, step aside. If you let me go, I swear I’ll release her unharmed.”
“Do you think I cannot capture you?”
Alexandro asked quietly. It was no arrogance, no conceit—merely the utterance of an absolute reality.
“If you leave this place, I will sever your limbs and drag you back.”
Aizek’s complexion drained to white. He was entirely capable of doing so.
That was when it happened. A sharp pain shot through him, and Aizek doubled over.
Kanna had driven her elbow into his solar plexus!
“Ugh!”
The moment his grip loosened, Kanna swiftly slipped from his embrace.
In that same instant, Alexandro moved. As if he had been waiting for precisely this moment.
“Argh!”
A sickening crack—his arm snapped in an instant. The very arm that had held Kanna’s throat. Then Alexandro seized Aizek’s neck in an iron grip.
Kanna’s eyes widened in shock. Surely he wasn’t going to kill him?
“No, don’t!”
Alexandro’s movement halted.
He turned his head slowly to regard her. It was the first time their eyes had met in this place.
The instant their gazes locked, electricity seemed to crackle across her scalp.
Kanna barely managed to open her mouth.
“Don’t do it.”
Alexandro tilted his head. She thought he might ignore her, but surprisingly, he obeyed her words without resistance.
“You’re not sympathizing with him, are you?”
“Of course not.”
How could she? But rather—
“He’s done something suspicious. I need to find out why.”
Perhaps he found her reasoning sound. Alexandro released his grip on Aizek’s throat.
Cough, cough! Aizek erupted into frantic coughing, tears streaming down his face from the agony.
“I-I did nothing!”
“….”
“The Duchess simply accused me of being some strange criminal, and I panicked! I panicked and acted rashly! I swear it’s true!”
What utter nonsense.
Kanna clicked her tongue and approached him. Then she spoke.
“I saw something.”
Poisoning the medicinal decoction.
“Would you like to experience firsthand just how effective it is?”
She was saying she would bring the decoction and pour it directly into his mouth. Kanna Adis spoke with absolute conviction.
Aizek understood immediately.
He stared at Kanna Adis in bewilderment. She was serious—deadly serious. Her eyes blazed with the intent to force the decoction down his throat without hesitation.
“I, I… I…”
Aizek felt his mouth go completely dry.
It was over. He had failed. He had been caught red-handed. He had even threatened the Duchess.
Which meant.
‘I’m going to die.’
In that instant, every hair on his body stood on end.
No, I don’t want to die!
He collapsed to the floor, tears streaming down his face.
“His Highness Prince Casil ordered me to do all of this!”
Yes, all of this had been set in motion by the Prince!
“Prince Casil commanded everything! I, I never wanted to do any of this!”
His voice rang out through the entire Hospital Ward.
“What… what’s happening?”
One by one, murmurs echoed from outside the Medicinal Herb Storage. The healers, the servants, the ward staff—all were awakening from their sleep.
But Aizek, completely consumed by panic, heard nothing.
“Prince Casil attempted to hunt down the Duchess! He orchestrated all of this to conceal that fact! I, I never wanted any part of this. I swear it!”
He screamed like a madman, then suddenly, as if remembering something, he rummaged through his garments. He pulled out a piece of paper and unfolded it frantically.
“This! This is the proof! A, a letter sent by His Highness Prince Casil!”

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