My Possession Became a Ghost Story - Chapter 135

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“Ah… Kanna stepped out for a moment, saying she was going to meet Evangeline.”

“I see.”

Jeremiah nodded. Though their interaction had been brief, even in that short time he could deeply feel how much Kanna followed Evangeline. Since she said she hadn’t seen her for a while, she must have missed her greatly.

“Kanna really seems to like Evangeline.”

At Jeremiah’s words, the girl’s face scrunched up in displeasure.

Why was the girl before him displeased by what Jeremiah had said? He couldn’t tell exactly who the clear hostility was directed toward. But as if nothing had happened, the unpleasant emotion disappeared from the maid’s face, allowing Jeremiah to dismiss his concern.

“So you’ll be serving me until Kanna returns?”

“Yes, Lord Azazel.”

The girl called Jeremiah ‘Azazel.’ She wouldn’t have guessed that someone else was inside Azazel’s body, so it was natural. But even so, where had she heard Azazel’s name?

Pudding and Jelly always called Jeremiah ‘Tart.’ When told it was a name reflecting Evangeline’s tastes, Jeremiah couldn’t even protest.

Because of that, Azazel’s name had never been mentioned within the manor. So how did the maid before him know the name Azazel? A young maid working at the Rohanson Estate wouldn’t have met the holy knights under Bishop Marik either.

“I should know the name of the person who will serve me. What’s your name?”

“It’s Hena.”

“Hena?”

Hena – Jeremiah remembered her too. She was Kanna’s older sister and one of Evangeline’s maids. So she’s one of Evangeline’s close associates. Then it made sense that she would know the name Azazel. Jeremiah completely dismissed his suspicions about Hena.

“Call me Tart instead of Azazel. Did you hear my name from Jelly?”

“Yes.”

Hena nodded. Unlike Kanna, she was a person of few words.

“Hena. Please take care of me.”

“Please take care of me as well.”

Hena bowed her head in greeting.

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While Kanna was away, Hena came to serve Azazel. Using her service as an excuse, Hena lingered nearby and observed Azazel.

Azazel Astaroth. The one who had borne the name given by Bishop Marik now followed Evangeline’s way of calling demons and told her to call him by a ridiculous name like ‘Tart.’

Watching this, Hena thought Azazel seemed like an immature boy, contrary to the stories she had heard about him. He didn’t look like the murderer who would ruthlessly tear off people’s limbs just because he was bored. His way of speaking was more like a noble lady than a knight.

So at first, she couldn’t identify Azazel with Bishop Marik’s personal guard. Only after hearing his name later could she report the facts to Bishop Marik.

When Bishop Marik learned that his guard had betrayed his master to serve Evangeline, he wasn’t disappointed. He simply explained that demons were originally like that and only warned Hena to always be careful.

(#회색)”Um…, Your Grace.”(#회색)

(#회색)”Yes. Please go ahead, Lady Hena.”(#회색)

(#회색)”If we really just follow the bishop’s words, will Kanna be able to return to how she was before?”(#회색)

When Hena asked anxiously, Bishop Marik gave her assurance.

(#gray)”Of course. Once we kill the demon that has possessed Kanna-sama’s body, she will return to where she rightfully belongs. This humble servant will always pray that Kanna-sama does not lose her way.”(#gray)

Hena continued to express her gratitude to Bishop Marik as he prayed with blessing.

Hena had met Bishop Marik on the day the Crown Prince was murdered. It was when Evangeline was captured by the imperial knights and Toten Madam was detained by the knights to testify about the situation. Taking advantage of that gap, Bishop Marik approached Hena. No, he appeared to tell Hena the truth.

At first, Hena was very wary of Bishop Marik. She misunderstood that he had trapped Evangeline.

However, listening to Bishop Marik’s explanation during the brief time given, Hena realized that she had been inside a narrow well all this time. No, rather than a well, it would be more accurate to say it was a model garden created by Evangeline.

(#회색)”Did Lady Lohanson deceive me?”(#회색)

(#회색)”That’s right. If it weren’t for me, you would have spent your entire life serving Lady Rohanson without ever recognizing your enemy.”(#회색)

The truth Bishop Marik revealed was horrific. Hena told him about what she had experienced, and Bishop Marik extracted the truth from Hena’s story. The truth Bishop Marik revealed was this:

Everything was merely a play staged by Evangeline to possess Kanna’s body. Donau had kidnapped Kanna at Evangeline’s instigation. The summoning circle had been Evangeline’s from the beginning. The cat that Kanna had chased was also another demon named Pudding.

According to the Bishop, the Kanna that Hena had cherished and cared for so much no longer existed in this world. What now possessed Kanna’s body was a demon that Evangeline had summoned using Donau. From the day Kanna was kidnapped, Kanna was already dead. Kanna had become someone else that day. The sense of alienation Hena felt was precisely because of that.

Kanna wasn’t refusing to heal the wound on her neck – she couldn’t heal it. Because holy water doesn’t work on evil things. Yes, just like Evangeline’s cat.

Even though she had known, when Bishop Marik pointed out each detail with his explanation, self-loathing washed over her.

(#회색)”Kanna… My poor little sister…”(#회색)

Hena had also vaguely suspected it.

After first hearing Daisy’s words, she thought that whoever Kanna was, she would still be Hena’s sister. However, seeing the demon called Melek awaken in the body of Toten Madam’s dead son complicated her feelings. Actually, it wasn’t surprising. Evangeline Rohanson herself was an existence that had possessed the body of a dead young lady.

The Kanna from when she lay in bed and the current Kanna could never be considered the same person. The crack that had been building ever since seeing the painting at the temple had grown tremendously. It was wide enough for a person to fall through and die.

Bishop Marik had recognized Hena’s condition at a glance and appeared to help her.

Bishop Marik scolded Hena, asking where the real Kanna might be suffering while Hena was content and complacent with her sister’s outer shell. He rebuked Hena’s lazy affection. Hena was ashamed of herself.

Fortunately, Bishop Marik hinted at a way forward for Hena. If Hena properly followed the Bishop’s will, he promised to punish Evangeline and then restore Kanna to her original state.

Thus Hena became Bishop Marik’s spy.

She stole and delivered letters and handwriting from the Rohanson Estate, and reported internal affairs in detail.

While she couldn’t speak about Evangeline near the manor, it didn’t matter when she went far away. Since Hena was relatively less watched, meeting with Bishop Marik wasn’t particularly difficult either.

There was one reason Hena received less surveillance. Because the sister pretending to be Kanna deeply adored Evangeline. Hena loved that sister. So naturally, everyone assumed that Hena would follow Evangeline for her sister’s sake. Indeed, if Bishop Marik hadn’t enlightened her… Hena would never have realized the truth and would have followed Evangeline forever with the thing that wasn’t Kanna.

Thanks to that, the arrogant demons didn’t watch Hena carefully. Bishop Marik’s extreme caution also helped.

(#회색)”I really hate demons.”(#회색)

That was reason enough for Hena to betray Evangeline.

Hena sat blankly in the Countess’s bedroom that she had to herself while Kanna was briefly away. The more Hena followed Bishop Marik, the more disgusted she became with the evil existence pretending to be Kanna, and the more horrified she was by the beings filling the Rohanson Manor that she didn’t know what to do. She couldn’t bear the fact that Evangeline and two demons existed just above, separated by only a ceiling.

Her nerves were on edge, and yesterday she had even strangled Kanna’s neck. But Kanna didn’t die. Hena considered this proof that Kanna was a demon-like existence.

The sister pretending to be Kanna called her ‘sister,’ said she was scared, begged her not to do this, imitating her sister and finally making Hena burst into tears. Hena’s heart weakened for a moment, but thinking of the Bishop, she didn’t give in to the demon. But whatever was inside, the body was Kanna’s. The moment she saw the wound left on the neck, Hena shed tears in Kanna’s arms.

When she woke up in the morning, the space beside her was empty.

Kanna had left a note saying ‘Sister needs to cool her head’ and that she would stay with Evangeline for a while, then disappeared.

Hena thought it was rather fortunate. She was afraid she might harm Kanna’s body further. Her sister had conveniently left. There was nothing to hold back Hena’s actions. It was time to begin the task Bishop Marik had requested.

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An unexpected guest arrived at the Hosaquin Viscount’s Mansion. It was a maid of ‘that’ Evangeline.

The people of the Viscount’s household had dozens of worries seeing Kanna. She was already an unwelcome maid of Evangeline. They were already frightened, thinking she would abuse her power backed by her master’s reputation.

However, contrary to expectations, Kanna, Evangeline’s maid, quickly blended into the manor. Why was Evangeline Rohanson’s maid so sociable, eloquent, kind, and quick to smile? Everyone wondered, but Kanna easily won the favor of the Viscount’s household.

There was something addictive about Kanna’s smile. The people of the Viscount’s household treated Kanna very well, worried that her kindly curved lips might droop even slightly.

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