My Possession Became a Ghost Story - Chapter 139

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Jace’s flushed appearance was that of a man in love itself. At first, he had tried to ignore and avoid her simply because she was said to be Evangeline’s maid, but Kanna was someone who inevitably drew his gaze.

She was clear and radiant. Her attire was neat and luxurious. Even her hands were incredibly soft, as if she had never done rough work. In fact, she could have passed for a noble lady. Jace blushed thinking of Kanna’s touch.

“Please drink up, Sir Jace.”

She had even memorized Jace’s name after seeing him for just a few days.

No, this would be impossible unless she had interest in Jace. The way their hands had briefly touched just now, perhaps that maid was actually interested in him?

Jace briefly imagined a future where after retirement, he and Kanna could go to some peaceful countryside and build a family there, living happily together.

“Sir Jace?”

Oh my, his thoughts had gotten ahead of him. Jace hurriedly took the holy water.

Come to think of it, there was no need for Evangeline to deceive people. The holy water Kanna had given him looked incredibly sacred, clearly recognizable as holy water at first glance. It seemed Jace had been overthinking things.

Somehow, the amount of holy water distributed to Jace seemed quite generous. This was definitely ‘special’ treatment. There was no way others had received this much of the precious holy water.

Jace gulped down the holy water all at once. It was to show Kanna his manliness. He even deliberately let some spill from his lips. He remembered how the manor’s maids had admired knights drinking water greedily, so he imitated that.

Glancing over, he saw Kanna watching Jace with a bright smile.

‘She’s looking at me…!’

Jace drained the holy water in one go without saying a word and returned the cup. This time their hands didn’t touch. Kanna was truly skilled at this push-and-pull game. Though he shouldn’t say this, the way she kept smiling at everyone… she seemed a bit loose.

Still, if Jace said he wanted someone who would smile only for him, she would surely reflect on being too immodest and change her attitude immediately.

“Is there anything wrong?”

“Not at all…!”

His voice cracked. Jace wanted to hide in a mouse hole from embarrassment. Oh, didn’t they say mice brought infectious diseases? Then somewhere other than a mouse hole… He felt feverish inside, perhaps from embarrassment.

Kanna looked at Jace with concern, her smile completely gone.

He was about to say he was fine and not to worry.

“…Urgh.”

Red blood spewed from Jace’s mouth. Kanna stepped back. Jace felt a little hurt by Kanna’s reaction.

“…Blood?”

Had he vomited blood? ‘I’ did? Jace covered his mouth. His insides felt like they were burning. Something was writhing in his stomach.

“Found another one.”

At Kanna’s words, the butler standing beside her wrote on paper. ‘Jace, 37 years old, male.’ Jace had good eyesight, so he could see the writing clearly. Above Jace’s name that the butler had written, several more people’s names were listed.

‘Kade, 22 years old, male.’

‘Nox, 45 years old, male.’

And continuing above that, on and on. Jace’s name was at the very bottom of the list.

‘Wait, Kade?’

It was an unforgettable name. Because the maid Jace had feelings for had liked Kade. But hadn’t they said that young bastard Kade had run away with holy water? He couldn’t understand why that bastard’s name was written there.

Before Jace could figure it out, blood gushed out again. His throat stung. This time what Jace vomited wasn’t just blood. Something chunky…

‘…Huh?’

Jace realized what he had vomited and staggered. Kanna didn’t catch him.

“A rat, it’s a rat.”

What Jace had vomited was a rat’s corpse. Though it was half-severed and soaked in blood, he could tell from just the long tail.

“Why… Why did I vomit a rat…?”

Jace felt nauseous. He wondered why he had vomited a rat, but what mattered now was Kanna. Wouldn’t Kanna think Jace was a filthy person who ate rats after seeing this? Jace approached to make excuses. Kanna didn’t avoid him.

“I, I didn’t eat it…”

“Yes. I know.”

“Really…? You believe me…?”

“Yes. Of course. Sir Jace didn’t eat it on purpose.”

Jace’s heart swelled with emotion. He was moved to tears. As expected, Kanna liked Jace. Even in this situation, wasn’t she believing in him and kindly taking his side?

Kanna filled another cup of holy water and offered it to Jace.

“Still, I’m a bit worried since you vomited blood. Would you like another cup of holy water?”

There was no way Jace would refuse. This was ‘special treatment.’ Jace drank another cup of holy water without hesitation. And this time, Jace staggered and collapsed before even finishing the cup.

Blood, not saliva, poured from his mouth. His throat was extremely sore, as if flesh from his throat had torn away. His insides churned. It felt like something remaining inside was suffering.

‘Something remaining?’

At that moment, Jace realized the rat he had vomited was only half.

‘Then the remaining half?’

Was what was rampaging inside Jace now that remaining half? Jace put his hand in his mouth and dry-heaved, but the remainder wouldn’t come out.

He had vomited too much blood, and his mind was dizzy from his damaged organs.

His breathing became rapid. Hot heat rose from his stomach.

“The rat, there’s a rat left.”

Logically, the upper half of a severed rat couldn’t be alive and moving. However, Jace reported to Kanna what he felt.

Kanna believed Jace this time too.

Good. Once he removed the remaining rat from his stomach and recovered his health, he would propose to Kanna. Too early? But she had allocated three cups of holy water to Jace.

If Kanna refused Jace’s request, he would report this fact to Evangeline. Was this too weak? They said she was a maid the young lady quite cherished, so she might kick Jace out instead.

Then he’d say Kanna had already been intimate with Jace.

“You can feel what’s remaining? Hmm, then I’ll have to kill it for sure.”

Kanna grabbed Jace’s chin and lifted it up. Then she poured holy water into Jace’s mouth. He choked and coughed, but the cup never fell.

Jace’s consciousness faded before he could finish the cup. The treatment was surely complete. Jace tried to give his thanks.

“You really plan to kill all my clones? I’ll kill you all too. I’ll kill as many of you as I’ve died.”

However, what came out of Jace’s mouth was incomprehensible words. The words spoken completely differently from Jace’s mouth movements were in Jace’s voice.

‘Shut up! I don’t want to say such things!’

But the words that continued were also unrelated to Jace’s will. Jace’s body moved on its own. His knees ached and his whole body felt like it was melting. It was like being burned alive. He felt suffocated as if drowning.

His body moved on its own, trying to strangle Kanna’s neck.

But he collapsed again after just a few steps. His insides had melted and his body was completely ruined, so he couldn’t even force himself to move.

Jace felt a moment of regret. What would it have been like if he had touched Kanna’s neck? It probably would have been a bit soft.

The last thing he saw was Kanna’s bright smile.

‘See. I told you she likes me.’

Jace lost consciousness completely.

Kanna kicked the corpse with her foot to check. Though these were people who had gotten caught up in this pitifully, the man named Jace had looked at Kanna with lecherous eyes, so she felt no guilt. Thinking he was similar to Donau, she wanted to revive him and kill him once more.

‘If only I could do it several times like Evangeline did back then.’

That’s why she had fed him three cups of holy water. To shake off her lingering attachment, Kanna looked at Rico. When Kanna’s gaze reached her, Rico was startled. Since Rico had become close with Evangeline while Kanna was away, she wanted to be a little spiteful.

“He lasted long this time. What’s the difference in reaction to holy water? There were people who just vomited rats and were fine after drinking holy water.”

Rico shuddered with goosebumps watching Kanna, who had just killed someone with her own hands without batting an eye. No matter that he was a rat’s host, he was still human. To have such academic curiosity about a corpse.

Well, she’s Evangeline’s maid after all. There was no way someone who received that young lady’s favor could be normal. Rico did her best to think and answered to avoid falling out of Kanna’s favor.

“Um… Maybe it’s because it’s been a long time since they ate the rat?”

Kanna seemed to understand somewhat and nodded. Rico breathed a sigh of relief.

“How should we handle this person?”

“Say he ran away after stealing holy water.”

“We’ve used that excuse several times already. I wish we had more repertoire of excuses…”

She couldn’t blame Kanna. Rico herself wasn’t in her right mind, being a main participant in this work. But it was a demon that brought chaos to Agera and led the Rohanson Mansion, which was like Rico’s home, to ruin. It had even targeted Mabuka, hadn’t it? It wasn’t strange for Rico to try to respond.

“Do we need to think it’s bothersome? Even if we give the same reason for everyone, no one will think deeply about it.”

Rico nodded at Kanna’s words.

As she said, even though Jace disappeared overnight, no one looked for him.

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Rico took the paper with three more lines written below Jace’s name and headed to Duke Hosaquin.

“Your Grace… This is the list of people who died this time.”

The Duke received the paper Rico offered. This time, eleven people had been identified in total. Unlike the expectation that there would be at most two or three people who had become hosts, the number of infected people was much higher.

Duke Hosaquin frowned. Though it was a grim expression, it contained reflection on himself for driving his employees to death and mourning for those who had died after being pitifully caught up in this.

“More people died than expected.”

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