My Possession Became a Ghost Story - Chapter 5

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“Did you wait long?”

And Donau stopped right in front of the sacrifice and crouched down. The eyes that still glared fiercely at him without dying were blazing. Donau thought it was a bit insolent.

He brought the knife to the throat. If he was going to do it anyway, he wanted to prepare it to the demon’s taste. The demon would obviously like something bloody. Blood beaded and flowed down from the thin line that was drawn. Donau was completely excited by this delicate and artistic work.

And just as he was adjusting the blade again, there was a roar and dust swirled inside the house.

Was the door torn off? Damn, who reported this to the guards? Shit. I might not be able to beat an adult man, even if I could handle a young girl.

As he coughed and spat, a figure approached through the dust. The first thing that caught his eye was a pure white dress that was no different from nightwear. And the next thing his gaze went to was equally colorless, pure white hair.

“Evangeline Rohanson?”

His relief at the appearance of a sickly young lady who could be subdued with one hand instead of a sturdy adult man was brief. The moment he finally met those bright red eyes, Donau drew in his breath.

Revere and worship. Welcome the angel of light who has turned the earth and descended to the world.

The sound of trumpets came from somewhere.

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Crazy! What is this?

After leaving behind the door that had shattered from just a light kick, showing how shoddily it was made, I entered the house to find Donau holding a knife to the throat of a girl who was tied up tight. This crazy bastard!

No, I just came to catch the thief who ran off with my awesome otherworld overpowered summoning circle, but why has he evolved from thief to kidnapper! Don’t level up on your own!

“Kanna!”

Hena, who had followed behind me, was shocked when she saw the tied-up child. Kanna? Since she knows the name, is she Hena’s acquaintance? Could she be someone who works at the manor? Hena was out of her mind, covering her mouth and shedding tears. What should I do, they must be close!

I became increasingly unable to forgive Donau. Hena is the only person I can talk to in this other world, and he had to kidnap Hena’s friend? I won’t let you get away with this. I’ll show you the cruelty of a romance fantasy villainess.

Just as I made that resolution, it seems he recognized me too.

“Evangeline Rohanson?”

Donau called my name and started trembling. Is this heinous criminal bastard who stole other people’s things and even kidnapped a child scared of me? It must be because his crime scene was discovered, right?

Surely Evangeline Rohanson isn’t some ultimate villain whose name alone would make people wet themselves in fear. …Right? Don’t tell me I wasn’t just a villainess level but the world’s strongest villain mastermind! I don’t need that kind of setting!

Sigh… My head is a bit dizzy, but that’s not what’s important right now. Saving lives comes first.

“Did you call for me?”

I never knew being a villainess would be useful at times like this. Though it was cringeworthy, I endured the goosebumps and just raised the corners of my mouth in a smile. The important thing is that the eyes don’t smile. Villain smile is so easy, right?

The knife Donau was holding caught my eye. There was already a line drawn on the child’s neck, as if the blade had already grazed it. What should I do in situations like this?

I think detectives used to say things like ‘put down that knife and let’s talk.’ What would we talk about? What common ground is there between me and that bastard? Oh, there’s one thing.

“Did you take my summoning circle well?”

I carefully softened my words to avoid provoking the criminal. Take what! He stole it! Come to think of it, why did this bastard steal my magic circle but not summon anything and instead kidnap people? Now that I think about it, it’s annoying.

“So… you, you’re saying you’re the owner of that summoning circle?”

“Of course. That’s why I came looking for you like this.”

Look at this bastard playing dumb! Stealing from my room and then playing innocent – what shamelessness. Well, he’s brazen enough to steal things and kidnap people.

I wanted to curse him with all sorts of vulgar words, but since there was a young-looking hostage, I desperately held back. The summoning circle was important, but human life was more important.

“Tell me what you want. If you return that child, I’ll listen.”

Of course, I meant I’d listen with my ears.

I’d listen with one ear and let it out the other, but right now I had to pretend I’d really grant it. I had to listen to the criminal’s demands and exchange for the hostage first, then put handcuffs on his wrists or something. Are there no handcuffs in the romance fantasy world? Then I’ll deliver the hammer of justice.

“Make me, make me an incredibly rich person!”

Right. What other reason would there be for stealing other people’s things and taking hostages. It’s all about money.

The problem is I don’t have money right now. I just came out to catch a thief, so there’s no way I’d bring money. If that was the purpose, he should have left a note telling me to prepare money in advance! This kid doesn’t even know the basics of kidnapping!

“Rich? Fine. How about Rohanson Viscount? I’ll make you a viscount.”

So let’s just pay lip service for now. All I have right now is Evangeline’s body and status. I have to make use of even this. Evangeline Rohanson is an only daughter, so if someone marries into the family, they’d become a viscount, right?

Let’s put aside for a moment the question of whether this is a romance fantasy world where women can also become heads of families, or a patriarchal romance fantasy where a son-in-law must be brought in for a man to continue the lineage.

“Rohanson Viscount? Yes… I like it. It would be nice to steal that damn viscount’s position myself.”

The negotiation was established. The deal conditions must have been acceptable. Well, it’s a viscountcy, right? Money and power come as a one-plus-one deal, so there’s no way he’d refuse.

“Shall we make a deal now?”

Hurry up and hand over Hena’s friend to me!

I was waiting to receive the hostage when suddenly Donau smiled excitedly and swung the knife around, heading toward the girl. Wait, what, what are you doing!

“Stop. What are you doing?”

“Trying to finish the deal…”

Ah. So he was trying to personally untie the hostage’s bound hands and feet? Phew. That’s a relief. I let out a sigh of relief and watched, but Donau made me uneasy. He’s really untying her, right? He’s not going to hit me in the back of the head, is he?

This won’t do. I’d better untie the hands and feet myself. I should receive her first.

“I’ll do it, so bring that knife here.”

Donau frowned but obeyed well. Now finally the hostage exchange, I thought, but Donau approached me with the knife.

Su-surely I didn’t upset him? Because I spoke informally? Or gave orders? Or is it a crime that I acted so hard pretending to be Evangeline Rohanson!

I don’t know what it is, but it seems like instead of calming him down, I provoked him.

Am I screwed? No, let’s stay calm. I’ll use this as an opportunity. What’s important is that Donau is focusing on me instead of the girl.

“Hena. You save the child.”

I spoke through ventriloquism. I spoke incredibly quietly in case Donau would hear, but Hena must have sharp ears as she nodded slightly, understanding.

I’ll draw the aggro. Villainesses are originally aggro pullers. Just trust me.

“Listen. Making you a viscount was a lie.”

“What?”

“You believed that? How stupid.”

Good. Nothing makes you angrier than giving and then taking away. I deliberately laughed hard to make him mad. Ah, I laughed so much my stomach hurts. It hurts so the laughter stopped.

Isn’t it a bit strange to suddenly become serious? But since it’s already strange, I decided to go forward confidently.

“Why should I grant your wish?”

“Weren’t you summoned to do that?”

No, I wasn’t! How would I have known to come looking because Hena’s friend Kanna was captured! I just came to catch a thief!

“I only came because I had no choice due to my summoning circle.”

Donau had nothing to say and hung his head low. I thought he was silent because I hit a nerve, but listening carefully, he was constantly muttering something.

“…This shouldn’t, this shouldn’t happen. Something’s wrong. I did the same thing. I did as I was told, but what’s lacking? Evangeline Rohanson. I did everything you told me to do. Why doesn’t it work for me? I can do it too. I could have become that damn viscount too. Please don’t look at me like that. You too, do you think I look pathetic too? Don’t look, you damn, damn demon…”

It sounded like crazy talk to listen to seriously. Well, a normal person wouldn’t kidnap his colleague’s friend.

Donau, who had been muttering for a while, suddenly raised his head. His eyes had completely lost it.

“The preparation was perfect, so why.”

Donau, who had been staring into space like someone possessed, suddenly turned his head. Hena was busy trying to untie the knots binding Kanna’s hands and feet.

“It won’t come undone. What should I do? Why won’t this come undone.”

Hena’s face was covered in tears. Her hands shook like aspen leaves, so there was no way the intricate knots would come undone.

“No, no! My sacrifice!”

Donau shouted, and Hena, hearing that sound, hugged Kanna tightly to protect her.

Donau flailed and reached out his arms. He seemed so hasty that he couldn’t even look at the floor properly, and a candle caught by Donau’s foot rolled across the floor.

The kids will get hurt at this rate! My heart became urgent. Then Donau completely turned his back to me. You shouldn’t expose the back of your head in front of an enemy! I didn’t miss the opportunity and hit Donau on the back of the head.

Huh! I thought wrong! I should have aimed for the nape of his neck, not the back of his head! The round thing just looked so good to hit. But it was effective. Even though I hit with my bare hands, Donau staggered and collapsed to the floor. I passed Donau and headed to Hena.

“Move aside, Hena.”

Looking at her trembling hands, it seemed it would be faster for me to untie them than Hena. Hena, who had been tightly closing her eyes, carefully opened them and stepped aside.

As expected, Hena had struggled because she was nervous – when I touched the rope a few times, it came undone easily. It just broke apart with a touch.

“It’s okay now.”

One thing resolved. My heart couldn’t take this spectacular incident, the first I’d experienced since possessing this other world.

“Kanna.”

Hena, who had been standing aside, embraced the girl.

“Sister…”

“Are you okay? How did you get caught! I told you not to go outside! Your body only just recovered!”

“I’m sorry, sister… I didn’t know I’d get caught by someone like this. I was waiting for you…”

“I’m sorry too, Kanna. I’m glad you’re safe. I’m glad we weren’t too late.”

They were family, not friends. Seeing their affectionate scene made my nose tingle. I want to hug them together too, but I was a imposing villainess just moments ago, so if I join this touching situation, wouldn’t it break character? I dried my tears while looking at distant mountains.

Even if I can’t cry with them, I want to help.

“Your name is Kanna, right? What should we do with Donau?”

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