My Possession Became a Ghost Story - Chapter 64

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“Mother. My beloved mother.”

“Don’t say anymore. It hurts a lot, doesn’t it? How could this happen to my baby. Don’t worry. Mother will definitely cure you.”

Rider savored the love and worry that spread throughout his body. It felt like the world was filled with just one person’s existence. However, since there wasn’t much time now, rather than acting spoiled, he first needed to convey his words to his mother.

“This might be my last moment, so please let me leave at least a will.”

“No, no! Rider. Why would you die, why would you.”

Unlike the unusually calm child, Kinder clawed at herself and wailed. The sound of rain outside swallowed her screams and grew fiercer. The way they accepted death seemed as if adult and child had switched places.

“Mother. Please listen.”

A will, he said. Was it because of those words? Even though his fever was burning hot, unlike usual he wasn’t coughing and spoke clearly word by word, like elderly people burning their last flame before death.

Kinder didn’t want to believe it, but she instinctively realized this was the final moment. So she swallowed her tears and pressed close to the child. It was consideration so Rider could speak comfortably and quietly. Hot breath poured out near her ear.

“Even without me, please protect the Viscount’s Household, Mother.”

“Rider?”

“Though I couldn’t inherit the viscount’s position, Mother must protect it.”

Rider spoke of what would happen after his death. The child’s will wasn’t about what he wished for, but rather for his mother who would be left alone after Rider’s death and might lose everything.

After both father and Rider himself died, all that would remain for mother was the Viscount’s Household. He couldn’t let her lose even that.

“Don’t trust the butler. Or the nanny either.”

Kinder nodded as if listening carefully. Rider, who had been watching that sight with satisfaction, coughed violently.

“Please forgive me for leaving Mother alone.”

Rider had fulfilled his duty as a dignified young viscount. After conveying what he needed to say, tears burst forth. Only then did the child begin crying and acting spoiled. Kinder wiped the child’s tears with trembling hands. It felt like someone had torn her heart apart.

“I really wanted to become like Father.”

“Rider.”

The child wanted to grow up like his father who didn’t remain even in dim memories. He wanted to become like the father whom everyone in the Viscount’s Household missed and loved.

“I wanted to become someone worthy of being a young viscount.”

“No, Rider. You did better than anyone. There’s no child in the world more admirable than you.”

Rider was a clever child, so he knew very well that there was only one person in the world who would think of him that way.

“I hate this curse too. It’s not something I wanted either.”

“It’s not a curse. It’s not like that. Who dared say such things? Mother will scold them.”

“Mother, you love me, don’t you?”

“Of course. I love you more than anything in the world.”

I love you. My son. My beloved Rider. At some point, Kinder kept talking until no answer came back. She couldn’t even hear the sound of tears. Had the rain stolen the sound of crying?

“Rider? My baby?”

Even the labored breathing stopped. Kinder stared blankly at Rider. Her vision flickered black. The child had fallen into a deep, quiet sleep. His pupils were dilated. Kinder brushed his eyelids to close the child’s eyes. The child’s body temperature was particularly cold. It seemed his fever had broken in the meantime. Kinder wiped away the child’s tear stains and carefully covered him with a thick blanket so his temperature wouldn’t drop.

“He’s just sleeping…?”

Her fingertips trembled. Seeing the child without any movement made her head spin. Kinder wanted to scream and wail right away, but strangely she had no sense of reality and couldn’t even shed tears.

No. Reality? This is just a very unpleasant nightmare.

Slap!

Kinder struck her own cheek. She hit herself so hard that she tasted blood in her mouth.

“Why does it hurt?”

How strange. It’s definitely a dream. Rider is just sleeping now, and he’ll wake up soon. Behind Kinder, who stood dazed, a thunderstorm poured down.

Finally, the end had arrived right before them. Rider eventually drew his last breath in the rainy season where the sun had disappeared.

“Oh God, didn’t you pity my child?”

Is that why you hid behind the dark clouds until the day the child died? In the end, Rider was forsaken by the Sun God until the day he died.

Unable to accept reality, Kinder stroked the child, then burst into tears at his lifeless appearance, then laughed emptily. Yes. Instead of expressing resentment to a god who couldn’t even hear, let’s find another person. Since she was abandoned by god, she had no choice but to seek another being. It was clear who she should seek.

“I must go to Evangeline.”

Evangeline Rohanson. Yes, that snow-white demon said that if she made a wish to her, she could revive the child. Though she’d have to exchange it for a living person’s life… would Kinder’s life be acceptable for that life?

‘I could give my life readily, but what if it requires someone else’s life, not mine?’

However, the time for contemplation was short. Wasn’t Kinder already regretting bitterly because she had made one wrong choice? When the snow-white demon made the proposal, she should have taken her hand without hesitation.

Kinder erased her distorted expression and put on a peaceful mask.

Yes. Coincidentally, today was the day of the banquet at the Imperial Palace. I had agreed to be Evangeline’s chaperone, hadn’t I? So going to find Evangeline now wouldn’t be strange. There was plenty of time before the Crown Prince’s banquet began. So let’s meet Evangeline early and ask for help. Since Kinder was Evangeline’s chaperone, wouldn’t she spare even a little, just a tiny bit of time?

“Is anyone outside?”

“Yes, Madam.”

A cracked voice came out. Very quietly, the door opened and a maid entered. She was carrying a water basin and towel in her hands, seeming to have brought a wet cloth. Perhaps she had gone out in the rain, as traces of being rained on remained undried on the maid’s clothes.

“Rider’s fever has finally broken.”

Lying was easy. Rider would come back to life, so false rumors of his death mustn’t spread. The already bad reputation would fall even further into ruin. She’d be treated like a monster, like Evangeline.

“Really? Thank goodness.”

When the maid looked at the young master, he was indeed deeply asleep with a face where the fever had truly subsided, just as she said. Despite the gloomy weather, it was truly fortunate that bringing fresh wet cloths several times had meaning.

“Where did the nanny go that you’re here? You’re a face I haven’t seen before.”

“Ah, I’m called Weder. I’ve been here for 4 years, but I’m still working in the laundry, so it’s natural that Madam doesn’t know me.”

“I’m sorry. I thought you were newly hired.”

At Kinder’s apology, Weder waved her hands dismissively. What noble in the world would apologize to a mere laundry maid?

“Not at all! The nanny stepped out briefly, saying she was tidying the young master’s room since he’ll be coming soon.”

“Young master? The young master who’s coming soon…? Does the nanny call him that? Young master instead of Diess?”

“Huh? Yes.”

When Kinder, who had been exhausted and without energy, suddenly became fiercely angry, Weder trembled, wondering if she had said something strange.

The young master she just mentioned wasn’t Rider, but Diess, the viscount’s younger brother. But I heard the nanny was also the nanny when the viscount’s brothers were young? Since she raised them as children, isn’t it natural to call them young master even as adults?

“I see. While my child is dying of illness, she went to attend to Diess’s convenience.”

Only then did Weder realize what had gone wrong.

‘Oh no. I’ve reported on the nanny’s whereabouts.’

“Weder.”

“Yes, yes!”

“I must go meet Evangeline briefly. I’m her chaperone, you see. So I have no choice but to leave.”

Kinder gripped the maid’s shoulders very firmly. Weder was in so much pain she could have cried out, but she couldn’t bring herself to say anything and just struggled.

“While I’m away, you guard this place. The child is sleeping deeply, so absolutely don’t wake him or go near him. If anyone tries to enter the room or makes a disturbance, tell them I’ll punish them when I return. Even if the nanny or Diess comes, absolutely don’t let them in.”

“Me?”

“If you do well, I’ll grant you everything you wish for. Please. You’re the only one I can entrust this to.”

“Yes! I’ll do my best!”

Weder gripped the wet cloth tightly and made a firm resolution. She gripped it so hard that water droplets formed on the wet cloth.

Kinder entrusted her beloved son to a maid she met for the first time today and left the room. It was barely two hours before the banquet began. She wanted to rush to the Rohanson Estate immediately, but to appear normal, she called the maids to dress up hastily.

“Just put my hair up simply. Apply powder thickly enough on my face so it won’t wash off in the rain. For jewelry… bring my wedding gifts.”

The maids moved their hands busily according to Kinder’s words. Compared to usual outings where she would spend half a day preparing, the instructions were too simple now, making Kinder’s appearance look more modest than usual.

One maid, recalling the usually perfect Viscountess, asked.

“Madam. Isn’t it too plain for a banquet held at the Imperial Palace?”

“I’m exhausted from nursing Rider, so it’s better to dress simply. Or do you want me to dress lavishly when my son is ill?”

The usually gentle Viscountess was sharp today. It must all be because of sick Rider. The maid instead blamed the young master. Except for the maid who spoke up, the other maids who had nothing to say even with ten mouths read the atmosphere and kept quiet. They even glared at the maid who had made the unnecessary comment.

After taking a deep breath, Kinder continued with a resolute voice as if she had made a great decision.

“It’s fine. I’m not the main character anyway.”

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