My Possession Became a Ghost Story - Chapter 71

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“Melek?”

I am a possessor. There wasn’t even a grain of my own will in possessing into this novel, and I don’t even know why I possessed it. Moreover, I don’t know the original work and am only navigating through speculation, so it’s impossible to revive Rider in the same way as someone like me.

But coincidentally, there was another type of possessor beside me. Melek, who could possess an empty body because he was a ghost.

Melek was immediately summoned by Jelly. Now all I had to do was persuade Melek.

“Did you call for me?”

“Melek, do you see that child? Would you enter that child’s body?”

“What? But… I, I can’t do such a thing.”

Melek was very flustered by the sudden situation. It was fascinating how his entire expression could be read even with his eyes covered by a pitch-black eyepatch.

Come to think of it, didn’t Melek say he didn’t know how he possessed? I don’t really know the method either… Shouldn’t ghosts instinctively know how to enter human bodies?

And apparently that wasn’t the only problem.

“How could I do such a thing to a person? It’s a child. Using someone else’s body without permission seems like committing too great a sin.”

Right, this guy couldn’t even eat animals and couldn’t kill a single mouse, so if it’s a human, he’d regard and respect the weight of life even more heavily. It seems like he’s just kind of attached to Melek’s body by chance.

But isn’t that some high-level indirect criticism? Using someone else’s body without permission is the same for me too. Though of course it wasn’t intentional for me either…

Toten Madam looked at me with desperate eyes. I understood well what Melek was worried about. He didn’t like the idea of using someone else’s body without permission because it seemed disrespectful to the deceased. Then I just needed to make him realize it wasn’t like that.

“Melek. The child’s mother wants this. If things continue like this, Rider will gain the infamy of dying from a curse. No one will mourn the child, and rather they’ll say it was good that he died. But if you take the trouble to help, Toten Madam will be able to protect the viscounty. Rider will also be able to escape from disgrace.”

Even though I said it, it was too much like gaslighting. It’s been a while since I immersed myself in Evangeline and tried to speak like a villainess, so I guess I went too far too quickly. But that actually had a good effect on Melek.

“Is that really true?”

“Look at that bastard over there. Even though he’s blood family, he’s dying to devour his nephew.”

While Melek and I were whispering, Diess was desperately trying to open the door. Rather than mourning while thinking Rider was dead, he seemed like someone dying to display Rider’s death and inherit the viscount’s position now that the heir was gone.

“Bad bastard.”

Melek spat out his anger while looking at Diess. Burning with a sense of justice and acting as if he’d enter Rider’s body right away, Melek seemed to remember something and hesitated again.

“Evangeline. But… how do I act like a child?”

“You don’t particularly need to act. Toten Madam knows the truth, and Rider was a mature child. And you don’t need to be perfectly the same. After all, Toten Madam just needs someone who can inherit the viscount’s position to maintain the viscounty.”

Melek seemed to have steeled his resolve. Melek’s body became blurred. So this is the ghost state. The reason I can only see him as black smoke is probably because I don’t have spiritual sight to see the complete form of ghosts. I don’t have spirit affinity, so that was a bit disappointing, but I’m not envious of spiritual sight at all. I’m glad I don’t have it.

The black smoke swirled and then seeped into the child. Melek succeeded in possessing Rider.

“The young master moved!”

Hena quickly shouted to focus attention. As soon as Hena finished speaking, Melek began to move, writhing his body. Seeing this, Diess was very flustered.

“What? Why is he alive?”

Diess asked back in dismay. This bastard also knew Rider was dead. That’s why he was so persistently persistent. That’s right, you bad bastard. Why would he be alive?

Melek soon opened his eyes and looked around as if confused.

“Mo, Mother…”

The awkwardness in calling her mother was probably because Melek was from an orphanage.

“Toten Madam, move.”

Toten Madam was stunned by the situation where her dead son seemed to have come back to life. I tapped her shoulder and advised her to quickly handle the situation.

“Weder, please open the door.”

“Yes, yes. I will.”

The maid who had been holding Rider opened the door in confusion. Oh right, from that maid’s perspective, it would seem like a dead person suddenly came back to life. Seeing how Toten Madam entrusted her son to her, she’s definitely a trusted maid. I’ll explain to her separately later.

The door half-destroyed by the axe opened, and Melek, who had gotten down from the maid’s arms, was embraced in Toten Madam’s arms.

“Did you sleep well…?”

Toten Madam’s voice was full of moisture. Even knowing it wasn’t her real son, seeing Rider alive and moving again seemed to make her grief overflow.

“I was sleeping deeply for the first time in a while, but I woke up because of strange noises.”

His complaining was just like a child of that age. He said he couldn’t act, but it was complete method acting. Isn’t he acting better than me? No one would think the soul had changed.

Oh, except for that crazy bastard who was wielding an axe.

“You’re lying right now, aren’t you? You were definitely dead just a moment ago!”

Diess burst into anger. He looked around as if searching for the axe again. For reference, when the axe Diess was holding rolled to Toten Madam’s feet earlier, I had given Jelly a hint to get rid of it. I’ve learned something since the Donau incident too.

“What kind of trick did you use? Sister-in-law, after all this, haven’t you gotten involved in evil deeds?”

Unable to find the axe, Diess asked with twitching eyes. He was so overly excited that saliva flew every time he spoke.

Since it was a ghost possession, it was indeed evil when you think about it. Toten Madam couldn’t make excuses, whether because she was crying, so I had no choice but to step forward instead. Since I decided to help, I should take responsibility to the end.

“Why are you so certain?”

Diess, who had been momentarily distracted by Melek, looked at me and shut his mouth. Was he scared of me? Even to such a street thug-like bastard, Evangeline’s infamy seems useful. At times like this, it seems fortunate that I possessed a villainess.

“You, what… This is family business, so outsiders get out!”

“I’m not an outsider. Toten Madam is my chaperone.”

Instead of the social and kind smile I learned from Dolline, I gave him a raw villainess smile for the first time in a while. For reference, this smile had the power to subdue Donau, make our house servants faint, and even make Gabriel, who was completely smitten with me, hesitate.

“You didn’t directly check if his heart stopped, and you didn’t see him up close either. So how were you so certain that Toten Youngshik was dead?”

“That’s right…”

“I just thought he was sleeping.”

When I deliberately listed plausible reasoning processes and expressed doubt, several servants who were watching agreed with my opinion.

“Only two people can definitively determine the young master’s death. The maid who was holding the young master closest, and the person who desperately waited for the young master to die and finally tried to kill him.”

What was the maid’s name? I think Toten Madam called her name just now.

“Was it Weder?”

“Yes, yes. Evangeline.”

“Was Toten Youngshik dead? Did his heart stop and then start beating again? Or is there a puppeteer here who controls dead people by attaching strings to make them move? You were holding Toten Youngshik the whole time, so you can answer.”

“No. The young master was just tired and fell asleep.”

Even though she probably hadn’t heard anything beforehand, the maid named Weder quickly gave me the answer I wanted. If Toten Madam trusted her enough to entrust her son to her, she must be an incredibly trusted maid. That’s probably why she was so quick to understand. For me, she’d be in the same position as Kanna, Hena, and Daisy.

Now I turned the arrow back.

“Why were you so certain that Toten Youngshik was dead, Sir Diess?”

I thought I could use this to pressure him into being stripped of inheritance rights by framing him for having a hand in it, but the butler suddenly interrupted.

“I was the one who said that.”

“Butler!”

“I don’t mean I had a hand in causing Master Rider’s death. I simply told the young master that Master Rider had become quite weak lately and that there might be a funeral. The young master seems to have misunderstood after hearing my words.”

“Ri, right. The butler said that, so I just believed it.”

He seemed to be taking all the blame and trying to protect Diess. Yet the charges became much lighter. It just became a mistake arising from misunderstanding. I thought this before too, but that grandfather has amazing rhetoric skills. That’s why I was completely fooled by his kind face and polite attitude!

“How presumptuous.”

As I was pondering how to respond, a sharp and blunt voice reproached the butler. The identity of the voice was Toten Madam. It was a high-handed and sharp criticism that was hard to believe would come from someone always polite and respectful.

“A mere employee daring to predict the death of the young viscount? Not only that, but even spreading rumors around – how truly disappointing. Butler, why did you act so presumptuously?”

“It was for the Toten Viscount family.”

“The butler seems to have forgotten his proper role. You should have been loyal to me and my son, not to the viscount family.”

The Viscountess stood up straight, firmly grasping Melek’s hand. Though not in perfect attire as usual, she looked more noble than anyone. Everyone in the world, please look! That person is my chaperone!

“Lock the butler in the basement. Have three people guard the basement together. The one who performs most faithfully will inherit the butler’s position.”

Those who had been hesitating and reading the mood quickly raised their hands and volunteered at the mention of the butler position. Toten Madam roughly pointed to three and sent them off with the butler. It seemed like a rough choice, but there must be great meaning behind it all.

“Have the nanny and Diess locked in rooms for now. They are criminals who could have harmed Rider. If anyone helps those two until I return, they will be considered accomplices.”

While the nanny realized her situation and was led away quietly, Diess rebelled furiously and caused a commotion.

“Let go of me! Do you think I’m a servant like you? How dare you try to lock me up now?”

Only after four adults rushed at him at once could they barely subdue and drag Diess away.

After Toten Madam finished dealing with the remaining two, she finally looked at the maid.

“Weder. You worked hard. I promised to give you a reward, didn’t I? Tell me what you want.”

“May, may I really say what I want?”

Weder’s eyes lit up as if she never thought Toten Madam would really give her a reward. Her curly hair seemed excited, showing her elevated mood.

Why is she so surprised? Is Toten Madam usually on the stingy side? Then you should take advantage of this opportunity. Toten Madam is someone who even bet her house for me, so don’t worry and just ask big!

Weder fidgeted with her cracked hands, grasping the edge of her worn apron and hesitating. After pondering for a long time, as if she had chosen what she wanted most, she took a deep breath to steady herself and then spoke in a resolute voice.

“If, if Madam permits, I would like to escape from being a laundry maid.”

Weder protected Rider even while getting hurt, yet made such a modest wish. If it were me, I would have asked for gold and jewels… Are all loyal maids originally like this? Our house girls also feel incredibly burdened when I give them gold coins. Of course, Kanna liked it and accepted it well.

Toten Madam seemed to have the same thought as me and asked back as if puzzled.

“Is that enough for you? Not gold bars or jewels? You… my son…”

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