I’m Trying to End This Possession Chapter 185

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“Sister Dana, you’re so beautiful.”

 

When he was just a boy, Noah once wove a flower crown and placed it on her head.

 

“You look like an angel.”

 

“To my eyes, it’s you who looks like an angel, Noah.”

 

“No, you’re the angel, Sister. Especially your hair, it really looks like angel wings…”

 

Those were happy days. But that happiness was very short-lived. After confessing the truth about her possession, the boy had turned into a demon.

 

“I really hate you. Just die already!”

 

Later, when that boy went to prison, Dana actually felt relieved. So that’s how it ends between me and Noah. By the time he was released from prison, she would have left this world. So, this would be their goodbye. If things ended here, with nothing more being ruined, it would be better. Thinking that way brought peace of mind. And yet—

 

“…”

 

To think they’d meet again like this.

 

Noah stared at her coldly for a while before suddenly rising from his seat. As he strode over and stood before her, Dana was struck by the passage of time.

 

Noah really has grown up.

 

Then Noah asked sharply, “You’re supposed to be my fiancée?”

 

At that, Natty tried to intervene. “Lord Noah, that’s rude. You can’t talk to your fiancée like that…”

 

“Shut up.”

 

Oh my. Dana flinched in surprise. What’s gotten into him…? He has become scarier, hasn’t he?

 

Noah’s green eyes were menacing. He used to be like a temperamental cat, but now he looked like a real predator.

 

“You…” Noah stared at Dana’s face, almost as if he were tearing it apart piece by piece, and questioned her in a biting tone. “What’s your name?”

 

“My name is Danaena Rolland.” But Dana smiled gently. “Pleased to meet you, Lord Noah Windsor.”

 

“…”

 

Instead of replying, Noah stormed out of the room. The door slammed as if it were going to break.

 

“I apologize on his behalf,” Natty sighed. “Lord Noah’s personality is… rather harsh. Very sharp.”

 

On the way here, after arriving at the Grand Cathedral, Dana had many conversations with Natty, the priestess.

 

Noah is the key keeper for the Chapel of the Holy Mother. They said experiments related to ‘Yeon Dana’ were being conducted in the Chapel of the Holy Mother. That meant, whatever it took, she needed to get close and then steal the key from Noah. The status of being a fiancée made getting close much easier. So, instead of talking behind Noah’s back, Dana smoothly changed the subject.

 

“By the way, where is Lord Carl?”

 

“He is currently imprisoned in an underground prison.”

 

Prison… So, he really is locked up.

 

“The church leader will soon decide his fate. You may visit him whenever you wish.”

 

Dana hesitated for a moment, then shook her head. I don’t want to see his face… Actually, it was a relief that he was locked up. It would be great if he could stay there until she recovered Yeon Dana’s body. But that wasn’t possible.

 

Danaena Rolland, who followed Carl Windsor around like a duckling, would never just leave him be. Soon, she would have to rush over with a worried face and shed tears. ‘Lord Carl, are you alright? What should I do? How terrible…’ she’d have to utter such lines.

 

For just a little while, though, Dana intended to keep her distance. Because Danaena Rolland… Used to love him. Dana admitted it to herself, so she could wash that feeling away. She intended to erase every trace of that affection. So, for now, I can’t see him. Fortunately, she had an excuse.

 

“I still can’t believe Lord Carl was my kidnapper from the church.” She spoke tearfully, and Natty nodded in understanding.

 

“Of course. I would feel the same way.”

 

“Yes, I just need some time to sort out my feelings.” Dana wiped her tears and asked, “Would it be possible to meet the church leader of the Daiana Church?”

 

At that, Natty looked troubled. “I’m sorry, but the church leader has not given his permission.”

 

“…He won’t meet with me?”

 

“No.”

 

A sudden fire rose up in her heart. Viego Windsor. He won’t meet her? After putting her through all this, he won’t even see her? B*stard. So cowardly, openly avoiding her like this?

 

Viego Windsor was truly a villain like no other. Who would have guessed someone with such a dignified face would do such terrible things?

 

Besides, he must have known from the start that I wasn’t his real sister. If she were just a material for holy water, he should have treated her as a test subject from the start. Why didn’t he do that at first?

 

When Dana first came to the Windsor family, Viego wasn’t cold. Even when Noah put the flower crown on her, Viego had definitely spoken this.

 

“Beautiful.”

 

He shouldn’t have said things like that!

 

That’s not all. The person who taught her how to shoot, her instructor, was Viego.

 

“Stretch your arms more.”

 

He would stand behind her, holding her arm, correcting her posture. They spent many days and hours alone like that.

 

“Don’t take your eyes off the target.”

 

At those moments, they were quite close and gentle with each other.

 

“Shoot, now.”

 

His calm voice still echoed in her ears, as if it were yesterday.

 

“You’re doing well.”

 

“Really? I must be doing well because Brother Viego is such a good teacher.”

 

“That’s also true.”

 

If not for those days, maybe Dana wouldn’t hate him so much now.

 

For some reason, a smile crept to her lips. There were so many people she hated, but somehow, that made her feel good. Hatred was her weapon and armor. She felt stronger than ever.

 

“Priestess Natty,” Dana asked, dabbing at her artificially conjured tears. “Do you know when the next ceremony is?”

 

“Ooh, would you like to attend?”

 

“Yes. I want to find peace of mind.”

 

Natty was overjoyed.

 

As expected. Natty had been one of the cultists of the Kaltusa territory. Viego had marked her as ‘missing,’ but who would have thought she’d be acting as a high priestess at the sanctuary. Even back then, she was desperately trying to rope Carl and me into a group sex ritual.

 

What would the ceremony in the Grand Cathedral be like? The Daiana Church’s rituals were meant to arouse lust. Even though Viego had banned many things now… He can’t change the core of the Daiana Church.

 

Daiana was a goddess who valued passionate love as a virtue. She encouraged lust, made conception a sacred duty, and promoted fertility. In other words, followers of the Daiana Church considered reproduction a mission.

 

What a truly disgusting religion. Still, it would make a good bait. Many priests and priestesses would gather, and that meant she could obtain a lot of information.

 

To find Yeon Dana’s body, I need more information about the sanctuary and the Grand Cathedral, things only priests and priestesses would know.

 

There’s a saying, ‘If you want to catch a tiger, you have to enter its den.’ That’s why Dana intended to become a faithful follower of the Daiana Church. It wouldn’t be difficult. After all, this body wasn’t hers to begin with.

 

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Noah shut himself in his room and drank alcohol.

 

“That’s right. That woman is the same Danae Windsor you know.”

 

When he ran to confront his brother, a bizarre answer came back.

 

“I told you. She’s a replica made from the original body. Danae Windsor was never your real sister, so there’s nothing to worry about.”

 

What kind of bullshit is that!

 

“She was only brought into the Windsor family as a prop to present to the continent.”

 

Don’t make me laugh. I can’t get engaged to that woman!

 

Then his brother looked at him intently, as if seeing through him.

 

“Unexpected. I thought you would…”

 

That was all. Viego didn’t finish the sentence, but Noah understood enough.

 

Damn it. What does he take me for? He wasn’t that depraved. It’s just… That woman is like a mother and a sister to me. That’s why he wanted to kill the b*stards who treated her badly. There was no way he could ever want such a relationship.

 

“Lord Noah Windsor. This is Danaena Rolland.”

 

So when she knocked on his door a few hours ago, Noah yelled at her.

 

“Get lost!”

 

It was a harsh tone—the same one that made female followers run away from his room in tears.

 

“This engagement is off, so don’t ever come back!”

 

Dana hesitated for a moment, then withdrew. As her footsteps faded, Noah felt like he was suffocating.

 

According to his brother, Dana wouldn’t remember anything. Her days as his sister, the times she kissed his cheek, the days she pulled his face to her soft, full chest and held him tight, and those times she was hurt and wounded by all his criticisms.

 

So I’m supposed to marry her as if nothing happened?

 

Noah was an adult, and he knew what that meant. Married couples don’t just play the roles of husband and wife.

 

Noah squeezed his eyes shut and shook his head. Just imagining it was blasphemous and gave him a headache. Then a clear bell rang outside the window.

 

The evening ceremony was over. Noah looked outside. He could see the followers pouring out of the Grand Cathedral, scattering everywhere. That disgusting ceremony…

 

As he was staring absentmindedly at the priests, Noah then froze. There, Dana was walking, surrounded by a crowd of priests like a queen bee.