I’m Trying to End This Possession Chapter 262

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Today’s sun had risen. Dana had never been this glad to see the sun before. Along with those intense rays of sunlight, she had regained a clear mind. I’m definitely sane during the day!

 

Yustio’s holy magic was incredible. During the hours of the sun, she could maintain such a clear and pure state of mind.

 

“What a relief. You have no idea how worried we’ve been.”

 

Early in the morning, she had breakfast with Rumie and his wife.

 

“The doctor said there’s nothing wrong with your health anymore, but if you feel any discomfort, you must tell us, okay?”

 

“Yes. Thank you for worrying about me.”

 

Rumie’s wife, Ingria Rolland, welcomed her warmly and was overjoyed at her recovery.

 

“Rumie was very worried too. Right, Rumie?”

 

“Yes.”

 

Well, I doubt that. He won’t even look at me. Dana suppressed a sigh. Across the table, Rumie was doing his utmost to hold back the contempt and disgust he felt toward her. Of course, on the surface, he played the role of a caring older brother. I know all of Rumie’s expressions. That’s why she noticed right away. Rumie Rolland had truly begun to despise Danaena Rolland. Well, after what happened yesterday…

 

Last night, in her madness, Dana had tried to kiss Rumie. He believed she was his younger sister, and yet the first thing she did after waking up from a three-month coma was that. Then again, during all this time, the men she confessed to liking kept changing from Noah to Carl and others, even while she had a fiancé named Viego. Rumie probably saw her as the epitome of promiscuity.

 

“But where are Mother and Grandfather?” Dana quickly changed the subject. Now that she thought about it, Anton Rolland and Sandra Rolland were nowhere to be seen.

 

Rumie lifted his glass and replied, “They went to visit a relative.”

 

“A relative?”

 

“Our uncle, Adma Rolland, isn’t well, so they went to see him.”

 

Adma Rolland? The name sounded familiar. Could it be…

 

“Did they perhaps go to Eldiva Island?”

 

“Yes.”

 

“…I see.”

 

“…”

 

A gentle voice, a faint smile on the corner of his lips, and yet eyes that never once met hers. Rumie didn’t even bother giving the explanation that should naturally have followed. It was hard to continue the conversation. Moreover, he was refusing to engage with her. In the end, Rumie didn’t look at her even once during the entire meal.

 

This is bad. Because I need to go there too.

 

Eldiva Island. The place where the holy relic is.

 

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The holy relic. It was truly tiresome, but once again, everything had returned to the starting point. Her answer had always lain with the holy relic. Still, it’s fortunate that I have more options than before. In the past, only Carl Windsor’s holy relic had been the answer, but not anymore.

 

Both Danawin Windsor and Danae Geranze knew the locations of different holy relics. Back when she was Princess Danae Geranze, Raios had once told her about the holy relic. More specifically, while in Raios’s bed. He had brought the emperor’s crown and placed it upon her head. She had said she wanted to try wearing it before, and he hadn’t forgotten that.

 

“How do I look? Do I look like an emperor too?”

 

When she looked down at Raios while wearing the imperial crown, he gazed up at her with an enraptured expression.

 

“What are you doing, Raios? Hurry and call me ‘Your Majesty.’”

 

“No. Even that is not enough.”

 

“Huh?”

 

“Sister is my goddess. My…”

 

No… shove memories like this away… Dana pressed a hand to her head and focused. Let’s only recall the conversation about holy relics.

 

“Lord Rodrigo once said this is a holy relic. Is that true?”

 

A long time ago, Rodrigo had casually mentioned that a holy relic was embedded in the emperor’s crown.

 

“Yes. It is a jewel imbued with the power of the sun god.”

 

“Really? I want to try using it!”

 

“Unfortunately, that is impossible.”

 

“Why?”

 

“Because the first emperor sealed the relic’s power so that no one could use it.”

 

“Sealed it? Why?”

 

Perhaps he had been happy that she was interested in his words. Raios explained diligently.

 

“I heard there was an oracle.”

 

“What kind of oracle?”

 

“It was prophesied that a traitor who betrayed the sun god would misuse the holy relic. So after much deliberation, the first emperor sealed the relic’s power.”

 

Ending her recollection there, Dana cleanly gave up on the imperial family’s holy relic. After all, no one could use the relic in the imperial crown. The first emperor had sealed it ages ago. Fortunately, there were still several holy relics left.

 

First of all, there’s a holy relic in the sanctuary. Danawin Windsor knew this. She had overheard Rodrigo speaking to Demian.

 

“I heard the Windsor ancestors possessed a holy relic.”

 

Pretending to nap, Danawin listened to the two men’s conversation.

 

“Which ancestor?”

 

“Edam Windsor, the first leader of the Daiana Church.”

 

They didn’t guard themselves against Danawin. Because at that time, she was their lovely pet. It was difficult to watch one’s words in front of a deeply sleeping pet.

 

“The holy relic is buried in Edam Windsor’s tomb.”

 

Demian stroked her hair as though petting a dog while speaking with his father.

 

“But why did they bury the holy relic with him? It would be extremely useful if we dug it up and used it.”

 

Back then, Danawin had been incapable of thinking or judging. But even so, she realized this conversation was unusual and listened very carefully.

 

“According to the records, if you touch that holy relic, the sealing stone will also break.”

 

The sealing stone. The object that turned living people into statues and served to strengthen the demon’s seal. One of Windsor’s ancestors had also stood in the Ice Lake as a sealing stone.

 

“If the sealing stone breaks—”

 

“The demon’s seal may weaken as well. That’s why it was buried together with the first church leader’s grave, so no one could touch the holy relic.”

 

“Then couldn’t we simply turn someone else into a new sealing stone and free our ancestor? Then we could use the holy relic afterward.”

 

“That’s why we tried to replace that b*stard Carl as the next sealing stone, but we failed.”

 

“Then we can bring someone else…”

 

“The sealing stone only works with Windsor blood relatives.”

 

“Then perhaps Father could make a noble sacrifice…”

 

“I still have much to do. How about you becoming the next sealing stone instead, Demian?”

 

A laugh escaped Dana.

 

That b*stard. The man who summoned her into this world over two hundred years ago. The same man who looked astonishingly identical to Viego Windsor. That b*stard’s name was Edam Windsor. And the holy relic was buried in his tomb.