I’m Trying to End This Possession Chapter 68

“By any chance, if I attend that ritual, will my life be in danger?”

 

“It’s not like that, but…”

 

“Could it lead to death?”

 

“No, your life wouldn’t be in danger.”

 

“Will my arms or legs get cut off?”

 

“Huh? No, it’s not that. Definitely not.”

 

“Then will I at least get hurt somewhere?”

 

This isn’t a twenty questions game. What is this supposed to be?

 

At that question, Carl stared at Dana for a long moment. “You’ll probably get hurt a bit.” He then muttered gloomily. “A fragile child like you will definitely… Anyway, that’s absolutely not happening.”

 

“Where would I get hurt?”

 

“You don’t need to know. Even if you did, it wouldn’t be good. Dana, it’s better if you don’t know.”

 

Dana let his words go in one ear and out the other. Then she calculated coldly. If it’s not life-threatening, I can’t give up.

 

What had she come to Kaltusa in the first place? Of course, to lure Carl Windsor into a trap. To end this possession and leave this body. So, even if Danae Windsor’s body gets hurt, I can’t back down. As long as she stayed alive, that would be enough. If she stays alive, there wouldn’t be any problem.

 

But how on earth should I show him that? If Carl keeps blocking her from going out like this because of that damned ritual, she’ll lose even the chance to take him to ‘that place.’ That wasn’t what Dana wanted. From the looks of it, if she asked to go out together, he would keep refusing.

 

But soon, Dana smirked. A good idea just came to her mind.

 

* * *

How many hours had passed like that?

 

“I’ll step out for a bit.” Carl, who had been glued to her all day, finally got up. “You’re hungry, right? I’ll go get some food, Dana.”

 

“Okay.”

 

“Don’t go anywhere. Even if someone comes looking for you, never open the door. Pretend you’re asleep.”

 

“Yes, yes.”

 

“I’ll be back soon.”

 

Finally, Carl Windsor, who had been clinging to her like a leech all day, left the mill. Thud. The door closed. Dana waited until his footsteps faded away, then sprang up from her seat. I need to get out quickly. However,

 

Thud.

 

What?

 

The mill door wouldn’t open. Flustered, Dana tried again. Thud, thud.

 

“…”

 

Thud, thud. No matter how many times Dana pulled, it wouldn’t budge. In other words… Carl had locked her inside the mill.

 

Dana slumped to the ground. Perhaps from the shock, her mind went blank. Crazy man. No matter how much he worried and cared, how could he lock her up without any warning! If he was really doing this to protect her, she could at least understand that! Is he that desperate to protect my assets?

 

The reason he was acting like this was solely because of her assets. To obtain them. If she were to die before he could secure the inheritance rights, he wouldn’t be able to seize them! Are my assets that important to him? Important enough to lock me up like this?

 

Her hatred boiled up, and her competitive spirit flared. Fine, in that case, I would do everything in my power to lead you into a trap. I would even sacrifice myself to bring you to destruction! It was just when Dana made this resolution. Rattle. The door rattled. She glared sharply at the door. Could Carl have returned so soon?

 

“Wow, it’s true.”

 

No, it wasn’t Carl.

 

“Hello, Lady?”

 

A stranger entered. His eyes were long and slanted, and a long scar ran along his chin. His lips were particularly thin.

 

“Lady, were you locked in? Something like this was hooked on the door.” Thud. The man dropped a long wooden stick.

 

“Who are you?”

 

“Ah, I’m the chief’s son. Name’s Norton. I heard a rumor that a pretty outsider had come, so I came to see for myself.” He sauntered in and looked Dana up and down. “Wow. It’s true. Are all outsiders this pretty?” Then he grabbed her pure white hair and exclaimed in admiration. “How’s your hair this color? The texture’s amazing too. It’s like it’s coated in pearls.”

 

“…”

 

Dana frowned. Normally, he wouldn’t deal with such a crude and low-class man like this. She was about to say, ‘Let go of this.’ But… Wait. Her thoughts changed.

 

Thanks to this guy, the door was open. Besides, hadn’t she been planning to go out anyway? If she disappeared alone, Carl Windsor would search frantically with fire in his eyes to find her. She had planned to go to ‘that place’ first and lure him in there. The best possible bait to lure Carl in was herself, Danae Windsor. But this might be more effective.

 

In front of her stood the chief’s immature son, clearly a delinquent.

 

If he finds out I disappeared with a guy like this… Carl would chase after her even faster to find her.

 

“Want me to show you around the village?”

 

There was no reason to refuse.

 

* * *

Instead of heading straight there on purpose, Dana wandered around the village. The more witnesses there were, the faster Carl would come looking. Surprisingly, everyone in the village knew her.

 

“Oh, that’s the outsider lady!”

 

“My goodness! She’s so pretty! Like a fairy!”

 

“Be sure to attend today’s ritual!”

 

“And you must bring your handsome husband too, absolutely!”

 

“Today is the last day of the ritual! You must come, please!”

 

Their eyes gleamed so intensely that Dana felt a slight chill. They’re playing around just like ordinary countryside villagers.

 

The village square was bathed in the red glow of the sunset. Some played the lute, others danced and sang around the bonfire, sharing food with one another. It was a scene of utter peace, but… Huh? Dana saw a crack in that scenery.

 

“Save me!”

 

A young girl was running through the village. It was the same girl she had seen that morning, crying and begging to be saved.

 

“Save me! Please, save me!”

 

The girl clung to the villagers, wailing for help. However, an elderly woman gently laughed and grabbed the girl by the collar.

 

“Oh dear, poor thing. You’re at it again.”

 

“Save me! Please sa-save me!”

 

“Alright, alright. Poor child. How did you end up hurting your head like this…”

 

The villagers in the surrounding area clicked their tongues in sympathy.

 

“Oh dear, there she goes again.”

 

“Tsk, tsk. Poor thing. Her parents must have had a hard time.”

 

At that, the girl’s face twisted. As if she were seeing ghosts, she looked around at the villagers before bursting into tears.

 

“Hey! You are causing trouble here again!” Eventually, the woman from this morning began to drag the girl away.

 

“Waaah. Save me. Please, save me.”

 

The crying girl and the villagers who looked at her indifferently. The scene was so bizarre that Dana was seized by a strong sense of discomfort.

 

“Don’t worry about it.” Norton, the chief’s son, dismissed it casually. “She’s sick. Been like that since she was little.”

 

“…I see.”

 

“Yeah. Let’s focus on the task at hand. Anywhere you want to go? I can take you anywhere.”

 

Dana turned her head. Norton’s words were somewhat true. Right, I have something I need to do right now. She had to focus on this moment. This was something that could only be done now. This is why I came to Kaltusa in the first place. To end this possession quickly and return, it was something she absolutely had to do. So for now, let’s just focus on her own task.

 

Dana steeled herself and followed the chief’s son.