I’m Trying to End This Possession Chapter 70

Carl stopped only for a very brief moment. Then he began walking again with long strides.

 

That was all?

 

“U-Uncle.”

 

“Hmm?”

 

“Are we just leaving like this?”

 

“Aah, yes. I’ll investigate after we return to Windsor.”

 

That really was the end of it. Dana hadn’t expected such a lukewarm reaction…

 

It’s a Retillan mine, for heaven’s sake.

 

Retillan is the rarest and most valuable mineral in this world. There wasn’t even a single Retillan mine within the empire. At this scale, one could become one of the greatest tycoons on the continent.

 

Dana had thought Carl would foam at the mouth with excitement! Is this all the excitement he can muster? But she soon understood. Well, he’s a master of acting. Wasn’t he living his life pretending not to care even about his own wealth? Even now, he was surely just pretending to remain calm.

 

Right. Carl said he would investigate after returning to Windsor. At that time, he would undoubtedly send people out with burning urgency to look into it. Because this man was such a sc*mbag who would kill his own niece for money.

 

* * *

By the time they returned to the mill, the sky had already grown completely dark.

 

“Get some rest.” As if urging her to put them in immediately, he held out cotton for her ears. “We’ll wake at dawn and steal a carriage. I’ll wake you up, so sleep until then, Dana.”

 

“Yes.”

 

“And don’t try to remove the cotton like yesterday.”

 

“…”

 

Sure, whatever. Dana no longer had any lingering attachment or curiosity. Having finished her business in this land, she just needed to follow Carl’s orders obediently. She wasn’t even curious anymore about the ritual. If there was only one thing bothering her…

 

“Please save me!”

 

Ah, seriously. It bothered her so much that she felt like she would go crazy. No matter how much she tried not to think about it, her mind kept replaying that scene.

 

Dana tossed and turned on the pile of straw. There was nothing she could do right now. Yes, let’s report it once we get back to the capital. If the imperial family learned heretics were staying here, they would dispatch troops. Then she could ask them to investigate that girl’s situation as well. Let’s leave it to the imperial family army or the police. That’s their job. She already had enough on her plate. Let’s just sleep.

 

It was the moment she closed her eyes. Bang! With a loud crash, the door burst open. Dana jolted upright.

 

“Chief?”

 

Natan strode in with a flushed red face. And then, slap! He struck Carl across the cheek without hesitation.

 

“What are you doing?!” Dana screamed, but Natan didn’t even spare her a glance. He grabbed Carl by the collar and yanked him forward. Carl was dragged along as easily as a scarecrow.

 

“How dare you insult my son after we let you stay here?”

 

“Pardon?” Carl looked bewildered. “What do you mean by that?”

 

That clueless expression!

 

Dana sprang to her feet. Whatever the situation, he was still part of her group. She couldn’t just watch him being beaten like that.

 

“Stop right—” Her words cut off abruptly. It was because Carl had raised a hand without even looking at her. It was as if telling her to stay still.

 

“My son, Norton.” Not noticing that, Natan grabbed Carl’s collar even more roughly. “It seems you misunderstood my son’s kindness toward your wife and insulted him. I have never let anyone live after treating my son that way!”

 

“Norton? Ah, the one from earlier?”

 

Slap! Carl received another blow on the other cheek. Again, he didn’t resist even once.

 

That b*stard! Dana felt along her thigh. Shoot him? Should I?

 

It was the moment she was contemplating that.

 

“Shall I tell you how to apologize?” Natan grabbed Carl’s platinum-blond hair and forced his face close. Grinning viciously, he ordered. “Attend the ritual and apologize. Got it?”

 

“Ah…” With his hair still seized, Carl nodded as if he had finally understood. “So that’s what this was about.”

 

“That’s right. If we feed and shelter you, you foreigners should show sincerity!” Natan bared his teeth in a grin and glanced sideways at Dana. “Isn’t that right? Both Carl and your wife.” His eyes gleamed with lust. “You can’t keep the good things to yourselves. Good things should be shared.”

 

At that moment, Dana fully realized. What was the ritual, what kind of thing it was, and why Carl had tried so desperately to hide it. Crazy b*stards…

 

At that moment, Carl laughed while still being held by the hair. “Chief, you shouldn’t look at Dana with such filthy eyes.”

 

“Say you’ll participate in the ritual!”

 

“How about you turn your eyes elsewhere while we talk?”

 

But Natan didn’t avert his gaze. He stared openly at Dana with naked greed and smiled. “Both Carl and your wife. Do you know how much we’ve been looking forward to this? If you come to another village and receive kindness, you must attend the ritual—”

 

At that moment, thud.

 

Huh? Dana couldn’t believe her eyes. What just happened? Why was Carl’s hand in Natan’s eye…?

 

“—!”

 

Natan tried to scream, but in that instant, Carl grabbed his jaw tightly with his other hand.

 

“That’s why.”

 

Crunch, Carl crushed it.

 

“I told you not to look at her like that.”

 

Thud. Natan’s body collapsed downward. He flailed his arms and legs wildly, but Carl didn’t let go.

 

Without realizing it, Dana staggered backward. What is happening right now?

 

“And I said we wouldn’t attend the ritual.” Muttering that, Carl roughly pulled something out.

 

Dana saw that one of Natan’s eyes was gone. In Carl’s hand was a dark red mass…

 

“…!” A wave of nausea hit her.

 

But Carl didn’t stop. This time, he targeted the other eye. Whether from pain or shock, only strange bubbling groans spilled from Natan’s horribly broken mouth.

 

“Ugh, keugh.”

 

“You really shouldn’t have looked.”

 

“Keugh, ugh, kug.”

 

“I clearly told you not to. Don’t look at Dana with those eyes, so why wouldn’t you listen…?” Quietly, whispering like a candle about to go out in the wind, Carl slowly plucked out Natan’s remaining eye as well.