I Plan to End This Possession — Chapter 3

BACK WHEN I WAS TRAVELING ACROSS THE CONTINENT TO PURIFY THE 'ROTTEN LAND'...

ONE DAY,

ALL OF A SUDDEN,

WITHOUT ANY WARNING,

I GAINED THE ABILITY TO READ THE MEMORIES OF THE 'LAND.'

I CAN'T BELIEVE IT...

THE LAND IS SERIOUSLY AMAZING!

THE HISTORY THAT UNFOLDED ON THIS LAND.

THE FUTURE THIS LAND FORESEES.

THE COUNTLESS SECRETS OF THIS WORLD I'D STOLEN A GLIMPSE OF.

AND ONE OF THEM WAS...

THE EXISTENCE OF THE 'HOLY RELIC.'

AS LONG AS I HAVE THE HOLY RELIC, WHICH HOLDS DIVINE POWER,

OPENING A DIMENSIONAL GATE WILL BE CHILD'S PLAY.

AND THAT HOLY RELIC IS CURRENTLY...

DARLING! LET GO OF ME!

ARE YOU OUT OF YOUR MIND, DANAE?!

YOUR DAUGHTER'S THE ONE WHO'S LOST HER MIND, AUNT.

OTHERWISE,

WHY ELSE WOULD SHE BE HIDING NAKED UNDER THE DESK OF SOMEONE ELSE'S FIANCÉ?

HOW VULGAR.

WHY, YOU... YOU LITTLE...!

CALM DOWN, SANDRA.

DANA, YOU NEED TO PULL YOURSELF TOGETHER TOO.

THIS ISN'T LIKE YOU.

...THAT'S SO UNFAIR.

YOU MAY BE ALICE'S FATHER, UNCLE,

BUT YOU'RE ALSO MY 'GUARDIAN.'

FOR KARL TO BECOME FIRST IN LINE TO INHERIT MY FORTUNE,

HE MUST HOLD THAT STATUS FOR AT LEAST 'FIVE CONSECUTIVE YEARS.'

KARL BECAME MY LEGAL GUARDIAN 'FOUR YEARS AGO.'

IN OTHER WORDS, IF HE WANTS MY FORTUNE,

HE CAN'T AFFORD TO GET ON MY BAD SIDE FOR AT LEAST ANOTHER YEAR.

WHEN I WAS WRONGED LIKE THIS,

I THOUGHT YOU'D BE JUST AS OUTRAGED AS I AM, UNCLE.

IF YOU WON'T TAKE MY SIDE EVEN NOW,

THEN WHAT'S THE POINT OF HAVING A GUARDIAN?!

...DANA.

OF COURSE I'M ON YOUR SIDE, MY DEAR DANA.

I'LL HAVE A GOOD TALK WITH ALICE, SO DON'T BE UPSET ANYMORE, OKAY?

KNEW IT.

NO. ALICE DOESN'T EVEN REALIZE WHAT SHE DID WRONG.

SO I'D LIKE YOU TO PUNISH HER PROPERLY.

JUST AS WINDSOR'S 'TRADITIONAL DISCIPLINARY METHODS' DICTATE.

WHAT...?

THE DISCIPLINARY METHOD OF THE WINDSORS, A PRESTIGIOUS MILITARY FAMILY.

WHICH MEANS...

YOU WANT ME TO TAKE ALICE... WITH MY OWN HANDS...

...AND PHYSICALLY PUNISH HER?

DON'T SPOUT SUCH NONSENSE, YOU NASTY LITTLE BRAT!

SO, WHAT'LL IT BE, KARL WINDSOR?

DARLING! SAY SOMETHING TO HER!

WILL YOU LET GREED BLIND YOU AND TURN YOUR BACK ON YOUR FAMILY,

OR CHOOSE YOUR FAMILY AND LOSE YOUR POSITION AS MY GUARDIAN?

EITHER WAY,

IT'LL BE THE START OF YOUR DOWNFALL.

FROM YOU, THE CURRENT OWNER OF THE HOLY RELIC AND VICE HEAD OF HOUSE WINDSOR...

...IF ONLY TO STRIP YOU OF EVERYTHING!

...SANDRA.

HAVE A SERVANT BRING A SWITCH.

DARLING...!

FATHER...!

HNGH... WAAH! FATHER...

AARGH!!!

AAGH!! IT HURTS! AAARGH!

FATHER...!

JUST WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING?

UNCLE, AUNT. AND COUSIN ALICE.

I ASKED WHAT YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING.

DID THAT WOMAN PUT YOU UP TO THIS?

JUST BECAUSE COUSIN ALICE MET THE CROWN PRINCE?

...GREAT. HERE COMES TROUBLE.

WHY DON'T WE STOP HERE, UNCLE?

I'LL TAKE IT FROM HERE.

...FINE. WE'LL LEAVE YOU TO IT.

IF YOU'VE GOT SOMETHING TO SAY, SAY IT.

NOAH.

NOAH WINDSOR.

AFTER THE ELDEST, VIEGO WINDSOR,

AND THE SECOND CHILD, DANAE,

COMES THE YOUNGEST SON OF THE WINDSOR FAMILY.

NOT MY BROTHER,

BUT THE REAL YOUNGER BROTHER OF 'DANAE WINDSOR.'

WHAT DID COUSIN ALICE DO THAT WAS SO TERRIBLE?

OH, YOU MEAN BECAUSE SHE STOLE YOUR MAN?

...YOU REEK OF ALCOHOL.

YOU KNEW ABOUT IT TOO?

YES. YOU STOLE MY SISTER'S BODY,

SO IS STEALING A LOVER REALLY BAD ENOUGH TO DESERVE THIS?

..NOAH,

FROM THE MOMENT I REVEALED I WAS A POSSESSOR,

NEVER ONCE ACCEPTED ME.

EVEN SO, I KEPT TRYING UNTIL THE VERY END.

BECAUSE I WANTED TO BE A REAL SISTER TO HIM.

BECAUSE I WANTED TO BE RECOGNIZED AS FAMILY.

—AND THREE YEARS AGO,

NOAH?

DON'T GO!

I'M TELLING YOU NOT TO GO!

I SAID DON'T LEAVE!

...I WANTED TO BELIEVE IN THAT FLEETING MOMENT.

IF YOU HATED LOSING YOUR SISTER SO MUCH,

THEN WHY ON EARTH DID YOU STOP ME WHEN I TRIED TO LEAVE THIS BODY?

AH, THAT?

I WAS JUST MESSING WITH YOU.

WHAT?

DON'T TELL ME YOU ACTUALLY THOUGHT I STOPPED YOU BECAUSE I LIKED YOU?