There Are Too Many Backstories in This Possession Novel – Chapter 0

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Translated By Arcane Translations
Translator: TushChen
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There are various types of people who enjoy novels.

Some are focused on the story, while others are drawn to its charming characters.

But there were occasionally people like me.

People who are focused on the setting.

I’m not talking about historical accuracy or research.

If historical details were accurately portrayed, there would be nothing more to ask for. However, expecting thorough historical research in web novels was far too greedy.

In short, I simply enjoyed reading the setting.

The actual events happening behind the scenes of the novel.

And I believed all the details were contained within the setting.

That’s why I couldn’t let go of the novel “The Hero of Salvation” even after completing it.

The story itself was that of an ordinary novel.

The protagonist was born with the destiny of a hero and likewise was said to possess heroic talents.

He went to an academy where those believed to have heroic talents gathered to be educated and he encountered various heroines.

A beautiful holy knight, more chaste and trustworthy than anyone else.

A powerful archmage, destined to be the strongest magician and a friend who shares the same hobbies as the protagonist.

The daughter of the Dragon king from the Sea of Trees.

And his childhood friend and maid, who, more than anyone, had supported all his endeavors.

The novel depicted him maintaining his connections with these heroines, overcoming mortal perils, and finally defeating the demon king.

As you can see, it was so common that people couldn’t understand the real fun behind this novel.

But I knew there was more to this novel than what meets the eye.

Because it contained an enormous number of hidden settings.

Rather than revealing the hidden stories of the characters in the novel, the author organized the settings separately in an announcement thread.

The author didn’t unfold every story within the novel itself.

All the secrets were laid out in the announcement thread.

Once you know these settings, the novel takes on a completely different light.

It transforms into a terrifying horror story.

The chaste, trustworthy, and beautiful holy knight was actually the saintess of an evil cult.

Her very body was poison itself, which she employed strategically to seduce the protagonist.

If the protagonist, having fallen for her seduction, made membranous contact like kissing her, he would unknowingly become addicted.

According to the story, the author laid out these settings not within the novel but after the events of the book ended. The protagonist met an untimely demise due to this poison.

The powerful archmage, the protagonist’s supposed comrade, was actually the heiress to an assassins’ guild that had even killed the protagonist’s father behind the scenes.

The Sea Dragon king’s daughter was a walking calamity that led everything to destruction, a parasite that fed on the protagonist’s life force to survive.

You see, it wasn’t just the holy knight draining the protagonist’s life.

After the protagonist defeats the demon king, the baby dragon awakens as an apocalypse dragon, bringing ruin to the world.

And finally…the ever-reliable maid who had supported the protagonist’s wavering heart was…

“Damn it.”

I thought to myself while confirming that I was just 8 years old, predating the main story set in the academy.

Reading a book at a table set up in the garden of the estate grounds, I could no longer continue reading and tossed the book aside, standing up.

The annoying and threatening settings of these novels I had reincarnated into kept coming to mind, making it hard to hold onto the book any longer.

“Young master! Young master! Where are you going now?”

A girl ran after me with small steps as I aimlessly wandered the estate’s gardens.

She had sleek, glossy black hair flowing softly and an innocent white smile befitting an 8-year-old.

She was wearing a maid uniform made a tad too big, still not quite fit her body.

However, she was adorable, angelic, and honestly just beautiful.

Her name was Nias, the exclusive maid of the protagonist in the novel “The Hero of Salvation” that I loved reading. And since I had reincarnated as that protagonist, she was now my maid.

I turned to face her and snapped sharply,

“Get lost, you filthy pig.”

“But Lord Father instructed that I must stay close to the young master today, to ensure you don’t wander off…”

“Sh-Shut up, if I want to be alone then I’ll be alone. Stay at least ten paces away, I can’t stand the sight of someone like you!”

At my words, Nias briefly looked shocked before shrinking back with a dejected expression, counting out the steps.

“One, two…”

And after a few moments,

“Ten!”

She stopped, the vast expanse of the cloudless sky stretching out behind her as she called out the final number.

I stared at her in disbelief.

But the girl paid no mind to my gaze.

Not only that, but she even gave me an innocent, refreshing smile that seemed to breathe fresh air into my chest.

“I still love the Young master more than anything in the world!”

This was Nias.

My exclusive maid and most precious person.

I was currently facing the hidden villain behind every event in this novel.

She was the real demon king.

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“Oh, that’s right, young master. I learned how to make snacks, would you like to try some?”

From a distance, Nias smiled brightly as she held up a basket of cookies.

“No, I wouldn’t feed that garbage even to a dog.”

I defiantly used magic to knock the basket from her hands, spilling its contents onto the ground. The lunchbox and snacks were now soiled with dirt, rendering them inedible.

But this was fine.

They never should have been eaten in the first place.

They contained hypnotic drugs meant to bring me fully under her control to use as she pleased from behind the scenes.

Her reason for using the hypnotic drugs was that as a hero blessed with a destined role, mental magic didn’t work on me.

“I worked so hard on them…”

She slowly sank to her knees, tiny hands starting to gather the spilled contents.

Her tear-stained face made me feel pity momentarily, but I shook my head and turned away.

After all, my actions soon justified themselves:

Yep. That’s Nias.

She had a masochistic inclination, wanting her evil plans to be thwarted.

I must continue feigning ignorance while getting dragged along with her manipulations.

That was the only way to truly save the world, and consequently myself.

However, it was undoubtedly becoming more and more difficult.

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