There Are Too Many Backstories in This Possession Novel – Chapter 5

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Translated By Arcane Translations
Translator: TushChen
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“Oh my, to think Leonhart’s maid is in a place like this? You don’t seem to have the intellect to read books, so you must have followed Leonhart. How fortunate. I came to see Leonhart, so where is your master?”

“He… went to pick out books…”

Nias fidgeted and glanced towards the bookshelves. Her eyes were filled with fear. But it wasn’t time to come out yet.

“I see… How fortunate. When did he say he’ll be back?”

“He said it will take a while.”

“Is that so? Hoho.”

Yuria grabbed Nias’ arm and pulled her along.

“From what I saw last time, he seems to be quite fond of you, right?”

“Really?”

Nias answered with an expression mixed with complex emotions. She looked like she was smiling, yet also sad.

“It was the first time I saw that brat show such possessiveness. If someone like you were to be ruined… It would be enough to pay for the humiliation I suffered today. Though even that wouldn’t be enough.”

Upon hearing those words, Nias was startled and turned pale. Then, she unexpectedly delivered a blow with words I never anticipated.

“…Could it be that Your Imperial Highness likes Young Master Leonhart?”

…Oh no. There was no way she could tolerate such humiliation. I immediately thought Yuria would get angry and set things on fire.

However, I didn’t expect Yuria’s face to turn as red as if a bomb had exploded.

“…Wha- what? What did you say?”

“But that’s how it looks… Aren’t you bullying him because you like him?”

Nias widened her eyes and pressed on. As expected of the demon king. That airheaded-looking face must be a disguise. It seemed to have a definite effect as Yuria screamed and shouted.

“Whaaat?! What? Me?! Me, liking that brat?! There’s no way!”

A rough gale swept through the library, intense enough to be felt from here.

Books not tucked into the shelves flew into the air, and even the heavy bookshelves shook violently. Papers fluttered in the sky, flapping like birds caught in a whirlwind.

Damn it, Yuria wasn’t just trying to use magic for a bit of bullying but was seriously attempting to use it! No matter what, as a genius, Yuria could already use attack magic of a considerable level.

Nias’ body flew into the air.

“I am the empire’s noble princess! There’s no way I would like a frail little brat like him!”

“B- but… Ugh…!”

Nias, who had been lifted into the air to a dizzying height, grabbed her throat as if she couldn’t breathe. The formless wind was pressing against Nias’ neck as if strangling her.

No matter what, this was going too far. I couldn’t take it anymore and immediately leaped out.

“That’s enough.”

Emerging from the bookshelf, I intervened in Yuria’s magic. If such intense magic had already manifested, I couldn’t erase it instantly with my current level of void attribute magic. So, for now, I used a direct method.

Reading the wind magic that brought destruction, I used a different imagery to make it burst… I used magic in a way that assisted Yuria’s magic. And the difference in imagery between Yuria and me ultimately led to the collapse of the magic.

Bang!

With the sound of air exploding, Yuria’s magic disappeared.

“Huh, what? Why?!”

Ignoring the bewildered Yuria, I used wind magic to fly into the air.

“Y- Young Master! Eek!”

“Shut up. You’re hurting my ears. Making sounds like a drowning pig.”

I gently caught the falling Nias in a princess carry and slowly landed.

“Th- thank you. Young Master.”

As she said that, Nias was gasping for breath. She was so frightened that tears had welled in her eyes. Though she was a crybaby, to begin with.

Overall, she didn’t seem to be injured anywhere, but her neck had a blue bruise.

As I was examining her condition, Nias suddenly buried her face in my chest with a gasp.

Surprised by the touch of her hands tightly embracing my body, I also froze and inadvertently released the magic supporting Nias’ weight.

*Ding!*

‘Ah, damn it.’

I dropped Nias on the floor. Nias, who fell on her bottom with a thud, protested.

“Ow, ow… It hurts…!”

It was a mistake, but I couldn’t say it was an unsightly mistake.

“You’re a nuisance.”

“That’s too much!”

Ignoring her… I looked at Yuria.

“What did she say to you that made you send her somersaulting into the sky?”

Yuria’s face turned pale.

“Weakling! It wasn’t my fault. She insulted me…”

“But I’m sure I told you last time.”

I took a step towards Nias.

“Only I can discipline her. I can’t yield that right to you, even if you are the princess.”

Whenever I walked towards her, Yuria stepped back until she finally fell backward and landed on her bottom.

I knelt on one knee in front of Yuria, who looked up at me with a terrified expression. Then, I gently lifted her chin and showed her a cruel smile.

“Ignoring a warning means you’re prepared to pay the price, right?”

Yuria’s body was trembling slightly.

“P- price…?”

“Why are you pretending not to know? I’ll take back my mana that cured your magic disability.”

“I don’t have something like magic disability! You also said last time…!”

“You believed that? I was just being considerate.”

I activated the void magic targeting Yuria. It wasn’t permanent magic, but she wouldn’t be able to use magic for about a day from now on.

“There, I took it. Your Imperial Highness. Enjoy your powerless life without magic to the fullest.”

After saying that, I released the grip on her chin that had kept her looking at me and slowly stood up.

Still sitting on the ground, Yuria tried to use magic again, but it didn’t work.

“N- no! Give it back! My magic…”

Yuria grabbed the hem of my pants as I turned my body. I looked down at Yuria with a look of pathetic disappointment. Yuria was desperately pleading with me as if forgetting her humiliating appearance.

“Just once… Help me. I won’t do it again. I won’t bully your maid! I won’t bully you either. So please…”

“I guess I have no choice. Alright. I’ll let it slide just once more. … I’ll give it back to you tomorrow at this time.”

I spoke to Yuria with a smile and forcibly detached my foot.

Then, I grabbed the wrist of Nias, who was standing there blankly, and left the library.

As we walked down the hallway, I felt Nias’ gaze glancing at me repeatedly.

“What are you looking at? Like a thief.”

At my blunt question, Nias hunched her shoulders.

“It’s nothing.”

I stopped walking and turned to look at Nias. Nias’ black eyes were wavering as if confused. As if she couldn’t grasp her own feelings.

“Why didn’t you call out to me for help earlier?”

At my question, Nias tilted her head as if she had heard an unexpected question.

“I thought you hated me. I…”

“That’s right. I hate idiots and ugly things. And that’s you.”

Nias made a sullen expression. Soon, she tilted her head as if she couldn’t understand herself.

She was feeling confused about her identity. She must be experiencing emotions she had never felt before.

I needed to firmly grasp Nias’s emotions.

“But, you idiot. Remember. You’re mine. Only I’m allowed to break you.”

I placed my hand on Nias’ neck. I gently brushed over the soft flesh with the blue bruise.

“Next time, call for me.”

The moment I removed my hand, the blue bruise that had remained on Nias’ neck disappeared. Nias rubbed her neck where the pain had vanished. Silently, for a long time.

“Are you acting up again? Your answer?”

When I spoke impatiently, unable to wait any longer, Nias finally looked at me as if awakening from her thoughts.

“Yes. I will. Young Master.”

Nias answered with a quiet smile, different from her usual carefree one.

In that smile, I thought I saw not Nias but the demon king. The figure of a being who had lived a lonely life.

*Ding!*

The system window popped up.

I see. As I thought.

Nias wanted to feel affection from the torment. In that case, clearing the hidden route 《The Maid’s Change of Heart》and making Nias aware of her masochistic tendencies were interconnected routes.

However, filling it 10,000 times in this way was impossible.

‘There must be a way.’

Now I had to figure that out.

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Nias thought to herself.

At this rate, she felt she would be completely swept away by that strange boy.

No. This won’t do.

Confusing emotions were swirling in her heart.

As the boy became more and more likable, she felt herself gradually wavering.

‘Next time, call for me.’

What if she had heard those words in her previous life?

If even one person had said such a thing to her during the long years of being persecuted and driven out of the village to become the demon king…

Would her previous life have ended with her taking her own life?

‘No, no. I am the demon king.’

Without forgetting herself as the demon king, she had to break free from the spell the boy had cast.

The goal was to control the hero and become the mastermind of the world. That was the purpose of her reincarnation.

That boy had to be eliminated.

In that case, she needed to use that boy. Especially, his possessiveness.

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