There Are Too Many Backstories in This Possession Novel – Chapter 50

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Translated By Arcane Translations
Translator: TushChen
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The sound resembling a beast’s cry was undoubtedly the howl of a magical beast.

It didn’t take long to realize it was a sound signaling a life-threatening situation.

Surely nothing was threatening behind…

‘No, really… was there nothing?’

Yuria reflexively let go of Livia’s hand and used wind magic to propel herself forward.

The next moment, the sound of the magical beast’s teeth snapping together was heard where Yuria had been.

Yuria, who had rolled on the floor, quickly turned her body while breathing heavily.

And for a moment, she forgot to breathe.

A black magical beast resembling a leopard stood before the azure-haired girl, emanating a powerful and ominous aura.

Yuria couldn’t understand when or how such a magical beast had appeared.

“Don’t dodge, Madam President.”

The girl spoke with a chilling voice that made one’s blood run cold, her eyes gleaming ominously in the darkness.

Yuria felt like a sharp, cold blade was hanging over her neck, and all the hair on her body stood on end.

“You… that magical beast.”

Yuria tried to say, “How?” but couldn’t continue.

This was because various forms of magical beasts appeared around the girl, one by one, as if springing out of the darkness.

There were beasts resembling tigers, wolves, and even crocodiles.

Following the girl’s murderous gaze, these beasts showed explicit hostility towards Yuria.

‘They’re at least disintegration-class magical beasts.’

Yuria thought as she looked at these beasts.

Powerful beasts that could face a hundred ordinary soldiers collectively.

To think that such beasts were following this one girl.

Yuria felt her blood run cold.

Fear raised its head, announcing its presence.

“…Kill her.”

Livia cast a soundproofing spell on the lounge and the surrounding area.

Then she coldly ordered, pointing at Yuria.

Yuria finally realized why Leonhart had confined this girl in that basement.

She understood what she had unleashed and what mistake she had made.

That girl could somehow control magical beasts, though Yuria didn’t know how it was possible.

“…Something I don’t know about has happened here!”

Yuria was angered that something beyond her control had occurred in this academy.

She skillfully used magic against the magical beasts pouncing on her.

The moment her specialty, flame magic, touched the beasts, fire engulfed the leopard-like beast that had leaped first.

Then, Yuria created several spheres of flame rotating around her.

The beasts approaching Yuria’s body were instantly incinerated by these spheres shooting out.

‘This isn’t enough!’

It might work for the first few times.

But facing disintegration-class magical beasts without sufficient preparation was difficult even for Yuria.

Especially when it wasn’t just one but this many.

Yuria, who had immediately turned to flee, became pale with dismay.

Three magical beasts, including a black tiger-shaped one, were already guarding the lounge entrance, preventing Yuria from leaving.

“You can’t escape, Madam President.”

Livia laughed gleefully as if enjoying Yuria’s predicament.

“Ah, this is so exciting. I might really like this after all. Being loved by Senior is nice, but… I might prefer to conquer.”

“What… Do you know what it means to kill me? You’ll regret it.”

“Yes, I do!”

Livia nodded enthusiastically, her eyes curving into crescents.

“I can have Senior’s love all to myself!”

What?

Yuria felt as if she had been hit on the head momentarily.

What was she saying?

If by ‘Senior’ she meant Leonhart, then this child…

But Yuria wasn’t given time to continue her thoughts.

While she was momentarily distracted by Livia’s words, a magical beast lunged at her, coming dangerously close.

Sharp claws grazed Yuria’s body.

“Kyaa!”

Barely managing to dodge by pulling her body back, Yuria set the beast’s body on fire.

That was a mistake.

When her protective magic weakened due to mental disturbance, the beasts all rushed at Yuria at once.

Yuria’s eyes widened with terror.

The beasts all raised their sharp claws and opened their drooling mouths.

She didn’t need to imagine what would happen when those sharp points touched her.

She would be torn to shreds and die like that.

She would probably disappear without a trace.

Yuria tried not to look away despite this.

She recalled the horrific result she had faced when she turned a blind eye to her mother amid the fierce political strife in the cold imperial family.

Yuria now knew that she should never turn away from any situation.

But was the answer here?

As the monster’s colossal mouth approached like an abyss, Yuria questioned.

She had kept her eyes open but hadn’t seen any truth.

Moreover, this time, she couldn’t even save her own life.

Then perhaps it would be easier to close her eyes before dying.

Srrk-

However, because Yuria kept her eyes open, she discovered the salvation that came to her.

The necks of over ten magical beasts were cut off in an instant, spewing black blood.

Black hair with a slight curl fluttered before Yuria’s eyes.

Golden eyes shining brilliantly between long eyelashes carelessly took in Yuria’s figure before glancing away.

“Your Highness, did you perhaps call for me?”

Leonhart addressed Yuria.

Though his voice was indifferent, Yuria felt all her tension release at that voice.

“…Leonhart.”

“Yes. It seemed like you were calling, so I came here.”

Leonhart said this as he swung the old sword stained with the blood of the magical beasts surrounding Livia, shaking off the blood.

Yuria looked at the boy’s back and tightly gripped the necklace he had given her.

She quickly rubbed her eyes to wipe away the tears, hoping the boy wouldn’t see them.

She recalled the boy’s vow on that day when she was 10 years old when he had kissed her hand.

Yuria’s heart swelled.

But the boy’s eyes were already directed elsewhere.

The eyes that had shone like the sun for Yuria were now cold as ice, fixed on Livia.

“It’s time to become a good child again.”

The boy quietly declared.

“Livia.”

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Honestly, this was something that pricked my conscience a bit.

I wanted to test if Livia had indeed become a good child.

Perhaps I could release her a little sooner.

It’s not like I wanted to torment Livia for the sake of tormenting her or obsess over her because I wanted to obsess.

If possible, sooner would be better.

And there were a few groundwork preparations for that test.

I had applied a setting where the restraints controlling Livia would naturally come off when she left the room.

After that, I needed to guide her to attack the target she hated for ridiculous reasons, like being with me or being a minor threat.

So, I’m sorry, but I used Yuria.

I already knew Yuria was following me.

I deliberately gave Yuria time to enter the basement and waited outside.

I also cast a soundproofing spell in case Livia attacked Yuria and sounds leaked outside.

If Livia didn’t attack Yuria, I planned to acknowledge her as a good child.

And I sincerely hoped for that.

My wish wasn’t very useful.

I had some hope when Livia, unaware of the soundproofing spell I had already cast, spread her own soundproofing spell.

But as expected, Livia summoned magical beasts intending to kill Yuria.

In the end, I had no choice but to intervene like this.

I didn’t step in until the last moment because I hoped Yuria would quietly cover up this incident later.

I had to intervene in the crisis so she would be willing to listen.

‘I’m being too calculating.’

I criticized myself self-deprecatingly.

Even so, I tried to excuse my distortion as much as possible, saying it was for everyone’s sake.

That made me feel a little better.

Pitifully and lovably, Livia was already trembling all over.

“Se-Senior.”

I slowly walked towards Livia.

Before she could step back, I had already moved before Livia’s eyes.

[One Gust of Mad Wind]

[A sword sealed by the Wind God Makeld, imbuing it with his power.

The owner receives the blessing of all winds, from gentle breezes to raging gales.

This means the owner can obtain supersonic speed beyond mere swiftness.

When everything except oneself appears slow, the owner will become the strongest being.]

Because the Investigator of Settings level was currently 5, I could unlock five of the strongest weapons.

I was currently using one of them, One Gust of Mad Wind.

This strongest weapon was just below the highest grade, so it could only be used for about 30 seconds, but that was enough with this weapon.

In a time when everything seemed slow because I had become too fast, I leisurely cut down the magical beasts so they couldn’t move.

With one intention, I didn’t kill them, just rendered them unable to fight.

Then, I carefully approached and stood in front of Livia.

“Livia.”

When I called her, Livia was startled and opened her eyes wide.

I smiled sincerely at Livia while maintaining eye contact and gently touched her trembling cheek.

So terrified was she that Livia only scattered faint breaths towards my wrist.

With my thumb, I traced her quivering, soft lower lip, then brought my lips to her ear and whispered.

“Why? Aren’t you going to do more? Why don’t you try what you were about to do before?”

Livia squeezed her eyes shut.

Transparent tears flowed down her flawless white skin from her red, swollen eyes.

“I… I’m sorry, Senior.”

I slowly smiled.

“Why? Are the magical beasts not listening to you?”

At my question, Livia slowly moved her head, expressing faint agreement.

The magical beasts around Livia had long since lost the will to attack me.

The injured beasts whimpered and clung to me as if begging.

Livia was witnessing her Phantasmal Projection for the first time, which she had trained her entire life, completely crumbling before me.

Complete helplessness.

What I was trying to do to Livia was to instill the certainty that she couldn’t escape no matter what she did.

“Se… Senior.”

Livia seemed to lose strength in her legs and collapsed.

I coldly and indifferently looked down at Livia, who looked up at me while shedding tears.

However, as she interpreted that gaze, Livia began to rub her hands together, trembling even more.

“Se-Senior. I really, really did wrong. Hic… hic… I must have gone crazy for a moment. This, this is…”

Livia frantically rubbed her hands together, tears pouring from her eyes to the point where her azure pupils were barely visible.

“Hic, I did wrong, Senior. I’m sorry. Please forgive me.”

Livia dragged her knees as she knelt, approaching me.

“Senior. I’ll really be a good child. I really will. I won’t do it again. I’ll listen to everything you say, Senior.”

I slowly reached out my hand towards Livia’s small, round head as she looked up at me, desperately pleading right in front of my feet.

When my hand touched her, Livia momentarily stopped her pleading and forgot to breathe, only hiccuping.

“Livia.”

I gently embraced Livia’s shoulders.

Gasping for breath, Livia stretched out both hands and placed them on my arms.

Unable to cling fully, she just lightly touched me without putting any weight, trembling pitifully, which was both pitiful and cute.

“Yes, Senior.”

“I gave you a chance, but you threw it away.”

“Yes. I, I know. I did wrong.”

“What should you do to make up for it? Do you want to escape? Or will you accept punishment?”

I asked her.

Livia opened her eyes wide.

She probably thought her heart had stopped.

She had heard similar words from her father countless times whenever she made a mistake.

Those mistakes were mainly when Livia didn’t kill someone out of compassion.

“I… I…”

And each time, Livia was given three choices.

She had to choose between killing her mother, taking the life of the assassination target, or being liberated.

In the end, Livia chose to complete her mission.

She couldn’t kill her mother.

Nor could she choose liberation while leaving her mother behind.

Between those cruel choices, that was the only thing Livia could do.

That’s how her twisted affection was born.

Fragile Livia.

You weren’t originally this kind of child, were you?

“Pu… punishment…”

Livia gripped my forearms with her hands until they turned white.

Breathing heavily, she barely managed to squeeze out the choice.

Though she looked so pitiful, fighting between despair and trauma, I silently waited.

Livia had to decide.

Whether to run away from me or to stay in my arms as a good child.

“I’ll… I’ll take the punishment. I’ll take the punishment, Senior. Do whatever you want with me.”

I gave a small smile to Livia.

“Good. You answered well.”

I said as I embraced Livia.

And while gently holding her, I put my hand under her thighs and lifted her up.

Livia was trembling in my arms like a baby.

“Your Highness. I’ll be going down for a moment.”

Yuria, who had been blankly watching the scene, came to her senses and nodded.

That was probably all she could do anyway.

I went back down to the Room for Good Children with Livia.

Though Livia, quietly trembling like a young animal before a beast of prey, was genuinely pitiful, I decided to endure the pain in my heart.

“Livia.”

I said as I seated Livia in the iron chair.

“Yes, Senior. I, I did wrong.”

Livia nodded frantically, making meaningless apologies.

I gently kissed her tear-filled eyes and whispered.

“I want you to know that I cherish you, Livia.”

Livia opened her eyes wide at my words.

As if shocked.

And a moment later, Livia smiled tearfully.

“Me too, Senior.”

Livia’s words were almost like crying, but I understood well enough.

Click.

I reattached the handcuffs and shackles that had momentarily come off Livia.

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Not really much to add to this chapter. It’s interesting to see the current situation of Livia as a Yandere will get resolved.