Killing the Possessor - Chapter 78

Meeting Bali at the chapel was an unexpected bonus, but I had a clear purpose for visiting the temple today.

That was…

“Priest Vice!”

To get closer to my future husband.

The priest stopped and looked back at me. His delicate features stood out with the surprisingly green hair—finer than most women’s. For me, I was still reverent rather than amazed due to my memories of exorcism.

“I have something important I want to say.”

“What is it?”

“……”

Though I had steeled myself to speak, seeing his face and hearing his voice made my legs tremble. Naturally, I recalled the exorcism scene.

“Evil spirit, be gone!”

At the moment he said that, I felt a pain unlike any I’d experienced—a burning sensation as if being burned alive.

Thankfully, I wore a long dress, or else my trembling would have been obvious long ago.

“I’m sorry for last time…”

“……”

“At the communion…”

He gave no response—not even a reaction.

His face remained perfectly expressionless, making my mouth go dry. Did he forget? Not many people would have fled in panic during communion.

But it wasn’t really that important an incident. If he had an efficient memory, maybe he hadn’t transferred it to long-term storage. I awkwardly smiled and shifted the conversation.

“Oh, and come to think of it, I never properly thanked you for saving Dahlia. Though some time has passed, thank you.”

“If you mean Dahlia…”

“Dahlia Mute. She’s my sister. She was possessed by an evil spirit last month…”

I added the explanation since he seemed not to remember, but his expression stayed blank. By now I couldn’t tell if he’d forgotten, didn’t care, or both.

“I was only doing what was right. Well then—”

“Priest!”

I urgently interrupted him before he could end the conversation, struggling to find a reason to stay a little longer.

“I… would like to confess as well…”

“Confession must be done at least 30 minutes before the mass starts.”

“……”

This man is way too unyielding.

Can I really get my residence permit with him?

Seeing his attitude that was unlikely to budge, I couldn’t help but worry about the future. With this approach, there was no way marriage would happen quickly.

Not marriage—dating wasn’t even on the table. Honestly, just getting him to recognize my name would be a victory.

So, I’d have to buy time with exorcisms of evil spirits for now.

What was the next chapter after debuting at the palace? More importantly, Kim Heemang still hadn’t been possessed—could the story move on to the next chapter? Like the orphanage, maybe going to the locations in the book regardless of chapter order would let me encounter spirits?

“I take it you have nothing more to say, so I’ll be on my way.”

“…Yes.”

His overly cold attitude dampened not only my hope but also the fear that had gripped me since seeing his face.

Perhaps because he was so indifferent, I thought even if I revealed I was a possessor, he wouldn’t do anything.

In the end, I had no choice but to turn away empty-handed. Then I checked how many days I had left.

“…Huh?”

Reflexively, I looked to the top right where the countdown usually was—but it was gone.

“What the…?”

I frantically scanned to find the missing countdown. I was sure just this morning it showed about two weeks left.

“Where did it go?”

I wondered if it was some kind of system glitch and was about to get irritated when—

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