I Don’t Believe in Ghosts, But I Make a Living by Exorcising Them! - Chapter 112

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I Don’t Believe in Ghosts, But I Make a Living Through Exorcism! Episode 112

It was right after Siena left the reception room.

Hissss, an unpleasant sound that shouldn’t be heard came from under the teacup thrown onto the carpet.

Black bubbles began bubbling up from the spilled tea.

The carpet burning away happened in an instant.

But no one was looking in that direction.

Both Harman and the Emperor remained calm.

“Your Majesty. I clearly told you that the exorcist’s existence would help our plans.”

“I thought so at first. But now I don’t think so, Duke.”

“May I ask why?”

The Emperor slowly rubbed his face. When his wrinkled hands fell to his knees, his expression had changed to one of gloom.

“Harman.”

Harman swallowed hard.

“It’s not pleasant to see you, who’s like a son to me, associating with such a person.”

His lonely childhood when he was left alone.

It was that voice that had come to the Monteville Ducal Estate and whispered to him.

“Why do you think that way?”

“Everyone’s whispering about why you’re going around with someone who sees ghosts. Wouldn’t they? Seeing ghosts – it’s disgusting.”

“…”

“Harman, think carefully. You can’t bury the fact that she’s a fraud forever. When that truth is revealed, it will cause problems for you as her banquet partner too.”

A voice he felt he could trust and follow completely no matter what it said, the only thing he could cling to.

He had thought of him as a father.

That’s how it was until just 2 years ago.

But.

‘You think of me as a tool.’

Even now, trying to persuade him was exactly the same as back then.

But if he truly cared about me, he shouldn’t have said that seeing ghosts was disgusting.

Wasn’t there someone right in front of him who actually saw and commanded real ghosts?

Do you know the despair I felt on the day I learned the truth?

I denied reality and chased illusions all along, but nothing changed.

Such things are of no help at all.

Now Harman knew all too well what he had to do.

He bowed his head.

“Your Majesty, once my abilities are perfected, there won’t even be a need to worry about it. So it should be fine to just keep her by my side.”

“Hmm.”

The Emperor’s voice softened instantly.

It was always like this. When he bowed low as if asking for permission, the Emperor couldn’t hide his satisfaction.

“Yes, you’re at just the right age to be interested in love games. But make sure you know it’s only temporary.”

Good.

It was just as he wanted.

“When your abilities are complete, it would be best if you handle it yourself then.”

“…”

“Now go.”

The Emperor still wore a satisfied expression. Harman bowed and stood up.

As soon as he passed the Emperor, his face became dry in an instant.

The Emperor probably thought his abilities were still far from adequate.

But there was one thing the Emperor didn’t know yet.

Harman’s abilities were on the verge of completion.

‘To break free from these shackles, you and I, and all those disgusting things that follow me around…’

Harman grabbed the door handle. At that moment, all his anger subsided.

It was because the face of the person waiting for him came to mind.

Recently. That is, the day he went to Siena’s mansion for dance practice.

As soon as Harman got out of the carriage, he returned to his office as if fleeing. Only then did he casually look around.

‘…’

No one followed him.

A space that was far too empty for one person to use.

Now the office was only opened when the butler brought letters or documents.

Harman picked up a quill pen. As always, he scribbled on documents.

【We’re the only ones you can rely on. We’re family. You have to get revenge for us, don’t you?】

【If it weren’t for us, you’d still be believing the Emperor completely.】

【Forget about avenging Mother – you would have become the Emperor’s puppet, used this way and that, and died. Am I wrong?】

The voices of the spirits echoed noisily in his head.

They were clearly hallucinations, but they were so intense he couldn’t shake them off – perhaps they had been imprinted from hearing them countless times.

Still.

‘It’s right to listen to my only family’s words.’

No matter how disgusting they were, they were the only family left in this world.

If it weren’t for them, he would have been manipulated by the Emperor, used this way and that, and met his death.

Without knowing any truth at all.

It was something he had to do not only for Mother’s revenge but for his family. It was fate.

But why did he keep…

‘…’

The hand holding the quill pen gradually slowed.

Before he knew it, the echoing voices disappeared and a new voice penetrated.

“Duke, won’t you at least drink the remaining tea in the teacup before you go?”

It was Siena’s voice.

As if she had instinctively sensed something, the hand clutching her dress hem trembled.

Yet her eyes looking at him remained steadfast.

To the point where he absolutely couldn’t push her away.

【Ha.】

Calidis clicked his tongue beside him.

As soon as Harman realized his presence, he snapped back to his senses.

He could feel an ominously sinister aura from beside him.

Right, why had he tried to leave in such a hurry, making ridiculous excuses?

It was because he didn’t know what Calidis might do.

But why his steps wouldn’t move was completely beyond him.

Thanks to his lips moving on their own and answering yes, he had earned Calidis’s suspicion once again.

If only that were all.

The moment her anxious emerald eyes were colored with joy.

He wanted to tell her everything and ask for forgiveness.

‘There’s a being beside me that wants to kill you.’

…Something like that.

‘Why?’

So why.

When did it start?

“Duke. Baron Alderton should live for a very long time.”

“…Live for a long time, you say?”

“Yes, getting old and sick and suffering.”

Was it interesting how she thought completely differently from himself, who thought revenge was completed through death?

“I hate the color blue. It’s disgusting and sometimes… I want to pluck it out.”

“The Duke might hate it, but I like it. How can you hate something so pretty?”

It was amusing how I pretended to know nothing when responding.

“How about you, Duke?”

When he asked about my past that no one had ever inquired about, I wanted to embrace him and cry.

That this is how I’ve lived, that it was so difficult.

Yes, perhaps I am…

“…!”

At that moment, the quill pen in Harman’s hand broke with an ominous sound.

Dozens of eerie sounds suddenly struck his mind.

【Kkeegik- kkeek-】

【Kkeeeik- kkeok-】

【Kkeekkeek- kkeek- kkigeeik】

Huu…

Harman let out a low groan while clutching his head.

However, he quickly became accustomed to the pain.

It was the sound made by the ghosts connected to the mediums he had scattered throughout the capital.

The moment he realized this, he could confirm not only their locations but also their field of vision.

As if he had always been able to do so, very naturally and familiarly.

“…”

He had an intuition.

His ability was nearly complete.

Harman, who had been lost in thought for a moment, grabbed the door handle and turned it.

The door opened. Then someone who had rushed over instantly grabbed his wrist carefully.

“Duke, are you alright? Nothing happened, did it?”

“…”

Emerald eyes looked up at him adoringly.

They sparkled as if ready to burst into tears at any moment if he said ‘something happened.’

Without even knowing that she was the one who had nearly died.

Harman slowly moved his lips.

“Nothing happened.”

It was surprisingly gentle and soft, even to his own ears.

It was a voice that came naturally without effort at some point.

In front of Siena.

“Ah, thank goodness. Could you come this way first?”

Siena seemed relieved after hearing his answer and patted her chest. Then she led Harman somewhere.

It was a corner of the corridor that was even out of sight of the Imperial Guard.

Still feeling uneasy, she looked around for quite a while before speaking.

‘What is she trying to talk about this time?’

She had a habit of thoroughly checking her surroundings whenever she brought up confidential topics.

Usually it would end with just covering her mouth with a fan and whispering.

“Duke, this is just my opinion, but I think His Majesty suspects you.”

“…”

Harman felt like laughing out loud for a moment.

How much must she trust him to say such things?

To casually bring up that the Emperor suspects him, right in front of a Pro-Emperor Faction duke.

She was always like this.

She was someone who showed her unwavering trust in him in this way.

Even in dangerous situations where she could lose her head if she made a mistake.

“I know. I likewise suspect His Majesty.”

“As I thought, right?”

“Yes. Lady, you must never trust His Majesty either. If His Majesty ever summons you to the Imperial Palace, you must tell me first.”

“…I understand.”

Perhaps because of that, Harman also kept saying things he didn’t need to say.

No, they weren’t things he didn’t need to say.

There was nothing he didn’t need to say to Siena.

“Shall we return to the banquet hall?”

When Harman extended his hand, Siena slowly placed her hand on it and smiled shyly.

The two people had just passed a full-length mirror hanging in the corridor.

Ridiculously, Harman was smiling brightly.

The question of when it started became meaningless.

The Emperor was right.

Harman was currently indulging in something like a love affair.

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