I Don’t Believe in Ghosts, But I Make a Living by Exorcising Them! - Chapter 116

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I Don’t Believe in Ghosts, But I Make a Living Through Exorcism! Episode 116

I rested my chin on the window sill and gazed wistfully at the scenery beyond the window.

I was too troubled.

‘Of all times, he had to say that right before getting in the carriage.’

And he knew full well that I’d be riding alone with Harman in the carriage!

‘Of course, Sir Zeros said that because he thinks I’m a real exorcist, but…’

But wait a minute.

If ghosts really exist, then right now in this carriage, it wouldn’t be just Harman and me ‘alone together,’ would it?

‘…’

I couldn’t bring myself to look across from me. Even though the carriage interior was quite spacious, I felt inexplicably afraid.

My plan to check if Bokdeungi could see spiritual things had completely failed.

But in reality, everything was pointing to one conclusion.

Bokdeungi’s suspicious behavior, and Floren’s story about being able to see ghosts.

And even Sir Zeros, who said Harman was surrounded by blonde ghosts…

‘Ghosts really exist, don’t they?’

Even if I tried to deny it, I could no longer deny it.

Ghosts exist.

Everyone was saying so!

Haaa…

I squeezed my eyes shut. Honestly, I still couldn’t completely believe it.

‘There definitely weren’t any ghosts in the original story.’

After Grace demolished the building and built a new one.

It was explicitly written in the original that ‘nothing happened at all’!

‘Even if things have changed from the original, how can even this be different?’

This is really too unfair.

“Lady.”

“…”

“Lady.”

“Ah, yes!”

How could this be. I didn’t even realize Harman was speaking to me.

When I suddenly turned my head at the sound tickling my ears, he was staring at me.

As if he had been watching me continuously since we got in the carriage.

‘…’

Without realizing it, I rolled my eyes to scan left and right, up and down, then quickly fixed my gaze on Harman.

I pretended I hadn’t done anything and even straightened my posture as if trying to listen to his words.

‘This is driving me crazy.’

They say there’s something there, but no. Is it really there?

I can’t see anything with my eyes…

“Lady, do you remember what I mentioned in the carriage earlier? About the House of Rose.”

“Yes, of course!”

Ah, right. After answering promptly, I remembered.

I had wanted to ask Harman what would happen to Floren.

‘Baron Rose is definitely irredeemable trash from corruption to domestic abuse, but his daughter Floren isn’t.’

I was just about to speak.

“If you don’t want it, Lady, I won’t do it.”

“Pardon?”

What, what do you mean?

“Didn’t Lady Rose help you?”

I slowly closed my mouth that had been hanging open in confusion.

Too many words were omitted. However, I could fully understand what he was talking about.

He was saying that if I wanted, he wouldn’t punish the House of Rose.

“Because you are kind, Lady. I thought you would be sad if someone who helped you went to the underground prison.”

…A kind person.

“I’m just an ordinary person. Anyone would feel sorry if they had to send someone who helped them to prison.”

“Is that so.”

You’re agreeing, right?

The way you’re tilting your head looks like you’re contemplating, which is scary.

“Anyway, that’s only for Miss Floren, not Baron Rose. Baron Rose should be punished.”

“Do you have an appropriate method?”

“Could you give me a little time?”

“Time, you say.”

“Yes. Lady Rose is trying to leave the baron’s house. Like me. I’d like you to do as you said after her name completely disappears from the noble certificate.”

“…I understand.”

When he heard “like me,” Harman flinched for a moment.

He seemed like he wanted to ask something more, but he didn’t. Instead, he just answered that he understood.

I didn’t say anything more either.

“…”

But suddenly I became concerned.

I turned my gaze again to the place I had been trying to avoid.

Next to Harman, and above and below as well.

But still, there was nothing.

‘One last time, really one last time, should I check once more?’

If my prediction was right again this time, there would be no room for doubt.

Clearly, my whole body felt strangely cold, but my palms were sweating.

My palms became so damp that the gloves I was wearing became meaningless. I hid my hands behind my waist and asked.

“Duke.”

“Yes, Lady Siena.”

“Ghosts really don’t exist, right?”

“…”

“…”

“Yes, they don’t exist.”

“I thought so.”

I smiled back at Harman who was grinning at me.

You already knew too.

I don’t remember what conversation I had with Harman on the way back.

I don’t know if I’ve ever been this troubled in my life.

I suppose that would be natural.

‘How can I not be troubled when ghosts, which I never thought could exist since possessing this body, actually exist?’

Then I’m really a fraud, aren’t I…?

No, even that’s ambiguous.

I didn’t exorcise ghosts, but I renovated buildings and solved requests. Everyone was happy, saying the ghosts had completely disappeared.

Since then, there has never been a single ghost-related incident in those buildings.

That was another reason why I came to believe that ghosts absolutely don’t exist.

‘Besides, there can’t be just one or two people who can see ghosts, right?’

Surely it’s not only Bokdeungi, Harman, Floren, and Sir Zeros who can see ghosts.

In the first place, Sir Zeros had never seen ghosts before.

He was the person who actively asked me where the ghosts were every time we went to exorcise them.

‘Then it means people can suddenly start seeing ghosts.’

You can’t see something that doesn’t exist.

I retraced my memories.

Whenever I went to take on requests, there was always someone who would point out exactly ‘there’s a ghost here and there.’

If those people weren’t seeing hallucinations…

‘How on earth have I been performing exorcisms?!’

I wanted to mess up my hair completely.

If this wasn’t inside the carriage, if at least Harman wasn’t watching me, I would have already done so and more.

I leaned my head against the carriage wall.

‘By the way, when did Harman first learn that ghosts exist?’

At least when he told me not to believe in ghosts, he seemed to already know.

‘What thoughts went through his mind when he looked at me…’

I had asserted that ghosts absolutely don’t exist, made a big fuss asking him to keep it secret because customers would drop off if rumors spread.

And then I went around performing exorcisms just fine, so from Harman’s perspective, wasn’t I no different from a real fraud?

It was utterly shameful.

But after becoming embarrassed to the extreme, I actually became calm instead.

‘Either way, I’ve solved everything well so far, so isn’t that fine?’

I almost failed at the Rose Estate too, but think about what Floren said.

She said Bokdeungi appeared and everything was resolved well.

‘Right, whether you go this way or that way, if it’s solved, that’s the end!’

The ghost disappeared, didn’t it? Then that means I performed an exorcism, right?

If I didn’t think this way, I felt like I’d never be able to face people again.

Of course, that included Harman too.

‘Sigh, I don’t know anymore either.’

My mind had been in tatters for a long time already.

Having no strength left to think anymore, I stared intently out the window.

When my estate began to come into view through the window, I felt a strange sense of liberation.

As soon as the carriage stopped, I jumped down quickly. Without even receiving Harman’s escort.

“Duke, thank you for bringing me home. I received so much help from you with the banquet and in many other ways.”

I suddenly regained my energy. I brushed off my dress and spoke cheerfully.

Oh, Harman’s hand, which he had started to extend but stopped, was hanging awkwardly in the air, grasping nothing.

‘I didn’t think about that.’

It was already too late to take it now that I had gotten out of the carriage.

Besides, Harman was in a situation where he had to get back in the carriage.

I deliberately looked away, pretending not to see his extended hand, and kept my eyes fixed only on Harman’s face until the end.

Then he slowly withdrew his hand.

Very slowly, as if unconvinced.

“Lady, shall we meet outside next week?”

“Huh? Uh… Oh, is there furniture that needs to be changed?”

Without realizing it, a somewhat unenthusiastic response slipped out of my mouth.

It was because I wanted to go back quickly and pull at my hair while mulling over ghost-related matters, rather than wanting to rest.

I was lamenting inwardly that it was too late to take back my words, but for some reason, Harman’s face showed no sign of being affected at all.

“Rather than that, there’s a place I’d like to go with you, Lady.”

“…I see! If you say so, Duke, then of course we should go.”

Normally, I would have openly shown how happy I was, saying it was wonderful.

No, if I hadn’t heard such things from Sir Zeros, I would have done so.

I ended up answering somewhat awkwardly.

Ah, I mean, I’m definitely very happy about it.

‘The ghosts won’t be following Harman around, will they?’

Like, swarming all over him.

If it’s something like that, I’d rather not…

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