I Don’t Believe in Ghosts, But I Make a Living by Exorcising Them! - Chapter 117

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I Don’t Believe in Ghosts, But I Make a Living Through Exorcism! Episode 117

It hadn’t even been a full day since I resolved not to suspect Harman.

But Harman is one thing, and the ghost attached to Harman is another matter entirely, right?

I have no idea what it is or why it’s following him around.

“I’ll send you a letter soon.”

“Yes, thank you so much for today, Duke. Please get home safely!”

I bowed politely and walked toward the estate almost at a run.

But something was strange. No matter how far I walked, I couldn’t hear any sounds from behind me.

By now I should be hearing the rolling of carriage wheels and the vigorous clip-clop of horses’ hooves.

“…?”

Wondering why, I turned around and was startled enough to quickly face forward again.

‘What? What’s that about?’

Harman hadn’t even gotten into his carriage yet and was staring intently at my retreating figure!

When our eyes met, he smiled brightly as if that’s exactly what he’d wanted, his eyes crinkling.

I hurried inside and closed the door.

“Miss, how was the banquet today?!”

“You’re back? Did you dance without any mistakes? And did you succeed at not doing the splits?”

As soon as I closed the door, countless questions poured out from Bella and Emily, but I passed by them both with hurried steps.

I quickly pulled back the curtains.

Through the window, the carriage carrying Harman slowly began to move.

Which means.

‘He waited to make sure I got safely inside the estate?’

As I held onto the curtains watching the departing carriage, I could feel Bella and Emily slowly approaching.

“Miss, what on earth happened?”

They were clearly curious but couldn’t bring themselves to ask properly since I looked troubled, obviously reading the room.

‘They’ll keep asking until I tell them everything anyway.’

I slowly covered the window with the curtains and spoke wistfully.

“Something big happened. I danced perfectly with the Duke. Oh, fortunately I didn’t do the splits. Everyone applauded when I finished well.”

“Really?”

“Yeah, and I had an audience with His Majesty the Emperor, and apparently Baron Alderton was caught engaging in illegal trade and was exiled from the Empire.”

“What?”

I don’t think I need to mention that Baron Alderton died.

Seeing even Emily, who had been acting excited, join Bella in crying out in shock.

“There was also a commotion where Lord Rose slandered me as a fraud. But the Baron’s daughter took my side, so I got through it safely… Oh!”

Come to think of it, I need to send a letter to Floren.

I walked right past the two of them and picked up letter paper and a quill pen.

I could feel two pairs of speechless gazes directed at me, but I paid them no mind at all.

‘I can’t call her Lady Rose anymore.’

[Miss Floren, did you arrive safely at Count Helkene’s estate?

First, let me tell you about the documents I prepared.]

I recalled my memories and brought out the documents I had written myself, carefully writing each one in the letter.

Then I finished the letter with a sentence saying I would accompany her on the day she submits the documents.

‘Floren said she lived confined to her room, so it would have been difficult for her to save money separately like I did.’

If she needed money for independence, I was thinking of supporting her to that extent.

Thinking of her as being in a similar situation to mine, I couldn’t help but feel sympathetic.

Even though it was to escape from her father, in the end she had taken my side in front of so many people.

‘If it hadn’t been for Floren, the nobles who were already hostile toward me would have disliked me even more.’

Actually, Floren’s words didn’t really have any evidence either.

Since Lord Rose had also accused me of being a fraud without evidence, and Floren, who refuted this, was Lord Rose’s daughter.

So it just ended as a disturbance under the pretext of family discord.

After finishing what I needed to do first, my original worries came flooding back like a tide.

‘Sigh, so ghosts really do exist.’

What should I do about exorcism requests from now on?

‘Now that I know ghosts exist, will I really be able to solve them?’

Moreover, the ghosts near Harman were also a problem.

‘I’ll keep thinking about whether there are ghosts beside him or not.’

Same as before.

Could it be that those ghosts had been attached to Harman’s side every time?

Even when Harman and I first met, even when I collapsed at the Monteville Ducal Estate….

Such thoughts kept filling my head completely.

Several days passed without finding a solution.

One morning, three letters arrived.

[Miss Siena, thank you so much….]

One was a letter from Floren.

It was a reply that came after I had told her all about the necessary documents to remove her name from the noble registry.

Floren said she would stay at Count Helkene’s estate for the time being.

Apparently Rudian grumbles but takes very good care of her.

Another letter was from Sir Zeros.

[Lady Siena. I’m truly sorry, but my contract has ended and I think I need to be at Count Helkene’s estate now.

I thought it would be proper to visit you briefly, but I heard that Duke Monteville is sending a knight to guard you.

In that case, my visit might be a burden to the new knight coming.

Since you meet with Count Helkene often, I hope we’ll see each other again next time.

Thank you so much for everything.]

‘When did he hear that Harman was getting me a knight?’

No wonder Sir Zeros hadn’t contacted me for several days and hadn’t returned to my estate.

But his tone is strangely stiff.

‘Don’t tell me he’s sulking because I didn’t tell him there were ghosts next to Harman?’

I didn’t know.

I only found out because you told me!

It was too late now to say, ‘I thought there was no such thing as ghosts in this world.’

I let out a hollow laugh and turned my gaze aside. A blue envelope with an antique texture came into view.

On the way back from the banquet, he said we should go on a date next time, so it’s probably about that.

[Lady Siena, very fortunately I have found an excellent knight.

I will send him to your estate today.]

…No, he’s sending me a knight?

Is it okay to do this first thing in the morning?

Sir Zeros’s letter was confusing, but Harman’s letter was even more confusing.

‘Could a knight really be found in just a few days?’

A knight that Sir Zeros and I couldn’t find despite trying for months?

But before I could refuse or even send a reply, the new guard knight came to visit.

“Greetings, Lady Siena! I am Knight Reymon. I have received orders from Duke Monteville to protect you!”

“Ah…. Hello.”

“Please feel free to speak casually!”

I think that would make me rather uncomfortable.

Mr. Reymon, you’re in your 40s.

“I’m more comfortable this way, haha.”

“Understood!”

His voice was loud enough to echo throughout the entire living room. His face looked as fierce as his burly body.

‘How much did I have to look up that my neck is already stiff.’

Even though my estate is quite large among grand mansions, I got the impression that the main gate felt cramped for Reymon.

He was literally as big as a door.

‘His resume was really impressive.’

Looking at the resume that Harman had enclosed with the letter, it seemed endless no matter how much I read.

He was someone who had experienced all kinds of hardships.

With a bit of exaggeration, it seemed like he could have even slain a snow mountain dragon from a fantasy novel.

The long scar running from his left eyebrow down below his eye was surely a glorious wound earned during life-or-death adventures.

‘Where did he find someone like this?’

Since I had grown quite close to Sir Zeros, I felt a bit empty sending him off without a proper farewell.

But before I could even mourn the parting, a new person arrived. It was truly remarkable.

“Bella, could you show Sir Reymon to a room?”

“Yes, understood, Miss.”

“Thank you!”

Reymon answered loudly and followed behind Bella.

Even though he was just walking energetically, his footsteps made thumping sounds.

Oh, right.

“Mr. Reymon, I have an exorcism request today so I need to go out. Could you just unpack and then come back?”

“Of course!”

He really has a loud voice.

Before long, clattering sounds and Mr. Reymon’s voice saying ‘Sorry!’ could be heard from far away.

‘He did seem to have quite a lot of luggage.’

But what did he bring that’s making those sounds?

Well, for now I should send a thank-you letter to Harman and think about the immediate request…

Right, the request came first for now.

Thinking about the request suddenly made me anxious.

‘Will I be able to handle today’s exorcism request well?’

This was my first request since learning that ghosts actually exist.

Sir Zeros, my assistant who had reliably helped me all this time, was no longer here.

Since this was a request I had scheduled long ago, I couldn’t cancel it now.

“Woof!”

…Hm?

I shook my head at the clear sound that broke my reverie.

Bokdeungi was sitting with his legs neatly together, looking up at me with sparkling eyes as if wanting something.

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