I Don’t Believe in Ghosts, But I Make a Living by Exorcising Them! - Chapter 131

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I Don’t Believe in Ghosts, But I Make a Living Through Exorcism! Episode 131

Then what did I suffer all day for?

What did I run around sleepless for, and why was I on the verge of tears?

“It’s not a cold either. There’s no fever. Excuse me, but could it be that he’s faking illness?”

I recalled what some veterinarian had said.

At the time, I cursed him terribly in my mind, thinking he had no filter speaking like that in front of the owner.

Don’t tell me it really was faking illness…?

“Haah.”

I heard sounds of people collapsing here and there. It must be because everyone was worried and couldn’t sleep.

Sudden fatigue hit me and I pressed my forehead.

Only Bokdeungi, who knew nothing, was excitedly tilting his head.

‘Right. If he’s not sick, that’s actually fortunate.’

Harman seemed to have a schedule too, so I wouldn’t be able to see him today anyway.

Everyone was exhausted to the point of fainting, but Bokdeungi was bouncing around excitedly by himself.

I was about to glare at Bokdeungi but stopped.

“Bokdeungi, you might get sick again if you do that.”

He suddenly got sick and suddenly became fine. So I couldn’t guarantee he was completely better.

His body was too cold to call it faking illness. How could that be faking?

“Let’s go to sleep, Bokdeungi.”

Bokdeungi, who had been wagging his tail, seemed to understand my words and quietly followed me to my room.

I crawled onto the bed sluggishly.

After that, I don’t remember anything, as if a switch had been turned off.

I probably fell asleep as soon as I closed my eyes.

I woke up groggily due to commotion outside my room.

‘What, did someone come?’

I got up with my eyes squinted and looked out the window to see the dim dawn.

Then almost a whole day had passed.

Is it Harman?

“…is.”

“Yes? Pl-please wait a moment.”

I heard an unfamiliar man’s voice followed by Bella’s startled voice.

‘It doesn’t seem to be Harman.’

Just as I was thinking and throwing off the blanket, the door burst open.

Bella’s face was pale with shock.

“M-Miss. I think you need to come out quickly.”

“Huh?”

“Quickly!”

Not knowing what was so urgent, Bella suddenly put a coat on me as I sat dumbfounded on the bed.

She meant to just cover my pajamas and go out. Not only that, she pulled my arm.

‘But I haven’t even washed my face, let alone fully woken up yet?’

Plus I need to check on Bokdeungi.

Look, Bokdeungi is also looking confused.

“Bella, you need to tell me what’s going on-“

As I was being dragged along bewildered, I casually looked ahead and stopped.

Only then did Bella quietly whisper.

“The Imperial Guard is here. The Emperor has given you an order.”

“…”

Silver armor and red cloaks with the insignia symbolizing the Imperial Guard.

‘I thought it was suspiciously quiet.’

The Emperor hadn’t looked for me since the banquet, and I heard he was staying secluded in the Imperial Palace, so I thought it would pass without incident, but as expected.

They weren’t entering beyond the door but were scanning the interior of my estate with sharp eyes as if monitoring it.

When our eyes met, they showed respect with a rigid attitude.

“It’s our first meeting, Lady Siena.”

“Hello, but what brings you here?”

There was no need to rush. As if they had been waiting, a guard handed me something.

A letter with the golden imperial seal stamped in the center.

The Emperor was determined to have something to say to me and had sent them.

I carefully opened the envelope.

“…!”

My mouth gradually fell open.

“His Majesty has commanded you to have an audience immediately.”

The guard said it like driving a nail. So I couldn’t deny it wasn’t reality.

‘The carriage is big and comfortable. It won’t stop even if it hits a stone.’

They say you become calmer in extreme tension.

Right now I’m riding in a carriage prepared by the Imperial Palace, heading to the Imperial Palace.

They even told me not to bring a guard knight!

Since the Imperial Guard was accompanying me and I was riding in a carriage sent from the Imperial Palace, there was no need to bring a knight.

‘It was warm from the start, but continuously replacing the temperature-maintaining magic stones would cost quite a bit of money.’

I rested my chin on the window frame and kept thinking useless thoughts.

Suddenly angry, I hit the window frame.

As expected, the carriage didn’t even shake.

‘Even so, isn’t it too much to suddenly barge in and notify me that I have to go immediately?’

It’s fine because I’m a wealthy unemployed person with no schedule these days, but what if I had a schedule? Huh?

‘What if I had gone out for exorcism or was on a date with Harman when they came on their own?’

Does being Emperor mean you can do anything?

Is it okay to act arbitrarily?

‘…’

But in conclusion, if you’re the Emperor, you can do that.

I’m just a commoner who’s neither a noble young lady nor anything, and I’m indeed unemployed with no schedule.

I wiped my nose.

‘Still, I’m glad they gave me time to prepare.’

Well, it wouldn’t be proper to go to an audience with the Emperor wearing only pajamas.

Thanks to that, I could hastily write a letter to Harman and secretly give it to Bella.

[Duke, His Majesty the Emperor has summoned me for an audience.

I have to go to the Imperial Palace immediately, so I don’t think I can contact you further.]

Now that I think about it, it sounds a bit like a ‘save me’ signal.

It was accurate though. What on earth does the Emperor want to talk about that he called me separately?

‘I have nothing to talk about with you…’

Even when I had an audience with the Emperor together with Harman at the banquet hall, I thought I would die from having nothing to say.

The atmosphere and everything was strange, including Baron Alderton’s death that suddenly came out of the Emperor’s mouth.

‘The Emperor and Harman are suspicious of each other, so what reason could the Emperor possibly have to call me?’

To drive a wedge between Harman and me?

What would he gain from that? It seems like nothing.

I clearly started with useless thoughts, but before I knew it, I was troubled, pondering the reason I was called.

Thud!

“Kyaa!”

But suddenly, the carriage tilted and my body was thrown forward.

I spread both arms wide and barely managed to keep my balance.

‘What?’

Don’t tell me there was a carriage accident?

I couldn’t see outside, but clearly a tremendous shock had struck the carriage.

My heart was pounding wildly.

Since this carriage wouldn’t shake even if it hit a stone, this must definitely be a serious accident.

Someone knocked urgently and then threw open the carriage door.

An Imperial Guard member shouted with a flustered face.

“We’re sorry! The carriage wheel got caught on a large stone. Could you please step down for a moment?”

…What?

It really got caught on a stone? The Imperial carriage?

The situation was more serious than expected.

“There were large puddles in front and behind the stone!”

“Why did you pass through without checking this?”

“This is strange. This road was always smooth before…”

“This might take longer than expected. Send a letter to His Majesty!”

I crossed my arms and watched the Imperial Guards pondering how to extract the carriage.

They’ve been unable to find any solution for 10 minutes now.

The carriage had stopped after colliding with an enormous stone, and it turned out there were large puddles both in front and behind it.

‘The coachman aside, why didn’t the knights on horseback see it?’

Unless they were bewitched by something.

Even if everyone gathered to pull out the carriage right now, with puddles front and back, it was a complete deadlock where they could do neither this nor that.

At this rate, I wondered if we’d even reach the Imperial Palace main gate today.

“Lady.”

I quickly turned my head.

‘Didn’t I just hear Harman’s voice?’

It was a very small sound carried on the wind, but I heard it clearly.

…But behind me, there was nothing except a narrow alley.

‘Ah, it was an auditory hallucination.’

I felt embarrassed even though no one was watching.

If I think about it even a little, it doesn’t make sense.

‘There would be time needed for the letter I sent to reach the Monteville Ducal Estate, and even if he departed immediately from then, there are time limitations.’

Moreover, this wasn’t the Imperial Palace but just one of several roads leading to the Imperial Palace.

How would Harman know where this place is and come find me at exactly the right time?

‘I must be more tense than I thought.’

How desperate must I be for Harman that I’m even hearing auditory hallucinations? I was about to turn my head back.

“Lady Siena.”

“…!”

This time it came through more clearly.

I flinched without even finishing turning my head, as if I had seen a ghost.

“There isn’t much time. We can’t let the Imperial Guard catch us, so could you come this way?”

From the narrow alley, a pure white hand was gesturing to me.

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