I Don’t Believe in Ghosts, But I Make a Living by Exorcising Them! - Chapter 137

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I Don’t Believe in Ghosts, But I Make a Living Through Exorcism! Episode 137

“We also find it really strange. As you can see, he’s perfectly normal.”

The hospital had said there was nothing wrong with Bokdeungi.

“This is a bit different from physical pain, so it’s fine. He’ll be okay soon.”

Harman had also said that he wasn’t physically sick.

‘Could they both be in poor condition for the same reason?’

A human and an animal experiencing the same symptoms. This was the first time I’d seen such a case.

But perhaps because everything that had been happening recently was far beyond what I could understand, my mind remained calm.

‘I should ask directly tomorrow.’

I’ll ask Harman why he was sick and what we should do about it.

From what I could see, he had responded calmly, so Harman definitely knew something.

‘Whatever it is, he’s not really sick, right?’

I petted Bokdeungi. No matter how I looked at him, he was in his usual state now.

Then was Harman also, as he said himself, truly not in physical pain?

“Miss, it’s already evening. I’ll prepare dinner, so would you like to wash up first?”

“Alright.”

Bella and Emily, who believed my words that nothing had happened at the Imperial Palace, headed to the kitchen.

I had been petting Bokdeungi near the entrance without even changing my clothes.

As I headed to my room and slowly took off my outer garment, my pocket was bulging.

‘I brought this thing with me too.’

I belatedly remembered that I hadn’t returned the item to Harman. Though I hadn’t had a chance to return it anyway.

With the door half-open, I fiddled with the round object I had brought intact.

‘It’s a bit awkward since I don’t know how Harman and I can exchange telepathy or when it gets cut off.’

I just need to avoid talking about spending one night together, right?

It felt like making a phone call.

Just before getting off the carriage, I felt like something was cut off in my head, so he’s probably not watching now.

“Bokdeungi, can you come here?”

“Woof!”

When I called quietly, Bokdeungi came running over. I looked around cautiously.

After confirming that no one was paying attention to us, I brought Bokdeungi into my room and closed the door.

“Bokdeungi. Look at this.”

Sitting face to face with Bokdeungi, I showed him the object in my hand.

‘If this is related to ghosts, Bokdeungi will bark.’

Bokdeungi showed interest and started sniffing.

What kind of reaction would come back? It was a nerve-wracking moment in many ways.

‘Will he bark like crazy like when I sorted through exorcism requests?’

Or what if he suddenly chews this up like the rotten fruit?

The latter would be dangerous in many ways.

It was something Harman gave me, and I didn’t want to see it get destroyed.

Besides…

If it was similar to rotten fruit, that would mean this wasn’t a good item.

Bokdeungi slowly opened his mouth.

My heart was beating at an incredible speed.

But then.

“Huh?”

Lick.

“…”

Bokdeungi licked the round object.

I tried to hide my hand behind my back in confusion, but his snout immediately followed.

What? What is this, exactly?

Wondering what he was doing, I stayed still, and he licked the object enthusiastically before sitting down with his legs neatly together.

He even wagged his tail while looking at me.

“That’s strange. You barked when you saw Harman’s letter.”

“Woof?”

He just tilted his head as if he didn’t know.

‘Then it’s not related to ghosts?’

But Harman seemed to know that I was afraid of this.

‘Ah, I don’t know anymore!’

I lay down flat on the floor.

What’s the point of worrying about this alone all the time?

I’m supposed to see Harman tomorrow anyway, so I’ll ask him then.

I heard from outside that dinner was almost ready and I should come out quickly, but my eyes slowly closed.

‘If I think of something, I should put it into action right away!’

The next day, as soon as I opened my eyes, I headed to the Monteville Ducal Estate.

“Lady Siena, I’ve been waiting.”

“Me too, Duke.”

I hesitated for a moment, looking at the hand extended before my eyes.

What if it’s cold like yesterday? Could I really say that doesn’t hurt?

After hesitating, I grasped Harman’s hand. Fortunately, it had its usual warm body temperature.

No, even this was strange.

It had been so coolly cold, but could it really heal this completely after just one night?

Today, no matter what, I was determined to hear everything about what had happened.

“Duke, let’s go straight to the reception room!”

Harman’s eyes widened slightly. He quietly covered his face with his other hand and answered softly.

“…Understood.”

Why is his reaction like that?

Ah, he seemed to already know what I was going to say.

Upon arriving at the reception room, I asked both the butler and guard knights to leave.

Then I attempted a secretive conversation.

“Duke. We have a lot to talk about, don’t we?”

“…Yes, Lady Siena.”

He’s been fidgeting since earlier.

He waited for the carriage door to open and escorted me here.

But now that we were alone, he couldn’t properly meet my eyes.

He must be like this because he has too much to tell me—

“This is the first time I’ve seen Lady being so assertive.”

“Pardon?”

…I’m quite dumbfounded right now.

If this was a strategy to deliberately confuse me and make me stop what I was going to say, it worked perfectly.

But I couldn’t stop here.

I carefully placed on the table what I had been holding tightly, afraid I might lose it.

“Now then, shall we hear about it?”

“Ah.”

Harman, who had seemed excited for some reason, sighed lowly. He gazed at what was placed on the table with trembling eyes.

“The thing is, Lady Siena.”

I deliberately tapped the table loudly. Then his startled hand quietly moved away.

‘I saw that clearly.’

I knew all along that he was trying to sneakily take this.

What I had placed in the center of the table was the round object Harman had given me. I confidently gestured with my chin.

“Please tell me what this is.”

“You said you missed me, so I thought Lady also came rushing here because you missed me. I guess that wasn’t the case.”

No, I…

That was true.

Yesterday I had refused his request to visit the estate immediately because he missed me, making various excuses, and today I was the one who came to visit.

But as soon as I arrived, without saying a word about missing him, I thrust an object at him demanding an explanation, so he seemed flustered.

Ahem, ahem. I cleared my throat awkwardly.

“I missed you, Duke.”

“I feel the same way, Lady Siena. I missed you so much I couldn’t sleep a wink until now.”

“…”

Suddenly my conscience was pricking me.

“May I call for the butler for a moment?”

“Yes? Oh, yes.”

Harman, who had politely asked me, gave some instructions to the butler.

Not long after, what entered the reception room was a signature strawberry cake from a famous dessert shop.

“…”

My conscience pricked me again.

To think I had only been thinking about what to ask someone who had been looking forward to my visit this much.

Moreover, counting the days, today was the 6th day since I met Harman.

Tomorrow would be the last day of the week he had mentioned.

‘Though we’ll continue to meet from now on.’

I stopped fidgeting with the innocent object and took Harman’s hand. He flinched again.

“Your body is really okay now, right?”

“Yes, it is.”

“It’s definitely not as cold as yesterday. It’s warm and soft…”

Harman’s body tensed up. He looked at our clasped hands and then intertwined our fingers.

“Actually, I was in pain yesterday.”

“What?!”

I knew this would happen!

No, actually I didn’t know this would happen.

Both Harman and Bokdeungi said they weren’t in pain, so I was somewhat relieved, but what is this supposed to mean?

“As I mentioned, it wasn’t a physical problem. It was a mental issue that occurred as the ability I possess was completed.”

“Ability… you say?”

“Yes. It was incomplete before, but it was completed as of yesterday.”

I really never dreamed that something like an ability would pop up.

Harman lowered his eyes.

“I see ghosts.”

It was definitely a fact I already knew.

But I couldn’t say that I knew.

Because his gaze was fixed on the round object I had slyly pulled forward.

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