I Don’t Believe in Ghosts, But I Make a Living by Exorcising Them! - Chapter 139

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I Don’t Believe in Ghosts, But I Make a Living Through Exorcism! Episode 139

Harman sighed as he looked at the infinitely small man before him.

The Emperor, with nowhere to retreat, stumbled backward and his hand slipped, scattering all the magic circles on the desk.

The papers with complex magic circles drawn on them floated briefly in the air before fluttering down to the floor.

The Emperor sat down with a pale, ashen face, surrounded by the chaos of scattered papers.

Was this truly the appearance of the one who had destroyed the Kingdom of Aldimos and brutally killed his mother, claiming he would rule the entire continent?

“Do you remember? These are my family members that you killed.”

“How are those Aldimos bastards by your side…? Th-that’s impossible!”

The Emperor, who had been pointing at the spirits with trembling fingertips, shuddered and cowered.

It was because Calidis, who had been quietly watching and grinning, had thrust his face close to him.

【When you coveted our ability to control ghosts, when was that again? Why didn’t you think we would appear like this?】

“B-but the ghosts you controlled were never visible to my eyes…”

【Because Harman’s ability has been completed. Making us visible to Your Majesty’s eyes is nothing at all.】

“No, no. This doesn’t make sense. You clearly said that ghosts have no consciousness—”

The Emperor, muttering in disbelief, blinked his eyes.

“Don’t tell me you’ve been by his side since Harman Monteville’s eyes opened?”

【That’s right. To think you’re only realizing this now.】

As Calidis spoke sarcastically, the spirits giggled in agreement.

Perhaps it was because of the eerie sound he had never heard in life? The Emperor trembled violently.

He had certainly known about the existence of ghosts for over 10 years, and he knew they could be controlled.

He had destroyed the Kingdom of Aldimos out of greed for that ability.

But that was a separate matter from being able to see them directly. Moreover, weren’t these the very people he had personally executed?

Calidis’s mockery showed no signs of stopping. He glanced at the Emperor and snorted.

【Your Majesty, you’ve aged quite a bit since we last met.】

“…!”

Miraculously, the Emperor seemed to regain his senses at those words. He jumped up and grabbed a nearby magic circle.

“Right, it’s just something I didn’t expect, but it’s perfectly possible. Even so, what can you do?”

【Hmm, certainly 10 years ago we couldn’t do anything.】

“What can you do when you couldn’t do anything even when you were alive? I am…”

The Emperor was about to mutter an incantation toward the magic circle.

In that instant, Harman, who had been standing expressionlessly, snapped his fingers.

Starting with the magic circle in the Emperor’s hand, all the papers on the desk burst into flames.

It happened in the blink of an eye.

“…!”

The flustered Emperor looked at Harman. A familiar book was held in Harman’s hand.

The Emperor’s eyes widened greatly upon seeing it.

On the day he had disposed of all the destructive magic that could be used against him.

The Emperor had thought.

There was no need to completely eliminate such good magic, was there? He could make good use of it.

He had gathered all that magic and made it into a single book.

He named it the Forbidden Book and stored it in his research lab.

That book was now in Harman’s hands.

The Emperor forcibly raised his voice.

“Do you think you can do something just by destroying some magic circles!”

Right, magic circles were merely a means to make magic a bit more precise.

If that half-wit could burn magic circles in an instant, what couldn’t he, the Emperor of the Empire, do?

He didn’t know how the Forbidden Book had been found, but a mere half-wit couldn’t handle his magic.

The Emperor snapped his fingers toward Harman as if to show off.

However, nothing happened.

“Why.”

He continued snapping his fingers, but it remained the same. Harman’s expression was also chillingly expressionless.

“But I…”

The Emperor’s eyes shook restlessly.

When the Empire was in danger, he had gone to the battlefield in the Crown Prince’s body and achieved tremendous results with his powerful magic.

His magic was flawless, and there was no one who wouldn’t kneel before him.

More, he had to make the Empire a little stronger. To do that, he had to place the entire continent under the Empire.

He had lived his entire life solely for this purpose.

Collapsing so weakly before someone was the first time in his life.

“How can a mere half-wit like you…”

The Emperor’s body gradually lowered. He rambled incoherently, not even knowing to whom he was speaking.

“These are the ones I killed 10 years ago. But you can’t kill me now. Not even a hair on my head…”

At his continued inability to face reality, the spirits made eerie giggling sounds.

【The half-wit you so despised brought us back to life, so well, thanks to that, I should say thank you, right?】

Then Calidis, who had been quiet, raised his hand.

【Well then, farewell.】

How long had they waited for this day? Finally, they could strike the Emperor’s neck.

The revenge of the Kingdom of Aldimos was right before their eyes.

But then.

The Emperor’s eyes rolled back and he collapsed, fainting.

【…?】

【What?】

The underground research lab instantly became quiet.

Harman had blocked Calidis’s path.

【…Harman? Don’t tell me this was your doing?】

“Don’t kill him.”

【What?】

“Brainwashing him and driving him insane is enough. There’s no need to kill the Emperor and destroy the Empire.”

Calidis’s eyes narrowed slightly.

What the spirits wanted wasn’t the Emperor’s fainting, but his actual death.

Dangerous glances passed between Harman and the spirits.

Calidis, who had been thinking while stroking his chin, soon smiled mischievously.

【But you know, Harman. Even if you don’t kill the Emperor, if everything is revealed, will that woman still love you?】

Harman hesitated.

How did he know about that?

One week before this incident occurred.

Calidis tilted his head sideways and stared at something.

He had been doing this without moving for a full 3 hours.

What he was looking at was a place where golden flowers were gathered.

The quiet greenhouse garden where not even breathing could be heard.

Calidis finally spoke.

【I thought you were making a teleportation connected to the Emperor since you were bustling about over there for so long.】

The other spirits still crouched quietly, holding their breath and reading the mood.

Just as Calidis had been doing this here for a long time, they had also been watching his mood for several hours.

【Turns out you were planning to give those flowers to that woman as a gift. Behind our backs.】

【What?!】

Lea, who had been particularly quiet recently, burst out shouting and stood up.

Lea had trusted Harman.

More precisely, not Harman, but her younger brother Calidis’s brainwashing ability.

There had been times when that woman suddenly appeared and Harman broke free from control and acted on his own, but that was only temporary, wasn’t it?

【S-surely the brainwashing had been proceeding properly again recently?】

I saw it clearly with my own two eyes.

Right here, Harman kneeling before Calidis, shedding tears of blood.

Unlike the anxious Lea, Calidis was extremely calm. He glanced at Lea and twisted his lips.

【Harman’s abilities are almost complete.】

【…!】

Lea covered her mouth. The other spirits’ reactions weren’t much different.

This time it was good news.

But why did Calidis, who had been calm until now, look displeased?

【And for some reason, I’ve started being able to see Harman’s gaze from time to time.】

Calidis ground his teeth.

Since he didn’t often show his emotions like this, the spirits somewhat anticipated what would follow.

【He said he was going to make a medium today, but he was actually going to meet The Female Lead. And he even made a bouquet of golden flowers and gave it to her.】

【…Harman lied to us.】

【Traitor. Harman is a traitor.】

The spirits who had been quiet until now each muttered gloomily. Lea’s hand that had been gripping Calidis’s sleeve fell limply.

Then, Calidis’s gaze suddenly shot up to the empty air.

【…One week?】

Soon, puzzled murmuring filled the Greenhouse Garden.

It was from that day that Calidis and the spirits learned of Harman’s plan.

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