I Don’t Believe in Ghosts, But I Make a Living by Exorcising Them! - Chapter 152

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I Don’t Believe in Ghosts, But I Make a Living Through Exorcism! Epilogue Episode 2

He calmly took off my shoes and held them.

Wait, surely not right now.

“Siena, get on my back.”

It wasn’t a mistake. Somehow he turned his back to me just like that.

“But….”

I hesitated, unable to rashly get on his back.

Honestly, it’s good, too good.

‘When would I ever get to ride on Harman’s back like this again.’

But from the garden all the way inside the manor.

Openly showing everyone that I’m being carried on his back is a bit….

This was the Monteville Ducal Estate and Harman was the master of this place.

‘How surprised the servants would be.’

The master they’ve served their whole lives suddenly brought a woman to the manor, and that wasn’t enough.

Imagine witnessing him carrying her back with their own eyes.

“You can’t walk with your ankle swollen like that. Do you want me to visit your room every day to nurse you?”

That’s….

Good though?

I remembered how Harman had carefully nursed me when I fainted before.

He questioned my condition thoroughly at every meal, and while I thought it was burdensome, I was secretly pleased.

But I didn’t want to ask a busy person to nurse me.

Hadn’t his work piled up from bringing me and my servants into the manor?

After hesitating briefly, Harman spoke in a serious tone.

“I’ll watch over you at night too.”

“What?”

“Your ankle might swell more while you sleep. I’ll have no choice but to stay in your room all day-“

I quickly climbed onto his back.

That absolutely can’t happen, who knows what I might do!

Harman chuckled softly and stood up.

When I tightly hugged his neck so I wouldn’t fall, he paused for a moment then slowly began to move.

“Whine.”

Bokdeungi seemed to sense something and quietly followed us.

He even licked my bare feet where I’d taken off my shoes.

But that seems to hurt a bit.

“Ugh.”

“Your condition seems quite bad, so I’ll move a bit faster.”

When I unconsciously made a pained sound, Harman’s steps quickened.

The problem was, as expected.

“Miss… Oh my!”

Bella, who had been waiting for us, was startled and cried out.

“Ahem, ahem.”

Starting with the butler’s clearing of his throat at the front, the waiting servants glanced around and blushed.

‘Please.’

I’m only being carried because I’m hurt and have no choice.

I couldn’t bear to look anymore and buried my head in Harman’s back.

Meanwhile, I felt someone cautiously approaching.

Glancing up, I saw the butler had come close and whispered so only we could hear.

“Duke, shall I float flower petals in the bathtub?”

…It’s not like that!

I couldn’t help but struggle.

Ugh, I forgot that I’d twisted my ankle, so another pained sound slipped out.

Only after seeing my deeply furrowed face did the butler seem to realize something.

“Call the personal physician.”

“Ah, understood, Duke!”

Not only the butler, but the servants hurriedly went to call the personal physician.

How flustered must the ducal estate servants, who always acted precisely, be to act like that….

It was a much more embarrassing situation than expected.

Harman knelt on one knee and gently massaged my ankle until the personal physician arrived.

After the personal physician came to carefully examine my ankle, treated it, and left, he even personally applied the herbal medicine.

“Harman, I could apply it myself….”

“When my hand was injured, didn’t you personally apply the medicine too?”

Applying herbal medicine to a hand wound.

That’s something even casual acquaintances could do without hesitation.

“But it’s my foot. I was walking outside until just now too.”

“Whether it’s a foot or hand, it’s the same to me.”

“….”

“If it’s your body, anywhere is fine with me.”

I, who had been turning my head away and avoiding his gaze, quietly looked down.

I could see Harman applying the herbal medicine with his brow furrowed in concentration.

‘Well, I understand what you mean.’

It’s very touching though.

Maybe because I heard something strange from the butler earlier, it sounds a bit impure.

No, this isn’t my fault.

“Siena, please sit.”

“What? Here?”

“Yes. It’s the softest place in my room.”

‘It would certainly be soft.’

It’s the Duke’s bed after all.

However, contrary to my imagination, nothing happened after Harman finished applying all the herbal medicine to my ankle.

More precisely, we couldn’t do anything.

“Lady Siena, a letter has arrived.”

The butler brought a letter at just the right timing.

As soon as I flipped the envelope to check the sender, Harman’s face instantly hardened.

[Rudian Helkene]

“Are you continuing to correspond with Count Helkene?”

“We have to do business together, don’t we?”

What kind of obvious thing are you saying?

“But now…. You’ve received all the books needed for trading, so there’s no particular need to contact her, is there?”

Hmm.

Seeing Harman with his lips pouting reminded me.

‘Their compatibility certainly wasn’t good.’

It wasn’t just not good, they were completely incompatible.

Harman was displeased that I exchanged letters with Rudian, but seemed to tolerate it since I said I wanted to study trading.

Rudian was extremely displeased that I was staying at the Monteville Ducal Estate.

What did she say again.

[I’ll send a carriage immediately, so come to Count Helkene’s Estate. Who knows what might happen if you stay at the Monteville Ducal Estate?]

Harman, who was beside me, had clicked his tongue after checking the letter.

Thinking it would probably be the same this time, I tore open the envelope.

[I understand, Miss Siena.

Since you seem to be doing well at the ducal estate, I won’t bring up that topic anymore.]

After reading this far, I glanced to the side. Harman’s expression had noticeably brightened.

However.

[But didn’t you say before that you and the Duke were going to visit our parents’ manor together?

When are you going?]

‘Ah.’

My mouth had run away with me.

While studying trading, there was a part I didn’t understand, so I had briefly visited Count Helkene’s estate.

While talking with Rudian, I had unknowingly let those words slip out.

‘Harman did readily agree to it though.’

Aside from thinking that the former Countess’s food was delicious and that they would get along well with Harman.

Right now I was staying at the Duke’s estate, and in this situation, we’d visit together?

‘Anyone would think I’m introducing my boyfriend to my parents.’

Of course, even though the two of them treat me like family, they’re not my real parents…!

“I knew a day like this would come.”

“Pardon?”

“Didn’t you suggest we go together before? I’ve been thinking about it since then.”

This was bewildering.

Harman’s voice was too solemn.

“But… Count Helkene will be coming too.”

“It can’t be helped. I can endure that much.”

“…”

I was grateful that he’d go with me.

He really does dislike Rudian.

And so.

Less than a week after making the appointment, we ended up visiting the Previous Count and Countess Helkene’s mansion.

The two of them ran out to welcome us even before the carriage carrying us had arrived.

Contrary to my expectations, the two of them and Harman didn’t seem awkward together.

Everything was fine.

Yes, except for just one thing.

“Duke Monteville, very good. That’s enough potatoes for dinner.”

“Understood.”

The Former Count looked at Harman with a pleased expression.

Harman, who had been crouching down, straightened his back and stood up.

So.

‘Why are we doing this?’

From somewhere came the sound of a bird fluttering away. It seemed to be mocking us somehow.

I had thought the weather was rather nice today.

What we held in our hands were various farming tools!

I had once thought to myself that if I ever came here again, I might end up farming.

I never thought it would actually happen.

‘And I came here with Harman too!’

At least it was fortunate that the escort knights were beyond the main gate.

There was no danger inside the manor, and under the pretext of wanting to spend time together intimately, the escort knights were monitoring outside the estate.

I stared back and forth between the Former Count and Harman in bewilderment while gripping a sickle.

The Former Count crouched down next to Harman.

“Duke, thank you so much for helping this much. Now we just need to pull up the radishes, so you can go into the manor with Miss Siena…”

Ugh.

The Former Count’s expression became completely distorted as things didn’t go as planned. His face began to turn red.

Then.

“I’ll do it.”

Harman rolled up his sleeves and grabbed a radish.

In an instant, the radish came out with a pop.

He had immediately pulled out a radish that even the Former Count, a skilled farmer(?), had been struggling with.

“Here it is.”

Harman casually handed the radish to the Former Count.

The Former Count looked quite flustered.

And for good reason – the radish he’d pulled out was the size of a person’s torso.

“Duke, you have a talent for farming.”

“Thank you.”

Harman roughly wiped the sweat from his forehead and smiled brightly.

He wore a straw hat that cast plenty of shadow on his face, yet somehow he seemed radiant.

Watching him, I swallowed hard and slowly lowered my gaze.

The loose pants that the Former Countess had given him, saying he needed to wear comfortable clothes to dig potatoes.

The pants were densely covered with flower patterns.

‘Why does he look cool even dressed like that?’

I must be completely smitten.

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