I Don’t Believe in Ghosts, But I Make a Living by Exorcising Them! - Chapter 51

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I Don’t Believe in Ghosts, But I Make a Living Through Exorcism! Episode 051

 

Sir Zeros and I arrived at Viscount Morgon’s Estate with a massive bed loaded in the carriage’s cargo compartment.

 

Viscount Morgon, who had been pacing around the main gate, came running out with a bright face as soon as he saw our carriage.

 

“Exorcist! I’m so glad to see… you?”

 

But then his steps gradually slowed down.

 

“Hello, Viscount Morgon. I should have come to see you sooner, but I’m truly sorry for being so late.”

 

“It’s fine. But this bed is…”

 

Ah, so that’s why he’s reacting that way because of the bed.

 

The Viscount’s gaze kept glancing at the cargo compartment. I patted the fluffy bed sheet and spoke calmly.

 

“It’s a new bed that ghosts can’t possess. It’s very sturdy and the colors are so bright that just looking at it will make you feel good.”

 

“Ah, I see…”

 

The Viscount looked at the bed with a dubious expression.

 

His eyes showed disbelief that such a colored bed could exist in this world.

 

No, why?

 

It’s pretty if you look at it.

 

What’s wrong with a rainbow-colored bed?

 

But no matter how much I looked around, I couldn’t see the Viscountess. This somehow…

 

“Excuse me, Viscount, but where might the Viscountess be?”

 

“Well, you see.”

 

Viscount Morgon’s mood, who had still been unable to take his eyes off the bed, suddenly sank dramatically.

 

He ran his hand over his face once.

 

“Ever since she made eye contact with the ghost sitting on the bed… she’s been bedridden in the guest room. Please understand, Exorcist.”

 

“Ah, so that’s what happened.”

 

Just how elaborately draped must the canopy have been for everyone to see ghosts to the point that the Viscountess fell ill?

 

…Though the Viscount’s expression was too gloomy for me to think that way.

 

‘He’s quite the romantic.’

 

Without needing to see more, I asked the Viscount to guide me.

 

“I need to perform the exorcism right away, Viscount. Where is the bedroom?”

 

“Th-this way, please!”

 

His slightly hunched back and completely shrunken appearance.

 

‘Did he become like that because of the ghost rumors?’

 

I had somewhat expected this from reading the original work, but it was still a very unfamiliar atmosphere.

 

Since I had only been to the Monteville Ducal Estate and Count Helkene’s Estate as ghost-possessed manors so far, it felt even more so.

 

It’s not that those two places didn’t have a quiet atmosphere.

 

Rather, if I had to pick the place that was overall cold and sharp-edged, it would be the Monteville Ducal Estate.

 

But this place was chaotic beyond measure.

 

The servants weren’t doing their work properly and were wandering around in a daze, and Viscount Morgon wasn’t even pointing this out.

 

‘Are people in other ghost-possessed manors like this too?’

 

I found myself deep in thought.

 

* * *

 

Viscount Morgon hesitated for a long while in front of the bedroom, gripping the door handle.

 

After barely managing to open it, he explained about the problematic bed where the ghost was supposedly sitting without even looking in that direction.

 

“This is the… bed I mentioned.”

 

He only pointed from a distance, standing far away and absolutely refusing to go near it.

 

‘But it’s bigger than I expected.’

 

The bed was too large to carry away in one piece. I lowered my voice.

 

“This exorcism won’t be easy. Could everyone please leave the bedroom?”

 

“Ah, understood!”

 

As if he had been waiting for just those words, Viscount Morgon’s face brightened.

 

That was exactly what I wanted.

 

Now Sir Zeros and I would work hard to dismantle the bed…

 

“Sir Zeros?”

 

I hurriedly grabbed the hem of Sir Zeros’s clothes as he followed Viscount Morgon out of the bedroom.

 

“Yes?”

 

“You should stay here with me.”

 

“Ah, I see.”

 

Sir Zeros stopped with a face that showed belated realization.

 

Excuse me. You’re my guard knight, aren’t you?

 

That said, he didn’t seem particularly afraid of ghosts either.

 

“Sir Zeros, do you see anything on the bed?”

 

“I don’t see anything.”

 

He stared intently at the bed for a long while before shaking his head.

 

Then why on earth were you trying to leave?

 

Anyway, I had thought he might be afraid of ghosts like Rudian, but if he wasn’t, that was fortunate.

 

I cheerfully pulled away the blanket.

 

“Perfect. From now on, we’re going to dismantle this bed piece by piece.”

 

“…Ah! You’re planning to weaken the ghost’s power by completely dismantling the bed. Truly impressive.”

 

That’s not it— I was throwing pillows to the floor when I whipped my head around.

 

I met eyes with Sir Zeros, whose gaze was full of conviction.

 

I rolled my eyes around.

 

“Yes, well… something like that.”

 

Let’s go with that.

 

* * *

 

“Sir Zeros! Please throw them to me one by one!”

 

“Yes, Miss!”

 

Whoosh. I threw the dismantled bed frame that Sir Zeros handed me into the fiercely raging flames.

 

Just then, a wind blew. The canopy placed on the bed sheet fluttered.

 

“Gh, ghost!”

 

Viscount Morgon, who had been watching worriedly, stumbled backward and fell on his bottom.

 

“Kyaaaaaaah!”

 

The servants who had appeared from somewhere to watch screamed and scattered in panic.

 

Only Sir Zeros and I stood there blankly.

 

I rolled up the blanket Sir Zeros had handed me and asked.

 

“Sir Zeros, do you see anything?”

 

“No, I don’t see anything this time either. Where is the ghost right now?”

 

“Hey, where would a ghost be… of course. It’s obviously sitting there on the bed sheet!”

 

In front, flames blazed hotly, and behind, people screamed in chaos.

 

I was so distracted that I almost forgot my duty as an exorcist.

 

I quickly turned and pointed at the bed sheet.

 

Ghost my foot. It was just a bed sheet with a white canopy placed on it.

 

Then Sir Zeros stared at the bed sheet for a moment before lifting it up.

 

“How about we burn this first?”

 

“Ah, yes. Let’s do that.”

 

There was no hesitation. As soon as I answered, he threw the bed and canopy straight into the fire.

 

He probably did it out of consideration that it might be heavy for me. Hmm, he’d be perfect as an assistant.

 

Whoosh- The fire that devoured the bed sheet and canopy quickly grew in size.

 

“Kyaaaaaaaaaah!”

 

At that moment, ear-splitting screams came from all directions. It was such tremendous noise that one eye automatically squinted.

 

‘I thought everyone had run far away.’

 

They can’t resist watching a fire show though.

 

But looking around in this situation wouldn’t be professional.

 

I crossed my arms and stared at the sheet and canopy in the flames with serious eyes.

 

The canopy was rippling in the center of the flames as if dancing while burning.

 

Imagine that hanging from a bed and moving in the wind.

 

‘It could look like a white dress moving in empty air.’

 

It’s all a matter of perspective, isn’t it.

 

That’s when it happened.

 

Thunk.

 

Something hard fell down with a dull sound from the bed sheet that had melted away more than half in an instant.

 

“Huh?”

 

What’s that?

 

My body moved instinctively.

 

I felt I needed to check what was there. Right now. I had to find out what that was…

 

“You can’t, Miss! It’s dangerous!”

 

My body was pulled away without resistance by the hand that urgently grabbed me.

 

When I looked up, Sir Zeros’s shocked face came into view.

 

“Why are you suddenly acting like that?”

 

“…Ah.”

 

What was that just now?

 

I blinked and looked down, and flames suddenly flared up right in front of my eyes.

 

“If you had taken just one more step, you would have been seriously hurt!”

 

That’s right.

 

Even now, my face was burning from the heat. It was strange that I was only feeling it now.

 

Somehow it didn’t feel real. I turned my gaze back to the flames.

 

Despite the chaos, I had finally confirmed its identity.

 

That thing just now….

 

‘It was that magic stone.’

 

There was no mistaking it.

 

A little smaller than a palm, a perfectly round, gleaming magic stone.

 

The same one I had seen at both Harman’s estate and Rudian’s estate.

 

Though I wasn’t certain, the decorative item that had been attached to the curtains at the Previous Count Couple’s estate as well.

 

‘Why is that thing here again?’

 

It had always been there wherever ghosts appeared. And always in the exact location of the objects I had exorcised.

 

‘Why would a location-fixing magic stone be… No, is that really what it’s for?’

 

I suddenly felt doubtful.

 

The idea that it was a location-fixing magic stone was just my speculation.

 

Since it was Sir Zeros who brought the bed sheet, I couldn’t be certain.

 

If he said he had simply lifted some old-style magic stone with his strength, I would have believed it.

 

This wasn’t something I could solve by pondering alone.

 

‘I should ask Viscount Morgon.’

 

Right, I need to be certain.

 

‘But what if Viscount Morgon knows nothing about that magic stone’s existence?’

 

Then what should I do?

 

My heart was beating rapidly.

 

That’s when it happened.

 

“…Exorcist? Is the exorcism finished?”

 

Viscount Morgon approached with tears in his voice.

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