I Don’t Believe in Ghosts, But I Make a Living by Exorcising Them! - Chapter 60

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I Don’t Believe in Ghosts, But I Make a Living Through Exorcism! Episode 060

 

…what do you mean.

 

This wasn’t something to think about so lightly.

 

Bella, who came to find me early in the morning, suddenly pressed her hand against my forehead.

 

“Miss, are you awake? How are you feeling?”

 

“Wow, I’m completely fine!”

 

I waited anxiously for Bella’s verdict.

 

Bella alternately examined her hand and my complexion, then tilted her head as if something seemed odd.

 

“Hmm, your fever does seem to have gone down.”

 

“Of course. I told you yesterday was just because I was tired, right?”

 

“Your face is a little red though… Is it because you just woke up? Anyway, I’ve prepared warm water, so go wash up!”

 

“Mm-hmm, okay!”

 

I pretended to head to the bathroom and lowered my legs from under the bed. Bella headed to the dressing room without any particular suspicion.

 

‘Now’s my chance.’

 

Right now, when Bella had completely disappeared into the dressing room.

 

I hurriedly pulled out the damp towel I had hidden under the bed and rushed into the bathroom.

 

‘Phew, she didn’t notice.’

 

What is this that I’m feeling so good about?

 

I raised both arms up high, then slipped and plopped down into the bathtub.

 

Warm water enveloped my entire body. It was around then that the groan I had been holding back escaped.

 

“Ugh…”

 

I held my dizzy head.

 

Sigh, does this even make sense?

 

How could this happen of all times…

 

‘How could I be this insanely sick on the day I’m supposed to meet Harman?’

 

Yesterday my head suddenly became burning hot, and contrary to my thought that I’d get better soon, my condition rapidly deteriorated.

 

My whole body was too hot and my mind kept drifting in and out. I wonder if I even slept at all.

 

‘If Bella found out about my current condition, she’d definitely tell me to postpone my plans immediately.’

 

So before Bella came, I dragged my sick body around and made a wet towel to bring down my fever.

 

Thanks to that, Bella didn’t find out that I was sick.

 

You might wonder why I can’t just rest for a day and go meet him then.

 

‘Today, no matter what happens, I absolutely must go.’

 

I’ve already postponed my appointment with Harman three times.

 

I even postponed it on the same day once.

 

What if I send a letter saying let’s meet next time and get a reply like ‘Then let’s never meet again’?

 

‘Even if I’m a little dizzy, it’s just going for a meal so it should be fine.’

 

I wanted to have a meal and enjoy a date too, but with my current physical condition, that would be asking for too much.

 

Having finished my thoughts, I spread both arms and briefly closed my eyes in the warm bathtub.

 

“Miss, are you done washing? The dress and accessories are ready!”

 

…but Bella’s puzzled voice calling from outside the bathroom made me hastily open my eyes.

 

“Oh, no! I’ll be out soon!”

 

What’s this. I almost fell asleep because it was so warm.

 

I moved steadily with a hazy mind.

 

It was an instinctive movement born from the thought that I absolutely could not break my promise.

 

* * *

 

The moment I stepped out of the carriage, I had an epiphany.

 

Harman was waiting for me with a smile so bright it could shatter in the sunlight.

 

I forgot about apologizing for postponing the schedule and stared at Harman as if enchanted.

 

‘Who would have thought wearing a hat would be a stroke of genius.’

 

My face was red from the fever and couldn’t be properly covered even with makeup, so I had no choice but to wear a hat.

 

I almost showed him a foolish expression.

 

Harman extended his hand to me as I stood there dazed.

 

The prominent veins on the back of his hand caught my eye at the edge of his black gloves.

 

“Lady Siena, I truly hoped and wished for today to come.”

 

For words meant as mere courtesy, his voice contained subtle anticipation and elation.

 

‘Yes, I absolutely had to come today.’

 

What would have happened if I hadn’t come.

 

Come to think of it, isn’t this completely push and pull?

 

I kept pushing, so today it’s time to pull.

 

I smiled as much as possible to match Harman’s smile and placed my hand on his.

 

“I was also waiting only for today, Duke.”

 

However, Harman flinched as soon as my hand touched his. His pretty smile also cracked slightly.

 

“Lady, your hand seems a bit hot.”

 

“Ah! The weather was so nice that I kept sticking my hand out the window, haha.”

 

“…Is that so?”

 

Who on earth sticks their hand out the window just because the weather is nice?

 

I made up a ridiculous excuse, but fortunately Harman just tilted his head and let it pass.

 

To let such an absurd excuse slide, he must have been quite excited today.

 

‘That’s how much he wants to have a meal with me quickly.’

 

Thanks to that, I also got excited.

 

Think about how I was anxiously worried that he might dislike me for constantly postponing the schedule.

 

It was the complete opposite reaction from what I expected.

 

Well, just because my mood lifted doesn’t mean my body suddenly got better.

 

‘Sigh, is it okay to be this tired just going to a restaurant?’

 

I sighed while Harman looked away.

 

If Harman hadn’t escorted me, it wouldn’t have been strange if I suddenly collapsed while walking.

 

As soon as I arrived at the restaurant in my exhausted state, I doubted my eyes.

 

The dining table had a very wide gap between the manor’s owner—that is, Duke Harman’s seat—and my seat as the guest.

 

‘Well, I suppose that’s to be expected.’

 

The problem was the open-style kitchen that seemed to have been deliberately renovated so the entire cooking process could be fully observed from the dining room.

 

I swept the kitchen with wide eyes before quickly turning my head away.

 

Harman’s straight shoulders and somehow proud expression made me even more bewildered.

 

“Duke, what is all this?”

 

“These are the plates that Lady Siena recommended.”

 

“Yes, I know that, but…”

 

Just then, the servants carried emerald plates onto the dining table.

 

Yes, they carried ’emerald plates.’

 

Watching this, I quickly pointed to the kitchen.

 

“Unless my eyes are deceiving me, it seems like every plate in the kitchen is an emerald plate.”

 

“That’s correct.”

 

Harman affirmed without a moment’s hesitation. His face was still incomparably proud.

 

“I disposed of all the plates that were in the manor and replaced them all with the plates the Lady recommended.”

 

“But, no. I…”

 

“The dining room’s colors have certainly become more vibrant. Thank you, Lady.”

 

“…”

 

I trembled the finger I had been pointing at the kitchen before carefully folding it back.

 

‘I did tell him to change the plates, but… I never expected him to replace all the plates with these.’

 

I hadn’t examined the kitchen thoroughly, but there were at least hundreds of plates.

 

So that meant there were hundreds of the emerald plates I had specifically recommended!

 

I still couldn’t take my eyes off the plates lined up neatly in rows in the kitchen.

 

I was on the verge of feeling sorry for myself, remembering the day I had made such a fuss over buying just one blue plate.

 

“After changing the plates, I kept thinking of the Lady every time I had a meal.”

 

“…Ah.”

 

“Perhaps these plates remind me of the Lady’s emerald-like eyes. Just as the Lady said before.”

 

He’s saying such direct things so shyly.

 

It’s making me embarrassed.

 

I barely managed to look away from the kitchen and hung my head low.

 

As soon as I did, I was faced with the emerald plate placed in front of me again.

 

‘Did Harman think of me every day while looking at emerald plates, just like I did?’

 

Though it wasn’t intentional to postpone the schedule, we had unintentionally ended up thinking of each other while looking at plates during every meal.

 

‘It actually made things more tender, so it’s good…’

 

Ugh, I rested my chin on the dining table without even finishing my thought.

 

It wasn’t because of the distress from letting my imagination run too wild.

 

My face naturally scrunched up because my headache was too severe.

 

Then Harman asked with concern.

 

“Lady, is something wrong? You look quite unwell.”

 

“Ah… No, I’m fine.”

 

Should I have said something then?

 

That I was actually in too much pain, but I had been looking forward to today so much that I hid it and came anyway, and that I would just eat and go back.

 

I barely managed to lift my head. I looked at Harman with drowsy, half-opened eyes.

 

Was it because my mind was hazy, or was it because my eyes were too narrowly opened?

 

Harman appeared blurry.

 

But for some reason.

 

Every time I closed and opened my eyes, there were two, three people with golden hair around Harman…

 

They began to multiply.

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