I Don’t Believe in Ghosts, But I Make a Living by Exorcising Them! - Chapter 72

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I Don’t Believe in Ghosts, But I Make a Living Through Exorcism! Episode 072

 

“Kyaaaah!”

 

“Miss!”

 

Sir Zeros’s hand brushed past my hair by a hair’s breadth.

 

‘Where on earth is all this strength coming from?’

 

I shouldn’t have underestimated the strength of a large dog.

 

This is why they say you need to train them properly, I learned a big lesson.

 

But to put the lesson I learned to use, I first had to stop Bokdeungi.

 

Only then could I try anything!

 

‘Save me, please…’

 

I gripped the leash tightly with both hands. It wouldn’t budge at all.

 

I tried standing on my tiptoes to forcibly brace myself against the ground, but it was completely useless as expected.

 

But Sir Zeros didn’t give up. He ran toward me at tremendous speed as I was being dragged along by Bokdeungi.

 

His hand kept barely missing the leash, brushing against it repeatedly.

 

“…I got it!”

 

He finally caught the leash.

 

He had stopped Bokdeungi!

 

“Huff, gasp. Thank you, Sir Zeros!”

 

Only then did I kneel down and catch my breath.

 

Sir Zeros, who had been looking at me with concern, suddenly raised his head. He asked with a puzzled tone.

 

“Miss. Did you happen to have a guest scheduled to come today?”

 

“…No?”

 

I turned my head following Sir Zeros’s gaze. There was…

 

‘Some carriage?’

 

A somewhat familiar carriage was standing in front of the main gate.

 

As I was staring blankly, someone jumped down from the carriage, clutching their dress.

 

‘…Ah!’

 

Surprisingly, it was the dress shop madam I had completely forgotten about.

 

The madam that Harman had sent, saying he would have a dress made that would go well with the necklace!

 

“Lady Siena, it’s been a while. I’m Madam Drur.”

 

“Ah, hello, Madam. What brings you here… Is the dress finished by any chance?”

 

“Yes, that’s righ-”

 

“Woof! Grrowl, woof!”

 

Wait. Where is this barking sound coming from right now?

 

I wasn’t asking because I didn’t know.

 

The leash is in my hand, but Bokdeungi’s barking is coming from that carriage’s cargo compartment, that’s why I asked.

 

“Bokdeungi, no! Stop!”

 

I immediately started shouting.

 

Wait, was the cargo compartment door open? When did he get in there?

 

“Arwoof, woof!”

 

Sir Zeros quickly climbed into the cargo compartment and pulled him out, but Bokdeungi was persistent.

 

He made such fierce sounds that anyone would think there was another dog in the cargo compartment, trying to bite and tear at something.

 

What on earth is in the cargo compartment… No, my dress!

 

“Sir Zeros!”

 

“Yes, I’m doing my best but…! I’ve never seen a dog this strong before either!”

 

Are large dogs originally this strong?

 

After a long struggle, Sir Zeros finally pulled Bokdeungi out. The madam and I hurriedly checked the dress.

 

“Huh?”

 

“Oh?”

 

But the dress was perfectly fine.

 

As if it hadn’t been touched at all.

 

There weren’t even claw marks, let alone any saliva on it.

 

‘What happened?’

 

I glared at Bokdeungi, who was almost being held captive in Sir Zeros’s arms.

 

Innocent eyes that seemed to say ‘I didn’t do anything’ looked at me brightly.

 

Seeing his rapidly calmed face and pure yellow eyes without a trace of malice made me feel like I had made an absurd mistake.

 

‘Does this make sense?’

 

They probably packaged it well considering various situations, but even so.

 

I directly saw Bokdeungi biting and tearing at something viciously.

 

And the dress is perfectly fine?

 

“Oh, oh my… I’m so relieved the dress is perfectly fine!”

 

The madam clapped her hands with a flustered face.

 

“Indeed. I guess it’s thanks to your good packaging.”

 

“But how is it so perfectly fine… Hoho!”

 

The madam muttered in puzzlement but let it slide.

 

Right, it’s good if it’s fine.

 

“Sir Zeros, could you take Bokdeungi inside first? I don’t know what other trouble he might cause.”

 

“Understood.”

 

Sir Zeros, who would normally stay by my side, readily agreed.

 

Fortunately, Bokdeungi stayed quietly in his arms until they entered the manor.

 

I confirmed that Bokdeungi had completely entered the manor, then turned slightly toward the madam.

 

“I’m really sorry. I haven’t had him long, so he’s still a troublemaker…”

 

“Ah! No, it’s fine. Actually, it’s mostly my fault for coming without notice.”

 

The madam, who had been carefully examining the dress, seemed relieved and let out a big sigh.

 

But wait.

 

“Why are there… two dresses?”

 

“One is the dress you chose as you saw before, Miss. And this dress is.”

 

The madam, who had been hesitating slightly, picked up the dress from behind and smiled brightly.

 

“A surprise gift from Duke Monteville.”

 

“A surprise gift?”

 

“Yes, it’s a dress the Duke personally selected.”

 

“…!”

 

I looked at the dress the madam gently lifted up.

 

A knee-length, flowing white dress.

 

The transparent jewels on the frills sparkled depending on the direction of the sunlight.

 

The simple yet not plain design seemed perfect for wearing when meeting Harman outside.

 

‘Harman… prepared something like this?’

 

While I was confused, the madam took out a letter from her bosom and handed it to me.

 

An antique texture and blue envelope.

 

It was a very familiar letter.

 

“The Duke asked me to deliver this letter as well when I visit Lady Siena’s manor.”

 

“Ah… Thank you.”

 

Everything felt surreal.

 

“Well then, I’ll be going now. Please visit our Drur Dress Shop again next time!”

 

The madam handed me Drur Dress Shop’s business card and got back into the carriage.

 

It was a very clean exit, as if she had come solely to deliver the dress and letter.

 

And Bella made a big fuss when she saw the two dresses.

 

“…Goodness! Miss, what on earth is this dress?”

 

“Duke Monteville personally selected this dress.”

 

“As expected, the Duke really cares for you, Miss!”

 

“Yeah, that’s right.”

 

There’s no point in explaining since she obviously won’t listen anyway.

 

It seems like she’s now at the level of enjoying pairing Harman and me together, so I decided to just let it slide.

 

Passing by Bella, I carefully hung the outfits in the dressing room.

 

After staring at the outfits for a while, I skimmed through Harman’s letter that Madam had left on the desk.

 

[Lady Siena.

 

I’m truly relieved to hear that you returned safely.

 

I picked out a dress while thinking of you, though I’m not sure if it will suit your taste.

 

How about having lunch together next Tuesday?

 

This time, I’d like to meet outside rather than at my estate.]

 

So, in other words.

 

He wants to make plans for next week in advance.

 

Not only did he send a dress as a surprise gift, but he specifically wants to meet outside?

 

‘He wants me to wear this dress and come out, right?’

 

That had to be the only reason.

 

And while he says next week, Tuesday is only two days away!

 

Even though no one was watching, I covered my mouth. I could feel my face heating up instantly.

 

‘Why is this person so cute, really?’

 

The fact that he quietly prepared all this to surprise me is adorable.

 

And because he’s too embarrassed to ask me to wear it, he added that excuse…

 

‘So, so cute.’

 

What should I do.

 

I looked at the dressing room once more.

 

Even though I hadn’t turned on the electric light, the two outfits were sparkling and asserting themselves.

 

‘I’m really glad. There’s nothing wrong with the outfits at all.’

 

I wrote a reply letter to Harman with a big smile, saying I’d see him on Tuesday.

 

Not long after, another letter arrived.

 

This time it wasn’t from Harman, but from Grace.

 

[Miss Siena, I was just worrying because I hadn’t received a reply.

 

I’m so relieved to hear that you’re okay now!

 

Since the weekly magazine is being published tomorrow, I’ll promote your exorcism services right away!]

 

Oh, right. The weekly magazine promotion.

 

‘Could they really promote it this quickly?’

 

Though I was a bit bewildered, I figured it was possible if they had prepared in advance.

 

But if the promotion starts tomorrow, exorcism requests will start coming in the day after tomorrow…

 

The day after tomorrow, Tuesday.

 

That’s the day I’m supposed to meet with Harman.

 

…Nothing will happen this time, right?

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