I Don’t Believe in Ghosts, But I Make a Living by Exorcising Them! - Chapter 87

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I Don’t Believe in Ghosts, But I Make a Living Through Exorcism! Episode 087

“Isn’t there anything you’re curious about?”

“Yes, pardon?”

“About the Imperial Court Ball.”

Honestly, if you asked me to list things I was curious about, I could immediately list dozens.

But I hesitated for a moment. I couldn’t tell if Rudian was speaking with truly pure intentions.

Since I didn’t detect any displeasure in her eyes, I asked carefully.

“Then perhaps, is there anything I need to prepare before the ball?”

Rudian immediately pointed at me crookedly with her fork.

“There’s exactly one thing. Why would someone who doesn’t even come out of their estate want to go to an Imperial Court Ball?”

“Well, even so, it’s an Imperial Court Ball, isn’t it?”

“Duke Monteville could easily refuse even an Imperial Court Ball. But the fact that he’s going means he gets along well with His Majesty the Emperor.”

Ah, so that’s how it was. But why bring that up all of a sudden?

“And this time he has a partner too, doesn’t he? Miss Siena, I’m talking about you.”

“Yes. Why is that…?”

“It would be good to practice dancing.”

“…!”

I almost dropped the spoon I was holding.

That’s right, isn’t it?

It’s not just any ball but an Imperial Court Ball, and he’s a duke no less, so of course we’d have to perform a dance before the Emperor!

‘But I don’t know how to dance at all?’

At Baron Alderton House, I only received extensive etiquette education, but never once received dance lessons.

Not even when my debutante day was approaching.

Though I did leave the family before that happened.

In many ways, it was a complete disaster.

But while I was thinking, the time for the interviewees to arrive was rapidly approaching.

I hurriedly shoved food into my mouth.

Just as my plate was completely emptied, the bell rang.

“They must be here for the interview.”

“They must be here for the interview.”

Rudian and I looked at each other and spoke simultaneously.

While we wiped our mouths with napkins, Bella quickly ran and threw open the door.

“Hello, you’re all here for the interview, right?”

“Yes, that’s correct.”

Behind Bella’s back stood three people with tense faces.

Rudian, who had finished wiping her mouth first, whispered quietly.

“They’ll all say they want to work here. I wrote them recommendation letters.”

“That would be great. I really need someone to clean up Bokdeungi’s fur now.”

Rudian had only told the servants to come here for interviews, but hadn’t revealed my information.

Because there was no telling what might happen if she completely revealed the location of an exorcist’s estate.

That made sense, since I was currently receiving exorcism request letters through an information guild connected to the relevant newspaper office.

So I planned to reveal who I was only to people who actually came all the way here for interviews.

Anyway, they’d probably recognize who I was just by looking at my face.

I stood beside Bella to greet the interviewees.

But then.

“W… Wait a moment.”

“Aren’t you the exorcist?”

It was a bit bewildering.

I’d seen plenty of surprised reactions when people saw me, but this was somehow a little different from the usual reactions.

I mean, didn’t they seem horrified rather than surprised?

“Yes, I’m Exorcist Siena. Then please come ins-“

“S-s-sorry, Exorcist! I won’t be taking the interview!”

“I forgot I had an extremely important appointment today! I’ll be going back now!”

“A-actually, I came to say that I don’t think I can take the interview today. I’m sorry!”

“Yes? Excuse me, what?”

The three people didn’t even listen to the end of my greeting before making strange excuses and leaving.

I stood there awkwardly gripping the door, staring at the suddenly empty doorway.

…What just happened?

* * *

Me, Rudian, Sir Zeros, and even Bella.

The four of us sat around the table in a circle.

The atmosphere was as serious as when I’d had a family meeting with the previous Count and Countess Helkene.

I checked the resumes Rudian had given me and asked.

“Count, those people earlier. You said you personally verified them, right?”

“Yes, I personally interviewed them when hiring servants and confirmed their faces. Those were definitely them.”

Actually, I didn’t need to ask Rudian. Just looking at the photos on the resumes, they were the faces of the interviewees I’d just seen.

“But why… did they all run away like that?”

“…”

“…”

No one could easily guess the reason.

They had made the effort to climb all the way up the steep hill. Why did they hurriedly run away as soon as they learned I was Exorcist Siena?

We learned the reason not long after through a letter sent by the Helkene Household Butler.

[Count, the interviewees have sent letters.

They all said exactly the same thing.

They’re truly sorry, but they don’t want to work at an exorcist’s mansion.

If they work at an exorcist’s mansion and get harmed by ghosts…]

“Wai… wait!”

The letter was completely crumpled in Rudian’s hand. She was so flustered that her eyes were wide open.

“Miss Siena, don’t look!”

Sorry, but I already read the entire letter.

Whether it was unfortunate or fortunate, I’d naturally become a speed reader from reading exorcism requests every day.

And besides, you were the one who suggested we look at the letter together to figure out what was going on.

“I had no idea the interviewees would think that way.”

“Did you see it?”

“Yes. All of it.”

“…”

Rudian quietly put the letter down on the table.

Even though I said I’d already seen it all, she seemed uncomfortable and flipped it over completely.

Honestly, I wasn’t hurt. Instead, I was quite shocked.

The people around me now had never been afraid of me being an exorcist.

Moreover, all the people I’d met so far had only looked at me with grateful eyes, so it was naturally shocking.

‘So this is how servants think.’

I suppose if they thought someone who sees ghosts would be beside them from when they wake up until they sleep…

Yes, that could be understandable.

‘Nobles might want me to perform exorcisms for them, but they might have no intention of becoming friends with me.’

Cases like Rudian and Grace were extremely unusual.

…And Harman too.

‘Sigh, I really have a long way to go.’

I put down the resume and ruffled my hair.

It was only a few hours ago that I was confident Harman seemed to have some feelings for me.

‘I thought if I just became famous quickly, I’d be able to stand confidently by Harman’s side.’

My heart suddenly grew heavy.

That’s when it happened.

Knock knock-

“Hello, I’m here for the servant interview. Is anyone there?”

Breaking through the serious atmosphere, a calm voice came from beyond the door.

Puzzled, I looked at Rudian.

“Count, were there still more interviewees coming?”

Rudian was already quickly flipping through the resumes she’d looked at several times.

“There aren’t any?”

Then she looked startled.

“Oh, right! There was one more!”

“What?”

Rip, Rudian peeled off a single sheet of paper that had been stuck to the last page.

There was another resume she hadn’t noticed!

“I forgot! I only told them to come today but didn’t tell them what time the appointment was, so how did they know to come?”

How could you forget something like that?

She said she’d help with the interview, but all she’d done since coming was play with Bokdeungi.

And the mystery was soon resolved by a worried voice from beyond the door.

“I only heard that the interview was today, so I came by just in case, but was it perhaps canceled? Then I apologize for the intrusion.”

“No! I’m coming out now!”

I passed by Bella who was already standing near the door and flung it wide open.

With the thought that I had to somehow catch this person no matter what.

Because I’d already bragged loudly to Bella that I’d find her a servant!

But…

“Huh?!”

“Oh, Exorcist?”

A woman in a neatly worn black dress with a calm demeanor.

Surprisingly, it was someone I’d seen before.

The protagonist of the cheating husband case.

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