My Possession Became a Ghost Story - Chapter 244

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It was very quiet.

“….”

They were currently heading toward Count Gabriel and Lady Rohanson’s room. No one opened their mouth, so only silence filled the space between the four of them. Even Kanna was keeping her mouth tightly shut.

Hena followed behind Evangeline and glanced at the coat still held in Kanna’s hands.

Kanna was acting strange.

‘Why is she so stiff like that?’

Come to think of it, Kanna had been keeping a stiff expression ever since Lady Rohanson got out of the carriage. Hena had thought she was being restrained to maintain Lady Rohanson’s dignity in front of people, but seeing how quiet she still was, there seemed to be another reason. Hena couldn’t quite figure out what that reason was.

In the meantime, they arrived at Evangeline’s room.

“This is Lady Rohanson’s room.”

Evangeline stopped in front of the door and explained to Gabriel.

‘Lady Rohanson’s?’

Hena glanced at Evangeline, feeling something odd about the introduction. Had she misheard? Gabriel and Kanna didn’t seem to notice anything strange and acted normally.

“Let’s go in first.”

As they entered the room, Jelly opened one eye then closed it again as if uninterested. Gabriel quietly closed the door and carefully put his ear to it.

“There’s no sign of anyone around.”

“It’s the time when everyone’s busy preparing dinner.”

While Hena was puzzled by Gabriel’s behavior, Kanna, who had been maintaining silence, finally spoke up.

“…Where is Miss?”

Hena quickly turned to look at Kanna. Kanna was glaring fiercely at Evangeline. It was an impure attitude she would never show in front of Evangeline.

Hena tilted her head at her sister’s words. What was Kanna talking about? Lady Rohanson was right in front of us….

In front of….

Hena’s eyes widened. It had definitely been Lady Rohanson….

The form that had been Evangeline Rohanson squirmed like dough, then slowly changed into a completely different person. Hena felt a sense of déjà vu. This was definitely that thing wearing Miss’s mask that she had met when the Rohanson estate burned down.

Hena reflexively grabbed Kanna’s arm and stepped back toward Gabriel, but even Gabriel wasn’t himself. Gabriel’s face fell off and merged like dough with what had been Evangeline Rohanson.

The bare face that was revealed was someone Hena also knew.

“…Lord Rafaela?”

Rafaela scratched the back of her neck as if embarrassed and greeted them with proper etiquette.

“Miss Hena. It’s been a while. I’m glad you’re safe.”

Hena stood dazed, unable to follow Rafaela’s greeting. How did this happen….

“I didn’t expect you to figure it out right away, but Miss Kanna is truly remarkable. I couldn’t see any difference no matter how I looked.”

Only now did Hena realize why Kanna had been silent. Kanna had noticed from the moment Lady Rohanson got out of the carriage that she was a different person.

“My name is Ricoradka.”

The fake Lady Rohanson that Hena had been wary of also greeted them normally. To Hena, who couldn’t follow the situation, Kanna briefly explained that Rico was a butler from Duke Hosaquin’s estate.

“So why did you two return looking like Miss and Count Gabriel?”

Kanna gripped Rafaela’s clothes tightly and pressed her.

“Where is Miss? Hm? Did something happen?”

“Well….”

Rafaela bit her lips.

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It was right after Rafaela had followed Gabriel’s orders and brought Priest Jabaniya.

‘Now I understand why the Captain told me to bring Priest Jabaniya.’

Watching how things unfolded, it was worth dragging along that old man who had been sitting in front of the temple door, crying out to God in despair and reflecting on his past days.

Even if he looked like that, a bishop was still a bishop, and Jabaniya was quite helpful.

If the Captain and Lady Rohanson had tried to handle the situation by themselves without Jabaniya, those stubborn temple folks would have put up quite a resistance.

The fact that they called Lady Rohanson a saint and showed her respect was also thanks to Priest Jabaniya’s influence. It was quite shocking to see that proud old man bow to a young lady who wasn’t even half his age.

Moreover, Jabaniya was originally skilled at keeping up appearances, so his ability to handle distinguished guests was excellent.

‘Well then. I could never entrust dealing with nobles to the Captain and Lady Rohanson.’

On the other hand, Jabaniya soared when dealing with nobles. Jabaniya was so good with words that the unsettled atmosphere over Bishop Marik’s downfall was gradually being suppressed.

The nobles with deep faith weren’t a concern anyway. They were intoxicated by the miracle Evangeline had shown, and their faith had actually deepened.

Probably before long, statues of saints falling with angels would be erected one by one.

The problem was only the nobles who had supported Bishop Marik purely for profit. Rafaela had expected strong opposition, but surprisingly, Jabaniya’s skills were excellent, so the conversations went smoothly.

The nobles showed much more relaxed attitudes when they realized that Jabaniya wouldn’t seize the benefits Bishop Marik had given them and would continue maintaining amicable relationships.

Most importantly, the influence of the Emperor and the Empire’s three dukes making quick decisions was significant.

The Emperor had experienced Bishop Marik’s status rising endlessly and had nearly lost his throne, so he turned around the fastest.

Duke Hosaquin defended Evangeline at the Crown Prince’s birthday banquet as if he had never treated his granddaughter coldly, and Mayfield maintained their aloof outsider attitude as always, as if they weren’t people of the Empire.

Duke Baal, Rafaela’s mother, went without saying. Duke Baal was always someone who pursued profit.

“Haha, my son. I wonder who you take after, but you have good judgment of people too.”

Duke Baal pinched Rafaela’s cheek as if she found her son adorable. When before she had told him to prepare to be removed from the family register… Rafaela grumbled inwardly.

“Duke Baal. The carriage is ready.”

“Then… shall we go back now?”

Her voice was kind, but her eyes were fierce. It meant don’t even dream of going back, stay here and flatter Lady Rohanson.

“I’m going to stay and help with the cleanup.”

“Really?”

Duke Baal was delighted.

“Then this mother will go back first.”

Duke Baal was about to leave Rafaela and go back first… but stopped and warned her.

“And this time things worked out well, but things don’t always flow as planned. So don’t keep being conceited.”

“Yes, yes.”

Rafaela responded while pretending to listen halfheartedly. Mother is really… so consistent.

After seeing off the Duke, she immediately asked about Gabriel and Evangeline’s whereabouts and headed in that direction. On the way, she discovered a knight muttering something.

‘Huh? Isn’t that guy Arvil?’

He was once a fellow Pararos knight, but an ungrateful bastard who had turned to Bishop Marik without hesitation.

That guy, didn’t he get scolded by the Captain during all that commotion earlier? I thought he would reflect after that, but it seems he stood on Bishop Marik’s side again and went around cutting people down. Seeing the blood dripping from the sword in Arvil’s hand, Rafaela frowned deeply.

The muttering got louder as she got closer.

“I, I did it. I did it…! I did it, right? Huh…?”

It seemed he had completely lost his mind. Why did they leave such a dangerous guy alone? Rafaela grabbed a passing knight and asked.

“Why wasn’t Lord Arvil dragged to prison?”

“Ah, that…. He was from the Pararos Knights after all.”

“Ha, really.”

Rafaela let out an exclamation in amazement.

A lackey of Priest Jabaniya, the status of the Pararos Knights who were treated as traitors for defending heretics has risen magnificently. They’re even overlooking a guy who killed people under Bishop Marik just because he was from the Pararos Knights, and I don’t know where to put myself.

Rafaela knocked out Arvil and handed him over to the knights. The knights supported Arvil in panic.

“The Captain is not someone who would overlook his subordinates’ crimes, so feel free to drag him to the basement.”

“Yes, yes.”

…Of course, he might overlook Lady Rohanson’s crimes a little.

Thinking of the only exception of that fastidious person, Rafaela sighed. This is why emperors blinded by love ruin their countries.

Well, it’s good for me if there’s a backer like Lady Rohanson.

A little later, she saw a familiar back figure blinded by that love. Rafaela, who was about to call Gabriel, hesitated for a moment.

“Captai…n?”

And covered her mouth.

Because Gabriel was holding Evangeline tightly in his arms. And that was in the middle of the temple.

Rafaela cried out to the Sun God inwardly.

Ah, please Captain! I understand you’re happy, but can’t you consider the situation when showing affection? Why is the embarrassment my share…?

“Oh my….”

When she made eye contact with a priest next to her who was covering his mouth just like Rafaela, she wanted to hide in a mouse hole right away.

And when they’re already that close, is there really a need to get even closer to whisper?

Everyone was considerately ignoring the impure behavior of the Saint and the Knight Captain, pretending not to see anything and avoiding their gazes. As a subordinate, she wanted to apologize on their behalf.

Everyone knew about the love affair with Lady Rohanson, but even so, doing that when they weren’t even engaged was a bit….

It was when Rafaela was fanning her face to cool the heat while inwardly grumbling her complaints.

‘Something’s strange?’

Only after seeing Evangeline’s expression gradually develop subtle cracks did Rafaela belatedly realize something was wrong.

Rafaela hid her anxiously churning feelings and pretended to be calm as she rushed toward the two.

“Captain, really! What are you doing in front of everyone watching!”

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