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534 – I Am a Exorcist

534 – I Am a Exorcist

The Evil Spirit was easily Enlightened to the point of being hollow.

Now, there was nothing much to do.

I was about to head out to watch some delayed animations with the kids when Gaeul was playing alone with her ant doll.

“Up! Up!”

Was she teaching the ant doll to do a belly flop?

It was perfectly normal for a child to play with a doll and talk about various things.

There was no need to think it was strange.

Just as I was about to move to the living room with the television,

“Jump! Jump!”

As I stepped into the living room, I heard Gaeul’s little hops behind me.

Was she trying to show the ant doll how to jump?

I let out a small giggle.

Tap-!

A small sound pierced my ears, stopping me in my tracks.

It sounded like the ant doll had jumped on the bed.

“Gaeul…?”

I turned back toward the bedroom.

In the bedroom, Gaeul was giggling while holding the ant doll above her head.

“Gaeul, did the ant doll jump on your head?”

“Yes!”

“Uh, really…?”

I couldn’t help but feel flustered seeing Gaeul nod confidently.

The ant doll had jumped on her head.

Had the Evil Spirit that was Enlightened entered the ant doll?

As worry crept in, I thought that if it were an Evil Spirit, it wouldn’t listen to Gaeul so obediently.

‘Gaeul has portal abilities too.’

Could she have done something using her portal ability?

I returned to the living room without further doubt.

“Hmm.”

In the living room, Sophia was stroking her chin while looking toward Gaeul’s bedroom.

She had a somewhat worried expression.

“Sophia, what’s wrong?”

“…It’s nothing. It’s just that this is the first time something like this has happened, so I was thinking for a moment.”

“Okay…”

What could she possibly mean by something like this?

I was curious, but since Sophia was lost in thought, I couldn’t ask.

‘Everyone seems a bit strange today.’

I spent the day in confusion, and the next day arrived.

When I returned from the Dungeon, Gaeul was playing with the kids who had come to the park.

“Look! Mine can talk!”

“Mine can transform by itself!”

There were dolls that talked when you pressed their bellies and robots that transformed on their own.

Among the special toys, Gaeul’s doll was ordinary, but she didn’t seem to feel intimidated at all.

Instead, she proudly held out the ant doll with her chest puffed out.

“Jump!”

“What’s that?”

“It’s just an ant doll.”

The kids focused their attention on the ordinary ant doll that had no special abilities.

Then Gaeul placed the ant doll on the ground and waved her finger.

“Jump! Jump!”

With a commanding tone, the kids looked at the ant doll with serious expressions.

However, unfortunately, our ant doll didn’t have a jumping ability…

Tap-!

“Meow!”

Suddenly, the ant doll jumped up.

Caught off guard by the unexpected action, I jumped up too.

“Gaeul?”

Gaeul looked at me as if to ask why, while the kids in the park gasped in amazement.

The children in this world weren’t surprised even when an ordinary doll jumped.

I felt foolish for being startled.

“Gaeul, how did the ant doll jump?”

“Ghost…?”

“Ghost…?”

“Yes!”

Gaeul nodded with a bright expression.

Thanks to that, I understood why Sophia had looked so serious when she was watching Gaeul’s room yesterday.

‘Gaeul can handle ghosts?’

This was a new ability I had never seen before.

No, more importantly, they said the one inside the doll was an Evil Spirit—was that okay?

Startled, I hurriedly called Master Choi Joo-yeon.

– Hello?

“Master, something big has happened.”

– Huh? What is it?

Hearing Master Choi Joo-yeon’s gentle voice eased my tension.

Thanks to that, I was able to convey the situation without hesitation.

“Gaeul can handle ghosts…”

– …I’ll be there soon, can you wait a moment?

“Okay…”

Master, please come quickly.

I waited eagerly for Master to arrive.

**

“Um… Gaeul seems to be fine, and this… ”

Swish-!

As Master Choi Joo-yeon’s gaze landed on it, the ant doll hid behind Gaeul.

It moved as if sliding without moving its legs, which was somewhat horror-like.

“This friend is… something strange…?”

“Strange?”

“Yes. I don’t feel the presence of an Evil Spirit. This is the first time for me too.”

“That’s odd. There was definitely a bad energy before, but I don’t feel it now either.”

“Really?”

Perhaps intrigued by the unusual situation, Master Choi Joo-yeon examined the ant doll closely.

At that moment, the wolf Divine Beast, Meongmui, approached the ant doll.

“Meow…!”

Meongmui wagged its tail while looking at the ant doll.

It seemed to be asking if it could have the doll.

“Oh. How should I put it? The energy emitted by the Divine Beasts is similar to this.”

“Divine Beast?”

I compared the energy of the ant doll with that of the Divine Beasts.

After hearing Master Choi Joo-yeon’s words, I could definitely feel a similar energy.

“It seems like this is Gyeoul’s ability?”

“My ability…?”

“Yes. Seol and Kkamang were originally just ordinary cats and spiders.”

“Yes. They were ordinary at first.”

They were definitely ordinary when I first met Seol and Kkamang.

I nodded at Master Choi Joo-yeon.

“Do you think Gyeoul has the ability to create Divine Beasts?”

“Uh…?”

I wanted to say that couldn’t be true, but I had experienced enough by now.

Seol, Kkamang, and even the tiger honeybee that periodically provided honey.

I had the feeling that those who came into contact with me became smarter and communicated well.

“So, does this mean… this friend has become a ghost Divine Beast?”

“Well, I’m not sure. Master doesn’t know anything about Divine Beasts.”

“I see.”

A ghost Divine Beast, huh.

Now that I think about it, I also had the ability to materialize into a ghost.

Could it be that the ability to transform into a Divine Beast mixed with the ability to materialize?

I’m not sure, but since it’s not a bad thing…

I decided to trust Gaeul’s beloved ant doll.

“From now on, you are a ghost Divine Beast.”

“Ggaemmi!”

“Yes. Let’s just call you an ant Divine Beast. If you’re okay with that, want to jump in place?”

Hop-!

The ant Divine Beast jumped up.

I was relieved that it was a child who listened well.

**

We played hide and seek with Master Choi Joo-yeon.

Surprisingly, Master Choi Joo-yeon was a master at hide and seek.

“Gyeoul found you.”

“Meow!”

The Master approached from behind and lifted me up.

Startled, I let out a light scream.

“How did you know?”

“I saw Gyeoul’s tail wagging.”

“Wow. Then this time, I’ll find you. Are you going to hide, Master?”

“Um… well, I have a schedule coming up, what should I do?”

“Ah…”

The ears of the kids and I drooped.

Unfortunately, Master Choi Joo-yeon was a busy person.

I decided to let her go.

“We’ll definitely play again later.”

“Yes. Will we play with Master again?”

Hehe.

Master Choi Joo-yeon waved goodbye with a smile as she left.

As I watched Master leave with the kids, Choi Jin-hyuk approached us.

“Gyeoul, we got a call from over there.”

“From my hometown?”

“Yes. It’s urgent, can I go and talk?”

“Yes, go ahead.”

I hurriedly prepared to head back to my hometown.

The kids also followed me, gathering their own belongings.

“Where are you going, Master…?”

“Yes. I have an urgent matter to resolve. Haneul, do you want to come with me?”

“I…”

Haneul looked back at the guild’s forge.

Then she turned back to me and shook her head firmly.

“I want to go with you, Master, but I think it would be more helpful for you if I stay at the forge…”

She wanted to go but held back for my sake.

The forge was indeed the place where Haneul could showcase her skills.

Haneul was truly a thoughtful child.

“That’s just like you, Haneul. I’ll be back soon, so will you stay at the forge?”

“Yes…!”

I left Haneul at the forge and crossed the portal with the kids.

Upon arriving in my hometown, I was able to meet Yoon Dain and Song Harin again as I got on a huge van.

“Hey, guys.”

“Hello.”

“Nice to see you!”

After exchanging light greetings, we were able to hear an explanation from Song Harin.

She said there was a massive Mana wave felt a little away from the city.

“I don’t think I can solve it with just my power.”

“…I see.”

If Song Harin, who is considered strong in this world, says she can’t solve it, that made me tense.

However, thanks to the noisy kids, we arrived at our destination joyfully.

“This is…”

An abandoned house in a mountain village.

It was a four-story house, and it definitely felt like there was a significant amount of Mana by this world’s standards.

“Wanga! It’s underground!”

“Yes. I can feel Mana underground.”

Was there something down there?

Just as I was gripping my weapon and approaching the house,

“You brats!”

An old woman suddenly appeared, swinging her cane as she approached us.

“Whoa…”

I felt a sense of intimidation.

I unconsciously took a step back.

Thanks to Bom’s magic, my ears were hidden, so I wouldn’t be exposed as a Beastman.

“What are you doing trying to enter a haunted house?!”

“A haunted house?”

“Yes! Do you know how many people have gone missing from that house?!”

She was angry, but what was hidden inside was concern for us.

“Well, we…”

As I hesitated, Gaeul confidently walked toward the old woman.

Clearing her throat, she held out the ant doll.

“Ghost.”

“……?”

Was Gaeul’s action too sudden?

The old woman slowly lowered her cane.

If we used the ghost, the ant Divine Beast that Gaeul was holding, we might be able to persuade her.

“Well, actually, we are Exorcists…”

“Exorcists? You little ones are doing that?!”

“Yes. We’re better than you think… we can handle ghosts and everything…”

I placed the ant Divine Beast that Gaeul was holding on the ground.

Then, just like Gaeul did, I commanded the ant Divine Beast.

“Jump?”

Hop-!

At my command, the ant Divine Beast jumped up.

Hop-! Hop-!

The sight of the doll jumping made the old woman’s eyes widen in surprise.

“Y-Your Excellency…!”

It seemed the old woman was someone who believed in superstitions.

A word from the author (Author’s Note)

Thank you so much for reading today, PIA1747014585384!

Thank you for the comments and recommendations as well! They always give me strength…!

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