episode_0024

I barely managed to separate Cheok Jiyeon and Yu Yeonhwa before slipping away.

‘Why does Jiyeon hate Yu Yeonhwa so much?’

Is it just because their personalities don’t mesh well?

I don’t know why they fight like that just from a simple encounter.

“Wow. Those two had a fight?”

Yu Eunhye blinked in surprise after hearing the story.

Those two being famous in Cheonjihae and fighting was a big deal in many ways.

Cheok Jiyeon, the only survivor of the Cheok family and the top student.

Yu Yeonhwa, the heiress of the famous GGS and a second-generation chaebol.

These two are famous figures known to everyone.

…I don’t know how I, an ordinary person, ended up between them.

“No wonder Jiyeon was shoveling down three bowls of kimchi fried rice.”

“…Isn’t that just because she eats a lot?”

“No. She was eating fiercely, like someone who was really angry. If you saw it, you would have trembled.”

Did she overeat because she was still angry?

I can imagine her holding only a spoon and eating in a combative manner.

“I feel sorry to Eunhye. I didn’t even eat with you, and I’m just causing trouble.”

“Hehe! No. Jiyeon complaining to me was kind of cute too.”

…Come to think of it, Yu Eunhye was already speaking comfortably to Cheok Jiyeon.

She’s usually so timid that she would use honorifics if possible.

Does that mean they’ve become that close?

“…Anyway, Dohyeong is amazing after all.”

“Huh? What are you talking about all of a sudden?”

“Those two are always the center of attention among the trainees. I think it’s amazing that those kinds of people are fighting over you.”

“Is it…like that?”

To me, it’s just annoying and uncomfortable.

But to others, it might look like I have a flower in each hand.

After all, they’re both top-tier in terms of specs and looks.

‘They wouldn’t think that if they were the ones experiencing it.’

Interest is only successful when it reaches a certain level.

Aren’t they both young ladies from famous families?

If someone like me, who has nothing, gets involved, they’ll only hear bad things.

“What should I say? Even as another woman, I think they’re amazing. I guess outstanding people date outstanding people, right?”

Yu Eunhye made a slightly bitter expression while saying that.

Seeing that face, an alarm went off inside me.

‘This is a bit dangerous?’

As I said during the entrance ceremony, Yu Eunhye is a character with the potential to ‘go berserk.’

In terms of potential danger, she’s even higher than Cheok Jiyeon.

One of those triggers is definitely inferiority.

If the friend she’s dating is the top and second-ranked student, the possibility of her exploding if you poke at that psychology becomes high.

‘No, but what should I say to comfort her?’

There’s a reason why I was an outcast and a shut-in.

How would a weeb like me know how to comfort a woman!

I squeezed my brain as much as I could and blurted out something.

“If I had to date one of the three of you, I think I’d date Eunhye.”

“W-What?”

Yu Eunhye looked up at me, startled.

“Why are you saying something like that all of a sudden…No, that can’t be. It’s Cheok Jiyeon and Yu Yeonhwa after all.”

“No, I’m saying it sincerely.”

To be honest, I just blurted out something to comfort her.

But when I think about it objectively, I think that’s really right.

‘Those two are too scary.’

It seems like it would be quite difficult to be with such strong women.

On the other hand, what about Yu Eunhye?

It feels like healing energy is pouring out just by looking at her.

The harmless and cozy feeling flowing from her small head and shoulders.

In a world full of such ghost stories, we need more people who can heal like Yu Eunhye.

“Eunhye, you have a charm that’s not inferior to those two.”

“Ahaha…You’re so…”

Yu Eunhye’s face turned bright red, as if she wasn’t used to compliments.

“I, it’s a little hot. Here.”

She even fans herself to cool down her cheeks.

“Why are you saying such embarrassing things all of a sudden? It’s embarrassing.”

“Ah, sorry.”

“No…It’s nothing to be sorry about.”

If it was someone like Yu Yeonhwa, she would have acted arrogant, saying it was obvious.

But because she’s acting like this, I feel awkward too.

“So, what are you preparing for?”

I asked to change the subject.

Actually, I’ve been wondering about it for a while now.

Right now, Yu Eunhye was attaching amulets to her waist and shoulders.

Usually, exorcists tend to ignore depending on these amulets or items, saying they’re unskilled.

But in fact, Cheonjihae, which is called the best, is the opposite.

Their motto was to use anything as long as they could efficiently deal with ghost stories.

“Ah, I’m going to visit the abandoned building in the back.”

“Abandoned building? That’s where ghosts come out.”

“Yes! You know it well.”

Commonly called ‘Abandoned Building,’ it refers to the eerie building behind the Cheonjihae building.

Cheonjihae is basically a place where all kinds of spiritualists and related items gather.

Because of this, negative energy attracted to it also gathered.

The abandoned building has become a place where ghosts and ghost stories are easily intertwined as a result of the gathering of such negative energy.

For exorcists, such places are the first priority for eradication, but…

‘Cheonjihae is intentionally neglecting it.’

It’s for employee training or to use it when they need petty ghosts.

Still, for Korea’s largest exorcism company to intentionally keep an abandoned building full of petty ghosts on its site.

It’s a facility that’s like Cheonjihae, which uses everything and pursues efficiency.

“Actually, in the last class, I heard that exorcists need to build confidence and experience.”

“Well, that’s true.”

Yu Eunhye basically has low self-esteem.

This is not a good personality for an exorcist.

Because they’re dealing with ghost stories, there are many times when they need the ‘I am the best’ mindset, like the two I mentioned earlier.

“So, I’m going to the abandoned building to build up my courage first.”

“Alone? That’s amazing.”

“Unlike the two of you, I’m still lacking a lot. I have to work hard as much as that!”

Yu Eunhye put her small hands together on her chest and declared confidently.

Hmm, she’s cute and healing.

‘By the way, building courage. I need to build it more than Eunhye does.’

I’ve never experienced proper exorcism either.

All I’ve done is use the instant death skill ‘click.’

The situation is also different from those who have lived in this world since they were born.

Since I was suddenly possessed, I was the one with less experience with ghost stories.

“If it’s okay with you, can I come with you?”

“Huh? But the abandoned building only has petty ghosts, so it won’t be of much help to you.”

What are you talking about?

I’m the one who can die from those petty ghosts.

In the first place, those petty ghosts are scarier from my point of view.

‘Since I have an instant death skill, it’s better for one strong guy to come out. A lot of them is the worst.’

Above all, it’s purely scary to go alone.

I’m the type of person who thinks that ghosts are watching me when I close my eyes while showering, and I check behind me for no reason when I’m on the computer at night.

Right now, I can go with Eunhye with a one-plus-one chance.

“I need to gain a little experience too.”

“Hehe! Really? You’re not trying to follow me because you’re worried about me?”

“No, I’m not.”

“Okay, let’s say that.”

“It’s really not. It’s because I’m scared to go alone.”

“I understand~”

It seems like Yu Eunhye is misunderstanding something.

Since the result of going together is the same anyway, I decided to just go with it.

****

‘The abandoned building looks like this.’

As expected, the building that Cheonjihae is neglecting is different.

It looks like it’s overflowing with ghosts at a glance.

No, considering the purpose, there must be a tremendous number of petty ghosts.

“Do, Dohyeong. We don’t have to stick this close, do we?”

“You never know what might happen. Let’s stay like this if possible.”

“I, is that so? It’s a bit embarrassing, but if you say so…”

I was so scared that I walked close to Eunhye.

I think it’s scarier than most haunted houses.

‘I’m so glad I came with Eunhye.’

How can Eunhye walk through a place like this without any problem?

Are the kids at Cheonjihae all like this originally?

No matter how I look at it, it looks like a ghost will come out…

[Boo!]

“Gasp!”

A ghost suddenly appeared from the corner of the hallway and startled me.

My startled body bounced back like a spring and returned to its place.

[Hehehe! He was surprised~]

The ghost seemed satisfied with my appearance and ran away and disappeared.

‘…Are the ghosts here all like this?’

A playful kind that doesn’t particularly harm people.

But since they’re ghosts, they’re scary nonetheless.

I was so surprised that my heart was still pounding.

“Phew. That was a surprise.”

“I know, I was surprised too.” “It’s really scary.”

……?

For some reason, I heard two voices.

To be exact, ‘one’ voice was heard twice.

I turned around and looked at Eunhye, who was next to me.

There were two Yu Eunhyes there.

One was right next to me, and the other Yu Eunhye was a little further away.

The two people pointed at each other, startled.

“Do, Dohyeong! That’s a fake, don’t be fooled!”

“No, Dohyeong! That’s the fake! Come here quickly!”

I closed my eyes tightly.

I know what this ghost story is.

‘The Two Mothers Ghost Story.’

It is also known as the Mother’s Dilemma.

To be exact, the mother on the lower floor says that it’s dangerous, so come down, and the mother on the upper floor says that she heard the same voice and it’s dangerous to go down.

The biggest problem with this ghost story is that there is no accurate answer to who the real mother is and what to do.

“Dohyeong. That, that’s the fake! Let’s run away quickly!”

“No, Dohyeong, that’s the fake! Come here quickly!”

The two urgently called me to each other.

The voice, the appearance, and even the amulets they had were the same.

I couldn’t tell them apart just by looking at their appearance.

‘If there’s a way to tell them apart, it’s to use Eunhye’s unique memories and characteristics that the ghost story doesn’t know.’

Fortunately, I have knowledge of the original work.

I knew most of Eunhye’s characteristics.

‘Okay. Let’s go with that!’

My worries weren’t long.

I took out my wallet and dropped a coin on the floor.

“Oh! Money!”

Eunhye, who was next to me, reflexively walked over to pick up the coin.

“You’re the fake!”

“Kueeeeek!”

I didn’t hesitate to kick the stomach of Yu Eunhye, who was standing far away and hadn’t picked up the coin.

‘Eunhye wouldn’t stay still when she saw the dropped money!’

A dirt spoon [someone from a poor family] can’t help but react in this situation when they see money falling.

It was an automatic reflex reaction created by poverty engraved in the genes.