episode_0030

“Cook. Cook the bodies of your colleagues, with your own hands.”

-Kyahahahaha!

-Heeheehee! Heeheeheehee!

As Rael’s urging became more severe, the ghosts also became more noisy.

Objects around me began to shake as if there had been an earthquake, and occasionally cutlery such as forks and knives would fly.

“Damn…! I’m totally playing with it!”

Although the companions were armed with ‘invulnerable throat lozenges’, they shrunk in size every time they were hit, so they overturned the table and hid behind it.

Hyung Gyeong was still unable to come to his senses, and Heo Sae-ron and Eun No-eul were restless, unable to think of any solution.

“……”

I looked at them quietly and slightly distanced myself from them.

“Oppa? What’s wrong?”

“Oppa Han-gil?”

“……”

I ignored the call and tried to understand the situation.

They say that the ghosts currently surrounding us to play with us are fake, and our colleagues are also fake.

If you believe it on the assumption that there is no problem with your ’emotional eye’, since when did it become a lie?

Did it change halfway through? Or from scratch?

No, it doesn’t really mean anything when it changed.

What matters is who did it and how.

Even if we assume that there is a problem with the ‘emotional eye’, the same conclusion is reached.

Who and how?

“…No matter how much I think about it, I think that’s the only one.”

When I put on the ‘attacker detection sunglasses’, a paranormal phenomenon object, my vision becomes dark and a terrible-looking ghost appears.

A ghost wearing an old, worn-out dress with serious injuries, a face so mangled that it is hard to recognize, bloodshot eyes half-bulging out, and internal organs dripping down.

The only thing visible through the sunglasses is her.

-Kyahahahaha!

At that time, I heard a creepy laugh, so I took off my sunglasses and saw the ‘Fake Specter’ flying away.

“Sister! It’s dangerous!”

“Don’t underestimate me…”

“Hmph!”

Squeak!

Heo Sae-ron aimed his gun to shoot a ‘ghost bullet’ and Eun No-eul, gritting his teeth, revealed his horns, wings, and tail to demonstrate the power of the succubus queen, but the situation was quickly resolved by the ‘space attack’ I wielded.

The entire wall of the restaurant was cracked along with the ‘fake Specter’.

I was shocked to see such incredible results even though I just swung with the will to cut, but that wasn’t what was important right now.

“Can everyone please be quiet for a moment? I have something to think about.”

“Huh? Ah, yes…”

“Have you come up with any method?”

“Wait a moment.”

I glossed over the question of ‘fake silver glow’ and continued thinking while wearing sunglasses.

If we get rid of that evil spirit that can only be seen through sunglasses, wouldn’t all the absurd situations we are experiencing right now be resolved?

Honestly, I just want to believe that.

Otherwise there is no possibility.

The problem is how to attack something that doesn’t even work with ‘space charm’… Ah, now that I think about it, I haven’t evaluated that thing.

Maybe it’s because I haven’t developed the habit of using my ‘feeling eye’, but I keep remembering things a beat late.

But is it possible to use ‘emotional vision’ even while wearing sunglasses?

‘An evil spirit who has accumulated countless karma’

‘It is of a different class from ordinary beings.’

‘I will endlessly repeat the cycle of karma, fueled by infinite hatred and malice toward the living.’

‘At the moment, we can never win. The same applies no matter what skill you purchase.’

“…what?”

Every sentence I heard was bloody, but my head, which had been spinning tightly, stiffened when I heard that I couldn’t win even if I used the point shop, which was my last resort.

“No, what is this…huh? So this isn’t over?”

If nothing else, a feeling of despair creeps in as my ‘emotional eye’ says that.

“Oppa! What’s wrong? What’s wrong?”

“Why are you muttering to yourself like that? If something comes to mind, let me know! That way, we’ll think about it together!”

At that time, ‘fake Heo Sae-ron’ and ‘fake Eun No-eul’ grab his shoulders and arms and shake him.

“Uh, well, that’s…”

Can I tell them what I think? What if that too is a trap?

No, even if they were real in the first place, is there any way to get through the current situation?

If that evil spirit is that strong, it’s useless no matter what you do…

“Oppa! Look into my eyes!”

At that time, Eun No-eul, who had her face in, forced eye contact.

My bewildered appearance is reflected in her big, pink, luminous eyes.

‘FALSE…’

“uh?”

Just as your eyes widen at the unbelievable emotional result.

Whoops!

“Kaaaa!?”

The strange snout that appeared with a tear in the chest area took a deep breath.

it hurts! Don’t come out suddenly!

“Kkkk!”

“Kwaaagh!?”

“Aaaah!”

It was only when I heard their screams and saw them shaking that I suddenly came to my senses.

Did ‘fake Eun No-eul’ just attack me mentally?

But my intuition didn’t read anything?

“……”

In that case, it is highly likely that ‘Fake Eun No-eul’ was done to help me come to my senses.

But it’s fake, why? Wasn’t he being manipulated?

He quickly removed his snout and approached them.

“Saeron, Saeron! Noeul! Are you okay!?”

“Ugh, Gwae, it’s okay… Have you calmed down a bit now?”

“Ugh…it hurts…”

“I’m sorry. I’m really sorry. I was blank for a moment.”

After helping the suffering girls up, I made eye contact with Noeul once again.

“Noeul. Could you open your eyes a little wider for a moment?”

“Uh, huh? I understand.”

When I look into her surprised eyes, I see my reflection just like I did before.

And, I heard clearly once again the incredible emotional results I had just heard.

‘Fake severe road’

“…!!”

My eyes widened and I froze at the completely unexpected emotional result.

“Uh, hey… brother. What’s wrong?”

“It’s fake? Even me? How could that be? No, how on earth…”

I couldn’t even hear Eun No-eul’s voice saying anything.

Like sparks flying, countless possibilities and hypotheses arise and subside.

“…Noel.”

“Yes why?”

“You’re the only one I can trust right now.”

She opened her eyes wide at my words and then nodded resolutely.

“You figured something out? Tell me. I’ll do whatever I can.”

“This space right now is-”

“Now is our patience running out? How long are you going to hide like turtles?”

Before I could finish speaking, numerous items flew in.

“Ugh!?”

“shit!”

I quickly hid behind the table, but even that table floated up.

“Aaaah!”

“Uuuu…!”

“Ugh…!”

Even though I crouched down as much as possible to protect myself from the scary rush of various objects, cutlery got stuck in various parts of my body, plates and bowls hit me until they broke, and heavy furniture gave me a dull shock to the center of my body.

-Kyahahahaha! Don’t you have to endure it anymore? Is it okay to do this!?

-I want to eat! I want to eat! I want to eat!

-Quickly betray your comrades and stab them in the back! Just like I did! How long are you going to make me wait!

When I looked up, I saw ghosts floating in the air of the vast restaurant, wandering around and looking down at us.

“Damn it…!”

I became impatient.

If those many ghosts rushed to take over our bodies, there would be no way to resist.

Even though I have a ‘space attack’, I can’t swing it as fast as the old type.

“Eunnoeul! A dream! You have to wake up from the dream!”

“Huh? What? A dream? Suddenly?”

“It’s a dream! This is all a dream!”

No matter how much I thought about it, I couldn’t think of anything else other than this.

When I found out that the ghost monsters and my companions were all fake, I was just confused, but when I found out that I was fake too, I naturally came to deny the entire world.

It is the treacherous heart of humans.

I felt a little self-loathing, but I suppressed it.

Anyway, I couldn’t admit to myself that I was a fake.

So, it means that he suffered a mental attack… but is that possible in the first place?

I have a lot of faith in [cries of despair, pain, and grief].

This skill is a skill that excludes all actions that affect the mind and soul, regardless of whether they are real or non-existent, including status abnormalities that contain transcendent power.

Even if you don’t realize that something has happened, it is a reliable skill that automatically comes out and steadfastly does its job.

In other words, it is impossible not to notice until everything around you is surrounded by fakes.

No, other colleagues are probably in the same situation as me, so it would be absurd to call it fake… Anyway, then, what is the situation I am currently in?

Without thinking for long, there was only one answer.

dream.

[Cries of despair, pain, and grief] treat all kinds of trivial things as abnormal conditions and eliminate them, but dreams are the only exception.

If that were the case, I wouldn’t have had any nightmares.

“You say you’re the succubus queen! Then you’ll be able to at least wake up from a dream!”

“…I don’t know what you’re talking about all of a sudden, but…I’ll try!”

Faaah!

A pair of horns on its head are covered in pink energy, and its wings made of skin and a tail with a heart-shaped tip flutter softly, scattering pink waves.

“…Oh, really. Was this a dream?”

Eun No-eul, who had been concentrating while staring into space, looks despondent.

Click!

She even turned on the ‘special wavelength flashlight’ just in case.

As a result, the color of the beam of light coming out of the flashlight was purple.

In other words, we were all dreaming at some point.

“…cheeky.”

She looked arrogantly at her surroundings and waved her hands.

Stand tall!

Even though it was just such a simple movement, the objects that emerged from the poltergeist phenomenon and the ghosts that were laughing and flying around were all fixed in the air.

It was as if time had stopped.

-Kyaaaa! How dare you be cocky!

We quickly put on our ‘attacker detection sunglasses’ and looked at the evil spirit, and the thing that moved even in still time glared at us with an angry expression.

No, it didn’t move in frozen time.

He must be watching us outside of a dream, that is, in reality, so he may just be moving normally.

Is it because of this state that you said that ‘Gamjeongan’ could never win?

I hope so.

“You’re the one who’s cocky.”

Eun No-eul seems to have heard that voice too.

A pink aura blooms from her as she looks into space and smiles wickedly.

“Huh!? Huh!? What’s going on right now? What’s going on!”

Heo Sae-ron, who did not understand the situation, raised his voice, but I could not answer.

This is because I was suppressed and unable to make a sound due to the intimidating feeling emanating from Eunnoeul in front of me.

Absolute.

Other than that word, nothing came to mind.

My body stiffens and my head turns white.

Breathing becomes rapid and the whole body is in a state of extreme tension.

Just by making eye contact for a split second, you will shiver at the feeling of being pierced through your very existence.

There is not even the will to dare to confront it, and all that comes to mind is worship and adoration.

“…ha ha ha…”

I couldn’t help but feel it.

At least in the dream world, she is invincible and the strongest.

-Kyaaaah! I feel resentful! I feel resentful! die! Everyone die! How many times do I have to die in the most painful way in my dreams!

“Ha, you’re going to kill me in my dreams? How dare you?”

She arrogantly lifted her chin and sneered, looking straight at the evil spirit even without sunglasses and pointing with her finger.

“How arrogant. At best, an evil spirit would try to invade the power of this body, the queen of nightmares.”

Before I knew it, the entire surroundings were filled with pink energy.

“Clean it up. You catch.”

Fuwaaa!

Pink energy swirls around, and the restaurant, the mansion, the space, and the world itself are crushed like pieces of tissue paper.

-Kigaaaa! Gaaa!

The evil spirit seemed to be trying hard, even screaming, to somehow maintain the dream, but it was all in vain.

It was that evil spirit that created this dream, but it was only Eunno-eul who was in control.

Coo! Clumsy!

The world becomes crumpled, torn, and a mess.

A gap appeared, revealing an endless abyss, and then everything began to fall apart.

“Whoa…Hangil oppa.”

“Yes?”

“Ahaha! Why are you looking like that? Are you in love with me?”

Leaving behind the collapsing world, she smiles mischievously and places her hand on my shoulder.

“Thanks to you, we were able to escape the crisis, but… it starts now. When you wake up from your dream, you will have to fight that evil spirit. Just as we originally expected.”

I understood what she said and nodded.

In the end, this post was very simple.

Just one very powerful evil spirit.

All that was needed was to defeat it.

“…Yeah. I know.”

“Can we win?”

“I don’t know. But I’ll give it a try.”

The only consolation is that the supernatural entity consumed in the dream will remain in reality.

-Quaaa! Wow! you! Because of you! It wasn’t just you!

At that time, the evil spirit glares at me and lets out a loud cry.

“It’s really ugly… Anyway, brother. See you in real life.”

“…okay.”

I smiled and nodded as her voice seemed to penetrate my head.

***

“Huh!?”

As if waking up from a nightmare, I bounced my back and raised my upper body.

“Hwaaaah!”

“Ugh!”

“Whoa…!”

I see Gyeong-gyeong and Heo Sae-ron, who were lying next to me, standing up in shock like me.

The only one who was calm was Eun Noeul.

“Tsk…!”

I came to my senses after seeing her and quickly took out my gun and aimed it.

However, what was visible was a view of a room with a sofa and a table.

The room we stayed in to rest while exploring the mansion.

Could it be that he fell asleep from here?

“…Noel. What about the evil spirit?”

“I don’t know. Did he run away?”

Wedge!

At that time, forks and knives flew in at an incredible speed.

“Noel! Danger…!”

Tae-ae-ang!

“Ugh…what happened? My head hurts so much…”

I laughed inadvertently at the sight of Gyeong-hyung sticking out his arm and deflecting the projectile before I could step forward.

It’s truly unbelievable.