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Rael went from disbelieving to astonished and amazed to then burst out in exclamation.

Perhaps because my first impression was deeply ingrained, I had an image of being emotionless and stiff, but this person was more expressive than I thought… no, it was a ghost.

-It’s hard to believe that it’s another world in another dimension.

Still, since the relationship was hostile, I was somewhat wary, but as I looked around with a purely surprised expression, I didn’t feel any hostility, so the tension was automatically relieved.

“I understand how you feel. We also felt that way when we first went to another world.”

At Eunno-eul’s words, Lael looked at her, then her eyes suddenly sparkled, and she lifted the hem of her skirt and bowed politely.

-It’s new, but nice to meet you. Eunnoeul. My name is Rael, and I am the maid of Count Kalixena. From now on, I will help Eun No-eul with all my heart and stay by her side. It seems that the goddess has blessed me with good luck to be able to serve such a beautiful and noble person.

“Uh, huh? Suddenly?”

-Isn’t that why you called me here?

“No, it’s not like that in particular? I wasn’t the one who summoned you…”

At a glance, Eunnoeul’s eyes turn to me and Rael also looks at me.

-okay. Was it Hangil who called me?

“First of all, yes. But I didn’t summon you for any purpose. I was testing my abilities and something happened…”

-Is that so? Hmm…

She thought for a moment and then approached with a friendly smile.

-Even so, my role does not change. Could you please allow me to serve you?

At first glance, it seemed so desperate that I laughed awkwardly.

“Uh…Rael. There’s no need to be so cautious. Just take it easy.”

-How dare I do that? Even my current attitude would be rude to the hero who defeated Calixena’s evil spirit. Please forgive me and allow me to assist you with the same mercy as Ha Hae.

“……”

I felt a bit burdened and looked around, but other people just smiled and looked at me as if it was fun.

“You know! Rael! Me!? You won’t take me!?”

As Heo Sae-ron raised his hand and waved it boisterously, Rael tilted his head slightly.

-Are you…a member of Hangil’s party?

“Huh? We’re on the same team, so if I say so, right?”

-okay. However, I take some pride in my role. It is against culture and loyalty to have multiple masters at once, so I will serve and serve only Hangil.

“Hmm… You just changed from Noeul to Hangil?”

-……

Rael calmly ignored her words.

“Now, wait a minute. Rael. There’s no need to do that.”

If I leave it like this, I think I’ll end up with a ghost maid.

Even if I didn’t think about it too deeply, I thought it would be quite annoying, so I quickly tried to dissuade her.

-What you’re saying is that there’s no need to do that…you’re going to kill me in the end…?

“No, no! Why are your thoughts so extreme!? What I meant was that there is no need to have a superior-subordinate relationship! And you don’t have to help just me! If I were to ask you why, you are all of our summons!”

-…I am ignorant and cannot properly understand the meaning of the words. What does it mean to be everyone’s summon?

“That’s what I mean… Hyung Kyeong-gu. Could you please summon Rael?”

“Huh? Ah…Is it okay if I just call you by name?”

“You have to do it while remembering the appearance.”

“I see. Then…Rael.”

-!?

Immediately after, Rael disappeared and appeared in front of Hyeong-gyeong.

-This is the same as before…

“That’s right. You experienced it before, right? This is proof that we are all your summoners. In other words, we all have a stake in bringing you back to life.”

I don’t know if it’s true that he was brought back to life by a ghost, but anyway.

-Um…Then, can I just assist the four people here?

“Rather than a counselor…I’d like you to be our colleague.”

It wasn’t something I could decide on my own, so I looked at Eun No-eul and she simply nodded.

“I don’t think a co-summon in the form of a ghost that can be summoned at any time would be really helpful, right? Plus, it’s possible to communicate… Rael. Do you have any abilities?”

-You mean abilities?

“Yes. Like bewitching people or using telekinetic powers…”

-Ah, the strength of a monster.

“monster?”

-yes. Because I have become a kind of ghost-type monster. Are there no monsters like that in this world?

“Hmm, not really. Although it wasn’t standardized. So there must have been a name for the monster that called you? Was it a Wraith, a Specter, or a Banshee?”

-I am not included in that category. Because it is a higher species. Like the Specter, he can possess people or show hallucinations, like the Wraith, he can use telekinesis, and like the Banshee, he can inflict physical and spiritual attacks with screams.

“Wow! That’s really useful! Great! Recruitment! You’ll be our colleague from now on! Take care of yourselves from now on! Rael!”

-Colleague…you mean?

She looked somewhat uncertain and uncomfortable.

But then she looked at us and politely lifted the hem of her skirt.

-…All right. In that case, I will assist you as a colleague. i look forward to.

In fact, she felt a little uncomfortable because she had no choice, but it still felt like it was going in a good direction.

“But Rael, what we want is not a throne, but an equal relationship with each other…”

“Ahahaha! You’re surprisingly stubborn! Hey, Rael! Let’s be friends with me!”

Heo Sae-ron, who interrupted me and laughed out loud, tried to hold her hand with sparkling eyes, but he only passed through in vain.

“Oh, that’s right. It was a ghost… Anyway! Let’s be friends!”

-You mean a friend…?

“Huh? You don’t like it?”

-Uhm…that’s a bit much. Let me think about it.

“Huh!?”

Heo Sae-ron opened his mouth with a shocked expression, as if he never thought he would be rejected.

“Why!? Let’s be friends with me! Huh!?”

“Come on, Saeron. Shouldn’t Rael think about it too? I’ve been called to another world for no reason, so speaking like that would be burdensome.”

“Besides, we fought once, right? Even though it was in a dream… So let’s just gradually close the distance.”

“Hmm… Is that so…?”

Saeron, who was easily persuaded, nodded as if there was nothing he could do.

“Ah! Then you see! I’ll be in charge of explaining things to Rael! Don’t you think there are a lot of things Rael doesn’t know?”

“Ah, that’s for sure…then let’s do it. Is everyone okay?”

“Of course it’s okay.”

“So do i.”

When we agreed, Heo Saeron smiled excitedly and motioned to Rael.

“Then you know what! Rael! There’s something I want to show you first!”

-What is it?

“Look at this! It’s called TV!”

As she held the remote control, we also watched Lael’s reaction with anticipation.

Looking at the clothes she was wearing and the fact that she spoke of being a commoner or a count, it was obvious that she was a character from the medieval worldview.

Beep!

When the TV screen turns on, Lael’s eyes widen.

“…!?”

After staring at the entertainment program where people were laughing and talking for a while, she trembled and covered her mouth with her hand.

And then, with a shocked expression on his face.

“There’s a person…! In the box…!”

“Puhahahahaha!”

“Hahahahahaha!”

“Fuhuhuu! Wow, I can’t believe I can actually see a reaction like that… Fuhahaha!”

Her lively reaction made us laugh until we left the office for a long time.

***

We had suddenly recruited a ghost from another Earth as a colleague and were checking out her abilities.

There were things to experiment with, though.

-Hey, it’s really not a curse box or something, is it? You’re not going to lock me in there, are you?

“Hahaha! So even if it’s not like that, it’s like that!”

I shook my head at Rael, who looked anxious, and took the ballpoint pen she held out.

It was something she had as a telekinetic power, and it was summoned along with me when I summoned it just now.

“Oppa Han-gil, how are you? Did you go the right way?”

Eun No-eul peeks her head out from behind the partition.

“Ah, yes. Isn’t this amazing? When Rael binds himself with telekinesis, objects can also be summoned…”

Eunno-eul’s eyes sparkle as she holds out the pen she just received.

“There are endless ways to use it. Of course, we have to experiment with the limit volume, weight, distance, etc. But even if there are limitations, it is a huge advantage.”

“Although this advantage only applies to those of us who can summon Rael.”

-If it is useful, you can use it as much as you want. Please don’t lock me up in that cursed box called TV…

The sight of him desperately pleading was truly heartbreaking, but on the contrary, it made me laugh even more.

“Ahahahaha! Ah, sorry. I’m sorry for laughing. Ugh… But I wonder how long this misunderstanding will last.”

“That’s right. It’s fun, but… it’s a bit embarrassing because it feels like watching dark history being created in real time.”

-What is black history?

“Oh, that’s…well, there is something like that. You’ll find out later.”

-Is that so.

Rael nodded briefly and floated up into a neat sitting position.

-Is there anything else you would like me to do? Even now, I can do all the household chores. Laundry, cooking, cleaning, etc. If you just ask me to do it, I will do anything perfectly.

I was a little embarrassed because she was looking at me intently with a determined expression.

“It’s okay. Things like cleaning are done automatically.”

-automatic…? This world is truly an advanced place.

I couldn’t help but laugh at the sight of him lowering his head sullenly.

This is probably the only company where the entire company is cleaned automatically and in an instant.

The ‘ordinary small business’ was a truly convenient supernatural entity that ‘excluded’ most things except work.

“Rael! Are you here!? Come play with me!”

At that time, Heo Sae-ron rushed in with a lively expression and tried to grab Rael’s hand, but he passed by quickly and made a fuss.

“Oh! That’s right! Hehe, I keep forgetting that it’s a ghost! Anyway, let’s play!”

-You can’t do that. I have to participate in Hangil and Noeul’s experiment.

“Yes?”

“Oh, if it’s an experiment, it’s just over. I still need to try it a few more times to find out, but… you can play with Saeron now. Right, Noeul?”

“Yes. I guess it would be better if you want to adapt to this world quickly. But Saeron, what are you going to play?”

In response to Noeul’s question, Saeron proudly held up her smartphone.

“With this! I will show you the grief and screams of countless cyber ghosts trapped here!”

“Ahahaha! Saeron! I told you not to do that! You really believe me!”

Lael’s complexion turned pale as he looked at the smartphone held out.

Unlike the way he usually shows, he is a ghost who expresses a lot of emotions, so I never get tired of him.

-What is this? How do words and pictures appear every time you upload or upload something? Seriously, are there people trapped in here too?

“That’s right! How about it!?”

That’s right, what’s right?

It was absurd to see Saeron lying without even putting a drop of saliva on her mouth.

-…It’s terrible. I never imagined that this type of labor would exist. I think I’d be better off working with a pickaxe in a coal mine. Being locked in this small box and being able to prove your existence only through words and pictures…is truly a cruel punishment.

“Ahahahaha!”

“Puhahahahaha!”

“Huhhh!”

“What, what is it? Please tell me too!”

Gyeong-gyeong, who came late, is snooping around.

Meanwhile, Rael had a determined expression on his face, as if he had made a solemn determination.

-Now I understand. You are warning me. I will absolutely obey you, so you don’t have to show me anything scary like this.

“Ahahaha…! Well, it’s not like that…!”

“Oh, what should I do? This sounds like fun…”

Seeing Rael shivering and genuinely scared, a look of sadism flashed across our faces.

No, honestly, I don’t want to bother you, but it’s a lot cuter and funnier than I thought.

A side of myself that I didn’t even know was unfamiliar to me.

***

One surprising fact.

Rael was able to eat food!

-Delicious…! This is my first time eating something this delicious…!

Lael’s eyes are sparkling and his mouth is constantly moving as he eats a generous portion of the barbecue pork ribs that were on the company’s lunch menu.

I’m just saying it now, but the lunch at the management bureau branch was quite sumptuous.

I don’t know if it’s because it’s the only part of this building where people can do what they want, but since the lunch is as good as that of a large company, I don’t even think about eating out.

“Really? There’s a lot, so you can eat it slowly.”

When we put meat and pumpkin salad on her plate with happy expressions on her face, she looked slightly burdened.

-Is it okay for someone like me to eat this much…?

“Of course. Eat as much as you want.”

“But where does everything I eat go?”

“Well, I’m a bit curious about that.”

-Oh, all the food I eat is converted into mana. I don’t know the principle, though.

Saying that, she swallowed her food in one gulp and blushed with a surprised expression.

-Si, excuse me. Talking while eating…

“We’re fine, you don’t need to worry.”

-Thank you so much, but…I don’t know if I can eat such luxurious food.

“As I just said, we’re giving it to you because we wanted to give it to you, so it’s okay. Now, eat some more.”

When Eun No-eul handed her a bone full of meat, she hesitated but accepted it with telekinesis.

-…Well, by the way, are you okay? The attention of those around me is focused.

“Oh, what is that…”

As we slowly rolled our eyes, we could see that people around us were looking at us curiously.

“What is that doing? Is there a ghost-type supernatural entity?”

“I don’t know…maybe he’s an invisible man.”

“You’ve never heard of such a story, have you? Seeing as there’s even a branch leader, is it possible that they’re conducting some kind of experiment in secret?”

“Shh. Don’t raise your voice for no reason. I don’t want to get caught up.”

It seems that Rael’s appearance is only visible to us.