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“Sera. There must be a voodoo priest among the people working on set.”

“Why do you think that way? Could it be that someone we don’t know at all used voodoo?”

Sarah and I met most of the staff and actors working on set. There was a high probability that there would be a voodoo priest among them.

I told Sarah my reasoning.

“Lee Hyung-sik was murdered on a day when we were not on set. During that time, we continued to patrol the school, but it was only on days when there were no murders that a murder occurred. It wasn’t a coincidence, the killer knew our schedule.”

“Who knows where we are and what we do?”

“Okay. Don’t you think it will take a long time to prepare for a voodoo ritual? If he were a voodoo priest, he would have to set a safe day to kill without being disturbed by us.”

This time, we publicly requested an exorcism from the film crew. Although it was possible to do commission-type work openly, it also had the disadvantage of exposing our identities and being wary of hidden people.

The voodoo priest deliberately committed the murder on a day when we were not on set.

This probably means that they are wary of me and Sarah.

Despite being cautious, they left an altar inside the school.

Isn’t it because it’s a sacred altar that you can’t touch it?

Even voodoo priests ended up using the power of gods to use voodoo. If you build an altar arbitrarily and then destroy it arbitrarily, the spirit will be angry.

Sarah said, looking at the altar.

“Hmm… . Are you saying the voodoo priest is the culprit? Then, we need to prepare a curse countermeasure in advance.”

“How do you stop the curse?”

Shamans were quite a troublesome opponent. As if using a spell wasn’t enough, he could have used a curse as a last resort. A voodoo priest would probably carry around a voodoo doll that could harm people. If we went to catch the criminal, we could have been cursed.

Curse measures are essential.

“You have to block it with an amulet doll. Let’s make it now.”

Sarah took out dry straw from her bag. Then, they woven straw together to create a human-shaped doll.

‘It’s Jewoong.’

It was a traditional Korean amulet doll called Jewoong. It looked like a curse doll, but it was an object that protected the owner from bad luck or curses. I also knew it well because I played with Sarah and made Jewoong when I was in elementary school.

“Give me a straw. I’ll make one too.”

“So.”

I also received straw from Sarah and made Jewoong. After a while, we were able to complete the palm-sized statues one by one. With this, you won’t get hit by a curse and go away in vain.

After we each took care of our items, Sarah asked me.

“Jinwoo. But how are you going to catch the voodoo priest?”

A way to catch a hidden voodoo priest.

It was difficult.

They knew our identities, but we didn’t know who the voodoo priest was.

Perhaps something is still watching us.

“… … .”

I looked around, just in case. I looked around the dusty consulting room and checked outside the door, but there was no one walking around here other than us. However, since the other person was a shaman, he might have been eavesdropping on our conversation in some strange way.

“Well.”

“Is there a way to catch it? There’s no point in making Jewoong if you can’t catch him.”

A good way to catch a voodoo priest occurred to me.

There was a way, but it’s difficult to talk about here.

I opened my mouth with a shy expression.

“Sorry. I can’t remember.”

“Really?”

“He hides when we are around, so how do we catch him? I don’t know if the culprit is a guy or a bitch. Honestly, didn’t we have a hard time today? Let’s get off work soon.”

“If you get off work today, won’t you be able to catch the voodoo priest? Starting tomorrow, no one will come to the filming set.”

“Hey, strong! I got all the money, so what does it matter? Just leave work.”

“What… ?”

Sarah looked puzzled as she saw me speaking unusually. Originally, we did exorcism work regardless of whether we were paid for it or not.

I signaled to Sarah by blinking my eyes several times. It was a signal sent to roughly match the words.

“Ah… .”

The moment she saw the glance, Sarah seemed to understand the signal.

As expected from my childhood friend, he immediately noticed when I did something strange.

Sarah opened her mouth with a charming smile.

“That’s right! Honestly, I wanted to get off work too. I don’t want to work anymore because I get paid.”

“The director told us we didn’t have to appear. We do what we are told.”

“That’s right. This is capitalism.”

“Money is the best.”

Sarah and I shook our hands, got up and left the school.

It wasn’t a joke, I actually confidently walked out the front gate of the school.

* * *

Today, Jinwoo and Sarah were not the only ones who heard the news that filming had been postponed.

Idol Yuki also received the news.

Actors no longer need to go to work on set for the time being.

Thanks to this, Yuki’s filming schedule for this afternoon was completely canceled. A day off suddenly appeared in Yuki’s busy schedule.

‘But I still have to practice. ‘You can’t rest.’

However, Yuki deliberately went to work at Nebula High School. Even though the schedule was disrupted, filming was scheduled to resume. Yuki came to school with the intention of practicing acting in advance.

“I’m going to turn into a zombie now… . Rather kill me with your own hands!”

It was when Yuki was practicing some sad lines.

There were two people walking towards the front gate of the school.

It was Jinwoo and Sarah.

“We’ll go now.”

“Thank you all for your hard work.”

Jinwoo and Sarah were waving to the busy staff.

Director Hong and other staff members saw them off.

Yuki thought as she watched Jinwoo and Sarah preparing to leave.

‘Bodhisattva and assistant are leaving? ‘It’s a good thing you came to school.’

This could be the last time Yuki sees Jinwoo and Sarah. They have already solved the ghost disturbance they were commissioned to do. It wasn’t a ghost, but a sasaeng fan of an idol, but the request was solved anyway.

Yesterday, someone died on set, but that was separate from the ghost disturbance.

Even when Jinwoo and Sarah finished work and returned home, no one said anything.

‘I’m a little sad that I’m leaving. ‘I wanted to see your assistant’s face more.’

It was time to say goodbye.

Yuki waved his hand widely at Jinwoo and Sarah.

“Assistant! Bodhisattva!”

Hearing Yuki’s loud voice, Jinwoo and Sarah looked at Yuki.

“Sayonara (さようなら). Goodbye!”

Jinwoo and Sera also waved their hands towards Yuki.

That was the end of our goodbyes.

The two people who left the school’s main gate disappeared without a trace from the filming site.

… … .

… … … … .

So time passed and night came.

Yuki, who was practicing acting, also thought about going back to her dorm.

At that time, one of the staff members who remained on set until the end called Yuki.

“Mr. Yuki. Are you leaving work?”

“Yes.”

It was a female staff member with her hair tied up.

My name is Oh Soo-young.

She was the youngest member of the filming team, and even though she was a woman, she often ran errands that required a lot of effort. From Yuki’s perspective, he was a person full of passion for movies.

Suyeong said to Yuki.

“Please go see Director Hong for a moment before you leave work. He said he wanted to ask Yuki directly about something because of the filming schedule.”

“Shooting schedule?”

“Yuki, you’re going on a music show next month. You want to be sure when you can film again.”

“Then where should I go?”

“Director Hong is in the school gym. He said that if I wanted to come and receive acting guidance, I could take it. Because next time Yuki has to film at the gym.”

Yuki’s eyes widened when she heard that Director Hong would give her acting guidance. I felt that if I received guidance in advance, I would be able to reduce mistakes the next time I practice.

“I’ll be there right away!”

“Good luck.”

Yuki went straight to the gymnasium of Nebula High School.

It was late, but the school gymnasium was brightly lit. However, even with the lights on, the atmosphere was strangely gloomy. This was because most of the staff had left work and there were very few people left at the school.

━━Squeak

Yuki opened the door and entered the gym.

“Director Hong!”

A spacious basketball court.

A stage covered by a curtain.

2nd floor bleachers.

It was a spacious gym with good facilities.

“… … Huh?”

But there was no one in the gym.

Obviously, the lights were brightly on, but Director Hong was nowhere to be seen.

“Director Hong! Are you here?”

It was when Yuki called Director Hong’s name again.

As if waiting, the curtain covering the stage suddenly opened.

━━Swish

The stage was revealed.

A young woman with tied hair was standing alone there.

As soon as Yuki saw the face, he realized who it was.

“? Suyeong sister… ?”

That woman was Sooyoung, who had called Yuki earlier.

Sooyoung appeared here instead of Director Hong.

“What is Sooyoung doing here? Director Hong is not there.”

For some reason, Suyeong was wearing a necklace made of animal bones. It was a necklace that was never seen normally. Sooyoung smiled at Yuki, who couldn’t understand the situation.

“Fuuhu.”

Suyeong said to Yuki with a smile.

“Still not able to understand the situation? Even though he’s an idol, he has no sense.”

“Yes?”

“No! no! So, is it popular with fans? Hehehe.”

Now, I was even using informal language as I wanted. It’s not that the person has changed, it’s just the nature of the woman named Sooyoung. Sooyoung was showing her true colors in a place alone with Yuki.

“Because I’m nice, I’ll explain the situation. Still, since you’ve worked as an actor, Yuki should know the script at least.”

Suyeong looked smug.

“Did you see Hyungsik Lee die yesterday? That’s actually what I did.”

“Soo, are you Sooyoung?”

“Yes. Casting idols in zombie movies was so shitty that I killed them. Since he is the son of the CEO of Show Entertainment, he paid the price for his father.”

“That can’t be possible! The person who killed Hyungsik Lee was a person who took drugs… .”

“I was the one who gave that person drugs. Strictly speaking, it’s a drug called zombie powder. If you swallow this, whether it’s a living person or a dead body, you become a zombie.”

Sooyoung took out a palm-sized pouch and waved it around. It was a bag containing pure white powder called zombie powder. Zombie powder was a hallucinogenic drug, but through voodoo rituals, it became a drug that created zombies.

“Did you hear that well? From now on, I will give you this medicine.”

Yuki got goosebumps. A staff member whom I had known for a while suddenly tried to give Yuki a dangerous drug.

“I don’t eat it!”

Yuki immediately ran, opened the gym door, and tried to escape. However, for some reason the door, which was wide open when I came in, was now tightly closed and could not be opened. Sooyoung, who was standing on stage, was just looking at Yuki as if it was funny.

The door was locked as if by magic.

The windows in the gym were also closed and could not be opened.

Yuki was trapped inside the gym.

“Oppa! Grab that kid and bring him in.”

It was the moment when Sooyoung’s voice rang out.

A man appeared from the second floor bleachers of the gymnasium. The man had been hiding behind the seat for a while, but got up when Sooyoung called him.

“Krrrr.”

An animal-like howl echoed from the man’s mouth.

The man with white eyes was a zombie created by Sooyoung.

The zombie immediately jumped down from the second floor and ran towards Yuki. The running speed was very fast.

“Aaagh.”

Yuki was caught by the zombie’s vicious hands. The force was so strong that I couldn’t even resist.

The zombie dragged Yuki inside the gym. It was to follow swimming commands faithfully.

“Good job. Oppa.”

Sooyoung came down from the stage and came closer to Yuki.

Suyeong grinned while looking at Yuki who was terrified.

“Do you see your brother here? This is my older brother who died in an accident not long ago. He seemed frustrated with being a corpse, so I resurrected him as a zombie.”

Surprisingly, the zombie’s identity was Suyeong’s older brother. She resurrected her recently dead brother as a zombie and took him with her.

She was a woman who had truly gone crazy.

The moment Yuki met Suyeong’s eyes, her spine went numb. I felt an unknown madness in my eyes.

“Don’t do this.”

“Don’t do this? Do you know what you did wrong?”

“What did I do wrong?”

“Shut up! It’s a crime to try to make a movie about an idol with poor acting skills!”

Sooyoung screamed at Yuki.

After shouting once, he muttered with unstable pronunciation.

“I… I am. I love the movie so much. Watching actors act is the joy of life. But these days, idols like you are ruining movies! Every time I see an idol’s acting in a work I’m looking forward to, I want to kill it!”

“Wow… .”

“Where does pretending to be cute creep into a horror movie? brother! Open your mouth, bitch!”

The zombie that heard the command to swim grabbed Yuki’s chin and forced her mouth open.

Suyeong laughed as he thrust the bag containing zombie powder towards Yuki.

“You will now become a zombie and die biting people. It will become a hot topic that an idol died after taking drugs on set.”

Suyeong opened his pocket and tried to pour the pure white powder into Yuki’s mouth. A terrible scent flowed from the pocket, making Yuki dizzy.

It was right then.

━━Click!

A nearby window broke and someone ran into the gym. A shard of glass fell and Suyeong was startled.

“Pfft!”

It was none other than Jinwoo Kim.

The exorcist boy, who I thought had finished work and returned home, appeared here as if it were a lie.

Sooyoung looked at Jinwoo who broke the window and came in with a surprised expression.

“Didn’t you go home after work? You got off work!”

Jinwoo spoke confidently.

“My job is open 24/7.”

Jinwoo’s strategy worked well. It was an operation to bring out a hiding voodoo priest by pretending to be home from work.

Sarah also jumped through the window and entered the gym.

Two people who were thought to have disappeared have appeared.

The voodoo priest they were looking for was Suyeong.

Sooyoung screamed at the zombie.

“Fuck! Just kill the girl! This is not the time to be idle making zombies!”

The zombie tried to bite Yuki’s neck.

At that moment, Jinwoo aimed the Geumgangjeo he was holding at the zombie. The moment Suyeong saw the gold-colored claws of the golden-colored fish, Suyeong instinctively flinched. I don’t know what kind of object it was, but the energy was unusual.

“Vajra.”

Electric current flowed through Geumgangjeo’s claws.

The electric current flowing through the claws gathered in the air and created a shining sphere.

━━Paszy!

A bolt of electricity was fired and a hole was made in the zombie’s head.