chapter 153
153 – 24: I had doubts
The day after I bought bags for Wooshin and Cheongryong. When the guidance documents related to academy admission arrived at home, I learned that there was about a week left until our little ones entered school.
From my vague memory, I think I usually enroll in school in the spring of March, but it is said that the academy works differently from normal schools.
Once it is confirmed that the student has spiritual power and that it is sufficient to become an exorcist, admission is confirmed through a question and answer dance, and once the minimum preparation is completed, the student is admitted to the academy.
It’s not possible to gather people together and hold an entrance ceremony. There are very few people who have the level of spiritual power to become an exorcist, so it’s meaningless to gather people together and do something.
It is said that people with spiritual powers are admitted regardless of the time of year because it is dangerous to leave people with spiritual powers alone.
I was a little worried about whether it was right to send my child to a school that was run in such a haphazard manner.
I decided to skip it since I was going to go to the academy in person on the first day and check how the classes were taught.
Now than that. Tomorrow is Christmas right now.
Christmas is usually a day spent just staring at the ceiling with my younger brother. Since it was the first day for Wooshin and Cheongryong, they had to do something.
And of course, what you need are gifts and cake.
It was annoying since the store function was blocked, but I had to cross the noisy city center alone on Christmas Eve to buy cakes and gifts. It’s annoying, but what can you do? I have to do it.
After leaving Wooshin and Cheongryong at home for a while, I looked around. Everyone saw me wrapped up tightly because it was cold, but I was wearing short sleeves and shorts because it was hot, so anyone could see that I looked strange.
Even if you think about it yourself. What on earth is the problem? I searched the internet and found that if the parasympathetic nerve is damaged, you feel hot even when it’s cold.
I experienced a strange experience called possession, and in addition to the fact that this body was not mine, my body was destroyed several times while fighting numerous evil spirits. Even if something went wrong, it wasn’t unusual.
But the point here is that I went to a large hospital and had a check-up, and there was absolutely nothing wrong with my body.
My body was so healthy that it was pointless that a class A exorcist came for a health check-up and gave me a check-up immediately before people who had reservations in advance.
Director of the hospital? A person said that he had survived thanks to my help, so the hospital even gave money to the person who had made the reservation and asked him to postpone the time, which made me feel sorry.
Why do I feel so hot? Why do we suffer from the same heat in the middle of winter as in the middle of summer?
There are many unknown things in this world, so what would be strange about adding one more thing?
Suddenly, I wondered what was wrong with not feeling the cold. When I was young, the hardest thing about living with my younger brother was the cold, but now that I no longer feel the cold-
Ah, if you are cold during the test, your body temperature normally drops, so it is meaningless.
“What a f*cking body.”
I bought a cake from a bakery and a gift for Wooshin and Cheongryong. He told the girls that dolls were good, so instead of the doll that was said to be the most popular, he held the most ordinary teddy bear and cake in his hand and crossed the crowd.
Why didn’t I buy a doll that was selling well? This is because the dolls are all modeled after exorcists and spirits like Ai.
I knew that spirits and exorcists have a celebrity-like status in this world, but is it okay to sell dolls in the likeness of spirits that are worshiped as gods? I had a fundamental question.
…… No. Strictly speaking, the cross is also a product modeled after Jesus, right?
Now that the doll in the image of Wooshin is still in my mind, I was thinking about how bizarre it would be for me to hold two large dolls in my arms.
“This is true. We meet again by chance! The grace of Hwa Deokjin is clear!”
A familiar voice was heard again. A young man with jet black hair that stands out even in bright daylight. Gyeongcheon appeared in front of me again. I don’t even get tired of it.
“It’s a coincidence that we met like this. How about talking about sincere faith together? …… But Wooshin isn’t here?”
“Uh. “I sleep at home.”
“Ugh. Thank god.”
Gyeongcheon, who was talking flippantly without even holding a camera, sighed in relief and put down the bundle of phone books that he seemed to have been wearing to protect his torso on the floor.
That guy’s blue dragon’s punch must have hurt quite a bit. I chuckled while looking at Gyeongcheon’s appearance, and after a moment’s thought, I answered.
“Okay, let’s talk.”
Holy Spirit Hwadeok Jin-gun approached the broker saying he would investigate something, and even moved to Gyeongcheon, a class A casting producer.
When you come this far, you wonder what the purpose is. Since I don’t remember what Hwadeok Jingun is in the original game, I can’t get any hints.
On the other hand, it would be a good thing if someone as strong as Hwadeokjin could release the seal on the diary obtained from Gonjiam Psychiatric Hospital.
Well, unless you’re trying to make me do something strange.
I lifted the two teddy bears in my arms and pointed to a nearby cafe with my chin, but Gyeongcheon smiled and said there was a better place.
“Doesn’t Exorcist Lee Jun hate crowded places? Since you have luggage there, I will take you to the car next to you. “Let’s talk briefly while I take you home.”
Looking at where Gyeongcheon was gesturing as he spoke, I saw a limousine standing awkwardly on a road in the middle of a noisy city.
Limousine. It was very awkward to see such a long car that you would only see in an expensive neighborhood or near a large company. Maybe it’s because Hwadeokjin has such a big heart that he even sends a car…….
I hit my head on the tree next to me. No matter what, I can’t be a person like my brother. I got into the car with Gyeongcheon, ignoring the blood on my forehead.
Gyeongcheon looked at me like I was crazy, but I ignored it.
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The inside of the limousine was more spacious and comfortable than I expected, and the smell of metal was strangely strong.
No, more accurately, it was the smell of iron heated in a flame. I knew it because it was a smell I could often smell from a man who worked at a steel mill.
This was not coming from Gyeongcheon, but from the vehicle itself. The smell of metal was coming out along with spiritual power, as if the Hwadeokjin Army had blessed this vehicle.
I took out my cell phone in a quietly moving car and checked about the Hwadeok Jin-gun.
Hwadeokjin-gun. It is said on the Internet that he is a god who controls flames and is believed in by those who manipulate flames to create things, and is believed in by people who run businesses and those who wish for harmony in their families.
Flame has the property of exorcising demons, so it is the spirit that most exorcists believe in, and the most famous person is said to be Gyeongcheon, a class A exorcist.
There was information on the Internet about when and where it appeared, who it blessed, etc.
There was no story of using force directly against evil spirits like Wooshin and Sumok.
If it was natural, it was natural. Gods usually do not use their power directly for humans. That is common sense in this world.
In that sense, Hwadeokjingun is a truly exemplary spirit who protects people by giving blessings to ordinary believers who are powerless and giving strength to exorcists.
But such a spirit is looking for me. Please die while talking about prophecy like the Vatican idiots! That’s not what I’m saying.
If I see that damn thing again…… I feel a little sorry that I can only remember it with my heart, so let’s just count it as 3/4 deaths.
Only a quarter of the people are saved and looked after. When I made up my mind to do that and looked at Gyeongcheon sitting across from me, he shivered as if he felt a chill.
“Hmm- I suddenly got chills all over my body. Did he ever think of something ghastly?”
“No. Specifically? Just why did a great person like Hwadeokjin look for me? He just thought about doing it.”
“hehehehe. You don’t have to worry so much. “It is only natural that Hwadeokjin looked for exorcist Lee Jun.”
Is it obvious? When I raised my eyebrows, Gyeongcheon opened his mouth as if he was happy.
“Do you know why I am broadcasting on the Internet?”
“Hobby?”
“hahahahaha! As you can see, I’m not that type of broadcaster! I don’t even like that! Because I am a person who is good at striking metal.
Nevertheless, the reason I continue broadcasting like this is because, as I said before, everything I do is to spread the greatness of Hwadeokjin.
The same goes for finding an exorcist this time. “In order to further publicize the greatness of Hwadeokjingun, he wants to bring in exorcist Lee Jun as a believer.”
“The spirit speaks to scouts through a broker in the back world?”
Let alone the fact that that guy has a broadcasting personality no matter where you look.
I also wanted to gain something, so I asked to talk together, but it seemed like it made no common sense for the spirit to say that he only wanted to scout as a believer.
It makes more sense for Hwadeokjin to notice my skills and check what kind of person I am.
…… No, common sense is a word with no value in this world, so it’s really just that, a map….
“… But why on earth does that spirit gather people’s faith so much?”
I put into my mouth the question that was flooding me. As faith increases, the power of the spirit becomes stronger, which can give greater power to exorcists. That’s good. It’s a virtuous cycle.
But why does Hwadeokjin want it so desperately? Because you want to make people stronger? Because you want to protect humans?
But if that’s the case, isn’t it enough that Gyeongman was broadcast on the Internet and acknowledged that he actually created an A-class casting rather than me?
I didn’t know what kind of person[?] The spirit I briefly met was, so I couldn’t find out the answer. The only person who might know the answer is Gyeong-cheon, who is said to be favored by Hwadeokjin on the Internet….
“Well? “I don’t know what Hwadeokjin-gun means.”
“You don’t know?”
“Of course.”
Gyeong-cheon says with dull eyes that he knows nothing.
I was astonished by that sight. It is said that the reason a person who is not a self-proclaimed broadcaster deliberately broadcasts on the Internet is to follow Hwadeokjin’s orders, but he actually does not know the reason?
As I stared at Gyeongcheon and doubted the true meaning of his words, the young man with bright red hair suddenly withdrew the subtle smile on his lips and spoke coldly.
“Exorcist. The spirit is God. God’s will is not something we can know. Even if you don’t know, you can’t do it. Wooshin and Sumok are different from ordinary spirits, but they are also spirits.
This may be funny to say to an exorcist. Exorcist. “Don’t you, exorcist, know how a spirit exists?”
The orange-colored eyes that seem to contain flames shine brightly under the shadows inside the car.
The shadow may have simply been created by the lack of light, but it gave rise to the illusion that the deep emotions contained in the young man named Gyeongcheon were revealed.
“Humans cannot die, cannot understand, and cannot do anything, so they are worshiped as gods. There’s no way they could have a conversation with us, right?
You are the strongest and most powerful exorcist in all of humanity except for plum blossoms, but you still don’t know what kind of beings they are… I don’t think you know much. “I tell you.”
As he said that, Gyeongcheon’s eyes glanced over the cake and the two dolls I had placed next to him, and then he smiled, as if wearing a mask, with the smile I had seen so far.
I had a hunch from that smile.
Ah, this bastard is sharpening a knife behind his back. It is the most annoying type of Dorai I have ever met, and its scary feature is that you never know when and where it will stab you in the back.
After all, there are many people in this world with mental problems.
Hwadeokjin-gun – When you said Hwadeokjin-gun, I thought you liked him and followed him, but looking at him like this again, it seems like you don’t have any good feelings. They say you know the inside of a hundred miles of sea, but you don’t know the inside of a person one way.
Honestly, my position is that if a spirit or an evil spirit attacks me, I can just break its head or leave it alone, so I have no intention of denying Gyeongcheon’s warning or subtly revealed thoughts or doing anything about it.
If that’s the relationship between an ordinary believer and a spirit – all I could think was that both the spirit and the person were giving each other a really hard time.
I feel like I can understand why the main character is treated like a crazy person…… It may not seem like it…….
Anyway, we decided to meet up at the fire pit after Christmas and finish the work quickly.
If Hwadeokjin-gun wants me to become his believer, then there is nothing I can’t do. First of all, there is work to be done.
Instead, I will become a believer who receives my baptismal name and does not go to church.
I made a decision in my head, and at that moment, a familiar sight near my house caught my eye.
And then a store caught my eye. When I looked at that store, a person suddenly came to mind.
The reason why that guy came to mind was simple.
Not only is there a crazy guy sitting in front of me, and I have 5 billion won in my pocket, but I also received help a few days ago.
If you think about it, it’s Christmas and she probably didn’t get a gift, but if you have money, you could give her some money.
I can’t be like the priest who personally bought gifts for children who had nothing on Christmas.
If I can afford it, I want to become the kind of person who can do something for a child who needs help.
ㅡThis is actually a phrase and a fiction, but I don’t want to see people wearing only sunglasses, so I’m trying to make an excuse and wear something else.
The eggs are so big that they don’t look like tacky sunglasses.
With that thought in mind, I asked the car to stop on the shoulder of the road and headed alone to the store in front of me.