The Nature of Possession

383 – EP.14 Well, it’s fun

Please be sure to read the author’s note for this episode.

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“hi?”

An uninvited guest has arrived. He is an unwanted guest, so it would be correct to call him an uninvited guest.

Kang In-ho thought.

In fact, it was a bit awkward to say that I had come to find you.

This was because he suddenly appeared in the middle of this vast universe where the only person he could talk to was himself.

The lonely space where you could feel the regular mechanical sounds and vibrations of the machine has changed into an uncomfortable space with an unidentified being.

The handsome man smiled faintly at Kang In-ho, who was staring at him intently, and Kang In-ho pondered whether he was crazy.

“There’s no way he’s human… If he’s an android, he’d probably be related to Isis, but there’s no sign of that…”

After looking back at the CCTV screen that illuminated the cockpit, Kang In-ho finally acknowledged its existence and slowly began to piece together his thoughts.

As Kang In-ho was thinking quietly, a thought suddenly crossed his mind.

Kang In-ho raised his head and took in the sight before him.

“No way… God?”

“Can you please stop calling me by my short name? The Dimensional Management God and God are different.”

The Dimensional Manager, Loki, smiled as he unfurled his wings.

When a handsome man smiled at him, Kang In-ho frowned without realizing it.

“You must be the dimensional manager of this place.”

Kang In-ho sat down in his seat, his body stiff with tension loosening as he felt the strange attitude of looking down on him.

The chair made of iron was uncomfortable for my buttocks.

“This isn’t your first time seeing the Dimensional Management God, is it?”

Loki tilted his head for a moment at Kang In-ho’s attitude, which seemed to be a bit of a pain in the ass, and then laughed out loud.

It was like the face of a child who discovered a very interesting toy.

When Loki clapped his hands, a plastic chair appeared in front of Kang In-ho.

It looked similar to the fragile one in front of the convenience store.

Loki sat down facing him, and the area under Kang In-ho’s eyes trembled as the Dimensional Manager sat down quite close by.

“I thought all mortal souls had been collected, but how come such a being exists? Upon closer inspection, it appears that this soul was not created in my dimension. The soul’s rank also seems quite high… Huh? Noble, even? Hey~ What on earth are you? I’m really curious, can you tell me? Yes? Yes?”

Loki’s words became faster and faster as he got more excited. He didn’t know the reason for his excitement, but Kang In-ho had a feeling that it wasn’t for a normal reason.

“Before you tell me, can I ask you something first?”

Kang In-ho glanced at Loki’s face. He still had a smiling face, and it seemed like there was still a chance for a deal.

“I was the one who asked first… A mortal who doesn’t know the basics of trading? … But, I like it. I’ll answer first.”

Loki rubbed his palms together.

“What level of Dimensional Management God are you? No. Let me get straight to the point. Are you higher than level 3?”

“…You know about the level too?”

Instead of the frivolous tone from before, a low voice returned.

“Oh, what an interesting mortal.”

Loki’s eyes, which had been smiling, flashed open. His bright yellow eyes stared at Kang In-ho without blinking.

“…….”

Just looking at him made my mouth go dry.

Kang In-ho hid his nervousness by keeping his trembling chin still.

“Since you asked, I should at least give you an answer, right? I am Loki, a first-class dimensional manager.”

Loki said, crossing his legs.

“First-class Dimensional Management God Loki.”

“Is it right to call it that?” Kang In-ho muttered.

“Just call me Loki.”

Loki was not an authoritarian dimensional manager. He waved his hand and corrected Kang In-ho’s title.

“Anyway, I answered. Should you answer too? Tell me your true identity and the reason you changed dimensions.”

“There’s no such thing as an identity. I’m just a human. You say I’m a noble soul.”

“Hmm… Has there ever been a mortal who knew the secrets of the world so well?”

Loki muttered, not caring if the person across from him heard him.

“Dimensional travel… isn’t my ability. The damn dimension management god put some sort of spell on me.”

“Dimensional Management God? Why?”

Loki’s eyes widened.

Kang In-ho closed his eyes and crossed his arms at Loki’s question. Why was that? He searched his memory.

ah!

“I swore at the Dimensional Manager a bit.”

“Meeting the Dimensional Manager must have been a story about sacrificing a noble soul to stabilize causality. What did the Dimensional Manager say that made you curse?”

“I just asked to be returned to my original world.”

“Oh, that’s a bit difficult. It’s complicated to explain, but for now, I’m saying it can’t be done.”

Loki nodded. Kang In-ho’s heart grew heavy.

I thought that insolent pigeon b*tch lied because she was annoying, but seeing as even a first-class dimension management god couldn’t do it, it seems like what can’t be done can’t be done.

“Anyway, in the process, I swore at the Dimensional Management God a little, and the angry Dimensional Management God cast a spell on me, which led to this situation.”

“What is the content of the ritual?”

“Every time you die, you are possessed by a being from another dimension.”

As soon as Kang In-ho finished speaking, Loki burst into laughter.

Kang In-ho’s brow furrowed at the frivolous laughter.

Loki’s laughter continued for a while. He laughed so hard that it seemed like he might die.

“Oh, sorry, sorry.”

After a few minutes of laughter, Loki regained his breath and apologized, wiping away the tears from his eyes with his hand.

“So that’s why you were able to move through dimensions. And your soul level also went up as you passed through multiple dimensions.”

Loki cleared his throat and breath.

“What is the level of the soul?”

“Well, you don’t have to know that. It’s a term here.”

Wink, as Loki closed one eye and spoke refreshingly, Kang In-ho’s face suddenly crumpled.

“Anyway, wouldn’t it be difficult for you guys if I wandered around like this? A first-class dimensional management god could easily solve a spell cast by a third-class dimensional management god, right?”

“Hmm, well. Each spell is its own spell. I only took a quick look, but… the spell you’re under. It’s all very messy and overlapping. The spell isn’t perfect, and it’s highly unstable… and this guy who can’t even do the basics is a Dimensional Management God? …Hmm? He’s got a blessing, but this seems like it was cast by a different Dimensional God?”

“Ah, that was given to me by a 4th-grade dimensional management god.”

“Wow- How come there was no report when this situation came to this?”

Loki was truly impressed by his juniors’ stealth skills.

“So this recipe. Can it be solved? Can’t it be solved?”

When Kang In-ho urged, Loki lifted his lips to one side.

“I can do it, but it takes a lot of effort and there’s no reason to let it go.”

“There’s no reason to let me go? If I go around, there’ll be trouble.”

Kang In-ho’s face showed confusion at the reaction that was different from what he had expected.

“Well, it’s a bit much to explain everything to a mortal. It seems to me that you need to travel a bit more.”

“No, what does that mean… You son of a b*tch!”

As Kang In-ho stood up, hitting the armrest, Loki smirked.

“Wow~ You really have a fiery personality. Oh, you know what? Mortals commit various sins, and although they seem to be numerous, they can actually be fundamentally classified into seven types.”

“Shut up and do this trick!!”

Yelling or not, Loki yawned and scratched his ear with his pinky finger.

“When I look at it, it seems like the sin your soul is committing is ‘anger.'”

As Loki clapped his hands together, the dimensional shuttle began to vibrate.

“What, what is it!”

Kang In-ho screamed as he watched the ceiling gradually lowering with a creaking sound.

“Now, the next dimension awaits you. Mortal Kang In-ho.”

“Hey! Hey! What on earth are you doing this for?!!!”

Kang In-ho screamed, the pressure crushing his entire body.

“Well… it’s fun?”

Loki waved his hand from inside the increasingly warped dimensional shuttle.

***

“Fuck!!!”

Kang In-ho, who was screaming in pain as his body was compressed, realized that the scenery before his eyes had changed.

With cold sweat pouring down his face, he looked around.

“omg!”

“Are you alive?”

“Kang In-ho, as expected! You are the best!”

The crowd surrounding him chants his name.

Leaving the seething noise behind, he examined his body carefully.

Although he was wearing normal clothes, the strange machine on his left hand caught my attention.

‘I feel like I’ve seen it somewhere…’

“how….”

A woman’s voice is heard. Kang In-ho looks up and looks ahead.

The blue-haired woman was looking at him with an incredulous expression.

“Father, my life must have become 0… Why!?”

“Life?”

The woman’s face turned venomous at Kang In-ho’s foolish question.

“You didn’t want to be mine that much, Kang In-ho? But it’s no use. There’s no card left to protect you now! So accept it obediently, and through this death duel, your existence will become mine! I’ll finish my turn!”

“Due… Earl?”

Before I could even figure out what was going on, a card came out of the machine in my left hand.

Kang In-ho shouted, picking up the card as if possessed.

“Draw.”