The Ex-Hero Is Too Good at Exorcism

147.

“This… ”

Confirming the appearance of the vengeful spirit, I frowned.

In the mirror, it was a spooky high school girl ghost, but in real life it was completely different.

What would it look like if a skinny monster tree and a human were combined?

Even though the vengeful spirit was standing stooped, his height was so tall that he reached the ceiling.

Also, the strangely long and skinny arms and fingers were like the twigs of a giant tree.

The face is only hollowed out like an empty knothole for the eyes and mouth.

All I could feel there was a deep resentment.

Also, the level above it was 75, and it was stronger than most magical masters.

Is that something that was hiding in an ordinary school like this?

There’s nothing to think about if it’s that level of an enemy.

Obviously, this vengeful spirit causes a school ghost story incident, and it must be a periodic order that appears once every 18 years.

“Wow!”

Meanwhile, the Vengeful Spirit, who revealed its existence, attacked me without hesitation, as if there was nothing to catch.

The long arm is bent at a bizarre angle and flies away.

An unpredictable trajectory, like a butterfly swept away by a typhoon.

The speed was also quite fast, so it was an attack that was not easy to block, but of course it wasn’t a story that applied to me.

Chae Chaeng!

The flashing blade cut off the vengeful spirit’s arm, whose fingers were like thorns.

Contrary to its appearance, which seemed to break at any moment, the power contained within it was quite heavy.

It’s at the level of competing with a tolerable martial arts monster.

Soon after, another wave of hands rushed in.

This time, like a horseman’s spear, five long fingers were gathered in one place.

In response, I wrapped the torch around my sword.

The white flame burning the horse made the vengeful spirit flinch, but that hand did not stop.

bang!

The flame-clad sword collided with the bony mounted spear and exploded.

It was an intentional explosion.

It pushed away the vengeful spirit’s hand and at the same time threw a holy fire at it.

But just before the flames hit the vengeful spirit.

“#@%#$”

The vengeful spirit said something.

I couldn’t understand it because the pronunciation was so loud that I couldn’t hear it properly.

It wasn’t a word handed to me, nor was it a reckless scream.

that’s clear… order.

Immediately after that, Chinese characters suddenly appeared on the face of the vengeful spirit.

Then, the momentum of the holy fire pouring down on him was noticeably weakened.

“You say you use witchcraft?”

In the end, the torch that touched the vengeful spirit became an ember, not a flame.

The vengeful spirit shook it off as if it was annoying and looked at me.

at that time.

Kwon Tae-soo, who was waiting outside the classroom, opened the door.

Yeon Ji-woo was nowhere to be seen.

I wondered if he had come a little late, but it seemed like he had evacuated Yeon Ji-woo to a safe place.

“That… !”

Kwon Tae-soo widened his eyes at the vengeful spirit, more precisely the face with Chinese characters engraved on it.

“This guy is a shrimp!”

He said that, as if he had figured out the spirit’s identity at once.

it’s shrimp

I heard that name too.

If Duoxini is the king of goblins, then Shrimpni is one of the most difficult known evil spirits.

Saetani is an existence that has grown another spiritual body called Saetani.

Saetani is the spiritual body of a young child with strong power, and it is said that there are many cases in which shamans work.

It is Saetani who becomes stronger than the shaman who ministered to him, kills him, and swallows up his karma to be born.

That’s why, unlike other spirits, Shrimp also uses magic and amulets.

It is known that its power is much stronger than that of ordinary spirits.

In other words, that shrimp tooth, as if my face was a talisman, carved a spell on it and blocked the torch.

“… … ”

Meanwhile, the shrimp saw me and Kwon Tae-soo blocking my front and back, and then broke the window toward the playground and ran outside.

He seemed to have decided that it was not good to be surrounded in this small place compared to his body.

Even though it’s a vengeful spirit, it’s not just going crazy, it’s that it has a certain amount of reason.

I asked Kwon Tae-soo as I walked to the window he had broken.

“Erase it?”

“Next class. It’s simple, but it’s a barrier.”

I nodded.

If this guy was an ordinary anima, that would have been enough.

However, as long as the spirit’s true identity was Saeuni, the barrier could have been destroyed.

Shrimp was a shaman, that is, a spiritual body that knew the magic of the exorcists.

“For now, stay with him.”

So I said that to Kwon Tae-soo.

Then he raised one eyebrow.

It was because he knew very well that Shrimp was a formidable enemy.

“Are you all right?”

“sure.”

I replied and jumped out onto the playground.

Shrimp was standing in the middle of the playground.

Unlike in the classroom, the guy who straightens his body is 3 meters tall.

With its arms outstretched there, it really looked like a tree possessed by demons.

That’s when you try to approach him.

“… rain?”

Suddenly, rain started pouring from the sky.

It was the authority of the shrimp that controls the weather.

This was also a proof that Shrimp was that strong.

“Be kind too.”

For me, it was nothing more than gathering a cloud of lightning on my own.

But that wasn’t enough, it was a shower.

I looked sneering through the pole-like raindrops.

His intentions were obvious.

Shrimp must have tried to sprinkle water all over the place to halve the power of the torch, which is the flame I am using.

however… Against me who wasn’t using only the power of flame, that was a clear handshake.

Kurleung!

The sky, which had been showering, roared menacingly.

How loud was that thunder.

“… … ”

Shrimp’s gaze, which had been glaring at me, briefly turned to the sky.

Even Sae-ni, who controlled the weather herself, seemed to have realized that something was wrong.

but,

“It’s too late.”

At that moment, the sky flashed.

Two flashes of light pierced from the sky and touched Shrimp Teeth.

“Kiyiyi!”

Lightning flashing in pure white burns the stumps standing on the ground.

At this, Sae-ni shouted back.

Not just a bolt of lightning, but the electric shock with the power of the light attribute will mercilessly rip through every corner of his body.

But that wasn’t the end.

I put the lightning that fell on me into the sword.

Then, a massive electric shock wrapped around the blade, and it spewed sparks in all directions like a mad dog that would be set free at any moment.

I ran to Sae-ni, soothing the lightning that was rampaging.

“Ei-i-i-ik!”

After all, the notoriety of shrimp is not false.

It must have been after a thunderbolt hit Shrimpini directly, but I couldn’t find any weakness in him.

Rather, like a wild beast that had been hit by a fatal blow, only more venom and resentment were engraved in that gaze than before.

“#@%#$%-”

Before long, orders poured from his disgusting mouth.

Then countless spells surrounded me.

The log saying that the curse was nullified goes up.

In addition to that, evil spirits such as Baekryeong and Hwangryeong flocked from all sides without fear of extinction.

Blue flames blazed in the air, growing in size, and then attacked me.

Is it a goblin?

However, demon fire is also a kind of flame after all.

I raised my sword as I pierced the blue flames that blocked my way.

“-!”

Then, Sae-ni’s face twisted grotesquely.

The gathered spirits are melted away like ice cream thrown into the oven by the sparks emitted from the electric shock carried by the sword.

Recognizing my crisis, Shrimp hurriedly pointed her sharp nails at me.

however.

Quadruped!

The power of the sword wrapped in lightning was different from before.

Like a chainsaw cutting trees, the sparks and blades that flashed incessantly cut off not only Saeuni’s fingernails, but also her palms and arms.

“Iiyi!”

Shrimp, who had lost both arms, let out a terrible scream.

White electricity flowed through his severed arm, adding to his pain.

Shrimp flew backwards to get away from me.

But I had expected his move.

So I was already digging into Sae-ni’s arms.

He blew out his sword and carved three sword strikes into Saeuni’s body.

OK,

“key… !”

A momentary agony leaked from Shrimp’s throat.

Eventually, the shrimp tooth was divided into exactly three parts, the head, upper body, and lower body, and the remains fell to the floor.

The electric shock carried by the sword is completely discharged, and the cut remains burn again.

The body of the giant shrimp was turned into ashes in an instant.

“hmm… ”

I let out a short saliva while watching the scene where even the head of a shrimp tooth that had fallen to the ground turned black.

is this the end

Thinking so, I checked the quest window. however,

“… what?”

Quest not completed.

Moreover, the arrow had changed its direction and remained there, indicating that the case was not over.

but… It was clear that the shrimp teeth had disappeared at this moment.

Even if he had fled somewhere, he would have seen it in my eyes.

“… … ”

As soon as the shrimp teeth disappeared, the shower that fell like a pole stopped.

And after a while, Kwon Tae-soo and Yeon Ji-woo came down.

“Wow, what was that? The electricity just went out from the knife.”

Yeon Ji-woo, who saw my battle scene, asked with excitement.

But I lightly ignored her and looked at Kwon Tae-soo.

And I briefly conveyed my doubts to him.

Then Jiwoo Yeon opened her eyes and looked around.

“That monster, isn’t it dead yet?”

“It’s dead, but it seems like something remains.”

“Huh… That’s troublesome.”

At my words, Kwon Tae-soo asked if there was something he could figure out.

his words continued.

“It is a characteristic of the periodic order. Among them, the persistent one makes his existence itself go through cycles.”

“Is there a cycle in existence?”

“Simply put, even if you get rid of the shrimp teeth now, you will be resurrected in 18 years. It’s no different than turning yourself into a phenomenon. Like a mist or a cloud.”

At that explanation, I frowned.

In the end, even if it disappears here, it will reappear after 18 years.

“Then what should I do?”

“I don’t know what it is, but there must be something that serves as a medium for the Periodic Decree. You can find it and purify it. but… How are you going to find it?”

Is he like Richie taking out my heart?

If that’s the case… Rather, it wasn’t difficult.

“I have to look for clues first.”

I followed the arrow.

Then the other two followed me without saying anything, as if they thought I meant something.

That’s where I arrived… It was the library.

“… Why are you here?”

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Jiwoo Yeon asked.

Seeing the library ghost in the ghost story must have been traumatic, and he didn’t want to go back.

“You will know when you come.”

I opened the door and went inside.

Unlike when the ghost story came true, the library was quiet.

I turned on the light in that library and looked at the direction the arrow was pointing at.

In the far corner of the library, on the bookshelf, there was a thick book that was slightly dusty, as if people hadn’t looked for it for a long time.

The identity of the book is… A book that records the history of this high school.

A few years ago, it seemed that this high school made its own.

“Oh, that’s right.”

Seeing that, Kwon Tae-soo nodded.

And I, too, noticed why the arrow was pointing to this book.

There must be records from the school that are not even left in the police records.

In other words, this was a clue to the identity of the shrimp.

So, I immediately started exploring the contents, and it wasn’t until I found the highlighted clues.

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Just 72 years ago.

It was said that the Korean War broke out three years after the school opened, and as a result, some of the school’s students died.

“then… Was that monster a victim of war?”

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Jiwoo Yeon asked.

But that was only half true.

“I guess… The young shaman must have died here.”

Kwon Tae-soo clicked his tongue and said.

I too had the same thought.

Saetani is a being that grew up when Saetani absorbed the shaman’s grudge.

Therefore, it was not the spirit of Saetani who died at the time, but the shaman who was in charge of it.

Only then will the Saetani swallow the grudge of the dead shaman and become the Saetani.

“But that simply isn’t everything.”

There are no clues about the medium yet.

So I kept looking through the book.

However, even after searching through the entire book, the only thing highlighted was, at most, that a memorial service was held after the war.

“… Nothing stands out.”

Kwon Tae-soo sighed and said.

As he said, there were no other clues.

But why is the fact that the memorial service was held as a clue to the shrimp tooth?

“… What did you do wrong during the memorial service?”

I muttered so.

Then Kwon Tae-soo, who was still confused, hit me on the knee.

“Memorial rite… ? Huh, now I know.”

“What?”

“It’s a memorial service. That could be a problem.”

Next, Kwon Tae-soo’s explanation continued.

In general, memorial services for those who died before reaching adulthood require an offering corresponding to that age.

If it is very young, livestock of the same age as him are common, but if not, a doll that has been left as much as it is.

This was an offering meant to sympathize with the sorrow of those who died soon after.

“Besides, isn’t this the shaman’s command? So, you should know the meaning and procedure of the memorial service yourself. That’s why it appeared every 18 years, the age of the shaman who was my master, and she herself took the offering.”

“then… Are you saying that the memorial service held in the past was wrong?”

At my words, Kwon Tae-soo shook his head.

“No. The shaman isn’t the only student who died here. They probably couldn’t have been the subject of the memorial service at all.”

“That means… ”

“I think the body may not have been recovered.”

With that, the direction of the arrow changed.

It meant that Kwon Tae-soo’s guess was correct.

“Then I’ll have to find it.”

“It’s not easy to come back and find something you couldn’t find then… Well, you were good at that kind of thing, right?”

I nodded and followed the arrow.

We arrived under a dense zelkova tree behind the school.

under that tree… It meant there was someone’s body.

“I will dig it up.”

When I specified the location, Kwon Tae-soo said so.

What he used was his magic trick.

It moved as if its feet were attached to soil and stones, and soon someone’s skeleton appeared.

As the years passed, Kwon Tae-soo carefully pulled it out and moved it to the ground.

“Ah, this… ”

At that time, Yeon Ji-woo, who had been quiet, opened his mouth.

“why?”

“This tree. It’s a tree planted when the school was built. Even during the 6.25 War, I was told that I was fine at school, but I was told that I was lucky… ”

“You sound like luck.”

I threw the torch over the white bone excavated by Kwon Tae-soo while being sarcastic.

The white flame did not touch the white bones, only the vengeful spirits dwelling inside them were burned white.

Then, the shrimp teeth that were standing on the white bone completely disappeared.

The arrow that the quest showed also disappeared in front of my eyes.

“… It’s over.”

Kwon Tae-soo spoke softly and began to collect the white bones.

“… … ”

Yeon Ji-woo looked at the white bone with a lonely gaze.

The high school ghost story incident that happened today ended like that.