By Zephyria ‘I’m surprised several times today.’
Kim Ja-myeong’s eyes widened at the huge spiritual power entering his body.
In fact, that’s why he engraved the blood marks on his arms. Advance preparation for Spirit Art Transfer.
Since he couldn’t follow rules 1 to 3 in a situation where time was of the essence, Ki Jae-eon ignored all the rules and engraved the blood marks to forcibly connect them.
In other words, he succeeded in the difficult Spirit Art Transfer solely with his talent!
Somewhere, he thought he heard the * Art of Magic recorders grabbing the back of their necks. What kind of ecosystem destroyer is this? Even the spiritual power that filled his body was so strong that it made him feel an unknown sense of elation.
To be honest, it was disgusting.
‘What kind of bastard is this…!’
Tingly. Kim Ja-myeong’s lips twitched and rose sharply. Crazy bastard. He didn’t say it out loud, but countless excited curses rolled around in his mouth. Wow, this crazy guy. Intense emotions hit his chest and rose up. But even as he muttered curses, the pleasure that made his scalp tingle didn’t disappear. Ki Jae-eon, this guy is really having a field day today! The divine power that stimulated his whole body kept making his expression fall apart. It felt like his heart was pounding at the top of his head. It was a shock that he had never experienced before, enough to make him lose his language. If his tongue hadn’t been paralyzed and stiff, he would have shouted ‘Ki Jae-eon, you bastard!’ until his voice was hoarse.
‘He’s fascinating me!’
This was a feeling that you would never know unless you experienced it. This is not flattery or exaggeration. He prided himself on being a veteran in the Exorcism business… but his skills made even the leader of such an organization look up to him!
‘If I don’t pull myself together, I’ll show an ugly side?’
Kim Ja-myeong chuckled. However, the reaction of the power was so strong that cold sweat dripped down. The sacred power that hit his brain so hard was so arrogant that it seemed to be asking, ‘You can handle this much, right?’
The next Head of Heavenly Land? Don’t be ridiculous.
Ki Jae-eon had already surpassed Ki Tae-ho. No, maybe he has a talent that even Heavenly Land can’t contain.
Exorcist, Ki Jae-eon.
‘You’re the best…!’
And a change occurred.
One person moved the fear of many people. Even though they had experienced a curse that almost cost them their lives, the children and Teachers had become more aggressive because of the reassurance that [Ki Jae-eon was watching their backs]. In particular, the main office was like a second home to them, so their boiling patriotism encouraged their courage. Now that things have come to this, let’s all fight together! Those who were united took out their Mystical Instruments. They chose to fight by contributing their strength without relying on one person and without backing down.
The main office had returned.
“I’ll show you the results of my training!”
“Curse? I’m glad I’m developing resistance.”
“Come in! Come in!”
Full of nothing but empty bravado.
Just then, the sphere split open, and specters from all over the country poured out towards the main office. Geuseunsae, Kangcheoli, Nohrojeong, Bulgasari, and other fairly powerful creatures that could turn a village upside down once they appeared. However, a strong Barrier blocked their entry. Thump, thump! Despite the relentless attacks, it firmly protected the main office as if to say it was useless.
Meanwhile, Ki Jae-eon scanned the situation once and then moved his lips, saying, “I’ll be right back,” as he tried to go outside the Barrier. Now that he knew who the Wish Eater was targeting, he couldn’t stay here any longer. If someone were taken hostage, it would be disadvantageous for them. So, it was better to create a one-on-one situation as the other side wanted.
After organizing his thoughts, Ki Jae-eon moved quickly and reached the Barrier.
“Hyung.”
He heard someone’s voice. Turning around, he saw Ahn Seo-myeong.
As always, it was that kid.
“I have so much to say, but this isn’t the time. Instead.”
Ahn Seo-myeong reached out his hand. Fingers with a warm touch, like their first meeting, gently brushed under his eyes. Ki Jae-eon flinched, shrinking his neck, but soon relaxed at the familiar scent and slowly raised his gaze. Ahn Seo-myeong, smiling brightly, was reflected in his dark eyes.
“Let’s meet again.”
A simple and neat word. It was encouragement in Ahn Seo-myeong’s style.
Ki Jae-eon widened his eyes for a moment, then revealed his white teeth.
“…Yeah.”
As he stepped out of the Barrier, he heard several voices of support.
“Give them a good beating! Make them cry their eyes out!”
“Bring Kim Ju-won back with you!”
“Hyung! I’ll give you more rolled omelet!”
In the end, he couldn’t help but laugh. As he stepped outside the Barrier, a humid air rushed in. But it was strange. Really strangely, he didn’t feel bad. Rather, he felt refreshed.
Haah— Ki Jae-eon took a deep breath and exhaled, loosening his body. The cells all over his body tingled. It felt like clumsy but sincere blessings were pushing his back, giving him the courage to do anything.
Ki Jae-eon swept back his hair and looked at [me] who was staring at him.
‘Why did it have to be my appearance… Now I see the reason for the Wish Eater’s choice.’
The only being with a chance to kill ‘Ki Jae-eon.’
That’s right. [I] came here to kill me.
‘So, it created [me], breaking all taboos.’
Unlike me, who cannot curse life because I am endowed with the power of God, [I] was created with the power of a ghost and has no restrictions.
A power focused on destruction, not protection.
‘Although the curse didn’t work on me…’
If all the stats are focused on destruction, it will be a pretty difficult opponent.
‘You used your head… well.’
But it’s okay.
I have no intention of losing to an imitator.
“Haa… ha!”
It wasn’t just the main office.
‘The entire village has been invaded by the curse.’
Ki Jae-eon, who was running to avoid the Wish Eater’s attack, confirmed that the neighborhood was infected. From the crows that fell powerlessly to the field mice that collapsed with their tongues out, to the trees and flowers that were withering black and about to crumble.
Ki Jae-eon’s gaze turned to the row of houses.
‘…Everyone.’
Most likely, it’s the same situation.
Perhaps it’s a stroke of luck that they’re asleep and not feeling the pain.
If time is delayed like this, they will face meaningless deaths without knowing why.
He couldn’t let them suffer such unfair deaths.
There was still so much time left before their end came.
‘I have to start with Curse Unraveling first.’
There were so many young and vulnerable lives in the village.
Ki Jae-eon bit his finger again and deliberately circled the neighborhood, carving blood letters in various places along the way.
It was at that moment.
Whoosh!
He reacted half a beat late because he was focused on Curse Unraveling. An attack that was difficult to respond to came within two steps. There was no room to retreat. Just as he closed his eyes tightly, thinking he would be hit without a chance, a hand appeared from somewhere and wrapped around Ki Jae-eon’s shoulder, pulling him away.
Thump, thump! The two rolled on the ground together. A heavy weight pressed on his chest, making it hard to breathe. In the meantime, the hand covering his head was so big that he didn’t get hurt.
“Ha, ugh!”
“You son of a…!”
A familiar voice.
“Cough… cough! Ki, ha, Kim Ju-won?”
“If you have time to say my name, get your act together, you bastard.”
It was Kim Ju-won who got up first. It was the first time they had faced each other since that day. However, he didn’t look good. His hair was disheveled and his clothes were torn in places. What on earth had he been doing?
Fortunately, the only good thing was… that he didn’t seem to have any other injuries except for that. Haah, just as he was about to feel relieved.
Ki Jae-eon suddenly sensed something strange.
No other injuries… why not?
Currently, this village is in a state of being invaded by the curse cast by the Wish Eater. Therefore, except for the ‘main office’ that had been Curse Unraveled earlier, ‘all living things’ cannot be so unharmed.
The only exception is someone with a similar power to [me] created by the Wish Eater. In other words, no one is free from the curse except for Ki Jae-eon…
‘No, there’s one more case.’
The one who summoned the Wish Eater.
The one who made a wish to the Wish Eater.
Ki Jae-eon’s eyes quickly scanned Kim Ju-won. His gaze was very persistent and tenacious, as if trying to find even a small trace of the curse on him. He scanned, scanned, and scanned again. But there was nothing.
The absence of any trace of the curse meant…
A heavy silence flowed from Ki Jae-eon.
Betrayal? No.
I don’t know. I don’t know, but…
“Was it, you?”
He felt his head cooling down.
A faint voice flowed from Ki Jae-eon. The air between the two became as sharp as a well-honed blade.
“……”
A long silence followed, but Kim Ju-won kept his mouth shut in a straight line and said nothing. There was no response. An ambiguous attitude that was neither affirmative nor negative. Sometimes that replaces many meanings. Ah, I see. Ki Jae-eon’s gaze fell down.
‘You, to me…’
Did you wish for my existence to disappear?
Sorcery Recorder: A person who specializes in recording/investigating the sorcery that exists in the world