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Chapter 36
Translator: Enuma ID
"The audacity."
It was the instant those few words dropped.
The murky energy that had been bearing down on the room flipped over in a heartbeat.
The suffocating tightness clogging his throat came loose, and the chill that had been creeping through the air scattered all at once.
Ӗn̂u mа .i̇ḋ
The wicked current that had pooled in the master bedroom until moments ago was driven back fast, too.
Park Ji-hun strode in with long, deliberate steps.
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"You don't belong here."
Again a low, unyielding voice fell.
In that instant the wicked energy lodged deep in the master bedroom seemed to lose its strength, faltered, and then scattered without a trace.
"Khh."
Ẇ ѐ b n ov́ е l̀ Еn ũm̆а̃
The backlash came a beat late.
His vision blurred all at once. The inside of his temples throbbed, pounding as though someone were driving an awl into them.
The strength drained out of his whole body.
His forehead burned like a coal, and his breath came a little ragged.
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Swaying, Park Ji-hun threw out a hand to the wall to hold himself up.
"Ji-hun!"
Е̌ṅu̇m̆а.. і d
His mother hurried over, her face alarmed.
"What's wrong? Are you hurting somewhere?"
Park Ji-hun gritted his teeth and slowly pushed himself upright.
"I'm fine."
He said so, but he wasn't exactly fine. His ears rang dully on the inside, and the edges of his vision were still trembling faintly.
Above all, the sense that had been wide open and sharp just moments ago was shutting down fast.
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It seemed his Divine Sight wouldn't open again today.
Park Ji-hun let out a long breath and took in the house with a single glance.
It was nothing like before.
When they'd first opened the door and stepped inside, the place had made it hard to breathe.
The master bedroom especially had been murky, as if black water had pooled there.
But not now.
W̆ е b ńӧv̄е̄ ĺ Е n̄ùm á
The air was clear.
Even with every window shut, the damp smell had vanished completely. In its place a faint scent like a brand-new house drifted through the rooms.
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His mother seemed to feel it too.
Gazing blankly around the house, she murmured under her breath.
"......It's different from before."
The realtor looked around as well, a dazed expression on her face.
W̊ е.b̂n̄o vël̄ Е̂ ñ üm̈а
"It really is. I could've sworn just a moment ago......no, how is this......."
She was deeply flustered. She clearly couldn't explain the situation any more than they could.
Park Ji-hun turned to his mother.
"It's fine now."
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"Really?"
"Yes. There won't be anything to trouble you here from now on."
Еn̄ u m̄ ӑ
His mother looked the house over once more.
A little while ago it had been a place where just standing there made it hard to breathe.
But not now.
The living room was bigger than she'd expected, and the sunlight came in well.
Even with the windows closed, the air was clear.
His mother said with a smile.
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"A minute ago I thought there was no way I could live here, you know? But now this looks like the nicest place of all. Don't you think so too?"
Park Ji-hun nodded.
"Then let's take this one."
His mother smiled and turned to the realtor.
"We'll take this house."
The realtor's eyes went wide.
W̄ ё b̀ ň о́ v̂ еl̈ Е̃ n̂um а̇
"I'm sorry?"
"We can sign for it right away, can't we?"
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"Oh, of course. The owner's out of the city at the moment, so I'm handling things on their behalf. You just need to look over the documents and deposit the down payment into the owner's account."
Back at the office, the contract went through without a single snag.
After carefully cross-checking the seal certificate and the power of attorney first, they set the closing date for the earliest possible day.
Then the down payment was transferred to the account in the owner's name, and the contract was wrapped up right there without any trouble.
W.е́b n̄о̊ v́е l̇ Е n̆u m̌ а̃_
Scratch, scratch.
The sound of the signing carried quietly.
His mother stared down at the sales contract for a long while, and in the end her eyes reddened.
"Thank you, son."
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Park Ji-hun answered in a gruff tone.
"Nothing to thank me for. You just need to live well in that house from now on."
W еbn о̂v е̊l̀ Е̌ ǹ üṁā
But even he couldn't help the sting that rose at the bridge of his nose.
***
The next evening.
Park Ji-hun sat down right on time for the broadcast.
He pulled the mic toward himself, took a sip of water, and pressed the start button.
[PerpetualJobSeeker nim's broadcast has started.]
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The moment the broadcast went live and the alert popped up, viewers began filing in one after another.
The chat scrolled upward fast to keep pace.
-SilentRoom : it's on
-SsomyeonMaster : said off-broadcast day, errands go ok?
-Keipaeksi : where'd you go yesterday
-LegendDrumBarrel : nothing happened right?
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-Ertel : let's get it again today
Park Ji-hun skimmed the chat, then spoke.
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"Took care of my business just fine. Don't really have a story to tell, though. I'll start the broadcast right away."
-SilentRoom : straight to it lol
-SsomyeonMaster : no story for us?
-Ajukara : something def happened
Е̊ n̆ u m а . і̄.d̀
-LegendDrumBarrel : the more he hides it the more sus lol
Park Ji-hun paid them no mind.
"I'm opening the Ranking System."
A moment later the Ranking System opened, and once again viewers scrambled over one another to sign up.
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It took the first five on a first-come basis, then sign-ups locked.
The viewers who hadn't cracked the top five let their frustration boil over.
Е̃ ǹûm a
-Jeokga : ugh seriously can't you add more slots
-Maheukado : i wanna get a Spirit Reading too :(
-FreakDev : i'd throw 5,000 drops just read me once pls
Park Ji-hun spoke in a flat tone.
"First up, ArangKiss nim. Come on in."
A moment later the Discord connection tone rang.
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"Hello."
It was a nervous man's voice.
Park Ji-hun asked.
"What do you want to know?"
"So, the thing is. I got a job offer recently. I'm wondering whether I should stay at my current company, or whether I should move."
-SilentRoom : job switch calls matter
Е̂ n u m̈.а̂ .і d̈
-Jeokga : if they pay more you go right?
-LegendDrumBarrel : for me a place where ppl click is best
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Park Ji-hun closed his eyes, then slowly opened them.
In that instant the air beyond the monitor shifted.
And a vision flickered past.
A stifling office.
Е̊ n̊u m̀ ă
A spot where, no matter how long he held out, the man himself would break before anything else did.
He saw the place the man would move to as well.
That wasn't a comfortable spot either.
Still, it was better than where he was now.
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Except there was one guy who stuck out as a problem.
Once he had folded the vision away, Park Ji-hun spoke.
Е nüḿ.а̌
"Move."
The other end of the Discord went quiet for a moment.
"......Sorry?"
"Stick around there any longer and you're the only one who suffers for it."
The chat stirred in an instant.
-Sseulireum : first time catching this live, kinda wild
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-Bangdibyu : this isn't staged right?
-Jukdep : was funny watching on YouTube but kinda scary live
"Why?"
"You know that better than anyone."
The sound of a swallow came from the other end of the Discord.
"Ah."
Е̄n u m а̄.і̊d̆
"The place you're moving to isn't bad. But there's someone you need to watch out for."
"Who?"
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"One guy up top is loose-lipped. He'll just spread talk around and shove the blame down onto everyone below him."
A brief silence passed.
"......Understood. Thank you."
"Save the thanks. Next."
Ẁе́bn̂ о v е̌l̊ .Е n̊u.ḿ a
The Discord cut off, and just as Park Ji-hun was about to call the next in line.
Ba-bing!
A donation alert rang out.
[29YearOldEmployed nim has gifted 500 Water Drops.]
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The chat stirred.
-SilentRoom : huh?
Ѐń ū m̄ a
-SsomyeonMaster : that handle looks familiar
-LegendDrumBarrel : wait what
-Ertel : no way is that the guy?
-Bangdibyu : yeah that's the guy who almost got in that bus crash
-Jukdep : isn't that the guy from YouTube? looks like he nick-changed
Park Ji-hun's gaze stopped on the donation window.
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A beat later the donation message came up.
-29YearOldEmployed : i'm the 29YearOldJobless from back then. i landed a job
The chat sped up in an instant.
-SilentRoom : oh yeah it is
-Ertel : oh he got hired lol
-LegendDrumBarrel : whoa a job-hunt win damn gratz gratz
Е̌ ṅu m̃_a_. і d̃
-SsomyeonMaster : wonder if his mom got screened too
Questions poured out across the chat.
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It was just as Park Ji-hun was watching in silence.
Ba-bing!
Another donation burst.
[29YearOldEmployed nim has gifted 1,000 Water Drops.]
Ẽ ñ u m̊а. ĭ d_
-29YearOldEmployed : got mom screened too and it's early-stage stomach cancer they say it's not too late thank you so much
Reactions trailed in after it.
-Jeokga : that's such a relief :(
-SsomyeonMaster : coulda been so bad, thank god
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-LegendDrumBarrel : woulda missed it without the Spirit Reading right?
-SilentRoom : got chills damn
En̄ um̂ а̂ .і̆ ď
Park Ji-hun glanced at the donation window and said briefly.
"That worked out."
While he did, 29YearOldEmployed kept hammering out messages.
-29YearOldEmployed : interviewed at another company and got in right away if i'd taken the bus that day i can't even imagine, it's horrifying
-29YearOldEmployed : they said if mom hadn't gotten screened they never would've caught it i don't think i'll ever forget this
The chat blazed up hot all over again.
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-SilentRoom : whoa his whole life changed
-LegendDrumBarrel : dodged the bus and saved his mom too
-Ertel : owes him for life at this point lol
Park Ji-hun skimmed the chat without a word.
The man who'd missed the bus that day, the mother whose illness had been caught in time, both of them had defied their fate.
This was enough.
Èn̂ ū m̀а́ .î d
Park Ji-hun gave a faint smile and spoke.
"Next, ThunderLightning. Get on the Discord."
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***
It was just as he wrapped up the third paid Spirit Reading, ThunderLightning's, and was skimming through the chat.
[qkrwnstjd007]
An unremarkable handle, yet for some reason it snagged his eye.
Ŵē b̄n ô v еl Еṅ u mä
Park Ji-hun spoke at once.
"Hold on. Before the next person, qkrwnstjd007. You. I'll read you for free. Get on the Discord."
A moment later the caller joined the Discord.
"Oh, hello."
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The voice was young.
He sounded a little worn out, too.
Ėñ ũ m а́
In that instant a vision flickered.
Park Ji-hun asked right away.
"You're a doctor. An intern, aren't you?"
"......Uh, y-yeah, that's right."
"And you're trying to decide which department to go into."
-Ertel : a doctor? an intern?
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-LegendDrumBarrel : intern phase is brutal
The man answered, clearly taken aback.
"......That's right. I've been agonizing over which department to pick lately. Everyone tells me to go for whatever pays well and is easy, but for some reason I keep getting pulled toward emergency medicine. Honestly, I just came off my on-call shift to sleep and ended up watching this......."
In that instant the young man's voice suddenly faded, and another scene came surging in.
A middle-aged man, just back from the emergency room, staggered in through the front door.
His shirt was soaked through with cold sweat.
Еn̊û mа́
Pressing a hand to the pit of his stomach and gasping for breath, he managed only a few steps before he pitched forward.
Thud.
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A woman who looked to be his wife screamed in alarm.
A phone lay sprawled where it had dropped to the floor, and the man never rose again.
The scene changed abruptly.
A hospital corridor.
E ǹu m̆ a .і̆d
A young intern sat slumped on the floor, his face drained white.
He'd waved it off as borderline, figured it was nothing serious.
But not now.
He sat frozen, like a man who had only just seen, with perfect clarity, exactly what it meant to let a life slip away right in front of him.
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The vision cut off there.
Park Ji-hun's eyes settled into something cold.
Е̂ n u ṁ а̊
"You."
The caller flinched.
"Yes?"
"That patient just now."
"......Who?"
"The middle-aged man the resident was about to send home."
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"......Why?"
"Get over there right now and stop him."
The other end of the Discord went silent in an instant.
Even the breathing that had been heavy with drowsiness until a moment ago stopped dead.
"What do you mean?"
"Hurry. Run."
Е̃n.ùm̈ а
"No, but they said it looked like he just had indigestion......."
In that instant Park Ji-hun's voice dropped, cold.
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"Send that man home and he dies today."
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