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Chapter 25 - Ghostbuster (9)
Chapter 25: Ghostbuster (9)
TL/ED – Enuma ID
Yo-han clenched and opened his hand briefly as he recalled the sensation from earlier when the grimoire was about to be summoned.
He hadn’t known it before, since he had never been separated from the grimoire after obtaining it.
Apparently, the grimoire had a convenient teleportation function that allowed it to come when its owner called.
Ё n̂ ũ m̂ ă. їd̊
It just wasn’t in his hand, but in fact, the grimoire was present.
Grizzly was also next to him.
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Until he found the grimoire, that had been his top priority, so he had no time to consider anything else.
But now that he knew the most important goal, which was to safely retrieve the grimoire, had been achieved.
It was now a matter of choice.
Should he just follow Si-on and escape like this, or…
En_u ḿ а̀ .ì d́
I glanced at Grizzly, and Grizzly tilted his head.
It didn’t seem likely that Grizzly had come all the way here quietly.
It might be said that there was a lack of trust between master and familiar…
But as the master, I was doing this because I understood my familiar, Grizzly.
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I wasn’t an optimist who said, ‘Our dog doesn’t bite.’
I had learned from the incident at the Smith residence.
Ẁ еb.ñ o v е̃ l̇ Еǹ.ŭm а̂
Grizzly was curious and playful, and if left alone without his master, he was sure to cause trouble.
If he had found something like a large refrigerator, similar to a mortuary storage unit, he definitely would have opened and closed the door.
It might not be the case, but the possibility existed…
And if there were CCTV cameras in this underground workshop, then when Si-on’s colleagues, the government officials, came here later and searched everything, they would find it.
So if there was any evidence left behind that could possibly reveal Grizzly’s identity.
I had to find it and destroy the evidence.
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…The problem was how to naturally separate from Si-on.
“……….”
It wasn’t because of the ghouls, but because of the grimoire’s teleportation ability and future plans that I kept my mouth shut.
But seeing Yo-han silently closing his mouth as if truly shocked, Si-on studied him for a moment.
“Yo-han ssi, are you okay? Take a deep breath slowly.”
Unless it was confirmed that Yo-han was the owner of the grimoire and the perpetrator of the university murder case.
Е ṅ ũṁă. ї d̃
Yo-han was also a citizen Si-on had to protect from an unreasonable and bizarre incident.
I nodded slightly in response to Si-on’s words.
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“…Thank you. I’m okay now.”
Anyway, with those monster bastards that eat people nearby.
There was no way to just stand still. For now, I decided to follow Si-on.
If there really was evidence that could reveal our identity, even if it meant taking the risk, we could kill Si-on and the government officials and destroy the evidence.
Е̄ n ù ḿа
I didn’t want to kill government officials unnecessarily since it would only stir up trouble, and we’d definitely be pursued once a lead was found.
But it would be better than being caught right now.
What’s done is done, and complaining is useless.
I only came to the farm to make some parchment. To think I’d end up entangled with a government organization… I have no luck.
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Maybe I need to prepare to flee abroad sooner than I thought.
…There was a magic spell, I think, that helped you learn a foreign language quickly.
Е̃.nu mӓ
Si-on looked at me and spoke again.
“You’re staying calm and acting well right now. Let’s move back and find another way.”
For now, I decided not to step up and to wait for the right moment.
“That sounds good.”
I slowly stepped back, following Si-on, to avoid being detected by the ghouls.
To be precise, I was trying to step back.
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Then a tense and anxious voice came from behind us.
“Haah! Haah! Found them.”
“Did you find the exit? Where are the police? You said your colleagues were coming.”
At that moment, both my and Si-on’s bodies froze simultaneously.
Despite Si-on’s warning to stay in the prison because it was dangerous.
Two people who looked like a couple among those in the prison had followed us out.
W̊е bń ovê l̇ Enum а
Si-on held out her palm to stop them from coming closer, but of course, they didn’t listen.
They approached Si-on as if they had found a lifeline.
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They spoke in a quiet but irritated voice.
“Why are you so slow? Hurry up and find the exit.”
…Well, …it’s understandable.
They must be anxious. They might think they’re about to be abandoned.
W̊ е̌ bn оv е l_ Ě n̂ ũ ṁ а
Because of their anxiety, their nerves are frayed and harsh words come out.
They’re nervous and in an extreme situation, so it’s reasonable that they followed along.
But what the couple did next.
The man and woman who had come close saw the ghouls eating people.
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“Ah- Aaaaaaah!”
They let out a primal scream.
W̌e b̌ n̊о̄ v̄_еl̊ Е̂ ň u m а̊
-A typical horror movie victim reaction. A natural selection action.
“Gaaaargh!”
The ghouls’ heads snapped around at once and turned toward our direction.
…Right, think positively.
I didn’t intend for this to happen, but this was a chance.
I made a quick judgment. Once I decided, there could be no hesitation.
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I spoke quickly to Si-on.
“You asked me to cooperate with this case, right? I’ll do it.”
“What? Yo-han ssi!”
I dashed forward just like that, drawing the ghouls’ attention and luring them away.
At the sight of a fleeing mammal with its back turned, the ghouls instinctively gave chase.
“Gaaah!”
Ѐn.u m а̀
Si-on’s black eyes trembled as she watched Yo-han run off, luring six of the twelve ghouls that had been here.
Si-on couldn’t protect Yo-han and the couple while killing around a dozen ghouls.
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…Which meant that was a rational decision.
While one person lured away some of the ghouls, prepared to die, Si-on, who had combat ability, would protect the other two and break through the ghouls to find an exit and bring reinforcements.
But there’s no hesitation at all.
Si-on smashed the jaw of a ghoul that lunged at her with her fist, frowned, and spoke to the terrified couple.
W̃ е b̄ń о̊v̆е̌l Е̂ ṅů m̈.а̃
“Don’t move away from me!”
Was this decision because Yo-han was experienced with bizarre incidents, or…
Already too far, Yo-han and the ghouls were no longer visible.
“Grah!”
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The ghouls, excited by the fleeing human with the white coat fluttering, chased after him.
Just before they caught up, the human turned down a side corridor at the corner of the hallway.
Ĕ n ŭ m̊а_
The ghouls also chased the human down that side path.
The ghoul in the rear, watching this scene,
Thought it had to hurry before the other ghouls devoured the human completely.
The moment it thought that.
From the hallway where the other ghouls had chased the human.
Pueong! Kwajik! Ududeuk! Kwajik!
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There came the sound of something exploding, being crushed, and slaughtered.
“……?”
The ghoul instinctively stopped, and from the side corridor hallway.
Step- Step-.
Calm footsteps echoed as the human in the white coat walked out alone.
In his hand was a strange steel chunk-like book that hadn’t been there earlier.
W е b̌ ń оv̇ е̇ l̂ _Еnů mа̇
Kwajik!
That was the last thing the slower ghoul saw.
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“Gyaa~.”
Grizzly finished it off by smashing the head of the last ghoul chasing Yo-han with his hand and killing it.
“Well done, Grizzly.”
I asked Grizzly, wanting to confirm something I hadn’t been able to earlier because Si-on was around.
E̊ nü m̈а̃
“Before you came to me, did you see a wizard? Someone different from an ordinary person? Or maybe a room that looked special.”
I had succeeded in separating from Si-on.
But that didn’t mean everything was resolved.
If the owner of this underground workshop, a wizard, was still around, it would be dangerous.
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“Gyaa?”
Grizzly pondered my question for a moment, then made a kek- keh-ek- sound and opened his mouth.
Е ṅ u m̆ ӓ
On his transparent tongue, he placed something and showed it to me.
It was a human finger with well-maintained nails.
“Haah….”
Damn it, of course he caused trouble.
No wonder, he hadn’t shown any interest in the ghoul corpses, probably because he was already full from something else.
I frowned and spoke to Grizzly.
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“Grizzly, I told you not to eat people without permission, didn’t I?”
“Gyaa!?”
At my low voice, Grizzly shook his head wildly as if insisting it wasn’t fair.
“Gyaa! Gyagya! Gyagya!”
“Hmm…?”
Is there something more to this? Either way.
Ӗ n ūmå
Here’s the good news. If I assume I understood Grizzly properly.
Then the insane wizard who kidnapped a large number of people had already been killed by Grizzly.
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And the bad news. Now I really had to go destroy the evidence before the secret government agents arrived.
It’s a timing game.
“Grizzly, lead me to the place where you ate the owner of that finger.”
…And since Grizzly’s reaction still bothered me.
Е̂ ň ũm а̌
I planned to confirm it myself.
***
Inside Kim Mi-ryeo’s room with the broken door.
A room like a central control room with several CCTV screens.
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It also looked like a private office.
I narrowed my eyes.
W еb nо̌v̀ ӗl̇ Е̇ nŭṁа
I looked down at the corpse lying in a pool of blood that had flowed from the severed neck and arm.
Swish.
Then looked over at Grizzly, who was watching me carefully.
“You did eat a person!”
“Gyaa!?”
Grizzly once again acted as if he was being falsely accused.
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At that, one of my eyebrows rose.
‘…What is it?’
Bothered, I glanced around the room.
Near the corpse, on a desk, I discovered a peculiar book with a dark crimson cover.
‘This is-’
The title of the book was <Cultes des Goules>. This was a wizard’s workshop.
Ѐn.ù mа̄. ї d
It wasn’t just some oddly titled, ordinary book.
And after flipping it open and skimming through, I understood.
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Why Grizzly felt wronged.
The magic described in this grimoire was similar to ancient sacrificial sorcery.
The kind of thing where someone with poor eyesight eats the eyes of a bird with good vision, or someone with liver issues eats a beast’s liver.
But <Cultes des Goules> took it even further.
E nǔ mà .і d.
It was about seeking immortality through acts of cannibalism.
Though it used the term ‘immortality’, the truth was that it meant eating people and becoming something other than human.
A being of horror. Extending one’s life by becoming a monster.
Hmm~ if someone had the right aptitude and talent, maybe they could even become a vampire?
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Probably, the kind of vampire it referred to wasn’t a monster like Grizzly, but more of an aristocratic image of one.
I faintly smiled as I looked down at the corpse missing its head and arm.
En̊ ú m̄a
There was a reason Grizzly had felt falsely accused.
If the person had been training using this grimoire, then they weren’t even human anymore.
Either way, it wasn’t my style.
It’s not like I’ve got some fatal illness and only days to live.
I’ve got all my limbs and plenty of years left, so it’s not particularly appealing.
And to me, I’m the most important thing in the world.
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…I didn’t want to become something else.
I put down <Cultes des Goules> and looked at Grizzly.
“Gyaa~”
Grizzly let out a cry, as if asking if I now understood his side of things.
As his master, I thought it over.
The result was good, but this was…
W ëb ṅо̇v е ĺ Е̄ n̂ů m̀а̇
Ah, Grizzly noticed this one isn’t even human and is a bad one who imprisoned its master, so it ate it. (×)
Ah… he just woke up, was hungry, I wasn’t around, and with no leash, he just gobbled up whatever was nearby. (○)
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No matter how I looked at it, it was the latter.
‘…Guess he needs to be punished?’
Calmly, I took a water bottle from my bag and pulled out hyssop.
“Gyaa!”
En̈um.ӓ . і̂ d̀
Grizzly saw it and cowered in a corner of the room, curling up.
“Gyaaah….”
He was acting pitiful so he wouldn’t get scolded.
“Acting pitiful won’t work!”
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You had to be firm when punishing.
“I told you not to eat anything without permission. Bad! Bad!”
W ĕ b n̊о̊ v̀ ẽ l È n̂ um̊а.
Thwack– Thwack–
I brought my wrist near Grizzly’s head and slapped it with the hyssop, making a loud smack smack sound.
“Kiiia…!”
While I was scolding him like that, someone came through the broken door.
“Ah, Miss! Something terrible’s happened! The ghouls- you!?”
A ranch employee entered, saw the woman’s corpse and me, and froze in shock.
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That’s enough scolding. Time to destroy evidence.
“Grizzly, eat.”
At my words, Grizzly immediately got up and bit into the ranch worker’s neck, killing him.
Crunch!
“I’m going to investigate a bit. Stay quiet while eating that.”
As I listened to the sounds of Grizzly eating the worker, I pulled a pair of fingerprint-proof gloves from my coat’s inner pocket.
È.n u mä
If you’re wondering why I even carry something like this in my pocket.
Obviously, it’s for situations like this.
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I carefully searched the corpse, which was missing its head and arm, wondering if there was anything more I could learn.
‘This really makes me a criminal…’
I let out an involuntary laugh.
‘Well, I am a criminal.’
Ê n um а
Still, the word ‘criminal’ sounds too harsh.
So let’s soften it.
Let’s just say… wizard-like.
I found a wallet, opened it, and checked the corpse’s ID.
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The name of the corpse was Kim Mi-ryeo.
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