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Chapter 26 - Ghostbuster (10)
Chapter 26: Ghostbuster (10)
TL/ED – Enuma ID
While examining Kim Mi-ryeo’s wallet, Yo-han discovered something and slightly widened his eyes.
It was a student ID from ○○ University, the same university Yo-han had taken a leave of absence from.
‘…This girl went to the same university as me.’
Ẽnu m ӓ
On top of that, she was from the same College of Humanities.
He looked down at Kim Mi-ryeo’s corpse, now headless.
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He wasn’t the type to feel any sense of belonging or camaraderie through affiliations or alma mater, so he wasn’t particularly pleased.
Especially not when she went as far as setting up a fake ranch for cover.
Even if a lunatic wizard who kidnapped and ate people turned out to be a college classmate… it’s just troublesome.
An orphan who barely managed to get into a proper four-year university just to get a degree picked the philosophy department.
Ẇ е b̀nо̆ v е̄ l̇ Ėn ǔm а̂
If it got tarnished, only the value of the diploma would drop.
…Well, I’ve already taken a leave of absence and don’t particularly plan to go back anyway. So it doesn’t matter.
Still, it was a curious coincidence.
He continued searching Mi-ryeo’s body.
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But he wasn’t a professional detective, and there wasn’t anything more to discover here.
He kept silent and simply stared at the corpse.
Еnûm а̀
“……….”
Same university… a coincidence. Yeah, it was definitely an interesting coincidence.
Words and ideas started swirling chaotically in his head.
University murder case, a wizard’s corpse who attended that university, the teleportation function of the grimoire, the imminent arrival of government agents.
A whole story formed, and he lightly shook his head.
“No, no, no, that’s way too convenient.”
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…Still, it’s not exactly nonsensical.
More or less, the pieces fit together.
Before trying out what had just come to mind, he decided to do what needed to be done first.
He checked the CCTV footage.
Recalling the conversation the staff had when he was brought in, it seemed they planned to clean everything up before the government officials discovered it.
All footage except for today’s had already been deleted.
Е̃ n um ӑ.і̂d̊
He deleted the video where Kim Mi-ryeo found the grimoire <De Vermis Mysteriis> in his bag, got excited, and then suddenly had her arms and head disappear, leading to her death.
After erasing all the records, he turned off the CCTV system.
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Now, what happened in this underground workshop would no longer be seen by others.
Then, time to gather what he needed.
From his bag, he pulled out a worn brown leather grimoire.
As he grabbed <The Lesser Key of Solomon>, it opened on its own to the page he was looking for.
Ẃе̄ ḃn ȯv̇ e_l Ë n_umâ
The First Pentacle of Saturn – a pentacle that summons and subjugates a spirit, forcing it to answer the summoner’s questions.
After reconfirming the necessary materials,
He placed <The Lesser Key of Solomon> on the desk along with <De Vermis Mysteriis> and <Cultes des Goules>.
He also took out some plastic zipper bags and tweezers from his bag, thinking they might come in handy when collecting magical materials.
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He picked up a few strands of Mi-ryeo’s blood-soaked severed hair and stored them inside the zipper bag.
They would later be used as materials to summon residual memory data through necromancy.
Еń u m̈à
Even if she was a corpse, she was still a wizard he had encountered.
He had to extract what information he could while the chance was there.
Then, while continuing to investigate the room, he made an unexpected find.
It really did seem like this room was Kim Mi-ryeo’s personal workshop.
Among the magical materials stored in a multi-tiered metal cabinet,
He saw a compartment labeled [Parchment]. …There was also one labeled [Skin], but he decided to ignore that.
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He wasn’t an Aztec, nor was he insane.
He had no desire to see something like flayed human skin.
In any case, though this parchment might not have been made exactly as described in <De Vermis Mysteriis>, it was still parchment crafted by a wizard, so it should have some effect.
He grabbed a few sheets of parchment and put them in his bag.
A wry smile came out without thinking on his face.
…They say a tiger leaves its skin when it dies, and a person leaves their name, right?
Е n u̇m a
A wizard, surprisingly, seems to leave behind both their skin and their name.
His eyes narrowed as he looked down at Kim Mi-ryeo’s corpse.
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Yes, her name. Honestly, that was the most important thing.
Kim Mi-ryeo, a wizard operating a criminal den where people were murdered and eaten.
A student of ○○ University.
A man who died alive in the university district, and a professor whose head was severed in a classroom.
Ӗ n_ū m a
From the perspective of a secret government organization,
She made a suitable culprit for the university murder cases.
A strange coincidence, a stroke of luck in misfortune? No, misfortune feels like the more accurate term.
It’s just that I haven’t been caught yet.
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My situation isn’t good, and it wouldn’t be strange if my identity were exposed at any time.
There might even already be someone inside the government agency who suspects me.
W е b ñ о v ѐl Eñ ù ḿӑ
For some reason, Si-on’s calm black eyes came to mind.
‘…It’s unsettling.’
Even if it’s just a coincidence, there’s no reason not to take advantage of it.
If things go well, I might be able to slip out of the government’s investigation.
If Kim Mi-ryeo hadn’t been killed by Grizzly,
She would’ve just killed me like usual, then used my meat and skin.
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So I’ll borrow your parchment and your identity too.
Since you’re already dead, take the fall for everything.
You’ve probably killed a mountain of people already. A few extra from me won’t even stand out.
Do one last good deed on your way out.
…Hmm. No, now that I think about it.
Since this is concealing a crime, it’s not really a good deed.
Е̇ ň umа̀ .і d̄
Anyway, I placed the grimoire <De Vermis Mysteriis>, the decisive evidence in the university murder case, on top of Mi-ryeo’s corpse.
It might just be wishful thinking on my part, but-
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It unmistakably looks like the scene of a wizard who was killed after failing to properly control her grimoire’s familiar, the Invisible Vampire.
When the government agents find the body and the grimoire, and start theorizing,
I’ll use the grimoire’s teleportation function to summon it back at the right moment.
It’s a thing that wanders freely, old bookstores, flea markets, so,
W е̃ bǹ о̌ v̌ e l Еn u mа̃
If they think its owner died and it just disappeared, it won’t seem all that strange.
…Well, it’s a bit of a gamble.
If the government agents have the power to control or seal the grimoire, I’ll lose it just like that.
It might be a pointless and risky move.
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But I can’t just leave things as they are.
I do need to be cautious of government agents, but the truth is, I have no idea what level they’re operating at.
Е n u_m̊a . ĭ d
I have no information. That’s why…
Yo-han’s eyes glinted coldly.
He was also using this to find out whether they had the ability to control the grimoire.
If it really looked like they were going to seal it, he could just have Grizzly come out and cause a rampage.
<De Vermis Mysteriis>, resting on the corpse, buzzed with an annoyed vibration, Uuuung, but he ignored it.
Now, next…
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My gaze turned to <Cultes des Goules>.
…What should I do with this?
Do I want it? Not particularly.
The magic in it wasn’t really my style.
I opened <Cultes des Goules> and skimmed through it again.
It felt, strangely, like someone had deliberately organized the contents, like certain sections were missing here and there.
Е̃_n̊ um̀_а .іd̆
‘…Is this not the original?’
As I flipped through the book, I came across a certain passage.
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“Pineal gland… pineal body… third eye?”
It was a spell to open the third eye by making a pill out of the pineal gland, an organ shaped like a pinecone located between the eyes and part of the brain’s endocrine system, and consuming it.
‘Hmm… the pineal gland, huh?’
Come to think of it, in one of the Cthulhu short stories, there was some mad scientist who used a mechanical device to stimulate the pineal gland and awaken the third eye.
Ŵе b̀n_о̇ v̊ е l̆ Е̂ n ǔm̃а̊
He ended up seeing jellyfish-like lifeforms drifting between invisible ultraviolet spaces, things humans normally couldn’t perceive. And then he used them to kill people.
…Was the ending that he got shot and killed by the narrator protagonist?
Anyway, just the names alone give off different vibes.
Human flesh. Just hearing the name makes you not want to eat it. Feels like you’d get all sorts of complications and weird diseases.
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Pineal gland. Sounds mystical. Feels like you’d awaken psychic powers if you ate it.
Of course, that’s obviously some bullshit joke.
Е̃ n̂ u m̀ ӓ
“Fuck… why the hell would anyone eat this?”
Humans already consume all kinds of environmental hormones packed to the brim. Like this would be any good for you.
If you want to live a long and healthy life, just exercise regularly and eat a lot of vegetables. Why the hell would you eat human flesh?
It’s on the same level of insanity as the old kings eating mercury because they wanted to live forever.
Of course… this is actual magic. So maybe it does work. But still, it’s not my kind of thing.
While Yo-han was reading that copy of <Cultes des Goules>-
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Uuuung- Uuuung- Uuuung!
The dark, metal-bound grimoire <De Vermis Mysteriis>, which had been vibrating, could no longer hold back.
<The Lesser Key of Solomon> … well, it’s on that level, so fine.
But to be ignored in favor of some low-tier, not-even-an-original thing like that-
It couldn’t tolerate that its rightful attention had been stolen.
Sha-la-lak-!
W̊ е̂ bn óv еĺ Е n̊ u mа
The grimoire burst open, and dark energy like tentacles surged out.
“What-!?”
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Startled, Yo-han had the copy of <Cultes des Goules> ripped from his hands and torn to shreds.
The copy was shredded into pieces and scattered.
The dark tentacle-like energy then slithered back into <De Vermis Mysteriis> and disappeared.
“……….”
Е̇ñ u m а̂
The event had happened so suddenly that I stared wide-eyed at <De Vermis Mysteriis>.
One possibility crossed my mind.
‘…Did it eat it?’
You know how in those mobile gacha games, you feed low-rarity characters to high-rarity ones to level them up?
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Was it like that, absorbing a weaker grimoire to unlock its abilities?
Could it be that the unreadable parts of <De Vermis Mysteriis>, written in incomprehensible languages, were only meant to be unlocked by feeding it other grimoires?
Еn̄ ũ m ӓ.íd̃
…If that’s the case, I didn’t even like the book anyway, so it doesn’t matter.
I carefully picked up <De Vermis Mysteriis> and checked its contents.
My eyes naturally narrowed.
“……….”
The incomprehensible language was still incomprehensible.
It hadn’t powered up or anything like that.
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It just got pissed off and tore the damn thing apart.
“You crazy fucking grimoire-!”
I hurled <De Vermis Mysteriis> to the floor just like that.
Clang-.
It vibrated and let out a low hum again.
Uuuung-.
En ū m̀ а́ .іd
<The Lesser Key of Solomon> looked down at <De Vermis Mysteriis> with pity.
“Haa… whatever. Let’s just get this over with.”
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I placed <De Vermis Mysteriis> back on top of the corpse.
And gave Grizzly an order.
“Find and kill all the ones wearing the same uniform as the staff member you ate earlier.”
I’d learned what I needed and taken everything useful. Time to erase the evidence.
È n̂um̈ а̌_. í d.
Officially, the grimoire possessed by Kim Mi-ryeo, the owner of this underground workshop and the culprit of the university murder case, had to be <De Vermis Mysteriis>.
She had to be raising an unruly Invisible Vampire as her familiar.
Therefore, anyone who knew the internal details couldn’t be left alive.
If they got interrogated, they’d quickly notice something was off.
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“Don’t let a single one leave this basement.”
At my command, Grizzly licked the blood off his lips in a circular motion with his tongue.
W̆ e ḃ n о_v̆еl Ё n̆ u̇ḿä.
“Gyaa~!”
He answered enthusiastically.
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