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Chapter 41 - Just a Vacation (1)
Chapter 41: Just a Vacation (1)
TL/ED – Enuma ID
A corridor in the Bureau for Abnormal Phenomena Countermeasures.
A woman with black hair and a calm demeanor.
Team Leader of Special Ops Team 3.
Eǹ ů ḿ а̇
Shin Si-on had finished the meeting on the campground zombie incident… essentially a post-incident debriefing.
With a tired expression, she walked toward the Special Ops Team 3 office.
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The culprit behind this mass zombie incident was clearly Edward Coffin, a wanted wizard who had snuck into Korea.
They had found Edward’s temporary hideout, which doubled as a Workshop, near the reservoir by the campground. However…
Si-on’s eyes narrowed.
Edward himself had not been found. He was still missing.
Ё n u_ṁ а̊
She would have to ask Yo-han separately.
Apparently, a suspicious figure had shown up at the auditorium leading zombies.
But after being struck by Pentacle magic cast through a grimoire, he had vanished.
After that, zombies had swarmed the auditorium again, but they soon collapsed back into corpses like puppets with their strings cut, and crumbled apart.
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Si-on gently curled her hand and brought it to her lips.
Had Edward panicked from the unexpected attack and fled? Leaving the zombies as a diversion?
Е_ǹ úm а̃ .і̆d̊
Had the zombies stopped moving because the magic could no longer be sustained? She wasn’t sure.
…However, there was one hypothesis that could explain the situation.
Yo-han had lied.
When the zombies stormed the auditorium again,
he had killed Edward in a wizard-versus-wizard fight.
The reason he would hide that? Because the magic, the method he used to kill Edward, would cause problems if discovered?
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In that case, how the body was disposed of…
The invisible monster she had seen in the basement of the ranch.
‘Gaaaah…!’
He had fed it to the Invisible Vampire.
‘No, no, that’s not it.’
Si-on pulled her hand away from her lips. She stopped the speculation.
Е n um а..іd
She was jumping to conclusions, treating Yo-han as the confirmed owner of <De Vermis Mysteriis> and building her reasoning from there.
That kind of thinking was dangerous. It wasn’t good.
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She was deciding the answer first and forcing the process to fit.
Of course, there were things that nagged at her, but…
Yo-han had come out and revealed his secret himself. He had disclosed that he was not the owner of <De Vermis Mysteriis>.
Right, it was a top-tier grimoire no one had expected.
Ẇ eb̌ nо̆ v̊ еl _Е n̄_u̇m̌ а
<The Lesser Key of Solomon>
Better known by its common name, <Lemegeton>, one of the most famous grimoires in the world.
Generally, there were three ways a person could become a wizard.
First, entering Miskatonic University or the British Wizard Council to learn magic.
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Wizards affiliated with these organizations tended to cooperate with governments to a reasonable degree.
…That said, it didn’t mean there were no wizards among them who committed crimes.
En̈u̇ m ǎ
Edward Coffin, who had caused this incident, was himself from the British Wizard Council, after all.
Second, becoming a wizard’s apprentice, or joining a Wizard Family or school of magic.
Third, being chosen by a grimoire that held mystical power.
Wizards regarded the third path most highly.
That was why, when an ordinary person became the owner of a grimoire, they would track them down and kill them before they could grow. …That came out wrong.
It wasn’t just ordinary people. Even if another wizard obtained a grimoire, if they were weak or didn’t belong to a proper school, family, or organization, others would try to kill them and take it.
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Of course, not having a grimoire didn’t mean one couldn’t become a wizard.
And it wasn’t necessarily true that an ordinary wizard was always weaker than one who possessed a grimoire.
But for wizards, a grimoire was a treasure they couldn’t help but covet.
In any case, a wizard who possessed a grimoire was a rare and valuable asset.
Currently, the Bureau for Abnormal Phenomena Countermeasures had two grimoire users on staff.
One was specialized in rear support due to her personality and the nature of the grimoire she possessed.
Ën̈ u m а
The other couldn’t easily take to the field due to their rank.
Though it had been classified as a grimoire since it technically fell under the category of “book”, she wasn’t even sure it should really be called a grimoire.
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That was why someone like Yo-han, an owner of a grimoire who could actively operate in the field,
and a wizard willing to cooperate, was certainly a good thing.
“……….”
Yo-han’s calm eyes came to mind.
W еb̀n̄ o v̆еl Е́ ṅŭmӓ
…Though she couldn’t help but wonder if they had let a tiger through the door.
As Si-on was lost in these thoughts,
beside her, Lee Hye-eun, the rookie female agent of Team 3, spoke with a worried expression.
“Team Leader Si-on, are you alright?”
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“Ah… yes. I just have a lot on my mind.”
“Our meeting’s over too, so let’s go grab some coffee.”
Ёňûm а́ . i̇d
Si-on smiled faintly and nodded.
“Sure. …Though we’ll have to work while we drink.”
At that, a woman walking from the opposite end of the corridor, with neat bobbed hair, glasses, and a gentle face, spoke up.
“I know you’re busy and can’t help it, but drinking too much coffee isn’t good for your health.”
She was a member of the Medical Department at the Bureau for Abnormal Phenomena Countermeasures. And one of the two grimoires the Bureau possessed, as mentioned earlier.
To be precise, she was the owner of a grimoire belonging to Korea: <Dongui Bogam>. Her name was Min Min-hwa.
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One might wonder why a famous medical text would be a grimoire, but the Dongui Bogam contained not only legitimate medical knowledge but also methods for detoxifying curses, spells, and Gu Poison, remedies for when one was harmed by ghosts, treatments for frequent nightmares, and instructions for combining herbs into pills with unknown effects.
From a modern medical standpoint, it contained folk remedies that were frankly absurd.
And those sections constituted the occult knowledge that made it a grimoire.
Hye-eun saw Min-hwa and greeted her cheerfully.
“Ah! Min-min-ssi!”
“Please stop calling me Min-min. It’s Min-hwa.”
Е̊ǹ ú m̆ а. í d̃
Min-hwa grumbled lightly, then handed Si-on the documents she had been carrying.
“I was on my way over anyway. Good timing. Here are the materials you requested last time.”
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“Thank you.”
“Ah, and… did things work out for the person who got caught up in the ‘Monkey Train’ Urban Legend?”
The “Monkey Train” Urban Legend: a type of anomaly where the nightmare continues every time you fall back asleep, even after waking up.
Also called the Monkey Dream. Those caught in the anomaly would see something like an amusement park train with a monkey as the engineer in their dreams.
Е̇ n u_mа .і̂d̊
If they boarded the train as if drawn to it, a disturbing announcement would play each time they reached a station: “This stop is Flaying~ Flaying~ Station.”
The passengers in the train car would die one by one, in order, in the manner announced.
Even if you barely managed to wake from the nightmare just before your turn came, falling asleep again would resume the dream.
“I was actually meaning to tell you about that. The report got delayed because of the deployment.”
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Si-on answered Min-hwa’s worried question in a calm voice.
“When the patient slept on a pillow stuffed with tiger bones, as you prescribed, a tiger appeared in the dream and mauled all the monkeys to death.”
Е̇ ńum а́. і̇ d
“We monitored the progress just in case. They say the patient hasn’t had the same dream since.”
Min-hwa let out a breath of relief, though she seemed a bit flustered.
“A, a tiger? Well, at least it’s resolved. That’s a relief.”
Si-on regarded Min-hwa calmly.
Min-hwa was the owner of a grimoire, but she was clearly different from the wizards Si-on had encountered through cases so far.
Perhaps because <Dongui Bogam> had a strong nature as a medical text,
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its preference in choosing an owner leaned toward someone who held the desire to “save lives”.
Si-on and Min-hwa exchanged a few brief words before parting ways.
***
After the campground zombie crisis.
The Special Operations Division had tried to bring the survivors into the Bureau’s lounge, but upon being told it would be fine as long as they didn’t wander outside,
Namgung Soo-ah suddenly pulled out her phone, called somewhere, and then addressed the church camp group.
W̌ ӗ b.ňò vе l Е̂ń u̇ṁа̌
“If we’re going to rest anyway, let’s rest somewhere nice.”
And so we looked up at a luxurious hotel, the kind that seemed like it would only be used by obviously wealthy foreign tourists.
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“It’s run by someone my dad knows. Let’s go in.”
Soo-ah said it as casually as if she were walking into a neighborhood restaurant.
The kids whispered among themselves, looking up at Soo-ah.
“…This is weird. I’m starting to like this unnie.”
Ӗñ û m̌ ǎ.і̄ ď
“Don’t let something like this win you over, you beggars. Have some pride.”
And at Soo-ah’s words, the kids muttered.
“…Actually, maybe not.”
Ellie hesitated, worried about the expensive hotel.
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But seeing Soo-ah’s exhausted face, she led the kids inside.
I followed them in too.
Е ñ u̇ m̂â
It was my first time staying at a hotel this fancy.
Yeah, I’ll be honest. I was a little excited.
It was evening now. Time for the hotel dinner buffet.
***
Soo-ah’s hotel room, the bathroom.
Left alone, Soo-ah lowered her eyes and trembled faintly.
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“……….”
Even standing in the shower booth, washing herself under warm water, the trembling wouldn’t stop.
The fear she had deliberately kept hidden was spreading through her body.
…She had arrived safely somewhere secure.
No, perhaps it was precisely because she had reached safety and her tension had released? She couldn’t seem to calm down.
She had no appetite and no energy.
Ёňûmа̃. і̂d̊
She changed clothes and lay on the bed, closed her eyes, and tried to sleep, but…
‘Aaaah…!’
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“Haa… haa…!”
The zombies roaming the campground flashed through her mind.
There was no way, and yet. She was definitely somewhere safe. It was all over.
But she was afraid that the hotel lobby might be filled with zombies.
Ẃ е b ñ о v̆ e l̊ Ẽnûm а
Soo-ah stared blankly at her smartphone screen.
‘Namgung Su…’ …No word from her dad.
All that had happened was a brief call from her dad’s secretary.
Just words like, “We’re relieved you’re safe~ The chairman was worried too, but he’s busy with work so I’m calling on his behalf~”
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Right. She was resting at a fancy hotel like this. Asking him to worry about her in person would be a luxury.
She hated the silent room. Soo-ah stepped out into the hallway.
E ñ ũmа̇ .ĭ d
Not that she had anywhere to go.
She thought about going to Ellie-unnie, but… she was probably busy soothing and putting the kids to sleep right now.
She didn’t want to go and be treated like a nuisance.
Knowing Ellie-unnie’s personality, she probably wouldn’t think that way, but Soo-ah couldn’t help feeling that way herself.
Since things had come to this, she walked down the corridor to check whether zombies had really appeared in the lobby.
Along the way, Soo-ah ran into Yo-han, whose hair was still slightly damp, as if he had just washed up.
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“…Mister? Where are you going?”
“To eat. I saw they have a dinner buffet at the hotel. Want to come?”
“Huh?”
Soo-ah blinked and stared at Yo-han.
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