Chapter 101
101 fury
The eleventh ghost story -
A friend no one remembers (14)
The sad truth is that psychopathy is not something that can be cured through therapy..
“I have no choice but to adapt through training. You need to learn directly what level of aggression and behavior is acceptable in society. And such psychotherapy and socialization training are quite demanding, requiring continuous training from experts..”
“···But is that possible through a school teacher??”
In Eunjeong’s case, when I first heard her story, it didn’t seem like she had received treatment at a professional institution..
I just had an interview at school every day after class..
And a suspicious counselor who is in league with an unknown force..
“It's impossible. Through the school teacher.”
Teacher Jang Hwa-eun sighed and shook her head..
It's still an unfamiliar concept, but six years ago, when social awareness was weaker than it is now,.
I instantly remembered the Sai Kopass test I took before..
Of course, it was just an internet ghost story that only borrowed the material and was circulated only for interest..
It is said that, apart from the fact that that kind of material is consumed as an image of a villain in the media, it has only recently begun to be treated seriously as a disability in our country..
“Most parents are not even aware that they need to go to the hospital..”
Teacher who explains carefully.
“Most of the training to adapt to society takes place in daily life, so in the end, the most important thing is the will of the family..
Because awareness in this area is still slow, treatment is not easy in Korea..”
Among the contents of treatment, the hospital asks family members to memorize booklets such as 'what to say and what not to say'..
It is said that they have them raise animals at home and write observation logs, or they look at newspapers and news to summarize the level of socially acceptable behavior..
“I guess I need to engrave all of that in detail.……
“That's how it should be.”
Then Jinhee, who had been quietly listening to the story until now, asked:.
“What you can say, what you can't say. Is there such a list? which……
“For example, when you hear questions such as 'Why can't you bother animals?', '4That's a bad thing!', '4It's pitiful!' Same thing is the worst answer.”
This is exactly what Jinhee said to her partner..
““Don’t feel too guilty.” I looked at Jinhee and offered words of comfort..
“I don't think it's a minor disability that can be distorted with just one or two words..”
“You’ve known him for less than half a year. Your influence must have been small..”
Jinhee doesn't react.
I looked at the teacher again and asked.
“So how should you answer such a question??”
“The answer must have at least a logical structure. It's okay to talk about the law.”
According to what I actually heard from the patient's family, 'People don't like killing animals when there is no benefit to them.' Or, 'When killing animals to eat, there is a method of slaughter prescribed by law, and they do not like to kill animals that deviate from that method.' It is said that this is one of the best answers that can be given..
“It's subtle..”
“If you answer like this, it's not that you understand, it's that you at least accept it, and you're adding it to the list of things you shouldn't do. I know how it feels?”
“yes, thank you.”
I looked at the members.
Kyungwon was looking at me with a triumphant expression..
It's like, 'Now it's the manager's turn to sort everything out.' expression.
But what flowed in the club room was silence, not an answer..
“···manager?”
“why.”
“Because.”
Gyeongwon shrugs his shoulders.
“I have to proceed.”
“what?”
The guy looks confused..
“What! Now we have to exorcise the ghost and solve the case.!”
“how?”
The optician looks at me with an expression of incomprehension..
“The manager should tell me that..”
I burst out laughing at the guy who said it as if it was obvious..
What on earth does this guy think of me?.
“It's all out! What kind of disability did Kim Eun-jung have in real life and how did she die? Also, it was revealed that the counselor had planned various things to get people transferred to a special school under their foundation.!”
“yes.”
“Now, all the manager has to do is suggest a solution.!”
I don't know, you idiot.
Either you give it to me.
But I couldn't say it out loud.
Still, I am the head of the organization who has to take responsibility for the situation and lead the way..
‘Phew.’
I silently cross my arms and turn my head again..
Is there some new way?.
As he said, there is a lot more information than before, but I still can't find anything that can be directly helpful in solving the current case..
“···Are you sure you don’t know? I thought the manager would definitely know.……
Gyeongwon is embarrassed when he sees my frozen expression..
Other members expressed their disapproval as well..
“Oh my gosh. Instead of doing that, think about it. There must be some way!”
“Jun... I really can't remember anything.……?”
What exactly were these guys' expectations of me?.
Everyone is clamoring for a solution..
But this time, I couldn't help but sigh and shake my head..
““Does anyone have a good idea to catch a ghost and go to therapy?” The members all just look at those words..
“Um, I heard you’ll get a reply if you send a text? Can't I persuade you with that?……
“Try it.”
Deok-hoon hurriedly takes out his cell phone and sends a text message to Kim Eun-jung while muttering something..
“you… So different… You can't pretend to be friends... it's not socially... acceptable... action……
Crack, crackle-
Immediately afterwards, the reply came and my phone vibrated..
meet-
[Eunjeong Kim]
[010-4444-4444]
- Aren’t you just pretending you don’t remember? How close we were... Anyway, let's talk face to face during the funeral service..
“Success?”
“···no.”
Deokhoon looking at his phone with a disappointed face.
““Listen.” I began to explain to the members what the current situation was..
“It seems like the back story and the dark side have been revealed, but the most important problem, how to prevent Kim Eun-jung from coming, has not been resolved at all..”
“···It doesn’t really matter if I let you come, right??”
Jinhee said bluntly.
“The counselor said that it was all made up, and the real Eun-jeong didn't do anything particularly bad. Then it doesn’t matter if you come.?”
Jinhee's opinion is that if it was a murderous psychopath ghost, it should be stopped, but is there any need to make a fuss when it's just a slightly disabled child who became a ghost?.
But I couldn't help but shake my head.
“···Whether or not you were a good person when you were alive is not the same question..”
“then?”
“The important thing is that it is a ghost story sent by the devil..”
I once again stood in front of the whiteboard and explained everything..
“Looking at the teacher's reaction throughout the timeline, it is true that he was definitely involved in the incident from six years ago. However, he seemed to know nothing about Kim Eun-jung, who appeared again in the current ghost story..”
“That's right. What does that mean?……
“That means, even though it happened six years ago, the current ghost story was not sent by the school..”
I explained that past events and current events must be viewed separately..
“The weird teachers at school have nothing to do with my job right now. It is clear that the current strange phenomenon was created by the devil, as Jinhee's story about 'a friend I played with when I was young but no one remembers' matched the conditions with the ghost stories floating around the world..”
“So I'm not sure what it means that the devil sent me..”
There is no explanation yet in this time zone..
I organized that part again..
‘Does a being covered up in a ghost story still have its original personality??’
no.
That's a completely different person..
You can tell just by looking at Teacher Jang Hwa-eun, who becomes possessed by a ghost story when she is bored, and I can also know this by reminiscing about the memories of being assimilated to a ghost story by practicing the questions in reverse during the psychopath test incident..
At that time, I was aware that I was Lee Joon, but I was a completely different person with a completely different way of thinking and acting..
“So it must be stopped. Your friend, who is called back as a ghost story, is a completely different person from when he was alive..”
Whether we are aware of it or not, there is a high possibility that we will permeate into us and cause internal strife or do dangerous things according to the will of the being sent..
And because our memories are distorted, we will be swept away without even realizing what is wrong..
Jinhee has a bitter expression, as if she is not at peace..
“I don't have time. We are not the bad ones. And I'm sorry, but I can't think of any new methods. I guess I'll just have to repeat the method I used before..”
“The method used in the previous timeline was “manipulating evidence to make someone who cannot come to school.” I have no choice but to try it again.
“···But that's all it takes to postpone it for a day.?”
Deok-hoon grumbled, perhaps feeling bad about being dumped by a new girl Eun-jeong whom he couldn't even remember..
“Deputy, manager. If you can't think of a good way, why not think about it a little more? Even if you postpone it for a day, there is a big difference-”
“listen.”
I spoke with a somewhat stern expression to Gyeongwon, who was fidgeting..
“It's not one day, it's three years.”
“3 year ?”
Members with puzzled expressions.
“uh.”
As I nodded silently, the members looked at each other with slightly confused expressions..
Then, Kyung-won suddenly stood up from his seat with a startled sound of ‘Huh!’.
“That... I see! This can't be happening!”
clap and shout.
“3year! also! wow!”
Soon he jumps up like a monkey and shouts..
“also! As expected~! It's the manager! also!”
“Pretend there is no way! wow! wow! I knew it would happen as expected~! wow! Manager is amazing!”
Ahhhhh!
Manager is amazing!
A guy who likes to admire and clap by himself like that..
Is it that surprising??
It's true that it's not a fake, and there's really no way to eradicate it..
“Manager is crazy! How could you think like that! 3 years! wow! How can you think like that?!”
Shakes its head downwards, dances, and screams..
“Wow! really! Sigh… You can't help but admire it! it's crazy! wow! Glad you joined the ghost story club! It's the best!”
Gyeongwon, who was convulsing by bending his back and straightening his back, soon started clapping his hands and jumping around like a monkey again..
‘Did it turn??’
I could feel the eyes of the members looking at me, asking why I was doing that, and I held out my hand to calm Kyungwon down..
“calm down and sit down.”
Only then does he sit down and giggle..
“Listen. Because you dated Deokhoon and then broke up, you were able to stop him from coming to school one day. In the same way, they constantly create reasons for not being able to come to school by manipulating various types of evidence..”
“But why 3 years?……?”
Sunah asks with a puzzled expression..
“It will come someday……
““Isn’t that because we had already graduated and weren’t in school at that time?” Deokhoon expresses his opinion with a puzzled look on his face, but everyone shakes their heads as if they cannot agree..
“What should I do if he comes to my house? I don’t think I’m the type of kid to give up just because I graduated.……
Suddenly, a low laugh is heard from somewhere..
“Ugh... Didn't anyone understand what the manager meant?.”
Kyungwon raises his glasses with an eerie smile..
“A person who understood the meaning of the three years that the manager said. Am I the only one here??”
“no. I know too.”
Hayun rested her chin and spoke expressionlessly..
“It's because of the devil..”
“… Adversary?”
The rest of the members looked even more puzzled..
I nodded to Hayun, saying it was the correct answer..
“Listen. The current incident is a ghost story created by the devil. Then, three years later, if we prevent the resurrection of the Demon King and reach the ending,?”
Will Kim Eun-jung ever come and backstab??
“···Naruto.”
Deokhoon crosses his arms and grins as if he finally understands..
“Did you come up with the structure of the game that if you defeat the final boss, the random mobs will disappear on their own?.”
I nodded..
Yes.
There is no way the random mob that was missed at the beginning of the game will chase the protagonist until the end credits..
Only then did the teacher and members nod their heads with an ‘Aha’ expression..
“The reason I said there is no good way is because this is not a way to eradicate it. All I can do is use the trick of putting it off 3 years later and avoid having to face it..”
“Certainly, it is difficult to imagine that even after stopping the demon lord and seeing the ending, it becomes entangled with a ghost story again. indeed!”
bang!
Deokhoon hitting the desk.
“He is a man I recognize..”
For a moment, all eyes were on Jinhee, but for some reason Jinhee didn't seem to have any intention of hitting on Gyeongwon and Deokhoon..
Rather, he looks somewhere else and looks lost in thought, as if his mind is in a bean field..
“I think it’s a good idea, Jun! however……
Suna agrees with a hopeful expression, but then looks at me and tilts her head..
“Why do you look so bad?……?”
While the members are applauding and making noise, saying it's a good idea, the reason why I don't look good.
That's the same reason why Jinhee is thinking a lot now..
‘One day after breaking up with Deokhoon... To delay it for 3 years
am ’
Maybe we should do something pretty harsh to Eun-jeong..
ghost story club
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