Chapter 118
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Interlude - Gong Gong Gyo and Clover Enterprise (1)
“First, let's summarize what events we have experienced since last week..”
I started writing down events by date on the whiteboard..
From the midterm exams at the end of April, excluding the days when ghost stories didn't come for about a month and I was just lounging around..
4Tuesday, Monday 23rd - Midterm exam question ghost story (Location: school classroom + science room + club room)）
4Friday the 26th of the month - Nooknori Ghost Story (Location: School club room)）
4Saturday, Monday 27th - MyCraft Ghost Story (Location: Leon PC Room)）
5Wednesday the 1st of the month - Kim Eun-jeong's ghost story (Location: Sillim-dong area + Seoul Station)）
5Thursday, the 2nd of the month - Ghost story about a house where a person died (Location: My house)）
“house where someone died‘?”
Gyeongwon asked.
“A long time ago, someone died at the manager’s house.?”
“···A long time ago. Our house used to be a mountain.”
“Indeed……
Gyeongwon looks dumbfounded.
“If you look at it that way, there is a space where people are not dead.……
“my words.”
It was absurd from the perspective of those who suffered, but it was not that improbable..
There are also frequent ghost stories in the world, such as the building where ghosts often appeared, which was once a cemetery..
That was the annoying part of the ghost story sent by the devil..
Anything that could lead to ominous imagination, even the smallest hint, is woven together and materialized..
‘And strangely enough, it clearly resembles the ability of the system that is the opposite of the devil..’
The cliché abilities of the system I was so tired of last night..
Even if it was a very small situation, he was able to change reality by weaving it all at once..
I don't know what the connection between the Demon King and the system is, but strangely enough, they exert their power in the same way..
By manipulating reality and changing perceptions..
‘Maybe the essence is the same.’
Putting those doubts aside, I continued with the briefing on each case..
“This time, I will label who is involved behind the ghost stories related to each incident..”
First, the cursed midterm exam.
4Tuesday, Monday 23rd - Midterm exam question ghost story (Location: School classroom + Science room + Club room) “Needless to say, this was the work of forces within the school from start to finish. It has nothing to do with the devil.”
Members nodding their heads.
“Next is a corner play ghost story.”
4Friday the 26th of the month - Nooknori Ghost Story (Location: School club room)）
“This was sent by the devil.”
This time too, the members nod their heads with expressions of wonder..
Deokhoon glances down at the floor, probably worried about the fact that the devil is buried beneath us..
“Next is the MyCraft ghost story..”
4Saturday, Monday 27th - MyCraft Ghost Story (Location: Leon PC Room)）
“This thing itself was created by Clover Corporation, but System and Gyeongwon were the ones who collected the information about its existence. Aside from that, I think the reason we got sucked into the game as soon as we played it and kept making things a mess was because of the devil's influence..”
“I agree.”
Kyungwon nods his head..
“If everyone who played the illegal version experienced that phenomenon, the world would be in chaos..”
“that's right. Even though it was a strange phenomenon that was already happening, I think it would have been a low probability for me to get sucked into the actual game. The devil showed his power and put us in it..”
And judging from that, although the entity called the Demon King is buried under the school, he knows everything that happens above beyond recognition and can even demonstrate his abilities..
Like an omnipotent god in religion who knows everything.
“Next is Kim Eun-jung’s ghost story..”
His real name was a friend whose name no one remembers, or something like that, but it was a strange story, but it's intuitive, so I'm calling him that..
5Wednesday 1st of the month – Kim Eun-jeong’s ghost story (Location: Sillim-dong area + Seoul Station)）
“Eunjeong's death itself is also the fault of a strange force sweeping the school. But it was the devil who brought it into reality and used it after 6 years..”
As evidence, the counselor who pushed Eunjeong to an alternative school knew nothing about this incident when we visited him..
“One thing that can be inferred from this.”
I raised one index finger..
“It's strange, but the devil and the rest are not the same thing..”
Gulp.
The members nod their heads in agreement with nervous expressions..
The devil buried under the school.
Secret religion spread among faculty and staff.
A large transnational corporation with crazy technology..
These three are not on the same side.
I decided to end my turn here..
“After looking at each case like this, I found out that there are two other organizations in this world that know ghost stories besides us. And Kyungwon will now give a presentation on the profiles of those two organizations..”
Kyungwon nods and stands up holding the prepared materials..
“Then we will welcome you with applause..”
Clap clap clap clap clap.
Gyeongwon steps forward, smiling embarrassedly at the applauding members as if asking them to do something like that..
“Cool, fuck.~！”
Jinhee whistling.
“it's okay.”
Gyeongwon blurted out and neatly placed the materials he had prepared using magnets side by side on the white board..
［Adversary］
［Empty teaching)］
［Clover Corporation)］
“Three beings intertwined with the ghost stories that surround us. It's the Demon King, Gonggyo Bridge, and Clover Corporation..”
Kyungwon clears his throat and prepares for the presentation..
“First, the devil.”
［Adversary］
“Actually I couldn't find anything about this. I looked through history, and there was no record of any monster appearing in the Sillim-dong area, nor was there any unusual incident that concerned me..”
Kyung-won uses the back of a magic pen like a teaching tool to tap on the word ‘Demon King’..
“What we know now is that this unidentified giant monster will be resurrected three years later during the graduation ceremony. And now all I know is that it's buried under the school.”
“How about digging in the ground?……
Deokhoon shares his opinion.
“Now, before resurrection, if you dig up and kill it while it is asleep,……
“Put something like dynamite inside it……
It was an absurd story, but Gyeongwon cleared his throat and answered..
“Usually sewer pipes are buried up to 4 meters underground, right? Digging that far is also a very noisy construction project. Of course, there must have been construction work like that under this school, but since no one has found it, I think it must be buried much deeper than that..”
“Is that so?……
Deokhoon nodded as if he understood, but I cheered and said it was a good idea..
“I think I could give it a try. Of course, I can't do it right now because I'm concerned about the attention around me..”
“really······?”
Members looking at me with interesting expressions.
“When the school is a little empty during vacation, I just check it out and dig into it with the intention of turning back time..”
Find money, hire heavy equipment and workers, and recklessly tear through the playground..
“It's not a method to try right now because it's illegal and it's attracting too much attention, so I can't handle it, but it wouldn't be a bad idea to check it out and move on, assuming I can turn back time at some point..”
“Sounds fun.……
Suna shyly agreed in a low voice..
As soon as the mood on the topic seemed to have settled down, Kyungwon cleared his throat and pointed to the next letter..
［Gonggyeogyo（空白敎）］
“‘Write 'White White' in 'Bill Ball'.”
A guy who points to Chinese characters and explains them.
“Secret forces entangled in our school. “That’s who they are.” The members who knew and those who didn't know looked nervous..
“How I found out was Jinhee Lee's elementary school counselor. You said that the alternative school that he sent Kim Eun-jung to was actually a very suspicious place. I started from there and researched the data.……
Gyeongwon attaches a few more pieces of paper with magnets..
“The foundation of that alternative school and the foundation of our Nakseong High School. It's the same place.”
“ also……
Members swallowing their silence.
The school we attend now, Nakseong High School, is said to be an autonomous private high school that is operated with support from a foundation..
The foundation is the same as Kim Eun-jung's alternative school..
“The name of the foundation itself is aptly named something like a meditation center, but of course it is a disguise. When I looked into who was behind the boat, I found out that all the people involved in the foundation were religious people..”
Kyung-won writes the words ‘Bong-gyo Bridge’ with a pen..
“And what I was able to figure out right away was… It seemed like they had no intention of hiding anything more than I thought. If you look a little closer, you can tell..”
“ Hmm······
An unidentified religion spreading among the school's faculty and staff..
Of course, I thought it would be tightly wrapped and buried in secrecy, but does this mean that it was an organization that was active in a more sunny area than I thought?.
“There is also a website. Come in.”
Kyungwon takes out his cell phone and posts a link to the group chat room..
〈Optician: spademind.com〉
The teacher said, ‘Group chat room?’ He snooped around, so I quickly invited the teacher to the chat room..
“I just made it.”
“okay?”
The homepage of Gwanggyo Bridge will soon appear on the screen..
Gonggyeogyo（空白敎）
Happiness you can get by emptying your mind.
“When you reach a state of emptiness where you have completely emptied yourself, all that remains is for God to come..”
- Taesang (Taesang)）-
Taesang.
It's the name of the cult leader.
And then, two years later, Lee suddenly gets elected president..
‘… but. Since this person became president, the Vacancy Church has spread to the point where it has almost become a state religion, so there is no need to keep it a secret?.’
If that's the case, then at this point, it's understandable that Gong Gong-gyo is not hiding himself and is just working in the sun..
The leader of the cult is an ambitious person who aims to become the next president..
What is truly scary is the internal unity of the believers, who do not reveal dark secrets such as ghost stories even though they are active in such an open manner..
“Taesang (太上) written here is the name of the religious leader, but I heard that he was president under the name Intaesang in the time before the director's return, so I searched for his full name... So far, there are no special search results anywhere on the internet. Only strange martial arts characters appear..”
I glanced at Hayun..
‘In' Mr..
Not a common last name.
Hayoon just lowered her eyelashes with an expressionless expression and scrolled down while looking at her cell phone screen..
“The White Space Church is a new religion that was created less than 40 years ago, but when you look at the social perception, it is not a cult. Of course, from our perspective, we have seen teachers use ghost stories and kill people, so it would be natural for them to be a cult, but on the outside, it is a very normal meditation group. I also do a lot of volunteer work..”
Does it mean you have two faces?.
However, I heard that Suna's parents fell into this religion and even lost their lives..
Regardless of whether they meditate or do something else, they are by no means an ordinary religious group, including the alternative school..
“Even if there is something suspicious to the general public, doesn't it just look suspicious because it is a Taoist religion? Other than that, nothing else. To begin with, the force was really small. Even if you add it all up in the country, the number of believers is probably less than 10,000..”
“Is the number of believers less than 10,000? It looks like a lot..”
1If there are 10,000 people, even if each person gives me 100 won, it is 1 million won..
Gyeongwon clicks his tongue..
“For a religion, this is a very small number. The Christian population in Korea is well over 10 million, and the Buddhist population is about 4 million. Other than that, almost 100,000 people in Korea ignore any religion that has even a name..”
Compared to those places, Gonghyeongyo is very small in power and its name is barely known..
On the surface, it seems like an organization with no problems..
‘But it can't be.’
I decided that when I see the detective sometime soon, I will ask him to dig deep into this religion..
“This is roughly what I know about Gonggyo Bridge right now. I don't know for what purpose they built this school, but it happens to be above the place where the Demon King is buried. There must be a suspicious secret hiding there. Okay, next is Clover Corporation..”
Kyungwon points to the next letter.
[Clover Corporation)]
Everyone here knows about this company without having to explain it..
No, there is probably no one in the entire world who doesn't know about this company except Baby Gigi..
An unprecedented number one multinational company dominating the world..
It is a transnational company led by a young genius who is literally uniting the country through crazy technology..
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