Chapter 19
19fury
fifth ghost story -
4th period never ends (1)
Mijin, an administrative worker at Nakseong High School and the mother of a two-year-old child, was on the verge of passing out due to stress these days..
The incident began on Monday when the school had a brief power outage during the entrance ceremony..
During a power outage, someone arbitrarily broadcasted the entrance ceremony, saying that it should be held in the playground, and the administrative office staff were worried that it would be in the public interest.
I was on the verge of losing my mind that day as everyone rushed out to set up the equipment..
In addition, after barely organizing the entrance ceremony, I found out that the entrance notice handed out to new students had a strange message printed on it telling them to be careful of smiling women, so I had to hurriedly collect it again, which made me sweat..
‘The moment something like this is filmed and posted on social media, the school goes into an uproar.~!’
Mijin felt like her postpartum depression was coming back again when the strict vice principal came to the administration office and put a blood bandage on her neck..
In the first place, our administrative office's only crime was to receive and print the documents given to us..
Why are you so angry at us? Who broadcasted the idea of holding the entrance ceremony at the playground?!
I wanted to shake things up, but in the end, the teacher is the best in school..
All I could think about was the cigarette I quit after giving birth to my child..
March is already a crazy busy time due to the new semester and personnel changes, but it's crazy to see endless strange things happening..
Thursday, just this morning.
‘The expression that the hemp is stuck is probably an expression used in situations like this..’
An unused warehouse was discovered on the 5th floor of the school..
And that's only now, almost 36 years after the building was built..
‘it's crazy. No matter how much I think about it, it doesn't make sense.’
This time, the teachers were so dumbfounded that they didn't say anything..
However, in the administrative office, which also manages facilities, it is frustrating..
Mijin was so shocked that she even skipped lunch with the employee next to her to discuss an old theory.
I even looked through the map and checked it again..
Her mind was filled with images of someone sneaking in with tools last night and giggling while working on construction, but sadly, the warehouse was still recorded on the blueprint as 'Utility Room 3'..
‘Really no one knew this?’
It was there from the beginning, but everyone didn't pay much attention and thought, 'I don't know, but what purpose does that room have?' so I didn't know..
36for years.
The administrative office staff received this conclusion.
It had to be a son..
We didn't know how to use this warehouse, so we told the teachers to take care of it, and when we took our hands off it, we only heard that they had returned to the east room of a certain club..
‘Was it possible to take parental leave up to two times?.’
Mijin, who was walking along the playground after work trying to figure out how to escape from a school full of strange things like this, suddenly raised her head and looked at the 'multipurpose room 3' in question..
There, Lee Joon stood at the window, worried about his future and exercising with his club members.
I was looking down at the groceries..
‘I obviously found it in the morning and locked it, but how did I do it?……
Mijin decided to stop thinking about it..
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［2019Friday, March 8,, 11：35］
［Lee Jun - 2nd episode］
［ghost story point : 110]
［causality : 8%］
‘Phew, why does time fly so quickly?' Today is Friday.
Now that we finish 4th period, it's CA time, the first club activity we've been waiting for after lunch.!
I was stomping my feet in the classroom, waiting for class to end..
A Korean history teacher wearing a hanbok was wasting time expressing his displeasure at the trend of universities these days not incorporating Korean history into their entrance exams..
Students from other classes who finished class early ran to the cafeteria, waving their eyebrows.
I could see him going through the classroom door..
“and! Those Japanese bastards are driving stakes all over our land and destroying our vitality.……
‘Fuck it, finish it off……
Ding dong dang dong~♬
As the bell rang, several impatient male students quickly opened the classroom door and joined the group running to the cafeteria..
The teacher had a glum expression as if he still had a lot to say, but it seemed like the students were more concerned about making a living than the history of the country..
I also ran out into the hallway.
Seon-ah and Gyeong-won also quickly clung to each other..
“After lunch quickly, I go to the club room and sleep.!”
“Hehehe. Stay safe, Chief..”
Gyeongwon answered, raising his glasses, and Seonah was smiling with a flushed face..
I looked into Suna's eyes and playfully nodded, and Suna giggled and responded..
The three of us were running down the hallway, and a man came running faster from behind, passed us by and ran into the cafeteria first..
It was my homeroom teacher.
As the three of us sat side by side eating, we saw delivery drivers coming and going through the cafeteria window..
5, 6Teaching time is CA time.
Since it is a time set by the school so that clubs can operate completely autonomously, it seems that there are many seniors who skip lunch and have food delivered from the club room..
Sun-ah looks at the scene blankly while eating as if she is jealous..
“Let’s make sure to order it next time. There's also a club room that feels like it's earned..”
“huh！”
As I was leaving the cafeteria after eating, I saw my homeroom teacher walking while stroking his stomach..
When our homeroom teacher spotted us, she made an 'oh-huh' sound effect and greeted us happily..
“It's Jun and his friends. Did you enjoy your lunch??”
“Yes, I ate well. haha.”
“is it so. Are you going straight to the club room??”
“Yes, I'm going to cover it right away..”
Then the homeroom teacher suddenly looked serious.
He spoke carefully, looking around to make sure no one was listening..
“Then there is one thing you need to know.”
Trying to say something stupid again.
“There is something evil lurking in that club room now. You'll probably need this to get in..”
The homeroom teacher took out the key to the club room from his back pocket and handed it to us..
“I forgot to give it to you during morning assembly. Ho ho ho ho
And then he patted his stomach again and went away..
“Hey, we already opened it yesterday.……
Seona muttered..
“But there's no harm in having this since we can lock it when we're not using it..”
I also agreed with Kyungwon’s point..
“Because there could be thieves.”
“Yeah, that's right……
“Since my homeroom teacher was setting the mood, I thought he was going to give me something great, really. right?”
“me too.”
The club room where the lazy lunch sunlight shines through the pure white curtains..
The three of us were sitting and randomly talking about scary things..
“A person got lost while hiking a mountain and spent the night in a hut. There were a lot of portraits of scary-looking human faces hanging in the hut... But when he woke up the next morning, there was only a window instead of a portrait..”
“Um, I see..”
“That's right……
I nodded to Suna..
Next was Gyeongwon..
“It is said that there are several taboos among divers. Aside from the obvious, such as not going into the water when it's raining, there's one unusual thing: if you find a body in the water and the body is standing, it's a taboo that says you must never touch it..”
“Um, I see..”
“That's right.”
Next is Suna's story again..
“I heard that there was a picture of all the friends sleeping in the picture they went out to play with and camped out.……
Gyeongwon again.
“It is said that if you turn on the radio in some areas of Seoul, you will catch a strange broadcast of a woman muttering endless numbers, but no one can interpret it.……
“I felt something under the bed in my room and looked into it.……
“Conspiracy theory claims that NASA's moon landing was faked……
Seon-ah and Gyeong-won began to tell various ghost stories..
Each time, I nodded solemnly and put the story in my head.
all.
Seon-ah mostly talked about ghosts, and Gyeong-won seemed to be familiar with urban legends and conspiracy theories..
“The manager doesn't do it.?”
I answered honestly.
“Sorry, I actually don't know much about scary stories..”
“Well, I expected it.”
Gyeongwon groaned and said.
“Then, out of the many clubs, why did you choose something like the ghost story club? I kept wanting to ask
place.”
“···I'm curious too.”
They both stare at me..
“not really… You don't seem interested……
“No, it's not that I'm not interested. How can I explain it, hmm.”
Well, I was the one who brought these two in..
Of course, they would think that they had something in mind and created this strange club..
In reality, I just followed what the quest dictated.!
“ Umm ’’
I was worried.
As the focal point of the club, I must not appear thoughtless..
That's what it means to be a leader of a group, even if it's just a small number of people..
If I don't stand upright, the members will quickly lose interest and disperse..
The role of the leader is even more important in a gathering of such minor tastes..
I said with strength in my voice.
“I don't know much about scary stories, but I've been through quite a few strange things..”
“strange thing?”
When Suna asked a question, I nodded..
“huh. In other words, I am an experiential person..”
Suna opens her eyes wide.
Gyeongwon also looks curious at those words..
But it's difficult to talk more deeply.
Can these kids accept it now?.
“···It's a bit hard to explain now. I'll tell you more next time, sorry..”
Let's just go through this and conclude:
talked about.
“Anyway, this is why I created the club. I've had a lot of strange experiences. And I created this club because I thought that if I delved deeper into ghost stories, I would be able to find out the cause of the things I experienced..”
Although he appealed that he is an experiential person, in the end he was dissatisfied with the lukewarm response, so Kyung-won crossed his arms and leaned back in his chair..
“In the end, I can't tell you, this is it?”
“···sorry.”
And there was a moment of silence between the three of us..
A somewhat uncomfortable atmosphere.
I spoke trying to change the subject..
“Should I continue the scary story??”
“not really. I don't want to do that.”
Gyeongwon said in a slightly reserved tone..
“···why?”
“The manager just listens..”
Are you upset because I didn't tell you everything honestly??
But that doesn't mean the moment you tell me everything that happened to me, I'm sure they'll call you crazy..
Nakseong High School 300 head explosion incident.
smiling woman.
A ghost imitating its mother.
I'm sorry, but I have no choice but to remain silent now..
“It's uncomfortable because I hid the story.?”
I throw a fastball and ask, and Gyeongwon looks at me with an annoyed expression..
“Well, there is that too. But isn't that a personal matter? If you don't want to talk, there's nothing you can do. I understand that.”
“then? “What else is bothering you?” The guy who sighs, “Whew!”.
“Manager, I am. Like you said, I was accepted to a special needs high school, but I deliberately went to this school to improve my grades. I would rather be the head of a snake than the tail of a dragon..”
Well, I already knew that.
What does this have to do with the current mood?.
“okay? Instead of spending a little time studying at school, I planned to invest a lot of time in extracurricular activities, build up my qualifications, and enter a prestigious university through the admissions committee..”
“···We talked about this before..”
“Originally, as you explained before, even if I had to abandon the first year, I was planning to add it to my qualifications by taking on the role of head of the academic club in the next year, but now I have joined the ghost story club..”
“I'll be honest. I know ghost stories better, but it's better for me to be the manager.
It's not getting better?”
A handsome young man who speaks with a sassy attitude and a little arrogance..
“···Although I wanted to. However, it is difficult for freshmen to form a club, but you did it first, and furthermore, your resourcefulness in getting a club room is appreciated and recognized as the manager..”
···Is that uncomfortable?.
“However, when I came in, I realized that the manager not only didn't know much about ghost stories, but he didn't know anything at all, and even his motivation for creating the club was subtle. I don't think it's natural to feel dissatisfied?”
I felt the need to prove myself to be friends with this guy with high pride, but I never thought it would be this bad..
I broke my pride and came in… It wasn't a good feeling after all.
But I was also a little annoyed, so instead of giving a detailed explanation, I spoke sharply..
“···As I said, I'm an experiential person. You may be ahead in terms of knowledge, but I am the type of person who experiences things in practice. You can't take that down..”
“That's what the manager claims himself, it's not something I experienced together.
ah. As a member of the club, the only thing I recognize as the manager is my ability to create a club and get a room as a freshman..”
“···I'm dissatisfied?”
“a little. many.”
As a subtle air current flows between us, I can see Suna becoming restless..
“Phew.”
I sighed and leaned back..
In the end, does it mean that you will only feel relieved if you prove your qualifications as a manager?.
‘···Even though the way he speaks is obnoxious, if you convince him of that part, he will be the manager.
I'm ready to follow along, this is it.’
But the current me is more overrated than the original me..
If I were to call it a quality, the only one would be to be smart..
‘···It's lucky if the bottom line isn't revealed..’
The three of us sat like that for a while in an uncomfortable atmosphere..
‘I never thought things would turn out like this. Why did it become like this??’
threshold.
The starting point of this conversation is the topic
It was an opportunity for us to talk about what was inside each other apart..
That means.
“We talked a lot like this, but 5th period is still not over.?”
we looked around.
The languid lunchtime sunlight was still shining through the pure white curtains into the club room..
“There is usually no paper during CA class.?”
“Uhm, well.”
After hearing that, I suddenly turned my head and looked down at the playground, but something was strange.
did.
“Hey guys. Would you like to see the playground??”
“huh?”
Seon- a got up first and came, and Gyeong-won also crossed his arms with a sullen expression, then slowly got up and came to the window..
“what do you think about it?”
In the playground.
there was no one.
“why is there no one?”
A soccer team, a basketball team, a walking club, etc..
It shouldn't be full, but it should be bustling, but strangely enough, it's empty..
‘status window.’
‘status window?’
I tried to take out the status window and see the time like I usually do, but for some reason it didn't appear..
I had no choice but to take out my phone and check the time..
“No way... we got so caught up in the story... it was too late... we all went home.……
Sunah mutters worriedly..
“no. I think it's the exact opposite.”
“huh?”
I turned my phone around and showed the screen to both of them..
“No time has passed at all.”
[2019Friday, March 8,, 11：35]
ghost story club
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