Chapter 5
5 fury
Second ghost story - The smiling woman (1)
“manual ghost story……
“Is this your first time hearing this? Both of them look like they don't know.”
“huh. This is my first time hearing it……
“Then it would be quicker to show it in person. Give me your number and I'll send you a link via KakaoTalk..”
“okay.”
The three of us exchanged cell phone numbers while we were away..
“Now, my number is 010……
“ I am······
One person who clearly enjoys exchanging numbers..
It was Suna.
Are you happy that you can make friends so easily from the first day of the new semester?.
I smiled brightly and entered the number into my cell phone..
“Well, I just copied it and sent it to you. Read it if you're curious.”
What is the manual ghost story that Gyeongwon sent me?
It was an application guide providing apartment accommodation similar to an in-house dormitory for new employees joining the company..
〈〈Employment notice〉〉
We sincerely welcome you to Clover Corporation..
If you would like to apply for an in-house apartment, please apply as follows..
○ Applicants: Those in good physical health among those eligible to join the company in 2019.
○ Application period for in-house apartment: January 28, 2019 (Monday) to January 22, 2019 (Friday)
punctuality.
n Documents to be submitted: ① Health certificate (tuberculosis, hepatitis B), 1 copy of each photo
Upon joining the company, submit a fax to the Clover Pharmaceutical department (required)）.
n How to submit: App Clover-Employee Menu-In-house Apartment-In-house Apartment Application.
New employees must call the Human Resources Department for verification, confirm data registration, and apply through the app..
n Precautions when applying
This apartment is owned by Clover Corporation exclusively for its employees.
This is an apartment that was purchased and built on land. always be thankful.
※ Screening will be denied if there is a religious member in the family..
※ When visiting the department in charge to submit documents, please return all belongings that can be used to check the time to the security guard in advance..
n Things to keep in mind after moving in
洪 After moving into this apartment, applications are not accepted due to hallucinations, auditory hallucinations, or health reasons..
洪 For security reasons, the end house of each hallway is always empty. Ignore any lights or sounds.
乂 This apartment does not have a 4th floor for religious reasons. If the elevator stops on the 4th floor, kill yourself before you get caught..
凶 Entering the stairs at night is prohibited. If you must use the stairs, be sure to crawl..
n Other inquiries :
Internal Welfare Team ·文 Oxx)xxx-xxxx
Clover Pharmaceutical S Oxx)xxx~xxxx
Even at first glance, the official document has one or two suspicious corners..
When it seemed like I had read everything, Gyeongwon looked at me and asked.
“I noticed something strange somewhere?”
“Hmm, wait a minute……
First of all, it is suspicious why one has to visit the pharmaceutical department when accommodation is provided for company welfare..
Needless to say, the contents below are full of strange precautions..
“···Are they conducting physical experiments on new employees entering the dormitory??”
“Oho.”
Kyungwon is playing with his glasses shining.
Landa.
“It's pretty sharp considering it's my first time reading it..”
“Haha, well… I just tried to hit it. But I don’t think that’s the right answer..”
“It depends on what you think..”
Is it a manual ghost story that is popular these days, hiding subtly suspicious sentences in official notices like this?.
Suna also stares at her phone, scrolling up and down here and there..
“Gyeongwon, you know a lot of scary stories, including the announcement from the last time.
yes.”
Hearing what I said, he raised his glasses and grinned..
“Originally, I liked detective stories and mysteries, but as I delved into them, I found out that I only knew a lot about the next genre, horror..”
“I see……
I once again carefully read the manual's ghost story..
“So this, what's the answer??”
“···answer?”
The guy flinched as if he was embarrassed..
“huh. It's a bit of a strange official document, though. what is the conclusion?”
Seon-ah, who was standing in front, also looked at Kyung-won as if she was curious..
Yes.
Isn’t it right that a story should have a conclusion??
There are strange corners here and there, but what does this official letter want to say??
“Even if you ask me that……
Kyungwon felt like he was in a bit of trouble..
“Listen carefully. It's not that I can't answer because I don't know, but ghost stories are basically
There is no conclusion……
“···okay?”
“okay.”
The guy who nods his head resolutely.
“This official document was also secretly taken by someone who worked at Clover Corporation and posted on the Internet. It's not like someone made up a story.……
“Ah, someone took the picture and uploaded it..”
“So it's difficult to ask for the conclusion. It's not because I don't know.……
A guy who is embarrassed.
Maybe it's because of my pride in my knowledge, but I can't answer because I don't know.
I emphasize that no.
But I understand.
Since I had no experience with genres such as horror or horror, I had a hard time convincing them when I asked too basic a question..
“Ghost stories are just fragments of stories floating around on the Internet or somewhere else, and it is difficult to ask for a conclusion.-”
I waved my hand as if I understood the guy who was confused and explained it over and over again..
“I see, I understand. Sorry, sorry. I asked that question because I have no interest in this area at all..”
“okay… It's not that I was at a loss because I didn't know the answer, it was just that it was difficult to explain the point that there wasn't an answer.
“So, secretly inserting strange warnings into official documents like this is a manual ghost story.?”
When I cut him off and tell him my conclusion, Gyeongwon’s eyes sparkle as if he is interested..
“For a beginner, I understood the main points well. Exactly. That's the scary point of manual ghost stories..”
“hmm.”
Clover Corporation is a large corporation that dominates the world, so if they spread such a strange story, won't they get sued or something?…….
Well, by the way, this is the admissions notice that was just handed out at school..
The key thing to think about now is that there was suspicious content written there in the form of manual ghost stories..
‘Beware of smiling women.’
After chatting with Gyeongwon and Seonah for a while, I returned to my seat and the textbook distribution was about to begin..
‘I have new feelings.’
1I had a strange feeling when I once again accepted the textbooks I studied in grade school..
‘Among these, there were very few books that were helpful for the college entrance exam..’
Except for some content in mathematics, it is full of very basic content that is practically not reflected in the CSAT..
‘…No, I think it wasn’t just the CSAT..’
I think it was information that wasn't really helpful in life beyond the CSAT..
I tried to start a part-time job during the winter break of my senior year of high school, but I remember being embarrassed because I didn't know anything..
The thought that it would have been much more beneficial if I had learned labor law came to mind as I was about to take the exam..
Soon after, the homeroom teacher came in and gave a brief bow..
Everyone gathered their bags and stood up..
New students whining and stuffing heavy textbooks into their bags..
‘As expected, you don’t know anything. cute little kids.’
First grade textbooks received today.
There is no need to study or review at home, hehe.
Instead of taking my books home, I put them all in my locker..
I picked up my lighter bag, put it on my back, and slowly got ready to leave school..
I looked at the time and it was 11 o'clock, not even lunch time yet..
Perhaps because it is the entrance ceremony day, it seems to finish very early..
As I was about to leave the classroom door, I saw Suna looking at me and hesitating..
“···excuse me.”
“Uh, yeah.”
Suna looks at me, feeling restless..
I guess he's looking for a friend to go with..
‘When I went home, I wanted to go alone to collect my thoughts..’
I felt a little annoyed, but I made a new friend today..
There’s no need to be so cold, right?.
“Seon-ya, let’s go together. Gyeongwon is?”
“Hey, with the other kid.……
When looking at the direction Sun-a is pointing, Gyeong-won sees a big 'glasses + acne + pig'.’
I saw him walking away with a boy, engrossed in talking about something..
Does it mean that nerds hang out with nerds??
Maybe I'm engrossed in sharing stories about a minor hobby I don't know much about..
Suna's eyes are pitiful as she looks at me while adjusting her bag..
I spoke energetically to Suna..
“let's go! Did you say the house is Jugong Apartment??”
“Ugh, right……
“As soon as I leave school, the direction is different~ That’s a shame..”
“I know……
As I slyly led the conversation, Suna immediately smiled as if she was relieved..
I ended up leaving school alone with the girl, but the students around me didn't seem to care much..
Since it's the first day of high school, everyone is busy taking care of their own image..
I guess it's because we still don't know who each other is..
If, even after making a face,
If they go out alone, they might start whispering that they're dating..
‘The meals are really light..’
I didn't graduate, but I came back with a university acceptance letter in my hand, so I looked down on them, thinking that I wouldn't fall into the category of school lunches..
“Let's go this way, across the playground..”
«huh. ”
Suna and I naturally walk together.
In fact, seeing women and men as opposite-sex people and gossiping about them is actually a high school thing.
Even alive.
I heard that when you go to college, everyone naturally eats together and hangs out, but I feel sad that I came here without even experiencing it.…….
First of all, Nakseong High School is coeducational..
Even though there are a lot of things that cannot be understood, such as ghost stories, demon lords, and regression, it is heartening to become friends with a cute girl like Seon-ah from the first day at a co-educational school and to go home from school together..
“How does your homeroom teacher look??”
“Well, well……
“You seem like a fun person..”
«huh ,,
Suna wasn't the talkative type as I expected..
Mostly, I led the conversation and Seona stuttered to answer..
Anyway, we continued the conversation and talked about various things, and before we knew it, we had passed the playground and reached the front gate..
I saw a security guard wandering around near the main gate, looking around..
‘···It’s been 3 years since that person too.’
Should I call it a bad relationship?.
A man I have quite a connection with..
At that time, I was so focused on survival that I was just annoyed..
It's nice to see you again after 3 years under normal circumstances..
‘Of course, that person doesn't know me.' I thought and passed by..
Shortly after leaving the front door, I said goodbye to Seon-ah..
“bye! See you tomorrow~”
“Yeah, bye.~”
Seon-ah is sitting in the Jugong Apartment next to the school, looking lonely with her bag on her back.
walked towards the incense.
That apartment is a crumbling apartment that was built over 30 years ago..
There were people living there due to rumors that it was being redeveloped, but it was really like a hideous place where only old people lived today and tomorrow..
Tree vines are climbing all over the exterior walls of the building, and the asphalt is completely broken and grass is growing on it.…….
I've never been inside, but it must be much more terrifying..
While I was getting the feeling that Suna lives in a place like that, something suddenly occurred to me..
understanding system.
I remembered that even if I wasn't sure, even if I guessed it in my mind or made a rough guess, it was reflected to some extent..
‘I think I can infer something from the appearance of Seon-ah that I have observed so far.?’
I took a moment to calm down and think of the sentence in my mind..
‘Yoon Seon-ah is poor..’
There was no reaction.
‘Yoon Seon-ah can’t live..’
No response this time too.
I'm wondering for a moment whether I should say something harsher..
I felt sorry for Seon-ah, but I had to repeat it to myself in order to understand the system..
There's no way you'll hear it, and it's not sincere, so it doesn't matter if you shout it out..
‘Yoon Seon-ah is a dirt spoon. Yoon Seon-ah has no money. Yoon Seon-ah is a beggar. Yoon Seon-ah is broke. Seonah Yoon……
I tried saying it randomly, but there was still no response..
Does this mean it’s not okay to guess too roughly??
I gathered my thoughts again as I watched Seon-ah's back moving away..
‘Let’s see, first of all, Suna is slow in speaking and acting..’
No, aside from just being slow, I think I'm a bit clumsy at interpersonal relationships..
He often seemed strangely flustered or hesitant even about trivial matters..
‘···Have I been alone for a long time??’
I don’t think that was his original personality..
While some people are uncomfortable with interpersonal relationships because they are comfortable alone, in Suna's case, she clearly showed that she liked it when she had friends..
So, this means that the reason why Seon-ah is so poor at interpersonal relationships is because of an acquired cause..
‘Could it be that the cause is family circumstances??’
In any case, it's just a matter of guessing in your own mind to gain a better understanding of the system..
There's no need to feel guilty just because you make a decision once.?
I decided to come to a conclusion.
‘Yoon Seon-ah comes from a poor family. So, you probably had a lot of difficulties in your relationships with your friends during your school days. That eroded Suna's self-esteem and became the cause of her current passive personality..’
ring-
[Understanding of Yoon Seon-ah has increased significantly by 30..]
succeeded!
That also rose significantly!
“···This is it.”
It looks like he accidentally hit it like a cow backing away..
I wanted to turn on Suna's status window to see what had changed, but.
Since Suna had already entered the apartment complex and was nowhere to be seen, the status window could not be displayed..
‘I'll have to check tomorrow at school..’
First of all, my job is to quickly understand these systems in detail.
Making up my mind, I also turned towards home..
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