Chapter 58
58fury
Interlude - Summary of the situation (1)
[C-Grade Ghost Story - Survived after encountering a cursed exam question.]
[Obtained 10 ghost story points.]
[Through your amazing ingenuity, you succeeded in returning the curse back to the caster.!]
[Obtained 50 ghost story points.]
［You get 10% bonus points for each member you join..］
［Participating members (5 people): Ahn Kyung-won, Oh Deok-hoon, Yoon Seon-ah, Lee Jin-hee, In Ha-yun］
［For a total of 60 points earned, you will receive an additional 50% bonus point of 30..］
［Current ghost story points : 202 +60 +30]
pouting~〉
［Current ghost story points: 292］The science teacher's ending was bland.
While the detective took care of cleaning up the science room, we went down to the classroom on the first floor to give the bell..
While the homeroom teacher was telling useless jokes, an ambulance came into the playground and left..
“Let's go. I'll explain everything.”
We each grabbed our bags and shoe bags and headed up to the club room on the 5th floor..
“Hey, Jun... Teacher Jang Hwa-eun?”
“That person is excluded for now..”
I answered firmly.
In terms of the number of times people tried to kill me by being involved in ghost stories, Mr. Jang Hwa-eun was the best..
Seeing that he wasn't on the list of names I had memorized, I thought he wasn't part of the same faction as he was hiding inside the school..
Still, the risk was too great to tell him all my secrets..
‘···In Hayoon.’
What about Hayun?.
First of all, there was nothing particularly suspicious in the previous time period..
The six of us climbing the stairs in silence in a slightly serious atmosphere..
I, who was ahead, turned slightly and looked down at Hayun below..
She climbs the stairs with her black hair flowing with a calm expression..
Can I tell that girl my secret?.
Of course, there are some suspicious aspects, but it is still Hayun who sacrificed herself several times to save us..
When I was in a dream, I volunteered to leave a note in the first dream, and during Porincess, I even got off the broadcasting station elevator first..
And above all, Hayoon is a goddess of luck with S-class special ability..
‘···Let's believe it. If you have any questions, ask them when it's just the two of us.’
I decided to trust the judgment of a system that operates beyond perception rather than my own shallow calculations..
It's finally time to explain everything..
“Are you here?.”
The detective, who had roughly finished the investigation, was standing by the window of the club room and turned around when we entered..
“yes. Kids, sit down..”
Members take turns sitting silently at the table.
The detective also sat down in the empty seat, which would have been Teacher Jang Hwa-eun's seat..
“So please explain to me how this all happened..”
I sighed and stood in front of the whiteboard and looked at the members..
“The second time I met my teacher face to face, we exchanged questions and answers in person rather than over the phone. From there, I learned that once the game starts, there is no need to hold on to the phone..”
For example, whether you exchange questions and answers via KakaoTalk or letters,.
This means that once the trigger is triggered with the phone ringing out that first eerie melody, the method has nothing to do with the game..
“I wrote the answer on the OMR card in advance and gave it to that person. He must have received it himself and carried it with him, and kept it right under his nose the entire time he was on the phone..”
Even as the science teacher collected it himself, he was clearly aware that it was 'the answer sheet submitted by Lee Jun to the problem he had given.'.
Midterm exam: OMR card.
The Problem of Ghost Stories: The Answer.
These two elements became a composition that was completely symmetrical to each other, and as a result, the answers to the teacher's questions were processed in the same way as if I had written them down on paper..
He would have even held up my answer sheet and fluttered it around, so he could never claim that it was invalid..
Thanks to my science teacher, before I die. And he succeeded in thoroughly eliciting all emotional reactions after death..
By thoroughly showing his real face to the members and detectives, he succeeded in thoroughly convincing even the members who followed him, thinking it was just a fun game, of the world of this ghost story..
“…But this isn't what you're curious about..”
“okay. That head-to-head battle has already passed..”
The detective spoke while resting his chin..
“entire. From beginning to end. Starting with what a ghost story is, how do you know this?.”
Gyeongwon and Suna look at me nervously.
Hayun quietly focuses on me.
Deokhoon looks a little serious.
Jinhee furrowing her eyebrows.
It's finally time to explain it to everyone..
My secret that even the members with whom I shared the incident to some extent do not know.
About game systems and regression.
“···I think it would probably be quicker to show you in person..”
I opened the status window.
Paat-
[2019Tuesday, April 23,, 12：52]
[Lee Jun - 2nd episode]
[ghost story point : 292]
[causality : 12%]
① status window
② Club management
③ statistics
④ setting
‘Club management.’
Paat-
[Ghost Story Club LV.5]
① Club management
② Staff management
③ store
© Club settings
And I finally opened the store menu I had been saving for..
‘store.’
Paat-
［welcome to the store.］
［At the store, you can use points to purchase various items needed for the operation of the club at the lowest price..］
［Not only that, but you can also purchase various policies and facilities that directly affect the operation of the school..]
[Wise spending is the shortcut to victory. Good luck!.]
Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr-
Clothing/ Beauty/Miscellaneous Goods/ Food/Children/Furniture/Life/Health/Rental/ Digital/Home Appliances/Computer/Sports/Leisure/Car /
Books / Tickets / Travel / e-Coupons / School Facilities
An endless list of categories.
Of course, it's not my first time here..
After unlocking the store last month, I opened it occasionally to explore its features..
‘Let's see. I just happened to need a sofa in the club room..’
I clicked on furniture among several categories..
Paat-
［furniture category］
Furniture / Lighting / Interior / Living / Bathroom / Storage Goods / Kitchenware / Bedding / Curtain
‘furniture again.’
Paat-
Then again, endless types of popping up..
Built-in cabinets, closets, mirrors, chests of drawers, sofas, tables, bookshelves, etc..
I clicked on the sofa among them..
Paat-
Only then will the list of actual products pop out of category hell..
［Fullybaum Prince 3-seater sofa - Cushion included］ - 28 ghost story points
［Square Poniture wooden sofa lowest price discount - chess sofa + 2 cushions free] - 20 ghost story points
［（Note) Seodong Furniture Best Product Noble Natural Leather 4-seater Sofa］ - 34 Ghost Story Points
［Sofa No. 1 Gomdolce Natural Leather 4-seater Pa］ - 66 Ghost Story Points The names of the products are written all over with promotional text that looks like they were actually scraped from some shopping mall..
There was even a simple photo next to the name, so it was easy to see what the item was..
‘There are so many.’
I felt dizzy as I looked at the endless scrolling that covered the club room..
I quickly waved my hand and shrunk the window..
The gaze felt through the zoomed-out window.
The members were looking at me with strange eyes as I pointed my finger into the air..
“hmm. Let’s see… It should seat 4 people, so even if one person sleeps, the other person can sit next to them and rest.?”
I chose a moderately expensive one among the four-seater sofas..
［（Note) Seodong Furniture Bonitag Fabric 4-seater Sofa] - 59 Ghost Story Points
750mm horizontally.
2,890mm vertically.
2long sofa over a meter long.
I looked around to see if there was enough space, but I was worried for no reason..
Our club room has already been expanded twice..
It is large enough to be the size of a normal living room..
‘The price… 59 ghost story points? In real money, it would be 590,000 won. I guess this is pretty expensive.?’
For the past month, I have been studying the status window on my own and comparing the prices of products in stores and actual products on the Internet, and it seems that approximately 1 ghost story point is converted to 10,000 won..
‘Let's have fun.’
“Jinhee.”
“uh?”
Jinhee looks at me with a question mark above her head..
“I'm thinking of buying a sofa. There are gray and blue. I want to choose?”
Jinhee looks blank for a moment..
“···Well, wouldn’t gray be okay?.”
“good.”
［（Note) Seodong Furniture Bonitag Fabric 4-seater Sofa Gray] - 59 Ghost Story Points］
［Note: - Products purchased with points cannot be returned, exchanged, or refunded.. -］
［Would you like to purchase?］
click.
“Congratulations, Jinhee. No more sleeping on hard chairs.”
[Your purchase has been completed.]
flutter-!
At that moment, a shaking noise was heard from the club hallway..
The members all turn their eyes toward the hallway where the sound originated..
I nodded and smiled..
“The delivery has arrived.”
“Well, what is this?……
Gyeongwon mutters with a puzzled expression..
There was a long sofa over 2 meters long in the hallway..
“Uh, when are you here?……
“It's ours. Let's stop looking and move on..”
“Yeah, yeah……
I calmed down the dazed and muttering members and had them bring the sofa inside..
“The detective uses his strength best, so grab him in front..”
“Ssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss!”
The door is narrower than expected, so the members tilt it one way or another and adjust the angle to push the sofa in..
“Women inside! Let’s make some space by removing the whiteboard and desk! First, you have to put it in and see.!”
Suna and Hayun whine and push the desk and chair into a corner..
Jinhee is shoulder to shoulder with the detective and is pulling the sofa from the front..
“One, two! one, two!”
“It's not that heavy because there are a lot of people, but it's hard to put in, hehe..”
After a while, we managed to push the sofa into the club room and took a deep breath..
“Oh, it's hot!”
The detective takes off his coat and flaps his clothes while holding his tie in his hand..
“It's not over yet! Please stick it to the wall over there.!”
“Oh my, you guys should do that! I was quietly listening to the explanation. What kind of disaster is this?!”
“Hahaha.”
The serious atmosphere eased a little as we worked together..
Members wipe their sweat after pushing the sofa up to the wall.
And Jinhee looks at the sofa with a particularly satisfied expression..
“Sit down, Jinhee..”
Jinhee laughed at my suggestion, then ran over and jumped on the sofa..
flutter-
“Ah, fuck, it’s good!”
“hmm!”
The detective looks at Jinhee with disapproval when she swears loudly..
But Jinhee giggles and lies down on the sofa, scratching her thighs..
“Deokhoon, sit next to this bastard.!”
“coup… Kutso.”
When Jinhee lay down on her side as if she was happy and pointed at Deokhoon with her foot, he quietly walked away..
Jinhee seems to be in a very moody mood..
[Your understanding of the character Lee Jin-hee has increased by 10..]
“Jinhee, skirt……
Sun-ah muttered, but Jin-hee just giggled and rolled around..
Jinhee's already short skirt was rolled up and it was quite embarrassing to look at..
“Huh, so the manager. How on earth did this happen??”
Gyeongwon also takes a breath and asks me.
It doesn't seem like he put much effort into it because he was so incompetent, but it seems like it was quite difficult..
“Now, before I explain it, I have shown it to you, so that when I explain it to you, you may believe..”
“ Umm”
He sits down, wiping his sweat one after another, and looks at me again.
s'.
“Hehehe.”
I stood in front of the whiteboard and began a briefing on the strange phenomenon surrounding me..
“I don't know if some people have noticed, but this is our club room. This is after two expansions..”
First of all, since the detective was there, I explained it in a respectful manner..
Seon-ah nodded enthusiastically when I told her that the club room was getting bigger, and Gyeong-won looked confused..
Jinhee, who was lying down seeing Gyeongwon like that, snapped at him..
“Isn’t it stupid to not know?.”
“···what? Everyone knew it?”
Deokhoon crosses his arms and sighs..
“Yare yare. I couldn't bear to say anything, but it wasn't an illusion, it was true. I thought I lost weight.”
“···Well, even though it is an expansion project, no one actually came and did the work. Just as a sofa appeared out of thin air, it is because of a strange action that transcends human perception..”
“strange action?”
“It happened 3 years ago for me, during my high school entrance ceremony..”
After hearing those words, the members calculated something in their heads for a moment..
“···It must be the middle school entrance ceremony..”
“No, it's a high school entrance ceremony..”
I corrected it again to Gyeongwon who tried to correct it..
“You said it right..”
“···But, the manager is still a freshman.?”
I ignore it and continue explaining..
“During the entrance ceremony, something that looked like a game window suddenly appeared before my eyes. I call it the status window. Roughly like this……
I grabbed the marker pen that was automatically given to me when the club room was first created and started drawing..
With the status window open in front of me, I copied the shapes and letters exactly..
“It looks like this.”
[2019Tuesday, April 23,, 13：23]
[Lee Jun - 2nd episode]
[ghost story point : 233]
[causality : 12%]
① status window
② Club management
③ statistics
④ setting
“Hoo.”
“hmm.”
Each member shows interest.
Among us, Deokhoon, who was the most knowledgeable about games, showed the most interest..
“Gat Taechang……
“status window.”
I nodded..
“This game system, which suddenly appeared to me on the day of the entrance ceremony, told me to catch the ghost story and earn points because the devil would be resurrected three years later. As I said, strange phenomena that could only be described as ghost stories began to occur to me. There will be members here who have already been through this together..”
Some people nod their heads..
“The same thing happened when the science teacher just died. That person tried to put a curse on me using a ghost story. But that didn't work and the curse returned to him and he died..”
“Huh, really.”
The detective clicked his tongue..
“question. It's a ghost story you keep telling. Is it the same as the word I know in the dictionary??”
“yes that's right. A strange or scary story. Urban legend. Occult. Rumors. conspiracy theory……
I nodded quietly..
“To me, these are things that materialize and happen..”
The detective clicks his tongue once again and says, ‘Huh.’.
“Of course, it’s not ‘just me’. Once a ghost story materializes, it not only has physical power but also has a real impact on the world..”
“Another question. Science teacher. Why did he try to kill you and how does he know these things??”
“… I don't know that either. But the system told me that this school had a secret. I think it might have something to do with it..”
“It's a secret……
A detective fiddling with his rough beard..
“Yes, secret. But I foolishly... ignored the system's warning and spent my time living a normal life. Study, take the CSAT... … “And in February 2022, the devil was resurrected.”
“2022year……?”
The members tilted their heads as if they didn't understand, but I continued explaining..
“yes. Hell unfolded in the world, and I, too, died in an incomprehensible way before I could last even a day..”
“Manager, question.”
This time it was Gyeongwon who raised his hand..
“Yes, tell me.”
“How did he die??”
huh
·
How should I explain this?.
“I can only describe it as... it was truly bizarre and terrifying. It was like a nightmare.”
“What kind of place is it??”
“Sorry, I'll explain later. It's just cruel and doesn't matter much to the story. If I tell you that now, it might get too complicated..”
“Okay, sorry. keep going.”
“Hey, I'm sorry.……
Someone else waved their hand.
The one who intervened this time was Deokhoon..
“What is it?”
“That's it……
Deokhoon talks like he’s embarrassed.
“I'm hungry……
“Oh, me too.”
“I'm hungry too……
Now that I think about it, it’s already well past 1 o’clock.
The cafeteria is closed during exam periods because they usually finish quickly..
Thanks to that, we haven't had lunch yet..
I was busy trying to take care of everything while watching the death of my science teacher right in front of my eyes..
Everyone is probably hungry since they haven't eaten anything until now..
It seems like the story is going to be long, so I think it will be difficult on an empty stomach..
“I can't go out and eat. It's a sensitive and strange topic, so it's better to talk about it here in the club room..”
“Then I guess I'll have to deliver it..”
At Gyeongwon’s words, the eyes of the members instantly turned to the detective, who was the only adult here..
The detective quietly uses his cell phone and calls a nearby Chinese restaurant..
“Hello. This is the 5th floor of the main building of Nakseong High School, and there are 7 bowls of black bean noodles.……
“I want to eat chicken……
When Seon-ah muttered quietly, the detective was very embarrassed, which was not suitable for someone of his size..
“what? Chi, chicken? I don't know the number for the chicken restaurant here right now. How about replacing it with sweet and sour pork or kkanpunggi? Here, give me the sweet and sour pork, and the fried pork kimchi, too..”
“sauce, separately……
“Ugh, huh? sauce? Ah, I understand..”
When it comes to work, you have sharp intuition and a strict attitude, but.
I guess I'm the type to be disarmed in front of innocent students like this..
[Your understanding of the character Park Kang-woon has increased by 10..]
“Sweet and sour pork without the sauce. No, no, don't take it out, don't pour it out. Don't pour it, but give it to me. If it swells, you'll be in big trouble..”
Jinhee, who is lying on the sofa, sees this and sarcastically says.
“So who's calling these days, using a delivery app?.”
“It's noisy, this guy.”
The detective nervously puts down his cell phone and mutters to himself..
“I'm not the type of person who usually gets treated like this.……
The extraordinary force that you exuded when you first met, the reality that you have no choice but to suppress it in front of young students..
He was sighing as if Gao was hurt..
ghost story club
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