Chapter 92
92fury
The eleventh ghost story -
A friend no one remembers (5)
“how is it? If you're that frustrated, I think it would be okay to go see a teacher and ask..”
I also secretly want to find and exorcise ghost stories, so I sneak a peek at Jinhee..
“hmm. Is there any need to do that? … “Are you still at that school?” "uh. You are there. One of the kids I used to hang out with said he often visited me..”
“Then you can ask him for his number..”
“I can't do it. I'm in juvenile detention.”
Jinhee looks worried as to whether she has any intention of causing trouble..
Then Deokhoon came forward and encouraged him once more..
“I wonder if it could be related to a ghost story. If you find it and solve it, you will earn points and solve the frustrating problem, killing two birds with one stone..”
“That's... because it bothered my teacher so much when I was in school. It will be a while before I see you again.”
Looking at your embarrassed expression, I guess you still have a conscience..
“Now I'm doing well in school and making money. I think you'll like it if you hear what I'm up to..”
“···Is that so??”
“then. It is very rewarding for teachers when the students they teach come to visit..”
After my persuasion, Jinhee finally quietly nods her head..
“Then I'll go right away tomorrow, okay?.”
“good. let's go together!”
So we left home after promising to visit the elementary school Jinhee graduated from tomorrow after school..
“bye.”
“Jinhee, work hard at your part-time job.~”
“uh~”
After everyone exchanged greetings with Jinhee, who came out to meet us wearing slippers..
People who wanted to walk walked, and people who needed to take the bus tore apart to catch the bus..
Gyeongwon took the Gwanak village bus number 05 with me, probably because we were going in the same direction here..
Buuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu-
It's rush hour, so we take center stage among the crowded passengers..
Kyungwon was holding his cell phone with one hand and searching for something on the bus..
“What are you looking for from earlier??”
“just… No matter how much I think about it, it seems like a ghost story. I'm looking into this and that..”
Kyungwon’s gaze is fixed on his smartphone even in the shaking bus..
“Eunjung phone? What is this again... Uh oh-”
“be careful.”
If the bus stops suddenly, the person who stumbles will be held up by his/her bag to prevent him/her from falling..
Now that I think about it, I also have a question, so I vaguely ask Kyungwon, who is concentrating on his cell phone..
“···But what do you think?”
“ what?”
“Strange phenomenon.”
I speak softly so as not to be overheard by the passengers on the bus..
“Strangely, it doesn't seem like a lot of incidents are happening to us.?”
“···I know.”
Gyeongwon puts his cell phone in his pocket and nods..
“It seems the manager was also concerned. It's a bit frequent.”
“what do you think about it? Is it really from the devil??”
“hmm ”
A guy thinking deeply while looking out the window at the setting sun in a shaking bus..
I looked at Gyeongwon and told him a few strange things I thought of..
“The last corner play, the necromancy incident. To be honest, it's ridiculous that you succeeded in summoning three ghosts at once. In the case of Minecraft on the weekend, there were originally rumors like that, but it was still artificial and everyone got involved right away.……
Gyeongwon with a pensive expression.
Instead of answering, I just nod my head..
Buuuuung - rattle.
“Let's get off~”
A lady pushes past us..
bus departing again.
We stand looking out the window at the alley passing by on a slope..
“I think so, manager..”
The guy who opens his mouth slowly.
“Strange forces inside the school, Clover Corporation outside the school... Organizations related to ghost stories have existed since the beginning, but I think it was the devil's trick to get them involved..”
“···Hmm.”
The setting sun coming through the window makes Gyeongwon’s glasses sparkle..
“They lie down at the bottom of the playground and are targeting us. Watching their every move. Then, if we find ourselves in a situation where we might be involved in a ghost story, we'll get involved and try to kill us..”
“The devil……
I nodded slowly too..
Surely, even if I were the devil, if the kids who were my target were performing necromancy on their own,.
They would have intervened right away and sent a ghost to kill them..
‘…If that's the case, then it makes sense that it's tied to the ghost story we're looking for..’
“But manager, you have to be careful..”
A guy with a serious expression while raising his glasses..
“While there were some ghost stories that were clearly sent by the devil, there were also a few that were not..”
“···It was like that.”
“The ghost stories that were told one after another in the first week after the manager held the entrance ceremony. And in the case of Porin Seth and Nooknori, it is true that the devil sent them or tied them together when the situation came. There was no connection and the teachers suffered as well. but……
Soon the stop where I had to stop was getting closer, and I listened to his advice as I prepared to get off slowly..
“A curse that a science teacher placed and then suffered in reverse. That happened regardless of the devil. It was led by human teachers from beginning to end..”
“···i think so too.”
“The same goes for what happened in the game. The devil may have used some tricks to make the ghost story come true by knowingly playing a potentially problematic game, but in reality, the game itself, which is a piece of the ghost story, was already made 10 years ago. okay?”
I nodded with a serious expression as if I understood..
Even though the system has certainly collected them, those ghost stories have existed in this world from the beginning..
“The devil, schools, companies. These three separate enemies are interlocking with each other..”
And since the Demon King has no qualms about killing teachers, ironically, they are not all on the same side..
How will these three become intertwined from now on?.
And in the midst of all this, will our little ghost story club be able to protect itself?.
* * *
When I returned home, it was already evening.
The fragrant smell of grilled fish fills the air from the entrance, as if my mother is grilling mackerel..
“I went there~”
“Did you come back from playing with your friends??”
My mother greets me in the kitchen with only her voice..
“Yes, haha. I stayed with the club kids..”
“Okay, hurry up and wash your hands and eat, kids..”
“yes~”
After putting down my bag and changing into comfortable clothes instead of my school uniform, I went to the bathroom and washed my hands. When I came out, I saw my mother grilling fish and my father putting down dishes..
“Mom and Dad prepared the meal, so Jun should do the dishes..”
“yes, i understand.”
Our family sitting at the table soon to eat.
While my father was eating fish, he looked at me quietly and spoke carefully..
“So, Jun..”
My father sighs and clears his throat..
“Midterm exam scores... How are you??”
“Oh, that's right!”
The announcement itself was made yesterday, Monday, but I forgot to tell you about it because I had a hectic day settling points for members. I smiled and said confidently.
“I was in 15th grade in the whole school..”
“what! 15th place!！”
My father puts down his chopsticks and looks surprised..
“Order chicken!”
chicken
“honey! You're already eating, ho ho.”
“okay? Then, let’s all eat and go for a drive together! Dad will drive!”
“You too! Ho ho.”
Parents suddenly excited.
As I pondered over the memories of my past life, I felt like I knew why..
When I was in high school, my grades were in the 40s or 50s because I worked hard for the entrance exam, but when I was in middle school, I leisurely hovered around the 100s, thinking that it wouldn't matter as long as I went to the humanities field..
As a second-time high school student, I hit well, but it's not a hugely surprising number..
From the perspective of my parents, who only remember me as a middle school student, it means that my child, who was ranked 100th, suddenly ranked 15th, has improved a lot..
In the end, after dinner, our family quickly put on our coats and left the house together..
“How can you spend a normal day like this, Jun? I can't do that since I already ate. Shall we go see a movie together? Or should we drive along the bridge and go get some dessert??”
My father must be in a really good mood, but he keeps cackling while holding the steering wheel..
“Ho ho. What's going on, Jun? To be honest, I wasn't expecting much since they were just flirting, but it looks like they studied hard behind the scenes..”
A mother who clearly likes you.
It’s a really harmonious atmosphere..
In the end, he dragged me into the nearby Clover Department Store and barely stopped me from buying me something, then agreed to increase my allowance and returned home..
I feel like there will be a lot of expenses for future club activities..
“Anyway, what is really going on? The only time you studied so hard was when you competed with Eunjeong in grades in elementary school..”
“Who is it??”
“Eunjeong. Your partner, Kim Eun-jung. I don't remember?”
“···I don't remember.”
“At that time, we were friends who went to study room together, and we sat together in class, so we said we were rivals and competed hard. I don't know?”
“This guy even forgot the person he was so close with. Even though he transferred to a new school, he must be upset from afar..”
“Heh heh. That could happen, honey. When I look at albums from elementary school, there are a lot of faces that I don't remember anymore..”
“You're in your 40s! Jun is now 17 years old.……
After returning home, I quickly went into my room and opened the group chat room..
The KakaoTalk window is already going crazy.
［Seon-ah Yoon: My grandmother said that a friend named Eun-jeong stopped by the house while I was away and gave her a drink.…….］
［Gyeongwon: My parents suddenly started talking to me, asking me if I remembered a friend named Eunjeong who I went to a gifted center with when I was young..］
［Oh Deok-hoon: Oi oi, are you kidding?
［Glasses: Deokhoon, you are?］
［Oh Deok-hoon: Nothing special is happening to me.…….］
I also quickly typed a message into the KakaoTalk window..
［Lee Jun: My parents just suddenly asked me if I remember a girl named Eunjeong who was my partner when I was young. We went to a study room together and transferred schools before graduation..］
［Unseonah: Huh.］
［Oh Deok-hoon: Creepy］
［optician : ;;;;］
［Lee Jun: Hayun and Jinhee, how are you? Nothing strange happened?］
However, Hayun didn't read it because she wasn't looking at her phone, and Jinhee didn't answer whether she was working part-time or not..
［Glasses shop: Manager, what should I do??］
［Yoon Seon-ah: I’m scared.
［Deok-Hoon Oh: Are you serious?］
Soon I started rushing and telling them what to do..
［Lee Jun: Everyone, ask in detail about that friend named Eunjeong that you had when you were young. What does it look like and what is its personality? I searched through graduation albums and things like that to see if there were any photos..］
［Glasses shop: ㅇㅋ］
［Yoon Seon-ah: I know.]
［Deok-Hoon Oh: Ah, has it begun?］
［Lee Jun: Deokhoon, don’t play around and look for it. It's strange that there are exceptions among us.］
［Deok-Hoon Oh: I understand..］
I also hurried into the main room and asked my parents, who were just changing their clothes, about Eunjeong..
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Interpretation: 2022
ghost story club
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