Episode 161
“I told you that those arrows pose no threat. We can help.”
“….”
“Do you know our situation?”
“Of course. Aren’t you being tormented by a ‘possessor’?”
“…..”
Then the voice stopped there.
The ‘possessed person’ was the main culprit currently harassing the people of this castle.
“We’ll help you catch the possessor. I think it will go smoothly. What do you think?”
“……For now, leaving aside how you know about the possessed person,”
“…”
“How are you going to help us catch the ‘possessed person’? Do you know how strong the ‘possessed person’ is?”
“Why don’t you check the ‘troll’ corpses piled up over there?”
“…Is that really true?”
“Yes. Can’t you check that for yourself?”
Then, a busy sound was heard from inside the castle.
It seemed like their authenticity had been confirmed.
“But how can we trust you?”
“You don’t have a choice anyway, do you?”
“…”
“The ‘Possessor’ will not retreat if he stays still. He has a reason to take over this castle.”
“….”
“If you’re going to die here from the ‘possessed person’ anyway, wouldn’t it be better to just take a gamble?”
“….”
“I completely understand that you are wary because you don’t know what kind of people we are, but I think it would be good for you to keep in mind that if you do that, you may end up losing your luck.”
“…”
There was a long silence inside the castle.
“What? Did it work? Did it not work?”
‘Kim Na-yoon’ said.
“Or rather, how do you know this?”
‘Beccaria’ said.
“What is a ‘possessed person’? It’s not about solving a mystery, it’s about pendulum..”
He said with a sigh.
When you first hear the voice, it is natural that it does not resonate with you right away.
Strictly speaking, a possessed person is not a person.
It is a being close to a parasite.
The parasites can possess people.
The body of the person being possessed is completely taken away and the entire body is taken over by the person.
Currently, the body that the parasite took away was ‘Chawon-ik’, who is currently called the strongest in this place.
Kkiik-
Soon the gate opened.
“Let’s go in and talk.”
‘Nam Do-yoon’ said.
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Nam Do-yoon and his party soon entered the castle.
“Wow. What? It’s this old?”
‘Beccaria’ said.
The people around him nodded as if they agreed with him.
All the houses inside the castle looked shabby.
It makes you wonder how the house is maintained without collapsing.
“…Nice to meet you.”
Soon, a person who appeared to be Seongju walked in front of Nam Do-yoon and his group.
The man was an old man with very poor bones.
“Please eat inside first.”
The old man guided ‘Nam Do-yoon’ and his group into the shabby-looking interior of the palace.
It was quite embarrassing to even say it was a palace.
The inside of the castle was full of spider webs, and the plates where food was supposed to be served were covered in dust.
“Please sit here and I will come back to you shortly.”
With those words, the old man went out the door.
Then ‘Beccaria’ spoke.
“I told you I would tell you once you enter the castle. Tell me. What is it?”
“What”
“About the ‘possessed person’. What on earth is the possessed person talking about?”
‘Nam Do-yoon’ glanced at ‘Cha Ji-yoon’.
“..If I tell you, the story will be a bit long, is that okay?”
“Uh, tell me.”
“Strictly speaking, a possessed person is a parasite. The parasite uses a person as a host and completely takes control of the body.”
“…Could it be our bodies too?”
“No. The possibility that our bodies lost it is infinitely low.”
“Why?”
“Right now, there is no body stronger than the body he took away.”
“…Who are you?”
“‘Wonwon-ik.”
Cha Ji-yoon’s pupils shook at those words.
“If it’s ‘Wonwonik’… No way.”
“What you think is probably right.”
“… That means this place…”
“That’s right. It means the past.”
“… Originally, I guessed what year it was by looking at this last name… No, if it was ‘Wonwon-ik’…”
“That’s right. This is an opponent we can never beat.”
‘Cha Won-ik’ was a distant ancestor of the ‘Cha’ family.
And he was before the ‘Cha’ family was immediately sealed.
In other words, he was a person with morale.
“What are you talking about?”
‘Beccaria’ made a puzzled expression.
“That’s right. Can’t I join in too?”
‘Kim Na-yoon’ said.
The two looked as if they couldn’t understand what was happening.
It goes without saying that if you don’t know who ‘Won Ji-ik’ is, you won’t be able to understand this conversation at all.
‘Cha Ji-yoon’ said.
“…It’s difficult to give details, but I can say this for sure.”
“What is it?”
“…This is an opponent we will never be able to defeat. Or, to be more precise, even if all the modern hunters come at us, we will not be able to defeat them.”
“…And the president?”
“….Of course.”
Then, Beccaria’s expression became anxious.
“Then wouldn’t it be better to just get out of here?”
“That’s right. Do we really have to catch the ‘possessed person’ here?”
“You guys know that the ‘Red Gate’ has very special properties unlike other gates, right?”
“Uh. I heard there were some special clear conditions…”
“That’s what this gate is about, helping this castle get rid of the ‘possessed person.'”
“….”
Then the surroundings became silent.
“Wait a minute, we can kill someone who uses instant fraud? How on earth do we do that?”
“If you just touch it, doesn’t that mean you die instantly? No, we don’t even know what the trigger conditions for instant death are in the first place.”
“Isn’t it better to just run away? There may be other clear conditions.”
“No. I can tell you clearly, but there are no other conditions.”
“…Then… Ha -“
He sighed deeply.
“Don’t worry. I have a solution.”
I know the weakness of that instant death technique.
Also, I know the spirit’s weaknesses.
So, if it were me, it would be worth a try.
No, you can win no matter what.
The problem is that it is only possible if a lot of prerequisites are met.
“Is there really a way?”
The old man said with his eyes sparkling.
“Yes. There is. However, there is a place we need to visit before that.”
“Please tell me.”
“First of all, can you tell me where Seongju’s room is?”
“…If it’s the castle lord’s room, it’s at the very top of this castle.”
“Please guide me in that direction.”
“Yes. All right.”
The ‘old man’ began to guide ‘Nam Do-yoon’ to Seongju’s room.
“You can go in this way.”
In no time, the party arrived in front of Seongju’s room.
Squeak-
The group opened the door and went inside.
“What? “Is this the real Seongju’s room?”
The companions sighed.
It looked too shabby to be called the castle lord’s room.
“May I ask why you suddenly decided to come to Seongju’s room?”
‘Nam Do-yoon’ looked around Seongju’s room without saying a word.
Then my gaze stopped at one place.
This was the place where the bright beads were.
“That… “
‘Nam Do-yoon’ pointed to the bead with his hand.
“Yes.”
“If there is that bead, ‘Wonwon-ik’ will definitely come here.”
“… Then, if you take that marble away.”
The moment when the ‘old man’ is about to lift the marble.
‘Nam Do-yoon’ said.
“No. “That bead must exist here.”
“…Yes? “He clearly said that was the problem.”
“Thanks to that bead, we are able to defeat ‘Wonwon-ik’.”
“What on earth is that..”
“Didn’t that marble suddenly fall from the sky?”
“Of course it is, but…”
“That bead actually fell from the demon world.”
“…Yes?”
‘Nam Do-yoon’ looked at that bead closely.
No matter how you look at it, that bead is correct.
That bead is a bead made in the ‘Demon World’ to seal ‘instant death’.
However, since it was created in the early days, it cannot yet fulfill its role.
For that reason, he was abandoned from the demon world to the human world.
However, that is just their illusion.
That bead has the power to seal instant death.
No, to be more precise, it may not be completely sealed, but it can fulfill its role to some extent.
The prerequisites are more difficult than expected.
That bead must be in this lord’s room.”
“But, because it exists, ‘Choi Won-ik’ will attack..”
“If only that ‘bead’ disappears, ‘Choi Won-ik’s weakness will disappear.”
“…Yes?”
There is a special effect that only activates when that bead is in this lord’s room.
Only with that can we catch ‘Choi Won-ik’.
At that time.
Knock knock knock-
I heard someone knocking on the room door.
“Wait a minute, I have something to tell you.”
“Come in.”
Squeak-
Soon the door opened and a man came in.
Then he said:
“There is someone outside, and their appearance is similar to the people who came just now.”
“Your facial expressions are similar to these people?”
“Yes. I was wearing a costume I had never seen before. “It seems like he is a colleague of those people, but…”
“Would you like to check it out?”
The ‘old man’ spoke to his companions.
“…Is it really Hayeon?”
“Let’s go check it out quickly.”
The group went outside.
Then I looked outside the castle.
“What? “It’s really Hayeon, right?”
“Please open the gate. “He’s our colleague.”
Squeak-
Soon the gate opened and ‘Jeong Ha-yeon’ came in.