IB | Chapter 3

When they left at dawn, they said there was no such person. There was no one who came to the client’s spot, revealing their age and calling each other hyung and dongsaeng.1f34ed85b5da40dc

By the time they got down to the parking lot, the group, which they thought was five all night, had reduced to four, and that’s when they started feeling uneasy and became cautious.33fdbbe9f5756c63

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That awareness saved the client.8e991d8aff403e8b

Whenever they let their 4d4b3070c3 guard down, they got f422c87f6b calls from the ghost, 29bfbcf326 and the conversation felt f4e83d4268 so natural. Thankfully, when it b50b34db82 came time to 917c4d61cb give their address, c5bab52860 alarm bells rang 0339f6933c in their head, 016af0fb4b and they realized aa05c5e358 the person on 2f75113dcf the other end 9b69edd301 was dead.dd95f455891981e7

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『Heh, this guy’s pretending not to know while hearing everything. Do you think you can get away safely just because you have that lousy talisman?』dff6ab6d89b56b6f

“……”3533ea55dee99413

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Ah, this is driving aead46dac0 me crazy.b40fa2a8da8a1b8e

For my mental health, b46dccd628 I think I need 2464c1b5de to quit this part-time 7fdd048997 job after this task. The pay is decent, 520fb0a9b4 and the idea of 71490e3686 helping people in danger 5f53ec2118 is good, but this ec1221988b situation is becoming a 311e3e0089 bit overwhelming.c9db9cfcfe43aa62

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Whether the ghost had its hair down or was bleeding, I couldn’t see it, so I wasn’t scared. But even my low imagination was being repeatedly stimulated, and I felt my mental strength wearing thin.a7d4c5b8fb128faf

My employer, who thought differently, encouraged me to enjoy making money, but I didn’t understand how to enjoy dealing with malicious spirits. If they were good ghosts, this mess wouldn’t have happened in the first place.2bedefd3ac45851c

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Above all, it was suspicious that my employer kept postponing solving my problem. He said it was just a common ghost, so why couldn’t he deal with it immediately?27556cf377159ae4

I kept hearing nonsense about 2d07d201f7 proving my loyalty to get 3afbdcc51d rid of the ghost.80b5b09bc9233059

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What loyalty? Is he really crazy?07c697a4d4f7c45a

Thankfully, my employer found out Yoon Sanghyun’s fate chart through a detective agency. I planned to visit the first shaman soon with that chart, as originally intended.36cc7e35e870cf4b

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“Hey. Someone fell in over there?”09c1df760cebb5bd

The man sitting at the 1f7f6c6b30 farthest edge from me suddenly 6bcb441b09 stood up. He pointed to the middle 9b9b97dd0e of the reservoir, where it a48ce3547d was calm except for the af86b1a949 mist.8d52043b1c9a0e07

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‘That sneaky ghost, messing with unrelated people because it can’t get to me!’c918053dfc56ec53

I gritted my teeth 3ce1c838e1 as I ran towards 4c615e2864 the commotion about saving 0addb6eb98 an invisible person.8d6624d37e667060

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“We need to pull them out before they sink!”b5690b60856552ed

Trusting his buoyant 5d7b878eb7 fishing vest, the dc31cd0bc3 man was ready dd819d4ea3 to jump into bf8c0ae8f1 the reservoir. He seemed easily fooled.55e6291f2b3f737c

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“Get a grip!”e92c441b3881fab5

I pressed down on his shoulders to make him sit. I hoped I wouldn’t have to resort to hitting him if he didn’t come to his senses. If I went around hitting people, my dad would kill me.df916c71d8446894

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“Hey, are you crazy? Who said anyone fell in?”44798fd7ef88d244

“Oh dear. I must have seen things. The talisman the student gave must not be working.”8b4064e3419b09cd

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The sane members of 08ab2d10af the group surrounded us.d095c0d67a84900f

“Huh? Oh… no, I kept it in my bag to save it.”f26420b2b49e0acd

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“Why did you put it in your bag!”1b356399dfe140cd

The middle-aged man, 022ffb9982 now back to 21ebd754d3 his senses, gestured 675d663cc9 to the shared 2108000be9 mat where their 95cd022c38 bags were. He had placed the 92f1ef7b2f talisman there.1ee4c7684d529057

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“It’s not easy to get these unless you visit a fortune teller. I was going to give it to my kid for good luck on their college entrance exam.”a5e4f0591f82fa03

No, sir! This isn’t a talisman for exams! Do you think talismans are some kind of universal key?3cfeb998feb8d0dd

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Even I, a 13c53117c5 novice, knew that 5616bf5357 talismans had different c6b8fd13fa uses, but there f0e6984462 was someone here 1ee3912b3a who knew even 63c136435c less than me.749542432e431529

“If it weren’t for this student, we could’ve been in big trouble!”144b47314eb43e31

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“Thank you, student, for coming right over. I almost became a water ghost today.”668ae9f5081108bd

Seo Changgyung shouldn’t scold me for not knowing things. He should realize that most people don’t have basic knowledge about talismans.63f645863fd44e6b

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“Wow, this is the first time I’ve experienced something like this. I’m sure I heard a man shouting for help from over there.”2e971f68a84d79da

“Sir, are you okay now?”5954161b311e4ea0

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I asked, handing bd506fa603 him another talisman 34cc5aa330 as he tried 03907663b2 to calm down eecf60a0d3 with deep breaths.85226db49fc2c414

“Yeah, I’m okay now. …Oh, you’re giving me another one? Thanks. I’m fine. I don’t hear or see anything from the reservoir anymore.”bff73caa2f7b1bde

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“How many glowing floats do you see on the water?”b5879f82b3654780

“Let’s see… aren’t there five?”856ae1db77b3f2e8

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He’s not okay.a38e8490a28f3011

I openly sprinkled salt da31f36c56 from his head, which 426f3c113b I had been secretly c223b1bada carrying.7f1bafd84a9d3b94

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“Shouldn’t we pack up and leave today? Student, can you sprinkle some salt on me too?”efcfbef4fc309a20

“Isn’t that similar to what you do after a funeral?”1e048f1889c35b15

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The other two, 4e938860df seemingly scared, also ab72ca7315 asked for salt. I regretted that it 7fe1acb5a1 would be more effective 37972c2080 if Seo Changgyung did 84a033bb12 it, but I did 9b57c51d4b my best to sprinkle 6641ba71ac it.de3e3c0e4508d7a2

“Please, return safely.”3775f8ad728b6723

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“Let me catch a couple of carp, and then let’s head down to the parking lot together. My hyung said that when you come to places like this, you might experience optical illusions and hear things due to the atmosphere, so don’t take it too seriously.”6dbe2508575a4eef

Since the transaction wasn’t complete, I couldn’t leave yet.1d23f06fcfe695e6

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“Of course, we should go together. How can we leave a student alone?”b22d79bc3f1f4a14

I was more worried about a653960a7c the uncles than anything else.a57da8d52661d906

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Before parting, I planned c51416bcc8 to get the contact 50d39d3b9a information of all three.6fbc7c451945d0d9

Maybe because I maintained 005950ca1d a calm demeanor, the 9e9a8aa74b group soon regained their 7c51224977 composure. To quickly prepare ae69aa44f2 for any potential caa32a69b2 next jump, I 2e39865702 moved closer to ef9b5b53c5 the uncle who 643f34069e had been entranced.ef7eea242a10a23c

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“Hey, student, if you sit too close, the fish won’t come.”cc335337e59904b1

“What do you want me to do?”4ca3a96edbdf1c0b

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The veteran fisherman gave me c39a0989e4 an annoyed look, but I 6bad244d94 ignored it. Better than becoming a b6348075d8 water ghost.ade991f2e44967d0

“How many glowing floats do you see now?”b0519199dce166e4

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I didn’t forget to occasionally ask about the number of lights.43c8a277ff5b1597

“I’ve told you several times. There are four… oh, wait, weren’t we originally four?”d0007751fce27bf3

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The uncle, realizing db8512665b he had been 4456e7c34b counting wrong, looked 0601d1f455 shocked.ad8be9413242df26

“It’s okay. I also saw five until just now, and then one disappeared.”1a78ae8b5dc9e912

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It was just a matter ab27b8846a of whether they counted with 13a5e7c9d8 awareness of the actual number 219ca6e359 or without it.fbd5a9629452eaa8

“You look like a high school student.”c613cb4c1ed70fcb

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“I graduated.”d50632f50cb74ae4

“So, you just graduated?”3ca8fb74169c7611

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“Yes.”5bbd9dda56dc939b

“You’re pretty brave for someone so young. Aren’t you scared? Why are you so calm?”ba0e4fef20c8ba14

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“My hyung says ignorance is bliss. If I had spiritual power and could see ghosts, I’d be different.”0432e5e01282a168

I should get out 1dadac8bde of this industry before baf8f77c0a that happens.9eee23f134ed5bb8

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Having no spiritual power meant having no weapon. I didn’t have the confidence to last long in this line of work like Seo Changgyung, fighting empty-handed.14dd463fa25159eb

I stood up and 259f8a8a46 walked to where I d4c56a4cf7 had placed the bait 27ae206e49 bowl. I had left it 6aacb64a93 where I sat, worried 54aacbc0e4 the group might find 80b28848b6 the parking plate suspicious.a6f38d2fe402697f

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“What is this? Just for this… ha-.”35ca28a862970134

I sighed at the sight of the long, stick-like glowing float, presumed to be the client’s lost item. It was a bothersome item that caused so much trouble and even threatened lives, so the silly product name ‘Fishy Float’ didn’t amuse me at all.cb77cfa3676ef305

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The exchange was complete, and the application form, parking plate, and cash had disappeared. I’m usually not very emotional, so even when I first experienced this phenomenon, I didn’t make a fuss. I just thought, ‘Oh, something invisible happened.’c7fbad1549f802e9

“Is anyone thinking of leaving without catching a single fish?”3c490786a320bf60

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Out of consideration for the veteran fishermen’s pride, I didn’t offer to share the carp I caught.d0908bb30e3d48f1

“Leaving already?”4f20b14bb49e9208

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“Let’s sit a bit longer.”3b2af4a10be467a4

As the fish ab0c38556c started biting, the 4584de7dfa fishermen hesitated, wanting 2a6f89364e to linger a fd5349cc4d bit more.4ad0bfc924600a01

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“My hyung says that if you lose focus and let your guard down in places like this, it’s over in an instant.”2b50d480961af42c

“Hey, you told us not to take it seriously earlier!”5a23c25e9bf57545

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“Did you forget about the reservoir ghost from earlier?”0c6d1befe85177ac

“……”459e8884fec63e97

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“Do you think the ghost that targeted you has given up now? Why? For what reason?”84e6548e5ce44914

“……”d3eb3fbe3cb4babd

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Whether it had given up or not, I didn’t know. I wasn’t Seo Changgyung, so how could I see into a ghost’s mind?da1c3278fa42a8d8

I was just f7ad9cbfeb curious and asked, 8ccd1299b3 but they all 9066d62f54 turned pale and 858eb7ccf4 hurriedly packed their c0fb410314 things.4d2ed191b239398d

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I walked around the reservoir to ensure they didn’t leave anything behind. I didn’t want any loose ends.2d81b5783a044314

Trying to exchange a fishing float for a human life showed that the ghost had no conscience or sense of arithmetic. Pretending to be kind by offering to return lost items shouldn’t be seen as a favor. Once you get your items back, that’s when the real trouble begins.3088bab406e97e37

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After the check, 43027dd594 I led the ae93b8f2b9 fishermen down to 3e0504d399 the mountain parking 5e920eae82 lot.b6259183ff0f3a50

While exchanging contact information, I aee1f388eb repeatedly urged them to keep 9ec7608df4 the talisman on them and 425d5ab6ea to contact me if anything 314c3fffbf seemed off, no matter how 4700efa524 minor.b9b783a8ed62816c

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I wanted to escort 41eaa82c0f them to their destination, 4d2c2d7cb9 but we lived in 82fc634d62 different areas. Once I got home, 834900dee3 I had to wash 4cf9ac9c29 up and head straight 1e13b58c60 to my morning classes e05b1facd3 without any sleep.f3b83b8c2e2238c7

As I drove, matching the speed of the car in front, I got a call from the man registered as ‘Fisherman03 Jung Minsu.’8a89a588fd3fb4e1

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―Did you see that?b26efb3191788b0e

“What?”3a125fa019aca3fd

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―The guy trying to hitch a ride by the road. Sorry, but I had a bad feeling, so I didn’t pick him up.e66378e7c13f2453

“You did the right thing.”1fcc3976f43a3dee

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