Chapter 47
The two employees’ faces were already full of sneers.
Even though the card distribution hadn’t started, their attitudes showed confidence as if their victory was already confirmed.
“Let’s start!”
The blond man shouted loudly and flicked a coin.
Ting!
As the coin fell from the sky, cards were distributed to each person.
The card Park Yeon-jeong received was.
-♥3
Low.
Very low.
I judged there was almost no chance of winning this game.
Naturally, my gaze turned to above Jeong Da-ram’s head.
The number on the card floating above Jeong Da-ram’s head was.
-♠1
This is screwed.
It seemed like the outcome was determined from the start.
“Why? Get a low number?”
The glasses guy started sneering at Jeong Da-ram.
But Jeong Da-ram remained silent.
At Jeong Da-ram’s silence, an even more vulgar smile spread across the two employees’ faces.
I know this type of agency people.
Humans fallen into severe delusions, mistaking themselves as different from others.
Guys full of arrogance on their shoulders after surviving the ghost story space two or three times.
It was like seeing Park Yeon-jeong himself sitting in front of the roulette machine a few minutes ago.
Even without the site <Ghost Story Record Storage >, there exists a term to collectively refer to such humans.
-Minor villain 1 (Blond employee)
-Minor villain 2 (Glasses guy)
These names suit them perfectly.
And now these two employees were faithfully taking steps forward doing exactly what such minor villains would do.
“Then let’s reveal our cards. It’ll be low anyway… our pretty bitch Jeong Da-ram.”
The glasses guy insulted Jeong Da-ram with an unpleasant smile.
Now ignoring even the title of deputy, he mocked her with offensive language.
“……”
Jeong Da-ram remained silent this time as well.
We revealed our cards to each other, and the sum of the numbers was.
———-
Park Yeon-jeong 3+8=11.
Jeong Da-ram 1+4=5.
Blond employee 9+7=16.
Glasses guy 6+10=16.
———-
The difference in numbers was too clear.
It was our definite defeat.
But.
I knew.
I knew from the beginning that their victory wasn’t purely due to ‘luck.’
At least I knew that this couldn’t be dismissed as mere ‘coincidence.’
Perhaps Jeong Da-ram already knew this too.
Bang!
The glasses guy stood up from his seat and raised his voice at both of us.
“Hey! What are you two doing! Hurry up and bow to your masters!”
“……”
Amid the sneers and confident attitudes of the two employees, Park Yeon-jeong continued to check the clock and observe reactions at every moment.
Looking at the two employees who were confident in their victory in the current game.
Park Yeon-jeong calmly rose from his seat.
Flinch-
The employees slightly hesitated.
Park Yeon-jeong opened his mouth, looking down at the two employees with a face devoid of any emotion.
I thought it was about time.
“The game is not over yet.”
The air froze instantly.
The expressions of the two employees stiffened for a moment at the cold energy felt in Park Yeon-jeong’s tone and expression.
I know too well how to deal with these kinds of guys.
Exactly, guys who live for their own self-importance.
For deluded guys who believe everything will move according to their will.
The direct way is to forcefully show them that their answer is wrong.
And very intuitively at that.
So that such unnecessary weeds never grow in this world again.
“You two… seemed to understand the rules of the game to some extent… but you made a fatal mistake of breaking the rules.”
———=
/Ghost Story Journal
[Jackpot]
:Identification code Cd-C-4911.
.
.
.
Cheating prohibited.
Approach gambling with an honest heart.
———=
“Cheating is a clear violation of the rules.”
I said in a cold tone.
The bodies of the two employees flinched at that moment.
Meanwhile, Jeong Da-ram was muttering quietly.
‘That was supposed to be my line.’
……Let’s ignore that.
Park Yeon-jeong still exhaled deeply, and with an expressionless face, quietly checked his wristwatch and added.
“You cheated me. You agency people should have had a manual for ghost stories. I didn’t expect you to make mistakes that even children wouldn’t…”
But the two employees raised their voices as if angry at me.
“This ghost bastard is really…”
“Shut up.”
At that moment, a chilling energy spread.
The blond employee’s voice subsided at Park Yeon-jeong’s single word.
‘If Noise was here, he would have ripped out that blond’s neck right away.’
I am relatively decent.
Finally, they seemed to be reflecting on their situation in the current circumstances.
Though it was already too late.
“So if you’re going to hide, you should have hidden it properly.”
I immediately stood up from my seat and shouted loudly toward the table.
“I object.”
“What? The game is over, what objection?”
This time the glasses guy spoke angrily.
“I clearly.”
Flinch!
“Told you to be quiet. You’re humans who can’t understand what they’re told.”
Please just stay still.
Fortunately, at one word, even the expression of the guy in the last glasses guy stiffened for a moment.
Good.
Now he just needs to appear here.
Flutter.
Speak of the devil.
An elegant red carpet falling from empty space unfolded before us like stairs.
Clack.
The sound of shoe heels coming from above the red carpet.
Everyone’s gaze concentrated upward.
Clack… clack… clack.
A mysterious figure wearing a black skull mask slowly descended down the red carpet.
In “Ghost Story Record Storage,” they used to call that existence by this name:
The Judge.
Her appearance was suitable to be called a beautiful woman with an elegant figure.
Her image, having stopped walking on the table, seemed to embody the two characters meaning ‘enchantment.’
Though she wrapped her skin in a luxurious red fur coat, the curves of her body that couldn’t be completely hidden by the coat clearly captured one’s gaze.
Her presence, possessing both beauty and dignity simultaneously, overwhelmed everyone.
With the exception of just one man.
The Judge placed the red ring-shaped chain she had been holding onto the table with a fluid movement, and while stroking the black skull that emerged from the end of the ring along with black smoke, she opened her mouth.
【It was noisy.】
The Judge’s first glance coldly looked at the two employees.
And then looking at me again, she opened her mouth.
【You called me.】
The Judge continued with a cold smile.
【That familiar scent of Him emanating from your body.】
Abruptly.
The Judge approached me and brought my wristwatch to her face, slowly inhaling.
【I envy you. You who received His favor. I’m envious… I’m extremely envious. I envy you.】
And as she exhaled again.
Crack-
!!
The surface of the watch cracked.
…Ah.
I’m going to get scolded by Noise for this…?
But it still seemed to be working.
Park Yeon-jeong was startled but soon calmly stared at the Judge.
“I will inform you of their cheating.”
I said respectfully.
Making my voice even more calm, I hid any trembling that might be felt.
【Yes, I understand】
With a ‘whoosh’ sound, the skulls at the end of the chain the Judge was holding floated up and vibrated.
【I will begin the judgment.】
“W-what! What cheating did I commit! Do you h-have evidence?”
The glasses-wearer responded in a flustered voice.
I continued speaking slowly.
“Those glasses you’re wearing, they’re an item, right? The name of that item is ‘I Can See Your Misfortune.'”
I could roughly guess.
It was an item with exactly the same appearance as the one I knew.
That’s why I asked.
And the glasses-wearer’s face turned pale rapidly.
“W-what! What nonsense! I don’t have such an item!”
Tick.
Hearing the sound of the moving second hand in response to his answer, I was certain.
An item with the effect of lowering the luck of the target being observed.
The glasses-wearer used that item in this game.
“Let’s check those glasses, shall we.”
Park Yeon-jeong proved he had cheated based on this information.
Splash!
The Judge grabbed the chain and soon after, the skull flying around the Judge immediately snatched the glasses-wearer’s glasses.
【Hmm… indeed, it’s an object imbued with strange power. Confirmed.】
The Judge immediately delivered a verdict, and simultaneously, the mouth of the skull floating in the air opened wide in front of the glasses-wearer.
“W-wait…”
Crunch!
Only emptiness remained where the glasses-wearer’s head had been just a moment ago.
Chomp, chomp.
The skull was busily chewing something as if chewing gum.
The blonde employee who was directly observing this scene right beside.
Thud.
Just collapsed to the floor powerlessly.
Now it was a situation where I only needed to reveal the blonde employee’s cheating.
But.
【Now it’s your turn.】
…Pardon?
For some reason, the Judge’s gaze was directed at Park Yeon-jeong himself.
When I was wondering if it was just a simple concern.
【Especially you, who gives off His scent.】
Splash!
Her gesture followed soon after.
“Huh?”
As Jeong Da-ram’s short voice quickly brushed past my ears.
The skulls immediately opened their mouths wide and swallowed Jeong Da-ram and the blonde employee.
!
As if she had been watching my slight movement, the Judge’s shallow laughter came to my ears riding on the wind.
【I’ve merely removed useless intruders.】
She raised her hand and sent Jeong Da-ram to some space.
I don’t know about the blonde employee.
But that woman Jeong Da-ram would probably survive well.
That’s what I thought.
And she raised her hand and caressed my cheek
Flinch-
I stepped back, but her hand grabbed my arm and stopped me.
【And this is my small gift to you, who receives His favor.】
Zap!
Feeling the pain in my right arm, I rolled up my shirt.
The Black Coin tattoo had transformed into a skull shape.
【If those thin limbs and that neck that seems like it would break at any moment were to fly off, He would be disappointed.】
With those words, this time the skull began to approach me with its mouth open.
Before the skull’s huge mouth swallowed me.
The Judge’s last voice clearly lingered in my ears.
【I wish you bad luck. And please die as painfully as possible.】
Crunch!
When I opened my eyes again after being swallowed by the skull.
“…The clouds are pretty.”
I was falling from the sky.
…Fuck.
*****
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[Unnecessary interference…]
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Throughout the library, ear-splitting noise continued for a while.
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