Exorcism Specialist Company: Ghost Soul Trading - Chapter 107

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Chapter 107

If I had brought the Ghost-Slaying Blade from the start, the spirit would have dissipated easily, but in constrained situations like today, when I was forced to confront ghosts with only the Blood Crimson Blade, a critical weakness became apparent.
The moment I dropped the Blood Crimson Blade, my physical abilities reverted to normal.
The ideal approach would be to train my body to maintain enhanced abilities even without the Ghost-Slaying Blade or Blood Crimson Blade, but that required long-term preparation.
Right now, I needed a proper offensive method when facing spirits with only the Blood Crimson Blade.
‘Hmm.’
I recalled the battle that had unfolded at the Jjamppong Killer’s house earlier.
The Ghost-Slaying Blade was a close-range weapon too, but because it had blade length, I could maintain some distance while striking.
However, the Blood Crimson Blade was a short sword, so I had to close to arm’s length before launching any attack.
This made me vulnerable to counterattacks from spirits and easy to disarm.
I pondered what solution might exist.
“Would that even work?”
Then I suddenly remembered the ‘chain sickle’ I had designed back when creating games.
It was a weapon primarily used by ninjas—a sickle attached to the end of a chain for striking distant enemies.
If I suspended the Blood Crimson Blade from a chain in this fashion, I could attack from greater distances than the Ghost-Slaying Blade allowed, and retrieve it by pulling the chain when it was far from my body.
“No. No, that won’t work.”
I shook my head.
While that approach would let me easily pull the Blood Crimson Blade back to my body, there was a significant risk the spirit could grab the chain instead.
Then the blade wouldn’t return to me—I’d be the one dragged toward the ghost.
If the Blood Crimson Blade was far enough away that my physical abilities had returned to normal, and the spirit seized the chain to pull me forward before launching an attack, I’d be caught without a chance to escape.
“Could I control the Blood Crimson Blade through some method other than physical force like a chain?”
I rested my chin in my hand and turned my gaze toward the cabinet.
That’s when I spotted a miniature car motor in one corner of the workshop.
The moment I saw that motor, my eyes widened.
“Ah. Magnets.”
Magnets were what powered the motor.
Seeing the motor naturally brought magnets to mind.
I snapped my fingers and retrieved the smart watch equipped with the Ghost Microphone.
Then I began the serious modification work.
The principle was simple.
When I stood, I’d equip the Ghost-Slaying Blade and USP pistol on my left hip, and the Blood Crimson Blade on my right hip.
I primarily operated the Ghost-Slaying Blade with my right hand, and used the pistol with my left hand, right hand, or alternating as needed.
The Blood Crimson Blade was usually held in my left hand.
In situations like this where I couldn’t use the Ghost-Slaying Blade, I’d hold it in my right hand, but typically I operated it more often with my left.
If I installed electromagnets on the watch I wore on my left wrist and on the Blood Crimson Blade’s handle, then when I triggered the electrical current, the blade would rapidly fly toward the watch and attach.
In other words, I could pull the Blood Crimson Blade swiftly to my left wrist watch even from a distance.
With standard magnets, constant magnetic force would be generated, risking other metal objects being affected as well.
That’s why I absolutely had to use an electromagnet, and using an electromagnet meant that an electric current to generate magnetic force was essential.
I put on a welding mask and immediately began modifying the Ghost Mic.
I installed a microphone on the smartwatch-shaped front panel and an electromagnet on the inner wrist strap area, then attached a current supply device that would serve as the trigger.
Whenever I manipulated the trigger, no matter where I was, the electromagnet would activate and pull the Blood Crescent Blade toward me.
The critical part was the power source.
I configured it to share the battery that came standard with the Ghost Mic.
Since pulling the relatively heavy Blood Crescent Blade required considerable electromagnetic force, I had to upgrade the battery’s performance as well.
And the next evening.
As soon as I left work, I headed to the Training Field to test it.
I threw the Blood Crescent Blade several meters away and took a deep breath.
“Huuuuh—”
Then I stretched my left hand out sharply toward the distant blade.
Uuuuung—
A slight vibration emanated from the watch.
Clatter, clatter, clatter—
The Blood Crescent Blade lying on the ground responded, moving gradually.
Then suddenly—it came flying toward me at full speed.
“Whoa!”
Startled, I twisted my body to dodge it.
If I’d stood still, the blade would have sliced through my arm at that threatening velocity.
Crack—
The Blood Crescent Blade shot past my side and embedded itself in the wall on the opposite end of the Training Field.
I shook my head as I looked at the blade stuck in the wall.
“I need to lower the power a bit.”
I took the Blood Crescent Blade and returned to the Workshop.
After reducing the output energy slightly, I came back to the Training Field and ran the same test again.
“Alright. Here goes.”
I stretched my left hand out sharply toward the blade again.
Clatter, clatter, clatter, clatter—
The Blood Crescent Blade trembled violently on the ground before flying toward me just like before.
But this time it was moving at a relatively slower speed than before.
Snap!
I caught the Blood Crescent Blade with my left hand.
I’d successfully made the blade, which had been several meters away, return to me.
“Excellent!”
I nodded in satisfaction and swung the Blood Crescent Blade back and forth.
Then I threw it up into the air.
Whoooosh—
The Blood Crescent Blade flew toward one of the walls.
At that moment, I stretched my left hand out sharply toward the blade.
Thud—
In that instant, the Blood Crimson Blade that had been flying through the air came to an abrupt halt, then swiftly reversed course back toward Tae-woo.
Thwack—
The Blood Crimson Blade settled back into Tae-woo’s left hand, just as it had moments before.
Though it only functioned within a 20-meter radius, its return performance was undeniably flawless.
“It’s just like Thor’s hammer.”
Tae-woo smiled wryly and nodded with a satisfied expression.

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The next day.
After lunch, during the meeting hour.
Ji-seok, Ye-rim, Tae-woo, and Min-hye gathered together as they held a meeting regarding their next Client request.

“First of all—regarding the Jjamppong Killer case we handled the day before yesterday, the Settlement Team’s report was filed yesterday, and apparently the police have launched a full-scale investigation. The culprit has been confirmed, and they’ve identified all the additional victims found at his residence. Now it seems they’ll be searching for the bodies that haven’t been discovered yet.”
Ji-seok stood to one side of the conference room, speaking with his hands thrust into his pockets.
“Will we be deployed for that as well? Finding bodies seems like our specialty. It was the same with the JY Electronics case before.”
Ye-rim raised her hand and asked.
“Apparently Team 1 will be providing support for that. Our revenue was set at 500 million won, and it looks like they’re creating a separate estimate for the body search operation. It’ll probably bring in less revenue than what we’re getting.”
“Wouldn’t it be better if we handled the entire thing from start to finish?”
“Well, that’s true, but it seems management wants to support Team 1 a bit. Moon So-ryeong has been struggling since her injury.”
At Ji-seok’s words, Ye-rim nodded in understanding, pursing her lips slightly.
“Anyway. The next Client request is—this.”
As Ji-seok manipulated the pointer in his hand, the beam projector switched on.

[No.89753 – Request for Wandering Spirits Search at Incheon Port, Mylo Ship]

At the same time, I recalled the scanned copy of the client request file that had been uploaded to the web storage.
Everyone’s attention turned toward it.
“This job is fairly large in scale too. A request to search for Wandering Spirits. Five hundred million won if we find one, one hundred million if we don’t. It’s a direct contract without any outsourcing involved.”
Ji-seok spoke while looking at the screen.
“A direct contract means the client must be someone with money, right?”
Ye-rim leaned back slightly in her chair as she spoke.
Ji-seok nodded.
“The client is Hong Yang-doo, the president of Yang Doo Shipping. He’s in his fifties now, but there are some unsavory rumors about him in this industry—apparently he mistreats his crew members. Anyway, it’s one of the cargo ships he owns.”
“A cargo ship?”
Tae-woo asked in surprise.
“It’s a 500 TEU-class cargo ship. Think of it as a vessel that can carry about five hundred containers. The ship is roughly one hundred meters long and about twenty meters wide—not particularly large.”
As Ji-seok manipulated the pointer, the image shifted to the next photograph.
A full view photograph of the Mylo Ship floating on the sea was displayed.
“The bow section has auxiliary tanks and auxiliary equipment, the central area is the container loading zone. The stern section contains the wheelhouse and crew quarters, and below the stern section is the engine room. If we go aboard, we’ll probably be searching the stern area.”
Ye-rim interrupted Ji-seok’s explanation with a question.
“But what exactly made him contact us about something being there?”
At this fundamental question, Ji-seok smiled and advanced the screen.
It was a photograph showing the interior of the Mylo Ship.
“Apparently, accidents have been occurring continuously on the Mylo Ship recently. It’s not just that crew members keep dying or getting injured—the ship itself has been experiencing problems, causing cancellations. But President Hong Yang-doo seems to believe the cause is supernatural.”
Ji-seok spoke while looking at the screen.
“If there’s a problem with the ship, shouldn’t they just inspect it properly and fix it?”
Tae-woo asked, furrowing his brow.
“Hong Yang-doo is fanatically devoted to shamanism. Whenever anything goes wrong, he attributes it to spirits. That’s how our company became known to him, and he keeps making direct contracts with us. Since he’s wealthy and frequently gives us work, it’s beneficial for us, really.”
Ji-seok shrugged his shoulders.
“Among the requests Hong has made, have there actually been any cases where real Wandering Spirits were found?”
Ye-rim asked with a skeptical look.
“Out of roughly twenty requests he’s made over time, with varying costs, only two of them actually involved Grade 3 or higher aggressive Wandering Spirits.”
As Ji-seok answered, Ye-rim shook her head and sighed.
“Phew. So this one could be a wild goose chase too.”
“Whether it is or not, if we find any Wandering Spirits, it’s five hundred million won. So we just go, catch even Grade 1 or 2 Wandering Spirits, dispose of them, and it’s a sweet deal.”
“But why would he spend that much money on something he’s not even sure is actually a spirit? Heh, really. There are all kinds of people in this world.”
“That cargo ship must be an important revenue source for Yang Doo Shipping. But since it keeps breaking down and accidents keep happening, the company’s profits are suffering. Even if he spends five hundred million won, once the ship is operational again, the company can recover. That’s probably how he calculated it and decided to hire us.”
“So then, should Kim Chief and I just go and come back quickly?”
Ye-rim spoke lightly, as if she didn’t consider this a serious job.
“If there are no Wandering Spirits like before, it’s not a big problem… but what if there are?”
At Ji-seok’s counter-question, Ye-rim fell silent.
“If there are Wandering Spirits, there could be quite powerful ones. Why else would the term ‘ghost ship’ exist? Spirits in isolated spaces on the sea are inherently vicious by nature.”
The moment Ji-seok finished speaking, Ye-rim turned her head toward Tae-woo.
Meanwhile, Min-hye remained quiet, simply observing everything without saying a word.
“You three go—Yoon Manager, Kim Chief, and Choi Employee. Go and search the entire ship thoroughly.”
“Yes, understood.”
Ye-rim and Tae-woo nodded in agreement.
“Yes.”
Min-hye added her response a moment later.

Guihon Trading: Exorcism Specialists Chapter 107

Author
Cha U Lens
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