Exorcism Specialist Company: Ghost Soul Trading - Chapter 13

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Chapter 13

Thwack—
Regardless, from Yerim’s perspective, she needed to act now.
No matter how exceptional the spiritual abilities of the Founder’s grandson might be, she couldn’t entrust that spirit to a rookie who had only just experienced one OT field exercise.
She immediately aimed her gun again at the Building Owner Ghost and fired.
Bang! Bang!
Simultaneously, the Building Owner Ghost scaled the walls and ceiling with terrifying speed, lunging toward Tae-woo and Yerim.
In that instant, she shifted her aim and tried to pull the trigger.
Whoosh—
But Tae-woo had already bolted forward with such velocity that she couldn’t fire immediately.
One wrong move and she’d be shooting straight at the back of his head.
“Tae-woo!”
Yerim cried out, but Tae-woo didn’t hesitate and charged directly at the Building Owner Ghost.
Crash—
The Building Owner Ghost hung upside down from the ceiling, grinning at Tae-woo with an unsettling cheerfulness.
From his gaping maw, his tongue dangled grotesquely long, nearly touching the floor.
Shrieeeek—
As Tae-woo accelerated, dust that had settled in the corridor erupted into the air in a violent cloud.
It was an incredibly short distance, yet he moved with breathtaking speed.
Rat-a-tat-tat—
The Building Owner Ghost retreated rapidly while still clinging to the ceiling.
But Tae-woo closed the distance even faster.
With each movement, dust and air whipped violently in his wake.
Yerim, still keeping her gun trained on the spirit, couldn’t hide her astonishment.
Snap—
That was the moment.
Tae-woo seized the dangling tongue of the Building Owner Ghost with a single hand.
The Building Owner Ghost’s perpetual grin froze instantly.
Tae-woo’s expression hardened as he yanked the tongue with brutal force.
The Building Owner Ghost lurched forward, and Tae-woo swung his blade without hesitation.

Thud—

The spirit seemed to dissolve into black smoke.
But that smoke was rapidly absorbed into the corridor floor, as if dust were being sucked into a vacuum cleaner.
Until now, I had only seen spirits that vanished immediately upon being cut down, so witnessing one disappear like this was a first—Tae-woo turned to Ye-rim with a bewildered expression.
Thump—
But Ye-rim was also looking at Tae-woo with the same bewildered expression.
The movements Tae-woo had just displayed were those of a master swordsman, pure and simple.
“Manager. What just happened?”
Tae-woo asked.
Only then did Ye-rim snap back to attention, shaking her head vigorously before answering.
“It escaped. Some high-ranking spirits, when they judge their lives to be in danger, dissolve their own bodies and flee.”
“It turned into smoke like that?”
“Strictly speaking, it disappears in a form similar to ‘ghostfire.'”
“Was it really that high-ranking? It didn’t seem that strong.”
Tae-woo muttered with a shrug of his shoulders.
Hearing those words, Ye-rim inwardly clicked her tongue.
By her assessment, the Building Owner Ghost had gathered spirits around itself, and judging by their aggressive nature, they all seemed to be at least Grade 2 Complex Spirits or Grade 3 Devouring Spirits.
Yet here was a rookie who had just entered the field, displaying superhuman movements to subdue that spirit, casually remarking that it didn’t seem that strong.
On one hand it was absurd, but given the extraordinary display he had already shown, she had no choice but to acknowledge it.
“In any case, if it escaped, we’ll need to search again.”
“I see.”
“Yes. In situations like this, we must focus on the fact that this spirit was the ‘Building Owner.’ I don’t know what circumstances led to its suicide, but if it retains the consciousness that this building is its own, it certainly won’t leave this building.”
“So even though it fled, it will be somewhere in this building.”
“Exactly.”
Ye-rim nodded.
Tae-woo placed his hand on the smart glasses and activated the radar again.

Whirrrrrrr—

As the Ghost Radar activated, he quickly scanned the ceiling, walls, and floor in succession.
And there it was—another blue dot blinking on the corridor floor.
As Tae-woo stared at it, Ye-rim asked.
“Is there something else on that floor?”
“Hmm. My Ghost Radar is picking up something there— but what is it—”
Tae-woo trailed off mid-sentence.
He’d just remembered the blue light that had flashed inside the Antique Shop when they first came up here.
It was possible that the blue light from the radar wasn’t coming from the corridor floor at all, but rather from the Antique Shop on the first floor.
Since the Ghost Radar used Bluetooth, it could penetrate walls.
“Why?”
Ye-rim asked.
Tae-woo nodded and pointed downward.
“This radar detected inside the Antique Shop earlier. It’s possible that the signal coming from the second floor right now is actually that same signal.”
“The Antique Shop! Spirits cling to old things more readily. They stick to them.”
She nodded knowingly and gestured for them to head downstairs.

* * *

And so Ye-rim and Tae-woo arrived on the first floor and quickly surveyed the area in front of the Antique Shop.
The elderly man who had been sitting in front of the Barber Shop was gone, and there were no pedestrians on the street.
It would have been possible to break down the door and enter.
“So according to your radar right now, there’s a spirit detected inside here?”
“Yes.”
Of course, assuming the radar was functioning properly.
So far it seemed to be working well.
“Hmm.”
Ye-rim shone her flashlight through the glass window, illuminating the items inside.
It looked extremely damp, covered in mold.
“There’s definitely something here.”
She too sensed the heavy yin energy and nodded.
“So how do we open the door?”
Tae-woo raised his sword hilt as if to smash the glass door.
Ye-rim quickly glanced around before catching his wrist.
“When the path is blocked, don’t immediately think about breaking or destroying things. If the door opens, the spirit might escape, but more importantly, we could draw attention from passersby. We’re already carrying these large weapons—it could look like a crime in progress.”
At her words, Tae-woo also glanced around cautiously.
“Still, the Building Owner Ghost here probably won’t run away even if we open the door. He thinks this building is his, after all. I’ll quietly pick the lock.”
She finished speaking and, after a moment of deliberation, pulled a small tool from her pocket.
It was clearly a lock-picking tool.
“You carry something like that?”
“You’d be surprised how often it comes in handy.”
“What do you think Manager Bang will say about this?”
“He’s not even here anyway.”
She answered smoothly and inserted a tool into the keyhole of the Antique Shop entrance door.
She manipulated it deftly, and soon nodded in satisfaction.
Click—
As the door swung open, she pulled it back slowly.
Tae-woo wondered where she’d learned such a skill, but decided to focus first on searching for spirits inside.
Upon entering the Antique Shop, a musty stench wafted through the air even more intensely.
The peculiar staleness of aged antiques mingled with the reek of mold in a suffocating blend.
Cobwebs hung haphazardly throughout, and a thick layer of dust blanketed every surface.
The Second Floor had been filthy, but compared to this place, it seemed almost pristine.
At least the Second Floor had some ventilation from the breeze; this space was utterly stagnant.
“I should light some incense.”
She reached into her pocket and retrieved a small incense burner, preparing to draw out the hidden Building Owner Ghost.
That was when Tae-woo shook his head.
“No need.”
He activated his Ghost Radar and scanned the antiques quickly.
Then, from a small jar tucked in the corner, a faint blue light emanated softly.
It was far dimmer than any blue light he’d seen before.
It seemed weakened from the attack he’d inflicted moments ago.
Tae-woo gestured toward his Smart Glasses, then pointed to the jar glowing with blue light.
She nodded, confirmed the location once more, and approached it slowly.

Ssssshhh—

A gray hand suddenly shot up from the jar’s opening.
Ye-rim immediately fired at the hand, and with a sharp crack, a hole tore through it before it was sucked back inside.
The Building Owner Ghost was definitely trapped in that jar.

She immediately snatched up the jar and stepped outside the shop.
Tae-woo watched as she handled the spirit-possessed vessel.
The moment she reached her car, she popped open the trunk and revealed a wooden box plastered with yellow talismans.
“Whenever we secure a spirit-possessed object, we just place it in this box.”
She explained this to Tae-woo as she opened the box and inserted the jar inside.
Then she closed the box and secured the latch.
“Do we take it to the company like this?”
As he asked this, Tae-woo suddenly grew curious.
‘Do spirit-possessed objects need chemical treatment? Or physical treatment?’
But the answer that came back felt somewhat deflating.
“Yes. We bring it to the company and hand it over to the Incineration Team, who handle the rest.”
“Ah… so it’s just like burning garbage.”
“…It’s more like a purification ritual than garbage disposal.”
“But does the company really have an Incineration Team?”
“Yes. We do have an Incineration Team within the company. Once we hand it over to them, our company’s incineration facility cleanly burns the spirit-possessed object, and the spirit inside is either sent to the afterlife through a memorial service or annihilated. We either eliminate it on-site or hand it over to the Incineration Team.”
“I see.”
As Tae-woo nodded, she closed the trunk and climbed into the driver’s seat.
He hurried to the passenger side and settled in.
“Spirits hiding in objects like that are usually either frightened or waiting for a chance to counterattack. When we hand them over to the Incineration Team, they assess which case it is—if the spirit cooperates, they send it to the afterlife; if it resists, they annihilate it immediately, just like you did earlier.”
She spoke as she started the car.
Tae-woo nodded with fascination.
It was remarkable enough that a spirit-catching company existed, but what truly astounded him was how systematically organized everything was.
“Then I’ll head to Ilsan. Could you set the navigation for me?”
She asked this of Tae-woo.
While Tae-woo operated the navigation, Ye-rim called Bang Ji-seok.
“Yes, Manager. The Incheon field operation is complete. There were several wandering spirits—I eliminated them all—and I’ve secured what appears to be a Class 3 spirit. Ah, yes. Yes. It was the building owner who ran the antique shop, and it seems he remained bound to the building like a territorial spirit, drawing other spirits to him. Yes. He hid inside an antique jar. Yes. Yes, understood. I’ll stop by the Ilsan field before returning to base.”
She reported in a remarkably professional tone while driving.
Meanwhile, Tae-woo entered the destination, and the car sped toward it.
After finishing her call with Bang Ji-seok, Ye-rim immediately made another call while driving.
Tae-woo watched from the passenger seat, observing where she was calling.
He was curious about the procedures that followed a completed operation.
“Hello? Ah. Yes, this is Yoon Ye-rim from Training Team 4. The Incheon Yeongan Wharf field is complete. Please have the Settlement Team verify. Yes. Contact me if there are any issues.”
She ended the call.
A Settlement Team, no less.
Tae-woo tilted his head and asked.
“What does the Settlement Team do?”
“Ah. After our Training Team eliminates a spirit, we need to verify that the spirit the client requested is actually gone, right? The Settlement Team from Guihon Trading visits the site afterward to confirm everything was handled properly. Once the Settlement Team gives the all-clear, that’s when our team’s sales figures go up.”
“I see.”
“The Incineration Team and Settlement Team are basically just salaried employees, but the Sales Team and we get case-by-case bonuses, so we have to work hard if we want our paychecks to increase.”
Ye-rim explained.
What fascinated me was how remarkably similar it all was to a typical corporate system.
“Shall we head to Ilsan then?”
She spoke as she pressed down on the accelerator.

Guihon Trading Company: Exorcism Specialists – Chapter 13

Author
Cha U-Renz
Publisher
Daon Creative
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Yoon Tae-ri
Cover Design
Lee Chi

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