Exorcism Specialist Company: Ghost Soul Trading - Chapter 28

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Chapter 28

The moment I arrived at my house, I sat down in front of the computer.
After connecting the smart glasses to the computer, I began customizing the firmware.
“The blue light detected on the radar is too intense and it’s interfering. Can’t we change to a different method?”
Currently, the system was configured to emit blue light wherever a ghost was present.
In other words, if a ghost appeared in front of me, the blue light would shine directly ahead, but if one was behind me, I’d have to turn around to see the blue light.
It was a method that made immediate response difficult.
In such situations, if the ghost’s aura was strong, the blue light would become even more intense, and when ghosts multiplied in the area, it created a problem where the light would completely obscure my vision.
I needed a way to solve this.
I narrowed my eyes and thought for a moment, then snapped my fingers with a sharp click.
“Why didn’t I think of this sooner?”
Since I’d already named this system the “Ghost Radar,” all I had to do was make it function like an actual radar.
I first adjusted the settings so the blue light visible on the smart glasses screen wouldn’t be exposed.
Instead, I displayed a semi-transparent rectangular radar screen in the upper right corner of the smart glasses UI.
If a ghost appeared, the blue light wouldn’t shine in the intuitive direction I was looking through the smart glasses, but rather would be displayed on the radar UI in the upper right corner.
In simple terms, it was similar to the minimap commonly seen in games.
Of course, unlike a real game minimap, the surrounding terrain wouldn’t appear, but I could tell which direction an enemy was coming from.
Based on my position while wearing the smart glasses—if a ghost appeared in front of me, blue light would display at the top of the radar UI; if one appeared from the right, blue light would show on the right side of the radar UI; and if a ghost was behind me, blue light would appear at the bottom of the radar UI.
With this method, I couldn’t immediately detect ghosts above or below me, but the blue light wouldn’t obscure my vision anymore, and I could tell much more easily where ghosts were approaching from without even turning my head.
By the time I finished this work, it was already 6 PM.
Without even thinking about having dinner, I collapsed onto the bed fully clothed and fell asleep.
From the previous day’s intense fight with the ghost and the brief sleep I’d caught at the airport, exhaustion had accumulated completely.

The next morning.
I awoke to Seung-hun’s voice.
“Young master. Young master. Please wake up.”
Jolted from my deep slumber, I suddenly snapped awake and checked the clock.
Fortunately, I wasn’t running late.
“Young master. You should prepare for work.”
“Ah, yes, yes.”
I rose from bed, stretching my jaw wide with a yawn before extending my limbs.
“Then I shall prepare the vehicle. Please finish getting ready, have breakfast, and come to the garage.”
“Yes, yes.”
I still wasn’t accustomed to this lifestyle.
I got up, washed, dressed, and made my way downstairs to the dining hall.
The table was already laden with so many side dishes that the legs seemed to bow beneath their weight.
“Ah, you really don’t need to go to such trouble in the morning. I don’t usually eat breakfast anyway.”
The housekeeper then clasped her hands together respectfully and spoke.
“The chairman instructed us that your meals must always be prepared with the utmost care.”
“The chairman? Do you mean my grandfather, or the current representative of Guihon Trading?”
“Your grandfather, sir.”
The housekeeper answered with her hands still clasped together.
I shrugged helplessly and picked up my utensils.

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After finishing his meal and commuting with Seung-hun, Tae-woo stepped into the office and immediately found himself the center of attention.
Sensing the unusual atmosphere, Tae-woo quietly took his seat while gauging the mood.
“Hey, Kim.”
Just then, Bang Ji-seok, who had arrived for his shift, draped his jacket over his chair and spoke.
“Word is you made quite the splash at the Jeju field? According to Yoon Manager’s report last night, you solo-captured a Grade 4 Jangdo Ghost. The whole office is buzzing about it.”
From his words, Tae-woo finally understood why all the employees had been staring at him.
“But the settlement results are pretty rough.”
“Pardon? Settlement results?”
“Yeah. What the hell happened at the Jeju field that caused a fifteen-million-won deduction?”
“Fifteen million won?”
It meant that from the fifty-million-won exorcism contract, approximately fifteen million won in property damage had been incurred.
Tae-woo blinked and tilted his head in confusion.
“It couldn’t be helped. There was such a violent ghost—what else could I do?” Ye-rim, who had just arrived, said as she sat down.
Ye-rim, who had just arrived, sat down and spoke.
“Still, that’s excessive. Fifteen million deducted from fifty million is—ugh, come on.”
Bang Ji-seok shook his head and continued his lecture.
From his position, it was a significant reduction in revenue, so he had every right to complain.
‘But why should I be criticized for that?’
Tae-woo tilted his head and logged into the web storage.
When he checked the results report that Ye-rim had uploaded, he found the Settlement Team’s settlement results report attached below it.
Upon reviewing it directly, just as Bang Ji-seok had said, fifteen million won had been deducted from the originally planned fifty-million-won settlement.
The itemized list included a piano, wallpaper, doors, books, and countless other things.
‘Ah.’
Tae-woo nodded in understanding.
During the battle, all manner of objects, including the piano, had gone flying everywhere. Tae-woo himself had slashed through incoming objects with his sword, and doors and dressers had been destroyed in the chaos.
After quickly scanning through the smart glass recording footage attached to the results report, the fifteen-million-won figure suddenly made perfect sense.
‘So fighting recklessly isn’t the way to go.’
He awkwardly scratched his head.
“What happened with the Seoul Station ghost?” Ye-rim asked, changing the subject.
Ye-rim asked, trying to change the subject.
“Handled it well enough. Turns out the station manager had a vague familiarity with our company. I gave him a business card. If there are any more issues, he’ll probably reach out. Station managers probably have their own community network anyway.”
“That’s good. There are especially a lot of ghosts in the subway system.”
The two continued their conversation.
Listening to their exchange, Tae-woo casually asked.
“There are a lot of ghosts in the subway?”
“Yes, that’s right. They’re digging underground, after all. In the process, they often disturb coffins and remains. Plus, those places tend to be damp with strong yin energy.”
“I see.”
“You know those settings that frequently appear in horror movies and games, right? Urban legends about seeing ghosts here and there—well, if certain settings keep appearing in those stories, there’s always a reason. There are tons of subway urban legends.”
“Oh, right.”
Tae-woo nodded with a fascinated expression.
“Let’s just wrap up this morning’s meeting here.”
Bang Ji-seok stood from his seat and positioned himself between Tae-woo and Ye-rim.
“The director had business out of the office this morning, so I’ll relay the message. Yoon Manager, do you remember that Cheongju Abandoned House we worked on last month?”
“Last month in Cheongju? Ah, yes. I remember. That’s the one where we exorcised the earthbound spirit.”
“Right. Apparently a complaint came in saying it wasn’t handled properly. Yoon Manager, go back and check it out once more.”
“Excuse me? I received confirmation from the Settlement Team that there were no issues after I finished the job.”
“I don’t know. The client seems to be making a fuss. Go check it out and make sure it’s handled thoroughly this time.”
“Seriously. Really. I have to do after-service for a measly five-hundred job? Unbelievable.”
Ye-rim shook her head in irritation.
“What can you do? The outsourced sales company apparently got quite the earful from them. The director ordered us to take special care of this, so just go and come back.”
“Sigh… Yes, understood.”
Ye-rim answered with a resigned sigh.
“And Kim, you’re coming with me to work on the Sungmin University dormitory.”
Bang Ji-seok said, looking at Tae-woo.
Tae-woo turned to him in slight surprise.
“Excuse me? With you, sir?”
“What, you don’t like it?”
“No, it’s not that I dislike it.”
“Yoon Manager is technically your mentor, but since she has somewhere else to be, you’ll be going with me. We’re leaving this afternoon, so keep that in mind.”
“Yes, understood.”
The thought of moving alongside Bang Ji-seok, who seemed to regard him with disdain, already made Tae-woo feel suffocated.

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That afternoon.
I climbed into Bang Ji-seok’s car for the drive to Sungmin University in Chungbuk.
The moment I settled in, a peculiar fragrance mingled with the scent of incense drifted up from within.
It was clearly no ordinary car air freshener.
“Ugh. It’s a long drive, and I have to take our new employee along.”
He grumbled under his breath as he settled into the driver’s seat.
“Would… would you like me to drive instead?”
“No, no. I don’t let anyone else handle my car.”
He started the engine immediately and pulled out.
During the drive, I felt like I was sitting on hot coals the entire time.
I kept expecting to be lectured or scolded about something.
But surprisingly, Bang Ji-seok said nothing at all while driving.
‘Hmm.’
Still, I found myself stealing glances at him.
Now that I thought about it—I still didn’t know what Bang Ji-seok’s weapon was.
Ye-rim used a salt pellet airsoft gun powered by gas pressure, and while I wasn’t entirely sure about Cha Jun-ho, it seemed like he might use live ammunition. But with Bang Ji-seok, I had no idea whatsoever.
I couldn’t even begin to guess what his weapon might be.
Even if I assumed it was the same type, I hadn’t seen any weapon bag on him.
“What? Something on your mind?”
Ji-seok noticed my gaze and asked.
“Ah, well… um…”
“Speak clearly.”
“What kind of weapon do you use, sir?”
“Weapon? Ah. A weapon for catching ghosts?”
“Yes.”
“Well, I wouldn’t call it a weapon exactly. Guns and blades seem too violent. I use something like this.”
While keeping his hands on the steering wheel, he reached into his inner jacket pocket with one hand and pulled out a plastic case, handing it to me.
It looked unmistakably like a deck of playing cards.
“What is this…?”
I opened the case with a puzzled expression.
Inside were talismans of various designs, coated stiffly and sized like playing cards.
Yellow paper adorned with crimson patterns and characters.
There had to be dozens of them, each appearing to serve a different purpose.
“These are talismans?”
“That’s right. Talismans. First time seeing them like this?”
“I’ve never seen them coated like this before.”
“The flimsy ones don’t fly well. I’m pretty good at throwing cards.”
Ji-seok kept his eyes forward as he continued.
“Most of those talismans seal ghosts away. There are some that obliterate them outright, but I don’t use those often. Unless the ghost is particularly aggressive, I usually just seal them and hand them over to the Incineration Team.”
“I see.”
“Yeah. Ghosts deserve pity too, you know? They didn’t choose to become ghosts—they accumulated so much resentment that it happened to them. So if they just vanish like that, it’s tragic. That’s why I usually just seal them away, giving them a final chance to ascend to heaven or face their end on their own terms.”
Hearing his words, I realized he approached exorcism with a fundamentally different mindset than Ye-rim.
In fact, Ji-seok seemed to practice a more humanistic form of exorcism, driven by genuine compassion.
“That’s quite different from what Manager Lee says.”
“Yoon Manager? He despises ghosts. His younger brother was bewitched by a vengeful spirit and took his own life.”
Ji-seok spoke matter-of-factly, but I could sense the considerable weight behind those words.
“Regardless of which operation you’re assigned to, always review the contract before going in. Check who the client is, what requests and precautions are listed, and when you’re needed.”
“Ah, yes. Where can I access the contracts?”
“Yoon Manager didn’t tell you? You can check them through our groupware system. I don’t know what Yoon Manager’s been teaching you.”
He let out an exasperated sigh and gave me a brief explanation of how to access the contracts.

Guihon Trading Company – Exorcism Specialists Chapter 28

Author
Cha Woo-renz
Publisher
Daon Creative
Planning / Editing / Production
Yoon Tae-ri
Cover
Lee Chi

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