Exorcism Specialist Company: Ghost Soul Trading - Chapter 33

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Chapter 33

Tae-woo climbed into the car in the parking lot and immediately questioned Ji-seok.
“What’s going on? Did you already know about Na Hee-jung’s spirit?”
Ji-seok answered his question.
“I did some preliminary research. The student who died back then was Na Hee-jung. She was active in the Student Council and apparently quite popular. She was dating Shim Chi-young, who was preparing to be a full-time lecturer at the graduate school at the time. They were a fairly famous couple. But rumors started spreading around campus that Na Hee-jung was pregnant, and it became a problem.”
He had deliberately played ignorant when questioning the manager despite knowing all of this.
“So… why did those rumors start in the first place?”
“Apparently Shim Chi-young was cheating on Na Hee-jung with another female student from the Student Council. It seems that girl spread the rumors.”
“Ugh. A typical baseless college scandal.”
“The problem is Shim Chi-young. After Na Hee-jung died, the police investigation showed there were no witnesses. But among the Student Council members and dormitory students back then, there was a rumor that Shim Chi-young went up to the rooftop with Na Hee-jung when she went there.”
“Ah.”
“So the gossip was that Shim Chi-young killed Na Hee-jung. That he pushed her off the rooftop. But today I saw what really happened—Na Hee-jung slipped and was about to fall, and Shim Chi-young grabbed her, but instead of pulling her back up, he just let her drop.”
“Sigh. That’s what she wanted to tell us. Na Hee-jung, I mean.”
“That was it. How bitter.”
“Can Shim Chi-young not be punished legally?”
“It’ll be difficult. There’s no evidence with any legal weight.”
“Really? Ugh. This is truly bitter.”
“Still… he won’t be able to live in peace.”
“Why not?”
“Do you think he can live properly after absorbing a spirit’s resentment like that? The stench of blood will vibrate intensely from his soul. Other spirits won’t leave him alone.”
“Ah, I see…”
Tae-woo exhaled a sigh and nodded.
Then a fundamental question suddenly occurred to him.
“Oh. But when and how did you investigate all of that?”
Ji-seok answered casually and started the engine.
“Sungmin University’s community anonymous board.”
Considering that university cafés and communities were active up until the 2010s, there was no better place for Ji-seok to investigate information and campus rumors.
“Manager Yoon is good at catching spirits too, but you need to understand—not every spirit can simply be eliminated.”
“Yes, I understand.”
Tae-woo nodded, his lips twitching slightly.
He was thinking that since they’d done night work today, they’d head straight home and come in tomorrow afternoon.
But the car Ji-seok was driving was heading toward the company.
‘Why are we going to the company?’
Tae-woo felt an increasingly ominous sense of foreboding.
It seemed like they’d be asked to write a full report before going home.
If he had to write a report in this state, he’d definitely be up all night.
Ji-seok glanced at Tae-woo’s expression while driving and spoke.
“I’ll send them home. But Na Hee-jung will need to be handed over to the Incineration Team.”
“Do the Incineration Team staff work night shifts?”
“Yeah. They rotate shifts. There are some troublesome spirits that are hard to keep sealed, so they’re always on standby. When the Training Team brings in a spirit, they get to work right away.”
“Ah, I see. So Na Hee-jung falls into that category of ‘troublesome spirits’?”
“No. I just want to send her on quickly because I feel sorry for her.”
After Ji-seok answered, he dashed down the dark street.
As Tae-woo listened to Ji-seok’s words—despite how prickly he could be toward him—he found himself thinking that Ji-seok might be a person with a kind heart after all.

* * *

Guihon Trading Headquarters Rooftop.
As Ji-seok and Tae-woo stepped onto the rooftop, a large sacred tree immediately caught their eyes.
The ambient lighting around it cast a glow that exuded both grandeur and an eerie atmosphere.
“Oh my. Manager Bang. What brings you here at this hour? Did you pull an all-nighter?”
Just then, a middle-aged male employee emerged from a small container in the corner of the rooftop, dressed in ritual attire, and asked the question.
It was the same container from which Kim Manager had emerged in her shamanic robes when I witnessed the Incineration Team’s “incineration activities” before.
It seemed to be a preparation space for conducting the incineration work.
“Yes. I came to have something incinerated.”
“What grade is it that you brought it in at this late hour? Around grade 4?”
“No. I’d say it’s around grade 2 or 3. It’s a spirit that only served as a vengeful ghost.”
“Is that so? How many people did it kill?”
“About 10 people over 10 years?”
“My goodness. It must have harbored quite a grudge.”
The two conversed naturally.
In the process, Ji-seok handed a talisman card to the employee.
Upon receiving the talisman, the employee finally noticed Tae-woo and turned his head toward him.
“A new recruit?”
He pointed at Tae-woo with his chin and asked.
When Ji-seok nodded, the employee extended his hand for a handshake.
“You came to eliminate a spirit from Incheon Field before, right? Someone said you had sharp eyes.”
It seemed to be what the Incineration Team employee who had introduced the shotgun had said.
“Ah, yes, yes.”
As Tae-woo answered, Ji-seok added from beside him.
“I’m not sure about sharp eyes. But he does seem capable.”
“Well, that’s much the same thing.”
The two exchanged banter as they talked.
“It’s female?”
The employee fanned the talisman card slightly in his hand and immediately sensed who was sealed within it.
He certainly didn’t seem like an ordinary person.
When Ji-seok nodded, the employee approached the ritual table set up before the sacred tree.
He then retrieved a wooden tablet and began inscribing something in brush calligraphy upon it.
“Her name was Na Hee-jung. She was a university student.”
Ji-seok spoke from behind.
“I see. She looked quite vibrant.”
The employee responded and inscribed her name upon the tablet, placing it before the sacred tree.
He then set a talisman before it, holding a talisman in one hand and a fan in the other, beginning to mutter something.
Soon he bounded about, shaking bells wildly.
Compared to when Tae-woo had witnessed the janggu and gong clamoring loudly before, this was a relatively “subdued ritual.”

Ding-ding-ding-ding-ding-ding-ding-ding-ding-ding-ding-ding—

The sound of the bells rang out loudly.
Tae-woo watched this scene quietly.
Ji-seok too clasped his hands together and gazed respectfully at the employee.
He appeared almost as though he were observing a moment of silence.
Thud—
That was the moment.
The loud ringing of the bells ceased abruptly.
Despite the employee continuing to shake them, no sound emerged.
This too was an extraordinarily peculiar phenomenon.
The employee lowered the bells and fan, approaching the talisman card.
He then tore the talisman sealing Na Hee-jung.
As he hurled the talisman before the sacred tree with a whoosh, it suddenly engulfed itself in flames.
Crackle—
In the briefest moment, the talisman consumed by fire became ash and vanished into the air.
The employee nodded as he gazed upon the scattering ashes.
“She shows no resistance and wishes to ascend of her own accord. You captured that spirit well.”
The employee turned to Ji-seok and spoke.
“It had to be done. Those people were ‘human’ once, after all.”
He patted Tae-woo’s shoulder and moved toward the rooftop access door.
“Thank you for your hard work. We’ll head down now.”
“Okay. Let’s go inside.”
He exchanged a light farewell with the employee before re-entering the building.
“Kim Manager should leave right away and report by 1 PM tomorrow. We have a full meeting in the afternoon.”
Ji-seok spoke as he entered the elevator.
“1 PM? Ah, ah, ah. Yes.”
For a moment, he was flustered.
It was already 4 AM, and if he went home to wash and sleep, he wouldn’t get even six hours before having to wake and prepare again.
But he was in no position to complain or refuse.
“Then let’s head in.”
He didn’t even consider giving Tae-woo a ride and headed straight to the parking lot.
Since Seung-hun had driven Tae-woo that morning, he had no immediate means to get home.
“This is awkward.”
But calling Seung-hun at this hour felt uncomfortable.
He briefly considered taking a taxi or bus home, but that would leave him with insufficient sleep.
“Forget it.”
Tae-woo exhaled a short sigh and simply made his way to the 4th Floor Office.
There, he sat at his desk and lay his head down to sleep.

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“Young Master. Young Master? It’s time to wake up.”
Seung-hun’s voice reached Tae-woo’s ears as he slept deeply.
Startled awake, Tae-woo’s eyes snapped open and he looked around.
It was his bedroom.
“What?!”
He had definitely been lying on his desk at the company’s 4th Floor, sleeping.
Yet here he was.
As consciousness returned, he realized he was at home.
“Wait, why am I here? I was sleeping at the company.”
“The company security guard contacted me, informing me that you were sleeping at your desk. So I brought you home.”
Seung-hun spoke respectfully, his hands clasped together.
“Really? The security guard? Ah, well, I…”
Tae-woo reasoned that since his grandfather was the Founder—admired by all employees—the guard would certainly know of his existence and have Seung-hun’s contact information.
But it was remarkable that he hadn’t woken once during the journey home and being laid in bed.
“You were sleeping very soundly. You wouldn’t wake even when I tried.”
“I see.”
Tae-woo found it strange that he, not a child, hadn’t stirred, but there was nothing he could do about it now.
“Exorcism consumes considerable mental energy. In the past, even the Chairman would sleep so deeply after work that he wouldn’t notice if someone carried him away.”
Seung-hun offered this explanation to the bewildered Tae-woo, then gestured toward the wardrobe.
“I’ve pressed all the clothes you’ll need for work. Wash up and have your meal.”
He stepped back a few paces with ease and left the room.
Checking the clock, it was 11 AM.
There was still some time before he needed to head to work.
Though he felt sleep-deprived, waking up now and preparing would allow him to depart at a leisurely pace.

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2 PM.
Guihon Trading Training Team full meeting.
Tae-woo arrived as Ji-seok had instructed and immediately moved with his teammates to the Main Conference Hall set up on one side of the 4th Floor.
It was the first time he had entered this place since joining the company.
The space resembled an auditorium, with a screen and podium arranged at the front.
“Sit here.”
Ye-rim showed Tae-woo to his seat.
“Ah, yes.”
Tae-woo clutched his notebook and sat down somewhat awkwardly.
At that moment, Cha Jun-ho appeared from behind.
“What’s this? The rookie came too?”
Ji-seok, standing to one side, answered his question.
“It’s the full Training Team meeting today. Kim Manager should attend as well.”
“Still, he’s still in his probationary period. If he worked the night shift yesterday, he should get a day off today.”
Cha Jun-ho shook his head, patted Tae-woo’s shoulder, and headed toward the podium.
Tae-woo carefully turned his gaze to the other team members settling into their seats one by one.
They all looked like ordinary office workers—nothing like exorcists who wielded weapons.
‘Well, who would ever guess that people like Manager Yoon or Director Bang are the ones firing guns and throwing talismans?’
Then I noticed Cha Jun-ho conversing with a woman around his age.
Ye-rim whispered softly while pointing at her.
“See that woman talking with the director over there?”
“Yes.”
“That’s Moon So-ryeong, the director who was the ace of the Training Team.”
“Moon So-ryeong, the director?”
“Yes. She succeeded in capturing a Grade 5 Muk-jin Spirit all by herself.”
“Really?”
Tae-woo opened his eyes wide and looked at her.
With her short hair reaching her shoulders and stylish formal attire, she looked far too slender to seem suited for combat.
“What’s her weapon?”
“Weapon? You’re curious about that?”
Ye-rim asked.
Tae-woo genuinely was curious about it.
Just watching Ji-seok throw talismans to capture spirits was already so fascinating.
I could roughly guess what kind of weapon Cha Jun-ho used, but Moon So-ryeong’s weapon was completely beyond my comprehension.
When Tae-woo nodded, she answered with a smile.
“A composite bow. She uses a composite bow called the Spirit Bow.”

Exorcism Specialist Guihon Trading Chapter 33

Author
Cha U Lens
Publisher
Daon Creative
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Yoon Tae-ri
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Lee Chi

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