Got Dropped into a Ghost Story, Still Gotta Work - Chapter 113

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Even If I Fall Into a Ghost Story, I Still Have to Go to Work Episode 113

The first thing I saw was a red pulsing.

Thump, thump, thump.

I belatedly realized that I had crashed into something.

Splat.

With a short, heavy sound, my body fell onto something squishy.

A foul smell.

The next moment, I realized it was the stench of rotting protein.

Chunks of flesh scattered around me stuck all over my body.

Pulsing red.

Whoooosh!

Wind blew.

The high-speed train I had been riding passed by me, leaving behind a roar and wind pressure.

The train disappeared in an instant to the far end of the tunnel, where light was glinting…

“…”

Honestly, it was quite dirty and a bit scary, but I didn’t fall into pain or serious panic.

It just felt like standing alone in front of an apartment waste separation area late at night.

-Good heavens, such an unsanitary environment! Are you alright, Friend?

“Yeah. I’m fine.”

‘…Happy Maker is really working properly.’

Just like how taking Cheongshimhwan makes your heart coolly harden and feel less tense, conversely it felt like my head had warmly hardened.

I got up with a fairly calm and stable mental state.

But in the process of brushing off the rotten flesh with my bare hands.

Tear off and devour your wickedness

A strange sound echoed in my head.

“…”

So, um. Roughly matching the testimonies of people who had been offered as sacrifices with the current situation…

‘Around this point, you’d feel burning pain all over your body, and unable to bear it, you’d start tearing off your skin and flesh…’

And while chewing and drooling that, you’d have to walk forward toward the light at the end of this dirty and damp corridor – it seemed like that kind of insane situation.

This corridor itself was a trace of that horror.

Fortunately, I was in a state where all pain was numbed, and I was even wearing a silver ring that increased mental resistance, so I wouldn’t feel such insane impulses.

“Phew.”

I stood up completely and lightly brushed myself off.

It wasn’t very effective. The traces left by filth and rotten flesh were stark.

About the source of this flesh… let’s try not to think about it…

Thanks to Happy Maker, there was no disturbance, but it was still unpleasant.

Ah, wait.

“Brown, are you okay?”

-Ah, you mean this repeating radio tape-like sound? It’s like meaningless noise pollution, but not unbearable!

“…What about the burning pain?”

-Haha!

-This body has no skin or flesh! Just cloth and cotton, and eyes and nose…

I, I see.

‘The conditions for sacrifice only applied to humans after all.’

I was relieved that Brown wouldn’t lose control and go into a frenzy.

-Anyway, does my friend have more business in this messy place?

“…No.”

-Then let’s get out of here quickly.

That’s right.

‘To escape, I need to get back inside that train.’

I got up from my spot and started walking.

To the end of the corridor.

Splat, splat.

Filthy fluids splashed from under my feet, getting into my shoes and soaking my socks red.

Abandon your sins

Tear off as much as your sins

Devour your sins

“…”

Does the burning pain get stronger the more sins a person has committed?

‘Then theoretically, good people would only feel minimal pain even if they fell here from the window…’

Since this was a ghost story focused on the group inside the train that became increasingly brutal and horrifically inhuman with each loop repetition, such details could only be guessed through experience.

Anyway… the corridor was longer than expected, and I walked persistently.

‘I hope I won’t need to use another Happy Maker.’

Abandon your sins

Abandon your sins

Abandon your sins

I continued walking while ignoring the voices.

My feet seemed to get heavier gradually, but the light steadily approached.

Trudge, trudge. The intense light coming from the tunnel exit almost blocked my vision and made it hard to see ahead.

‘Ah.’

I was almost there.

Even while frowning, I stepped further forward…

Finally, the moment I was enveloped in light.

Go to Tamra

‘…!’

A small, gentle invitation.

An unusual warmth and sense of liberation, a strange feeling as if something was enveloping me… like a revelation piercing through the top of my head…

-Oh my! The recruitment is quite aggressive. Just a moment…

The moment it disappeared.

My consciousness was sucked somewhere at tremendous speed, like a train falling down a steep slope.

“…!”

“Hueok!”

“Agh! Aaaaagh!”

I opened my eyes.

I was sitting in a car of a comfortable, modern high-speed train.

My body was clean again, and my mind…

‘Wow.’

Recalling it made me feel like vomiting.

My stomach churned.

‘I… I couldn’t feel this sensation?’

You’re telling me I was buried in flesh that people had torn off alive, eaten, and then vomited out, and then I got up from that and walked around?

‘Let’s… let’s stop thinking about it.’

Anyway, what’s important is that I successfully returned to this point in time.

‘The Happy Maker effect also completely disappeared when I returned to the starting point.’

I instantly regained my rationality and first checked the quantity of Happy Makers.

…

11 before use.

It was the same.

-The consumables you used have returned to an unused state. Strictly speaking, since you’ve returned to the point when the train departed, this could be considered natural!

Right. I expected this.

‘Good.’

The preparation is complete.

When I raised my head to look forward, Jin Na-sol was looking at me with a calm expression.

“How was it?”

“It’s a horrible and disgusting place. If you fall there without preparation, you’ll almost certainly show signs of mental confusion or contamination.”

“Really? Then get up. Let’s secure in advance…”

“Hey! Look here! This person is fine!”

“…”

Aaaagh!

Jin Na-sol, whose words were cut off, made an unpleasant expression, but didn’t immediately take action against the civilians rushing over.

‘Let’s… let’s hurry.’

I deliberately showed a vague smile while looking at the people who were shocked to see that my condition was fine.

“Are you okay?! My goodness!!”

“This person, this person volunteered to fall! But… th-they’re okay?”

“Yes. I’m fine for now. But… what exactly happened after I fell?”

“Th-that’s…”

Skipping the rambling urgent words of the people and keeping only the important parts, it was like this:

“After you fell, the countdown started again…!”

“Oh, right! It went on cooldown again as if demanding one more sacrifice.”

As expected.

“…! I see. So at that point, did the train crash again?”

“No! It was after that!”

One of the passengers who had gathered explained further.

“Something strange happened – no one fell from our car, but suddenly a path opened, saying they had received an offering…”

“…”

“There was murmuring that someone from the front car had fallen, but everyone got excited and started fighting, so we couldn’t get the details…”

“…”

“No! They called us crazy! They’re the ones who can’t assess the situation!”

“Exactly!”

“It’s so frustrating, really.”

“Even in games, you can’t just leave those troll bastards alone.”

I see.

Gradually, the conflict was escalating.

‘It was from this round.’

And…

Deaths occur due to violence within the train cars.

…

For now, I calmly nodded.

“I see. It seems the number of people who need to be offered as sacrifices increases by one each time.”

“Wh-what did you say?”

“One person at the first altar, two people at the second altar. It seems like the required sacrifices increase sequentially like this.”

“Ah…!”

It seemed like something everyone had probably suspected but couldn’t bring themselves to say out loud, as sighs and fearful groans came from here and there, but no fierce rebuttals emerged.

They were just scared.

“What do we do? What should we do? No… why do we have to go through this? Sob…”

“By any chance, do we all have to jump out the window for this to end?? Is that it?!”

It was quite a plausible guess, but I gently grabbed that person’s shoulder.

“No. Please calm down. There must be a way to end this.”

“Huuuk.”

“Look at me. I’m fine even though I fell, right? There’s always a way.”

“Ah…”

Taking advantage of the slightly calmed atmosphere, I spoke gently.

“You said the other person who fell from the window is in bad condition? If it’s okay, could you guide me to them?”

“Ah…, ah, yes!”

“This way!”

I followed the people who were hurriedly guiding me while looking around the audience seats.

“Ooh. I’ll come too!”

Beyond the Dolphin Assistant Manager who immediately followed me.

Jin Na-sol was standing with her arms crossed as if telling me to try it.

‘She’s letting me try.’

The moment she judged it inefficient, she probably wouldn’t hesitate to immediately change the game and capture all the obstructive people and throw them out the window one by one.

‘That won’t clear it.’

So….

For now, this was the most efficient and humane method I could use.

“There’s someone… sitting here….”

I looked at the person sitting in the seat I was guided to.

The person with glasses had their mouth agape, staring into space. The first sacrifice from the second round, who had fallen before me.

“Teacher?”

“….”

No response. They looked completely out of it.

“Wh-what on earth is down there….”

“It was terrible. But….”

I reached out one hand and placed it on my chest.

“I realized something.”

“…Yes?”

Clink.

I lowered that hand and naturally slipped it into my suit jacket’s inner pocket.

And attached the small badge that had been in there all along.

Silver Heart.

“Everyone! Don’t worry too much.”

At the same time, I approached the Office Worker with Glasses.

“Hic! Hic hic! Hic!”

“It’s okay… it’s alright.”

I approached him and carefully injected the Happy Maker.

‘The components will completely disappear when the next loop comes.’

This would be better for him than being in insane panic and terror.

And since the Happy Maker was as small as a ballpoint pen, to others it would look like this person calmed down just from my support….

Like magic.

“…Huff!”

The person with glasses gasped for breath.

Reason returned to his eyes, and clear tranquility settled in.

“That was truly terrible… Ah, ah… hah… it’s over.”

Slowly.

A faint smile spread across his face.

“Thank you…. My heart… feels at peace….”

Then he slowly stood up from his seat and hugged me and the other Passengers.

People accepted it reflexively while beginning to look at me with wonder.

“You brought him back to his senses….”

“How….”

I’m a fraud….

But I continued speaking while looking at my hands as if I too was amazed.

“I don’t know why only I gained this ability, but now I….”

Taking a deep breath.

“I think I vaguely understand what’s happening on this Train.”

“…!!”

“A-are you serious?”

“Yes.”

I raised my hand and folded my fingers as I continued.

“Who the people are that must fall Outside the Window, and how many times it takes for all of this to end….”

“G-good heavens.”

What am I doing right now?

‘I’m committing fraud.’

And this type of fraud is a regular feature in apocalyptic creative works.

‘The so-called cult leader…!’

The guy who incites people, talking about God’s will and making them do strange things.

Did one appear in Car 6 before? …Hmm. I think that’s right.

Sorry… no, I’m not sorry at all,

‘You won’t exist anymore.’

Because I’m going to beat you to it.

“Good people of Car 7. Please listen to my words from now on.”

I stood in front of the Train Door and shouted.

“We have been chosen for a great test!”

-Good heavens!!

The sound of Brown’s standing ovation came from my suit front pocket.

A fraud certified with the ghost story Host’s rave reviews….

Now launching.

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