Got Dropped into a Ghost Story, Still Gotta Work - Chapter 66

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Even If I Fall Into a Ghost Story, I Still Have to Go to Work Episode 066

“Excuse me…”

“…”

“Excuse me.”

I opened my eyes wide.

A familiar face came into my opened field of vision.

“…Security Chief?”

“Yes…”

A slender build wearing a security uniform, light hair color, and ‘J3’ written on the name tag.

It was that very security employee who had been caught up in the Chang-gwi motif darkness with me…!

I tried to hastily get up.

A tremendous headache struck me… huh?

Jingle.

I hesitated.

Red yarn with bells was tightly wound around both my hands that I had stretched to the floor to support my body.

‘Yarn?’

The usage and appearance seemed familiar somehow… ah.

‘It’s equipment used by the Security Team…’

======================

It was an item that temporarily allowed anyone to regain their ‘good past state.’

Knowing its identity made me feel slightly more at ease.

I relaxed my body…

“…”

“…”

No, wait a minute.

But why am I restrained??

I quickly raised my head.

The Security Chief’s face, which showed his usual ‘everything is bothersome’ expression, revealed a slightly pleased look when our eyes met.

And he waved his hand slightly.

“We meet again…”

“Yes. But…”

I raised my arms as much as possible.

“What exactly is this?”

“You rescued a contaminated employee… they said…”

“Yes, but why am I…”

The Security Chief pointed at me.

Ah.

“…Do you think the Security Team believes I’m contaminated?”

“It seems so… yes… There’s no one else.”

And the Security Chief raised both hands with a faint expression that could have been either expectation or embarrassment.

“Um, welcome to the Security Team…?”

Ah, no.

This person is misunderstanding this as a new employee welcome…!

“It’s not me.”

“…Huh?”

“It’s not me.”

After emphasizing it twice, I finally came to my senses and looked around.

‘…Is this some kind of containment room.’

The indoor space enclosed by gray walls was empty. Even the lighting was embedded inside the ceiling with solid finishing materials without any protruding parts.

‘It seems the Security Team properly responded.’

That means I made the call correctly.

[Security Team Rental Warehouse]

This facility, which I was permitted to use after being promoted to Team Leader, was literally a warehouse where Security Team equipment could be rented through phone calls or visits.

However, when the Security Team judges that ‘suppression’ is necessary, they also intervene directly like this…

‘I hit the jackpot.’

Seeing how I’m currently detained in a Security Team facility.

I slowly nodded.

“This must be the company building. Seeing that you came here, Security Chief.”

“Yes… You’re quick to catch on…”

“…”

I swallowed.

If I wasn’t mistaken, the contaminated Park Min-seong was currently inside the tattoo on my wrist.

‘I need to take him out here and hand him over to deal with the contamination.’

But wouldn’t the fact that I have such a tattoo being officially registered with the Security Team be too stupid in the long run?

Eventually, I spoke as if testing the waters.

“Is there CCTV installed in this place by any chance?”

“I don’t think so…”

Right.

Since this was probably the first time someone contaminated by the ghost story had emerged into reality, they probably didn’t place any recording devices.

The CCTV footage itself could become contaminated.

‘Especially since Hungry Hangman is a ghost story with particularly strong mental contamination…’

Anyway, it seemed no one knew that the completely contaminated Park Min-seong was currently in my forearm.

I swallowed.

“…Security Chief.”

“You can just call me J… I’m the only J left in the Security Team now…”

“Yes, J.”

I made a request with a serious face.

“Could you keep what’s about to happen a secret?”

Of course he’d say no.

Or there was a high probability he’d pretend to be conflicted, act like he was persuaded and seem trustworthy, then promptly report it.

Either way, I should prepare some persuasion tactics…

“Sure, whatever…”

“…”

“As long as it’s not something like blowing up the company… no, even that would be fine… Then please keep it secret that I heard anything too…”

“…”

Is this the spirit of a permanent employee…

‘What kind of company is this.’

I steadied my mind that was about to reel and spoke firmly.

“It’s not something like blowing up the company.”

“Then…?”

“Actually, I rescued a contaminated employee and am currently suppressing them separately.”

“…”

“….”

“…??”

The Security Chief looked at me with an expression that said ‘what the hell are you talking about.’

“Are you having a mental breakdown….”

“I’m perfectly fine. I’m even wearing contamination suppression equipment, aren’t I?”

I raised my arm.

“This yarn with bells… it seems like equipment for suppressing contamination.”

“Hmm… That’s right.”

“Then you should know that what I’m saying comes from a sound mind.”

The Security Chief stared at me intently.

I swallowed.

“When you’re ready, I’ll bring out the contaminated employee.”

“Ah.”

He blinked and looked at me with an expression that didn’t seem very trusting, but slowly opened his mouth.

“Yes…. Give it a try….”

“Don’t you need any special preparations? I’m also using a disposable item, so I only have one chance.”

“Well….”

The Security Chief patted himself.

“I’m here.”

It could have sounded arrogant, but his tired tone that suggested everything was bothersome came across quite plainly.

‘Besides, he’s the chief.’

The abilities of someone who became chief in the Security Team that specializes in ‘Darkness Suppression’ – I saw them during that Chang-gwi ghost story last time….

…Good. In that case.

“Yes.”

I took a deep breath.

And immediately thrust my hand into the tattoo.

“…!”

Confining a fellow teacher, this goes against the rules

‘Pull!’

My hand came out of the tattoo, dragging what I was holding along with it.

Thud-thud-thud-thud-thunk.

Making strange sounds, the ‘Teacher’ began to emerge from the tattoo.

And.

Snap.

The moment the yarn broke from that impact,

blood spurted from my forearm like a fountain.

The wound I had made with the blood-sucking knife had returned.

“~!”

I should refrain from swearing but

“Teacher Sol-eum! Such mischievous behavior is subject to punishment at our ■■ Affiliated Kindergarten….”

Pause.

Park Min-seong, the ‘Teacher’ who had been smiling gently, stopped.

Then he looked around blankly.

“….”

“….”

“This isn’t the kindergarten!!”

Damn.

“This isn’t the kindergarten! This isn’t the kindergarten! I went out without permission, unauthorized absence, I wasn’t a perfect teacher, I… I broke the rules…!”

I couldn’t help it, I just… felt overwhelmed with guilt.

I’m truly sorry. Teacher, I made the wrong judgment. I shouldn’t have done this, I’ll take your punishment too and recite the educational manual. I grabbed our ■■ Affiliated Kindergarten’s educational manual….

“Oh my.”

Grab.

Someone seized my face.

And put something in my ear.

“Sleep anesthetic… something like that.”

….

….

Blink.

I blinked my eyes.

“Excuse me.”

“….”

“Excuse me….”

I opened my eyes again.

Everything was quiet.

“Are you okay…?”

“I’m fine.”

I knew reflexively.

“Did you make me lose consciousness?”

“Yes…”

I looked at the capsule shell that had fallen from my ear to the floor.

‘Did they put medicine in it?’

It seemed I had received a brief fainting effect.

Similar to the Snow Mountain Apple I had, but like a lower-tier compatible item.

‘Stay calm.’

Thanks to that, I seemed to have escaped the contamination’s influence.

I caught my breath and looked down at my arm. The wounded area was now wrapped with bandages.

And the yarn that had originally been wrapped around me was….

“….”

When I looked up, it was now tightly wound around Park Min-seong’s limbs in the corner.

Right. He’s not in the form of a teacher.

It’s Park Min-seong!

‘…It worked.’

Park Min-seong wearing a black suit and mask looked perfectly normal, as if he was just before entering a ghost story.

Even if it was just a temporary effect from the suppression equipment.

“…Ha.”

All the strength left my body and I leaned against the wall.

‘…Handover successful.’

I hear the Security Chief muttering beside me.

“That person’s lucky…. Was it possible to come out that quickly… I’m envious….”

Wait a minute.

“Since they came out quickly, does that mean they can fully recover from the contamination?”

“Hmm….”

The Security Chief lowered his head as if thinking was bothersome, but when he met my persistent gaze, he finally spoke as if spitting it out.

“That’s a darkness grade….”

“Yes? Yes. That’s right. B grade.”

“Then it should be fine….”

B grade?

“The Company has know-how too… Hmm. In moderately okay cases… department transfer?”

“….”

Right. Working in the Security Team would be better than dying.

‘I hope they recover well and either return or resign….’

“….”

I looked back at Park Min-seong again.

Maybe because the tension was finally relieving a bit.

I felt strange.

A colleague who just yesterday was working in the same office, sharing jokes and greetings.

The feeling that from tomorrow they would suddenly disappear from my daily life.

“…Please take good care of him.”

“….”

The Security Chief nodded slightly.

A subtle expression.

…Thinking that far, my mind finally recalled the last scene I had witnessed.

…Eun Ha-je!!

“What happened to the corpse that was collapsed next to me? The corpse missing its left hand….”

“I don’t know….”

Just in case, surely it wasn’t incinerated or anything. No, that can’t be.

‘Since it was missing a hand, not a head, they must have thought it was strange.’

But in my anxiety, I immediately urged the procedure and left the containment room.

“Come out with me….”

“Ah, yes.”

Accompanied by some of the summoned Security Team employees, I walked out the containment room door somewhere between escort and surveillance.

And the moment I went out, I realized.

This was the containment room area attached next to the Security Team Rental Warehouse.

[Isolation B]

‘There were separate documents dealing with this place in the darkness investigation records….’

They were all creepy.

The two summoned employees walked down that corridor with calm steps, keeping me half a step behind, and I followed while suppressing my chills….

Kikikigikik.

Aaaaaaaah glorious name please shine upon me

Save me please save me save me please

Spine-chilling sounds echoed from each containment room lined up on both sides.

‘Don’t, don’t look.’

I walked without giving them any glance, only looking at the light coming from the door ahead….

….

Who’s in the corridor?

Uaaaaaaah!!

Who’s in the corridor? Who’s in the corridor? Who’s in the corri

Please walk faster! Faster!!

But these damn Security Team employees stubbornly maintained constant speed as they came out the door.

And I became completely drained, like wilted kimchi, as I went through the warehouse exit procedures….

“….”

The Equipment Warehouse Front looked just like a bleak Facilities Team Corridor.

When I went to the window, a silent Security Team Employee took out my belongings that had been kept in isolation storage.

“Thank you.”

I received my document bag. There was a sticker with [Qualified /Danger Level D] stamped on the surface.

‘It seems they didn’t inspect the items individually.’

I didn’t receive additional inspection while they asked what I took out from my forearm.

Surprisingly, Security Captain J seems to have completely kept his promise.

‘But he might say something someday.’

I can handle that much. I deliberately mentioned it was a disposable item too.

What’s important is dealing with it.

‘Let’s do well.’

I took a deep breath.

‘Then now I need to hurry and check on Eun Ha-je’s situation….’

-Friend!

-Friend!

Huh??

-Friend

“….”

Brown!!!

“Is, is this all of my belongings?”

The employee pointed with their finger to a container in that front corner.

[Waste Box]

There, my business suit jacket, all wet and crumpled into a mess, was rolling around with a small stuffed doll that had been shoved in together….

Heoooooooh!

How dare you shove it in there!!

You, you crazy bastards!

I could probably take a bath with the cold sweat.

I hurriedly pulled out the jacket and tidied up the doll, then put it in my shirt pocket.

‘You, you went through a lot. I’m sorry.’

-Phew… Noru doesn’t need to apologize. Those bastards were the ones acting recklessly!

It seemed to have calmed down a bit. I quickly turned around and started walking.

But an ominous voice followed behind me…

Good Friend does not forget…

“…”

Let’s make sure to never bring Brown near the Security Team again…

Just as I was stepping outside the door.

“Kim Sol-eum.”

“…!!”

Someone was waiting in front of the Security Team Front Desk.

“…Team Leader.”

Lizard Team Leader looked at me with vertical pupils.

“Did you come to get me?”

“Yes.”

“Where are you taking me? I mean, I’d like you to also tell me why you’re taking me there.”

“Medical Office. Eun Ha-je is lying there.”

“…!!”

I,

After hesitating several times, barely managed to open my mouth.

“…Is she alive?”

Lizard Team Leader turned to look at me.

And answered definitively.

“Yes.”

“…”

A surge.

Something unknown suddenly rushed up to my throat.

“…Team Leader. Park Min-seong also came out.”

“I see.”

Lee Ja-heon seemed to think for a moment, then asked.

“Is he alive?”

“…Yes.”

“Then everyone survived.”

“…Yes.”

That alone was valuable.

Definitely.

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