Got Dropped into a Ghost Story, Still Gotta Work - Chapter 76

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Even If I Fall Into a Ghost Story, I Still Have to Go to Work Episode 076

Baek Sa-heon was, for once, doubting his one remaining eye.

Am I dreaming right now?

No, I was dreaming. A nightmare within a ghost story… no.

No!!

In fact, until just a moment ago, he had simply been pissed off.

‘I came here because there was supposed to be an item with powerful brainwashing effects in this school’s faculty office…’

Seeing all these various parties here, it seemed like it wasn’t such exclusive information after all, which made him internally seethe with anger.

‘…I won’t let this slide when I get to work tomorrow.’

So far, so good – updating his hit list with the person who had given him that so-called “exclusive information” while grinding his teeth.

Still, he had confidence.

No, he actually thought this tense standoff between the two forces was perfect to exploit.

‘Just shake things up a little and it’ll be complete chaos, right?’

Whether through sowing discord or summoning monsters to cause mayhem, he felt he could grab the items and escape.

Just like how he’d climbed up until now by using the idiots around him as bait at crucial moments.

He could even tolerate that weak colleague in the buffalo mask getting worked up and holding back tears. He looked useful.

But…

‘That bastard… what the hell is he?’

Baek Sa-heon stared ahead in bewilderment.

An employee with a familiar face wearing a black school uniform was standing confidently next to the Disaster Management Bureau people as if it were nothing.

Wearing the same iron badge as them, holding some strange toy-like pistol.

…Kim Sol-eum!

“Grape Agent.”

Gra, Grape??

What the hell was that supposed to mean?

He definitely hadn’t been wearing that kind of equipment when he saw him in the classroom earlier. No…

‘Why is a Baekillmong Corporation employee standing so naturally on the opposite side!’

“Everyone seems to be securing items. Could this be what we were looking for?”

“That might be the case.”

He was even having naturally Bureau-like conversations…!

The Baekillmong company employees next to him whispered among themselves.

“They don’t seem like ordinary guys.”

“Could he be a high-ranking agent? Looks like he was called in.”

“…”

Beside him, Jang Heo-un was gaping, looking back and forth between himself and Kim Sol-eum.

Excluding himself, he was the only employee here familiar enough to remember Kim Sol-eum’s bare face.

Even though he was wearing a mask, his shock was completely palpable.

And he was about to open his mouth to openly acknowledge Kim Sol-eum!

‘Yes. That’s it!’

You do it instead!

“That… that.”

“Would it be possible for you to just withdraw?”

“Excuse me?”

But his opponent was Kim Sol-eum.

That… ‘Grape Agent’ immediately cut off Jang Heo-un’s attempt at recognition and looked around at the employees with a serious expression.

Then he continued with a persuasive voice.

“In supernatural disasters like this, individuals possessing dangerous objects could lead to catastrophic results. As you’ve probably experienced, items that look good here don’t necessarily produce good outcomes.”

His voice somehow sounded…

Very convincing.

“…Even now, monsters are roaming around outside.”

“…”

Kim Sol-eum spoke with earnest eyes.

“Please, I hope you’ll yield for the sake of saving more lives.”

You?

It gave him chills.

But Jang Heo-un somehow blinked his eyes, then slowly opened his mouth as if entranced.

“Then… this time we’ll yield,”

This crazy bastard!

“…! Hey! What are you saying as just a new employee!”

“You, keep your mouth shut.”

Complaints poured out from the employees who had snapped back to their senses.

Baek Sa-heon didn’t know it, but this was possible because they carried mental defense items strong enough to somewhat escape the Silver Heart’s influence.

Of course, since the picture wasn’t very pretty, the agents on the opposite side whispered.

“Their corporate culture is trash too.”

“Right. Still, that agent speaks very well.”

“…”

He was even being acknowledged by the agents…!

‘What the hell is that bastard to be pretending to be an agent…’

No, wait a minute.

At that moment, a lightning-like realization struck Baek Sa-heon’s head.

‘Co, could he have been a Disaster Management Bureau agent from the beginning?’

Looking closely, that government official standing next to him was the same bastard from that crazy Murder Lodge!

The masks issued by the company had the effect of disrupting the perception of non-company personnel, so he probably didn’t recognize him, but…

‘…No way.’

Was it all staged?

Was Kim Sol-eum a Disaster Management Bureau spy from the start?

His spine went cold.

But at the same time, it seemed like he had a new card to play.

‘Then if I expose that bastard’s identity…’

At that moment, his eyes met with Kim Sol-eum’s.

Kim Sol-eum smiled and tapped his own chest.

Then he mouthed the words.

‘Debt.’

“…!”

-Debt

The words he had written when leaving behind the emergency flashlight.

‘You, you crazy bastard, that’s the debt you owe me…!’

Was he saying to shut up and cooperate if he wanted to collect the debt?

How could a debtor reverse-threaten the creditor… no!

‘Fuck, forget that!’

Baek Sa-heon gritted his teeth.

Right now, this team is outnumbered.

‘There are more people on the agents’ side now.’

At this rate, the field investigation employees aiming for a high score clear would likely just quietly retreat and give up the items.

Then they wouldn’t be able to cause any disruption at all. The opportunity itself would disappear!

‘I’d rather…’

“…”

Baek Sa-heon pondered, then made his decision.

He absolutely needed that item.

…Absolutely.

He also knew that his exclusive equipment, prepared by investing a fortune of a thousand points upfront, was properly attached to the sole of his shoe.

This thing he had painstakingly selected and crafted as parent equipment was…

A lethal weapon for the purpose of causing chaos.

Owner: Baek Sa-heon

Registered Equipment Description: Equipment in the form of a three-color pen. When the pen tip is pressed, the nib shoots out and explodes like a firecracker.

Manufactured in Qterw-E-99.

Enjoying the thin cylindrical pressure he felt from the sole of his shoe.

Baek Sa-heon deliberately turned to look at Jang Heo-un and spoke to him.

“Excuse me.”

“Yes?”

“Don’t you think there’s a strange sound coming from outside…”

And he naturally fired at Kim Sol-eum.

“…side?”

He aimed for the head.

‘Die!’

Die instantly.

So that even when he wakes up from this darkness, he won’t realize it was him who shot.

‘That bastard probably has a name tag anyway!’

He had gone through the trouble of racking up debt, so he couldn’t let it be discovered that he had ruined this situation.

‘I can just pin it on someone else.’

After all, the personalities of these company employees were all pretty much the same anyway.

Baek Sa-heon smiled triumphantly without showing it.

Whoosh.

The nib of his exclusive equipment that flew from the sole of his shoe silently whooshed through to pierce Kim Sol-eum’s head…

…but failed to do so?

Kim Sol-eum naturally twisted his head to dodge the nib.

“…?!”

Kim Sol-eum glanced at Baek Sa-heon.

‘How many times have I read about your exclusive equipment usage on the wiki.’

He already knew the loading motion too.

‘It’s tapping the left heel twice, isn’t it.’

Since he had been preparing for this from the moment they became roommates, this reflexive response was natural in a way.

Actually, since he had no expectations, he wasn’t even angry, but…

‘I can’t let myself be pushed around.’

At that moment, Kim Sol-eum looked at Baek Sa-heon and grinned wickedly.

‘I know you’re the one who shot.’

And it means you’re screwed now.

“…”

Baek Sa-heon felt a chill down his spine.

His learned fear rose to almost panic levels.

But his purpose of causing chaos had actually succeeded.

“Ugh,”

“…!”

The pen nib that hit the locker behind Kim Sol-eum exploded in all directions.

In an instant, the faculty office became thick with light, noise, and smoke.

“…Who is it!”

Now there was no point in keeping their voices low.

With this much commotion, the ‘students’ would come chasing even at the cost of some property damage. So…

They would swarm here soon.

“…!!”

“Flashlight.”

Everyone crouched low and pressed against the walls. Having their vision obscured by smoke was the worst condition in this nightmare school.

‘Which bastard was it?’

Just before survival took priority over finding the culprit in everyone’s minds.

‘Since it’s come to this…!’

I’ll at least take what I was aiming for!

Baek Sa-heon jumped toward the table.

2nd Year ■■■’s Fountain Pen

He grabbed the item and put it in his pocket.

Then he naturally joined the employees and rushed out of the faculty office together.

The agents who had been forming a defensive formation with no blind spots inside the faculty office only confirmed the situation after the fog had somewhat cleared.

That both the fountain pen and the employees had disappeared simultaneously.

“…! Damn it!”

“Those Daydream Corporation bastards…!”

They had suddenly become collectively responsible.

‘Excellent.’

Only Kim Sol-eum, who had been watching Baek Sa-heon closely, confirmed this.

But the situation was too urgent to make a fuss about it.

[A fatal accident has occurred in the 3rd floor corridor.]

[The dead student is Kim So-ra (2nd Year).]

The Daydream Corporation employees who had exited into the corridor had killed one of the students.

“…Ha.”

A blackout came.

5 seconds of blackout.

Wildly swinging flashlight beams.

Screams.

A corpse.

‘This is insane.’

With so many people and strange creatures, this was like a B-grade splatter horror movie.

A different kind of fear from the suffocating quiet from before.

Aaahhh!

That, there at the window!

Blood! Blood!

Send backup… ugh,

Amidst the hair-raising cruel scenes unfolding from all directions, I was somehow managing to spot students trying to newly enter the faculty office through gaps in the fog and freeze them.

It felt like playing some horrific Defense Game.

Or rather, like being in a horror game where I was cornered enough to only be able to do that.

“Go!”

The fortunate thing was that the agents were actively going on the offensive, so almost no aggro was being drawn to me.

But even that had its limits.

Blink.

The moment I unavoidably blinked due to blood splashing into my eyes.

A student’s hand stopped like a hook above my head.

“…!!”

I quickly stepped back.

…My skull almost got pierced just now.

My hair stood on end.

‘Hah…’

My heart felt like it would drop.

‘This won’t work.’

This was a swamp.

‘It’s beyond the range I can cover with just one flashlight.’

As far as I knew, though it varied by round, there were at least twenty or more students on each floor.

If a student dies and an announcement broadcast comes out?

[A fatal accident has occurred in the 2nd Year Faculty Office.]

More would come.

Along with a 5-second moment of silence blackout.

‘It won’t end.’

There was a high probability we’d all die here and the exploration would end. So…

‘I’d rather escape using this opportunity.’

I gritted my teeth.

Let’s find other people on different floors and join up with them.

The fog was subsiding, and the blackout had just ended…

Blink.

‘…Now!’

I slid across the faculty office that had become the center of blood, organs, and violence, heading for the door that had been open from the beginning.

At that moment,

“Grape!”

“…!”

In my vision as the fog cleared, I saw Bronze Agent.

He was confronting a masked employee he had caught, and that mask was…

“Hik.”

“Quiet.”

A Buffalo Mask. Team Y Cleanup Team.

‘That’s Jang Heo-un.’

Couldn’t he follow when the employees escaped…!

“Restrain him with this…!”

The agent threw what looked like handcuffs to me.

He must want me to restrain Jang Heo-un. He was mistaking that I had come this way to help him.

But I had already decided to cut ties with everyone…

“R-run away, Noru!”

“…!”

Damn it.

Jang Heo-un called out and then covered his mouth in surprise.

The name of my mask.

“…Noru?”

“No, that’s…”

I could tell just from the agent’s expression.

‘I’m caught.’

Damn, then…!

I quickly grabbed the handcuff item the agent had offered properly.

And reversely put it on the agent.

“…?!”

The handcuffs expanded to restrain the agent’s mouth and arms, and a silver chain that emerged from them connected to my hand.

“Buffalo, let’s run.”

“Y-yes…?!”

And I dragged both Jang Heo-un and the agent as we rushed outside.

Aaaahhh!

[The moment of silence is over. We pray for the peaceful rest of the deceased.]

We escaped from the faculty office that had become a scene of carnage and ran up the stairs like mad.

One or two entities followed us out of the faculty office, but they turned back due to the commotion breaking out in the faculty office again.

“Please keep watching above.”

“Yes!”

Jang Heo-un answered quite alertly and looked up the stairs.

‘Phew.’

I watched the students disappear without following us up from the middle of the stairs, turning my head with the feeling of wanting to wipe away cold sweat.

Then I made eye contact with the person restrained at the end of the rope I was holding.

The Disaster Management Bureau agent, Bronze, was glaring at me as if he wanted to kill me.

“…”

Now that it’s come to this.

I have no choice.

‘Let’s pull a scam…!’

I began systematically crafting Emotional Manipulation at a speed faster than I’d ever done in my life.

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