Labyrinth Exploration 101 - Chapter 149

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Labyrinth Exploration 101 Episode 149

 

Spear Ghost(12)

 

In the attic room on the 2nd floor of the used bookstore, the flame of a beeswax candle flickers gently.

 

“…This is something I heard somewhere. It happened in the military.”

 

The crimson flame illuminates the faces of three people: Yoon Hwa-rim, Lee Jun-ho, and Kang Hyeon.

 

“A soldier went out late at night to smoke cigarettes, and then! He witnessed someone in military uniform stabbing another person to death with a sword.”

 

Yoon Hwa-rim recited the horror story in a chilling tone.

 

“As soon as the witness made eye contact with the murderer, he ran away. He went into the living quarters or barracks room, whatever it was called, and immediately lay down. Fortunately, there were many fellow soldiers inside, so he thought he’d be safe now… but that murderer came in!”

 

Lee Jun-ho and Kang Hyeon perked up their ears.

 

“The witness squeezed his eyes shut. He desperately pretended to sleep. The murderer started tapping the sleeping soldiers one by one and asking them.”

 

Yoon Hwa-rim lowered her voice to sound like a man.

 

“Hey. Is it you?”

 

Then a reply came back.

 

“Huh? What do you mean, sir?”

 

“No. It’s not you. Sleep.”

 

Lee Jun-ho moistened his parched lips with saliva while chewing nurungji.

 

“Like that, the killer kept waking up soldiers, asking, answering… and finally it was the witness’s turn.”

 

The candlelight blazed in Yoon Hwa-rim’s eyes.

 

“The murderer tapped his shoulder and asked.”

 

“It’s you, isn’t it?”

 

The witness answered, pretending he had just woken up as naturally as possible.

 

“What do you mean, sir…?”

 

But suddenly, the killer’s face contorted!

 

“It is you!!!”

 

Lee Jun-ho and Kang Hyeon flinched and trembled.

 

Yoon Hwa-rim grinned and raised her finger.

 

“Here’s the question. How did the murderer find the witness?”

 

“…He must not have been good at pretending to sleep. The killer was someone who could detect such subtle expressions.”

 

Yoon Hwa-rim shook her head at Lee Jun-ho’s answer.

 

“Wrong. What about you, Kang Hyeon?”

 

“…Hmm.”

 

Kang Hyeon bit his lips and pondered.

 

“Actually, the witness was the murderer?”

 

“…Do you have some kind of plot twist disease? No. The answer is.”

 

Yoon Hwa-rim smiled meaningfully.

 

“That murderer was doing voice mimicry.”

 

It was a one-man show from the beginning.

 

“Tap. He lightly tapped shoulders just enough not to wake the sleeping person, then asked ‘Hey, is it you?’ and answered with his own mouth.”

 

“What do you mean, sir?”

 

“Like this. The witness fell for it.”

 

Rumble!

 

Suddenly lightning flashed outside the window. The radio in the corner of the attic turned on by itself.

 

Whiiiiiiiiing.

 

Lee Jun-ho unconsciously hunched his shoulders, and Yoon Hwa-rim laughed as if she found it amusing.

 

Wh, what?

 

Hey, turn on the lights, the lights!

 

Ah, I thought my heart was going to burst.

 

Meanwhile, chaos erupted downstairs.

 

“Let’s go down.”

 

Kang Hyeon opened the attic door. The 1st floor used bookstore was completely dark.

 

“The lights suddenly went out!”

 

“Hey, hey, mental power check first-”

 

“It’s okay. Everyone calm down.”

 

Yoon Hwa-rim condensed and raised a blue bell. The pale light source illuminated the interior, and buzz, buzz. Soon the electricity came back on.

 

Whoooooosh───

 

The sound of rain is tremendous.

 

“Wow, look outside. At this rate, won’t the bookstore collapse?”

 

While the explorers were murmuring.

 

“…Mmph.”

 

Im Hae-jun finally opened his eyes.

 

“Haah…”

 

He sighed and barely managed to sit up. He seemed to have recovered quite a bit, as his complexion looked fine.

 

Kang Hyeon let out a hollow laugh.

 

“Hae-jun. You’re awake?”

 

“Huh? Hyeon hyung…”

 

At that moment, right next to Im Hae-jun’s glass window.

 

Some head appeared. It was a floating head ghost drifting through the air.

 

Kang Hyeon swallowed his saliva.

 

“…Hae-jun. Listen carefully.”

 

“Why?”

 

“Don’t look to the side-”

 

“What’s on the side, aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa.”

 

“No.”

 

“Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa.”

 

“Shut up.”

 

“Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa.”

 

“…Now I’m getting scared too.”

 

“Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa.”

 

“I’m saying your scared appearance is what’s scary.”

 

“Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaak──”

 

Im Hae-jun shook his head while wailing like a chicken, then fainted, and thanks to that siren, the other explorers calmed down.

 

Yoon Hwa-rim announced to them.

 

“…Everyone! Absolutely do not go outside. Don’t even open the door!”

 

Rumble!

 

The weather is fierce. It’s almost like a typhoon. The used bookstore is shaking tremendously too.

 

“The building, the building looks like it’s going to collapse?”

 

“No. It’s an illusion.”

 

Kang Hyeon spread his palm.

 

“Look. Not even a speck of dust is falling.”

 

The wind is intense, but not enough to collapse the house. In fact, it’s not even shaking. It’s just an illusion trying to deceive us.

 

“As long as we’re inside here, it can’t touch us. That’s why it’s… struggling more desperately.”

 

At that moment.

 

Knock knock knock.

 

The sound of elegant knocking on the used bookstore door.

 

Everyone turned to look in that direction.

 

─Could you please open the door?

 

Kate, who had left a few hours ago saying she would adventure alone, had returned.

 

Lee Jun-ho glared at her.

 

“You can just open it from there.”

 

─It won’t open. Look.

 

Kate grabbed the door handle.

 

Rattle rattle. Rattle rattle. Rattle rattle.

 

She shook it, but it wouldn’t open.

 

─There’s a vengeful spirit behind me.

 

She glanced sideways toward the back. Across the street not far away, a pale figure flickered.

 

A vengeful spirit.

 

─Please open it, quickly.

 

“….”

 

The ghost slowly approached Kate. Cold sweat formed on her face.

 

─Open the door, I said!

 

“Wh-why isn’t everyone-”

 

Ryu Yeon-hwa stood up, unable to bear it any longer, but Kang Hyeon stopped her.

 

“It’s not there.”

 

He looked at Kate’s right forearm.

 

“The mark that Ha-woon hyung carved.”

 

The [R] Mark that should have been there was missing.

 

“It means she’s fake.”

 

─….

 

Then Kate limply clung to the door window. Her face turned pale white, and from her expressionless eye sockets….

 

Red blood gushed down.

 

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“…Let’s never, ever go out.”

 

“Y-yes. At least until this rain stops….”

 

The explorers in the used bookstore huddled together like penguins.

 

Abandoned hospital.

 

I am watching them trapped within the camera.

 

[One of the strange rumors that emerged from this abandoned hospital was that the elevator continued to operate even though all power had been cut off.]

 

Information related to this ‘broadcasting station filming crew’ is limited.

 

First, the missing sculptor from the abandoned hospital.

 

5 filming crew members missing at abandoned hospital… Only mysterious morgue footage remains on camera found inside the hospital. Police repeatedly emphasize “entry to the abandoned hospital is strictly prohibited.” 11 people have gone missing at this location this year alone.

 

And let me organize my speculation.

 

1. The souls of the missing film crew are trapped inside this camera.

 

2. Seo Jiwoo was also trapped.

 

3. This camera is recreating the abandoned hospital at the time of the film crew’s disappearance.

 

4. I can interact with them through the camera.

 

[But no matter how much I press the elevator button… Ding!]

 

The elevator on the screen suddenly started working.

 

[Ugh, ughhhhh!]

 

[What! Why, why is this happening!]

 

The film crew retreated in panic and confusion.

 

Whirrrr. The door opened. Seo Jiwoo tilted his head.

 

[Huh? It works?]

 

[…You said no, that it’s not allowed!]

 

Reporter Lee Tae-young confronted Seo Ji-woo.

 

[I know… it wasn’t working. But since you came suddenly, it’s working now.]

 

Seo Jiwoo quickly hopped onto the elevator. Then he gestured to the filming crew who were staring at them blankly.

 

[Aren’t you getting on?]

 

[…what do you think you’re doing getting on that? There are stairs. Wait, is the power still on?]

 

[No stairs.]

 

A strangely resolute refusal.

 

[Why?]

 

[You’ll know when you go and see… Follow me.]

 

Seo Ji-woo, who had just exited the elevator, pointed toward the central staircase.

 

[Look. There are a lot of talismans on these stairs, right? I feel like if we go up carelessly, some ghost might attach itself to us or something.]

 

The stairs leading to the second floor were covered with talismans stuck all over them.

 

I walked the same way and checked the stairs to the second floor of the hospital.

 

There are no talismans here.

 

The hospital inside the camera is definitely different from the real hospital.

 

[Then I’ll go first?]

 

Seo Jiwoo got on the elevator again.

 

[Yes. Go ahead.]

 

Reporter Lee Taeyoung waved his hand. Seo Jiwoo gave a sly smile.

 

[…Ah, come on. Isn’t this scoop material? We caught the elevator working on camera.]

 

Then the film crew exchanged glances with each other. Lee Tae-young asked the camera director.

 

[Did you get it?]

 

[Yeah. Got it.]

 

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“This abandoned hospital has been without power for a long time. But surprisingly, just like many people’s testimonies, the elevator was operating.”

 

Reporter Lee Tae-young said, looking at the camera.

 

“What kind of secret could this abandoned hospital hold? We’ll go up to the 2nd floor first.”

 

The entire film crew got on the elevator and went up to the 2nd floor.

 

Ding.

 

“2nd floor. The first thing we see is the dining hall, ahhh!”

 

Seo Ji-woo quickly ran over and rummaged through the inside of the dining hall.

 

“Ah, excuse me! Please film this!”

 

“Please, some food… Oh? Oh! Look at this!”

 

After much effort, she found some kind of lunch box. The camera director also hurried over.

 

“…Wait a moment. Let me film this.”

 

“I’ll take the lunch box first.”

 

Seo Ji-woo took out the lunch box, and the film crew filmed the lunch box container. They especially did a close-up of the talisman.

 

Reporter Lee Tae-young pointed at the lunch box breathlessly and said.

 

“Look at this. This is a lunch box container presumably left behind by the YouTuber group. But did they really forget it and leave it behind? Or were they unable to take it with them?”

 

The reporter opened the lunch box lid.

 

“They had attached a talisman to preserve the food, and amazingly, the lunch box is in perfect condition without any spoilage…”

 

Around the time filming was wrapping up.

 

Cinematographer Jin Yu-seon looked at Seo Ji-woo eating the lunch box and let out a hollow laugh.

 

“…You’re eating quite well.”

 

She doesn’t seem crazy. She handles chopsticks properly too.

 

Well, not being able to use chopsticks doesn’t make someone crazy, but still.

 

“Yes. I’ve been starving for almost two days.”

 

Jin Yu-seon filmed Seo Ji-woo with the ENG camera. Her face seemed somehow familiar.

 

Seo Ji-woo suddenly asked as if curious.

 

“Um, but how much is that worth?”

 

“Oh, this camera?”

 

“Yes, that one.”

 

“It’s incredibly expensive. If this breaks, I’d be held hostage by the company…”

 

“About 73 million won, I’d guess?”

 

“I’m not sure exactly… Anyway. We’re filming again tomorrow, would you like to come to the dormitory with us?”

 

Seo Ji-woo let out a hollow laugh.

 

“I told you I can’t go back.”

 

“Ah… yes… Then see you tomorrow. Take care until then.”

 

“Yes. Come back tomorrow.”

 

“Yu-seon!”

 

Reporter Lee Tae-young called Jin Yu-seon.

 

“Yu-seon, what are you doing? Jin Yu-seon!”

 

But Jin Yu-seon didn’t respond, and Seo Ji-woo quietly watched her.

 

“Hey, Jin Yu-seon!”

 

Tap. Lee Tae-young shook Jin Yu-seon’s shoulder. Only then did Jin Yu-seon ask back.

 

“…Ah, did you call me?”

 

“Well what, did I call a ghost? Come on. Let’s go.”

 

She seemed like she was buffering somehow.

 

Seo Ji-woo watched them with suspicious eyes.

 

“See you tomorrow, then.”

 

Jin Yu-seon stood up.

 

“…Yes. Come tomorrow.”

 

Seo Ji-woo chuckled as she opened the lid of the second lunch box.

 

Not tomorrow, but you’ll be back soon.

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