The Calamity-Class Artifacts in Ghost Stories Are Obsessed with Me - Chapter 57

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Catastrophe-Class Relics from Urban Legends Become Obsessed 57
The interior of the Mansion, where the door had vanished, was just as desolate as its exterior.
Woo Ju furrowed his brow at the musty, stale dust smell drifting from within.
It was as though stagnant air trapped for years was finally pouring out into the open.
But there was no choice but to go in.
Creak, creak.
Woo Ju strode forward with long strides, and Yeon Woo followed close behind.
For anyone of weak nerve, the atmosphere alone would have been unsettling, but neither Woo Ju nor Yeon Woo felt particularly bothered by such things.
Deep down, Woo Ju found her composure surprising.
‘She really isn’t scared of this kind of thing?’
Come to think of it, there wasn’t anyone in the Response Team who was particularly timid.
If everyone got startled or frightened at each little thing, they wouldn’t be able to work at all.
Creak—
Wheeeee.
Each step forward brought a wail from the rotted floorboards, and a ceaseless cold wind blew in from somewhere unseen.
It felt as though the house was doing its very best to frighten them, but Woo Ju pressed on undeterred, examining the building methodically.
‘Nothing on the first floor.’
Yet Chae Wol was nowhere to be found on either end of the First Floor.
That left two choices: head up to the Second Floor or descend to the Basement.
In a situation like this, one would normally check the relatively safer-looking Second Floor first.
“We should go to the Basement.”
But Woo Ju chose the opposite path.
The Basement looked far more dangerous, didn’t it? If something were here, that’s where it would be.
And if there was nothing, he’d solve whatever problem awaited first, then search for Chae Wol.
Yeon Woo nodded vigorously in agreement, and Woo Ju quickly found the stairs leading down.
The staircase to the Basement was longer than expected. And above all, a pungent odor hung in the air.
To be precise, the sickly-sweet reek of blood.
The lighting was dim, making it hard to see, but there were dark stains visible here and there.
Woo Ju examined them with a serious expression.
‘They’d make a killing if they ran this as a haunted house attraction.’
Though his thought was far from serious.
In any case, before long, the two reached the end of the stairs.
Another heavy door stood there, and Woo Ju opened it as effortlessly as he had the exterior entrance.
“Oh, you’re here?”
The moment he stepped inside, Chae Wol’s voice reached his ears.
Woo Ju reflexively turned toward the sound and paused for a moment.
Chae Wol’s appearance was far from ordinary.
“Did you perhaps find new clothes somewhere and change into them?”
Chae Wol, who had certainly been dressed plainly before, was now dressed in an ornate Dress.
Though the design was quite elaborate and refined, the Dress carried the same oppressive atmosphere as the Mansion itself.
“That’s unlikely.”
Chae Wol let out a deep sigh before speaking.
“I arrived here two days ago.”
“Two days ago?”
“Yes. How long have you two been here?”
“I only just arrived.”
“I… I think it’s been a few hours for me.”
“Is that so?”
Woo Ju had naturally assumed everyone had awakened here at the same time, but it seemed that wasn’t the case.
Chae Wol nodded at their answers before continuing.
“In any case, once I arrived, strange things kept attacking me. No matter how many times I repelled them, they wouldn’t stop, so I searched for a way out and found this Dress.”
“Does wearing it change something?”
“They don’t attack anymore. But to be honest, it doesn’t look like something I should wear for long.”
“I’d have to agree.”
The Dress emanated the same aura as the Mansion itself, intensely so.
The reason it had stopped attacking was likely because of that.
But for the same reason, wearing it for too long would expose her to the influence of that energy.
That’s why there were Talismans affixed all over her body. She must have recognized the danger and taken precautions.
“Have you discovered anything in the past two days?”
So Woo Ju resolved to resolve this place quickly and get out.
Woo Ju asked, and Chae Wol answered simply.
“Yes. I think the actual solution will be surprisingly straightforward.”
“Really?”
“Yes. I knew as soon as I entered, but I haven’t been able to solve it because it’s beyond my strength.”
“What do you mean?”
“Tear down this building.”
Chae Wol pointed at the wall as she spoke.
“Once this structure is gone, all the remaining vengeful spirits will be freed. Then the painting outside will become just an ordinary painting again.”
“Ah…….”
It was a reasonable enough explanation, though not exactly textbook procedure.
But it was certainly the fastest and most efficient method.
Had Chae Wol possessed the strength, she would have demolished the mansion on the first day and left.
“By the way, why were you in the basement?”
“Because upstairs is dangerous. You didn’t encounter anything on your way down here?”
“Encounter anything?”
What could there be to encounter?
He’d felt something vaguely unsettling, but he hadn’t actually run into anything specific.
Then Yeon Woo, who had been quiet until now, spoke up.
“Well…… actually, there was something upstairs.”
“There was?”
Woo Ju was bewildered that he hadn’t sensed it himself.
Yeon Woo explained in more detail to the confused Woo Ju.
“I didn’t see it directly—the spirits told me about it. There’s something up there, but…… they said it got scared and hid.”
“……It? Hid from me?”
“……Yes.”
“Mm.”
Apparently it was a timid creature.
Either way, that was better. It meant it wasn’t strong enough to be a real threat.
“Then, shall we get started?”
“Yes.”
“Understood.”
They decided to start demolishing from the basement and work their way up.
It would make collapsing the structure easier that way.
In case the building came down on them while they were in the basement, Woo Ju carefully controlled his strength as he swung the iron pipe.
Crash-boom-!
One section of the wall crumbled inward.
“Hmm.”
Woo Ju swung more gently.
After methodically tearing through the basement, they all climbed the stairs together.
Whoooosh-!
The first floor greeted them with an environment far more sinister than before.
The wind was fiercer and colder, raw enough to sting exposed skin, and the entire building swayed without pause.
But Woo Ju watched it all with an impassive expression.
With good reason—compared to the school he’d visited during the previous assignment, this was laughable.
There weren’t dozens or hundreds of spirits and monsters swarming down on him; at worst, they were just making threats.
“Everyone else, stay near the door.”
After directing the others toward the exit, Woo Ju began the serious demolition work.
Bang, bang, bang-!
With each blow, the house shook violently and began to scream.
And through the mask’s vision, Woo Ju could see countless spirits rushing toward him.
They struggled desperately to stop him as he swung the iron pipe, but they had no effect whatsoever.
-Alas! Alas!
-What kind of house is this!
Eventually they could only cry out miserably from the sidelines, their voices uselessly protesting.
Demolishing the house while hearing such laments made him feel like a villain, but
Woo Ju paid it no mind and continued swinging the iron pipe.
The dilapidated structure that had seemed on the verge of collapse began to crumble in real time, moving past that precarious equilibrium. Then, at last, when he struck one of the main pillars.
Crash-boom-boom-!
Screeeeeech-!
The building made a deeply ominous sound.
Woo Ju immediately retrieved the Iron Pipe and spoke.
“Let’s go!”
“Right!”
Chae Wol pushed the door open at once and stepped outside, with Yeon Woo and Woo Ju following close behind.
The moment they emerged into the open air.
Crash-crash-crash-crash-crash!
The building collapsed with a deafening roar, caving in on itself.
Woo Ju gazed at the sight and let out an appreciative breath.
“Man, that came down beautifully.”
“Heavy machinery, humanity…”
“Sorry?”
“Oh, never mind.”
Yeon Woo had muttered something, but the sound of the collapsing building was so loud that Woo Ju hadn’t heard her.
After the structure had been completely demolished.
Aaaahhhhh-!
Something burst forth from the rubble.
“There it is!”
Chae Wol immediately pointed at it and cried out.
It was a sentence stripped of detail, but Woo Ju understood exactly what she meant.
The thing that had been hiding to avoid him had finally emerged.
Aaaahhhhh!
It took the form of a woman, tears of blood streaming steadily from her eyes.
But one mustn’t judge by appearance alone.
This was not a true spirit.
The source of the curse had already vanished.
What remained was merely scattered energy, coalesced into a shape.
And so Woo Ju’s response was straightforward.
Whiiiiing!
Without hesitation, he hurled the Iron Pipe.
The pipe shot forward in a perfect line, piercing clean through the thing hovering in empty space.
Kyaaaa-!
It shrieked and dissolved.
Chae Wol watched as if it were only natural, while Yeon Woo stared blankly, her gaze alternating between Woo Ju and the empty air.
Anyone, even without special perception, could have guessed what was running through Yeon Woo’s mind just then.
Is he even human?
It wasn’t the first time Yeon Woo had thought such a thing—she’d witnessed his exploits back at the School.
That was why she’d seized this moment to escape, bolting for the exit.
“Ah. Looks like we’re getting out of here.”
Though Woo Ju himself felt no particular satisfaction with what he’d done.
Not long after, the space around them began to warp, and in an instant the scenery shifted.
They were now in the room where the Painting had been kept in Isolation.
“Look at this.”
Woo Ju pointed to the Painting.
The thick cloth that had originally covered it was now drawn back.
And what the Painting depicted was markedly different from what they’d seen in the documents.
Where the Mansion had once stood at the center, it was now blackened as if someone had slathered it thickly with ink.
“I don’t sense any malevolent energy anymore.”
“It seems to have been completely annihilated, doesn’t it?”
“Right. We should burn it now.”
Yeon Woo smiled as she picked up the Iron Pipe.
A moment later.
Whoooosh!
Flames erupted from within the box.
The three of them watched in silence, listening to the crackling.
“Doing this kind of feels like a campfire.”
At Woo Ju’s remark, Chae Wol and Yeon Woo turned to look at him, then turned back again.
It was Chae Wol who broke the brief silence that followed.
“So… how was it?”
“Oh!”
Yeon Woo hesitated for a moment at Chae Wol’s question, then carefully opened her mouth to speak.
“Power… Is that the most important thing?”
“Well, that’s not always how it works, is it?”
Chae Wol said this while looking at Woo Ju, and he hesitated before answering.
“You’re right. There are things that can’t be solved by force alone.”
Whirrrrrr!
At his answer, the iron pipe vibrated with evident displeasure.
If the iron pipe could have spoken, it would surely have insisted that any shortcoming was merely a lack of sufficient strength.
But then again, how could he answer that everything could be solved here with sheer force alone?
“You’ll probably go on more assignments with the other team members going forward, and since they’re all veterans, you’ll have plenty to learn from them.”
“Yes. I’ll do my best.”
At Woo Ju’s words, Yeon Woo nodded earnestly.
The three of them waited until the painting had turned completely to ash, then placed it in an envelope and submitted it to the Support Department.
Afterward, they returned to the office, completed their report, and finally wrapped up the assignment.
But the very next day.
“The next assignment is for Woo Ju and Yeon Woo. These two.”
A new assignment came through.
This time, only the two of them were being deployed.
Continued in the next episode ▶
Catastrophe-Class Relics in Urban Legends Fixate
Author
Isegesa-jang
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Kim Seok-hwan, Choi Se-ra
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Grae Publishing
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Publication Date
May 26, 2026
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