Chapter 145

Chapter 145

Exorcism Shaman (2)

Inside the lights off house, aching sound and sobbing swallowed inside faintly continuing in the darkness.

A sense of déjà vu.

The memory thought forgotten long ago instantly covered like a wave.

-Heuk···, heueueuk······.

The woman who rounded the body as much as possible covering with the blanket and trembled holding breath.

If walking with big strides and squatting in front of the bedding a sigh came automatically.

-Were like this the whole time?

Flinch.

The body that was rounded roundly then gently unfolded.

The blanket tightly tied flowed down along the slender shoulders.

As the tear-wet eye pupils blinked several times and dropped tears, in the clear and black pupils soon joy and gladness sweetly spread.

In her pupils I was contained wholly.

As I did.

-Didn’t eat rice so wouldn’t have eaten medicine either.

Cold sweat beaded on the forehead and nose bridge.

A few strands of long hair stuck to the skin pale to the extent of transparent.

How much bit the lips red red with blood spread pierced the eyes aching.

If I swept the blood-spread lips as if brushing with the thumb she used to wrinkle the nose bridge small.

-Why stubbornly like this. Let’s go to the hospital.

-Eueung.

-Pain is not something to endure. Let’s eat medicine. Also eat rice.

-Eueung.

She always used to shake the head.

Aphasia and amnesia.

The hospital diagnosed so.

The woman who had nothing to think of so no place to return disappeared.

Because of me.

-Always say no, you.

-Eueung.

-Won’t eat medicine either, won’t go to the hospital either. What to do like that?

If quietly raising a hand and stroking the head gently closes the eyes and smiles faintly.

Even though the wheezing breath sound the same.

The woman who always tries to show a smiling face.

-Because of hospital expenses so? Don’t mind such.

-Eueung.

-Don’t trust me? Enough to take responsibility for one you.

Can’t help it.

-If can’t walk get on the back. Before the hospital door closes.

-Eueung.

-Stop the dislike sound. I won’t be okay anxious······.

Slender arms gently hugged the neck.

Sweet body scent and hot skin.

The touching chests rose and fell every time breathing heavily.

-Why you so dislike only if saying let’s go to the hospital······.

The woman who blocked my mouth with moist and soft lips.

-Eueung.

If starting to attach the body actively becomes helpless.

Could only hug as if possessed and close the eyes.

First love, first woman, and in my life the most······.

Thud!

The sliding door thickly pasted with talismans shook largely.

Suddenly the golden rope that broke with a thud shook left and right in front of the eyes.

Because of that the talisman stuck on the window paper fell powerlessly, and the shaman bell tied on the golden rope rang small clang.

Only then the spirit flashed.

‘Damn.’

Nervously swept the head.

Shook off useless idle thoughts by shaking the head.

‘Hey, guardian deity. Then I go first.’

I turned the back without lingering.

The underworld messenger not even conveying a farewell greeting, concentrated only on the rounded blanket.

[Resentful. This messenger has come yet not even looking out?]

“He, heuk!”

[Because the vessel not ripe yet this messenger not visible, not heard.]

Tremble tremble tremble.

[Show the face. Because there is something to confirm.]

As the underworld messenger lightly gestured the blanket flowed down with a slide.

Tak.

Cut the field of view share in one stroke.

Behind the back the underworld messenger said as if to hear.

[Okay?]

‘What again not okay.’

So I walked the corridor with big strides as if to show.

No thought of looking back arose.

A severe bad connection once enough.

[Even though the golden rope broke?]

‘I didn’t break. I never put even one finger.’

Don’t mind false accusations either.

Also decline being woven in wrangling saying distinguishing right and wrong.

‘What how much such golden rope. If really resentful tell to send the bill. A matter I don’t know.’

[Soon a group of miscellaneous ghosts will flock. Okay?]

‘Even so others’ house miscellaneous ghosts, not scary at all?’

Even if miscellaneous ghosts run wild.

What how things without even a body swing living people.

I lived not knowing miscellaneous ghosts or something even in the previous life.

[Not you but this child. Exorcism shaman.]

At the underworld messenger’s words I also stopped the steps unconsciously.

‘I don’t believe superstition or something.’

I tightly gripped the fist.

‘Said shaman house and exorcism not my business.’

[Soon miscellaneous ghosts will flock.]

‘Do one’s own work oneself! Know and do skillfully! Since shaman house matter the shaman who is the house owner will know and do.’

[The barrier smashed, the white tiger held in the shrine. If miscellaneous ghosts charge in in groups without any preparation what will become.]

‘How do I know that? I don’t know superstition or something.’

The underworld messenger clicked the tongue.

[Until then the young body won’t endure.]

‘What how telling me to do!’

Reflexively a nervous tone popped out.

‘Chasing miscellaneous ghosts is your specialty, not my specialty.’

[I don’t involve in human affairs.]

The underworld messenger’s tone was leisurely enough to be annoying.

‘Then why chased the ghosts of our Hannam-dong house?’

[Well I am your guardian deity. How leave the miscellaneous things flocking to you alone and see.]

The underworld messenger clicked the tongue.

[Guys who smell one ghost-like already flocked pitch black.]

An enormous number of ghosts passed through the wall and window and flocked.

Instantly passed me and went.

Crash bang bang!

Not even one point of wind blowing, the sliding door wallpapered with talismans fell backward noisily.

The broken golden rope that was shaking precariously dropped powerlessly on the floor with a thud.

Like water swirling and sucked into a drain hole instantly the ghosts were sucked into the room.

The reaction was immediate.

“Aheuk! Heuk!”

A young girl screamed.

“Ueup! Ueek!”

The blood smell sickeningly smelled in the back alleys.

[Seeing blood is only the beginning. Since fully covered the misfortune the pain as if the intestines will cut can’t avoid.]

‘Why reporting such to me one by one?’

Said not involving in human affairs!

Since when did you care about such!

The underworld messenger said calmly.

[To someone an unexpectedly met precious person, to someone becomes a suddenly struck misfortune.]

Breath blocked.

‘The sound because of me?’

The underworld messenger’s answer not heard.

Instead a low lament headed to another.

[What to do. The born destiny like this.]

“Eheuheuk! Ah, hurts···! Too hurts······. Cough!”

At the sound of vomiting with a gush flinched.

The blood smell thickened one layer more.

I nervously swept the head.

‘Damn!’

Bit the teeth.

Irritation and unpleasantness that can’t be explained with words surged.

Crash bang bang!

I jumped over the fallen sliding door and jumped into the room.

Pitch black flocked ghosts were attacking the child screaming as if tearing.

The underworld messenger was standing at the child’s feet and only quietly looking down at that appearance.

‘If ate bribes so much have to spit something! Just leaving this appearance and seeing?’

[Why getting angry so at others’ matter?]

Whoosh!

Hugged the small body that was trembling as if convulsing together with the blanket with a whoosh.

Covered the small back of the head with one hand and held tightly.

“Don’t cry.”

Met eyes with the miscellaneous ghosts densely filling the air.

The ghosts that filled the room full were eyeing this side covetously.

Rolling glistening eyeballs dripping saliva openly.

I glared not losing.

‘Hey, guardian deity. These keep charging at me.’

No matter how scratching with sharp ghost teeth and nails I was nothing.

But looking at flinching largely every time seems this side different.

‘Going to keep ignoring like that? Even though I am being attacked?’

[That won’t do words.]

The underworld messenger shook the robe hem and stomped the foot largely.

[Impudent things!]

Thud!

Centered on the place the underworld messenger’s foot touched the air burst like concentric circles.

The miscellaneous ghosts that were scratching the girl screaming bounced with a bang bang bang instantly.

[Keuaaak!]

[Kieeeek!]

[Aaaaak!]

As the underworld messenger took one step toward me, the ghosts split like the Red Sea and retreated backward hesitantly.

[Didn’t know the precious person here is one this messenger protects!]

Tremble tremble tremble.

[Dare tried to harm in front of this messenger?]

In the eyes that were glistening with malice so much fear filled before long.

The underworld messenger shook the large sleeve and took one more step forward.

[Get out!]

Crack! Crunch!

At the underworld messenger’s light gesture the ghosts crumpled.

[Hiiiik!]

[Kieeeek!]

Every time the underworld messenger walked with big strides and shook the sleeve.

The flocked ghosts fell like autumn leaves in the wind.

The girl who was sobbing and trembling flinched.

“Eueung?”

At a glance a young girl with dense and large features pretty like a doll.

Seems will become an amazing beauty if grows······.

The moment overlapped with the face I know and showed so I also flinched.

“Huaaaa······.”

The little kid exhaled long as if amazing and bewildered.

Groped own body here and there with fern-like hands.

“Not hurts······. Waa, amazing······.”

Sturdily wiped the blood on the nose and mouth with the white shaman robe sleeve.

Even so all spread on the face though.

“But who are you?”

“A passing person. A person not know. A person no need to know.”

“Extremely sparkling······.”

Tilting the head and trying to look at me in detail.

“Too dazzling so not well visible······.”

“Don’t look.”

I tightly pressed the back of that kid’s head.

Didn’t want to show the face.

So pushed the small face beyond my shoulder and hugged tightly.

“Where to go? A safe place not here.”

“Shrine······.”

“Will take. Hold tightly.”

Gave strength to the legs and stood up at once.

At the light body even the feet dangling couldn’t help but frown tightly unconsciously.

“Why you so short and tiny?”

“No.”

“Not taking care of meals well?”

“No.”

“If hurts don’t endure and go to the hospital.”

“No.”

“Again, again, again. Whatever saying unconditionally no. Habit?”

“No.”

I sighed.

“How old are you?”

Asked just in case.

Too small for my age.

Somehow a feeling the age different from what I knew······.

‘Clearly to me twenty-two······.’

The age taught with fingers because couldn’t speak.

Because of the diagnosis name amnesia opened eyes narrowly.

She closed eyes tightly and pushed the V made with both hands several times and strongly asserted her claim.

Ultimately the reason had to believe······ so the development state······ ahem!

So knew as the same age.

“One, two, seven, nine, five, four······.”

Spreading the small two hands and counting numbers counting fingers.

Spread ten fingers straight.

“I five years old. No, four years old······.”

“······.”

How far to believe this?

If really four or five years old······.

I desperately shook the head.

‘No. Wouldn’t be. Have to not be. Of course not!’

So asked.

“By any chance have an older sister?”

“Yes.”

“······Pretty?”

“Extremely extremely extremely extremely pretty. This much pretty.”

“······How old?”

“Eight years old.”

Same age!

Bingo!

‘As expected the older sister side.’

The blocked stuffiness went down refreshingly with a whoosh.

The little kid smiled faintly and held out the diligently counted fingers.

Two V on both hands.

“······.”

I put the little kid down in front of the shrine and ran without even looking back.

* * *

The next day, I ended up surprised with a whoosh.

Ding dong ding dong ding dong ding dong!

Carelessly opened the main gate and saw failure.

“Why are you here?”

“Waa, today also as expected extremely sparkling······.”

Because of the little guest who came looking from morning wearing shaman robe.

“Go.”

I closed the main gate without lingering.

“Have to do exorcism······.”

Suddenly Inwangsan Fairy Bodhisattva’s words floated up.

-Worried a lot because of the killing gate opened in the Taeseong family? Will look at the son and daughter-in-law’s four pillars again, consider exorcism.

-That matter will share the story separately with the chairman madam.

Surely a matter parents at stake?

I slightly opened the main gate and stuck out only the head and looked around the little kid’s surroundings.

Only one middle-aged woman in hanbok parking the car over there and coming up visible.

“By any chance not came together with the older sister?”

Then have to run right away.

Run without lingering without even looking back.

“Because older brother saved yesterday······ this grandmother’s gift. Thank you.”

The little kid bowed a belly greeting and held out a paper letter.

One that golden light shone noisily like fireworks.