"... Chanbyeol, I'm possessed by a ghost for a moment, kekekeke-!"
“Do you think your flimsy lies will work on me?”
Chanbyeol could tell that Yoongi was possessed by the energy he felt from him and the evil smell of a vengeful spirit. No matter how evil a vengeful spirit possessed a human, the host body was not in good condition, so Chanbyeol easily subdued Yoongi, and the disciples who followed him attached a talisman with the word “control” written on it to Yoongi’s forehead and tied his arms tightly with a rope to his torso so that he could not move.
Chanbyeol tried to exorcise the demon on the spot, but since this was outside the barrier and many ghosts were hiding everywhere, if he was not careful, more ghosts could have possessed Yunki, not to mention the exorcism.
"There are many spirits here. Let's quickly return to the party and proceed with the exorcism."
***
“I ask Min Yoongi. Do you see other people’s eyes when you look at yourself in this mirror?”
"..."
Chanbyeol sat Yoongi down in front of a mirror and told him to draw the eyes of all the ghosts he saw reflected in the mirror. Yoongi nodded once after hearing Chanbyeol's words, and then, without another word, began filling the mirrors in order from the top.
When Yoongi filled half the mirror, Chanbyeol felt something was off. They all had double eyelids and the corners of their eyes were downturned, so if you didn't look closely, didn't they all look the same? He suspected that Yoongi, who was drawing now, might be possessed, but the unique scent and familiar, natural movements coming from Yoongi now proved that it was the real Min Yoongi.
"I've drawn it all."
“Oh, are you finished drawing?”
Just then, Yun-gi called Chan-byeol over, saying that he had finished drawing. Chan-byeol and several of his disciples were astonished when they saw the painting. This was because the eyes drawn densely on the mirror seemed to be shedding tears under the ink. It was a painting filled with a mysterious yet creepy soul.
“Please step back for a moment.”
Chanbyeol calmed his startled mind and quickly proceeded with the exorcism. He placed the talismans, each with red letters on a typical yellow background, on the eye drawings on the mirror. As soon as the talismans were placed on the mirror, the red letters turned black and shrunk slightly.
Chanbyeol handed the mirror, with the last talisman attached, into Yoongi's arms and said, "Now, you must break this mirror. The moment you break it, no matter what illusions you see, you must not give in to them. If you give in to them, everything you've done so far will have been in vain." Yoongi accepted the mirror, stared at it for a long time, and then slammed it down.
Even with just a light tap, the mirror shattered with a loud crash. Chanbyeol received the broken mirror from Yoongi and took off the talismans on it and stacked them up.
"•••"
Chanbyeol muttered something incomprehensible and burned the talismans one by one on the branches. One, don't even approach this human. Two...
"last."
Soon it was time to burn the last talisman, and Chanbyeol handed the last talisman to Yunki.
“If we burn this, it will all be over.”
"Me?"
"yes."
After hearing the answer, Yoongi lit the talisman without a moment's hesitation. The talisman caught fire in an instant and burned completely black. Yoongi let out a sinister laugh as he looked at the burnt black talisman. "Pfft! That's not me-!!" At that moment, Chanbyeol realized. Those eyes were all Min Yoongi's, his eyes.
That's right. When Chanbyeol called Yoongi's name, the one who answered and drew eyes on the mirror was also a demon possessing Yoongi. Normally, when Chanbyeol asked, "I ask Min Yoongi. Do you see other people's eyes in the reflection of you in this mirror?", Yoongi should have regained his body, but Min Yoongi hid. He ran away to somewhere deep, deep.
The real Min Yoongi disappeared like that.
W. Yoo Han-roob