"...I wondered what kind of meat it was without money to give it to him, but it turned out to be human flesh."
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About four days had passed. During that time, whether short or long, Yun-gi's body had gradually grown stronger. Despite having attached a talisman and visiting a shaman, he had become possessed by many spirits, perhaps because of the human flesh he had consumed.
Yoon-gi was in pain as if he was being tormented by the spirits. The spirits acted as another 'medium' to make Yoon-gi choose death.
Even at this moment, many spirits are possessing Yoongi.
Yun-gi, who was possessed by the spirits, stretched his neck and hands until his bones cracked.
“I guess it’s because it’s been a while since I’ve been possessed by a human, but my body doesn’t feel the same as before… Why on earth is this person so weak?”
"How can I kill this guy?"
''I want to kill you without being annoying, if possible.''
Yunki went out and walked around the street, looking at people.
Even if they hold a grudge against humans, ghosts are still ghosts. They seem to enjoy watching humans. The ghosts possessing Yoon-gi spoke while looking at the merchants who were buying, selling, and diligently running their stores.
“What’s the point of living so hard? It’s a short and useless life anyway.”
The possessed ghosts looked at the people and thought again.
“How do I kill this guy? If possible, painfully. I want to kill him without bothering him. Should I commit a crime? Torture him to death.”
As the ghosts possessing Yoon-gi were walking around in distress, they sensed an ominous energy from afar and bumped into Chan-byeol, who was chasing away the bad energy.
"Oh my gosh, what kind of person is he?"
*육X랄: 육戮 means to tear to pieces, and 시屍 means corpse. In other words, it means to tear a corpse apart again.
“It was you. The one who was exuding that bad energy.”
“What does that have to do with me? I’m human.”
"get out."
"What? Why me?"
"Get out."
“Didn’t I tell you not to stick with this guy? I can’t take this anymore.”
Chanbyeol said that and tore the talisman.
As soon as Chanbyeol tore the talisman, Yunki collapsed. Chanbyeol put the torn talisman in his mouth and took Yunki to the shaman's house.
Chanbyeol patted Yoongi as he lay still, and Yoongi woke up as if he was surprised.
"I hope you are okay."
“What happened? What is that amulet on your forehead?”
“I collapsed because I was possessed by a ghost.”
“How much of that human flesh have you eaten, and since when?”
“Just smelling it is enough to stink up your nose with the smell of human flesh. It is understandable that ghosts would harbor resentment.”
“Please do not remove the amulet on your forehead. It prevents the spirits from smelling this smell.”
As Chanbyeol said that, he stared at Yoongi as if he held a grudge.
"I've never eaten human flesh. I've never eaten anything like that."
“You said you grew up eating a lot of meat, right? That meat is human flesh.”
“Yes? Is that really true?”
“This, this… there’s too much. I think I should stop eating that meat and set a date to do a ritual.”
“First, put that talisman on until you get home, and then put it on the front door when you get home.”
"Yes... I understand, I'll be going now."
"Please come as soon as possible."
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“Mother, today I will eat vegetables instead of meat.”
“Huh? Why are you like that? I need to eat meat to feel better.”
“I don’t like it. I don’t want to eat the same meat I’ve been eating until now.”
“My father did a great job and brought me this, so I have to eat it.”
"I don't want to."
“If you keep urging me to eat any more, I’m leaving this house, Mother.”
Although Yoon-gi spoke, his mother reacted unexpectedly.
“Then get out of this house.”
“Please don’t look for me.”
After saying one word, Yun-gi ran away from home. With nowhere to go right away, Yun-gi headed to Chan-byeol's shaman house.
“You came sooner than I expected.”
"I can't stand it anymore..."
“It costs quite a bit to do good. Is that okay?”
Yoon-gi looked sad as he said, “I ran away from home and have no money. Can you help me?”
The female protagonist had no choice but to say that she understood and would help. Although she had always received money from Yoon-gi even for the most heartbreaking stories, she had done it for him without any money last time.
The reason is that the child who helped Yoon-gi when he was in danger resembled him, so he helped Yoon-gi to at least feel sorry and grateful.
"Okay, can you hold on?"
W. Beam