The Monster's Lover

The man was a Jangsanbeom

Everyone experiences a turning point in their life.
There will be a time. For me, it was probably my second year of high school.
That year must have been a turning point.
Even in my life, which was full of darkness, a day of sunshine will come
Okay, I got it.

I was born and raised in a shaman family, so from a young age
I could see ghosts. I think that was called spiritual eyes.
Because of this, the elders in the family were worried for a while.
I had to receive sympathetic looks.

Moreover, after people were caught seeing ghosts,
He started to distance himself from me and I slowly became isolated.
It would be better to ignore them, but among them, there are the vicious ones
It also harasses.





A crudely made amulet on my desk
There is a post-it note with a vulgar curse written on it.
I can hear the sound of suppressed laughter behind me.

“Park Ha, what do you think of our gift? Do you like it?”

"Tell your ghosts this is a gift."

A smile that looks annoyingly joyful. I'm sick of it.
I took down all the post-its and pulled up a chair.
sat down..

"!!!" 

...I never would have thought you'd put a pressure plate on the chair. Phew.
I almost got stabbed in the butt.

“Oh my!! What a waste.”

“I should have attached it to the backrest.”

I tried to ignore the vile face. I didn't even have the courage to glare.
Because there isn't any.





I thought today would go smoothly, but again
The incident occurred. I was asked to bring a volleyball for gym class.
It was when I was hurrying to the warehouse.
Holding the volleyballs visible through the gap in the jumping rope
I'm about to go out.

"Hey, close it quickly."

Isn't the warehouse door locked?
It was only then that I realized that he had lured me into the warehouse to imprison me.
I realized.

"Wait a minute, open this!!"

"Hold on there for a moment. I'll open it for you later."

The sound of them chattering amongst themselves grew distant.
I'm stuck here. How do I get out?

"No! Have you ever seen such annoying guys?"

"??" 

I turned my head at the sudden voice.
Red hanbok and tiger-like clothes that don't fit the times
A man with front legs was sitting on a jumping jack.
Seo, are you a ghost?

“Can you see me?!”

The man was delighted and surprised.
What is this situation right now?
The man who jumped off the jumping rope looked at me as if he was amazed.
I looked around.

"What is your name?"

"Seobakha.."

“Peppermint?? That’s a unique name.”

He was smiling brightly when he suddenly extended his hand.
A tiger's paw with fluffy white fur.
Wow, those claws are really scary.

“Oh my~ It’s been a long time since someone recognized me.
My name is Choi Beom-gyu. I am the 300-year-old Jangsan tiger!”

Jangsan...? By the way, you just used a historical drama tone, right?
I was dumbfounded by the unfamiliar appearance and speech.

“Hey, by the way, what are we doing stuck here?”

"I'll go out the window..."

“Oh my! What if you get hurt?”

The long-legged tiger flapped the hem of its robe and then struck with its claws.
Poke through the crack in the door.

"You locked it. If you break something so weak,
That's enough."

I flicked my claws and the lock broke easily.
Beomgyu opened the door with a proud attitude.

"Come on, let's go out."

"Oh, thank you."

"Thank you, but please come visit me sometimes.
I'm bored these days!"

He laughed heartily while I was looking away.
It disappeared like a charm. I really feel like I'm possessed by a ghost.
Strangely enough, I felt good.