Chapter 1: The Aftermath Begins

Chapter 1: The Aftermath Begins

Bump, Rattle. Bump, Rattle.

Inside the carriage returning to my hometown, as I gazed upon the uneventful scenery passing by, I looked back on my somewhat regretful life.

My current name was Deus Verdi, the second son of a noble family that rules the North Whedon region of the North.

However, if you were to ask for my original name

It would be Kim Shin-woo; I was a 25-year-old young man living in South Korea. I graduated from university, completed my military service, and worked for a company, all the while being able to see ghosts.

I may have seemed ordinary, but in reality, I was not.

Both my maternal and paternal grandmothers were shamans. My grandmother, who was particularly revered and powerful, left me with these words:

-Your spiritual power is too strong. If you're not going to walk the shaman's path, it'll ruin you.

My mother, who had always been tormented by her own mother's shamanism, naturally didn't believe it, but that was a mistake.

Could a boy who had spent his entire life seeing dead people really have normal emotions?

Can you be sane when your classmate, who died in an accident the day before, strangles you when you return to school, asking why youre ignoring her?

Will you not be traumatized if you see a person who died after falling from his apartment just a few days ago, climb up your rooms window every night and says he wants to live?

Thanks to that, my emotions faded, as if worn out. No, to be precise, my emotions didn't fade because I lived like this, instead, they became like this in order for me to continue living.

Why did someone like me become Deus Verdi, whose name only appeared in the game 'Retry'?

I didn't know.

I thought it was just some ghost's prank as usual, but after living here for about six months, it seemed like it wasn't.

During those six months, a lot happened; I learned aristocratic speech and manners, and even the understanding of magic became essential.

Though not everything that Deus had achieved disappeared; The understanding and application of his magic remained within me, so it didn't take long to adapt.

If you ask whether Deus was a genius, the answer was absolutely not. He was not dull, but he was not exceptional either.

Just he had enough to remain as the second son of a Count; Even though he was a man with a lot of gossips, the so-called bad deeds.

Anyway, I'd hoped I would become more ordinary now that I had become Deus. I thought my damn eyes that could see ghosts would disappear but they didn't.

Also, funnily enough, the game was set in a medieval fantasy world of swords and magic. The number of ghosts in sight here was far more than in the Republic of Korea.

["Hehe, the scenery is beautiful, isn't it?"]

For example, I was the only person riding in the personal carriage sent by my family. But before I knew it, a ghost of a lady sitting on the other side was talking to me with a smile.

.

[Oh my, can't you at least answer me?]

I didn't bother to answer.

My grandmother told me countless times that it's not good behavior to talk to the dead.

In reality, it was also rare for me to have a good experience after being involved with them.

[You see me, don't you?]

The ghost lady suddenly stood up and came towards me.

'Damn it.'

Earlier, I could only see her right side from where I sat, but as she approached me, I could see the side which had burns all over it, as if she had been burned alive.

I almost closed my eyes at the ghastly sight, but I was able to keep some composure in the end...

Perhaps because even though it was a gruesome sight even among ghosts, I was already somewhat used to such things.

[Look at me.]

I slowly made eye contact with the ghost who stuck her face close to mine, and her lips stretched wide in delight.

I spoke in a low voice so that the coachman my family sent to drive me back home wouldn't hear me.

"Please have a seat."

[Oh my, now you're showing courtesy after ignoring me?]

"I wasn't ignoring you."

[You weren't ignoring me?]

"I was being considerate."

[...Are you saying you were being considerate?]

The lady ghost who sat across from me at my request, tilted her head, and asked.

[The worst.]

"Huh?"

Something was strange. She felt like she heard her own voice again that too from the mirror.

"I'm the worst."

She tried again just in case, but as expected, it was just her imagination and she didn't hear any sound.

"Am I not sleeping enough?"

Perr stretched and looked at her dark circles. She decided to just tidy up and get some rest today.

And the lecture plan?

'I could just use the one I'd planned to teach in the last academy.'

"At least I'll just need to transfer it to this format."

She thought she could finish it quickly and turned her body to tidy up, but...

"Hmm?"

She quickly turned back to the mirror.

"Something was strange just now?"

Since she showed her back, her back should have been reflected in the mirror, but strangely, she felt like the mirror was still showing her front.

Swoosh! Swoosh!

She moved around but the reflection in the mirror remained the same.

"Did the previous professor cast some kind of magic spell?"

She heard that the previous professor was dismissed. If a professor who was fired had done such a thing, then their character must have been quite questionable.

Perr reached out her hand and checked it carefully.

"It's not magic, is it?"

There was no magic, just an ordinary mirror that didn't even have a hint of mana.

"Hmm."

As Perr was pondering this strange situation and crossing her arms, a small girl's voice whispered in her ear.

[Where did you go?]

"Kyaa!!"

Startled, Perr quickly turned her head, but she was still alone.

"What, what is it?"

But the moment she wondered what the hell it was, this time, she heard the words clearly:

[Where are you!]

This time, a thunderous male shout was heard.

Kyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!

Startled, Perr immediately sat down and instinctively unleashed protective magic around her.

[Where are you!] [Where are you!]

[Dont throw us away! Dont abandon us!] [Come here!] [Come back to me!] [I was wrong!] [Ill kill you!] [No! I was wrong!] [Come, come to me!] [That's enough! ][Mommy!] [This is our land! My room!]

[It's my room!] [You!] [You smelly bi*ch! Go away! Get out of here!] [Should I eat you?] [You cant replace him.] [JUST GO AWAY!] [Why did you come here? Why? Why? Why? Why?]

No matter what magic she used, the voices didn't stop and continued to echo in her head.

[ Excuse me umm miss. ]

"Ah, ah!"

Perr with tears streaming down her face, slowly raised her head at the voice calling her.

A young girl with long black hair that covered the entire floor of the laboratory smiled at her.

As the young girl's hair gradually climbed up the wall and reached the ceiling, it began to envelop the entire room.

[Where did that person go?]

-Thud.

But with her eyes suddenly rolling and losing focus, Perr fainted with a dull 'thud' sound.

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