Chapter 33

Drifting AI entered the room.

The chat window was immediately flooded with question marks.

A question mark also popped up in my head.

It was a natural reaction.

Currently, the room was full, and without a code, it was impossible to enter.

【Gyeongsaeng Guburi】─What? Did you give that guy the code?

“…No? I never gave it to him. Did one of you guys tell him?”

【Yoho】─I didn’t tell him.

【Min Ji】─I didn’t either.

【Se-hoon Defense Team】─I didn’t tell him.

【Handsome Licker】─I wouldn’t tell him even if you paid me.

【Jujijoa】─He’s a hacker. Breaking into a broadcast like this is probably a piece of cake for him. He seems pretty skilled.

“Now that you mention it… Didn’t he use some illegal program last time?”

I had forgotten for a moment.

The fact that Drifting might be a hacker.

“Drifting, are you really a hacker?”

【Drifting AI】─I deny it. I explain that I am an ordinary digital lifeform.

【Gyeongsaeng Guburi】─Stop with the act, you damn brat.

【Qkrnfl892】─What’s with him? LOL.

【Balloon Gum Collector】─Wow. He’s not breaking character at all!

【Maehwa Tree】─Is he a cyber ghost?

【Jujijoa】─Huh? You know about that too?

【Maehwa Tree】─I’ve only heard rumors.

【Gyeongsaeng Guburi】─Stop talking about otaku stuff.

【Handsome Licker】─Cyber ghost, what a joke LOL.

Drifting denied being a hacker.

Was it because of his character?

He seemed deeply immersed in his roleplay.

Since he was having fun, I decided not to ruin it.

I’ll just play along.

“Alright. So, you’re a digital lifeform?”

【Drifting AI】─I affirm that.

“So, you don’t have a physical body, just a consciousness?”

【Drifting AI】─I affirm that. I compliment your quick understanding.

【Gyeongsaeng Guburi】─He’s accepting it again. Gyesekkihoon must be an otaku too.

【Min Ji】─Se-hoon is really kind.

【Balloon Gum Collector】─Wow. He’s accepting even the weirdest characters!

【Reverse Rape Mania】─That’s on a level where you need to assign a handler.

The character is definitely over the top.

But it’s not unbearable.

Honestly, Drifting is better than Handsome Licker.

At least he’s not licking everything like a creep.

【Gyeongsaeng Guburi】─By the way, aren’t you going to kick that idiot out? He came in through a loophole.

“Huh? I was going to kick him out, but I’m letting it slide because I’m impressed he got in through skill.”

【Drifting AI】─I speak. I express my gratitude.

【Gyeongsaeng Guburi】─Huh? What’s that? You should kick that brat out. -_-

“If you’re unhappy, why don’t you become a hacker too? Besides, he’d probably dodge the kick with his movement anyway.”

【Handsome Licker】─LOL, his movement is insane.

【Se-hoon Defense Team】─Movement! Movement! LOL.

【Gyeongsaeng Guburi】─Damn, I’m starting computer studies tomorrow.

【Handsome Licker】─Guburi is cute. *lick*.

【Yoho】─Gyeongsaeng, you won’t make it even if you study.

【Gyeongsaeng Guburi】─Shut up.

I decided not to kick Drifting out.

The viewers didn’t seem to have any complaints.

And so, the number of viewers became twelve.

***

In front of the shabby mansion, weeds were overgrown.

As if forbidding the approach of strangers, large leaves blocked every path.

‘If you don’t maintain it, it really becomes a mess. Good thing I laid artificial turf at my house.’

I pushed through the weeds and moved forward.

【Gyeongsaeng Guburi】─Why are the weeds so tall? Damn, they’re up to Se-hoon’s waist.

【Balloon Gum Collector】─Wow. Giant weeds!

【Yoho】─How tall did you say you were, Room Master?

【Handsome Licker】─Did he ever tell us?

“Around 185.”

【Jujijoa】─Wow. That’s really tall.

【Reverse Rape Mania】─That’s the optimal height for reverse rape. LOL.

“Ah, damn.”

Suddenly, an unpleasant sensation crawled up my foot.

It felt squishy.

【BigGirl】─?

【Min Ji】─Why did you suddenly stop?

【Handsome Licker】─Is it a ghost?

【Jujijoa】─It’s not even night yet, what ghost? LOL.

“I think I stepped on something…”

I couldn’t see below.

The thick weeds covered everything.

But I could guess what I stepped on.

“…I think I stepped in poop.”

A foul stench sharply stabbed my nose.

It was definitely animal droppings.

【Yoho】─Ew.

【Gyeongsaeng Guburi】─I thought it was a ghost and got scared, damn it.

【Qkrnfl892】─You said you don’t believe in ghosts? LOL.

【Reverse Rape Mania】─You’re the scaredy-cat. LOL.

These guys aren’t even worried that I stepped in poop.

Of course, it’s not something to worry about…

But for some reason, it’s annoying.

“Is the ghost important now? The fact that my shoes are dirty is more important, you damn brats.”

【Handsome Licker】─Just rub it on the ground.

【Balloon Gum Collector】─Wow. Making a fuss over nothing!

【Se-hoon Defense Team】─LOL, it’s just poop.

【Reverse Rape Mania】─I’d even accept scat.

【Gyeongsaeng Guburi】─? Are you insane?

I frowned and rubbed my shoe on the ground.

I’ll wash it as soon as I get home.

“I liked these shoes… Will the smell come out if I wash them?”

【Reverse Rape Mania】─There might still be a lingering scent.

【Yoho】─?? Don’t you know what lingering scent means?

【Reverse Rape Mania】─To me, it’s a lingering scent. Se-hoon, if you’re going to throw them away because the smell won’t come out, let me know. I’ll buy them.

【Handsome Licker】─?

【Maehwa Tree】─?

【BigGirl】─Wow…

【Jujijoa】─Damn.

『‘Reverse Rape Mania’ has been restricted from chatting. Remaining time: 00:05:00』

I punished the crazy bastard immediately.

It seemed like he was serious, not just playing a character.

“If you’re going to be crazy, do it properly. A young girl like you already has weird tastes.”

【Gyeongsaeng Guburi】─True. That’s disgusting, damn it.

【Drifting AI】─I speak. I express that it is a repulsive preference.

【Balloon Gum Collector】─Wow. If it were Se-hoon’s poop, maybe, but why would you buy someone else’s poop?

【Min Ji】─?? If it’s Se-hoon’s poop, is it okay?

【Balloon Gum Collector】─Yeah, isn’t that obvious?

『‘Gyeongsaeng Guburi’ has been restricted from chatting. Remaining time: 00:05:00』

“What’s obvious, you crazy bitch.”

Reverse Rape. Balloon Gum.

I’m glad I didn’t give those two the code.

They’re seriously out of their minds.

【Yoho】─Room Master, you’ve been feeding them the wrong stuff.

【Handsome Licker】─Guburi LOL.

【Balloon Gum Collector】─Wow.

As we chatted and walked, we soon arrived at the mansion’s front gate.

Before entering the mansion.

I stopped for a moment and looked up.

The sky, tinged with twilight, came into view.

‘…Let’s explore moderately and head back before it gets completely dark.’

I couldn’t wander around a pitch-black, dilapidated building relying only on a flashlight.

As I promised earlier, I need to be careful.

If I’m not, I might step on a rotten floor and fall through.

【Qkrnfl892】─Why aren’t you going in?

【Jujijoa】─Are you scared, Se-hoon? If you’re scared, go back.

【Handsome Licker】─Scared? Scared? Our Se-hoon is scared of ghosts? *lick*!

【Balloon Gum Collector】─Wow. Now that it’s time to go in, he’s scared!

“What are you talking about, damn it? I was just about to go in. If a ghost shows up, I’ll just beat it up. Why would I be scared?”

【Qkrnfl892】─LOL, even the Marines can’t catch ghosts.

【Se-hoon Defense Team】─LOL, they’re immune to physical attacks.

“Anyway, I’m going in now.”

I pushed the gate open.

*Creak.*

With the loud screech of unoiled hinges, the interior of the mansion came into view.

***

In a moving car.

The woman in the driver’s seat spoke in a cheerful voice.

“Haha. Exorcism alone isn’t that big of a deal. It was my first solo mission, so I was a bit nervous.”

The woman chuckled and continued.

“And that girl, at the end, dared to say such a cliché line! Haha, I almost died laughing.”

The woman in the passenger seat sighed deeply.

She glanced at the driver and replied.

“Don’t get cocky.”

“Aww. Senior, you’re being so serious. Can’t you just say congratulations once? Your junior succeeded in her first solo exorcism today.”

“Solo? I supported you once in the middle.”

“Huh? That doesn’t count as support! All you said was, ‘Be careful, an attack is coming from the left!’”

“Shut up.”

“…Sigh. Fine, fine. What can I expect from you, Senior? Anyway, should we head back now? Or should we grab a drink?”

“Didn’t you say you were meeting your boyfriend today?”

“It fell through. He suddenly felt like meeting another girlfriend or something.”

“Alright. Then let’s get a drink…”

The woman in the passenger seat trailed off.

She made a thoughtful expression for a moment, then picked up her junior’s phone from the dashboard holder and spoke again.

“No, forget the drink. Enter this address in the GPS. Let’s go here.”

“Huh? Where are we going all of a sudden?”

“An abandoned house.”

“An abandoned house? Are you going to work again? You’re not a workaholic, but…”

“I don’t have anything else to do today anyway. I just want to stop by and check something out, so do me a favor.”

“…Sigh, my fate. Meeting a senior like you, I’m doomed to suffer.”

Though she said that.

The junior followed the GPS directions and entered the highway.

The destination was an abandoned house on the outskirts of Gyeonggi Province.

“It’s two hours to the destination… It’s pretty far… By the way, Senior.”

“What.”

“You haven’t been able to take your eyes off your phone since earlier. Are you watching porn or something?”

“Do you want to die?”

“Haha. Just kidding! It’s just that whenever you focus on your phone…”

The junior sniffed the air and continued.

“It smells strongly of plum blossoms.”

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