Chapter 36

The teddy bear disappeared.

It was a cute doll with one eye missing.

‘…What’s going on?’

It was strange.

I clearly saw it.

At the top of the stairs, there was a doll sitting all alone.

【Gyeongsaeng Guburi】—Why? Did something disappear?

【Balloon Gum Collector】—Wow. As long as the dick didn’t disappear, it’s fine.

“No, there was a teddy bear doll up there just now? But now it’s gone.”

【Jujijoa】—Why a teddy bear doll all of a sudden?

【Yoho】—Ah. So the cute thing you mentioned earlier was the doll.

【Qkrnfl892】—Did Yoho really think you were talking about yourself and calling yourself cute? Crazy bitch.

【Reverse Rape Mania】—Maybe you saw wrong?

【Min Ji】—Maybe you saw wrong?

【Balloon Gum Collector】—Wow. Did the doll grow legs or something?

【Handsome Licker】—Se-hoon must’ve been hallucinating lol. *lick*.

“Hallucination, my ass… I clearly saw a teddy bear doll with one eye missing.”

【Se-hoon Defense Team】—?? That’s cute?

【Jujijoa】—Se-hoon’s taste is unique…

【Big Girl】—Oh! You like one-eyed things?

“It’s sarcasm, you crazy bitches.”

【Big Girl】—Ah…

【Gyeongsaeng Guburi】—Why’s this guy disappointed? Lol.

【Reverse Rape Mania】—Guess he’s into one-eyed things. Lol.

“Anyway, it’s creepy. Maybe the doll was possessed by a ghost?”

【Gyeongsaeng Guburi】—Nah, you’re just acting to scare us. Gye Sekkihoon, don’t become an actor. Your acting is so awkward.

【Qkrnfl892】—Bad acting lol.

【Reverse Rape Mania】—Bad? Footjobs are good too.

【Handsome Licker】—You say it’s scary, but why are you still going up the stairs? Lol.

“Who said it was scary, you idiot? I just said it’s creepy.”

【Gyeongsaeng Guburi】—Same thing, you sex freak.

【Handsome Licker】—For real lol. I’ll suck you dry.

While chatting with the viewers, I suddenly arrived on the 3rd floor.

There was no need to get scared and go back down.

A man named Ji Mun-hyuk guaranteed that this abandoned house was safe.

Not that I trust him.

I just figured he had no reason to lie to me.

And the teddy bear doll didn’t seem dangerous either.

【Balloon Gum Collector】—Wow. Is it really okay to go up where a teddy bear is roaming? Lol. What’s the opinion of the self-proclaimed expert Maehwa Tree?

【Maehwa Tree】—It should be fine. Yokai possessing dolls like teddy bears, which don’t evoke fear, are usually harmless.

【Gyeongsaeng Guburi】—Night Flower Tree, you crazy bitch lol. Always acting like you know everything.

【Handsome Licker】—Honestly, Maehwa Tree seems to be more into the concept than Drifting AI. *lick*.

【Maehwa Tree】—But there are always exceptions, so be careful. If you feel severe chills or smell something rotten, run away.

【Gyeongsaeng Guburi】—Like your squid smell?

【Maehwa Tree】—Shut the fuck up, you bitch. Before I seal you.

【Gyeongsaeng Guburi】—Lol. My dick’s already sealed. Been like that since birth.

Another guarantee came.

Maehwa Tree, who’s knowledgeable about ghosts, also said it should be fine.

“So, it’s not dangerous, right?”

【Maehwa Tree】—Yeah. And physical attacks work on possessed yokai. Like yokai with physical forms. A teddy bear should be easy for a civilian to exorcise. But if it’s not possession and the yokai has a physical form, it’s the most dangerous type of yokai, so don’t even think about fighting it. Also, yokai that are just souls can’t be physically attacked, so ignore them or run.

“Wow. You know a lot. Are you really not some kind of shaman?”

【Maehwa Tree】—Not a shaman.

“Then what are you?”

【Maehwa Tree】—An exorcist. Not that civilians would believe me anyway.

“Exorcist, my ass… Anyway, since you say it’s fine, I’ll look around a bit more.”

【Gyeongsaeng Guburi】—Lol. You’re so scared. Just go, damn it! There’s no ghost or anything!

【Yoho】—It’s not that he’s scared, he’s just being cautious.

【Gyeongsaeng Guburi】—Don’t suck up to him, you bitch.

【Se-hoon Defense Team】—Se-hoon, don’t worry and just look around. I just called a friend, and they’re marking the coordinates and setting up a portal. If it gets dangerous, we’ll come save you. It’ll take about an hour to set up though. Lol.

“Defense Team. Your concept isn’t funny anymore. Bring something more original.”

【Se-hoon Defense Team】—Okay…

【Drifting AI】—I will speak. In case of danger, I will launch a nuclear strike.

“Drifting is at least a bit better.”

【Jujijoa】—? If you launch a nuke, Se-hoon will die too.

【Balloon Gum Collector】—Wow! No thoughts at all!

【Drifting AI】—I will speak. I have gained enlightenment.

【Gyeongsaeng Guburi】—Idiot. Lol.

【Reverse Rape Mania】—Wow. There are really some weird people here. Is this channel always like this? Should I get a concept too?

【Min Ji】—Mania, you’re fine as you are…

【Handsome Licker】—For real lol. If it gets worse, you’ll get kicked out.

【Reverse Rape Mania】—Huh? I’ve never had a concept before.

【Big Girl】—That’s the problem…

【Maehwa Tree】—By the way, Se-hoon, you’re human, right? Not a yokai?

“Maehwa, cut it out. I’ve been tolerating you, but this is too much.”

『‘Maehwa Tree’ has been restricted from chatting. Remaining time: 00:01:00』

Maehwa Tree was immediately muted.

“You were giving decent info, so I believed most of what you said… But now you’re just going off the rails.”

【Gyeongsaeng Guburi】—Feels good to mute that crazy bitch.

【Handsome Licker】—For real lol. Exorcist my ass. *lick*.

“I can believe the exorcist thing. It’s similar to being a shaman. But asking if I’m a yokai? That’s too much. You’re getting an extra minute of mute.”

I decided to add another minute to the mute out of annoyance.

【Gyeongsaeng Guburi】—What’s your mute criteria, Gye Sekkihoon? Lol. It’s so random depending on your mood.

『‘Gyeongsaeng Guburi’ has been restricted from chatting. Remaining time: 00:01:00』

【Yoho】—?

After extending Maehwa Tree’s mute time, I continued exploring the abandoned house.

***

1st floor of the mansion.

Golden Sun Woman, who had been harshly criticized by Gye Se-hoon, came down the stairs.

Seeing her, Ji Mun-hyuk shouted in an annoyed voice.

“Hey! Where did you go!?”

“Huh? Oh… I just had something to do upstairs…”

“You didn’t go tell that guy that the 3rd floor is dangerous, did you?”

“No, I didn’t! I didn’t even see him! I just left my phone on the 2nd floor and went to get it!”

Suspiciously, Ji Mun-hyuk narrowed his eyes and asked again.

“Really? You’re not lying?”

“Of course not. Why would I lie? Haha…”

Golden Sun Woman awkwardly smiled and answered.

“Well, if you had told him, you would’ve come down together.”

Ji Mun-hyuk quickly dismissed his suspicion.

Then he remembered what the shaman he had met earlier told him.

<Mr. Mun-hyuk, I don’t recommend the abandoned house you mentioned. I went to check it out, and there was a very ominous energy coming from the 3rd floor. I didn’t even dare to go up and check. Anyway, it’s better to look for another abandoned house. If you really have to go, don’t go up to the 3rd floor or even look at it.>

His connection with the shaman had started when he began his abandoned house exploration YouTube channel.

But this was the first time he had received such a warning.

Of course, Ji Mun-hyuk didn’t believe the shaman.

He didn’t believe in ghosts in the first place.

Hiring a shaman before starting a video was just for peace of mind.

Even if he thought the shaman was a fraud, hearing a so-called expert say it was safe made him feel less scared.

‘Well, if a ghost really shows up, it’s actually good for me. It could be a huge opportunity for my YouTube channel. I’m tired of blocking all the haters who say my content is fake.’

While Ji Mun-hyuk was thinking that, one of the Golden Sun Women, who was checking the broadcasting equipment, came over and cautiously asked.

“By the way, Mun-hyuk… Why did you lie to that guy earlier?”

“About what?”

“You said you’ve been all over the 3rd floor. But the shaman said it was dangerous, so you haven’t even been up there.”

As she said, Ji Mun-hyuk hadn’t set foot on the 3rd floor.

He didn’t believe in ghosts.

Even if ghosts were real, he thought he could use them for his YouTube content, but when it came to actually checking it out, he didn’t have the courage.

“Oh, that? I was just curious if ghosts really exist. It’s probably nothing, but you never know, right?”

But then, a test subject named Gye Se-hoon appeared.

This was a good opportunity.

He could check out the 3rd floor without risking himself, using someone else.

The Golden Sun Women looked at Ji Mun-hyuk with uneasy expressions.

“What’s with the faces? There’s no such thing as ghosts anyway, so it doesn’t matter.”

“But what if there really is a ghost…?”

“Then it’s even better. I could be the first YouTuber to film a real ghost. All the other YouTubers’ videos are fake.”

“That’s not the point… If there’s a real ghost, that guy could be in danger…”

“…”

Ji Mun-hyuk, who had been silent for a moment, scanned his girlfriends.

Then he smirked and answered.

“So what? If he dies, it’s the ghost’s fault, not ours.”

“Huh…?”

“And if we hear screams from the 3rd floor, we’ll use him as bait to film the video and then run away. Keep that in mind.”

Ji Mun-hyuk said that and went back up to the 2nd floor.

He didn’t feel any guilt at all.

The Golden Sun Women were the same.

“Hey, don’t worry. Ghosts don’t exist in this world. Even if they do, it’s not like he’ll die, right?”

“Yeah. And it doesn’t matter what happens to that bastard. He didn’t even give me his number.”

The two Golden Sun Women whispered.

Out of the three, only one felt a pang of guilt.

But even she.

As she was influenced by the other Golden Sun Women, her guilt quickly disappeared.

***

3rd floor hallway.

A small figure was scurrying along with short, stubby legs.

[It’s dangerous!]

It was the teddy bear doll.

The teddy bear had just witnessed an unbelievable scene.

A stone statue yokai, much stronger than itself, had been effortlessly destroyed by a human who suddenly appeared.

[That’s no ordinary human! He must be a half-yokai exorcist!]

The stone statue yokai was on a different level compared to other yokai.

It was a yokai with its own physical form, far superior to yokai that were just souls or possessed objects.

[And he’s a really strong exorcist! The second strongest stone statue in this mansion was defeated!]

Terrified, the teddy bear doll hurriedly hid in a bedroom.

[I need to hide immediately!]

The teddy bear looked around.

Searching for a place to hide.

Then it spotted an old bed.

[There!]

The teddy bear dived under the bed.

[It’s safe here!]

It curled up under the bed and closed its eyes tightly.

It stayed like that for 20 minutes.

Creak.

The sound of the door opening was heard.

[…]

The teddy bear held its breath.

Thud. Thud.

Footsteps could be heard.

It didn’t know whose footsteps they were.

The teddy bear closed its eyes even tighter.

Thud. Thud. Thud.

The footsteps continued to echo in the room.

Thud.

Suddenly, the footsteps stopped.

Right near the bed.

The teddy bear sensed something was wrong.

Why did the footsteps stop right in front?

Such questions swirled in its head.

As the teddy bear trembled in fear, it slightly opened its eyes.

[…]

It was met with two eyes staring directly at it.

A human man in black clothes was lying on the floor, peering under the bed.

“Found you, you bastard.”

[…]

The teddy bear fainted on the spot.

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