I Will Take a Break at Academy

057. ghost (2)

The ghost dwells in the baroness’ bedroom. In the center, there is a soft bed that can comfortably accommodate three people, and around the room, there are bookshelves reaching up to the ceiling, as if to show that the baroness’ noble hobby was reading.

A few paintings from the days of unknown by a famous artist from the kingdom of Aeonia are hanging on the wall, and small dolls are scattered on the floor.

At first glance, it is a noble bedroom with a warm atmosphere, but the achromatic space where no candles shine shows that no one lives here.

If you wander around the castle at midnight, the ghost of Herace Castle in your bedroom will come out to meet you.

The final boss of this episode, a ghost with many stories.

“Ugh… … It’s scary… … .”

Shiana trembled and snuggled close to me. It was clinging tightly to the bottom hem of my coat with my fingers, and it was very cute.

Of course, it would be more appropriate for me to hide behind her in case of danger.

“Ji, are you really coming out of here?”

Viktor placed the cross in front of his chest and slowly looked around. It’s a mission that comes out every time, but I can’t adapt to this spooky atmosphere.

“Yes. This is where the shady energy is the strongest. I can feel the magic too.”

I used my knowledge of the game to quickly guide everyone. Originally, I couldn’t reach this place, the bedroom.

The bedroom is where you come in during the final phase, when Ackerman kills the ghost.

However, I’m skipping everything because I didn’t want to go through all that troublesome process.

“Look at this. I have a diary.”

Cain, who was gallantly examining the baroness’ spacious bedroom, found something.

It is the diary of the baroness.

A ghost is a monster that is born when an object that was cherished in life is exposed to demonic energy while remaining in it.

The ghost of Herace Castle is a monster born through the medium of that diary. In the last phase, you have to destroy that diary to end it.

Cain dusted off the dust and opened the diary.

“What does it say?”

Viktor also sneaked up and pressed his face.

January 29, 1221 by the sacred calendar.

My precious daughter, Marina, has become ill.

In the morning, the fever rose, and I spent the night awake.

A rare disease whose name is unknown.

If it’s to cure this disease, I’ll mobilize everything.

Magic, black magic, a contract with demons? Does not matter.

If only I could save my daughter… … .

February 16, 1221 by the sacred calendar.

Marina hung on and cried in pain.

As a mother who couldn’t do anything, her heart collapsed.

His inheritance has also run out.

It is difficult to get medicine for children anymore.

I guess I’ll have to collect more money from the residents and ask the witch to look after Marina.

March 3, 1221 by the sacred calendar.

The residents’ dissatisfaction intensified.

Things I don’t even know about… … .

Why are you interfering with my daughter’s life?

can’t forgive

March 15, 1221 by the sacred calendar.

It got to the point where my daughter couldn’t speak anymore.

pitiful thing.

Don’t forgive the ugly mother.

But i won’t give up

A week later, the witch arrives.

Until then, we have to make money somehow.

Tomorrow, I will call the permanent residents and make sure to collect the money. Anything that makes money is stupid.

“… … .”

“Is this the end?”

“yes. That’s all the latest stuff.”

Cain looked through the diary again, but there was nothing else worth noting.

Silence came.

Everyone had similar thoughts.

The contents of the last diary… … .

‘Tomorrow, I’ll call the lords, and I’ll definitely collect the money. Anything that makes money.’

There is no record since then. Something must have happened the day I met the resident.

—!

As Cain was about to put the diary back in its original place, a huge vibration came that made the entire bedroom stagger.

Books on high bookshelves fell to the floor, spewing dust, and faded chandeliers swayed as if dancing.

“Everybody unite!”

Viktor made a quick decision in an unusual situation.

He rallied his team and chanted a protective prayer overhead to prepare for the collapse of the ceiling.

The divine power that Viktor fired formed the shape of a cross.

Books and bits and pieces of dust and debris rained down on it, but it didn’t budge.

shoot it!

Gray smoke pouring out of nowhere.

It came together quickly and took on a menacing appearance.

The eerie energy raised the chicken meat.

From her appearance to her aura, everything told her that that shape was dangerous.

A ghost full of vengeful spirits is a monster with unusual power.

Aren and his colleagues immediately prepared for battle.

Pulling out the sword, holding on to the rosary and praying, magical powers tinged from his eyes.

–!

The angry ghost screamed.

Being eaten by the spirits and demons, they are always in a state of runaway, so they can’t even properly distinguish what is what.

I have no choice but to kill the intruder.

I fixed my sword and focused my mind.

“Whoa… … .”

You have to subdue the ghost. After hearing the story from the baroness, the next story begins.

‘As expected, the holy sword is the best to catch monsters.’

It was the moment to run.

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Kwakwang—!

There are no clouds, but a red thunderbolt that has fallen from somewhere.

A blindingly intense light hit my eyeballs.

‘what… … ?’

Dismissal, Chijiji… … !

The place where the subtle electric sound came from is the back.

When I turned my head, I found Cyana with electricity flowing from her eyes.

Cyana defeated the ghost boss of Herace Castle in one shot with lightning magic.

“Everyone is fine… … ?”

Shiana, who came back to her senses, asked. Are you feeling a bit scared?

“Yes. Shiana, are you really okay?”

“Sorry… … ! I’m scared, so I stop without knowing.”

Siana grabs my sleeve again.

Scary is scary, and everyone’s brain stopped for an instant at the magical girl’s reversal of slashing monsters with one blow.

“Very good, Siana!”

After a while, Viktor laughed out loud and praised Siana.

Cain also smiled as if he was a little disappointed. good. Put back the sword you pulled out.

“Hi-Hi. Did I do well… … ?”

Cyana looked at the ghost with a shy smile.

“Keuk, kkeuk.”

The ghost collapsed to the floor and wriggled. It seemed like the electricity was still flowing, so I couldn’t come to my senses.

“What do we do?”

Cain approached, vigilantly.

“Wait and it will wake up.”

It’s because if you defeat him in the game, he will come back to his senses and tell his story.

“Ugh, geup!”

The ghost struggled a few more times, then shed her eyes from the floor as if she had recovered.

Pale skin that is hard to believe is human. The bloody dress she was wearing before she died. I can feel the magic, but even the aura that has no vitality at all.

The beauty of the noble hostess of Hereis Castle is still the same, but the ghost is a ghost.

Unlike what I’ve seen in the game, it’s terrifying to see it in person.

“you. Same ghosts, what are you doing… … ?”

The ghost spoke at once. Her eyes were staring at me.

“what?”

When I answered in an annoyed voice, the ghost tilted its head and furrowed its eyebrows. After staring at me for a moment, the ghost cautiously opened its mouth.

“Oh, well. not a ghost This is the first time I’ve ever seen a person who is paler than me.”

“… … ?”

What nonsense are you talking about all of a sudden?

I buried the knife into the floor and asked.

“who are you? Please reveal your identity.”

It was one of Ackerman’s lines given when starting a conversation with the ghost.

“Who are you? Who dares enter the bedroom without my permission?”

The ghost, who had fallen to the floor, lifted himself up with a whimper and looked down at us.

“Come down.”

When Cyana said, electricity flowed from her eyes, the ghost came back to the floor, sweating.

I managed to suppress my burst of laughter.

“We are Warriors cadets.”

Captain Viktor stepped forward and explained everything.

It’s a ghost, but the conversation went smoothly after having already tasted the spicy taste of Cyana. It was because if the ghost showed even the slightest aggression, Cyana’s cold expression would radiate red eyes.

“Things to tear… … .”

When the story of the ghost of the baroness was over, what returned was the chilling wind and the ghost’s anger.

“Those damn things, unknowingly, killed my daughter. Kill me, and all my family members! A massacre has taken place!”

Wheein!

A strong wind hitting the bedroom window. temperature drops rapidly. The baroness’ resentment deepens.

Jureuk.

bloody tears that follow.

“Mrs. Hayes. Are you saying the villagers really attacked and killed everyone in the castle?”

Cain asked vigilantly.

“okay. Are you the ones who killed the butlers who were making the tombs in the garden?”

“butler?”

“The ghouls who used to bury the bodies.”

Cain and Cyana covered their mouths with surprised faces.

Yes, the reason why the ghouls were burying the bodies rather than digging them up was because they were all members of the same family.

The ghoul, born with a grudge, even went against the instinct to eat corpses.

“They were all my family members who were unjustly killed by the villagers.”

“… … .”

“then.”

Everyone was silent as it was difficult to say anything.

It was because the stories of disgusting ghouls were too desperate.

It was I who broke the moment of silence.

“Why did they kill you?”

Anyway, I wasn’t curious about their story. Because I had seen and heard it to the point of getting bored, my worn out heart didn’t react at all.

“… … Because they don’t know grace.”

The baroness paused for a moment before answering. Like there’s something to hide.

The answer wasn’t very cool.

It was after we all checked our diaries. What was constantly mentioned in the diary was that the baroness paid more.

The lords would not have killed them for no reason. However, the baroness seemed to be trying to hide that fact.

“You didn’t take everything from them?”

“What?”

The ghost looked at me coldly. It was an overreaction, like someone who had been stabbed to the point.

“What do you know? I had no choice but to save my daughter… … !”

“Calm down, madam.”

Viktor calms down the angry ghost at my sharp question.

I turned around and checked the time.

Around 00:20.

The time has come for the elders and villagers to arrive at the castle.

‘It’s time to finish it soon.’

The time when the baroness was shedding bloody tears and expressing her resentment.

As if sensing something, he raised his head.

the air freezes

Eyes that had shed bloody tears widen.

The mouth was torn to the cheekbones. It is not an analogy.

Indeed, the skin tissue snapped open.

It was the moment when the ghost, who had shed tears of resentment, turned into an evil spirit full of resentment.

‘come.’

According to the game, the elder, who should have been visited by Ackerman and brought back, came on his own.

It’s frustrating because we didn’t show up as I planned.

There are no ghouls, and no ghosts weep. There is also no trace of the academy cadet who was entrusted with the mission.

I’m curious to the point of going crazy

So he entered the castle trembling.

I have to ‘confirm’ everything, because they will either leave the village or set foot in peace.

“Oh, where are you going!”

Sensing the elders and villagers, the ghost passed through the wall and disappeared with a gust of wind. The time for revenge has come.

My co-workers too, belatedly noticing that there were people outside, started running to the garden.

Aren followed after hiding the loathsome baroness’ diary in the shadow dimension.

won’t take long

* * *

“aaa!”

The garden where we slayed the ghouls.

The elder and some of the villagers backed away, witnessing the true spirit of the runaway ghost.

As soon as he saw them, he gathered a lot of demons with the intention of annihilating them, the baroness who had let go of reason.

It’s been a long time since I’ve been in the middle of a long time since I’ve been in the middle of a long time.

Me and my colleagues running fast.

“Calm down, madam!”

Cain arrived first and blocked the residents.

“Get out of the way! All of those people deserve to die! my daughter! These are the monsters who slaughtered my family!”

“Avoid, everyone!”

After that, Viktor recited a protective prayer and once again created a cross and shield.

However, the gate was already firmly closed by the power of the ghost. There is no escape.

I quietly watched this tragedy.

No one is unfair or good.

Both the baroness and the villagers blame each other for their mistakes. It’s a funny sight.

The baroness sucked the blood of innocent villagers to save her daughter.

The villagers went to the castle in anger, but in an instant, they killed the baroness and her sick daughter and killed all the family members fearing that the crime would be exposed.

After that, to cover up the crime, he rolled his hair and stole valuable items from the castle.

everyone was wrong

So, there is no reason to pity one side and show mercy.

The baroness who became a monster was dealt with, and the villagers who committed the crime were punished according to the law.

“Die!”

The ghost poured the condensed demonic energy onto the ground.

Tuk-tuk on the floor that was fine! Rotten hands stick out.

The corpses buried on the floor arose as ghouls. Residents caught in the eyes of ghouls.

All of them are subject to revenge.

“Ugh, ugh! help me! Help me, madam!”

“We were just following the elder’s words!”

“This, these outrageous things!”

I scream, but it’s too late to ask for forgiveness.

The heavy air swelled, and the weeping ghost smirked, tearing its mouth open and laughing. Demonic energy flowed through the cracks in his gaping mouth.

Dozens of ghouls rushed to avenge their families.

“Uh, what should I do?”

“I need to calm down my wife and talk to her… … !”

“No, it’s late. It’s a stage where I can’t communicate anymore! It’s over when you kill your wife… … ! But, but then, the wife is also very pitiful… … Aww.”

Victor was at a loss.

The same goes for Cain and Cyana.

“Whose side will you take?”

-＞ baroness

-＞ Villagers

In the game, options appear at this timing.

The sins committed by the NPCs each had their own reasons.

To save my precious daughter.

I want to die like this.

This is also the part that the team members worry about.

Both of them were wrong, but they have their own stories, so it’s because I’m confused about whose side to take.

The reason this episode is tricky is because opinions diverge on this point.

Those guys are still young and innocent.

When the player is immersed, the choice becomes an obstacle.

‘This has always been my complaint.’

If only two options are given, it seems that one of them is ‘good’, doesn’t it?

There is no absolute good or absolute evil in this episode.

Whichever option you choose, the result is the same.

Eliminate the ghosts, and deal with the residents according to the law. However, the selection process is just f*cked up.

“Dangerous!”

Cain runs out with a sword and Viktor strengthens his protective prayer. Cyana creates an intense lightning bolt.

Entered the final phase.

I saw all the stories I had to pass by.

All that remains is to fight dozens of ghouls while defending the residents, pass the ghosts, enter the bedroom and destroy the diary.

That’s how this boss fight ends.

‘Whoa.’

A ghastly clinging ghoul, a tricky disturbing ghost.

Thinking about all this process is tiring and demanding.

I don’t intend to go through all of this. Because it made me sick of the game.

However, he had no intention of leaving everything to Siana or Cain.

I took out the baroness’s diary hidden in the dimensional world. And walked outside the range of Viktor’s protective prayer.

“… … ?”

The ghost instantly turned its head. The ghouls all stopped at the same time.

That’s it.

“Ah, no no!”

The baroness flew in and tried to twist my neck, but it was too late.

It was after my holy sword pierced her diary.

“Ahhh… … .”

The ghost’s hand, its arm fall from my neck.

perish The ghouls also returned to the ground.

The bloody tears shed by the baroness turned into clear tears and soaked the diary.

There will be many words left unsaid. The resentment will never be resolved.

‘If there is a heaven or a hell, please regret and reflect there.’

Fire.

Cyana’s fireball, which she hastily pulled out, faded. Shiana was startled and sat down in her place.

“Aren… … !”

“Hey you… … !”

Cain jumped in surprise as well.

“What are you doing! It was dangerous!”

Before long, he got angry and pinched my forearm.

“Oh, it hurts.”

“You must be sick more! Why are you pushing yourself so hard! I really hate it! you!”

Cain’s anger did not abate. I ask if there are any injuries in the middle of the day.

It must have seemed so breathtaking.

Siana also sits down and sheds tears.

“Ahhh. Areeeng… … what’s the matter… … .”

I’m sorry about this… … .

Were you too reckless? I did it with confidence.

“Aren! this guy! You really have a knack for surprising people.”

Viktor also came belatedly and helped with a word. The back smash was unavoidable.

“Isn’t everything okay?”

I laughed awkwardly and put the holy sword into the scabbard. It was only after he approached Sianna and even apologized that the situation was settled.

All of the 「Ghost of Herace Castle」 quests have been completed. Ghouls and ghosts’ experience points were consumed by me.

In a way, it feels like it ended too blandly. Knowing what was going to happen, everything was easy.

If a safe path is guaranteed, it is right to go that way. Once again, I confirmed that my method was correct.

‘As expected, I like to follow the story.’

I thought so and opened the status window.

‘… … ?’

what.