The Ex-Hero Is Too Good at Exorcism

“What else is that?”

Items that glow black.

It was definitely a phone.

There was only a rusty iron desk in a small room in the corner of the second floor.

On top of it lay an old-fashioned phone.

Although it is clearly related to voice phishing.

Items that glowed black had never been seen before.

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Judging by the appearance, it doesn’t seem like the grade is high.

Is it like a special item?

With that thought in mind, I immediately checked the blacked-out description window on my phone.

＜Old Phone – Curse＞

A cursed phone created through the accumulation of spirit karma.

If three curse rituals are established, a curse corresponding to the intermediate chant will be manifested.

“hmm···”

“Why are you standing there? What do you have?”

Sungmin Han asked.

I was thinking about how to explain this, but I just told the truth as it was.

“No, this phone… I think it’s cursed.”

“Me, a curse? So, is this a ghost?”

“A precious thing?”

“It’s not that I’m precious, it’s that ear when I’m a ghost. It is said to be possessed by demons.”

Aha, I nodded.

According to his following words, ghosts are found extremely rarely compared to spirits or monsters.

It is said that they have been close to demons for a long time, or that they are tools used to accumulate karma.

If exorcists have magical powers, spirits and monsters have these demons.

So…it’s like a magic sword.

“I get it roughly. Then can I take this with me?”

“Returns must be made. But is it okay to just take it and go? It might be dangerous.”

When I casually picked up the phone, Han Seong-min looked at it warily.

But nothing could happen.

Han Seong-min, on the other hand, does not know what kind of curse this has.

I had already read the item’s description window, so I had nothing to fear.

“I’m okay. So go down first. I’ll look for something similar.”

“···i get it.”

Han Seong-min said that and went downstairs.

But there was no way there would be a similar item here.

In the meantime, I looked at the quest window.

“What are you going to give me this time?”

Even though the enemy was the emperor, it was because the investigation process was not easy.

After all, it was a B-class quest.

The reward won’t be so bad.

I pressed the quest complete button.

OK,

＜+3 Equipment Enhancement Coupon＞

Enhances unenchanted equipment by three levels.

This item came out.

It’s an equipment enhancement ticket.

There must have been an item called Reinforcement in the Magic Cube I got last time.

So I checked, and the enhanced button, which was inactive, was active.

I tried putting the star cloud sword I had temporarily into the reinforcement slot.

Then, as usual in games, you can check the ability after reinforcement without executing reinforcement.

but.

“It’s fine, but…”

Perhaps because it was a three-level enhancement, the ability level itself was not bad.

However, it only increases attack power and stats.

It was hard to see it as an unconventional change because the core characteristics were not added.

As I was thinking about that, a help message suddenly popped up.

[The characteristics of each equipment are added randomly every 3 levels of enhancement.]

[+10 equipment can evolve into higher equipment.]

It was like that.

I nodded.

In other words, it meant diligently collecting equipment enhancement tickets to obtain additional characteristics and even evolving equipment.

If that’s the case… I don’t see any reason to use it right now.

“Then shall we go back?”

*

Sungmin Han and I went back to the office right away.

It didn’t take long to deal with the case, but due to the distance, it was already time to leave work when I arrived.

“Are you here already?”

When I entered the office, Seo In-na was there.

I heard that they usually go around crime scenes and actively engage in exorcism, so I thought it wouldn’t be.

“I guess the team leader didn’t go out?”

“huh. I have to deal with this today.”

Seo In-na smiled bitterly and pointed at the pile of papers.

Numerous scraps of paper, not even of a certain type, were piled up like a mountain.

And behind the mountain of documents, Choi Eun-young was also visible.

It seems that he was helping Seo In-na, but his presence was faint.

I greeted Choi Eun-young once and opened my mouth.

“That is a lot. Are there really that many?”

“Originally not much. But until now, I’ve been pushed back a lot because I’ve been out on set. But thanks to Inspector Kang, I have some time to spare, so I’m going to take care of it now.”

“aha···”

I nodded.

At that time, Han Seong-min, who came up a little late to park the police car, came into the office.

Seo In-na looked at me once more and then looked at me again.

with a subtle smile.

“Isn’t it easy?”

“yes?”

“It’s an incident. But you don’t have to die too full. As a predecessor, I know how difficult it is.”

Seo In-na patted me on the shoulder and said.

She seemed to think that I had given up halfway through and climbed up.

This makes it even more difficult to speak out.

At that moment, Han Sung-min stepped out at the right time.

“Chief, what are you talking about? The one who finished everything.”

“What is the end? The exorcism is over.”

“Oh, who doesn’t know that? That said, Inspector Kang took care of everything. Of course, I beat him. What is the Inspector, he came looking for something.”

“A ghost…?”

Seo In-na’s eyes were fixed on me.

I took out the old phone I had brought with her and showed it to her.

Seo In-na stared at it.

It was to detect the spiritual power that dwells within it.

“…is it real? What happened?”

Seo In-na, realizing that it was really a cursed ghost, opened her eyes wide.

Then, without notice, Han Seong-min stepped out once again.

“Ah, that’s what I mean. actually-“

“You be quiet! Inspector Kang, you led the investigation, right? So tell me.”

I nodded and explained from the beginning.

But it was by no means a long explanation. That’s right, I went to the analysis team to find data, and all I did was rummage through the data.

“…that’s how it happened.”

“·······”

Seo In-na, who heard my words, blinked without saying anything.

Her reaction was as expected.

I wouldn’t know if it was Han Sung-min.

To say that I found the culprit by following my reasoning without knowing the existence of the quest.

In the end, there was no way that Seo In-na didn’t know that it was just like saying she was lucky.

“Why are you not saying anything? Could it be that the team leader is embarrassed because he solved something he couldn’t solve at once?”

However, Han Seong-min couldn’t stand it and laughed.

Then, Seo In-na’s eyebrows curled into a smile.

“Say something that makes sense. It’s not like that.”

“It’s just like that, what. no, what’s not-“

“You shut up!”

When Seo In-na screamed loudly, Han Sung-min was immediately crushed by the momentum.

She glared at Han Seong-min for a moment, then sighed.

“good job. How can you solve a difficult case so quickly? It’s really surprising. By the way… What do Inspector Kang himself think? Do you really think you did well?”

“no. This is just luck. I didn’t even know that there were real people among them.”

So I answered like that.

Then, Seo In-na brought a smile to her lips.

“Inspector Kang, there is a saying that luck is also skill, right? But that only works for someone who clearly knows how much luck is mixed into their achievements. In that respect, it seems to Inspector Kang that luck is skill. Unlike that guy.”

At those words, Han Sung-min muttered something.

But it was so low that I couldn’t even hear it.

“Then I will take this back. To recover even the treasures in the case? If you report it to headquarters, it will be recognized as Inspector Kang’s achievement.”

“thank you.”

Seo In-na’s smile got a little thicker after receiving my thanks.

And the meaning of that smile continued in the next line.

“you’re welcome. This is more than I expected. Inspector Kang treats me so well, so I can trust him with the next case.”

“The incident…?”

“okay. This was a really serious case. But I just can’t go. I was thinking of finding out Inspector Kang’s skills and putting them in, but I don’t have to worry.”

If you’re that serious, go yourself.

But those thoughts were well refined and voiced.

“Do you have anything else to do?”

“huh. He threw the enemy age gun along with this from above. Aren’t you crazy? I did that sh*t even when I went on a business trip, so grab another one? What kind of neighborhood is the enemy? Still, they were all nobles who once played on the field, but they must have lost all sense.”

Seo In-na said that with a smile on her face.

It felt like the temperature in the office had dropped a little.

“Has the enemy age come again?”

“So it is. Coincidence or unlucky, it’s popping up too often lately. That’s why I was summoned to the raid team again.”

Although the red age is one level higher than the blue age, its fighting power rises rapidly.

The reason is that there is a 10-level difference in the level between the Yellow Spirit and the Blue Spirit, but there is a 20-level difference between the Yellow Spirit and the Red Spirit.

Seo In-na let out a deep sigh.

“Anyway, Inspector Kang knows that too. Oh, and field assignments start next week.”

“The next major? Wasn’t it urgent?”

“We are not the only ones involved in the operation, so there is a pre-meeting. Cooperators will also be put in at the courthouse.”

“A court of law?”

It must have been the Buddhist exorcists with Lee Hyeon-seok from the training center.

Although the Church had some knowledge thanks to Monica.

I didn’t know much because I had no ties to them.

Seo In-na nodded with a somewhat stiff face.

“One of your exorcists died while investigating the case. That’s why things got bigger, and people were dispatched directly from the central headquarters of the Buddhist temple. Now that it’s like that… As a partner, Seongmin-ah, you go and come.”

“I get it.”

“Since today is Wednesday… can we schedule the meeting on Friday?”

I nodded.

“good. Instead, you can work here today. Tomorrow, help me with my paperwork.”

“Then work hard!”

“Sungmin, you should stay. Are you the Inspector?”

“No, chief. I went with-“

The office quickly turned upside down at the sound of the two voices.

If I listened quietly, I thought I would be caught, so I just said hello to Choi Eun-young and immediately took my bag and went outside.

The sky was already setting sunset.

*

friday.

Today, as announced, I moved to have a preliminary meeting with the people of the court.

The meeting place is the Seoul branch of the General Headquarters.

It was inside a large temple located in the middle of Seoul.

“Please wait here for a moment.”

The monk who guided us said that and withdrew.

Is this… the reception room?

It was a small room decorated with traditional patterns and forms.

All that was placed in the room was a table and chairs that could seat four people.

After waiting for a while, two new people came in.

It was a man and woman who appeared to be in their 30s.

“Sorry to keep you waiting.”

The first to speak was the man.

The clothes you’re wearing are, of course, monk’s clothes.

He didn’t shave his head, but it was a normal monk’s attire.

He greeted me first with a proper smile.

His level is 37.

It was higher than Choi Eun-young and lower than Han Sung-min.

“I am Nam Tae-soo of the General Book of Rebirth. And this one…”

“This is Sowol Lee.”

The quiet woman, Lee So-wol, also spoke her name.

The woman had long, straight hair and was wearing a sweatshirt, and looked very different from the monk.

In addition, the atmosphere emanating from the impression was quite harsh.

For example, should I say it feels like a lioness?

Also, her level is 58.

It meant that she was at a level approaching that of Seo In-na, the team leader, in other words, a strong person.

So, I also introduced myself.

And when I looked at Han Sung-min, he opened his mouth dumbly.

“Those two are acquaintances with me.”

“Oh yeah?”

“hahahaha, that’s right. One police officer had a relationship with our court.”

I nodded my head at the fact that I didn’t know.

I thought team leader Seo In-na sent Han Sung-min with me for no particular reason.

Now that I look at it, it seems that he was given it because he knew me well.

“Are you a Buddhist?”

I asked Han Seong-min, but the answer came from Nam Tae-soo.

“It’s not like that. Rather, one police officer had a debt owed to us.”

The story that the court is indebted to Han Seong-min.

So I looked back at Han Seong-min.

“Hey, you say useless things.”

Then, while Han Sung-min said that, he told me about him.

To sum up, the day he was convicted of assault and manslaughter.

It seemed that the woman who had been taken hostage by those who called him was the daughter of a high-ranking exorcist who belonged to the temple.

“I see.”

I nodded.

There’s nothing wrong with having a relationship like that.

“Whoa…”

At that time, a sigh escaped from Lee So-wol, who was still.

where is it bad?

However, it was Nam Tae-soo who reacted angrily to that sigh.

He spoke straight away, like someone in a hurry.

“Now that the greetings are over, let’s talk about the incident right away. Are you familiar with this case?”