Chapter 41 A Dangerous Visit (4)

Everything looked black. Guard Go Chan felt no sensation in his body. And he realized that everything around him was empty, and he could not feel anything through his five senses.

Did I finally die? He thought it was a truly shitty life. He was an orphan who did not even know who his parents were since birth, and he was taken in by an assassin group and lived half his life as an assassin.

He finally retired and tried to live like a human being, but everything got twisted because of one damn fake. Everything felt unfair, and nothing but sighs of lament came out. Where am I going?

I was curious about it from time to time. About what happens when you die. But a familiar voice reached his ears.

"...... Water constraint and star edict, today the lord enters the temple, communicate with the spirits, accept my clothes, accept my food, reverently offer wine and fruit, formless spirits, receive this incense."

Haa.......

To think I would hear this voice even after death. It was the voice of that fake guy. Am I to suffer even after death.

Since I had committed acts as an assassin, I never even thought I would go to paradise. But hearing this voice even in death makes me depressed. But the voice continued to be heard.

"The third ghost descends, with eight heads and eight tails, the yellow god takes control, placing it amidst the worldly things."

It was right after those words ended. Guard Go Chan felt himself being pulled by some unknown strong force, and his lost senses were faintly replaced by something else. Along with that, his black vision brightened. !?

Guard Go Chan blinked. In front of his eyes, he saw Mok Gyeong-un forming some strange hand seal. What is this?

Didn't I die? He was wondering about this when he saw a captivating woman with a sullen expression next to him.....

Gasp!

She was none other than Ha Chae-rin. Just what kind of situation is this? Why are these two looking at me like this?

He was wondering about this when Ha Chae-rin opened her mouth.

"Is it done?"

"Yes. I think it was a success. Reverse Six-Eight Spirit General Technique."

Reverse Six-Eight Spirit General Technique? What does that mean? Reverse Six-Eight Spirit General Technique.

It is a type of magic art that utilizes the Eight-Person Talisman to command ghosts. Guard Go Chan, who did not know this, could not understand what these two were talking about at all. At that time, Mok Gyeong-un lowered the hand that was forming the hand seal and said.

"Guard Go Chan. I will apologize first." -Yes?

Wh-what?

Guard Go Chan panicked for a moment. His own voice did not sound like a physical voice but rather in some bizarre different form. Then Mok Gyeong-un shrugged his shoulders and said.

"Coming back to life was impossible from the start, so I tried to turn you into a corpse ghost with the Six-Person Spirit Summoning Art, but maybe because the death energy inside me is still lacking, that failed." -Y-Young Master?

Just what are you talking about? And why is my voice like this?

Huh?

Guard Go Chan suddenly stared at his own body in a daze. He looked at his palm, but why did it look so blurry? He could see through his palm to the other side.

He could not figure out what kind of phenomenon this was.

"Hey, brat. You look blurrier because your soul's rank is low, so do not make a fuss."

Ha Chae-rin said that to him. -Yes? At this, Guard Go Chan looked at her and frowned. Wait, this bitch tried to kill Mok Gyeong-un earlier by piercing through his own heart, so why is she acting like they are friendly now?

As if noticing this thought, Mok Gyeong-un said.

"Ah. Guard Go Chan. This person here is not the assassin from the Flying Kill Sect that you knew." -Yes?

What do you mean by that?

"Blue Spirit took over her body." -.........

Hearing words that were incredibly hard to understand, Guard Go Chan could not hide his confusion. Why was his body like this, and what in the world was Mok Gyeong-un talking about? To the panicked him, Mok Gyeong-un scratched his head and said.

"Guard Go Chan. I think I should tell you this." -Tell me what?

"You died." -Yes?

"I said Guard Go Chan died." -........

What do you mean by that, I am currently......!? At that moment, Guard Go Chan's expression stiffened. Come to think of it, his voice echoing bizarrely was strange, and looking transparent like this was also strange.

So he looked around and went over to where a bronze mirror was, !? Guard Go Chan could not hide his devastation. His reflection was not showing in the bronze mirror. -........

Young Master.......

Am I really dead?

"Yes." -........

Guard Go Chan was at a loss for words. He felt a mix of bitterness and a surge of emotion. He had held onto a sliver of hope.

The hope that he might not have died. Looking at him like this, Mok Gyeong-un offered a comfort that was not really a comfort in a dry voice.

"May you rest in peace." -........

Are you making a joke right now? No, are you messing with me? Going beyond a surge of emotion, Guard Go Chan could no longer hold back his anger.

Since he was dead anyway, he was sick and tired of walking on eggshells around this guy, and there was no reason to do so either. -If you had not killed Senior Brother Gam, none of this would have happened. You fucking bastard! Curses burst out wildly.

Seeing him like this, Blue Spirit, who had taken over Ha Chae-rin's body, chuckled. She had somewhat expected him to get angry like that. Without a considerable amount of anger or obsession, one normally ascends to heaven instead of becoming a vengeful spirit.

But it was Mok Gyeong-un who forcefully grabbed hold of it and turned it into that. Its rank is also low. In terms of rank, Guard Go Chan was a Red Spirit, which was the lowest class.

He was merely at the level of a street earthbound spirit that you could see very occasionally. -Fucking bastard. You son of a bitch. You son of a cow.

You son of a horse.

Die!

I said die! Even in death I will curse you...... Wait, I am already dead.

Anyway, I curse you. You fake bastard! Misfortune upon your fourth and fifth generations....

"Phew. Close it."

Mok Gyeong-un said with a sigh. At that moment, a bizarre thing happened. -Mmph mmph! Guard Go Chan could not open his mouth, just as Mok Gyeong-un commanded.

He wanted to curse, but regardless of his will, no words came out. Just why is this happening? To the wondering him, Mok Gyeong-un smiled brightly and said.

"You are dead, but Guard Go Chan has become my Spirit Guardian through the Reverse Six-Eight Spirit General Technique." -.......?

What kind of nonsense is this now?

"You are curious about what a Spirit Guardian is, right? To put it simply, a slave ghost? Yes. You can look at it that way."

"A slave ghost?...... Hah! Mortal, do you want to die?"

Blue Spirit glared at Mok Gyeong-un and raised her voice. At this, Mok Gyeong-un lightly waved his hand and corrected his words.

"Let's just say it is a ghost that has to cooperate with me." -.........

"Ah. You cannot speak. If I open it for you, are you going to keep cursing?"

Guard Go Chan shook his head vigorously.

"You are a good boy. Then you can speak again." -Ah?

At Mok Gyeong-un's command, his voice came out again. At this, Guard Go Chan suddenly became confused about how to accept this situation. He thought he would no longer be manipulated by this guy since he was dead, so he cursed his heart out.

But he had to follow this guy's commands even after death? ..........

Fuck.

Curses naturally came out. Of course, they did not come out of his mouth. After learning the fact that Mok Gyeong-un could control him with just a single word, he became afraid of this guy.

Just what is this guy? He had witnessed bizarre sights a few times. But he never imagined he would have such ridiculous abilities.

A power that forces even the dead to submit was absurd. To him like that, Mok Gyeong-un said.

"Anyway, Guard Go Chan, it is good that we will be together from now on." -.........

Good?

Do you think I will feel good about being worked like a dog by you even after death? It went beyond bitterness and was even agonizing.

"Hmm. Do you hate it?" -..........

"I guess you hate it. Then should I just let you go?"

At those words, Guard Go Chan looked at him with an unusual light in his eyes. He thought he was going to be worked to the bone even in death, but could he really be letting him go? To him, who held expectations, Mok Gyeong-un glanced at Blue Spirit and said.

"I do not know the occult art to release a Spirit Guardian yet, but is there any other way to release him?"

"If I knew that, would this master be acting like this?"

"I see."

"Or if he wants it so much, just forcibly exorcise him."

At those words, Guard Go Chan asked in confusion. -Um......what is to exorcise?

"It means forcibly driving away the spirit. Brat." -.......

Driving away?

Then does that perhaps mean dying?

"I suppose so." -I am already dead though.

"If you die even more from there, you will vanish." -........

Does that mean completely disappearing?

"Yes. Completely disappearing from the world. I do not know, there might be something else, but this master has never experienced it so I do not know."

At these words, Guard Go Chan's face stiffened hard. He thought that if Mok Gyeong-un let him go, he would go to something like the afterlife. But looking at what they were saying now, it sounded like they were going to kill him who was already a soul.

In that moment, Guard Go Chan became scared. Even now as a soul after death it was fear itself, but the concept of completely disappearing brought about immense terror. Was that why? -Y-Young Master!

Guard Go Chan knelt in front of Mok Gyeong-un. And he bowed his head and pleaded. -I....

I misspoke.

Having just died and being out of my mind with confusion, this subordinate committed a rudeness to the Young Master.

"Hmm? Wasn't it that you didn't want to be with me?" -No!

I unconditionally want to be with the Young Master. What do you mean I hate being together. Those words are absolutely unjust.

Although I died like this, since I gained another opportunity to be with you like this, I will serve you with all my might. It was a quick change in attitude. Even if he was dead, another change from here was terrifying for Guard Go Chan.

Seeing that sight, Blue Spirit clicked her tongue. -Throb! Then, Blue Spirit furrowed her brow. Discovering that sight, Mok Gyeong-un asked.

"Is it as expected?"

At that question, Blue Spirit muttered in a voice overflowing with annoyance.

"She cannot even withstand this. I thought she might be a bit better, but what a useless wench."

At those words, Guard Go Chan looked on in confusion. That expression and even the way of speaking were too different from Ha Chae-rin. Just what is this? -Throb!

Throb!

While he was thinking that, at that moment, black veins bulged and popped out around the neck of Ha Chae-rin, who was getting angry. Then, Blue Spirit, who was in Ha Chae-rin's body, let out a deep sigh, -Swoosh! And soon came out of that body. -Thump!

Ha Chae-rin's body collapsed face down on the floor like a corpse. In that moment, Guard Go Chan froze completely like a sheet of ice. He wondered what it was, but Blue Spirit coming out of Ha Chae-rin's body was truly a shock in itself.

Wh-what is this? Between vengeful spirits, one can clearly distinguish their ranks. Just as humans have five senses, vengeful spirits have their own alternative senses.

That sense was warning Guard Go Chan. Telling him that this was a monster that transcended imagination. -Whoosh! He was at the point of seeing illusions where the surroundings were dyed in blood, the walls crumbled down, and even the ground split apart.

No matter how he looked at it, this was not a simple vengeful spirit. At that time, Blue Spirit raised one eyebrow and said to Guard Go Chan. -Are you not going to lower your eyes? At those words, Guard Go Chan trembled violently before slowly lowering his head.

At this, Blue Spirit snorted and said. -A brat who just died and whose corpse hasn't even lost its warmth yet, how dare you stare so intently at this master's noble face. -.......

I-I apologize.

Guard Go Chan felt bitter all over again. He thought everyone was the same once they died, but that was not the case. Even in death, a disparity in power still existed in that world, and he was nothing more than the weak within it.

While he was doing that, Mok Gyeong-un said.

"That is a pity. I thought it was a pretty well-suited body." -I did not have high expectations anyway.

"Is that so?"

He clearly remembered her being very happy about it. Where else would she find the body of a young woman who had reached the Peak Realm? He thought this much would be able to handle Blue Spirit, but in just two incenses, the physical body could not endure it and started to crack like the servants.

"It cannot be helped. It is a waste, but this body is just......" -What is there to waste?

We just have to put it to use.

"Yes?" -His rank is low anyway, so he will not be of much use while in his vengeful spirit state, so we can just give it to this guy.

At those words, Mok Gyeong-un looked at Guard Go Chan with a strange light in his eyes. At this, wondering what that meant, Guard Go Chan tilted his head with an anxious face. -Why me all of a sudden? Then Blue Spirit suddenly approached in front of Guard Go Chan. -Swish!

Feeling fear from the overwhelming pressure, Guard Go Chan tried to back away without realizing it, but Blue Spirit snatched Guard Go Chan's neck and pushed him somewhere. -Wh-why are you doing this..... -Stop talking and get in. Opportunities like this are rare for a newbie. -Smack!

That was Ha Chae-rin's body, which was lying face down on the floor like a dead person. -Uuuuh? -Swoosh! At that moment, Guard Go Chan's vengeful spirit was forcibly shoved into Ha Chae-rin's body by Blue Spirit, regardless of his will. Ha Chae-rin's body, which was lying face down on the floor, twitched and moved wildly.

Looking down at this indifferently with his arms crossed, Mok Gyeong-un said.

"Hmm. Will this be alright?" -I do not know.

This master already completely cleared out her ego, so even if his rank is low, he should be able to take control quickly.

"Is that so? However......."

He was not sure if it was really okay to do this. While he was doing that, Ha Chae-rin, who had been convulsing as if suffering alone, suddenly shot up her upper body and opened her mouth with bewildered eyes.

"Wh-why all of a sudden....... Gasp! What?"

He could not hide his panic at his own voice. Flustered like that, he lowered his head and looked down at the chest area, and he could not help but be even more horrified.

"Wh-what in the world is this?"

No matter how he looked at it, this was a woman's body. Mok Gyeong-un shrugged his shoulders at him and said in a tone that it could not be helped.

"Yes. I guess you can just work with that body from now on."