The Ex-Hero Is Too Good at Exorcism

“Why? Conditions must be very good.”

Sophia asked curiously.

Yes, conditions were very good.

It was like being hired as an official police officer.

It is also a rank that can only be raised after graduating from the police academy, with a starting salary at a large corporation.

But it was so good that it was a problem.

What do you mean by looking at me and treating me so unconventionally?

“That makes it even more suspicious. I can’t say it with my own mouth, but what kind of ability does an unemployed person like me have?”

“As I said, seeing horses is a rare talent. ”

Laughter came out inside.

It’s a rare talent.

Yep, I’ve heard something like that before.

And I was pretty fooled by the guys who said that.

“It’s talent, it’s nabal, and honestly, I don’t even know what it means to say ma. It’s not even a marathon.”

Despite my sarcastic remarks, Sophia smiled softly and nodded.

Even so, the way she brushed back her hair that fell to her ear with one hand didn’t match her appearance at all.

As expected…the more I look at it, the more it looks like a sinister middle-aged sales job.

“I can understand what you are saying. It’s a world that ordinary people don’t know about.”

“A world I don’t know?”

“People who belong to the devil live in different worlds. It’s natural to see what you can’t see and do what you can’t do.”

“·······”

Gradually, the story was going in a suspicious direction.

Did he notice that I was starting to feel wary?

Sophia changed the subject of conversation.

“Do you know what triggers a person to see a horse?”

“What do I know?”

“That is to be involved in someone else’s death. You build up your own karma from the death of others, and through that karma you open your eyes to the devil. Of course not all are like that. It’s something that very few people can do.”

I frowned at Sophia’s one-sided words.

Should I be involved in death?

After thinking about it for a while, I realized something.

“Is that why you treated me as a murder suspect?”

“you’re right. You picked up this wallet and could see the hemp. In other words, you have succeeded in opening your eyes. So it was clear that you were involved in someone’s death.”

“under···!”

“So, over the past few days, we have been investigating your past. But it didn’t take anything. So, as a last resort, I decided to conduct an interrogation recklessly.”

I wondered why he had brought back the wallet he had picked up a week ago.

You said you were investigating my background?

What’s wrong with a wallet?

“For just that reason…”

“It’s not just for that reason, Mr. Kang Jin-woo.”

Sophia erased her faint smile and said.

She continued with a very serious face.

“Until now, there has never been a case where a person who is not related to death and who has not accumulated karma has opened his eyes. So Mr. Kang Jin-woo, I will ask you directly. Have you really never killed anyone?”

“It’s like a star…”

I laughed because it was absurd.

However, it was not easy to answer Sophia’s question.

Have you ever seen me kill someone?

“·······”

no, there was

In fact, there were a lot of them too.

But that was all, not in this world.

“If you’ve investigated my background, you’ll know.”

“What do you mean?”

“That I went to a psychiatric hospital until a year ago.”

Sophia said nothing.

I took it positively and continued.

“Did you see the medical records there? That’s not delusion, it’s real. I was a warrior. A warrior who catches the demon king. You know?”

“·······”

“It is usually called a different world, but it was a fantasy world with fancy castles and nobles. There, as a hero, he used magic and swords, killing people as well as monsters and demons, and killing most things at least once.”

It sounded crazy, but it was never a lie.

Two years ago, I was suddenly summoned to another world.

After that, he became a hero by the human emperor there, and was ordered to save the world.

And I fought

Until I return to reality, for over 10 years.

“yes. I have read all of Jinwoo Kang’s medical records. It was quite interesting.”

“Are you interested?”

“It was almost delusional. But it was not a delusion.”

“···yes?”

As a warrior, I ultimately failed.

As a result, the world I had to save was destroyed, and when I opened my eyes, I was back in reality.

Moreover, the return time is the morning after being summoned, and the location is on the bed in my room.

Nothing has changed.

Not only did I have the skills I had built up, but there were no numerous wounds and scars, and my left arm, which had been cut off, was still intact.

All that remains is the memory of that time.

But it has been both fortunate and disastrous for me.

“The delusions of mental illness, and especially the testimonies that result from them, are contradictory. Also, accuracy and precision are very poor. There’s no consistency. But… the voice record left by Mr. Kang Jin-woo wasn’t like that.”

“Isn’t that so… you mean you believe me?”

The terrible years I went through for 10 years existed only in me.

That’s why no matter how much I explained or how much I talked, everyone treated me like a psychopath.

It was all true and sincere, but even my only family couldn’t believe me.

That was natural.

From someone else’s point of view, I just slept and woke up in my room as usual.

“To be honest, I can’t say I believe it. It’s such an absurd story. However, Kang Jin-woo’s words were not due to illness or lies. That’s why I said it’s interesting.”

Sophia said plainly.

“Then let’s do some tests.”

Sophia then asked me a few questions.

It was a question about the other world I knew, but most of it was useless and detailed.

For example, the color and structure of the imperial palace that I saw on the day I was summoned.

Hearing that, Sophia nodded.

“I see… that’s accurate.”

“What?”

“It matches exactly the description you gave in front of the doctor a year ago. It means that it is not a lie made up at that moment, nor a passing delusion. What you said was true.”

“·······”

At Sophia’s words, I couldn’t say anything.

In the end, my past that no one believed in.

So I was thinking it was something I didn’t have.

But if you say that you believe that now, what are you going to do with me?

“So what? What has changed?”

“I will at least admit that Mr. Kang Jin-woo has nothing to do with the murder. It’s all in another world.”

It was an attitude as if he was using a big human heart.

I just stood up from my seat.

Now that the false accusation had been cleared, there was no reason to be here any longer.

“Then I won’t be able to see you anymore. Can I go back?”

“You can, if you wish. But are you really okay?”

“What? Didn’t I kill anyone?”

“That’s not a real problem.”

I wonder what she was talking about, I looked at Sofia, who was smirking.

Then, at last, she came out with a straight line.

“Do you need money?”

“So?”

“My scouting offer is still valid. Instead of the interview you missed, why don’t you just talk to me?”

After hearing the inside story, the suspicion about Sophia’s proposal faded before I knew it.

Then, naturally, an empty bank account balance came to mind.

“First, read the employment contract again. It’s not just that there are good conditions. It’s a bit of a balance on our part. Wouldn’t it be a loss to read it?”

“hmm···”

Yes, there is no harm in just reading it.

Thinking so, I sighed and sat down again.

Then, I read the employment contract carefully from the beginning.

Then, as Sofia said, I found a few things that got stuck.

“You mean you have to fight this ‘evil’?”

“yes. Just like other cops fight criminals, we fight ma. They are often referred to as exorcist cops.”

“Exorcist police? Are you fighting a real ghost?”

“It’s not just ghosts, but it is. It’s never an easy job. A high salary is a risk allowance in its own way.”

Indeed, is it like that?

I mean, it wasn’t just about paying a lot of money.

Fighting for one’s life was no big deal from my point of view, but it wouldn’t be like that for an ordinary person.

Moreover, the condition was not the only one.

“Confidentiality Agreement…?”

“yes. All business information is considered confidential, and disclosure to the outside world is prohibited under any circumstances. To put it simply, it means that our existence should not be known.”

An exorcist who works in the shadows of society.

I feel like I’ve read a similar novel for some reason.

“why?”

“Because there is nothing good to be known in society. Of course, from the government’s point of view.”

“Ha, you’re selfish.”

“My advice would be to keep that part in mind. The punishment for breaking it is quite severe.”

Tsk-I clicked my tongue.

I don’t like it, but to be honest, it wasn’t the important part.

“But what do you fight with ghosts?”

I don’t think ghosts are going to get shot and die.

“You will learn that at the training center. The explanation is on the back of the contract.”

“Training center… that’s right.”

At the very end of the employment contract, there was an explanation about the training center.

A training institute belonging to the National Police Agency located in Chungcheongnam-do.

However, when I looked at the contents, it was not unconditional that I became a police officer even if I came out of the training center.

It was also possible to join an accredited body or a private organization if desired.

I don’t know what this industry is like, but it didn’t hurt to have more options.

“This is where you learn what demons are and how to fight them. The training is conducted for 3 months in the form of a dormitory, and of course, salaries are paid during that time.”

“That’s fine. But what is this? Are you training with criminals?”

“As I said, the condition for opening eyes is a direct connection with the death of others. That’s why… that’s probably the class where eyes open the most.”

“So you’re training with murderers?”

I frowned.

It wasn’t awkward or scary.

I can’t prove it, but I’ve killed more people than any other murderer.

It’s just that I didn’t like the fact that I was getting farther and farther away from my normal job.

“Of course, I will guarantee your safety.”

“I don’t really believe in it, but that’s what it is. however···”

“Are there any other problems?”

“It’s a bit hard to believe that you’re a cop fighting ghosts.”

Sophia nodded as if she understood.

“Then do this. First of all, you enter the training center under a provisional contract.”

“And what?”

“Even at the training center, if you think my words are strange, you can quit in the middle. It’s a probationary period. How are you?”

Are you going to come out like that?

It’s a bit embarrassing, but to be honest, I wasn’t in a situation where I could afford that.

It was dangerous.

Especially the bankbook side.

I had to do something right now to pay the rent for this month.

And for me, this kind of job suited my aptitude rather than an ordinary office job.

So I came to a conclusion after a short thought.

Yeah, if you don’t like it, you can quit.

“Well, good. however···”

I looked at Sophia.

A woman belonging to a world beyond common sense, a cop who fights ghosts.

So the excuses for her appearance were suddenly questionable.

“Do you really have Highlander Syndrome or something?”

Sophia smiled and said.

“It can’t be. It is a lie.”

***

2 weeks after that.

“It’s built nicely.”

Standing in front of the training center, I said so.

Although it was located in a remote mountain, which could not be called the countryside, the training center building itself was clean.

It was also quite large.

By the way, I came here by shuttle bus.

Besides me, I gathered people entering the training center and brought them all at once.

There were 10 people in all on the same bus, which wasn’t too many.

“Everyone who got off the bus, please gather here.”

Immediately, a person from the training center came to greet us to guide us.

A woman in a police uniform.

After briefly introducing herself as an instructor at the training center, she guided us into the training center.