The Ex-Hero Is Too Good at Exorcism

“This···?”

Someone’s scream continued.

The soundproofing of the private training grounds is quite good.

So it was to the point where you couldn’t hear the screams unless you paid close attention.

Conversely, it meant that the screams were strong enough to break through the soundproofing.

I looked at Lee Soo-yeon, demanding an explanation.

“What is this sound?”

“Are you really okay?”

“I mean it is. Rather, what is this sound?”

“That…you don’t need to worry. Because it is natural.”

Lee Soo-yeon opened the door to the personal training room.

Then the screams increased to several.

It meant that it wasn’t just one person screaming.

“What I did a little while ago was the awakening of demons. The next stage of opening eyes is the stage of being able to use demonic power.”

“Awakening?”

“However, the demon’s awakening is accompanied by the suffering of the target. It is a natural result, as it is to forcibly pierce the path of a nerve that is not pierced.”

I see.

Mana Heart creates a path through which mana flows through the blood vessels of the body.

And this awakening is also a path of something, that is, the work of making a path.

It was said that it was somehow similar to the time of Mana Heart, but it was similar to what he actually did.

“But Jinwoo Kang doesn’t seem to feel any pain.”

“Well… that’s right.”

“Why, do you have any guesses?”

there had to be

I’ve already made mana hearts, so I didn’t even know it had an impact.

Even after going to another world, I thought that my body hadn’t changed at all.

Could it be that only the outside was like that, and the mana circuit created by the mana heart remained inside?

Of course, that didn’t mean much.

In this non-fantasy world, in this reality, there was no such thing as mana.

“I don’t know.”

“···great.”

Lee Soo-yeon noticed that she was suspicious, but she had no choice but to let go.

I don’t know what to do

“Then has anything changed?”

“It has changed…”

“Awakening is the process of gaining new powers. For example, telekinetic powers or supernatural-”

To put it simply, it means that you will gain superpowers.

They said it was a way to fight demons, was it like this?

However, the sensations of the body did not change.

I’ve dealt with mana before, so I would have known right away if a new sense had been added.

Or is it simply physical strengthening?

I got up from my seat to try moving my body.

And only then did I realize the change that had taken place in me.

“uh?”

“Is something changing?”

“I can see the letters.”

“yes···?”

corner of sight.

The word OFF was vaguely visible.

It was a change that was hard to notice easily, so I thought it was just written on the wall.

As I stood up, the letters followed my line of sight, and I finally realized it.

By the way, if it’s OFF… you mean it can be turned ON?

The moment I thought so, it really turned ON and my view changed.

“What’s this.”

No, should I say that it has changed?

The landscape as seen was the same.

It was just something added on top of it, like augmented reality.

The most notable is the red cylinder.

A liquid like pretty strawberry juice was placed in the lower left corner of the field of view.

What is this… there is nothing to ask.

Just HP. It was something I often saw on game screens.

Not only that.

In addition, various frames of the game screen were overlaid on the field of vision.

There were even letters floating above Lee Soo-yeon’s head, who was looking at me with bewildered eyes.

＜Lv.38＞

There is no name. Only the level is indicated.

But that was enough.

I guess this is my ability.

“·······”

Did you think you needed time to accept it?

Soo-yeon Lee was quietly waiting for me to open my mouth.

But how do I explain this?

The world looks like a game.

I feel like I’m going to be taken to a game addiction center right now.

Besides, is that 38 really like the level I know?

It doesn’t look like that, but maybe that was simply Lee Soo-yeon’s age.

So I asked to confirm.

“How old are you?”

“What are you talking about all of a sudden?”

“Are you thirty-eight?”

“·······”

At my words, Lee Soo-yeon’s expression quickly hardened.

“no.”

“Isn’t that just?”

“Much . . . younger.”

“Oh yeah?”

Fortunately, it didn’t seem to indicate the person’s age.

More than that, Mr. Lee Soo-yeon… I don’t think I’m going to use the expression much.

But putting that thought aside, I talked about my ability.

“I can see the level in my eyes.”

“A level? What is your level…?”

Lee Soo-yeon asked.

Apparently, this woman has no knowledge about the game.

“So that’s…”

I gave a rough description of the level.

Then, Lee Soo-yeon quickly caught the key.

“You mean you can quantify strength just by looking at it?”

“Well… that’s like that.”

Hearing that, it sounded like he had tremendous power.

When I affirmed, Suyeon Lee opened her eyes wide and expressed her surprise.

“This probably needs further verification.”

She was silent for a moment, lost in thought.

That was right.

I just saw Lee Soo-yeon’s level.

It remains to be seen whether this is truly a quantification of strength.

“By the way…how old am I?”

Lee Soo-yeon, who was thinking about something, asked in a very cautious voice.

There was nothing to hide, so I gave the answer right away.

“It is 38.”

“38…ah, so…!”

Lee Soo-yeon nodded her head vigorously as if she understood something.

Was it that intrusive that I asked your age?

Before long, her eyes met mine again.

“Then Kang Jin-woo, what about you?”

At Lee Soo-yeon’s question, I looked at the mirror in the corner of the training ground.

Then, above my head, the expected number floated.

“That’s 1.”

***

The next class at the training center took place two days later.

It was because of the aftereffects of awakening.

It is said that when you wake up, you will lie down sick for at least one day.

Hey, I was similar when I made Mana Heart.

no I think I’ve been struggling for almost a month.

“Tsk.”

Recalling the memory of that time, I clicked my tongue and erased my thoughts.

I tried to live by forgetting as much as possible.

After coming here, I was reminded of what happened at the time when I was called a warrior.

When I checked the time, it was already time for class.

I left the room with my tablet, the only thing I had to prepare, and moved to the first lecture room.

“hello.”

Entering the classroom, I greeted Dayoung Kim and Hyunseok Lee who were there first.

“Ah, are you here?”

“good morning.”

The faces of the two people who received my greeting were not very bright.

Dense dark circles and haggard complexion.

I must have been in pain yesterday and the day before yesterday, and the traces of that hardship were evident on my face.

“I think Jinwoo is really okay…?”

“Iknow, right. I was lucky.”

“IM jealous. I still think my arm is going to fall off.”

“I also have joint pain and it is difficult to move. What the heck is this…”

Kim Da-yeong and Lee Hyun-seok complained that they were not losing each other.

After indirectly experiencing their pain through language, I suddenly became curious.

What skills did these two get?

“What ability did you get?”

I thought it was a trivial question and asked lightly.

However, the two hardened their faces at once.

“Ah, that’s…”

“·······”

Suddenly the atmosphere turned cold.

Like I did something wrong.

However, personnel here did not have to hide their abilities.

According to Lee Soo-yeon, the training center will announce what abilities they have for each other’s safety.

So I opened my mouth first in order to clear the hardened atmosphere.

“I see a person’s level.”

“A level?”

“yes. By the way, the two of you are level 5 and level 8.”

Dayoung Kim was level 8, and Hyunseok Lee was level 5.

I am level 1

Why is the level over there already high?

“It’s a unique ability.”

Kim Da-young, who managed to get a smile back on her lips, continued.

“I am a prosecutor.”

“test?”

“yes. The ability to wield a sword well… Is it funny?”

funny, what is it?

Thinking so, I immediately realized why she was self-helping.

The moment when Dayoung Kim opened her eyesight.

To put it another way, it was because Dayoung Kim was not good at handling knives.

But that wasn’t the end.

“I am this.”

Lee Hyun-seok demonstrated his ability right in front of his eyes.

His entire right hand was engulfed in flames, and the heat made him feel hot.

However, Lee Hyun-seok looked at my hand without showing any enthusiasm.

“I could put flames all over my body this way.”

“·······”

Now I can understand why they didn’t talk about their abilities first.

All of their powers were related to the trauma they suffered.

But…then I wonder if the ability that this level shows has something to do with my past?

I thought about it for a while, but I still couldn’t figure it out.

“Anyway…it’s very strange. I have all these abilities.”

“That is me too. What is the principle…”

“Right? Besides, I couldn’t imagine that there were exorcist cops like this in society.”

Well, that was me too.

A cop who fights ghosts using superpowers?

I had never seen or heard of it.

I’ve been hiding it well in the world like these days.

and after a while

An instructor for education came up to the podium.

As expected, this time it was Lee Soo-yeon.

“Theory training will be held today. If you run the application installed on your tablet, the reference materials for today’s training will be-”

When I operated the tablet as she said, the reference material, that is, the textbook, floated on top of the tablet.

However, the amount was quite large.

Lee Soo-yeon said that theoretical education accounted for about 1/3 of the education at the training center, so it was natural.

“The subject of education is the kind of hemp.”

Lee Soo-yeon skillfully started the class.

“There are many types of yam. Among them, it is classified into five types, and the first step among them is ‘salt’.”

The lights on the podium dimmed, and a screen was projected onto the wall behind it.

It was a material for education, made with PPT.

“Yeom is, simply put, regret. Especially at the moment when a person dies, it is regret for something that has not been achieved yet. However, although salt belongs to demons, it does not need to be exorcised. Because it doesn’t do much harm.”

Lee Soo-yeon’s explanation continued.

“Flame inherits lingering desires when it comes into contact with humans. For example, if you leave a message saying you want to eat chicken, the person who comes in contact with it suddenly wants to eat chicken.”

He was a very small guy for being called Ma.

It might be dangerous for people on a diet.

“But the next step, ‘Han,’ is different.”

References have been moved to the next chapter.

“Han’s root is resentment, not regret. That’s why death that leaves resentment is not an ordinary death. For example, grudges over food arise from starvation deaths.”

It was a spooky story.

Is that why? When I glanced around, Dayoung Kim’s expression was already not good.

“Also, Han becomes a disease when it comes in contact with humans. Food resentment usually manifests as symptoms such as bulimia or anorexia, and in the worst case, kills people. And if the person who did so has accumulated karma by causing death.”

The reference material was moved to the next chapter again.

“Han becomes a ‘spirit’ with intelligence. It is a common ghost.”

“Hick…!”

At the word “ghost,” Dayoung Kim held her breath.

I was wondering when it would come out, but it finally came out.

“This anima is our primary exorcism target. Anima is classified into 5 stages according to the accumulated karma, and the risk increases as the stage goes up.”

The reference material on the tablet had information about those five steps.

White spirits, yellow spirits, blue spirits, red spirits, and dark spirits.

Spirits were uniquely color-coded.

Lee Soo-yeon’s explanation of this continued.

Although Baekryung has just become a spirit, the exorcism itself is not difficult.

However, starting with the emperor, a full-scale battle is required.

It was said that the entire team should be mobilized in the case of the cheongyeong, and the entire police station should be mobilized in the case of the red age.

“Lastly, dark spirits are so rare and dangerous that each one has a name attached to it. Cases that use special powers other than just strong spirits have been discovered, and are sometimes referred to as independent spiritual bodies.”

Is it like a common raid boss?

“In addition to this, there are ‘Devils’ who are monsters that have substance other than spirits, and ‘Devils’ who are human but have been possessed by demons, but… these individuals differ greatly in their characteristics and dangers. Therefore, it is important to respond on an ad hoc basis-”

The theoretical education continued for two hours, and it ended just before lunchtime.

“Theory education ends here. Afternoon training will be held in the auditorium.”

Suyeon Lee left the classroom with a short notice about the next training session.

Now it was time for a pleasant meal.