The Shaman Wants Transcendence

14 – Bug’s Boon

The man became increasingly happy.

Everyone at work treated him intimately.

Women saw him as attractive.

The rice I ate every day became delicious.

As luck would have it, the money started rolling in.

This amazing happiness grew stronger as she visited the monster and received magic over and over again.

Everything is going well

But… Something is strange.

The man felt that way.

Some strange feeling.

As if his instincts were whispering that something was wrong… Such a strange feeling.

But what is the problem?

Everything is going well, what the hell is the problem?

He didn’t know if it was because he wanted to shake off that sense of incongruity, or if it was to lessen the fear that constantly whispered of crisis somewhere in his heart, he constantly talked about meeting a witch doctor.

The story of how he went to smoke and met a witch doctor.

The shaman who suddenly appeared gave him a lucky spell, and thanks to that, everything is going smoothly these days.

Everyone who listened to him would react like, “I’m lucky,” “Where is such a thing?”

But one of the man’s friends said:

“Hey. Isn’t that a scam?”

He was worried because he remembered the school days of a man who was easily fooled by his thin ears.

The man was briefly angered by his friend who treated the sorcerer who cast a spell on him as a cheater, but he realized that it was a question that came from worry, and he seriously considered it.

“No. The spell that the sorcerer cast was real.”

“So that’s what I’m talking about. I’m wondering if they’re using some clumsy spell to trick you.”

Korea is a country full of scammers.

A country with an overwhelmingly high rate of fraud compared to other countries.

And among the countless swindlers, there were many swindlers who approached while pretending to be miraculous.

Things like saying that he is a priest who worships an unheard-of god and that if you give him money, he will give you the grace of God, or that he is a shaman who made a contract with a god and can write you a talisman if you give him Bokchae.

People pretending to be shamans could also be seen occasionally, because people’s perception of the profession of shaman was ‘genius’. It’s a gimmick that makes people believe even if you ask why it’s a joke.

‘It often appears in old stories. A shaman passing by used magic to protect, help, or something like that.’

Even in old stories, there were many developments in solving cases with the help of a ‘passing shaman’.

A story of pitying a scholar suffering from evil spirits and expelling them with witchcraft, or a story of giving a talisman to a person captured by a ghost to help them escape.

Is it because it is such a familiar existence?

Swindlers would sometimes approach disguised as shamans. The scammers’ efforts to rob people of their money are truly staggering, leaving people who only come across shaman through media like TV or books to be fooled.

In addition, due to the nature of magic, it was easy to access and use low-level magic, and it was easy to deceive by using roughly plausible magic because there were almost no collisions at the level of ordinary people or weak abilities.

In addition, if the ritual is also roughly plausible with the words ‘I will do a grandiose magic ritual’, people willThere were many cases where this gum was tricked. Especially in modern times, it was easier to deceive because there were magical techniques or magical items like magic.

“Are these swindlers normal? It’s a world where there are government agencies and cheaters. Think carefully?”

The man who used to be fluttering had a heart in case he heard his friend’s words.

What if what he saw was just illusion magic or fraud?

But soon the man laughed.

‘Could there be guys like that these days?’

There are definitely scammers pretending to be shamans.

However, scammers who continue to impersonate witch doctors do not exist.

This is because shamans never stand by when they pretend to be themselves and go around committing crimes.

At first glance, shamans who have the image of a virtuoso, folkloric image, common people-friendly image, or sage who repeats self-mortification or asceticism seem like harmless hukou.

In fact, there were many shamans like Hogu.

A shaman who makes a living by helping people, or a harmless shaman who trains in the backcountry or deep in the mountains.

On the other hand, however, there were definitely shamans who seemed like they would appear in a horror or thriller movie. In South America, there was a case of a mad shaman who performed human sacrifice and was killed. In Europe, there was a shaman who led wolves and reigned like a king.

Of course, these two examples are extreme, and in reality most of the witch doctors were neither good nor bad. There were a lot of people who cut off their interest in the world if it wasn’t their own business, and there were many people who were distracted by training.

That’s what scammers think.

『Wouldn’t it be nice to go around scamming that this is a shaman? 』

I know that sometimes there are violent shamans.

But isn’t that the case with criminals as well?

If there are 1,000 people, there may be assaulters and there may be murderers.

But aren’t most people living just fine?

Stop if you don’t get caught.

If you get caught, it’s okay if you say you’re unlucky.

That’s how scammers pretend to be shaman without fear.

And surely perish

It’s not just ruined, it’s terribly ruined.

“Who’s going around pretending to be a shaman these days? I’m socially shunned?”

With the development of science, the treatment of talented people has changed from the past.

Wizards, who were preciously used and treated by kings and nobles, became an elite class by advancing into engineers, soldiers, and special jobs.

Unmanned soldiers, who were the core force to defend the country, advanced into occupations such as soldiers, bodyguards, and mercenaries.

Every time she appeared, the contractor who caused a stir in history was now treated as a little stronger and promising, and the witch who was once persecuted became an object of envy as she stepped into the entertainment world and beauty industry.

Summoners who used to die on the verge of summoning demons or monsters now appear on TV on fictitious days and boast about their summons. Because cute animals were cheat keys that raised viewership ratings.

However, the shaman has not changed much from the past.

In the past, shamans had power and honor because of their ability to predict the future and wield magical powers.

Kings and nobles had shamans perform fortune-telling whenever there was an important event, and when there was a famine in the country or they had to go to war, they had them perform ceremonies for blessings. Countless people with money and power barried their fortunes to obtain blessings, wearing down the threshold of the sorcerer’s house.Went in and out

However, shamans were not the exclusive property of the powerful.

This is because the ability of a shaman was not limited to divination, but was versatile.

In the days when medicine was not organized systematically, shamans were doctors as well as counselors who listened to and dealt with difficult situations.

He was also a godfather who prayed for the good fortune of a child born, and was also an expert in feng shui, which helped people to find a good place through topography and mountain conditions. When he saw difficulties while passing by, he intervened and was used as a regular material in many old stories.

People called sorcerers are people with abilities that have been with humans since ancient times, and they were familiar yet feared.

This aspect continued even in modern times.

Kings and nobles disappeared and capitalism took its place in the world.

But as long as society exists, wealth and power must exist.

So, only the name changed, the ruling class reappeared.

King as president.

Nobles as Members of Parliament and rich.

Those in power who were reborn in a world where a new order was established longed to foretell their future and bring blessings to themselves, just as the old rulers did in the past.

Therefore, skilled shamans often had connections with powerful people, and they used their connections to deal with scammers who pretended to be themselves without fear.

Those in power who wanted to get close to the shaman dealt with them without the slightest mercy according to the shaman’s will, and through all kinds of media, ‘this is what happens when you impersonate a shaman’, as if shouting loudly that the scammer’s end was widely announced. As it was repeated several times, the formula of ‘Impersonating a shaman = socially shunned’ was born.

One hundred punishments.

This was also the will of the shamans to set an example and never touch them again.

But even so, I couldn’t help it that people who pretended to be fearless often popped out.

Those who wanted to live in hiding after a big bite of rich people were just such a class.

“Will these idiots without cowardice go after an M-saeng like me? They go after the rich people in Gangnam over there.”

The man dismissed his friend’s words like that.

However, I couldn’t help but feel agitated, perhaps because of the strange feeling I’ve been feeling lately and the words of my friend.

That’s why the man brought out these words when he met the monster again.

Impulsively.

Instinctively.

“Hey, sorcerer. Other than that luck… Can you cast other spells?”

The monster laughed.

“Of course.”

As if he was waiting for an answer.