Chapter 68 – Episode 68- The Shadow Family (2)

Kim Ji-hye jumped up from the chair she was sitting on.

Kim Ji-hye, who lived with overwork and stress, usually showed only annoyance on Kim Ji-hye’s expression.

Today, Kim Ji-hye, who was trying to teach me a new spell, looked a little excited.

The figure that usually has pride in the shadow family and my father.

Now she learns shadow magic, and she sees Kim Ji-hye asking her to become the next head of the family.

She could clearly see that Kim Ji-hye cared for me.

She obviously didn’t mix a drop of blood, but she was always the one who protected me in spite of her tantrums.

No matter how much he was a teacher, he raised Kim Ji-hye, who was her orphan.

No longer, her father was out of this world.

However, Kim Ji-hye grunts and takes care of me, as if she won’t forget her reciprocation.

The more I understood Jihye Kim, the more I could see how much she thought of me behind her annoyed expression.

I suddenly felt grateful to Kim Ji-hye, so I told her Kim Ji-hye.

“Thank you.”

“What.”

Kim Ji-hye was looking for something about her, rummaging through her desk full of documents.

At my words, Kim Ji-hye raised her head and smiled.

“It’s just that, you always think of me and take care of me.”

“… Done.”

Kim Ji-hye crumpled her expression, and she grumbled and continued her actions.

She might have thought that she was annoying in the past, but if you look at Kim Ji-hye’s behavior you’ve seen so far.

Now Jihye Kim was embarrassed.

As we watched Kim Ji-hye silently, Kim Ji-hye took out something of hers from among the piles of papers she was rummaging through.

“Found.”

And what Jihye Kim took out was a dark dagger.

It was the ominous dagger that Hong Ma-dong handed me when he died.

In an instant, the things the dagger had drawn came to mind.

The salary rate law condensed to the limit was sliced ​​and passed at once, like cutting paper.

The wounds cut by it did not stop bleeding.

Similar to its appearance, the ominous but powerful dagger is said by Hong Ma-dong.

He said, ‘My father used to be with me all his life’.

“Isn’t it different from what you saw before? Those bright red letters are gone.”

As Jihye Kim showed off, she stretched out her dagger at me.

Certainly, unlike what she had seen before, the red letters piled on top of the dagger had disappeared.

“Hongma-dong. He slightly changed it to my liking, but I removed it.”

“What effect did that handwriting have?”

“Absorbing the blood of Ben creatures to store negative energy. Apparently, this guy was trying to restore the ability to use it only once. Only a small part of it was successful.”

Kim Ji-hye slipped her dagger into the leather scabbard she had prepared in advance and handed it to me.

“Bankruptcy Sword”

“Yes…?”

“Remember this dagger’s name.”

Kim Ji-hye said the name of the dagger, which looked unusual even at first glance, and waved her dagger as if she were to get it quickly.

After receiving the dagger politely with both hands, I blinked at what to do.

“I have the ability to use this only once, can I accept it?”

“Then who gets it. It was originally used by your father, so you should inherit it.”

As if I was saying something obvious, Kim Ji-hye stared at me holding a dagger.

Kim Ji-hye, who had been watching quietly, raised the corner of her mouth faintly.

Kim Ji-hye’s calmly delighted appearance was like her parents watching their children wear new school uniforms on the day of her entrance ceremony.

Of course I don’t have a mother and father, though that’s just speculation.

“By the way, what is this dagger’s ability?”

The ability to use it once that Kim Ji-hye mentioned and the ability of the dagger she possessed.

Suddenly curious about it, I asked Kim Ji-hye.

Kim Ji-hye answered me as if nothing was wrong.

“The one that amplifies the sound energy just by holding it, and the one that cuts out most things.”

The tone was quiet, but the content was shocking.

Besides, as if this was not the end, Kim Ji-hye continued.

“And speaking of the ability that Hong Ma-dong partially restored, that ability can shatter a mountain just once.”

“Creating mountains?”

Not to cut, but to break.

I was puzzled by some unfamiliar words.

However, Kim Ji-hye said that I was right and nodded her head.

“Yes, it literally breaks it. It’s ability is to shatter it to the point where it leaves no trace. It won’t be as effective as when it was used once in a war before, but it should have enough power.”

“Something is scary.”

Suddenly, I felt like I could feel the coolness of this dagger in my arms.

“Don’t worry, you can’t use that ability unless you grab the dagger and draw out the negative energy.”

Saying that her business is over now, Kim Ji-hye motioned for her to leave quickly.

Then, Kim Si-hee, who had been silently listening to our conversation behind us, politely opened the door as if she had waited.

While chasing after Kim Ji-hye, who was heading somewhere, she suddenly remembered one fact.

What I received from Hong Ma-dong was not only this dagger, but also a note.

It hadn’t been long since the incident happened, and so many things had happened that I had forgotten about it.

“Oh, I’m sorry. There’s one thing I didn’t say…”

I took out the note that I kept on the inside of my school uniform and explained it to Kim Ji-hye.

He told me where Hongma-dong’s family’s secret law was written.

Kim Ji-hye asked why she didn’t tell me until now, she furrowed her eyebrows and took a note from me.

“… Madman.”

On the note, only numbers and one letter in English were written.

While reading it in silence, Kim Ji-hye murmured.

“I roughly expected it, but you decided to die from the beginning.”

Kim Ji-hye, muttering to herself full of her annoyance, handed her note to Kim Si-hee.

“The mountain behind the school. It’s buried near the entrance, so look for it.”

Kim Si-hee received her note, and she disappeared in an instant.

And Jihye Kim looked at me blankly.

“Kang Han-jun, it’s a change of plan. Originally, I was only going to learn the shadow shikigami. One more addition.”

Black eyes that seemed to contain various complex emotions spoke to me.

“Shukjibeop. I need to learn the secret magic of the family where Hong Gil-dong is the founder.”

* *

Behind the Shadow House building.

As if it was designed from the beginning for training purposes, I swallowed as I stepped onto the flat, empty ground.

Part of it is because of the excitement of finally learning witchcraft properly.

It’s because after Kim Ji-hye heard me, she continued to look like she was thinking about something.

“Kang Han-jun, perhaps Hong Ma-dong told you something strange?”

“What are you talking about?”

When I asked Kim Ji-hye back, Kim Ji-hye put her cigarette in her mouth as if it was difficult to elaborate.

“No, that’s it.”

Kim Ji-hye studied my expression, and then she threw a cigarette.

The cigarette stirred the air and disappeared without a trace somewhere.

“……”

I kept my silence and looked at Kim Ji-hye’s eyes.

In fact, I had a rough idea of ​​what Jihye Kim was talking about.

‘Something about the world.’

The words that Hong Ma-dong said meaningfully lingered in my head from time to time, so I couldn’t forget them.

But I didn’t bring it up.

Kim Ji-hye was intentionally hiding the facts about it from me.

From the moment she woke up in the hospital room, she realized.

Kim Ji-hye intentionally didn’t talk about her story about Hongma-dong for a long time, and she had to be reluctant.

Just explaining that there was a brief reason, and turning it to another topic before I even asked about it.

I had no choice but to notice that he was hiding something from me.

And if I brought it up here, Kim Ji-hye’s behavior was obvious.

The fact that I keep not bringing it up is because it was all an act for ‘me’.

This time, Jihye Kim was for me, and she must have pressured me in some way.

So I pretended not to know.

Thinking of finding out the facts that Kim Ji-hye is hiding later.

“I came.”

Then, Kim Si-hee, who received her note, appeared.

Kim Si-hee, who was holding a thick book, politely handed her book to Kim Ji-hye.

Kim Ji-hye, who was handed her book, nodded her head and let go of her luck, as if from now on she was going to start class properly.

“Kang Han-jun, first of all, today you will only learn the sorcery called shadow shikigami. The yin energy that is set in your body has a limit, so you can’t use sorcery with yin energy all day long.”

The yin energy remaining in my body increased more than before.

However, the strong sense of heterogeneity that I still felt in my body was positive.

I nodded my head, conscious of the faint sound I felt in my body.

“Do you know that the magic you usually use, the payroll law, is the most ignorant magic?”

Jihye Kim snapped her fingers.

Then, a golden light burst from Jihye Kim’s fingers.

“Spells that simply carry out the command to ‘do it.’ No need to understand the structure or understanding of magic, simply how well you feel and be able to transform is what the salary rate ordinance is all about.”

“That’s right, it’s an extremely simple spell.”

I nodded.

Kim Ji-hye bit off her cigarette, wondering why I was nodding hard.

“That doesn’t mean you’re ugly. Being able to feel good and transform is a ridiculous talent in the first place. Don’t lower yourself too much, Kang Kang-joon, you have the best talent as a shaman.”

“…?”

Kim Ji-hye is making a prickly expression.

It seems that her words came and went, but she was Kim Ji-hye who gave me compliments no matter what.

I nodded at her words again.

“All right.”

Then Jihye Kim continued her explanation with her satisfied expression.

“However, this shadow shikigami is a spell that can only be used after understanding the structure and structure of magic. Before the war, this shadow shikigami was evaluated as the weakest spell above all because it was simply a shadow medium, but a new formula established by your father Thanks to this, it transforms into an unimaginable spell.”

Jihye Kim snapped her fingers.

Then, three large dogs jumped out from behind Kim Ji-hye.

“To draw a shaman’s circle using shikigami with weak yin energy as mediums once again.”

The dog dispersed, leaving a shimmering shadow on the floor.

They were in the shape of metaphysical patterns and circles.

Once again, Kim Ji-hye snapped her fingers, and a shikigami jumped out from above.

A large dog with three heads.

Kim Ji-hye smiled contentedly as she looked at the food body, which was far more intimidating than before, with surprised eyes.

“There is no limit to the sorcery called the shadow food soul that you will learn from now on. To the extent that your father creates the world anew, there is no end to this sorcery.”

As if it was just the beginning, Kim Ji-hye continued her explanation.