I’m the Only One Who Can’t See Ghosts

30 – The Adults are Public Servants (1)

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Today is that day.

The day Luo Bili informed me that the office suite was worth five million won.

I called this day the “attack” day.

“Alright, let’s go.”

“Nayu, let’s fight!”

“Everyone, give it your all.”

On this day, my three neighbors who could see ghosts wouldn’t come out of their rooms. Perhaps each of them has a way to endure the “attack” day.

At first, I was worried and threw some medicine, but Nayu sincerely thanked me for it. It didn’t hurt much, but I pretended it did.

So, I was left alone and sighed.

“They’ve all gone in.”

In fact, I never went outside on Luo Bili’s “attack” days. Exactly speaking, I didn’t go outside because I wanted to see the ghosts and wandered around Luo Bili’s place.

The day my neighbors were tense enough to be on guard was definitely something that would happen. But nothing ever did.

This went on for more than six times.

Now, my expectations of seeing ghosts on “attack” days have vanished.

“What to do.”

With nothing else to do, I just looked at my smartphone.

Originally, modern people look at their smartphones when they have nothing to do.

I was idly flipping through my smartphone while lost in my thoughts. Since I hadn’t left Lua Ville during previous seizures, should I try going outside this time to have a drink? Maybe then I could feel something…

As I was lost in my thoughts, a text message caught my eye.

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[Web Message][Safety Announcement]

[Seoul Metropolitan City]

An alert for abnormal phenomena has been issued throughout Seoul.

We kindly ask citizens to stay indoors as much as possible.

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“Oh no.”

They’re telling us not to leave the house on a day we had planned to go out.

Of all days for this message to come on a day when I had decided to go out.

“Come to think of it, every time there’s a seizure, a disaster message comes.”

In my opinion, it seemed that Lua Ville was having seizures because of the culprit behind these disaster messages.

Actually, logically thinking about it, that would make sense.

I scratched my head and pondered.

Should I go out? Should I not?

Either way, there would still probably be ghosts running wild in Lua Ville.

Judging from the message, ghosts would be running wild outside of Lua Ville.

In that case, it would be best to go outside as I originally planned.

I finally made up my mind and stepped outside of Lua Ville.

* * *

In Korea, there was a department called the Department of Abnormal Phenomena Countermeasures.

As the name suggests, its purpose was to save the lives of citizens in disasters caused by abnormal phenomena.

And with each abnormal phenomenon threatening the very existence of the country, the Department of Abnormal Phenomena Countermeasures had essentially become the highest-ranking institution of the Korean government. To the extent that even the president acknowledged the head of the countermeasures department as the top official of the government.

“The Celestial and Earth Maps, the Five Evil Gates of the Month, they have no intention of protecting the nation called South Korea.”

Idok Jun, the head of the information bureau of the Department of Abnormal Phenomena Countermeasures, muttered.

He looked at the information appearing on the screen.

Since it was impossible to use cameras, bugs, or satellite observations, sensors installed in buildings within a 500-meter radius were the only means of monitoring.

The sensors were ringing, indicating that a special class of abnormal phenomenon called Lua Ville had started moving again.

“We must protect this nation ourselves.”

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Idokjun muttered as he watched the sensors go haywire.

Nodding his head, he spoke to his subordinates.

“We control the entire internet. Search sites, SNS, community sites, and even personal blogs. We control them all.”

As soon as Idokjun finished speaking, a massive machine rumbled to life. It was the algorithm generated by the ultra-high-performance supercomputer running deep learning.

“We block all information related to extraordinary phenomena starting with ‘roo.’ We censor and filter everything, from telecommunication companies and news agencies to personal cell phones.”

Censorship and blocking of all information emitted in Korea.

A technology that only the Extraordinary Phenomena Countermeasure Headquarters of South Korea could do.

An organization responsible for South Korea.

Therefore, an organization standing at the pinnacle of South Korea.

It was also a technology that could not be done without the Extraordinary Phenomena Countermeasure Headquarters.

“Phew. Did you send the emergency messages? Make sure citizens can’t move!”

Idokjun sighed and looked at his smartphone.

He needed to confirm that the emergency messages were sent properly.

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[Web Sender][Safety Notice Message]

[Seoul]

A warning of abnormal phenomena has been issued for all of Seoul.

We ask all citizens to stay inside their homes.

[Web Sender][Safety Notice Message]

[Seoul]

A warning of abnormal phenomena has been issued for all of Seoul.

If any family members experience hallucinations, auditory hallucinations, or perceive the truth,

please quickly go outside and keep a distance from your family.

[Web Sender][Safety Notice Message]

[Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency]

Searching for missing person Lee Seo-dong (male, 62 years old) in Dongjak-gu.

171cm, 74kg, khaki shirt, black pants, white slippers.

[Web Sender][Safety Notice Message]

[Seoul]

A warning of abnormal phenomena has been issued for all of Seoul.

“What is this?”

Idokjoon mumbled as he read the disaster message.

An abnormal phenomenon alert has been issued, so he needed to go to Luaville.

No, he should stay inside his house.

But right now, he is not inside his house, he is outside. Let’s go to Luaville.

But this place is practically the same as being at home.

This is my workplace.

Whack! Idokjoon punched himself in the chest.

Coffee poured out and glasses flew far away,

But if you consider it to be given for the price of life, it was a very cheap price.

“Don’t check the disaster message, it’s contaminated!”

To be precise, it was contaminated about halfway.

Lee Dok-joon knew how to deal with such a situation as the head of the information department.

“The disaster message team should send more disaster messages. We need to neutralize the information contamination. The more contaminated disaster messages there are, the people will end up being caught in a supernatural phenomenon of their own accord!”

After finishing his words, Lee Dok-joon put on a harness over his suit.

And he began to prepare amulets and prayer beads.

“The disaster message team should send two messages together: one about the transformed laws of the top-level supernatural phenomenon Ruavil and another one that says not to leave the house.”

“Sir, are you thinking of going there yourself?”

“Yes. Damn it. If it’s like any other supernatural phenomenon, there will suddenly be a transmission tower near the area that starts with ‘Ru’. It’s probably spreading information contamination through that.”

After Lee Dok-joon prepared all his equipment, he spoke.

“If we don’t stop the information contamination, the number of casualties will exceed 100,000 within 4 hours.”

“But, sir. Entering the area that starts with ‘Ru’ is too dangerous! You should leave it to the Three-World Police to handle it! ‘Ru’ is a top-level supernatural phenomenon! In times like this, you should cherish your life as much as the head of the nation!”

Upon hearing those words, Lee Dok-joon laughed.

“Well, I’m just an ordinary citizen after all.”

“Sir!”

But Lee Dok-joon didn’t respond to his subordinate’s plea.

Time was running out.

He quickly went downstairs, grabbed the steering wheel, and organized his thoughts.

“There is an accident-prone area ahead.”

Ruavil, a top-level supernatural phenomenon that was considered higher than the Complex Supernatural Phenomenon DMZ. It was a phenomenon outside the standard that even created its own rules.

“Go straight for 30 meters and then turn left at the signal.”

How fast did he drive? Citizens were already crying and walking toward the direction of the top-level supernatural phenomenon.

If he didn’t handle this information contamination quickly, they would all walk into Ruavil and die. And that would be an unseen tragedy as the head of the Information Bureau, responsible for protecting the citizens from supernatural phenomena. Lee Dok-joon accelerated to 200 km/h in the streets of Seoul.

“30 meters left to the destination.”

As they got closer to Ruavil,

Lee Dok-joon realized that his car had no navigation system.

As soon as he realized that fact, Lee Dok-joon jumped out of the car.

“Gahh.”

Rolling and injured,

But compared to the price of life, it was cheap.

Idokjoon looked in the direction where the navigation directed, stumbling. There, there were grotesque sculptures made of strange iron and flesh. It looked like a fusion of several cars and the humans inside.

They were looking at Idokjoon and muttering “kill me” with their mouths.

“The number of victims is increasing.”

Idokjoon inhaled the negative powder through his nose.

He felt very sick, but his mind returned somewhat.

“Hurry, we have to destroy the transmission tower.”

Idokjoon stumbled forward.

Where is the transmission tower?

Idokjoon looked around.

All he saw around him were images of the god of ruin coming down, massacring humans as if they were gathering, and planes with red tentacles dragging something contaminated towards the engine.

Idokjoon inhaled the negative powder once again.

This, this was too much.

This level of mental contamination is completely different from other strange phenomena.

But I’m the only one in the government who knows how to handle information contamination.

If we continue like this, the number of deaths will exceed one hundred thousand.

“Ah, ah.”

His consciousness began to fade away.

Endure, resist, keep going.

As Idokjoon was being eroded by a first-class strange phenomenon like that,

A voice came from ahead.

“Oh, sir, can you hear me?”

It was a man.

Tall and handsome, but wearing sweatpants, he looked like an unemployed man.

The man frowned and spoke.

“What do we do? There is no hospital around here. Damn, there’s nothing we can do. Let’s get moving.”

“Ah, ah.”

As soon as Idokjoon was reluctantly supported on the man’s back, his head suddenly started to spin tightly.

And so, he was able to quickly complete his sentence.

“I am Director Yidojun of the Extraordinary Phenomena Countermeasures Headquarters.”

“What? Sir, you’re joking. I heard that the director of the Extraordinary Phenomena Countermeasures Headquarters is a key figure in the national power hierarchy, even the members of the National Assembly can’t touch them. Why would someone like that be rolling around on the streets?”

“I swear to the heavens. I am Director Yidojun of the Extraordinary Phenomena Countermeasures Headquarters.”

At that moment, Yuhajin doubted if there was anyone other than himself who could lie as a vow.