The Ex-Hero Is Too Good at Exorcism

The meal at the training center was not bad.

The type of food served was no different from that of regular school lunches, but the number of menus was large and the quality of food was quite high.

Thanks to that, there was no situation in which dissatisfaction came out of the meal, and the same goes for me.

After a comfortable meal, I moved to the auditorium, the place of afternoon training.

Located in the basement of a building with lecture rooms, it is a large space that can accommodate hundreds of people.

Familiar faces were gathered on one side, and dozens of large boxes were placed on the other side.

“What is that?”

Seeing that, Dayoung Kim asked.

The dull brown wooden boxes.

Lee Hyun-seok also tilted his head.

“The timetable on the tablet said practice. Isn’t that what you need?”

“then···”

“Shichenga?”

“Poetry, a corpse?”

At my half-joking words, Kim Da-young was surprised and said,

“They said they were catching our ghosts. Then you need something like a ghost.”

“hahahaha, the box is big enough for a corpse to fit in.”

“Well… even though it’s a cop, wouldn’t he have brought something like a body…?”

Lee Hyun-seok reacted lightly, but Kim Da-young did not.

Are you a type that is weak to horror or something like that?

“Well, wait and you’ll find out.”

With those words, Lee Soo-yeon and several other police officers entered the auditorium at just the right time.

It was time to start training.

“Did you eat well?”

With a moderate but respectful greeting, Suyeon Lee began her education.

The police officers who came in lined up behind Lee Soo-yeon.

When I asked why he came, it seemed like he had a role like a teaching assistant.

“The afternoon training is the first hands-on training. But in fact, there are things that must be done before the practice of learning actual combat.”

When Lee Soo-yeon glanced at the police, they spread out the wooden boxes stacked one on top of the other.

And when I opened the lid, inside, instead of a corpse, there were various items.

“First, you have to choose the weapon you want to use.”

The box was filled with all kinds of weapons.

From cold weapons such as swords, spears and maces to ranged weapons such as bows and crossbows, as well as heat weapons such as pistols and assault rifles.

There were even amulets and rosary beads, some of which were questionable as to whether they were weapons.

“There are no restrictions on weapon selection. But please keep in mind just one thing. Weapons only help you fight. Please keep in mind that most of your power comes from your awakened abilities.”

In the end, I was saying don’t pick up an AK over there just because it looks comfortable, and choose something that suits your abilities.

Of course, it made sense.

Even Dayoung Kim next to me would have to choose a sword in order to use her ability as a swordsman.

But with my ability to see the opponent’s level, what kind of weapon should I use?

telescope?

“Of course, if you have a hard time choosing, you can ask for recommendations from assistants. Let’s choose right away.”

At Lee Soo-yeon’s words, people approached the weapon box one by one.

The auditorium quickly became cluttered with people looking at the weapon in front of it and people asking about the assistants.

“I’m sure I’m a sword, right?”

“Because you’re an inspector.”

“I’d rather have a gun… I’ll ask and come back.”

Dayoung Kim approached the assistant.

But the assistant led her to a box containing dozens of swords.

In the end, Dayoung Kim began to wield those many swords one by one.

“hahahaha, that’s how it goes.”

Lee Hyun-seok said as if he knew that.

“Hyeon-seok, do you have anything in mind?”

“I think I am similar to Dayoung. I think I need to use my ability at close range. More than that, I’m curious about what weapon Jin-Woo will choose.”

“That is me too.”

With a bitter smile at my answer, Lee Hyeon-seok also approached the assistant.

The assistant led him to the box where the knuckles and gloves were gathered.

Indeed, it was a weapon suitable for that sturdy physique.

“Then I…”

“Are you having trouble with your choice?”

The moment I was about to walk in front of the weapon box, I heard a familiar voice next to me.

When I turned my head, Lee Soo-yeon was right next to me.

Were you waiting?

I even heard that question because it came at such an exquisite timing.

But why would Lee Soo-yeon wait for me?

I quickly erased my doubts and decided to seek counseling.

“Well, it is. As you know, my ability is a little…”

“Are you saying it’s far from a battle? It happens often. When a battle breaks out, there are people who go to the front line and play an active part, but there are also people who support him.”

“Then what would be a good weapon?”

“I recommend a short-range weapon that is easy to use.”

It’s a melee weapon.

It wasn’t the answer I expected.

“why? You won’t be able to use your abilities anyway, so wouldn’t it be better to shoot?”

“no. Ranged weapons are meaningless if you can’t load them with abilities. Things that do not belong to this world. Reality alone cannot reach them.”

In other words, ghosts don’t die by being shot.

Well, it was a natural story.

“Then what about melee weapons? Isn’t it the same thing that you can’t load your abilities?”

“You can’t load abilities, but you can load spiritual power.”

“Your spirit? What is it?”

“therefore···”

Lee Soo-yeon subtly hesitated.

“This is the content of the class next week, but I will explain it briefly. Originally, opening the eyes is the awakening to see the devil, and awakening is the awakening to intervene in the devil. The difference between the two is whether the body has spiritual power or not. In other words, spiritual power is the most basic power that can interfere with demons with one’s own body.”

I nodded my head at that explanation.

I thought something stirred inside my body when I woke up.

I guess that was spiritual power.

“In addition, this spiritual power is naturally loaded with objects connected to the body.”

“So you’re saying that if I hold a branch, I don’t have the ability, but if I swing it, it will hit me?”

“To put it simply, yes. Although it can’t cause much damage, depending on the results of training, you can protect your body.”

Understanding Lee Soo-yeon’s words, I struggled to turn my gaze from the assault rifle to the cold weapon.

Swords and spears and maces, etc.

For me who wandered around the fantasy world for 10 years, these were familiar, no, disgusting weapons.

I hope the day will come when I will write that again.

“Then what weapon do you think would be good for me?”

“If you don’t have experience, I recommend using a blunt weapon, but it’s best to choose one that is comfortable for you to use.”

I nodded and walked towards the weapon box.

In the end, since I don’t have the ability, it doesn’t matter what I choose.

So I took a decent wooden stick in my hand.

I want to try swinging it once.

But at that moment.

“huh···?”

The ability was automatically manifested.

An HP passing game frame appeared above the field of view.

Why do you want this to happen?

Next to the club I was holding, a window I had never seen before floated.

＜Common Club＞

normal item

Attack power 2-4

blunt weapon

item description?

Wasn’t it enough just to see the level?

I put my club down again, this time staring at the weapon box.

“What is this?”

He muttered as if he could not be heard.

I didn’t know it before using the ability, but now I see weapons that emit a weak blue light.

I got my hands on one of them.

It was a mace that felt heavy.

＜Balanced Mace＞

magic item

Attack power 3-7

strength +1

blunt weapon

“aha···”

I wondered what it was different from no light, and there was an ability attached at the bottom.

It’s strength +1.

Thinking like that makes me feel stronger.

I looked at other weapons that glowed blue, and were labeled Magic Items.

Then, as expected, they all had minor abilities.

“that’s interesting.”

The abilities attached to the weapon were not lies.

strength, agility, stamina, etc.

It was almost imperceptible unless you were conscious of it, but there was a difference.

Well, it’s +1 at most.

“Then let’s choose one of these.”

I said, looking around at the blue light, that is, the magic items.

Wouldn’t it be nice to wear a red skirt if possible, even with a +1 on it?

For a long time, I went around the weapon box and searched for magic items.

The abilities of the magic items were all good.

I searched around hard, but all I could find was a short spear with +2 agility.

The short spear isn’t bad, but…it’s true that it’s a bit disappointing.

“Is that the last one?”

Among the boxes containing melee weapons, the box at the end.

It was only half the size of the other box.

Besides, when I got closer, what was inside was not even a proper weapon.

“Who put the toolbox here?”

From a piece of wood, steel pipe, or plastic rod.

Even tools like claws and screwdrivers.

It was a feast of all sorts of odds and ends.

Why on earth is the hex wrench here?

I’m trying to turn around while clicking my tongue like that.

“huh?”

under that hex wrench.

A brilliant purple light entered his eyes.

is it purple?

It is not a magic item.

Is there anything better?

I immediately picked up the junk and pulled it out from the bottom of the box.

Its identity is a piece of metal that resembles a spoon with a length of slightly over 60 cm.

It was Monkey Spanner.

＜Silver Wave Monkey Wrench＞

rare item

Attack Power 13-20

Agility +5

Critical Strike Chance +25%

Smash +1

blunt weapon

“oh···!”

It is a rare item.

It wasn’t just one ability.

It looks good just by looking at it, and something is hanging there.

Dexterity, which seemed to be a basic stat, as well as critical hit probability and smash, which I had never seen before, were attached.

Moreover, its numbers are incomparable to those of magic items.

But even so, what is a smash?

While thinking of such a question, I threw down the short spear I had picked out and took up the monkey wrench instead.

And let’s swing it once as a test,

Hung!

Along with the menacing sound of the wind, a heavy piece of metal cut through the air.

Perhaps because of its high attack power, its power seemed considerable.

“I have to do this.”

There is no choice.

It’s kind of like how it looks, and I don’t know what smash is.

Even if there was no option, it didn’t matter.

Just looking at pure damage, isn’t it more than twice that of other weapons?

So I took the monkey wrench and turned back.

Because there was nothing to see in the weapon box anymore.

But right behind me

“·······”

This time too, Lee Soo-yeon stood there with an unusual face.

***

In the world of demons, there is such a thing as ‘sacred spirit’.

They are objects that contain spiritual power or demons.

It refers to treasures that strengthen the user or even have abilities or intelligence.

However, it is so precious that it is not easy to see it.

But now, one of those shrines was now in Kang Jin-woo’s hand.

“How did you do that…”

Lee Soo-yeon could not hide her surprise.

The weapons currently available to them are mostly very basic equipment.

A mass-produced product produced in a factory, no different from living on the street.

However, even among those mass-produced items, very few sacred items were mixed.

This weapon selection process was a kind of test.

Even if it is an ordinary object, if you accumulate karma by cutting hemp, there are times when your spiritual power is weak.

Also, among those who have awakened, there are times when those who have a keen sense of the devil recognize the spiritual power.

That soon meant that his potential was very high.

But what was Kang Jin-woo’s behavior a little while ago?

“·······”

Kang Jin-woo picked up all the weapons that contained even a little bit of spiritual power.

At first, I thought Lee Soo-yeon was also a coincidence.

But he singled out several of them so precisely, and made their abilities undeniable.

Moreover, he went all the way to the last box and finally selected the hidden treasure.

Contrary to its appearance, that monkey spanner is the only one whose spiritual power has reached the divine level.

It was proof that he could not only perceive the spiritual power dwelling in objects, but also measure the size of the spiritual power.

Lee Soo-yeon tried to hide her surprise as she approached him.

“Mr. Kang Jin-woo.”

This wasn’t just something that could be explained by his ability to see through the opponent’s strength.

“What did you look at and chose that?”

So she asked.

As an instructor at the training center, she was obliged to accurately grasp the trainees’ abilities.

Furthermore, Kang Jin-woo is a potentially dangerous trainee whose reason for opening his eyes is unclear.

I had to make the definition of ability even clearer.

With that kind of heart, Lee Soo-yeon had an extremely serious and heavy atmosphere.

Kang Jin-woo answered lightly.

“Uh, so this is… the others are blue, but it alone glowed purple?”

“Yes…yes?”

It was an answer I couldn’t understand.