The Ex-Hero Is Too Good at Exorcism

It’s already been 5 days since I entered the training center.

Forced to exercise in the name of strength training in the morning, I led my tired body into the auditorium.

Today is Friday.

In other words, it means that it is the last class before the weekend, and that fact was the only thing that helped me.

Just a week ago, I wanted to get a job like that.

After I got a job, it was funny to see myself looking for it from the weekend.

After all, the lazy personality doesn’t seem to go anywhere.

With that thought in mind, it was time for training.

Standing on the podium, Lee Soo-yeon opened her mouth in a calm voice.

“Today, I will try to exterminate the demon myself.”

It was sudden, but not too surprising.

Choose your weapon and learn combat skills.

Then, of course, the full-scale practice will follow.

Even though it was faster than expected, it felt like something was coming.

“What you have to exorcise is ‘Han’. Left behind by a death mixed with resentment, it is the stage where demons first become harmful to humans.”

Lee Soo-yeon kindly told me about the explanation of the last class.

If so… is that a goblin in terms of monsters?

Or less?

While I was thinking about that, a teaching assistant came with a wooden box.

It wasn’t that big, but the amulet attached to it represented something unusual.

“Then see for yourself.”

The teaching assistant removed the talisman attached to the box without hesitation and threw what was inside it to the floor.

What was in the box was an old shirt.

But it wasn’t just plain clothes.

“Hick…”

Dayoung Kim, who was next to her, held her breath.

The shirt, which was originally white, was full of clear bloodstains.

On top of that, the hole in the middle was particularly blatant.

Even if you weren’t a great detective, you could tell that the owner of the shirt had been stabbed to death.

“Oh, that one!”

One of the trainees shouted.

Black smoke was seeping out of the shirt.

And it made a pitch-black human figure.

It looked like a human shadow standing in the air.

“See? This is Han.”

Seeing that, Lee Soo-yeon said calmly.

However, the trainees looked very nervous, like novice adventurers encountering goblins for the first time.

Is it because it is a type of magic?

Han’s shadow was stimulating people’s fear with its presence alone.

An alien fear that was not felt in a living thing.

But to me it was a familiar sensation.

When I was a warrior, the debuffs emitted by undead monsters were just like that.

Besides, the intensity was much weaker, so I wasn’t even nervous.

“Do you feel the fear? But the purpose of this training is to get you used to that fear. Not only that, but you also need to get used to death. Because all demons are caused by and respond to death. And… Kang Jin-woo?”

Suyeon Lee, who continued to explain for a while, suddenly called my name.

“Can you see the level of this Han?”

The eyes of the trainees were focused on me.

It is already a state in which trainees share what each ability they have.

Nevertheless, Lee Soo-yeon called me to see if I could measure the level of that ghost.

This was something I had asked for my understanding in advance, so I nodded lightly.

“That’s three.”

“Is that 3…?”

Lee Hyun-seok muttered in disbelief.

The level of trainees that I confirmed with my own eyes was about 5 on average.

That’s why it was said that the level of Han who was spreading fear in them was only level 3, so it was not easy to accept from the trainees’ point of view.

However, Lee Soo-yeon’s reaction was different.

“All right. That’s the right level.”

Nodding her head, Soo-yeon Lee came down from the podium and approached Han.

Then, the black shadow Han made shook.

An expression is formed in the shadow.

It was a terrifying figure, deeply imbued with resentment.

And the mouth thus formed began to howl.

“Kiaaa”

It was barely audible, a low, desperate cry as if crawling through the depths of hell.

It was so bizarre that it was hard to believe that it was human, and that it was related to humans.

As the fear of the trainees grew, Lee Soo-yeon continued.

“As you learned in the last training session, Han definitely needs a medium. And sometimes you can’t leave that medium.”

The black shadow tried to strangle Lee Soo-yeon with its terrifying hands.

However, it did not reach Lee Soo-yeon, who was barely two meters away from the bloody shirt.

It was because the shadow couldn’t get out of a certain distance like a fierce dog on a leash.

“So, as long as you’re not too nervous, everyone should be able to complete the exorcism exercise without a problem.”

At those words, the hardened expressions of the trainees were relieved.

After all, it was only to defeat the shadow that was like a scarecrow.

Even though they looked more frightening, they were less dangerous than goblins.

But there are always exceptions to anything.

“·······”

Dayoung Kim, who was sitting next to me, was trembling without saying a word.

However, what she is hugging like a doll is a 150 cm long claymore.

It was her weapon chosen by Dayoung Kim before.

To my eyes, that knife looked much more frightening than a shadow, but it didn’t look like Dayoung Kim.

“Then, we will proceed with the practice starting with the trainee whose name is called.”

Practice was conducted one by one.

The first batter was a man who said he was a taxi driver.

He was the one who chose the most police-like 3 dagger as his weapon.

“Whoa…”

He sighed and hesitated, as if he was afraid of seeing it for the first time.

But soon, when the teaching assistant intervened, kindly advised and encouraged him, he finally moved on.

The tip of the 3-dagger carrying spiritual power cut through the shadows.

“Gaaa-”

Then the shadow reacted as if writhing in pain.

It worked.

Seeing that, the uncle was excited and attacked, and the shadow soon disappeared.

sweet ending.

However, he was proud of himself, as if he had accomplished something great.

Lee Soo-yeon, who was watching from the side, clapped her hands and approached him.

“Thank you for your hard work, Lee Jae-jeong.”

“What, to this extent.”

“But don’t you feel something?”

“Can you feel… hmm?”

He tilted his head.

Then, he opened his palm.

Above it floated a jet-black marble that seemed to have crumpled the shadow of Han.

“What is this?”

“This is Han’s karma.”

“up···?”

Lee Soo-yeon turned and faced the trainees.

“Like this, all demons have karma. Also, by accepting karma, exorcists can make their abilities even stronger. Would you like to accept it?”

Lee Soo-yeon nodded toward the man.

Then the beads on the man’s palm disappeared as if they were melting.

and,

“aha···”

The level of the man I see has gone up from 4 to 5.

So it seems that karma is experience.

“Good job. As you can see, defeating demons, accepting karma, and strengthening one’s abilities. That’s basically the path the exorcist walks. However, there is a caveat.”

The theory education naturally began.

Lee Soo-yeon skillfully continued.

“There is a limit to the karma an individual can accept. The limit is different for each person, and if you accumulate karma beyond that limit, you become a demon belonging to the devil. However, as you approach the limit, you will know for yourself, so there is nothing to worry about.”

It was an unpleasant word.

I wondered what a demon was, and in the end, which line were the exorcists who crossed?

In the meantime, assistants brought out a new wooden box from behind Suyeon Lee.

What came out of it was a knotted string.

That, too, was hanged.

Another disturbing object comes out and falls to the floor.

“Then let’s continue the practice.”

After one person succeeded, the trainees escaped from fear, and the next one was swift.

Everyone showed off their weapons and extinguished the shadows.

Among them, the one who stood out was the person who chose the pistol.

Out of the 10 people in class A, he was the only one who chose a ranged weapon.

Even though it was a rubber bullet, it seemed very comfortable to shoot at the shadow from a long distance.

“It is not as difficult as I thought.”

Lee Hyeon-seok said after the practice.

Choosing knuckles, he vigorously struck the shadow with his flame-clad fist.

Maybe he had learned boxing, but his movements were quite sharp.

And finally, it was Dayoung Kim’s turn.

“Do well.”

“yes yes···”

Despite my support, Dayoung Kim couldn’t answer properly and stood up.

I’m going to have a hard time just like that.

But it wasn’t my job, so I quietly looked behind him.

“Kyaaak!”

And after that, it was as expected.

Dayoung Kim, who was overly nervous, could not fully demonstrate her abilities.

Rather than slashing the shadow, didn’t he almost stab the assistant?

The scarecrow was standing still, but Kim Da-young wielding a knife in front of him looked even more dangerous.

“Tsk tsk…”

One of the trainees clicked their tongue.

Eventually, after twists and turns, Kim Da-young, who cut the shadow, returned to her seat without power.

“Oooh…”

“You’ve worked hard.”

“It may be the first time.”

Even when Lee Hyeon-seok and I offered words of comfort, she just hung her head and said nothing.

It seemed very downcast.

But it’s about fear, as Lee Soo-yeon said, it’s something you have to get used to.

“What’s next… Kang Jin-woo?”

And then my turn came.

I went out with a monkey wrench.

Lee Soo-yeon opened a new box and put down the bloody kitchen knife.

Seeing that, I suddenly had a question and asked Lee Soo-yeon.

“Where do these things keep coming from?”

“Aren’t we the police? Even if you go to the evidence storage room, these things are piled up.”

Well, that must be it.

Quickly convinced, I fixed the spanner.

I didn’t have time to waste, so I thought I’d finish it quickly and go back.

But why?

The condition of the han leaking from the kitchen knife was strange.

The darkness of this one was much thicker, to the extent that the other shadows appeared gray.

“Kiyiyi…”

A small but eerie cry echoed through the auditorium.

He was no longer just a shadow drawing a human figure.

His chest was severely torn, and he could see a black blood oozing wound.

And above the screaming face, eyes filled with resentment and a grievous expression were reflected.

A black ghost that gives you a creepy feeling just by looking at it.

“Why is this… why is it like this?”

I asked Lee Soo-yeon, who was standing next to me.

“Let me explain. Before that… can you see the level of this?”

“Nine.”

It was the highest level among the shadows so far.

Lee Soo-yeon nodded and looked back at the trainees.

“This is just before becoming an anima. In this way, the closer you get to the anima, the more specific your appearance will be. But it’s not difficult to deal with before gaining intelligence yet-“

Lee Soo-yeon’s explanation continued.

It seemed that this was deliberately prepared for explanation.

But why did you take it out on my turn?

There was something in my eyes as I muttered such dissatisfaction.

“huh?”

Overlapping with the level 9 Han, another Han was appearing.

But that Han was barely visible to the naked eye.

All I could tell was the level indicator.

The word Lv.1, which wasn’t there just a moment ago, appeared on it.

“The point to keep in mind when dealing with such resentment is-”

However, no one reacted to the newly created Han.

The teaching assistants, as well as Suyeon Lee, were just concentrating on the lecture.

Isn’t it a big deal?

Well, at least it’s level 1.

You have to stand next to level 9 to get sliced together.

It is safe to say that there is no threat.

It was the moment I thought so.

Level 9 Han swallowed the shadow of the newly formed level 1 Han.

“uh···!”

“Mr. Kang Jin-woo?”

A voice leaked out without my knowledge.

Lee Soo-yeon, who was absorbed in the lecture, looked back at me with a puzzled face.

But I couldn’t answer her.

At that moment, Han’s level went from 9 to 10.

As a brave warrior who has been rolling for over 10 years, my intuition flashed the conviction that something had gone wrong.

and,

“Kiaaa!”

A terrifying roar erupted, as if tore apart the eardrums.