I Became the Hidden Mastermind

046 – Monday Service # 1

046 – Monday Service # 1

My consciousness was clear, but my body did not move.

I felt as if my mind was trapped in a huge prison called my body.

This feeling.

This is a scissor press!

How long has it been since you were held down by scissors?

At first, I didn’t think it was a big deal, but after a while, I started to get scared.

Because I felt someone’s gaze constantly looking at me.

I suddenly remembered the story that if you sleep with a chair next to your bed, a ghost will sit in the chair all night and watch you sleep. If it’s real… ?

You have to wake up quickly!

“Wow!”

After exerting all my strength, I was finally able to come to my senses.

I soon made eye contact with the eyes that were looking at me.

“Dahee. What are you doing?”

“Sightseeing.”

Yoo Da-hee was sitting in the chair, looking at me.

It looks like he’s already wearing his school uniform.

“Eternal. “I have to go to school.”

“School?”

I was out of my mind.

When I thought about it, today was Monday.

The time is 7 o’clock on Monday.

If I prepared properly, I wouldn’t be late for school.

“I’m sweating tremendously. Eternal. “Did you have a bad dream?”

Yoo Da-hee asked me.

Yes.

I had a nightmare last night!

Diring-.

Soon, letters appeared in front of me.

『Congratulations! You have returned safely from the corridor of nightmares!』

『Settlement for 2 people alive and 1 person deceased begins.』

『Ghost Encounter: 3 times + 30 P』

『Escape Number: 2 people + 200 P』

『Number of deaths: 1 person + 10 P』

『Acquire item: Luxury bag (rare) + 100 P』

『Nightmare Corridor Progress: 20% + 200 P』

『Total: 540 P』

Oh wow!

Great point!

540 Points… It’s equivalent to 5.4 Million won in cash!

I earned 5.4 Million won in one night!

The item was also acquired.

「Luxury bag: You can start your journey by carrying up to two items.」

Oh… !

It’s like an inventory that increases the number of tools you have at the start by up to 2!

It was like a backward compatibility with Yang Joo-hee’s characteristic, 《Tool User》, but still, where is this?

I felt happy for a moment, but the next word that came to mind chilled my reason.

『One person who dies acquires a quirk.』

『Yang Joo-hee ◀ Select to check』

『Yang Joo-hee: 《Kleptomaniac》 – There are many reasons why they steal things. But most of what the thieves say is similar.』

Death.

I had just woken up and while I was still unconscious, I was able to accurately recall the death of Yang Joo-hee.

We entered the nightmare corridor, helped Jeong-seok escape with the amulet obtained from the basement, Yang Joo-hee was killed by an unidentified ghost, and I was able to escape somehow.

Everything began to appear clearly.

“… ….”

I looked at Yoo Da-hee, who was sitting on a chair and shaking her legs.

Last night, we met Yoo Da-hee in the hallway.

And in my case, I personally saw Yoo Da-hee being horribly eaten alive.

“Why?”

But Yoo Da-hee tilted her head as if she knew nothing.

It looked very innocent and innocent.

Really?

Is that really true?

Is Yoo Da-hee really so innocent and innocent?

I asked Yoo Da-hee.

“Dahee. “Did you have a dream last night?”

“Dream?”

“Just. I heard that many people have bad dreams when they sleep at my house. Dahee, I was wondering if you were okay. “Didn’t you have a nightmare or something?”

“Um… hmm… I don’t know. I don’t think I had any dreams. “I slept well.”

Lie?

Or really?

I thought I found out a lot about Yoo Da-hee in this “Nightmare Corridor,” But she was still a girl with many question marks.

I decided to wash first.

And in the bathroom, while Yoo Da-hee was not visible, he took advantage of Yang Joo-hee’s eccentricity.

“Status window.”

『Name: Ha Young-won Lv.2

Traits: 《Broken Clock》 《Holding Your Breath》《Strong Heart》

Quirks:

Funds: 978 Points

Description: You were once a promising person, but you have been wasting time living a meaningless daily life. But even a broken clock shows the correct time twice a day.』

『Shop ◀ Click to open』

『Treatment Center ◀ Click to open』

『Training Ground ◀ Click to open』

My points were 978P.

It was a very large number and I felt full even though I hadn’t had breakfast.

There are so many things you can do with these points.

I could upgrade the store, copy my characteristics, and acquire a lot of items.

『Welcome to the level 2 store.

Our store sells a variety of items that will be helpful in battles with warriors.』

『As you raise the level of the store, additional products and discounts are applied.

Store Level 2 Lv (0/500)

1. Trait Draw Ticket – 90P

2. Capsule drawing ticket – 90P

3. Unlocking locked items – 90P

4. Old building 2nd floor open – 900P』

Did I tell you to level up your store to level 3 to unlock new locks?

I was very excited to see what would be released from lockdown this time.

Also, 「4. I also started to get very concerned about the letters that said “Old building 2nd floor open – 900P”.

My points are 947.

If desired, the second floor of the old building can also be opened.

Not long ago, I thought, ‘Is there really a need to give such expensive points and open the store?’ But now it’s different.

I found out that there was a special “God statue” On each floor, and that each of those statues had an escape talisman attached to them.

The only places I can go right now are the first basement level and the first floor above ground.

There were two statues of gods and two amulets.

If you open the second floor, there will be one more amulet that can be obtained through the new statue on the second floor.

It was said that up to three people could escape.

“I need to think about it.”

# # #

Sssss-.

After washing my hair and face, I went outside.

Yoo Da-hee looked at me with her round eyes wide open.

“Why?”

“This is my first time seeing a man wash.”

I see.

I felt a little embarrassed because it felt like we were living together.

Suddenly, I remembered that Yoo Da-hee had run away from home.

This guy… What are you planning to do next?

Could it be that you are sleeping at my house again today?

Anyway.

We went to school together.

I thought walking to school with a girl would be okay because I had a few experiences with Yang Joo-hee, but walking with Yoo Da-hee was awkward and embarrassing in many ways.

“Eternal. Look over there! Cat!”

Yoo Da-hee seemed to be amazed by everything, like an elementary school student going to school for the first time.

Because Yoo Da-hee attracted so much attention from people, she became ashamed of me for no reason.

“Dahee. “If you don’t go quickly, it’ll be late.”

“Really? I did not know. “It’s my first time riding to school and walking every day!”

That’s what I heard.

Dahee Yoo said that after something happened to her when she was in elementary school, she had to take a car to pick her up from home and go to school.

She said it was the summer of her sixth year in elementary school.

Hot-.

Maybe it was because I was thinking of summer, but the weather already felt hot.

I suddenly became curious.

What happened to Dahee Yoo in the summer of her sixth year in elementary school?

Are the ‘dreams’ that Dahee Yoo experiences related to what happened at that time?

“Ouch.”

At that time, Dahee Yoo suddenly stopped walking.

It looks like the three-stripe slippers I lent him were uncomfortable.

“Are you okay?”

“It’s okay. Well, I’m almost done with school. Omg! Now that I think about it, I was on duty! Eternal! I have to go first! See you later in the evening! “I’ll cook you delicious food today!”

Padadadat-.

After saying those words, Dahee Yoo ran away quite quickly.

See you in the evening. Cooking delicious food?

Does that mean that you will sleep at my house again today?

“Did you just hear that? “They said they would make dinner.”

“Wow. Seed. “First graders these days are amazing.”

Students on their way to school looked at me left behind and pondered something.

It must have seemed like Yoo Da-hee and I were dating.

I feel somehow superior.

In reality, every day is full of creepy and scary things.

When I arrived at school with that feeling, the playground was quite noisy.

What on earth is going on? Isn’t Yang Joo-hee running on the playground?

“Wow. He runs really well. You’re a freshman, right? “Was there a kid like that at our school?”

“Isn’t that a better runner than Bong Ji-yeon, who was a promising player?”

I was wondering why Yang Joo-hee was running on the school playground in the morning, and then I remembered what could be called a mission or quest that she received at the ‘training field.’

『Yang Joo-hee – Training List!』

『Push-ups 1000/1000 times』

『Running 71/100km at a speed of 2km per hour or more』

『Reward: 《Fast Legs》』

『Fast Legs》: You can run 1.5 Times faster for 10 seconds.』

“Wow.”

When I entered the training center and checked, the progress was faster than I expected.

You must have worked hard while I was going through various hardships to find my missing mother.

I wanted to talk to him, but he seemed busy so I stopped.

I didn’t have the confidence to handle the attention of people flocking to Yang Joo-hee.

“What? Yangju Jubilee. Unlucky. Tsk.”

At that time, I saw Bong Ji-yeon mixed among the people.

Bong Ji-yeon blatantly showed that she disliked Yang Joo-hee while she was running on the playground.

Come to think of it, Jeong-seok said that Bong Ji-yeon said that she used to run track and field.

I entered the classroom.

It felt like it had been a very long time since I had been here.

I haven’t actually gone to class for the past few days because I’ve been busy looking for my mom and doing other things.

“Hey. Youngwon Ha. “Welcome.”

Sch-.

The spirit that seemed to have been waiting for me in the classroom came towards me.

Then he held out a note.

“This is an assignment given by teacher Kang Ha-neul some time ago. “I wrote it down diligently.”

Assignment?

Why is this a random task?

Charreuk-.

When I opened it, I saw very neat writing.

「Nightmare Corridor 2nd Entry Report

Enter: Ha Young-won, Jeong Seok, Yang Joo-hee

Content: Encountering a shaman’s ghost. Exploring the first basement level. Encounter with Yoo Da-hee─.”

“Ah.”

Now that I think about it, I told Jeongseok to write down in detail everything he remembers as soon as he wakes up.

Jeongseok seemed to have written down everything he remembered exactly as I said it in a report format.

He seemed a little tired, perhaps because he wrote all night or because of a nightmare.

“Well written. Jeongseok. “I also came back alive last night.”

“What? “f*ck, how?”

Is it even to the point of cursing?

Even if it were me, I think I would have sworn at him.

My friend, who I thought would have died, has come back alive.

“Yang Joo-hee died and I lived. I escaped by finding the amulet on the first floor, and Yoo Da-hee helped me. I also roughly figured out the identity of the third ghost. “To be specific, it’s long.”

“Hey. “I’m glad you actually remember!”

Jeongseok almost hugged me and looked like he was jumping around.

But I can’t say too much here.

For more details, it would be better to chat.

“Standard. What’s written in this note. “I’ll show you Yang Joo-hee first.”

“Okay. Ah. And didn’t the note found underground say, ‘Something was buried in the rocky area of Gaeryongsan Mountain’? “How about going to Gaeryongsan Mountain this weekend and check it out for yourself?”

Should I say this is a good idea?

We needed a lot of hints and clues, so it seemed like a good idea to accept.

“Let’s ask Joohee the time as well. Without Joohee, we are a complete mess. “It would be a real problem if the two of us went up the mountain and something went wrong.”

“That’s right.”

The day started with that feeling.

Today’s task is to use points exceeding 900P and hold a “Pirate meeting.”

Again….

Kkaetalk-.

My cell phone rang.

「Joo Chan-mi: Yeongwon-ah, Chan-mi noona hahahaha, you are free tonight, right? There is a Monday service today, so you must attend! “If you come, I’ll give you a gift!”

Oh, I almost forgot.

There was also a Monday service at Yeonggwang Church.

Lunch time with that feeling.

“Hey! Ha Young-won! Standard! “You guys, come out from behind the old school building!”

Yang Joo-hee growled.

The children in the class trembled as they looked at that scene.

“Yang Joo-hee has been quiet these days, but here she is again.”

“Even if Yeongwon is like that, he’s also the vice class president?”

If anyone sees it, they will think that they are calling us to rip us off and harass us.

Soon, Jeong So-jin became angry.

“Hey! Yang Joo-hee! “If you keep doing that, I said I’d tell the principal directly!”

“What? “I’m just trying to eat some bread at the canteen together.”

Yang Joo-hee shows a sour attitude.

Soon Sojin Jeong asked me.

“Eternal. “Is Yang Joo-hee bullying me?”

“No. Sojin. “We are really going to eat bread together.”

Jeong So-jin looked at me and looked like she was looking at a pitiful person.

I felt like death.

In the past, when I was being bullied, everyone ignored me so much, so why now… !

It’s so annoying.

Anyway.

We headed to the back of the old school building.

Even in broad daylight, it looked girly.

In the past, there used to be a truckload of kids smoking in this area, but since teachers started patrolling more often, there hasn’t been a single one.

“f*ck, I’m dead?”

Yang Joo-hee frowns.

He seemed like he couldn’t believe he was dead.

Jeongseok asked.

“What does it mean that you received help from Yoo Da-hee?”

“That’s literally it. Wow, Mr. “Even thinking about it again gives me goosebumps.”

I explained everything.

After hearing the whole story, Jeongseok asked again.

“So, Yoo Da-hee is also dead. “Did you ask everyone if they remembered what happened last night?”

“I asked him directly as soon as he woke up, but he didn’t know. Even looking at his face, it didn’t look like he was lying.”

Hmm… And Jeongseok rested his chin.

Yang Joo-hee also said something.

“How can you look at my face and ask me as soon as I wake up? “Did you sleep with Yoo Da-hee last night?”