My Girlfriend Is a Shaman

44 – Knowing your future spouse #1

Soyeon-dong, Guro-gu.

The street in front of Saetbyeol Villa.

Yoon Da-jeong, who became a high school student this year, entered the villa building. Her older brother, who lived separately from her family, lived in this Saetbyeol Villa. Climbing her stairs and standing in front of room 202, Da-jeong Yoon rang her doorbell.

━━Ding Dong

“Oppa, I’m here.”

When I rang the doorbell, a young man with prominent cheekbones opened the door to room 202.

This young man was Da-jeong’s older brother.

“Dajeong, are you here now? I ordered chicken, so come quickly and eat it.”

“Wow.”

The savory smell of chicken wafted from inside the house. It seemed like her brother had ordered chicken. Dajeong Yoon went inside her house and ate her chicken with her brother. She also always had something to eat when she visited her brother’s house.

Her older brother’s name is Seungbeom Yoon.

He was a young man who graduated from college and found a house to rent and was living away from his family. Seungbeom Yoon, who had been tutoring since his college days, had a lot of money. This was because he went to a so-called prestigious school and was able to get high-paying tutoring. Seungbeom Yoon sometimes gave pocket money to Dajeong, who was much older than him.

“The chicken is delicious, oppa.”

“Eat a lot.”

“hehehe.”

She was truly a sweetheart who had an older brother that no one else could envy. The house her brother lived in was as big as a regular family home, as it was a villa. Da-jeong sometimes used to sleep over at her brother’s house. I came here with the intention of sleeping in today too.

After eating all the chicken, Da-jeong asked Seung-beom.

“Oppa, can I sleep in? My relationship with mom is not good because I was caught skipping school yesterday.”

“That’s right.”

Seungbeom gave permission. He was also a good older brother. Da-jeong looked around her brother’s house where she would be staying today.

“But there are still a lot of strange things in your house.”

“It’s not a strange item, dude. They were all bought with a lot of money.”

There were many strange items inside Seungbeom’s house.

Skull-shaped ornament.

A picture depicting a pentagonal star pattern.

Things like candles and strange dolls.

A site specializing in mysteries was running on the laptop in the living room.

It was the most famous mystery site in Korea. At this point, anyone would be able to tell what kind of person Seungbeom was.

Mystery Mania.

That was Seungbeom Yoon.

If there was one strange thing about my enviable older brother, it was that he really liked mysteries. Seungbeom has liked mysteries since he was young. After he became a college student, he earned his own money and purchased occult supplies. The reason he lived away from his family in the first place was to enjoy his hobbies to the fullest.

“The skull is pretty.”

“Really? I bought that for 100,000 won.”

When Da-jeong pointed to the skull, Seung-beom laughed. They say he’s an ornament, but he could even smile at the sight of a skeleton. Da-jeong didn’t particularly dislike that about her brother.

Maybe it was because they were brother and sister, but Da-jeong was somewhat interested in mysteries. He was also active as a member on paranormal sites. His siblings were both members of the mystery site.

“You bought it in Wonderland, right?”

“Uh. Someone I know there sold it.”

It was after I finished eating the chicken.

Da-jeong spent time at Seung-beom’s house. Then, late at night, Seungbeom behaved strangely.

When it was time to go to sleep, Seungbeom was holding a fruit in the kitchen. It was a small knife for cutting fruit. Da-jeong yawned and asked Seung-beom.

“Haam… Oppa, why are you holding a knife when you’re sleeping?”

“Dajeong. Have you ever heard of something called ‘Knowing your future spouse’?”

“Yes…”

Know your future spouse.

It was a famous ghost story floating around on the Internet.

“I know. If you hold a knife in your mouth, you can see your future spouse. It’s just a ghost story.”

“I’m going to try it myself. Maybe something will really be reflected in the mirror.”

“Are you really going to do that?”

“I’m going to do it now.”

The method of getting to know your future spouse was not particularly complicated.

At 12 o’clock at night, fill the sink or basin with water and hold a knife in your mouth. All you have to do is hold the knife in your mouth and watch, and your future spouse will be reflected on the water. It was a simple ritual that could be performed even at home.

“I can’t stop you.”

“If you’re curious, come and take a look. Don’t you know? You might get to see my future wife.”

“Good.”

The current time is 11:40.

Just wait a little while and it will be midnight. Since Seungbeom lived alone, there were no parents here to say anything. Da-jeong and Seung-beom went into the bathroom and got ready.

They turned off the lights in the house and filled the bathroom sink with water.

Seungbeom spoke to Dajeong using the light from his cell phone as a light.

“Dajeong. I looked into some ghost stories, and it says that your future spouse can be reflected in water and in mirrors. So, I’m going to check both the water and the mirror.”

“Okay. You are thoroughly prepared.”

Actually, there were two ghost stories about knowing your future spouse. The future spouse could be reflected in the mirror or in the water. What both ghost stories have in common is that you should never drop a knife in your mouth. Also, if something happens during the ritual, you should not look back.

“It’s time. Let’s do it.”

It was already midnight.

Seungbeom and Dajeong began the ritual in a dark bathroom. We prepared in advance, so the sink was filled with water. Seungbeom stood in front of the sink with a fruit in his mouth. There was a mirror right in front of the sink.

Dajeong shined the light from behind on her cell phone. Da-jeong saw Seung-beom in her eyes.

‘Do you see anything?’

Dajeong looked at the sink in the bathroom, just in case. However, all that was reflected on the water was Seungbeom’s face. Even in the mirror, I could only see Seungbeom holding a knife in his mouth and Dajeong holding a cell phone. No one else suddenly appeared.

About 10 minutes passed.

Even if it was only 10 minutes, it was a frustratingly long time in a dark bathroom.

Finally, Seungbeom put down the knife he was holding in his mouth.

“Ha… I can’t see anything.”

“I knew so. It’s just a ghost story, so what can I expect?”

“I didn’t expect much either. Let’s stop here.”

The ceremony was over, but Seungbeom glanced at the mirror and sink with a regretful expression. Dajeong turned on the light in the bathroom. As the lights came on and became brighter, the stuffy feeling disappeared.

━━Ding Dong

At that time, the doorbell rang.

“Who is it?”

“Isn’t your friend here?”

“Is that so?”

“I’ll open the door.”

Sometimes Seungbeom’s friend would come to the house to visit. It was rare for me to come over this late at night. The doorbell rang, but Seungbeom did not leave the bathroom, perhaps because he still had regrets. Dajeong had no choice but to open the door.

“Go back.”

“Yes.”

Seungbeom smiled and waved to Dajeong who came out of the bathroom.

Seungbeom, reflected in the mirror, also smiled and waved to Dajeong.

I was walking towards the front door.

Da-jeong belatedly noticed that something was strange.

‘Huh?’

I saw something strange in the bathroom.

When Seungbeom waved his hand, the mirror that was reflecting him came to mind. If the mirror behind him was shining, Seungbeom’s back should have been visible. But Seungbeom in the mirror was smiling while looking at Dajeong.

‘What is it?’

Da-jeong went to the front door and opened the door. There was no one standing in the hallway. Who rang the doorbell as a joke? Da-jeong closed the door and returned inside the house.

“Oppa, there’s no one outside.”

She called Seungbeom from the living room, but there was no answer.

The bathroom door that I left open was closed.

“Oppa…?”

Dajeong carefully turned the handle of the bathroom door. The door opened. She said he must have left the bathroom light on, but when she came back the light was off. Da-jeong went into the bathroom and turned on the light.

That was when the light came on.

Da-jeong found Seung-beom lying bleeding. His body was stabbed in several places and thick blood oozed out. The sword Seungbeom was holding in his hand was covered in blood.

“aaah.”

Da-jeong screamed.

I saw Seungbeom’s face lying down while holding the sword.

Seungbeom’s face was smiling ugly.

*

“Jinwoo, do you want some coffee?”

“Yes.”

April has come.

As usual, I was browsing the mystery site on my computer at Hyehwadang.

Sera brought coffee.

I continued to browse the site while drinking coffee.

There are quite a few mystery sites that I am a member of. Among them, the largest site was a site called .

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In the past, mystery sites such as Lone Gun Man and Monster Ddanji were famous in Korea, but these days it is different. A site that has been growing in size significantly recently was . The users of the site were very active, so posts were posted frequently. It was on this site that the last time a sighting of Jangsanbeom was posted.

‘Is there anything today?’

I skimmed through the posts on the site.

I was able to find an unusual post.

The member who posted the article was a woman.

The girl’s nickname is Catgirl.

Not long ago, the woman’s older brother cut himself with a knife in the bathroom. Her older brother was also a member of this mystery site. The woman’s brother cut himself to the point of death, but was immediately taken to the hospital and barely saved his life.

First of all, did you survive?

It was fortunate.

The woman said she saw something strange before her brother harmed himself. Her brother was experiencing firsthand the ghost story called ‘Knowing Your Future Spouse’ at the time. The legend was that if you pour water at midnight and hold a knife in your mouth, you will see your future spouse.

The future spouse was nowhere to be seen.

But my brother was smiling at himself in the bathroom mirror. Obviously, my brother’s back was turned so it was at an angle where the front could not be seen.

[…] … I don’t think this is just a suicide attempt. My brother would never choose suicide or something like that.]

The police who came to the house did not believe the woman. The police simply treated it as a case of her brother attempting suicide. My brother hadn’t woken up in the hospital yet, so I couldn’t find out his true condition.

I read the post and became curious.

I sent a message to the woman who wrote the post.

[Hello, Catgirl. I am contacting you because I am interested in a mysterious phenomenon that you personally experienced. Could you possibly meet me and talk?]

I had previously exchanged messages with a member named Catgirl a few times. I have been a long-time member of the paranormal site since it first began operating. Thanks to this, I have had many conversations with active members.

Soon a note came back from the woman.

[Ah, you are Jin.]

My nickname was JIN.

This is the nickname I have been using on mystery sites since elementary school.

[I live in Guro. If you can, come here. I’d like to meet and talk. I think Jin might know something. Because he is more active than the site administrator.]

It was rewarding to have been active on the site for a long time.

The woman responded that she wanted to meet me.