Seoul Object Story

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The battle between the Crimson Reaper—or rather, the Gray Reaper—and the Hungry Ghost Reaper was finally over.

The result was quite unexpected for the little sister.

The Hungry Ghost Reaper, with its flashy yet nimble movements, a blade that could cut through anything, and even a flame that could burn everything around it, had been defeated!

When the Gray Reaper won, the Golden Reapers who had been watching the fight with sparkling eyes jumped around in all directions, creating a festive atmosphere. Whether it was because of their genuinely happy expressions or the mind corruption of the Golden Reaper affecting them, the little sister watching felt a flicker of joy at the Gray Reaper’s victory.

While observing the Golden Reapers bouncing around so excitedly that they bumped into each other and rolled, she heard a strange sound.

Cough-! Cough-!

It was such a faint sound that she wouldn’t have heard it if she hadn’t been right there.

No way, it couldn’t be!

She tried to ignore it, thinking it was a hallucination stemming from the hope that her older sister might be alive. If she lowered her head, expecting to see her older sister still lying motionless, she felt like her heart would shatter.

Cough-! Cough-!

Then, the faint but clear coughing sounded again.

Was it an auditory hallucination?

“Unnie?”

The little sister lowered her head, her voice trembling, and there she saw her older sister looking up at her with slightly opened eyes.

Seeing her sister’s eyes open, she couldn’t help but cry again. She knew she should say something, but all she could do was weep.

“I told you. I won’t die unless they cut my throat…”

The tattooed woman lifted her hand with difficulty and wiped away her sister’s tears, smiling weakly.

“Eung”

The little sister nodded wildly, clutching her sister’s hand as if to prevent her from running away.

Meanwhile, the Golden Reapers were clapping their tiny hands to celebrate their reunion. Then, they scurried off somewhere and returned with a large chunk of marshmallow, holding it out to her as if offering a treat.

It was a massive piece of marshmallow, golden brown and well-roasted.

The piece was as big as her head, radiating an ominous presence.

As she glanced around a marshmallow as big as a person’s head suddenly popped out of nowhere. Then, she saw a large chunk of marshmallow in the corner of the charred living room.

And around it, there were a lot of Golden Reapers, removing the parts that were completely burnt while only eating the good parts.

Was there always a marshmallow there?

The little sister took a little bit and ate it. It was so delicious that it was hard to believe it was a regular marshmallow.

“Unnie, this is delicious. Do you want to try it? Or is it okay for you to eat it?”

It was so delicious that the little sister tried to give it to her older sister, but when she remembered that her lower body had been cut off, she ended up asking her whether it would be okay or not for her to eat it.

Of course, the severed lower body quickly recovered the moment the older sister regained consciousness, so it looked fine on the outside. However, the younger sister thought that since it was such a big wound, it might not have fully recovered, so she couldn’t help but ask.

“It’s okay. Except for the dizziness due to lack of blood, I’m fine.”

“Then let’s eat together!”

The younger sister smiled brightly and put a piece of marshmallow in the older sister’s mouth. The woman narrowed her eyes slightly as she ate the piece, feeling something strange.

She is too cheerful for the situation, is it because of mind corruption? I’m sure I gave her some medicine…

However, the woman was too badly injured to do anything, so she could only be suspicious.

The marshmallows that the younger sister and older sister ate were really delicious.

However, in the background of the two happy sisters, there was a sad sob.

“Kyuuu.”

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I celebrated my victory by eating the white Hungry Ghost that had been roasted by the Hungry Ghost Reaper’s ultimate attack.

I also checked the Garden of the Mini Reapers from time to time, waiting for the Hungry Ghost Reaper to be born as a snack. After being killed by the Hungry Ghost Reaper once, I wanted to beat its head as fast as possible. However, the Hungry Ghost Reaper never appeared.

Since I couldn’t just wait, I got up from my seat and told the kids through my will.

After defeating the ‘dungeon boss’, I had to find the treasure chest.

Let’s go, guys!

I walked out with a happy gait, and then, I found a large antique door that was completely undamaged. I headed toward the door that seemed to be guarded by the Hungry Ghost Reaper.

As I pushed the large door lightly, it opened with a soft sound, revealing what it hid inside.

The scenery that was revealed was truly a fantasy!

As soon as the door opened, torches lit up on their own as if it was magic, lighting up the room.

Strange plants I had never seen before were wriggling in their pots, and colorful bubbles could be seen on the glass flasks lined up on the shelves.

On a large table was a mysterious crystal ball with stars floating around. Next to it, there were neatly arranged measuring instruments like the astrolabes and sextants.

On the wall, there were several sharpened swords and thick leather coats.

It was a fantasy-like space that reminded me of magician, warrior, and alchemist.

Judging by the fact that the doll head had come here, it seemed likely that it was the workshop of an ‘alchemist.’

The Mini Reapers scattered around, looking at the strange tools placed in the room with bright eyes.

As I slowly entered the room, I found something very disturbing.

It was a really big mirror, and inside it, something like a video was playing. In that video, there were ‘something that looked like me’, a blue girl, and a White Hungry Ghost. all alive and breathing.

The Blue Girl was smiling brightly as if she was taking a family photo.

The gray something that looked like me, was just sitting still with a blank expression.

In the meantime, the mini White Reaper had a really sad expression on its face.

The girl with blue hair felt familiar because I’d seen her quite often in the vision that appeared to me from time to time. It was even more so because she looked similar to me.

Strangely, the Gray Reaper in the mirror that looked exactly like me didn’t feel like ‘me’. It wasn’t just because I had no memory of it, but I also felt like something was essentially missing from it.

When I was about to kill an Object, I often saw the girl with blue hair, and for some reason, I felt like something fateful was guiding me.

What on earth does it mean, I wonder?

I don’t know.

While I was staring at the mirror and thinking, a Golden Reaper came running with a surprised expression to me.

It was an expression that made me able to tell what it was trying to say.

Mom, come quickly!

The place I arrived at after following the Golden Reaper was a small and cozy room.

There was a soft and large bed in the room, all sorts of furniture were also arranged in the small spaces.

It was a room that felt strangely familiar and had a comfortable atmosphere.

When I thought about why that was, I quickly realized it.

If there were electronic devices like a TV in the room, it would be exactly the same as my ‘containment room’.

It’s amazing.

It’s amazing that our tastes could be this similar.

And on the large bed in the center of the room, there was a girl with blue hair lying down.

In the room that seemed familiar and comfortable, the girl was dead, clutching a broken marble.

Strictly speaking, she wasn’t dead, but destroyed.

Well, the girl wasn’t a human, but an ‘Object’.

The girl was an Object that had already been destroyed for a long time.

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The little Hungry Ghost had a very long dream.

A very long and happy dream that ran from the past it missed so much to the present.

The dream began at the moment of its birth.

Looking up at the ‘eye’ tightly sealed in a large flask, its master explained the little Hungry Ghost’s mission in a gentle voice.

“Protect that eye and defeat the approaching invaders before the lead doll returns. Got it?”

It was an easy mission.

The little Hungry Ghost had a flame that could burn all the magic books thanks to the master’s masterpiece.

“Kyuuu.”

But the little Hungry Ghost still complained.

Why only the lead doll got the most important role?

It was stupid, slow, and couldn’t even control its own body!

The little Hungry Ghost was jealous.

It was so jealous of the lead doll that monopolized the master’s attention.

The master continued to repair the lead doll until the moment she died.

And after many years, the master finally became unable to move.

“I wish I could have met it…”

The master lamented that her lifespan was finite and he could not meet ‘it’.

The sad little Hungry Ghost, who sensed that it was the end for her, carried the fallen master’s body to the bed. Slowly with its small limbs.

And at the last moment, the master spoke to the little Hungry Ghost in a small voice.

“I’m sorry.”

But, it didn’t want to hear any apologize.

Since it was the end of the master, it wished she would give it some words of encouragement instead.

When the master died, the stupid lead doll stopped moving, and the master’s workshop fell into endless silence.

Still, the little Hungry Ghost stubbornly carried out the master’s last order.

It burned countless toothy Hungry Ghosts who had once been its comrades, but had gone mad after devouring their own core.

After so many years passed…

Finally, the moment came.

The fateful moment that the master had spoken of.

An explosion could be felt happened in the ground on top of the workshop, and the lead doll disappeared.

The owner knew everything.

That was why it was jealous.

Why did It had no choice but to wait?

So,

The little Hungry Ghost disobeyed its master’s order for the first and last time.

It swallowed the ‘eye’.

It was not just to protect the eyeball and pass it on, but to become the lead doll’s final ordeal. If the owner’s words were true, that stupid lead doll should be able to easily defeat it.

So if I win, it means I’m more suitable for the owner’s plan.

Not long after the explosion, it felt the lead doll approaching.

A familiar sense.

The little Hungry Ghost put its core in the owner’s hand and set off.

And it was defeated.

In the end, the owner’s words were right.

The little Hungry Ghost eventually failed to defeat the lead doll.

Still, the little Hungry Ghost was happy.

After all, it was able to complete its master’s last mission.

But the little Hungry Ghost was also sad.

Its role was over.

It could never return to its sleeping master.

And at the moment when the dream that seemed to go on forever ended and it was about to enter true death, it felt its consciousness being pulled out.

Then, the smell of fluffy marshmallow earth and hot chocolate came tickling its nose.

And then, it saw the lead doll, clenching its fists and smiling brightly.

“!!!”

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