The Birth of the 9th Circle Wizard

Wooseong-myeon, Gongju-si, Chungcheongnam-do.

An unmanned car entered the Yeonmisan Tunnel located in Sinung-ri.

A man was in the vehicle, and he leaned comfortably on a chair, relying on autonomous driving, to watch the broadcast through AR glasses.

“Pu ha ha ha ha!”

When a funny scene came out on a gag program, the man burst into laughter.

"Huh? ”

Through the AR glass, inside the tunnel, a woman was seen raising her hand and hitchhiking her.

She's a woman in a white dress with her thumbs up and signaling her to ride her car.

“What is it, what a hitch-hit in this day and age.”

I used to ride it decades ago when cars were scarce, but these days, there are especially self-driving taxis, so if you call with AR Glass, a taxi waiting in the vicinity will appear within 1 minute.

There was no longer a need for a privately owned vehicle. This is because self-driving cars, five times more than the population of South Korea, were waiting all over the country.

“Oh, maybe the AR glasses are broken?”

Then I understood.

“AI Shutdown.”

In accordance with the Road Traffic Act, operation cannot be stopped inside the tunnel.

“Ah! Switch to manual driving mode!”

- Switch to manual operation mode.

Quick profit.

I hit the brake and the car stopped

Man，I have already passed the woman several tens of meters. The woman saw the car stopped and started walking.

'Huh? bare foot?'

Besides, the clothes she was wearing were not a white dress, but a white small dress.

The man was frightened and stepped on the accelerator.

Boo ah ah!

“What, what?”

His long, loose hair came down to his waist and he couldn't even see his face.

‘Come to think of it, there are no broken vehicles around.’

He is not wearing or holding broken AR glasses.

‘Oh, that’s creepy.’

I looked in the side mirror.

"uh?"

The woman was not visible.

She was in a tunnel and she had nowhere to hide.

"what… .”

She looked into the rearview mirror.

A woman was sitting in her backseat and she was staring at her.

[Kiaaaaa!]

“Ahhhhh!”

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The man was startled and slammed the brake. Then the speedy one slipped and crashed into the side of the tunnel.

Excessive light!

- An accident has been detected. 119 is automatically reported.

The man was not seriously injured thanks to the airbag, but he passed out from the shock.

The woman in the back seat stared intently at the man.

* * *

“Soon-won.”

"Yes?"

When the hyperloop arrived at Gongju Station, Jinhyuk asked Soon-won.

“Why don’t autonomous drone taxis operate?”

“There were a lot of complaints because it was so noisy.”

"Ah… .”

Jinhyuk made a face that he understood. The two called for an autonomous taxi and took the Gongju Intercity Bus Terminal as their destination.

“You say your parents run a chueotang restaurant?”

“Yes, I put tens of billions of dollars in my bank account, but after taking a few years off, they said they had nothing to do and started a restaurant again.”

“Isn’t business going to stop because of the unmanned robot restaurant?”

“I’m not doing it to make money, I’m doing it because I’m bored.”Soon-won still didn't understand.

“It’s amazing. Even if you don’t work because you’re bored, the world is full of things to enjoy.”

Soon-won later defeated Kunlun

And when complete peace comes. I wanted to build a huge library of all the books in the world and read books until the day I die.

“My parents still use feature phones, let alone AR glasses, because smartphones are difficult.”

“Will we not be able to keep up with the advancement of science when we grow old?”

“Well, it could be… .”

The vehicle suddenly slowed down.

When I looked ahead, the police were controlling the road to see if there had been an accident.

“What happened?”

Hong Jin-hyuk opened the window and showed the Magic Bureau agent ID.

“Yes, there is a car accident inside the tunnel.”

“A car accident?”

Jinhyuk looked at Soon-won as if surprised. This is because autonomous driving started and the number of traffic accidents in Korea was less than 3 per day.

All of these accidents occurred when the pedestrian was 100% at fault.

“Yes, I was in an accident while driving in manual driving mode… .”

"Ah… .”

Then, Soon-won nodded.

“The driver is receiving first aid right now, but he said he saw a ghost. Is there anything special?”

At that, Jinhyuk and Soon-won looked at each other's faces. When the atmosphere was strange, the police tilted their head.

“Could this be a monster, not a ghost?”

“It is possible.”

“Then can I formally request cooperation from the Magic Bureau?”

"no. I'm not sure yet

We will first investigate individually and then request the investigation directly from the main office.”

“Yes, then you do.”

The car was parked on the shoulder and two men got out of the car.

When I walked to the scene, I found that the bumper of the actual accident car was slightly dented.

“Ouch.”

The man in the accident was also not seriously injured, and the paramedics were applying disinfectant and dressing the wound.

"Hello. from the magic realm

My name is Jinhyuk Hong. I’ll have a few more.”

“A magic kingdom?”

The man receiving treatment looked surprised.

He looked at Jinhyuk Hong and Jung Soon-won.

“What kind of woman did you see when the accident happened?”

“Yeah, that’s… .”

The man described the situation he had been through.

After hearing the story to the end, the two separated for a while and called Si-yoon Jin, who was in Seoul.

- Probably the one who screams will be beaten

yo. This. There is also a battle shaman in the princess. I'll give you my contact information and address, so give me a call.

“Doesn’t the princess have a battle shaman too? Still, the fact that Si-yoon Jin comes down here more than the first person I see... .”

- I'm chasing the screamer who appeared in Seocho-gu. I'm busy, so I'll call you later!

“Did you appear there too?”

DDU! DDU! DDU!

The phone is disconnected.

“The Seoul side is also busy with screaming people. So, the princess side

They say they introduce the party... .”

The text arrived right away.

Soon-won shared the address with Jinhyuk.

“Let’s go over here.”

“Aren’t you going to visit your parents first?”

“The case comes first. There were also casualties.”

The place I drove the car to was the shaman's house near Gongsanseong.

Jinhyuk looked at the wall of the fortress of Dung Communism, which was said to be strange.

“Is that communism?”

“Yes, we were together with King Muryeong’s tomb when we were young.

I went on a picnic to get tired of it.”

The shaman was at home, the light was on over the wall.

Ding-dong!

When I rang the doorbell, I could feel the popularity inside.

“If you are coming from Seoul… .”

“Yes, we are right.”

The iron gate opened automatically.

Upon entering, there was a woman in her mid-twenties with black straight hair down to her waist, dressed as a shaman. Her wooden sword was hanging from her waist.

“Hong Jin-hyuk and Jung Soon-won, right?”

"Yes, that's right."

Hong Jin-hyuk made a surprised expression.

Since there is an existing image of a shaman, the appearance of a shaman in his 20s is unfamiliar.

“My name is Song In-hwa, a battle shaman in Gongju.”

Song In-hwa reached out her hand to shake her hand.

"Ah yes… .”

Jinhyuk held his hand with a blank expression on his face.

“Why?”

"Yes?"

“I thought you were uncomfortable… .”

“Ah, that’s because she’s so beautiful… .”

"Ah yes. thank you."

Song In-hwa was shy.

Hong Jin-hyuk said that his face was red as if it was about to explode.

‘No, these people met to date.’

Soon-won smiled bitterly.

* * *

The three went straight to the scene.

It was after the broken car, the injured driver, and the police had all disappeared at the scene of the incident.

“You mean here a woman in a white suit got into her car?”

At Song In-hwa's words, Soon-won nodded her head.

“Yes, the driver said he was trying to hitch-hike barefoot.”

“Where did you want to go… .” Song In-hwa scratched her head.

“Han soul. There, the soul leaves and greedy for the leftovers of emotions is the one who screams. That spirit is the underworld

I have to find out what I desperately wanted for 49 days before I go.”

“Then what do we do now?”

“First we have to find out who she is.”

"how?"

“I have to make them come.”

Song In-hwa smiled cruelly.

♦ * *

“I see this is not a good way

all."

"why?"

Soon-won took the wheel.

He entered the Yeonmisan Tunnel by manual driving.

“It is an amulet that summons those who cry… .”

“Who was it that asked me to leave it to you in front of Song In-hwa?”

“No, that’s it… Wait, why are you so mean?”

“In the Joseon Dynasty, up 8 years old, down

I had an 8-year-old friend.”

“Is this the Joseon Dynasty?”

"Why? no? i think friendly

I only talk to people.”

"close person?"

It is said that the richest person in the world is a close friend, but no one was offended.

“Call me brother.”

“I see… .”

Quick profit!

Soon-won hit the brake. Then Jinhyuk shouted in surprise."Hey! If you hit the brake hard... .”

"excuse me."

A woman in a white suit in the middle of the tunnel

Her chair was holding her hand.

It was late in the morning when she encountered a dead spirit in a tunnel where there were no other vehicles.

“Ear, ghost!”

“It’s not a ghost, it’s a screamer.”

Soon-won started driving again. She stood still and did not move, as if a woman had driven a stake into the floor.

"Hey! Soon-won! I'm still mentally ready!"

“What is mental preparation? .”

Soon-won stopped the car next to the woman.

erected Hong Jin-hyuk closed his eyes tightly as he gave up time to even open her window.

[KiaAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

“Wooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooing!”

“Silence.”

Only Hong Jin-hyuk's scream was blocked.

Soon-won tried talking to the woman.

"what do you want?"

Her woman's face was hidden from view by her hair, but she looked surprised to see Soon-won, who was not afraid of her.

[…] … .]

A woman came in her car with her hands up

She pointed in the opposite direction.

“You want to burn it? get on."

"town! town! town!"

Hong Jin-hyuk had a face that had a lot to say, but he did not dispel the silence magic.

Ryo: Wen: Wen: 之

The woman took a seat in the back seat, and Soon-won still drove through the tunnel.

“Mr. Song In-hwa! Success!”

"okay?"

Song In-hwa, who was waiting outside the tunnel, approached by car. A woman in a small suit sits still in her back seat and looks straight ahead

She said and held out her hand.

“I’ll ride too.”

In the words of Song In-hwa, she was waiting outside the tunnel, considering that a screamer who felt the energy of a shaman would not appear.

“Let’s go.”

Song In-hwa got on next to her, but the woman did not move. Soon-won started the car and looked at Song In-hwa in the rearview mirror.

“The guy in Seoul used to be very aggressive, isn’t it different this time?”

“Is it because the egg ghost has a different purpose?”

“Are you an egg ghost?”

“Oh my, didn’t Siyoon tell you? The one they faced was an egg ghost.”

“Then who is the woman in the back seat now?”

“You should know why she died first, but I think she might be a virgin ghost.”

At those words, Jinhyuk Hong started rioting in the car.

"why?"

Silence was released.

Then Hong Jin-hyuk looked at Song In-hwa and shouted.

“Papa, get out of here quickly!”

“If it was possible, I did it right away. Unlike monsters, youkai, or demons, ghosts keep coming back to life unless the cause is removed.”

"then… .”

Soon-won continued driving in the direction the woman was pointing.

As she passed the three-way intersection of Useong-myeon, entered Dongdae-ri, and was passing in the direction to Magoksa, a woman's hand went down.

"Huh?"

She stopped her car and looked behind her for further guidance. OK

A woman in a small suit suddenly got out of her car and wandered around her.

“Why are you doing that?”

A woman was wandering around in the vacant lot.

Song In-hwa, who was staring at it, turned her head, and with a surprised expression, she pointed somewhere.

“I, that one!”

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