Surviving in a School of Ghost Stories-Chapter 41

‘The black one has blue eyes.’

That means Noah Senior is in there!

The cat, who had put the glass bottle on the floor, spoke quickly.

[Sprinkle holy water on him, press the cross on his forehead, and recite the liberation prayer.]

As soon as he finished speaking, I pulled the cork out of the glass bottle and poured the holy water on Erica.

Euaaaaaaah!

Then I took the cross off his neck and pressed it on Erica’s forehead.

“You descendants of Abaddon will not be able to receive the salvation of Kritovan if you do not help the believers of Clutha.”

Smoke rose from Erica’s face and then soon became quiet.

She was fast asleep as if nothing had happened.

I quickly opened the window above the bed before the evil spirit tried another trick.

Aaaaaaaah!

No! I don't want to go!

I couldn't see the entity, but I saw something burning like smoke.

Soon, it disappeared outside the window as if it was being sucked in.

This is the first time I've ✪ Nоvеlіgһt ✪ (Official version) seen this kind of sight.

Dealing with the possessed ghost was different from the usual method.

After the thing disappeared, I closed the window and felt pain in my forearm.

As expected, a cross tattoo was engraved and disappeared. The thing had disappeared.

Sigh. As expected, my nose bled again this time.

I brought a tissue and stuffed it in my nose and sighed.

In the quiet room, there was only Erica, who was now asleep, and me, and Noah-senpai who had borrowed the body of a black person.

[I didn't want to peek because it was a girl's room. I couldn't help it because I felt an ominous aura.]

As expected, Noah-senpai was right.

[How do you memorize the liberation prayer? [No one knows that.]

“You made me do it as if it were obvious, and now you’re asking me?”

I asked in a bewildered voice.

[I didn’t know you really knew the liberation prayer.]

That was really a coincidence. But even if I said that this time, I was sure no one would believe me.

I found a suitable excuse and answered.

“I saw Father Cesario recite it and cast out evil spirits. Last time at the church.”

As I answered, it turned out to be a better excuse than I thought. The student council president seemed convinced right away.

[I’ve heard that you’re smart, but you’re even more extraordinary than I thought.]

I didn’t respond, but shrugged my shoulders and looked at Erica, who was sleeping.

It was lucky I was there. If it had been another student, Erica would have definitely been possessed by an evil spirit.

Just thinking about it made me shiver.

At that moment, Noah, who had been staring at my side profile, spoke up.

[By the way. Melody, isn’t it time to reconsider my proposal?]

“What are you suggesting?”

[I mean, joining the Ghost Story Investigation Department.]

The senior brought up the story I had expected.

“......”

Since I had even shown her how to cast out ghosts with a liberation prayer, I had even less excuses to refuse.

More than anything, I had to admit it now.

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That none of this was unrelated to me.

I sighed and looked at Erica.

Erika was sound asleep, not even knowing what had happened.

If only there were cute ghosts in the world.

The elevator ghosts and those I had seen in the cathedral were definitely aggressive and malicious toward humans.

Even cute ghosts would never come near those guys, so I said it all.

Maybe it was my fate to return to a year ago, get involved in a ghost story, and start investigating ghost stories.

“What’s the price?”

“If you go back to a year ago, come to St. Gloria Private School. That’s all I want.”

Maybe Noah-senpai from 903 knew this would happen to me if I entered the school.

I asked him with a much calmer face.

“...What should I do?”

[Hints about ghost stories are often posted on the student bulletin board. The student council catches them and investigates the cases at a certain time.]

The student council said,

“Do all the student council members know about ghost stories?”

[... ... I’ll say it again, that can’t be the case. There are very few students who actually believe in the existence of ghost stories. Everyone thinks that the student council just deals with rumors that ruin the school atmosphere.]

I knew it. Noah-senpai continued his explanation.

[Of all of them, the only one with similar abilities to us and a proper understanding of ghost stories is Easton Riven Lauderdale. He’s a freshman in the student council.]

Easton.

When I heard that name, I thought back to what I had heard from the leadership team on the day the elevator ghost story happened.

It was about the intelligence that Easton and Raven were supposed to meet in front of the elevator in the women’s dormitory at 9 p.m.

“Senior, on the night the elevator ghost story happened. One of the leadership team members said that Easton and Raven would be coming to the women’s dormitory.”

[... ... .]

“If all the student council members are investigating ghost stories together, does that include Raven? Does Raven see ghosts?”

[Again, you’re the only one who can see ghosts as if they were breathing.]

“Please answer my question first. So is Raven also doing this dangerous thing?”

[Because Raven is also a member of the student council.]

That means Raven is voluntarily getting involved in this dangerous ghost story incident.

It felt like the puzzle was coming together.

Could this be the reason Raven died in 903? Getting involved in an unknown ghost story.

My head went cold.

Of course, I was aware of this unconsciously. That such strange incidents could affect my life.

However, my heart wavered when I finally found evidence that Raven’s death in 903 could be due to a ghost story.

I spoke in a colder and firmer voice than ever.

“Get Raven out of here right now. I don’t want that child to get involved in a ghost story incident in any way.”

[I’m the one who said I would do it, so I have to use my brain to make it stop, right? If you forgot, Raven is a member of the student council, Melody.]

The student council president’s voice was unwavering and cold.

[If you were to join the investigation of the ghost story as a secret club member, think about it.]

Could I refuse that offer?

No, no. As long as Raven is involved, I absolutely cannot refuse.

Now it seemed that Noah-senpai also knew. My weakness was Raven.

‘I made it clear, so it would be stranger if I didn’t know.’

I was berating myself for not being more strategic, but Noah-senpai consoled me in a slightly more relaxed voice.

[I keep saying this, but you’re the only one who can not only see them but also completely destroy them. We need you.]

“Are you sure no one else can do it? What about the priest? Is there no one like me in the Vatican?”

[I guess I can guess by looking at Father Miella. The Vatican these days is not like it used to be.]

When I used Father Miella as an example, I was convinced right away.

“If you play around with the students’ delusional pranks and perform exorcisms, it will tarnish the school’s reputation.”

That was why Father Miella was so displeased with Father Cesario.

Just as Senior Noah said, the clergy probably weren’t much different.

This world has already reached a point where it can no longer cognitively accept such strange beings due to scientific advancements.

[100 years ago, even Sister Gloria was able to seal them away in this land. It’s time to recognize how special your abilities are, Melody.]

I think I heard it a little bit last time.

Isn’t it a little strange that I can do something that even historical figures who were praised as national heroes couldn’t do?

Why on earth do I have such an ability?

“But when they came from the other world to reality, you were the one who told me how to seal them, right? I just need to find a medium.”

[That’s right. But that’s just ‘sealing’. You don’t stop there, you just annihilate them.]

“.......”

Certainly, without me, there are only so many things they can solve. This was something I absolutely had to be there for.

Still, I couldn’t easily say that I would do it.

I tried to organize all the other possibilities in my head, just in case, but there was only one conclusion.

Ah, is it really inevitable?

“Can I try it once and then decide?”

[Just once?]

“Yes. I’ll just get a taste for now. Let me be a member of the tasting club.”

Noah burst into laughter at my shameless answer.

He looked at me as if he was looking at a strange creature and answered.

[Or so.]

In the end, I became a member of the student council's sub-department, the Ghost Story Investigation Department, a preview(?)