Ghost Romance

I opened my eyes and headed straight for the shower.

Standing under the warm spray, I let my thoughts drift.

Yu Semi and Ji Dahye hate each other. Are they going to kill each other the moment they meet? Even if they're possessed by ghosts, they should have some common sense…

No.

Ji Dahye had been provoked beyond ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠reason. Because I'd been shoving my hand under Yu Semi's skirt and fondling her ass.

…Even without that, they don't look like they get along, so it's probably best if Yu Semi and Ji Dahye don't cross paths…

The real headache was Ji Dahye's movements. She was coming and going from my place as she pleased, even leaving bread on my dining table. She was a stalker of the most serious variety.

I should avoid bringing women home.

I stepped out of the shower.

Ignoring the bread on the table, I grabbed the exorcism staff and Yu Semi's notebook.

Going through the front gate meant running into Shin Ojeong. I already knew what he'd spout, so I chose the back gate.

The moment I made my selection, my body moved on its own and headed toward the back gate.

The back gate was narrower than the front, with fewer students using it on their way to school.

"Hey. Seeing you at the back gate is unusual."

A female student spoke to me. She had white hair with a blue tint. Her skin was so pale it seemed almost translucent, and her eyes were a glacial, icy blue. On the surface, she was a stunning beauty, but her overall aura was cold as frost. In fact, she literally was cold.

Her chest was an I-cup, slightly larger than Yu Semi's. Naturally, her hips were generous too.

She was Seol Jiyoung, the third and final heroine. Like the other heroines, she was possessed by a ghost.

Seolnyeo. A ghost that wielded cold energy.

And she was the mastermind behind the surge of ghosts flooding this neighborhood.

…She didn't summon them with malice, though… So she's more of a cause than a mastermind.

Exorcising her now wouldn't calm the situation anyway.

"Jiyoung-sunbae. Are you feeling okay?"

"I've been fine lately. I can run around without any trouble."

I stared at her intently. Was it because of her frost-covered white hair? Her appearance felt somehow unreal. Lust surged through me, and I grabbed her hand without warning. True to her nature as a Seolnyeo, her body temperature was lower than anyone else's.

"Yujin-ah…?"

"Sunbae. Can we talk for a minute, just the two of us? Is that okay?"

"Class is about to start, though?"

"Am I more important, or is class?"

"Well, of course… Yujin, you're more important."

I led her toward the rooftop. Most schools locked their rooftop doors, but this was a fictional world. The rooftop door was open, and with no one around, it ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠was perfect for a private conversation.

I pulled Seol Jiyoung's hand and drew her into my arms. Then I grabbed her large breast with one hand. Of course, it was too big to fully cup in one hand.

"Y-Yujin-ah?!"

"Sunbae. I'm an exorcist. You know that, right?"

"Mhm. I know. You're from a famous exorcist family."

At the mention of exorcism, Seol Jiyoung tensed up. There was something that stung.

"Recently, the number of ghosts in this neighborhood has increased. Especially around the school, the Ghost Qi is spreading. All of this… is your doing, right?"

"……."

Seol Jiyoung's eyes widened and she held her breath. I didn't care and continued kneading her breast. This time I used both hands openly. They were soft, squishy, and addictive. The coldness was a flaw, but it had its own charm.

"…Yes. It's my fault. I had a terminal illness. A disease that modern medicine couldn't cure. I wanted to live. Since medicine failed, I turned to occult powers. I never thought it would end up like this…"

"I understand. Everyone makes mistakes. You didn't deliberately summon all those ghosts."

"Thank you for understanding, Yujin-ah. Hearing you say that gives me strength. But… how long are you going to keep touching my chest?"

"Your chest is just so nice. Can't I touch it?"

"Other people can't, but… Yujin, if it's you, it's fine."

Seol Jiyoung said it shyly. Taking advantage of the moment, I pulled off her blouse and lowered her blue bra. Above the snow-white mounds of her breasts sat two small, pink nipples. I swallowed hard and carefully touched the pink nipples with my fingers.

The original visual novel was rated for all ages, so you couldn't have sex. That was a complaint… but this world is different.

The nipples hardened and became firm.

I pulled Seol Jiyoung tightly against me.

"Sunbae."

"Yujin-ah…"

The speed at which her affection was rising was no joke. It was climbing by 5 points per second. The affection stopped exactly at 90.

That easily?

I was flustered, but it made sense. Looking at Yu Semi and Ji Dahye, the heroines had already gone beyond having feelings for me and were on the verge of obsession. It wasn't strange that affection rose so quickly.

"My heart is racing… Can you feel my heartbeat?"

"I'm touching your chest, so of course I can feel it."

"Hehe, right…"

Seol Jiyoung quietly closed her eyes. She ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠tilted her chin up slightly and parted her lips.

I pressed my mouth to ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠hers.

The moment I slid my tongue between her parted lips—

Cold energy surged into my mouth. My lips and tongue froze instantly. I glared at Seol Jiyoung with wide eyes. She was blushing and squeezing her eyes shut, completely unaware of what was happening.

The cold spread through my entire body, and finally, it froze my heart.

???

I opened my eyes and twisted my face in frustration.

Seol Jiyoung hadn't killed me on purpose. She just didn't know her power was that strong.

Damn it. At this rate, I can't even have sex with Seol Jiyoung.

I needed to exorcise the ghost, but in Seol Jiyoung's case, I couldn't exorcise it. Seol Jiyoung, who had a terminal illness, could only survive thanks to the Seolnyeo's power. The moment the Seolnyeo was exorcised, Seol Jiyoung would die too. That was one of the bad endings in the original work.

I can't exorcise the Seolnyeo. So I need to lower the Ghost Qi Degree to weaken the Seolnyeo's power.

If I lowered the Ghost Qi Degree, the other heroines would calm down somewhat too.

With my goal set, I moved immediately. I grabbed what I needed and headed for school.

I ran into Seol Jiyoung again.

This time, I took her to the rooftop and had a sincere conversation with her. That alone raised her affection. Fondling her chest was just a bonus.

After that, I returned to the classroom. I was late, but not by much, so all I got was a scolding from the teacher.

During break time, Yu Semi approached me.

"Yujin-ah. About that notebook you lent me last time…"

"That? Of course I brought it. Here."

"Oh, right. I brought it…"

Yu Semi looked at me with an expression that seemed slightly disappointed. We exchanged a few short words about the next class.

Lunchtime arrived. I told Shin Ojeong to buy deworming medicine under the pretext of exorcism. I waited for him in an empty classroom. As expected, he bought not just the deworming medicine but a huge amount of food too.

"Eating deworming medicine is how you exorcise a hungry ghost…?"

"Just shut up and eat it, Shin Ojeong."

"Understood. I won't die from eating deworming medicine… I'll trust you."

Shin Ojeong put on an unnecessarily dramatic expression and swallowed the deworming medicine.

"Uuuuugh?!"

He let out a pained groan, clutching his stomach as he collapsed. And as always, the choices appeared.

If I choose option 1, I'll over-exorcise and kill Shin Ojeong.

The answer was option 2.

"Aaaargh! Aaaah! It hurts…! It hurts! Seong Yujin! Is this really the right way?!"

Shin Ojeong rolled around on the floor clutching his stomach. I wanted to hit him on the head with the exorcism staff.

Just one hit, and I can lie and say it was for the exorcism.

But my body wouldn't move.

I'd chosen the option to watch quietly. I had no choice but to actually watch quietly.

The hungry ghost, which had been suffering just like Shin Ojeong, eventually couldn't endure it and burst out of his body. Then it vanished without a trace. It didn't flee—it disappeared.

Shin Ojeong's face relaxed.

Gurgle gurgle gurgle.

"Haaah. The pain is gone. But…"

Gurgle, gurgle!

Shin Ojeong clutched his stomach and twisted his body.

"The signal is coming strong. I'll be right back, I need to take care of something."

"Hey. Why are you taking food to the bathroom?"

"Obviously to eat. If something's coming out, something has to go in. That's a natural truth."

"You're insane. I said your appetite was because you're a pig, not because of the hungry ghost."

"Don't call me a pig. Pigs actually have surprisingly low body fat."

"Shut up and get out of here."

Shin Ojeong headed to the bathroom, and I grabbed the exorcism staff and stood up. Loosening my shoulders, I headed down to the school basement.

There was a boiler room in the basement. Since it covered the entire school, the boiler room was enormous.

Click.

The fluorescent lights in the boiler room flickered on. Standing motionless at the center of the boiler room was a woman with long black hair, wearing a coat and a red mask.

The red mask raised its hand. The fingernails were pitch black. Slowly, the red mask peeled off the mask. Its mouth was split all the way to the corners. Its teeth were sharp, like a shark's.