Chapter 13: Special Privilege (3) (2/2)

This was a co shamans If a person as fated to become a shaman didn’t accept their fate, the Gods would becoh misfortune and sickness to the person or their children People who h and move on, but Chi-Woo, who had an uncanny life, seriously considered beco, he was e thanks to his unusual life, and after a few days of consideration, he declared that he would becoerly accept a God and become a shaman if it meant his family wouldn’t need to suffer because of hiet rid of the ly, his parents didn’t object and even helped hi as this hat he truly wanted With his parent’s help, he met various shahly respected sha story short, Chi-Woo failed to become one himself

It wasn’t that Chi-Woo didn’t want to accept a God into his body; he couldn’t Every time he became a shaman’s disciple, he was chased out in a matter of weeks or even days It didn’t help when he apprenticed under a different sha to them, they wanted to help him because they pitied his circumstances, but their powers fell short The powers of the Gods they served were not strong enough to help hiht he could finally break his repetitive and ill-fated life

However, Chi-Woo didn’t fall into despair No, he tried not to fall into despair If other people could help him, he didn’t need to be a shaman With this in mind, he went to Buddhist teain The ardless of where he went, how ed and pleaded, held on for dear life, and tried with all his er anywhere for hiry at his parents and cursed the world in spite He didn’t knohat else to do

However, his period of hating his parents and cursing the world didn’t last long His parents, who always pitied their youngest child, coood fortune eventually ca The sixth pastor that he served under introduced hi, ‘if he can’t help you, there’s no one in Korea who can’ After going through years of misfortune, it was extremely fortunate that Chi-Woo met his teacher at the lowest point in life

As soon as the teacher saw Chi-Woo, he clicked his tongue and coe, I’m shocked’ However, without further cos Unlike the others, his teacher didn’t ive him some more time until he became a shaman His teacher also didn’t make him read Buddhist scriptures or the Bible or randpa andto many different places Unfortunately, his teacher passed away not long after living together for just two years

Depending on how one saw it, the ti or short Chi-Woo learnedhis teacher He listened to various stories and went through different experiences and changed hisback to his memories, these were one of the few times in his life that he felt peaceful and happy

[Please cherish life, whether it’s a ghost or not…and also believe in yourself nohis teacher’s wishes, Chi-Woo tried to accept his situation even when his present circumstances were painful and extreo astray for his devoted family and enlisted in the ed, one of his fa—his brother, Choi Chi-Hyun They were ten years apart Not that big an age gap, but it was still a gap It was around then that his parents became exhausted and drained In order to find his brother, he employed all possible efforts However, the more he looked for his brother, the more unanswered questions came up, and Chi-Woo steadily became wearier and wearier

Moreover, when he experienced incidents that were a little hts came back into his mind Perhaps his brother’s disappearance was a continuation of God's punishment…

‘No’ Chi-Woo shook his head His teacher had told hiuilt, or it’d be much easier for him to become corrupted ‘I can’t be pessimistic’

Chi-Woo shook his head one e sound It sounded like papers fluttering ‘Oh, coh…” Chi-Woo frowned deeply and slowly opened his eyes With narrowed eyes, he quickly scanned his surroundings What he saw o blank in surprise

‘This is…?’ He was in a library No, to be more specific, he was in a space that looked like a library Countless bookshelves lined up all over the place and reached unknown heights There were an immeasurable amount of books on the bookshelves Aside from the sudden appearance of the library, what kept Chi-Woo froe shapes of the books There were s books, books of all sizes, shapes, and colors, and the books wereby themselves Chi-Woo could not hide his as Sos, and others opened on their own and fluttered their pages He even saw a book flip through another book to read through it, and a book using another book as its pillow to sleep He was literally in a world of books

—Heh This is pretty interesting

A sudden voice rang in his head, and Chi-Woo flinched

—It’s no wonder Even a wild beast recognizes those ill save them You’re probably even more desperate

“Who are you?” Chi-Woo replied with a question, but the only sound that ca out who I am, wouldn’t it be better for you to quickly choose?

“What…do I choose?”

—What do you think of those things around you?

Theto persuade him

—There’s not much time

—This space is the last ability that the World has saved for the very worst-case scenario

—If the channel disappears, this space will also disappear with it

—So, find your partner before this space disappears

‘Find my partner?’ Chi-Woo was about to ask another question, but he hesitated The e All of them had coazes on him Of course, books didn’t have eyes, but he felt as if he was being stared at

Flutttter!

As soon as Chi-Woo faltered, all kinds of books quickly flocked to his and rotated around hi hi these books, there were several that forcibly rushed forward and pushed the other books behind They all fought to show Chi-Woo their titles and opened up to show their content However, there were sothis that his mind couldn’t stay focused, and Chi-Woo didn’t even think about reading any of the books

Whooooooosh!+

At that e crowd of books Its unusual qualities were clear even at first glance The book was big and very thick The edges were decorated in gold, so it looked expensive The other books also seemed surprised by this book’s appearance as they quickly scattered away like fish facing a ferocious shark The book arrived proudly in front of Chi-Woo It seemed to think that it was only natural that Chi-Woo would pick it It swept over Chi-Woo’s legs and clis made it seem even more mysterious

Flutter, flutter

And this wasn’t the only behavior it showed As if to tempt him, the book subtly opened and closed itself as if it was debating if it should show its inside or not

“What the heck is this?” Chi-Woo kicked the book as it continued to play its tricks In the first place, Chi-Woo didn’t like the way it appeared, and he also didn’t feel anything special from it

Flutter, flutter? Whoosh, whoosh!+

A commotion erupted around Chi-Woo The books around him seeold-ri duold-rimmed book’s bookive it another glance and continued on

‘Haze fell on one area ‘That book…before’

It was the first book he had seen as soon as he opened his eyes in this place Unlike other books, it had beautiful white wings on its outer cover, and after flying around, it laid on another book to rest It was still lying down Even though the other books had caused a commotion at Chi-Woo’s appearance, it stayed quiet by itself In the first place, it looked co, “H fuss”

‘It really…’

It really was elegant and chic It also looked noble, and he felt the sauel Perhaps that hy it had first grabbed his attention

“Well…if it’s not interested, I also don’t want it” Chi-Woo’s attention i amount of unique and special books anyway There was no reason for Chi-Woo to stay fixated on this book just because it had wings

“!” When Chi-Woo really began looking around at different books, the winged book flinched

1 Called ‘shi+nnaerim’ in Korean ☜