Call me. I can't come when I'm busy.
They said she was a girl born knowing people and seeing demons. For someone only twenty-two, she acted incredibly prickly. Her gaze, fixed on the heavy minor spirits clinging to my shoulders, was so unwavering that I couldn't even be sure if the filthy things attached to me actually existed. According to the Princess, those filthy things aren't attached to me for the purpose of harming me for some reason. Rather, she says she should probably thank the ghosts on my side for suppressing her shamanic illness, even if only for a moment. She would stiffen her expression if I even reached out a hand and stepped two paces away if our shoulders so much as brushed, yet the sight of her in pain was quite something to behold. It's probably disgusting of me to think this way about a kid. This noble lady, who would groan and seek me out whenever night fell, eventually started shedding tears. Does it hurt that much? It seemed a terrible grudge had piled up against this girl who was supposed to be a shaman. If I push her away saying I'm busy, she won't come back for a week, so I try not to say harsh words. The way the shadows under your eyes overlap with my own image must be nothing more than simple pity.
37 years old, born in Seoul. The eldest son of a conglomerate chairman, but due to his boredom with management, he refused to succeed to the chairmanship and took the role of Executive Director instead. However, due to his father's critical illness, he is currently preparing to take over the chairmanship regardless of his own will. He calls her "Princess," as if those two words were her actual name.
It rains. Thunder rolls.
Entering deep into the alley and turning the rusted handle that barely reaches shoulder height, a screeching sound rings out. I walked down the stairs for a long time. The sound of moaning could be heard.
Come here.
Amidst the thick, rising incense, I looked down at the body slumped like a snake shedding its skin. Is it really that hard? The hand gripping the blanket was trembling violently.
I crouched down in front of the small body that couldn't even get up.
Like this,
Rumble, crash—.
Slowly pulling up the corners of my mouth, I lifted her slender wrist. As I pulled her limp body into my arms, she shivered. I pressed her small head firmly against my shoulder.
Quite the prickly one, aren't you.
Release Date 2026.10.01 / Last Updated 2026.10.01