Seoul Station’s Necromancer Chapter 25:
Chapter 25 – Little Devil Bibi
They would move in a fortnight . The contract fee, and the intermediate payment would be required on the day of the move . Therefore, Woojin didn’t need to borrow Sunggoo’s money .
Woojin had been summoned to the Planet Alphen during his 3rd year of high school . No real estate contracts existed on that side . The locations he traveled to and where he fell asleep for the day was his home .
He lived like that for 20 years .
He had never made such a trifling contract like this . This was why Woojin didn’t know what the intermediate payment and contract fee was .
While they were looking at the houses, the sun had long ago descended . They filled their hungry stomachs at a nearby restaurant, and Sooah was already sleeping from exhaustion .
He carried Sooah back home, and he laid her down . Lee-soogyong had a disappointed expression since she didn’t want to part from her son .
“Why don’t you live with us until we move?”
“No . However, we will have a place to live together soon . ”
Woojin wanted to stay . He had looked forward to meeting his family for 20 years, so why wouldn’t he want to? However, there were things he didn’t want his family to see .
This was why he was trying to buy a house as fast as he could .
She couldn’t force her uncomfortable son to sleep in the small house . She couldn’t keep him here .
“All right . As soon as I quit working, I’ll makes some banchan for the dongsaeng you live with . ” (TLN: banchan=korean side dish . dongsaeng=refer to younger sibling used in a general term to refer to Jaemin, gender neutral term)
“Eh-hem . It would build up my face a little bit . ”
At her son’s cheeky behavior, Lee-soongyong was able to banish a little bit of her unease from her heart . The fact that her son had returned was like a dream . However, consecutive dreamlike events were continuing to unfold in front of her .
“I’ll see you tomorrow . Please quit within couple days . If you are bored after sending Sooah to kindergarten, then I’ll set up a cafe for you . ”
“Uh-muh, son . I’ll be happy if I’m able to eat dinner with you and Sooah every night . ”
“I feel the same way . . ”
Woojin stroked Sooah’s head as she slept . Then he stood up from where he sat .
“I’ll see you tomorrow, mother . ”
“Ok . I’ll see you tomorrow, son . ”
Woojin was sorry to have to say goodbye .
He headed towards Jaemin’s house .
“Whew . Still, I’ve been fortunate . ”
Woojin was harassed by an evil spirit every single night . This was why he couldn’t sleep peacefully . He wanted to avoid it, but he couldn’t since it was a curse .
Fortunately, a path opened up for him where he would be able to have some relief from the pain .
After walking for awhile, Woojin turned in to an unpopulated alleyway .
“Come out, Bibi . ”
Whoosh .
At Woojin’s call, a wind seemed to pick up, and a black smoke started to clump together . The black smoke seemed to coalesce then it scattered . This happened several times . The black smoke materialized then it scattered into some unknown place .
“What the heck? Come out, Bibi . ”
Woosh .
The black smoke disappeared deeper into the alley way then it started to materialize in front of Woojin again . However, it was much smaller in size than before .
“Nyahh . ”
The appearance of Bibi wasn’t that of a small young demon . She looked like a cat . A very small young kitten .
“What? What’s wrong?”
“Nyahh . I couldn’t materialize my body . I had no choice, but to search for a small creature-aohng . ” (TLN: korean sfx for cat is yah-ohng . Every time she ends a sentence with the second half of the cat sfx)
Woojin pressed his hand firmly on his temple .
“Where is this place? I can’ feel any of Trahnet’s influence-aohng . ”
Woojin picked up Bibi .
“Can you used your ability with that shape?”
“Nyahhng . Master is low level, so I am also low level-aohng . I can only use my Nightmare-ahong . ”
Woojin’s family also possessed levels . When Woojin had been transferred back, it seemed their levels were reset . Bibi was a low level succubus . However, it seemed her basic abilities like Nightmare wasn’t tied to her materialized body .
“If you can use that then that will do . ”
Even if Bibi leveled up, Woojin didn’t really need her abilities that’ll show up later .
“Nyahhng . It smells nice here . It’s the smell of peace . ”
She was a demon yet it seemed she was wishing for peace . He couldn’t keep a wry smile off of his house from her words .
“This might be to my advantage . There won’t be any problem if you live with me like this . ”
“Is that so-nyahng? I can stay with master instead of waiting in the Summoning room-nyahong?”
“All right . But you can’t speak . ”
“Nyahhng . I know at least much-nyahng . How would a cat be able to speak-aohng?”
Bibi was quick on the uptake, so she’ll be fine . Bibi was a big help when Woojin slept . Instead of suffering through the evil spirit’s curse, he would rather have the nightmare . Was that too perverted? (TLN: preferring one pain over another)
Bibi was an important being to Woojin . If she was in her young demonic form, it would be a bit problematic if this situation was viewed through the morality of earth . However, she looked like a cat now, so it wouldn’t be a problem . No one would care if he slept with a cat by his side .
Now that he thought about it Sooah wanted a dog…… .
“Hey . Can you change into a dog?”
“Nyaahng . The model for my materialization is already set, and I can’t change it-aohng . ”
“Mmmm… . ”
Well, she might also like a cat .
*
After his tutoring school ended, Jaemin headed toward his home .
“Uh, noonah . Please take care of yourself when you travel here . I’ll meet you in front of my tutoring school . ”
Today was Friday . His sister was coming home tomorrow .
Ddi ddi ddi, ddi-rori!
When he opened the door, he instinctively put his guard up as he looked around his room . As expected, Woojin was sitting on the bed . He was watching the tv as he ate a tangerine .
“Hahaha . You are here?”
Even though Jaemin had appeared, Woojin’s gaze was still fixed on the television . If someone saw this scene, it would look like Woojin had lived here for a year . No, he acted so naturally that some would mistake him for Jaemin’s brother .
Moreover, Woojin wasn’t alone today .
“Hy…hyung . What is that?”
Jaemin pointed towards the cat with a surprised expression on his face . His finger was shaking .
Five hundred dollar was too large a sum, so he couldn’t call him a trespasser…
However, he was living off of me yet he brought home a pet!
“Ah, I picked her up on my way here . I’m going to keep her . ”
“Huh huh . It’s a cat . The fur, the fur, the smell, the smell… . ”
Jaemin had a dejected expression on his face . He feebly took off his shoes, then he took off his bag . He opened the refrigerator, then he chugged down some water .
‘This can’t happen . ’
His sister was coming tomorrow . His sister had provided this precious one-room, so he would be able focus entirely on his studies . He was already unhappy by the fact that a man was in his room yet this person brought a pet without the owner’s consent .
His action had crossed the line this time . He had to regain his identity as the owner of this house . Jaemin placed the empty water cup on the dinner table . He brought it down hard enough that a ‘tahk'(TLN: sfx) was heard .
“Hyung!”
“Uh . I placed some more rent money on top of the dinner table . Haha . This is so funny . ”
“…… . ”
Woojin went back to watching the tv . Jaemin peeked inside the envelope on top of the dinner table .
‘Th…th…three hundred?’
At the unexpected large sum of money, Jaemin’s eyes turned round . How could he have so much money? Jaemin’s gaze headed toward Woojin once more .
“JaehoonJaehoon . Can you buy me this? Pooh-hee-hee . ”
When he looked at Woojin, who was immersed in watching the tv, he looked like a poor neighborhood **** . Even though he was an unemployed hyung, it seemed he had some money . He must have been born with a golden spoon . (TLN: born into a rich family)
No, how could such a wastrel of a golden spoon exist?
“Nyahh . ”
The cat next to Woojin was eating the tangerine with him… Uh? The cat ate the tangerine?
“Why are you standing there like that? Come here and have some tangerine . It’s really delicious . ”
The Planet Alphen only had apple trees . It didn’t have any tangerine trees . Woojin had always liked tangerine, and quite a few places sold it on every street he visited . So he bought it whenever he saw the tangerines .
Jaemin didn’t say anything as he sat next to Woojin .
“Ah, this is so funny . ”
The comedy program’s sketch ended . Woojin finally looked away from the tv, then he turned to look at Jaemin .
“JaeminJaemin . Why? Why the long face? JaeminJaemin . ”
Why does this hyung enjoy life so much? It made Jaemin look like the abnormal one, since he lived with so much worry .
“JaeminJaemin . Do you need spending money? JaeminJaemin . ”
“…… . ”
Woojin took out his wallet . Jaemin took out his handphone when he saw the $50 in Woojin’s hand . Then he started writing a message to his noonah through KaTalk . (TLN: Kakao Talk = very popular Korean Mobile messenger app, free text/call )
[Noonah . I think noonah will have to sleep in a hotel tomorrow…]
“JaeminJaemin . Take this pocket money . JaeminJaemin . ” (TLN: He is speaking like this b/c he is copying the punchline to the joke he heard on tv)
“Thank you . What is the cat’s name, hyung? It is quite beautiful . ”
Jaemin’s voice turned gentle like a spring weather melting snow .
*
Hweeek .
Sunggoo whistled . Even if he was standing still, his shoulders felt like it was about to dance by itself .
“Hee-yah . I can’t believe this is my car . ”
BMW 5 series .
He could have spent more, but he had thought about the entrance fee to the 4 star Dungeon . He left enough cash in reserve .
When he visited the sales office to sign the contract, he had been quite nervous . He was about pay a lump sum for the contract, but Woojin had called him to borrow his money . It made him want to cry .
Eventually he said to sign a contract on an installment plan for 60 month, and his car was delivered to him today .
When the tinting was done, it was already 12 o’clock .
“Hehe, Vroom-vroom . (TLN:This is what he named the car) Should we go on a drive?”
Hong-sunggoo . 21 years old . This was the first car he had purchased in his life, so his affection for the car was extraordinary . His car was much better than what his friends had . No, there weren’t that many friends who even owned a car .
Boo-ooh-oong .
The car’s power and handle couldn’t even be compared to the Matiz . It elevated Sunggoo’s mood . He had returned home to eat lunch with his parents, and it was already 2 o’clock now .
It was time to pickup Woojin .
“Shall we go full force?”
Woojin was a scary Roused, who could extract $400,000 from the 3 star Dungeon . Normally, the 3 star Dungeon yielded around $50,000 per run . He wondered how much the 4 star Dungeons would give… .
For Sunggoo, Woojin was basically a lotto ticket for him .
[Oppa bought a car . I’ll go get you~]
Sungoo sang at top volume as he headed towards the Sadahng station .
Woojin received a call from Sunggoo, and his eyes turned round when he went outside .
“Eeeyah . You bought this car?”
“Haha . It troubled me that hyung-nim had to ride in the small Matiz . This is why I bought this car . ”
“Oh yeah . You don’t have to lend me your money . ”
“What?”
“I decided to settle the balance in a fortnight . ”
“…… . ”
He had signed a contract for a 60 month installed payment plan because of him… . He could have told him a little bit sooner .
“That’s too bad . If it is for hyung-nim, it would be well worth it even if you spend my entire fortune . ”
Woojin was used to Sunggoo’s brown-nosing, so he let it flow over him as he looked at the car .
“Wow . This car is great . ”
Woojin sat in the passenger seat . As if he was amazed by the car, he started touching every inch of the car’s interior . Sunggoo, who was the car’s owner, looked on with nervousness .
‘Ah . The oil from his hands . ’
He couldn’t say anything, and he put on a smile . However, his inside were burning to pitch black . Woojin still pressed against various parts of the car as if he was fascinated by it .
‘Noooo!’
Sunggoo was letting out a anguished scream inside . However, Woojin’s hand didn’t stop as his eyes was filled with curiosity .
“What are you doing? Aren’t you going to start the car?”
“…Yes . ”
The car would eventually become dirty . New cars became used cars . Children became adults . This was the law of nature . Sunggoo chanted a Buddhist prayer as he tried to take care of his mental health by himself .
“When is the appointment?”
“It’s 5 o’clock . ”
He had already put down the appointment fee, so they could use a the Dungeon . They didn’t have to go early to line up . They just had to make an appointment . It was a popular Dungeon, so the entire week was packed with appointments .
No one knew when the Dungeon Reset would happen, so they only took appointments for one week at a time .
“Where are we going this time?”
“We are headed to the Gwachun Station’s 6th exit . ”
Uh? It was near his high school .
In the beginning, Woojin had gone into the Gwachun Station’s 1st exit by mistake . He grinned as he thought about it .
The two rode the new car, and they headed towards Gwachun .