“A blanket ghost, that’s extreme.”

Is it extreme? I shrugged, but I didn’t have anything else to say. Danmokbi, with silver silk wrapped around him, really looked like a little goblin wandering around with an upside-down blanket.
Even now, if you look closely, the appearance from back then lingers on various parts of the face.

As I continued to touch my eyes and nose, Danmokbi shook his head as if it tickled and flicked away my hand. Then, he chuckled and mumbled.

“Well, back then, did you think I was younger than you? Did I say I was seven?”

“Yes, that’s right. In reality, you were two years older than me.”

Thinking about the Danmokbi from back then made my heart flutter with a different meaning. Even back then, Danmokbi was adorable, to the point where I wanted to bite him.

Recalling our childhood wasn’t only my sentiment. Danmokbi pulled me even closer to him and said.

“I even considered if I should grow less since it seemed like you liked me being young.”

“You had that concern?”

“Yeah, but not for long. I grew up in the blink of an eye.”

“You really suddenly shot up. Even your hands got one word bigger than mine in no time.”

Without realizing it, I brought my palm to Danmokbi’s hand, which was wrapped around my waist. One word? What nonsense. The hand that had grown so much more than mine was firmly holding onto me.

It happened when I was pressing the bulging veins with my index finger.

In a languid voice, Danmokbi whispered into my ear.

“Wanna shower together?”

“…What?”

How unexpected that question was, I froze like ice. Seeing me flustered, Danmokbi tilted his charming face slightly and asked.

“Weren’t you sitting like that because you had no strength to take a bath? I’ll wash you.”

“Whoa! It’s not like that!”

We haven’t even kissed yet, and now, showering together? Isn’t the difficulty level a bit too high? As I shook my head vigorously to express my absolute refusal, Danmokbi pursed his lips slightly. Then, he clicked his tongue uncharacteristically.

“Holding hands when we meet, climbing on top of me. How much have I suffered? I really know what it’s like to die.”

“What… What did you endure?”

Asking that, I covered my mouth with both palms. Why ask what he endured? Can I handle his answer? Looking at me as if finding it extremely cute, Danmokbi turned his eyes.

“Yeon-ah.”

The way he called my name sounded sweet like candy. Slowly, I embraced Danmokbi’s neck with both arms. For a moment, I thought it might be risky, but the thought vanished.

‘Ugh! Jiho is also in a high-speed marriage. Why not! How long will I live like a monk!’

Today, I succeeded in calling him ‘Oppa’ for the first time!

‘Great! Let’s go for it. The six-pack of Danmokbi that I’ve always imagined!’

Thinking like that, I tightly closed my eyes. It was at that moment, just as Danmokbi was about to pucker his lips against mine.

With a loud curse, a strong wind swept through the room. Danmokbi frowned and raised his head.

“What’s with this sudden wind?”

“….”
However, since there was a place to anchor, I could only turn pale.

‘It seems that the paper doll wasn’t the end.’

Where on earth are so many eyes watching me?

Overwhelmed by fear, I nestled deeper into Danmokbi’s embrace.

Hyuljunghyuk slammed the wall with his fist.

“Darn it!”

Instantly, the wall split open, and the cold wind from outside rushed in. Startled by the loud noise, Sooha, who had been surprised, lowered his head and entered.

“Master! What’s going on?”

What he saw was Hyuljunghyuk alone, striking the wall in an empty space. Hyuljunghyuk, with his eyes ablaze, glared somewhere, mumbling.

“…That bastard, I want to kill him.”

“What?”

Since there was no one else, it was natural for the subordinate to be puzzled. Whether he understood or not, Hyuljunghyuk, swallowing his anger, paced back and forth, glaring somewhere.

“Not long ago, he was in my grasp. That damn bastard.”

Only now did Sooha realize that Hyuljunghyuk’s recent anger was about capturing Jegalyeon, who had tried to deceive and kill him.

Continuing to vent his anger, Hyuljunghyuk suddenly laughed like a madman.

“But it wasn’t entirely unproductive. I found offerings just in case she comes back without a physical body.”

“Respectfully.”

Although he didn’t know who it was, it was good news that offerings were found. Sooha laughed like a devil along with Hyuljunghyuk.

Hyuljunghyuk snapped his head around and asked what was necessary to make the offering his own—specifically, a summoning spell using Danmoksu.

“Yeah, so what about the spell?”

Bowling his head at Hyuljunghyuk’s question, Sooha answered.

“Danmoksu doesn’t know anything like you said, Master. That guy is slow because he’s too busy howling.”

At the mention of slowness, veins popped on Hyuljunghyuk’s forehead. Hyuljunghyuk clenched his fist tightly and said.

“Just make him faint, then do it.”

“The sorcerer seems to prefer it that way. He says the more pain, accumulated resentment, and anger, the more robust the spell becomes.”

“Tsk, tsk.”

He was an annoying guy, one way or another.