Evil Half Ghost Wife - Chapter 28 Whats My Gift?
Nam Ji Won feels happier after seeing Seo Tae Il. When she enters her home, she finds her mother waiting for him.
“Did you meet Tae Il?” Her mother asks. “Did you eat lunch?”
“Yes, I met him.” Ji Won replies happily. “But, I didn’t have lunch. I am starving.”
After having her lunch, she tries to read a book. It doesn’t last even five minutes before she falls asleep.
“I don’t deserve a fairy tale,” She says to her asleep body. “Even if I become greedy, I can’t avoid reality. If I delay more, it will only hurt more.”
She walks out of the house. Though it’s been a few days since she got discharged, Nam Ji Won didn’t go to see Choi Min Ho. She has been hesitating. Now, she knows that she can’t live like this anymore.
The 3rd floor of the D building belongs to a talent agency. It looks like a scam or pyramid scheme to her. Since she is in her ghost form now, she is not scared. Normal people wouldn’t be able to see her. She wouldn’t lose anything if she tries this place.
“Ow!”
She hit the wall when she tries to get in. She is used to walk through the walls as a ghost. She stareS at it with puzzlement. It feels solid and hard. Then, she tries knocking awkwardly.
A petite woman with honey brown hair opens the door. “You must be the half ghost.”
“I guess, I am.” So, it is not a scam place after all. Why did it say that it is a talent agency? Did they offer jobs to ghosts now?
“Are you Miss Yoo?”
“Yes, I am.” Miss Yoo gives her a polite smile. “Come in.”
Inside, the walls are white. The ceiling is white. The floor is also white. It is eerie and quiet. It makes her jittery.
“Please take a seat.”
Ji Won sits on the couch.
“Teacher Choi always finds rare ones.” The woman eyes her with excitement. “Astral travellers are not rare, but we have never seen who can spend even years out of her body without dying. You also look like a ghost.”
She tries to touch her hand. Her hand passes through like it’s air.
“Feel like one too.”
“What is an astral traveller?” Ji Won askes calmly.
“Teacher Choi didn’t explain it to you?” The woman asks her. Ji Won shakes her head.
“He is quite lazy about these things. It’s our job to help people like you though.” She taps the table. “I will explain everything from the beginning.”
This world is holding many worlds within itself. There is a human world that thinks of magic as something that belongs in the fairy tales. Still, humans are inspired by fairy tales. But, they didn’t need magic to fly in the sky. With their own abilities, they created many technologies that were only a dream once in the past.
But there are hidden worlds. Magic is hidden in the plain view. Humans can’t recognize it. There is a time when they could see it, but now, it’s nearly impossible for them. The more arrogant they became with their science and technologies, the more it became easier to hide in the world. The magic is like sunlight. It’s here and there. It’s also present in the air or the grass. One needs an open heart to see it.
Ghosts, gods, demons, magicians, Fae, witches etc are living among human beings in this very world ever since the start. They are lesser in number, but they are still there. Their existence cannot be erased even if less and fewer people believe in the myths and legends.
This hidden world is also divided into many other worlds. The supernatural creatures like Fae live in the dense forest. They aren’t human in any way. They don’t like communicating with anyone outside their community. Their world is complex and best to be avoided. A Fae isn’t like anything in the fairy tales.
The other world belongs to practitioners like magicians, witches, shamans, necromancers, alchemists, diviners, or priests. There are many occupations for people who can directly or indirectly manipulate the magic of this world. The council watches the hidden world and the human world to protect each world from the other one. The laws of the council are absolute. There is a secret academy to train the best law enforcers, hunters, magicians, shamans, priests, and the exorcists. There are other special private schools for other practitioners is in the other parts of the worlds. The council watches over them.
The last hidden world is the world of the gifted ones. These gifts are not usual talents. These psychic gifts are usually hard to control. The gifted can’t use the magic, but he or she can have one or more abilities like telepathy. In the past, the council usually ignored these people. But, the laws changed nearly a decade ago. The council started a new division to take care of the gifted ones. They even initiated a special program for these people to train them for special career choices. Choi Min Ho is a teacher in that academy.
“What’s my gift?” Nam Ji Won asks. She learns a great deal about the hidden world from Miss Yoo Mi Yeong. Even Go Jae Hee didn’t know this much.
“Right now, we identified that your gift is astral projection.” Yoo Mi Yeong tells her with a smile. “Your soul comes out of your body and can move around without your body dies. There are people who can do it for a small time, but I have never seen anyone like you. Your body survives even after five years. Still, you can come out of your body like this.”
Nam Ji Won sighs. She isn’t happy about this strange ability. It can’t help her much.
“Teacher Choi has told me about your problem.” Yoo Mi Yeong puts a box on the table. “Open it.”