The Office of Occult Affairs
KUG 57 Smiles in the Cave

"...."

Arya massaged her forehead and started to feel tired from overusing spiritual energy. Even though he had taken the antidote, but his fatigue would not just disappear.

Moreover, the curse of bad luck directed at him reappeared and made Arya have to be careful.

"Rest first Brother."

Lisa who followed Arya all day felt quite tired. He was unfamiliar with the outside world, and was not used to using the energy he had all along.

Because usually he only stayed in the house that became his confinement, so he very rarely used his spiritual energy.

Lisa has to keep up with Arya's speed and has to dodge if anything strange happens to Arya.

At first he felt suspicious why many strange things happened to Arya, but after Arya explained that there was someone who was cursing him, he said, Lisa became more careful in order to avoid the danger that could come suddenly.

"Well.."

Arya sighed and came out from the astral realm. 

He is currently in a small village quite far from Nisa's house. He looked at his cell phone and saw that the clock was 9 p.m.

Then he walked to find a place to rest and saw a fried rice seller who was serving his customers.

Arya walked into the small tent and ordered a serving of fried rice. But after he ordered and intended to sit down, he felt an unpleasant thing in his heart.

Then Arya looked at the road and saw a car that suddenly drove fast and would hit this place.

" Aaaaah!!!!"

Everyone who was here shouted loudly when they saw the approaching car lights accompanied by a loud honking sound.

Everyone was running around, even the seller was running while holding his cooking utensils.

But miraculously, the car stopped right in front of the fried rice wagon and made everyone who ran could breathe a sigh of relief.

Arya who managed to stop the car shook her head and intended to leave this place.

Arya already thought that this strange event happened because of the curse of bad luck that was fixed on her.

Arya walked and left this increasingly crowded place.

"Prophe Sister. It's a test.."

Lisa who was just silent felt a little pity seeing Arya who could not even rest for dinner.

"It's okay."

Arya shook her head and picked up the emergency food that was in her dimensional pouch.

He intended to eat all of these foods only in an emergency. But this was included in the case of an emergency and he was forced to use his emergency food ration because he had not eaten since lunch.

Although a spiritual energy practitioner does not seem to need much food, he is used to eating food in his daily life.

Moreover, he had used up a lot of spiritual energy and needed additional energy.

Arya chews on the bread containing spiritual ingredients made by Mei and feels better because of the taste and spiritual energy contained in the food.

"Gee.. It's really good, brother."

Lisa who had just tried spiritual food this time was amazed and fell in love with this amazing taste.

Arya just nodded her head and continued her dinner.

His mind was still fixed on everything that was happening today. This curse of misfortune made everything he did more difficult and could even harm others.

But strangely enough, this curse has been going on for quite some time and its effects have not disappeared until now.

" That means we have to go where he camped before…"

He had no choice but to go to that place.

"Is there any danger there?"

Arya throws a coin and catches it. Then he frowned when he saw the results of his divination technique.

Arya takes her cell phone and sends a message to Amel to tell Maja her current position. Then he told her where he was going and asked Maja to come to the place immediately.

After Arya finished sending a message, he who is currently in a fit condition immediately checks all the contents of his dimensional bag.

" Lisa, you wait here. Later if Maja comes here, you obviously are all the same to him. I have to go there myself. Oh yes, the white tiger. "

Arya spoke to Lisa after she finished checking all her gear.

"I wasn't invited?"

Lisa said with a face filled with disappointment. Lisa still wants to follow Arya to help Nisa who she considers a friend.

"You'll be the same."

Arya does not want to bring Lisa because the potential danger in the place is quite large. So he prefers to go alone.

" Be careful brother.. "

Lisa can only wave her hand as Arya leaves her.

***

" Hmmm mmm mmm.."

There was the voice of the old woman humming while stirring something inside the cauldron that was in front of her.

The cauldron was pitch black, and looked very antique with carvings that looked strange.

" Hmmm.."

The old grandmother hummed and ignored the sound of screaming in a room that had only one candle as a source of lighting.

"Take me off, Grandma!"

"Mommy please..Hu…"

"Now..Let me go.."

There was the sound of women screaming hysterically in this room, but the old Grandma did not listen to their pleas and continued her singing in a relaxed manner.

Then he extended his hand to the corner of the room. In the corner of the room were several women who had been chained to their feet, and they all screamed when they saw the Grandma extend her hand.

Soon one of the women felt her transparent body drift towards the old Grandma who smiled at them.

"You're really sweet, Grandma likes you guys."

The grandmother smiled kindly and ignored the woman she had been currently giggling with. The strangled woman could only cry and put on a frightened face as Grandma stuffed the woman's head into the cauldron.

*Zzzz*

"Aaaaaaaa Please..Please.."

The other women screamed even more when they saw one of them who was currently inside the boiling cauldron. 

They saw clearly how the body or spirit of the disadvantaged woman seemed to melt slowly as it entered the large cauldron.

" Patience, baby, no need to struggle. You'll all be part of it too. hehehe…"

The old grandmother chuckled when she saw the spirits of the women embracing and looking terrified.

Then he stirred the cauldron while humming again accompanied by the screams of women who were in this place.