Godsent Top Star [EN]: Chapter 349

349. In the Name of Magic (2)

October 15, 2022

‘A hospital. And I heard it’s a hospital with many long-term patients.’

As many sick people as there are, and as much as it’s a place where life and death hang in the balance.

There were quite a few things that shouldn’t be in a hospital.

And Yeon-woo had the ability to handle them better than anyone else.

‘There are already some attached…….’

Pure and innocent children are easy prey for minor ghosts.

Even the children here are in a state where they don’t have the instinctive power to defend themselves.

‘This won’t be a fundamental solution, but… Still, it’ll definitely be better than not doing anything at all.’

Even healthy people get their energy drained if something evil is nearby.

If that’s the case for ordinary people.

It’s bound to be bad for children who are still young and even patients.

-Uh… Don’t be surprised, okay?

-Yes.

Yeon-woo had told the VJs [Video Journalists] and other staff in advance.

They were very curious about the fact that Yeon-woo was doing magic.

But, of course, Yeon-woo smiled and avoided answering.

‘How can I talk about that? Using spiritual power to burn minor ghosts? I’d be lucky if I wasn’t treated like a crazy person?’

Being able to talk to the cat spirit child is only possible because of the build-up so far.

In short, although it’s embarrassing, the nickname Snow White has been a great help.

It wouldn’t matter if I added one more strange thing here.

[Are you really going to do it?]

The spirit child asked.

[What are you going to do if you get caught?]

Yeon-woo shrugged his shoulders.

‘I’m doing it because I’m confident I won’t get caught.’

If anyone asks, I can just say it’s a company secret.

Well, there’s more than one or two magic tricks like that.

There’s no one who’s going to be persistent about digging into other people’s know-how.

Besides, what Yeon-woo is going to do isn’t the kind of thing where his body gets cut off like other magic tricks, so it doesn’t matter.

‘If I had to classify it, it would be right to say it’s in the illusion category.’

The most important thing when doing magic, no, *magic*, is to create a plausible atmosphere.

It’s also important to get people immersed and distract them so they don’t see the trick.

“Okay.”

Yeon-woo, who smiled meaningfully, asked the staff.

“Could you turn off the lights now?”

Since the center officials had been informed in advance, there were no problems with the progress.

The blinds were lowered on the windows and all the lights were turned off, making it pitch black.

It was so dark that it could have been scary, but there were no children who were scared or frightened.

Rather, I could feel the expectant gazes reaching my skin even in the dark.

“I’m going to have a fireworks display now.”

Yeon-woo took out a piece of paper from his pocket.

It was a colorful paper with a lot of glitter attached to it so that it could be seen even in small light.

“Please take a good look at this paper. Because this paper will soon disappear.”

No sooner had Yeon-woo finished speaking.

“Oh my God!”

“Holy….”

“Wow…!”

Exclamations erupted from all directions.

Sss….

The colorful and sparkling paper that Yeon-woo was holding began to slowly crumble into ashes on its own, even though it wasn’t lit.

The children fidgeted, wanting to see the amazing situation a little closer.

But it was too early to be impressed.

‘Okay. The beginning is definitely working.’

Considering what I prepared, it would be strange if it didn’t work.

The sparkling glitter paper was none other than Yeon-woo’s handmade paper.

[Aren’t you going to get caught by the actor and get scolded……?]

“Oh, I have to do this much to make it look like magic. I’m disguising exorcism as magic, so I have to put in this much effort.”

[It sounds right when you say it like that……]

“Wait. I’m not doing much. Just a little bit of barrier talisman, annihilation talisman, protection talisman, and a lot of spiritual power?”

[That’s not a little!]

As the spirit child said, I used quite a bit of blood, but whatever.

“Oh my gosh! It’s a fire!”

“Over there! Fire over there!”

“I can’t believe it…. It’s so beautiful…!”

When I heard the children enjoying themselves, all my worries disappeared.

The children, whose expectations had already reached their peak with the silent burning magic.

The children’s eyes widened as they wondered what would happen next.

Crack!

Crackle!

Colorful fireworks began to pop up from all directions.

Bang!

Bang, bang!

It wasn’t even exploding in one place.

Colorful fireworks exploded around the corners of the wall in a shape that surrounded the center of the people.

‘To be exact, those aren’t fireworks using gunpowder, but…’

Of course, what’s exploding there isn’t gunpowder, but minor ghosts.

Or the lingering thoughts that were sticky.

What Yeon-woo did was simple.

He just twisted the visualization of exorcism in a more dramatic way.

He even drew that kind of talisman on purpose.

‘It took a lot of spiritual power and I had to borrow the power of the barrier…’

It’s a kind of illusion.

Originally, these kinds of spells are not used for this purpose.

But what does it matter?

As long as it benefits people in any way, what else matters?

‘Isn’t the saying, all roads lead to Rome?’

[It’s exploding, it’s exploding……]

Only the spirit child, who could see the situation, chattered with half fun and half regret.

That’s because,

Kieeeek!

Kyaaaak……!

Gwoooo…….

Since I used the annihilation talisman, which has a great effect of exploding spectacularly, instead of the exorcism talisman, the only thing the victims could do was scream.

“Wow… It’s so beautiful….”

“I’ve only seen these kinds of fireworks on TV…!”

The children were excited, their cheeks flushed with joy.

[It’s burning well, it’s burning well.]

To the eyes of someone who knows the truth, it looked like a burning execution rather than pretty fireworks.

Of course, the targets were beings that deserved to disappear, so I didn’t feel any guilt.

I even cast a binding spell on purpose, so the minor ghosts and thoughts burned for a long time like firewood that wouldn’t go out.

“Beautiful….”

“Oh my gosh. Did Yeon-woo have some kind of device……?”

“I don’t know. He didn’t say anything…….”

Even adults who were used to all kinds of fancy fireworks and fire shows were impressed.

The sight of large and small fireworks exploding spectacularly along the walls, surrounding them, was truly spectacular.

“Did they install gunpowder along the walls?”

“Would they have allowed something like that because it’s dangerous? Besides, they didn’t say anything to us……?”

“If it’s this much fire, shouldn’t the sprinklers be working by now?”

“But it’s quiet?”

“I guess so……?”

Because they were adults who had been tainted, not pure children, they were curious about the reality at the same time as they were impressed.

“I don’t know. Just enjoy it. It’s a waste to miss something this pretty because you’re thinking about it.”

“Well, the fact that he can communicate with animals in the first place doesn’t make sense. Anyway, Yeon-woo is a person full of amazing things.”

People stared blankly at the fireworks that crackled and crackled, surrounding the room and burning in every corner along the walls for a while.

Everyone thought with one heart.

That this atmosphere is so warm and happy.

But their admiration didn’t end there.

“It’s a mermaid!”

“Butterflies are flying!”

“Wow……!”

After the dazzling fireworks, what followed was a feast of light that embroidered the air.

Unlike the fireworks, which were fancy and had a taste of exploding, this magic was a little different.

“Can I catch this?”

“I can’t catch it. Heeing.”

“It’s pretty…….”

All kinds of beings that formed shapes, like illusions, fluttered and roamed over the children’s heads.

The children were mesmerized by the mysterious experience they were experiencing for the first time.

‘This wasn’t originally a spell used in this way either… Well. Good is good.’

Whether it’s performing exorcism or making children happy.

Aren’t both of them benefiting humans?

[If other shamans saw this, they would have fainted completely. They’re using a spell that traps them in a barrier and shows them illusions to release their karma in this way.]

Yeon-woo just shrugged his shoulders.

Yeon-woo’s spiritual power was also quite involved here.

I also used my stats quite carefully.

“Now, I’m going to show you something amazing. I’m going to show you something you didn’t expect, something you couldn’t see in reality.”

A word that sounds like an introduction to prepare for the next magic trick.

But considering the spiritual power and stats that went into this, it was only natural that everyone was completely caught up in the illusion.

“This is… How did he do this……?”

“Didn’t he install some kind of laser projector in advance?”

“No, how did he get that… Ah, I really don’t know. I’m just going to stop thinking about it.”

“Good idea, Max.”

The VJs and staff who were filming this situation frantically finally put down all their will to analyze it.

It was the same on the other side.

The doctors, who were at the forefront of modern science, had already stopped trying to analyze this situation from the beginning.

When you think about it, it doesn’t make sense that the children’s condition improves just by listening to music.

So, adding one more thing to it doesn’t change anything.

“Rabbit!”

“It’s a unicorn!”

“Oh my gosh! The Snow Queen has appeared over there!”

Excited voices were heard here and there.

[The reaction is good. Was it worth researching?]

‘Of course.’

What would children like?

Before flying to LA.

What Yeon-woo was most worried about was not the song, nor the concert, but that.

‘First of all, they’re children who live indoors and can’t easily see outside animals… Ah, and what are the popular characters these days? I don’t watch animations, so I don’t know.’

So, I searched hard for a few days and narrowed down the candidates.

The result was the current situation.

“It’s a dolphin!”

“Wow! Elephant! Elephant!”

“Gasp… It’s a sperm whale!”

“Giraffe!”

Even though they were in a normal room, a fantastic sight unfolded before their eyes, as if they were in the sea or on the wide African plains.

The children, whose outdoor activities were extremely limited, were happy to see the animals they had only seen on TV, online, or in books.

How long has it been?

“Ah… Are you leaving already?”

“Heeing…….”

The animals and popular characters all waved their hands.

The children made regretful noises at the simple but sure gesture.

But soon, when all the animals and characters gathered together and disappeared spectacularly into the light, drawing a beautiful circle in the air, the regret soon turned into cheers.

“Can’t you show it to me again?”

The short but long spiritual power show disguised as magic ended and the lights came on.

The children whined at Yeon-woo, feeling regretful.

Most of the children here were long-term inpatients, so they had almost no experience like this.

When one or two children started to whine in regret, Yeon-woo opened his mouth.

“Then I can’t sing a song, is that okay?”

“……!”

Song.

The children struggled fiercely.

The winner was the song.

That cute appearance of struggling gave many people a parental smile.

That dramatic decision was made after Yeon-woo promised to visit again and show them magic.