“Someone who’s met a shaman a few times, or read a couple of books, could easily make things up.”
No one knows whether these people on the internet are actually shamans. And whether it’s really possible to pass on ghosts or curses in the way they describe. No one has ever credibly proven it.
But because it seems convincing, people end up believing it.
The effect of fear combined with familiarity!
“And if you look closely, these so-called experts are all telling different stories.”
“……Huu.”
It’s true.
As she read through the comments, Go Yeongeun barely stifled a sigh.
She hadn’t realized it because of the horror atmosphere and all the shamanic claims with a similar ‘feel’, but really, everyone was just cobbling together every chilling story they could find.
“…So most of it’s made up?”
“Probably.”
Or maybe… not just most, but all of it.
“But people believed it.”
And so—
“So you’re saying that’s why it became reality.”
“Yes.”
Kim Soleum gave a bitter smile.
“The information contaminated reality in reverse.”
Dark Exploration Records / Ghost Story
[The Conspiracy of Belief]
: A ghost story featured in <Dark Exploration Records>
: Disaster Management Bureau registration number – 2106PSYA.2025.바56
A ghost story that has materialized as a result of conspiracy theories spread on the internet by individuals who believe in them.
The notable aspect of this ghost story lies in its suggestion that human imagination and confirmation bias may have been the underlying cause of supernatural disasters.
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A ghost story that, someday in the future, will be verified and registered by the Disaster Management Bureau.
“If you trace the origin back further…”
– fuk why’s there a bright red piece of clothing at the subway entrance shit why tf do i have to live thru a horror experience or sum shit huh? i almost fainted pls hug me
This was the social media post registered along with that photo of a red garment abandoned in front of a subway exit.
The sign for Exit 4 was visible in the background.
“This is how it starts as a simple everyday post.”
Maybe that red piece of clothing was just a jacket a drunk person dropped mistakenly, or something that fell off a used-clothing collection truck…
Either way, it was probably just some ordinary, mundane mishap.
“It was most likely just a coincidence, or a funny misunderstanding.”
“But the important thing is that people started misunderstanding it.”
That’s the correct answer.
In the end, this witness account went viral and was quickly reproduced, gaining new explanations with each new iteration. And as fear and rumor attached themselves, it became reality.
“This concludes the results of my investigation.”
“……”
He’s seriously good at this…
“Um, but… by any chance, did I make any mistakes…?”
And yet, he’d go back to that crafted passive persona again. It really does make him look like a deceiver…!
‘Well, I know it’s because of the spy thing, but still!’
Go Yeongeun held back another sigh and yet another bitter smile. Instead, she nodded.
“No. …You’re probably exceeding the expectations of the agents in this office.”
“Oh, that’s a relief…! Then, would it be fine if I continue working in the Preliminary Investigation Unit?”
No, wait a minute. That’s not the important part right now…
“So, does this mean you’ve pretty much figured out the mechanism behind this supernatural disaster? If your reasoning is correct.”
“Ah, maybe so…”
No, not ‘maybe so’— it seems he’s actually right!
Go Yeongeun looked at her colleague with a slightly excited expression.
If that’s the case, then couldn’t they also deduce the solution?
In other words…
“If people just stop believing in it, this ghost story would end too!”
“That’s right.”
In that case, if they could just set the record straight somehow……
‘Ah.’
Go Yeongeun came to a realization.
“…Making people stop believing is practically impossible.”
“Yes.”
Because actual incidents are happening.
This is an anomalous phenomenon that has already stepped into reality.
“Since too many people already believe, persuading them won’t be easy.”
This ghost story itself is a conspiracy theory about internet rumors that become real because people believe them.
Maybe the author of this entry in the Dark Exploration Records wrote it as a kind of satire, mocking the so-called evidence and testimonies behind various conspiracy theories.
“…And on top of that, it really has turned into a supernatural disaster. Since the evidence and situation are real now, it would be even harder to refute.”
Exactly right.
That’s why, whenever agents encounter this ghost story in the Dark Exploration Records, they continually ‘manage’ the situation by destroying the focal object of the incident or erasing people’s memories…
A method of acknowledging the ghost story’s existence, managing the risk, and slowly neutralizing it.
A lukewarm solution that matches the uncomfortable nature of this particular ghost story.
But.
“That’s not necessarily the only way.”
“…Pardon?”
Kim Soleum smiled faintly and brought his hands back on the keyboard.
There was another way.
It was a countermeasure he’d thought of ever since reading this entry in the Dark Exploration Records.
‘I can do this.’
The only reason he didn’t update the wiki back then was because…
It just didn’t fit the atmosphere of a creepypasta!
7.3 Countermeasures
Go Yeongeun watched as Kim Soleum, without hesitation, began typing up the final section of the document.
And then, looking a little satisfied, he took his hands off the keyboard.
“This should do it.”
“……”
Kim Soleum.
This time, he’s determined to show up and show out!