Chapter 253 — Got Dropped in a Ghost Story, Still Gotta Work — Part 2

Chapter 253

At St. Anticus Boarding School, a surreal and gruesome institution for training Grooms, Lee Jaheon endures a rigorous fifteen-day curriculum. The rules are strict: trainees must wear uniforms, tidy their pajamas and the Bride's white dress, maintain correct eating etiquette, and ensure the Bride's goblet remains filled. Failures result in Penalty Points. The curriculum includes learning wedding poems, playing string instruments, and preparing evening meals. During a break, Lee Jaheon is approached by a terrified civilian who realizes they are trapped in a supernatural phenomenon rather than Korea. The civilian attempts to threaten Lee Jaheon to coordinate an escape, but their loud behavior draws the attention of a disciplinary supervisor. The supervisor punishes the man by cutting open the soles of his feet and forcing him to use sound-dampening materials to walk silently, a process meant to prevent noisy footsteps. Lee Jaheon observes this with clinical detachment, noting that most trainees die from Penalty Points or training complications. After returning to his room, Lee Jaheon discovers a fellow trainee has died from eating unsuitable ingredients. Suddenly, Kim Soleum enters Lee Jaheon's mind by reversing the 'We Help!' mechanism, offering to take control of the body to navigate the ghost story based on research from <Dark Exploration Records>. Kim Soleum aims to use information gathered from Kwak Jekang and others to guide Lee Jaheon through the training. However, Lee Jaheon refuses the help, revealing he has already passed the trial and is a formal Groom Candidate for the White Bride. He reveals the true horror of the curriculum: every night, trainees must undergo massive blood collection to achieve the pale complexion required for the wedding, a process that puts him at high risk of death from anemia.

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