Doctor Demon

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Junho and the twins were staring at the auburn haired man with suspicion. They were closely observing Hobin like vultures about to jump on a dying animal. Hobin, on the other hand, was completely unfazed by the three idiots who were pretending to be tough. He knew very well that these three were nothing compared to Tinkerbell's brute strength.

Jina had brought him to the twins' apartment to talk to Miyoo in the hopes that she would open up to a skilled psychiatrist. But they were first being interrogated by the three stooges in the living room.

"You're being a little too friendly with our elder sis," Minyoon stated. "Why?"

"Coz we work together and I have to tag along when it comes to psychotic cases like this," Hobin said in a deadpan tone.

"I heard that you're a playboy," Yoonmin said. "How many girlfriends do you have? Are you trying to play with my sister?"

"Oi!" Jina exclaimed angrily. "I don't like playboys! He's not my type!"

"She's not my type either," Hobin said outright. "I like tall girls. Not someone who barely reaches by shoulder-"

"I'll kick you in the nuts!" Jina threatened.

"Are you saying that my granddaughter isn't worthy of you?" Junho scoffed. "Oh please! I know guys like you well! You pretend not to like a girl but in reality are secretly in love with them and hope that you can trap her!"

"Is it because you were one of those guys in your youth?" Yoonmin muttered.

"Can we stop this nonsense and focus on my case?" Jina argued.

"NO!" The three of them shouted at once. 

"We're assessing him first!" Junho claimed.

"Assess him later!" She snapped. "We have a poltergeist to catch!"

The three of them scowled at Hobin who feigned an innocent smile at them only to annoy them even more. Meanwhile, Miyoo was sitting on the dining table, oblivious to everything else. She was simply braiding her doll's hair and was lost in her own world or simply did not care about what the grown ups did.

"That's her, right?" Hobin said, pointing at Miyoo. "She saw the poltergeist?"

The trio were now shocked. "How does he know?" Yoonmin asked. 

Jina and Hobin looked at each other. She took a deep breath and quickly revealed Hobin's powers to them and also mentioned that the poltergeist was probably going to all the places where she met her adversaries in the hopes of running into them.

"That's what happened," she concluded.

"This guy can read minds?" Junho frowned. "This is very strange…"

"Have you ever heard of a phenomenon like this?" Hobin asked, slightly hopeful. "Detective Hwang told me that you're an exorcist. Did you ever run into someone who has...special powers like mine?"

"No," Junho said, shaking his head. "I mean, I've exorcised creatures who can read minds but never met any other human who might be able to do this."

"Creatures?" Hobin echoed. "What do you mean creatures?"

"Occasional demons who stray into this world and possess people," Junho replied. "They try to read the minds of the people around them to manipulate others and create havoc. But that's just it. I've never seen a human do that."

He was now peering at Hobin with a little more trepidation. Hobin was now a little scared of the old man who seemed to be thinking something. 

A heavy tension now lingered in the air which made even Miyoo look up to see what the adults were doing. They were grim faced and even scared as if something bad was going to happen. Minyoon had his hands in his pocket while Yoonmin was a little defensive too. Junho remained calm but cautious and Jina looked from him to Hobin who was now visibly nervous at the possibility of being a demon.

"Are you saying that he might be a demon?" Jina laughed. "Well, he is nicknamed Doctor Demon!"

"It seems unlikely," Junho said. "If he is a demon, he wouldn't be able to enter this house. I've put charms around it. But I want to check…"

He took out a sachet of red powder from his pocket and said, "Take this powder in your hand."

Hobin reached out and Junho sprinkled some of the powder on his palm. The others watched as if waiting for something to happen.

To their relief, nothing happened. Only Hobin was confused by the whole thing.

"So...what does this mean?" he frowned.

"This is a mixture of peach skin and salt," Junho explained. "It can effectively hurt any spirit or demon. Since you can hold it without any problem, it means you're a human. Your powers might also be inherited like Jina and Miyoo's."

"But my birth mother did not mention any such powers to my adoptive mother," Hobin pointed.

"Then your dad might have had it," Minyoon spoke up. "Like how our dad can travel to the place where dead people can go and he passed it to elder sis. Same with you, probably."

"Now that we have established that he's a human," Jina said loudly. "Can we please talk to Miyoo and confirm that the poltergeist she saw was Rachel's?"

"You better not be reading her mind!" Junho warned. 

"I can't," Hobin said warily. "I promised my brother I won't read anyone's minds for a while."

"She might not speak much," Juno went on. "But she has seen too many things in her life-" 

"Like the one time when she caught you hiding a stash of money which you earned from your exorcisms so that we can't find it?" Minyoon slyly asked.

"How did you know about that?" Junho growled to which Minyoon barely shrugged. Jina and Yoonmin merely groaned while Hobin was wondering what he had done in life to deserve this much scrutiny from this wild family.

"Just go and talk to her!" Jina told him. He sighed and walked over to Miyoo, who was still staring at him with her large eyes.

"Red!" she said, pointing at his hair.

"You like the color red?" Hobin smiled. "Wanna touch it?"

He sat on a chair and stooped down so that she could touch his hair. Miyoo reached out and patted his head.

"Mushy," she said. "Red!"

"What the hell is he doing?" Junho hissed but Jina shushed him.

"Miyoo, were you scared when you saw Burn, Bald at Minmin bro's place?" Hobin asked. Miyoo nodded.

"Burn, Bald," she repeated. "Bad."

"She is, isn't she?" Hobin asked. "Did you see her before that day?"

Miyoo nodded and pointed at Hobin. "House," she simply said. "Red."

"At my house?" Hobin asked. Miyoo nodded again. 

"Did you see her again?" Hobin asked. Miyoo seemed to be thinking hard before she shook her head. He glanced at the others and gave a thumbs up.

"I'll leave you to your dolls now," Hobin said, gently patting her head. He was about to leave when Miyoo held his finger.

"Will Red play with Miyoo again?" she asked, her eyes full of hope. Loud gasps echoed from her siblings while her grandfather looked as if he was going to faint from shock.

Their sister spoke a full sentence! 

"Red will play with Miyoo whenever she wants!" Hobin chirped. "In fact, I can help you braid your dolls…"

Like an excited child, Hobin sat with Miyoo to play with her. The little girl seemed to have gotten attached to him which puzzled Jina to no end.

"How are kids attracted to a brat like that?" she wondered out loud.

"She's even giving him a star sticker!" Minyoon said, feeling outraged. 

"I didn't receive a star sticker!" Junho cried. "How come he got one?"

"Coz you look like a creepy old man," Jina muttered but she was smiling. "Just be thankful that we got a free therapist for Miyoo."

Unlike them, Miyoo was a complete introvert and rarely talked unless it was necessary. Initially, everyone was worried about her but it turned out that she was just a shy child who was having trouble converting her thoughts to others. She was scared by the spirits who seemed to wander in and out of sight, making her crawl to a shell. 

But the incident with Minyoon seemed to have shaken her up and she was trying to be more responsive to people so that she could warn them like she had done with her brother. Moreover, Hobin was effective in dealing with children's psyche so he might be able to guide her in a way no one else could.

Maybe this guy can help Miyoo to communicate with people, she thought happily.