Kang Seodam was reviewing the curriculum for the prospective priests who would soon be joining when he received a call.
“Yes, Hunter Yoo Seongwoon.”
“Are there any gods who can be summoned by drawing a picture?”
“I have no idea why you’re asking that out of the blue, but I’m busy as well, so to answer you first: yes, it’s possible. The letters and patterns frequently used in rituals are a kind of drawing, after all.”
“It wasn’t a particularly professional drawing.”
“How unprofessional was it?”
“Something a child would draw?”
“Even then, it isn’t impossible. Not if the purpose is clear, however crude the drawing may be.”
Pinning his phone between his shoulder and chin, Kang Seodam continued speaking as he worked on the document.
“What matters most is the intent—the will behind what the subject sought to accomplish through the ritual. If the person performing it possessed a sufficiently strong and clear will, and if the being receiving the offering was broad-minded enough to accept such an inadequate ritual, then it is entirely possible.”
“Why would that work?”
“Evil Gods are usually the ones involved in cases like this… But as I understand it, summoning rituals of this sort can sometimes work even when they don’t specifically target a god. Mystical beings with their own summoning rites exist everywhere. If the being is especially receptive, merely calling their name may be enough to attract their gaze.”
“No, but why?”
“It is difficult to comprehend from the perspective of humans, who…