00:00I discovered that our ancestral forbidden book mentioned a kind of bear that could turn into a
00:03human. They were usually massive in size. They ate human hearts and livers. They appeared especially
00:08at midnight and knocked on doors while mimicking human voices. My sister thought I was making it
00:12up. She told me to stop reading. But as soon as the midnight bell rang, a violent knock came from
00:16outside the door. I thought it was father returning from hunting and moved to open the door. But my
00:20sister smelled a foul stench. She quickly stopped me. She suddenly remembered the book, saying the
00:24human-faced bear smelled terrible. We panicked, immediately pushed a table against the door.
00:29Then we heard our big black dog running away. We guessed it might have lured the human-faced
00:33bear away. Just as we breathed a sigh of relief, another knock came from the door. I wanted to
00:37open it, but my sister felt something was wrong, since the human-faced bear might be mimicking
00:41father's voice. So she asked father what he promised to bring her two days ago. When the
00:44answer was correct, we moved the table and opened the door. We quickly told father everything.
00:49Something had been ramming the door like crazy with a strong, bloody smell. Father's face changed
00:53instantly. Because he saw the giant claw marks on the door and the fur on the ground, he realized
00:57the legend might be real. He became worried since the father and son from the next village
01:01had been missing in the mountains for three days. Maybe the human-faced bear truly existed
01:06for safety. The next day, father took us to uncle's house. Cause uncle was the only bear
01:10hunter for miles. But on the way, we found more bear fur. When we arrived at uncle's home,
01:14we saw a crowd gathered. We learned that uncle's dog had died last night. It had been slapped
01:17to death. But uncle's casual way of handling his smoking gun made father suspicious. Uncle
01:22cherished that gun deeply. Father did not think too much. Yet uncle said the legend was
01:25real. The dog was proof. He told everyone to be careful. Villagers doubted him. Because
01:30the human face bear had not appeared for many years. But uncle reminded them. Good times
01:34made them forget the ancestors' rules. If they wanted to stay alive, they must block
01:37their doors with cabinets after midnight. The villagers reluctantly agreed and went home.
01:41Father then told uncle what we had encountered. And when uncle smelled the sin on me, he was
01:45shocked. He told us not to go home. To pack up and hide his house instead. We agreed,
01:50not knowing uncle showed a strange smile. Later father took us with our luggage to uncle's
01:53home. But on the way, we saw black liquid in front of the house. Father sensed danger.
01:57Inside, we found the homeowner killed. Only a baby hiding in a VAT survived. Father reported
02:02it to the village chief. They held a funeral for the victim. Father knew if the human-faced
02:06bear dared to enter the village once. It would do it again. We could not wait passively. He
02:10told everyone to take their guns and hunt the bear. Everyone agreed, but uncle, the bear
02:13hunter, refused to go. He said if all the strong men left. And the bear broke into the village.
02:18No one would protect the elderly, women, and children. People thought that made sense.
02:22So they let uncle stay. They did not know they had fallen into uncle's trap. Just as everyone
02:26prepared to head into the mountain. I widened my eyes. I saw the human face bear appear on
02:30a mountain slope.
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