IB | Chapter 1

When I was in my senior year of high school, I went to a fortune teller’s place with my mom for the first time. Our family doesn’t really believe in superstitions, so it was just for a change of pace.5a50b8e28fa11f0e

But when I 82d3d3af05 asked about getting 2b6f84931f into the college 956e6b1fd6 I wanted, I 276a66c581 got a completely 10b5d7e16f unexpected answer.2ba9234fc336e3d9

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“You have three marriage fates in your saju.”7eb1d8644c309520

The shaman, who was 311f7d50fd supposed to be famous, 84f8bc610f suddenly seemed like a 66b64ee5f3 fraud.b36d44cc70337b88

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“What? I’m not obsessed with marriage, so why would I get married three times?”6c6fb1cca6c26cc4

I couldn’t help but laugh. Marriage wasn’t even a part of my future plans, especially since I had realized my sexual identity early on.82dee52ec1aa93f2

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“You’ve already been married once, you know. You should check if your saju has been used without your permission. Sometimes, there are bad people who use a living person’s saju for a spiritual wedding with their deceased child. Anyway, you need to find out whose saju it is to break the connection.”53c782fb571ec001

The shaman said.867ad924059c5272

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My mom, upset 8ed424447a by the bad cb40f012fd omen, was the f4896a7fa7 first to get 5fff36892f up and leave.c9ea983ebbff871f

After that, we visited two more fortune tellers, and I heard similarly ominous things. They didn’t predict three marriages, but they all said I had a spouse ghost attached to me.3e30e6265d20900e

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“Be honest! Did you post your saju online asking for a fortune reading?”a6bb4f3cd45c071a

“No, I just found out my exact birth time recently. It’s all superstition, so don’t worry. I’m not sick or mentally unstable, right? Just forget about it.”ca21cab4fe07aa00

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I comforted my mom, 363a85b7b9 trying to stay calm e9809517ae because I had a 720ecff55c scary feeling that our 554d54ee56 whole family might dive 0aa3fcde99 into a new belief 939ef3d457 system if I panicked.43efd49b9512da43

Fortunately, my mom’s response was just to get a talisman from a temple known for exorcisms. I tried to dismiss it as a ridiculous and unsettling incident.f24e8115355c9a77

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However, not long after, my dad cut ties with his hometown, which gave me a clue about who might have given away my saju. My parents didn’t say anything, perhaps hoping I wouldn’t dwell on it, but I began to grasp the seriousness of the situation.36eb980882aa70c9

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I had to visit the hospital frequently for a while, and that’s when I met him.a5e758d46174d45e

At the time, a junior from my dad’s alma mater, whom he cherished, had torn both his anterior and posterior cruciate ligaments and underwent surgery.7e2841056559ed72

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Since the opponent who injured him during sparring was my younger brother, we took responsibility and filled in as temporary masters. We couldn’t just close the dojo because the master was hospitalized.9200de3baf1116b3

Both of us are 4th dan in Taekwondo, but we hadn’t obtained the master certification due to age restrictions. When we confessed this to the parents of the children at the dojo, their response wasn’t to quit or demand a new master.676ae5637da8e530

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The main reaction was, “The certification isn’t a big deal, but can you drive safely when picking up and dropping off our kids after school? Please teach them jump rope well and pay attention to hula hoop training.” Taekwondo spirit, whatever.aab0ed39d11b6f07

Fortunately, my brother’s name was well-known among students preparing for exams, so no one in this age group left. In fact, more new students joined, leading to an increase in work like adding more school buses and recruiting masters, creating a routine of daily visits to the hospital to report and check in.8d301434b348fbc3

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The hospital was a five-minute 29d34704ff walk from the dojo, so 8164dc50ba it was more efficient to b8212b840b discuss things directly with the ccb1921b37 master.cbd1939890ac21fa

“Are you a student?”12899177f773f9fd

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A man approached me.600c2588ef7a2cdf

“Uh… yes.”7e1e2cf4ee75fda5

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“A freshman this year?”57aee72e7c51f904

“Yes… Is there something you want to say to the patient’s guardian?”874646ecdd0b11bd

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“You don’t seem like the guardian.”d2fc75a18862db33

“No, I’m not, but the patient’s family is here.”8f7221745c095ab8

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“I see you often these days. What’s your relationship with the patient?”b07d9b56e786077f

He spoke as if he’d seen me many times, though I didn’t remember him.ae322882a5656cb0

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“He’s an older brother I know.”f06983ace499fb7e

“I mean, how do you know him? If you have so much free time to visit frequently, why not try a part-time job? You seem like you need help.”1a3e90e4a6f20a1a

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“…?”c384fa01c748d5aa

He was wearing medical attire, so I tried to engage sincerely, but he wasn’t the attending doctor. He wasn’t even in orthopedics or related to rehabilitation.07eebdd68323a115

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Is he a scammer? One of those “Do you know the way?” religious types? Maybe they approach people with part-time job offers now.fe881be9a0cfaaa2

I couldn’t tell his intentions, but his white coat had “Internal Medicine Seo Changgyung” embroidered on it.75602f635e05347d

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“I’m not interested.”e712760b2d0ab0df

“You should be interested if your life is at stake. You’ve got a ghost attached to you.”e65bf6298fce9ca6

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“…”170771e27d8c00df

What?4e1395a96ccda4b5

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The man’s name, which I had erased from my mind, was clearly etched again. Seo Changgyung, right?07692b47a05a2fc1

This time, I faced him seriously. Although I was caught off guard, I realized that there could be ordinary people with shamanistic traits. I calmed myself, telling myself it wasn’t surprising.465da51d809235ad

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“You knew, didn’t you?”9c8384d9154c0fda

“…”82c15ad20f4bc67c

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I knew, but since I hadn’t felt any signs, I lived almost unconsciously of it.f9a524d5726b4c9d

I was more concerned about ba17f91398 why my grandparents did that 02f5f7f4fd to me, why they gave 80f2276c05 my saju to someone else, a1d78191c3 rather than the existence of 3ec2499ed8 the ghost supposedly attached to 410222eec4 me.c919e1514eb08c63

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I’ve been pretending not to know because I didn’t want to upset my parents, but I planned to visit my father’s hometown alone this summer vacation. I intended to meet my grandparents and ask them directly.ef597b26e34fd17b

“If you leave it alone, it’ll suck all your energy, and you won’t last a few years before you die. I’m telling you this out of concern.”9a9bf3b9728cebb3

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The young man with a1ec631db0 a picky expression completely a01a24d6d4 dropped his formal tone. Despite his kind beea9360d0 words, his eyes bc3910a925 showed no concern, 8de754a26c only a chilling ed1008080b vibe.35096e26ccbd5dfe

“For someone who’s supposedly worried, you seem to be enjoying this situation.”e91dbb2eade65d31

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Like a pervert who b106b41861 found a new toy.7f713f41cbaca561

“No way. I find fulfillment in helping people like you who are possessed by ghosts.”9e436e4d2a760fa1

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“Before I expose your shaman play to your workplace, why don’t you stop this nonsense?”7c76e54599fa57f0

“Ha. You’ve got quite a temper, don’t you?”2c1000b42789c11e

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Instead of being intimidated by 28082d87ec my threat, the man chuckled b6c161307f as if he found it db51bdcc5e even more interesting.af946e5eb2b25780

“…”7a055f1fd2cc2c53

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“You look about the same age. Were you school friends? Pale face, wide forehead, sharp nose, thin eyes without double eyelids, quite a handsome guy. Wearing nice clothes and a good watch. Did you kill him?”1ff9be356e6e5d36

He casually asked if ae0e9c756f I had committed murder.2c19a8094f5f2661

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“…!”be7bf7fd98849c54

I was about to ignore fb7c42af5c the scammer and walk away, a00594d406 but the detailed description forming 41ebdf0314 in my mind stopped me 9e8d91201e in my tracks. When the mental portrait 428483b09e was complete, I was 152b02980c stunned.9d818f28c10fed64

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“Yoon Sanghyun… was it you? Why?”db5a4326d39dc14e

He was someone I didn’t even know was dead. I couldn’t fathom how he died or why his spirit was attached to me.0d1a38f70a5003ae

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I should have asked the shaman about the ghost’s appearance earlier. I never imagined it would be someone I knew. I had no deceased relatives or acquaintances, and I lived a life far removed from death.3742d4d3ef69a7ac

“I didn’t kill him. Can you get rid of this?”474f3f02a33c2db1

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Recalling the first shaman’s words about needing the other person’s saju, I tested the man’s intentions.c9b450734224a89b

“Of course. It’s just a common ghost, so it’s not difficult. But there’s a condition. Do a few errands for me. It’s a simple loyalty test.”1ea622c37c2504e0

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I expected him to mention needing the other person’s saju, but he had his own demands first.60b3ad71ae4b3ee1

Loyalty? Does this guy a794c02357 want to play 095fee64ef king?f919ef8f393f63b4

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I stared at 8e7dbd810a the man, who 38ea37f26c seemed to be eaf648ac34 settling into the cc82809cb9 role of an 596ec1a2cd icon of distrust, cca7e28720 and reluctantly pretended 392c1e0b09 to agree.fad41aa139c05a87

“Alright, I’ll listen to what you have to say.”acba99bf9f8b19bc

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I never let my guard 3f5acd533e down completely.5b2866c59dfa9666