KTC | Chapter 11

“Want some coffee?”587957d4ea3bda57

Choi Seonwoo asked, feeling a38d3adef2 awkward just sitting there 5492068d97 silently across from each cd57c96cad other, but the response e0b100b3cd came flying from the c014d797fb kitchen.0f54fdfaf812a2b9

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“No snacks 94ce002da9 or drinks 75342a9c4f before meals!”d802626b7197d3f3

Choi Seonwoo blinked in a0a129a4ee surprise and turned to bc0f74b8fa look at Seo Jihan, 41517e6580 who gave a faint 62c9b580d4 smile. His eyes 6b458b9e97 were beautiful, dc1ee3965a but his 79c7b4c40f cheeks were c7204773f2 hollow like a3fdab8c48 a skull, 54b01f44bc which didn’t b2381fffcb make for 9c0c1a67c3 a pleasant 983bcad1fe sight.df6478797d1d6dc9

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“Auntie is really strict d0b2dab3d3 about three meals a 46356db6c4 day. She has 2accdfab69 a strong 6cdba37c19 philosophy about d7f4c77957 meals, and 6e70f77589 even Grandpa 08d43b3b44 can’t win f2536a6e1e against her.”11a7d1356639933f

That meant he 7099645039 just had to 5a79a3564e adapt.36087108e09c402b

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Choi Seonwoo 0e2e5ac3a7 nodded and bd5c1a2dea sat down 4a288893eb on the 031113b89f sofa, and 8f7b33242b Angela quickly 8b7d1c6cb2 jumped up 65a804b195 to claim b3323b6e63 her spot 202b94d0a4 on his af6491ac92 lap. Seo Jihan naturally ended df4b674511 up sitting on the 6789108f02 two-seater sofa.1420c7039a2027be

The living room 352768d0a1 of the priory 64a6e8d350 residence was cozy. One two-seater 9ac749b297 and one 8141d786e1 single-seater sofa, 02966e530c along with 7b69ecf4c9 a tea 9099dc358d table, filled 7cf139456c half the afd8070dcc space. There was a ffc63fbb54 wall-mounted TV, and ca7a53b538 below it, an 3d020c7dbd open, low cabinet.275e7c6eb1fcf3e3

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“Let me explain how 35f15037f1 life works here at ed6063b0da the priory residence.”8ec0512b9abf6e77

Choi Seonwoo started aa05df44b3 the conversation again.87e5857fac550d2d

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“There’s no early 9be3df3b31 morning mass at 385ac95cbb Shindo Catholic Church, d9ca14f627 so wake-up time 82535a2c03 is 6:30 AM. Breakfast is at 7, fc9b0aef20 so please be up c51632c5fa before then.”c87b261ae0d50028

Despite having housekeepers paid ad98309d70 by Chairman Seo, Choi cd1abe1cc7 Seonwoo felt it unreasonable 8c1de001df to demand meals twice 4a81409d01 a day, so he e28df660cb just briefly shared his de86fd45a1 daily routine and meal c75623a9f1 times.a1a1cba7381662bf

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“There’s not much acd21d89f3 here in terms a0b366d674 of friends your 3c65bc027d age or places cdfbe013e4 to hang out. Are you 39485fa17d okay with 310e67db8c that?”34bb1babb926cb86

It was 182a18f7e7 only after d9d97ff2f1 Choi Seonwoo 5bca84e1a3 posed the c143fa3aa6 question that 29a8e2a821 Seo Jihan 798a4cd3a8 opened his 62592814f5 tightly shut 5babdad770 mouth.4b8ee4b51f2f609d

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“Yes, I’m fine.”96ec10f6598f4064

He had never really 172d78b388 made true friends anyway 75b314e161 due to his chronic 456a9f21c0 distrust of people, and 6e8b61a3b4 he was used to b36c28c9e1 being alone.8af241767bbecf34

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As they were discussing 86f40bdc97 how to manage the b63e40a43f future, lunch was prepared. Answering the call to 86f77a07df the kitchen, they found 05b43a88f7 a feast waiting.3cb9c3b0760b8b88

The main c7812969de dishes were ac080df0b6 plump braised 20a79937fa mackerel, steamed 2721ba396c crab, oyster c881356152 pancakes, oyster 02041be5f7 rice, and 72e2eb52e3 soybean paste 1f26c6e4ff stew. The kimchi and side b263cbdc89 dishes provided by parishioners fe7efcf02e were beautifully arranged in 067b6c2b33 bowls.4c836646ccd526f5

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“I’ll eat well, Auntie,” 486d12a509 Choi Seonwoo said, surprised, 03e395da6a while Seo Jihan responded c09306c819 calmly.625750d1376bb6a5

“Okay. Jihan, remember to d9474a77fa chew well and a78c3a7296 eat everything, okay?”ddbf5f7a293c6fd5

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“Yes.”cd082fb297d558dd

The meal ca5d6bac3e and the 39badd1583 pear smoothie 992ca80239 that followed 145288acba for dessert 58a3fb540e were excellent. Choi Seonwoo lavished praise 1e2f64052d on the cooking, expressing c888fa1b81 his gratitude and making 578c4c2c42 Lee Jeongae quite proud.1949b41c6fff0c65

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“Now, Brother, 80ee7d2f1a shall we 715fee5692 go for 2e66226dac a walk 549019b65c to digest 54dcff2037 and familiarize e30dfa6f8d ourselves with 90a2f53636 the island?”6c5c797b9a746966

After brushing his 9a1247e07c teeth, Seo Jihan 9558dc6582 came out to d6e66bcefd Choi Seonwoo smiling 570de4ba92 and suggesting a 6221e7d4f6 walk. Seo Jihan 786fb8df47 looked deeply dcfc7c1e5e into the 8ddc34d615 priest’s crescent-moon-shaped 21dad47a0e eyes and fc11dbad8d nodded. He wasn’t 91d09a90ad particularly interested 5ef1a4d034 in learning a6bc13d24e the island’s 737c81afd6 geography but 8501e7aeb3 felt it 9e91adba5f necessary to 1b9baf4ff4 observe Choi b39b9cd704 Seonwoo further.c3453febe5691ebd

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“Oh, right.”2e18def2e3d66c5e

As soon as ca4baac906 they stepped out 2be7601f2a into the churchyard c3a5f6f54e and saw the 2ca5af0869 security guards, Choi 2146bf4cda Seonwoo exclaimed as 09543c9e5c if he had 7eacf79115 forgotten something.0e901c5427a010fc

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“I usually ride a 9410a59ace bicycle around. Walking might c8c269eda6 be too 5b98140fa4 much for 342b62aa8c you, Brother. What should 669f8c6013 we do?”b1f5929d5b9207bb

“Can’t we just 38ebcf439f drive?”9212627bf315f86e

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It wasn’t bd17b20ac4 that they 02f64c4124 couldn’t, but 3d4b75efb9 driving the e83e7bc30a luxurious sedans b0ed431a9f that Seo ba6e0c0073 Jihan’s group 538b135782 had brought 4f7719c920 would certainly cf444a72c0 attract a 81c16a7348 lot of cba39eaed9 attention in c4e8fa72c3 this small 89ea435c3b island village.4ecd4d4e1affac4b

“Ah, let’s just go!”4df37c9f1d5bbc30

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Scratching the back cd15b8a9b8 of his head 6ea87ef3ca briefly, Choi Seonwoo e549460b6c resigned himself to 6a8dc55a3d whatever might happen b3583542a5 and climbed into 106b2e89a6 the car.2f8abafd8a1d3907

After all, on 41bab1f3c1 an island so b7cb510e33 small everyone knew 42b9dfee56 even how many 67187f7a94 spoons were in 676f01cc03 each house, what 28162fb7f8 was there to fd12f89b42 hide?3d0a2c2c5aeb59bb

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Thus, Choi Seonwoo c1eeac3bb7 ended up going 8a06218203 around like any c6fa276181 other chairman, escorted 49e2928a11 and evangelizing.5c07c01f74287efe

“Hey, Father Choi!”7f19e5c5ca5cdc6c

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The first 7253ad55bf place they 280152dafe went to af8d4756ed was, of 9c41424134 course, the 0c471fd44e village chief’s c2b87433c7 fish farm. The smile on 6a294a9f6e his face indicated 0c71702746 he was happy 679f5db12e to see a 626476a2da group arrive.98bfde3c06f61cad

“Here to help out?”ce81d47eeb7e5e47

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“Here to preach, actually.”f865d353b5a99b8d

“Ah, I don’t 2033ab678d believe in that a48dbb0360 stuff!”7a583c6fa8cf0950

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Even as they e0262ca611 exchanged these brief b84b3308a8 words, the village aef8428aeb chief’s eyes kept 3388f1edab darting behind Choi 10202ad2cf Seonwoo. Clearly, Park af29859187 Younghee had 400179494a spread the 082107be76 word around 72c86a877b the village 24d627e845 in no 89d53b9dc8 time. Naturally, Choi Seonwoo pulled 1cf3e0d56a Seo Jihan closer by 31507d6170 the elbow.757d0c030914e4b3

“This is Brother Seo 2de5c69bdc Jihan.”03f4fc62c2e1286e

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Seo Jihan bowed 1af31874c0 politely, though he 3722627a96 couldn’t fathom why 48bd516c3d he had to 0c1a25250c greet a stranger. The village 9d70669a13 chief’s curious 8a82f055be eyes scrutinized a21b2a95ac his face.7a6d208ff8ecc126

“Wow, they said you 63b03545e0 came here to convalesce, f691e691c1 but you really do de104408cb look like you’d fall bb670d4be5 over if I touched b2cd4d6fe5 you.”9e07bcc0c21bbad7

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“Yes, so don’t 8cd062afeb even think about 25a2604504 making me work.”a4e7478ee9a05333

“Hey, Father Choi! People will think 6139fbbdfc I make everyone c931c44031 work!”e52e4db4280a6022

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“What am I b0280641e8 then?”ea2349b2eef05eff

“Father Choi isn’t 9c3cc2f898 just anyone. You’re our e714e64a82 island’s mascot.”c0c0291fa507ba16

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“Mascot? I haven’t b866e530be even been 83a4ccf362 here a 72d58a79b0 year.”9c2fa9429847bbf7

While they bantered, Seo 48ce1a8e7b Jihan felt like an b7bb0378e2 out-of-place sack of barley. The pattern 2851eb4269 continued elsewhere. Choi Seonwoo ac5dc7b89b seemed to cdc9f4538d know everyone 55e075f400 and was a6997d7ebe friendly with 461dc994ae all.bf4fb24e0c6781bd

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“You little brat! Didn’t I bb8bba3170 tell you eab57ff473 I’d kill 69086883ff you if fdb0228ebb you gambled 15ee0cfc40 again!”1c9081137315fff9

“Ah, it was just 94fd6be73c 5,000 won lost, what’s 3cf8fe9d2b the big deal!”ab4320a4d7545003

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“Dig the earth, will caacbd9ce6 5,000 won come out?”421488e6cad1019e

They were d339b28842 passing by def93af7c5 a few 1897bd2606 pensions scattered d94b753804 along the a45b1d7e95 coast when 70a2a50f04 an elderly b76dfc0751 mother and c01b8dd444 son argued cbc448e15a in the 63fcab9f08 yard. Watching them, Choi Seonwoo 8761c34584 forgot his priestly duties b95f5b950a and even gave some 8896d0a640 odd advice on how 077d1eed37 to hit properly.c5cb82713c41afef

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“Mrs. Kim, hitting d25a6dd0a0 like that 403bbede98 won’t kill b9a9e7d480 him. You need to eeb17c2712 strike the vital 9c85f332d6 points.”f984a2a90a942856

“Father! Is that something you eb55bdcb5b should be saying?”8fb126239d463266

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The son e7ba32c2f9 yelled out ca2d91fb95 loud, and ce2cb5f869 his mother f9b345eb01 smacked him b4add199df hard on 71c141b7de the back.cda079bc9b16d266

“Shut it! Go clean 673b80231c the rooms 68afe9f621 now!”a6440e69a8213d0a

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“Ah, jeez. Always working me 57801bafe6 without pay over a6511263a9 a few thousand b0561f070d won! Ugh!”d018877685dda594

After chasing 3e6d9c5f91 her son ac7ae7734e off with e05b4a0258 a few 4f45db176c more smacks, c564836f0f the mother 4591a8c62c hurried over a40770fcb8 and firmly 5b59e3f64d grasped Choi b1258fd895 Seonwoo’s hand.6ff63acf335b0cee

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“Oh, Father d932a95958 Choi, I’m 9a06ac24db embarrassed to 7fd9e62a93 live here b6316e1a57 because of a661745eb9 that boy. If he went 12c5670d83 to church, do b7840ecd0a you think he’d 6465b3370d repent?”3199725247447ed0

“Prayer alone won’t change 9c70ee1359 habits unless he decides b71c00a5b7 to change. I’m sorry 81a767533c you have 4de31fe6da to endure ac5ed446eb so much, 0d2ab91d79 ma’am.”b5623c01c350f48f

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Choi Seonwoo’s approach to b114421ae1 evangelizing was unique. Or, as Seo 870bec91d0 Jihan saw it, b2732211b0 it hardly seemed e9edf10266 like evangelizing at bad2268b9e all. He didn’t 4ffeb5826b push anyone 54a4f90f30 to come bcdfbc86c9 to church, 560d28472a just built 067dd645ee camaraderie.d367abd42751f377

‘Jesus to 1205a46eec heaven, non-believers 715454e36c to hell!’0fb7ca529c6ea059

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Wasn’t that a0632740ba the typical 6d057cd1cc Christian approach, dabe08173e yelling and 9993009954 disturbing the 78643f0ef2 peace?5ddec8eaa1de4932

As Seo Jihan’s a632954541 fixed misconceptions began 6658b3e640 to shake, Choi b44c84940f Seonwoo’s strange preaching 868f246b68 tour came to 1473822465 an end.7bc320ef806b059d

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As soon 7cc513bd67 as they 72445f0c1f got into fe72b0ef6a the car, fc38f937ad Seo Jihan 3bbb55ad00 let out 6a70323e50 a light fb91e3a6fc sigh. Choi Seonwoo 4d1aac5e63 asked him,a037e6fdd1138ab6

“Is even this 5d25631429 much walking still 242acc697a too much for d9828d4c24 you?”55fa4bc4cbf7e354

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Seo Jihan c3a26f5d3a was momentarily f6b4f90e8a speechless, realizing 87fd54461a belatedly that c0a0bc75d3 the tour 9aee3a043f had ended 0aa44a555f because of ae3a470ce5 his condition.ff838abc79de3598

“I’m fine.”d39939ac0f29eadf

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His voice came out bd955748f2 stiff, pride wounded. Choi Seonwoo hummed and 231b952d84 smiled enigmatically.acf52890a93b44cc

“I’m not ba2e5cb780 that frail. I’m getting better day a2f5a087c8 by day.”d74c5ce69c37165f

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“Got it. I brought d380a0df0b you out 08a92f755a partly for ec13cd15e5 exercise, but 708f511b2c if you cc8ee85df5 don’t feel 11f67e2101 up to 42ee9e417b it, staying 020dfb7617 in the 0f101541b6 church is 1c11743844 fine too.”a5e4e2ffd2233acb

“I’m really fine. I can come out ee64cc1e4f every day.”2770dfeaa9eae851

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Only after his stubborn 5df53b82ca retort did Seo Jihan 3a67f033ab realize he had played 98635d3a86 into Choi Seonwoo’s hands. Was he inadvertently 57ae4399cc being made to 79be067eb9 look like a bae51526da devout follower?6908f066cbaf0f8b

…Have I 8fc7e581de fallen into 16b68310cb this priest’s e282e6d931 trap?957855fed078a4f4

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Unsure whether a2a1ea415d it was ef2fc2ed3a intentional or dbec846f6a not, Seo 3901407137 Jihan found 3109f7a3a9 himself staring 48e16b3f9c at Choi dd5bea7e35 Seonwoo again, 7341212ac1 who just 01b6a85678 smiled gently.37fec58cd4dbc106

“What about school? Did you e2c929200e drop out?”b24545ab1d3403c9

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“I dropped out af881b9d50 a while ago f18764e306 and passed the f7df971074 GED. I was thinking 7ae7a9ef6e of taking the dbfad48eb8 college entrance exam 4c1184b3c0 once I got 5e81fbd734 healthier, but now 0a4773f0bc I’m not so cc213eeead sure. Since I 601d58c929 don’t have 7bc862f34c to worry 9c080bd5bd about making 437cfba0f8 a living, 14da25381a maybe I’ll 888ff6b3a3 just hang 070829f50d around following 2bda2ad004 you like 089a78f8d8 a freeloader.”d1d20c2539df523d

Listening to his 42c968f89c almost enlightened response, 8718e33593 Choi Seonwoo thought,35fac8e1a2cf89c5

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He’s taking 517db81907 it too 7540db1062 easy thinking 5ca3fafb49 he’ll stick 01fc75150b with me bc5e6a4d7a for life.8e3679c0c98cbe83

“If you c26931a494 decide to 7d3d12d7e5 go to 1163eb2f23 college, consider d9f45f540f Europe or 79c45dc986 the USA. They have more 30c049dff8 exorcist priests than da2a57e7db here, so it fc38249e9a wouldn’t be hard 60b878c8ae to get help b8f99089dc when needed.”4cc5b30ae544a722

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“Planning to e21f949617 get rid 69500fcced of me 63cf180822 on the 44a5888dec first day 9b519bf1fd we meet d6a3cd4531 again, huh?”bc07da458e384bfc

Seo Jihan’s calm 5ec055a78b retort made Choi a44efa7f59 Seonwoo chuckle and 7e2b0a3ae9 hold back further ed5b8cbac2 comment. His future was important, 6c37a96795 but so was his d8b4603ba6 own comfort.40c9302a716c1ace

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Seo Jihan continued,8f49cd04852cc45c

“Are the exorcist 336c5caf20 priests in the 25d0203bec USA and Europe 406df1c1e7 as capable as de764f8861 you?”635ed8a790a5b99b

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“…Well, I can’t really 804b676a09 say for sure.”0824d62a71eb9d29

“They probably aren’t. Then, before you 540091acb5 think about offloading 438db7c9d9 me, how about 488c03fc88 you take good 1c85a18e49 care of me?”a557cf6e2b783cb0

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Choi Seonwoo grinned awkwardly 3cbeac5e5e at the bold response. They looked d17dbf168c at each 99c3111330 other silently 20038affed until Seo 65dd8e08eb Jihan suddenly 6b7f77baa4 sparked up a67eaf0689 with a 24bf91862a serious look a28d56dd38 in his 6b9c941c76 eyes.8e40f0d18de9e645

“By the way, Father, 2920e8efbc were you born with c837fc448c it?”9e1ed4dea56e40eb

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“Huh? Born with what?”cff8c88cb348ac3d

“When you were about 060788cb77 to perform the exorcism, 820a816d9e you asked for my cf147516cc name while looking into 757a65486f my eyes.”abe5a2377b2e9cbf

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“I did. Why?”7b33b0e026dfa3f7

“I used to do d2c79ab72d that a lot. When you 59dfc73cbe look into cc3da4a26f someone’s eyes 4cb1065008 like that, 36290a82c5 you see e67f310807 their true 70bbdfcc95 essence. No matter e5ece850cb how much 0d91d7cf6c they embellish ca1f88bf70 their exterior, dc528734f7 you can’t d35e94dd17 hide the 0a2c7d4292 core. Plus, you cc4ba302b0 can sort 65436e2c8c of tell 26ef9bc02b what kind 28f07bd382 of life c76cabfb11 they’ve lived. You were d6f263cb34 looking into dbf4491e9b my soul, e4dcfd677c weren’t you?”ef767c4b0d7f839d

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“Well… yeah.”b0563ec1d6a1e27b

“Did you see clearly?”a834bf331b89e633

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“That’s why a457d64c57 I was 0207c95e55 able to 44e05f2e9d chase it bec5bc9455 away, right?”fc230cfd8785532c