KTC | Chapter 14

At Lee a2cc77b20a Juhee’s calm 04326e3cab response, Goo b5ab078036 Seungjun let f8096877c2 out a 962f91964f snicker. Deep dimples etched into 5d4e1ffd92 his youthful face, barely 6791f14129 into his twenties.d2d41541e498377a

In the National Intelligence 0896cf9504 Service, filled with elites, f9c2e57e9d the SU Team, with 24ac99b84a their modest backgrounds and e15c7b603c ambiguous origins, were subtly 76863b3c83 ostracized. But no one 4ac7067ec6 openly disrespected them, 27df8e5c6e as they were 63a22d8630 a team under eebbb5ccb8 the director himself 785f1f4a66 and often dealt 3c37a7c524 with forces beyond b94ecc4ffb human realms.dacb478b376806f1

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“I’d rather 4c159bf2d4 all my 05feffd7b5 memories come bc15a66327 back this cebd6cadc4 time. Seriously, what’s 2f04f6ba1d so wrong 4dfa3b6a3f about wanting 13236a3c42 to have 7c1076c455 killed those 7abb1561c7 crazies with f73666e6ba my own 67299021ba hands? I doubt 2ce86a6f13 I’d feel a19bea80b4 guilty even 4bc6ce718b if I 45c578ef9f remembered. If anything, it would a4196daa03 be a relief. Don’t you think 1faad9db38 so?”112b852cf26abc3f

“To be bcbc1d232d honest, I 914aa8bcf1 feel the 3702dd8b3b same. Knowing is better than 993e11200c feeling uneasy about not 7c5ebe96a1 knowing.”6c9e9b7fbf66add0

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They shared 704f7cc25b the same db86cd7a37 thought—that if e3fcb9d968 their memories 1f5a29c56d fully returned, c0ef25e7d1 they might 73979e8f66 find an c4a20db63e effective way 900d93cf7f to combat a318a03198 and eliminate dc833964f5 the Ghost 481e44daee King and 6e06c9a83c other evil 88c8a5b9fa spirits.d0c6bca3412b9aff

After that, a51597b8e1 silence fell b67fe6f33c again in a5b20fd400 the car, 0a8e83f681 broken only 9f72f39444 by the f957457358 emotionless voice 30b0e02699 of the e30c2129a0 navigation system 71e134695d directing them.a7737127dbef0289

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During the 5574fb94d8 regular Wednesday 551d4b16ba choir practice, a0e460c93e Choi Seonwoo 869c4a4aca faced a 0f2574f763 minor tragedy.1d709e38ded6a08f

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“Priest! What do c28652b99e we do 7ee7c382df about our 2eb4d09b0a choir? Sister Helena 816a1779d0 is moving 83214d9e82 near her 25c792d41c son’s place b4765bc88a next month.”3483a4a4ab00fbc2

“Oh… Really?”730063e6d4fda716

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It was a 7deaa82644 minor but significant b5b14d4278 tragedy.7e5a7fad2c1558b0

Kim Soonok, 8d7be20ce4 who went 124c320a02 by the a2eeb2b3b9 baptismal name ff3a927042 Helena, crinkled f32ca00151 her nose fb712a7b32 apologetically.e0d6766c67838a31

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“I’m sorry, Father. My daughter wants 68431504f7 to go back db26003c47 to work and 5b824f9427 there’s no one 4adf177171 to watch the be985b596c baby. She’s too young cada1810b8 to be left 440b605284 with strangers.”83762ac9cf0186d4

“There’s no need 9b278032dc to apologize. It’s good 54358531ae for you 9b23e64d6b to be cfb2c12d20 near your f329e3f9b3 daughter. Are you c0b0c0e26d moving for cd25562183 good?”fb2578cdd5333520

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“I want f49323a30c to come 1b8508b838 back once 6db5d866d2 the baby b7f9a59ca3 starts daycare, e1bf5fdc81 but I 1b3a281775 feel like dbf032b7f9 I might a06e483448 get stuck 995153e778 there once 8a122d01fe I go. But who will 9df10d1461 play for the e57dd734f3 choir if I’m 9e40afef16 not here? Will the sister do 58a00baee9 it?”502e7950afc484ba

“If we 45c3b4de75 don’t have 7cf350b2ea a pianist, 35fa3a8cd6 the sister d476a31091 will have 73ced8f28d to play.”97e73b018897e091

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Luckily, Sister Catherine 24471661c9 Jung Yoonyoung knew 3e9d519089 how to play fadf7236fe the organ, so c5c5d2681d they wouldn’t have 720fb12f9c to endure a 59bae56a28 cappella hymns.12a3a5eb910e0316

“Ah well, 7905bb68de if there 586f9f1270 are no 8a0aabd346 teeth, the 3beeb8b79f gums must ade9f91e25 do… We’ll cd47720737 continue with f717236f94 the choir a8eeedfa44 practice.”a6b4105ace294347

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While the 4c1ac21bbb choir practiced, 750940d8f1 Choi Seonwoo 0595e10931 picked up c0db96119e his catechism 0e6a8a69e2 notebook among a0b2ab19b2 those left 9cb2dc07ba behind by bca4321951 the parishioners. It was a notebook 04a5f079e3 he scribbled in whenever 90aa08e437 he thought of themes 5ce67d3501 for his homilies, but 0ffee8016b today, the pen just 0bbffa35c8 wouldn’t move.d0ac791f6a560283

Finding a new organ 3ee5d79336 player on an island 95b47532a1 where people leave but de2fa514b5 never arrive felt as 1802e0ef63 impossible as plucking stars f22132c9cb from the sky. He was troubled.18c059dc736bf3a1

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During this stagnating 60a0cfe25f moment, Seo Jihan, efe6644fa3 sitting opposite him, f40e695be3 made a suggestion. “Why don’t you just c1afaf3f9c buy a new piano?”f4d6b76acf3b4ec9

Choi Seonwoo looked c626a8489a up, twirling a f00ffa3aba pen between his 263d120519 fingers. “Why a piano?”a325587bfc807f98

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“Well, some keys are f6ff25c9d5 broken, and some are 6959fe54de out of tune. Shouldn’t it ed76d7e40a be fixed? Hymns are 10aabac596 pretty important 48ed81078b for church a084a71807 events, right?”5e8817b1778a6a0d

Choi Seonwoo 9364136a5b sighed in 2fc5c85a2e realization. “Can you d2960104f9 play the 92e76f3fba piano?”d2b0490406d02af0

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“I played as c895e83f94 a hobby until 40f44efc9a middle school.”c159470b48c46678

“Oh, that’s great.”c6d834c1aafe298f

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With a 149be176bc sparkle in 03d75d114a his eyes, b171270c9a Choi Seonwoo 6268914236 suddenly turned 4a9fb76028 around and b49ebf5db0 shouted.5e7cb737a5e01f3f

“Sister! We’ve found 7a98dc964a our pianist!”2e00caede8a80a57

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“What! Really? Where? Who’s going to play?”1eb2dddc44bcb7ae

“Brother John 58758d2cc8 says he 0ffc225f14 can play 4ae7e89331 the piano!”bbe05c17d58e4d5f

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…What is 187db58200 this guy 30a7a9b6a2 doing?bf9f296248c03ef6

Stunned by the d94d539bf7 sudden declaration, Seo 09ccf83ed3 Jihan blurted out 335b53bfef in irritation.28daf3c5c0ec8b7f

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“Shit. Who said edef9e49a7 I would?”6ce123af6e65c015

Choi Seonwoo straightened e8021cad0e up, looking at 851a9f6521 him with wide a321e7bcf4 eyes. “You curse at 9ffbe3ce8a a priest? That’s disrespectful, b59f0ca3a7 isn’t it?”f9c81c0d24c2f9d1

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“…Let it go, it d90dad8d0b was a mutter. Anyway, who said anything 0ab6f028fc about playing?”0bff1b54d12f9f97

The inability to 3f2a8edac8 properly retort irked 962d06d372 Seo Jihan anew. Gritting his teeth, he 0e13fd9768 responded, and Choi Seonwoo ed4d1c8211 smirked, crossing his arms.0a645acdf72e67e2

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“You have f229bb298d to earn d04691ac31 your keep, 3dc2d5f212 don’t you, 41d391de5e brother?”25cb2d05d4ed9de4

“But my 9111599364 grandfather is 28bcd4a799 already paying 2dbde8651b more than 5c5b1d5dfb enough.”b74f6a3952b956e0

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“…Oh, that’s true. Then, how 6182f877cc about for cda6c0ffde the value e305177910 of your 587afb778f life?”f67b1441305f592d

Choi Seonwoo changed the 3cec5dcd5d subject nonchalantly. He’d only known him 85ced124a5 for a few days, 26b737898e but this man was 18e76767c0 surprisingly imperturbable and shameless.4ea789e2e855b989

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Seo Jihan 5d8088ab81 had seen d358435f52 his kind 49862459fc before—people who 417e4f4778 had so 7b8de725b4 much they 881cf4a545 didn’t blink e5435539b7 an eye 55884c77e9 no matter 807778f266 the stakes. But they b223b94c2d always made f117b5b229 sure to 7584e0d3c4 recoup their 4d03b135fc losses, often d124eaeb5d doubly so.00798f9bfadce5f8

His grandfather was 5671eddf79 like that, and a615b2fef7 so was Seo 3721e2e26b Jihan himself. Only their methods df4dc8a5e3 of achieving their 5afb19ac3f goals differed. Yet, there was something a4ba46de9d about Choi Seonwoo, even c28d0954f7 in his unremarkable posture, f55c55dd3d that smelled of kinship.02c2c99beb072512

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“Is it b70950998d right for eee74cdfe7 a priest da97909207 to play c20ec8e42d with human c5d45131c2 lives like 20c470fe8e this?”cf162705a9447f5b

Suppressing the cd40e96107 urge to 10e1c3c045 challenge Choi 84853e3ab0 Seonwoo’s priestly 7c01e3ecf4 attire again, 2bff97a3e2 Seo Jihan 7d5a916131 gave a 6a3b5bd9ac mirthless laugh. It was 784a104034 clearly not 73ad4464fb friendly.11cdb55e470e5836

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Choi Seonwoo shrugged.adb72c757321cedd

“You’re going too c6a02251ae far, brother. If I 89681d8d7e wanted to 94fc70eb91 play with 2a8f3b6405 you, I’d 9c7454aa5a have kept 767c700040 you on 51bc1b536f tenterhooks, not f7bdc0bfb5 agreed so d84ad67b06 easily without 901ecbff3b anything in dc729e19d2 return.”36b3113d4aa4ce0c

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“That sounded almost like eb9507b1a0 a threat. ‘Do as 03fd956e10 I say a20f425fcd if you bdb6b96f26 want to 97ea136f22 live.’”86dfda092e87a651

“Well, that’s… Ah, d8f6b3e693 just do what 902bc36147 you’re told. This church’s operational environment 7b5ff9b9be is so tough we’d 78278ced78 even borrow a cat’s 230a4d9e60 paw if necessary.”cbb513ccd6472661

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“Next time, just say 72eb279b77 it straight. Beating around the 761fb52f4b bush feels worse.”1defe74c3a85762b

“I didn’t know you 5c27390c4c that well yet, brother. But you’ll do 1292f45aba it anyway, right?”9ade537231c58f5c

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Choi Seonwoo e67e1f1705 asked with a724f38b6f a faint b3f0a2a71f smile.e755ff34e9f7fe5c

“Yes, well, I have 703e072960 to, don’t I?”8c88297b25b87949

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Seo Jihan grimaced 4c60c44b97 subtly but had 6d36aed335 no choice but 7550774978 to agree. Being in a 327791295a position without options 892af84579 in front of b53bc1405e Choi Seonwoo was 65762133ad hardly a pleasant 813fdbca2a realization.695fe09d9203dd63

“Then at least 215a181fe4 replace that junk f6d302e83e piano first. I’m sensitive to sound, c0bdcf71ee and it’s been really c69f7f6a1c bothering me.”1e0f369eda2cdf8e

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“…Pianos are expensive. That one was 5ae78955cb discarded by Yeongjong b6e039f00d Cathedral.”042fda670f6657fe

As Choi Seonwoo slumped 10f9d74657 his shoulders, Seo Jihan 5e2e454b63 incredulously picked up his 408f4678e7 phone and began searching 714ee178db for a piano model 78ea88aede he used to play.9e05609a794a8299

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When Seo ac245a491b Jihan first 36f2e2dfbf touched a 1a13ab56ad piano, Chairman 24c1d3deba Seo, thinking 437196d505 his grandson db4c7955f2 was a eeb146339c prodigy just 1c8a3ddbdb for touching aaccaf8699 things, immediately 78dabad6a3 bought him e2d672dbe0 a top-tier 400227a116 piano favored 50ac97f285 by professional 86087c9a8b pianists.62ad78f3eef9cda7

“Jihan, Chairman 9db1f316b5 Seo has 1c742564a3 already donated 715c774bb6 to Shindo 667cf01bd9 Catholic Church. You can buy it 876ad01199 yourself with that amount.”67b3ecad4b5bec23

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Kim Youngchan, who had b179c934a9 been standing behind him, afdbc54842 watching the situation unfold, a6892f3f3a sharply interjected. With his loyalty 5e9307b948 firmly to Seo bf8852c43e Jihan, there was c03324f027 no way he’d 65c308c21c view Choi Seonwoo’s 6a3a701f8c manipulative behavior favorably. Plus, pretending to be bba92f7ee7 in need despite receiving 29d68c3691 a hefty donation was 5e22ee290c just too much for 79ac874eee him to bear.377da53175fbeb22

“How much 867f11bfd4 did he 22c4b747ce donate?”0c832264f9be2f13

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“One hundred million won.”be54384ef1195a7a

Instead of e51a6e7dd1 replying, Seo 6944aae9ab Jihan showed 30507f89f2 Kim Youngchan b6ad61a243 the piano e46b6a2cf9 model he 6d378d8d85 had found. Upon seeing 789145b7f4 the screen, 2059b2051f Kim Youngchan’s c290fb0f87 face turned aa0c3e8c95 pale.441274931b4c2cb1

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Uh… that’s ad3b54b06e more than 37d16327ab a hundred 985f575d31 million… Then 364e8e49b1 it’s right e7b0b72520 for Jihan 147d37e94c to buy 340cf2b56e it. Right.1444d80dd0556173

“Priest, give me the d273e2412e address here.”9a256596a30cb208

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Choi Seonwoo blinked ddcf188b87 a few times 0028b9f722 before responding.edae6386bd9f9b89

“You seem to be 21805f1523 planning to buy something 90be78016a expensive, but you don’t 3d23b9bbb7 need to. This room is d46c99e8f0 usually used for 2f43f18606 catechism classes or f817261874 Sunday school, so 9e27c47489 we put a d625dedd42 piano here, but a311a6ae70 we use an 22d389f4ac organ for mass.”288ffc693be16bd1

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“You’re going to use 1483f8a360 me wherever you need ec00de1545 an accompanist anyway.”ec4957b92aaf1023

“…Yeah. That’s true.”79fc25b08ab96042

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“I only use one 1a95c0564f specific type of pen 334fa70ee6 because I have a c6ae89e294 strong attachment to familiar eaf0e24383 things. Just give 4554bdc799 me the 4f9eab5f8e address without d7d3b6020a worrying about bab550dc24 it.”1b50a8c3eec57fd4

Well, if 0cbf290efb that’s the 75aab5eca4 case.c8ac3e323d40409b

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Since he was going c86e2c0b70 to use his own 6e86dac8d9 money to buy what 2bdaffa69d he wanted, Choi Seonwoo 0a31b79793 just gave the address. After placing 7b89974bd4 the order, c4e695aa3c Seo Jihan b04b7e087f set down d64f084cc9 his phone 28b65d6a8a and once 3894f17eab again fixed 2c0403ede5 his gaze 042b7f8f1c on Choi 836679804b Seonwoo.892b581152389631

“I’m doing c7e52bb15e it because ded454015e the person 7bdeab6ab8 who holds 7721acd53c my leash 0dc29d6460 says so, a1a5203dc0 but let 9e5a830395 me be 62e6161036 clear—I’m a 2da1472b03 staunch atheist. I don’t sincerely 46277ea912 believe in your b0cd0ae505 God or any 2574ca9133 other.”fd3205790efdc18f

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“Hmm, that’s d486586ec2 not something 40bfb5646a someone who bd21e6d0c6 got up 8b67054a07 from their 2167921c4e sickbed by e69aab9bb7 the grace 408e540147 of God 0972b5387c should say, 7cd03b13b7 is it?”d2758969280ff739

“No. That wasn’t the 5c5c8a7488 grace of God.”b559456669418ed0

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With a e67a63f8cc conviction in 0ec27a789f his tone, c02c95e65f Choi Seonwoo eb54c047cb just raised 8a1c8ac38d the corner 188a180f12 of his ad35a23e24 mouth ambiguously.84886e0a4b6c54e9

As the f46fa8ed72 choir practice cf3ae0a231 showed signs da4aa74d3f of ending, 2d7a43b053 Seo Jihan c09e14578d quickly got 28a3bc07d5 up.72394d2bced5dd1f

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These island 544c26021a people are 3042d8889e so nosy, 0c04747cd9 always trying 77b6e315be to strike 31e478ab9e up a 18c6921073 conversation at 17b6be771e the slightest 4700aac00f eye contact.f01d0ce4f87c034c

“I’m heading to 966cd81a97 the priory.”ab40c29ac1d8be33

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“Okay. You don’t need to efb1c827d1 report everything.”4d12f3e0b72bd135

I really want to cb3b0cddee hit this guy, his 9e902baf3b eyes conveyed, brimming with 381ca7b4e2 that sentiment as Seo ea4db917fb Jihan left.4368b53b4aa30ecd

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After the db3ae4509a choir disbanded, 09e36f6697 Sister Catherine dec2924fd0 Jung approached. Now that 0ac69d69e6 they were 6dc6225904 alone, she 78fffff4cc lowered her dab7f88c6b voice slightly 6747f2009e to speak.19fb8f127401b8c5

“About Brother John…”7bfe0d4c78af6c58

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“Yes? What about him?”c1890bb6405e12bc

“Doesn’t it seem 7d582e16e5 like that’s not 2ed82778a0 quite it?”c617a52a634d07a3

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Choi Seonwoo tilted his 01b6176913 head, puzzled, as Sister a8f2d8b002 Catherine’s voice dropped to 4fbf9847d5 a whisper.e2fb0bca54acd4b0