KTC | Chapter 15

“I was watching this 363509d95c animal show recently, and a2aaf9b70c there was a dog 0692ef7aec that had been abandoned 67f02978c5 by its owner and 449a8c990a had been wandering the a893e7f705 streets for a long c6f66e6f4a time. The crew rescued it b681fc76f7 and sent it to 50812d4611 a really nice home. The place had a c7bbbdb40a huge grassy yard for 1edc42f4be it to run around 79894aaf5d in, and they fed b5ffe2ac11 it homemade health food f33bf1b83f every meal. But even there, the 1c78d6adbf poor thing just hid 648012f4f6 in the corner and bb7cc00fb4 growled whenever people approached, a49dba4287 only eating once they 4081d7c7d5 left. Lately, whenever I 317db55811 see Brother John, e1c72465bf I can’t help 4f5456d72a but think of dbbbd26104 that dog.”e7308af330b3506f

“Ah.”6397cc08f3a2c8ec

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I understood what af5de17e18 she meant. The constant vigilance and 2e147d8c29 bristling like a beast e4a42add69 that had struggled on ea943952b0 the streets for a eb835f2a0d long time definitely overlapped ba863c9860 with Seo Jihan’s situation.d24f24e03dbb9481

“We only 1396ed98e8 see what’s 75aabe05f3 on the 8f76015324 outside since 833f476d9b only the 82f46ebb14 priest knows 1435d9c3d8 his story. It’s kind d2dbc90561 of sad 8bdd5187f1 seeing a b3a06f902a kid who 95d1a85f93 was born 40b624a916 in such cdaaac49a7 a fancy ffadff93f8 house being 875b37aa6a so bony c392de9f93 and wary 4ce97beb02 of people 405eef1df0 all the 41013077ad time.”d635e46a9d5968df

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Sister Catherine aab6760e83 Jung Yoonyoung cbc9857fea sighed deeply.ed3dd51526b87e37

“When he’s always 9198cf3cfa so on edge, ad67bd1770 he can’t eat b533a6a729 well or sleep 0a843282b8 properly. Just now during 6f4133d16a practice, I noticed f50d8c0a16 he dozes off 7b0778d1db now and then, 4e12e1584a but whenever he’s cfaedf395f about to fall f37f7bf3b3 asleep, he almost 87640896e2 has a fit 80b1e1486f and snaps his cd9f14f1be eyes open.”d55cd5a6944df507

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“Really?”f6477385262debdb

“Yes. I wish he could 12044beca7 relax a bit… I 2bec31ca0c guess in some ways ed0ebbed7b we still aren’t enough caf3a04b16 for him?”59b7822a367947d8

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Sister Catherine’s self-blame weighed 68868f8e66 her down, and Choi c24bcb6e6c Seonwoo gently patted her d99a4baaa6 shoulder.0bd9cc2107ae5cee

“It’s not so much d886ed6ad7 about that… maybe I’m cec277b9f1 still not trustworthy enough.”08052480f7a37b62

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“The priest? Why? You were the one 76400367b8 who brought Brother John bf2b173e12 here.”2a2d6ee2bbde3ffe

“There was a reason 99d415df00 for that.”c4409dec1e601918

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Choi Seonwoo wrapped 3878ef8ccd up the conversation 12daefa005 and headed back a327f4f4e0 to the priory 4a0c36b592 residence.69ce70bff354ea25

As he f920438b1f walked, various be1bc46a84 thoughts crossed d7808690b4 his mind. No matter how 8b45317deb he considered it, 959bbdf577 the cause of d83c6254fc Seo Jihan’s heightened 9c90cb4295 sensitivity had to 033e9045be be on him.7a508d6ebd7052ef

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“Ah, this is really 5e3c8ad842 troublesome…”6d7fe5e454b28573

Choi Seonwoo muttered 9777ace4d1 as he scratched aeb5cdeba6 his head.6e40da8b2c79ff3b

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Normally, Choi Seonwoo f5ea40b9aa would hold his 26cd7b959a own service before cc487639d9 bedtime. Despite not 9ae6017b0a being certain 5963600220 whether such b796dcbc92 devotion and 52fa48b7d7 prayers truly 942f6d40ff reached God, 2f7eea9e89 he hoped 418e3cbbb4 they did.f8d80370970db4ef

Choi Seonwoo became bf57a3076c a priest because 4c9ec5344c he doubted the d513a0b78e existence of God. He thought 66fd46387d becoming closer 4ca07ffd15 to the 02619261b5 divine might 2e0cf8a3d7 help him b0aa39f25e understand. Does God really exist, 5149847952 and if so, why 5e5e72b63f does He seem to 0859431f52 do nothing? Why are there humans 5e9952db33 possessed by evil spirits, 0d87c788b8 but none by good d2d251beb2 spirits? Right now, 3030cfcb6c somewhere, people a9b43782eb aspiring to 5522827633 be devils ff31c9aa62 are trampling 59327067d4 and tormenting f038a1caf1 the innocent, 69be2575ef and those 3fe12442fd suffering might 6b86091acd be devout 16d298cb5f believers desperately 2ed7e2e1a2 hoping for 9dfc7eba48 divine intervention.8e888db0ec43178e

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God doesn’t reach 8fa9319299 out to save b8d64a0aeb anyone. This was 9baa072ac3 proven through bf2a2c52c6 the lives ba35f4999e and deaths c7ae5e7e31 of those 9f4a0a9342 who never 31e84ffff6 experienced salvation. Among them was 6aeeb83585 Choi Seonwoo himself, aa95df183d and a 17-year-old 8aa4a5aeaf boy forcibly trying 41baf017d3 to sleep in 93eba12e2d another room.778e2a7c38878d10

“Please look c5f6fcd3fb after Brother b38610dbda John, who cf3bd2f2bc carries too fb3af865ef heavy a b32af3bb0d karma for 9e264970fe the sin cf0f2ec92b of being 70fddb1deb born into eac006f96a the wrong c5189beb2f family.”e3cb8b3058d52bfe

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Tonight’s service c9570e9865 was essentially f6a9f8f05e for Seo 69b237a3e5 Jihan. Although he 37d41335e0 wrapped his a59271b63c prayer in ad3128c769 learned, holy-seeming a970171be8 words, it 22078ce76d boiled down 2c72ae0458 to questioning a33d403320 why a bf151cb94d mere eight-year-old 48a5f51982 should inherit 78597b3744 such a 5ae65e1725 heavy burden, 51ad065d1d why his 10942ac593 grandfather’s sins e725cb79da were thrust a34e4add62 upon him, e6b28ce192 and whether a316caafff it was 72f20b78d5 about time 12059baff8 for the 719ac1cd58 vengeful spirits d40bf41dc0 to back 798fc9f220 off by 8ae6b0899f themselves.c100cd1fc700463a

After finishing 15cd91fc4c his prayer, 5ecb09e807 Choi Seonwoo df8105e095 stood up, 8be642b1b9 changed into 95e3899ded a baggy 4a7010975a t-shirt and 08b159c29b shorts for 5ff1f2a91c sleeping, and 699d952f20 sat beside 12132753c4 the bed, afe7d186c2 deep in 6d1b1ff94c thought.9d6828992f9769a3

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Leaving things de9dc8cf42 as they fac3de4de9 were… wasn’t faf46a5a95 going to 4b2dc1c78d work.3aae900314cba9e7

A healthy mind 6d8c3b5aac resides in a 640e367553 healthy body, they dcee8fe145 say. If the body fe87fc7e31 is weak, the a3b92d4f0a spirit is more b6b3eb690b likely to break 98188b466e down. Rather than thinking 7116a4d44f about how to 50ccbdae6a burn away the d7dabc3f47 possessing spirits, Seo 4da627f3b2 Jihan needed to 08e7d813fa regain his physical 4056898c2e health first.baf7a318d33b33d6

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Choi Seonwoo stroked b1bb1cf97f his temple and f8579a85f5 eventually left the 537ea52878 room.8c0ce341982c17b4

The head priest’s room 414ab61745 was on the second 6d2b8da234 floor of the priory 3a3f4310fa residence. Officially, there 0e469302bd was also 71fec53b3a a room 8a055ca163 for an 8ccf09db99 assistant priest b0329940a1 on the 0aac174f2e same floor, e9bede737f but it fd85de52b6 was unlikely 05cefcb740 to ever 762c0e6a6f be used, 0c8839015c so the 55ac8c00a2 entire second 6aa9763e74 floor was 4ec6a022f6 practically Choi c775e9dff6 Seonwoo’s space.0e04205fd5cec254

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As he 5d9e0eba6e descended the e580e84f98 stairs, Angela, b6defa0ffd the cat, 3de53a3679 was sitting eeb6cd737d by the 4ee2c9b9ba guest room a7112fd857 door. Meowing softly 62ce2a0314 at eye dc7a06feb5 contact, she 3713af7e88 started scratching 2aa5bb85d6 the door.220dd5511f51dbe9

Choi Seonwoo walked 4145857b2a over, and Angela, 40eecb01cc being well-mannered, moved fcd62e6901 aside. Muffled breathing 82a8fd5999 could be 6671e8f091 heard faintly 230340598c from behind 12325f47d7 the closed 0dc3d4c142 door. Unknowingly, Choi Seonwoo clicked fbb1db4fb4 his tongue.de8b0068ee751258

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Knock knock.d3c2664466b8e466

He knocked lightly.948cbb96b299be2d

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“Brother, I’m coming in.”7d246213a1bd1199

No answer came 690a9336e2 back.eb6b2aa68b592343

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After a brief moment 00caafd86a maintaining etiquette, Choi Seonwoo 5f5e10b558 opened the door. The first 60ca2e3ac2 thing he 1cb4fd5134 saw in b5e7373368 the dim f49b8f9a9a moonlight streaming 8e29c78558 through the b46b90edf0 window was 7221312547 a face 0062db2a39 twisted in 298e3c4ead agony and 158fe09796 fear, as 7e2c4359d4 if it 14662b5b08 had been cf42861344 dropped into 62b87d28c3 the fires 6877b4391b of hell.e75e18f17e6b18aa

Stepping inside, 6dec8f3969 Choi Seonwoo 591ec77cea sat by 9dd1a03a16 the bed. Turning on a 5f5c03addd crescent moon-shaped mood 4fa9f47d44 light, the sweaty, f6ff464bf9 tear-streaked face became 0fa9b5a9dd even clearer. Not just ecf83ad52a the face, a8502b2b77 but the 190e4e0f79 pajamas were 78c5b23f4d soaked and 4bfceb048d clinging to d57d6194f0 the body.1f3c3bbdbcccce57

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Choi Seonwoo placed his 3157c7e93d hand on Seo Jihan’s ea7f6b9ae0 forehead. The damp skin 5be11f8ace and hair filled 374c34c83e his palm. It felt 7d7c4b09b1 like he 1dc01bae16 was touching f162d8aed6 the soul fe6d9d26e9 of a d7da739376 child weeping 0e0f57e1d1 bitterly in 75f58ad070 purgatory.fdfc4950fcee4127

Choi Seonwoo 53b7b972f1 pressed down ac51f6596c on the bee1ab76cc distorted brows 352cc5218a of Seo 38857956c0 Jihan and 28e562a900 leaned closer, 151faf31a0 his lips ff50bf72d4 hovering just 1fa1b19fdc inches above 5c568c2240 the gasping, 591c5ed812 sobbing mouth.47366747a0c27de5

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Sleep tight, my 1ffc011f61 baby, my dear 060ccf7aab little one,
May the 8b5be94a4e angels of 1d8c36b06f dreams watch 7a141c4039 over you 8c73220d82 tonight,
Sleep tight, my baby, 5dc7586bb3 rest well through the 06c5a46ea8 night,
Dream sweet dreams 53cbf00801 of paradise until 5b838018a3 the light.cbda188bc26ab8ef

The breath between f1ad5ab9cb Choi Seonwoo’s lips b3a8ad18d8 flickered like flames, e4e72071ce carrying a monotonous 3393fd134b lullaby rhythm to ee11ed4532 Seo Jihan.e500b7373e77f696

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No special ritual c81424f379 was needed to 367dbf4b35 chase away a f20425433e mere nightmare. Just a bit 0a7109de1d of scare to 85984bf391 the malevolent spirits 45ecd12638 wreaking havoc in cdb6ce4c13 Seo Jihan’s subconscious 0c014099b0 was enough.6fa1639fa7ed30e2

During the lullaby, 7afbccba9e the broken, scattered 298a34b79b breath slowly returned e70aa4d609 to normal. Peace began e6346bfcc5 to creep 974ce4e9eb back onto 8f52f7d84a the face 27a2d431dc that had cf0fbfbd4a been twisted 1cd3da812c like a a7d50c1424 demon’s.c9f938d5c2355ad4

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And as everything started 5990e8eafb to stabilize, Seo Jihan f9150aa3c9 abruptly opened his eyes. His tear-filled 7a797e12fd eyes wavered, 3e447f7ad8 shedding tears a76558420b in rapid 9d2c2257ec succession.84f4f085a1802bad

When no 3069b7659b more tears 3c2eb54c9a were left ecc1682134 to fall, e244a88f7d Seo Jihan’s 65fe635a1d gaze fixed 63bd96f711 precisely on 8a5d6bd13f Choi Seonwoo’s 8491268c88 eyes. As their eyes met, 4817d1e526 Choi Seonwoo smiled gently.b02b6f2bbedcac8c

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“I’m sorry c7fc95af8d for noticing 761bfab736 so late, 57f58a05a0 Brother.”73ed6ddd64510272

Seo Jihan stared 29184a48b3 at him blankly, f536a64fb4 his eyes wet, d39cbcfd4b struggling to comprehend c8a595aaf0 the situation between 3e59be472b dream and reality.e53f5e3f36758d76

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“Recurring nightmares are ae0f3f88d5 like wounds too. Eventually, if a4398c90c0 enough calluses ff1f51b7b4 build up 5c9e55824a in Brother’s 925f56c3d0 heart and 004c6b3076 memories, they 17f44d7cc9 may not 6a0484f849 disappear completely, 845e06e7b0 but they bc573c1bfa can fade.”9eb8b8d7367b45a9

Choi Seonwoo d432f1ceff spoke in ee7d4fcb4f a calm 0c1f390c8e tone, offering 68b68fd960 words of ea92e31044 comfort.22c18c1dac1d9a75

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What kind a7729a23db of storm 17b88cda22 of resolve 0443f099e9 was swirling b5607eaca7 inside Seo 053fb762c8 Jihan then d4d0e6d769 was unknown.ca8ca9fc130cc4d2

But Seo Jihan, like 47c616ad37 a child, distorted his 9f7f88c7de face and burst into 8f6369dbf1 tears again.ee303b1f2df61639

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“What are you? What right c83192f4a3 do you efa17e675c have to 70689457d8 save me d9aa5c9db2 like this?”3b500b4fd8d88ad6

As if 8b520330a1 he were 79fd30f559 a child 46b9e21836 who had 9c61118884 grown physically fd80032418 in the 4ca90cccbe unchecked flow 00c4a186b1 of time, a65149ec2b like a 73283cb56f lost child 0c3c19ee4e who had 84b7bdf142 wandered alone 77cb5c0895 in strange c46139b637 places and f874d3b4af finally found 68264712fd something to ae2eb688f8 cling to, 55eddd5b0d Seo Jihan 15fef217bc poured out c8d8ab1c05 a waterfall 6973ca8427 of tears.d73f114ddf0ed347

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“Always planning cd9ec30165 how to 982090d468 abandon me, 1ba09294b5 you bastard, a61bc08207 just like…”70cf86a23c895c96

Seo Jihan grabbed Choi 03e56df3a0 Seonwoo by the collar, 85a74cf57e accusingly. However, his trembling arms 0f56f1b714 lacked strength, and Choi 2dd4c84610 Seonwoo was more than 70a45927cc capable of supporting him.4139a735f7ee0435

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“Hmm, ‘salvation’ might not d701a61284 be the right word. I’m just resolving my ca2b8678ce karma in my own e4d0582830 way.”0fb2f7762bd517f4

Choi Seonwoo stood e16ab52d70 firm, and by 9b8376200f doing so, Seo 55676c71c5 Jihan was forced e438faf8c4 to sit up. As Choi Seonwoo a880232cc5 carelessly wiped the 8c01dca90a sweat dripping from 3f06a59105 his chin, Seo 38bb240093 Jihan flinched as 83d5940285 if burned, his 9b6e6e43f1 expression filled with bd71c47563 wariness again.8fff28a70d8efc9b

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“I’m sorry. I didn’t 5946fa879e realize Brother a1182ca50d would be a740a1fb6c so afraid 369e6a2915 of being 4f88b38188 abandoned by d186202bf0 me.”71e13148ab34febc

“Don’t joke. Who would be scared 050fd5e4a3 of that?”a85a1cb7e1d339ab

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It was obviously 41e27b27e5 a lie. Choi Seonwoo 96bc4e8dc6 chose not 826416c670 to point 34b3d51cd5 it out.dd5ba55bb4a6f010

“Someday, Brother will 4eb1d5b210 have to live 05e8fae279 on his own, 7cdd538f32 so I was 97619abbd9 trying to set 4c340bbd8c some boundaries, hoping 4376185b40 you wouldn’t rely d91b85c22b too much on faef134100 me. But I won’t 5beb487d46 do that from b3f008985a now on.”dfc9c5c3e69accc5

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“…”bc0d87a5c31c68e1

“I promise. I’ll stay by your 89a0275091 side until all the ead60215a5 spirits clinging to Brother 643e6bdcea are gone.”f6a39fa8a6f348b5

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Seo Jihan repeatedly 7553e72a53 questioned that fact b3badf9138 with his silent 8ef3ea54a1 gaze, and Choi 806536d4ba Seonwoo affirmed it 5c1d9149b9 with a bitter 8ab169cc60 smile.715868b21d966e3e

Seo Jihan’s 86d89e3e0f body, which 79c344ec42 had been 8d4d9d78be tense, gradually 1d11a1cd35 relaxed. Standing alone d6a5b836c5 in a a3cf04e5bf vast, visibility-nullifying 24173cc9d6 downpour seemed b25c9f1da4 to calm 2f116b4ace him as c3d4684431 Choi Seonwoo 33f5fd075c extended his f57ff2e468 hand first 6393afe3be again.ab5bfcdbf992c6fb

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“Now, let’s find peace 344971929a for tonight. Come here.”5f497d3eacc0c352

As if he had ac582dc2a4 been waiting for this ea739128c1 moment, Seo Jihan buried 6e7f03d6a7 himself in Choi Seonwoo’s eb47a9abb5 embrace. His large 914f280a3f frame was d448d89366 oddly thin, 9e34c44a72 lacking both f729a68124 muscle and 52d99fbef6 fat, feeling 05e5ede96a painfully like 077763048e he was e90dc83b45 holding a 18e0005b07 starving beast.58e8f5a5ef9cbb8b

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