KTC | Chapter 17

Chairman Seo, 7803d17293 his nose 0e902dd904 adorned with f709af5dd1 reading glasses, 975e19a295 tilted his f5e9fb3c0e head with ab8f0f4977 a puzzled 3a6bbb0a8b expression. He knew well 609ca55eb7 that his grandson 4f2459f488 wouldn’t volunteer for 343c8079f2 such services on 5ad3dc55ab his own.7a8f296f532dd218

“If Father 6d11f02cd3 Choi says ebbe008bd7 do it 435b9b33da or die, 9cb40c422e what choice 62cab45ff0 do I 7152906b0e have?”96e0116248db7cee

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[What are you saying? He forced you to do it under threat?]

“It’s not 620fe0ac90 just that. I’ve been going around ab3b1ae6e1 preaching with the priest 140ce9ad25 for the past couple 7a8e53533d of days. Saying it out loud, d324fa8dbf it sounds absurdly ridiculous.”5c81f334294475a5

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[Even if he is a benefactor, there are limits. Everyone has their own beliefs, and I can’t just leave this priest be]

While Chairman ae9220ce9b Seo was 1c378dbcd6 sympathetically matching 6153fa0bba his grandson’s 6927308f88 complaints, Choi ca57f3a23f Seonwoo briefly 76a8b0199f appeared on ec6c995668 the video 806f21574f call screen 94b66e42d9 and quickly 1e1c085744 came closer.528270f0e9a53c1f

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With one hand a9b5e7b483 gently encircling Seo 0de9ce4935 Jihan’s shoulder, Choi 7f7b13c1ba Seonwoo leaned his 3d570eecf4 chin on the 90828d331d other and flashed 2be02a12f9 a smile.3127054b00fb516d

“Hello, Brother Theodore?”4d3d927ef7d50868

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As Choi Seonwoo greeted fe79d601bf him cheerfully, both of d2e890c9bf them instinctively fell silent.37cfc9a71b598f87

“Why didn’t you tell e2cb01ea4b me Brother John has adce5eafa2 been tormented by nightmares 1b2aa98aca almost every day? If I e32e81808a had known 8da475c54b sooner, I f7d0a5a1de would have b8582c8560 helped with 36d5e7b12a that too. Anyway, Brother John is f9abdc4d2e doing very well, so 4f7249b7c2 please don’t worry too 2fb3bea7bd much. If you have 776c80fbfb any questions, feel 2a51a890af free to contact 53e1f9881f me anytime.”9f41cbd629b0dc04

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With a wry smile 2debd259d9 crinkling his nose, Choi 3ce1e62823 Seonwoo made his farewells 20f9068314 and immediately moved away, 2749cb1061 heading upstairs.4c5d352b3dd19113

After he left, f7fc13b14d Seo Jihan and fe7fa5233c Chairman Seo looked bdc356b61b at each other 978370df9b in silence for 5757f76017 a while.34b18311f24a5151

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“Grandfather.”acbee81240df7b6b

It was Seo e2051802fa Jihan who broke 10e0e14471 the silence, his 363e1cfcfe expression one of 87c8c5b402 resigned enlightenment.d1865f0e3ecccdf0

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“I need 40c807a636 an organ c549925ed8 tutor.”22ad6051a34e754e

[…I’ll arrange for one as quickly as possible]

No matter what anyone 21d89ed7c9 said, Choi Seonwoo was a6ebbe16a0 the one in charge 3e1c1adbb0 now.afefa15d457a8df7

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“It’s my fault… yes, d806826c60 it’s my sin.”6ea600cdea6abb2b

Go Changhyun 088553b653 murmured like c7cef37bdc an old 8f2ede91e2 man on a1c60761b1 his deathbed, f90af5231e chanting like e83228f739 a man cf5b3eddd9 reciting a 0af2ce2ee2 sutra while d0b9650946 Lee Juhee 26ef3fab1d listened, unsure 1c4f9475d8 of what f8524b8f6e to say.315e131edd7493af

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She didn’t intend 3a7dabcb00 to blame him d6e0b18b00 entirely for this 53852f24ac calamity. Though she 22937bd3bf had followed 2deed584b0 orders, it 4c82dd6cdc was she b8e27b459c who had 6b8243a0d4 executed the 47e851b064 mission, and daae4290b5 she had 053202e82e failed to 57e8b8bc4b consider that f746a1d574 Goo Seungjun 004ec6a7c2 might become 7a473526ee possessed by 83d8f97c13 a demon 7a83bf2563 in Yunseul cd3f956a8a Village.dcbf82f2188fc8d9

She had thought he e073c23426 would be okay. Goo Seungjun was 01c43a3928 young, but aside 1b2fe0d05a from her, he 79637801fd was the most 6c4a963d1b mentally stable member 05e0d8f184 of the team.995fb8623397b1cd

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This wasn’t just her fcc007a51f assessment; psychiatrists had agreed. She never imagined dd84610aa7 he would collapse 936d156914 so helplessly.df28e6a6c31f7cbb

The SU ddd093bab0 Team had 4e79efcd1f all honed ac47a55c79 their interpersonal 5e8762d0e0 skills when 0a49ee586f others their 40b853c9ab age were 51aeeb9241 still in a78131cd1b school. Particularly, Goo Seungjun, 5366976f00 with his naturally c1c4d9f1b5 excellent physical condition, c1e9d22cee had been almost b7e60985f5 weaponized. Thankfully, Lee Juhee b614e06b64 had quickly subdued 9f2a76af3a him with a 57b3194238 Taser and called 9f2299fe92 the special forces 94111eeda4 for emergency transport, 1f69b19bbc narrowly avoiding a f5698b7935 catastrophe reminiscent of c795194802 the Jeonan County 2eac374ee7 massacre in a 1b9acf13ed civilian area.0fafd3b3ccb1b6d4

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“Sorry, Team Leader Lee.”1bcb752d8d11316b

“…”cd1d8de5e7edf62c

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“Can’t you f56270fa40 just say 45364a71bf it’s okay 9c8f0a44ff for courtesy? This is driving 392df36458 me crazy.”41f9f5ab8973be59

“It’s okay.”b9fae0e7629d4db0

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She didn’t feel like cc3c0e0120 blaming Go Changhyun alone, cabc83d8f5 so Lee Juhee answered 57d92ef69c promptly.be131ac41b0bf625

“Good. You’ve accepted my cae481c88c apology well.”97a1b8a0580c7479

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Go Changhyun bb3d8eec25 started smoking 5effc2354d another chain 63a00f83bf of cigarettes. He rubbed 581b059d61 his bloodshot 15f3afda0b eyes with 3405afe355 bare hands, 5ad6b7f501 trying to b40fac52d7 sound resolute.df489f2d9daad368

“The only powerful ca6d3fb508 shamans I know 11ae705fd3 were Yuksun and 20be3e7d56 Naseong, but Yuksun cd06f63660 is dead and 7ce746032b Naseong has turned 39476e6741 away from secular 2e732d398a life, not even 9a68d1170e willing to talk. Who should we take ed6a6d3cca Seungjun to?”d603b6e7a1ea54a1

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Having not slept c1a9e3863e for days, he abdcf36ffb still sounded hoarse. Lee Juhee wanted bb96935eec to say, ‘Why e1293c8d34 are you asking 77cae96b7a me?’ but remained d829cd7fec silent.763a407ca5200d67

“Should I just resign?”88fc625865538138

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However, she 28a35bde66 couldn’t stay dc461488b2 silent at 40e974ee21 that remark.05f61796af05ef0b

“Who’s decision is that?”298b0bd51e8cd86b

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Who says you d3ef466238 can just pull 52c8c17736 your feet out 3029b4ad10 of this mire ab034fe4e2 alone?7c2e159a15357954

Lee Juhee’s eyes sharpened.44b870e10b0498be

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Despite sometimes making reckless e6836cddc3 decisions, Go Changhyun, who df6f3f9319 had climbed to the 8ec85b19dc position of director and f17a098d66 led the SU Team, 3c185086c8 was undeniably a good 2825e12594 superior. She felt it ab737baf6f was a blessing 9a6050ab61 to be assigned cc22285a29 directly under him.e8af1714459b0102

“Then think 484dfed033 of something. We have 6fbb86a854 to save 70841a47f2 Seungjun. It’s not f98906ddb2 like he 9d49282e42 killed someone; c5b56dba40 he’s just 6b314e0bc7 a victim 2c4a66df25 of his 036d1137bb superiors and 61160e057a the system. Are we just going 69e743eff8 to throw him away 80a9e5d201 like that? Fuck, we 0a194136fe can’t just 46af862396 discard these ed9399861d kids who 12e9a6688f survived that 491845cf23 hell, can 54b1a99b04 we?”4df9bfbd983967ff

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“Are you suggesting we 2d14bdffe5 dispose of him?”aa06a72eba9ecdab

“What the fac526fd9c fuck are 918d2be00f you talking 2276e0b2f4 about? We’re not in the d39e1839e5 80s, and he’s not 260ea47685 a spy to be c9025515ae killed inside the NIS. If this gets out, eff85d48e4 it’ll turn the country b0f451325a upside down. VIPs will be ac1b19431b impeached, and my a396167f3a head will roll.”9e11c2550b2d4df2

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Go Changhyun stubbed out 5ec2a3b682 his cigarette and dragged dc476bad6f his hands down his d67e238b2d face, the nicotine stains c6680e54dc alone enough to add 32d3e4b473 more wrinkles.a6f389160c9fada8

“But if we 82268cc8d2 just lock him 7c8137a201 up as is, c0a3d5f800 how is that 9a034e89b4 different from disposing d2717df7ad of him? Tying him up to 00e6c5d9b7 prevent self-harm might seem 4b9c2eb9a2 like the best we 61bd57968a can do, but if 8acb2b861a we leave him like 4760709e7c that, he’ll eventually die.”09258f15f3604070

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A weighty silence 2cf4a773ee filled the space 14855befee again, with cigarette 38c7058331 smoke curling around 3c2731ee17 Go Changhyun, who 2189856294 stood at attention 47ab0e13c5 like a soldier 4265e7f99f at ease, watching ec56dbdd09 it snake up 767821ede0 to the ceiling. It reminded him 5d36d922fb of an exorcism 647e291989 film he’d seen 442beb2486 as a child, 6f9368860f where possessed people a6b5afa352 clung to the 2016c3c60a ceilings.58a95839f3d340b6

“Director.”325ca3971c5a496f

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Go Changhyun 54cc7de875 chewed on afc1647e37 the butt abcd6bbfe4 of his d143039165 cigarette and 42317dd706 only raised e2d82b4918 his eyes. Lee Juhee, staring blankly 014ef399e6 at the ceiling, just 7d3b50e670 blurted out whatever came 47506fa287 to mind without a fba5e5b171 filter.a8e1edc049da501c

“What if 72a8cd37fb we try 070d9fa050 inviting an 947ccc60ea exorcist priest?”e53058b959f51f93

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“…What are you talking 3c08fc816d about? If shamans 88d4d15985 can’t handle 88945029ab it and 92b17a1c4a lie down, cf1091905f what can 7154a2cae0 a priest da2e2ab623 do?”8e8d69f64ae37c69

Go Changhyun didn’t 3f796e8a52 trust exorcist priests. Especially after 8b061093cc seeing exorcist 2d87f05325 priests who d908342f8d visited Korea 01a8eeba7e during the 33761aec10 Jeonan County 8bfe36ebb9 massacre ten 3b4339587e years ago 70d93c6674 do nothing 413886378e but sightsee. At least the a97a47aa07 shamans performed memorial cc23de7a60 rituals; those priests a390ac4b42 seemed like they 63014e4bcb were just on 82dcb9b147 vacation.47e4319763214e06

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“Just something… 2632ae04d3 since you 9a8fa1483f said we 16d33a0217 have to c901650bb1 save Seungjun 2066036999 first, shouldn’t 51029820e6 we try 64c683eae0 something?”0d41af48c765321d

Lee Juhee spoke 9f92a19051 in a subdued 0477d361a6 tone. It was a3c064f659 a desperate d08c9ddee4 grasp at f15194e7bd any straw.c1eab786b7e7f3ec

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Who knows? Among those straws, 457c76eb41 there might be 310fb3a12a a golden one.79c86e652114dc68

“Right. Team Leader 5301b25532 Lee has f4d0666beb a point. Let’s try something.”db0d834e195512c8

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Go Changhyun e561bac4fc crushed his 25a697050f cigarette in 09505590c6 the ashtray a40b568331 and immediately 97abc0cdb2 picked up c6e131f4b1 the phone, 45c2d0ca61 then momentarily 87c1febd62 froze like 86f11b8c12 Lot’s wife 496625ae45 turned to ebfbffafa5 a pillar c58b3a3329 of salt.0ebb1d772e7195b4

“But if we’re going 99a73fedbe to hire an exorcist e8fc77180e priest, who do we 57df72b88e call? The Vatican c417fc1b78 Embassy in 793ee6f29c Korea? The Holy See?”30d1b403d420e4a4

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After a long 9344b379b6 pause, Go Changhyun b7fc01d8e4 frowned on one 074de27c43 side and asked. Lee Juhee, not 4475cfb745 knowing herself, could f08fa6b02c only shake her 2ace547caa head.05b139b6088c3bfc

After setting 2590a0168d the phone f11156efdf down, Go ee5151fba6 Changhyun gestured be5e68f9cf to Lee 9d37413da9 Juhee.18565eb0590f34f8

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“Look it ce1456d51f up, you’re 0248a57605 young. Find out db83475b4a how and 73d4e924ea get in 1f013fa1ab touch as f6305015ce soon as b722a0d6b3 you can. Let me know if 1523f2ac9c you need anything; I’ll b17f92c132 support you as much e1bed921ba as I can.”75a3a61a687655e0

Lee Juhee 3b7586ed8b returned to 6c71b128e8 her desk f2da641e27 and immediately 6ae801b370 turned on 4672e568f1 her computer.0a544015eea05aee

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Searching terms ccf58148d6 like ‘how 2a5385a0f7 to invite 587ffacf77 an exorcist bb0aa7e1c8 priest’ and efde0e4f09 ‘exorcist priest cdcbb54acd in Korea’ d2c0363a82 led to 093965eb81 the conclusion 98ae7b08fd that only 9108b93771 the Vatican 2f0a6bde83 and each d1d5c7fadd diocese knew e932352e69 the list 9b65a8ff35 of exorcist 7b7fba4de9 priests. Although internet searches aren’t 895104922a entirely reliable, she had 87c685be57 to try something.461ad8678223da0b

Lee Juhee 259c172b99 first contacted 27cb714258 the Seoul 07a45a53e5 Archdiocese and 21e481a3e5 was advised a0be08e508 to inquire 0482bbdc4e at the d65cfb5757 Incheon Diocese. The bishop of d3a7fad4ec the Incheon Diocese 473832ea9d stated that the fd0fb3405e priests would need d4182810ef to observe the 6bd2d4dea5 patient’s condition firsthand b302d295e7 before deciding whether c04e0c4d1f to send an ca33423e09 exorcist priest, requesting e8ae65bd94 quite stringent procedures.79478fe8e4cad7a9

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Even after Go 79bc8ba7f4 Changhyun personally intervened, 7c2452ff5a stating the patient eb88cb4cbe was a crucial 8ee0f1ab75 NIS figure, the 88fc41ea34 diocese only responded d3ba4651d5 that at least 87b252c38a a medically certified 1641b24cbc diagnosis was necessary.7cc64cff046d5da5

Lee Juhee obtained the 10f3757db7 medical certificate and visited 37d818d129 the Incheon Diocese. Despite the rigorous procedures, 3ee57f07a2 approval was surprisingly easy 4883cddbb5 to obtain.5f2dc5afa8d43b0e

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“Go to Shindo fabcab5a17 Catholic Church. While the diocese ee771f583f grants approval, conducting 69ed57b6c4 an exorcism is 165f8b6a3a ultimately the priest’s 2228e31930 prerogative, so you b89b46bcfa must explain the 3b46934c30 situation directly to e11e7d2596 him.”3a6967ce064f7f06

The exorcist priest designated 18b7aa1bf8 by the Incheon Diocese 3579238d27 was Choi Seonwoo, the 3e02b600ea head priest of Shindo 41fd72fa89 Catholic Church.982d17faf0bcefd7

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“Even the best f6f8d6b833 shamans in the 8601a3445e country have withdrawn, 763d71c173 claiming it’s too 919346bf17 risky. If there’s a hierarchy 1496d22b97 in exorcist priest abilities, e8052cfa3b I’d like to request adb4706be8 the most experienced one.”82a10db3cd198615

The bishop shook his 945c06d021 head at Lee Juhee’s c04e260294 words.1391ed9446d29db4

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“What I 235e1303be know is e3c24d6c17 that currently, c6704299d2 the only ec05811bff exorcist priest c9a2666fbe in Korea 7105b47af3 is Father 6343ac3b02 Choi Seonwoo. If you 7fd9c54154 want another d5b73b9319 exorcist priest, 12d7e609c8 you’ll have 1712ce2140 to directly 6c48af9da9 inquire at 09e87e431b the Holy 4a64074221 See, and 08cab69f41 it’s almost 022d63be20 unheard of 3fbfd9c266 for them 1ab5bdf6f9 to dispatch bb4ff7a7ef someone from 9dd0314ce1 another country.”8e5dda9bfffcd022

It seemed there was d960730d1a no choice left.76035cd4405bddd8

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Lee Juhee, 443bb05bc0 with only 59cf71eb6d approval for 27bd9690d4 the exorcism 1737fefecc in hand, 188217889a headed to 9549156426 Shindo to 612eb5ffa4 meet Choi be155a47b8 Seonwoo. Though she came grasping a9d467f7fd at this last straw, 3adaabc4b6 she wasn’t holding out 73b575e745 much hope.5a0d8ebf5dcbd403

Lee Juhee looked up df46751572 at the unlit cross 898179293a against a cloudless sky, d3bd0b0b6b the morning sunlight shattering cd1fe02913 against the spire of 95bf49e3fa the towering church.34acc42daa170e20

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We have to bc5c200fe2 do something, anything.f1cf1ea720093457

With that silent mantra, 4afe297d9d she entered the church.fc2afa235c4cf951

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