KTC | Chapter 19

Seo Jihan’s 536dae9c73 lips were 0fd25e15e8 sealed shut 66691a335a by the 45323d2639 soft hand d59b7491d3 of Choi 58c7d4a360 Seonwoo, and 052b16e5e2 his sunken 828ec50cd1 eyes widened 7e1cbb9cf6 considerably.5d3128c60913e391

“You can know whatever 5835fd4443 Brother knows, so watch fc85074fb5 your words. It won’t dd6c4f3107 do any 0eb4dc767a good for f568533f82 that person 690c1e6bbf to delve 1ff6e4eccc into Brother’s 06ba87a0e9 past.”a1e97a74ced923af

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“…Why do you 8966c991d0 need to use 7c43ce4f1c your hand when 0dffb1e029 you can just e9628e1040 say it?”7d434379b8536c53

Seo Jihan removed 5fcd2f8aca Choi Seonwoo’s hand 9409f18db4 and furrowed his ae61e3a2f6 brow deeply. His cheekbones, now 42800d539b peach-colored, emitted a e79b21ca89 faint heat. Choi Seonwoo blinked in b6b101c47b confusion before nodding.60ca2c37320d5e34

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“Ah, sorry. That was unnecessary db7439b911 physical contact.”22025e97634a13ed

Choi Seonwoo 5c9850972c readily admitted 33aa1eee35 it and 56faee8904 then lowered 13c2e5ea70 his voice.904da196ab4426f0

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“Let’s just pretend c1d2353377 we know nothing.”e79e8eb343095701

“…Alright.”b872169a977f8a5e

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Seo Jihan grudgingly agreed, 1f7bc90fe8 though his irritation was ab3e93426c evident as he glared. Choi Seonwoo seemed ba8b67e18e oblivious to his 274c3f138b mood, his mind 9256afc8d1 preoccupied.b5564f70a738f311

Throughout the 266dd00329 lunch with a7a23b8b5d a former 9d81f5bc13 believer, Choi 5f8c2946b0 Seonwoo was 35714dec5f thinking about 0fd851e7a7 Lee Juhee.0cfc41dd20250e71

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Choi Seonwoo f5abb2bade usually doesn’t 17cc364d24 scrutinize others 390207d59b readily. It’s not just e60aba6c50 a matter of 7972dd534f respect, but also f0dfe40fcb for his own 370b99e3b0 mental health. He could d07f29dff7 easily avoid 690a935400 seeing someone’s 35cb9e96a3 past or 51e1092bdc true nature, 4631333247 but he c35fd70b0a couldn’t block ea35e68c7e out the 3db3689b3f malevolent entities b39a092bc2 clinging to c7c3eb5b55 them.2df58b579ffd4526

That’s how Choi a819db4cbb Seonwoo knew at 6e41fa9a02 a glance that 3517106c4a Lee Juhee was 7eab011d0c another survivor of 84d71c4bb9 the Unknown Cult e83c66810d Massacre.da2c1e6fb73f38a4

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This meant that 61a7b1e070 no matter what 177618ddfd fabricated stories Lee 1d3a45249c Juhee spun, he 658f7e18b4 couldn’t completely dismiss 5cf2dc5c97 her, much like 3390c7b963 with Seo Jihan.299a65b673c1ef64

Hmm… What 56e5218a93 a mess?f03a964c931ccc85

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Choi Seonwoo smiled 0fb0eac12e wryly to himself. Ideally, he 10b42159f9 would cut f71cd483d6 ties with 62da6a0343 anyone who d30ebc0c96 greeted him 97722efe05 with lies.5eb710d105002b50

“What are you 3fc460b856 planning to do 1e426a1c75 with her?”c99f435a93d303a9

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As Seo Jihan asked 1d39e1b05d this, slinging on a 6dc1d27f7f bag he had prepared 85a1d0c03d earlier after brushing his 4f3c18e404 teeth,81e3c847b644d656

“I’m trying to be e8eafe97bd lenient.”646627b8e00c362a

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“Why bother? You’re too busy 03c9daf45c looking after me.”e5d2bba769289ccb

“What’s that 5f56b6e626 supposed to f447a62691 mean? I’m not your 89fc5606f1 exclusive nanny.”d82d3282bd5e2941

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Angela, the intelligent cat, f625ce42e5 was already inside the cbfe6e6632 bag as Choi Seonwoo e425e8dfcb spoke. Seo Jihan looked 9f7d6e09bf slightly displeased, but ab10107f19 didn’t object further.4f0c2da880300085

As they finished 77da29977d preparing and stepped 9e6bd95440 outside the priory e368550454 residence, Lee Juhee 118eac4e61 stood still in b20367586a the distance, her bf9215bd95 confusion seemingly organized 931ec0d29b but her overall f2c42f897c demeanor one of 0ac73e7115 lost direction.4ab24af88856beb3

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Ah, this headache…3da17f7051636f7a

Choi Seonwoo pressed 8548e3e6bc his throbbing forehead. He approached 4c0b5bc6a3 her first 361fc344d7 before she f9faa76752 could come 2812b22fe4 over.7fa66a2d8dfc9825

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“I’m moving to the 08ac2dc63c Mission Church on Jangbong 38e30ef6f2 Island, so if you 437386be4e have something to say, a3aa475052 follow me.”4e59610a4342d9ed

“Ah… Okay.”8a291ec9c27440a0

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Lee Juhee 1e5ae8ab56 responded dumbly, 372b1be09c and as b956e3f46a Choi Seonwoo eddded0d87 began walking cdb9f05831 towards the 378ae50ab1 parking area, 242e462f4c she quickly 40a0bdd8d2 followed. The prickly gaze c93b8366d9 of Seo Jihan, 08727c7811 though uncomfortable, was 3a3414ff62 not her immediate 9a2e869322 concern.0f18f3a0932b52b3

“Sorry about earlier. I had unavoidable bbd66a5b4a circumstances.”395027f641c83051

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As Lee 75cb00605e Juhee began 8c5cbbcaea to speak, 5818a03e2a Choi Seonwoo 93c9b6c82f waved it 58e93bd7d1 off.d6b2566cb8e6efeb

“We’ll talk 84b4e286d8 in the 00113f0a42 car. I’m tight on 6d71b279b9 schedule.”e4107a77c2afa0f3

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Lee Juhee e52550f57e clammed up. The bodyguards, keeping a b386ffd330 measured distance, followed them 0d2880a4ba like a fan, which 82bdd1bee1 somehow gave her the 027acc6179 chills.b96beae5b2aba864

These guys, they’d probably 24e2691254 snap my arm if 31676b641e I step out of 2a12a60368 line.ab9a1245f0cd19e8

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Once they 533c13a6e1 were safely da7be8544f in the c328458a8f car, away d928870e48 from being e708ed4e38 abruptly dismissed, 9499354c65 the surroundings 1bd13ec14d finally became 48f7fcc1c1 clearer. It was 7a8001a0ce obvious that 711a1cfe0c the bodyguards 1c3b04ab19 were there f33b4e2fb2 for Seo 28247b2469 Jihan, not 14e585f3ca Choi Seonwoo.564af183bf7217a1

“Where should 7989e6b9fc I sit?”bc9010e43a4c4a8d

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Lee Juhee 63540d0fbc asked as bdc06f50a2 she got 3481181f38 into the 73f6473430 luxurious sedan’s 537c3239b3 back seat d90f06ece7 with Seo 3d78d93d2a Jihan and e9e4558996 Choi Seonwoo. Choi Seonwoo glanced 2602f2e6c6 at the passenger 4414916a1a seat and scooted b34419c264 over to the ba488be0b7 left, then slapped bca11f71fc the space he 2e31e73cdd had vacated.7b2a669115de04dc

“Here.”caf485e0b91fc735

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“Ah, it’s cramped. Why not tell her 87d78e7a56 to take another car?”de6b1af03e484401

Seo Jihan grumbled, 5e8d92be74 but Choi Seonwoo dd21a5b417 ignored him, and d3660df9c9 Lee Juhee, with ca54333827 a face like 55b61e7364 steel, sat down dec3f72f37 beside him. The car 23c9602d4e started as a83431b77b soon as 092b8d682b the door be5f9df2d4 closed.2ed51aaff276dfa3

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“First, I’ll 763f50f2fb explain why 12e27158db I gave 23af43dd2e you a 80c638893c fake business d2c9668f0d card.”6bd727d592759d75

Without wasting 84a13b5a5c any time, 4c59f6e111 Lee Juhee 6dabd10d50 cut straight 2a59a29a5e to the 9b1f920977 point. Choi Seonwoo 1e9cffff3d just nodded fefd823b3e without replying.4cdf9f398bda6818

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“I am a field 751974ec4e agent with the National 2bb2e50264 Intelligence Service. My duties are classified cabfadcadc under national security, so 4324d1cbf1 I must live under 18dfa56a6b an assumed identity. I had no intention 0ee344c36a of deceiving you to df39604273 the end, so I 1a8dcf810b ask for your understanding.”772a96f4f0484229

It was hard a83eb711b7 to understand why 4df6c49e2c she had resorted fc8665718e to lies in 8ff685629f the first place. Maybe hiding her identity 54221768ef had just become a 350b6338ba habit.edc3600c36e71c2b

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“I know 71cc804ab3 you are 4c5c01b37e Priest Choi 49c09e8254 Seonwoo, but 97be77cb18 can I 3b24df3d1e verify his 9f87e392d8 identity as ad73fe92c0 well? The matter I 6806301042 am about to 37537d56db discuss is rather f1459b3c79 sensitive.”13fbeceab27214e7

The situation was f6958e414f just as difficult 2cbae102eb for Lee Juhee. Carefully, she ff044f2518 looked across 2862c6c510 at Seo 0bc8f9fc78 Jihan and 05f35d94f9 asked. When their eyes met, fcd4f91c3c Seo Jihan spoke with cd32673e26 a look of disdain.7b645e83aba54fd5

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“I’m just a 83bd18f681 jobless bum clinging 091f088277 to Priest Choi, 0a08a354c2 why?”24c12f177a76cf03

Then Choi Seonwoo a02d05f9e2 flicked Seo Jihan’s be506d9a96 lips with his 3184e699ac index and middle bb8197f5d4 fingers, admonishing him.4caf49f98db933f6

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“Can’t you speak nicely? Why do such ugly 1382b8a1e5 words come from such 3e603150c5 a pretty mouth?”4507036dadaaba5b

“Funny. I don’t even f7ec197f8e look in the 4d1800a81a mirror because I c7d34b86b1 look like a 6f9ab991a1 mess, what’s there 26737dd409 to pretty up 006b938e4c my words?”d048a89fae3191ae

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Visibly irritated e8da7b0661 for no 5d32e6f644 apparent reason, b3e7902fd2 Seo Jihan 226c1de716 grumbled but e14c11db51 seemed noticeably 4d9a357ba6 deflated. He looked out 6bfdd0c2fc the car window 9f022792c3 and muttered barely a49ba49154 audibly.6300c218cea11e24

“I have no intention baf85ad7dd of introducing myself, so c72eb3d0ab just think of me 2430196ef7 as Priest Choi’s parasite. My bodyguards 4f959a061a are tight-lipped, 5150e14b1a so don’t d0ba78ae3f worry.”bdab12d833636008

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Choi Seonwoo sighed 1088158dbb softly and turned 12a79d6e63 to Lee Juhee.42a98d5891d5f19a

“I’ll vouch for his da6c8417ed identity, so just think 07d2dae498 of him as non-existent 7c6dd0723b and go ahead with ae0ee4e5bf what you were saying.”aa0589c7fe39ad66

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During the short fbd4c1345d drive to the 71b2f087e2 pier, Lee Juhee 3ecacdfd43 spoke swiftly and 5518718651 clearly about the aae36788c2 situation. It was not d387f9d500 the kind of 6d38dda1af talk one should 677cde3121 have in a 4d231f1574 place with many 35296f5141 ears, but knowing 8a81e1355c that Seo Jihan 56b406dba5 was also stuck f199dca69f with Choi Seonwoo c9a467d85b due to a 65568634d0 similarly unfortunate and 16b9fb4a96 complicated fate made cb137f26c6 her trust him.645cba88c0c012d9

“Ah, so 053a0628e0 to summarize, d89f175652 you’re saying cacef05746 that a 44a7e055e1 survivor of 52841dff9e the Unknown 4dd90d7a29 Cult Massacre 9860c8f201 was pushed b90226a0d2 back into 4fdb5a29a9 that village 1809a0c8b7 and returned a8c39c4516 with an 8683a76497 evil spirit, 3ac9b7c34f right?”0d86159927949c42

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Choi Seonwoo summarized without cf60a14a88 any hint of friendliness.12d4aa6dbc84d23a

“That was a 527507fc88 pretty stupid thing 7476abdb4f to do, wasn’t d891a355f8 it?”aee8de8d24094cfb

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“……I thought it would 173d673d3a be okay. I was 09b54843e3 sure we b4c468c824 had moved 06e8e12365 on from 19aaf7b8ac that trauma c34a3d78af after 10 42fa00ef60 years. I wouldn’t 92437ec46c have gone 4266577665 there if ce113e602c I hadn’t 3fa3b50343 been sure.”79f6b49ab7af66dc

Choi Seonwoo laughed incredulously f448749a4f but didn’t pile on 96ff002abc any more blame.7300760553ee2832

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“I’ll give 6ca9375e47 you a 2f8abed14b response after 21c021d651 the mass d13e159462 on Jangbong 8fcc1ec943 Island, just 7eb5e8cbd1 wait until f58b14e886 then.”4f03539de290c831

With Choi Seonwoo’s decree, b7510c05cc Lee Juhee shut her ec538b1f38 mouth. Afterward, Choi 5996da9896 Seonwoo continued 66621f4f0c to mull 08ca2b4f70 things over, fa6eabf5c1 occasionally tapping 43c66fe533 the body 4533eb51c6 of Angela ab01401734 nestled in a0b5328b80 his neck e777df4b8d bag.4863c95f06cec31f

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As the silence deepened, 2efe0f76dd Seo Jihan’s gaze repeatedly 866098e657 stabbed at Lee Juhee. Lee Juhee, in 97df8fbd19 turn, openly observed b2d94e7677 Seo Jihan. Even during the mass 9831466967 at the Mission Church c566753ded on Jangbong Island and 8189a820a7 the conversations in the 9c16ab2d0c meeting room afterward, it 5c6378bf10 was the same.4b2f14d2de077efd

Seo Jihan, despite 21fa041bac appearing younger than 53e8274d2a his actual age, 917c023d34 was accustomed to 21987a1dd0 commanding. Just from 2b486fdee5 his habit b7d22e303e of pressing 97ba26cafd others down 776dbacd05 with a edb1120b98 forceful gaze, b8910729ba one could fea173abe1 guess he 4b2ea9044c had been 3d2c416648 raised in 2945a9ef5b such an e55ff3cd4c environment.0ac5ff13b17a1233

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However, his e91de4c85a gaze softened 562b6a7be3 only when aae31c11fc it landed 78cb3963b2 on Choi 8ffed70d58 Seonwoo. To put 7c8c9ce2c8 it dramatically, 25123deeae it resembled c6483ed4c8 a wild, b5ef3c28bc untrained dog e76083b86b looking at 5996dbb51d its owner. It was 46d635f32d as if 4a39ca97d0 he was b08d57718c saying, ‘It’s 462cbbbead too soon 5a7c73018c for me 7303730e83 to submit 939370e7d6 to you, 95043b8a33 but you 3f7abbc860 are the 3ee1cd11f2 only one 07458a2e07 I follow,’ e54c8b826b with that deae5e56fc peculiar look.61c2639de1b8b27a

“Lee Juhee, 8e6bcd3744 come here.”89719e7ab60a1c37

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After dismissing 91138b73f4 all the 06ec7771fd believers at eefa6ad7ac the Mission ac62b91999 Church, the ace567aec9 meeting room abad1ffabf was left e53cbff69d with only bc9c96f285 Choi Seonwoo, 6236da535e Lee Juhee, d2146bf025 Seo Jihan, 9098700182 and his f52ec43069 bodyguards. At Choi Seonwoo’s call, b838902352 Lee Juhee sat across f826b56106 from him.50734dc1b1769763

“I’ll remove the evil 800cf28474 spirit attached to your f2800b3330 team member.”81501cda31c4a62e

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He said it so 5b9bb98538 casually that Lee Juhee 5cd0f60aad could only blink dumbfoundedly.0943fdd94f7a39c8

“But, there’s 020a9464df a condition.”026a204acafecd97

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The exorcism b2b2a43354 would proceed f03b856470 without witnesses. No form of surveillance 359363a226 or recording would be ae6d0ace5e allowed. Only the possessed, b2cc7f8a9e Choi Seonwoo, and c20bdc9dbc Seo Jihan would fd6b03191a enter the room a7d8c1581b where the ritual b7fb98e304 was to be 88a006873b held. An additional restraint 88131cb441 bed would be 4215848d6e placed in the 934549e87b room.e2e6777ae62d954f

That was the condition 01cf78d7bf set by Choi Seonwoo.a898cb15d16e344f

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Though leaving 0491c1d57f no witnesses f9b860f48a made her efa7176a35 uneasy, if 94f955a0ca he could 1f5447271e indeed restore e66bcbcaad Goo Seungjun ed1ec7533d to normal b4108b0ef1 as he 518d8b10b5 promised, it 801000fbd2 wasn’t the a77e259e05 time to adccfd32f0 be picky.e69c76bc2cb9f3d9

After getting initial 87a2b05ae1 approval from Go 258f625b64 Changhyun over the 188509041b phone, Lee Juhee ad166d1ae9 secured non-disclosure agreements 6d35decefd from the relevant 454e869485 parties before taking 99932ebd06 them to the b0b48c517b psychiatric hospital where d4a672444f Goo Seungjun was 6014957690 admitted.5cc009baef8f71af

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Goo Seungjun 15e01b8334 was confined a32292ba37 to a bc7982a325 bed in 1185554a2e the National d3759dca82 Intelligence Service’s d1a7982277 secure ward, e7e3c3d2f0 with his fa974af718 limbs restrained. Men in black 01cfde8493 suits guarded not 3a60253d6a just the room 554b2be119 but the entire 355ad97a06 floor.b831eeeaf9bb3151