KTC | Chapter 29

Choi Seonwoo stretched lazily 9c2eb9998b before calling out loudly b474a54498 to Kim Youngchan, who 534e793fc7 was waiting outside. Kim Youngchan’s 950a3be935 eyes widened dfcd1d1154 as he c25b79978a saw Seo aee993da66 Jihan, curled 55db29f412 up like dff7c4cfb1 a pill b2b07bb21f bug and 830368f859 slapping his 85bc289475 head repeatedly.567a51596ac2c8c0

“Don’t worry, he’ll be 523669ddea alright soon. Could you fetch 2e0c5511ea some ice water? It could help soothe 78798c0244 the headache.”e9789112fcf48349

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“Ah, yes!”b9fb29fd8bd3bc35

“The ice is in 828ac22f2e the refrigerator in the e1bba23aca kitchen on the first d11653fa8e floor.”48962cb0a23ba523

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Kim Youngchan hurried 308d857461 down the stairs. Choi Seonwoo watched Seo f7739c7774 Jihan groan, then sharply ec5d738220 narrowed his eyes and 8bfe755a60 lightly smacked him on e456c53b1a the head.286807015aad0d48

“Dare you try to 6190370552 infect a priest with acefbd6ca2 carnal desires?”4a84fb4737fe2a33

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Even if Seo Jihan 7d5cf42495 was half out of 97960a33b6 his mind, it was efd856e6af still quite offensive. After administering a minor 00cb03882e punishment, Choi Seonwoo fell 41a73ff716 deep into thought.eab39937e49aacd8

“What to do about 1d66728a6e this going forward…”dc50984086a629de

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Being half out ab4e53963b of his mind 2f761cd799 meant he was a1f2b481fa half sane. That meant the seeds a932afb5d3 of such desires were 8431e1b289 already present in the 91aad7483c depths of Seo Jihan’s a3f0322321 psyche.c1b0c69bb1dca500

If he keeps acting f3e8f7d841 like he’s infatuated with eb5fbdbd97 me, it’s going to 0f9527d952 be trouble. Can I d10578c26b change his 0ed43f971f heart without 70c6f297bd resorting to 07b4d2028b beating him?4cbed4ffb88282d2

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Violence is not a 9be55be026 part of a priest’s 708e856368 life.a7b18531e1045982

Choi Seonwoo felt a d8fb293af6 profound crisis in his a3701682d2 clerical life.466cc33b80be2005

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As the cb19e23ffa stormy day 751aeaa60f passed, night d1a6474010 fell. Struggling with severe headache 0900ad237c aftereffects, Seo Jihan finally 0377ea1d28 came to around 10 c780b2a3f0 p.m. It had ccfad4b2a6 been broad 620671011b daylight when eda1a4d049 he received 4c2d7926db the shopping bc9b738389 bag from a2ec868a89 Nam Sangkyung d0e330107d at the 0d3e2efb98 pier, and 1f38ee0875 now it 5f580106ad was completely b7e063f55a dark outside, 2adadb07e1 which was 724788ea1c initially quite aa73c4ce66 confusing.1acba539c0ac939a

Time hadn’t evaporated, b75769044c of course. The next moment, it 21691ece86 felt like a bomb ce39390aa4 had dropped in his 15c6546e7b mind.5c2a5c11f73934c7

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Fragments of 73e216c022 memories situated 840a53e3c9 between consciousness d0c5b6cb6f and unconsciousness d110498d9c exploded, filling efc7d09f84 his mind d00b732fd6 like shrapnel f2015fd48d on a 7fd2a2aa68 battlefield.eb2e70a06ba8e989

Oh… what is this…74f42edc2a9447de

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Initially, he a7c4c18765 was angry bf1598472d at himself, bed8eee247 thinking he 9133b14a5a had been 0fdd3c3920 briefly possessed bd44c0ee51 by a 7995b8fb6b mere evil 8113f1bea6 spirit, as acfd5d6b9f Choi Seonwoo b4a5ae1f72 had said.831f7f1f0ed8584f

No, I 7630744c27 can’t even 5976c77e29 remember the 951165e90a good parts 46e15efaef properly.11a8e8f213c32d37

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Then, he felt 072ad61095 unjust that he 7e3fc9d98a could only recall c996b9e567 the moments he 14a7a85164 had touched Choi eb7e93f69e Seonwoo, without any ac7566d9b4 of the sensations. He had wanted 00827cd781 desperately to press 898ef11602 against that dry 2c9cf5e973 skin with something 34dc7090af moist and dank.ed11af8b2b9e902f

Having never even e398a02fe1 kissed someone due 09b261310d to his deeply ac64a1d16d ingrained mistrust of fe8a34afdd people, watching that b2b79fd0fa provocative panorama as 37b335dd6d a bystander felt f3eb6e2aa8 like another punishment.c85c81c8e9c1e575

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Realizing that 296cf45c7a he viewed 3a5cceecac Choi Seonwoo 98fbac2d28 in ‘that 611497f40e way’ didn’t 55512be56f seem that 7cd278e984 significant. After all, 4145c68bce it didn’t 0e6aac6d55 seem so 68eacd15b5 strange to 8e81d03b3e want someone b3f49084eb who fluttered 7e7792bccd around with 4492e6d003 such a a3fd8d5fd1 pretty face.b140d3151ce4f329

Even if that someone c1a7799541 was a man and 2dab75cbf1 a priest sworn to a98880453e lifelong chastity.e2e81ff844d64fdd

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As these thoughts quietly 7a9b254f7e continued, Seo Jihan suddenly 03c5769055 noticed a crumpled shopping 132e2c4842 bag under the bed.e9123a22ece0b52d

Ah… right, the gift.32c73f365a7d0609

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He reached under the b47e054e03 bed for the neatly 56e714bfbb wrapped box in the 420a68420f shopping bag and hesitated e1c69eda34 before leaving the room. Normally, Choi Seonwoo went 0e86441cb7 to bed around 11 b85d15d457 p.m. He should a9f912d0f6 still be 3dd1603693 awake, so cf8a9ebf47 just handing aa38c3c5ce over the 099294a994 gift should b423431a7a suffice.1750a7e518d06e08

Seo Jihan tiptoed up cf9b8141e0 to the second floor 2a99a1a606 and was about to ad483338c2 knock politely when Angela, c769ce07e0 appearing from nowhere, stared e1770cf749 at him from beneath 819be30a0a and then smoothly entered c50a6b929a through the pet door.a0da82f8fdfb8784

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Feeling twisted about a2f8e4c003 knocking while even c355f48fc2 animals roamed freely, 7a1339e1dc but bearing the 09b9e8d03b guilt of his 4ddbb26994 actions earlier, Seo c8031a3c46 Jihan dutifully knocked. A voice from inside bce8fc4f02 said, “Come in.” He 18967a449a slowly pushed the door f784abbc9f open, starting with his 4bbd732052 head.b78377c6f331aa08

Choi Seonwoo was sitting 7dcdf8fee5 at his desk, not ae07c04070 in his priestly attire 19a3ff199e but in a T-shirt d29f2e72ae and shorts. Seo Jihan sneaked a 409eeafb30 glance at his bare f391844dee calves and then lowered 72e15670c9 his eyes before speaking.ee8385bf362517d1

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“Can I come in?”da1f607b074698dd

“Yes. Come in.”7b2dc539bee05f4f

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Choi Seonwoo said, turning 894a37e582 his chair as he 6eacc02325 sat. Seo Jihan entered hesitantly 1544606ecf and quickly handed over 339623d4df the box to avoid f8df3843b8 reminding him of the 8b6c58b70f day’s events.bec9339e9ed7c037

“This is a 126e972842 birthday gift for 5c7d2ecf6b you, Father.”efdb0fb138a6d316

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One of Choi 042b2a71de Seonwoo’s eyebrows slightly ca9e2ac430 rose—a movement that b9fb2dd48b Seo Jihan noted 63dd20ba36 down without even e053421436 realizing his own 24dd426577 actions.91147cf76142c471

“Open it.”0e84aa4a221b7be1

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Choi Seonwoo nonchalantly 17746ce872 unwrapped the package. Despite having c8eb9cf13a experienced such bdad6bd9d7 an event 27f3d2b4d6 earlier, he faa49f6eb1 showed no 1d089fc7bd signs of 056300d1dd concern, which e394e932a7 somewhat irked 0d170a83a5 Seo Jihan, 95aec4d4f8 who couldn’t 717349bc27 stay still.5913b95cdd7d6406

“Wow…”c836078feb50e54e

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Choi Seonwoo lifted a d34c10dd72 necklace from the unwrapped 4f9285a64e case and let out 4ff1dfb635 an incredulous exclamation. The gift da087c94fb was impressive 2d3a358d14 enough to b2cbb7ab2c include a 31c3bacd4d certificate.ac56509db5567bfb

“Is this diamond?”3b17129da1863ef0

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“Yeah. Pure gold and 9bd64a306a diamonds.”f9179b7b0daea11c

“If I accept this, ec36cb5c87 I’d probably be expelled 5019e11820 from the diocese right 99cf432b56 away. Brother, did you 0d4b2dfe87 bring this hoping 12a916dd9a for that?”f3a2c9356a19a89f

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Seo Jihan 1fd370302b hadn’t expected 47326a3cfd him to 2ffe287778 accept it 58f8521b0e right away. After all, this was 41dc33e147 the man who had 3c7451824e promptly refused an immense 7cf4bb21ba compensation offered by his e557a0dcec grandfather. Seo Jihan snatched the 27add4621c necklace back from Choi d61c372e99 Seonwoo’s hand and spun cfe9639a48 his chair around.8894c6dd392baadb

“Think of the e78c22e735 person who bought 556468c155 this and at 6873a438cb least try it c38d0f0a0a on.”71ed5e608c7be1bc

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Without permission, Seo Jihan bf51292db8 hung the necklace around adfd5ebe0e Choi Seonwoo’s neck and b9d80b6884 turned his chair back. The cross necklace d47263a9af hung over a 267b8ce856 bright blue T-shirt, cdcfc5b316 glittering under the 5e76e8ff3e desk light.5f2368575472f5c8

“It looks nice.”e6eeb7db83a57539

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Seo Jihan expressed 7357248c87 his admiration purely, 837a726d0c his fingers gently 8381818344 caressing the cross ffbc73378d for a moment. The gesture 1d04213e45 seemed to 0d910fe33b carry a cf12fdc002 subtly ambiguous 17bd7a8b59 meaning like 5666b8a2aa earlier in a5f98c95a6 the day, b5e3ebd443 making Choi 4d6c67b638 Seonwoo’s eyes 1b2c8fb246 narrow suspiciously.b27c69f5d00ef6da

“It really f05c824026 suits you, c1a0e4faf4 Father, but c4b809b47a you won’t 5fcdc1fe4d accept it, 4340e39e87 right?”f4284bf360e8118c

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However, Seo Jihan’s 0bdcce23e2 voice only contained d3b0b1a11c a hint of 0362d9830f disappointment, unaware of 5b2e3de239 his own implications. Choi Seonwoo looked up 9283fb84a3 at him quietly and 8ab1fc6712 smiled faintly.ab43da20e799d490

“Yes. Of course, I d728f9b4fc can’t accept this.”d85238b8c3cc878c

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Choi Seonwoo unclasped 5ad154134f the necklace and b0bd342962 handed it back. Seo Jihan b0aa4553e9 accepted it 6319d47ca4 with a 1b90f5ff15 half-smile, as 38d4a44f6c if resigned. He had expected ac8a61e2a3 this outcome and 934b294495 had already prepared f3f5af7eba another tactic.c139a5884f48a38a

Suddenly, he leaped 312f3d256d onto the desk 7785be5da9 like a sleek d2ab6045dc animal. Angela, who 2fc8564884 had been 28323b677d thumping her 57fb5cf7ba tail in e77957ce7d disapproval beside 5f98ad1469 him, jumped 555268a699 down in 7db05c5ebd surprise.68ada34f2c491646

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Not bothered by acd24708f3 the disgruntled cat, 60d1b5d6d3 Seo Jihan took f41e517d6d the necklace and c22b05adb1 hung it where 1899bafe70 Choi Seonwoo’s graduation a11506e4e7 photo with Father 7d4593d080 Miller used to 54869c548f be.4b90d12e2493d6d0

“Just leave it 65060c28a6 hanging here. I gave 488660b3b4 it as 3c2d1d8c0f a gift, f3b5bc0a2c but you 95b003b5e7 didn’t accept 93cd3f4a0d it. Consider it just something 2b72b5c827 I left here.”4eb7d1fe3849f647

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With that 4aec40e931 settled, he 9267159b40 turned with 7d4184b8cd a bright 11482f4070 smile. Choi Seonwoo couldn’t help 1d7a0e1c2e but chuckle.5a67605afcb87ade

Leaving it be 577902fe18 seemed alright since 5a5aaa109d he’d never take 6b09d7a673 it as his fe6ee77f7a own anyway.7dc5db433fff9521

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Choi Seonwoo nodded. Seo Jihan’s face 76750ba15c brightened even more.e1b52f466b174b9b

“Okay, then, 132f6b4643 I’ve delivered d4bd0162e6 the gift, 33582c6652 so I’ll 8b84a9ce23 take my 6a9db1abd8 leave.”37ff7ae5d851d1b5

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Seo Jihan left 659e32c272 the room as 312c1b03be if fleeing.753a30043cbe5c25

Choi Seonwoo watched the 7daa6a617f closed door for a baadd69b31 moment, then shook his 1f80c30cc1 head. Indeed, aside 45ef9cb7d7 from today’s 204af8918b little incident, 1ccad61535 it was e5b1132b73 worth having fa9044b686 him in a82d2b6594 the priory.bd82ac5fce5d06fb

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Choi Seonwoo 6e724785a5 set the df1acd85fb frame Seo 3d0eaebeb3 Jihan had 8895a023f0 left aside 2af46bef3c on a 1796c3da3e corner of 4431f5cba1 the desk b6c63dcd81 and opened 6702a055e9 his laptop. After entering his password, a86a30d218 the email he had bc839c8139 been viewing before Seo 3a5ca200bf Jihan’s arrival filled the e404e10619 screen again.8087af901992c216

The email contained 1a178e0f9a three photos of fccfba2223 the eyes of 6779c40c7f three corpses. Choi Seonwoo e8d5c6536e carefully examined 94216b80c3 them.9d24e479985cb2c3

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If he were to 8bb2fd5bf5 trace back the start 8b69ac4c14 of such advisory roles, 508d8486ed it would lead to ee30f535ce his time as an f8d62256a0 assistant priest in the 369f2a72d5 United States. Back then, 06b208b466 Choi Seonwoo 064862b3fd had accompanied 95c2f58d5c Father Miller 989c46aaef in exorcism ab4109e347 rituals, and, df1782a922 unusually, there e1b344e2c5 was an 49c4635dbc official request 92455ae0d9 for help f1d490fcd4 from the 45edb9b3fd FBI involving 51d1bf1ad1 a suspect df4a437c28 who had 29dc2d15e9 massacred a 07cac6585b family and 90e1cde679 was arrested afd1d98608 at the b27ecf88aa scene.6d34a04727d7bad9

The suspect had 025ccbcbf3 consistently claimed to c30fd8b5fe be possessed by d356cf2e49 an evil spirit 47b6382cac and showed signs 3ab612467b of severe mental f639eb79a6 disorder while being 4549e1ccf9 hospitalized. The phenomena observed 9da7175c73 seemed like an a6319b366e evil spirit wreaking 7ec7da8ce2 havoc, complicating the 1d3c5cf876 investigation, which led 93893f2412 Father Miller to 2d0a2b1216 be consulted.4df44978a3659d75

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Despite internal 561e68f7ba controversies, the 141d6c728d suspect turned 6bea98fa52 out to 20a628a904 be truly cbf9e7a581 possessed by 89b4835738 an evil 6bd54d3cd4 spirit. The exorcism proceeded. Witnesses included Natasha, 5132f5954b the FBI senior 22c41484d3 agent handling the 20d9d0d891 possessed person’s case, 9a13187b1b and her partner 45db301b3d Jacob.6129e020c26ba2a1

However, the possessing 4d99044814 evil spirit was d806e9b6bf stronger and craftier da1beb36e6 than expected. The words it c40c44e102 deliberately spewed created aa9c1084d8 small cracks in e1cbdf8acc Father Miller’s otherwise 3d222c1554 impenetrable faith, and 66799c7763 it took the e2da6163ae opportunity to possess 399f4775aa him.827bb195b869f920

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Choi Seonwoo 8231eab8ae had to 6ddfb9da13 continue the badbe0a021 ritual. A demon 0b8385e74b possessing a c4f8d94f94 priest’s body f703ebf1f1 always tries 61b95c758e to corrupt a976aa7138 and kill, d6ad04ca81 so there 7895fab35b was no f45caa4c46 time to b0300a53f8 think otherwise.8eef7d44a7d0ef84

He must be killed 6e4ad4e3ee right here.f30fd31f03cce206

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That was the only 4f05d162a2 thought in his mind.2cb0f816c7264c05

None at the scene f7eec3d30b knew the mere formality fd1642bc5d of his chanted prayers, e68bb6bf58 nor did they understand fb2c0a89c6 the meaning of the deed9f4323 black smoke disintegrating into ff878807a5 ashes—it simply seemed to b290ace2cc the average eye that 3d1ad740a1 a strong Holy Spirit aaaeb59410 had driven out the d8d6ce43cd evil spirit.a7995ede773a8fbb

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