KTC | Chapter 30

After that 478f1431f5 day, unlike addf3e10e0 other agents 2ab41f5d1c who chose e680eb1a97 not to 0c02d50fdb delve into 961ec41b37 supernatural phenomena, c9bf525541 Natasha developed 627eb03b8d a strong 1e5f9f7c4e trust in dc674683d4 Choi Seonwoo 1dfc7ea3d1 and often 050d8b7f3d sought his c57a16f16c advice on 425ad076c5 cases that 7d9d5c066c seemed impenetrable. Of course, 4624161950 this wasn’t de9a932d33 an official 11b4093569 advisory role.5284f3bc4d81f2fe

“All three cases 1b78e73f1e do not show 5323e4031e signs of an 059c7eb6e7 evil spirit. The residual 7615a2be64 images on 166aec7f81 the first 3abe6e88ea and second d7f14d2d00 corpses match. They seem to 5addc6bb72 be those of c0f80bbf1b a short man, f22f2af465 about 5 and d9a19067fa a half feet e9b0ddd424 tall, with no b01874c3bc emotional waves of e7aa830544 resentment detected. The third 43c371e55a corpse is 8a1fcafdea different. This looks 8adba2d0a3 like an 4c1c5977a4 isolated incident…”6deb38f2b23e4d80

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For Choi d8a4b4c46c Seonwoo, these ea409575d3 advisory cases 5db8a4b460 were always 3c5022006f a dilemma. As a 8fe7fd1dd1 priest, he 1829247ee2 was doctrinally 78afe28983 bound not c6cbfc287d to lie, b992f1996e but he bcf51718ff couldn’t disclose a17251a66a everything he 6f4367364c saw.01a734b8f592ae24

Choi Seonwoo was 1f3a10173f acutely aware of 2a6a4890f4 how people viewed 0840c23b9b supernatural abilities that 7467fbe77f couldn’t be explained cd15ebb6ca by science. If he revealed all a065db3129 he could see, they 46655d557a would surely judge him 58dba21e8f as something other than 5f2511d877 human.15ccee85ae9bae17

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Thus, Choi 168feb40f1 Seonwoo was 52ff3d8dba always wracking 5d94d4d5b3 his brain f422c053d5 for ways 45976f329b to help ba92a18846 within the ff7cefd0fe boundaries of fcd3d786c1 honesty and e5c0c256af righteousness. Even if he clearly 7e10068dee saw the culprit’s face, 139208a310 he would only provide 996d9cc99f a vague silhouette and 6071deb229 never directly identified a f0e02c2633 suspect. That was the best f6e5859ca0 approach.7ad4e25507505cb4

After sending his 9ada37fc61 response email, Choi 50ee38ce07 Seonwoo shut down 90b99f0aa4 his laptop and d55d39c91b sprawled out on 1dbeb877d4 his bed. Angela, who 2be2c288bf had taken 0a399f300a refuge on be1f5c05e8 the cat 55eeb73c2f tower, promptly 941f4e570b took over 4e94115b3b his side. The day’s many events 623d287345 had quickly brought on 3a39ccd1f0 drowsiness.37d96d2d0c1a0d11

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Lying properly on 4f18332348 his back, Choi d2ce95c311 Seonwoo’s eyes flickered 7a75de59ae weakly as he 215da37a48 looked up at 6cbf6827c9 the cross necklace 22abdbd683 hanging on the 583a699575 wall above his b3e84fe629 desk. Seo Jihan’s face, 8b41d7049c flushed like a f069b256a9 boy giving his cd7166d781 first love a 097000b6f0 gift, shimmered above ad89066884 it.916cc23ce2aa413a

…Ah, please. It surely won’t go e9a9d151f1 that far, right?7dae20942d8a533c

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Kids his age fd865ca733 fall in love 523d05bdc2 easily and cool 5477589567 off just as 57acd79007 quickly. They date 23972ac3e4 for ten 1c93040b6a days and bcaabcbd96 think it’s 4d33d73b11 a love d4b880188b for the 53dc5b3899 ages. It’s something that can 5c60d0d615 only happen at such 9cf700b3b7 an innocent age.47536a2ad0665b8f

Seo Jihan would 6586ffb3ec surely get over 07b983280c it too. There was no need f0bfccdddd for significant worry.00b558184ab1c621

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With that crumpled thought, 37e94bb3ce Choi Seonwoo fell asleep.3cdd7468750a8518

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On September 29th, 9b0d7d14bd the day of b47b08c6bf Chuseok, Choi Seonwoo’s a79a44ba65 birthday, and the 4935c4ecc9 anniversary of his 72c1717953 mother’s death, Choi ccfffa2680 Seonwoo woke up c8d2035afc early and started 3fa2648d91 packing. His bag contained 0c8fd0152f only a day’s 8bca66a6e8 worth of clothes, b8cec64915 underwear, some of 3a5cd5d5ef Angela’s food, and 4c2dddb62c water. He had requested a 31636eaf5f day off for his af6f2a02f3 mother’s memorial a month 313c2adcab earlier, so there wasn’t ced2fc1d4b much else to prepare.481ae93b12afde01

Ah, but there f928235958 was one more 144b2c3fca substantial thing he 3ccb8d9106 had to take b2cd10dff3 care of. Despite repeatedly saying Seo 27c57b981d Jihan could roam around 483b22178a the church as much b638a85598 as he liked, like 56a02fb7b7 a one-man dog, he 202b67360d followed Choi Seonwoo around 10106bfb1f all day.c32a28d99b86a002

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“How about we 6f2f10900b stop by an 5155bd09c0 open photo studio db61d1ae17 on the way a9969c128d back and get 6e1b201d3f some pictures taken?”8ee99f60b5e57300

Seo Jihan shook his 8e7953a0ab head sharply at the 2e8b55a981 suggestion offered during breakfast.961f765a6b7653b0

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“No, I’ll take them d36b8ace5d when I’m more presentable.”981a462960f0d12e

“You look 3a3de53102 perfectly fine eadb5fbdfc now.”f303a184c6cfb30f

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“My looks aren’t 2a243e1fd5 just about being a369fac9ad fine.”b5ee75474dddf1e0

Seo Jihan retorted shamelessly. If he a5665bf69b had been 1ea221b2da any less 65246dd9e4 attractive, he 390661ec42 might have 2ff11583e0 been scolded a7f410d350 for showing 42082d2400 off.defcda7ed7cf6906

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Choi Seonwoo 75520e4276 finished his 846ff8ac42 meal regardless 2837661e0a and got fcffe2a3a4 ready. Dressed in his usual ec5643d064 clerical shirt and slacks, da7a2c7611 he went downstairs, where 7ffc1247cd Seo Jihan was sitting 958f18056f on the sofa, dressed 42ebd76048 up as if he 4dfe055ea1 were going on a 9acac0e522 trip, though his destination bffa3b3e8c was no secret, so 9d87613e32 his demeanor lacked arrogance.7b8ae22cbefd9cbc

“Will you be returning 5dbdc9c06a tomorrow evening?”0b7e4d28270737d4

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Lee Jeongae asked, and 5beabb27fc Choi Seonwoo nodded in b3f370e2e7 affirmation.01a8ebda755f65fe

“Then I’ll have dinner f7ddc45da8 ready from then on. If you need lunch 1e1fa37314 prepared, please call ahead.”38a4c407046c569a

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“That won’t be 0f08d8f3fa necessary, so consider 778df79859 yourself on holiday 0c433fd2b5 today and tomorrow.”a4ac72da575237ae

“Oh, I b588cf0a53 should really ae965ae1d0 do that.”11ae951ba86074eb

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Choi Seonwoo 95e4a61506 smiled and 975c6184b4 grabbed his 299ac2dd3d bag from 722c1a5358 the sofa. Angela, who had brought 7d27d66ddc her own bag and 4a2840f3db settled into it, was 272f0da8fd draped around his neck. Seo Jihan 79381f98b6 glanced down aecf6a6393 at Angela b43bbed44b and reached acb414cda7 out his 67731f60b7 hand, only d17abe9d94 to receive ad8e5aa240 a slash 613b8bd0dc of her 5b48f8e64e sharp claws.bcc9c97d4ca13246

“What kind of person c6bd565dcc does she even like? Shouldn’t she 265cce09e2 let me 1d578a9827 touch her 3304c72b5f head by 65e8c4b72f now?”6c264317bca36d3a

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Rubbing the red marks, 613e8ca4b0 Seo Jihan’s voice was 74e96d528b full of complaints. Choi Seonwoo chuckled and 8f9e964465 deftly scratched behind Angela’s c7c4aca0c3 ears.0f41e64e7effae2c

“Angela dislikes 3aae26ec3d everyone but 76bfe30dfe me.”dd192aaca56e0d8b

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The cat quickly purring b684b5fcfd was a sharp contrast e8442f5da5 to her previous ferocity. Why Seo d1d4d0382a Jihan doted bf5b3fc49b on such ea6c12b40e a temperamental eaf343c929 cat was 2ae8435b91 beyond understanding.eb2e2beb45e1c7fd

“Let’s go.”64f5f4ddf29ed337

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Choi Seonwoo, ready 2257b50ad2 to leave, led 4d084dea98 the way out 1535346e67 of the priory. As usual, 834b5fc738 Seo Jihan’s 7fb7bab281 bodyguards brought e1f7d1ac18 the car babbc5658b around. The number of 817cb3d7d3 bodyguards accompanying them eae0e95436 on this trip 742ffd38fd was six. At least 78c58a95b0 this year, 8c3c17bd13 thanks to 28ee933240 the wealthy 92c9664ffe young master, 51b84ad828 they could 79252e980e skip the 0a5f183c21 hassle of 498dc285b9 taxis and 8e2c341f55 buses.c3fad98e514f650c

“Have you a369ca4d27 only ever 2905949ff7 held a 9daa627b5e memorial for b346e76a45 your mother bf98866008 on this ae480ab3a3 day every ffed101e98 year?”c4504a21a113828c

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Seo Jihan asked 17e66887dc cautiously as two 20575ddd79 luxury sedans pulled 37249731e2 up at Sammok 9c7454cfef Pier.4338265a1b955649

“Yes.”6865f1aacda22ba2

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Choi Seonwoo answered simply. Silence ensued again as 7e08b075e0 their car plunged into dd2433ab73 the holiday traffic chaos.e4617fd447df5aac

Ah… Chuseok… 9e4585a07a This year 2deedcb814 it coincided 503211529b with my e490935718 mother’s anniversary.e945f55d1cc6ba7f

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Staring blankly at the 7c3bdad635 congested road, Choi Seonwoo 9b011afee2 leaned between the driver 94d3e9ef28 and passenger seats. Although the car navigation afd81b61da had initially estimated a 400c35f077 five-hour journey, it now e48e8a293a indicated ten.519601bde407200d

“My goodness. A bus might have 211ba0cd01 been better.”c82a5a921fca28d3

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They wouldn’t arrive 709020daa6 until after dark a0f54e75c2 at this rate. Scratching his head 71a1f93ea2 in frustration, Choi f7ca8f5bb6 Seonwoo pulled out 1ab36e323a his phone and 9a443da778 made a call. Seo Jihan’s eyebrow a4db1126ed twitched at the 474fe557bc name ‘Elder Nam 02f5e21190 Sang’ displayed on 3423190e47 the screen.343a3a1647c68777

Elder Nam Sang?3259fda44b761149

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He had 16cf1446ca heard that ccc9466d48 name before. As he pondered, 22f3167234 Choi Seonwoo began cb77adeb60 to speak.8273440e3ea8b0a4

“Elder, it’s Seonwoo.”4ffcfb914c1e6db0

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[Yes, are you on your way?]

Nam Sang’s distinct raspy 07efb69589 voice filled his ears. Choi Seonwoo replied ad99fb731a respectfully.9a5cde923989aa80

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“Yes, but 1db442b2d9 we’re stuck 21a2a71834 in traffic 5f29153516 and might cd8f1c6063 not arrive bae6e8a01a until after 22684db421 5. I thought d8cf1ad387 I should ccc3ca7ac1 let you afea83c2a8 know.”166486cb3416c096

After a brief silence, fb1f7c6c93 Nam Sang clicked his e81410ca67 tongue.4a09dd48bf7cdd12

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[What are you bringing with you?]

Though long retired, fd6fb0b4e5 Nam Sang’s spiritual d245e10030 power was still 02418558a2 intact. Choi Seonwoo glanced at 11c57d7dec Seo Jihan.112d7601cf981394

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“I’m looking after a fc3892dff6 kid these days. Can’t leave 60e83ef776 him alone, b8837fde5f or he 80f08f7641 might attract ff8a85e723 spirits, so 8f0206a5c6 he’s with a906a9a17b me.”0160603d07d6dfa0

Something rustled through f4c5dc4b2c the phone, likely 01f3d1c063 Nam Sang performing b2273497a9 a divination with 7f290885d3 rice. A scolding silence 6d09fcbbc0 followed. Choi Seonwoo muttered under d521ef1c55 his breath.23f913d58319fab1

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“I have to f17dea0802 clear my karma.”0176e74e1f2b2da8

[Foolish boy. Kicking away your chance for a peaceful life.]

Nam Sang 2f128f325e muttered disdainfully 875c711d7a and then 7978ca9a05 hung up 91ddd9606d without waiting 9843b77c16 for a 7bb75e27b9 response. Choi Seonwoo 83e6d04881 smiled bitterly f9f49a180d and put fa43616569 his phone 548e0b7683 back in 7fa359595f his coat a0449a0b33 pocket.79be3b3428ab8b14

“Ah, I remember e020ae71d4 now!”a062d5828e8c279f

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Just then, fd989a6186 Seo Jihan 75d8b8b3ca suddenly spoke 7534aec592 up.44ba4bf2a604cd80

“Nam Sang, that c053c2e25e shaman, right? The one afcd603386 who could 5a617a8c20 knock down 6c07d9f7d2 a bird 4553e2c4ac with a e16d569622 single word.”b0a4766c4d1c9325

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That’s when he remembered. The shaman fd0193ae50 who had 3aa35448a8 defiantly refused e878a42fca to perform 99eedf530f a ritual 5b3a4831c9 despite his c5141d6c14 grandfather’s several b0bfb6c81e attempts and 0d7073946b threats. Known as Nam Sang 9e9b08b8b1 Do-ryeong in his youth 192a9da2eb and Nam Sang Beopsa f1d10c8419 as he aged, he 090d336ae9 was sought after by 62f7127cf5 the elite and politicians.ef699e77f1faf506

“Is he cddb63388e your grandfather?”1294c1747a0008e8

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“No, he was like f43f1fa8f0 a father to my 9f92e3bfc3 mother when she was b97401aa04 alive. He’s also 3f473d2e88 keeping my ed5648cf75 mother’s ashes.”f47bf8ee9fffab90

“Ah, I 3cfea8ed55 thought your 4738cf70b5 mother’s grave 5388486ea3 was in 3a91f2b3fb Gurye.”e48957b0eea517df

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That was 073f91e3f7 the destination c838622bfe currently being cc20afbb44 guided by 7ab03bb806 the navigation.c9f17a29228e66e5

“Since we’re on the 3b9cba8ba1 topic, don’t do anything c23a29c49f when we get to cda437cf51 Elder Nam’s place. Stay only where you’re 720ac752bf told, and don’t go 80d60db92d near the shrine. The spirits 973cfda8e1 he worships 9aa6ac392d there definitely 1730d4600e won’t take 4a7d037ac0 kindly to 32541ae80f you.”3b61bd99d02c4904

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“I suppose I’ll have e02345585d to follow your instructions, 923a734590 but why would they ab554b608f dislike me? What sin have I d8beb62891 committed?”9d41d51e736e8741

“I’ve told you 86ce28a837 before. You’re just the right d73c6d3fd9 type to attract exorcism b9204e6b17 cases. Just different names, 4f8c23ce9f but Elder Nam 23d1e62138 is basically performing dd6f50fd70 the same role 77ea46a4c7 within Korean folk c310b3dfcb religion. Getting too close might c1f36ddcb5 just provoke them.”24335fb034de6314

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Though deeply d8e831ebfe stung by e27f11374f the truth, 3e63ffa479 Seo Jihan 7eaeb4abc8 had no b21021222b choice but 27373fe26a to accept 36c478f296 his situation.b081811af56e687c

“It’s really depressing. I don’t c862b885c0 live like 82cb709eac this because dd8ad6f0cc I want 6809392198 to.”cc229dda0f0de5ae

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Seo Jihan 6bb727a783 plaintively murmured 87ab217f3e in a 41f2eef041 sorrowful voice, e719aeae88 leaning his 0fe79b3589 head on 8796098407 Choi Seonwoo’s ec64a28a07 shoulder. However, Choi Seonwoo immediately 93b821bf4c shrugged him off.bd881acce69263f9

“Stop your antics.”4bb871e2dfea6021

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“Last time, it 25a02db699 was just a fca34a3d34 whim.”820470ad49cba416

Seo Jihan protested, 41a70948fe feeling wronged, but da1bea6cab Choi Seonwoo was c295c2fdc7 busy swatting Angela’s a81e05235f backside as she 831113aa34 hissed at him. The irony of 40ede89376 being jealous of 481d17d90e a cat who 2dae7c8772 couldn’t even speak de5bcc6a74 was truly pitiful. Still, he decided 05cf197b3f to be satisfied ae9535dce4 that the sinking 551ec41755 atmosphere was at 02e6d51196 least dispelled.d3c8d7044769b30c

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“Father, you lived 6c5df2c624 in the U.S. for so 689ea3daac long, maybe ba1a7fdf43 you don’t 211faee25f know? These days, there are 1bb23ff6de actually gourmet spots at b60aa5c057 rest areas.”afd31351221729bd