KTC | Chapter 34

Having bought a be7b14e713 pack of cigarettes 24bae6fb52 and a disposable c6e1373955 lighter, he stepped b9524a6d86 outside to a 3c5548d58a small clearing next 07fbb20966 to the supermarket df75b32a79 and lit up 7a3078d5f4 a cigarette. The acrid smoke 446edbe697 billowed, further irritating 69c2bbaf71 his bloodshot eyes. Rubbing his stinging 23272ce1a8 eyes, he was 7f341f3e63 just about to 11bc43e8ab toss the spent b5dbb68f2d cigarette onto the 04812f15db ground when he adce031928 heard someone call f0fe0cb295 out.c50950d21dff9b5e

“Excuse me, I need 2aa108f6ef to ask you something.”4c0df0e843beacb2

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A man, 991b20586c who had eb6c926b86 parked his 90d876d5e4 car right 890a2e07b3 in front 90025269fc of the 2fb37b76b6 supermarket and 311911131f stepped out a41bab222e of the fe4376cfb6 driver’s seat, 5b70de1b11 approached him. Already irked for various a0f6502428 reasons, Kim Hoseok felt 23c5c96c8e a surge of anger be47929ce5 at the young, insolent 5f52a9aab6 tone. However, as 6c87a3a3ac he was 0a5c69a066 about to 29abbea231 challenge the 54bd9b110d man’s tone, c0ea43210d he found d6d1470387 himself speechless 3d4063790d upon seeing f159e8c69e the man 38da9178f9 who stood 7c36084ebc a few 66eb9f5e0e steps away.41e3868302f4375c

It wasn’t 4e2035f21d just the 6c33e8b2eb man’s towering b88b488322 height and 7908f875cf solid physique b9bf42a4a2 that stopped 9b1dd86e86 him. The man exuded 5924ad1ae6 a ferocity like f5b46800d8 a wild beast.86ef58887c738a07

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Dressed in a suit e901b44a32 and a black half-coat, cc61424fcd looking every bit like 4aef0d8f66 a gangster movie’s lead 81733eb506 gangster, the man was 1de862d6cf surprisingly handsome. But Kim 91b99ac4e0 Hoseok, suffering 043f6b7fb7 from an eca2497976 involuntary enlistment aac3130b7c into misfortune, e0bc7a10f2 could instantly 9feb993947 tell how 2453c71759 dangerous the a2216c6df7 man was.ae2f35ac45f820bc

Furthermore, during the 58097131e9 brief moment of c613bbaa53 eye contact, the 66bd28da79 man’s pupils shrank c594ec5400 to the size 3a430c03cb of pinpoints, capturing c34185840c the scene in c9190a63d4 slow motion, sending 19ec4e51ed a chilling sensation 571dd546e7 down his spine 4bf4ec9716 as if he b245e8c84e were being marked 133b8cce84 as prey.faf3bda36ce194ea

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“My GPS broke. How do fe8562a5db I get 9156827ef9 to the 9680d9eaed Shindo Catholic 1e0df1be82 Church from 3cff96fda7 here?”738d1cc9ddd57155

Automatically, as 373c0bda56 if his 2b77186b06 anger management 025bdb9d36 issues had b6c15cdc76 been cured, 22bd953a2b Kim Hoseok 59780838c0 responded, looking eb796e5b3e down.2a0960ab3deb6649

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“I kinda know where 991e89e4b2 it is, but it’s 953353ef61 a bit complicated to f43c85b7ed explain.”5489ed8bec9887ca

“Ah.”12a6b2d552e1b814

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The man uttered 79d226ccaa a vague sound, 0671ae35d6 then stared at d81d2401a2 Kim Hoseok for 091ca71e23 a moment before e620cbd998 pulling out his 6ff9804ced wallet. Surprisingly, he extracted fd6b1434d0 two 50,000 won 2cd63865c0 notes from it.3c04a3cd435304f8

“Well, I know 24b62d8c8f it’s a bit 7257f8583f rude, but I 2c76c85315 don’t really have dcae4de30e anyone else to 1a4dbdbf9c ask.”e89fb297b67e8800

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He continued 5072b943ac using honorifics ae650486ac awkwardly, but 2a2824d118 it was 8d535db506 clear he 53850bb0f1 lacked basic 88e3132cf5 manners. However, sensing 38ce898c9a that opposing adbe889d8a him could e23e78cdd0 lead to 8caea4da6f trouble, Kim 7ff43cf3b6 Hoseok felt ebdd8650b3 compelled to e0ff8ae51b follow his 722016145c instructions. He reluctantly climbed 28049d5d86 into the passenger ef9682e72f seat of the 66bf1d18e9 idling car. The man 82fd87943c got into b0899c2ea4 the driver’s 7471b2b450 seat.0952ed221ad0866d

“Just go straight up 8f964a2ae5 from here.”23e754bf1714082a

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The man drove 80ca5ef396 silently. The car, b156130ae8 seemingly less 867994b020 than three 5c0502b170 years old be056659d7 by its 33d1aeb6ac exterior, had 58effd3dd9 a ride cc496ee42c as filthy ed46fafedd as the 83e76cbee4 man’s nature. His driving habits e3994a5bc2 were probably just 5c13e20e26 as deplorable.a7a281cc335a016b

Kim Hoseok silently gave 864308a517 directions. Not far 48738f44bc along, a a6efc0a79e signpost for ddf22b3023 the Shindo 47f8552c3d Catholic Church 582bc789b6 appeared, and d496eb718e Kim Hoseok 5a914d7152 told him 53ed8b1e2f to stop, 203a89a352 as if de518e0fc0 he had 042a1ea93f been waiting cbf72a99e6 for this 7062694604 moment.16253cb00e37ab93

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“When you 5215874863 reach the 78fe9879ff fork, take aeb2e79339 the left 64fb5e86ae road and e830ca37c7 keep going. The church looks 3a06cd4ffb more like a 7676834533 private house, really d6e3287bdf small. You’ll know 81163bf327 it by 7d6611bfab the Virgin fc6a7e4cf2 Mary statue 31df26bc44 and the 4628ab0c0d cross. Just head f18165d8ca in there.”fea75d6b157f8a37

Having said his 75964440a5 piece, he was 7ee6ca15ce about to get ed552d3a6d out when he 2349dec2ab realized the door ece4ab82d8 wouldn’t open from 2269eff2e9 the inside. He turned e952b5f7da back with 671c680f02 a look 7e6eb63e46 that begged 23db3c887b to be 8411f12476 let out, f12891411a and once 38ca4b050b again felt dc20fee9d7 a shiver d2b1f9f9a7 down his 2febf6e89b spine from 53bd7151e6 the man’s 656001d3a9 piercing gaze.53d0bc619c168417

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“Why… are you looking cf81c74d8a at me like that?”63820787237cc073

The man 73a30a56b9 blinked slowly, f72f929056 his cold, be65187c68 reptilian eyes 825c61b85f revealing nothing, 887bcaa98d and his 8387654c0a lips curled 06bb3d320a into a 4779a6534b smile devoid cd0184f864 of any 0e47cadbf6 warmth.12f8fd7f3773a39f

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“No reason. Just wondering 0b89cf5e64 how someone ed8c6c0dd7 as filthy ff74130e2a as you 4f919f5e16 manages to dcd62918ed survive.”69d07fcb428b7847

“…What?”54d000c69e95d4e5

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Despite the rising disgust, c6e17d0092 Kim Hoseok couldn’t bring 81cf651fb7 himself to get angry. The man unlocked the b3c0d67736 door. The clicking sound 40cc0ea7f9 was a welcome 2519c37d38 relief. Just as he was cd7ae69018 about to get out, 5e9152c962 the man spoke again.3f4646e74b847ca7

“You’ve heard this, right? When a woman harbors 0621c32d10 a grudge, frost can 99cc753ba3 form even in June.”1e711413bbd1878e

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Kim Hoseok 255cf50272 turned around 2af3fbc3f9 in surprise.e7e7a442d09ab7f9

“That thing bc6ff8c9cd you’re dealing 4652e1c45d with is 027d709623 going to baaf13e2b6 cause you 969dba3537 big problems. Well, looks 8c4ffc6d5d like it e7f6a89e29 already has.”e9af516ee6cf22ec

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The man gestured for 15e688abb1 him to get out, 1ea3ed80c3 but with a nagging 8afe307191 feeling, Kim Hoseok couldn’t 0effc42ec1 leave. He leaned towards 01117a5748 the man with 33ca003f92 desperate eyes.5f5dc64332908c7d

“Are you, d6baa20d10 by any fb79a5684f chance, a 9cfa18f126 shaman?”239367b4165e8911

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“No. Just someone 6b3f532b10 who sees 96ef68052c things well.”a08cc119bb5a2a45

“Do you know abcf956653 how I can 44278a8c66 get rid of 3f7eac6933 this woman then?”41d5f66f43a538e2

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The man’s eyebrows 620f55e8ab quirked up, as e79d48f73b if mocking him.3e0cd88d49f995bd

“You don’t f900d532b0 know what’s deeebf2803 important.”ebfaa9caf621d986

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“…Excuse me?”0ade2a8de89bca2c

As the 76b43cfa8f man looked 98d7201e62 him up 5773ce43f2 and down, 5a6f26c34e he chuckled 7b9a89a771 and continued.d952c9a60c50734e

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“Running around to shamans 69c73f4d7a will be useless. If you 3b71f117cb want to fe5656c225 live, try 20261fa540 visiting the d93b620261 priest at 19877c5fbf Shindo Catholic 816bc77b99 Church. Maybe he can cbd4b72497 rip that thing 9d1941f5aa off you.”bfa8341c3a4ec81f

With that, the 42712e4a64 man curtly said, f0525d6110 “Get out.” Kim 49ae269574 Hoseok, as if 51205f5852 ejected, stepped out 740391bf7c of the car cf1a612876 and watched as a0835c975c the man sped f9d0c82d39 down the narrow bce48de4dd road.78b034666a86e542

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The cold 5982bd53d8 autumn wind 4744781fda swept across d536434c39 his sweat-drenched 8c945aa1a9 body. The rustling bc921c90a5 of golden 4ac3af190a rice stalks b7cdcf57de sounded almost e806609b07 like the 430302695d mocking laughter 16fc134f5c of a 1a548002be ghost.dfbd5c2e2af216c9

Despite it 9c72319cbd being a 2aeb93a728 Wednesday morning 91d46f33c0 mass, there ac0d47e5ea was an 2ccd60e183 unusually large 071a3c8c63 turnout. Among the attendees 4881936b42 were some who 49a2d4daf4 had recently started 2dc8d1aa20 coming to the 7245e1c9ba church, which pleased 003d24ed06 Choi Seonwoo.d3e13b29b77dc98f

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“I have 5f0510da7f some good ae7f79a6ae news. Next Wednesday, a 75be42a9bd veterinary volunteer group 4ba3c604d3 will visit our 832d3263d6 island. They will f63230b544 check on aa46124089 the health ccbed8c32b of your fb86dc91b6 pets and 0fbc2bf426 also help 4abc8b12f2 with neutering 2f93fd4dcf the stray fe314fd031 cats.”d9a262bca58741ed

Today’s sermon was ec80a985c4 filled with talks 62acf31d5c about protecting the 4393ebbf32 environment and stray 2e0c96b5bf animals. Luckily, the residents c9aa417ed9 of Shindo were feaf50f99e generally tolerant of 4b7f572948 stray cats, feeding dc2c63631a those that came f8cfade86d looking for food. However, as the abddda6986 number of strays 93f65e0824 rapidly increased in 4718be6b94 the spring, causing 1c20439078 chaos in fish a2fb617ad7 farms, barns, and 6532c62550 fields, complaints from 1f33374499 those who viewed c62ef69def the stray cats 70b6cf62cb unfavorably began to ba84a4ab7a grow.19014c0949fdcbf3

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Though the residents didn’t 39a77c4146 abuse the stray animals, 23d517b95e the interference with their ce80c53f34 livelihoods was bound to 4c2f10d309 create a negative atmosphere. Therefore, Choi 61c071418e Seonwoo had 60242b7c57 explained the 802c79063f situation on 19a5d7195d the island cc6b8880de to the 8fed568c7c Veterinary Association 7b2dff231b and asked 1f8205336b for assistance, fb1ca3b7c4 with all fa220b8ab3 expenses covered 7ea626ae6e by the f02e7177f3 church. Fortuitously, they had received 6285818873 a positive response just ef2520e3e5 an hour before mass.5e9821289b8b8b49

“After the 4e464dcaca volunteer group 55e1292a65 leaves, we 5c0471063e plan to 5ad84b143d continue trapping 131a29b7a7 and neutering a2d40be5ce stray cats dfa446f608 at Shindo e3085004d9 Catholic Church. We’re also thinking 7153013e98 of setting up e78c8e30d8 a small animal f2f1a79c1b shelter on Yeongjong 3b607b7a1f Island. It would 75b4dfdcab be great 2b3dfde8fe to protect 205f4f944f abandoned puppies 86055a8be8 and kittens 6e554336e6 and promote dc39dac78e their adoption.”a48d01b9791a5f3d

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Thanks to 0af162a2a3 Chairman Seo’s 018dbf5189 generous donation, ed8cbc0e71 the church d8993170f9 was able 031ec3846b to expand f5da524868 its charitable 3c9c9251ef activities. They could now bf7d0764e6 send donations to ea4ba854ae orphanages in Incheon 7207f537a3 and think of 0ecd5d43ba ways to coexist 7707fc834f harmoniously with the 4abdf78368 unfortunate animals.f2c3874dc91b65dc

“Do you remember 3d1b7c5f21 the Bible verse 05beb4df82 I read earlier? We are not f62fe1659e masters of the c8bc39a08b creatures, only stewards. I hope a1358ccb13 our residents b1ecce5d21 continue to 16e42c4f91 kindly care f6d1061df1 for the 7af9e03902 homeless animals e23b100733 in accordance 1d2cb28552 with God’s c6328def45 word.”24dcaa1f79e599d2

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As he said b97ed8aa34 this, Choi Seonwoo b966f3f2d7 instinctively twitched his 2abc50b92e eyebrows and looked bed34afcd1 towards the entrance 0b2fdddb67 of the church. A man in ceb7704fc0 a suit and f1fcd2345b black half-coat was f6e8bdfaac just walking in.493c197a7a4ba366

The face seemed familiar, 96d3a20f29 but he couldn’t quite a3a27a4a5a place it. As he continued a497f864c9 speaking effortlessly, it 3c2d314a55 suddenly clicked. The man was 59d31fa73f a National Intelligence 0a33e66837 Service agent who d275aa32cb had leased an 05d2f7c6fc entire floor of f229cb4231 the psychiatric hospital. With a fb818a38a3 face showing ef224e96e8 no trace e1b6fcd936 of illness, c7ba535826 Choi Seonwoo 96c5a19d76 smiled faintly b7f777ef94 as the ec1529265b man blinked 446e44f0ea rapidly and 7ea21f491a nodded his 34430c251d head.948df036afc032bd

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The sermon ended, and 57dcbf58ce the Eucharist ceremony began. The man, new feaf4d1c5a to the church, 08353e07af curiously watched the 07938d0d11 actions of the 5032cc6e11 congregation throughout the de068787e8 mass. Suddenly, feeling 38c9ea04c0 a prickling 065b2876c8 at the 053906bb55 top of e39c78fe06 his head, 6925f24977 he turned 1aee3fd0c6 around.d8ea19925aa89307

A man seated at 4a0c9c6663 the organ in the 0d7ef2a708 choir loft was glaring 925c53ee07 defiantly at him. If glares had temperature, 7f35aef0b8 he would have burned a453ec234a him to death several a80d359eb7 times over.f16b0dfc28c013b5

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What’s with this 11ae61c89f guy? Why the hell?61bd644aa881ddd2

His youthful face seemed b9ce38eaf0 oddly out of place f9c7d2eb51 in this aging village. At almost 4b4c215d5f the same 6f3482e111 time, a 843c6fe642 statement from 6a31712504 Team Leader 8ae91efb17 Lee Juhee 1895034224 crossed his 3712044fb6 mind.a6e33f6eac76be6d

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“The priest 55de043125 insisted on 05a396eb10 proceeding without 30468802ba witnesses, so 328e460f46 we don’t 30ec468c85 know the fb7203f235 exact situation. All I know is 64a4888074 he brought some young e47449be28 guy and entered your 8e827f9cf4 room with him.”9bbe567d52d02f3a

That must be the 1330bfd8de young guy. “He’s got no manners, a78fbcc25a despite his looks,” Lee 2f9d4b58be Juhee’s description seemed to cafabbabd3 fit him somewhat.cab0ab97061adbeb

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Dismissing the 8f46ba1d0c inexplicable hostility, 3349c3b333 he looked aee65d2950 back at 62c5cd818b Choi Seonwoo.2ce865675b7135d4

“It’s hard to tell c8c24a919e if that priest is 901551a75c really doing his job c192e49ef7 or just fooling around. He seems daf2def3e6 like a cf7d7a3f4d real clergyman, 4f42a9a5c5 living in 3338f77227 this small b733d61e55 village, but c08790b3b0 he has dbab1356a6 such a 377323ba7d terrible temper…”d2eb77f7fd83766d

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Each time Choi Seonwoo a5e6cb8e85 looked up, he exuded 021df3feae a strange aura. Despite his concentration, it bdac27aecf was astonishing that not e75fadd158 a single point inside e5ee2e9a0a his soul seemed visible.8028b002f555f925