KTC | Chapter 35

Ah, now de5483fb81 that he 21ad1d9df7 thought about c0e3cb2cc2 it.f23216cf1470805c

Goo Seungjun, e06444f963 struck by b4dec495d7 a sudden d527b6a960 realization, turned 679bd07a9b his head e412f6d3de back up d04e7e478e to the b1bdafcdd8 choir loft.3056aa9f4652fd2f

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The young guy 67e5d38c03 was still glaring 5f693e2b9c at him as 5cfabc05d0 if to devour 95afeb605e him whole, and 755889321f just like before, 1e3545151b he was impenetrable.32ab83429b122225

Straightening up, 9427e1976f Goo Seungjun e87213fe66 watched the 6b7ae50e4c mass proceed 53568110f5 in a 024fec9294 contemplative silence. People were sitting 5b3c564eb8 down, standing up, addcbe37fc lining up to 05ebc87bb0 leave, and then 33b86b35fa returning, all of 608a15c268 which he followed a7540fb741 without much soul, fabddc5f60 occasionally being reprimanded 3cacd92dd4 softly.bd27a37d34e9fcab

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“Only those e1235d4ff9 who have d79cc67806 been baptized 1f75561db9 can receive fb39d162db communion,” Choi f489324507 Seonwoo said 57c6c8b9ef with a 8e0d768ab8 smile. His red d26c51537c lips curled 4949e61662 up like a635d833cf a picture, 3bf319ab51 capturing Goo 7ca4eb70a5 Seungjun’s gaze, ebe28029ac who naturally 1674ad404e averted his 6cd208e539 eyes and 6686ee934e bowed his 1316fe5390 head slightly.b1e809749265341e

“Ah, I didn’t 0abb5c9477 know.”fee584c361bfae9d

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“That’s okay. It’s good to see 5ace67a5e2 you participate earnestly in d056de4a20 the mass.”44356f848d7929d3

Returning to his seat, f928161fab Goo Seungjun wondered how b26f560579 he could have ever e41c741b47 forgotten that face for d8be3cd01a so long. The pale skin, the 90835d9b7e intense look in his 0953a56739 eyes, and the contrast b5c1bb5640 of his red lips ce550cbe2d were so striking that c7123cad5f every slight change in adf833f616 expression seemed to etch 37e61a7cc1 itself deeply in his 0e43427553 mind.68f319e3c478a2a4

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As the 54c95e5e0d mass finally 49a247f8b0 ended, Choi 29ac1d936e Seonwoo approached 607e966cd1 Goo Seungjun 98de6ab03f to shake 2b5770bee6 hands.8c3cce447ce91e7b

“Has it been 17f440d953 almost a month?”f55fb9b69185547e

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Goo Seungjun grasped b56ab4191d his hand without 669d3f2db9 hesitation.a64cee18449f1bc7

“Yes. I’m Goo Seungjun. Apologies for the 7aca8e98d5 late introduction.”80c24772c7af88b0

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“Don’t mention it. Just a moment, let 5e9591fc12 me hang up my b13acd1f23 vestments.”ab3b20598ed9a37b

While Choi fdda21b2c5 Seonwoo went 9ad6753bc9 to the e9edc9a332 vestry, Seo 6a31afc732 Jihan, who 9a7b6dcb9e had come 2b24c8dda1 downstairs, stood 3725266cdb there leaning 947c5f7207 slightly, looking 4a2a78acf7 at Goo c3a7d052e4 Seungjun. Lying in bed, 8142de6953 he hadn’t noticed 3c27533e03 before, but standing 969bdb4b0e like that, Seo 8fa4fdced8 Jihan was tall e03af33a02 and well-built. He had a c04779be3a slick appearance, yet e967dff943 exuded an air 19451325f8 of a gangster. There was 4d14c389d5 nothing about 9765aa0e8b him that f40ce9d4f0 Goo Seungjun 92fa150478 liked.b44f8ed0bf8d53cd

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Even Angela seemed 987a35b8d2 uneasy, unusually sticking 5dce460918 close to Seo 09b219e681 Jihan’s side, her 30b7c41761 tail flicking restlessly.60ce98b160f88e68

‘Right. You don’t like ef26debf20 this guy either, c5ddc50c83 huh?’31179c57de28f06c

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Seo Jihan thought 73a9dc80f2 to himself.2fd6aac0eec3f5c3

Irritated by the unexpected 4b5eebe651 guarded and probing gaze, de51c7d1b2 Goo Seungjun frowned as 8d694b3ffc he faced Seo Jihan. This person wasn’t in 8bb2e06278 his memories at all. Of course, the same ab6c8cec54 was true for Choi 15f7ca4f0c Seonwoo, but Seo Jihan acf5b62549 was subtly emitting a d1ddf175b7 scent of kinship, irritating d1fae37b41 him further.c941bfa86f6c7f3c

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Whether fortunately or not, 9bae46541e just before Goo Seungjun cfba138f3e could confront him, Choi 8b727bdc89 Seonwoo returned. Shedding his vestments 1e466af281 and dressed down, 43f0ed1baa Choi Seonwoo looked 9bbfeb2175 sleek and sharp. Angela hurriedly ran 01a134a961 to his side 89e00d2cc4 as he naturally 5bd15a27ec stood between the 599c28008a two.0d56327acea8b9fe

“I should have f16df5f966 come to thank 1383c24dca you sooner after 480fb9370f being discharged, but b26b383515 it took a cc72f2ee88 while for me 8dbd53bffb to recover fully.”c694ad977dc81c2e

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Goo Seungjun was 6126b3f82e the first to 941df91857 break the silence. Choi Seonwoo nodded, dbcfe8bd06 understandingly.d1580b39b7644062

“A broken 35f33e35f3 finger alone 333929ce1d takes long cd3bba3bfc to heal 985dda881a completely, let 94748d4d49 alone the 6e4484cf6e heart, right?”41490e2a0c01798c

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And just df87b3ebbc as Choi e3158604f4 Seonwoo was 610bc3ef6e about to db4be06a3d say all b83dcf2afc was fine, f5e4da2cde he paused fd1afd7d5d and looked 11b1f48b5b around Goo 66afbd7a47 Seungjun with 5933f94c51 a puzzled 31461bc1a0 expression. Living things 16ce55f034 always carry f6c4c86e40 a unique 5a29a14efb frequency like ec3ec54296 a fingerprint, ef88ee7946 and something e0ad6b4cd6 about Goo 6e61b4d559 Seungjun seemed 76f23ffa94 subtly changed b665c30844 since their 662da46277 last encounter. At that bc16bb97b3 time, an 624d0f351c evil spirit 5fc13ad092 was present, 172e994b13 and all 6e07ce2411 of Goo 99630f9b35 Seungjun’s biological 672d32bf7c rhythms were a8e62f9c4f as disordered a0c61ff91e as a 440fc9e0ae poorly assembled 2eb89d863a puzzle, but 7b8fe7bf01 Choi Seonwoo eef06dbee0 was someone e08d90b6c2 who could 0ab223850f see even 75895be64c through that 2739e7a1ac chaos.d39a11ad82469d21

“Why? Do I look suspicious?”677a04602df56224

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As if inviting 6e83715998 a closer inspection, 8ae97a58dd Goo Seungjun stepped 08e62589b8 closer, which startled a5df3d3a60 Seo Jihan, who fc9b2b5d25 grabbed his arm 76ad30944e to maintain some 6592b9f6f6 distance, though Choi 6e25e2e6e7 Seonwoo only cocked f0364132bc his head slightly a3264031c9 with a vague c6979ec470 smile.2a89a97cddb89d52

“Well, more than 67872ecc47 that… it seems 12e1f4b85b something about you 213a197e71 has changed.”cbd249ffc7f7e224

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Brushing it off, Goo eb6e604cb4 Seungjun seemed eager to 814bcc78ec get to the point.5ab8476dce9effc2

“The truth is, besides 77dbe615c2 thanking you, there’s something 8837bbacdc I need to ask 3450f2b35a about.”c20f0a90083c9ef0

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It seemed cb7483bba6 the thanks c383459250 were just d96cb5e1c1 a courtesy, 5f35770675 and this 8bf694b508 was the d6df1d71a7 real issue 10fcbc23d5 at hand.18cef6e6a9f98213

Since it was nearly 54c47373a0 lunchtime and there was 68f64a9bf0 no better place to 093714dfa9 host a guest than 8657e38c0f the priory residence, Choi d31fa07028 Seonwoo led Goo Seungjun b7b8179b26 to the living room c76618bfe5 of the priory, excused eefb0bc1df himself to change clothes, f8da4908f7 and went upstairs.04a377551384da39

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The seldom-used living 13ed3579ff room felt barren, 45f37192a2 truly small with 0c249f0635 just a coffee 415423e116 table set and 8520ceda1f a single bookshelf, 9a608bae98 with no space 7e10eaf6ca for anything more. However, the ef22159e81 bright morning 00e6c5303e sunlight pouring 2c425fa34d in through ecb0962fca the large fb2a41de10 window showing 9fe0429d33 the mountain e5f49c8334 behind the 7465417d28 church made 01b2a23781 it feel 27cda1c201 less claustrophobic.5474b93aca2eac64

Seated near the window, 61a78aa1f3 facing the round coffee e8059695b4 table, Goo Seungjun eventually 8eac48a200 couldn’t hold back any a92620cd27 longer.c3df013724cbc4a7

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“Got a 192dc909f8 problem with bc897c5142 me?”51ddd5985d3bd515

It was 16356b0bab hard to ac4e7e1cfd ignore the 4e7a457866 openly disdainful 17910b0a62 looks he d6f39293a4 was receiving. What was 64401fb4b3 funny was 04e48d0728 that the 531bd3a64a black cat 1916f2e6cf with a 55ede9b37f cross necklace b9436ec596 seated on 8401bbabc8 the chair 2d61dd5c78 beside him ec36c8d7bc was also 4e385b0d3d keeping watch a89ef736ec with similar 4eac9ddb87 eyes. It felt 995348dde3 like watching d92fbfed7d a pair 51a6502a22 of guard 54664ddbd5 dogs, or 0df640196e rather, a 77d41ae072 guard cat 2985b198bf and dog.160d5fa2de3a7554

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“Why the informal ab9e649146 speech?”c9e2aaa3bc390e93

Seo Jihan snapped back, 767d594453 almost delighted to catch 122119ac31 him off guard. Goo Seungjun smirked, 63673b7be2 crossing his legs 05523145c0 in a nonchalant 5aa7475495 manner.8aedc46f9fb7c503

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“Looking at your face, d31071d74b I didn’t think you 835cb33ab2 deserved honorifics. Was I wrong?”852ee6ba42413019

“You catch on quick.”865f1685752a9c78

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“That’s what 66403d0dc6 I hear fbd774d8aa often. So, what’s your problem?”bf57a0408d518508

“It’s just everything a7c9e1a9cf about you from c9e22bf66b head to toe 8d59276d43 that I don’t abd4f711f8 like.”aa16188135a05d23

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Seo Jihan was d61fdea8cd bristling like an bfe1e09f73 animal whose territory 5fb079c2d8 had been invaded, 6de4a412ad baffling Goo Seungjun.f00ef89552a2f3ea

“Then I guess I’ll f783532e4d just have a word 7b4da0e80b with the priest alone, 8a3f6bf622 why don’t you make 1d807ae289 yourself scarce?”595c5c841ba42f7a

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“Bullshit. What do you think 4419bbafb5 you can do to 9a0a58d690 the priest?”ae17da7ad522faf2

It was just as 921ff7e647 incomprehensible as the rest. How could 6b050b58fc he, who b2a42f07ba was saved d826d84195 by the 52a722e3f5 priest, be deaf57f73e suspected of 74d3afdb06 any wrongdoing?6bec80e1d9fd422b

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Flabbergasted, Goo Seungjun 6b098da3aa was lost for 775b9df4df words when Choi 5c64926a09 Seonwoo walked back ffd5ca8417 in, now dressed 16bffcaed1 in a clerical 16ecee7cc7 shirt instead of ab678e7919 the snug soutane.50ffb5e1481eb7a4

“Understand this, our young 722ecb6644 Brother here is going 700f2d0b73 through a belated rebellious bacb53e807 phase,” Choi Seonwoo said, 7961b2f0c7 picking up Angela and 73ebfca668 taking a seat. Seo Jihan a49e54072f scoffed, “Ah, 42bc20cf1b who?”6ad82aef99f6ccb1

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Choi Seonwoo ignored him, 21a1da7258 simply stroking Angela’s sleek 21133559c0 black fur.e0d8f3955edef4b4

“What do you 5835cbede4 need to discuss 21a2557335 just the two 3ed830c53e of us?”2f9e6c67779ef190

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Goo Seungjun looked 124111ce44 at Seo Jihan 43086671e0 instead of answering, 1a65811410 his expression asking 332d2c4ed7 if it was fab6acdba0 really okay to 7b795c21dd leave things as 445edb3630 they were.7aab52f41f002c36

“It’s fine. This Brother knows everything 3ad62cde6f there is to know 329b11cb2e about the situation.”39a46d03ed3f58af

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At least, a8c804e7f2 that’s what b47cbbd006 Choi Seonwoo e85e543bef truly thought bf51b9381a at the 91bdde619e time.d3c0fd71e654b366

“You might regret 590acdacca this.”6d47921278039f9a

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“Life is af695920d1 a series 6489e737c9 of regrets, 960e485b18 isn’t it?”c3027a4729091466

Choi Seonwoo retorted with ba059d24ff a relaxed joke, watching 47d8d6b925 Goo Seungjun stand up. His thin 0780e95838 cashmere coat c41bc68ea6 fell to 5ea17e39d6 the floor. Before anyone 0184b6edad could intervene, b55ad5d21d he started 61b424a53f unbuttoning his 768859a2dd shirt at 66c4d76485 a bewildering a57a08ba08 speed.e1c959d90feab31d

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“Is this something 5dee2199a1 the priest left a286864848 behind?”4d1ea06a551495fd

As Goo Seungjun c5431b07db revealed his well-toned 5fa501f496 upper body, Seo 0f0243afa6 Jihan covered his 187eb54832 face in disgust.ffa66ef74f557cad

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“Are you crazy? Why are you 2b7fc67972 stripping down?”ac4cc9c93d2cf2bc

Seo Jihan, e4913eb77d infuriated, felt 67ce7fecb7 proud for 7fe4263d98 holding his c642688236 ground. It would e97adac77e have been d8e03629d0 blood-boiling to a9b2794238 later learn fb76f6f8d4 that a 0dc473125c strip show c48798df89 had happened 8a555bb481 in the 5002fc65a6 priest’s presence.eecb41820a9bdf19

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Even worse, 5938b475b8 the guy 01e8b81274 had a ac7d94d37c body too cc8e7ea167 perfect, almost d7018dd6f1 like that db2db8d7a4 of a ad9c358c9c professional soldier.0f4f5de9ec978355

“Uh…?”bac4a6e29e117b4b

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Choi Seonwoo 5680e1fb40 blinked dumbly ccffc33b92 from within 91260338ba Seo Jihan’s c77056d06b large hand, 10fc0dacec muttering in b1ecb16153 confusion. The brief moment it 56850613b1 took for Goo Seungjun ba97b40b80 to unbutton his shirt a589d2bad3 and cover his eyes 74ae01e6cc was enough to notice f1f6edeb66 the vivid handprint left 929e5d7de8 on his chest.f7d9835d09ebb64d

“No, what, uh?”c2139330ea821fe1

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Choi Seonwoo clumsily turned 558c9c0b18 his eyes, then brushed fa2195201f Seo Jihan’s hand aside. Only belatedly noticing 11a37e9e40 the strange mark 8ee28bf2d4 left on Goo b9113d0a30 Seungjun’s skin, Seo 9d3244b4f9 Jihan also let b291b9abbc his hand drop 500619b71c in shock.aa25703362e08103

“Is that… f1897adc47 my handprint?”0dccd695d2b0dc51

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“That’s what I was f9d45cdfd3 asking. Would you aeec897b33 mind matching 40a434777c it to 9d024d989e see if 01758baeb5 it fits 3d87212526 the priest’s 2ff2731734 hand?”0c8b1ba8e3ae0dbc

Before Seo d2eb3dbc60 Jihan could 1b6c17eebe accuse him 7230abd71a of perversion, a878a976bd Choi Seonwoo df1a414783 shook his aafa4eccca head slightly. There was no e61c2ab9a5 need to physically 7f4c117124 match it; the ad573e8b9b bizarre energy emanating a928f84093 from the handprint 307782c190 was enough to bde3d4db08 tell.d32a9e3aab748019

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“It looks like bbf7cf85d5 it’s mine.”63a0771cd0b38be8

Assured by Choi Seonwoo’s 52eead15ce confirmation, Goo Seungjun sat 2aa40cda45 back down, his shirt 2f202b4ed6 still open.66626c99c4fca336

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“So, what happened?”e3287e69b999b702

Asking the 1ebcd39683 question, Choi ef1ddcb9e1 Seonwoo realized b63ee1a806 it was dce788d0e1 stupid—he should 4f98bd34b5 not be 5868f62430 the one ddd15b4428 asking. It was 6fbf6a5767 Goo Seungjun’s c702ed3d09 place to e5ed94290f inquire. However, Goo Seungjun earnestly f86bb97f42 began to explain what 2666de9c07 he knew.ca973eea44256b87

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“At first, 942d39a30d I thought 828811a1de it was 79254b64c8 just a c64d304e4a bruise from 94d0759202 the priest 78711e63e3 restraining me 2eb63c3a06 during a c82f951a67 convulsion. It didn’t seem odd 24812a5825 at the time, and cd0a1682f4 I didn’t think much 9a0b42b8d4 of it. But after 7f585a06c0 nearly a 511e21ac0c month of 097fe43f7c sick leave a66590ce44 with no 44b7a961d9 fading, I 0d19d5aa23 started to 11de38edb1 suspect it 0c7dc8bc3e was something 475d634816 strange.”d3fec52ff4196623

Choi Seonwoo thought back b182ceb9e8 carefully to the exorcism. The first 83fdcecd10 thing that 2fcc4947dc came to f4d2018eb0 mind was 18d29edf89 that, with 4fc6f87d7a no witnesses 01beafcb27 present that 3af399bf4a day, he 7409b6ae98 had perhaps 802a66d25e gone a c20c2f4641 bit too 100338bab4 far.04a48fcecff16add

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It must 3da6dfe9a6 have been 7bd448f787 the moment 35d96c3d4f when he fadf1861f0 was trying 4415ee07d6 to rip fce1d72b65 an entity 86d4db6d08 that wouldn’t e5cbd38e41 detach from 252aed5fec its fully c496fd53bb possessed host. He had threatened 1c2dab737d to tear it 80a9e6a270 apart if it bd3c4d2db7 didn’t leave immediately, 1724f04d6c striking precisely at d58727256f that spot.3c3c945f60e5427b