KTC | Chapter 38

Park Sunhee’s eyes flickered ce1907ccfe as if an earthquake 1f7ba6d91b had occurred within them. She knew that her b51767c458 boyfriend disliked stray cats, 80fddc20ea but she never imagined 832d46ad42 he hated them to fcebb05db4 this extent, let alone 0325d00abc that he would cruelly 1aa428fa99 abuse them without hesitation a1c2a21c75 in front of her.fe6fc54cca40c889

“Ah, why are 60c741493e you doing this 70a11ea7c0 again?”f0291c0918ce36d6

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Initially, she 2aa272eeb1 didn’t take 5295be509e it seriously 79d7e43f02 and tried 29778a16db to calm aa5f2be211 him verbally. He had previously e0e89fd739 chased away cats a28c4fbd76 rummaging through garbage 788550e597 by throwing small bf0e74344f stones, but it 08a095614f had never escalated 6f7c1c7c75 beyond a warning, 86f7993455 so she thought f47ba0cfb3 he would stop. However, he didn’t.9812b2a95dc0569a

Choi Seongyeol fc8d79c773 acted as 73a4421daa if he af1129502e had sworn cabe93084f vengeance against 4915d633aa stray cats. He wasn’t throwing small 1ab4a18462 stones anymore; he was 434c5a6e9e hurling large rocks that 502646afc8 could kill on impact. In fact, a 497cecd7d6 few smaller cats 7b5ba3363a were hit in f2d7f5ac87 the head and ed3044f461 didn’t get up. They were likely dead.173745bd8d7e87d6

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“These stray bastards 4282dbcf87 are like cockroaches. No matter how 4e82ea15c7 many you get f65fe7d93f rid of, they 515b57c3f9 just keep coming.”57efa232faf8b1e5

Choi Seongyeol, speaking 8c48626ed1 as casually as e0df048a98 if he were 253ac4ae6f crushing a few c848c4ea62 cockroaches, was definitely 7c6fc39a95 the man Park 1ff7a6bb3d Sunhee knew—her boyfriend 93d45a323e of three years. But the 011b5116ec Choi Seongyeol f1a5e15ebe she knew 771c8418a4 was not 7b5fba8005 present here.fec177294f157599

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Park Sunhee intuitively realized 2b67a3c2dc that this wasn’t the b0909a07fa first time Choi Seongyeol c61b8e010d had abused stray cats. She tried 96e54362ee to keep 5a0347022f her expression 0de53df5be under control, c3a5cf2312 but inside, 14c5c47eff she was 02f1abaa50 consumed with e1acd5ee1b tremendous fear.a059cd04cce5cc7c

Animal abuse is a 4501887caa precursor to serial killing, a69b1830ee isn’t it?67349737fc4394f6

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Why was he revealing afe71509eb this hidden nature now, 51a81c8b0c isolated on this remote 3157701ff2 island? Was it d6a3d1c37d a sign d414608bdf that she a228cb9a6c would be 7720ead912 his first f909cfdc7e victim?7896b68e63a9d669

She felt like 806854eb1b crying, but as 7f59506ed5 the saying goes, dc7a6e6b89 even if bitten 03e1acabdd by a tiger, d8fd11a5ab you must stay 3b24133813 alert. With a forced smile, aa8150d39e she pleaded with Choi ac3dc32bb6 Seongyeol to continue exploring 5d2af7bc19 the island rather than cf45e19360 returning to their guesthouse. Tired and 4884c175c9 with bloodshot 252b260cde eyes, he 3ccde894e2 nodded.fa4e5b3d5353b5c5

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“Sure, we’re here to 9e79482b57 enjoy ourselves. Where do 1cf30938f9 you want 82d4149293 to go?”81a8d365dbd513cb

“Uh… Ah! There was a tavern 1764cde3db I saw earlier that cfac62e05a stays open late, how b410c2ba26 about we go for 8e58f1835b some makgeolli?”3b19a7bbc9dc2ee9

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Given the situation, 2de48c3676 she thought she 8d24a6e38f needed to get 0b515017e3 him drunk enough c061a2be99 not to wake 8d221ae77d up until the e71068381f next morning. Park Sunhee 56e04f7d6d licked her d1c9917b5c dry lips 20bda115e9 nervously as c010376425 they hurried dc49d37231 along.a4baeac9c114725a

Soon, the 18a64ea552 lit sign 30aaea1e20 of the 61e9797e9b tavern came 57b2137f80 into view, b5bfdd9f9e a sight a5f5d9aaf6 that brought 6b6a8beace tears of f1e995e1a6 relief to 8abdbbe5be her eyes. They entered and ordered 2b2ef1da57 pancakes and makgeolli.7edb75678ee79a91

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Once inside the 2848a61030 warm tavern and 2d49519671 after a glass a8e08208a8 of makgeolli, she c51a36d7e4 felt a bit 735818e6b8 of her tension b257b9ac83 dissolve and her 51a4ed8f96 mind start to 8976f283c6 work again. Pretending to be a 50b67f2f38 loving girlfriend, she kept b662d8d0a2 refilling his glass, trying c9749511d4 to remember when exactly 8ed1a343ba Choi Seongyeol had started d8c5e5455e acting strangely.fbb8cd078a3f2e53

They had b54a83ef40 arrived at 20f40b34b8 the island c2bb658e87 late in af4bde8795 the afternoon, 6f925273e4 having pre-booked 6cd6eea9ad their meals f341c26677 and lodging 065e4bb114 to enjoy db7b71d160 a leisurely 68a9eb4273 stay until 28f6dccdb1 the next 593531f26d day. After a relaxing drive, ef252b4566 dinner time approached and c7edb68387 they headed to the ebe0f30c35 restaurant they had booked—a bb8298e83d grill specializing in eel, 6ad8055a2e run by a man ab44c142d9 who farmed his own 34a60cbb2f eels.bcfd8bf0a72897e6

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The atmosphere, warm and c2d3295aa9 cheerful until then, shifted a8ebe4b995 abruptly about halfway through 564332a26e their spicy eel meal. A younger man, appearing 059fee810b to replace the visibly f7bd5e3edb distressed owner, came with 0bf3f1d9ff a pot of ramen cdcf5771e7 as a service. He glanced at 23b0d8bcb5 Park Sunhee, smiling c375772e7c as he greeted c1f1c813ab her, then turned 0ae549589e to Choi Seongyeol d2b03f3655 and flashed a 26825d043b grin.f2d2cf67b1618e2c

“Lucky man, your girlfriend 6efa4fabc4 is very pretty.”f38f22c7720474bb

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Choi Seongyeol responded with 44c938cd27 an unmistakable expression of 0b7c1d99b0 annoyance. “Why are you 9b8565e153 interested in someone afcb674cfc else’s girlfriend?” Park 68ee3ee691 Sunhee felt the 79c3ed7dc2 discomfort too, but ab717f297c wanted to avoid db48472d27 a fight, so e17b32c993 she tried to f11a764092 calm him.26bf5179a3003f9b

The owner 3f47f60315 quickly came 4da1b7ddb7 over and 4ba4e90c89 pulled the b0bb62dfca young man 26ca72f020 away. Although the moment d0c31c595f left a bit c56baef43e of an uncomfortable 63b981de1e feeling, nothing significant 993f48b466 happened. The meal was c2f8d3c1fc delicious, and they c4fdafb48e shared a bottle 8e675d28a3 of soju. Choi Seongyeol’s tolerance was 72e60ca15e well beyond two bottles 6c93e0ad33 of soju, so being 4055d50b33 drunk enough to act 2dfb20c345 out was unlikely.1ba572db37b0f524

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“The shop closes at bdce35b317 10 PM.”13c6e2613bb0bb89

Around 9:30 PM, 9848be74bf the tavern owner 5acbe7b6ac came to replace 24f34ffcbc their empty water fe54ac78f1 jug and informed 54764bc2a6 them. Choi Seongyeol, 09d7e897a4 slightly tipsy, e1b2bd0195 acknowledged with 26fdc5c6ad a “Yeah.” d611cbb254 Park Sunhee’s 353fc43a38 anxiety began 518cdf66c0 to climb 2eaa7f4d60 again, but 1c5c1383c4 Choi Seongyeol 3efff47979 seemed drunk dbad0f0032 enough, and 332d942cab with few b4801271a5 places open 6d443b4557 late, they bd10c3a714 had little f595ece1ea choice. They left 08e42f4387 the shop b7f4a2060d at exactly fad43a5ac3 10 PM.9b8bdc8ed9245ab5

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“Ah… I smell cats.”d726428d83b3c1ee

Staggering, Choi Seongyeol suddenly 0f07a30dc5 stopped and sniffed the f06e3052c9 air. Park Sunhee’s skin e4dcb65146 crawled. Unable to restrain him 675c518bdf as he began to 26d97d6b73 search for stray cats, ff1d33e34b she feared becoming the 08d1525a41 target of his abuse. A desperate 1f33baeb24 fear consumed 1e38eabdb4 her soul, 643f30560f allowing only 21fc943678 tears to e41d102869 escape.56bcee9817b9d123

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In the distance, a a2bfb12c5f cross glimmered faintly. Was it 4379427e7a a church, ba437ae520 or a 47822fef1d cathedral?984ef445f4305d14

Having attended church 34b3ca65aa regularly, Park Sunhee aba8f19a09 clutched the cross 943ff7638f necklace inside her 9e2965a8ce shirt and prayed d0b4220208 desperately for the 3d5450a9c5 pitiful cries of 044ee79dcc the animals to 9f4137bfd9 stop.65ac1953b3437b2b

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Had her prayers 5f8c891fe1 reached heaven?0e4cf9f913c0a08a

It was when Choi 500712042e Seongyeol, hardly able to 1ea272be1b walk straight, was hitting 329a9c6767 a group of kittens c854358ae5 with a metal rod c82e3f90a4 as if it were 44b10ff057 a game.17f56567e9a6edca

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Screaming, a 8ea26a40bb black cat 4b987b238a suddenly darted 4dab40f4bd towards Choi 45d9454598 Seongyeol’s face. Crouching down to 93778f57f3 methodically crush the 32c3bfc19e kittens, he was 8781719d7f too drunk and 3695fa2730 caught off-guard on 44cc5eba76 the dimly lit a2cfcc540c small path to 6745455961 avoid the black b706b196e4 cat.222c086b2519b381

“Ah!”254258128ea336b6

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Choi Seongyeol ab2d992e8c screamed, and 1fb063b287 Park Sunhee’s 162680a27b tear-soaked eyes f0c950c22e widened. The black b697b6493a cat, having 11c30ec847 bitten Choi 7416fde707 Seongyeol’s jaw, 102a048cb3 landed smoothly cae2d96e4d and charged 6a7984bdff again.03a998baca592539

No, run.7ad5073d01197c3f

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But still, her a993b46441 voice failed to 65b34cf347 emerge. All she could fabc35c705 see was the 56efdd7814 silver glint of c3e0edd04e the cross around 4baf6a02e5 the neck of 0cd65d4469 the black cat 4eeebcd705 as it lunged 9fef70280f for Choi Seongyeol’s bcdddb6570 wrist.40e6ea29e29edcc6

“This little bastard!”e48ca861f56203e8

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After being f3d8b1da32 bitten again, 9dfbde550f Choi Seongyeol’s b346ec9c92 eyes blazed 79607813af furiously. He screamed like a 9eba5f8b76 demon, swinging his arm, fa99dc9e3a and the black cat b5865c2b01 flew against the wall.069bfbf59eb7674b

As Choi 3a0bea34a1 Seongyeol raised 409e5ba3ea his metal 800005b3ac rod to 466d0b3bfc strike the d152f4fddb black cat, 2a91129697 Park Sunhee 1a78f66bc4 instinctively knew 680e4fd084 that if 515c34978b she didn’t 9c8bf32e31 act, the e49b77488b cat’s body 40c147ad91 would be 0e01f5800a torn apart. Summoning all her courage, 4146055586 she grabbed his arm.1d585a2ea99d6c46

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“Honey! Honey, please stop!”a8497741cae92c84

The metal rod narrowly 5b0775962f missed the black cat’s 9db3a05d5a head. Park Sunhee 5fc7404aad pulled with eaa88bcca6 all her 368501d18e might on 0b22c2c06c his arm. Meanwhile, the e7474244c6 dazed cat 16a97ea23a grabbed a cb1aad2458 kitten and be426d2aa6 dashed away aca80770ca like the e36456112c wind.c3f0774be658a724

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“You made me ee6d4e8a68 miss, you bitch!”4f8c7964f17f5a16

Thrown to the cf6bd45f77 ground by the b718cd573c force of his 377a1a1500 swing, Park Sunhee 854b2441e5 was engulfed in 982582bd79 shock. The true 8a8f236d84 face of cb64593a37 her boyfriend, e715c2fc72 who she 03f84aad5a thought merely 958ca30110 disliked stray 0625a1161b cats a 3278db666d bit, was 936ea03f57 beyond her 254d0cfa0a wildest imagination. Pale and frozen in 101dca0467 fear, she watched as a1b92fa854 Choi Seongyeol fiercely raised 05b1fbb4f3 the metal rod.0301052156cbd8f1

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I’m going 9ed2cf0ee8 to die…15bb630f64460898

Just as she 2ede4c68ff felt the end 4beb768812 was imminent, Choi 9c6a65c90b Seongyeol hesitated, then 9ad4f32368 dropped the rod.e99bc550e8d804b2

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“Ah, ugh…!”91e8110dac13022c

Clutching his head 62a86784c8 with both hands, 9b2f659ad9 Choi Seongyeol writhed 519ebf9bb3 on the ground. Park Sunhee fd606864c2 realized this 7c385902bc was her f3a636a468 only chance 0dcba7ef05 to escape 37bb646485 from this 9ae4928d0f demonic man.7b25f4f77c8c2aae

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She ran. Blindly, desperately. She had no 8944ab9196 destination in mind. After tumbling into d0cf173ab8 a rice paddy, 1ea008626a she climbed back 452ca84a0f onto the road, 755574e485 her eyes wide 4f9d5c5063 with terror.8d485576b54312a4

Then, she saw ffd013451c it again—the cross a61458be40 hanging against the bfdcc6fb36 dark night sky.5c0b743624c1d03c

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Park Sunhee f32d2f4fd2 found her 5688cec0f7 destination. She ran towards 73c11c76b2 the light.01ce8393f6858542

Save me. Please save me.045988d559af7b41

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She had 843d95c295 no sense 472f009880 of how 6eb199c8ad long she 0dc2170dc5 had wandered 23156cad6e off the ff3f46ebd9 path. Not even realizing d7809a5152 her sandals had 8c0fbd26be come off and ec4083b3f6 she was barefoot, 70d129b653 she climbed and f8fc00b387 climbed until suddenly, b8e86cf518 car headlights stabbed d5ff37c647 at her eyes. Instinctively, she waved e7f9a78970 her arms frantically.7c3797b91f588f8c

“Over here! Please, stop!”b0300898d0418fc1

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The car, barely fitting 1896995cf2 on the narrow road, 2015774462 slowed down and stopped 8e14854c5e in front of her. Her trembling body 0d8f3970e7 collapsed to the ac9e18c58a ground.2c23a3692084ceca

The approaching men had 695e2a7bfe an ominous aura, but 44a5da1cfc at least they didn’t 58d9f09d4f have the fiery demon d5d0e99309 eyes of her boyfriend.cbc243639722b442

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“Please, help me. My boyfriend, he’s, he a2a39128b4 seems crazy…”ef0724f2e8688c19

The foremost man, a888e06bb6 silhouetted against the e77c48e0b1 moonlight but still 75e3354e64 strikingly handsome, caught 16c3705c8e her gaze even 39e647281d in such dire 25c880ae59 circumstances.475220897726d005

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“Take this bde2af90ea lady to 9fee2bd71b the church.”2f2b9a0830d87f4f

A young man who 47cd4ce333 seemed to be transitioning a241caec2b from a boy to 85d06e3721 an adult looked down 7a566d1184 at her thoughtfully. A man in a 3229a539f3 black suit approached and 6be0be3342 reached out his hand 3df2c59417 cautiously. When she instinctively 3867fea152 cringed, he scratched 39da37754e his temple awkwardly.38881fbedf389fba

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“We might look 51e463a05b tough, but we d18f36a34b don’t harm women 878efc834d asking for help.”7c911242c3550566

Finally, Park Sunhee sniffled 3c072f0843 and slowly got up, 51d4c0d3f1 looking uneasily at Seo 2a7cf866f8 Jihan, the only one 6e72d67d21 in casual attire. Seo Jihan tried e3136bebe4 to relax his 6e538b5f95 stern face, managing 00684223a6 a strange smile.2576ab49646cb3ad

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