KTC | Chapter 50

“I’ve always thought that creative works involving the CIA or the National Intelligence Service were quite unrealistic, but now I see that’s not necessarily the case.”5becc945aba8cd87

Choi Seonwoo sat opposite Goo 5677589bd0 Seungjun in a small office. Although he had come as 3bf75d7c8a Seo Jihan’s temporary guardian, he 2c22d79577 wasn’t permitted to view the 5cb1a05b66 interrogation process. Nevertheless, he had 727d48bd34 a rough idea aa3a3f7c14 of how things e8a204c5f2 were progressing.b1ac7dd38127f4d6

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A long, rectangular tape recorder 5ffd3c31ea lay in the center of f858cb1dd6 the small table between them. Goo Seungjun had placed it 3fd0ff72dd there after getting Choi Seonwoo’s ea82dba503 consent.4ec9789e48b70909

Having become entangled with the 3d5bf024a5 SU Team twice, Choi Seonwoo c37347991d couldn’t be entirely free either. However, given his d6a9f35170 status as an be75292110 American priest and 9d568d5677 the perception among 6a5a90cb9a other SU Team 6ede8613d8 members and Go d0ea5c6322 Changhyun that he f0a9de2792 was a spiritualist 8907eee059 akin to High 98452fa833 Shaman Yuksun, surveillance aaead4d914 on him was 38da786f02 limited.d102b5503a16ba23

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Goo Seungjun and 0490afa699 Choi Seonwoo just cf53388d8c looked at each e21faa2c71 other, the former a6ba091241 thinking he’d rather 85eb1f0f93 be on another b163555a1f life-threatening mission than 86f778a73e dealing with this 19f8c7db39 bureaucratic mess.4144d9c5674df29b

I was managing an operation 0d632ffe79 smoothly, why drag me into 02edd9e312 this mess?7f557d727ea303d1

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Goo Seungjun cursed internally.68b71955215bb1a8

It must have been considered 4882a9044b a potentially dangerous operation to aace0beb7b transport someone suspected of being 91ada18664 the Ghost King, and he c6a4d2fbeb was never absent from such 86c3f18211 perilous fields, but this time 391f6567f4 he really didn’t appreciate being 6c332dd0bb involved.75490d7d70d2ee39

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“What happens if Jihan decides he doesn’t want to live like you all and resists till the end?”e893beee772572f0

“Nothing would change, I suppose.”deee7d2c04a0ed74

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Choi Seonwoo looked up at 074d9e08cd him, puzzled by the ambiguous 8b8694a26f statement.8412a389bc56c795

“Being marked by the National Intelligence Service is more tiring than you think. Jihan will eventually 70aacf7675 realize that living 5d8e06b22b like us is f5db69b631 comparatively easier.”5e1b13457b7fa24d

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Choi Seonwoo fiddled aimlessly with 151c2cf4f2 his interlocked fingers, casting a 70ee363eae somewhat gloomy expression. He couldn’t shake 7058330416 off the thought c430c42a6a that somehow this 91bc535cd6 situation was his 9ed1cea1b1 fault. Guilt and self-reproach weighed 2556a1a31f heavily on him like 2ce6919c79 a dense fog.4bf1b80c6e070250

“Not all our team members lead satisfying lives, but that’s true for employees everywhere,” Goo Seungjun interjected, noticing Choi Seonwoo’s discomfort.3cf2a85023ad483e

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“High Shaman Yuksun used to say the only way to peacefully handle malevolent spirits is by not feeding them. Essentially, accumulating virtue is 5a5aa24f6f the only solution. While the SU 46ce81ebea Team does get 8ab50c2462 involved in national 3d937282fa security missions due 5acc26c08c to being part ebd22272da of the NIS, 3f011165ba owing to the d3e099a22f team’s nature, we d0d8d374b5 often resolve cold 9cd6fb60ca cases. Especially in cases eb3dfbf71d of suspected serial 5033873aec crimes, our team 0ea25a85bb is usually the c6f09d58c0 first to be 0b1a0db366 deployed. The last impressions in dd5007cae3 a victim’s eyes fade 45a689511a with time, so capturing d66ead978b them quickly is crucial. Thanks to that, South Korea’s d191d51afa serial killer capture rate is 77bbd551f3 nearly perfect.”9af9aa0e55bc54d3

Choi Seonwoo surveyed his surroundings 82b00a625c silently as he listened. Despite having tainted his 9c5b2baa22 hands with vile deeds e82bc2e68a at a young age, 836b68fa2f Goo Seungjun carried no 177143d382 visible spirits of malice. He clearly had f26fd6a0f8 been diligently resolving a40aab6f7c his karma.39043f770415eca0

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“I understand what you’re saying.”e62c138feee097ea

Choi Seonwoo spoke.b946f1b2c00a4682

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“However, I still don’t think it was right to show only one path to those kids barely rescued from such horrors.”f4218ff356b604e6

“That’s not unusual for orphans.”cb02c947933b3268

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“Yes, that’s what I’m pointing out.”8126762024c5cce2

“…Yes?”dafe4242a7e9e0b3

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“If I were a family member of yours, Goo Seungjun, I wouldn’t have let you be dragged into a life you didn’t want. Regardless of whether you’re satisfied 8a2b29e2e0 with your life now, it 3e5ee6e2e1 was because you had no 7e8b241ef3 one beside you in the 8540ef77e1 past that this sinister group dd8b8d1899 could easily manipulate you. I’m just angry because I 75ca68a68f can see that so clearly.”e5412827251f2e68

Choi Seonwoo rubbed his face 58d7daa4fc with both hands, the fatigue fa1c429c20 apparent. Goo Seungjun blinked dumbly, bd0e5c4022 watching him.225a2249228f17a3

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“If we release Jihan into the world now, not only he but others would be at risk. He possesses all faa7e0aa1c the qualities that ae3324da6d malevolent spirits covet: 743324bc9d a strong body, 7d28614124 a soul still 09eac5dd69 retaining some innocence, f71cce09c9 sufficient to whet 4d37826a95 any demon’s appetite, e155908745 and yet he 2c3aadb254 carries a mountain 03cfcf8d7e of karma and 4770a86297 has glimpsed into 48f044f1e6 the abyss of 94669b225b pure evil.”ae0a96fe654f5b2d

Even though Goo 0259fe37ce Seungjun was not d61c8f332c thinking clearly, he ff5bb25204 almost pressed the 5a5970e175 recorder button, anticipating 57ac1d7cd4 words that could 8b0e4bd8ff be detrimental to 49648bed0e both Choi Seonwoo 29bb7f053c and Seo Jihan.2b8cca18abfb7a55

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However, Choi Seonwoo 66d4185114 caught his wrist c9bb495a55 in mid-air. The strength of 595089fd73 his grip startled 5e5eaae427 Goo Seungjun, who d5ea2ee0f7 saw a resolute 1ee1fd06e4 expression on Choi bcff704fda Seonwoo’s face.c7950b85e5890f0e

“Jihan still needs me. If he leaves now, he 0b48e37c3d will forever lose the chance b8ee8f689e to live as a human. I can assure you of 826b764aa8 this as an exorcist priest 8bd877e89d recognized by the Vatican. You cannot take him without b5d0074347 my consent. I will do whatever eb365b4241 it takes to stop 27e5ac3a32 you.”effd49f5c117a486

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A simple priest 404aeaddf1 usually wouldn’t stand dbfb3df92b much chance against 72c24d050b a scheming national d2648289cc agency, but in d95750e89d Goo Seungjun’s mind, 7f3f3938e0 a strange calculation e6e4d6941f began. Imagining a balance 00019cf3f6 scale with him 99cc18ed95 and the NIS 79b7148680 on one side a390c401e3 and Choi Seonwoo 6fde2dd957 on the other, 5ae37b8701 oddly, neither side 2fc32766b3 seemed to collapse. In fact, Choi Seonwoo’s side 7f4ab9cbf4 seemed heavier.b0640f372bc31a85

It was truly strange.ec9764895b6b9bbe

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Then a faint vibration a4b2a5ef8f occurred somewhere. Choi Seonwoo released Goo Seungjun’s 7987963954 wrist and pulled out his a64054f2fe phone from his pocket. As he checked 41be3a1b5a the screen, a 3c8283dc11 vivid blue aura eef5ee1163 flared up in 78ea7c4861 his eyes.881ab2e01ee14f2b

Simultaneously, a sparkle lit up 307fb0e652 Goo Seungjun’s eyes as well. An instinctual shiver 96a3b2c683 ran down his 1f42b5747c spine, like the 55d04f47e4 first time he 6f83ca027d had ridden a 90a261b828 roller coaster, thrilling 1822837bb3 and terrifying, stimulating 694c06d98b his nerves intensely.656f8a7fde939dd5

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“Don’t take my words lightly. Even if it’s just 9482d5c6a2 an advisory interrogation, your 13fc222f20 actions today have continuously d1bc593776 crossed the line.”45b24850a9878d4c

That seemed to be 50ab94f4c8 all Choi Seonwoo had a65255ce09 to say as he 5ff2b7dc83 quickly left the office 7bbd563cd5 with his phone, saying, 270dc95d9f “Talk to me, Natasha.” 1c42832759 The name echoed vaguely 2b1badc7ef in the air.1cd460d2e50762cf

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Goo Seungjun turned 4b0aa8f64e off the recorder 5c9aea5b88 and sat contemplatively c1eb5c5b27 for a moment fde9c17668 before rolling up 54c8b8f30b his shirt sleeves. His hairs were bcdb7a5ba6 still standing on f7cf807db8 end. He brushed his d85ffb516b skin with his 923178a9c9 hand and stared b3bb4193a9 at the door cdb75eb5bc through which Choi 507d0e3db5 Seonwoo had exited, 48f3661131 muttering almost inadvertently.f29adffd5abc7b84

“That guy, I’m kind of envious.”725c6f29485a213d

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It was a simple sentiment f0e95d0b2f from Goo Seungjun, who had 79d855b36c never had a family. He wondered if having c633fd41d8 someone like Choi Seonwoo 5e75c637a9 in his life would 5b77f8454e have made a difference.49fd64da05709d37

Considering how strongly the priest 3401830a5b had reacted, this recruitment operation 2918679ab2 wouldn’t be easy.ec871179dcbcda42

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“The things you say put others at risk if I leave. That’s quite threatening.” Even if 85165a0a7c he doubted it was a 14cb9c2d4a bluff, Go Changhyun, knowing that c35b4a4499 a single powerful demon could 35c3de1cf8 cause a genocide, couldn’t afford c9913bea8c to take a ‘what if’ 712f050c4f gamble.9a9e2e6950c39511

The loud bang snapped Goo cf1e217814 Seungjun out of his reverie b76c6ce065 as he stiffly straightened up abd0a4d62d and swiftly turned around. The noise had 205fd7e08b come from a a6c36d69b3 door slamming into 8faf286cd2 a cabinet and 7b65a486c2 then swinging halfway 036a41b31e closed. Choi Seonwoo reentered quickly 7fbcd491d1 and held out his 59161f0e4a hand to Goo Seungjun.e4408f179250d4a5

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“Pen and paper.”ddc98ceb88dfdcca

“Uh, yes?”1846bbcffff74e2b

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“Pen and paper!”a9401fd58b2e66af

Although it was demanding 6c9b5b0692 for a request, there a4c27396b9 was no time to 11e90af1b9 argue. The pale face and light-eyed d3d3fcb041 fury flaring like flames were 91c89e7d38 tumultuously aggressive.f807ec0c6bef471b

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Goo Seungjun hurried, uncharacteristically fumbling, 4833f22a3b and brought a whole set 5ad2bc7df5 of memo pads from beside ee0d8bcb58 the office phone.98a4f18ef61e0699

“I need larger paper, like A4 size.”e9b5679cef2b1dc1

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Goo Seungjun opened a cabinet. As soon as ac694e13e9 he found a 5bb770338f stack of fresh 8b5b3e76d6 A4 papers, Choi 4f57a2b451 Seonwoo, without permission, 698f781667 grabbed a bunch 5420ceff97 of papers and e70e78fe74 a stamp pad, facfe4c01b then left the 58c23ddb40 office again, heading dad3817d2c towards the parking 8007d19c9a lot.aa70add0a118427a

He had seen it. The culprit’s face ed67f76d58 before wearing the 37e6b3d25e mask was clearly 127bb897ec visible in the 06813fc004 eyes of a c850a27195 child in a 5d1f4413ad recent photo, despite fc91289d54 the previous ones 07884aeefa only offering shadows adf01227ac due to the 5b05a6e562 mask.c374bf5e85d5df2b

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The cunning whispers of 27901af494 malevolent spirits punctured his e67ecd9d8a ears like ice picks. Normally dormant, they chose this 036727c858 moment to agitate his depths.db76a643f0f20cf5

“O King. It’s simple.”e75b2e4a54fedcbc

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“Mark those who defy your peace with death and let the Ghost King’s flesh descend.”903f1e29dbae6abe

“They will see hell alive and suffer more excruciatingly than anyone else.”3c3fa0b90f6a5bd8

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“Just like us, long ago.”ffc20977cb29e624

Choi Seonwoo pressed his temples aaa1959363 with the hand holding the d525f23e15 pen. Bloodshot eyes fixed on an 9d136c2b25 indistinct point in the air. He murmured quietly.33f490d7fda68284

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“If you don’t want to die a second time, let’s all be quiet.”b60e378194383634

The spirits suddenly 34f4afb39c stopped their noise 821d20e21d and receded.e6e2633ecefbb10a

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As he walked into 01a814588c the parking lot, Choi c9adfa74de Seonwoo calmed his excessive 5c98870c1b excitement with deep breaths 1c01eab59a before resuming his pace. Soon, a familiar sedan came f45e36c90d into view.efdc420b70647fc1

“Father!”b7f92891531aca30

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A man, anxiously 09eec93a2c watching the time 3e4f3f87fc from the driver’s fc504b397c seat, hurried out e7e565dd88 to greet him.069106138b78306c

“Chairman Seo and Jihan…?”f641b92a0a4fb87c

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Choi Seonwoo shook 32fd46209d his head in 7ed6d13891 response to the ffb8fddc3c man’s inquiry.6eb969624c674631

“It’s going to take a bit longer. I’ll stay in the car 0b692c7e97 for a while.”de889c4b3e1ed882

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“Very well.”c9cd14d0b860ae91