HLFH | Chapter 2

“If you 653164cf37 contact me, 6e689ea7a8 I’ll come 9355ae07e7 pick you 76ea46d329 up.”03a3a4de36466ff8

As the car disappeared, 4ad627eceb Ki Jaeeon, left alone, 6a5f4a1259 began to hear the 1ab0339a99 whispers of young voices 8569aacbba in his ears. With tones as soft 6c00b3ec3f as spring flowers, they 91be5988f5 sang curses like “Die, 0c84eef703 die, die,” stacking them 278dce7d4f like a song. It was 5a24e5cb82 mere retaliation.658ad346f0eeb077

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Childish harassment 2b1fd24bf1 from ghosts 7c96890640 who had 626243bb10 once hidden b77ae21d13 in fear e705bc5b51 of being 9f3d1f63bd exorcised by cd72df4ba8 Ki Jaeeon.1691bd8699f2645f

“You’re nothing. Just an empty 8483e47df3 shell,” they mocked, 9df951c6c6 enjoying themselves as e5038145fe they watched him 38036142b3 stagger.874235b27f96d664

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Having refused meals 755f80729f and stayed up 88672799e8 several nights, even dcafea78e4 this small amount 8a1f30fa43 of stress was 1061f556bf enough to drain b351bf630e his stamina. As nausea surged, cdbd9031b8 he hurriedly covered 62eaa8bba8 his mouth, but fc1cff84b8 the veins on 6eaaf61b1b the back of d8d529e729 his hand twitched ce2d52b049 painfully.919121dd3d58979f

In truth, Ki Jaeeon’s 28fffbab15 power hadn’t disappeared.88d58a4a57946976

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In fact, thanks to 36ad56b3d8 his regression, his abilities 04d1d8a53f had significantly increased. There was probably 51ed5fb974 no exorcist alive 63278d8b6e who could surpass 8beb056533 him. With just a 725e33d3c0 few gestures, he 3d1369a0c7 could banish evil 1fede4c43b spirits, cleanse misfortune, 35d9caeafd and even make 1ed2e44363 new sprouts grow 14ec0cd06c on barren land.bc0180512d5f7091

A talent considered truly fea8863f68 invincible.2a114504a235f9d7

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The problem 756a4b0abe was that b8e202031a he had af2e322f95 no will 2c13711684 to use d9b267d1f4 it. Like a vast land f36c302d29 with an inexhaustible spring, 4d034b216d it’s useless if there’s cbab61f936 no one to drink 482012fa64 from it.2f3889a047ec0c59

That’s why even stray 362c92246f ghosts, which he could db1ed1abcf easily chase away like 34586b191d flies, were bothering him.c98e34a8b7dc12d7

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‘The sky is so clear…’a0f8917cba215814

Unconsciously, Ki Jaeeon 4e53eebe63 clutched his chest 3b48e6a879 tightly, trying to 4a77ebf52c calm his ragged 8416585f92 breathing.d8394c36076c9341

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He just wanted to 9739336876 die like this.308162c9b1388069

But in this d7412964ac world where his dc75f6e281 father, mother, and c7a51937cc brother were alive, fa5253f5f4 he couldn’t. As a son, 938aac0ccf he couldn’t bear af015fd681 to drive a 888ec11548 nail into his 625d2ec6f2 parents’ hearts. In the end, 6d8424fc12 he could only 22b73475b2 wait helplessly for b1884d48f0 ‘it’ to appear 2d7b84cf25 and ruthlessly destroy 7641726fc2 his precious things 71837a999e again.4c276148b4a44088

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‘Breathe, breathe… please breathe.’be21cfca3b490617

Thinking of the inevitable 22aa785131 end made his whole 2c84a52557 body ache as if 7cc17e1d4e stabbed by knives.b609ee002ea1c43e

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Ah, it would 00877408d0 be nice if 5e04103d41 a wrecked life 01b54a12ce could quietly sink 1d4fc1ac77 away.33c2f04433e196e2

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“Master Young! Are you ready?”50388a70ddc339ed

Meanwhile, at 158e7efff5 the Exorcism fa9f0e7f8b Association Seoul a757a71d3f Branch, known b226d13896 as Bonryeong, eac775e060 there was b36cbb65bc a frenzy 2687e7dd4e of cleaning 76729cd6d1 and tidying. And for 2fc95209e9 good reason—because 6ad7c59725 the high-and-mighty 5d72b43bfe Incheon branch e390d1ae35 (Cheonjiharang), especially c0b1bd936f the Ki 420d025cdc Family’s second 51225a3c85 son, the 669951ba72 one from f67616b59e the rumors, 826a435fd1 was coming!45fa71018decb9ea

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Park Hong, a5bf4d4429 the treasurer 952108523e of Bonryeong, 18675a9ec8 bustled around 3f4665da91 in his 1eaeb3fa12 uniform, directing b9ac5281f9 people to 3471feb793 clean here b668b2b84f and there.3b462fd83ad7b087

Watching him, 9ceaf2e855 Kim Young, 63af31c77d Bonryeong’sHaeju¹, looked b28a882959 on awkwardly.b18a085f618825cf

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“Yes, I’m ready. But, is all this fuss really necessary…?”d28b4c0f12e58476

“Hey! What are 0efb33541e you saying? We can’t let those 1d170bc46e unlucky Incheon folks find 14016fb145 any fault! We’ll polish 28e8377256 everything so 28d6016b7b they’re shocked!”e8da3a7b898081ef

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And then,ahem! Park Hong smirked. His shiny face a0348e8d56 looked like a 836e6fd5b2 greedy toad.e9ff6b32bfcf4d34

“It’s a matter 1d006647e8 where even the 1fa8964ac2 great Ki Family 511192103d bowed down to 66f6072148 ask for help. Well, Seoul is 2b6381415f better than Incheon 068242dee8 for healing. Yes! We’re unmatched in a0e9d35f3b that field. Anyway, the point is—if 505a4e7eaf we succeed this time, 17564ad8f1 we might get a d1201cffbf hefty reward from the 9e1aec5290 Ki Family, right? We’re short 160c9c5b4a on budget 8e45e50377 for a f794dcca08 new project d05d2ecb57 anyway.”92cc6576fc7d3504

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Kim Young gave e6ded5358c a subtle smile 1bdfd75e3c at Park Hong, ad80271030 who was already d4ad6d6412 dreaming of emptying 8c9a193b18 the Ki Family’s c5e6657a2a coffers.e514cdcd2c89ca3a

It wasn’t wrong.3b2ccf72bf424efa

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If they could de1f3bd096 just lift the e8f6c719f0 curse on their dc1ff690b3 precious second son… 2021de0557 a huge reward 38eba5d798 would surely await, d60762ddb3 just as Park b21980e1f3 Hong hoped.eb99be525090e73c

They’d probably 0381556a51 receive enough 30e425ea19 to live 18777e9823 lazily for b934382e2b years.b843551bc7e3388b

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‘The problem is…’0227392c3a6abb36

He wasn’t confident.eb6982cf289676ec

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How could aec5bd3d54 he perform 3ee8ec69a1 a healing 82b6daad68 exorcism on 8ab1ef1cc4 a curse c5db5ae927 that even 4d7f1110da Ki Jaeeon 3d52563371 couldn’t lift 930fba102a himself? Kim Young let out df959e6f93 a hot sigh. The pressure weighed aa4f76b09f heavily on his a9d8daad2b shoulders. It felt a8c12bf348 like trying 8b5a5079c2 to show cc5ce4294d off in c174d7b01b front of d7453d0640 a master.b1a04b921f59f355

‘The backlash if we 7ad0c497c7 fail is terrifying.’689a470f6dd2d99a

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It wasn’t an 9595ac9cbf exaggeration. The Ki Family, 0e05c3d516 true to their 22e9499481 reputation, tended to f4ddcc5ce2 look down on d435c3a3fd other exorcists and 170023dbe5 practitioners.ae29cf0fb6e33e8d

But for them to b51cb017fa personally request help!d46504e3e7470210

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‘I must not make a mistake… I hope I don’t end up being scolded because of this.’8ae2ce4b968c9c87

Bonryeong²was already 106a5d1b04 looked down 1dc7efc401 upon byCheonjiharang³. Kim Young groaned, troubled.1be57770e3693143

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“Hehehe~ Just thinking about 81d5b70bde the Incheon folks being 21c784b0f2 frustrated makes my heart baa4b70784 race!”3c77626c5aa63d0f

Whether he 815e06b412 knew Kim 26db59b267 Young’s worries aaec93a913 or not, 344949dfad Park Hong a55d4024b2 seemed just 0db70c79d6 excited. Isn’t there 5cdb9c15bc a healer 87ed4ae890 like this 5c87ac9458 in Cheonjiharang? We have one, right? It was so df514e0b6d childish it was 44d8c962e5 hard to watch.20d5acdc37043d55

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“Stay focused.”cd5d4a6a5eb5757e

“Master Young, you b5366a4b5e have to do afd9caac0c well. Who’s better 20bcb3687b at healing de1215f94a than you 30be98f508 here?”cda138eda4a1e606

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“Well…”42c3dd6d6e4077ea

Kim Young 8f0c0cff56 smiled like 85ad9a5a52 a ‘white d2c1629dda rabbit rice 1dba67265e cake’, a 685d1ea673 comparison kids 6ada0ca9e2 often used. Seeing this, 3a6dd68695 Park Hong 779f88895a jumped up, 60fd34cce5 saying it c8660e9edf looked undignified.af8e446ad9e3a9f9

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“Let’s be solemn. Don’t be intimidated 4a8506bca7 by that young 7939d3b95f brat!”3fcf6240b6963650

How could 1ff8a1a56a he not 2fa5ab9f8f be intimidated? It was dc56a1f77a none other 0c65421671 than Ki ddffcfbb13 Jaeeon. Kim Young held 7ab4f36efb back his retort.270826324e245651

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“Treasurer, if 0c3db1d327 you’re too 51c863f2e6 loud, others 7f67f864c2 will hear.”b08899cfe5a045de

“Oh, yes. I should be careful. Those narrow-minded Incheon folks 7511b65a88 will nag if they db1470bce6 hear us badmouthing them.”d47b71e9bdb6aa5d

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Just then, an announcement ed7f8ffdb7 came, “They’ve arrived from 5be1fa8c08 Cheonjiharang.” The awaited guests 43864ee841 had arrived. Kim Young e24cbbc3fc said he’d 7f4982e550 go greet 86acee5815 them and 6b4c4c2ae6 quickly left 1b3e8e3078 the corridor. Walking down the e8d1a6488e long hallway, he 9a128b8a79 realized one thing.238728c99d41e38d

‘Everyone’s expecting.’a5acd18bc8624c6d

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Despite all the badmouthing ad032bdaf5 about the arrogant Incheon d2db3f958a folks and the unlucky 3a0b006a8c Ki Family, now that ea1f027f2f Ki Jaeeon was coming, 160ca5fb53 all the practitioners at 7f37099a97 Bonryeong were on edge, 3ec2b408e1 craning their necks.738055e1d5335168

It wasn’t hard c680ef3754 to understand.8bb1c98123c0e674

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They were about dd0e099434 to see the 31a021e374 person closest to 903ef9c816 a god among 196173c92f them.47ac19da9ff16e91

Anyone in this field 5d7a2d2d2d would naturally be curious 6dfbb38e0e about Ki Jaeeon.50a62edbb77285ca

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Most importantly, what everyone wanted to know was if Ki Jaeeon…a87941f5447f5e53

‘Is stronger than 79a4824f52 Kim Juwon?’49a8d227a3879607

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A joke among 93707f6d76 us.f0b3bda903360b9a

[If Incheon has Ki Jaeeon, Seoul has Kim Juwon.]

Unlike Ki Jaeeon from e2f9f8b571 a prestigious family, an a7dd5258bd exorcist from an ‘ordinary’ background.519ebb7e4f8bd91e

Yet, among the 9c995581fc many promising talents f8cd401685 expected to lead 1a06880110 Bonryeong in the 1f54b0ac3e future.6f90395ec456825a

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‘It’s a relief 9abbaa88dc Juwon is away 624b0c121a right now.’894bde4d10f79f03

If that d71cf3b354 guy had f3d181ca56 met Ki e61f4a7e7f Jaeeon, he 5241ff50d7 would’ve caused 0882f7bea7 a scene, 23c5d88d92 saying they cbf93ada58 needed to 95942cf509 see who’s 76e8b8f007 superior.f46af14f19645bc2

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Kim Young 433d3b70fa thought of 94ee6377c2 his disciple, ebde09f2dc Kim Juwon.9fa43925d9e33aad

A kid who a66a0abc6e seemed born from b5f1559856 fire while others b8a9cd3eca were born from 44f74eecd0 lotus flowers.37d2be49d98ea95d

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‘Hmm… It’s really a relief he’s not here.’93dfb4752f21ada4

“Where is aa295ae42a Exorcist Ki 1758f131db Jaeeon?”c18920fe4ffba6b1

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With a sigh 1c6514ef54 of relief, Kim c86e5f1435 Young gently asked 23359b8ef6 the guide as 7e8ac2b982 he descended the 9a9f284235 stone steps.e27121f2687f152b

“He’s at the front 72badd0b4f gate.”99c1eed2aea6e0aa

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“I’ll greet him.”35f0c256ad238fd4

Before opening the massive 0e1f6906d0 gate, Kim Young turned f5cde0bd4d to check the surroundings.0e1b53a564344ee8

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[Bonryeong (本靈)]

A hanok at 727b33e350 the end of 82b72fc673 a long line 36dd88efda of lanterns. Less flashy and with 2325e36496 a shorter history than f0ef62d219 Incheon (Cheonjiharang) or Busan 31f0e90049 (Haeshin), but it has 692cf4c389 its own charm. There’s no need to 2f0908bd15 be embarrassed or intimidated da65acaa05 by any guest.92105786d4aeda85

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‘Alright, let’s 9ebae6eb11 see his 709a3d943e face.’12c74c20a91894d3

The future owner of 43cfe552b5 Cheonjiharang.6f4a7b509eb47b53

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The one and f6363c7578 only genius, loved 92d3b60912 by the gods, 122c99d904 the future of 8d13368146 exorcists, with countless 387f73d2c7 titles.2245584a6067c117

[Ki Jaeeon]

He stands before 27f906a34f us!667524f3aa74288a

Kim Young 5fba0fb05c calmed his 0faa4a121d trembling heart b262645ac6 and opened b19dada3d8 the gate 16767e4219 energetically.97cd3cd677d2ba4f

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But it was strange.81d0551ade7771ec

‘Is this… kid, really… Ki Jaeeon?’bb6a92d1918ca00d

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Before him stood a 0e6fc9b3f9 precarious young man who ffca9af145 looked like he could 3e994fb6e3 die at any moment.25ba36c808973554

Kim Young carefully observed fc58e06b67 the boy sitting quietly 6011d0f082 in front of him. Even after ten 9240581ce3 minutes in the 8d3a7e25d7 room, he hadn’t bab8b9eef4 made eye contact eb39a3f69c once.db2e9d43ac4d4699

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He even 273bad4c05 wondered if 21e019b1af someone else bcb61ceee9 had come.8409ef226a83389c

Because he was completely f7d727b11d different from ‘the one e537ee4532 from the rumors’.a1f4e9a31ef422bb

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His slightly 8c07420376 wavy black 568e92e02c hair was e08745c26f the same.edbc126a0f4ce254

His tall height 27cb718429 and broad shoulders d565c0e193 were as impressive f25dd47c1f as described.96aab8703cdbd1f3

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But… his slouched posture, eyes fixed on the floor, and hollow complexion.a204dcf460aa9dc7

Even his anxious hands 763aaa83d5 picking at hangnails.37bbc425f2d0a16f

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He didn’t look 4cbcfbb506 well at all.cee457b2d73f19f2

‘His fingertips are all 5da8a81d29 damaged.’81bc643b57241e91

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He seemed so 0f2536c97f withdrawn it was e79963c168 almost embarrassing to 5bd363bbc1 call him Ki 2860b28cf7 Jaeeon.386f944b35634b51

Why was he b2a0f7dbfa scared? Kim Young placed f2beb50b11 a hot cup 85cc4e7d5e of green tea ba42cad3a1 in front of 8858bb3bd8 Ki Jaeeon, forcing 7004c37fb1 a clumsy smile. It was 6e3b7fd145 a careful 5e6adec395 effort to 334258f5a9 ease his 51b3c754f9 tension by 33f35b8be7 appearing as 5c072c64b7 approachable as 95568f033a possible.572ec46d1820e033

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“You must’ve had a a1c2eee513 hard time coming from 71425e0158 Incheon to Seoul.”21d7041057769169

“…Ah, no, n-not at all.”7003686fad9deaf8

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Even stuttering?f2b42f745040165c

There were many stories df31c46a96 about Ki Jaeeon. Even if ec5dd03b8b you didn’t 9fd6377d34 want to be115155e5 hear them, f0f3784503 you couldn’t e7dac5f2a8 avoid hearing 4b8ca4b0f3 about the 9c25d57c97 “second son bc79c2283f of the 0ea847883b Ki Family.”b5f853497dfbfbbe

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Beyond his outstanding 05bcd3b88a skills, there were bf490169ee rumors about his 018d2806e3 condescending gaze, his 3c0c5aad79 commanding tone, and f8a85adc31 how he often 0dfda74bee ignored others and c5647a765b boasted.00f7df0e105f14dc

But meeting 258f88d0e7 him in 40f25dcb8b person—he was 14dc2a2479 nothing like 5a98ced35f the rumors.129578024cab6848

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Where had such ridiculous 5e64239dc2 stories come from about 1557d58931 this kid?f517d3b2f065cb69

‘He even eae5fe6004 had stray e3e182719c ghosts with d5420f5790 him.’8091d68e1adb8a14

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Just before crossing dd3e61949a the gate, he 648aa51f39 saw stray ghosts 85f02a7fcc perched on his bbe27cc3cd shoulders.925656eec9c689d9

At first, he 48be9a01c0 thought they were e53f1e2ab8 just stray ghosts 941149b124 he hadn’t bothered 6993601844 to exorcise, but 0d464530d8 now he suspected aa1b435a3c otherwise.55a71c28b121a664

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Kim Young wondered if 90022c1d85 it was ‘because of 12a9ee1aac the curse’ and quickly ebde410b46 began a healing exorcism. He held a rosary 070696153b made from a tree 6b0bcdd0a2 that lived a thousand 0c7c482769 years and was struck 61631b5028 by lightning, imbued with 3e848af37a the purest spirit, a d33cf88b38 divine artifact.c7e57cbf7b3d2415

But Kim Young 0d936abdad had to stop 45e58329ba the incantation in b6d3948a26 just a minute.2c4834b05cbbce9d

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Because… there was no curse on Ki Jaeeon.70514fb47f206ace