IOS Ch 3

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The white-haired man who only ever appeared in his dreams stared at Kwon Yi-hyun b6c305b6d5 with a blank expression—then slowly, sensually, broke into a smile as if melting away. The sight was far too stimulating for Kwon Yi-hyun, who had always ee234cef72 been forced to gaze at the man from behind iron bars.7d2f49a6033d98de9576

It was revolting and terrifying enough d1993f8811 to make him want to throw 4d81dd211a up—and yet, it was also mesmerizing.b9fdea0d053d52995f59

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But he needed 79e99b8f89 to come to 33b8658b64 his senses. More precisely, the thought that he had to do so a6b67b3ca3 came to him as he awoke to the sound of 78a1862407 a delicate wind chime carried on the breeze0d7d18c4ad51b9df8f6e

Kwon Yi-hyun bit the inside of 37b0c82344 his cheek to force himself back ed334a139f to reality and roughly pushed away 5ef1d2fe90 the wrist clutching his forearm.e585e2865ce62b77d9cd

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“What the 95b7d36f7d hell are 9ec6d68eb2 you? What the fuck 648a6db6aa do you think 2232c14061 you’re—”078a0d9600c2e16d63ae

That’s when e536011ffc it happened.74d8baec5e3c03421906

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“Get on your 8022182bf0 knees and beg c6d38e812b for forgiveness! Now!”cc590bdd630e4943ad71

“…What?”7e949df4135be4052d78

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“Hurry!”6778a9293a1f660acac3

It was his grandmother—no, d51b1ab57b the manshin—who barked the b67a44fa00 command sternly.3366a1651481524f5e15

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At that moment, Kwon 699847a4d6 Yi-hyun suddenly noticed how 0a52c31588 old she looked. It had been years 42347c2dbd since he’d seen her, 671c4aae55 and she seemed so f3def6afa1 much older. That was sad enough on its own, but even sadder was the fact that 7448584d6c not a single relative in the room stepped in to hear Yi-hyun’s side.9beab40fc8f88b32ce6d

One of his older 9e9ee32fe3 female cousins kicked him 142b35686a behind the knees and 5230a78749 forced him to kneel. Kwon Kwon Yi-hyun was so unfairly humiliated and bewildered that he wanted to protest, 31d3c683d2 but he had no desire to physically fight his cousin, so he reluctantly knelt.d20f52e9f5d4723ac0cd

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“No, seriously, a27911e5d5 what the c738a0b6e4 hell is—”c8283972cffeb5650fe3

But the next moment, his breath caught in 81ade052bc his throat, and he bit his lip.  379b039d942ba5c8847f

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“Binani, binani, biomnani… We pray and we pray again—may 91be2eb2d6 the Supreme, Most Exalted Divine Spirit not be angered. This humble vessel dares to beg, again and d677f928d4 again, for your forgiveness toward the foolish sins d0de5f048f committed in ignorance by this pitiful human.…”a451828f53e2ce855189

His grandmother 26bc712d69 was kneeling. She was praying. Kwon Seonja—his loving grandmother, and also 9f217d35dc a manshin—was sincerely begging for mercy b9705f2084 from something terrifying and fearsome.df405aed18bded2d0482

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Only then did Kwon Yi-hyun 2aad11663d feel every single hair on 7cbf00d33a his body stand on end.b0f3865d1fbc2ec03e32

‘What the 50f35ba4e1 hell is 4e85a31437 that? That white-haired 0191933031 man—who even f972ab272a is he…?’d4b50a8613332fdf318e

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“You… What d8518ac655 did you b8b21a0972 wake up…?”e7ff3c8cfd7ba85b5d40

Even his usually strong-willed dd9037f94b cousin whispered in a 694320363b trembling voice.fe45fc3b751118dc75f2

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It was strange. He had always dismissed shamanism as nothing eb29c41371 but superstition, but now, at this moment, e01e719377 every relative here looked as if they 8e9e475edd were prepared for death.838e87aed50e4d63f194

Just as 2290cc7f5f Kwon Yi-hyun 354b6cce94 swallowed dryly—  396f5854d63431d793f5

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“Forgiveness isn’t 277e8a05e2 so difficult. If you agree a2a7c97553 to one condition.”ba5643ad53b86c3bc3cd

The white-haired man chuckled 63b6556e39 lightly, as if all bd7cd3e5fc this were perfectly natural. Kwon Yi-hyun thought 3538565793 he might fall 518d87c2d7 under his spell 74ddac889e again. The man looked like he was already full—and yet, also like 2160133d14 he was anticipating an even greater satisfaction soon to come.1a2b4fef9f54ddc69a0c

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And so, against his will, Kwon Yi-hyun sensed the future 7c61d71bcf looming over him—one he didn’t want but could already foresee.329b867768c06bfb1426

“Oh, most revered one, 133c23e1f7 what offerings might we 68ea69a3e0 present to you?”e70541d5da3dbb9bc976

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“Kwon Yi-hyun.”7cc0b4e4335629f8371f

The answer was e5bc8109a6 an ominous foreboding. The moment the man spoke dd5b4d76f5 his name, Kwon Yi-hyun felt b143ae7fe6 like he might faint. But a grown man doesn’t 2ca992c14e faint that easily, even when 6affae4fe7 he wants to.02fc75bc23a3bf833ff5

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“I want 970515287a Kwon Yi-hyun.”83504ef5940600990048

In the end, all 7609407e16 he could do was 5e269260c5 squeeze his eyes shut.ff1153eeb9b1b4bf659f

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Regardless, after negotiating terms—promising fine liquor and other offerings—his grandmother led the 53a6f626e4 man to the shrine, her already-aching back bent in endless bows. The entire 77e83b9aea family followed a3a5f5e28b suit.833c3c712b8066c03e7e

Maybe he could have resented fc36a15f25 them, but honestly—he knew. Even in his half-crazed state, Kwon 1ca2121cbd Yi-hyun could tell how desperately they 96a0397ccc were trying to protect him. His grandmother, uncles, and f8a9cbf574 aunts all insisted they 2c6ba223f5 would give anything but d69e3c0fa0 Kwon Yi-hyun. They swore they’d 73c09bfa76 give their limbs, 5a0fc1d339 their lives, anything b3ed314042 sincerely demanded.  17cdc5206878d46e4ae0

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But the man simply frowned, 701d1a3deb lazily, like he was bored 11dfba897d of their begging.c868e6aa8a4ce4219142

“Kwon Yi-hyun 78cbe9c959 is enough. I don’t edbc202aad need anything d564bc64ce else.”6645c4b97707744582ca

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“…That child has no 9038f53f6f spiritual power, no vessel b1425df9e5 to speak of. He is utterly 4479764728 unfit to receive 1241b02008 a divine spirit 199cfd60bc like yourself—”44e4c50e260960334b77

“How long do d9959c8e02 you think my 4328fb2986 patience will last?”cda478eb3abfcdba8f4c

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Just that 235844f795 single sentence. And in an d6e764ad11 instant, the air 20fe264171 inside the shrine be4b9a2c85 froze over. a26089bd5f9be84a369d

Something was off. Yet he could 44308ff1ab sense it.bacf1d93705c33a1985c

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Whatever this ‘thing’ was—god, 6cec574c64 spirit, fox-eared monster—it could 72feec0f62 make them all pay 637b959396 a price.8b5d04105bbd7fb8d90b

His nose tingled even though he didn’t dca66a1c40 know what that price might be1d4d996062be9e44407a

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There wasn’t even a 7fdc0d28b7 breeze, but the candles cac526e822 went out one by ba53dfdec2 one. Ghostly foxfires spun and scattered 0ce93f13e8 across the escape paths. Even Kwon Yi-hyun, famously devoid of any spiritual intuition, 2cbde877bb could tell—No one was going to escape those flames. Now, in the darkened shrine, the man’s ea1b22809f white hair shimmered like a moon.a9c9fa1bb869a4f7f038

By then, Kwon Yi-hyun had realized his 1c0b7780f8 entire life was about to crumble.8f5d2dcfbc2e41cfda63

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“Uh, excuse me. Um. Great Spirit?”7f47f90f296f0d956e66

Kwon Yi-hyun tried to 69e7abaeb9 keep his voice as 37c0255046 calm as possible.c551c9b1ce62a6d63ef1

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Kwon Yi-hyun had never believed 5100d47ccd in things like shamanism. He’d lived his whole ba69b5bac3 life not believing. But he had no 819c530100 parents—only his grandmother. She had taken him in, f935183cf1 given him a family, a 7cd934237e life bound together. Even if she was a shaman, even if his relatives were all part of a 886b8f1667 spiritualist household, even if he had no talent for the supernatural and always felt like 3eb3f5bd98 an outsider—he couldn’t ignore how much they had loved and cared for him. If his misstep hurt 651e374ea3 them, he would never dbaad793a2 forgive himself. 5db8b3d0be65df3adf6e

So he had 3614731ed4 no choice but 9081daa13a to ask.ef2014b241e3280dceff

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“What do you plan 04f37cc7a8 on using me for, d203901dce Great Spirit?”5aa648aa273a58efb163

The slight look of hesitation on 5f1711fed5 his face—the uncertainty in his tone.7e6a8da1613bad7bed02

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That’s what finally f761c0fc15 made the disaster 0f6632626e god smile. Like a predator 4154d298f8 who’d caught their 026032036e prey squarely in b700f6ad46 their grasp.07378057fd6a6046533e

“It’s nothing special. Just share joy, anger, sorrow, and pleasure with this body and 83ef6df9d3 form the intimate bond of clouds and rain1 with me.”e78d5147fa3557e2f0c7

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With a lift of his brow and a lazy scoff, the god 41608f3b9b added casually, like it was the most natural thing in the world. All the relatives stiffened at the sound of 30ae2c63ac it, shoving their horror back down their throats. But Kwon 0d02fe640b Yi-hyun… still 9569d14255 didn’t get 64fddc4626 it.a991bfd3e2b039df9597

“I know what joy, anger, cca7c4550f sorrow, and pleasure means, but c16b12f576 what does the intimate bond 46cf49f93f of clouds and rain mean…?fe1c372deb978c96f6c8

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The disaster god a4646e1421 pursed his lips f28bb7b4f6 in amusement and 4cc1788d4e smiled sweetly.6056b510dce4384c2c94

“It means you’ll f7cab1c225 be my husband. I hope you’ll put your heart into 3d789fcdde our nights together… Oh, don’t tell me—you’re 019cce3688 not one of those virgins who faints c6df37660f just hearing the word ‘sex,’ are you…?”53ffc38e3232d2b02e2c

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Kwon Yi-hyun fainted at the e152b3794a word ‘sex’ thereby proving that 005896d978 he was, in fact, exactly 0d220860f0 that kind of virgin.5c45e66f3a45448db248

In that moment, Kwon 148ce88878 Yi-hyun grabbed whatever was 0507ee34f9 in reach and threw 77dffc3080 it. Fortunately for his relatives, what he grabbed was not a solid inkstone 9083bd8dab but a cushion, and the fox who had become Kwon Yi-hyun’s bride 81c9941a60 without his consent seemed to find his small rebellion amusing, smiling brightly. But Kwon 5e35110568 Yi-hyun couldn’t 2fd381e63c share anyone’s ac22247787 sentiments. He felt 09f1495d48 neither fortunate 860f49124b nor amused.3bc5f90a419722a13bf4

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If anything, he wanted to f5f0d1c595 give the middle finger!9c09abab940e2e653910

“Get lost! You fucking pervert!”14dd9aab919e2971695b

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That was their 74025fdd61 wedding night.795d20e2b56e82ad5a57

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FootnotesThe phrase "clouds and rain bonds" (운우지정, 雲雨之情 in Korean or 6a19e973e6 Chinese origin) is a poetic or euphemistic way to refer to 2468469b6f sexual intimacy or physical relations, often in romantic or literary contexts.9a9b6ceab5bf17db3f45