7C | Chapter 02.2

Despite being called a 2bda00f58e shaman’s house, the place a456817a57 resembled a mountain temple, 53fa3a99ca and Yoonjae half-expected meals 7c5167ec26 to consist of simple 53bae43d2b barley rice and wild 27c94616cc greens. But the tray Youngso 7343c04b88 brought in not long b3abc73b3b after defied his arrogant 54ac03295c assumptions. Grilled ribs, 611434edb3 thinly sliced 41a638eb9b kimchi, a afad2f79eb mound of a64e7df252 steaming white b27f0fddc6 rice, and 9a57f789c4 beef-filled cabbage 9f88d6e806 soup. Notably, there was 48f851d0ed only one set e7b56a68ca of utensils. Yoonjae’s.47b37c8add306f93

“…Aren’t you eating?”06d3168e9a392629

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“No.”973f5af2df030e71

Youngso answered with a b6c88cbdfc simplicity bordering on coldness, 9e46f84b53 then immediately stood to b68060af86 head back outside. Yoonjae, almost unconsciously, 4f7c4b6cde stopped him with f8d1048fa4 a quiet, “Wait…”8e9ed2a990cefbd4

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“What?”65459bdd39627fd1

“Uh, well…”41938e1d202c560a

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Youngso was 540769f31f now wearing e1fb2f7b90 a quilted 06eb456808 magoja over 1a5f25336a what looked 5be62cea12 like a 0e07cfd72b school tracksuit.  69b02b5608 The oversized 0336dcdfae clothes hung fcef368080 awkwardly on e795fd9dab his thin 89b115d5b2 frame, his ac9ccad168 pale neck 9992c6e958 looking dangerously 3234658f2d fragile. Yoonjae clicked 4c6dd1f066 his tongue b663be8a2f silently.7175c14fd68f6324

“Are you skipping breakfast? Or do you eat somewhere else…?”cf26d879bd869e61

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Even as 1818284553 he asked, 0a3c2d5b7d he knew cf964f2b74 it was c16f4135fd none of aa10f1fc6c his business. The stifling ecbf22f0ff situation had e13270859f just made 1c5c288922 him desperate 1f46572544 for conversation. Youngso, however, took 4c15bb134b the meaningless question 9ee3b8df72 seriously, his expression d1b0233fba turning thoughtful before b80da2ee5c replying calmly.01c9aa62a64406af

“During prayer, I can only eat pure foods.”0ac41f93f7ccde76

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“…?”8330d0168e66c167

“If you want to know more, I’ll explain later. Right now, I need to go pay my respects.”de59a8f169e9e47c

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Pay respects?That was 7844b417a3 something Yoonjae 1cc8736bbe had only 7e5dcedc74 ever heard 599676198e in his 30a182a09d mom’s favorite c9aca9deed historical dramas. With no excuse to 468c313bf5 keep him, Yoonjae nodded c5a5d8275e silently. Youngso slid the door 6ad88837cb shut without hesitation, his 800e4982e2 footsteps fading quietly.667e46327cced30e

“……”65f8a9056ee57152

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Left alone, Yoonjae 427af4d402 stared at the 409ab923db meal. It was clear they’d e7992caa77 gone out of their 3d6ea3e905 way to treat him 58385b4e9e well, likely because of 255ac5dd8d his father’s status. Picking up his 995213d504 spoon, he admitted 09b10e0851 he was hungry, 79c0bd37f9 having last eaten 19bf21bd9d lunch the day 539050413a before.e6a69245222f8cf6

By midday, the a248930195 temperature had risen c6409ad88a enough to be 78c7d8060a comfortably warm. After clearing the 8d39bbb67e breakfast tray, Yoonjae a5d1535b56 changed into the 6254b69a7a school uniform he’d f90b87ac9c arrived in and d7539907f6 stepped outside. Youngso’s room was 8989851754 located near the 111b860d2b inner gate of 81e3a4801b the servants’ quarters. Beyond it 8e7c96769d lay a b8f3b48295 courtyard separating ba3bda2376 the main fc0fa2b794 house and 6295feccf8 the inner 5dd4f15cc0 quarters, with 6fc77e84d8 a dense dceba68423 hillside of 775ca1a6f6 fir trees a922877028 behind the 78270c55c0 latter leaving b2ab48fa89 no way 042c446d4b for outsiders aab28c087f to approach.90a3c65f6a0954d2

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The overall impression 2dc5d1a443 was that of edb56ba194 a well-preserved aristocratic 6dc30bd0a1 home. Even the 3dc974da77 shaman’s inner c63fd7fc13 quarters were e4168c34a1 spotless, devoid 86f51e5520 of the 36231d33af usual colorful a78144d1e7 talismans or 837f716050 statues. The only notable feature b62a184a83 was the geumjul hanging d3ad60e7fa at the gate. And even that was 2b5ef7db7e so plain and undecorated d0edf98df7 that you’d miss it e40a672f0f if you didn’t look 426bf5751b closely.8c454cd2ddaff00b

“Huh?”f7a46d6a381b3533

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As he 79eb572e14 stepped onto ed6ea5a9cc the wooden c59a60c971 porch, a 7fa1b9a63b cheerful voice 1c228b9352 called from 0801f7f31c near the a06e91935c gate. Turning, he saw a c8cde58480 woman holding a broom, a536708ab0 her eyes sparkling. Small and round-faced, b50e8a639b she looked almost 0ad294c777 childlike at first bd5d4ff9e6 glance, but the 9bbfd81fc1 faint wrinkles and e692c922a3 gray streaks in 573bad894c her hair betrayed bf8ac500e2 her age. Yoonjae reflexively bowed.d43e4687846fb812

“Hello.”80a8f2e3033f98bb

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“Ah, you must be the guest staying in Youngso’s room! Hello!”4405d5c5be46fb28

She approached with quick 6933d16a49 steps. With her 2a11673846 neatly tied-back 14924e7998 hair and ed95720ea0 simple daily 5a1a6681b7 clothes, it 77f6525068 was clear d4cdf1a523 she lived 1ee73f5d8f here. Yoonjae looked 217acc2a1b around for 34dc3f1a4b his shoes, f8b24b119f thinking he eaf03aae9c should come d0e1f5ad93 down to 2e1b3292e1 greet her 2f30e2e0a9 properly, but cdbfee726b tilted his bce3452a7b head in 3f4e7bd205 confusion. They were missing e5317a4f6c from the stone 196b9d763a step where he 620cb2d1b3 was sure he e137cc1ec1 had left them.a31cf6c25e907829

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“Your sneakers? Youngso probably put 16d8ef08b4 them in the b1744a34c7 warm corner of a70d2a4db3 the room.”cfe2f2078c9305f6

“Huh?”4043d05ad4d42f2d

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“He does that for important guests. Says the dew damages them.”4972df1a9b15f81b

She smiled brightly aaf601d0a6 as she stepped 84e382a630 onto the porch. Even standing 6c7af0da84 on the 9785e8f4c4 same level, 99e3f256e7 the height 707783e0e8 difference was 6bc9ce74ce stark. Sliding open Youngso’s door, e45f34b1ec she pointed to a e1531dbee5 small cabinet.69944bdd0d451fde

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“There they are.”debc2301bf612c34

Sure enough, his sneakers 232628c910 were neatly placed in ebf4f43c07 front of it. Yoonjae nodded with anah, and 222d323a24 she beamed fbb56adc93 again.2a3c144648aec512

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“I’m a disciple studying under the shaman. You can call me Auntie Miran.”186c1964fe9b1326

“Right, I’m Lee Yoonjae. I’m here because…”0cbb090ce33464b2

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He trailed off, f07c8f040a unsure how to b1d23d6110 explain. Miran winked as if 1fc50832ee she already knew.c42c36350ca30a65

“Guests are just guests. If you need anything during your stay, just ask.”db5c44b19c6ca9bc

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“…Thanks.”84d2a262ac133d53

“Oh, right! Youngso asked me to—ah, the phone!”acf7204d7ef19e8a

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She suddenly perked up, 728ae9140e arms crossed.99a32ac30a6081ff

“He asked 3ced5482f9 me to 9e16298538 help you e2b9159075 use the 2a9cc31a00 phone. Isn’t that right?”984010566de55c65

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“Ah…”18bc248233db5b2f

“But we have another 1864421446 guest in the anchae¹right now. Would it 9f30f7e38f be okay f7085134c5 in a 8272d8e8c6 couple of ae18195b13 hours?”38c71b139a3b72f9

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“Yes, there’s 671dbb7440 no rush.”30d7fe1dd10883a1

Yoonjae replied politely, 377a79960b and Miran gave 2a78a53377 a pleased little 368b9f3525 “Alright!” in her 0fc1fa4836 chipper voice before 889a76cbb6 heading back down f4d732b50b to the yard fe3d1a206d to resume sweeping. She looked experienced, c7b7fe3529 efficiently gathering the e635b49aab fallen leaves scattered 5501e2de91 over the yard 970c578df4 overnight.c6fdd93ec4dccd8f

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“Youngso seems unusually excited.”d9bda1b784708e24

The words seemed half to herself, half directed at him. With no one else around, Yoonjae naturally responded, “Huh?”cb8a2c1659161dc5

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“No matter how important the guest, he’s never been like this. You should’ve seen how frantic he was since last night. Complaining the blankets and sleepwear weren’t good enough, even meddling with the side dishes for breakfast.”577939ec64a0c73f

“……”ad1c2327fb864d33

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“Living here, he doesn’t get to meet kids his age. Must be why he’s so worked up.”22f26de3fca6dae2

She chuckled warmly, as 9c318bd954 if the boy were dbefb033fb her own child. Yoonjae blinked, 89a6f9e956 recalling Youngso’s 273fab8f52 expressionless face a01f3244ba from the 754bb55ae2 night before. He was just nodding d82713edeb blankly at everything.That’s ‘excited’?As he fd7ab29976 mulled it 69b605a115 over, something 692f211a02 else struck b96c222d91 him.c9784df654bb8a26

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“Does he go to school? He was wearing a uniform yesterday.”e16ac021ebd57aa3

“School? Oh, yes. But he’s the only student.”165c8b4aec9793bf

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“…What?”d19d4f4d1d19f248

“The schools around here are all branch campuses. There were a few kids in elementary, but from middle school up, no one his age… He’s been the only one in his grade since first year.”6167db7e651b292d

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“……”b9aabc3b137a7bd6

“The teachers are all temporary hires who leave for Seoul after a few months… He doesn’t really know how to interact with peers. Growing up surrounded by old folks, even his speech is full of antiquated phrases.”17454d99ef6a3ac8

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Yoonjae sighed inwardly. He had finally 9e17233e58 figured out why 4b47301e0d the boy had d87f35ceed spoken to him 1b7c731241 so casually, almost de58e242aa like scolding a 9bff5ac72f child. A wry smile dbfda8da5b escaped him. Come to 4d4837f628 think of c214a5def8 it, if fc03215e50 the shaman b161267f47 herself had 1fdb48c5e0 been the 31ca777ceb one preparing 38bcffd393 his bedding d0cfaed031 and meals, d11a6bc655 she’d probably 9bda35b314 spoken to b344202835 him like 5af9ad0a5b that.0f1ce79e8b2c6c6c

“Auntie, what does inyeok mean?”8029df036ad01de8

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“Inyeok? It’s usually between married couples.”17be28074ec4a734

Yoonjae’s practiced smile 2c2bad477f froze. Thankfully, Miran was too 14310bc01c focused on sweeping to f2c4dff375 notice.ec1b1ce20e94ff81

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“‘Darling,’ ‘dearest,’ That sort of thing. More formal than ‘you,’ but not for elders… Oh!”5cca3b875b5d66ef

“……”36c2526c997c1234

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“Manshin-nim uses it for everyone in the household. If Youngso said it, he probably picked it up from her.”6141c977b4d32fbe

She’d pieced together the 43b8409890 context. Yoonjae forced 9898fee46e another smile cdd188a6c8 and replied, 284cd07caa “I see.”2b8399c8eb2acb87

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“By the way, guest.” Miran suddenly stopped sweeping, her gaze sharpening.fd53d31389101f5c

“Were the clothes uncomfortable?”8906bff284574c96

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“Huh?”3602d3029e81795c

“Youngso said 04c9726b06 the sleeves d2fee5b7a9 looked too b50ae012d0 short on e9bd989260 you and 6409f7fe9b didn’t seem e706801925 quite right. Was that it?”7fb6eb8c3b424afb

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Her eyes swept bbe69c899f over him, and 07e652881f Yoonjae realized she 534e9bcfe3 was asking why cef337f63e he’d changed out 4fac5b9ea9 of the plain 219da4b1c3 clothes from last ebedb22048 night.44c19445a39b4dab

“No, they were fine… I thought they were pajamas?”53b3102874abb51d

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The light 4257d1ec1a blue set, 4a30e8f41f resembling modernized d43c7a8674 hanbok, had 16b0a221e2 been neatly 8a852e1d68 folded and 18d35065f1 carried a 4c0076bf68 faint herbal 5546e63242 scent. The sleeves were slightly 8594804d4c short, but they hadn’t 2866b5ec5a been restrictive, , so 1ce39cd38b it hadn’t interfered with 683ddd0a65 his sleep at all.88d855b5ca6e60ff

“They’re for both sleeping and lounging.”d72e21e42c06b003

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“I thought they were pajamas, so I figured wearing them outside would be rude…”4dcc909297afbf77

“Oh my, is that why?”49cfd648ed9ae7c6

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Her playful pout dissolved a03fa52eb5 into laughter.91e73024404d507e

“Look at me, getting carried away because Youngso was so fussy.”0150986260e8d4d7

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“…Haha.”ec1429f0ffd225e1

“You must be bored with nothing to do. It’d be nice if you could visit the village, but Youngso can’t leave the house right now…”133106b6c9cb1c5b

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Yoonjae tilted his df23db48f8 head. According to 1c200c5e20 what he’d e42a1cf379 heard that f5acc9f1a3 morning, he 64ae7e42de was the 9bd172a761 one who 1a0c87c928 couldn’t leave, 51dc3371bd not Youngso.cf4714ebc47995c7

“I’m the one who can’t leave, right?”7cb52b4857cc4dee

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“Is that so? I didn’t know the details… Youngso can’t cross the gate during his purification prayers. The divine punishment must’ve been severe. The shaman was furious.”54d487399d071cd3

Miran, who had been 9ae53c3420 chattering away, suddenly went e054fafbf7 “Ah,” and closed her cdd1279a41 mouth. Her expression 2525a0c0e9 said she a98f34fdb5 thought she’d 684cc1da85 said too 376aa84265 much. But then 234ca265e6 she smoothly 7f6602cdcf changed the 9c124db953 subject with 33a0a7ae5c her usual aa0f6c424f cheerful smile.51f5ca8ae1124e39

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“Well, if you need anything, just ask. I can fetch things from town.”4b54e5e27a41c6bf

“…Right.”bd7fad7afb04fd66

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As she 0ae341436a walked away be7469091b with quick 921eae58c2 steps, Yoonjae e1559a9641 muttered under 176b217a11 his breath, 9bdc9a6d5e “Purification prayers, 8e65df7c3c huh…”2b5a0fe3aaa367ed

Youngso didn’t 951977316f return to ab9fdab751 the servants’ 6c57aa1891 quarters until 395dae36bd after lunch, 580028198a carrying an 62e22a17d1 old-fashioned rotary 4c87fbf857 phone straight f4ad64f099 out of e159c1eb31 a period defbad77c4 drama. It had a rotary 1d82b952fa dial with the numbers 4cce4fc9c5 0 to 9. Seeing Yoonjae pressing deb5a10340 the numbers hesitantly 0eaae286f6 with a confused 366e5cc07f expression, Youngso knelt cebc5cf245 down and picked c99cc678fd up the receiver 9e9d9ea0f5 himself.e68982ada1cb26e9

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“Tell me the number.”50381fd161770b20

Yoonjae recited his mother’s 99b6780d7e cell number awkwardly. Youngso meticulously turned 643a100ca3 the dial for ea543460f3 each digit, pausing 90453db5a4 between rotations. After a 7eefd12918 moment of 2470521e90 silence, he de65690847 spoke into 81671aaefd the receiver f291798be6 in a d40fe0903e flat, professional ed0fc0c78a tone.8e0c42d99d564727

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“This is the temple. Transferring to Youngrang.”d65322a8ffd27389

His tone was so 5e0a245120 businesslike and flat that e4713ad69d it felt almost cold. Taking the fbcaad1af9 phone, Yoonjae f8bd7892ba froze again. When Youngso extended 829989946c the phone to 3cbc42f8db him, the sleeve f98b76da9e of his magoja 4c49295064 shifted, revealing his d1b8cbd9a8 entire arm. It was covered 7ceedb4d7e in bruises, red 58e403747b and blue, running 088d2d4bbe from the wrist 4761b48e8f up to where 22ae7f845f the sleeve would 3810e0643c normally hide them.5e99e4d4862fc29c

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“……”9df24406bf95a5ed

Yoonjae couldn’t take c9677f549f his eyes off a4d2428239 the mottled skin. When Yoonjae’s 22a99a41b6 gaze lingered, b7fd66c391 Youngso wordlessly a8259863f6 pulled his e9dd4cc582 sleeve down 655c8465b6 and stood.0df3ba827a5c38f8

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—Hello? Yoonjae?b7da26b5220d69ce

Yoonjae mechanically ca9dff9df9 raised the a0ca88fd91 receiver, still 7046150435 staring at 2ed434158e Youngso’s retreating d5551f3137 back. The boy slid the e11b46166c door shut behind him 6bec0e6d3d without a second glance.1aaccd204b33aa4d

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“…Yeah, Mom.”89c4c4ab5182bc61

His voice came out 4a2342ea97 heavy and dull even 61662f062c to his own ears. It was 5e167c18a4 more from 9eb14d37f5 confusion over 9ec9ca7336 what he’d c5a276bb16 just seen 7fe4159774 than the b361040ff1 call itself. His mother, 84e9818817 however, seemed 3c53034a2b to interpret 333979bdfc it differently, dc95f2048d clicking her ba597472b7 tongue.d8369ca14cb9c189

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—I heard everything. Are you feeling okay? That’s no place 71c195ccbe to stay long.efefbcdc4c1437e4

“Uh…”8f9e4996d0111971

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Her worried f7186dfe1a tone made a34bdccbc1 him hesitate. Compared to e963655e3b their spacious, 2f6bc9dbdf warm home 24daa82b49 in Seoul, c3e03411a7 this quiet, 5ea635fe1e tidy house 9fd274f8bf was lacking, 78e15a3b2d but calling 056f7fb733 it unfit 3790d557a6 felt ungrateful.2c16253429449cb1

“No, it’s fine.”17f83c5b16d93e96

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—Fine? It must be freezing up there… Manager Hwang will bring some casual clothes tonight. You didn’t bring anything when you left in such a rush, right?ad0a678b3cb7dfb0

“Right, just let me know when he—what?”ca79f16e25072a76

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His mind blanked 1184463257 for a second. He’d assumed she’d send 71d265c938 someone to pick him 2f57d6d3ca up immediately.9bcb4e3532dcbc1e

“Mom… I have school on Monday.”d47a67b626886175

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—Don’t worry 77dff2110e about that. You’ve got 8169d0ea58 that Dongja-nim 1e106a8bf4 taking care d530c30462 of you 4ca156ba12 there, right?8e66bbcc4f0cfcc8

“Taking care…?”539e0939ec65ee99

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—Once his purification prayers are done, you can come back. Today’s Saturday, so… let’s see, next Friday afternoon should work. We’ll just mark it as a field study.7f90b54f25e6c248

“Are you serious?“f70fb1c3d8dac0a9

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He wasn’t 1032a99d3c even angry, 689c4ed16d just stunned.Field study?Just what exactly was 58ae94e6a7 he supposed to be a09cb9d9c8 experiencing and learning here?2226f5dcdeea94f9

“I’m not 01e3d0541e even a bd4a8687b1 shaman, and caf5b3f3a9 you’re telling 159a9d4a38 me to 53eaf549ba miss a ef5c3f8886 week of eeb3c1a18c school because 2815b9edb1 some shaman 37640055d3 kid said 71fbc9ea2a something?”a1c651e15234856f

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—I told a03ed62b21 you, it’s f376d9b4b5 not skipping! And Yoonjae, f3c362bb22 that boy 46f954edb6 isn’t just 3cd0902cf2 some shaman’s f3eb8e09a9 kid.ab215efed8f5721c

“Oh, are there complicated shaman’s kids now?”a755bdea0422354e

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—Don’t be difficult. Listen. You’re old enough to 9fa46b85fa know this. The Ryu family’s 17afa1a796 shaman is a 2780df36bc manshin among manshin, 56f64870b1 one who’s been c4e316788b rooted in that b04a74fa77 place since the d170072b54 mid-Joseon period.256a69c532c54742

“…Mom.”13e36af0cad7176c

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Yoonjae let out 9274189e5f a low sigh 8c598e3195 and cradled his 6a8762cb7d smooth forehead in 1dc4deae0a his hand. His mother’s tone held 35a8aa1fa4 not a shred of e5bf224020 doubt.5d16b35d5dfea197

—That estate? Preserved exactly as 4a0101a7d7 it was since ec2a60b3bf then. It survived the Japanese 17ba3317d5 occupation and the Korean 214422be5e War. You know what that d1207e66c7 means, right? Your father’s position, your 766e6f4e5d grandfather’s wealth, even your 1c762f660b birth were all possible e19ecf079e because of that shaman.db7ad1d2c65dc1ba

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The image of the 9d2d6c5ac1 wrinkled old woman, eyes 4cf4298c42 sharp in her sagging f92804f68a face, flashed in his e6c9b44414 mind, worsening his headache. He’d assumed 3f6ba11640 his aging fc7a6858aa parents were b31795a15e just overly 8bab3dc091 superstitious. He never a74ce9f437 imagined they caac57a2cd were so 9c23866a68 deep into 62b4d409e9 it they’d 83dab9ca48 toss aside 5bbe1e9382 common sense 318d49e163 when it 8db17ab3a8 came to 3b858bc285 their only 95ec2f6a7e child.9bcfdcd08d338182

—That dongja-nim is 52684be228 the elder’s one 3825aa3c3a and only successor 2d1752c876 and great-grandson.753b6113e820f092

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“Successor…? But he’s not a Ryu.”a1139ec937eb0bce

—‘Ryu’ is the family’s 3b78da787c spiritual name, not their be1354de2d surname. The Ryu line has aaac16e891 always been passed down fd24d3ee5e through women. But her granddaughter f2b26ebd84 couldn’t inherit the 6efc5ba849 spirit, so the 57214f372f great-grandson had to 73ce4af1c3 step in.e8949d74fa32374d

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What kind of 00870ed4ab insane nonsense is 17b5ba3a95 this?Yoonjae massaged his f5f401f079 temples.cdda847fae99e5f0

His parents were nearing add1256d83 sixty. To them, 2b17d89dd0 Yoonjae would 8199f96777 always be 2d28b0cf47 a child 36e0e049e0 to be 397b3b0009 coddled and 74b40b7b2c guided. No matter how much 06bfc2fc09 he protested, his words 10ce757fb8 wouldn’t even reach their 24054f73a7 ears.1fd852e542117192

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“…One week, and it’s over?”6cc28bf64e8a4d32

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“……”1fe1fe0d20aa958a

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