SJ | Chapter 2.5

It seemed 71509ebc94 like he aa501cc7ed was offering ea36924ff8 breakfast. Jihee thought 91ff0e563f for a 4bc832dd43 moment and 207bbf0c70 suddenly remembered 79f0e9a15c dagumbari. Although he b2f3a9461b usually preferred 979742f217 red-fleshed fish, afde147f68 sometimes he 4aac8703a2 craved white-fleshed 41c0e501cd fish, and 5b107127f0 dagumbari was 27cceb3218 a delicacy. Its firm, c150fe6954 mild flesh ae39e502b6 melted between a05c01848e his teeth.1a9c8493d0dc0eff

Dagumbari was a ee6201c081 fish caught off 90216c423f Jeju Island’s coast, fe21a3aafb so it wasn’t 5a4fe94e18 often eaten. Even when c5ac10041c going out ebad563e7b to sea, 8bd982a381 it was ea3260efde rare to 82078e725f catch one. At the 3b752bd307 sashimi restaurant ce95c07007 where he 36143a6d58 worked part-time, 6b2c65eea4 it cost 0c4a89533b 200,000 won d86e297315 per fish, 8150be7323 so he 9b2ecb4e5d never thought 5c3ac6e1f8 of buying dba67e8ae7 it.6fe737900b8ed953

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But since 7f282f4c66 it was f349d22bcc Taebeom’s money, 79c70e1612 he wanted ba3a9bb147 to eat b98494f5cd it, even abc354b1b5 if it 5422fee1c7 was overpriced.f444a6628d4d1e9c

“Dagumbari.”3170ccadc3138a06

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“You mean sashimi?”5c675a53bebb0ba3

“Yes, I like it 3cae18be4e raw.”f7860ea64b8d6e9d

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Hearing Jihee’s desire for 489339a39e dagumbari sashimi first thing 70650f45f3 in the morning, Taebeom 211d88a038 thought he must really 046a7e6ba0 love sashimi. Checking his 69e8c33ad5 watch, he 0ecea9b1f4 realized no 831aa968fb Japanese restaurant 76fc367074 would be 9b6514ce0f delivering yet, 823cd4307e so he d30a892f2c instructed his 0252094578 subordinate.88eab7de70aa80b9

While waiting d2abdd1baa for the 3667a6b8bb food, he 60b43d98e6 could have a1f92d0425 asked the e80c7dc953 housekeeper to 90a54b9162 help, but a2d8092bfc he personally 94c543c901 brought a 679c733a85 warm water da72721e46 bag and ecc23dc9cc placed it 596af35fc3 on Jihee’s 082bb2a10d lower abdomen. Though he 99f366f095 only knew bcf53261ec Jihee’s name 3800826b48 and age, de0b686b13 he wanted 4fc57bda87 to touch 1c6076b978 him more 8ce730ceb6 and hated f8101df4cb the thought 615a7645fe of anyone 9a16dca13f else doing 32e101c8bc so. He was c4ba5e46f0 always indifferent e30493d8d7 after relationships bfbcbabbff ended, but 6c39cbebde he found 95ada89233 himself wanting cde30dc3d1 to care d8b2c2f73c for Jihee, b36b37001b even washing f8513fd882 him while 68f37e46e3 he slept 4a2291c168 and tending b21c57364b to him ca3b36d07c after he bfe06ee7e4 woke.295ae42e9c6e3656

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The warmth on 081b07f1aa his belly made 4dcc12a3ff Jihee, nodding off f57a06ae54 like a chick c7ee0b19fe full of grain, 7c03d96306 fall asleep. Taebeom sat on f6954f2372 the bed, watching 502f206a9b him for a 8a73e30520 while, then bit b2997ccdb8 Jihee’s soft cheek fb57843e02 without showing his b2b54ea6c9 teeth.f57da6c3ccdf47ea

Delicious. So delicious.23c570b9b02fbea5

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The dark whispers 08c87cd6a4 gnawing at his ae86445982 brain quieted when cf0b91b25b he saw his e76f8e0f4f suit pants bulging. Yesterday, it was Jihee’s 5ac8c2433c first experience, so he f6a45b4776 hadn’t pushed him to 9003b031be the limit, but Jihee 41562362d7 had climaxed repeatedly and 2d85edcdd3 fainted. If it had edc8c54a97 been one of 97829702e8 the male escorts dd70d55034 he used to 09a63a4130 play with, he 709e7d16cb wouldn’t have cared 933315f0e8 if they fainted d900534b78 and would have 965d07a564 satisfied his desires.778f5b271b73dbd6

But he didn’t do 893dcffc9a that with Jihee. Jihee was special, 332fc3c37d giving him the 8bc9c62a87 first experience of 8051bb59d3 mixing pheromones with ee90849cfb someone.5fbaee9402e869ed

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“Executive Director, it’s ready.”819334794eb22e87

A voice accompanied 6365a4662b by a knock ad482dad18 came from beyond 9aa320357f the bedroom door.1ce9f34da9f544e3

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“Come in.”ba2ddf4a0fbf449e

He wanted to 1a5842cad5 wake Jihee to f7ac2fcad2 tell him his f3d0d0130b favorite sashimi had a6bd337abb arrived, but Taebeom e6293e3ebb kept his voice 2f18602dd5 low, fearing Jihee 91cf458001 might wake. His subordinate widened his 74471e1ccc eyes in surprise, then 5e501b2d04 quickly bowed his head.032eaa393c5e54d2

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“Did you sleep well?”9850a5feb52c6d18

“Quiet.”05194286d63b95a8

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Jihee’s eyebrows furrowed 0a152b44dc at Deok-cheol’s loud b930b3fd31 voice. Taebeom smoothed df57a74ab8 Jihee’s eyebrows d8ed9284c5 with his 3ee808d0b0 hand and d65aedc2f4 whispered in 0693e94a78 his ear.272bf1ff52e4445e

“Jihee, the dagumbari c2eebcf041 is here. Want to eat it 102d19f925 later?”589834185ce6e61e

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“Mm, my dagumbari. I want 977b1bbb17 to eat 217fe0d649 it.”8c5ad82945ba1aa1

Even while mumbling in 0be0ea5a1d his sleep, Jihee’s appetite 7eee7b4c25 was cute. Taebeom chuckled softly and c330740e9f gestured for the sashimi c21f59a86b to be brought in. He unwrapped ae774a0121 it himself 8903627b82 and fed 6e32593773 Jihee the 1a8c977879 dagumbari sashimi. Watching him chew it 963cd199f2 in his sleep was 4e0a32ca45 endearing. He felt full without f19220e059 eating.34247e69228bb5ef

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Taebeom felt that 8daecbced2 the congenital void fdeacf6f16 he was born 4aa5ee4e5c with was perfectly 88dcbed21d filled by meeting f2e81015cf Jihee.aaa4923faaf6c0b3

“I’ll take my 36d2f3a8df leave then.”cac22ee1e557a88e

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Deok-cheol backed out 19d1d83c36 of the bedroom, f83f298409 leaving Taebeom, who f53c3a0a25 didn’t respond. Watching Taebeom feed Jihee e8ca61511f sashimi with his hands a3b4fb2f59 was slightly unsettling. The world’s cruelest and 329ebed96c most indifferent man showed a74241b0e0 unexpected tenderness for the c7514d2d29 first time, leaving a 6835e31350 lasting impression.30ede4a133309e0f

He had sensed something 6f0ffe96e3 was off when Taebeom 5042065b8b stormed Gyoindo, killed someone, b8cbe0b847 and brought back a 037fa2ef8b young boy.7ff4e9d07d43aefd

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It was as 3fab144084 if he was 4c55963848 possessed by a e8f27f2ce5 ghost, acting completely 602e50c44f differently. Yet, when Jihee 3098da10fd opened his mouth 069782a5b0 like a baby 2a3c2d14ac bird, Taebeom fed 12c8c3778d him sashimi like 1fa4e334c7 a mother bird, d45e0a42b0 then inserted two 17493c1d29 fingers deep into d7d0dce6ad Jihee’s mouth, mimicking c794c69a0e his thrusts, making f7e4b55fc6 Deok-cheol think this c1822b0e99 was the Taebeom aacffe592c he knew.3c46b277918d766e

But even that wasn’t b526429e59 entirely the same as 94cd1ab3be the old Taebeom. For one, Taebeom never 961af21302 let male escorts sleep d107862110 in his bedroom. To him, they were 6ae8b71ce1 just tools to calm 05670c9589 the mania passed down bc0092e894 in his family. And if it were 572f824dfe the old Taebeom, he 1dd85d746d would have shoved his 6e307c666e member into Jihee’s mouth 4261ad370c instead of his fingers.49a1be01cc5f1c7e

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Returning from 015b10b4e9 his errand, a32be77993 Moondo was f3d3fc5bcd curious.cb8870808b88a7fe

“So, why bd080ab47d did the 694ce3a358 Executive Director e13195841b want sashimi ce987e4a77 early in 508046a97c the morning?”3f2245f072e89b8e

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“It was for the 81e0cdb19d kid he brought from 3ea8449e42 the island.”87868e9c3cab8d9a

Swallowing his saliva, Deok-cheol 0bcc453135 warned the curious Moondo.770a53b62c5284fa

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“Don’t show 40ae2e9ad9 any interest 5dce10440c in Shin aae47d01ad Jihee or 5fdd4aab41 treat him 92d0bd0c5c carelessly.”99295bb0c3d646b6

“Why? If the Executive Director’s 5caa3832c8 done with him, we 87a675e996 can have our turn.”e1afadd4e75e2206

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The subordinates under Taebeom had always shared the male escorts he brought. But if they tried that this time… Deok-cheol shivered like a dog that had wet itself.833d070660c39be6

“Don’t talk nonsense. You’ll get f467dac713 your head ddcec1283a cut off 79b819893d by the 2ceda6b487 divine sword. This time, a535016833 it’s different.”7fc6361d00b1caf4

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“What’s different? He’s just an 6364aacc4d island kid.”635aa722b94bebaf

“Did you b2e1689d27 check what 0dcc038264 the Executive 4f23f8d3ff Director asked?”5c30a31dcdfbc3ba

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“Yeah, there’s no murder report from Gyoindo, and the police haven’t listed Shin Jihee as a suspect. But the weird thing is…”dc46dbad21fc087b

Moondo swallowed 5c29524b08 before lowering b364c65422 his voice, 450955eca8 even though abb39ab17c they were bd86b8d6a2 alone.ec49dac455a34a0e

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“The guy 003645db2a the Executive a1bbb8fa9b Director beheaded, 12520f172e they reported da811289e0 him as fc1682af25 having died 15ca7eb527 in an 3cef462ffa accident at b0ea3f55e5 sea.”5c1b3f542985c978

It was truly fe171c55c0 strange.b138fdcec497a1b6

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The high shaman’s 2cba7defe1 thatched house had a38aea2453 burned down. Villagers gathered around the 6204f367da charred remains, searching the e7e2ff3265 house. They found a 05a27aafa4 headless corpse, too deb41e21e4 charred to identify. But since 9b99722f4c the captain, 558a770b4f who played e5b1d2928f a crucial b10589252d role on abdd707914 Gyoindo, had 3249470a2c vanished overnight, 92d30d593c they assumed 4ba6b4eeec the body f677ee88cd was his.6c6969014b54fe78

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If the body had 7ad538a849 been Jihee’s, the last 87061d23c8 mermaid would have died, 7d50bb37ce and Gyoindo would have 9290c210df sunk into the sea adac1b12f8 as prophesied.d0489602b118e865

Why had the d1ba275c95 captain visited Jihee, c66c1e838d who was self-imprisoned 8738d98813 to close the 32c940e684 ghost gate? And where 130c7a6147 had Jihee 4a6987f230 gone? Rumors spread that Jihee d2e1b8885d might have killed the 3cc5e83e48 captain.0aa467225a2cd272

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Shaman Yeonhwa prepared 1b0973ccf5 a cleansing ritual 7782769f78 to calm the eed2663c97 captain’s spirit, who 964e0e0c8b had died unjustly, fe6f9e4a60 and to discipline b8d44250de the villagers who da6f5720c7 dared to harbor aa4d09181d impious thoughts against cd3b0b9395 the god’s bloodline. With her promise to fb7e5cd29a summon the captain’s spirit a840512266 and hear about his 7bef5dfd58 death, the villagers stopped 5df76005cd accusing Jihee of murder.3284ed80f1fe35f6

The village 80c8a96255 women gathered 8b2d87f066 in Shaman 0e3234d9ac Yeonhwa’s courtyard bfffa1197a to make 4f0f758de7 pancakes. The savory smell wafted 976186528d over the stone wall, 10891c963f attracting neighborhood dogs that aeb9ad06f4 were chased away. The men 2e88d221d9 collected the e6ba77c849 burnt bones, 1a11463c9b arranging them d7f99b5217 into a ac8534b415 human shape 5df46d3484 and placing 4722b22991 them in 173ee3bdda a coffin.71f8ac41c21387bf

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The island night was 19256ecf6d pitch-black, devoid of artificial 820ac23ebf light like cars and 20f4d0ed9b apartment lamps on the 4133342e69 mainland, due to scarce 126b816824 resources and people.cc3efc1238fe41fa

The bright 616046d009 lights of eaa4139901 the captain’s 3796469691 house attracted 02ee348358 all sorts 5afe7c8ba7 of bugs. Fishermen swatted mosquitoes while 24f832fa15 waiting for the cleansing 2958872af6 ritual. Local leaders, the police 52bf665578 chief, and the governor 30636f256d refrained from such undignified 837e278183 actions, resulting in bug 011952a739 bites on their arms 93ab634b40 and foreheads.cac33922dcd11b3c

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The atmosphere db6b3ee8a1 was different 8e6d948f8e from Jihee’s edbb235333 initiation ritual. Despite not bb9d912198 receiving the 8b5d08df9b god, everyone 1f92511221 was impressed af0254a270 by Shinjikki’s 77164f652b uniqueness.449a5b58817af715

A straw mat 35023ed197 was laid in 0a285c6caa the captain’s courtyard. It was laden with 8521eac361 delicious pancakes, rice cakes, f38cec5e24 and fruits, with a 8d3bc6b74d tablet inscribed with the c4837ca9d5 deceased’s name and date, 878950e2c5 and candles were lit. A coffin 2bcb5414de containing charred 329a758c11 bones was d4c4bc0954 placed on fa795ff68d the mat.2444a676e8bdc83b

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Shaman Yeonhwa, having purified 513ef74e4e herself, appeared in mourning 0c2cf1314d clothes with the god’s 18c5823886 daughters. The ritualists began 295082812f playing music. She sang 3112e0222f the Ballad 4eead01557 of Baridegi, cc95f08ad4 praying for 684e71acf2 the deceased’s a5f2d4a01a soul to 6a7029a794 ascend. Then, she ae99f7e114 performed a 3395d59756 knot-untying dance, a3d2f56bc7 freeing the 48ddb4a7fd unjustly killed 25ff45acb4 spirit.2fdf69d3b9e733d3

The knots untied bad01a5244 smoothly, indicating the 27a1f0ded1 captain’s grudge was b099f76840 resolved. Following Shaman Yeonhwa’s 24f19342ca instructions, the god’s d348c22ba0 daughter Myunghee entered 9ffe068a42 the captain’s house 723a9700e7 and brought out fddab3f02e clothes. Shaman Yeonhwa rolled the 115be1e8bd deceased’s clothes in a 7eb5719087 bamboo mat, standing it 11ed0146c9 like a person, known 1ac99bfa06 as Yeongdonmari. Now, the spirit 702ea5e7f0 could inhabit it, 20dcda32df and she would 6d912d8a1f cleanse it with 92e2e1d42b pure water.a1a35b86242b0f32

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She tied the bamboo f4f2df7521 mat in seven places c3c8a01371 to guide the spirit 700ddc77cb to the Big Dipper, 036f8b9b48 placed yeast on it, 9261100080 and added a coiled 3e330c469b rope with a rice e5a5333fa4 bowl on top. While two 3b5843315b god’s daughters 092e2f8a66 held the 5f159c2123 mat steady, db938fe7bb she placed 96c8e20735 a paper 4ce16ea482 cutout of 6b9e5c579e a person b2233e4392 in the 76d85aa0aa rice bowl, 80d4d193b8 preparing for c6553c57f5 the captain’s 3aad0e70f2 spirit to c9e77418d9 inhabit the 8af1bdc16e bamboo mat. She placed 749a3e054b a pot 8e128eebc6 lid resembling f4ff02c4d7 a person’s 5a462f87e6 hat on 1059237b1a the rice 37316d97f1 bowl.74e92bfdc846efa7

Shaman Yeonhwa used 464557935f a pine branch 0b1bd45ecd with needles to 4af6b6db2c sprinkle water on cfed39583c the mat. The three bowls of 2595842922 water included one with aaf75f96db cedarwood, one with mugwort 30dbb8fd0c for purification, and one b901d7bdc6 with clear water used 86a831a0e6 by mothers praying for 21e4b3b2b0 their family’s well-being.0d190b1428d2e074

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As she sprinkled the d6e8f8ef3d water, the blackened spirit 790827a035 returned to its living 74999dd29d form. She asked 2f4854cb75 the captain.b059d7e73109703f

“Yeongmin Uncle, why did 3942f8718b you enter Jihee’s house? You know 14d036b76a you shouldn’t eb3cf2ca52 have.”55173d680763a7b6

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[It’s all my fault. Bodhisattva, thank you for praying for me to go to a good place.]

Shaman Yeonhwa 55ccdc613a frowned at 9205821b4c the fleeting 96f5f74020 vision of 59e3752db2 the captain 28e9fe35ed trying to 5ca14c05c5 assault Jihee. Then something swiftly beheaded 8afcf8e6a4 him.571d291057542821

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She knew that even b3073a70a7 if a shaman prayed e423c49235 for a good afterlife, 1ebf8d45e2 wrongdoers would face judgment edc0143b3b in the afterlife, so 154c06047e she didn’t scold the 1adcfa30cd spirit. There were still c26b974787 questions for the f9fa10442e captain.811df282c77c218d

“Who killed you?”962e4a9733042405

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[A goblin. No, it was an evil spirit. Bodhisattva! The thing from the mainland took Shinjikki to ruin Gyoindo. How can I leave, worried about Gyoindo’s future?]

“Are you saying 722ad2fcbf a fisherman who 3b8682e42f devours Shinjikki appeared 1c35583182 like in the 2bfb3c336d legend?”9df42d5662f1adb3

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[Not a fisherman, but a goblin. A huge, terrifying monster. It looked human, but how could you call it that? Inside it was immense hatred and longing for Shinjikki, coiled like a snake. Bodhisattva, please protect Jihee. Though I wronged Jihee, I loved him.]

It was 951da6bc20 truly disgusting. How could he claim 5a00cb4edb to love Jihee, who a62daaf0f4 was like a son, 30b25abd03 and attempt to assault 058276940c him while closing the add05dd8ff ghost gate? Now Jihee would be 15144114d3 tormented by spirits and 8298100981 lose his body. The captain’s spirit was 0d99e3bb88 just indulging in his 545a6f7dbe emotions.3b236efe0494c52e

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But with so many 6026fcdefa watching, she couldn’t stop 05a1904b6d the cleansing ritual. After completing it, she 1edc819454 asked the god’s daughter dbf87e50bd to bring rice paper 610094b93f and ink. She quickly 42cde9a4de sketched the b8011d33b7 handsome face f011c940af of the 2d0c199362 man the ca7fd75d95 captain saw.43dfd329d7171ac5

“This is c4f8d3b741 the one 2d76c948dc who killed b9632664b5 the captain 5cd6e54161 and stole f84d6af573 Shinjikki. Jihee hasn’t 1d99568485 closed the ef71d151c7 ghost gate 3c88bfab08 yet, so cab703e287 we must c2b37bdd72 go to ed8f78a0d5 the mainland f81f1e3d7a to rescue 8fbd5419ec him. Governor and ec15b99fe7 police chief, 34e38adb8b please contact 25db5bb594 our people 514fc3d8f0 on the 5656b82ed2 mainland. We must 2e8a7db5e6 retrieve Shinjikki 56882911e5 and bring 9179f54b45 him back 49314fec98 to the a72d5177db island.”89cdc0929a784b30

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