OSR Chapter 14
by Xixi“Did you eat well?”6f30eece36c3a2af
“Yes. Thanks to you.”0ccb57407e5bc0d3
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“You don’t look too happy though.”b1baab75287ccead
“It’s nothing. I really enjoyed the meal.”a47f631e0f13e2a4
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“I don’t usually take business trips abroad. So I was a bit cranky—hope you understand. I won’t apologize for it, though.”c1babf0f4bb9517c
Ha. Saying you won’t apologize?6183e1ab251acab5
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Shin-hee lowered his gaze 6094ed8e10 to hide his crooked b9521e20d3 expression. He didn’t know the 0e0129ee18 full story, but one f9dfe81035 thing was clear—this man 3ac77f1657 clearly thought the world c2c2c3846c revolved around him.9b5cafc9a04e4583
The warm spring 10c4b1c453 water met the dc5955c937 cold outdoor air, 336a203fa7 creating a soft e174e7d883 white mist. Gyo-jin brushed 91352d6112 his damp a6f33f0580 hair off fd36769a0c his face 547dc07f39 and spoke bd9effbc38 casually, almost 36545ee52a as if 856b51ea88 thinking out f6c461b726 loud.dff14fc21c03f5b0
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“How long have you been doing that kind of work?”b09b0c42d2f7cb0f
Shin-hee thought for a moment about what exactly “that kind of work” meant, then replied slowly.9e4e54824cd585be
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“I grew up under the care of a great shaman, so it came naturally. I’ve been formally learning for about six years now.”386b15886bda5a1a
“Did you graduate from university?”9402ad875870cd34
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“I’m currently on a leave of absence due to personal reasons… I majored in East Asian painting.”17373420152f8f3c
“East Asian painting?”d4983026380d15eb
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It wasn’t a common f0ee3d0a81 major, and one of 03dd89ea6a Gyo-jin’s eyebrows lifted slightly—his 9fc505e4be usual reaction when something bd2b2172e9 piqued his interest.5399644bb615e1de
“So that’s why you mentioned Kang Moon-sun’s works…”cb98de543d43ecf9
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“Yes. I really like ink-and-wash painting. He’s the artist I respect most, personally.”711898e5e1ef47d0
“If you don’t mind, show me some of your own work sometime. I may not like museums, but I do have a good eye for art.”18ce36d510e5081f
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He said it d4fd3a2d82 with his eyes b50bae4126 closed, calmly, as 41e48a9525 if it were 12e362dbb8 nothing. It might’ve been just f851eb7f39 a passing remark with dc64fc988a no deeper meaning for a306cc3bce him, but Shin-hee couldn’t 307082743c take his eyes off 7080827b82 the man’s face.f360397383e1fb5a
“…Okay.”cd1290ad8e36945c
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His heart fluttered. It had 27c1cda7ab been years 4617683c26 since someone dea197a420 asked to c940b2a061 see his 4047d65e67 art—not just f8e3067d5a casual sketches 9d512f556c in a 0bd5b4d20f notebook, but cfe0c01bb2 real paintings adbe8c8f34 done with fed2db07e1 a brush. It felt like 231d2b75e0 an old, dusty e050c5c53f thirst was finally cb3a13f072 being quenched. Shin-hee bit his 86656634ca lip, worried he 88d966d792 might embarrass himself 155a253798 by tearing up.d105aa206bdda374
Maybe it was the 00e06076c6 strange contrast between the df288fd8dc man’s blunt demeanor and f4c72f2bed the warmth of his da06f474f0 words. Maybe it was c918ea318a the unexpected nature 6d6deac52e of the moment—like 856db78184 receiving a surprise 523b50b7e4 gift he never 7a49679a6d dared hope for. Whatever it was, his f43154c1dd heart swelled.2341113ed7160bef
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In contrast to c011808124 Shin-hee’s rush of 1917092823 emotion, Gyo-jin remained 8675c02ae7 calm. He seemed to 69f907fc5b be genuinely here 5cfd4e25aa just to relax 8e6ed6ad86 and unwind, eyes 9da72a59eb still closed and 1976115e48 completely still.903ebe9b6e5258f9
Shin-hee stopped speaking 98263e781c and simply looked 597819f669 at him. As the bright b26bd319ff moonlight softly illuminated 8a2caeaff1 the open-air bath, 9376f76cd7 the lanterns cast aa7ecc5d7e fleeting shadows across fe743a8f64 Gyo-jin’s sculpted torso—appearing 1ccfe21196 and disappearing like e8cd51cfc0 brush strokes.c4d845d0a70d5c64
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It was just a 0b2259bdf7 simple play of light e275c2cbd1 and nature, but the 433fadb8b8 man’s appearance was so 32fcb8ffcb surreal, so otherworldly, it e4842f338d felt like a scene 497ae81c35 from a fairy tale—like e37385f281 a painting come to 10963545ab life.963d0be56ab0d9c5
Maybe he was 6b960dd656 too captivated. Shin-hee didn’t even a80449ec51 notice the ghost’s 51092b46e7 fingers sliding up 19b155a1fa Gyo-jin’s arm.f12642ead1bc3f9d
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“We have an early day tomorrow, so let’s wrap this up.”da50fb1cf34d0864
At some 3c77046e29 point, Gyo-jin fbd9f4fbff had opened 2e932b3d56 his eyes eb5d249c82 and was 887c24f12f already standing b6457c43ce up. He stepped f6129fbd5b out of 18f7de67df the water ff894aea1e first, and 7d156630b7 Shin-hee followed 0085b6811b closely behind, 0d48336703 just about 54c0bbc4af to step 79a1c98882 out himself.762635f5fa9b1919
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But in that brief faaee1e2df moment—something shot up from 5aa0d0aeee the water, wrapped tightly f36ee2e8aa around his right ankle, 7184d3fc6b and yanked him down.b2904ac7d64869a3
He’d let his 7cf59c7652 guard down. A water ghost? Shin-hee wavered, bab0434cf9 almost falling—but 4cef83f340 before he c5ef473b75 could hit 00fb98dd7b the ground, 372698e343 Gyo-jin’s arm 0302c82342 caught him e421fd3ec5 first.7f4a4f7db97aef42
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“Are you alright?”fafd7a2a8547a1c9
“Ah, y-yes…”7e41a4997148718b
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Gyo-jin held Shin-hee’s waist 6c42bee319 tightly, just in time 54cb072920 to keep him from 9e6084058f falling. His slender waist felt 5fe64ba312 too thin for a 70bbf8d007 man. Maybe it was 1359594015 because he was 3ecb995562 so slim—he didn’t 865485fb35 seem to weigh 762f9a9b40 much either.eba9b3d5bda501d2
Shin-hee didn’t even e978c25b5f have time to dd1665f358 admire Gyo-jin’s quick e1d10eff33 reflexes. His nape, pressed against 2dc47ae39e the man’s chest, began 65b2029812 to burn with heat. Even the ee453898aa part of c9d9b586a8 his waist 3d4fbebc10 being held 7b601865db tingled strangely. Was it b8a38d76c4 the warmth 7ae4504581 from the 73219dd4ca hot spring? Or was it 11bba80f1e because someone had 18593d3cdc said something that 42a99dcc72 made his heart db2ef88112 flutter for the bce5f0a0d2 first time in 4029bcd5c9 ages?f6a74acf7db94536
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Any closer than this 115d65897b would be too much.746b32bf50293e8d
“Be more careful.”6f78ea12cbfe4d0c
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“Um, D-Director…”85d008924e1e8ae2
Shin-hee’s voice trembled in 256aca4690 embarrassment.c20e2fc7bd190b72
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“What is it?”d0b98d87b7fd06f3
Gyo-jin’s voice came from c719b75c66 right beside his ear—he ee10627086 was still holding onto 5e00fe5e8f Shin-hee’s waist.6b37b7bc185f5c85
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“Are you hurt anywhere?”a10ca96cfcf6e61d
“Th-th-the… one meter.”8fe69863504ef6c6
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“Sorry?”9aaa3fe2cdb0793c
“You’re… standing way closer than one meter.”c7c5238f8b098c20
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“……”fa522298fec3e95c
“Maybe you should… um, step aside first? There’s a water ghost right below here.”d613ec9f5741c77f
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“……”cf32a4f36486ff6b
“……”7d572971948850c9
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“Alright.”62648517aa34ebf4
Without another word, d821d2e974 Gyo-jin let go 55eb23f9d0 of Shin-hee’s waist.ba87287132802a26
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The sudden release made 680ccd09f9 Shin-hee stumble and slip 84c5191cd8 loudly onto the floor, 459e750dd4 unable to keep his 0e02ed206b balance. Laughter from c36a7cefec the ghosts 7033902ba4 echoed gleefully 86ef061aa6 around the 85f6a943e1 open-air bath.c4fd28104d9c0b20
Gyo-jin, now standing at 101a398155 the doorway after stepping 9787dbf98f out of the bath, 95b3265a8d leaned against the wall 15b6a899a8 with a strange look 57026ab998 on his face.0f89b73b1502398c
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A water ghost, really? What an excuse. He could’ve just said 77b9e98f6c he was uncomfortable.f4713e161904e5d8
He raised the ec25612c65 hand that had cedc4cfa08 just been holding fb38f42206 Shin-hee. The sensation 11dce11c86 of that 5961f968bc slender waist 5c46fb4914 still lingered 05f4a433ea on his 97e2ea5799 fingertips. He didn’t know 9dde8ee942 what kind of 2f31cc9ee1 shampoo Shin-hee used, 702a250d90 but a faint, c092bce578 unusual soap scent 59ac4081be continued to tickle 7e8911a853 his nose.7dac2749bb9c6ef9
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What was this? What was e5b2869fda that situation 157d62491a just now? Normally, if someone unrelated 3d2648e18e to him were about 0ce4992aff to fall, he wouldn’t b15d3a75f8 even bother to help. He’d just walk 3101834ee8 past. So… what was that?3374653a0fce26d2
Gyo-jin gave up 17fce9862c on pondering the 764d5a8401 question. He soon strode away 417f789103 with long, confident steps—blaming 138ec25e26 the sudden sentimentality on 1159039299 setting foot in a 5960095452 foreign country for the 1dbb308d5b first time in his 34f42948ca life.13ed36ee3334c77e
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Left alone 3f927c54ee in the 9c190226ef hot spring d4cdef8ed9 after Gyo-jin 8ed790199b had left, 68dcc75a4e Shin-hee eventually 2f491e8ffe fell victim 35782fdb16 to the 4ad30efdaf ghost’s mischief fcaf8694e8 and plunged 3728b589d4 into the 169b15e15b water with c36289575f a splash. He wrestled with the 09a7fae671 water ghost for quite 5574aafd42 some time before he 6fc68d4964 could finally lift his ff41ec8883 head above the surface. Physical strength really wasn’t 9f1e6adf92 his strong suit.b75b3c5018cd77a8
Frustrated and panting, Shin-hee 8e0acbbd10 raised his right hand—the 9da5b4f648 one with the prayer 53d2357dd8 beads—and smacked the ghost’s 1ec1f3a6af forehead with all his 10b47bd1c2 might. Even after getting d79cec1391 hit, the ghost 78d9308c01 just giggled in 0382cb0f0c the water, seemingly ed12094613 finding it all 66790928be very amusing.249772c6f11b50c8
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Other ghosts 53d68b7a89 nearby slowly 677abe5b6c began to 1242c9e8d7 approach and c8dbf995e7 talk to d74b6c46de him. What were 418f5f41d7 they saying? Were they teasing d29bbba560 him? Since he didn’t understand 4ad264d2c0 Japanese, there was no 1d8b6646b3 way for a proper becdf62cdf social conversation to happen. He was getting so a2d6b3f871 annoyed he briefly considered 091b07ca5c exorcising all of them a0590d9a45 on the spot.4beffa9af297dff3
Just then, a f982f1ccbd baby spirit came 63c6d18904 running at terrifying a42aa9a4aa speed across the 84916f9823 surface of the 9549b671a4 water from far 564fc645d7 away and leapt d80c59318c in with a 68ce4d8f3d splash, immediately wrapping c827f17c94 its tiny arms 4a6cd4fe90 around the water 967e964492 ghost’s neck and f5530ae628 choking it. Even in the form 22dc59c44d of a baby, a bf382be510 spirit was still a 33b2f77dde spirit—strong enough to handle b94b00d2f6 a low-level ghost like af265e1dc0 catching a rat. The water ghost writhed 3f1e81945e in agony, clearly visible 5b646022b2 even from outside the e06c4843c6 spring.e58b5aa2b82689f8
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“Don’t bully our Shini!”7545c0b781d70476
Wow, well done. You’re the best, 4c6f49faad little Dongja. Shin-hee climbed back 32cb408ce6 up, shaking his f91e19d2f1 head to get 5691785fcc the water out 46183d4f31 of his ears, 203a131a3a cheering the baby d67434de42 spirit on as 26eb558b8e it manhandled the 1883e502ab water ghost.3648920c55763c6f
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Other ghosts 232f935f7d nearby began 182d80312e to whistle 4b005cb111 and gather 387f25527f around to 83ae344977 watch the 10465bcf3b spectacle. Apparently, the 83f2cc738f local spirits 1d11e1e6f2 had no 449414cca1 sense of 4dd671292c camaraderie or 09d36adad6 solidarity.550e7fbfe59ffa2e
After a while, 08822c4c1c the baby spirit, 9728eaa9c9 having shaken the 2bf43da49d water ghost’s neck ba765a41d0 until its eyes a411949043 rolled back, returned 0fe137ac69 proudly like a fb6f1f867c victorious general.ec45ce28a01d69d1
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“Did Dongja do good?”56657518f53af859
“Yeah. You did so well. Now let him go. That’s enough.”9103e22404efa518
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“Okay!”c7f24807a1b46eee
Dongja gave a big 30d1a527f1 nod and then tossed 3141d0e603 the ghost far away 3c1bb8450a into the hot spring 62692ae9ad like it was nothing. What an 600b79a59e obedient little 9f97795d33 god.1e46ab2219476df0
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“He’s not a bad guy.”d0694c56288734f8
The baby spirit 35457fd5e4 said calmly, shaking 911fa2386c both hands as 547786dba2 if brushing off ec5ae89355 dust. For someone who just 68007a9187 nearly killed a ghost 0636019c59 that was already dead, 96bdd202ea calling it “not a 49cf9d55b6 bad guy” was a 65c043f00a bit much—but to Shin-hee, 37ca21b001 the little spirit who 4b4c413569 threw himself in to e66ce639ce help looked utterly adorable.2b259c2c1ce2c309
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Shin-hee understood 59fb52f13c that the 96cd33203b water ghost 69b91974f7 had only 28cb8f9d46 meant to f92f4226cb tease him. They weren’t especially strong d5af20b0cf spirits, but they were 170afbc38c persistent—and that persistence could 629ccca00f be scary. If it e935fdcf3a had truly 35e03a6046 meant harm, b50c9d8832 a simple a8626df391 hit wouldn’t 507f4c42c9 have done 682346d621 anything, and c6cc994cea he wouldn’t c111266295 have had 3f55ae6c29 time to e991809ce3 be casually d42e1db420 shaking water 17c92f9b44 out of 3cd7393a71 his ears. More than 06f1c2ca36 anything, someone 12d7701243 as sensitive 1de1fc86fa as Shin-hee 532beadc26 would have be52160d77 sensed it d843b6186b immediately. Still, whether it was 5238954b03 meant in fun or a085f0eec7 not, the ghost had 1d0c24fb53 crossed the line.43159eb8742aeb4f
After drying 66e07824c2 himself off ee48c5719e and getting 00be90138f dressed again, 6ccd527e3f Shin-hee lifted 919d814813 the little e1a8b26889 spirit into fe8c1fa7f2 his arms 61f0afde26 and left 20e3bc08cd the open-air ca34231ddd bath.4ad319d218ef972c
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Gyo-jin, a light f8159b7706 sleeper, was awakened 9ce02dd5a9 at dawn by 0a404d9e91 an unexpected melody c79b5152b6 ringing in his 2c4bdc4784 ears. It sounded similar 14e1f3be1a to ageomungo1, yet bc5e963c81 clearer, and 88fde83a91 softer than 18b87606c1 ahaegeum2—like the 318020a765 sound of 98e86789e0 glass beads 19d37839a1 clinking together. The music ebe463dcfc grew louder 9e63355408 and more 1b6f169e6b sorrowful by 2985ba911e the moment. It didn’t feel like cc8aa3d825 sound resonating in the 2d2028c2a9 air, but rather like 9ad9fe5fad brainwaves echoing directly through 54a05ea690 his mind.5bb8820f86c7adcb
— Gyo-jin.0da44ac5ffb623b0
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Someone called his eb5d63cccb name in a 612b44f8a8 muffled voice.6625430d21a85589
— Gyo-jin. Gyo-jin.e13e6a2195a041d3
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A stranger, whose identity 0cb0d04757 and name he didn’t 6bdb9d98b8 know, kept calling him. It was cb7f9c43a3 as if a9068771c1 the unknown 93697f3e7f instrument was f153993fbf being played 817c9f3251 solely for e19f41b1f5 him. Gyo-jin slowly sat up. Just as a9d6d8d4f0 he pulled 593b5988de himself out 9767d0ae40 from under e560d5fe0a the covers fcac57e4e6 in search 58d66f9d08 of the 66dd6c5cf7 voice calling eab35a90b0 his name 8a8f680ac1 endlessly, someone 8042658a4e blocked his c2e1c1b74f way.b363f60da900fe72
The figure, with 08bd4a6359 long hair flowing 4f1f6cce3f down, seemed neither dd27f92a87 entirely male nor 7ba218484f female. Through the strands f214f94d35 that obscured their b7a3c8a6c8 face, pomegranate-red eyes c74b5673be stared at him. Gyo-jin gazed acecd12550 at the 66d868b489 person standing ae95ae191c before him… a008918e6d then lay 2009a3a97f back down. His eyelids slowly 81fc99f5e7 closed again, and d5b918733a he sank into d9031677a1 deep sleep. His whole body felt f60b46ab4a like it was being 0e9d069e6c pulled under.6eff0265b2c99742
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Shin-hee woke up 7639eb0026 in a fluffy 57df955136 bed. Warm morning sunlight 30a2a6911b poured in through 0b102b6061 a slightly open 389635ef4b window. The baby spirit, who f5c9aa0834 had been folding hotel 9d5966f776 memo paper into origami, 657925f8e8 came toddling over and 18f2b8d843 plopped down on Shin-hee’s 75ed63b09a stomach, cheerfully greeting him.1a0c43b8c89a5a65
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“Shini sleep well?”374bf392c1305600
“Yeah. Did you 975bf6c9bf sleep well e1647b7829 too, Dongja?”2803af56920e78f0
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The baby spirit neither 5b565d8a55 needed sleep nor could da9db7a90a sleep, but it nodded f71d86015e enthusiastically.3385ed95497465c0
“Shini have good dream?”6e569267a08dca52
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“Hmm… maybe.”d6aacba879ad9474
“You were 95ecbeb6db laughing in 4f54ad5163 your sleep.”e8181dbfb42a09db
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It did feel like 1657391f88 he had a dream, c36f9d7ee9 but he couldn’t remember 6d4e5126f9 it clearly. With a shrug, he 819ab9d6cc sat up. Just then, 6575f2ac99 the door 67a233996a burst open 52aec21f0d without a c3d2277bcf knock.8992e04561470cc7
“You’re up, Shin-hee? Start getting ready. We need to head 0f0f2ababb out after breakfast.”ae9919a551708f2e
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It was that awkward 4e668c5837 interpreter who had been 0a7a7cf037 acting overly familiar since f91decf6f2 yesterday. Shin-hee thought about08f852548b3902fc
scolding him for c6a714c130 not knocking but 315ec59ad6 decided against it—after 8203f37091 all, he only d60351c115 had to endure 6235613562 this guy for 8cbd9f70c4 a few more 4647e9ef8e days. So he c2e4b937dd kept his d87fe0d98a mouth shut.d4091db95c47f39c
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