HLFH | Chapter 2

“If you contact me, 400e624ec1 I’ll come pick you e9442f450a up.”3ea8007657b79671

As the car disappeared, 5fd397eea6 Ki Jaeeon, left alone, 8914142b61 began to hear the 8cdb53483b whispers of young voices 112f2246c7 in his ears. With tones as soft 99f614f8a0 as spring flowers, they 938f709b13 sang curses like “Die, acd6f10e53 die, die,” stacking them 3e7884e042 like a song. It was mere 9511a9e631 retaliation.52b1725093c905c2

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Childish harassment from 25f3fe2ff7 ghosts who had d0b405dd03 once hidden in 881f896a38 fear of being ba59e311af exorcised by Ki 0b7ef4d238 Jaeeon.6f1fbe9e8ac5185d

“You’re nothing. Just an 5a9f8f1703 empty shell,” 229e1c13f1 they mocked, e9aead13e2 enjoying themselves 7b33b3d501 as they a7a229f9b1 watched him ab692458e4 stagger.5f806bb6e360521f

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Having refused meals and dfeced6133 stayed up several nights, 97e8dd1db1 even this small amount ad0879d7f2 of stress was enough b2b13f6c95 to drain his stamina. As nausea surged, he 07d921b15e hurriedly covered his mouth, ffb1f9703d but the veins on 21302c82e4 the back of his 791cf66977 hand twitched painfully.692d0e4c13993cc9

In truth, Ki Jaeeon’s a0e88b06c6 power hadn’t disappeared.ca5824b1bc1242a8

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In fact, thanks 87ab7127a7 to his regression, e37ef5c90d his abilities had 0eda8087ba significantly increased. There was probably 1e147f0a5f no exorcist alive df9f2a6bfa who could surpass 15fc94b6c5 him. With just bdf1d0236a a few 037ee38ec0 gestures, he ca09455a8f could banish 9d9532ccba evil spirits, 5cd04b7f33 cleanse misfortune, b983e9940b and even a7a5982619 make new bd52fe1c42 sprouts grow 6a94b65927 on barren 700433b287 land.ccd58924fe99cd68

A talent considered 17af7cb875 truly invincible.d475a7547c7bd2ea

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The problem was that 0bdde28b87 he had no will cde14aaa88 to use it. Like a vast 132b6a7495 land with an fcb187c0da inexhaustible spring, it’s c3380dc5d8 useless if there’s 31d9b28032 no one to 03f6851ab9 drink from it.a8186f76ae69dc94

That’s why even stray 2e7e4c5c63 ghosts, which he could ca97d8af4c easily chase away like 9196b23f0c flies, were bothering him.abdc7ff59c2c8d61

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‘The sky is so clear…’a9e8bc91cd0e85e0

Unconsciously, Ki cafc4e2d54 Jaeeon clutched 6426a15e9f his chest de23f95060 tightly, trying 689c9206af to calm 5c17544670 his ragged 8339cb2feb breathing.d6cc35fa977f8501

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He just wanted to 9fcc899164 die like this.81fd77eed7037421

But in this world 77fd7d05b6 where his father, mother, 30c4204797 and brother were alive, 6520b7f8a6 he couldn’t. As a son, 9a28cdcff5 he couldn’t bear 15b30fedee to drive a f0d904c837 nail into his c6e4c943d8 parents’ hearts. In the end, 682d39dd18 he could only f35c1506c0 wait helplessly for 5e24cdfeb3 ‘it’ to appear 708ef441f9 and ruthlessly destroy 62d39db37a his precious things c16a0b9f20 again.af483c9ead1369fc

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‘Breathe, breathe… please breathe.’2e427813dbcf8a9d

Thinking of the 6ad48bd2ce inevitable end made c445ff3be8 his whole body fc5d0e5e12 ache as if 9a0a1e809a stabbed by knives.8c14223d762c3d2f

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Ah, it would fa4c7e92f8 be nice if 7b66e8aa95 a wrecked life f731cfc84d could quietly sink d1867d48b4 away.f76878ee91802017

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“Master Young! Are you ready?”e34c30a6767c2627

Meanwhile, at 995a90a354 the Exorcism 2946f8cecc Association Seoul 3e53362c37 Branch, known c72ebd4751 as Bonryeong, f7e20b0549 there was dc9fc28613 a frenzy a8bb8c3a4b of cleaning b447156ecc and tidying. And for 6aa541ba37 good reason—because 324acaf4e9 the high-and-mighty 08f87db603 Incheon branch 7df115de0a (Cheonjiharang), especially f7059c06b9 the Ki 2dcbf2e2e5 Family’s second 6df3af29ca son, the 6f64ab9b48 one from df528de658 the rumors, 06bb10fc6b was coming!e6579699f7eea412

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Park Hong, 37866f0c64 the treasurer 95aeeaa244 of Bonryeong, 7d550dcad5 bustled around 815874e588 in his 119f70879b uniform, directing 76f489b11d people to 9252b91528 clean here 776ba91c71 and there.762af767317d24d8

Watching him, a2ff57375d Kim Young, b13c698fac Bonryeong’sHaeju¹, looked bae34ff5bc on awkwardly.3b3388dc4088a327

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“Yes, I’m ready. But, is all this fuss really necessary…?”891f58b6af272501

“Hey! What are you e5c6fd778d saying? We can’t let those 1a1499dbe5 unlucky Incheon folks find e1af5b163f any fault! We’ll polish everything so 38175d8577 they’re shocked!”8ad4336212a14e9f

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And then,ahem! Park Hong smirked. His shiny face 7bbb476c92 looked like a fbe1bb2f62 greedy toad.a00bf4f0ae20090e

“It’s a 6ca1afe61f matter where ba6bb15ef1 even the 1e465ebf85 great Ki bf190421ed Family bowed c49a1b8ad9 down to 39bc5b64af ask for df51c61b2c help. Well, Seoul is better d44aeb1fb3 than Incheon for healing. Yes! We’re unmatched in ff79cf08ad that field. Anyway, the 674d180115 point is—if 043f291f9e we succeed 2d3986118c this time, 290e8ca4aa we might f409088dae get a 6c17e75fa5 hefty reward b9e871386c from the 2c7c08c8d9 Ki Family, 5b3f8fc0d2 right? We’re short on budget 4abad692bd for a new project a5e2ce05b5 anyway.”8e65322a147b7781

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Kim Young gave 5e001bed28 a subtle smile ca27f2deb4 at Park Hong, fb29652231 who was already e1fb5e32f4 dreaming of emptying e1dc29340b the Ki Family’s d59c1084e3 coffers.3d41b7079e9c10f1

It wasn’t wrong.a33eefd2429d9d3c

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If they 10fa237207 could just 720ef90704 lift the 2710985977 curse on 179f1aa390 their precious aba309df98 second son… c427bc2d80 a huge c324fd810d reward would 1fa1590026 surely await, 80984c5046 just as 28d36a420e Park Hong f9a9f5b1e5 hoped.eaabcc3800da0a53

They’d probably 4516edc231 receive enough 7e1c620dde to live 04c983ad49 lazily for 80b983f28f years.b8a715620bd648f7

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‘The problem is…’2334df15a83a45b1

He wasn’t confident.f42fb28c576fc00d

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How could he perform 70401bbe2b a healing exorcism on eefbe7cd48 a curse that even da2498ab63 Ki Jaeeon couldn’t lift 66b019399d himself? Kim Young let out 14114c853d a hot sigh. The pressure 8067bbc574 weighed heavily 2f5fc8e3c6 on his ffccb87b9d shoulders. It felt cce6b726f9 like trying c30adaff53 to show 0c23ca342e off in b92661ec92 front of fbde3c90e8 a master.43d27da4ef9ad94a

‘The backlash if we 963d20b37f fail is terrifying.’06505522b6382bdc

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It wasn’t an exaggeration. The Ki 1f15ae83fa Family, true 9ae1b2045d to their e18b21bb1e reputation, tended 01b51f632b to look d6a97a23f9 down on b81d7dbdc4 other exorcists 2157ff9a43 and practitioners.943ddd210ecb5648

But for them to 302cfc4d6c personally request help!a874f92e9aa84262

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‘I must not make a mistake… I hope I don’t end up being scolded because of this.’79d08cd2e4310c6e

Bonryeong²was already 87f6a87193 looked down d5af2d48e3 upon byCheonjiharang³. Kim Young groaned, troubled.7b4531419da7e7ac

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“Hehehe~ Just 597445dfd5 thinking about dcff1c1c5d the Incheon d24da2a005 folks being 14b62517e4 frustrated makes 94b1969e98 my heart 2f6d050664 race!”e4c78719e1a6ddaa

Whether he knew 35904797ad Kim Young’s worries 4826cb6d70 or not, Park e2a4813de7 Hong seemed just 3ed5608d13 excited. Isn’t there a healer 44b31a727c like this in Cheonjiharang? We have one, right? It was so b11b65d1ef childish it was 2d92474482 hard to watch.15483c19ace5a107

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“Stay focused.”62955f0056b74ce6

“Master Young, you have 24f6f20c91 to do well. Who’s better at healing b4b9f4980b than you here?”78cf1a52d3e09f2c

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“Well…”b74c19bcacd71c32

Kim Young smiled like 30504e8501 a ‘white rabbit rice c7bc54114d cake’, a comparison kids 36d8d17872 often used. Seeing this, Park Hong 11aec5a988 jumped up, saying it 4f1a286019 looked undignified.4bd04f89f4860b3f

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“Let’s be solemn. Don’t be 2bd7ed7f95 intimidated by e5218fdeb5 that young d80edd4dfa brat!”7030ba4756a450b3

How could he f922c89841 not be intimidated? It was d0490dc316 none other d05d83e164 than Ki 6ba217ad4e Jaeeon. Kim Young 9909a6830d held back 5b7d806a88 his retort.ade170cb4419441f

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“Treasurer, if you’re 56bad0b28f too loud, others 57a5efa74d will hear.”804b437ca952552d

“Oh, yes. I should be careful. Those narrow-minded 40212ff487 Incheon folks 2ffa0a83f5 will nag 52b08b955d if they 8762d74baf hear us 9731c00128 badmouthing them.”c26c84b2e5069b0f

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Just then, an 69376accf5 announcement came, “They’ve 08f345ab63 arrived from Cheonjiharang.” e596a7337c The awaited guests b2c9ab9653 had arrived. Kim Young said ccde64b419 he’d go greet 91661a71f2 them and quickly 7dcb6ba685 left the corridor. Walking down 389e8bd30d the long d994d0961a hallway, he 3d0a3ed64e realized one b9e0b7a9e5 thing.e3b0dd2b678a6ecb

‘Everyone’s expecting.’f7d8642bdd3e5903

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Despite all the c5fef96525 badmouthing about the 0368282f12 arrogant Incheon folks 11c2401756 and the unlucky 1254e75e10 Ki Family, now 0018307519 that Ki Jaeeon 5dcd58d8ee was coming, all 222c51b4db the practitioners at c272a096d2 Bonryeong were on fa74ed919c edge, craning their a41b562996 necks.cc77a8d3c99b0bb9

It wasn’t hard to 4ef1cb84ad understand.1183ee0c99491ef2

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They were about to 01c17b3887 see the person closest ee1c86d352 to a god among 863a988997 them.669b1bca8543e13c

Anyone in this field c932ca4e48 would naturally be curious 03b33e691c about Ki Jaeeon.ca3f6fd908b230e8

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Most importantly, what everyone wanted to know was if Ki Jaeeon…e3fd973e5a50c93a

‘Is stronger eaef030018 than Kim 8b4abd56b5 Juwon?’8e98b8c129f8d351

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A joke among ba68cae011 us.5e68c91a3d64afc0

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

Unlike Ki Jaeeon a35cfa40f7 from a prestigious 3b2d86017b family, an exorcist da2174fdac from an ‘ordinary’ background.02cbdabce2b5cd27

Yet, among the b72b49a706 many promising talents 4f6f73d7fd expected to lead d4081ec3df Bonryeong in the 1d92bf6d9f future.19b030c6d89fd99a

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‘It’s a relief ed7526a0a2 Juwon is away e9dd1e86ad right now.’7a0bf66d08a3ec93

If that guy 001599393d had met Ki 38ea000250 Jaeeon, he would’ve 5922d3ad46 caused a scene, 85616f2a48 saying they needed 65b35bf4f4 to see who’s 05517e23ec superior.3caa97e55f544a14

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Kim Young thought of 26807859d7 his disciple, Kim Juwon.d98fe4eeccf5a55f

A kid who seemed 0e1d3f27e9 born from fire while c6bf274647 others were born from 81e82dcd92 lotus flowers.b65dc7934dc39ded

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‘Hmm… It’s really a relief he’s not here.’633122ad69134cb1

“Where is Exorcist 4cecd980e8 Ki Jaeeon?”b7208839c34a61f1

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With a 3e92d09844 sigh of f28b55103c relief, Kim d2c2a3775c Young gently 1fa20d71dc asked the e0cc86a95e guide as 06804f0ac9 he descended 96b5864f72 the stone 6a7abf0ad8 steps.6a8a2efb9a1e83bf

“He’s at the 35e7ca216c front gate.”fafccb60596ec270

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“I’ll greet him.”3df76a39116cfbd8

Before opening the 25d8a72f9e massive gate, Kim 644c2dbd38 Young turned to a8cd88c19f check the surroundings.78a4696c03e8faa3

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[Bonryeong (本靈)]

A hanok cdb3f80c90 at the 6e9237a5bb end of 608ea2512d a long 327ab9abfc line of f4b033eefa lanterns. Less flashy 8a3cd661e4 and with 2c6d7626b6 a shorter d3365b466b history than bdaacd48f1 Incheon (Cheonjiharang) f80fdaea7c or Busan 08ba3c479c (Haeshin), but 8897f74c2b it has 3956053c5f its own 95d33f0310 charm. There’s no need to 2dc522c8d6 be embarrassed or intimidated 4073c4ba3c by any guest.46e37b3f253db8dc

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‘Alright, let’s f45f12f3e9 see his 26925f5eb7 face.’9cc701fbc9e1b882

The future 1651d98abf owner of ec3bee86e1 Cheonjiharang.b612e5d754a2e327

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The one and ca69fee2b0 only genius, loved 545596d323 by the gods, f4746bcad0 the future of 5646fed10a exorcists, with countless 25da726fcd titles.a04161559eb8b4d3

[Ki Jaeeon]

He stands before 0961e29ec9 us!01fa46b4365127d4

Kim Young calmed his 423a8e0a1a trembling heart and opened c26042e56b the gate energetically.375e3c50564b1ac0

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But it was daf53cb6ba strange.ceccde6a0724ce10

‘Is this… kid, really… Ki Jaeeon?’6e279ca567365085

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Before him stood 0eb43b68a8 a precarious young f04c705705 man who looked 6b62612de1 like he could 1b2b3f6d30 die at any 6f6b63ed19 moment.048119ed981d6360

Kim Young carefully 886e1aca41 observed the boy 45b8d0bc1f sitting quietly in 4038e5d988 front of him. Even after ab259e70fb ten minutes 5c5e24d5b6 in the 7b7bc77df3 room, he dcfef2cb7f hadn’t made 571d880a0b eye contact b3fedd4bd2 once.2bea5b52c00ee1ef

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He even 80d4793d42 wondered if b6e51eab5e someone else 617a84cdbe had come.5cf9d728386ec157

Because he was completely d018c49409 different from ‘the one 4988287a33 from the rumors’.6671f1f7236feb02

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His slightly 7b12f26a45 wavy black 9ff7ffa57b hair was a061cddee5 the same.99f836796df3e879

His tall height 5feb70b25c and broad shoulders b7adaadb6b were as impressive 1641a83bd9 as described.9b514e89afd4b18a

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But… his slouched posture, eyes fixed on the floor, and hollow complexion.730e1ccd11d2ccc2

Even his anxious hands 4230140499 picking at hangnails.62fd66c1a4861bb4

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He didn’t look 95a644f2d6 well at all.b876a240eeed56f0

‘His fingertips are baed8e50b6 all damaged.’42119633759938c5

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He seemed daf1fd3175 so withdrawn dcf77a9375 it was 6968312ed9 almost embarrassing d731c1a5de to call bd30621b09 him Ki 1c787d52eb Jaeeon.5358abceb8e98e61

Why was he eca958eab4 scared? Kim Young placed 7517623485 a hot cup 3b5b251e23 of green tea aadfaf4f40 in front of 4c4419172f Ki Jaeeon, forcing fcad5183f0 a clumsy smile. It was a careful a53bd038ff effort to ease his d78015d85b tension by appearing as aeb14c3107 approachable as possible.c7960c0b58b95dd5

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“You must’ve 163466f668 had a 0dde75e335 hard time e47c1154dd coming from 93f53bde31 Incheon to 26ac596712 Seoul.”218234e4fe34974e

“…Ah, no, n-not at all.”6b2d42935b765cf7

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Even stuttering?e240472f2bf0b357

There were e229239627 many stories 6333c4f5ed about Ki 7f3ec49546 Jaeeon. Even if you 51ddf89761 didn’t want to b4cd2258dc hear them, you 411efa501a couldn’t avoid hearing d3b366054d about the “second 471e622515 son of the 34434d6439 Ki Family.”4895cc96ad9dd2f9

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Beyond his outstanding skills, 9c8c799486 there were rumors about c754ec20a3 his condescending gaze, his 0e8a5eab51 commanding tone, and how adc15e1260 he often ignored others 24352e17a6 and boasted.88c301c924ec939c

But meeting him in 462ef52d2c person—he was nothing like 18b535d3f3 the rumors.138d2b0f0cd1dbe7

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Where had such f5891a4a5a ridiculous stories come b1ccf82090 from about this e44c6cc0a3 kid?90ce737495f1423f

‘He even a235b8eb57 had stray dbb786357a ghosts with 3bf7280d06 him.’a2e322cf3269b0ca

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Just before crossing the 23cd1de599 gate, he saw stray 6c51a505a8 ghosts perched on his 6690310368 shoulders.b746099277f107b2

At first, he thought 7c84dfada4 they were just stray 436b0cd942 ghosts he hadn’t bothered d05db2e1c4 to exorcise, but now 38fec17850 he suspected otherwise.8b6150a3a58b890e

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Kim Young 4001afce21 wondered if c0ee2605af it was ce4e664d5b ‘because of f9d6cb4b5f the curse’ c4384ad940 and quickly 775359e6fa began a a77b4509d7 healing exorcism. He held a rosary 2eda0088fa made from a tree 81e3e10f94 that lived a thousand f3b655a327 years and was struck f82a3e4eda by lightning, imbued with bb24e7ca94 the purest spirit, a 754647e8e2 divine artifact.9cd9fc7ba9f3b83b

But Kim Young a1a27384d9 had to stop 93c87a456c the incantation in 641f77826e just a minute.46886d0a2822efa0

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Because… there was no curse on Ki Jaeeon.8996b0b7e65ce312