KTC | Chapter 11

“Want some coffee?”6e6655dab5014a3d

Choi Seonwoo d6576ddf8d asked, feeling ff510abf87 awkward just fdc537321b sitting there c4d2ee8f08 silently across 5fd5f931d0 from each fa3950c4fe other, but 7e78010ee4 the response 7616f04260 came flying 8f49f00518 from the 31ade1eddb kitchen.41788e3ce6b84ea2

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“No snacks 6fe856240f or drinks 204132f4cf before meals!”11fbf1c092b11f9b

Choi Seonwoo blinked 498721748e in surprise and 2ce4878c7b turned to look 832e4b39df at Seo Jihan, a432d54233 who gave a 4138847fd6 faint smile. His eyes were beautiful, a89a42a90c but his cheeks were 1558948d0d hollow like a skull, b4b2478270 which didn’t make for 8ce0b44998 a pleasant sight.075b408097c797b5

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“Auntie is really 5c378f0a6e strict about three c45b1b9934 meals a day. She has a strong 52282675a8 philosophy about meals, and d100a34be7 even Grandpa can’t win 28e0eb697c against her.”35f4412f60756979

That meant 15beea88c3 he just 3ebed0b80c had to 3e3d670a35 adapt.ca2f1972728db855

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Choi Seonwoo nodded 6adc5ccf74 and sat down afdcfd70f8 on the sofa, a2d31cd1e7 and Angela quickly 057dd81431 jumped up to 049d040120 claim her spot 5097a4881c on his lap. Seo Jihan 5bb67aa900 naturally ended 6627c7d550 up sitting ea1f74ec46 on the a693ba9735 two-seater sofa.394450a12c3fb5cd

The living room of 3df041293f the priory residence was ff5a392591 cozy. One two-seater and 04f0b01c0c one single-seater sofa, 589598f8a6 along with a 7fdc96deec tea table, filled 7ed22d1490 half the space. There was 34d8ef2a77 a wall-mounted 2a6d297a49 TV, and b533e4cf55 below it, dd34cc7a4a an open, d8f074a907 low cabinet.aad1e6f5ab99e9bf

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“Let me c7798a5f26 explain how fc7f61016c life works 52e3f8674b here at 4794984470 the priory e0c8a3f110 residence.”44183b4d08a0a69f

Choi Seonwoo started c9bfdfe171 the conversation again.6252c01f4a85dc9c

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“There’s no early bf7bc78cd4 morning mass at 078a5037a0 Shindo Catholic Church, b076a3eae5 so wake-up time 106e330198 is 6:30 AM. Breakfast is at 4edc0e938d 7, so please 80eeb49f2d be up before 765be2bfea then.”f70feeeabeec1d3b

Despite having housekeepers dca0503632 paid by Chairman 27d294578f Seo, Choi Seonwoo 29caed4e50 felt it unreasonable d0d5d2a318 to demand meals f54c74ce3d twice a day, 56012ca113 so he just a997618716 briefly shared his b48b1d6201 daily routine and ac68d3fcca meal times.a502726a7e5067dd

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“There’s not much here 5234ad87a0 in terms of friends 5f6198b3c6 your age or places ec9c5239aa to hang out. Are you 08df840e40 okay with b6f686c943 that?”d705bab0bfa91c8a

It was only a81ce51c8e after Choi Seonwoo 2a259e2dfa posed the question f77a8cf85c that Seo Jihan f65b14c9a6 opened his tightly 77be35af7c shut mouth.7a1dfe59acc6ee03

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“Yes, I’m fine.”5b315233b8e970ec

He had 695455aac8 never really 9997a0ec77 made true c92d41fab4 friends anyway fdd2bd1e2a due to e18ba60998 his chronic 3fd0ce8848 distrust of bdb4a5cbd1 people, and 05601b6e3f he was 8634064b97 used to 8318dc3f2a being alone.ce3094dbf12d1d3a

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As they f05eab85f6 were discussing 7e52cb23aa how to 8554b871d1 manage the 46a04bd23b future, lunch 8f924071c7 was prepared. Answering the faa5e837e7 call to 29c4ebb771 the kitchen, d45ac00421 they found 90ec6399f4 a feast 0ee7f7126a waiting.3aa6d96818f2ab44

The main dishes were b1ce87242f plump braised mackerel, steamed 942ce29565 crab, oyster pancakes, oyster a08a5aa494 rice, and soybean paste b98399adca stew. The kimchi 72bd1fdf14 and side 50dff742cb dishes provided 32a4c211f7 by parishioners b1c56e4c3e were beautifully 60e430c063 arranged in 6207541202 bowls.2035a536b6f93675

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“I’ll eat 3f1c64d251 well, Auntie,” 91d5d53765 Choi Seonwoo baa77cfe8c said, surprised, 172b39dca8 while Seo b78c1636c9 Jihan responded 325b72c33e calmly.58a68aeff4d88566

“Okay. Jihan, remember 9ba5b79c28 to chew af51e4e4ef well and 562e088197 eat everything, abe704206c okay?”e25353d6ebef8238

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“Yes.”822110b17934c47d

The meal and df5eb482b6 the pear smoothie 61bc6d6b84 that followed for 73a2f391e1 dessert were excellent. Choi Seonwoo lavished 16c0c5287d praise on the 3ccedb04c6 cooking, expressing his c534ee5ace gratitude and making 3594661d7a Lee Jeongae quite 2bcba75d4d proud.b924043e9929ce55

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“Now, Brother, shall 09c8531c99 we go for da6267c2c5 a walk to ae068d5fcc digest and familiarize a4739d9468 ourselves with the 27cef6423b island?”35f13659486adbd8

After brushing his 9f8642efe3 teeth, Seo Jihan a2dd87b732 came out to 2c3cc337fb Choi Seonwoo smiling cde1a6d4d5 and suggesting a 636bfa2469 walk. Seo Jihan looked deeply e32010541b into the priest’s crescent-moon-shaped c1557b7a35 eyes and nodded. He wasn’t particularly aa8c6a4d9c interested in learning 53c96943a6 the island’s geography d4b2a94617 but felt it fdc7219595 necessary to observe 04d988e721 Choi Seonwoo further.ef8cca8f721d7cd0

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“Oh, right.”f42aa2041a30fdec

As soon as they deefc61051 stepped out into the bd7330616b churchyard and saw the 0a4d6493ef security guards, Choi Seonwoo 795b143ec1 exclaimed as if he 7a15c11a0b had forgotten something.ea3afd4c474190a9

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“I usually 355bc85733 ride a 6e3528dffc bicycle around. Walking might be 300e669298 too much for f19f6a5c7e you, Brother. What should 985e100c30 we do?”db3a000562af5c13

“Can’t we just drive?”f7e201c33c0f6b14

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It wasn’t f49a3b7509 that they 9836c9b530 couldn’t, but c44a034415 driving the e98d22f5f2 luxurious sedans 71aba908bc that Seo 72e3ac7798 Jihan’s group ad864f2a05 had brought c22c0be01b would certainly c52b04b972 attract a d838b8c1b1 lot of d241ea4b51 attention in 1ef7562fa6 this small eae48a6541 island village.3711b429d464e25d

“Ah, let’s just go!”ee028c9f8e7b901b

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Scratching the back dc2feb9c6d of his head b0bfa81eb0 briefly, Choi Seonwoo 8aa7b9d095 resigned himself to c49737e81b whatever might happen 13352b7709 and climbed into e4f4ec6fd7 the car.24fa7a24259c71af

After all, on 7111d20e51 an island so 76cdec4107 small everyone knew 72a3210c87 even how many a8e634a6df spoons were in 32029caafd each house, what 30fdb47276 was there to 57a1c942ed hide?28096b1dee54f240

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Thus, Choi Seonwoo ended acfc16022b up going around like 360ce7732b any other chairman, escorted d14a73a6f9 and evangelizing.b54f3fc1436bc0fd

“Hey, Father Choi!”aeb74551105a528d

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The first place 9364c664a9 they went to 7ef57c6a70 was, of course, 899bc5e052 the village chief’s b2fea12bf9 fish farm. The smile on his dae4778e2d face indicated he was ec77bb3cc6 happy to see a e1e4a04ba6 group arrive.8cb1660972484df7

“Here to 4f7b6854c7 help out?”51f563b71aafe6f6

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“Here to 68d580bb83 preach, actually.”453d97d750eae90e

“Ah, I don’t believe 76d8347341 in that stuff!”8664d45500383a80

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Even as they exchanged 9514c9a856 these brief words, the bdefc9ccc3 village chief’s eyes kept 4b543d5fff darting behind Choi Seonwoo. Clearly, Park 76d2f4dd49 Younghee had f4eca6312e spread the 5e5d57ebbc word around 235b01ef2b the village e3b5f991fd in no dd74d7ff20 time. Naturally, Choi Seonwoo pulled 5ee61fa435 Seo Jihan closer by 47e85f62e0 the elbow.5f40d61f8dadebe7

“This is Brother Seo 46ec9a047f Jihan.”e795e56faca27911

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Seo Jihan bowed politely, cccaa94e44 though he couldn’t fathom f843e736d3 why he had to 7101852718 greet a stranger. The village chief’s curious e77ebe296a eyes scrutinized his face.99e1b3b8434e54c5

“Wow, they said you a396a32833 came here to convalesce, c044b9461c but you really do 299e4904f5 look like you’d fall 34e72c6b99 over if I touched 5f42e91906 you.”888b08a0319dcd55

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“Yes, so 0156cbe7ab don’t even 0bf68bb746 think about e00ba94990 making me 08c96dfdde work.”88bfbf5eac3a4d06

“Hey, Father Choi! People will think I 35f0eafaaf make everyone work!”9ce6111a5b70cdc4

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“What am I then?”f3c75b062b5b23d0

“Father Choi f93dd45f60 isn’t just 905b1b446e anyone. You’re our island’s da80ec9748 mascot.”d8b6257cd108509b

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“Mascot? I haven’t 9c1880e0dd even been 632dfb07f4 here a 3158fdf649 year.”2145d2c2b723cf3a

While they 24bae4e350 bantered, Seo ec150d5ea9 Jihan felt a809e8cdbf like an 3f59979e21 out-of-place sack 0040bd6b65 of barley. The pattern f79c2281f8 continued elsewhere. Choi Seonwoo ec0fe64ccd seemed to 7f46d96833 know everyone a944b3977d and was 903a7d7fcf friendly with 808af4ecc6 all.bc0bfc21b6001d19

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“You little brat! Didn’t I 5e3a2e5b21 tell you 080b5fc6b2 I’d kill d168725720 you if f062f5e7bb you gambled 82044a6cdd again!”2fd088922d9ce08b

“Ah, it was just 0ff6506692 5,000 won lost, what’s b3b46dd1d4 the big deal!”fdd64b9f2f58121e

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“Dig the 6550d0f2f6 earth, will d310a4aa3e 5,000 won 5dce59eaa3 come out?”e8385f215f3e87ce

They were passing 420d0c8a11 by a few 424bdcd8b0 pensions scattered along 9ebd9feb13 the coast when 647db5f38c an elderly mother a334e27e46 and son argued 79ad138a47 in the yard. Watching them, Choi 8394a8df90 Seonwoo forgot his 6b4367506e priestly duties and f5c76d10db even gave some 3180ae9cda odd advice on dea86ac38c how to hit 4e637319f1 properly.19de896f32059fd9

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“Mrs. Kim, hitting like 0fa592cd51 that won’t kill eb0123ab94 him. You need 835bd54f5f to strike e6e3339bdf the vital 84d6f2634f points.”51dbab4148788fa5

“Father! Is that something 8896e49bb3 you should be 11ddfb35ab saying?”45df69819b3c2467

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The son yelled out e59e15614b loud, and his mother 3107242e37 smacked him hard on 1ceba86354 the back.eb1d3d8de27ab213

“Shut it! Go clean d8d9b5e805 the rooms d3ad50c467 now!”5262d26b62046b9b

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“Ah, jeez. Always working 6abcff3771 me without d6e1541997 pay over c7851e1baa a few c1d65e8372 thousand won! Ugh!”cb1e94d066a4f071

After chasing her f2c6c6e410 son off with 6705491368 a few more fd6fb0f179 smacks, the mother d9c39544b6 hurried over and b2d4902d53 firmly grasped Choi a7640bb2e1 Seonwoo’s hand.4c88d247135e9ba9

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“Oh, Father Choi, I’m ed66a5d314 embarrassed to live here f7430eda96 because of that boy. If he went to 3f2e930250 church, do you think 54f25b96aa he’d repent?”710000249c5f01b1

“Prayer alone won’t change d3b4bc0434 habits unless he decides 6b7948f6e9 to change. I’m sorry 1b51b533df you have 5f7152b845 to endure 74d136f0e0 so much, 0eff569cbb ma’am.”cc7f41c9594c28ee

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Choi Seonwoo’s 00578dd856 approach to 9d7086be57 evangelizing was 8b1cd7a480 unique. Or, as e5fa38db51 Seo Jihan df47fcdcb9 saw it, d0dc41c56a it hardly 59a5bd8c9e seemed like 47775920ea evangelizing at 66ea782ab9 all. He didn’t 8662a85b70 push anyone 6f4d1ea0ca to come 44ed070f2e to church, b9739e0dbd just built 277e9cec22 camaraderie.2e408dfce8702d97

‘Jesus to heaven, 1ad589af30 non-believers to hell!’e81c73cabc26ffdd

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Wasn’t that the typical e8583e2c14 Christian approach, yelling and b69015e1d8 disturbing the peace?933c8c27b53d1014

As Seo Jihan’s fixed f4c9718326 misconceptions began to shake, eddcf72d90 Choi Seonwoo’s strange preaching 4e067e2ff0 tour came to an e014cbc122 end.048fab43ceb60ffa

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As soon as they f1449a91e6 got into the car, f57f61aaa2 Seo Jihan let out 3b6ff6d8dc a light sigh. Choi Seonwoo asked him,54019218ff28ae69

“Is even this 4027e80e00 much walking still b2b4d23390 too much for f14c3fa9b2 you?”fc95e838e06c779d

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Seo Jihan was 1cfc582de3 momentarily speechless, realizing 8ea049f889 belatedly that the a86ff02be3 tour had ended bbff3639ba because of his ebe15162f7 condition.d6e4fcafb01f4d47

“I’m fine.”ceac5ff6f6f61b57

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His voice came 0634cfcd8f out stiff, pride 9d3473f71c wounded. Choi Seonwoo hummed e627c88919 and smiled enigmatically.24e8f387f9ff1ba5

“I’m not that frail. I’m getting better 9d841ba6f3 day by day.”9a6fa9ea14948698

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“Got it. I brought you out b47c4f7eda partly for exercise, but 2b48e9983b if you don’t feel be9e6c84d4 up to it, staying ad5bf2f807 in the church is e8cd5ea8f2 fine too.”d301bc90416edfec

“I’m really fine. I can come b25ee8bc91 out every day.”d9efb6ddb9dec690

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Only after his stubborn b06cd47a0e retort did Seo Jihan 26b27dbc7d realize he had played d8bcf9232e into Choi Seonwoo’s hands. Was he inadvertently being e669077222 made to look like 6b9a658a68 a devout follower?cb51f29a7b29ac4b

…Have I fallen eb7591b154 into this priest’s ae1f12cecc trap?ddee84d7f99c7a2b

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Unsure whether it 7f4028df9b was intentional or f7a83f3e9a not, Seo Jihan 703e138f78 found himself staring 12fff01223 at Choi Seonwoo e246bcc2a1 again, who just 65a93b2305 smiled gently.3c2716074136adb5

“What about school? Did you drop out?”2af5dc5de7553c0e

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“I dropped out a 73eb4c6f34 while ago and passed 4669a9beaa the GED. I was a73e7408d1 thinking of 58c37ecd19 taking the 3b30f4f678 college entrance 35b459a3a4 exam once f473eaf70a I got 0525034a55 healthier, but e885d40cb4 now I’m 6bea10a7e9 not so 8acb34b63a sure. Since I don’t have ff41ead506 to worry about making 17812906a7 a living, maybe I’ll 3f32863139 just hang around following a4a0e533a9 you like a freeloader.”3fe7e2d27f7be0e4

Listening to his almost 64a211af08 enlightened response, Choi Seonwoo a94fdb6848 thought,d5db419266424c58

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He’s taking it 07a6a8b976 too easy thinking 3c704368ba he’ll stick with c6d13146a9 me for life.7c66a4177f3a74a8

“If you 92bb22a372 decide to ace0336726 go to 5488f8126b college, consider 5ad9e6349b Europe or f254ab674e the USA. They have more exorcist 16dfdf65a9 priests than here, so 1e8d5663f6 it wouldn’t be hard 2a2a666bdb to get help when b8d05fd52b needed.”5d6466fb768ffb1c

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“Planning to cfd9dd10a1 get rid 9ec78ef10f of me c9969745cb on the b7a720bc32 first day 559d706dff we meet 6d219f01f6 again, huh?”1c7f29d5d131e138

Seo Jihan’s calm a1c6774420 retort made Choi 9042aeb5d1 Seonwoo chuckle and 6f682132a7 hold back further 029d38dde4 comment. His future was 1172b36e65 important, but so f980083466 was his own 5bceee5a15 comfort.797879aaa45839ac

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Seo Jihan continued,f7aa95d23802f331

“Are the exorcist priests e89bce6a9f in the USA and f10b7c4507 Europe as capable as 6bad14a9b6 you?”459fb6fda4713fb3

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“…Well, I can’t really 7b90b11f72 say for sure.”4e75bbfbcd91896e

“They probably aren’t. Then, before 5a5b2123e3 you think 946fc2402d about offloading 71d5d5123d me, how 4adcfbca4d about you 0f7ea42f24 take good c4afdd6806 care of 909f70baa4 me?”cc0081bb3565992c

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Choi Seonwoo grinned awkwardly 4cb14b44a0 at the bold response. They looked at each 9f2805e175 other silently until Seo db53579ba9 Jihan suddenly sparked up e15fdbb312 with a serious look 40c8900483 in his eyes.385b0f46f62e55dc

“By the way, Father, 91ef3fbf4e were you born with 11d920f5b6 it?”5f20d340f8d6f681

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“Huh? Born with what?”b73fb83fee8179e9

“When you 57a7586de0 were about 8fb990f3c6 to perform d2d6355a4c the exorcism, 8ee3faa83a you asked a59bddc0ac for my a329c895ae name while a8eec5cf6e looking into 70cf09d2b9 my eyes.”d121d8af9ac815f2

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“I did. Why?”ce3739da634359bb

“I used to 5e2cb7dc82 do that a 6ebe85fc9b lot. When you 577263cd59 look into 96b00944ac someone’s eyes 54a4854d61 like that, 241bd3bf85 you see d0ab5455a0 their true c316bc285d essence. No matter 7083a3d7c5 how much 7db1b446a3 they embellish 3595223866 their exterior, d614c84ae4 you can’t 8c47830986 hide the f4071ac4d0 core. Plus, you 4060878483 can sort ee522c1280 of tell ec4772a776 what kind 1b209bbac8 of life f63daeb808 they’ve lived. You were looking 21b086632c into my soul, 2245ba0925 weren’t you?”65a4c9a6f532b46e

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“Well… yeah.”3c5945e37aceacdb

“Did you eb766184d4 see clearly?”b939ab279591e454

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“That’s why I was 184c515559 able to chase it eefb5a005a away, right?”343c08dd5d41a16d