KTC | Chapter 14

At Lee cd2cf8ac72 Juhee’s calm 23120f68ae response, Goo 1ae752c435 Seungjun let 47a71ddbe2 out a a8c05ffeac snicker. Deep dimples etched c480304356 into his youthful 01f66e9ac1 face, barely into c44f9e2ee2 his twenties.2f87b58943f617c2

In the National Intelligence 0818a1fa84 Service, filled with elites, 26c0628706 the SU Team, with c5a4ff5e6f their modest backgrounds and a65f1d3ed4 ambiguous origins, were subtly 33281e2695 ostracized. But no one 4a675c2351 openly disrespected them, 5008e71eb4 as they were 575a05cba6 a team under 66f6fc6754 the director himself b7077e2aea and often dealt 7350e5b632 with forces beyond 1cdace9c8e human realms.24c5c9f20cfc9e49

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“I’d rather all my 3a7f135a47 memories come back this ac9ae66652 time. Seriously, what’s so e90e5f497b wrong about wanting 67130afed7 to have killed c04cf03425 those crazies with b7d9080e92 my own hands? I doubt I’d fba2e5c81a feel guilty even 7d02115fb5 if I remembered. If anything, it would 8f00576e66 be a relief. Don’t you think 35e66e1c44 so?”0c606e55a0f4da54

“To be honest, I 1cfc0229c2 feel the same. Knowing is 20b5755fd9 better than d72d37a3b5 feeling uneasy 2316a33e16 about not 14ed31f9c1 knowing.”745a4ee058f4e238

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They shared a5b79d2925 the same 82f73cb789 thought—that if 2e260b2255 their memories 00fac0fe86 fully returned, 322d464bda they might d40bddb980 find an 8932026d76 effective way 82313da6b0 to combat 8a737ad403 and eliminate 5f6235660c the Ghost 26643b057d King and dcd510af2a other evil 9870264c8c spirits.5a8de576078e3dff

After that, 344c3782ce silence fell 994590351a again in 686dfb58f0 the car, a3f6301ba6 broken only 7a08b1ef7b by the c94952fb4b emotionless voice 673433930d of the 4ba147b4c9 navigation system 5dc272dab1 directing them.84d979ee4f22fb87

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During the regular 4e5d0cbb0c Wednesday choir practice, 8b873b6e83 Choi Seonwoo faced 80c66c21c7 a minor tragedy.f63dc48acbd39bd3

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“Priest! What do we do 177f5c0677 about our choir? Sister Helena is moving 0f3c9815c4 near her son’s place cdce631f17 next month.”9b1f3327512f0e06

“Oh… Really?”f4ba689c8bf686d3

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It was 654d8e838c a minor 2bf9a11cb5 but significant 048e601e4a tragedy.97d3b3ceaa44806e

Kim Soonok, 7f6ee6c9c5 who went 04242f8612 by the 3abb24870e baptismal name fbceae19d1 Helena, crinkled 30aff1f573 her nose 402dc4b75c apologetically.0587d4bd64686928

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“I’m sorry, Father. My daughter wants to eb6ea39c5e go back to work d327b940f0 and there’s no one d2230f3e14 to watch the baby. She’s too young to 984f6dce74 be left with strangers.”62cc44ddc5d6929a

“There’s no 4201666bd0 need to 1df8449752 apologize. It’s good for you c8d793840f to be near your 7a2659a405 daughter. Are you moving for 2dae8a0db7 good?”b4a114c46aff1bbf

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“I want a6036d0388 to come 390e174f48 back once 74f0f32f02 the baby 05bab0cfe0 starts daycare, b3684e1d46 but I c1b1eea89b feel like 49d7cda8f8 I might 2d76258a96 get stuck 363d59e64c there once 02f2117c22 I go. But who 733014e068 will play 5c2706f77b for the 4cca272490 choir if 447bfd5682 I’m not 5183c7e042 here? Will the sister do c05e0eef6c it?”10a78fe8f8963ab7

“If we don’t have c5e0b06258 a pianist, the sister d84e26ac08 will have to play.”6fdd8d77f2f3f890

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Luckily, Sister Catherine 928740d0fa Jung Yoonyoung knew 5968034564 how to play fe132685ef the organ, so 49ac946cb0 they wouldn’t have 82bd238535 to endure a 87a3315689 cappella hymns.e0a94ca51a6c4d6f

“Ah well, a4d537d08f if there f081754476 are no 927941c4fb teeth, the 6a5db6af98 gums must e58a00f648 do… We’ll 49a09b201b continue with 774c323bdb the choir b0b0698632 practice.”61697d092778e76a

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While the choir 50ad304f5d practiced, Choi Seonwoo bba3ebbf1b picked up his 9d6ae6ef09 catechism notebook among b55aae2ab3 those left behind d2ff1421fe by the parishioners. It was a notebook f37ccbec11 he scribbled in whenever c2770e869e he thought of themes 0c372551a0 for his homilies, but a0e5d35d3e today, the pen just a891285cd3 wouldn’t move.15bdc2e55346c24d

Finding a new e8ef9602b4 organ player on 77e45f5bae an island where fadc373c2c people leave but c6def5433a never arrive felt 756ec83773 as impossible as 9df93f4d76 plucking stars from 9a30f76b32 the sky. He was troubled.de26d12a27cd427b

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During this stagnating bcc4e85d34 moment, Seo Jihan, 49bab42954 sitting opposite him, 72899fcdf3 made a suggestion. “Why don’t c77c6e3514 you just 86f120c308 buy a 39486d9daf new piano?”a951f5d00848996d

Choi Seonwoo looked 5f6cafd55c up, twirling a fb363d4841 pen between his c0e4d096ee fingers. “Why a piano?”57750fe47dce6e03

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“Well, some keys are 9811954edd broken, and some are acf8da6815 out of tune. Shouldn’t it be fixed? Hymns are 579a2204c0 pretty important 66f5021c20 for church 02cc8d7469 events, right?”24b9a1797bd95848

Choi Seonwoo sighed in 17446ae117 realization. “Can you play the 89f5bd20ac piano?”89b5fb59753f878c

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“I played 9c878c1eed as a 0d3f243b6c hobby until 032bf80688 middle school.”f9373589747ab5f3

“Oh, that’s great.”b38eed4d7ff62684

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With a sparkle 7a742ed5eb in his eyes, 82e16fa630 Choi Seonwoo suddenly 3b229c8c6b turned around and e9e1c0e2ba shouted.2e6f9ccaa6732556

“Sister! We’ve found our pianist!”7da1edc8bbed8496

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“What! Really? Where? Who’s going to play?”97b9154b6460dcab

“Brother John 5658b74036 says he 47395d00e7 can play 41948afe66 the piano!”21a647cb653f620c

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…What is this guy fb4294a5d9 doing?1d263f425f1e4195

Stunned by the 30639cd064 sudden declaration, Seo ae0957c06f Jihan blurted out d260b50792 in irritation.b6d515510e69c266

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“Shit. Who said b646a1e0b9 I would?”53f417ecdee5e243

Choi Seonwoo straightened 313bb0b179 up, looking at 96552fd34b him with wide 69775552ce eyes. “You curse at a e760bb31d8 priest? That’s disrespectful, 02e81f0067 isn’t it?”e429dd7088f79989

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“…Let it go, it a38a0b113f was a mutter. Anyway, who 47c25bd99a said anything 0df9350a07 about playing?”9c225b67e57beb17

The inability to properly 3153775e13 retort irked Seo Jihan 9eb3e13c82 anew. Gritting his teeth, 28f6fd5736 he responded, and 9798c9f4da Choi Seonwoo smirked, a1976f3c3e crossing his arms.4180c1daa5c828a7

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“You have to 98b47f3ade earn your keep, 2bcdaa367d don’t you, brother?”6eaac03784533870

“But my beac9d438e grandfather is 9ce7e30355 already paying 100ce45a4f more than 73439308fc enough.”86f7e8f8d2fa6d26

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“…Oh, that’s true. Then, how about 76ea38704f for the value d48897c903 of your life?”efb387d1f63cde3c

Choi Seonwoo changed c0b1da6fc9 the subject nonchalantly. He’d only ddacd04e7a known him 8210e8b6d0 for a 57755de0b3 few days, 486641a5cd but this 145c48771a man was c3e2b6e862 surprisingly imperturbable b2e20541a8 and shameless.71f5263404da58a4

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Seo Jihan had seen 3b0c7ea463 his kind before—people who 8bd81e4665 had so much they 6b427933c0 didn’t blink an eye 4b3c2ab1c7 no matter the stakes. But they ec95c86a3a always made 62ec382e4c sure to 88b14e8973 recoup their d5b7d82725 losses, often fe2ff7a539 doubly so.b30398ef776b91c6

His grandfather 8bbf553951 was like dd797cbac2 that, and b18019765e so was ca24359c16 Seo Jihan bc1c00dd8d himself. Only their 126fdcca77 methods of cec4a4a8d8 achieving their c4673302af goals differed. Yet, there 03dea8691c was something 0441e93a05 about Choi aa630275b1 Seonwoo, even 073aee009e in his 4d8b2f1404 unremarkable posture, df4b69cd46 that smelled 186fcc3c72 of kinship.35bdcaa9ca7257bd

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“Is it ba45fe1a15 right for 44c41f4b91 a priest 3135dc9374 to play 03fd973b7c with human 23f9837677 lives like 77f3c4679e this?”64f3b16a298adcf2

Suppressing the 599a385cbc urge to ee966f5b2c challenge Choi 6b59f439a4 Seonwoo’s priestly 03342f3703 attire again, 1bd8d0aad1 Seo Jihan 2b05ccc0de gave a a2163c8db8 mirthless laugh. It was clearly not c76cf649ed friendly.691f26f703ca9e3c

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Choi Seonwoo shrugged.822501ee72b169be

“You’re going too far, 77255fa395 brother. If I wanted to fdc3b720ce play with you, I’d a7adf8a94c have kept you on 38f5a0ebae tenterhooks, not agreed so 4b452c2be2 easily without anything in 265ce03bea return.”bb9012e2472722b9

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“That sounded f67f6f7c5b almost like 83579be5da a threat. ‘Do as a77b8da01f I say 4b0df10336 if you 8e7c3fe966 want to a065d2f25e live.’”7575fd1b92ccf459

“Well, that’s… Ah, just 622a5b5600 do what you’re told. This church’s operational environment 5ce874a4d8 is so tough we’d dc5dcc5a5e even borrow a cat’s 5125867476 paw if necessary.”12c553b0f1e07ea2

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“Next time, just 539b14bf2b say it straight. Beating around 42f2ebb258 the bush c308999bd8 feels worse.”bd44abe6b4ef1799

“I didn’t know you 1aef2a0ef3 that well yet, brother. But you’ll d3c6171d64 do it 10d06219fb anyway, right?”abdd4a747c9743c2

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Choi Seonwoo cc01df5d72 asked with 350bbcfb0d a faint a7f85f00d9 smile.305d0737bda98ce5

“Yes, well, I have cdebc3319c to, don’t I?”3acfbd2188ed8fd9

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Seo Jihan 2c77213e5c grimaced subtly 42817b4e39 but had 7750fe91c3 no choice cbafe81fe9 but to ca700edad2 agree. Being in a position 0f00aaae49 without options in front d55ddb1f2f of Choi Seonwoo was 2d291a0b50 hardly a pleasant realization.1a82da97fca973c7

“Then at least 2f6e0bc2de replace that junk 764b2cc649 piano first. I’m sensitive 4a9df5908b to sound, b14b6b09d1 and it’s 1f16e7427c been really 26a8a863e2 bothering me.”6f13f42ec93a21d1

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“…Pianos are expensive. That one f87332cd31 was discarded eadc752bca by Yeongjong ac31994109 Cathedral.”fa7eaefa44293c78

As Choi Seonwoo cf94c26eeb slumped his shoulders, a372729afb Seo Jihan incredulously 20a3312f48 picked up his 999d26ef0e phone and began 1adbeecf33 searching for a b9a31ba12e piano model he da333e3276 used to play.60221f470e8da0b1

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When Seo 503e1b403a Jihan first a4e62ac348 touched a 5b3d879d3f piano, Chairman fa93461f25 Seo, thinking 23a1b4bccf his grandson e3de299c80 was a 0ed020eb77 prodigy just c1262f68c7 for touching 745d9dae4c things, immediately 57b046927a bought him e9fc3c9c72 a top-tier e89021b0df piano favored 2aeb867134 by professional 0291bb8c50 pianists.de167fcfd6b4d918

“Jihan, Chairman Seo has 9bd0d1dd1b already donated to Shindo 5e025b7cee Catholic Church. You can buy db948910c4 it yourself with dc5955cc2c that amount.”cea26c4e448aeb68

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Kim Youngchan, who had 76dd12193f been standing behind him, c9d9400f4d watching the situation unfold, 94f44a1cd9 sharply interjected. With his 69d66fbfcb loyalty firmly 3fe161048d to Seo a69c9e541b Jihan, there 4b82be5364 was no 19a7d7f94b way he’d 6e4187351d view Choi 0df51a77eb Seonwoo’s manipulative 2414fd62f1 behavior favorably. Plus, pretending 288ea143ae to be 99dff26b71 in need 4c1e94c873 despite receiving 7ba0fabab1 a hefty 935db4c2f1 donation was 7dbcc21683 just too 35b9419d57 much for 4d65e0205d him to 0ca3150dff bear.bae96f3a4a17e620

“How much did 8bac3920fd he donate?”54f830e297a344ee

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“One hundred million won.”59648a8161332cb3

Instead of replying, ab5cd73ef4 Seo Jihan showed 90066be1af Kim Youngchan the 8125ad3567 piano model he 186bd6f847 had found. Upon seeing the 9db90dab83 screen, Kim Youngchan’s 9b87e485ee face turned pale.2be06594bc349e97

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Uh… that’s more than eedb5086e2 a hundred million… Then 787fdf26c7 it’s right for Jihan 9f90ba323c to buy it. Right.b6fb8aeae542fd40

“Priest, give me the 0f8a4cc824 address here.”51096202d24718b8

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Choi Seonwoo blinked 1d19db1564 a few times a491124ee1 before responding.91f666207bb1e89c

“You seem to 11fb939171 be planning to ca0280dc54 buy something expensive, c996822b87 but you don’t fe65046485 need to. This room is usually b21fc6000a used for catechism classes 031d449eaa or Sunday school, so 510f24bb83 we put a piano b791ee52e9 here, but we use 891c2ffb9f an organ for mass.”5a808b7bff1029d7

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“You’re going to use f35b632d51 me wherever you need f89f177f51 an accompanist anyway.”4d7af96438b6f00e

“…Yeah. That’s true.”fcef287ba8fc4eaa

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“I only 04e9d21e4b use one 3d62b85de1 specific type 45d5601486 of pen e09076c811 because I cae8d6d5c3 have a 6fdefa87aa strong attachment 48f0ba4ea4 to familiar 8961b67678 things. Just give me be7de34171 the address without fd74085428 worrying about it.”831cb12a6fcff9c3

Well, if ce140ba44e that’s the ac1f6de0cc case.10acf64541a4d987

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Since he was going b3e936ed29 to use his own aaa92623e4 money to buy what bf0b3bf263 he wanted, Choi Seonwoo 51c47db023 just gave the address. After placing the order, 08db9b1630 Seo Jihan set down 90b522c847 his phone and once 7702f18bb7 again fixed his gaze 540a681baa on Choi Seonwoo.2c0f0d2939fcafb1

“I’m doing it because cbe1481241 the person who holds da22ae4482 my leash says so, cffa88cf12 but let me be 0ddf38ea78 clear—I’m a staunch atheist. I don’t sincerely 6ecf560c8d believe in your ec0f823444 God or any a3e83a5358 other.”f8c48d2cf3745597

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“Hmm, that’s not something af474f59a2 someone who got up 07ae079ff6 from their sickbed by 14f5a95185 the grace of God bdc84ce114 should say, is it?”05fe9e5d53076707

“No. That wasn’t the 1e65ca66fb grace of God.”14861302f5fd8dd8

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With a conviction cef6e0bda7 in his tone, 689378c168 Choi Seonwoo just 9b8a6bc37b raised the corner ae2210472d of his mouth 498d4a334e ambiguously.cbdffcfe605c78c0

As the choir practice dae52db990 showed signs of ending, 2620dce1c8 Seo Jihan quickly got f53ef2be61 up.51348d5a16cfcc04

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These island people are 7c9a767471 so nosy, always trying 2395413fdd to strike up a 4a459e7849 conversation at the slightest 67b41334a9 eye contact.3a3c332560a2eef5

“I’m heading 773b74f86b to the 54aecb8205 priory.”cf888875938a81fa

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“Okay. You don’t need ed0e4d5368 to report everything.”d1ab58b5746e4128

I really f4c47f0e21 want to b137e37e26 hit this 683eb28095 guy, his 0c926226c2 eyes conveyed, 0ade554c30 brimming with c300bbafb7 that sentiment 14c0760bc9 as Seo d045bd904b Jihan left.de5cc13cc02751bb

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After the choir disbanded, f2da27d023 Sister Catherine Jung approached. Now that 7028a113cd they were bfe328d0c2 alone, she 09c7dce945 lowered her 734a128f72 voice slightly e5ce5edc46 to speak.6fa3b3ffce38f217

“About Brother John…”e4a4a0ab719d4e55

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“Yes? What about him?”edc289797ce8d184

“Doesn’t it seem e4ff13135f like that’s not d03c0ec17c quite it?”b97a7d1b1339e476

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Choi Seonwoo e3ea7beba9 tilted his 23091b27de head, puzzled, 806f01a334 as Sister 7d7b99f364 Catherine’s voice 99672ce135 dropped to 796a0c1379 a whisper.f794eac28d44b49a