KTC | Chapter 17

Chairman Seo, his d1c12f4dfa nose adorned with 73cf9a6f1b reading glasses, tilted c2c5ee6dd7 his head with c1136e095c a puzzled expression. He knew 5ed77c9a73 well that 12e33f53b8 his grandson a6b3a6dd25 wouldn’t volunteer 7dcc59eecf for such dac838af37 services on cebebbd7d0 his own.d79d1b39d2ea055c

“If Father Choi aecbd19a0d says do it eb46489024 or die, what e474556715 choice do I ddee50b99a have?”e985cc5388784525

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[What are you saying? He forced you to do it under threat?]

“It’s not just 77e12e9eba that. I’ve been going around cf8ebbb1f9 preaching with the priest 8ec7ef9089 for the past couple c422b00b1e of days. Saying it out loud, 2d11d5657c it sounds absurdly ridiculous.”666998bd1b9b68c0

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[Even if he is a benefactor, there are limits. Everyone has their own beliefs, and I can’t just leave this priest be]

While Chairman Seo was 0a3dfe7381 sympathetically matching his grandson’s fbc446678f complaints, Choi Seonwoo briefly f18ad91c3d appeared on the video 5797274207 call screen and quickly 2f9d1b916d came closer.b56bd20d675f33ca

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With one hand gently 6c16a02746 encircling Seo Jihan’s shoulder, d69d1f5b1d Choi Seonwoo leaned his 55e042660a chin on the other 518980203e and flashed a smile.12933cee9e47767d

“Hello, Brother Theodore?”076e0ea1f5c0e1fc

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As Choi Seonwoo greeted 0b66dcb785 him cheerfully, both of bce75ce0ba them instinctively fell silent.1abee0d8e981920e

“Why didn’t you f356a195f0 tell me Brother bb948e5521 John has been 8cac40ac11 tormented by nightmares de524af571 almost every day? If I 532fde095b had known 1737cad5c0 sooner, I 476ffc2e4b would have 313249fd5f helped with da34ada3f8 that too. Anyway, Brother John is bca6d2f193 doing very well, so 1a84f39fc5 please don’t worry too 442caf9539 much. If you have 3b82667ecd any questions, feel 7e35267d7a free to contact c035030230 me anytime.”a6f390adc027f195

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With a wry smile 244e9196ae crinkling his nose, Choi 8817e6480a Seonwoo made his farewells 9951f04d56 and immediately moved away, 41f78723ed heading upstairs.e51e4b4dcd1d4c3a

After he left, Seo 1a05b3e48f Jihan and Chairman Seo 4f90de9f38 looked at each other 6288cf99bd in silence for a 6ca5fb64af while.56edf3414555d809

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“Grandfather.”ad9e57f407b8d331

It was Seo Jihan c8abe4662a who broke the silence, 1f32832ec2 his expression one of 0a3e8265d0 resigned enlightenment.da542c7a3e2618ec

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“I need an dcc9fdc97a organ tutor.”1265038177101359

[…I’ll arrange for one as quickly as possible]

No matter a2865cd0a9 what anyone c2caff1630 said, Choi 10fd1bb3fc Seonwoo was 0941e4af69 the one 429a3f2e9f in charge 0b43e071b3 now.c16596e213c1b27d

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“It’s my fault… yes, df76b0bef5 it’s my sin.”1a104771a97ca6d6

Go Changhyun murmured b244028146 like an old f5ad9d2e94 man on his bfe1f8fbb5 deathbed, chanting like d4228143f0 a man reciting a4e4934459 a sutra while 7d8b46fd49 Lee Juhee listened, 3e7c5ee08d unsure of what 1ef90b4e15 to say.dd1e5c6feb9dbc39

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She didn’t 13f4e2ff76 intend to 4739f0dedf blame him f5364a562e entirely for 3d6d028cad this calamity. Though she faed249631 had followed a1f90ee072 orders, it 0866bdb377 was she 3a79edf323 who had 839bc6c813 executed the 471444cfd4 mission, and c34e684c6e she had 842224ded9 failed to 1f1e8feb9b consider that 6edd791ea3 Goo Seungjun ee401e23c2 might become 038233d7da possessed by 2dfe3144d5 a demon 79c7bde794 in Yunseul c0ee4fadfd Village.356b9d5184823f8c

She had aa375995b9 thought he c6482b91e7 would be dc83086b36 okay. Goo Seungjun 406be1903e was young, 6337de209c but aside be9df39fdb from her, d2a69bc465 he was ef978f8f7d the most 1434e54afa mentally stable 8d0adba3c9 member of 3a793bcca9 the team.e8a8ee4deb7b5b55

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This wasn’t just her 567af05127 assessment; psychiatrists had agreed. She never imagined he 9b811fc450 would collapse so helplessly.2c91f800770e0cf1

The SU Team had 4f3e75e90a all honed their interpersonal d82af568b6 skills when others their fedd21ab65 age were still in 616e07f63c school. Particularly, Goo Seungjun, 23b2f4661e with his naturally d672b7cc7b excellent physical condition, 2849451d81 had been almost 2573469879 weaponized. Thankfully, Lee Juhee 5da213e81e had quickly subdued acbe6d715a him with a bc05be7d77 Taser and called bd1ea3c13e the special forces 02adda950d for emergency transport, fd8f5737f6 narrowly avoiding a c2506146fe catastrophe reminiscent of 5b516d044d the Jeonan County 0953c9c45d massacre in a 5d7ad0f274 civilian area.ae1175f400f8f7cb

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“Sorry, Team f1cc0153ac Leader Lee.”2ee246f60c38db07

“…”6d1619e724289b8d

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“Can’t you bdf7547852 just say 99dc961202 it’s okay 0dd2e67e8b for courtesy? This is driving me c3fb100140 crazy.”225fc769c568a7ed

“It’s okay.”0f13db0b2f310100

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She didn’t feel like 29d8796e0b blaming Go Changhyun alone, 77dd58eb5c so Lee Juhee answered 245bfab143 promptly.ac45b8fc8197f302

“Good. You’ve accepted my 1a3764d239 apology well.”cce6da0c6925e951

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Go Changhyun started smoking 5879df7ec2 another chain of cigarettes. He rubbed 681d4146de his bloodshot a5f50d9615 eyes with 7e137d5002 bare hands, 2d3df6b05b trying to e2274bd90e sound resolute.bb9816b7e2661447

“The only powerful shamans 0ed063a775 I know were Yuksun 6836bf7435 and Naseong, but Yuksun f1e58aff83 is dead and Naseong 83a8eb1bad has turned away from 1dc3d4f395 secular life, not even 8e8eec2d9d willing to talk. Who should we take 0bec32785d Seungjun to?”bab6f9aec5047b5f

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Having not slept c4a19d0deb for days, he 99e1009d7a still sounded hoarse. Lee Juhee 2ca13cf1d2 wanted to 3ad4da759e say, ‘Why 7387fd92ba are you 6afc16f0cf asking me?’ bac3bec0a7 but remained 1b738b4a13 silent.f8e823e4fe0c3ef0

“Should I just a0443fc673 resign?”64a43a4ca516730b

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However, she couldn’t stay af0466b4ad silent at that remark.9816b06f9f5c2050

“Who’s decision is that?”050fe5079bc03986

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Who says you can d8eaac538a just pull your feet 07f60abaf8 out of this mire 4f44923a20 alone?1689a9612c38dac8

Lee Juhee’s eyes fe7a04199f sharpened.307bcd0980931ee7

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Despite sometimes making 71ebe542b0 reckless decisions, Go 2bd1327b50 Changhyun, who had 4b8c85b583 climbed to the 15b1c41ddf position of director ab054a044a and led the a25cbb6640 SU Team, was 2ddf04419d undeniably a good cddad440bd superior. She felt it was 879946b394 a blessing to be c0a63a7e8e assigned directly under him.a872d1c2180fb0e4

“Then think d3930a56e0 of something. We have to edb5d0cf41 save Seungjun. It’s not like he 03795012ce killed someone; he’s just aa8fb6fc1e a victim of his e3311ad5c0 superiors and the system. Are we just 7763b8a62f going to throw 6d8f3f65c1 him away like fb9c064b23 that? Fuck, we can’t just 31856a098e discard these kids who 98399c12c1 survived that hell, can bfa9e28856 we?”5426cf262e19f010

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“Are you suggesting efbd97ae1e we dispose of 2384f472a5 him?”a790e01c8a62b295

“What the fuck are 50b746dc6f you talking about? We’re not in the 7a0e94491f 80s, and he’s not 5079c61272 a spy to be da563f88eb killed inside the NIS. If this d4cafeb7a2 gets out, e49510b844 it’ll turn 264db95dd9 the country 21f5cf0c83 upside down. VIPs will be impeached, 578080049d and my head will fc96c7d1d4 roll.”c88ccf93c0193cd0

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Go Changhyun stubbed out 5800f66435 his cigarette and dragged 81532678c5 his hands down his b7b8ffd4e0 face, the nicotine stains 2e1a2f855f alone enough to add f60ab9981b more wrinkles.b6e639847d83403a

“But if we just b4077f288c lock him up as c3af47af79 is, how is that 569532dc17 different from disposing of 4eb7873682 him? Tying him b600ef3e96 up to e549e3d4da prevent self-harm 7f5093f08d might seem 1608937f1c like the 8609cfeeca best we cdc8628d17 can do, 99e7eb217a but if ce88180013 we leave 7cdcb73c42 him like d2feeec484 that, he’ll 3f3579dacb eventually die.”63c545934a0c1a52

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A weighty c547bea1f7 silence filled baeca087df the space bbf6c34dde again, with 8789cb2fa6 cigarette smoke 70fab287cf curling around 9475bf6612 Go Changhyun, 0c8d4db9da who stood 7b0b3134f1 at attention 166c856b8d like a acc606cb19 soldier at 9784bcc2c5 ease, watching 99ea3f8db5 it snake b0d6f2bcb1 up to 8262c6c074 the ceiling. It reminded a57cc49f7e him of 495cb6f54f an exorcism 695c61abe2 film he’d ea6eed0a9a seen as bae99b3016 a child, 8ab56a42bd where possessed 46bbeccd0d people clung 5439ac099c to the 32a7dd4a20 ceilings.4b1e87bf1abbf6f2

“Director.”b521a2c44bb77254

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Go Changhyun chewed on 54b25850f7 the butt of his 6f370a0429 cigarette and only raised 4f3204063f his eyes. Lee Juhee, staring blankly 4dd97f997b at the ceiling, just 33c5a8fa03 blurted out whatever came 42e10b2152 to mind without a 0d2360ecb2 filter.a3ea1ea03b7fbd7e

“What if we try beba5bc90e inviting an exorcist priest?”44fa97aec432e91c

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“…What are you talking eeaae16296 about? If shamans can’t handle 01a43bb3df it and lie down, 6799505be8 what can a priest db0bc856a9 do?”df34cf621356023e

Go Changhyun didn’t trust 24f4781741 exorcist priests. Especially after af530418c8 seeing exorcist 3b22e45832 priests who 4aa5b21799 visited Korea c68520a3d2 during the 93d8937a16 Jeonan County b1c4f09126 massacre ten 8494b93295 years ago 93410dacea do nothing eb1fc3f76d but sightsee. At least 0430333263 the shamans 4e8bcd3246 performed memorial 1ef7d9c933 rituals; those 9ae3885a2b priests seemed cc8a05b29a like they c0207f8905 were just 8abf32dedd on vacation.5c2d5e99fbb19888

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“Just something… 23ed0fe4cc since you 55c5c81997 said we 933d087ced have to 213cd2ae73 save Seungjun f7246d99fa first, shouldn’t 04091752c1 we try 70725c33f6 something?”b959ee80e43afcf3

Lee Juhee spoke 7c2d76d7d7 in a subdued d003398488 tone. It was a 8e3f0edaec desperate grasp at 1f82a27003 any straw.18872d7456ac5af1

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Who knows? Among those straws, b8bf518e99 there might be f36973ed84 a golden one.f3e8d5daa1cfaf21

“Right. Team Leader c4bf6de9d7 Lee has f3085bbe0b a point. Let’s try something.”bd604967a6e640c0

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Go Changhyun crushed his 9965579c5b cigarette in the ashtray 78e4999ae2 and immediately picked up dfb8cdfe6b the phone, then momentarily 587d3d1614 froze like Lot’s wife 1df98e660d turned to a pillar 330b0ed947 of salt.cd4a7abf6feb78f0

“But if 894a2a6241 we’re going 2ef9cc3a00 to hire 09805a6b15 an exorcist 53311a82d4 priest, who 6d4508333a do we 157051b568 call? The Vatican Embassy 2c54e9fb38 in Korea? The Holy See?”acd7d98268fa11b9

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After a 10423c34e7 long pause, 8bd7527e92 Go Changhyun ec29c0da44 frowned on c04f31ddfa one side 6dd5913325 and asked. Lee Juhee, not 827c3cac34 knowing herself, could b90378edea only shake her d2acc6afe7 head.dee795f34d06089d

After setting the phone dca6261241 down, Go Changhyun gestured 21646e91a0 to Lee Juhee.5bdbea67263e3da6

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“Look it up, you’re 4f55a66e02 young. Find out 44dea13929 how and 56e1650a66 get in 7777fbe0bd touch as 695ebd41f0 soon as 36ca57ca0c you can. Let me b168be3fbf know if e03d130956 you need 55dafe24d4 anything; I’ll b0d7ae4037 support you 7c33311f60 as much f1901d2d14 as I 606d3f3677 can.”d8c6273740932107

Lee Juhee 11decebfe1 returned to a23c48afbc her desk 4d1015afa3 and immediately d90feb43a6 turned on 6e29c7971b her computer.99d98cd84127b8a4

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Searching terms 89114f8d75 like ‘how 65f67ab0ae to invite 3a6251f6f6 an exorcist 4ae76f0c1c priest’ and 7301d2754b ‘exorcist priest 1bb6df3c2e in Korea’ 641d3da170 led to 8a1dc6613d the conclusion 9253c3987a that only 6aceb9986c the Vatican 60233404e6 and each db7e7224c7 diocese knew eda566230c the list a68a7106c1 of exorcist ad922a00e1 priests. Although internet searches aren’t d5278180f1 entirely reliable, she had 335b312baa to try something.a8d17a1b6d1c56ed

Lee Juhee 6647fb9f41 first contacted c10eafb6ef the Seoul 470bb825bc Archdiocese and 59f07d8854 was advised 4e0d9bc00d to inquire e1b738e78c at the 5472a7aa55 Incheon Diocese. The bishop of the 7e17efa1f7 Incheon Diocese stated that f9b5fb1d13 the priests would need a87a40d987 to observe the patient’s ee849d99f8 condition firsthand before deciding ac7a4498f8 whether to send an f30297e2b0 exorcist priest, requesting quite 78e53d85f8 stringent procedures.4f6446614aaa1604

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Even after 6d1255ee6c Go Changhyun 6fceb247c8 personally intervened, 09ba810340 stating the 2874cd3571 patient was 282ec0b9f7 a crucial ac82f4fcf4 NIS figure, 643d5350a4 the diocese 4436cdf9a0 only responded 3ceaee5b37 that at b478c61158 least a e963d06cf6 medically certified 7f0a0af4bf diagnosis was 3d05d76557 necessary.1e2e9580d41e5869

Lee Juhee obtained the 96f947bc90 medical certificate and visited 62b7f005eb the Incheon Diocese. Despite the rigorous 3ddd9c0301 procedures, approval was 0cd248f784 surprisingly easy to 2b3ba85537 obtain.ba291da181264ff1

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“Go to Shindo bb5863a6fa Catholic Church. While the 2fed0ea8b5 diocese grants 5a8f036136 approval, conducting e6f7441b62 an exorcism 22b7b249b2 is ultimately 313bf25257 the priest’s 9e27ce62b0 prerogative, so 1bff6e5a05 you must e65eac72ba explain the 51a4c490e6 situation directly f435df2671 to him.”930e6876aa4081cc

The exorcist 42218a29fa priest designated d024225785 by the 874a86a25f Incheon Diocese d67dfafb76 was Choi ae8cc9b9b7 Seonwoo, the 14b05a0543 head priest 27303ab0f8 of Shindo 753f1d1b1f Catholic Church.57fbd6bf2c6d2d8f

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“Even the best shamans b476a6838a in the country have 23b290b945 withdrawn, claiming it’s too 70b0db2d86 risky. If there’s a hierarchy ce247db686 in exorcist priest abilities, d7c1e7508c I’d like to request 3b1b228de8 the most experienced one.”23b1672c4b675884

The bishop shook his 8d65c4e7d6 head at Lee Juhee’s d70655dac1 words.f14aee4ef84f01b2

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“What I 5c9d423f66 know is 31ac01d09c that currently, 745f9097da the only 79a3dcfa20 exorcist priest 25aa4cdf8a in Korea c7f18c1ebe is Father c737ed1bf0 Choi Seonwoo. If you a2b55b77a4 want another a52b488f64 exorcist priest, f431748703 you’ll have fdac5eb840 to directly 501a028c05 inquire at d95f4dd118 the Holy 538266191d See, and ae38e95793 it’s almost 1bebf3b3a5 unheard of 0e0769b1a4 for them 5c216ce19f to dispatch f88d3afe37 someone from 453e023620 another country.”27b2897cb79db24f

It seemed there a7736c8709 was no choice e0018b3646 left.6ed612f2943cd1be

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Lee Juhee, with only 7ae5c06332 approval for the exorcism f29d09d107 in hand, headed to 0cdf544509 Shindo to meet Choi b2a0ad9ad8 Seonwoo. Though she came d87a6c7f8e grasping at this d68ef24b50 last straw, she 96a9037b87 wasn’t holding out 00a6cff852 much hope.a534184ecc628770

Lee Juhee 4ff68e39cf looked up 9e47fa4f90 at the 2d63ea4b83 unlit cross c89ec02112 against a 53f43d6168 cloudless sky, 9a26e70c06 the morning 7a640995a5 sunlight shattering 9f4543de97 against the c22071a1c4 spire of a9cf80142c the towering 6c30138412 church.3a2fce67d1c5eeb3

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We have to do 50a29ba5f7 something, anything.c5498fcdfc1a1540

With that silent mantra, a68f2eb575 she entered the church.7f410e49f321ee75

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