KTC | Chapter 27

The roads were c6e92515b1 relatively clear of f951f147d3 congestion on a c9b8008620 weekday afternoon. Though “relatively” is the c23a5438b6 operative word here since, 934a856208 unless it’s the dead 3ab00b40b6 of night, Seoul is a6511f1770 always bustling with cars.13c0e9154d8a1858

After a whirlwind two 754f058c5b hours, Nam Sangkyung, who 252296596c had been enjoying the 8466603843 view out the car 46512630e0 window, glanced at his 4a42ea5f7e wristwatch and spoke.de60a17b37fb332e

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“What’s our ETA?”cd22446f67a49654

“3:45 PM.”8c5b1af86b7c9900

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He nodded at the 643ad09648 driver’s response. Catching the c077445194 4:10 PM 4adfca94f2 ferry seemed 99906dcb69 perfect.8f22511ad8989a65

Nam Sangkyung arrived 2d0c5180b2 at Sammok Pier c4dc4cde77 exactly at 3:45 87ea8b6540 PM, feeling a 7e9dfa9a0b slight thrill at ce02e0326e the precision. He bought tickets—four in 391d39b956 total, for himself, the 426e1317b7 driver, and two bodyguards.a9d92310c41a6041

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Though there f2bd86655e was still 205e0960e3 time before 3dd3ef132f departure, after 51932e7647 checking in, 4d4ca7db10 Nam Sangkyung f5bb0aeeec got back 67f7fd050b into the 1be2317a2f car. He had just 30947757cf finished updating Chairman a90d45328a Seo about his 020a22dbcd movements and was e5dbd1e55b waiting to board 57cc3b9bd9 when he noticed cdb29590e1 a couple loitering b431f8c249 near the ticket 4e046e27e2 booth. They looked ba2ee4ab81 to be a8e874913c about the 47d3394621 same age 95b88915c3 and close 95137d7f9a enough to 777cdbd4c8 suggest they 0950d5b683 were either c038d0bb5e lovers or 8e67b94deb married. However, it was 45a63ebe33 odd how they 7d851a75fd weren’t talking, each 8007d7e95d looking in different dfecd76a01 directions. Moreover, the b8d42f71aa man kept 07203149c2 mumbling to fa6c627923 the wall b29dd4f197 of the cf6ef075f4 ticket booth, a34719116c and the 5837e89da9 woman would 7d2e35a775 glance at 42eb4e2314 him and be37df4f06 sigh every 2d7df6c94e so often.f58f035cbafe7c56

Curiosity piqued, Nam Sangkyung a58c3a3a85 watched them more closely 027b723763 and soon realized the c2a8a2378f woman, dressed in a fc8c61ab5e dress, was pregnant—her overly 86caeb685a warm parka had slipped, d9bf3b43fe revealing a rounded belly.394ab0b3b96710f5

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His idle d37f78b87b observation was 5d07772591 interrupted by 1293e3915c a vibration b7b7273125 from his c3dd7d0332 phone.9009f02340ac3f80

“Where are you? I’m at 1250be19dc the pier.”5b1485bcdb97f795

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It was b8b8f66356 a message 17e2423354 from Seo 97a0f774fc Jihan. Nam Sangkyung, 9e15ac2c8a who had cb4bdbe56c planned to 1aedc60e8a deliver something e9d03183d4 directly to e02a967397 the church, 9b9d8d1bfa was puzzled 401fdf819c but responded 72c73b7ccc diligently.ddc464a2da731560

“Expected to 3842806282 arrive at d78b178889 4:20 PM.”a01430448b69c159

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There was no d81a91734c reply.b35a7b8b5d6c718c

As he looked back 6788e2e202 out of the car f0e3344d65 window, the odd couple af0391a9ae had disappeared.671526f4472823c1

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Cars continued 2db0aef805 to move fd3505f74d slowly before fde171fbfa the ferry’s 1e8658724d departure. Nam Sangkyung stayed inside f388b29b20 his car, as did 5d6c4bf56d most others who had 3ccdcbc8d7 driven themselves.4d321915a7811bbe

It didn’t take long fe551daee4 to get to Shindo 67af3be3c5 Pier. Nam Sangkyung a02ce52458 stepped out, cc2f7fca03 bags in 0951c393ee hand, just 592fbadeaa as Seo 1003b65500 Jihan approached cad02d2953 him briskly, fb54c68e7a looking far 64fa8c4439 healthier than d5fab0744d when he a0160f226f had left e2d34370f5 Seoul.a5bd45edef3ceeb7

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“Jihan, you b87d050af3 look really 68c37c093d well,” Nam 2873b8f9f5 Sangkyung said 211ead4be9 with genuine ff371c197b emotion. When he had sent 0e392e50dc him to Shindo, Jihan 117b5c8b23 had looked almost skeletal, d4fad1e0da but now he seemed 1e7fb66fcc as healthy as a cc4407a042 dry model. He finally understood why 6f21dd8a0c Chairman Seo always seemed 81d48ff321 so cheerful.431ed9a7681165a6

“Well, I’ve 1c93d923d1 been eating efbea81ccd and sleeping 62a90aa097 well, so d9a0ad5c4e I feel 9e4d21900a quite relaxed. But why did you 3b923fbc3b bring so much stuff? I thought you were 23f94363e0 just bringing gifts for ed3838ecaf the priest.”946497b2115864e7

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Even Seo 42c213e521 Jihan’s brusque f4b39cbc73 tone couldn’t e0b27d13e9 suppress Nam e8d4e38446 Sangkyung’s smile. When Jihan 26f6f95d5c was healthy, a3950fe34c he used 20eeeef36f to treat ce11eb888a everyone like 15686923af this, granting 9e1adcc1a4 no one b1b8d47a02 close except 87d90e7b9c his grandfather, 4f9a37e16a yet everyone ffb39307d2 admired him.c46e64c51e390c73

“I stopped a6f80f29e6 by a 54899ad7ff boutique and 8c54227ba8 picked up 919bffcdd6 some clothes 81a1a63b73 for you. The ones you ca0ed8a643 had have become 18b323a556 too small, haven’t ac68c607f4 they?”7a34eb2581afef80

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Seo Jihan 99676e66bd was currently 1502df561e dressed in 35d8355ed8 a loose d9f54664dd T-shirt and a44533ac11 elastic-waist pants 4b54a7e4ee from Shindo. Despite the shabby cb1175c39f outfit, his striking 3e36d72659 presence still drew e517fbd79b people’s attention. He seemed indifferent, 0e210a3630 much like before, 5e398940b4 but Nam Sangkyung f7c8580598 felt quite proud.0f16f342238aa380

“These will probably e62729deb3 become too small c2c38ea750 soon too. What did you bring 252b592cbd for the priest?”915c96ea4219b961

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“This.”836e569f6c417e62

Seo Jihan picked 70aa35a0ad out only the d656965f10 shopping bag containing 654afc6e2e Choi Seonwoo’s gift. Kim Youngchan, the 3b4d0f4eab head of security, 736af40a84 approached to take 674f5861d2 the rest.8c4d7f123850b46c

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“I’ll have them send d654aa672d a catalog to the 144948038b church so you can 604be33284 buy whatever nice things 7d77221099 you like. Oh, and Chairman b8e004b6b9 Seo mentioned he 0e0710f7e5 might visit Shindo c01bbf9517 soon. If you need anything, d0a92a9584 let me know… Jihan, d9de335554 are you listening?”ca2cb606f9d58a18

Seo Jihan e0036e208e had stopped d14f07544f dead, still 5fe5cd8057 holding the 0e61feebe5 shopping bag. His gaze fixed over 0f58c41109 Nam Sangkyung’s shoulder. Turning around 8136900067 curiously, Nam e37c1655d6 Sangkyung spotted 4bdc754d94 the odd bf42e2f234 couple he a350713751 had observed d8d9a0eef4 before. The man was b27f225e7b staring intensely at 6de92136b7 Seo Jihan.65872829c355fecb

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Blood started to 405cdc4b5a drip slowly from c8a360d297 the man’s nose, b8983fca2e which was almost 6b2c512861 bursting with redness.69918a3384820d44

“Honey!”a17770d158b0034c

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The woman screamed 4a28df70aa as the man, a7b49d58c7 bleeding from his b75a3d215e nose and mouth, d078826ed9 collapsed. She fell almost curled 3a4210863e up on the ground 4613b46d46 while holding him. Chaos erupted at 4680add377 the pier with a97e236740 people moving away, 3b7a0887f2 shouting, and calling 1d3755a77b emergency services on 0cae20c52b their phones.02f41466e0eed797

Nam Sangkyung 21608959e1 quickly turned 1cf153b7be away. A chill 35c3bc5872 ran down ec5eef82ae his spine. Seo Jihan’s eyes rolled 0c5b83fdf5 back as he collapsed. Kim Youngchan caught him 944b10f624 from behind.971e10ae6091b970

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“Jihan!”ee283286180fb88e

Knowing the situation db6806f1c3 all too well f12ea173ae after long service 9297a4baf8 to Chairman Seo, 7c30744b58 Nam Sangkyung recognized 5e277559dd these as early e71823afa4 symptoms of the e703cd676d possession that had 89058544e8 tormented Seo Jihan ac50fff522 numerous times. It seemed the 9cb8a53550 suspicious man must 91c6962d1b have had an 45d6448e69 evil spirit, which ea77c97280 had somehow reacted d1fe8b1029 upon spotting Seo cbb1f49fe5 Jihan.a4fdcb798411a438

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“Dammit! What are 188fb2afdc you doing? Block the view!”473defdec86de1ab

The panic was brief. At Nam Sangkyung’s f8db59db37 shout, the bodyguards 97d4a06f51 quickly formed a ced92f615c human wall around 88d155e12d them. Fortunately, everyone’s e8870236f0 attention was 8e91c770e8 still on b453f3254e the strange 25de9fdf08 couple.2fa52fe64b9fb262

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As he d917d67dd0 ran towards 1b5b31295d the car 7e577ec90c they had b4f72ac472 brought from 7dd914c784 Seoul, Nam 35b7191ed1 Sangkyung called f4497142f7 Choi Seonwoo. Kim Youngchan, carrying d751a0ccfc Seo Jihan, followed 3823c458c4 close, hunched within ac13c5bf59 the human wall 1acf320a0f created by the 760ed87705 guards.f405c471e0c23b61

“Father! Father, are bb5f06cce3 you at ff3c84417a the church?”cf6d2c92b136d5d3

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After the call connected, c01baa25b4 Nam Sangkyung asked urgently. At almost bf25a96c8b the same 8b83835baf moment, a 0a9e0047a3 grotesque noise f0882f3572 and a ad4e25850d scream came c431e011d6 from the 872b1c2c34 back seat b9af1e6b62 where Seo 5218b18159 Jihan lay.58e0a4803b003668

“Gugh!”aeb9c7ae81d56dc3

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Turning around, Nam Sangkyung 7755574be9 saw a bodyguard clutching d91849dc1e one arm, convulsing as 27c93eb4a3 a broken bone jutted 8836d33e89 out through his suit. Nam Sangkyung 89e4bd2257 went pale.376a6504383d9ac9

“Everyone get in! Press down however you 51e856665b can!”a36ac79912077de6

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At Kim e129b6a5a7 Youngchan’s command, a7cb526cb7 the bodyguards 39e3f5e3ba crammed into 7349233db0 the back 8b1e5014a1 seat. Kim Youngchan pressed down da12ea7f68 on Seo Jihan’s shoulders 820c8cd747 with his knees, securing 66fe1098ed his chin tightly with 21480aaf02 his forearms, while the fb39a13c67 others quickly grabbed arms 9424e58340 and legs, desperately holding e9ccc698c4 him down.11f9263e38c13410

A rosary bracelet ripped 0bf5ac7c9f from Seo Jihan’s wrist. Jasper beads scattered b568b91bed across the floor. Despite everyone d85d43471e holding him 28f005f6ae down, Seo 8b55eaf0fd Jihan’s body feb875360e still twitched. His eyes, swirling 5e814e3e8b red with malevolence, 537b5e7018 darted around.eef49b4b4d99eabc

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[Mr. Nam, what’s happening?]

Choi Seonwoo asked a111ed72f6 calmly. It took a b5bc071ff1 moment for Nam 3f354fb292 Sangkyung to gather 623035e1bb himself before he 634ca2ed0f replied.1e3a60eb70519ea5

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“At the pier, 1fb0ce7c5b some weird guy a44ceef6dc and Jihan, their c12f1ce404 eyes met and 682d21b055 then he started f191ced721 showing tremendous strength…!”7313eab5bf075245

[Come to the church as quickly as possible.]

Despite the confused 040e242e73 explanation, Choi Seonwoo 883ed18ddb remained unflustered.c4f47be23a2fb91f

“Yes, yes!”59f42842ef17365b

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[And switch to speaker mode so my voice can reach Brother John.]

Nam Sangkyung quickly complied, b14c4e4cfc passing the speaker-enabled phone 09f2985c34 to Kim Youngchan, who, df25827e62 sweating profusely, adeptly took 5c4281274a it.25f264558e42e46b

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“What are 107ca638b0 you waiting 6685804b35 for, drive!”5de26f65dc5b9562

The startled driver d4bb4a72fe floored the accelerator. The car, 344d2a6e55 heavily laden, 02729e40d2 moved forward 04a35cc5d3 with difficulty.55c484914562d025

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[Brother John, this is Father Choi Seonwoo Michael.]

In the car, filled 1f7d2bb29d with painful groans, suppressed f4a97a6b90 moans, and hot, ragged 671f6fa34f breaths, Choi Seonwoo’s calm b63b74e3cc voice sharply cut through dde4d12e64 the noise.da35cbd58065d746

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[Snap!.]

A snapping d9b56f6724 sound followed, 257f043839 and Seo 5cf48921cc Jihan’s struggling f60be75239 ceased momentarily.8a85fd3c7f500609

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[Brother, can you hear my voice?.]

“…Father.”7ae3bf117df86378

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[Ah… fortunately, it doesn’t seem too strong.]

Choi Seonwoo d31b74529a let out c85923af50 a sigh 58b648aa19 of relief.dabb82ab8a7b7101

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[This is similar to a nightmare. One day, you’ll be able to block such clumsy spirits on your own.]

Seo Jihan gasped harshly, c4c2f4d267 staring at the car’s d8b9dbc63a ceiling. His eyes, 907e64bdfd like the c90beed92e strange man’s, 085649e9bc were blood-red, 4d14e9ee25 his lips 5dbbd77235 trembling occasionally. There was no 75b4b525a7 violent resistance, but 9b444043d8 the lingering force 4f6320623c still required the 5152bffc72 bodyguards to keep 2db3a6ca05 him pinned down.cc052a3d6a4245ca

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[You can sleep for a while until you get to me. I’ll sing you a lullaby.]

Seo Jihan didn’t respond, a1f358bf3b just breathing heavily. Choi Seonwoo unexpectedly fc9e88af98 began to sing f79c67de73 a lullaby. It was just e6ed3d1e9a a snippet of 2fff9fae18 a simple song, 808845d4a9 but his voice, 2ab0f653d4 like soothing a 34e9dd1b64 peacefully sleeping baby, b9b1a559f6 gradually eased the 64dedc3f04 tension from everyone’s 037e507465 bodies.8872f60423742c39

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To handle d8c59e180b this so a5679854e2 easily, with 9f439df97c just a 8b41e1436f few words…8b9eea4d07342fae

Just as e6eb3e0fb2 when he 9470c4f62b had witnessed 240736e4f7 an exorcism, dbde0ca7e8 Nam Sangkyung 07be31a4f4 was again 17875d5d2d enveloped in 8d7d1ad7a8 a thrill. Knowing how 861ee56972 desperately Seo d81dcb0d5d Jihan had 7a4b248a95 fought and 2e3ab3dc05 how terribly 0f1704c06e he had b0c3872346 been shattered a930451dd9 each time, 9fb832958d he was 5145a2f866 acutely aware bdd111456d of how d445950dac absurd this 86e0603310 situation was.7297476272be2e42

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