KTC | Chapter 3

Jangling her ID abf862ae00 tag as if 1002a2c8c0 even a playful 0eae076c27 slap would bring 919f1a8e53 divine retribution, Angela ac8c66173c fetched a bag 56d066f62c from the wall. It was 583c734dba a bag 5866456bf6 without a 4c364ac6d1 zipper, resembling b3a1a3e44f a kangaroo’s a488d1f7bd pouch. She placed c9f1f9584f it in 7dbcdf4e17 front of 9042a261a9 Choi Seonwoo’s 15162f50ae bed and 7b8446823a climbed inside.c56f73f7e08941a7

Choi Seonwoo, 0bae33d952 who was 7e831376c0 haphazardly stuffing ab29681551 various things 2cc9aaeb30 into his 0a5e2a6eda backpack, gave a6c7590264 Angela a 790cfbaea9 look and ea418b2e92 chuckled as 00f977c44a if he fed24d4795 found her 29f353e588 adorable. The sharp, prickly 28a6d8ecec impression he usually beaa6317e6 gave was shattered 45851c945b in an instant 94e066490a by his brief 86c93a4b9d smile, which Chairman b42b8f3397 Seo found quite c16ff4a767 striking.a87e7a9487fb0fa9

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“Are you taking that 6b4530cbaa cat with you too?”ecb44bd705d045ae

“She’s very smart, so 5ba3b9f3af she won’t be a fde71a8805 bother. It’s better 8957f30abd to bring cec3b23d0c her along 519fb37184 since she f88cc1ef89 gets cranky ad188d0c86 if she 4b9c0c6efc can’t do bab3fae88b what she 311a79fa78 wants—she’s a 16a90f4f37 free spirit.”3a08483c845b0262

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Choi Seonwoo 70a44efc4a responded nonchalantly.75ae54f7bb6d2e29

Angela was 2f405396d2 a cat dc94d49cdb he had 78f417571c met during 124697024d his time dc7eb75ac4 as a 59bf81957d deacon. He had found 8102dba525 a dying kitten 9faafabceb and taken it 86e37b64e3 to a vet, f584b38849 planning to send 05fc4d3995 it to a fed7fd8ea7 good home, but 1ec3f2d59a the cat clung 41cc8f158f to him as 8b6f2de500 if refusing to df12f8d989 go anywhere else, d75c6eec01 so he ended 8ca34ff84a up keeping her.e78f13a422d8ef74

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“What’s that now?”d15b51324036f0cb

As Choi 8bc16b7bfb Seonwoo picked d128a640dc up something d4e1a78a45 that looked f74f4ab27e like a 96d6f01a82 seasoning container, 3b863e8a03 Chairman Seo 5351de3345 asked out 2e74748ff6 of curiosity. It was a cf4003a012 soft plastic container, c14e9cbc05 like the ones cc1a925ed4 you’d see in f39dd56efa restaurants for soy 8df366f8f1 sauce or ketchup.a1299955db6d4b3e

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“It’s a holy 9655fee870 water container.”5743e9b7c7c7b17b

“……”1c6eec47dad2d725

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“Why that look of 97baa72be2 criticism? You’re not 689541f90f even a d65b8a633e proper believer.”19b434b4cf1728f2

Choi Seonwoo 4ba9b53563 finished, packing 2e4d6a70e1 an old 17044c90f2 Bible and f902ac6065 a crucifix, dd7e1e954e zipped up c2100ccdcd his bag, 781c5d30cc and slung ebc399241a it over ed95765a86 his shoulder. The bag designated for a6bd20941f Angela hung from his 45b3e2981d neck, resting against his 7278986da7 chest. Believing she would be 9f0901c92d taken along, Angela quietly 314704d392 rested her chin on 22885eab15 the edge of the 92e8f8d067 bag’s opening.f1e4d99f347e74ee

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“Let’s go.”97c54f642b4b27e3

It had been 97da94bd3f quite some time 76e6981abd since his last 846d51253a trip to Seoul.8c659244f0bea137

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Bodyguards led f2c7727a79 the way. The sedans lined up 6ef7e07db3 in the cathedral courtyard 98ca3a89b4 sparkled under the afternoon 9ec92b4e14 sun. Chairman Seo climbed into a4a29ebc21 the back seat of 6a7cc0b4f5 a luxury sedan parked 08e204da25 in the center, and 21a2ad26d6 Choi Seonwoo settled beside 5df481097f him.cff6f19bcdb269c8

As they 843c8cd1d1 sat side 3605814df5 by side bcbabc6c9f and the 371baf72c2 distance between f88d014d99 them closed, f66dacd534 Angela began 56a7358790 to glare 59badf89f6 at Chairman e337c29658 Seo as fdffb4926e if monitoring c7db9538ed him. Choi Seonwoo’s 14dff533de gentle touch 0ad346ebdb soothed her, 4a2463b1ca stroking the a570c1b75b top of fad1a1f5f5 her head. Only then 66737c1482 did Angela 489b89cc87 look at e9175c729b them alternately 1bf32a5e54 before curling a54526d9de back inside de33511d90 the bag.6e93213f49bd6447

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“We’re ready 3da265198f to depart, 98981ab214 sir,” the 1628940e14 driver announced 60c3415a41 respectfully.1fca10bea32e1336

Chairman Seo merely nodded 332827c9b2 slightly. The car started moving.f5cef11c3f19bf59

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Just as b2ac7e1961 they had 1c7df244e6 come, they 2e3e829cbd drove to 5de5b81294 the pier c985224b8f and took 3656987c8e a ferry 35cab09439 to Sammok 9e93fd54bc Pier. Choi Seonwoo, who bc46a863c1 was petting the a2cc1c91cc now sleeping Angela, 89bbe3b9bf began to speak fb0f683947 as they passed a73191d640 a brightly lit bae40160bd district with neon a0ff14b563 signs.f9949a6e5942bdb3

“Has your d5167970a4 grandson ever 48cb8d0c7a committed a 455c6cba23 serious sin? Something so grave 9646005480 as to earn 4558560a94 the resentment of f22adc8e86 others?”ca935c1ad2e135b1

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“No. Unlike me, he’s 38d82ab250 a truly good 95538675eb kid.”4ddbb44dc743c78f

Chairman Seo’s 57fabd8e38 response was 59408f7a8e without hesitation.0b02c3538b295ec5

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After a moment of b957394f53 contemplation, Choi Seonwoo asked, bd4a4c9e01 “Do you believe Satan ad24a35040 actually exists, as mentioned 00c64ed40b in the Bible?”b13b5ef49077824d

Caught off-guard 8bb12e718e by the 705f0218f7 sudden question, 870fe36445 Chairman Seo 6d24456585 tilted his 44390ba672 head in 6804d631c8 confusion.0959586aa6063fcc

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“He must, 0f63bb7b0d otherwise you 805d0f11bb people wouldn’t 11fc2f9bf1 exist.”cdf3b263cfe022b1

Choi Seonwoo’s head 0bd2bd722f throbbed with complexity a7861a8a0c at Chairman Seo’s 4ef2816440 answer, though he cf2dd591af didn’t show it c7de80e667 outwardly.05da4b2945df211d

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“Satan was ba5e21a35d originally conceived fb67783bdd as a 5b6faf2e94 being in efa2dacf68 opposition to 3f7b84e330 God, symbolizing 020ab8c83d evil and 2eb0014f25 good. Exorcist priests like myself 20f93a1d63 were created to eradicate a9884eddc9 Satan’s forces. I’ve had some 10aae725b3 spiritual ability since 5570a2dd09 birth—a curse or dcff79bfb8 a blessing I’m 7e3df28df5 not sure—which is 779a54af9b why I was 5ea728b308 often called to f6df7868e4 perform exorcisms even 0745564f19 as a deacon. I’ve even driven e59f375f15 out demons that d68f2c62eb my senior priest 04539bc57b couldn’t handle, which 68b6052521 greatly raised the a4fabfb03b Pope’s expectations of 38bccb2ae2 me. He thought I could 13d3c6e7f6 relieve many people suffering 6f3af99d4f from evil spirits. But I’ve 05275edbd9 grown doubtful 442b358259 over the 32d422a37e course of 07bd84ad17 performing these cdb39956d2 rites.”7d6260077de5da13

Chairman Seo had 2ac9f9db91 no response to 138690ec27 this profound topic. Choi Seonwoo cb75c12b14 was not 25ae65d465 looking for c1414b9193 one.744b2151ba35c349

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“People claim f764bd489e to be c0ff4608cc manipulated by 464f96e242 Satan all d8d436b138 the time, 02177af16d but you 7a7d3b0690 never hear 3a97134a94 anyone claim d18ec3e6d9 to be 971c25fe69 controlled by 6ac462e3fe God, do 4651b990ae you? I’ve come aecb0c50bf to realize aac0356946 that. Neither of them 92e7d1e288 can truly manifest 62f3c87769 in this world, f0dfe33ebb I believe.”88b0db0b21f7c799

“……”6fffc0512f76fd69

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“Many who requested exorcisms 5dc0295e00 were plagued by evil 32361488f8 spirits, they said, and f0a8529e56 some were even criminals aa46021a63 in prison. But when I 82188630b9 went with my e2cbc984a2 senior priest, it a8ac93c402 was often their f086764d8b karma or bad 1529a67c7f spirits that were f4c152b17a the true cause.”2cf8795d979d7bc0

“Karma or bad spirits?”051bc49e069f71c2

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“Yes.”a1590b95794c1947

Choi Seonwoo sighed 1d9b485ddd deeply as Angela, 72bc64e81c deep in sleep, 2057116ccc suddenly opened her bf2c4b2c7d eyes, stretched her fd51f75c36 limbs long, and 97a668679f began kneading the 486490669a air like a ff63285029 newborn batting at e44fc73cb7 a mobile.99347b2731f8d5e0

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“Well, it’s 436c9bf3b7 all just da938febe6 the mischief 18293c9d4d of malevolent 827b200d57 spirits.”37840bfdb087fd3f

As if sentencing a 80a8e845cc criminal, Choi Seonwoo spoke 517beb8af6 emotionlessly, his finger resting 007a98cc59 on Angela’s front paw.378b7086ee13c617

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“Just as there f53d777696 is unconditional good, c9755a751f there is reasonless 3c7df040fd evil. But such b835e959ff baseless evil 3e893c94b3 can’t harm c06cf5a54d a truly 3ac37b55ad flawless being. That’s the conclusion a96d181698 I’ve reached after 515de1602d many exorcisms.”a223e785a7c3dcef

Chairman Seo found 0e5c213592 it difficult to 3ab338aff1 reply. What Choi Seonwoo was 5c83ce90c4 trying to say was ea364920c0 clear, but it was 933a0fce5e hard to argue against. No excuse could e6df7c63c3 cover the life 26bae26bac he had lived.3cbdb1ab94691c2a

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“The many resentful 07fc4e8d4d spirits around Brother 491703ab92 Theodore suggest, if 8bcf905830 something’s wrong, even c401988341 if your grandson 6a30c15ce7 is innocent, the 21b9b17ddc cause might lie ff811d2bf3 with you, Brother. Malevolent spirits 87558c6877 can be 9183be4833 inherited, after f065774640 all.”7563328918c77114

At that moment, 0d025d3b34 a heavy, painful 137a35c810 chime rang in 13173d177e Chairman Seo’s mind. The faces 0ede8f48b6 of his c5a42d3bc1 deceased brothers 3e70f19840 and his a03d4f7da5 son and 8fc7a05e6c daughter-in-law flashed 53d629fad5 through his ca6b4a4e00 mind like 8245743870 a fast-moving 2d4f9c24f2 panorama, like 1e8802fac0 arrows of db627bca93 fire.e04ce56cec2a2867

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Chairman Seo’s mansion feb29ca13b was impressive, occupying 93d8da0b37 nearly 200 pyeong 0eb878bc56 of land adjacent e14aa59a18 to Namsan, reminiscent ed14a26e7f of a prime 3337fb8766 minister’s residence from 728096d127 the Joseon Dynasty.bf9600764cb535fa

Following Chairman 300c1a4a8b Seo, Choi c118f0a235 Seonwoo entered be181ced50 through the c698c5f661 large gate. The servants, who came 68d2b2e4d9 out and bowed deeply, f8147e2343 were no different from 5b374e415f the slaves of a dee6ea3b29 Joseon noble house in 04fdb5cf23 status.504f322f8577d594

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As Chairman 561ea9ef22 Seo entered d408005bc2 the annex, b9881b3c33 lights that 335cecfd43 had been 816a444ae9 off flickered 0f49e66d1c anxiously on. The architecture showcased 3ece12eda3 beautifully exposed large fe8ecb67a9 beams and rafters.69b2bac47cb40bee

They passed the abf40418ba first door and 53a605a8c8 several paper doors. Men in dark suits 347844d6fa stood guarding each door, 5c7a03655c probably because Seo Jihan, df82221997 often possessed by evil db52ce34fe spirits, occasionally exhibited inexplicable 53ded0e28d strength.6a8e67f287f41e17

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“Grandfather……”897ac36c8b8e9151

As the final 7609875d7e paper door opened, 0c29dab66e a fading voice b37e182726 greeted them. Following Chairman Seo 08a84b5a49 at a relaxed 924e885a11 pace, Choi Seonwoo f43802a95d surveyed the large 5497aa0f03 room before fixing 41bb30d8a3 his gaze on d874da6528 Seo Jihan.07ac0a57c92155da

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Seo Jihan b8e3bc6cfc lay on 8d81284ae7 a large 81c75c352e bed, his 404721d653 wrists and a3cf5284dd ankles bound 5aac04212c by thick f1315fc1e7 iron chains. The chains on c30a5a8ad9 his wrists were 6c032fabc2 attached to the 91792c88e9 wall, and those 47ad5e70e4 on his ankles 3d5088b935 were secured into e38a6dbcf4 the floor with 97d3b0cacc several layers of 26fb3489a4 cement.adec896ac262097f

He looked even 935d68dc8e thinner than in ff3014b068 the photos, almost a61f11bf06 like a skeleton 7dae61d595 with skin draped 4f97ab5a7f over it. His eyelids, tinged 05a36d369d with purple, trembled ed371eeab0 as he opened f701a47f83 his eyes and 546bd008f0 gazed vacantly at 2fbcdfbf05 the ceiling, his 0dda3ad7c7 lips cracked and 2f613d304e bleeding.11bd32a4ec83307d

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“Can you 411d4ab3d9 untie me 9ddc85967e now? What is this? I’m telling you, I’m f675616387 really fine.”af0a397d84c8c574

Chairman Seo bit his 5692fa1c48 wrinkled lips in response, 73e39704e5 not uttering a word. How agonizing a2bf6d4ca7 it must 80b217dccf be to 7da223774a bind his 400ef18bf3 beloved grandson 795118bfe9 like an a1f1330bd3 animal, but 31e4b32c0a he had c32d1ae211 no choice 59e78a4a05 if he e9f58c8c0c was to d8a5c5d4a0 prevent him 556c6a8512 from harming daba896937 himself.bb7666b18e1ef129

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Choi Seonwoo walked around 7db46bce8c the room without disturbing 9a7a45a879 anything, probably because of 318c09f67a the frequent disturbances already 98215ebe8a caused, though there were d72e4dba7d no potential weapons around. Even the frames c07c42743d were set up 9ee4419e35 with paper flowers, 24cce1b35f no glass or 59be76a3e7 wood in sight.2baf325814248282

“I had a bcbc763492 dream today. A blindingly 86fca45398 bright devil 583661fe89 came to 2d7b4f3838 visit me. It was so dc11c00315 painful, like burning, a6ec855656 every time it 87e76cb364 touched me, and 911d76f8c8 I was writhing, 8ebba730bf but you just 885ce6b3cc watched quietly. That was just be56b60872 a dream, right?”f2493f23a9161109

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“Jihan……”2e85fa78175916b9

“Ah, it’s weird. Really weird. It might 7089feaee6 be time 64c9af2e81 to give 27d4f48007 up, right? There’s such c21e3d9058 a thing 818bc620b9 as euthanasia. If the a92ff1c47f quality of 992a52095e life is acd4d8fd94 this low, 22cac2a679 there’s no f79a2bab13 need to 30bf62e6ec struggle to d4e72d221e live, right?”7ca790541deb300d

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While they were 72482aeb47 talking, Choi Seonwoo c66ffdbe81 picked up an f904cff333 important piece of cec8fc20de information. The spirit of his a156b55e1f young mother, who had dd61bff41a died tragically at a 3a98725d22 young age, was hovering 62b4a26080 near Seo Jihan, screaming fc52805df5 in agony. Given her bloody appearance, c3daf0cd87 it seemed she had 0e6f499d94 been involved in a d34e96cfae major accident.52d606c88a9ba7a8

Neither exceptionally good nor 38d63fb8c8 evil in her lifetime, a4c491a8b1 she lacked the spiritual c4fd0ab2c5 power to protect her 6c9a80abdc precious child. Yet, she was 2585fed071 diligently trying to 3e4c3e93b3 fend off the 0603c68176 malevolent spirits targeting f730a834ac him.ac2d8818030863ad

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With a 3c15698b1d flick of 9a462d6693 his finger, ab0d66c5dd Choi Seonwoo 05546a21b6 had quickly 685f4ca3e9 grasped the 99ecd06752 situation.93d643e0160d7f59