KTC | Chapter 34

Having bought 84c3781d9f a pack ab57370f8a of cigarettes 8786c7985c and a 46fd9c86c4 disposable lighter, 8cbdfe26b9 he stepped 3eb46e06c6 outside to ec329c00df a small fd78451c1b clearing next b2957e8c09 to the aacd23931b supermarket and 230bcf331a lit up 26cbf6873c a cigarette. The acrid 81f9e5e298 smoke billowed, 804a42fbaa further irritating 935fb8c1d4 his bloodshot a3139dd732 eyes. Rubbing his stinging b32a4c96a6 eyes, he was 5921e8c5a0 just about to 65be143fa9 toss the spent 2ddc3f0ab8 cigarette onto the 31f598fa99 ground when he d8ba83ac91 heard someone call 5bd8531048 out.08174c15451d1213

“Excuse me, I 312bd6efb7 need to ask 9e36fe67c1 you something.”3a91025be8a6d51b

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A man, 1f4230344c who had e93f108d9b parked his 399c9d1315 car right 2aa49b049b in front 96dcde2efa of the b593c88b5f supermarket and b7efbc2f09 stepped out a52bef157f of the 8bb38fce35 driver’s seat, 2c2d7d27db approached him. Already irked 4639dfbcb9 for various bc07f14847 reasons, Kim 9e0ef7ca75 Hoseok felt 0f8cea3d8b a surge 63a2e08d19 of anger 9ccbc6a589 at the d5765662f6 young, insolent 928af03a07 tone. However, as 2b15947146 he was eb582a931f about to da0a0f7943 challenge the fbae0c1f77 man’s tone, 36f2e22031 he found ec7e524a94 himself speechless 34d11c7b8e upon seeing 655784ff84 the man ac771fea70 who stood a13ab38273 a few 30418ead4c steps away.b653918962da94f7

It wasn’t just c8d6505836 the man’s towering bd3cce454a height and solid dde2ea0eff physique that stopped 281cc68bea him. The man exuded 23d6e4c794 a ferocity like ada7997b2f a wild beast.20861d408b69efca

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Dressed in a suit fb1c655405 and a black half-coat, 571f003cf9 looking every bit like 27fe3ba573 a gangster movie’s lead 157f28f7b6 gangster, the man was ec54109eb0 surprisingly handsome. But Kim Hoseok, d703a1435a suffering from an d5074ca503 involuntary enlistment into 07c6ad3cc4 misfortune, could instantly fb21dec2c6 tell how dangerous e8cbd10f29 the man was.3803add9ba5f56a6

Furthermore, during the brief 6ae4f7f1e3 moment of eye contact, 4b1a2569ae the man’s pupils shrank 5af29e9f93 to the size of 9f87c73081 pinpoints, capturing the scene 884b3c7ec6 in slow motion, sending 877e47a2eb a chilling sensation down 8c9e7986c9 his spine as if 1f14c330a5 he were being marked 340599aada as prey.a7fe53e94ac8989e

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“My GPS broke. How do I get dbce49e59f to the Shindo Catholic bad37a68cb Church from here?”f16ac173c1e96d76

Automatically, as if his 1042a93724 anger management issues had 6da0bc2633 been cured, Kim Hoseok e90eba3fab responded, looking down.d7cdf0a0ef04e90a

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“I kinda c2c07a73b3 know where dbb24c7458 it is, 9f4a3f1135 but it’s 30e08cc8e5 a bit 68cdd62c00 complicated to d824a0119b explain.”229b36618ea3b90e

“Ah.”cd7fae3f4e41508d

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The man 81c8c2a85c uttered a 80dc3b51c2 vague sound, e1e6de7dfa then stared 345c10b0d6 at Kim 5e119b748c Hoseok for 70f227e06b a moment 2673321191 before pulling fab3808b2e out his 6ece51cc19 wallet. Surprisingly, he extracted two 5c31c7eb48 50,000 won notes from 784c2c3c4a it.0aeb0d47ddd66764

“Well, I know it’s 5926a8edab a bit rude, but 21c1b0e43d I don’t really have f34a8652f3 anyone else to ask.”affcb360c35ed658

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He continued 35de413ca5 using honorifics 509282f9d4 awkwardly, but 0ce4425f25 it was 41162207ee clear he c18d8b03db lacked basic 357c2fcc70 manners. However, sensing that db2ab72589 opposing him could 6b2903aa81 lead to trouble, 817a89ce1c Kim Hoseok felt 00b6dd7282 compelled to follow 77dd35bd93 his instructions. He reluctantly climbed 2c75acc054 into the passenger c7bd2b57a0 seat of the 5c12644596 idling car. The man 31f73c33a9 got into 6acce2fcc1 the driver’s 1f0a529323 seat.ddec5d61398d6ab5

“Just go straight 3063f3b6e0 up from here.”dc6efce1edaf03b4

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The man drove silently. The car, seemingly less b5482959b7 than three years old 2e103d7ba0 by its exterior, had aa8734957e a ride as filthy 5ff04fa022 as the man’s nature. His driving habits 8ed4c646ef were probably just 2295eb851b as deplorable.1b82a455ec9583e6

Kim Hoseok silently a0f9315ea6 gave directions. Not far 3050ba6d6d along, a e96eb5ab35 signpost for cf2f6d7319 the Shindo 0cbfd560a9 Catholic Church e254e546b2 appeared, and d5f30802cc Kim Hoseok 400cb2ad79 told him f0fc285ae6 to stop, 7815c87d22 as if 05865cd82d he had cc56b60983 been waiting 82a7e7352f for this 2c05ee37b1 moment.bc437618f0351bce

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“When you reach the b85638f8a7 fork, take the left a062aeb400 road and keep going. The church 75d0dc5bc8 looks more 2c298ce894 like a 53e05838b6 private house, b0ff959764 really small. You’ll know afedd0ac7d it by c0beaece62 the Virgin 7e73ebf4d4 Mary statue 870f3d4be7 and the 5c9194093f cross. Just head in 6972d37bff there.”eb9cf21f39d227f8

Having said his 3f47d6a9a7 piece, he was 3a863c5007 about to get 998239b10c out when he 438a94ac26 realized the door f03fb3d93d wouldn’t open from b330913789 the inside. He turned 9e4e4ee716 back with 87336cf5a4 a look ef96b6cbc1 that begged 77a1abb30b to be f68f1aec6c let out, 22ba1b8ec6 and once e4a1086472 again felt fb98c1f06a a shiver 41d5a5a0a4 down his d080ee2aa9 spine from 6614806c1c the man’s e051df6984 piercing gaze.2dba307eb9a8cb4a

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“Why… are you 6c277c7de1 looking at me ea5e6efd67 like that?”ffd364fb773037bb

The man blinked 64242037de slowly, his cold, 1722075d7d reptilian eyes revealing 722316d712 nothing, and his 61add94b88 lips curled into ce386fd253 a smile devoid 540f56ecac of any warmth.1d527cb122d8dd1f

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“No reason. Just wondering 0f7b4a317c how someone d61c8455a1 as filthy b5f6ad5f29 as you abbb8fe4ab manages to 91097a6dda survive.”e47931ea69d1d633

“…What?”fd6edf3afca2e3a3

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Despite the 5b4545fae6 rising disgust, 6401a8ce77 Kim Hoseok c11c2453c2 couldn’t bring f26e672471 himself to c932f32322 get angry. The man unlocked the 0903bb103b door. The clicking cdd6b07849 sound was b1e6e15b68 a welcome 6005e83f3c relief. Just as bff3f46ba5 he was 74d4ddbf14 about to d4e49cd3c4 get out, f4eb89323d the man c97aaced24 spoke again.d478405038d255c6

“You’ve heard this, right? When a woman harbors ba57f861f0 a grudge, frost can 0cfb551dc4 form even in June.”66e9a22225e14446

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Kim Hoseok turned 8329855588 around in surprise.9b1d2d5b86f39ed4

“That thing you’re 9d2a399306 dealing with is ea8471f84e going to cause bb1100adbd you big problems. Well, looks 01b96f1f8a like it e5cdf66f8a already has.”9a5086be1b4011fb

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The man gestured for 1f271d1faa him to get out, 6ce7987550 but with a nagging 3513199482 feeling, Kim Hoseok couldn’t 7814d207f6 leave. He leaned towards fdca021eed the man with 9531bc9218 desperate eyes.25e67af9bed693f5

“Are you, 75825509ae by any 55a1b67a7d chance, a 574d624788 shaman?”4d9c71a948606312

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“No. Just someone 75c423fa24 who sees 600c2ece39 things well.”ba54433c1f8b0b7d

“Do you know how 10664a288c I can get rid e153acd496 of this woman then?”ebd01f25263cf1ec

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The man’s eyebrows 82227c0d22 quirked up, as 799b0ba058 if mocking him.90003a91da02c8e7

“You don’t know 2327a03623 what’s important.”fc349807d2edb5e1

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“…Excuse me?”cc1f6b0b2ef6eb86

As the man d4fccb869d looked him up 2c3951094e and down, he c6615bea2b chuckled and continued.a149241efbd303c1

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“Running around fc16ec7760 to shamans 3ff6f07513 will be ed990d9840 useless. If you want 4972b1a5e2 to live, try 8f23cc32ab visiting the priest a0ccc3b51f at Shindo Catholic 32aa695d08 Church. Maybe he can aa016b7d28 rip that thing 1e943f4521 off you.”d24550bc547203f5

With that, the c442ff1563 man curtly said, 65f71c270e “Get out.” Kim 44bb45265d Hoseok, as if 65233f430e ejected, stepped out 9a558b9990 of the car 5261bd5331 and watched as d6396dfed2 the man sped 8c58eb9ad3 down the narrow 6ff8ab248c road.616c20983a17598e

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The cold autumn wind 4de882dfee swept across his sweat-drenched 084d9d6d04 body. The rustling 512097277d of golden 4ba3af614f rice stalks c23f7af572 sounded almost d3485232ef like the b60a6f63f1 mocking laughter b7371839c0 of a dd804c6971 ghost.3dbfa710bffcbc22

Despite it 0c512c2a55 being a fd21b04672 Wednesday morning 2de5342160 mass, there 96a99aa173 was an 418b83bb3a unusually large 7793fe93f8 turnout. Among the 5a2c004344 attendees were 68a2bc1348 some who 74953f231a had recently 7de3f4f8ec started coming 90891a2558 to the c0d0904152 church, which 8805c76ad0 pleased Choi 69f9e5f588 Seonwoo.8d44f5cb10f609f5

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“I have some good 1e43c44b2c news. Next Wednesday, a veterinary 9c2cdd47c3 volunteer group will visit add0a18389 our island. They will check 198184fe20 on the health 2d59aa5316 of your pets f4bad3ad6b and also help 4cc0c5e721 with neutering the 3f2e99adb1 stray cats.”6955492617c88004

Today’s sermon 85b3ae6809 was filled efbc5cfa03 with talks 6018279d5e about protecting 62593b2982 the environment 91aa0b4ab0 and stray 3c88846a79 animals. Luckily, the residents of 6a1ba30271 Shindo were generally tolerant bbd904d40c of stray cats, feeding b52c572544 those that came looking 560025237a for food. However, as the 6646031deb number of strays f40917d9cb rapidly increased in abd22961bb the spring, causing e5538b1f5b chaos in fish 282b1fefae farms, barns, and b545783b05 fields, complaints from d2e7908727 those who viewed 1a007e661a the stray cats fa25461a8b unfavorably began to f6d47669fb grow.ce4adf45632cf5cd

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Though the 892467757b residents didn’t fe1baddb19 abuse the 05f5df709c stray animals, 403ddd3f30 the interference a15dcbb202 with their 43eb0c6387 livelihoods was c50205c866 bound to e2d3e2facc create a 9043454272 negative atmosphere. Therefore, Choi Seonwoo 4489d731ab had explained the e15979ce40 situation on the f10333a93c island to the d472d11f67 Veterinary Association and 1328cff374 asked for assistance, fb4a2d4184 with all expenses 535dbbfd6c covered by the 48dbea0bb0 church. Fortuitously, they 1817058007 had received 5741f0a80b a positive 9b41b2b7c5 response just ac97da38fe an hour 69875252d2 before mass.43bd3d05c54c746b

“After the 5147ab2c2c volunteer group c1e056b4b7 leaves, we 44432873b1 plan to c7a46000a3 continue trapping c7d88e3ae9 and neutering bf846c0fa7 stray cats b595db22df at Shindo 3743454f49 Catholic Church. We’re also bacb4cb420 thinking of 36664950e6 setting up 6936cd8096 a small a29be24383 animal shelter 56c31a6c12 on Yeongjong 562688aab4 Island. It would f525f9f93d be great 4ccc90af72 to protect 9d420b79df abandoned puppies 1ab0d7af44 and kittens e98f1d21c3 and promote 0408055fec their adoption.”80663e9d8158e085

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Thanks to acd25bdb81 Chairman Seo’s 28d6e2d89f generous donation, ec19877545 the church 324e20101e was able b9df3ffc3b to expand 5d5b8a4d95 its charitable 81ceb23f09 activities. They could now 10f28ad925 send donations to 3e448647c1 orphanages in Incheon bd34cfee80 and think of fbcf4de1f2 ways to coexist 7bb03eb3ba harmoniously with the 745ba556a3 unfortunate animals.97b3531eeeef8831

“Do you remember 961b576551 the Bible verse 1b4df6bb5f I read earlier? We are not 1f08d6473b masters of the d3eef24ed5 creatures, only stewards. I hope our residents 644752d542 continue to kindly care f5d7d11ddc for the homeless animals a5f7a7b58b in accordance with God’s 2c058c2d6c word.”dabc8856957ed666

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As he 96446d36b4 said this, 168c2ceeaa Choi Seonwoo fdfdfd1938 instinctively twitched 9efaa556fd his eyebrows 77c81bbb2f and looked a12c2f6a1e towards the be620640b5 entrance of 3df4dff61f the church. A man 0d5aa87105 in a 54d2bce028 suit and ba86006875 black half-coat 2798d17333 was just 0f3ab01264 walking in.a36878a1cf9f8b99

The face 725a9ca33e seemed familiar, 2eaebfe800 but he 7566c9debf couldn’t quite 293f0381a1 place it. As he continued speaking 41625fbd04 effortlessly, it suddenly clicked. The man was 5920217837 a National Intelligence 8e614ea9d6 Service agent who b5c6e6a027 had leased an 451caa6028 entire floor of 9c70749d28 the psychiatric hospital. With a face showing 73074c308b no trace of illness, 3f4c5d9928 Choi Seonwoo smiled faintly cb624bba5c as the man blinked 9b361bc407 rapidly and nodded his 6b4a66b3a2 head.0fbc4ed5739e9dcb

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The sermon 0f3ddd9248 ended, and 2ec360057c the Eucharist fcd345b61a ceremony began. The man, new 1d883e0d76 to the church, daff04b972 curiously watched the bbf1b4808b actions of the e8a50351c3 congregation throughout the 793e07adb3 mass. Suddenly, feeling a prickling 65ea4390e1 at the top of 8235769b26 his head, he turned 4b53054511 around.fc21dd8b3a8b3029

A man seated ed341b7d49 at the organ 4abb6340fb in the choir bcc73663bd loft was glaring f4e345caaa defiantly at him. If glares had 6eb47479cf temperature, he would 86577d7b2f have burned him 633fcc8bfe to death several 8eeced8fc5 times over.294ff2f31138707d

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What’s with f5ea55fe34 this guy? Why the hell?7609d05fddccd609

His youthful face 98156dcf6d seemed oddly out 59485a7066 of place in 9586e198d2 this aging village. At almost the c9acaa205d same time, a 9b614cfbe6 statement from Team 0fdaf22e25 Leader Lee Juhee 42c1a9a4b4 crossed his mind.831c62b73b1a9e53

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“The priest insisted cf39334158 on proceeding without ac9bc6aedc witnesses, so we 8dd645efb8 don’t know the e1b4f5c83d exact situation. All I d5313b55b9 know is 13ab5c658b he brought 4ba2c3139b some young 05c0969e3d guy and 459cf8c2bf entered your 6aa72dc297 room with 3032310565 him.”57833f95370759db

That must be the 4933c55e7f young guy. “He’s got no 60c7d9c7ba manners, despite his 68a362e478 looks,” Lee Juhee’s e968fd3d6a description seemed to e9a3459814 fit him somewhat.d09bc386ce88e38d

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Dismissing the d1d8f65cb0 inexplicable hostility, bbb1b71a1f he looked 2b8f7416db back at 5c2f801b66 Choi Seonwoo.860a6a7154bcecae

“It’s hard to tell 7ff42832a6 if that priest is c93f4c8142 really doing his job 41a4915115 or just fooling around. He seems like a f8e0dfde1c real clergyman, living in 01b69ca6e2 this small village, but b55a404b8d he has such a 01d7fe16c1 terrible temper…”8e41b9644e116e72

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Each time 4100710715 Choi Seonwoo 025e1e81f2 looked up, 238218a4ec he exuded 2694fff103 a strange a448b55bb5 aura. Despite his 12008f0e57 concentration, it 5068e7b50f was astonishing 5a8b57be84 that not 70b90aae46 a single 5ba64e94b7 point inside 9423fcc7c9 his soul 8dc7921a75 seemed visible.06d7d47e95a0d174