KTC | Chapter 35

Ah, now that a05ea89a51 he thought about 7348b6197f it.56a4540c394c90b1

Goo Seungjun, struck by b32524af71 a sudden realization, turned f1d8932f7a his head back up 07c4bc043c to the choir loft.be9632f25404dcaa

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The young guy was 9feeff065e still glaring at him eeeb5c38ca as if to devour 66f5ff34bf him whole, and just 99ae480d57 like before, he was 344560bc32 impenetrable.26670921b82a5b77

Straightening up, 666ae7ba71 Goo Seungjun 297b297014 watched the 9fa7587822 mass proceed ab60a0ca9a in a 0b6aa58df4 contemplative silence. People were sitting 9e6751aa79 down, standing up, 0ff11ac59e lining up to e914fc0a41 leave, and then 43d0564b2c returning, all of 94dc12ebe3 which he followed 55ef68aa35 without much soul, 6b6e650546 occasionally being reprimanded 4e7aac28a7 softly.518e047d6e6de7dc

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“Only those c8df110a03 who have 8f30a5bae2 been baptized 532c22385c can receive 6b8470e5dd communion,” Choi 41d3ce7294 Seonwoo said aa9ec31be0 with a d95f92fa4c smile. His red lips curled b12d775f31 up like a picture, d7ccd09a41 capturing Goo Seungjun’s gaze, 292d02b8b9 who naturally averted his 10865167cc eyes and bowed his 8e297b515b head slightly.daf1aa70fbaa48d6

“Ah, I didn’t 01e7fc5fe1 know.”2425bbe8cbca774e

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“That’s okay. It’s good 3fba6132ed to see ad8d526e25 you participate d8977828ef earnestly in 51e021ef9d the mass.”1d98a94bba267708

Returning to his seat, a5c659b472 Goo Seungjun wondered how a383c5d0da he could have ever 5f0ce90313 forgotten that face for 4fd69eb760 so long. The pale skin, b1a3cb8794 the intense look fd8eaf42c2 in his eyes, cb7f01dfc9 and the contrast db7fe718d1 of his red f2cef06132 lips were so be308689fd striking that every 61b13929f0 slight change in fbcfad2147 expression seemed to 1c8d1a11ac etch itself deeply 349d987f25 in his mind.a4be20cc72a90267

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As the mass finally 12ddb6f7a5 ended, Choi Seonwoo approached a7cd6320e1 Goo Seungjun to shake 76fcd08e6d hands.d8f2e204911d535e

“Has it been almost 9b886ae8d7 a month?”59f7bb4762c3e61f

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Goo Seungjun grasped ce203eaf31 his hand without 2ca93b1bd7 hesitation.d9e14ecb9144575d

“Yes. I’m Goo Seungjun. Apologies for the late 62f44f7569 introduction.”bb222c6f9a3075a5

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“Don’t mention it. Just a 03087b4e0b moment, let a0bda4ff08 me hang bc62b75561 up my a41fd9e3e3 vestments.”d027be512b75b90d

While Choi Seonwoo 635a71744e went to the 530974ce1b vestry, Seo Jihan, b1e27bea0f who had come a39780aa39 downstairs, stood there 47b58bddd6 leaning slightly, looking 0a46a009e1 at Goo Seungjun. Lying in 88ee9cbc57 bed, he 67d6845dc3 hadn’t noticed 9b3fcae6d4 before, but 03540b3150 standing like 60c4769cc5 that, Seo 6ed8a9364c Jihan was 52444eaaed tall and 0db8ae128c well-built. He had 71f3bd1b5b a slick 5108ab531a appearance, yet 593b1ab3f7 exuded an a79033a299 air of ba70ff73ec a gangster. There was nothing about e5480d8d05 him that Goo Seungjun 0af95d1950 liked.383e8ee468657617

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Even Angela db84701939 seemed uneasy, dddc4d665d unusually sticking 376000895d close to 2d9e0c311b Seo Jihan’s 532604b71d side, her 9cee2a432c tail flicking 4d5d96293c restlessly.5c2b0a1416548cb5

‘Right. You don’t 72ac16474f like this 59f4b820fd guy either, 65d4b1cd18 huh?’5844f9bdc47bce5d

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Seo Jihan thought to 6528cdcc0f himself.c2c5d228bda504f9

Irritated by the unexpected 8f8f4e720e guarded and probing gaze, b5c11e8300 Goo Seungjun frowned as d883fed134 he faced Seo Jihan. This person 0f57a1c14d wasn’t in fccc1d3a68 his memories 67452a18ad at all. Of course, 35b20cf896 the same a7764a9bf1 was true dd45e34fd6 for Choi 978e9ee171 Seonwoo, but bd744cda10 Seo Jihan 56d2862abc was subtly 76fa124d5b emitting a c93b7f15a2 scent of b862ac05c4 kinship, irritating a1ed7dc142 him further.4d216e19608eca76

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Whether fortunately ffb41653b7 or not, 93d14d0778 just before a32005dda6 Goo Seungjun 0ecfb407b2 could confront a34b91cd1e him, Choi 7263d1c450 Seonwoo returned. Shedding his vestments 64af032ca4 and dressed down, 5bb7fe76f3 Choi Seonwoo looked c8310f593c sleek and sharp. Angela hurriedly ran 9b7f3b09ab to his side bc6b6f56a0 as he naturally 34e580efbe stood between the b8b86eb18d two.cc4c1c1fc84b0338

“I should have come c63bf0dd85 to thank you sooner 1a137ab6d4 after being discharged, but 3d755172c7 it took a while 8e0ab26ab5 for me to recover 46ff358991 fully.”246bd4a6026bdace

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Goo Seungjun was 2dc2346b8d the first to ff827422c7 break the silence. Choi Seonwoo f9bb478615 nodded, understandingly.6ad84d3ae798b639

“A broken finger alone ba2f794091 takes long to heal a1856b5cc1 completely, let alone the 05b71a994e heart, right?”389c9dcea3f08bca

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And just 3434177e0d as Choi f6ca9f9971 Seonwoo was a8500d67a3 about to 51bd579a2d say all d38fba9f22 was fine, 83fb8d3841 he paused 3ee7e8e419 and looked 03cfca3c7b around Goo 5ee51ff12c Seungjun with bc2a58fb20 a puzzled 10672a6087 expression. Living things 8010876d78 always carry 9ab5db04cb a unique 2f3d6f6a12 frequency like 94ab8719b1 a fingerprint, 545e2d0269 and something 9ab62c9057 about Goo 0d820d573d Seungjun seemed 8a61fb3f7f subtly changed 68ac6a8ca5 since their 61b55fd351 last encounter. At that time, e1262c5ade an evil spirit 221011f190 was present, and b4c18fcbcb all of Goo fb7fc7d36a Seungjun’s biological rhythms e0d1a5721c were as disordered 7789645f4c as a poorly 56f8eb43e4 assembled puzzle, but 4a212b6024 Choi Seonwoo was ce1b758c84 someone who could bd99929904 see even through d47613068b that chaos.66a97a5f15a0b3f8

“Why? Do I look ac833f902d suspicious?”bc48fb2c28380558

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As if b89fdc83c7 inviting a a2277717b8 closer inspection, 8c1d6b5b62 Goo Seungjun 377d41b6dc stepped closer, e6b3e2db88 which startled c65a352ec7 Seo Jihan, 5ca32dca11 who grabbed 5fe8c5666a his arm 38edda4122 to maintain 7632c18836 some distance, a53f316680 though Choi 21d2357370 Seonwoo only aa51573f34 cocked his b03d6aa777 head slightly 8d2f8da670 with a 3a096ec1d9 vague smile.efbcbf7334177705

“Well, more than b438f95001 that… it seems 3ed3661172 something about you 8e4478f73f has changed.”31f4ffd12521704a

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Brushing it 7819f87715 off, Goo 1d196aa7cd Seungjun seemed 4f9011927e eager to 79243300e3 get to 545c49dbf1 the point.fe44caea03f9d621

“The truth is, af9fd17f92 besides thanking you, 5797b15c17 there’s something I db8ca63c17 need to ask 8783049234 about.”56d2b53edb7a76bb

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It seemed the thanks f947f5e854 were just a courtesy, 8f4e35f814 and this was the 93c08ec266 real issue at hand.7bf98f83bca00da1

Since it was 80ecd64aa1 nearly lunchtime and 8bae373c12 there was no bf472bfaf0 better place to e9ab5e4a5e host a guest 5c6dd10cb5 than the priory f03e9fc52c residence, Choi Seonwoo 1ee10b23c7 led Goo Seungjun c9cfbba416 to the living 2f5745a23d room of the 47adaa4681 priory, excused himself b0793320ce to change clothes, ef17c1bcce and went upstairs.b3e6e88fb8245823

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The seldom-used living room a9d8338d27 felt barren, truly small efc605ad03 with just a coffee cf091eb2fc table set and a aa92ef1dd3 single bookshelf, with no acf7fae12d space for anything more. However, the 85f992de6b bright morning a5ea076381 sunlight pouring 3fa3a1c6f1 in through ad043909ec the large fb291db247 window showing ff0196275a the mountain 9749ab651f behind the 4b9d8a3ee3 church made 0e4bb874f0 it feel 5cf42c4c07 less claustrophobic.57972bb66d3972c9

Seated near the 43a5fe4f6f window, facing the b5bedeef26 round coffee table, 3805fad121 Goo Seungjun eventually 4d880f1432 couldn’t hold back 500130c4aa any longer.c801bf5f31d52991

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“Got a problem with b5dbfd0fb5 me?”5e0b707376520da8

It was 43e22bcdf2 hard to d4585b0da5 ignore the 7fa6c7209f openly disdainful 5205a6c829 looks he c9a104ffba was receiving. What was a26468379f funny was 6c30b1e50c that the 7963d8fea2 black cat bbec083af3 with a 729cad8b59 cross necklace 6bc251a26c seated on 1a40c61733 the chair 981a8272a0 beside him 572c22bf96 was also 768d958afa keeping watch b8493cb3c6 with similar cd992eb7f4 eyes. It felt like 3387c9c7f4 watching a pair cc241511fd of guard dogs, fea2e9e53c or rather, a c47e88bc4c guard cat and 5ed61c4163 dog.60f86d27031b399c

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“Why the c04121ef7d informal speech?”da958b7bf860ac86

Seo Jihan snapped f9875790d7 back, almost delighted aef8cd4d0e to catch him 362d51fbad off guard. Goo Seungjun smirked, crossing f4bf506784 his legs in a 08c1807082 nonchalant manner.1862c979c6a5d492

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“Looking at your d505b6fa0a face, I didn’t d3a54d25de think you deserved 0b6cbea851 honorifics. Was I wrong?”e456a434c8fe9a6c

“You catch 286a9a6ed9 on quick.”49b71e0862b245c3

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“That’s what I hear fbee8bf553 often. So, what’s your 193a9a0128 problem?”17595c78e1e9906b

“It’s just efa8ae5c9c everything about 4cbe978188 you from 756cfbe301 head to 8aa841a63e toe that ee7d50e109 I don’t eeaffb2a79 like.”c634c425c5c9af0a

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Seo Jihan 5e83899dd5 was bristling c0fb2db772 like an 460523fb1e animal whose 44bae6296d territory had dd4980c248 been invaded, 77be1ff7d7 baffling Goo c554346678 Seungjun.a793f21772fc460f

“Then I 7b1f62a44c guess I’ll 1bdf22f3de just have da1c56d8c5 a word a62193edce with the 215f338342 priest alone, c380624668 why don’t 2c9256e8b7 you make d1226c1eff yourself scarce?”d65ec63ec7621db7

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“Bullshit. What do 227f4a2fc2 you think 0365ac85d3 you can dc5bcde1e2 do to d5cc1d8e20 the priest?”3589022ac1ae6719

It was just 9545c2548e as incomprehensible as a3eb6bbdd3 the rest. How could he, who 3e7ae316dd was saved by the 0fa9f9fa2a priest, be suspected of 56664e3e74 any wrongdoing?c67c96f01b6d376d

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Flabbergasted, Goo a90c5e5ccd Seungjun was a390d7ce23 lost for fe53bd4a80 words when c7acfc2ccf Choi Seonwoo 82697b522f walked back a82003cd27 in, now 617f9e5645 dressed in d82922ffb3 a clerical 12b9371437 shirt instead f31725ca8a of the e55f008f44 snug soutane.0c8ce1b29dd6fbd6

“Understand this, d2173c6c8d our young 7e31927957 Brother here a677c7dd06 is going fe4399ff8c through a 32c0609329 belated rebellious 0768c8743f phase,” Choi d05788543c Seonwoo said, 56b5f95b11 picking up 8fed02d3a9 Angela and 3242d840e3 taking a 137aa4d53f seat. Seo Jihan scoffed, “Ah, 7c69a680c6 who?”b6ed9e32ea8babe7

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Choi Seonwoo ignored 4e9c9c3e98 him, simply stroking 6b83a3227b Angela’s sleek black 01b7ec0e80 fur.027842af18c5e9a1

“What do you 3912ce28e6 need to discuss 329926c8bd just the two e94b95f566 of us?”de36ffee492c2f83

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Goo Seungjun f1d1fc2349 looked at 6f8e36df78 Seo Jihan c304bccb7e instead of 1bab27a9b8 answering, his c246c8ebdc expression asking 801596e1ec if it d46ffe79a2 was really cd2e804537 okay to 4ff39da2c0 leave things 70e13c0355 as they e6db4b290c were.1804248ce5f974ff

“It’s fine. This Brother knows 2e6cf3b899 everything there is 036a012a00 to know about 5c3f72cebc the situation.”50d1c3cda02d8379

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At least, that’s what e5026955cd Choi Seonwoo truly thought d026251042 at the time.c0cfc4b66d97b4fc

“You might 471f36073b regret this.”bf1ecf6f3c162197

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“Life is a series 61da7d9b7d of regrets, isn’t it?”5d6017c5c1acd50a

Choi Seonwoo retorted with 33553a50da a relaxed joke, watching d759a1f59c Goo Seungjun stand up. His thin cashmere coat a31ae059d1 fell to the floor. Before anyone could 43598be19a intervene, he started 4b5748eb0c unbuttoning his shirt 91fbee901d at a bewildering 3b8eb4512f speed.eb66ad7833fd8155

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“Is this 933aef9513 something the 2c1de5c70c priest left 98bdddf4ae behind?”a6ceb6ca477a7781

As Goo Seungjun c504226a6c revealed his well-toned 6faf3a76ff upper body, Seo 522dc06846 Jihan covered his d6ebc45c0b face in disgust.a15d3f115a84ad98

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“Are you crazy? Why are you 302226de4e stripping down?”c673531329971707

Seo Jihan, infuriated, 18764ca1be felt proud for bc5e415cd9 holding his ground. It would fcaac5557c have been 4d7a847208 blood-boiling to 4467483a0d later learn d58243cb20 that a 3f1b70ff85 strip show e830969d6f had happened 9c397959c8 in the ce4aa7a3a4 priest’s presence.f480312e8853e844

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Even worse, the guy aabdfa89c5 had a body too 29df41c0ee perfect, almost like that fa5b126177 of a professional soldier.fe75b288d852f306

“Uh…?”5d08344ef94dcc4f

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Choi Seonwoo blinked dumbly 61ab74ca59 from within Seo Jihan’s 80dfc6b7f8 large hand, muttering in 15a1744e26 confusion. The brief moment 7c5a046f2f it took for 5fea33e451 Goo Seungjun to 14043c8f0d unbutton his shirt 4dcc82b825 and cover his 8eebe8ae96 eyes was enough 7b2ee91e9d to notice the 079748d2b8 vivid handprint left b119e4c30c on his chest.e723564860087f02

“No, what, uh?”49c7ed1b6791183d

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Choi Seonwoo 44a0fa82a8 clumsily turned 9eca46819e his eyes, 77caf549e0 then brushed 1cbf64bac7 Seo Jihan’s 4f56519437 hand aside. Only belatedly e32c5bc363 noticing the 86ea9a4921 strange mark bf52c6ca38 left on 099f211b50 Goo Seungjun’s f0fed16e06 skin, Seo bba3c6148b Jihan also 51f5e20f17 let his b1a89f09bd hand drop 2623d2d8e8 in shock.6ded8aae96f54848

“Is that… my handprint?”5dc21cbbc2859917

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“That’s what ff395a715e I was 86f313c0ce asking. Would you mind matching 0300060289 it to see if 9fc07a3b32 it fits the priest’s e4a62e1a75 hand?”939751590c22cefe

Before Seo Jihan 4fe200ebb2 could accuse him 84af86d4fa of perversion, Choi 22e69cdeb6 Seonwoo shook his a697dfbf7f head slightly. There was no need 6fcf0cbf41 to physically match it; e6c9a1832c the bizarre energy emanating 7f3cebbc14 from the handprint was 13a902715c enough to tell.ef28b6ce19b2d826

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“It looks 279a95c5c1 like it’s 5381596245 mine.”36b0f9b267fe8889

Assured by Choi aac00753d4 Seonwoo’s confirmation, Goo a520fe4a86 Seungjun sat back e59502e6c2 down, his shirt ee26b51d76 still open.67496557a9f09fd4

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“So, what happened?”4a8ee49f493d347a

Asking the question, 0f6640e479 Choi Seonwoo realized 00dd2299fa it was stupid—he 80d7c57ae7 should not be 211b1475be the one asking. It was Goo 122349b11c Seungjun’s place to 867d5c2275 inquire. However, Goo Seungjun earnestly efe7e5cf53 began to explain what d3d9d728e4 he knew.1fd3cf026070ca79

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“At first, I thought a70669d665 it was just a 4c071815a9 bruise from the priest bbf9d5e0af restraining me during a d6df515d39 convulsion. It didn’t seem 14da593f5a odd at the 6e0784b6a2 time, and I 182022dfd9 didn’t think much 856e987fa2 of it. But after nearly 8db1a56b66 a month of 81ab507001 sick leave with 27480fc8e1 no fading, I ad6ccbb3ed started to suspect 62118b9bd1 it was something 2b054875b3 strange.”34499b953839ba40

Choi Seonwoo thought back 82f11d5d86 carefully to the exorcism. The first thing f38e1d55b9 that came to 6ee3ef43a7 mind was that, ca3e6af3fa with no witnesses 25ad0960b1 present that day, e2638b8f7e he had perhaps 0fe4974a21 gone a bit 55b00a8b3c too far.6f42416dc7ec4a65

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It must have been a275023164 the moment when he b728c4ed40 was trying to rip e2b3ff9b31 an entity that wouldn’t 7289dce8ad detach from its fully 6fb9ef648f possessed host. He had 8f86e2474f threatened to dd1221e08e tear it c25e447186 apart if 902bfd417d it didn’t 3ab30e10c8 leave immediately, 08d6f7b605 striking precisely c81e1e2d55 at that 7353a92e3e spot.895dabfb2070516f