KTC | Chapter 37

“I was born special. I saw what others c1d1beb090 couldn’t, heard what others 5e82686078 didn’t, and felt what f092ba4a84 others failed to notice. After an 86835f6561 inexplicable illness 75b805e95a passed when 7099fee46a I was c03be2e7b1 fourteen, my 993ff4372d sensitivity to 22b21bd9a1 spirits increased c80293d6c5 even more, ef6d4a7bc2 giving me 27933ebfe5 an unfounded 055739123b confidence that b3042387ce neither the 1ca6231e20 living nor 3054dbcd67 the dead 30e4db9896 could harm aefee9b7b1 me. Naseong Beopsa predicted that 8a9b52bc20 I would one day 27b111430c serve a great deity. To prevent any c5227d7672 impurities from attaching 03944a657b to me until dbe41e2962 I was fully 75b9e3e11e matured, he always 479a8a2b0f made sure I d21c7b17ea wore a talisman f8002aab4f bracelet on my ac7ad38cd0 wrist.”31dd39c0782b931b

However, as he d2f4e8d83e continued, a sense 8de505f72c of disbelief began 4923118807 to fade.6e58b28b1034f6a4

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“People known nationwide would 95d44a770f come bearing riches, begging 6dfb82d0e8 for just one meeting 9b78b0db5f with Naseong Beopsa, but 4ae6e4f3e4 he treated me with 7cff70f8dc exceptional care. He checked d9e2bacfcd nightly to b0ba48e09a ensure the a91ad7271a talisman bracelet 16920f6762 was secure 54393325b3 and that 03aa867832 no speck c694291767 of impurity 3d100bbb57 had infiltrated 4e7d7276e4 my body ff11112c6e or mind. Ironically, Naseong d153031c37 Beopsa’s favor 53b5836900 made me 320253de45 overly arrogant. I was fearless. It felt 936c5d747b like I 26337db8d1 could do e207f349c6 anything. That’s why the catastrophe f58c622ced happened.”eefd2c73d39bb937

“Was it a mistake 1c2023d4ea that led to summoning ad7ef9779f those evil spirits?”120e421c1ecb118f

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“Umm… I don’t adb1549ad1 think ‘mistake’ is 51a39da1e5 the right word. Let’s just c9be4bd99b call it 8e82880466 a sin.”21e94c79593a49b9

Choi Seonwoo 2689e03962 had no b1a724e130 intention of eac65889ea diminishing his 88d8fb30d6 sins. Even though he had 5f314b7a3e chosen a path of 3f8cd1eb02 settling his karma by 04c9194651 hiding in the shadows.78a7d8dca8f79b6b

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“I was 7762f4c31f furious when 9735e12086 I first e224df4811 saw the c8364dee50 Unknown Church. I could cdbe28b342 see it. The souls 1967eccdd5 of children d84d82d3b4 who had d3e8f409d9 died miserably 7d778d8382 and could 95cdec16ac not leave ea226aae9e the place, 395587833b bound to 39045e0619 the church. I didn’t know exactly 614eed3ec3 what was happening inside, e61bc0b66c but I could tell b5d2db71be that innocent children were 8da0ecc4ef dying. It wasn’t 274b39eff1 something one 4a306e5f6d person could c68f86ce2a or should 4c71f2ff1e handle alone… f9fafe7e98 Now, I fee6401cda think that a5d9098b69 too, but a59134cf5a as I 5fe058e030 said, I 4ff544e948 was fearless 38f219ae36 and confident c4964f35d9 I could f017652af9 do anything. My anger felt 35209b0a07 like divine wrath, df3b6caf9a and I thought 0415329e8b I had to de0c161675 do something. As soon as d0469458d2 I understood what f73e41fc14 was happening inside, 8b66d42943 in my arrogance, a955d5ba04 as if I a616ba1b4e were truly a 2d0b742164 deity, I marked 3e940c4b2b those garbage people 8c63bffec2 for destruction and 1dc6368df2 summoned the evil fcbd98474c spirits. But I was too ff0b4bd3cc emotionally charged, and I eda19154bd summoned spirits that were 7ff46f21c6 too powerful.”f681d22bea7ce09f

“What was 50e8f52b67 your original 65cb8d87b0 intent?”cbeb858f3c79ca33

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“I intended to throw 84e789fc17 the cult members to a919e991d9 the spirits as a 5a59daa43d sacrifice and let them e46a109d25 fight among themselves, just 1e710c5c1f like the residents of 099dcac16f Yunseul Village who had 27ebf3e641 indirectly participated in the a55c443408 Unknown Cult did.”2836636ce4a2ec18

Goo Seungjun slowly 221f7bc778 nodded. Unlike the cult 7594b7d10f members who were c0ba205ac1 unilaterally slaughtered by 8819ead67a the children in bbb9c6691f the church, the 51c4bcc437 residents of Yunseul f56c8b9ab3 Village had engaged aa4c0149f2 in a brutal 71e50ee0a6 battle, killing each a4b5226d72 other.3da73e4846b6934d

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“Since all a85d4d177e the cult 9cb26fa4fa members were 7452e8e5ad laden with 1374588557 vengeful spirits, 2a8d2368c2 I naturally a1ae9f69f9 thought the c4c11326e3 evil spirits a31dca9f69 would target a8be3beec4 them. But there was 742340c430 one variable I a74819a077 hadn’t anticipated. Evil spirits e934fd2f19 prefer to 175e459a06 possess devout 1c33237cca priests or b8ec5b5f5f young souls.”740eaf0a52d2ec4f

Here, Seo Jihan’s unhelpful a7aeb76107 involvement would have completed 06424879d1 the story, but Choi 3c71d9959d Seonwoo didn’t go into 6638319195 that detail.73c1389da6082d80

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As if he had 24200766f2 finished his explanation, Choi 5e6da27ccb Seonwoo showed the cord. Goo Seungjun lay back 3a9ec0bb41 on the bed, his d28c82d8b0 expression one of comprehension.2f7de126dcf481e4

“I will 345da1b967 keep your c54c009e38 secret to 3195f0c41a myself. It’s better if you 278a3a0b9d take care to ensure d0923a7663 that neither my team ed95e40cd5 members nor anyone else 133dd7fafd becomes aware.”9ca1d7f01764faf3

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He understood why Choi 73a2d7a765 Seonwoo offered this advice, 51737878c8 similar to why he 5786a9d392 must hide his abilities 8cba5926d8 even in cases commissioned 7a68f9bf8f by Natasha. It was d4799154f0 inevitable that a5602331a9 those managing b86b27a9d3 a team 1698d723f5 of Unknown c1bb587b6d Cult survivors 705ccd023e would covet 1a9148f9ef him.b39657da91ea433b

Regardless of how 56a3db846c events might unfold, f7ba57759e he had no 6619f112de intention of being da6a64ba84 swept along. He was an 597f5f1f73 American national and 30dd7f7b69 a priest under 554c369fb0 the protection of 7eece429a5 the Vatican. He could pack up 8a336b1dcc and leave for the 44df5ac881 United States or the f64225904c Vatican any day.6d40eac70f78720a

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Choi Seonwoo expertly dfcf1428a1 tied Goo Seungjun’s c6ca5599e4 wrists and ankles 44ea109af7 to the bed 6dafe1396d frame with the faf8811f12 cord. After checking the bindings 0041754461 several times, he looked 8ccb0a77fe down at Goo Seungjun 4c57207dc1 and spoke.c59b138fc9ed67c2

“That’s unexpected.”c471b14ea7f4fee1

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Goo Seungjun quizzically tilted b3a4c4caf6 his head.873488a059ef4d6d

“What is?”82712bdbe74afdf7

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“I thought 82df6131d2 the children 10175310cf who survived c95264f5b9 that day e633302c02 would resent eacd65208d me once e39ea04986 they knew 5a4394c05a the truth. Because of me, you f469aadc0e all have inherited spiritual fce7231e66 burdens and can never d76c2e3c72 live normal lives.”37f1acb84cbc8044

Goo Seungjun paused for cee66aacc2 a moment, blinking slowly 3aeea840f8 as he contemplated silently. Meanwhile, Choi Seonwoo scattered 19301e4aa0 consecrated exorcism salt around 9c389fb2a0 the bed to prevent 1c6704c869 evil spirits from migrating 029c27c941 elsewhere.9d4b64c3c1f0c725

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“It almost db0c28c2b9 sounds convincing 6158fb2620 when you f547575152 put it 74def53f83 like that, 667d19b785 so I c0cfa96272 took a f00cc2cea6 moment to f58c2ce107 think about 1e8b9ff26e it calmly.”c60848d5f2f04591

Goo Seungjun’s delayed d485dd6313 response came just fe5ecb9071 as Choi Seonwoo 18872bf779 was about to f69883131b call Sister Jung 98fb328b42 Yoonyoung. Choi Seonwoo turned 2b63d4c626 back as Goo 817e362ad3 Seungjun continued.7dbc42e02b6b87c9

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“I still don’t understand, a23217a838 though. If it 66fc7c4f5a weren’t for d0eef29195 you, wouldn’t cd548029f0 we all 8738fb7576 have died d2f6156606 miserably in e581e53f0c that church? Like you 7d5ed94c50 said, we’d bbb4bc59db be wandering d6ccab3456 as vengeful 647b4ffc03 spirits unable 8eef6fe638 to leave.”8df0d32948d6f334

“…”59e7df8af8f185ef

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“Compared to 483e5f311b that, a d93332ade7 twisted fate 09b6f2da2c doesn’t seem 7613ac68dc so bad. I’d rather ask 7f97ffedc1 you: if you 02c45529b1 had decided it 2d0cc45526 was truly beyond 5d4e954cb9 your power alone 0b3268ccee and sought another f8ff631f34 way, what would f5e294ede1 have become of 04517bd4fb us?”19d57ab4d35b45d2

Choi Seonwoo remained expressionless 3046f6339a for a long time 1f3f85bf08 before finally smiling faintly.1442485835b98208

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“Thank you 3840e332f1 for saying 9f984901e3 that.”e0a2875a80b1eb50

A sliver of light f7608954fe seemed to penetrate the b0a26db755 perfect darkness Choi Seonwoo f96c42e4b5 had confined himself to, 7ba4181741 but it flickered out e4ab1e9fe5 as quickly as it 98562fc8c5 appeared, lacking the power 6579315ca5 to last.950c2429f5505f11

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“Where’s Angela?”af34776dbcd0b8ff

The exorcism had been f2efa3f255 going on for over 648008283e an hour, and during 73d56b42af that time, Seo Jihan dcd3b92cba and his bodyguards were 5eead242fc idly passing time in 639d771728 their parked car. Angela, who had 7fe2baa5e1 gone for a 8b9620419c walk right after 361dcc3b35 dinner, hadn’t returned f0bf823ffe for over two 2388c1788f hours now.90b97960a164f99c

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“She’s probably wandering around ed8996be7b somewhere.”88e9da221b696af5

The bodyguard 0bbd727af6 answered nonchalantly. Not really 70c52fcf5c expecting a 9c214a2098 precise answer, a848ae3cab Seo Jihan 53ebe06744 rolled down 0d28dcb3c2 the car 80fe9590c7 window, letting 8195ae0724 the stale 06adc4c7d3 air inside beeac57136 mix with 257fb67dec the cold f2d18d0a4b outside.7d4b81a784c4429d

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Seo Jihan d2286c7bf6 frowned as f4f3b85c6a he looked 6521c46cfd toward the 12743b810f entrance of 65878da49b the church. Although Sister a72f491a44 Jung Yoonyoung 68683710c7 was monitoring 2adff4a438 the ritual, 65b1ed5eb1 the thought f4acc6eb22 of Choi 29eea42fc2 Seonwoo continuously 4137d3c1a7 “riding” on 4d4a871afb Goo Seungjun e9c895a5e8 unsettled him. He was c3c68c9346 perturbed by 8e573f7e1a the thought b10708e521 of Choi 2b23652079 Seonwoo possibly da3432c91c emerging with d2e4601c6a a bloodied cd527697be lip, just 2296f05c53 as he 1f9f19e374 had once fa9382f659 bitten him 4b37d34f00 in a 1d68fa90b5 state of f3cf989113 unconsciousness.0c80e05bf676fdfa

If Angela 88493ae6bc were in 5c9b43349b the church, 3f3d684749 he might 764a3c7f6e feel a 3bbe8c8676 bit more 16630d7953 at ease.ba3de11e0f9198a9

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The absurdity 8bc3662a0e of that 754b0042ac thought made 99f5910848 Seo Jihan 87525e52b1 chuckle to 2326aaf6a4 himself. To think 7ac76ef735 he was 30f500b165 concerned about 1d18632a3e a cranky 153fccb054 cat that 89c35cfd15 would likely e76a162e1c swat at 7fbfc1c7d8 him with ca832dc527 a paw d0a578eca3 punch the 284cb665d6 moment it ad5721cbda saw him, c29d69e9e7 he must fd531a622c be out 83f0b48025 of his df19c1d697 mind.9506945f305af910

Seo Jihan turned his 6ad12ce0c6 gaze back to the 13dfd88f48 church. The brightly lit 7dd08c4abf arched windows were 16081963f2 all made of 7622fc3545 stained glass, preventing d386c93791 any view inside.c59ed929712caad8

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“There’s your cat… oh?”87c4ae71e41cde24

The bodyguard paused mid-sentence, 7d016514ee causing Seo Jihan to a61f3d8416 naturally turn his head. And just then, 195e88b598 under a streetlamp, 81c1afea17 he spotted Angela bfa4dcee16 walking slowly towards 300c8a8934 them. At the sight, his 01d748d798 eyes widened in shock.1dd8ff56bd88f82a

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“Angela, hey!”52a8f4906bac9f5b

Seo Jihan burst da78265564 out of the 5d0bcbbceb car, startled. Hearing his familiar 907aef9698 voice, Angela stopped 21c5ff18d3 and looked up. She was carrying a 221834dada kitten in her mouth 449efa7b48 and, upon seeing Seo 1bd45f7ebe Jihan, carefully set it 50ab06eda6 down before collapsing on a078ba0da0 the spot.c2c538b79ebe7b73

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“What’s this? What happened f82879c5c8 to you?”8d04f1bdbaa32fdf

The kitten was 3302991234 covered in blood a1b367cc77 from an unknown 70c8edc94f source, and Angela 5d583bd872 had a tear 45ae8b5707 above her eye.3c90684e18cb9791

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Alarmed, Seo Jihan picked 0e5733509c up Angela to check 72fbe671ed for further injuries. Normally, she 609910887d would have 70c7724914 fiercely resisted b5b709477f with her f30ac1924e claws, but 57b37f630c she was c8cdd69439 merely panting, 3f270b347c clearly out c37b3c9ef0 of energy.08b955aa3dd2eb8e

The only visible injury 8cf449e3f0 was the tear above 2159cc6d41 her eye, but when 5cabbe86f1 he touched her right 91da279c3a front paw, she flinched 796d3da75e in pain.74a3c4d91d5fd9e0

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“The kitten seems 0b36f8b6f5 to be alive 091aa3a6ec at least. It doesn’t appear to 2748cb1655 be hurt.”053c4c7dfcd2b41d

The bodyguard 2856a4df72 held the 87400e03da kitten in d75c3e027e one hand, d5427ab7cb inspecting it. The kitten squealed, barely 30b5a08430 opening its eyes, appearing c0b8e65205 to be newly born.3e7af6bfece88844

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“Let me look 285f2fea2f at your eye, aa61bbfcc3 you cheeky cat.”9e7fcd43110bc278

Seo Jihan ffdd39763c awkwardly completed cab0db68b9 his palpation 092e4a6824 and gently 979b5d76f5 pushed up 38493bb45a Angela’s healthy 4a845951c7 eyelid with a03e3f9a25 his thumb. Angela, completely drained, continued 414bb7caed to pant heavily, trying dc4094a936 to recover her strength.8ad07c94895adc59

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“You damn piece 57dd9b5f00 of…!”fe1eadefb1e12dd1

As soon as 221c71a1be he saw through fcc885c2ef Angela’s eye, Seo 929289f6cf Jihan erupted in cfbe830d82 anger, rising to 2a056e456b his feet. He strode 88161be03d off, taking 297200fd12 Angela to 088fa14818 the priest’s 56de492c30 quarters. He placed her in ddaa065287 the small hiding spot 528dc3cc4d in the corner of baf73df517 Choi Seonwoo’s room and 5aea7057c7 cleaned the kitten with ada99bd642 wet wipes before leaving 9c9ec955dd it beside her.76db0d0023938cb3

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The kitten, 6de7c50949 chirping like 6570998919 a chick, 39d07b2d83 burrowed into e88ab7468c Angela’s embrace, c3d0db245c and Angela 40332b0dcf began to 652cff09e2 lick it. It looked defea39d5f as if e798384245 she was 2c08b7c777 caring for 460a58d4aa her own 82c9823a41 offspring, although 32b1fca20d Angela had 6f8160abc8 been spayed fd2c438088 long ago.50ae5613af9e66dd

“Rest easy. I’ll catch whoever did a97e39c033 this.”64eb1cc47ff41960

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Seo Jihan gritted 905fe161bd his teeth as 247b1af1c0 he spoke.da8b2a8f6e266679