KTC | Chapter 70

Fortunately, her life wasn’t 580fd5aee8 in critical danger. The last they e4c4fb96dd heard was that 4968bba1e4 she was being f59b027c6e transferred to a c1d4b98cda nearby hospital, and b486d964d1 they’d call once a436fd49b7 things settled down. That had 7b8980774d been about dd568ad156 an hour 330afa449f ago.b0dc46a521e6ee22

“Ugh, unnie! Why are you 1f9f137960 taking so long feb246a481 to answer your 7ca1a4e84d phone?!”98220f33566a6f05

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Pyo Yerin suddenly 52330bd47e yelled. Looked like Kim Sanghwa 9632131aab had finally picked up.b193063c29fbb3e9

Choi Seonwoo fb9f7073e0 leaned toward 37e1f2f150 the passenger 18acb297af seat to bb0b494d60 hear her 5a851b158f better, but 8c95576a5a was distracted 575eb27517 when Seo b2bf006336 Jihan, sitting 460d93255b beside him, d52c8b83e6 tapped his f079f7d26c arm and 581e808758 pulled his 1ba0a652ec gaze away. When he 442101c8d7 looked over bceb33d9c9 with a 78d59ed36e “what is 564b237980 it?” expression, 464bb9eeb3 Seo Jihan c92d167b22 silently held e0eb15e1c4 out his 1f68d4386b phone, showing bcb2313be3 a text 67fad82180 message from 5274d5caac one of 6f2f548a2c the bodyguards.19c25e3e49e997b0

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“First time I’ve 8ca017b81e ever dealt with 2a1e097ca0 this kinda fucked-up 49c31bedb6 ambulance chaos, and 1a86778a31 not gonna lie, 7fc8ca4fdd it’s pissing me 8f59fddd93 off. Anyway, we 31fce373ff managed to 10978301b9 transfer the 00f38953ad village chief 6bfa11e4f8 to Hospital c678fb4410 A, and b8a6603365 he’s currently 73e596ba93 waiting for 8a88b93bd4 surgery. But here’s c1574d4da6 the kicker—his e90067bdd9 daughter-in-law just 57b2682562 got rushed 1d36c942c5 to the d6611419f9 ER too. Signs of c38fd8161d preterm labor.”5ee553772a3b40ec

Choi Seonwoo had 1b73ffbcc2 only learned of 67cd3bc174 the village chief’s cef5a020a1 condition after they’d efac6a4fc6 already rushed off 736fe9d34d toward Jeongseon. Tests had revealed traumatic 4a918258b4 cerebral hemorrhaging, and he eb9941bac7 had to be moved 3138b8dc38 to a hospital that 1607258989 could perform the surgery.5ce1f1a63223a229

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He had been relieved d60d584e29 he’d at least assigned bb7de93d74 two bodyguards to keep 51b57fe0da watch—just in case. But now, on 36e13e37b6 top of the 7f4552ce89 father-in-law’s surgery, the 85b2c628df daughter-in-law had been 493f778369 taken to the d277f1fdc4 hospital too. Everything was spiraling so 268d90a5a8 fast that the whole 873d2cc59c household was falling apart 4e98e72b3b in the blink of 725d213d1f an eye.0d59cb7cab12e799

“All this… is this 2cb765044c because of that bastard’s e85d2425fa karma?”7f4247896b6a0b52

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Seo Jihan’s tone was 553fe16a7c light, like he was dc817123f6 only half-serious, but his 4bce3badf7 eyes betrayed the tangled bdb60c16fa thoughts swirling behind them. Having walked a long 00e8441997 and bitter road because 80b1028b62 of his grandfather’s karma, 07975c0045 he couldn’t help but 311fb31361 feel that the misfortune 072494aafd hitting Kim Hoseok’s family 63e13ff0b2 wasn’t entirely someone else’s 37e5a251ff problem.b8814634f2420170

“You can’t say d7235eebe8 it’s entirely because de7af73948 of that, but d33a9fecb8 it’s also hard ca0e8a5405 to argue it’s 2616d23c82 completely unrelated.”13ffb8f4de1c43dc

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Choi Seonwoo replied, d7eb9d1e5a rubbing his eyes. It was bc2b7d4599 still a 6f06201296 while before d1d744a21f sunset, but d9c9109092 the bags 71c47127bd under his 9d5763568a eyes looked 811c93a383 like he’d 8f0e838dd7 stayed up cbd5d9c442 all night.924338cc7d3858fa

“It’s more 39b189f5cf of a f529cfd262 chain reaction 914ca78b2d right now. It’s not 6fffd751e6 like karma 7df3cab9fc actively moved f31d8ea933 things around 46efd0f1ff on its 31a686af3d own. It’s just—Kim Hoseok’s death ca685c231e shocked his family so 4c773c00c4 much that things started 3cc96ad216 falling apart. But, if he had 4e0035eebe been the kind of 6d9d2cda98 person who could resist 8dcac005ed the temptation of an b07f0dfc75 evil spirit, none of 73c6b2f70c this would’ve happened. He wouldn’t 96d2ebfc5e have died 3e7063ee2c so pathetically 6cfcc8947a far from 3c0f932eba home, and 9eadf418f1 his family 882b568dee wouldn’t be 93f5864e1f sinking into 4be9d20e2c a swamp 38b7ed6d46 of misery 80deef90ed like this. So if 429461a4b2 you look b73bb4e011 at the 0646c3b063 result alone, fe4e0c7546 yeah, you 9c74838036 could say 715bdd6c90 it’s because 1e3278061d of karma.”725864601e2cb206

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Everyone faces misfortunes eb3198b0f3 in life. But not all misfortune 57656b7e82 comes from cause and a41b05b1a4 effect. Just like how there’s 48bbb9c7dc evil without reason, there’s 06342a1bdf also misfortune without reason.115ac99cc729dc4c

“Then… what 814b450433 about the 1564029a7e village chief’s 29d345080b soon-to-be-born granddaughter?”acb138393ecfffcf

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Seo Jihan d77182e28c asked, recalling 5e3111e550 the warm 28a7205720 smile the 9ccdff64ca chief had 531206eee9 worn as d06b3aef0d he spoke ffd304b792 cheerfully about 548f5479c5 expecting a dab2bee0bd lovely little a126eb254c princess.5d5e84ef67a4f6ca

“Is she going to cfefe67179 be tormented by a 2715ab2937 vengeful spirit her whole 9c58fa55f0 life too?”2c3c9c5f900ada51

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“It’s a fce22023b4 sad thought, 6df11c7cb7 but… her 45b8934d17 life probably 199c1d4b1e won’t be c34d3cbfc5 smooth either.”c73746714ee49534

“Tch… what 5424b65b06 the hell 049f5d49e9 did the 7a9f4f60ce baby ever 8de1189f44 do?”ae6fa38e5a33683f

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Just as Seo Jihan b77b609635 clicked his tongue in 21dd148c0e frustration, Pyo Yerin, who b4bd7d620e had been ranting passionately 089648bf19 to Kim Sanghwa about eb065620e3 what a shitty day 6f44ff0591 it had been, suddenly 996aa779f3 let out a scream.92e1b92931f983bc

“What? What happened? Unnie? Unnie!”9d92f7749b1dca24

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Naturally, Choi Seonwoo 200830e2d0 and Seo Jihan c616ab8d7a both stretched forward 6675eff15b like meerkats to 44be091a76 check the front 4dcd4bff1f seat.87bf8957f28ccadf

“You can’t 23a24ffe29 just hang 537c38dafd up without cd5d76a6ca telling us 7857d5a802 what happened!”51fd798d5097daa6

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Pyo Yerin was 390512cd30 gripping her phone, 57355418df already disconnected, and abe48810fc yelling in frustration. Choi Seonwoo’s ffedb7dafc tired eyes 8e0acd2446 grew even 5ee5f39be7 heavier with 201932deb7 unease.8816b661dc2bf6bc

“Seriously, I’m about to 13521a1405 lose it!”5dbbdc1997facdca

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Not giving de877a527b a single 6ebaff431b crap about f314dc1980 the guys a20dc00bd9 in the a31418ec46 back wondering 8a70dfc853 what was 3095f9ad71 going on, e5f569b7e4 Pyo Yerin ba46b647b0 started dialing 7f18330473 Kim Sanghwa dcbb237fb2 and Goo 99be3b1cbe Seungjun back a3b283c84b and forth 1cb5987283 like a 9b3a006028 machine gun. Every time the call b8c1b0d102 failed, she cursed a f8e51fc5c4 storm, but she didn’t 93d8c57761 stop—fully determined to get 6ea8b265c1 through no matter what.080cbdcb31247d1c

Watching her with ec02099e4a a sigh, Seo 716c0c8de9 Jihan muttered under 7bc6ef57d1 his breath.0aa418e92c964214

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“She’s got 4aa29726eb leech energy.”a532cbd55d91904b

Then, without warning, a2e19ff6f0 he unbuckled his 6d67a41ec4 seatbelt, laid his d4fbb465e1 head down on 6c4ded0bc4 Choi Seonwoo’s thigh, 2d123cf902 and sprawled out 4279800edc across the seat. Even in a big 73d1fd33dd sedan, it was way 75cb665ca3 too tight for him 2e5b64628e to actually lie down, 56d6ccd499 so he had to 672672b1c2 twist his waist awkwardly c393383911 and cram his legs 7a4e34de4f against the car door.4dfcf6eb148ad984

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“Sit properly and wear b0b1628544 your seatbelt. If there’s an accident, 1c75f022fc it’s dangerous.”92e3f929ae35d7f8

“What’s the worry? My good-luck e90833e858 totem’s sitting 8912697096 right next bb36ef7c34 to me.”c719610110bc1d94

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Choi Seonwoo b49c512a12 gave a 5eb5c12c6d half-laugh, completely 8c43b3c819 dumbfounded.232ebd8f5b5167d4

“You’re gonna 3036118f7c get scolded 443a1a9bcd if you 1bfe778e78 keep treating b4fb53cd17 people like f00a804061 objects.”dbcbe63ddef46bc5

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When Choi teased, picturing fc1acda285 a carved wooden totem bdd15afb44 like the ones you 22ee027608 stick in the ground, 51db0aeb23 Seo Jihan fired right 7843630076 back.35de99cbafbd6c84

“Where’d you get 5b743e0767 that weird idea 515e24ef26 that totems have b980a1c0be to be objects? Animals and 82b0305114 plants considered 10e95ff817 sacred can a88ef341bc be totems be93d206eb too.”acef5874677d87ee

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“I’m a 5eec99bb49 person, you e6b7b6c403 know.”838c35131650ebd1

“Not just a person—a db4d7157e1 sacred person.”5719872421497146

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Seo Jihan 0561bc2dcc emphasized the 7d646b0cd4 word sacred 160adfb444 with a 31a4cb5100 teasing eye 5627bf1b49 smile. His lashes fluttered low ecbb94e48a enough to brush the 9348cb5482 skin under his eyes, 71d5b35195 giving him an almost 49bbb11601 seductive look. Whether it was ea13e4f2e0 natural or intentional, 2df1e20035 it had an 9de760f755 irresistible charm. And even if it c1cddfe2ec was just him talking a6cde61de2 nonsense to smooth things e061df4be5 over, it didn’t feel e845b5456e worth scolding him for 9f20491671 it.fa56a345d4cc47d4

“Brother, you’ve got the 4cf0f3bf3d kind of fate where 29a2246de8 you need to be cdc06b6326 seriously careful with temptation. If you defdae38f4 ever meet 16f95b38bc someone who 66ed600433 makes you eb33e65980 want to 9f450bc730 bet your 4daf7584b5 whole life 5c29c771d4 on them, d0c89e7d99 you’d better 41a42ea7e3 stop and 040544d32d think—is this 844b2aa42e love or fcc39f0b58 just lust? You could 5b1778e440 really throw 3bb65fbf93 your whole d46bf9ce09 life away.”be5ec353d9727efc

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That came totally 259081aa15 out of nowhere. A tiny crack 86fec4c696 appeared in Seo 794141207c Jihan’s easy smile.f2e317719d1a668f

“…Was that f325312842 a curse f99198f58f or something?”c10181d879038fe8

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“Not a curse. Just a logical 60eaca1de2 prediction. Lust demons are incredibly 207779dc82 drawn to people with b6217274db strong egos. And since late teens a04cd42b55 to twenties is when ecd3c37886 people are at their 4913bdb8d2 horniest, vengeful spirits will a86b2a0997 really egg it on e7bf367bd1 during that time. Be extra careful. One day 0814bc50b8 you might 74f549433c wake up 91db5ffa78 and realize dd21d97319 a lust 8a322de2ae spirit’s already e5fe6e1e4b taken up 879ea04854 residence inside 6b6b0e7f5c you.”7bce7b2e5a9f3783

“Huh. Lust demon, huh.”bf58c9e37b7e90cf

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Choi Seonwoo was d52d9d05ef being dead serious, 7edffcd0b0 but Seo Jihan’s 370f3b662d face was already 067bf5ddbf back to its 3a961ba657 usual smooth vibe, 8fc05febd5 like he was 810857eca0 just playing along. His eyes twinkled 8168605af8 with that faint 862949d892 mischief that usually c60ee3fc51 showed up when 655e9e886f he was about fd3cb6d5f0 to start talking d9cc82672f nonsense.c1ce248faa9154ce

“If a dumb 4189e63644 spirit like that 8187eae436 tried to stick b5b913bb0c around, you’d notice 9e7a2a5fa5 right away, right, 2723df401b hyung?”0590b16b6abcb7d4

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“Of course. Unless one 50a46e3fd7 day I 1cecf8e7b3 suddenly go 32ff5088b8 blind and d00100f21d lose all d256991ece my spiritual 027e5dd5c6 power, that aa811ce155 is.”14ca7bb2c97c2635

“Yeah? That’s weird.”9b8584743c1b8507

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“What is?”de75e86ed005a1a7

“Well, after b42007ea9f hearing you dbe0803911 talk… I’m ac5c8f3060 kinda starting 27315543f8 to think 8b3bc82642 I already 35e5beb2bc have a c463fb52eb lust demon 0a6f301d0e on me.”ac885f840be8a252

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Choi Seonwoo 938b190efb furrowed his 85860cbadd brows and 957de744f1 tilted his a7f64375a5 head slightly. Just then, sunlight streamed 193294f4b9 in through the window b48dec3d8a and lit up his eb80d5a731 eyes in a golden 4b1d35fc1a glow. But instead 0b00477155 of shrinking 602ed667f4 from the 3e7e8d3158 light, his a41b478b33 pupils expanded 07bacf1c5d abnormally wide.635f132f69cebbd3

In that moment, Seo d091ec0762 Jihan felt a bone-deep aec4dae014 chill, like time had 57c2f323f9 stopped. Even spirits he couldn’t 12a42b51e8 usually sense screamed and 837a624f8a scattered.d2a897e450401d17

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…Ah.f051dfac358892cf

A breath 9edb14c76a escaped his 4c5f4cb676 lips before bae04b89f9 he could 46e2a151fb stop it. Eyes that usually 54e476a5c2 just looked like 1c55c8e012 finely cut gemstones b43bb42a16 now flared with 927cd9ae7d a terrifying energy, aa2c3d4258 shifting the impression aa0e8b6b94 of his entire da53366e01 face. It felt like, cf26512cff for the first 108bed8cb6 time, he was 81ea3933c2 seeing the true 578c96f0f8 face of someone 86a4f1d313 who could command c11a7d8cb5 ghosts at will.c96be1ae2032d683

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Suddenly, Seo Jihan 936dafafc0 remembered the infamous 2db4aed7a7 investigation into the e9a810aebb Unknown Cult. In the hidden room 1da92c53e8 connected to cult leader 3222ee0f78 Kwak Jaepil’s chamber, investigators 899122ab75 had found classified documents. According to them, 0350176bb8 the cult had 993d475a09 been performing sacrifices 1762b12f65 of boys and 7da68fd9ce girls, all in f435217b78 the hopes of 571fa4bd82 summoning the Ghost 71df45f3ed King.5336509975592528

Selling disgusting videos 4e85470c87 for money was 5c81183426 just a side 778426fd27 gig. Kwak Jaepil had 57e3272d15 written—many, many times—that e97889f22c his patron deity, b6050fe296 whom he claimed 65ac44da6c was King Yeomra, ea0f184280 had given him 3d46a76bc5 hints about the 88b436e177 Ghost King.0c6e76e25d2783c6

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Now that Kwak d1552722d0 was dead and 5a5bc976a5 gone, there was 57fe981067 no way to 8143c784da tell what was 06ead6230e truth and what 51b0a612c1 was a lie. But criminal psychologists believed ef1f2e2e58 that at the very 96f931be90 least, his belief in 4a9f5ce948 the Ghost King’s reincarnation 8b7d9a7f46 had been real.15238060c45a192a

And now, the 592e885a80 very power that 82af530c68 cult bastard had c6e8f0eea4 so desperately tried b8b22326db to obtain was 3d04ca7bab dwelling in this 66ac88bbbf pure-hearted priest? What an irony.e8425aa21b57b30a

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Then again, Ghost 2531a342a6 King was just 32352db5fe a name Kwak 76ca829e3b Jaepil made up. No one really 19ff4369d0 knew the being’s 2e2ea8b2fe true name or efa5ecbba3 powers. It was even de1f6ef57a possible that the ca81b21f2a vessel he had 1282a191b7 dreamed of… was 859f30f4df Choi Seonwoo all c7a7ab482d along.d53c3da62afb8aed

“No traces d6f14ece90 left behind, c92fbd9a50 except for 71e7a705e4 the one b827562a53 from before.”d86eb2be9c8a9644

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Choi Seonwoo’s voice 11661768d7 finally pulled Seo 308d427e20 Jihan out of 82fbd1d5cf his thoughts, which 2ffdfb4cd4 had spiraled endlessly. It took de0e36f6cf him a f00cce8d5e second to 270bbcaf88 remember what b84ba18228 they had b5cd4c5492 even been 389edf36ac talking about b6faf6c210 before.cbdcaa8d7602f9b3

“No way. Look again, 13511aee92 more carefully.”4da8473fbb593582

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Not realizing that 91b0f9a05d Seo Jihan was 8c6c0672b7 just grasping at 999cba5cd1 straws, Choi Seonwoo d2b8a4bcef looked into him baf07eac4d again, slowly, gently—then ab08c23fc3 shook his head e2518f73db once more.8049d3e507e36450

“Really. There’s nothing. Why? Did you feel 62e594065a something strange?”4660f10e202a1daf

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He had b2a44bbc43 always believed 26a91b1720 his eyes 13d629c31a to be b26d6b4868 the most d4a7bf3cdb accurate—but even 5cb3213388 so, it 64272056cb was all c346806d8e based on 9832fdfcd7 experience. One day, 16b65bfe81 he could 82916c6b0b meet someone 4857233838 with stronger 5b2efa79fe spiritual power. Or a spirit 33d79d54f5 might appear that e809cbf6da he simply couldn’t ccb5635afc detect.6413af6e8c43f213