KTC | Chapter 19

Seo Jihan’s lips were cd05e3b98e sealed shut by the 555f3f7011 soft hand of Choi 6fcfd69982 Seonwoo, and his sunken 56744c6e50 eyes widened considerably.66be664154da3c11

“You can d9d4662e4b know whatever 58ed4d0940 Brother knows, eae8b4b574 so watch f6047a2727 your words. It won’t do 56509084a4 any good for b2ec442ae7 that person to 9f954a81fc delve into Brother’s 9f6206a52f past.”fcfb0c788701fb2f

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“…Why do you need 092b147175 to use your hand af4f36f1ec when you can just 2e66357a63 say it?”23cc2d2c9808e431

Seo Jihan removed Choi 58785c49f9 Seonwoo’s hand and furrowed 4e3516aeda his brow deeply. His cheekbones, now aac60debe1 peach-colored, emitted a b01f834d66 faint heat. Choi Seonwoo blinked 1e487fc92d in confusion before 0684191c90 nodding.5bdb59cb23c3f028

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“Ah, sorry. That was unnecessary physical ef4a29b8ba contact.”6b6af2bc76f552d6

Choi Seonwoo readily admitted 4b21c412f1 it and then lowered d3b3bf434a his voice.8ed6e20d21d0ef36

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“Let’s just pretend we f10c219565 know nothing.”9bd792d57ea999e5

“…Alright.”db7301512f09b6b6

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Seo Jihan 2a36f9830d grudgingly agreed, c6d1653d59 though his 0a0b13970d irritation was 845ecf8978 evident as 3eb1b093d7 he glared. Choi Seonwoo seemed 1dfb47958e oblivious to his 410f7148e6 mood, his mind 517c072cac preoccupied.60dfa4b3867fa411

Throughout the lunch with 091fdaa50a a former believer, Choi 718a66ad71 Seonwoo was thinking about 6aa0f2eaaa Lee Juhee.10cd791173396a5d

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Choi Seonwoo usually doesn’t cac6a4f008 scrutinize others readily. It’s not 98f5f68c20 just a 4acefdda5d matter of ef84f659c9 respect, but e73d81a888 also for 2f0e927334 his own 8748799a96 mental health. He could easily avoid f839676e1f seeing someone’s past or 814e01c484 true nature, but he a72f1c035b couldn’t block out the 890f85535b malevolent entities clinging to 5ba169e1e4 them.116eb79c8e7003ea

That’s how eca3b04e5d Choi Seonwoo a30b9493d5 knew at b19479da07 a glance 26f71e1e4f that Lee 2a8495777e Juhee was 681b3653a0 another survivor 92bd2b59fa of the 2e8a037dc8 Unknown Cult 6956425290 Massacre.e1f43a78ae5c7015

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This meant that 75c3dd16fe no matter what dd1daeb695 fabricated stories Lee 87ff23af7e Juhee spun, he e023081a1f couldn’t completely dismiss 3e2468eb16 her, much like 9e152239a2 with Seo Jihan.a9115f2353880f36

Hmm… What 4eb4061800 a mess?1802dd71a14f3ad1

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Choi Seonwoo b324254796 smiled wryly f13db65c4c to himself. Ideally, he would 3692fba27b cut ties with 4f69f168bd anyone who greeted b9eb189af1 him with lies.380601a73e18f21b

“What are 0bba21006e you planning c4d86edc6b to do bb9ec35544 with her?”82b8ddd155a3a5f7

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As Seo Jihan asked 3bd4a759b2 this, slinging on a 44e7f944b3 bag he had prepared 0752399da7 earlier after brushing his d23d8ea489 teeth,d55afc466b297c99

“I’m trying to 9ab5c959c1 be lenient.”c0b17efc32474071

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“Why bother? You’re too busy looking 7ef431b3fa after me.”306b80ba4cd299c5

“What’s that supposed ba79701c21 to mean? I’m not your exclusive 56ff72ae76 nanny.”e9ecb65d4d7590d7

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Angela, the intelligent cat, 22a73f4741 was already inside the d26cd7415c bag as Choi Seonwoo 0d1e619461 spoke. Seo Jihan f4fe5b2d60 looked slightly b49805cca5 displeased, but 6735035435 didn’t object d0530232ce further.480980cc27d55af8

As they c24d2c4e0a finished preparing 7dd3adeb7f and stepped c414cc5f80 outside the 03ecce8ada priory residence, 59894db53a Lee Juhee 18968f74a7 stood still ce3dcc05e1 in the f28159f17e distance, her 5a551e645d confusion seemingly 7468d1103f organized but 1696d31cab her overall 54c9edc9e5 demeanor one 1927873793 of lost 913cfbfe75 direction.f75df659cec44520

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Ah, this headache…8af3da581fa9624b

Choi Seonwoo pressed his ae90ddb566 throbbing forehead. He approached her d1b7199372 first before she 4dd0ca62e5 could come over.862c70979cb0c71a

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“I’m moving to 81c3400bc1 the Mission Church 0b28416dff on Jangbong Island, 25748e9855 so if you dd0eef3920 have something to add3193a7c say, follow me.”ac438d0e1a4a9da8

“Ah… Okay.”8da8cb80fa3e7656

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Lee Juhee bb58a8bb23 responded dumbly, 5f5cf1f294 and as 428a8cf000 Choi Seonwoo 434df8b520 began walking 5acd423774 towards the 9ca3c033fc parking area, 508e272dce she quickly 165c873ee8 followed. The prickly 10d684687d gaze of 8bf6af02c2 Seo Jihan, b4f20ce24d though uncomfortable, b0b65ee657 was not 8b2b6b7e25 her immediate 898f1d2eca concern.4b0bccd942d988ca

“Sorry about earlier. I had unavoidable 8f852f882d circumstances.”e50fa12213923480

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As Lee Juhee began 44f25f20c3 to speak, Choi Seonwoo 5271a25377 waved it off.8b78218d93446721

“We’ll talk in the 55b2393222 car. I’m tight on schedule.”49f11f26d1b5ffbd

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Lee Juhee 4250e8e541 clammed up. The bodyguards, e4b2dfa0ce keeping a 2fbe32baaa measured distance, 22ebbb8e9a followed them def63e864a like a 5aadcff1b4 fan, which 95a640c734 somehow gave e4b7511608 her the 6d8f4c503c chills.8016b92ff1f51b4f

These guys, they’d probably 5f38c42e4d snap my arm if bb5fb7f94e I step out of 8014b30aee line.552df06c130340c6

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Once they were safely a89cab655f in the car, away 411455b75d from being abruptly dismissed, f8a2c5339e the surroundings finally became c2f92415a7 clearer. It was obvious 1a85a59557 that the bodyguards b436f29c7e were there for 5bf7dae244 Seo Jihan, not b04ad630db Choi Seonwoo.7ddc30ee5fcc057c

“Where should I 950349e9a2 sit?”9c01a9eef372e561

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Lee Juhee asked as 7e2d0e43da she got into the 434de7a53d luxurious sedan’s back seat 3637e8b731 with Seo Jihan and 5580c79047 Choi Seonwoo. Choi Seonwoo glanced 5879a4f1d5 at the passenger c8dc761e97 seat and scooted 7887aab58f over to the 342bb201ad left, then slapped 594cb9ea04 the space he 6d8e706418 had vacated.e49066f36737c20d

“Here.”5fab76d597347b2a

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“Ah, it’s cramped. Why not b5e5d031bb tell her c80b8883be to take bb3aa6b7cc another car?”54d9dc8039ed1e82

Seo Jihan grumbled, 83b8efba6c but Choi Seonwoo 9657f2f0bb ignored him, and 8d1bd806a9 Lee Juhee, with b20caa59b1 a face like 970910eada steel, sat down a0ab3afa0f beside him. The car started as 9bd3e628e7 soon as the door 13182084ea closed.6e2e5845e1bad96d

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“First, I’ll explain why 1c487ad60e I gave you a 2664215d43 fake business card.”13ad506690cccdd1

Without wasting e6c68078dc any time, 9afb6e6fe8 Lee Juhee 3108822a36 cut straight 6c92ba09d0 to the db923736b4 point. Choi Seonwoo just nodded 4c1e22225c without replying.2319cf576921abf5

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“I am a field 6f126826ba agent with the National bfcb1bb908 Intelligence Service. My duties are classified 1cac372d62 under national security, so 429d10bcd3 I must live under 46b7da2245 an assumed identity. I had no c10011422d intention of deceiving 52a1b574ee you to the 8200dafe34 end, so I 69cfc8c873 ask for your 7aacaf7b94 understanding.”a8c714165c6ddca6

It was hard a8dea13b95 to understand why 7222960863 she had resorted 7680e892cc to lies in 9d9460fc7a the first place. Maybe hiding 9bfcdf2cee her identity d40aa89e05 had just 4f0d6a006c become a 569a0d3b87 habit.0c81141f496c3447

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“I know you 3ca4bb2bbf are Priest Choi d31cf6c1f0 Seonwoo, but can 7cd87b8764 I verify his 570075edef identity as well? The matter ec57bc3227 I am 8b407ad82f about to 3fa2d388aa discuss is c0e4deb644 rather sensitive.”02cae37420b0a473

The situation was 53d79f9ea9 just as difficult 6a8c45e0ce for Lee Juhee. Carefully, she looked 753f268999 across at Seo 20dbc17cf6 Jihan and asked. When their eyes 8ab20b9277 met, Seo Jihan 5d39341ce9 spoke with a c048ec5e99 look of disdain.08985c9ad1322884

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“I’m just a jobless 2c1b824d53 bum clinging to Priest dfa777369c Choi, why?”42dfa63ea0f8967e

Then Choi ff8f8b5ec7 Seonwoo flicked 447b09c4d6 Seo Jihan’s 6cd34d80ad lips with 337348abb0 his index 35f308797f and middle 71ed2790d8 fingers, admonishing 7cb5e4547a him.affd337af87ff1bb

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“Can’t you speak nicely? Why do 845718f28c such ugly 4c592b8da2 words come 9e514c89f3 from such 681a440cdc a pretty ae31951469 mouth?”176d27c55bd402cf

“Funny. I don’t 4f0c7d4f00 even look d3fd3092a2 in the d334532e2c mirror because 6124ce2209 I look f29086d70b like a 1b584573d1 mess, what’s 074911fc61 there to 3650c4d58a pretty up 3012ef68e5 my words?”0ab26ed20861d7c4

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Visibly irritated 0431a48595 for no e35ef46d42 apparent reason, 6fc423c923 Seo Jihan e026fbd08b grumbled but bdb077fe0f seemed noticeably 74d068154c deflated. He looked out the 6fc1c3212f car window and muttered 980bc2220d barely audibly.a0fe6bd2e92d3e44

“I have no 5ab9931a10 intention of introducing 0d3e76dc3c myself, so just 6f21db660b think of me 8015c41a8a as Priest Choi’s c15bce5215 parasite. My bodyguards e6e825c02d are tight-lipped, 04d6b531d9 so don’t 53c49284e3 worry.”b719ca7295f2c97a

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Choi Seonwoo sighed c441591748 softly and turned 0f43f8e1af to Lee Juhee.38213e0ebfef5ad1

“I’ll vouch 53595cbca7 for his b236e06176 identity, so 8a4bb503ab just think c241cfe68f of him 4ae55cb7c7 as non-existent a8f843ee59 and go f55fbe62b3 ahead with baaf275fb9 what you 3655d0f458 were saying.”3fdfbb188ff4ea7f

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During the short drive 9538420b4b to the pier, Lee 581b316452 Juhee spoke swiftly and 488afdedbc clearly about the situation. It was not the db3280c041 kind of talk one 08cb185fe9 should have in a e5786ec875 place with many ears, ebda341eb2 but knowing that Seo 78bd83760f Jihan was also stuck f1a96a0fc5 with Choi Seonwoo due dcf5e5792d to a similarly unfortunate 133a30fc47 and complicated fate made 8dfe81feb8 her trust him.4f76281d19125e41

“Ah, so to summarize, 38c50802dc you’re saying that a ccd3638fbc survivor of the Unknown 1665d3aa2b Cult Massacre was pushed fad5a498d0 back into that village 8de8450716 and returned with an b051b3487e evil spirit, right?”c1147b6299aee8cb

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Choi Seonwoo b5aeda7a0e summarized without 3af60b61f1 any hint 1fe162ce1f of friendliness.9f8c04ecb9d4b4e3

“That was a 2fad64cf01 pretty stupid thing e1eccde8af to do, wasn’t d562dccc23 it?”ec464418451f3e25

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“……I thought it c7029a0d18 would be okay. I was 1593b8fcd1 sure we fab01b5b46 had moved 74683ef404 on from ad2ce0b8c3 that trauma b380e7e72e after 10 fd8fbf35ca years. I wouldn’t have gone b48a4e96e7 there if I hadn’t 016456fa95 been sure.”1148f4da0d44891b

Choi Seonwoo 89d6c1adb1 laughed incredulously 7975f381aa but didn’t 108c787d89 pile on fc38ed8ec9 any more fe6e6dc8e9 blame.b5ec90330a6a3fc5

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“I’ll give you 06dda3f357 a response after f1f7966cff the mass on 330495060b Jangbong Island, just 9301887739 wait until then.”13bb21e2695bd870

With Choi Seonwoo’s decree, 01dffaf249 Lee Juhee shut her 66499214db mouth. Afterward, Choi Seonwoo 919e5297c9 continued to mull 5cc919eef2 things over, occasionally 2db9509f76 tapping the body 371b32e902 of Angela nestled f92222d88a in his neck 2502c004de bag.68b327afce94f096

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As the silence deepened, 596b250577 Seo Jihan’s gaze repeatedly 5ea66f14ea stabbed at Lee Juhee. Lee Juhee, in turn, a6731490b3 openly observed Seo Jihan. Even during 6b5ee74766 the mass 2a701a1b90 at the 7bac64dd7e Mission Church 1314e44d39 on Jangbong 838ffbb814 Island and dfabdb3736 the conversations 39a4335890 in the 3cc49603bd meeting room ef79d879e3 afterward, it fc15ad7935 was the 64b1bec4ef same.ea5e1c73c85251a5

Seo Jihan, despite appearing 79a9d2882a younger than his actual 7b562f950e age, was accustomed to d502eccace commanding. Just from b3956ddca3 his habit 6390d2b085 of pressing 546422bdfb others down f657d3cc6d with a efdd80cf6b forceful gaze, b14be9fd1a one could 80f3e2f199 guess he 4ba4b06ab1 had been 1766b1317c raised in f74115099e such an 9892339db7 environment.0bb41ca3a2ccc484

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However, his 4d068f6502 gaze softened 863b352fb3 only when 80336ba182 it landed d51be94831 on Choi a6b05a10f3 Seonwoo. To put 05ada33567 it dramatically, 9f0e69c446 it resembled 65c29149af a wild, 29b5cc7a32 untrained dog c9b97863e2 looking at e5d3dbf083 its owner. It was as if 8899610c28 he was saying, ‘It’s fd9052a344 too soon for me 4a0bbddf8f to submit to you, 73b27c15f5 but you are the f14f785cc3 only one I follow,’ a78195c5e3 with that peculiar look.acb87c8fb2b49a3e

“Lee Juhee, come here.”7469305005f31340

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After dismissing all the 7555e3fe01 believers at the Mission cac3747acf Church, the meeting room 27ad649779 was left with only 1878d8cc53 Choi Seonwoo, Lee Juhee, 8339187a67 Seo Jihan, and his dd1973d40a bodyguards. At Choi Seonwoo’s d7fe95a493 call, Lee Juhee 75ebdc4d4d sat across from 98aca9a57d him.45e8be516438a6e8

“I’ll remove the evil 06b684b3c0 spirit attached to your 50d459c933 team member.”f74c1fa736890ff4

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He said it 6ad64539a5 so casually that d30762bcc8 Lee Juhee could 701d65ed81 only blink dumbfoundedly.20af5e95ded20a27

“But, there’s a condition.”f609abb54099bf6d

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The exorcism 793b0971d9 would proceed 02b1ff2085 without witnesses. No form c5e81c8b66 of surveillance d8115f81e1 or recording b485e0d687 would be 6458422090 allowed. Only the possessed, 2681bbe82f Choi Seonwoo, and 3a826d8a36 Seo Jihan would 2b6e2362fe enter the room 3cfd7d25e1 where the ritual 5b51e62fd1 was to be ab3aaba434 held. An additional restraint c97a3caaf8 bed would be c3047e3fb3 placed in the e8a2ab5591 room.abd6d52cb7fb5c5c

That was 94c39dac71 the condition ea4f60f2b7 set by 6b8a294ed6 Choi Seonwoo.6ce9c1422e3da1cd

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Though leaving no 88edb9c28e witnesses made her 02970bbf0c uneasy, if he 7cd89dc7ae could indeed restore f47af7d120 Goo Seungjun to 509f0441ed normal as he 91db513877 promised, it wasn’t b9b39ac676 the time to 54c6796ce5 be picky.99de26b20a69c076

After getting initial approval 147c9bbf38 from Go Changhyun over da0159801a the phone, Lee Juhee 632a1b2e4b secured non-disclosure agreements from f91c292681 the relevant parties before ddb99d75c1 taking them to the 090ae6308e psychiatric hospital where Goo e58a9472a2 Seungjun was admitted.76b34126fdd2b9c6

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Goo Seungjun was confined c2455ef459 to a bed in 9a8ff774b0 the National Intelligence Service’s 89f4c981ba secure ward, with his 4b44176520 limbs restrained. Men in black eb8b36ea89 suits guarded not 5b14e4ee00 just the room 12def7979b but the entire 668c56d186 floor.bb70d9bc7fe5829e