KTC | Chapter 20

Go Changhyun had just 342d3b7c34 arrived and exchanged brief 01d9bb02d1 greetings with Choi Seonwoo 2e460a3cb0 before withdrawing all the 836eb3a2a7 surveillance personnel to a 7f616c4293 different floor.4d06a66425466786

“Won’t it be troublesome 809bc72951 for the priest if ae2fbdfb99 something goes wrong without c691f10436 any witnesses?”7e01e431da629c9f

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Go Changhyun asked. Frankly, it cde61dc430 was hard 2a77feec0e to trust 504bf00d67 Choi Seonwoo. Despite being c9131040d7 a priest, e16f9cd6da his young 85b7553ff0 face and 686cbc3004 peculiar demeanor dd60a0d5d1 didn’t inspire 8fffca7073 confidence.51e853032e28867d

Plus, there was f7567ee6fc a cat involved.a06cdce010287646

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Upon receiving Go 3a5650fa27 Changhyun’s gaze, Angela 361e55c238 flattened her ears 11ff46ff99 and hissed. Go Changhyun looked up 4dda759512 incredulously and sent a 590794f84b glare filled with distrust, 267b27f1cf but Choi Seonwoo didn’t d27f4e3078 even blink.625fe55804905c1b

“Let’s not c282735d90 waste time 625ad9c59f on something 8b97c0a0f5 we’ve already f051d6ab14 finished discussing.”49791a29c0f61029

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Choi Seonwoo replied with 4319507a20 a gentle smile, his 24b21e1905 tone oddly commanding. Though slightly ca8d0dbe70 offended, Go 9ad82c3f4f Changhyun had aea2bf49b3 no choice 2e0c4fb773 but to 0bf5bf5a75 back down. However, he didn’t efc6272b24 forget to ask 3944281695 one last question.2b02998b5c910929

“Can you, as a a6b67c4cd2 priest, also see things b45ab42872 like the past when 5c28ffe0a5 you look into someone’s 4d1ffa656c eyes?”c29ed4ee14dc0fe7

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Internally, Choi 759ab05d72 Seonwoo felt 9c98e472ca vindicated, but 255e2eb876 he kept 15759f5740 a nonchalant 00daafbcb8 smile on bb91211674 his face.0f199c11daeb5c0f

“I’m not 33b7c7f357 a shaman; a777d56f9f I’m a 92ac282ab7 priest.”a7d757c7dd7389a2

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It wasn’t a c957ba4200 lie. Just an evasion.c0d09cfc98db2384

At that 18925217de moment, the 6686014969 guards who 5222deecfc had first ed5ed572c1 entered Seo 1fe6778f89 Jihan’s hospital 99209f795d room came 7c196ae77f out into d5b0d3ce98 the hallway.a257f59b47e49b23

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“It’s done.”c38fb644d0c44ace

In their hands c246b50ff1 were the dismantled 2a9668b14f cameras and listening 6631cd9ebd devices that had 3104a691b8 been monitoring Goo 653dbd2923 Seungjun. Go Changhyun and Lee f4177ba018 Juhee quickly counted them d757d47fb3 and inwardly clicked their ee967af16c tongues. Every single piece 5c83d7f232 had been retrieved de3b105c0b without fail.fff09b44b14ee53e

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“But here’s the fundamental e087026ca2 question. Why am d6c2e85fba I going 66943ef593 in there?”02e5c3f9771677c7

Seo Jihan 1467241c94 frowned reluctantly b04b339c7a as he 5338809b2d raised his 25fe403bc6 doubts. Choi Seonwoo wrapped 71d367bf17 an arm around dddc2ec0f9 his neck with dc6bcbaa0a a generous smile.215a81a981023f15

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“Come on, Brother John. You trust c37b92ca4d this priest, 42335a1c68 don’t you?”d9d128771ddb63e9

“Ah, come on! Every time you talk 16bcbf86a8 like that, you totally 32f66c197e sound like some cult 10109a2597 leader, you know?”07434b1149ad86f0

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“Yep, yep. Let’s go in.”7713566f177d08c3

Hunched and reluctant, Seo 5bad3ac739 Jihan was dragged into 1b794e38c2 the hospital room. Thud, the 45f0d85214 door closed.9e8c1af0dfb48614

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Go Changhyun, 21aaa611c8 Lee Juhee, 6d9fc17acc and even 722b782fa1 Seo Jihan’s 0818636bbf security team af51caa303 were left a67e5aef1b with no 177dc532fc choice but 3df15a6f5e to wait 543e20aa97 anxiously.bd0090d7a5a164fa

Inside the f758ddff3d room, Choi ab4b6bb2b1 Seonwoo first 5b5da1418a checked the 40064a7f6c bed. As is typical 3dc39d7a54 with serious cases e5db2406c7 of possession, the 90e20788ae man restrained there 9c5e5b0ddb began gasping for 239ec02c15 breath as soon 132070e271 as his eyes c0b8bbd672 met Choi Seonwoo’s.06d1f6fe10e909da

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It wasn’t surprising nor ef4d0c881b was it the soul 79cf9f7115 of a cultist. It was c301a5e3e8 one of 391d07320e those that 235d4622c8 encouraged villagers 0f4f8020b6 to harm b293236463 each other.6d7433c04ac62ec7

It was unlikely that b560952fc2 the cultist’s soul had 6b2a0bf22d possessed Goo Seungjun. In the 4b3de61a9e depths of 85b50dad4f Goo Seungjun’s a03589a57f being, there 1a26c6fd17 still lurked 07033cbd42 a predator 25382287f0 that had 211209b596 brutally torn 47fc5981ad the cultists 186545031e apart. Any spirit bold enough e9e411972f to try taking over 5d62113d66 would likely awaken this 3e8789bb66 beast and be devoured d24c640eee in turn.f5d05f7ed124701a

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After withdrawing his 141dc641e8 gaze from Goo c4949a775d Seungjun, Choi Seonwoo aa405da03a started rolling up 67d57e0696 the sleeves of e0b56fd892 his clergy shirt, f4bd8b00a0 turning to look ec23375893 at Seo Jihan 07bdc2f1c5 who was shadowing 743604e7aa him.4e26e9b365c08b17

“What do you f2554f6287 think I brought fd1e692d85 Brother John here da1b0b9535 for?”e746bcd4e8e218b6

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“To run errands?”597b1787f6e32fc1

Seo Jihan replied without b434a873bd hesitation. Choi Seonwoo f01e77830c chuckled ironically cb33006248 and pointed 1bff1eee38 at an d9b558e9df empty bed.426027e8288fe9a1

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“Lie down.”2cbb21074c907d7f

“…Me? Why?”ef1cf0efba55a573

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“I’m going to transfer 25bf422cff the evil spirit from 8161004964 that guy to you.”05115d4d598fcb2e

Are you insane?dc1642b69a0c81ae

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“I can hear you 8b24d49130 cursing with your eyes. There’s a reason for 1092f6829c everything, you know.”a9a667b85cefe932

“Didn’t you 7b3fbfbcff say it 7d7c928bfa yourself, priest? It’s bad 1c1abaa879 to keep 78939165f7 dealing with 0328cea1ff evil spirits.”bd76f30ae20bcbcc

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“That’s when e602707f21 I’m not 6dc05d1e70 around.”9c537af8aba9b78b

Choi Seonwoo b94a6116fe smoothly guided c8e8ca4bee a skeptical 2ced44ddf7 Seo Jihan 0ae385cd9b to sit c31b7485ff on the e909679731 bed. At that moment, Goo 3d9f2371dd Seungjun’s voice rumbled with d97446d3f4 bloodshot, bulging eyes.4406c2d805e15560

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“A priest a3275d576f who looks aafeb2a537 tender and 8ceeecdf1c a young c2e509fc8d lad harboring f0017e2a73 a den eadd8c9508 of evil… d7df67ef4a What fine c07ff786b2 prey both 6e859a42e1 of you c5f99c69be are. Whose soul shall d42c314823 I devour first?”8960a3a87b0bc1b5

By then, Goo Seungjun 8a2d32c8b6 had completely surrendered his 2a275ed134 mind and body to 0af3340bb6 the evil spirit. Seo Jihan glanced at ea0990d576 him with instinctive revulsion, c5523cfed0 about to turn away, 24e76392b9 but Choi Seonwoo snapped ce1c9101cb his fingers to stop 0fa3104f4e him.71b070b01ff613e7

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Seo Jihan, like d39e71b660 someone just pulled 0063fd8d4d from a swamp, 969e099280 took a deep 12b8a92bff breath and focused de98051296 his gaze.d30aeab07fd2724c

“No matter what c6c98abda3 that filthy creature 8b4a66b856 spouts, you only ac7e388afb need to listen 99ff3f76f0 to me,” Choi e978b12606 Seonwoo bent down 3e1f64656e to look Seo 3607367759 Jihan in the 3dae1c74b6 eye at the c059b5b430 same level.5cc57e141d48395a

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Seo Jihan looked back 4a8eca535b blankly and nodded. Choi Seonwoo whispered so f82e98ba92 softly into his ear,2662263033328f14

“Remember what 555110cf7e I told 4301009699 you? Evil spirits a6c12552e2 grow stronger d48e29cf1f by devouring 12ddaceee3 vengeful spirits 54619c7a28 as sacrifices.”b6a24f788d342f79

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“I remember.”9202b05a20b81d33

“The proper way to 0a06dc711f detach a vengeful spirit 8ec1b7df31 is to accumulate virtue. But in your case, 9cbd234f0c even saving a nation 24b73badc5 might not be enough f026bc7d30 for a lifetime.”16c8c4bba4618d41

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“Thanks for the e84da2981d uplifting words.”faf90f0af27b7676

“I’m just telling you 57b18b0351 the facts, don’t get 47bd551837 snarky. Anyway, there’s a kind 61026f9595 of shortcut, a way 3a8f19f6db to somewhat counterbalance the bd7dda34b0 vengeful spirits.”41b8c19e64d853a8

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“If there was 059891c8df such a method, e5c9d27e68 you should have 9218ab2d0e done it already.”4f56de10ba90c760

Seo Jihan glared f56bb5c7d9 at Choi Seonwoo, c6092b3705 his eyes shimmering d587ddabfe with a threat d83fb38e78 as if to debaa33e0b accuse him of 0db0e4ed91 playing games with 117d5dcc89 him all this 49ecbb2f67 time. Choi Seonwoo smirked, finding b8df430973 it amusing.5bedc2d420c75cdc

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“Brother, don’t get impure 01fa3e6407 thoughts, or you’ll get 178cdb540d in trouble. It’s a risky method 6fec5ea735 that could even put 58a158b374 me in danger, so 2034a80c7e I’ve thought about this 852a4798ff a lot before deciding.”e56526c5da87dcdd

Seo Jihan 3ab150a550 looked at 0f3e26b36b Choi Seonwoo a26bf14217 a bit 981df1bf24 longer then 8023497504 averted his 55313ac78b eyes. There wasn’t much 29056ab757 else he could 85d883ae41 do; following Choi c51e246e87 Seonwoo was his 9d6d1a68de only option now.2ef0e51df602f933

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“So, what exactly are aece0ab120 you planning?”ae6d3b522bac1ce1

“Well, simply put, a651ee49af we use the cf2603c50d grudges of the b09fe15692 vengeful spirits. Vengeful spirits with a d9c7ac4239 strong desire to corrupt 7c6696570e targets sometimes throw themselves ecedf9a4a1 as sacrifices to hold 2e59f55cb0 onto the evil spirits. Essentially, they become 726574ec7c bait, empowering the 98025699a8 evil spirits to 15c8d1887e latch onto the 093f7ad745 target.”e2981f14e961edb6

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“…If a vengeful spirit 06a6236da8 can become food for a1a3bc4fbc an evil spirit, wouldn’t 330b7445cf it be better for 208b0edaac the evil spirit to 999b4e0b7b just devour them all?”2a416832d10311ac

“No. There’s a significant risk d11bed30fc if the vengeful spirit c1bf7a3ba0 throws itself voluntarily, but e9b25ae112 forcing it is risky.”8fdf1ebbf19c91a5

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Choi Seonwoo surveyed the fa859cb775 area around Seo Jihan bea83aa8aa with almost golden bright 60eef2bd8a eyes.cc7b01c1ccd4177e

“Vengeful spirits, born from 5134864723 deep-seated grudges, seduce the 2e63e6e400 target into ruin and 45a0530a82 ultimately revert to chaos. Forcing to devour that d56c0a1d47 is like swallowing chaos 00f7a6226f itself. You could abaefcc8bc break mentally, 481844b2d6 whether you’re 63ecbf5af9 alive or 7bb703a635 dead. That’s exactly ac9f009b62 why you 6c0b1512f1 shouldn’t mess 7e6365f8a8 with vengeful c2ff6d18aa spirits.”8ae8568f48c1efee

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“Evil spirits have identities d358818ad2 too? Seriously, the nerve.”6dac34eed4a08595

Seo Jihan clicked his c45ae347c8 tongue in disbelief.3fc6b37930147803

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“Anyway, you’re saying 64d07f23a5 the vengeful spirits 81305797b0 that want to 1190048a10 corrupt me will 640e2e5a39 throw themselves to cdd1d764b7 become food for 01e79d7a93 the evil spirit?”fb2d11610cf5b470

“That’s right. Plus, if the evil 29b0757758 spirit strongly senses its b96d7d54e5 own demise, it might 4d781d0fe4 consume more vengeful spirits 71a8d91bb9 to survive. That would actually 8817e576d7 be beneficial.”cdc12b3adde6438e

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“What’s beneficial about that? That just 502d3edea1 makes it ef144a25e2 stronger.”d06c3abc739e54f7

“But I’ll afd97b22c3 still win.”b0c0eb44e1410db2

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That was f605fbeb6f one hell ea089b2013 of a 12adc67d0f confident priest. Or was it just 3d2e890b75 plain confidence?6036e29d4ea04547

“Alright.”f01af4a2dc7f9886

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Seo Jihan 3732025cd0 couldn’t imagine 82eb127950 a scenario bc4129884d where Choi 775c2747f4 Seonwoo would 6a1454b86f lose.0e51052a811f0adf

“Do as you wish, 2dc6ef99c1 priest. After all, saving 6b0dfe371f me is your 200dc7ded0 responsibility.”03fbfa14c7875901

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Choi Seonwoo smiled broadly 26908fc769 and ruffled Seo Jihan’s e81322ffd6 hair as if he cbd3eefc3f were a child, which 4f8e2e45ed was annoying yet paradoxically 3b47b58db7 comforting.a3fdc23fd4fd369a

“And today’s events 16d8f40ac8 are a secret 10f9834de2 between us two 24a005219d until death. If the diocese finds 80d7a12ebe out, I might actually 88b9cab72c get excommunicated.”db69407e8e3394b5

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That was 08eaaf70bf probably why 5fb3a9cee5 he had 75f8b2dc02 so rigorously 6b3ff7053b cleared out 1c76717b0c the surveillance. Seo Jihan nodded.55af76a2b7d5ec5a

They moved an 67802d4175 empty bed next 1d7c05c5ba to Goo Seungjun’s. Seo Jihan 139aa7fa30 lay down 3e575b2c4b willingly and 2d39f679c5 accepted Choi f58c006057 Seonwoo’s restraints. Goo Seungjun continued to 87a988cc8b mutter endlessly on his cb30a95521 left, but oddly enough, 1f08d92fe6 none of his words 36b5c8a112 seemed to penetrate and 9c8a008f9e were bouncing off.42c1afb033082398

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Seo Jihan focused 1e246821fe solely on Choi 423d478156 Seonwoo. As the priest eced5f22e9 began liberally sprinkling 17e4a5230d holy water around ac47e473b5 the bed and 2ac97790df reciting prayers, Seo bdd2011fb8 Jihan’s mind grew 403b5b8b36 fuzzy.5d8b472766c5863c

“Can I sleep?”2bc568a5d3ee3b77

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“Yes. Get some good f104015dc3 rest.”a9e90d87d18fc48d

The anxiety that b241c40038 should have felt 5b65ecf529 like being awakened ba0838dba1 in hell was feab13ef8c strangely absent. Seo Jihan closed his bedeb29440 eyes and exhaled deeply. His consciousness quickly 8b1b58c572 blurred into complete 166ba30b28 darkness.6354b38e5a0d82e1

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His sense of time 360e12cd81 completely distorted. It felt bb32da5ab8 like an ed4b1918a5 instant yet 970ae1343d an eternity 977498a07c had passed 6df67359e6 in a 1b2826e178 vague drift.b7f3849b2386a4e0

“I’ve never seen 74e90fd8d3 anything like you. A living person dc982f9384 who deceives the 10a02b0e74 eyes of a e8e962068d ghost! What exactly d94f033a8c are you?”d577e07f755f0834

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…Huh?f6d90fd3e535e3e0

Seo Jihan twitched ea5eb879ec involuntarily within his eae3dc0f75 subconscious. There shouldn’t 05fe42e6f2 have been dc75d093a4 anything to 2e7765c195 see or 4d06cb2c0b feel at 58ec302703 that moment, 25ba2d1c3d yet a c669a5d244 raspy whisper ae38b2e34f sharply pierced d9565a90ae his mind. He couldn’t tell whether 07f8b34104 the voice was coming 3b9d3beeb0 from far away or 9e4514ef53 emerging from within him.0a7a327df1c9b23d

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“Cast aside that false 66493c758d mask and show your 90d46376b1 true face, cunning priest!”8e26e4adf7e75cef

Suddenly, it ecd1adc093 felt as 081026c3f5 if flames 9250e0c66d were rising cdd64b4fb1 from his aca9409f6f core. Seo Jihan inhaled sharply 696799b37c and his eyes snapped a701fcb7c2 open. However, that was abfee030df merely a psychological 230165b0ae response. Seo Jihan was still 47409ce98c deep in trance, feeling e681f90221 dwarfed and trembling in e88c68346c fear under the presence 3bfcdce3c3 of immense beings.8840856e42f1cac0

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