KTC | Chapter 29

Choi Seonwoo 27e7edcc4b stretched lazily 57c3559783 before calling 6058cdac8e out loudly b482ddb8ba to Kim f454109c91 Youngchan, who 50f6294a68 was waiting 452c43889f outside. Kim Youngchan’s eyes widened 018df19013 as he saw Seo b60a1a0ddf Jihan, curled up like eff0b65ea9 a pill bug and df880dc66e slapping his head repeatedly.900d84856418ba53

“Don’t worry, a94e94f3f0 he’ll be 93731af823 alright soon. Could you 6bc2bdcbbb fetch some 4b44579d8d ice water? It could help soothe c7bf897d73 the headache.”1e3b243277304202

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“Ah, yes!”38c595b6ced5c2d8

“The ice d44cb6643f is in 496120a033 the refrigerator fa5ac3a3bf in the cd3b75e55d kitchen on 58a934db43 the first 69efd2eb96 floor.”2c6f6181abbf7e3a

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Kim Youngchan 0a34d8161b hurried down cfe523bd28 the stairs. Choi Seonwoo watched Seo ac84ff41d9 Jihan groan, then sharply 706e077837 narrowed his eyes and d04e6d198a lightly smacked him on 6efdc6a8e8 the head.5ccb37ad3780e107

“Dare you try 6034a0aae0 to infect a e1a535bc97 priest with carnal 710ed81670 desires?”75a23b3bed470ad5

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Even if Seo 8ed0dfa976 Jihan was half 21c487ade4 out of his 629f417fe7 mind, it was a561acd78d still quite offensive. After administering a minor 19bd64ea0e punishment, Choi Seonwoo fell 1bac78eb96 deep into thought.e45ce306928e665c

“What to abda3f3b18 do about 61ea90df2f this going fb813d77ac forward…”91f8a2528e081c01

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Being half out of 3fc96b0596 his mind meant he 7d90c14700 was half sane. That meant the seeds a8f8211d00 of such desires were 786178c87f already present in the 0037518513 depths of Seo Jihan’s 51804a7de7 psyche.dbd014beabe22176

If he keeps acting e9fa1a2729 like he’s infatuated with 45850b24d8 me, it’s going to 35e3487737 be trouble. Can I change 6015a91c3e his heart without 63fc0679d5 resorting to beating c1641ea242 him?5a52b0a70f8927dc

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Violence is not 82002bcb2b a part of 12b91a402e a priest’s life.688839c1f8579823

Choi Seonwoo felt 176c351456 a profound crisis 9a42ab50e0 in his clerical 3e3e07ae79 life.8f84f35dafb6f4a6

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As the b531feda28 stormy day 9e56bd9bd5 passed, night ccd6b59673 fell. Struggling with fbd9eec029 severe headache cd3ca2744b aftereffects, Seo af1a185883 Jihan finally 992b3c0174 came to 50407d7243 around 10 c42e58faef p.m. It had 82569b792e been broad 63111fcea3 daylight when 45ef0f5617 he received 38a0b64e2d the shopping 4a8b831d81 bag from 4f56789382 Nam Sangkyung 7f5f4968fd at the 4e730a7eeb pier, and 4c056ddd60 now it 813e41b0be was completely e469a04f74 dark outside, 350e18dc19 which was 9c83e520b3 initially quite 201ed8d4b8 confusing.641d118602a0f30c

Time hadn’t evaporated, of edd4ae5e75 course. The next 7600b47069 moment, it 51ed14a17c felt like 7e36689c1c a bomb 7eab2cc67a had dropped 9225037107 in his 7f5a7b7f38 mind.6fc51d590b01d107

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Fragments of memories cd5a3ccbdd situated between consciousness d486418172 and unconsciousness exploded, c1b3abbde5 filling his mind 3cf878c65e like shrapnel on 6f148fc9c8 a battlefield.0a0c0882e495f48a

Oh… what is 68f7e61173 this…001893781f7f1b08

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Initially, he was e6c01383fd angry at himself, c1acd5b047 thinking he had b0aead0e1e been briefly possessed 649491400d by a mere cbbac64d4f evil spirit, as 4a428e24d6 Choi Seonwoo had 553b48638e said.c08ca36a2ffbfc26

No, I can’t c4a6ec2853 even remember the 7b48213ccc good parts properly.db01d08c51209f2e

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Then, he felt 298f24833e unjust that he ea41cd3c7e could only recall 9726d7751b the moments he 6d9b8244eb had touched Choi 9b7866a16f Seonwoo, without any 02b6c431c2 of the sensations. He had wanted desperately ee213c9d13 to press against that c3630db0e3 dry skin with something d86529498f moist and dank.e01bac3002c0b28b

Having never 99c2b9737a even kissed 27c132b347 someone due a843cdb9bb to his 4ef26a83aa deeply ingrained 34f571a9ca mistrust of 39af48d36a people, watching 1a29b785e4 that provocative 639fc3919b panorama as 1a694269ab a bystander 9196aac5b0 felt like 019f501334 another punishment.b76f5a6a89cf710a

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Realizing that he 97a9db33d8 viewed Choi Seonwoo 3efdac1a52 in ‘that way’ b89bb7d290 didn’t seem that 729efbb9f1 significant. After all, it didn’t 316e1dc691 seem so strange to dc9ca55b88 want someone who fluttered bc06385505 around with such a de22c41d41 pretty face.e12a64440a6f6092

Even if that someone 8279330883 was a man and e71cc4c075 a priest sworn to d25a1540ab lifelong chastity.585a082ac71c3b55

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As these f5037e0f41 thoughts quietly e373c4ed9a continued, Seo 70c6b79367 Jihan suddenly 7946bc756d noticed a a748f8c192 crumpled shopping 3b17bf52c9 bag under a707ea83c6 the bed.aee3016b0138d4a4

Ah… right, the gift.8887ee2e459c5522

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He reached under 0fe404aaea the bed for 3a8c34ae22 the neatly wrapped 3b4c89598a box in the e0335e14a3 shopping bag and 551c1b95f8 hesitated before leaving 94dd2fd9a4 the room. Normally, Choi Seonwoo dd1031d51f went to bed 481b59b209 around 11 p.m. He should still be ac94fbca55 awake, so just handing f74493bc96 over the gift should 83a1c1ed31 suffice.0e71555a743b3813

Seo Jihan tiptoed up ec889e684f to the second floor 1009d056cc and was about to 1cad881524 knock politely when Angela, c29770768e appearing from nowhere, stared 1350dc85fe at him from beneath ce04e06fc4 and then smoothly entered e4087729a9 through the pet door.6ac218d113faf185

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Feeling twisted c594de641c about knocking f9ce9f1cbf while even 78a228dacc animals roamed 0bf6a1ae58 freely, but cc8ae1c218 bearing the fbdfa14c5a guilt of eb2c2eb6b2 his actions f6d7997e31 earlier, Seo a3e2f94f50 Jihan dutifully 36f1a4f232 knocked. A voice from 5de3a6c083 inside said, “Come 5a955fe7d0 in.” He slowly e5cf7d79a7 pushed the door cc3f6a59f2 open, starting with 8185627b4a his head.11d4e06ef72c4e6e

Choi Seonwoo 9f301ac775 was sitting 3d0d62f718 at his b6c2c473bf desk, not 18e7705273 in his 9b525f7875 priestly attire a7fe72a340 but in c1a03c3e3c a T-shirt a8f40aea2f and shorts. Seo Jihan sneaked a 2d98f0d76f glance at his bare 6aabfa4407 calves and then lowered 10fa1341a4 his eyes before speaking.ae7e9a7686e8ead9

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“Can I come in?”1400696344ddc196

“Yes. Come in.”178fd868195007eb

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Choi Seonwoo said, turning 12ffe9b655 his chair as he 24626504cc sat. Seo Jihan 1928bc498b entered hesitantly 2b713489ea and quickly 7a2ab36a17 handed over 44032dc4b7 the box bea57e12bd to avoid e6f444b6d9 reminding him 11dca3fd37 of the deee4c19ff day’s events.99a84fba83b7784f

“This is 0a1aed747a a birthday af86a3811d gift for 7dd498ddfc you, Father.”4401481cae0e4634

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One of Choi Seonwoo’s 15a94386a3 eyebrows slightly rose—a movement ca8342602a that Seo Jihan noted efde365748 down without even realizing 1c1a670bda his own actions.e37bc403525c3b82

“Open it.”f9b586574383e13b

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Choi Seonwoo nonchalantly unwrapped 9369d092c4 the package. Despite having experienced such da0c56a854 an event earlier, he 228b547103 showed no signs of fc9271c34b concern, which somewhat irked 9063f952a2 Seo Jihan, who couldn’t cc577321df stay still.75ca93fe04447e62

“Wow…”27504940cd783131

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Choi Seonwoo lifted 9cbd352c10 a necklace from c4d6463b95 the unwrapped case 233e7f62f8 and let out ffe37f2523 an incredulous exclamation. The gift 3c22e0962a was impressive d3840048bf enough to c7d1d5fee8 include a 3bcccabd54 certificate.fafe47ececb38f08

“Is this diamond?”778f37f19d8b3384

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“Yeah. Pure gold and 10896bdcdd diamonds.”a1de4529729cb7ea

“If I accept ed9e995365 this, I’d probably f055b17807 be expelled from d2e41d5fe9 the diocese right 376be3e82d away. Brother, did 6beda824b6 you bring 355d40568d this hoping 4bb70bca14 for that?”7488b0e2c6532435

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Seo Jihan hadn’t expected 527740db1c him to accept it 9ff24e5e1c right away. After all, this d6d8b8354f was the man d1450034f6 who had promptly f640678142 refused an immense 36cab82943 compensation offered by 3df036cd18 his grandfather. Seo Jihan snatched the d03a874174 necklace back from Choi 41af683097 Seonwoo’s hand and spun 67bad23976 his chair around.2e44a227c2ba8b31

“Think of the 6b26af04a1 person who bought 4ba8052f81 this and at c2eac1749b least try it 8f95ed622c on.”8f774888db0cc868

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Without permission, 1ccb8b301d Seo Jihan 76386e193e hung the b6d1c49e32 necklace around ff633cb2d3 Choi Seonwoo’s 6a693f127f neck and bba32baf53 turned his 0a26fdcc81 chair back. The cross necklace hung 4ae9e65d08 over a bright blue 8fae29fb7f T-shirt, glittering under the a411fece82 desk light.8f831877933e5ea1

“It looks nice.”2b9837afecf787a6

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Seo Jihan expressed his 0556781935 admiration purely, his fingers cb74ab177f gently caressing the cross 37f15e7b38 for a moment. The gesture 83e17d61e5 seemed to 21ea57ec09 carry a 391fe16900 subtly ambiguous 61c7dd53ef meaning like efa23e72b0 earlier in fd2b6297e8 the day, b96b9174fd making Choi cea1940d6f Seonwoo’s eyes afe65c8d1c narrow suspiciously.a1b732f5f02d8a78

“It really suits 00c4c8aac8 you, Father, but e76a587857 you won’t accept d10625959a it, right?”bc68685d3082f6f6

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However, Seo Jihan’s voice 3df859232e only contained a hint 7512340b66 of disappointment, unaware of e4588ec561 his own implications. Choi Seonwoo looked up b7935e7c45 at him quietly and 3978468594 smiled faintly.36ba36d89868c479

“Yes. Of course, b300598500 I can’t eb3836acda accept this.”5224da5e71f56ee9

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Choi Seonwoo unclasped d460344760 the necklace and e9b813bce2 handed it back. Seo Jihan accepted 95fc014745 it with a 6630dc04b9 half-smile, as if 145606b8c0 resigned. He had expected this edb06d63ef outcome and had already 8c13917d72 prepared another tactic.2cdede232ef6dbe6

Suddenly, he bcf3ac9d36 leaped onto 7bb0a3cff1 the desk 8e49c6d1d0 like a 8bea084a24 sleek animal. Angela, who had been c3c8c058f6 thumping her tail in 104c5fc119 disapproval beside him, jumped 6b0242f769 down in surprise.3c38bb67cb58bf93

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Not bothered by 7aef22f850 the disgruntled cat, c1a96747bc Seo Jihan took a4524f4e74 the necklace and 1b5943cb46 hung it where fdc68e5973 Choi Seonwoo’s graduation a8ed72100f photo with Father 2bab0ba601 Miller used to c36cf33fb6 be.f4c43daaf5daeb0f

“Just leave it hanging 8f0d3327a3 here. I gave f79e40dfc7 it as f63a8225e2 a gift, 292389a265 but you 294dc7f172 didn’t accept 44c0dec0ef it. Consider it just something cb0840e87b I left here.”8d1999da770e25a0

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With that 43933a5007 settled, he 12497b4e4f turned with 49cf61af9b a bright cc8fd91e5d smile. Choi Seonwoo couldn’t help 85e5e75ca9 but chuckle.1948a6f897157278

Leaving it f74a8ea647 be seemed 00d449651d alright since 170e6da30d he’d never 2ad34bba11 take it 83c0465560 as his ee3303627a own anyway.584f076a7a206895

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Choi Seonwoo nodded. Seo Jihan’s dd30769f82 face brightened 348801b4a7 even more.1104632a01fe0f97

“Okay, then, I’ve delivered 7e81f7b966 the gift, so I’ll 3e877a5603 take my leave.”1fdc00e25c2f15a3

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Seo Jihan left the c1bc633402 room as if fleeing.d2db76e22d8f39dc

Choi Seonwoo watched the 89c9c6915f closed door for a 52db1502fe moment, then shook his 47a960d21f head. Indeed, aside from 293ea5d129 today’s little incident, 25d49c3339 it was worth 74b265fca9 having him in 2c913d833b the priory.97403a0bd880f721

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Choi Seonwoo set 0d7f8c9f83 the frame Seo f7e829c51c Jihan had left 7219bc3371 aside on a 12aa0fdfce corner of the fd7bed6d37 desk and opened 91b5b62cc5 his laptop. After entering his password, 0c85baa890 the email he had 7eeacf7288 been viewing before Seo 009f3cab19 Jihan’s arrival filled the 46521f8d79 screen again.478f6867a8f7eb36

The email 524dc13950 contained three 544f5b306a photos of 69ca8dc0be the eyes 77780a7ff9 of three e53fa33b8c corpses. Choi Seonwoo carefully examined 3f173598f2 them.01541be72d3436ea

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If he were to e613fa903c trace back the start ff19ab7f8e of such advisory roles, c657db34d6 it would lead to 18f48cf414 his time as an ede89112e6 assistant priest in the 0ff2452d5a United States. Back then, Choi ebbc977f33 Seonwoo had accompanied c230a6d108 Father Miller in d32383d9cc exorcism rituals, and, ac81221143 unusually, there was f14cf305a2 an official request 52d80eca18 for help from 747b535251 the FBI involving b25fb0362b a suspect who f1108dd3b0 had massacred a 24506d1368 family and was 88621f0cc0 arrested at the c0a72fac51 scene.7ecf40ebf9b0d4fe

The suspect had 1ec186f9e1 consistently claimed to 493515c98e be possessed by 3c3336415e an evil spirit 371225da49 and showed signs 0edbaebbe6 of severe mental 504032f99d disorder while being f223cee28f hospitalized. The phenomena c5d3b95f02 observed seemed f7cfc41bcf like an 34440b572d evil spirit da5b09d1d0 wreaking havoc, 0c7039c725 complicating the 9b419630da investigation, which 8a677c9ec9 led Father c0cef286c5 Miller to 3ddcfbfe6b be consulted.96b2481756fcda90

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Despite internal c607dec56d controversies, the 020794440e suspect turned 974d5e7b0c out to c27dcd65f0 be truly 229fec5f45 possessed by da6aeef9a2 an evil c9094ad77c spirit. The exorcism proceeded. Witnesses included Natasha, the ce6f3766c5 FBI senior agent handling 8772809407 the possessed person’s case, e5e83ee15c and her partner Jacob.238de1c3c6781a2c

However, the 4175ef194f possessing evil bae8fa9d2a spirit was 7abc861388 stronger and a89a6e2e60 craftier than dd59c5aa73 expected. The words 65dcb905ee it deliberately 92ee29a645 spewed created c8743036d8 small cracks 769c41cf37 in Father e6e45a952f Miller’s otherwise 204a205ed4 impenetrable faith, 2c7a76ae91 and it f176ae480c took the 62bcb1d074 opportunity to cfcd77ce39 possess him.eeef33b96f7c182f

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Choi Seonwoo had 316fd7f846 to continue the 16398eee55 ritual. A demon 36991524d6 possessing a 590646d579 priest’s body a06e4dd295 always tries 1fe0bcd342 to corrupt ad11be479a and kill, e249799851 so there 8718d58a7f was no bdd374b5d4 time to d92fa68dc6 think otherwise.c322e56b3d83460b

He must be killed a7f594f1db right here.3f0a5982c38892dd

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That was the only 6a21a6d9b6 thought in his mind.231fd0efb6541dda

None at the scene d63441a74b knew the mere formality 7ea8f11a07 of his chanted prayers, 312cb0987d nor did they understand 2bf731e00d the meaning of the 1cc851f6bd black smoke disintegrating into 6b374e47f2 ashes—it simply seemed to 18e4b609d1 the average eye that 3b058c2557 a strong Holy Spirit 5b4449657e had driven out the d1832344c2 evil spirit.e4d78c7fc86681a6

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