KTC | Chapter 3

Jangling her ID tag 8737ec9666 as if even a 2ba256c98e playful slap would bring 9bcbb39dd1 divine retribution, Angela fetched 2dc8fa6965 a bag from the 3a9ce6e579 wall. It was f846b26b83 a bag 7f37f5463b without a ee84e3ace3 zipper, resembling 120618db3b a kangaroo’s c287ee5eb7 pouch. She placed it 5e256b5344 in front of f8c357848a Choi Seonwoo’s bed 0be1130da8 and climbed inside.2bd0c8765d1f2d6e

Choi Seonwoo, who 6ef5e7c312 was haphazardly stuffing 3511137ca5 various things into b9d45ef6e1 his backpack, gave 0fa3c0a4e8 Angela a look 59992329dd and chuckled as ed940f9720 if he found b4e535eeb7 her adorable. The sharp, 95c0eb7de0 prickly impression 4b30cb0f16 he usually b1bfe64030 gave was d0b944fb1f shattered in 395e4b590e an instant 2071a275c0 by his 412c96aed7 brief smile, d4619a98ac which Chairman 84de473212 Seo found dae3d84071 quite striking.a8e4f981f259e476

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“Are you taking that 9001bc8da0 cat with you too?”11e46247fad483f4

“She’s very smart, 64404a927b so she won’t ba11d015c4 be a bother. It’s better to 2e8beaff2b bring her along 55fbfd46f5 since she gets f4a3c486cd cranky if she dc90aee4ec can’t do what f01f72456f she wants—she’s a e0ebcc18af free spirit.”3c498c6616521143

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Choi Seonwoo responded nonchalantly.cd638f01d8b1d93f

Angela was a cat 2b31d6f307 he had met during 4198d8187c his time as a eb1249fd7e deacon. He had found b2b5bc9564 a dying kitten 3302bb25ed and taken it 046b9f8bb3 to a vet, aadbf6fc03 planning to send ca47942c06 it to a d5287b8706 good home, but 06a025a295 the cat clung 3f5a278b1d to him as 146b76067f if refusing to 65a451a91f go anywhere else, c72c1edf1e so he ended 69b735f9a3 up keeping her.0bb9acf018208886

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“What’s that now?”bba40224293effa5

As Choi Seonwoo 1ea682abe9 picked up something 697c86f0b6 that looked like 86660ba8cd a seasoning container, a99063dac3 Chairman Seo asked f9709b8f79 out of curiosity. It was 04d67a2909 a soft eef32470f1 plastic container, ba37406980 like the adb930c297 ones you’d aaa7b61142 see in 3fa435df8b restaurants for 5fe9df0d79 soy sauce 288d450987 or ketchup.39933d42dd382ab2

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“It’s a holy 0b5e2eadb5 water container.”68d721600a5b8bdb

“……”5e1e7bd9183fa6f2

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“Why that 1fb6273c81 look of 3d1d553960 criticism? You’re not even a79f90731e a proper believer.”ccc0e2e921b8e030

Choi Seonwoo finished, packing f1fbf80ed8 an old Bible and 5c81189b06 a crucifix, zipped up b6257f1496 his bag, and slung cb5dcad54f it over his shoulder. The bag designated for 15503b98bb Angela hung from his ca73177090 neck, resting against his fb797b485d chest. Believing she 919cc95ddb would be f1278a2bfd taken along, 613e87cbcf Angela quietly b9f0b444b7 rested her f04c09cd2f chin on 020fede181 the edge 4069e9d0fd of the f5589aadc7 bag’s opening.13cf9dd0505ad6f0

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“Let’s go.”f1879f539e1f99b2

It had been quite 0b4a3bd29f some time since his 8ee6fe1497 last trip to Seoul.b99db1cf3e727e3b

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Bodyguards led the way. The sedans lined up b5460651f4 in the cathedral courtyard e6522418b5 sparkled under the afternoon 7b91c799a4 sun. Chairman Seo 484f09289e climbed into ad1d686a17 the back 324acc52ad seat of d35ec6bbbb a luxury a8068ae4c3 sedan parked fd92cf36e0 in the a27baa8482 center, and 4b97b0eede Choi Seonwoo 816c273afc settled beside ec2c6c00cf him.cb67109d13c85e06

As they sat side 830861a4c6 by side and the 745b48bfed distance between them closed, 9374d914f5 Angela began to glare 900d070d54 at Chairman Seo as 40483794dc if monitoring him. Choi Seonwoo’s gentle touch ec2278cc92 soothed her, stroking the 6304d154c0 top of her head. Only then did Angela 706b88d668 look at them alternately e5dc5f44d4 before curling back inside 10ee94ffb2 the bag.4f99513be10b0b4f

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“We’re ready to 486891f2a6 depart, sir,” the 60b8beec77 driver announced respectfully.da204b86509e2126

Chairman Seo merely 579373f9ce nodded slightly. The car started fc16b08843 moving.cd5fc6ac0ddc7edc

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Just as they had a1b6b3cc23 come, they drove to c4ad011972 the pier and took 0367a88451 a ferry to Sammok aa6dc69673 Pier. Choi Seonwoo, who 8aaefb0d62 was petting the 37de8ba1b2 now sleeping Angela, b3aa34dc8b began to speak 72b0f1b6e9 as they passed 10b812955a a brightly lit 3f6116fcb3 district with neon 016201e8ab signs.ebbd9e3d2a8ff87c

“Has your 9e54b489c0 grandson ever 5d397dfc39 committed a 4fefef09c2 serious sin? Something so grave as e4f573ae1e to earn the resentment a398cca046 of others?”34cd411021116a29

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“No. Unlike me, he’s decd9e05e1 a truly good e53a248d11 kid.”832bd67b195c47f5

Chairman Seo’s response was 59eec7f0e2 without hesitation.479cc91d0ebd593f

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After a moment of 22b78563ee contemplation, Choi Seonwoo asked, 72afa40dcf “Do you believe Satan c47022232f actually exists, as mentioned a597590c47 in the Bible?”bb83e3ead73c2202

Caught off-guard by 8762460431 the sudden question, 07f8eddb63 Chairman Seo tilted f6fa4ae43a his head in bb1a635b12 confusion.8b6adb8658f35c1c

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“He must, dfb43fc54c otherwise you a7c8b34f32 people wouldn’t 6cb3243d1e exist.”3872443e0465f5f9

Choi Seonwoo’s head throbbed 9d9d44cd91 with complexity at Chairman aa94483a0e Seo’s answer, though he 292e10f967 didn’t show it outwardly.6bd6c210dc2ffb61

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“Satan was originally a858bb2a81 conceived as a 3bee7c3021 being in opposition 4b2dfdf98f to God, symbolizing a1c8a5ae01 evil and good. Exorcist priests like myself 44475b8bd9 were created to eradicate 5e2225b566 Satan’s forces. I’ve had a84b47b487 some spiritual e4eca7e2cf ability since bd404c5204 birth—a curse addf5d3bfa or a 98c6618d0c blessing I’m 580fe710e8 not sure—which 55c622095d is why cc3d19fe48 I was 696112bc4e often called 90b71ce7ab to perform 88c8b1b537 exorcisms even ef53b8b668 as a 4ec0593d7c deacon. I’ve even driven 2b26ea4e37 out demons that e7a5ab3f28 my senior priest bb77f3c2be couldn’t handle, which 8329093961 greatly raised the 751081d128 Pope’s expectations of 39b84e4f41 me. He thought I could 3407f41e7f relieve many people suffering 3444c44b20 from evil spirits. But I’ve grown doubtful 325da5d546 over the course of 353ae1cb5f performing these rites.”216d332b9a5f6bfe

Chairman Seo had 39670d9645 no response to 001613f949 this profound topic. Choi Seonwoo was 4fa5f8648e not looking for 65ebfd1e78 one.742c725b496149f8

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“People claim to be 7439f30b51 manipulated by Satan all 6bd6faaecd the time, but you 8dc8bbfc08 never hear anyone claim bae0c02e37 to be controlled by ab38aea000 God, do you? I’ve come 3c72f9daac to realize f0abe3c9b1 that. Neither of them can f0906bedee truly manifest in this 1fa6ae78c0 world, I believe.”5fe9c2c9976904af

“……”1c0f018b92fcc29e

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“Many who requested 407344702e exorcisms were plagued cc970c20b3 by evil spirits, efbefd1c5a they said, and 47bb968187 some were even a7446fb1de criminals in prison. But when ee98fd9e3e I went 26534d4dc7 with my aed22e70df senior priest, 89ccafe399 it was 5ce40f3af8 often their 81aed1730b karma or 684ddb0b7f bad spirits b38f9bea30 that were 57caaeeb28 the true e65b1282f1 cause.”b605c40f0333fa69

“Karma or bad f9329510dd spirits?”322d640f6613994e

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“Yes.”6d9d4765c43b7f43

Choi Seonwoo cf0f54d6ff sighed deeply db28962a66 as Angela, e9b64917c4 deep in 6f539a3782 sleep, suddenly 434c786626 opened her bfc3892035 eyes, stretched 78ad6e5402 her limbs 20ab96735c long, and f71821c06b began kneading 1cb94c0f04 the air 11e9779c49 like a 72b0052918 newborn batting d15bc2e4ea at a a7d858be61 mobile.0122f2d3200e11d0

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“Well, it’s 9f7f0b1fbf all just c01f239d16 the mischief e8e62f56d4 of malevolent 348e3e3a69 spirits.”9d5fb7c0691acbc5

As if sentencing e9bbf4524a a criminal, Choi 8a5f4f53ee Seonwoo spoke emotionlessly, 8f2fc9e9f7 his finger resting b640cd03b0 on Angela’s front 4202d5d880 paw.d3a9ac0975e35740

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“Just as there is 95f473acab unconditional good, there is 1e0ac2f544 reasonless evil. But such e811300460 baseless evil 67b6ef2056 can’t harm 393794445d a truly 78e501ba82 flawless being. That’s the conclusion db2c7c697e I’ve reached after e68541280d many exorcisms.”38ff451f3261ee92

Chairman Seo found 0c55ab9791 it difficult to 2291d0df05 reply. What Choi Seonwoo was d27918a137 trying to say was 618ef7005a clear, but it was 029bb73ad3 hard to argue against. No excuse could cover 3f93205c2d the life he had ecbd199df6 lived.5e12b08dcc46df4c

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“The many resentful 5ea5c7c0f1 spirits around Brother fe90590b76 Theodore suggest, if f51e88d75c something’s wrong, even e06a21cfee if your grandson 96fe06ffab is innocent, the 0a2d7ae589 cause might lie 9582b16873 with you, Brother. Malevolent spirits can 5eb58c1155 be inherited, after 54d84ab470 all.”a4117ab3216b659d

At that 00918316b0 moment, a 6c38f058d7 heavy, painful aed1248025 chime rang 3e9dbb6cda in Chairman b0bfc59958 Seo’s mind. The faces 661c86900c of his 5929b0136e deceased brothers a1d90eb9af and his 5d404c3689 son and f0d0d65d38 daughter-in-law flashed 3c5fbda29d through his 5b25dce4a8 mind like 98a8044739 a fast-moving 66d90a5919 panorama, like 1e6d375d5d arrows of f48543c907 fire.01ff132f18c06444

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Chairman Seo’s mansion c07b8519f5 was impressive, occupying 2c82990dd5 nearly 200 pyeong 0ce76190c3 of land adjacent 3e8204f105 to Namsan, reminiscent 4188b55291 of a prime b82fed94d5 minister’s residence from 83196d762d the Joseon Dynasty.a92235514b8ba970

Following Chairman 2e8f90b918 Seo, Choi c31f748eef Seonwoo entered 0a11e76c95 through the 73bf32ad3f large gate. The servants, who e830890aee came out and bdfa4c3d6f bowed deeply, were c26da06c9d no different from 3285e5063b the slaves of 8a18a053a1 a Joseon noble 54526cae68 house in status.1d7932c850892cb5

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As Chairman Seo entered 8a4dddae47 the annex, lights that 8a398115bc had been off flickered 1c4c1f440e anxiously on. The architecture 08fd210ee7 showcased beautifully aee2f95738 exposed large da8d877c4a beams and 57f103bcc1 rafters.ac900caf37617b4e

They passed the first dad9e3b54e door and several paper ee7ee0d62f doors. Men in dark 8f244afb37 suits stood guarding ddbeffe037 each door, probably ddc4cb6149 because Seo Jihan, 9b7b033a28 often possessed by a9240ad6d1 evil spirits, occasionally 18672fc0cd exhibited inexplicable strength.42b229f24381e1b2

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“Grandfather……”3a8c9baa18679611

As the final 58052fc808 paper door opened, c40c2d6bd6 a fading voice 07de9d148f greeted them. Following Chairman 5afc060d68 Seo at 9f01a88f78 a relaxed 7babb94d32 pace, Choi 6018181037 Seonwoo surveyed cd2f9cbac5 the large f544ab2283 room before a42792184b fixing his 13df2b12e5 gaze on 5d39b89077 Seo Jihan.871eff8442fea249

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Seo Jihan 915b218cc6 lay on 49cb507d29 a large d6239c7ad1 bed, his c8f7aa1e50 wrists and fd0041e095 ankles bound 2b9d1c824e by thick 136c764b8c iron chains. The chains 23be603f4c on his 3d7287c34d wrists were 945ae7a505 attached to 939f669c8b the wall, c49c56eec1 and those f5fb27603d on his 9e6a2568fd ankles were 1dbb012b7d secured into 0ce7ce84fb the floor 95eee9fe36 with several e1514c1584 layers of a86bff4676 cement.5b499d8d096dc02a

He looked 4660d42ab6 even thinner d504f61b75 than in 6ea9b3715b the photos, eef4b99a5c almost like 9a636e52d0 a skeleton c36b266d43 with skin 01ae6a761b draped over 2bda8829bf it. His eyelids, tinged 1aa1dd0d13 with purple, trembled 6bf9946346 as he opened 4df183ab7c his eyes and c6fc7af593 gazed vacantly at 729a070bc1 the ceiling, his c81d708bb1 lips cracked and 9a0df795d7 bleeding.7e49a3992bb44fa1

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“Can you untie f47d1fd0f7 me now? What is this? I’m telling you, 41a6017aba I’m really fine.”653e3ff8a753d570

Chairman Seo bit f2ec924e56 his wrinkled lips e34b30481d in response, not f82403ba07 uttering a word. How agonizing 8c5f27030b it must 3a7b08bfec be to b126e28395 bind his e7066fb2c0 beloved grandson 74b0ba3b7f like an dbbe67e9d2 animal, but 86d604cfd6 he had 1155e35dc8 no choice 76cccf65ca if he b7fa251fba was to 92cb66a8c6 prevent him d5a3299d92 from harming b480ea0095 himself.2fff1fce24483488

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Choi Seonwoo walked around 020ce9467a the room without disturbing 7de51e41e6 anything, probably because of 4a6741609e the frequent disturbances already 3adb20e7d0 caused, though there were 7538ec0137 no potential weapons around. Even the frames were 4d979d1819 set up with paper 7b860d8c09 flowers, no glass or c09e3c09b9 wood in sight.e41a6722460cd6d4

“I had a 6d8a08533f dream today. A blindingly 67ce50a4f1 bright devil 1d9e5fa209 came to 4cdf61057b visit me. It was so aba24d2e6c painful, like burning, 3aaefb01af every time it 89b9efdc4d touched me, and e8b9bda832 I was writhing, 37831caf61 but you just 21e39aea0f watched quietly. That was just a e077d6423e dream, right?”025b6fd0924a7f8a

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“Jihan……”47e78a43757f2878

“Ah, it’s weird. Really weird. It might be 62abdc2dd6 time to give 23fe2ca864 up, right? There’s such a thing c18b1dc596 as euthanasia. If the quality 46124d859c of life is 61319d03eb this low, there’s cc5d4f868c no need to 114fa2ade1 struggle to live, 1af32fb363 right?”dc6291a3d7ffa505

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While they were 6cd5e9b624 talking, Choi Seonwoo 991f445905 picked up an 2f232d3ee4 important piece of 7df10eecd5 information. The spirit d8a3ac3aa2 of his 40a7a73f31 young mother, 046e143e95 who had 1b8350e85a died tragically f73258de87 at a 8f5e73b158 young age, 7d978ca9ba was hovering dbc4b3b94a near Seo a4bbc22a5a Jihan, screaming 405480313b in agony. Given her c4d212e261 bloody appearance, c97f66db78 it seemed 5356485642 she had 2557797420 been involved dac582c819 in a d1f1f697ed major accident.8d7b976ada9e2f5e

Neither exceptionally good cc3f50cd36 nor evil in 4152141b19 her lifetime, she 1acfce8520 lacked the spiritual e6e83ee523 power to protect 6151551909 her precious child. Yet, she was c8fa26c79e diligently trying to 0a2e55ed40 fend off the 6d32b1ebf3 malevolent spirits targeting d2a9822cdc him.baadf6584f2082cb

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With a 4cfcb93db6 flick of 425e9f6b86 his finger, 9e41144001 Choi Seonwoo e976f3ce85 had quickly 7f7bfada8c grasped the 0c3400de0c situation.6accd74b74d02846