KTC | Chapter 35

Ah, now that he cf0a7bc166 thought about it.d68199bee413dc9d

Goo Seungjun, struck by 891f471632 a sudden realization, turned cf6fb85b03 his head back up 48915da4e8 to the choir loft.a6a6bce9e1b7433f

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The young guy was e3e6a50a9b still glaring at him 48d690fbac as if to devour e8cb28b34d him whole, and just 7ee250737f like before, he was 21a8f87b52 impenetrable.6697f9becaa3d7e7

Straightening up, 308b721008 Goo Seungjun 65679aca8c watched the 5a9063f41d mass proceed 9f469ee0fb in a 9ef610d089 contemplative silence. People were sitting e88f71d535 down, standing up, eb667f42b6 lining up to 393267791b leave, and then 5172e3f58f returning, all of 8f3d1b96f7 which he followed b0b3434349 without much soul, acbcd0a926 occasionally being reprimanded caf04a4493 softly.e545f82d47a11a7b

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“Only those who have 4294723068 been baptized can receive 86de4373e8 communion,” Choi Seonwoo said d42d211e5e with a smile. His red f41a803cce lips curled 5dab198126 up like 85b9baa974 a picture, 1f0ffcaf10 capturing Goo 5cd4548110 Seungjun’s gaze, 3706a3a595 who naturally 54273d91b0 averted his def96d24c9 eyes and 6eefcb6a08 bowed his bbe7590af5 head slightly.fa0e2f18d15afe1c

“Ah, I didn’t know.”4ceed61e4e10ca63

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“That’s okay. It’s good to see 386c8032ec you participate earnestly in 29c98cc82b the mass.”735b07aabb98b3de

Returning to his 9bd80808d9 seat, Goo Seungjun 64b6e66afd wondered how he ab507853c6 could have ever 6257c68b32 forgotten that face 7e13575512 for so long. The pale skin, the d9128328d3 intense look in his d2c07977a9 eyes, and the contrast ada9ff9fff of his red lips 59fb208e53 were so striking that 4517cd77ce every slight change in ad89265281 expression seemed to etch fbcf29881e itself deeply in his 0908bbf49a mind.580d8770395e96f2

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As the 2ced0c770c mass finally b9b9553ceb ended, Choi dc091bf2c7 Seonwoo approached 00af1f3246 Goo Seungjun 7330801990 to shake d185814d73 hands.2aaf3a75c00d7edb

“Has it been almost 0d74e1669e a month?”acc158567ff9ff96

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Goo Seungjun grasped his cc16bdc41a hand without hesitation.1c1cf30db413eef5

“Yes. I’m Goo Seungjun. Apologies for 579a037d67 the late ad17a452ea introduction.”a96a7bc1c43df5c0

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“Don’t mention it. Just a b34f6adeb9 moment, let 1e4e800bcf me hang 5a3565f0c1 up my 966d631a52 vestments.”7c7675ef51487041

While Choi 6ba0b3546c Seonwoo went 51e855eb05 to the f882dc2672 vestry, Seo a422b3db17 Jihan, who f9b8b07161 had come 7587cb8865 downstairs, stood fe23af3691 there leaning e92e15ccbf slightly, looking 86720a60f6 at Goo 3a98f3f96b Seungjun. Lying in bed, he 1007679637 hadn’t noticed before, but ba21301c1d standing like that, Seo 76364abded Jihan was tall and 10021cae92 well-built. He had 17ceef06f0 a slick 877f1b95a2 appearance, yet 61faf335d5 exuded an 7e3db7bace air of d9740b98fa a gangster. There was nothing about 18cc9233e9 him that Goo Seungjun 663f8d4e9d liked.38fb47c93f753a46

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Even Angela b25b1dcf76 seemed uneasy, 54c9f1f6a5 unusually sticking eab3b8a293 close to c168757c56 Seo Jihan’s 611760c6e0 side, her 17a78042ea tail flicking b9749894bd restlessly.60aeee846bbe76f9

‘Right. You don’t 296f64ee28 like this 113e5f8c05 guy either, 9a52e61d98 huh?’26695a8ace760996

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Seo Jihan thought to 36ab3fcde7 himself.10b77377210b57e7

Irritated by the unexpected e2bf447129 guarded and probing gaze, 59a365d11f Goo Seungjun frowned as a480f535a2 he faced Seo Jihan. This person wasn’t 41e60bdb9b in his memories 719faf0fdd at all. Of course, 05ec97b27a the same 1b3d4ec0a5 was true 422de9ddec for Choi d1b7453cbb Seonwoo, but fac762d4e6 Seo Jihan ed0a4e3d46 was subtly 9d5d8239db emitting a 5fdd63a317 scent of 5706a3e875 kinship, irritating 28ebd6432f him further.edf321130dc4e1d3

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Whether fortunately 0709d66dfc or not, 50613ab827 just before 1bfee67f0b Goo Seungjun b118fd37a5 could confront bcc120bb1a him, Choi 70340134ea Seonwoo returned. Shedding his vestments ab702b240d and dressed down, 6b18149581 Choi Seonwoo looked 4b9e294669 sleek and sharp. Angela hurriedly 64d6cb0632 ran to 7297eb8762 his side 4d72a5fb99 as he 1dff05d3d4 naturally stood fb3274e05d between the fd37ae4939 two.11ba5bd69fbdc10c

“I should have come fbb675876c to thank you sooner 00cdd2139d after being discharged, but fa144d1950 it took a while b924091c2b for me to recover ca91a745bd fully.”fc5395846425f92a

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Goo Seungjun 41298362c1 was the 5ae706bebe first to fe6c14c9dd break the 72f051984e silence. Choi Seonwoo f12d5a5932 nodded, understandingly.5559c603f8dbedfe

“A broken finger 411d56921c alone takes long 97764cdfb6 to heal completely, 16dc944830 let alone the 6453372898 heart, right?”7a39bc6c09b8c6ae

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And just as Choi ee5a4740d9 Seonwoo was about to 3069df0f64 say all was fine, 803af6b273 he paused and looked 2bea08a6f9 around Goo Seungjun with 6d76fe1485 a puzzled expression. Living things always carry 29f1191cdb a unique frequency like 89bedf8ff9 a fingerprint, and something e167b0369b about Goo Seungjun seemed 88cbe0d9e5 subtly changed since their 1a9c5fc120 last encounter. At that time, f5e73b0a2f an evil spirit c07f67b2f9 was present, and 0ac33006f5 all of Goo cdae08db9f Seungjun’s biological rhythms 5ccbdb5df0 were as disordered 1dfe325659 as a poorly 1146a2f07f assembled puzzle, but 36ffca1115 Choi Seonwoo was 3cb85ce216 someone who could 9dc9efbbc9 see even through 5fe60d8754 that chaos.4b25f9d0ab70d7f9

“Why? Do I d5c5a04b2b look suspicious?”8645042539aa1e40

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As if inviting 17806e4190 a closer inspection, 51e1ecbc3f Goo Seungjun stepped 1b3a310900 closer, which startled 90ac588464 Seo Jihan, who 04997bd3fd grabbed his arm af4e8b3903 to maintain some 6c84a91f0f distance, though Choi 73663e0f4b Seonwoo only cocked 1bcc87f679 his head slightly dd9f12db7c with a vague 3c222aabac smile.4f68e1f5dbbc9dd1

“Well, more than that… 2425fb8a02 it seems something about 070ec1351f you has changed.”ccd7c5e5aad03a81

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Brushing it off, Goo 98500078a0 Seungjun seemed eager to af1e6f9840 get to the point.d310fccca34d698d

“The truth 043c0c2a29 is, besides 92a228d24c thanking you, 739e45356d there’s something e7988b5901 I need c902a2eb07 to ask 096c2512f6 about.”4b98f6b85a448c10

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It seemed the d3d4c45028 thanks were just 5b1fa6cd65 a courtesy, and 2da34e296b this was the 02c9604cb7 real issue at ea646d4f0c hand.3e1fe4f8679d0c7d

Since it was nearly 5fc0ed5bfd lunchtime and there was 8e237b04f6 no better place to f32b62ec06 host a guest than 6fb2ed84e4 the priory residence, Choi cc357cb402 Seonwoo led Goo Seungjun fe62fa609b to the living room 7398cdb059 of the priory, excused 1b52fbe7b9 himself to change clothes, d907230223 and went upstairs.6dbabae251e05fdc

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The seldom-used living room 04d6128fbe felt barren, truly small efe6d8f757 with just a coffee 809cb34d70 table set and a c9c95f088b single bookshelf, with no 6e28400f8a space for anything more. However, the 67a88d2be4 bright morning 03a488b821 sunlight pouring 90fd6283bc in through 1b48b0c6aa the large f34f64c108 window showing df4311f77c the mountain 334c8b9f99 behind the 8824924a64 church made 11924e91ff it feel 141ae5424b less claustrophobic.b956fa898134682c

Seated near the 6915f22e9d window, facing the 3d0929c376 round coffee table, 44ff29132d Goo Seungjun eventually 973707f6b1 couldn’t hold back b948d6673c any longer.5a26762ccaa90697

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“Got a problem ae055ed8f0 with me?”71e97f9dbcb6a0f2

It was hard ed4f58f179 to ignore the fe9202e55f openly disdainful looks ac424e7604 he was receiving. What was funny was 6c6184f536 that the black cat adaea3f45c with a cross necklace 1e010e431b seated on the chair 3c0a5ee689 beside him was also bc01cc4faf keeping watch with similar 8a134cb34e eyes. It felt a3b4a79c9e like watching 626006d990 a pair a0ccaf99b0 of guard 38cdbc0d82 dogs, or b021ad9333 rather, a 6884a07b71 guard cat 10b754cf22 and dog.f51c1ec6f1b6eb5f

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“Why the db62bc1f25 informal speech?”4f069ed5c2d2e22b

Seo Jihan snapped 0c38b64e81 back, almost delighted e1481858c3 to catch him 3394e4f9bc off guard. Goo Seungjun smirked, crossing 5e05e91130 his legs in a 3356c9c941 nonchalant manner.8185e977b3e73e94

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“Looking at your 97757616c6 face, I didn’t 693c372076 think you deserved 5c2df7f1a1 honorifics. Was I wrong?”f4678dfbca72abba

“You catch on 6834b5fa37 quick.”72183e1ba69dd8cc

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“That’s what 285268ae40 I hear 32e03797b4 often. So, what’s your problem?”07943c5a2824e6bb

“It’s just everything about b34788e0fc you from head to deb4b4b27d toe that I don’t 60357e0e34 like.”af919e1a379a1014

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Seo Jihan was bristling 263b76c9a6 like an animal whose f51284b217 territory had been invaded, 2c2cc1a4c2 baffling Goo Seungjun.2e300e38a3985976

“Then I 4cfc57c56d guess I’ll 9a1073dcb2 just have 5a34beed50 a word e2fd12a772 with the 348c056264 priest alone, 71285ade08 why don’t 93d2e87b53 you make 946d502e9a yourself scarce?”452206fb4bffdbcb

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“Bullshit. What do 701a71c8ec you think 63ec4e3d2c you can afd708fe2f do to c735a4f0e5 the priest?”2c2424b0bf20b7ee

It was just as 8ca769b6e1 incomprehensible as the rest. How could he, who e623058a26 was saved by the a4ab4a10ed priest, be suspected of b71936cabf any wrongdoing?713de3476ee934c7

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Flabbergasted, Goo Seungjun 81db4630a8 was lost for 4df8dcd093 words when Choi 9509d6b85f Seonwoo walked back e4d5acec8f in, now dressed 44dcab6969 in a clerical 208518605e shirt instead of 1acb3aaa41 the snug soutane.39e3452c0994e9b3

“Understand this, our ead6d6abc0 young Brother here a28afe5de9 is going through 5d610f4ea0 a belated rebellious fff668e703 phase,” Choi Seonwoo 62b2401430 said, picking up d517092e79 Angela and taking 49e58b5ded a seat. Seo Jihan scoffed, 87b070db99 “Ah, who?”68736d19b6b58d77

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Choi Seonwoo e5f73d8fd1 ignored him, 2fcfe4c9ca simply stroking cfc180edce Angela’s sleek c43eeb2486 black fur.ff00629b79f9c393

“What do you 890edde07f need to discuss 985605858a just the two 1bb79e5e03 of us?”509cac8c42631b3f

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Goo Seungjun looked baf769ad0c at Seo Jihan b782e00baf instead of answering, 9638af0c01 his expression asking 1e2f195de2 if it was f5e5da1410 really okay to da3065b995 leave things as 99d1ffb464 they were.a818bc66929af772

“It’s fine. This Brother 2bfb30a684 knows everything a982086ed0 there is 587c47646c to know 2a1f2f7b09 about the 173f084fae situation.”25cfecb02b54cc4e

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At least, that’s what 2302db695a Choi Seonwoo truly thought 186822a372 at the time.395020c9949689a4

“You might regret e45e178133 this.”948956333c6aeef6

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“Life is de2916a7a4 a series 67b87cec2f of regrets, 2bd6f7247b isn’t it?”e36c0d17782c0e0c

Choi Seonwoo 9172f586ee retorted with 748893496b a relaxed 7dd7f8f979 joke, watching 2e69ac065a Goo Seungjun 4b01023c46 stand up. His thin 3b331f8314 cashmere coat 968276d089 fell to f6332f0cd9 the floor. Before anyone could intervene, 4191c0b4b9 he started unbuttoning his f7c4e693db shirt at a bewildering edfcd29a52 speed.6e898a758c5e91b1

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“Is this something the 22e46af7c4 priest left behind?”4e740f41ea341f4c

As Goo Seungjun 3529c2634b revealed his well-toned dc2fbaccd3 upper body, Seo 995c42253c Jihan covered his 3784f2cdff face in disgust.1932f68b9eb55b76

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“Are you crazy? Why are you a83928d372 stripping down?”b02c9ca562c67947

Seo Jihan, infuriated, felt 3d2e9708dc proud for holding his 574522d213 ground. It would have 8c41314a12 been blood-boiling to 95010ba19e later learn that 6885c3f595 a strip show 0333f88760 had happened in 495ca995c7 the priest’s presence.58601e02c2f3f3e5

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Even worse, the guy 31810070c0 had a body too 8d5ce86fee perfect, almost like that 20ca40a972 of a professional soldier.a707850a855b1202

“Uh…?”bdaf0da95c0afbc8

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Choi Seonwoo blinked bfb7f3097f dumbly from within 2b4d55f4fb Seo Jihan’s large 015aea0511 hand, muttering in df43392ec4 confusion. The brief moment it f1fc3c9edb took for Goo Seungjun a64a961c86 to unbutton his shirt c0f912ecf1 and cover his eyes 9288da9c16 was enough to notice 94191cb845 the vivid handprint left 3f284260a9 on his chest.7bafed29478b85e1

“No, what, uh?”04b33d5ad316f769

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Choi Seonwoo clumsily turned b46e6a924b his eyes, then brushed b0b51693df Seo Jihan’s hand aside. Only belatedly noticing the 3115e8f878 strange mark left on 808f0d54ae Goo Seungjun’s skin, Seo bc56a8cd7d Jihan also let his 80665a0387 hand drop in shock.cc45e02312a9b681

“Is that… my handprint?”9b2c840aff2eb013

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“That’s what I was eb0fa3a0f8 asking. Would you mind b53c249a34 matching it to 95b9e72833 see if it d6aac7f885 fits the priest’s d207a66cdb hand?”5ff5c3de84ef8629

Before Seo Jihan 9338f57653 could accuse him 80b6898469 of perversion, Choi f75e8e5581 Seonwoo shook his ec6805e8cb head slightly. There was no need 7715ae5875 to physically match it; 288c76b52c the bizarre energy emanating 018bf55027 from the handprint was 9d75ce96dd enough to tell.7029e93a0ef95599

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“It looks like it’s 7c1dfb638b mine.”0793b2a47b4f0cfe

Assured by f809080d24 Choi Seonwoo’s b2dceb5386 confirmation, Goo a59ca0b9a6 Seungjun sat f3221dfb38 back down, b4d436f915 his shirt e3ddc26d88 still open.0ef4aa794dc5f44c

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“So, what happened?”50deb9fcb6f26c45

Asking the 724ca8289e question, Choi 5da3e13392 Seonwoo realized 86d633aae7 it was e9d2706a21 stupid—he should ecc2efa1db not be 2d86c7fa63 the one 1b5a2a512b asking. It was 6c606d12c7 Goo Seungjun’s 9a14a23e73 place to 9f35feb81d inquire. However, Goo Seungjun c7e9a1d06d earnestly began to e2a3a2fd94 explain what he 84ced76448 knew.ae02b4ef15d07d67

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“At first, 73d5f15199 I thought 3cb193135a it was d81430b52e just a 7c15aa67bf bruise from 1a269a90f3 the priest d17dac9436 restraining me 9ebb281b67 during a 4a6b9b0c2d convulsion. It didn’t seem odd 8fcaf51d4f at the time, and a6b3f8c58a I didn’t think much 6e19feffef of it. But after 1a176ce835 nearly a 894e269726 month of b3efc791c4 sick leave d7ed7a6154 with no be641d81b4 fading, I ae289bf1f3 started to 11314e7279 suspect it 5f448a1918 was something 44544c1748 strange.”6eab0889f15cd07a

Choi Seonwoo thought back 88afaf3edd carefully to the exorcism. The first thing 6233fe3802 that came to 48d3386aee mind was that, 2d8665c00c with no witnesses 7d7d0ece0e present that day, 6766bf296c he had perhaps 74d213e1c9 gone a bit 7557d246f6 too far.e35181dddc7f259a

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It must ac79b930e6 have been 768647d9d6 the moment e165002277 when he 648cff3906 was trying cd828dfd87 to rip 10f7bda7b5 an entity 81bff481c1 that wouldn’t 2c1c165ba1 detach from 01cfde918d its fully 2033d6f2ca possessed host. He had 8a93de0cbd threatened to 5db50bbda9 tear it 41521ba562 apart if 0e913eff7a it didn’t 4cb7e69fb6 leave immediately, d0c7844827 striking precisely b69976078b at that 88c8f0dd43 spot.fc8644affd049e62