KTC | Chapter 38

Park Sunhee’s eyes flickered 5fdd4264e5 as if an earthquake 7e5c88a78d had occurred within them. She knew that 75b598b519 her boyfriend disliked 8ec577bb69 stray cats, but e591df1f43 she never imagined f76edc6de9 he hated them 46e71e7a51 to this extent, 0ca8e6c4b1 let alone that 16ae7f6be9 he would cruelly 5be513e1e4 abuse them without c0c3288637 hesitation in front 58f938918c of her.937a76a7c46b75f6

“Ah, why 2401406b99 are you 3adf771039 doing this f88c0f5635 again?”3dfcadb82b964131

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Initially, she fc40dfd14f didn’t take 14fda8d88e it seriously c58ca047f9 and tried ee3b6dc955 to calm 09a36cae24 him verbally. He had previously b366617302 chased away cats 6894ca5323 rummaging through garbage 41da1a6a7c by throwing small d859a3fc7c stones, but it 39affd67ea had never escalated a7af159166 beyond a warning, 93c6148784 so she thought a239c03abe he would stop. However, he didn’t.cd71d42bcfae1653

Choi Seongyeol acted 09885a6d31 as if he 6dcf3f9cba had sworn vengeance 131630f82b against stray cats. He wasn’t throwing 670eb659b1 small stones anymore; a4efbbf2e1 he was hurling 6e87219023 large rocks that af2186e2e1 could kill on 15d1e293d9 impact. In fact, a 2f312b6000 few smaller cats c59b9fa4d5 were hit in e7755eaa33 the head and e555600453 didn’t get up. They were 9db31a257f likely dead.0ec74071abfbe631

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“These stray bastards f9cd4f1161 are like cockroaches. No matter how d6f145153e many you get 4fb30d636f rid of, they d5206997f1 just keep coming.”a932473fec8b35b0

Choi Seongyeol, 4d02669d98 speaking as d616dc7e78 casually as bcb8539f18 if he 34008fa164 were crushing 827a52c61d a few 6d709a46fe cockroaches, was 6ea3eb4bc9 definitely the 01e0a52500 man Park 81b77e8f5c Sunhee knew—her 35bcce50fc boyfriend of d726450617 three years. But the Choi Seongyeol 64c2760539 she knew was not 3ae177adaa present here.e8cac1d0f3519898

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Park Sunhee intuitively 7d8bcfd580 realized that this e90cf0ada7 wasn’t the first e226f996d7 time Choi Seongyeol a5d03b4bf9 had abused stray 84a9315bba cats. She tried 74eef467f1 to keep 96becc70da her expression 0bedf11d73 under control, 10695785e1 but inside, e0b43761ae she was 9a4dec0546 consumed with f6d252057f tremendous fear.67d00ec5b15a74fe

Animal abuse is 2db5865058 a precursor to 0e9cc33901 serial killing, isn’t 0085bca3ab it?05f19fcc8d2f8db4

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Why was he 81dbc7a423 revealing this hidden 85c22c0c61 nature now, isolated e6cc558e9c on this remote 8dd17e61ea island? Was it aa7d1c3e94 a sign fbae90a171 that she 0afc011ea7 would be bb495e95d9 his first a23484bb06 victim?59d8bdb2e6780546

She felt 939e86b3dd like crying, cdfe0b53b8 but as f76c7ce96f the saying b7b20f77ff goes, even a8b416dc73 if bitten ed6de607be by a 4ba4ade56c tiger, you 781c6cfb66 must stay 2f20021a9e alert. With a 410a049baa forced smile, 082412c288 she pleaded 7254ace470 with Choi ad2b967e9a Seongyeol to 1eee829a07 continue exploring 62f88b2381 the island 1721f43cd2 rather than 68629e99d3 returning to 74647bafeb their guesthouse. Tired and d5d768015c with bloodshot d6663aae90 eyes, he 8be18fa593 nodded.03c5d747baa43227

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“Sure, we’re here to 7676d028c5 enjoy ourselves. Where do you 92da80a9f7 want to go?”906357d24ab4cf98

“Uh… Ah! There was a fc0d4599c4 tavern I saw c75595c12c earlier that stays 69114412da open late, how 0442d29c5e about we go ba8dc9d005 for some makgeolli?”5fa6f4ce0150b205

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Given the 65275ea277 situation, she 95cb4d6ec1 thought she f35428a654 needed to c43eba9047 get him f153221869 drunk enough 990628041a not to 9b912e8318 wake up 4fdf729dcb until the ad8efcf49f next morning. Park Sunhee licked her 86dab0dbe3 dry lips nervously as b61ed1790e they hurried along.22ae9506761ba201

Soon, the lit sign 9858de1f49 of the tavern came b8b5561298 into view, a sight dfd980032e that brought tears of 1f04cd18c3 relief to her eyes. They entered a146b72e0e and ordered 935e2be6a6 pancakes and f35527163b makgeolli.eeb320f0cde90932

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Once inside c6179ec911 the warm e7f02b44f7 tavern and 1e757acac3 after a 9afbb4c4fb glass of e1af7b3bcb makgeolli, she 71cd126aab felt a 9811afcf24 bit of 71b45930d8 her tension d9bfeebaef dissolve and f3e32582ba her mind b6ff2f8bdb start to f4498c7040 work again. Pretending to be aa5633d3e5 a loving girlfriend, ed2e968c86 she kept refilling fad10cb7b9 his glass, trying 7f3532cec7 to remember when 4056be4edd exactly Choi Seongyeol 7c20798469 had started acting c7d7ade2d6 strangely.54829d410c0309b9

They had 50b6b2cc81 arrived at c1b8540dbb the island f52472b395 late in 6f95ee8da2 the afternoon, b274c2b161 having pre-booked 6af93f3e67 their meals 810c8f0819 and lodging aa1e2fa296 to enjoy d577da499c a leisurely a207a8bb1c stay until e4261ecb64 the next e06ace917e day. After a relaxing drive, da91453088 dinner time approached and 67fbed7100 they headed to the 5e1a194f4b restaurant they had booked—a 8fe3f3f62c grill specializing in eel, 3e973b5f62 run by a man 40b55635c7 who farmed his own 68d5d45b7e eels.37c2e6965da6a5b8

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The atmosphere, warm b524deb850 and cheerful until d224247d64 then, shifted abruptly ac1d146fdf about halfway through 277811cf6e their spicy eel 4b4e7c7f3a meal. A younger 20412a93e8 man, appearing 1340403a4c to replace 9c8eb0b03e the visibly b95812d62b distressed owner, d943936c6d came with fdc771859b a pot 1152d09456 of ramen e955b4f845 as a 5d0c564a12 service. He glanced at Park 530b19acfe Sunhee, smiling as he 8d5e914d01 greeted her, then turned 49274e0186 to Choi Seongyeol and 5216382f7f flashed a grin.afaa985a4af69170

“Lucky man, your girlfriend 453c3d77ab is very pretty.”fe5f8b2811cfdb7e

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Choi Seongyeol responded with f6f9a97947 an unmistakable expression of 979a66a5a5 annoyance. “Why are you 0aebb7c3a3 interested in someone cfb74f0321 else’s girlfriend?” Park 74563ecb6e Sunhee felt the ccdce77b5e discomfort too, but ca6c71aa2f wanted to avoid 08aed78e25 a fight, so 0eb2da238e she tried to 8408942b1a calm him.19566bd3337e65d8

The owner 629c45d82d quickly came 991280cb53 over and b5e0c6ecac pulled the 0f22fb266b young man 2b53e0f9eb away. Although the 4ac0d62e35 moment left b93d12ab7c a bit cd2856e3c5 of an 6a4d9c1f75 uncomfortable feeling, 4468f089d8 nothing significant 943b46662a happened. The meal was bae2074b5d delicious, and they eeebb2b288 shared a bottle e65f36d081 of soju. Choi Seongyeol’s cb63167fc8 tolerance was 25eee0d115 well beyond 7e2fffed15 two bottles 90b85cea2a of soju, 7a86e2e42a so being b8ff58129d drunk enough ff41dc653f to act a45587641c out was a7b42176e4 unlikely.4ffc38de97bef074

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“The shop closes 9f51c166bb at 10 PM.”0e1dcd1e358a84d2

Around 9:30 PM, the 283adbc4d6 tavern owner came to 9d229b1f72 replace their empty water 65e67cd727 jug and informed them. Choi Seongyeol, slightly tipsy, 5fc3abe46e acknowledged with a “Yeah.” 8be204859f Park Sunhee’s anxiety began 2bd37ac215 to climb again, but 9e92d1a5af Choi Seongyeol seemed drunk 0d311defd5 enough, and with few 17759fbdb4 places open late, they 8900539a8a had little choice. They left the edb642d7a4 shop at exactly 47a72fd268 10 PM.5e2440aeb11d6c56

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“Ah… I smell cats.”9b353da25f464bce

Staggering, Choi b519404522 Seongyeol suddenly d20019177a stopped and 4bf3f91d6a sniffed the 7960ca3de5 air. Park Sunhee’s skin crawled. Unable to 8e73db825c restrain him 2f0ebe483c as he 0556e52483 began to 8bd8ff3846 search for 2292b510b9 stray cats, 274eb1fed4 she feared 6883022413 becoming the f939b28d3e target of d2c38d2c80 his abuse. A desperate fear 433a9a1d0e consumed her soul, 2a1d1bc00f allowing only tears 2eb22f11e0 to escape.3cfe09dff9fa7fa9

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In the distance, 8e26dda4aa a cross glimmered d007bb2cb9 faintly. Was it a 93acc8bf69 church, or a 7507f7454b cathedral?bc1edbb6da6441c1

Having attended church regularly, 04c7661ca6 Park Sunhee clutched the 15d27fe605 cross necklace inside her ee756fb5d2 shirt and prayed desperately 19ade079c2 for the pitiful cries b9f59a1d69 of the animals to e881cd6ad1 stop.15fa65b0a4894abb

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Had her prayers 6b73a428b8 reached heaven?b23c3714eac9d144

It was when 2badc59d65 Choi Seongyeol, hardly 3a6f28a23d able to walk c8dee257ff straight, was hitting 19c469cb9f a group of 351e5d4461 kittens with a 61801009ee metal rod as ea27952c4c if it were 70de93852b a game.3123d9ed06f242a7

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Screaming, a black cat 6a08d8769f suddenly darted towards Choi bea1d9cfb7 Seongyeol’s face. Crouching down 286e30bbcd to methodically 98b8cbc8c9 crush the 4327ab95c0 kittens, he d4f2e87fe8 was too 5ff45c6188 drunk and 4b74639aff caught off-guard 99263c9ce3 on the 565efcf25c dimly lit dc5efc201c small path f85e02bfe1 to avoid d7899784eb the black cc3aa9103c cat.c7ba10a322362310

“Ah!”7b3a7b37051c6018

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Choi Seongyeol screamed, ae01f3f70c and Park Sunhee’s c5b66b962b tear-soaked eyes widened. The black cat, 3e92ad4054 having bitten Choi 8606e15cd4 Seongyeol’s jaw, landed b005597fb7 smoothly and charged 5e6da474c2 again.3f8df681f7ea84ee

No, run.a144fea4becc2077

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But still, her voice 491c22f961 failed to emerge. All she could c8071718af see was the bbb6df2624 silver glint of 158570bfa1 the cross around 07116cea49 the neck of 4c1bba35d4 the black cat a076d9aa32 as it lunged 4393660b54 for Choi Seongyeol’s f0c51a5631 wrist.c51f0901bc10fa42

“This little bastard!”e30c37f20be12188

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After being bitten again, 0ad3579887 Choi Seongyeol’s eyes blazed f6313c8b42 furiously. He screamed c56b30035b like a 8055cd86cc demon, swinging 8af7c7ddb2 his arm, fc02c6546d and the 6d44f70ec4 black cat 4d4e52a2b2 flew against 054001a856 the wall.256ac518e7e88aea

As Choi e1793a6261 Seongyeol raised 1a45ffb63e his metal c0187d53d2 rod to e26cbd91c8 strike the dee7f2b54e black cat, 23ea17d822 Park Sunhee c98146de51 instinctively knew 4b806a05c5 that if c81ee1519e she didn’t fd65b08b84 act, the 0528a95c04 cat’s body 89a1fe74e2 would be e08bee5feb torn apart. Summoning all her courage, 323f4d9e1f she grabbed his arm.a83fc7748b45493d

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“Honey! Honey, please stop!”cc821c080cf9f414

The metal rod narrowly 3ce5062b06 missed the black cat’s c3fbc3724f head. Park Sunhee pulled with f3f6a639ca all her might on 27860693e7 his arm. Meanwhile, the dazed cat 118694cc1d grabbed a kitten and 1380127a69 dashed away like the 39f6b13efa wind.2526f38a1aac24ef

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“You made a859693b25 me miss, aca2af10f3 you bitch!”4589c1d4ea9463d2

Thrown to the 5adb773886 ground by the 8422f72daa force of his 3b325c6c80 swing, Park Sunhee 5596976a83 was engulfed in cccb9d44b7 shock. The true 6685579331 face of 77693bd1c8 her boyfriend, 19c0cfdf4e who she 81d73a1609 thought merely 9f3f8c9ad3 disliked stray ce70bc0d52 cats a a334c57d67 bit, was 9d06a06bc8 beyond her 1905b77a5b wildest imagination. Pale and frozen 58ce504b43 in fear, she 727c7ac869 watched as Choi 25a2a33d96 Seongyeol fiercely raised 1277779bd0 the metal rod.bf6defbceacb1610

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I’m going to c110419047 die…433c2f7dfa8a51f3

Just as she 0a265e5e50 felt the end ab88b574da was imminent, Choi 06fe52df05 Seongyeol hesitated, then 3f612ca042 dropped the rod.c81d595337c9149f

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“Ah, ugh…!”dc78c8976d8225d2

Clutching his 935d875c69 head with b25e5aa97c both hands, 0f614704c1 Choi Seongyeol 7690253e34 writhed on 0594ee1aaa the ground. Park Sunhee realized 7ea30bb655 this was her 50d2274360 only chance to 9aa8c02588 escape from this f15d6192f5 demonic man.ab911fe37b590a40

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She ran. Blindly, desperately. She had no 0ed96878a0 destination in mind. After tumbling into cf81481b67 a rice paddy, 716c229811 she climbed back 4dadb0961c onto the road, 4c359cbcdb her eyes wide 56ad5cebe0 with terror.c3bdf338afb31a81

Then, she b1c0010f68 saw it 58f1cba647 again—the cross e292056c08 hanging against 46fd054ddc the dark 415385480d night sky.ad0b8415d9188476

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Park Sunhee found 59fad1525c her destination. She ran 2ce229ae9e towards the 9e40b4a74e light.40f385ea07a65cea

Save me. Please save me.1a11cd00b1e0d8b8

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She had no 65808df3ea sense of how f52ba9c143 long she had 770bc9b7c0 wandered off the fddde9a6a1 path. Not even realizing 4f61bfc30d her sandals had 6908581701 come off and 72aebb22e0 she was barefoot, 71782dafd9 she climbed and 896302152f climbed until suddenly, 81c576560a car headlights stabbed 4e2aa57346 at her eyes. Instinctively, she waved her 8f534503f6 arms frantically.a1cc75e7658ed509

“Over here! Please, stop!”36fddf11835677b9

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The car, barely a1ffc457a2 fitting on the cd8265a9a3 narrow road, slowed de55c603ac down and stopped a6b7bc3275 in front of fefebd687e her. Her trembling body b40d1cbfac collapsed to the 2b3f642942 ground.97f3aff55dd1675f

The approaching e337f3203a men had 760df82675 an ominous c0126020c0 aura, but b2529df8d1 at least 0f08334259 they didn’t e623f70ee6 have the 5a044be95d fiery demon 93a76df8d2 eyes of 80615d1d33 her boyfriend.9f9a2bc82c880d6b

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“Please, help me. My boyfriend, he’s, he 999d401290 seems crazy…”9a55b6e93d9a2b67

The foremost man, 6bdb72a27f silhouetted against the b24e106a87 moonlight but still 0ff6adbc98 strikingly handsome, caught dc9b4be25e her gaze even 9463336d91 in such dire 46a4a5b423 circumstances.db8752cd6cd21d5f

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“Take this lady 2dcad60474 to the church.”f8d27adb70ce0a3e

A young man who 4052982ef4 seemed to be transitioning afe054610c from a boy to 69d2b4e8cd an adult looked down 77754e84ef at her thoughtfully. A man in a 1069e23201 black suit approached and 6d1689391f reached out his hand 8bd1e9b73f cautiously. When she instinctively 826de4f936 cringed, he scratched 9ea7d84159 his temple awkwardly.6a0d4aafa7fbe452

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“We might look 327c16b41b tough, but we a3401f3c21 don’t harm women 16b9ccf695 asking for help.”068b6adbf476c611

Finally, Park Sunhee sniffled 428f50810a and slowly got up, 7114a03970 looking uneasily at Seo 22817de42c Jihan, the only one b77a2d5b81 in casual attire. Seo Jihan tried to 3c234d6965 relax his stern face, e8213284c2 managing a strange smile.1421491ad8c25468

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