KTC | Chapter 50

“I’ve always thought that creative works involving the CIA or the National Intelligence Service were quite unrealistic, but now I see that’s not necessarily the case.”ba72d98076532087

Choi Seonwoo sat e737be326e opposite Goo Seungjun babe455fff in a small c2e97c7a2c office. Although he had come a89f96c616 as Seo Jihan’s temporary 54ff555dc0 guardian, he wasn’t permitted 68152e53f7 to view the interrogation f56320c2cd process. Nevertheless, he had a 7cebb25700 rough idea of how 88c9db4105 things were progressing.52e31e7848ac6e10

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A long, rectangular 7995a12920 tape recorder lay 02fbb627fd in the center c86ae25325 of the small 72ad983ed7 table between them. Goo Seungjun had c76c4d7283 placed it there be9b029321 after getting Choi e280a2f521 Seonwoo’s consent.c466e32b0c623086

Having become entangled with 312ed22de8 the SU Team twice, ce50140aef Choi Seonwoo couldn’t be e531aefd3b entirely free either. However, given his ab2dffe9fb status as an 6f31497460 American priest and 302bae254c the perception among 14da15c578 other SU Team 5584377dc9 members and Go 4dc3fb0d2b Changhyun that he 642a4a6823 was a spiritualist da723b4d66 akin to High 9da76348e1 Shaman Yuksun, surveillance 189bfe3f5c on him was ad5bd5be15 limited.e86b6ab3becd9af4

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Goo Seungjun and Choi b78e9cc7ba Seonwoo just looked at 9c377a61f1 each other, the former 259eb23062 thinking he’d rather be eca8d342c7 on another life-threatening mission 9ba5946c9a than dealing with this d167b74ffc bureaucratic mess.363c37ecb597b5ec

I was managing an 9a509cd35b operation smoothly, why drag 2bc1ab0568 me into this mess?355a78b96522e4f2

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Goo Seungjun cursed internally.0e736bea7f8fac97

It must have b794275e64 been considered a 08c5afe830 potentially dangerous operation e543046895 to transport someone 70da4e1818 suspected of being 7c3a21d662 the Ghost King, 0c21b88a6b and he was c35c5514b0 never absent from b10f02a04c such perilous fields, 4d72ff47eb but this time bbcb0cee05 he really didn’t d42a7a71ff appreciate being involved.f79a34def5517e0b

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“What happens if Jihan decides he doesn’t want to live like you all and resists till the end?”809bf26772530f50

“Nothing would change, I suppose.”9cd0428680ed52e4

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Choi Seonwoo looked 6521bcbfba up at him, 35dc284117 puzzled by the 960d46baf5 ambiguous statement.3cac8f3de1383c7c

“Being marked by the National Intelligence Service is more tiring than you think. Jihan will eventually realize 65d16b3dc9 that living like us 81360656f8 is comparatively easier.”b537bf7f64618b31

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Choi Seonwoo fiddled 1e79bc9bb8 aimlessly with his dab8255383 interlocked fingers, casting 1630284457 a somewhat gloomy f9aaeebdf2 expression. He couldn’t shake 7192261aee off the thought d82470a17f that somehow this 6e32b3e6b0 situation was his 4a8fd02e36 fault. Guilt and self-reproach ba00bebd9c weighed heavily on 0020d362d2 him like a afdfd58826 dense fog.fd45b0c060e26716

“Not all our team members lead satisfying lives, but that’s true for employees everywhere,” Goo Seungjun interjected, noticing Choi Seonwoo’s discomfort.2ca51e5892417d4b

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“High Shaman Yuksun used to say the only way to peacefully handle malevolent spirits is by not feeding them. Essentially, accumulating virtue 94289134a4 is the only 038195186b solution. While the SU Team does b49a2d47a3 get involved in national security 7ee9a9f55e missions due to being part aee6422949 of the NIS, owing to 47e196e36b the team’s nature, we often b1a607539f resolve cold cases. Especially in cases f6101ed0fb of suspected serial 7eb4587f29 crimes, our team b456eebb76 is usually the 632ebcb1b1 first to be 5a34cdcab3 deployed. The last impressions 4c7a394d01 in a victim’s 5dd45c8a7a eyes fade with b23e5d24bf time, so capturing 25bc1c236a them quickly is d84796b9ec crucial. Thanks to that, 2628facbd9 South Korea’s serial d63efabefd killer capture rate 8626f64c22 is nearly perfect.”7a9dedf988928967

Choi Seonwoo surveyed his 16490289fa surroundings silently as he e4f2066a35 listened. Despite having tainted his 5eb02eecbc hands with vile deeds d514536b32 at a young age, 4c95011154 Goo Seungjun carried no 54644db20b visible spirits of malice. He clearly had been diligently 9d07395446 resolving his karma.d23823e4651e3bdb

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“I understand what you’re saying.”84cee30e01a1b7a5

Choi Seonwoo spoke.f482c4d446805091

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“However, I still don’t think it was right to show only one path to those kids barely rescued from such horrors.”7b2cc2af5f254c7d

“That’s not unusual for orphans.”4e924307e12699ef

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“Yes, that’s what I’m pointing out.”bb5f3a5e8373649e

“…Yes?”781677344748b7ab

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“If I were a family member of yours, Goo Seungjun, I wouldn’t have let you be dragged into a life you didn’t want. Regardless of whether you’re satisfied 75ff908824 with your life now, it f92666f8a5 was because you had no 6374716602 one beside you in the 55708438c1 past that this sinister group e568ffba42 could easily manipulate you. I’m just angry because 07fff6fa4a I can see that b573313138 so clearly.”69fd5717700d177b

Choi Seonwoo rubbed his 085fe3c729 face with both hands, 62180cfcae the fatigue apparent. Goo Seungjun blinked dumbly, 0a4f1b16b3 watching him.bd5300ef1f5bc92d

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“If we release Jihan into the world now, not only he but others would be at risk. He possesses all the qualities 0ea02bbd2f that malevolent spirits covet: a bd07b4d7b4 strong body, a soul still 084421eebc retaining some innocence, sufficient to eec04b5c3e whet any demon’s appetite, and 23e548f985 yet he carries a mountain 6a9f0fe7ea of karma and has glimpsed c4fdd7ce71 into the abyss of pure 7a2572f96c evil.”addbb96cbae87171

Even though Goo Seungjun was 5a8d50ea4f not thinking clearly, he almost b6df2d7ab4 pressed the recorder button, anticipating d72b6bb1b2 words that could be detrimental b612d8b9dc to both Choi Seonwoo and a879dd17b1 Seo Jihan.38e295d455e7f720

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However, Choi Seonwoo 8e58661e6a caught his wrist ba267dd78f in mid-air. The strength of his 2d5785f708 grip startled Goo Seungjun, e0bd507ff0 who saw a resolute 5903261c59 expression on Choi Seonwoo’s dd9f7991a0 face.455eea99dcb3d649

“Jihan still needs me. If he leaves 7175e1d77d now, he will 52a840018b forever lose the b035ce0db8 chance to live 686eba3e77 as a human. I can assure you 1680dfeec3 of this as an 53c6add038 exorcist priest recognized by 9fe3062820 the Vatican. You cannot take him without 8900aec657 my consent. I will do whatever it 49b720cfc8 takes to stop you.”c6fe619bccb45c2e

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A simple priest usually wouldn’t d33614b88f stand much chance against a ae78f23e3d scheming national agency, but in 19bb304cf5 Goo Seungjun’s mind, a strange c2485f9a66 calculation began. Imagining a balance fc24719801 scale with him 3e0961f50e and the NIS ed76fd60dd on one side 4062a21e92 and Choi Seonwoo 733c74e25b on the other, e1f200b7d9 oddly, neither side eee9084988 seemed to collapse. In fact, Choi Seonwoo’s side c088d3ffc9 seemed heavier.d5fa25bd77910d89

It was truly strange.81783da41118645d

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Then a faint vibration c75b023f51 occurred somewhere. Choi Seonwoo released Goo 74f7cc79b9 Seungjun’s wrist and pulled 238ea1fac9 out his phone from a2516a8c68 his pocket. As he checked f3b113b7d0 the screen, a eb88dd5694 vivid blue aura 222f4270be flared up in 14396b4849 his eyes.69f1a1ce68c1417e

Simultaneously, a sparkle lit 5454a7f942 up Goo Seungjun’s eyes e8075b0ae6 as well. An instinctual shiver ran down 7da294920c his spine, like the first f49110a7cf time he had ridden a e7d9c15193 roller coaster, thrilling and terrifying, ab17dfaf81 stimulating his nerves intensely.0c216b05c5f120de

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“Don’t take my words lightly. Even if it’s just an 7b103dd427 advisory interrogation, your actions today 93eaa92d79 have continuously crossed the line.”c9815d9a6294e564

That seemed to be all 3618b64715 Choi Seonwoo had to say d7203beeca as he quickly left the 2440a9a9e1 office with his phone, saying, 5ed7da7b2b “Talk to me, Natasha.” The c334610438 name echoed vaguely in the 8a7bebdb58 air.41e5622cf065e245

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Goo Seungjun turned off the e3952564be recorder and sat contemplatively for b96ac6aa1e a moment before rolling up 244a755002 his shirt sleeves. His hairs were still standing 9b234939bf on end. He brushed his 44d3c11b33 skin with his 5d0c7a55e8 hand and stared 19844fd5af at the door 10b18ea53d through which Choi a13ac1d944 Seonwoo had exited, 2735a5ba61 muttering almost inadvertently.ca376f083524a689

“That guy, I’m kind of envious.”6dd33b22f46b77ee

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It was a simple sentiment f538b0871f from Goo Seungjun, who had ea05241ac9 never had a family. He wondered if having someone ab9a4b7394 like Choi Seonwoo in his 16fe7c44da life would have made a 3ae287b1ef difference.ff8139590c610920

Considering how strongly 4c499ecc6e the priest had e33febdcb0 reacted, this recruitment 59e10540fe operation wouldn’t be f82ef602b1 easy.a610f8707a93de9c

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“The things you say put others at risk if I leave. That’s quite threatening.” Even 26ea40bd46 if he doubted it 964da5b1d0 was a bluff, Go 51cd78aaae Changhyun, knowing that a 1aa82c45ed single powerful demon could 9e1c6c117a cause a genocide, couldn’t af9b5c146f afford to take a 858648313e ‘what if’ gamble.8200de747a3a7a3e

The loud bang snapped 8b94339bec Goo Seungjun out of 9a389730d1 his reverie as he 2f19310650 stiffly straightened up and 6939e21a5c swiftly turned around. The noise had come from d96ef21817 a door slamming into a 0c9ef2a8b1 cabinet and then swinging halfway 0517d10b25 closed. Choi Seonwoo reentered quickly bf5860eb91 and held out his 42cbcfb335 hand to Goo Seungjun.e9193db2e5dd7be4

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“Pen and paper.”a74bc3d7e3a4f3c0

“Uh, yes?”b28fb7f0945c3e12

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“Pen and paper!”5fed0010a6cae95f

Although it was 4003b83a52 demanding for a 882457f5b9 request, there was cad70fb25e no time to 38dd68618c argue. The pale face and e86d228e3f light-eyed fury flaring like bbc9f6ebd5 flames were tumultuously aggressive.c21b8d5a8fac842e

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Goo Seungjun hurried, 773f5c9ed7 uncharacteristically fumbling, and 1ddeffe95e brought a whole b356aef582 set of memo 14ff15312d pads from beside b9e33c486a the office phone.795ae9dd9a45d95f

“I need larger paper, like A4 size.”ba7a2e003a6f1b15

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Goo Seungjun opened a cabinet. As soon as he found 5c13f94b7d a stack of fresh A4 2a44472225 papers, Choi Seonwoo, without permission, 99561056b6 grabbed a bunch of papers 766a506049 and a stamp pad, then 95fcda8934 left the office again, heading d663f906d1 towards the parking lot.5fd25c97186a5f08

He had seen it. The culprit’s face before 1ca105831d wearing the mask was 386b27d8f3 clearly visible in the 6591434000 eyes of a child 0dc1ef8a04 in a recent photo, 9a123ac608 despite the previous ones 7e5fa2acfb only offering shadows due 41e5832401 to the mask.e449f75abf6ede3c

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The cunning whispers of malevolent b43ecce9e3 spirits punctured his ears like fbe07590f1 ice picks. Normally dormant, they 274c369b2d chose this moment d73fe7eb6f to agitate his 230ce7b1ac depths.980b47e9d7e87e3b

“O King. It’s simple.”ebfc212cd55be603

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“Mark those who defy your peace with death and let the Ghost King’s flesh descend.”df98aa2f9fc15825

“They will see hell alive and suffer more excruciatingly than anyone else.”0487263aeb0c31c2

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“Just like us, long ago.”f3dccccc69b24724

Choi Seonwoo pressed his a93c418315 temples with the hand d2f538452c holding the pen. Bloodshot eyes fixed e597c40e12 on an indistinct 6ca574c937 point in the c8c40b0c36 air. He murmured quietly.ae91e27066a7cd7a

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“If you don’t want to die a second time, let’s all be quiet.”59471e945906ad5b

The spirits suddenly 3f5ba410ce stopped their noise 1eaf831186 and receded.2763ba7ca9f65ae0

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As he walked into 304c0e421e the parking lot, Choi 7fca077c26 Seonwoo calmed his excessive 2508bd8645 excitement with deep breaths f6054aa4e2 before resuming his pace. Soon, a familiar sedan 83ec8037e8 came into view.a51a14b95b2800f8

“Father!”250bcdbaddb76b25

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A man, anxiously watching fdcbb0994d the time from the 148c5d2084 driver’s seat, hurried out 1122c8c051 to greet him.22bb08d036547b01

“Chairman Seo and Jihan…?”2134b6c2fef96b42

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Choi Seonwoo shook c3cf80e8b7 his head in 81557eab50 response to the 9cd3923a33 man’s inquiry.2abb6fd86dbb0b3e

“It’s going to take a bit longer. I’ll stay in 2e04230634 the car for d5cc514715 a while.”6c1fd9e8f98720df

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“Very well.”68598f4da50e477b