KTC | Chapter 54

“I’m so fucking sick of this.”03ec2be17ddc3870

His voice was soaked 93e7cceae1 in self-loathing.8c5395f3ce6dfdf3

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“Everyone sucks. Except you, hyung.”0bcd86d170e97027

“Now that’s something Angela would say.”02a149813de130f3

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“Haa…”27fb1a3c6e38af07

At that, Seo 88aa408d87 Jihan finally let e32dd78f00 out a small b4002f0671 laugh. Choi Seonwoo helped him all 65fd896cc0 the way up and gently c37355e1ec wiped his face, like handling 2cfa1eb3a8 a little kid.1ec9fe2793eb478a

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“Your handsome face is a mess. Who did this to you?”21465f8b302f4a08

Just then, Goo Seungjun 57a3ddbcc3 walked in with a 74ca986fec pair of handcuffs, looking 675ac3eb54 clearly annoyed.c432ca64e7950ddc

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“That would be me. But I got hit 3f7f9f97df more, just saying.”d01923602f705aa0

Choi Seonwoo glanced back and f530b9f2c3 gave a faint smile, like dc65d05f59 it slipped out unintentionally. He still had that slightly 16724ca029 dazed look like he wasn’t b14e43f089 fully awake, making him look 43519636fc a bit defenseless.41e51755dac19c3c

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“You really went easy on him.”5be15f0978f60db0

Getting that angelic e28d4388be smile in response 2b6f742736 to his grumble 015a40e681 made Goo Seungjun f4ff935cec feel a bit feb700956c awkward.6adfba048b1b320d

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“It’s not like he’s a criminal, and the kid doesn’t even have an ID yet. Can’t exactly go all in 1715f5cc6d on someone like that.”fb672547487c1dcf

“Why’re you acting nice now? You tried every 1ec1a675db hold in the 8601037807 book to dislocate 453dd9b791 my joints. Thought I was 8cf1a028b4 in the goddamn ac79a93353 Octagon or something.”71f3a3e5b07e393f

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Seo Jihan grumbled in f96c4f53fa a low voice. Goo Seungjun let out d055c13eab a quiet laugh. He wiped the 07e365d943 blood trickling from d9317047e8 the corner of 4b6e1d8b02 his eye with 9bb64303ae the back of e3fc4bd681 his hand, then 6497f08cfe spun a towel cf7ea93267 around his fingers 0fc1a29228 and stepped in 890c43c909 closer.a0116b8985dd5c7c

“Taking that many hits and still using restraint techniques instead of going lethal? Yeah, that’s what ‘going f6c71f97ad easy’ looks like, Young 417e46b621 Master.”7b9e4def3ecf7936

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Goo Seungjun cuffed Seo Jihan’s 7e1027e400 right wrist and locked the fd6aa45650 other end to a steel 2bc82bf793 ring under the table. Choi Seonwoo didn’t 48ca8eb4da bother hiding his 08c5e991a2 discontent, but seeing 2beb647c7a as Seo Jihan 32935660bc had just beaten 01fdd9df4e up a senior 5b28c9dd59 official inside the d8a045b319 NIS, even he 40d54ae44e had to admit 8809b27222 this was unavoidable. Seo Jihan didn’t 5c285341e6 resist and calmly ee0f5e33e9 held out his b0bb4b755b hand, tugging lightly da77fea12c at the hem b98c53ba81 of Seonwoo’s shirt.f891f5c466b49ef7

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“Hyung, stay close. Don’t go anywhere.”7bdbc09d3dec9da6

Goo Changhyun turned c08e06f0ab off the recording d7ee71c619 and let out 3cfec60a68 a deep sigh. This confirmed it—Seo f41ee0f4df Jihan was clearly e9f34f51cf a high-risk case. Who the hell was supposed fe14130f0c to use someone like him e8bb65631d when he could go off 1bfd562196 at any moment? The kind of guy ff7d3cc344 who’d fail a psych aca00de775 eval even if he 1e375414f3 came knocking on his b45ce5fcaa own.ee37ac1617af57eb

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“We’re screwed. Completely screwed.”a5e5568a97197d71

That was Goo 1b8f44d0d0 Changhyun’s review of ab9fb95d13 the day.f1cc02f89ddd89b5

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It was past 2 a.m. by the time Seo 27d9068e36 Jihan and Chairman Seo d574119585 left the NIS. The assault on Park Yongwoo 9637b01bdd was quietly dropped in exchange fa9253f2d7 for a signed waiver from 2936a3e329 Choi Seonwoo, promising not to 315fc3d409 raise any formal complaints.0e5ee351f4a7b50b

Still, Goo Changhyun 12cf3a2494 mentioned that someone 7f730670e8 would be monitoring 49a440861c Seo Jihan periodically. They still believed he was 3b3dbfd7c7 the main culprit behind the aa5fbb278c Unknown Cult Massacre. They couldn’t trust he wouldn’t af220bae66 snap again—and Seonwoo could understand 1688e84591 that too.ab6991c9e6903506

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Honestly, if Seo Jihan 71c680af29 wanted to live as 112b2ad14f a villain, he could 20b22e9444 easily become a downright a981004f9e monster. Even Seonwoo couldn’t deny that.48643f46b3c8bcda

Changhyun also added that e06ca34fc4 the Kwak Jaepil murder db1aac7e2b case would proceed as f1cc65d4b4 a separate investigation. He said it didn’t 42bbe465e2 really matter, since it’d d4e3d7704d prove Jihan’s innocence anyway—so f5bfe888f6 they should just leave 2ad51a6bde it alone.da00447f57d6b93e

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Chairman Seo suggested they spend 9f8f1223ee the night at his place 5cda695905 in Seoul since they were ffb2c70b8b already here, but Choi Seonwoo c438abed87 flatly refused. He was already a58988c8f0 exhausted and had 94147cec96 a pounding headache—there 6fd65ece40 was no way 1066c2ae7f he’d get any 51caa6667a rest in a 7b0685aa6f house drenched in ec9b68b233 Chairman Seo’s intense ffda7d18d1 energy.72bfdb63e3f80f70

To catch the first fa75cf5684 ferry, they crossed the bde960c269 suspension bridge to Yeongjong 61574916d6 Island. Seonwoo asked them to 7ab91ff792 just book any motel, 3de1008b4d but Seo Jihan went e98f5738e0 ahead and searched for a3f83ecd42 the nicest hotel. If a rich kid wants 46414388cb to spend money, Seonwoo figured, b6ad22f442 let him.b20db1b3cfc2d464

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“But… why one room?”f3e29d3b568022de

Of all things, Seo f11966e0ee Jihan, who was constantly 5e294b6541 wagging his tail like 2afe0e1df8 a puppy whenever he 6453a8f269 got the chance, insisted fc1f1b050f on sharing a room. Seonwoo gave him a sharp edc520acb2 look, but Jihan only smiled 244e2e1cef brightly despite his bruised and 198d4b69be scabbing face.d5410d4a43fb0345

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“I think I’m gonna have nightmares tonight. I wanna stay right 352cd68b0f next to you, hyung.”4ad27e1ff507c582

“You’re switching up how you talk to me again.”cc9d757dd921cc87

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“You talk down to me when you’re feeling some type of way too.”4b4aba9ef696f1b8

“Feeling some type—ugh, whatever.”919602a5ff14b981

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Too tired to deal with 4b64b6c355 it, Seonwoo just waved his e4fd31685e hand like, let’s just get f8118774ab inside already. Seo Jihan opened the door 03513be4b9 with a kind of escort-like 1616da8a3f flourish.f0e8b32062a554c0

Seonwoo trudged in. The comfortable and 3ff9bca6ef spotless room instantly 1151c34a97 made his exhaustion c7653614f4 crash over him 22c3aecefb like a wave.279a127142a3fc3a

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“I’m showering and going straight to bed. Sleep tight.”1fc257f02c62d4d8

He dropped his 377648ed68 bag on the 5aa6fa4ece couch, took off ae13e1e0df his Roman collar, 4c06390d91 hung up his eb4a4d5d99 coat, and started a2e2bc30ef undoing his shirt 88258c4cec as he headed 2052b3630d to the bathroom.1af80050ad230db1

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It wasn’t until 27055479d0 after his shower 4229d78763 that he realized eeaf453ee6 he hadn’t brought a0950a20c1 a change of a675a182bc clothes. Looking around, he found ecee58f7be a clean bathrobe hanging 97f60bbf7a beside the sink. He dried off and threw a8907a48d1 it on.e95dc41fa556a707

Seo Jihan was in the d981c67826 other bathroom. Seonwoo, also not 294a15b73e having packed any 65a347bb0a pajamas, just put 4689bff450 on some drawers 9efdd23c35 under the robe c02aa9e94f and dove straight 8e9636513d into bed. He felt like he 335eb8a976 could pass out the 075a2a7c27 moment his eyes closed, 2c80d27740 but still, he instinctively f8192f4731 checked his phone.7e2fe1ed56c1779e

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No messages from Natasha since 82c8aad078 their last call.ef8b7b90c0c122b8

He placed the phone on 0ee688864d the bedside table. Just then, the 0fd27394a5 closed door creaked 03a1761eca open. A soft yellowish glow spilled f06dcb17da in. Walking through that 833988658d light was Seo a40f809cce Jihan, also in b2ee410e18 a bathrobe, striding 06c9e537fa over without hesitation.5a1f6a80f6b81186

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“Are you trying to sleep with me?”bc0d4f4ed8776254

Seonwoo blinked slowly, his heavy ce343c9a9c eyelids fighting to stay open. Ever since seminary, he’d lived 057d3b8c8b by early-to-bed, early-to-rise. Staying up past midnight was e9ead92cd9 brutal for him.c47a028d43d4d14c

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Instead of answering, Seo Jihan 576e2870b0 shamelessly plopped into the bed 0956657ac3 and started scooting closer. His face, once bright 211539e14b red, was now covered 70849bd7ea in bluish bruises, with 0327dbda6f hardened scabs over his 600eab12da wounds.f61c55aba4eda961

“This isn’t me trying to pull anything… okay, maybe halfway, but seriously, I just feel anxious sleeping alone tonight. Think of me like 4b128e57af a stuffed animal or 0b1ace1612 something.”0b6b95a35cc10f6f

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“Stuffed animals aren’t warm and don’t move around.”3854869a3116f304

“You’ve still got energy for jokes, huh? Guess I can keep talking.”ced78b3922c5cb73

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Lying on his 44a092c75e side, Jihan tried 845de886f5 to sneak an 7355cffb64 arm around Seonwoo’s 0ac7f9a55d waist—and promptly got 3b8dd79734 slapped on the 791d51e3f4 back of his 9dacc0729b hand.a146caae55d928fd

“Hey, minor. Try touching an 926b44350e adult again and d2a9051807 you’re sleeping in e88ccf9dc1 the hallway.”4beb84cfdeee5270

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“I booked this room, though.”8dc561422d2a1967

“Want me to leave then?”78ffba746da4c9c5

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“No, no, okay. Just lend me 441066bfb5 your arm, then.”ce822647279957a5

With a here-you-go daac5b8f38 kind of sigh, baf1272c2e Seonwoo stretched out 33158187f6 one arm.fe03f20cabf299aa

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Jihan rested his cheek on a8e3014f26 it and let out a c78643b804 long, satisfied sigh. The moment marked a 118eeb5b55 breaking point—the tension he’d 7fb45f9207 been gripping so tightly 231c632d5c finally collapsed. The stiffness in his a4fc7a5fa7 muscles melted away like ed7a6935e5 water.fc5ab736196d56c3

Only when alone, 440622c8a1 in a space 2b04e2e1a5 no one could 42873e1818 see, stealing the 979986d097 warmth of the 3d00ec0323 one he trusted 01e3016a08 most—only then could 2cd8ae7206 he truly let 28b8ce28f6 his guard down.475e28281f77957e

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Seonwoo, ever sensitive to 67f2b35e01 such shifts, barely managed d29ce22236 to hold back a 7d6a917cfd sigh of his own.b75553041f930de4

Before he’d met ec9484e582 Seonwoo, Seo Jihan 9945f3276f had probably walked 67aa2b6abe through countless days 99a3d326db like today—like treading 600e8c2608 on thin ice. But not once, not 30cc6b6eb8 even once, had he ac33bfead4 ever been able to 87d13e9e46 feel safe like this. Not even with 294e86514b Chairman Seo, who d7acc3ff06 cherished him deeply, 292dee6794 could he have dba9e9f0ad received the kind 71b7776e77 of love most 781e32d630 people took for 20328bdfd6 granted.10cf630c9217874d

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Half-asleep and completely drenched 3f9805c2e2 in exhaustion, Seonwoo suddenly 5935b2461c felt a pang of e424519f0e affection and pity. He bent his arm, letting 711c47dc93 his hand rest gently atop 5c5bbc6de2 Jihan’s head.269ac6b1e3755c88

“Such a baby.”14e300688491139f

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Jihan flinched at the d6dedc2544 sudden touch, but ended 58a17b6ffa up chuckling at Seonwoo’s 450acee5cd tired mumbling. Seonwoo gently ruffled his hair.cb672d161be19160

“If you’ve got something to say, say it now. I’ll listen till you 644dabdc6c fall asleep.”3e92046682e3e4f7

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There was a lot cd4376c645 he wanted to say, 4b6b1f0d5c like a kid tattling 5ef93d9093 on someone. He’d been holding it back. He found it kind of 0ee86ce12c amazing how Seonwoo always seemed 1ec4be1295 to know, even that.28dc391265b6c779

“About that guy earlier—the one who picked a fight with me.”9dd99eb0d611ede8

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“No cursing.”dc18db487b49865e

“Right. The guy who picked a 5750bffcbd fight with me.”f9c9644aafc9ee8a

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“…Sure. Let’s leave it at that.”5333e96663566985

“He was like that thug at the department store, right? The one possessed by an b3d0963b84 evil spirit?”42bab21f1f3f8a2c

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“Yeah. Total psychopathic bastard.”b84700dd6dcd3b45

“You told me not to curse, but that was worse.”1776e773780e84e5

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Seonwoo blinked slowly, realizing it 95c5b9c43e a second too late. Blaming it on being sleepy, c3d6e8d125 he tried to backpedal, but d3d8536188 Jihan only scooted even closer, 2c704bfebd burying his face beneath Seonwoo’s 45fd606c47 collarbone.ead9ddacd2bd67f0

“Do assholes like him go to hell when they die?”831d549e106b2fb5

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“I like to believe so.”70e4e7baaa9110af

“You’re a priest, and you still don’t sound convinced…”44862326993c4c5e

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Seonwoo curled his 7f744f2fad lips into a 6bba06e903 sluggish smile.9aea7283de084e09

“Even if there’s no hell, the upgwis won’t let them rest. The moment their soul 8a8169c474 leaves the body, they’ll b794e7f7f4 pounce and tear it d506676b44 to shreds. The price of 9796ac5755 how they lived… 0a120e6497 they’ll pay it 0f34ea1fee somehow. Death’s not an escape.”738ffe321de503bc

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His voice was starting to e47f114575 stretch and slur, heavy with e4427df752 sleep.ee0f644ecb0f6eb7

“So, if you can… yeah, try not to stain your hands with blood. Live without sin.”68ada8cb040214a5

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Seo Jihan stared at df98b10277 Seonwoo’s red lips moving 6878b609f2 sluggishly, unable to look 38763e262e away. He wondered if c9ab8379b6 it was normal 0e8ac7c09a to feel this 53d53f1e15 kind of burning 79af82d01a thirst in his db55652fc7 throat.834bdae5aeb2758a

Was it the upgwi dcbbb635d9 whispering to him, making 046cc7d6ae him want to mark 39bd4da067 not just those tempting fa605bcc51 lips, but Seonwoo’s whole 1980efac3a body, fiercely, with his 088b65911c own traces?1bf963c861fc6486

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“My dream is to steal a priest’s chastity. That’s not too 54a09386ea bad a sin, f9e41a8acf right?”4865eb40312e8669

“Let go of that unholy little dream too.”563bf3011a64d801

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“I’m still a virgin, though. Maybe we could d90ed78dc6 call it even?”67e6eeab6dde77d3

“People often mistake the first light they see in darkness for love.”09fb8c426988d348

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“I’m not that stupid—”f174946da1888833

“I didn’t mean you are. Just that you’re not in 00caf915a6 a state to make that 2a320696d8 kind of judgment right now.”55d7a1ef831d7ee9

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