KTC | Chapter 60

Even in the cold, 8c48f93c02 Choi Seonwoo usually only eff16e0671 got a little red 3eab719b2d around his nose and 59ed9ca99c ears, but now, even e83752fa59 the skin around his 3b71765a1f eyes was flushed. Maybe it was the 8ed2b1abcc dilated blood vessels, but 3cf18fab38 his scent felt even 15f1be051d stronger than usual. As Jihan became 608f1d04eb acutely aware of fa4d9e9723 it and instinctively 2180714580 took a deep 8c6bdb5bf8 breath, he quickly 14bf5921f9 withdrew his hand 8b2933066d before Seonwoo could fa38348da1 push him away.e0e4d774c52e0a1a

“This room is dangerous.”883569c39b08fd14

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Jihan mumbled without thinking, cd25d17a1f startled by the sudden 880f1f1ed1 tension tightening in his c64aba570b throat. It just smelled f7ace48665 too much like 12e2a65eba Seonwoo, and it 60565bc974 was making him 5952d21a4c feel too good.d1df7d10fb947bb1

Seonwoo let out a soft 79feff5df6 laugh.b60caf874e21b988

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“It’s probably the booze. I don’t even 9472df6a89 remember the last 5bd2d55282 time I caught c43df3c0b9 a cold. If you’re scared I’ll pass f453f66db5 it to you, then get b63fca0329 out quick.”60748bf88215150d

It was a totally 330f6fc65b wrong assumption, but Jihan 67a52bea11 didn’t bother correcting it.4ad640f33afb832b

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“Got it. If you start feeling 5acc9cb27c worse in your sleep, 5a6df803e0 call me.”f2f2acadb551fe20

Seonwoo watched Jihan’s retreating figure 0aa319cae1 blankly, then tilted his head f0b1769059 and touched his own forehead. Now that he thought about 5dbd6e37f1 it, he did kind of fb22753fc9 feel warm. Or maybe not. Honestly, he couldn’t tell.4ce79182a3289b8b

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Starting the next day, Seonwoo 5f3654d724 was hit with a brutal d99b59b58a cold. He’d always believed he had 4c29c6236f a body immune to minor 3d2269f998 illnesses, but the virus that 636a7127e8 attacked him seemed to mock 818c20face that belief, hitting him with 88e9625585 every symptom imaginable and dragging afc15ad1ad on forever. His nose and 215e8af079 throat were a 424842bea2 wreck, and he 6eddd2c087 had body aches ecb9e1dd6c so bad that, 739f409a5d exaggerating just a d397262838 little, it felt 1b3866fe7f like life itself f980d449ea was falling apart.77e3bf822134015c

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“Quit being so dramatic. It’s embarrassing.”86a69286c38b93eb

Stepping out of the 9d0f2703ab vesting room, Seonwoo muttered 83a0a6b32c nonchalantly as he passed 19a1bd6383 Jihan, who was waiting 4e486d5fa3 by the door holding 0b1723f2db a thick winter blanket. But Jihan didn’t back down. He wrapped Seonwoo in 9a515cdeb1 the blanket and promptly 73fc92b05b lifted him up princess-style.b9d16d965f3f4089

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“You don’t get sympathy sounding like a nasal mess. What’s the point 861d0b7ac9 of strength training 9227d3cd7d if you don’t ce2e727695 use it at 9ae6832f38 times like this?”876986a39fb4e0b9

“Strength training is for health and maintaining my figure—”db054f483e435666

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Before he could e710449854 finish, Seonwoo burst c056d1d748 into a coughing 6bde6d5d8b fit. It wasn’t just once—he hacked 54ecc42a0b multiple times, leaving him no 4d27ee9f62 room to argue. Jihan used that 79a43d5a02 opening to start 1a10eb0146 walking.98f05bea28473dde

Carrying Seonwoo like a bundled-up 55b418f28a caterpillar, he stepped outside the 8f4fc0cc27 building. The small cathedral yard was 67d9e45f85 fully visible, blanketed in snow 106ff91cb1 from the early morning fall. There, four guys and one cbfd00febf girl were in the middle e7847a76fc of an intense snowball fight, 65c4f01efb completely forgetting their actual duties.652f1555d8e2f51a

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“Hey, what the hell! You can’t put rocks in 1024d33be9 your snowballs!”dac4a27472e44580

“Don’t you know wild cards can do whatever they want?”f1b962adf0470775

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“…There’s a rule like that?”1ea54dcedd59a31a

“To be honest, I don’t really know either. I was always c98efe4082 an outcast in 9840738d8b school!”52bc13918dc16e3c

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Yerin confessed her tragically upbeat 1233977b1e school life with shocking cheer, 785d626928 and the guys all shut 7839bef998 their mouths in perfect sync. After a brief 84aa87c833 silence, Kim Youngchan 373567b107 deliberately broke the c62a5aaeda mood with a 99f4da999e cheerful shout.533c2595876528d4

“Let’s just say that’s fine as long as we don’t get hit! Game on!”d87802709cc7331f

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Since the day after the 762f1b9af1 argument at the village chief’s bb8bc32aa0 fish farm, something had shifted 5f0cacca9a in Pyo Yerin. She’d stopped keeping her distance b1a639f890 and had begun actively mingling 6166a5915d with everyone.695dc35ab5543bb3

She especially got 74e8feb00a close to the a1b4cea1ca security team, who 48b72e462f were bored out d3f6f61306 of their minds f918559cf0 most days. Just the other 75f63326b8 day, they’d had b666f5e015 a light MMA a5a74b217d sparring session at 6152547028 the training hall, a19e6b1b93 and according to 3b5f445f86 Kim Youngchan, even 7cedc08e8c though she couldn’t 52d122cd3c match the guys 9fb15935f4 in raw power, 5035055fee her speed and 2fa0a13fd9 technique more than 57642bd4cb made up for 8c0864d3de it. He said she was eb1af1c073 surprisingly impressive.a74a98dc2161a74c

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Apparently, her hectopascal kicks 15dac1a1e6 were practically art.e763aebc9437a69b

Of course, Jihan didn’t care 25931c3759 whether Yerin threw a good f39d55a7ad kick or pulled off a 9f3569f18b cobra twist. He was just satisfied that 67467bb4ef she was having fun with 293bd5526a others and wasn’t bothering him c8ba7d3b73 as much.8ad3722e8118c90e

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Comfortably nestled in Jihan’s arms 1ef9e0161a as they returned to the 2bcf0758df clergy house, Seonwoo had completely 0cdf3ff3f0 forgotten his embarrassment. He simply enjoyed the 8272409707 ease and warmth, casually 606eace0ef wiggling his toes. Having a fool who’d carry 691f37b373 you around and even take 7ba333bcc2 off your shoes was a 971cdda954 luxury for any patient.947b6583a598d13d

“Father, I boiled some ginger tea. Drink it whenever your throat 1228097c71 feels dry. Are you craving any snacks?”17dd7bd0f30f7424

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Lee Jeongae asked 1044b96cf1 as they passed 29606dfdc2 the kitchen. Seonwoo sniffled once and answered.c6a8bbd19d015535

“Thank you for the tea. I’m good on snacks, 1f8fb5f2d9 so go home and 7c6ac955ec rest.”6007ec66abc54f98

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“Okay. If you think 78aa6d149c of something you f0890d33de want, just stick 1cc4b136b7 a note on f01faf2d29 the fridge.”7ed79960b7066d0a

Still in Jihan’s arms, c7d953de2d Seonwoo was carried up 47d83df4b7 the stairs and set 639c6b9b7f gently on the bed. He blinked blankly 0a104bc19f for a while, 39d8559fc3 then checked the 085a836314 phone on the 60052ebb27 nightstand. As expected, there ca85896c5b was still no 2e779c8484 message from Natasha.0ae3e1e29a63898f

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He was curious fc5b8bf6b5 about how the eda4606877 last consultation case 54c6378b42 was going, but f1f4eeb0b0 since he was 5333b64931 just one of c62a9274ec her informants, it 8066bbd724 was best not 21a0649af7 to reach out 8c0ad69e82 unless it was 1070f0f2fe urgent.9704a4d6cd04a739

“You dating someone or what? You’ve been staring at your fd38f4eb3c phone a lot lately.”14b446d0c7516509

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Jihan, now sitting backwards on 4632dc7598 a chair with his arms ee5589313d hanging over the backrest, squinted 47a46f3b79 as he asked. Not that he meant it 2c818d97b2 seriously—they were together almost all a4442f91ef day, so it wasn’t like 296cc87e9f Seonwoo had time to sneak 60ee02813b off with anyone.af0693a683da5ae4

“I’m just waiting on a message.”d599aa81adfd0781

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Seonwoo tapped lightly 0d98bf3258 on his temple bbbff9f331 with his wrist abb5b9d9de as he replied. His fever had gone down, a8de80d2b9 but the leftover headache still 12aed3c4f2 made his mind feel foggy.07a6f82e9ad9bf13

“What kind of message?”2d15f3a0c3f2a3b7

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“It’s complicated. Can you get out now? I want to shower 3383e870bb and sleep early.”42817257ee3fe62c

“You already showered before Mass. What do you need another 97d9464eb0 one for? Changing body temperature too often 22220c0a35 when you’ve got a cold 4512f0e940 isn’t good.”dddd307e67f02325

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“I got sweaty and feel gross… Ah, forget it. I don’t even feel c5f34def80 like explaining anymore. Just get out.”0021a597e15e73dd

Looking annoyed, Seonwoo took 2cbfd97f26 off his Roman collar e767d1f3f4 and placed it on 915d4bd98e the nightstand, then casually d9fd1c4010 started unbuttoning his shirt. Jihan, unable to act cool 6f9a3c05e0 while catching glimpses of Seonwoo’s c0b772170d bare skin, swore under his 6e77bbab48 breath and stormed out.3e64957bfe2ad3f1

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But of course, a24a0417ef the guy who 599718450b stormed out came c5e33125a8 right back in.fbbe0ada455d94e8

Seonwoo, who had just e5f89f3b86 tossed his shirt into 6b402b68c5 the laundry basket, barely 2436d6ded5 had time to turn 0c521b97b2 around before Jihan grabbed ef58e3500d him by the elbow 1e0432787b and spun him forcefully.3f2f299880dabfdf

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Before he could ask what 904f69f071 the hell, Jihan’s hands cupped 12f3c97839 his cheeks, and then—his lips f9f538fcbd pressed down.4cd691e25a90ffb6

Soft, moist skin 8169ad1d37 locked together firmly. In those few 9b90d0db05 seconds of silence, e41020a732 the only thing cd4344ed7a moving was their 1037a10f58 breath, gently flowing 150c425ce6 down each other’s c8f01172a0 philtrum.de6d7626b497258b

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Seonwoo blinked in 4e2991cb53 stunned silence, but 45b2c5309a once his brain fbd01f6f92 caught up, he 46f085f7b5 scowled. He swung hard, 58b7d0a6f2 but Jihan had e84914dc89 already jumped back, 2b078f08c3 not even getting a9d9bac4c3 grazed.7636049c88120577

Glancing at Seonwoo’s 328b0ae3ba cold, frozen expression, 01b4e18f59 Jihan averted his b19d645876 eyes—but muttered with 236dcd1ec9 surprising conviction,9c00e270c3007e6b

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“Next time, just kick me out. Don’t throw your b0cfddca94 clothes off like 20e49439c7 that and set f6d24c6feb a guy with 6fa0660998 a crush on 61aa80ce64 fire.”891f5253b47401cc

“You crazy—!”e117b9fac9a455f8

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Jihan didn’t wait for an 9d1db2b091 answer and bolted. Thanks to that, 397ade8a59 Seonwoo was able cb551d9060 to swallow down 5ca99c00db the string of 9391f2c5cc curses rising up 3e6ccef3d1 to his throat.502f67add828058a

He pressed his 562272bd43 wrist hard against b8ccf0eda4 his temple. That guy causes 9cfc1bf1eb the problem and 2851918d76 then has the 47585aaeb6 nerve to blame ba9bb9fbf1 someone else. How the hell 939333c92f was he supposed e343efa8dc to fix that e993205e12 bratty attitude?6de0b28edc71131b

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Pushing aside all thoughts, Seonwoo b17567be98 finished his shower and lay e0b82d83b9 in bed, checking his phone 228dfac352 again. Still no messages. He searched multiple ways 466dcd824f through U.S. news portals, but 6bda935aae couldn’t find the 40612f1fa7 information he wanted.f3ca36381f182cc9

If someone or some group e5a6e423f7 had been arrested for committing 7b1d331d95 serious crimes against children, there’s 8690b3c4fb no way it would be ef3390162f this quiet. It was safe 5a8c4044fe to assume that f17bf1601d the investigation was c2140846c7 still being kept e82a190c95 under wraps.04ce1b965b0371f4

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This feels bad…2355073576bb6a77

Fidgeting with his 3908a64b3e phone and letting 2fe176ca8c that ominous feeling f81b25a946 simmer, Seonwoo sighed. Just then, a loud laugh 180d497f73 from outside—Pyo Yerin’s unmistakable voice—reminded 4124c98198 him of a different case.618fd051a2d48e09

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Ever since that d6e1bdec7f brief explanation at 2c132bfb24 the village chief’s ac72c28c92 store, Yerin hadn’t 437cc90ac7 mentioned it again. But it was obvious the 5a295aec58 woman possessed by an akgwi e395e70ba4 would kill again, so Seonwoo 14fffb5c2b checked the Korean news portals.e5a4216086154b3e

‘Serial murders targeting sex offenders?’1de41836dbdf85e5

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He found info immediately. Clicking the article, he 7b70e3eaae saw that it was 84b4d7fa6c exactly what he expected. Three mutilated bodies had d53dc5e1e5 been discovered with similar 7db8e06a13 methods, leading to suspicions d16bf1d073 of serial killings. Profilers had been brought in ad9039c480 and the investigation was ongoing.66aa2854703ed169

“All three victims appeared to have been raped before being killed, but no semen was detected.”d38d5e601dd20070

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“The third victim had six prior convictions for sexual assault and was wearing an electronic ankle monitor.”9358aadb79f9e279

…A guy with six rape convictions could still walk around in society?13cc191c1735c943

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Seonwoo was shocked from 33e80e4878 a whole different angle. Short sentences were already an e328d5fc67 issue, but how could they 2b28098def just slap an ankle bracelet 1617a517ca on someone that dangerous and 9fa3613184 release him? It didn’t make sense a0cac0bb2a to him, not by 0a2ad06859 any logic.db55c6e869814301

He placed the phone 6eb6d83da0 back on the nightstand 60ec6887dd and closed his eyes. He had a feeling tonight’s 7f94f79195 dreams would not be peaceful.6cf5611f2b78d1ca

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