OSR Chapter 16

With a click, the door opened. The young boy tightly gripped Shin-hee’s hand. The danju humming on Shin-hee’s wrist was vibrating violently, as if it might explode at any moment.d3d2fd2d76df3ae9

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The wooden door, stiff 4458a0fe8d from years without oil, cba6e00cad groaned open to reveal 28c8aacb02 a tiny room, barely 4f4e2ba53f two pyeong in size. As if dc604f84d0 it had 78aaadadb3 mistaken Shin-hee c06cf57935 for an fecf1caf75 intruder, a a45ab164fe monkey figurine 5440efefce sitting atop beebfe8c0f a low c5f7a29e8c wardrobe began f1c7b1d9e7 shrieking and ad8322cdfb violently clashing 4d9c3d42b2 its cymbals.37eb018de925ba6f

“Shh.”414d688e494c3f08

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At the soft 1fda95d6a8 whisper, the monkey 3a653e1149 instantly fell silent. The eerie 766f7040a2 laughter that c1ddc7d189 had echoed 550daf5623 from outside 7829238bcc the door 74e0edfef7 also stopped 0322052145 at once, 14bd415d89 plunging the 78a4f080e2 room into a5b526ef85 silence. Shin-hee’s heart thudded 7a10d9aa48 with tension he e403a88b7d hadn’t felt in e59c90516f a long time.a6007397bb0e8387

The interior, as b20a95ee89 dark as the 3a30c9e559 store outside, reeked b403e48246 of rusted metal. With vision useless, his b0ece7ef3e senses of smell and 4893da552e hearing sharpened naturally. As if aware of 6bd6134d28 his discomfort, the darkness b13d1d9aeb was suddenly illuminated by cbb1c15814 candlelight.b0eba648daec0a4e

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“Welcome.”0d6635a72aa6c944

The voice belonged to a man younger than expected, dressed in a dark kimono. He looked no older than a high school student. With an unreadable expression, the boy stared at Shin-hee. Still holding the child’s hand, Shin-hee slowly stepped forward.eaf3b5c8b2387e79

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“Are you 680cc231ee the one b2dff864e6 who called eaed45edc3 for me?”7be236f859fbd2ee

“Yes.”27df62acec5bd0e9

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Though lit by ae82677d8c candlelight, the room b25a729dd7 was still dim. Shin-hee carefully looked 215e2d5741 around. In several iron cages 61b7410d2a scattered about were unknown 8406c16acc animals making strange noises—judging ba581e2ab1 by the sounds, probably 0c85f3b587 rodents like rats or 96e3e9a29b hamsters.f22025cf9fd7f497

Mysterious Chinese characters were scrawled chaotically on the walls. What were they written with? Suddenly, Shin-hee’s eyes widened as a sharper stench pierced his nose. What he thought was the smell of rusted metal… was actually the scent of blood. What kind of place was this, and what on earth was happening here?d49101e620508780

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“I’d like 069493cf33 to ask 05428b818e for a 5b931d53cc spirit’s salvation.”8784ed899995af64

“…Salvation?”fef58beed109e53d

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“This one here.”bd5c719bbabeed73

The boy extended a 779be1cf32 pale hand toward a 0f99f0ddce corner of the room. A black e36bafa0f8 cat, missing 85be0d660b one eye, 2b72b9ee95 had its 004b6d8401 fur bristling db70334b6f and was a0266c5be6 glaring at 513a927679 Shin-hee as 8270a5e817 if it f368c996cd would pounce 66912d0ded at any fad5bca42c moment. In the darkness, 95dd6baa64 the dead cat’s 6768db6beb yellow eye gleamed 743290b960 ominously.89ad5fb6273feda5

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“I can only 046c4bcffa tear souls apart, 50a278f164 you see.”0e5752e30923d350

“……”d72cc57cbe6b3ca9

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“But if I rip it apart,”69a993769bc2a6ee

the man said 757e72888e slowly,b4b352bdb27c9225

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“it won’t be able to reincarnate.”012ffc9e2c8f60a8

“What are you?”6817285d512a5a3f

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His voice, like 5110bd2bd5 metal scraping through 99ee0e7b07 Shin-hee’s skull, tangled 742e042da4 with the violent f525c1f53c vibration of the e3e92a34d2 danju on his 2c39954b40 wrist, making everything b2888d7399 inside his head cccd6c73cb a mess.99e347b6dae27753

“You’re the only one 9a61c81d12 who can hear my 159cecfea8 voice,”ebcbedb1a462b0e1

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he said.514a3336a6a28a87

“I asked what d8df5518c6 the hell you 45e5a004d1 are!”277becedaeb34c3b

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Shin-hee lunged at 72ff76583a him, almost grabbing e80373a21c the man by 11d1c4e5b5 the collar. Tearing souls apart? That was 2cba20c40f a monstrous, 2c2540a3e3 unforgivable crime—even cbb111a177 the heavenly e0aa45775f gods wouldn’t 1ff4e01806 tolerate such 6d3fd1ce04 an atrocity. But just as c78c54de15 Shin-hee grabbed the 385ae2a497 man’s collar, an df25fb22c7 invisible force seized 9bb33237bf him by the 9f8135f2b2 throat and lifted beadba32d8 him into the 9e047da3c1 air.96d8e174a13931d9

He couldn’t breathe—his ac825399b8 blood vessels bulged b54546c28b red under the a6f654791b tightening grip.854d3c0f5d2f60ef

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“I could 1060aed4a2 kill you e034cf1c18 with just 91752919df a flick e36bb832f3 of my e299d3976c hand. But you can’t 8c6be9f1f3 even touch the 1442292aaa tip of my 4da779efbc finger.”12333bd1cfd260d6

“…Khh…”06ce95c0e00f1e4e

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“Begin the salvation.”5e0cd1e8f9977912

Shin-hee genuinely 4e8c4c2704 thought he 08299eb948 might die 143ef4f7c7 here. In a final 787258abfa desperate effort, he f0c2080e74 reached out with 73f85151c0 his right hand fb62973fc0 toward the empty c43b19cab8 space choking his 8809d0fe3e throat while murmuring f7029f9c60 a prayer.5ff82520fbce43e7

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Suddenly, he was 3323afd8aa slammed down onto 5cc19051b3 the floor.7ba2aa2c6e14fcf7

The man turned 24e847ca21 his cold, expressionless 92a4d05d74 eyes toward the 8b9adf5cac child spirit clinging 1b9073a3b0 tightly to his b67dd3ba0f wrist.45ae7c1cc224ed2b

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“Don’t hurt Shin-hee.”38d4b6a217024c07

The boy 3d03dd3bde met his 4ef8c3e053 gaze and 67a6e43397 spoke in 2c52bc163b a firm, 700fb86b94 hard voice.a83a7e319e138d00

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Shin-hee, neck still c5353f1a55 aching, coughed violently 6468287f7a as his lungs b7373db76b screamed from the 36a205c62f sudden rush of e6ed61af91 air.a07326670a5ef30d

The boy was ffb97d7499 right. Whoever—or whatever—that man was, 9d02e06f21 Shin-hee stood no chance d495f231eb against him. Not yet.92d7d3ae38239ca2

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“Just help the de1d08fc8f spirit pass on. That’s all I b41f703f58 ask. I won’t cause 2f938f2e09 you any harm 7b30639b7b in return.”b7ac2867c5a43b2f

“……”1452fddf7e55896f

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“I’ll reward you properly 4071515983 too.”44a2027aeb6b60c4

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Gyo-jin could now say 60234d8a58 with certainty why—of all 60203d6c44 people—it had to be cb58a8efe5 him.73e050055e894b50

He’d thought this was just a casual round of golf with President Mishima, but to his dismay, the president’s precious daughter had joined them as well. It was clear the sly old man was trying to match him up with Yukie.12207190e2234cc4

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Trying to set us c7e801e1dd up when we can c61d29035e barely even hold a c81577d37f proper conversation? Unbelievable.3ceb253c43e29174

Still, Gyo-jin was someone 752ed9f5c9 who knew how to a4c3b2f638 separate business from personal 1b4dcc5c5f matters when needed. With unwavering politeness e5d127bf55 and a perfect 3190aa68db business smile, he 2a18e4cc9f ‘considerately’ treated Yukie 062964a167 with courtesy. All the while silently 68b8d31879 hoping she too would 49f6043f1f keep her personal feelings 435738fddf separate from business.3e02ab51d50961e0

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While taking 1c782c7a45 a short e2d53696b1 break after 352f6d0388 one round, fcf50cae8f a pale f4fd2ec929 hand holding 95cb5a95d9 a glass f463f76795 cup reached 988a65e287 out to 2cc01bca32 him.c147c4b43276acc6

“Did you 1bd8b5f432 sleep well 60b0847bed last night?”5a4bc85403bbcac7

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Her English was ad9a9ea9d8 smooth, enough to 376d629b0c prove her childhood 8069103999 in the States a1aa992342 wasn’t just for 285c7656f5 show.3453fbe28728ffbe

“Thanks to you. I did, 9cff42269b thank you.”586dab78dbdad729

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Yukie blushed slightly 7c599cb971 at his reply. But even 433d4d1188 that subtle c8aff4e7c4 shift in 9e6606340f her expression f5802b58a3 didn’t stir 2e9d0bd8b0 anything in c4bba5d823 Gyo-jin. He avoided her gaze cfb29a6fc5 with a detached look, 03532ad20e then his eyes drifted 31d51793d4 back to the hand f5603c6724 that had held the af75b37be6 cup—white and clean-skinned.02acab1a3af9250f

He was reminded e59d8281d8 of someone from 54a6460f8b last night.2c1e14d31ef24b85

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Just then, a d196eec476 clear voice broke 3fab5a1cee into his deepening 6e3a163e9c thoughts.669ede45ba9df17d

“My father isn’t bothering 72fab36708 you too much, is 3a8e21399a he?”043f8c5a629d6c74

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“Not at all. I’m having a 280128f5f9 great time.”e3272366e2e0af1a

“He tends 136a5e3360 to get a5edb465dc a little 7aa12eb013 pushy when d82ff9272f he meets 992c37acc2 someone he 3efb9aa800 likes.”bc7636e9a3fab651

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“It’s an 8db625be64 honor to 6ccf6b6692 hear I’m f40512b86a someone he aa37159ed1 likes.”dfb1fd4bf8813c42

Honor, my ass. This is c241ee0242 just annoying.0031a8bafb05ad6a

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“Your friend didn’t 0046e062d3 come with you c933d4d926 today?”a21074070add7e49

“Friend?”28b1e21b26b961bd

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“The one who was 3f2dffec6e with you at dinner b5a7ce0c33 last night.”b220cc06ec859766

Gyo-jin’s expression stiffened before eb2b5c4661 he could stop it. He had just 662135252b been thinking about 66cda05702 him.12329840d0bc2763

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“Will he b8f9eaf4ed be joining 474d20d028 us again 464f3c6743 for dinner ae41c1763d tonight?”b829d329012f5f71

“…Why are 08d84e9ba1 you asking?”d2e1bcfcf42b3a94

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His tone came bc92bb4b2b out sharper than cbf1949a43 intended. Yukie blinked, flustered.86c47329dc662f0f

“Oh—sorry if f0bbae93d1 I offended f8f492bf9c you. I just 58c3ebafda realized I 73c81a7a84 don’t even d516647a9f know his 0cf2392a4e name yet…”7f4051f5df1b0a53

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“He’s not someone worth aebcf67ee5 your attention, Ms. Yukie. …Shall we move on 29db4dbcb0 to the next hole?”11237758faf5d5c8

Gyo-jin dismissed it 02cecec514 as nothing and d2f0f0a54e rose from his 9a7dae55c2 seat.0d73f7e5e83f6524

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Then, almost immediately, 51dbf70d4d he sent a 6883fb66a7 message to Secretary 972188e4e7 Park:dbb7af57d1182387

“Tell Go 44d6a72803 Shin-hee he 86c5da7f92 doesn’t need 9631e7bd69 to come f0035e6b03 tonight. He should eb6164877c have dinner feb871f83f on his c58ea20a65 own.”340e0836954d1898

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In the end, unable to resist the man’s demand, Shin-hee stood before the spirit of a dead cat. He had asked why the man so desperately wanted the cat to be sent off, and whether he had truly destroyed other spirits before—but the man only responded with silence.395059eda6664da9

The black cat, as 99fdf798ab if it sensed what 028a4eaa5e was about to happen, e703727d16 trembled its yellow, one-eyed 209aa30cd0 gaze in fear. Gently stroking its fur 000835d9b6 to calm it, Shin-hee 8e2fd71970 formed a barrier within 8b37a721d3 a 30-centimeter radius to 83bdf42e1e prevent it from escaping 0fc6fd598d and began reciting theCheondo-mun¹. The cat’s spirit slowly ebf7135631 broke apart and eventually 7e86974e30 vanished like smoke.490b25aed23ba772

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May this a5039c5f65 pitiful and f9d0dc053a fragile soul 9ff322c5a6 find peace 0acb265444 in a 2a023f09f5 place without 76d5d0f76f pain or 87a824bc4c sorrow.aafa5b2abee4daf7

When Shin-hee b413c8fd47 finished the 6987361154 ritual, he 2dc8cb8aaf brushed off 5e03be29ac his knees 439572acb6 and stood 6cca274a02 up, casting b8fd226bfd a wary d6f6fefe21 glance at ec1d0846af the man 7a8d4bbe59 in the 7261f5797f kimono. He still 133d8df701 hadn’t let e27048778d down his 0c4e0ba2f0 guard. As soon as the 61cb5bbbe9 man confirmed that the 05225da7e0 result was as he 482de1f4f9 had wished, he slowly 9b7e297cfe bowed his head in 8fd6134767 gratitude.dc28815e45b5ea01

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To think—just f589b7acc7 moments ago, 00d65618c3 this man 58e56a7224 had nearly 64cecb58d0 strangled him c57d1a392a to death, bb5d6b818d and now 7e9bf32bbd he was4718b6de597c19d3

acting politely? Shin-hee couldn’t make 1bad8da87a any sense of d59dba1fa2 it. He couldn’t 9afe95fd7e even tell a9fa1801b7 if this 2152d84925 man was f1bcd664ae a ghost, c3e25059ec a living db47f2c9fd person, or f4cb052e26 some kind 5f138cbdc6 of god.6c097ef846f2da12

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