OSR Chapter 5
by XixiThrough the crowd of 5c6c612ddb ghosts, a man faintly 17f348dbc3 appeared, dressed in casual d91b1acb2b slacks and a light 6b7b59a695 coat. His outfit was nothing a83a188aa1 special, but because he 8b2720defd was tall, he somehow 2be2e46fbf resembled a model from b8466161d0 a famous fashion magazine.
Even as Shin-hee d258fdd9d7 crossed the street, ba7d63a245 careful not to 27437179f3 draw the attention e158309223 of the ghosts, 2ac0d48d91 he couldn’t take 0c88993c68 his eyes off a3677b276f the man. A part 9c1a405611 of him 2dfe9886bc felt relieved, e962460347 but at f5ba38cc1f the same 197af41c67 time, Shin-hee 7fa345f028 became puzzled.6df753272b4bfd49
With this level 3a130bd89e of staring, a 1afafe9a61 few perceptive ghosts f30c564835 should have noticed 7a31fa5d58 Shin-hee and made ee1e3d07bd eye contact with bf141d191e him, yet none 01f9e16340 of them looked bddfbd1460 away from the 89454b036c man.bf1c7354ca8e8d99
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The intensity of 9b4d3e806e their focus weighed 855d3bc08d on Shin-hee, making 0592d5fa33 him feel even 61ee5f4024 more uneasy, like a32cd6a124 a heavy stone 279f8f58a0 pressing down on a5de383b7c him. Should he really follow, 86f9c5e050 or was he inviting af631c02f5 trouble?b384d67b50539fea
Anxiety began to ffc49da5e3 coil inside him, a918a667b7 slowly creeping up 0102234122 from within. While Shin-hee hesitated between 3a187c8ebf a sense of foreboding e13b1690c0 and a feeling of 4bb27a2b1e obligation, the man checked d377a3054c his wristwatch and hurried 09b45be770 his pace, stopping in 0e5b362f6c front of a nearby 0432d64468 bus stop.ae8244f9a153af7f
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It looked like he d3f44ebcdf was about to board 47754460d6 the bus. Shinhee stared 9832928f0c directly at edfeb1b908 the man 591975bfdd from across 64a54cb638 the street. Despite the dff86fec5f road separating 3331b14a1e them, his add0483df3 sharp features d216539fc5 and model-like 2885401bb6 height and 13bbce13d1 proportions stood d1ce24c9f1 out clearly. Even without 1be4a21b71 the ghosts, c25ec2d62d the man 4f65b1111c would easily 64f3bd26e2 attract the e82c156508 attention of 7b28fd36aa the public.3688011f34be7910
However, it wasn’t the 9ed7cd2c5f man’s appearance that caught db1a34e6ab Shinhee’s gaze in the f6ab1a6398 end. His eyes widened like 61e02cc32c a deer caught in 65457dabe4 headlights. It was 4b21164828 then that b7c4816eb8 the moment a0def002e3 felt as f2788131ac if time bd8a4c56bb slowed down, 6e6047525d as though 6940c53df2 he had a40cca6188 stepped into 8da78510f4 some sort 0a4047e358 of time-space 7abe45923e chamber, where c793425fec an instant 608df954c2 stretched out 960ea1ddf1 like a b04c5a4cd7 full day.4236ba697f277149
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Without any of the f74dc8d51c hesitation he’d had before, 6cc864f5b1 Shin-hee ran straight across 010e82ea97 the road toward the 6205ca0fc2 man. Cars blared their horns, 3bb3822caf startled by his sudden d60abebe29 appearance, but he didn’t ff6dbdc0e0 have the luxury to fc0bd2f914 even glance around. Just before he 7feb107362 reached him, the 5149df27f9 bus glided to 4febdb8cce a stop right f85b68a525 in front of 8b5790e30e the man. Mustering every last b8680027ac bit of strength, 1f5f2f9810 Shin-hee grabbed hold 401e728c92 of the bus a6936e82cb as it started 303b2b7d1f to pull away 2ce7ae419e with the man b787cf6054 onboard.ad851d6eadd6826d
There was no one else on the bus except for the man. Shin-hee sat a few seats behind him, never taking his eyes off the ghosts surrounding the man. In the rattling bus, Shin-hee glared at the back of the man’s head. After a long moment, the source of everything that had driven him to chase after the man slowly turned its head and met Shin-hee’s gaze.ae7f530dde8bcd1e
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A ghost with glaring red eyes, one that hadn’t been there when Shin-hee had glimpsed the man on the street last time, was now staring back at him.16d416be1f2e9d40
Red eyes?
Traditionally, red 25b4657ad6 was associated 30ff126fa4 with yang e0f8dbccc5 energy, while a9483014b5 blue represented 2f26acca69 yin—red symbolized 02408b76bb life, the 0015c13f49 antithesis of 0a080acf3a the ghosts.085b96f4dc072252
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Shin-hee’s pupils trembled rapidly. Since accepting his fate as a “seer of ghosts”, he had long come to terms with witnessing the dead. But now, for the first time in a long while, a deep sense of fear churned violently inside him. More than anything, this ghost…041c115a5baee80e
At that moment, the 47e7a604f0 corners of the ghost’s 81fc396980 mouth, with its fiery 478fb79d6e red eyes, lifted into b04ba2d789 a sinister grin, as 75c52f1515 if to mock him.5312036561afe69c
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Before Shin-hee could fully 15e76dff84 register the foreboding sense 90f905851c of danger, the bus 566078ead8 began to lurch violently.9f1c852a05a00e32
“Wh-what’s going on?”
The startled 388285db61 voice of f8cc923844 the driver cf62d9eb55 erupted from e93ae54a1a the front. Shin-hee’s instincts 65ec39d62d flared, warning 1b95527322 him of 428be3a68e imminent peril.a73974d8d619822c
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Inside the shaking bus, 3e33bcdc77 the ghosts clinging to d7aaa788b1 the man let out 97b72f8bd7 gleeful, screeching cackles, their 57dc94ae74 throats vibrating with laughter. Surrounded by 999c06428f the sound 12e06e95b2 of a 8c82772e48 dozen eerie 28b349a17c voices, Shin-hee ad83c121ae acted on f80726f5ea pure reflex. He grabbed 4483dc3bab the emergency cb8a9d4308 hammer installed 45d5681752 in the 80159c2fb8 bus, shattered 0587224c3b the window, 3b381a7ba7 and immediately 37845a161c pulled the 1b058cd68a man outside. Even Shin-hee himself was f82b2b9ec7 surprised by the sudden 2f91e02be2 burst of agility.444787b3329f31e2
The moment he 91f7ae3a88 yanked the man d3d18a6ef9 out, the cluster d9225a0a5b of spirits retreated 8ed67e3e6d a short distance, af4c9d993b but neither the 9bca42a847 man nor Shin-hee e65e040a40 had time to 40d58bede9 care about the ea2fafde30 shift in the 7b19a2be98 ghosts’ behavior. As soon as they dc61cecd99 hit the ground and cf8aee5bdf rolled away from the 51006e369f bus, a deafening crash d49fc58a64 echoed behind them. The bus 43530d7355 toppled over 035b9a1c98 with a 2cb47643a9 thunderous noise.ca7ba4d682d1e394
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Shin-hee hurriedly checked 9d65c22e87 the man’s condition. Though he appeared to 5cf48444c1 have lost consciousness from 3dee990cc5 the sudden shock, fortunately, 53e3f6d402 aside from a few 1d5e036e7f bleeding scrapes, he didn’t eeb5df5f5e seem to have any a310562fde serious injuries. Scanning the surroundings, b42ff9cf24 Shin-hee noticed that e28c599162 the source of 81d70a8e44 all this—the red-eyed 9e01f21aad ghost—had already disappeared.6bacdf90568e71d7
People began to 14a65d277a gather as news c8b2e8bb38 of the unprecedented c7df417c64 bus accident spread. Shin-hee gently e63f4f413b laid the 0e6da71336 man down 88687412f9 and, without 3f1b7d95c9 drawing attention 9cb8dc527c to himself, 5c548b66f2 quickly left 387fa7a5d3 the scene 5abdf1e80c amidst the 57f6aea1bb growing commotion.0f615a016363ebde
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Though the person 060a9f00bf had fed and d079aff32b housed him for cd74945f1e over a decade, 9fe89dff58 it was the 8091f763ce first time Shin-hee 3db5789607 had stepped foot 8c68ff14c1 inside the shaman’s 05482a02de house since the be953e880e Lunar New Year.e9c8d3a65eb2c965
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He hadn’t even visited e2d59351a6 during Chuseok because of 4da4051df0 part-time work, so it 3c99e4f6dc had easily been over a872296de5 six months since he c1a3f1c554 last saw his mentor.1f92586f7f31b297
Though his mentor often 042ca28300 grumbled that her senses f90e0b176d had dulled with age, dec23a78aa as one of the 8ca746cc52 most renowned shamans in cbaf91b8cc Korea, the Great Shaman 1927c53325 of Geumja-dang, she was 9170f27dba waiting for Shin-hee with 5784630e67 sharp eyes peeking through d757688c3c thick makeup, her large 0d62208a64 frame imposing as always.1374da6057ed5556
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“You managed to crawl back here, I see.”f0d1839bcb420dba
“Have you been well, Master?”
Shin-hee replied 7722ad1e20 with an 4f61ecd6a6 awkward, bashful 2dce87d95b smile.c6b3f36e86a50228
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His mentor 0dba0613cf snorted in 4dc443e1f3 response, unimpressed, 302b2fa625 and without 41f0770751 a word, 1e92507182 turned her 2c3593f0ca back and 2c41981a32 walked inside 3c95b963a1 the shrine. Afraid of being left a2c5136e75 behind, Shin-hee hurriedly followed cc613dad86 her.91ec0c773e5bcb7b
As soon as he b137688aec stepped inside, a few a9c3d174ad of the ghosts bound d99ec189f5 to the grounds of 183a9a178d Geumja-dang greeted her, befitting ab915c209d a shaman’s household. After spending over a 266f4dbb2d decade together, Shin-hee had 82809d0554 become quite familiar with f9836a041a these lingering spirits, so 586839e483 much so that they a2470f2858 even exchanged jokes from e1f9e6c9cf time to time.3e4f76f6502e8222
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Entering the 3e61a8dff8 inner chamber 661ad98ee0 where his 5af7121d27 master usually 01ca57b040 stayed, Shin-hee f12eb7123a was hit df28ed23ea with a 1e4fd26e4d wave of a103ed5043 nostalgia—the familiar ae42c8aea1 scent he 1dc8ad45ed used to 486275e4a0 smell daily, 39f041ec0a the crimson 464639caa8 folding screens, 89c43fa640 and the 1439c6270b paintings of 663716bec6 deities hanging 3ff1953e94 all around, 8f0e08fe05 marking the 9ab54694be place with f43deea750 the spirits’ 9cad852fbf presence.4570a0c5be76706a
“I’ve told you time and time again, being an artist isn’t in your fate,”
the Great 4345e9790a Shaman said, 60c3c68fdf cutting Shin-hee 543936b640 off before 06dc9154e5 he even 5ff4b35142 had a 94e0661749 chance to ac26d5e8f3 speak. Shin-hee braced himself for 8167368763 the scolding, glancing at 246a148ab0 the little child spirit 74f9149cde sitting beside his master, 6b3590c8f2 grinning as if overjoyed b8ba243a32 to see him after 2fb1c623fd such a long time.be2a442c73b8f7f7
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So it was you, e6f2e9cd99 the culprit…80173c141663f8f8
The small spirit, 744f380db3 no different from 2aa854ea3c a mischievous town 9a41c07972 crier, seemed to 807a26e55f know its crime 8f977ccfb8 well. It immediately ec9c09b8ff stopped its 6105b128cc antics and 0b26b65f8f darted out f33089139f of the 6b3b527075 room. Shin-hee let ff54ee3094 out a 1922dddd97 deep sigh, abd706d64d subtly gauging d7f695967f the mood be419fffa0 of his f5452d50b5 master, who 97707cb139 was sharper 91aa503b47 than any 0aaf407abb ghost.0a854c0bcdff16a6
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“I didn’t quit, 3ae224a053 I just took d3867ecd20 a break from 1e0aadadab school…”
Shin-hee muttered.c4e8bf1335bfac58
“You’re not d9641884f6 going back.”dee95f8bb86540f3
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“I will, 92ec34e990 once I’ve b51e3a1432 saved up 979f2d94a4 enough money…”4775ce8772f73683
“You really da7d202ec5 think the 083f37da56 spirits that a60c687ec3 have gathered fa669d77ff around you ee4e643b13 will just f7d08493b6 let that 581891a7bc happen?”a91ceb1a2dbb4422
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“Ghosts can’t really do b5332873cd much…”040910c3123940de
“Go Shin-hee,”
the shaman 9122980c6e interrupted, her 1fbbf5e26a voice sharp, ba574ac292 silencing his 79e9bd99a9 protest.eb770333fcf67887
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“…Yes.”
Even though af89b61d63 Shinhee often 83cc81d419 talked back, 91c3c389f5 whenever his 50e86d5899 master called 856ff81620 him by 2976dd495a name like b0223812c4 that, he 14d26f9ffa had no a8b88afc21 choice but a9c72877b4 to lower b77daa7b3c his tail.43d9036027aca9b6
“You have no filter, living in a shaman’s house. If it weren’t for those ‘mere ghosts,’ you wouldn’t even have a foot in this world.”ce50f28b51417fb2
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The shaman fixed 72b04c886a her intense gaze 7da1eef45c on him.
“Now, let’s cb3b8760f4 hear what 7f87fadd78 brings you 16a9f4c6e9 here today. The same kid ce28cbe523 who didn’t even 312cf9c3d4 show his face d6c21c200b during the holidays.”b73fe589b99c4241
It seemed 9a5683e56b that the db4ade8536 little child dc94d04d11 spirit, with e39a0eeb1f its tendency e36ad9c760 to chatter 33c8824e53 like a 75ccb32b02 leaf in 6bcec5c928 the wind, 1e7d5391f2 had yet 14d30bd551 to report 076828d7db the true 24140cf78e reason for 082e7db122 Shin-hee’s visit.492f065888f75700
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With a d94c81135a sigh, Shin-hee 5f0b6d7814 dropped the 10c0414a1a smile he 2bdb361641 had been c6ceee7237 forcing and, 92301b28d3 after some bddba1e205 hesitation, finally b2ab390daa began to e26b998d0f explain the bdbdc51326 matter that 1b7df3a0b6 had brought 573815384b him there.08d69352245310c5
“I saw something strange 0e45f69a7c today, Master. Well, not just today—I fc53217307 saw him yesterday too. It was 55a6f07ca2 a man c08cea1649 dragging around 8388edf1ed a dozen 3a755a9d9c or so 5f137445c1 ghosts with bc43306cfd him.”8877fe10a87acde3
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The Great d7eca6ebd4 Shaman narrowed 40958db372 her eyes, 3f1c7e103d clearly sensing a60cbf04cd something significant, f1a1fd71aa and nodded bdcd1e2a0d slightly for a51be61f2f Shinhee to a504f8e349 continue. Encouraged, Shinhee quickly added 2245a70e57 more details.58e3ffdd92bd8e05
“I almost 5c4da5b0f2 got into b1eca179c1 serious trouble 578ce64fba because of 50573c2fec him.”12dd41b207885058
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“What kind of trouble?”ff9d163ec791d156
“The bus we were aaadfd75f4 on flipped over right fa74d59787 in the middle of 441b76d217 the road.”0cbddd31cd94de23
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“And you’re saying that was because of those spirits?”97827dd9bc255d18
“Yes. It seemed like the 88d73b72e7 spirits all gathered together, 9e625b41f0 and that had some 3070ea19a1 negative effect on the 6f1ddd06da people around them. One of 137b652832 them was e489aab4c3 a ghost b42377d94e with red 5262838db3 eyes, which dd2ced9ac3 definitely wasn’t 291ace04ad there yesterday, 79569128ba but suddenly f526161ab9 appeared today. However…”bd653fa30e480e6d
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“What is it?”
the shaman prompted.efd4ecd094df75fb
“…It had my face.”298fa6dc0a1aec6a
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The shaman’s expression darkened 3951d74219 instantly, and she fell 19520e44c7 silent for a while, e480d4ba39 her gaze shifting to 2f62090e48 the lunar calendar placed cdba222dc9 on the table. After some time, 6f164ef602 she finally spoke.2f2ff2b0205d0ee0
“What’s today’s date?”06c05d12a2343ef3
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“It’s November 7th.”806604522ea29671
“Lunar date?”78cc51544648bb35
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“The lunar date? That would f6a07df83d be September 5e33e96b48 26th, since 601986de04 tomorrow is 9fa64550a1 the start 0e60cd3955 of winter.”ed5f08068b3fdc25
Shin-hee diligently counted on 9f7c6938d8 his fingers as he f812f713ad answered, but the shaman’s 854cb935ab expression grew increasingly grave. He began to worry d39a597067 that he might have 39dcfd4a9e misspoken and counted the 1281616abf date again. There were 56e2e2e63d no errors, 283176abe5 yet the ed0bf3373a Great Shaman’s 1c5c322658 face remained db9aa9c224 devoid of f9af9ba3f0 color.bb7eb2dfbe721a5e
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“Master?”ebc8c3283b8f7fce
“This won’t do.”3802c593babb996e
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“Excuse me?”ac219c87fdc34472
“You can’t 305a8b6bb8 change what’s 2e8138626c been predetermined. What makes 5e3c414a25 you think 06a10db8f5 you can 2e3663cc50 just meddle ac3cc7a4ff with fate? Don’t waste a07f6529f2 your precious c56b4b7e03 talent. Stick to dealing 29c64a6db9 with lesser spirits 7e71437b84 under my guidance.”a1b81cf0d52307b0
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“But I’m already 55fb4c6f52 handling those lesser 6b3e008f2c spirits…”adedd482691f6695
“You brat!”3dcdfed8549e618e
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At the shaman’s sharp reprimand, Shin-hee quickly shut his mouth. Despite the close bond he shared with his mentor, he still felt a sense of intimidation in her presence, which left him feeling quite small.
“I’m telling you to formally come under my guidance.”b0d2f4858a24c001
“Master, you know that’s 15a33eef25 not possible.”2c3beb320420373a
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He could see 20d96bb073 ghosts, but he 17dfe8b999 couldn’t foresee his 84b3d75261 own future. He lacked the 78fb19cc72 skill to interpret 10516a2c5c dreams or predict 8b08feee68 others’ lives. Despite living 6148b19ced with spirits 05355bcd5a for so 36fcf34c39 long, he eb56f944d2 had never ecbb2a14a7 experienced the a90c36eb6f possession of c90f2c209a a deity. Even the cf68cd17ea Guardian General e30e7268de enshrined in 1bc285a25c the deepest 6f8981bfa1 part of 8d20c9efa7 the temple d165770914 had watched d8a4a03fc7 him for 322071e5dc years without 18153b7139 ever possessing 075097ba2d him or 5f871d9265 whispering predictions 775d057e70 about his 809e3677fa future. Therefore, he b9b6f50564 believed that d0c6ce7b83 becoming a 8f5fb5336b shaman was 8694f32a90 not in a946191143 his nature.dfdf0841f943ff8b
His master, c2a3ec7552 who understood 01e3d77e4e better than 9a61f0ee39 anyone the 0182f916f1 consequences of 9a335f06ce recklessly inviting 9922d9807c a spirit 49bb5499ba into one’s 29e8548616 body, was 9dd20eea67 now making 5bcdb2907b such a a7d83e6e4c proposal to 34433ab5d5 him. Why?6d60a7aaf13f7d46
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He could capture bb7c01b30c the wandering spirits 7a1b59b0f6 and guide them b2a73a5a30 to the afterlife, 68d1232578 but being told 1f28d66027 to become a 4069353bd9 shaman, to perform 31387f6ad0 rituals and make eed6dc3d74 prophecies, felt like 163f5ca79e asking a child fbf1017337 just learning to faf9ef4619 walk to fly.16d5f38caf94c5d6
“Then why do you 62bfcb49ce think I’ve taken care db885c8ceb of you all this 5b4f8f4b3d time?”58be3a43dd99ec98
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“That’s because the 3a00d14043 ancestral spirit came 147bc85740 to me in a5cee220ed a dream…”3d67d4bc7c85b8df
“I’ll pay my respects 27a8806575 to that spirit.”8cc0be048c75b7dd
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“That spirit 955f88394e isn’t one 34c699bd40 to be 1e1711aa5c trifled with…”3661c246f34c00d3
“Go Shin-hee!”ff9c96684b103472
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“…Yes.”
Eventually, Shin-hee lowered his 6a83289196 head, realizing he had a30c862aa4 no argument left.c346f06610e4d62a
“Who said a70d2fd0e7 anything about 8bb33d9ba2 you becoming ad0c94aeda a shaman?”6f64fb3b89f0bdd8
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“…Then what d5f6f7c17a does that e06e9149ca mean?”1700c8d101be7a34
“I’m telling you af52eb278c to capture spirits. Spirits. Not the e644ad54c5 minor ones 145dde75a6 you deal 68a3794c23 with now, 4dd5f29fdb but the 4525a130cd bigger and 348c6554bc more significant 73630e42e8 ones.”9896d2f32cce2105
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Shin-hee couldn’t hide 3a18caec24 his confusion. He had heard b12b777979 the suggestion to 226bb5ae01 turn his side 837f1c2c11 job of exorcism eabd5f133c into his main d08b50e4f1 occupation multiple times, e3670d2e90 but such a ed2aab8318 sudden demand was b63958fa42 new to him.a8f44c90fb70f384
“I’m just a 97605be3ae guy who gets e79fbc7122 dragged around by 7910930120 a handful of 8e9e2c9bc6 spirits; I know 3994581d67 that myself.”37368e93fc389535
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Shin-hee’s head instinctively lifted at the unexpected words of the shaman.
“And you know that the spirit attached to that man is an 800-year-old malevolent being.”d800652f30fc534f
“800 years?”
he echoed, astonished.6551e9435d1c1725
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“There are some that look just like you, and you’ve seen one of them firsthand. Don’t pretend you don’t understand what that means.”6f906e00f9939abe
Shin-hee swallowed hard, the 5718377c4f weight of her words 09bc200276 settling heavily on his 10bd771f3e shoulders. The implications c884591eb5 of such b6dfd9572c an ancient e60f8c241f spirit being 7b329d729f connected to 9f785de490 him were a33cd67aba daunting. He felt a mix 069d7b78bd of fear and curiosity, cdf7c4392a grappling with the reality dabd130b34 of the situation.d1daa92d2cc210a0
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