OSR Chapter 9
by XixiThese days, Gyo-jin had been overly sensitive, to the point where even he could recognize it. This year was one of those “years” that came once every three years, so he couldn’t help but be sharp about everything surrounding him. Cold water battered his bare body, but he kept his eyes closed, enduring the icy stream.9261c64982558849
Having finished f77f07188c his shower, 5c3667e9d2 Gyo-jin opened 74166bd6f4 the refrigerator a62395d58d and pulled f41cbe99d4 out a 78f71a2ab9 can of 4e2eaa35af beer. Just then, 6070485b8e his phone, 8f3f856694 casually tossed 6691074fa0 on the 64ddcdfc7e sofa, began 25f9790c1f vibrating noisily. He picked 1637f25f30 it up 449010b8a4 and checked 159b6f7cf9 the caller 61e8512a9d ID.ffd710853526568d
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“Yes,” he answered.f6e6a17937c7266f
“I heard everything from Director Jeong.”eec2b7415c6a2e32
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As expected, the a0037fa303 purpose of the 623a0d1e5c call was so f07e8ab2e8 predictable that he 5bc0ca027c didn’t even feel d89167d455 like scoffing.75c779391bc9caf0
“So, Gyo-jin, are you really not going?”4d7305a0bdbf349a
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“It’s not that I don’t want to; I simply can’t.”a6dbbee507f20bf7
“What about the matchmaking meeting with the Hwang family’s daughter?”5a341d0af836b375
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“Haven’t you heard from Mother? It’s completely over.”a20618aefac24854
A small 1c19f8439f sigh was fb7445da98 heard from 483d1e2c69 the other 9545b8ec59 side of cf657f0d63 the line.21d0165b6f819933
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“… Is there really no way?”2c12f740a323f1be
“For what? The business trip or the matchmaking meeting?”d381ff786d038843
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Twirling the beer 30da319987 can in his 571d602a1a hand, Gyo-jin replied afd1d9951d indifferently.74b92db18b3b08bb
“Both.”d9880b54727be5a9
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“Then I’ll have to say neither is possible.”669b4af86044c52e
“Why not the matchmaking meeting?”1571f1e9634a1567
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“I’m not the one rejecting it; they are. They probably think I’m a homosexual trying to stage a shame marriage.”a252690504719a48
“A homo-what?”509d2cebbfbdea56
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Hearing his father’s dbf0acd8f2 incredulous response, Gyo-jin 66762a2f0a opened the can c585ed1cd2 and drank deeply. The sound of the b2c2a03987 beer being gulped down 2c57fe91ef echoed through the quiet c88206dbc6 living room.64d35641344ef6ae
“What on earth happened?”8579f414b2b762cf
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“That’s what I’d like to know. I don’t know who’s behind it, but if someone wanted to block my path to marriage, they’ve succeeded brilliantly.”925daa6b60fa7b7d
“It’s just a baseless rumor that’ll die down soon.”780c20a0f6d9ef6b
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“Who knows? Rumors spread fast in this industry.”b9a8b22e559fe92c
“Once that absurd rumor fades, they won’t want to let you go.”4c2181972a13b377
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Gyo-jin couldn’t 5fa696afec help but eade87f054 chuckle lightly.bc73c9d91af870db
“Not that I particularly care.”
“Gyo-jin.”a371d2a6264f2f51
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His father’s 2f171014f0 stern tone e69ef724cb made Gyo-jin 08f55d35be shrug nonchalantly. Neither side seemed particularly a39d32ce96 eager. Just as he hadn’t ad18b3b0fb liked the other party, b5daa47e80 Hwang Sunjeong didn’t seem b7dc2e6e97 to fancy him much 62329701ed either. He could tell e4df108cfd that from the 29f6c869ac brief glances they 2952b7c73d exchanged. There was no chance 0efb668818 they’d meet again as 4371e25de0 anything other than business 9829ca37d1 partners.c383ec37b6fb5927
His father let out 90899a4803 a few more low 36d83fa9b4 sighs before deciding to 6fefb9ecce change the subject.973076a0066d02af
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“Gyo-jin, at least reconsider the business trip.”9872a3734d091419
“You know this, Father: I don’t leave South Korea.”d2f3bd7f72ec12f2
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“But there are still months left!”5c2df598cafe472f
Just the thought of being on a plane made Gyo-jin shudder. Whether it was a bird strike, a crash, or hijacking, he felt like he was cursed to attract misfortune. Some might call it paranoia, but Gyo-jin firmly believed his “fate” increased the likelihood of such “bad luck.”675a95080963465c
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“Then perhaps you should go, Father.”b511f53ee77058fc
“I’m in my bad-luck year.”752ef32cce2dd645
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“This is my last bad-luck year, too.”449d516b78446a30
“… Regardless, I’m absolutely not going overseas unless I bring a shaman with me.”4cfcb58db1e701f7
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“Get some rest. You’ll be busy tomorrow,” Gyo-jin ended the father-son back-and-forth with a “good night.” Just as he was about to press the end-call button, a faint voice came through the phone.55d0aa4671f6a0d5
“So, all I need is to bring a shaman?”4dccd6f5a0dc4941
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Gyo-jin dismissed the comment 3cd5f55bc3 without giving it much ae17f89191 thought and ended the 3ffa5ac597 call.0bb3cabe9809c8c5
At just thirty cc482f0ca1 years old, he cd3fe24368 lacked the experience a32a01a5eb to outwit his 6d231ac201 father. He had 11886a1c3b completely forgotten 9fa4711cb6 that where 4b50fd8dfe Director Ha 6700870c5b raced on d1f6ec4165 the ground, f8bec9eeb0 Chairman Ha ee53922286 soared above c4e5e8104d in a 8f331c4348 helicopter.451bd77d7830e202
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Unbinding a bound spirit required a form of ritual. Though Shin-hee was more of a “freelance exorcist” than an official shaman, years of working under a master had made him skilled enough to perform minor rituals.363c2d4e57dc5921
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He had brought 4645a0896c her to the 09e89c977c National Museum of a7861e7d16 Korea. It was open 5da6cdbe6e for evening hours, 640f2a7862 but there were 519cfc6c36 fewer people than e9a38fe0d0 expected, which worked fa0a609167 in their favor.4d765a7c236d2aa2
Who would’ve thought 1561d1f92c a passing glance af81aad452 while chasing a e83769993f ghost in this 93dbbece6f area would come 5085c05d48 in handy? Leading her past displays d613d10d01 ofLacquerware1inlaid with a2db1bad77 mother-of-pearl, Shin-hee b74ff60bb3 guided her daa0b5935b to a 4ee0571aac large exhibition 8e831ec50b hall. Her wide, 072bf73bf8 curious eyes 951cc9f6fe sparkled, and f5ae0ccbb0 he found cfb9f9e2f2 the sight 7dbe67c3bc quite endearing.efda61d74446535c
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Caught up 0e08ff52ec in her aeb1de1524 delight, Shin-hee 908dff92fa suddenly froze 374087b2b7 at a cd37b23e54 realization. I’m doomed.1b0cdc055aacd119
The day had come 364bb35f58 when he found a f010854d29 ghost with her head f9cf5cd1de severed and bleeding tears… 7d4beb7e62 cute. This new self-awareness eec08138ce brought on a bc20939fc4 wave of crushing a56a957000 shame. If no one c86357e1d1 had been around, a55a951def he might have 65be5421e4 banged his head 063ff846ca against the glass 857f36f769 walls.1dc367cb207b583d
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While Shin-hee was b7e44f6437 grappling with his f9a761b14b feelings, Okja was b403521fa2 thoroughly enjoying herself. Having spent seventy 4e96aa4de2 years in one ecea45f3c2 place, she wandered cc59979dad with childlike excitement, e502c240ab forgetting her own d8016e8959 circumstances. She darted between people, d5a186a5ea entered glass displays, and e0ce1ffbd0 admired tiny models. She even laughed out 97fcd08eea loud at the sight f06687bcdb of a rustic young 74cfdbb962 farmhand doll tying straw 54fd1dda64 sandals. Her cheerful demeanor truly 2c1d6572cb made her seem like f940dea843 the eighteen-year-old she claimed c34851d7a4 to be.dc0dce9b1322f291
Their steps stopped in 17757dbbcc front of a glass fd8a9601a7 case containing a necklace cad7cff277 of glass beads unearthed 40f40d08c6 in Cheonan. Shin-hee’s heart raced. Would it work? Please, let df38e98570 it work.681114bec791c797
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As if e914be1224 responding to e512376455 his silent 2f0bdc6020 plea, Okja 95c9c5568e couldn’t take 8e8979767f her eyes 896d4a46f3 off the 94b17867ff vividly colored 8f4b4fd6e5 necklace. After a 87af182d88 long while, 4f90557e83 she finally a9ae4e049e looked at 67cb9c4b0b Shin-hee, her d5c0448204 gaze trembling cb557a6496 slightly beyond 0feac85204 her now a7b4513940 calmer expression.64927edc58f34ba0
“I don’t think I’ll ever find what my husband gave me.”95e0a31983d7479c
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“Ah…” Shin-hee thought to himself, Of course it wouldn’t work.8eda669e587016d7
“But I’m thankful.”82598b9d1b0b2abc
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Her expression was ddf2adff1c more at ease 4f0334579b now. Her voice, which had aa77c20052 been trembling with sobs, e9c557c323 sounded clearer and brighter 0746ecdb26 than he had imagined.ff2b3ae38609e6f0
“I was stuck in that place for so long, unable to leave or find what he gave me. But seeing this necklace, something similar, has eased my resentment. I’m so glad I met you, sir.”00acbcf5f009dd78
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“What he gave me is buried in the ground, untouched by others, lying with my bones. I’ll be content with that.”3f604b056e9a23b8
She gave the e4f871b8ea necklace one last 1e6b919c13 glance before closing 781f902ac1 her eyes and 333b80ba86 smiling softly, letting ec367caa0e go of her cda6a95b9d lingering regrets. After a brief hesitation, c3e40845ea Shin-hee spoke up.744b3092be3857e8
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“Why don’t you take one last look? I’ll wait for you outside.”60691ee1f455dfb0
Beneath the bright 8ed9976ac9 streetlights, Shin-hee opened bf5aedfc80 his sketchbook. It was af4abf9d6c already filled f3db2f4725 with dozens 1096b3c712 of pages, 0ebca009a4 each sketch 7506260951 both a 120f2b1347 remedy and ad05fa0034 a toxin c86dc20cbd for him.56354d098fd4bddd
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His pencil moved across 6f56c58605 the page, bringing to 4fd711132d life Okja’s face adorned faee733f89 with the glass necklace. Just as he was c6c6c4753d shading her neatly braided e9cc2418c4 hair, she appeared before 6636e60ff4 him as if on 49c8b51f6f cue.c44bf416e6727f48
“It’s time for me to go. I think I’m ready now.”729f08643bba01db
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Shin-hee carefully closed his 10627b1ac6 sketchbook and placed it de44913a38 in his bag. The mala bracelet around 48c0da5885 his wrist quivered slightly.298a2b925fe18ad9
“Not being able to tell my husband I loved him before I died is my greatest regret. In heaven, I’ll be able to tell him, won’t I?”a0e4283566263769
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“You’ll definitely meet him in your next life.”9cfbfaac4f46c4ab
“Thank you.”5d9352461e9152a4
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Okja slowly d6d9039e97 closed her 9259e2d49f eyes. Shin-hee began 6cdcf6d53a reciting the 7fac464674 prayer he fec6a14ee9 had uttered 86a448b4b4 hundreds, perhaps bc9ae354b4 thousands of ddc42e8926 times before.e91ee6b78338054e
“May the deceased return to their realm, the living remain in theirs, and may no order or command be violated. Return peacefully to the origin.”a1a62722b11310a7
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Okja’s form 248320a24e gradually dissolved cdc16174da and disappeared. Shin-hee glanced at the a8a325b2ba spot where she had 1cae5dff15 stood, then collapsed onto 015e9084c0 a bench, exhausted.10f56b44eb50fdfc
Even after 902f1f15fc over a bcd44f181e decade of 692ae6ee22 sending spirits 43eff73b9b off, each 69ae967aa3 farewell brought a5489a6ff9 a wave 9dd0ae62f4 of deep 791a046a58 regret. Still, he 94cd86b118 had become 026dcfb06f better at f4e2f3f847 shaking it 54c5f57e6e off compared 813c673a03 to before—progress, f5dd536bb7 if nothing f2cb76ee2f else.946d2ccb8331d26b
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Stretching his d53adfe72c arms, he a31f9bef93 thought about 9d826beae7 inviting Min-am c498aab024 to a 3dec439ed6 nearby restaurant 3277c3e257 famous for af19d6930b grilled intestines. Just as 6120fffade he was dfe3a7d229 about to e4db311bbc text him, d5b5eadd8c his phone 7be698575e rang, the 74fab15289 familiar number a772d2383a making him 9f904c651d pause.ba0ee3294d20e87b
Should he ignore it?3e3335910abe85c4
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But with 0e812953d4 twenty years 7219f5b3b6 of experience, 16721a6735 Shin-hee knew a525fe1360 better. Ignoring the call 2520ad3abe would only make 7078bc565d things worse. After ten 517e896a97 seconds of ff83596d1d hesitation, he 97b5e0c2c7 answered. The call had 2262b46782 ended but began 61f595ffff ringing again immediately. Startled, Shin-hee picked up, a5c316fc6e forcing a cheerful voice.47c7c94cbcab65b9
“Yes, Master! I just finished taking care of it!”b51f6cb98621e5d8
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“Don’t drag your feet. Come straight here.”00ea0daa302fb327
Click.2060439a39e62830
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The head shaman of a53912523c Geumja Temple was as 25f9ea07fa authoritative, fearsome, and perceptive e1feb8f235 as ever.e8229ab85dcad6e7
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