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As he began reciting the Latin prayer, the possessed man, who had been thrashing violently, slowly calmed down.
“In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, Amen……”
Making the sign of the cross on the motionless forehead, Father Peter wiped his sweat and looked out the window.
There, a familiar car, a knocked-out guardian spirit, and Ahn Dae-young stood with his arms crossed, staring back at him.
His gaze seemed to know everything that had happened inside.
“Speak of the devil.”
Ding, ding, ding……
The big bell at the top of the cathedral rang twelve times.
Looking around at the mess, Father Peter rolled up his sleeve.
Blue scales emerged and then immediately disappeared.
Ahn Dae-young had arrived at the cathedral thirty minutes ago.
He looked down at the guardian spirits blocking his way as usual.
Today, their small wings flapped frantically.
“Move aside.”
“We cannot. The exorcism is in progress.”
“Who’s saving who? That bastard?”
“If you use violence against us like last time, Lady Maria will not stand idly by.”
“Violence? When have I ever used violence on you?”
As he deliberately lowered himself to their eye level and asked, the guardian’s facial muscles twitched.
“We are also tolerating this out of consideration for the King of the Underworld’s position.”
“How dare you utter threats without knowing your place……”
The guardian flinched at the chilling tone and grabbed an arrow from the quiver on their back.
Ready to shoot at any moment.
“If I wanted to kill you trash, I would have done so long ago. I’ll say this one last time. Move aside.”
“……Lady Maria is coming.”
“I’ll count to three. Three.”
“She will be here soon…… So please wait a moment……”
“Two.”
“Prince Yeong!”
“One.”
As soon as the guardian fainted with a sound like a watermelon cracking, the bell at the top of the church began to ring.
That bell only tolls when a god from heaven appears.
‘For heaven’s sake, so you won’t let this slide a second time?’
The firmly closed door of the main hall swung wide open.
Quite a few people came out.
It was Jesus’ disciples except Judas, and Maria.
Ahn Dae-young willingly bowed.
“It’s been a while.”
“Is making a ruckus your hobby? And why do you always knock out other people’s babies?”
Pretending not to hear the low voice scolding him immediately, Ahn Dae-young stepped back from Maria, who was shorter than his shoulder.
Maria’s appearance changed each time she manifested.
Last time, she looked like an actress who had stepped out of a musical.
This time, she wore a studded jacket and stylish combat boots.
He could not fathom the standard for her manifestation.
But those standing guard beside her like bodyguards always looked the same—like they had just stepped out of the Bible.
“Timing is great.”
“Why did you go to Danghwa-dong Cathedral yesterday?”
“Isn’t it because you grant Elizabeth’s voice the fastest in this country? I asked for a phone line. Well, it did reach quickly.”
“I flew in from the Vatican because of you. I’m dead tired. What do you want to say?”
“I’d like to talk intimately, so please get rid of those.”
The disciples, who had suddenly become ‘those’, scowled immediately.
But Maria snapped her fingers lightly.
“Go check on the possessed man Simon performed the exorcism on and report back.”
“Yes, Lady Maria.”
They disappeared noisily, raising a cloud of dust.
Ahn Dae-young handed a handkerchief from his pocket to the coughing Maria and stood with his back to the dust.
“The reason you wanted to see me? I don’t have much time, so hurry up and talk.”
“You remember the debt you owe me, right?”
“I remember.”
Long ago. There was a time when Satan, coveting the imugi whose rumors had spread to heaven, dared to invade the underworld.
As an otherworldly being and an evil spirit in the underworld, Prince Yeong was about to kill him without hesitation, but a request came from heaven: ‘Spare him and send him back. If you do, I will help you when you need it.’
If she had simply asked to spare him without conditions, he would have cut off his head immediately.
But because conditions were attached, he let him live.
Even thinking back, she is truly a benevolent being. To want to save something like that.
“One, repay the debt. Two, I have a favor to ask.”
“Two things?”
“Actually, it’s one thing. You have to repay the debt first.”
“Let’s settle the debt first. What is it?”
“I’m going to kill Peter. If you forgive me for killing that bastard, the debt is repaid.”
“…….”
Maria looked at Ahn Dae-young with a blank expression.
“Why?”
“Is a reason necessary?”
His voice was bitter.
Thinking it was extremely twisted, Maria spoke again.
“It’s impossible unless you give me a valid reason to forgive you.”
“Because he’s annoying.”
“……Because he’s annoying?”
“Yes. He’s so annoying I want to kill him right now, but I’m holding back. f*cking admirable, isn’t it.”
At those words, murderous intent oozed out.
Maria frowned and folded her arms.
Ahn Dae-young uses formal speech for only two people in the world: one is her, and the other is his father, the King of Hell.
It means he is diligently keeping what courtesy he can. So she should look upon him favorably.
“Tell me the favor too.”
“I’ll tell you later. I’m the one who’s out of time.”
He showed his phone, which was ringing incessantly.
It was phone number 10 from the Seonil Administrative Agency, which Maria also knew well.
“Yeong.”
“Yes.”
“I probably won’t be able to forgive you. You didn’t convince me.”
“That’s fine.”
Ahn Dae-young, who was about to open the driver’s door after walking around the hood, tapped the car.
“Lady Maria.”
Maria, covering her nose and mouth with Ahn Dae-young’s handkerchief, turned around.
The disciples, including Peter, were approaching.
Ahn Dae-young’s gaze was fixed precisely on Peter, who was neatly dressed in his cassock.
“Even though I am a body of the underworld, I wish you a merry Christmas more than anyone.”
“I feel the same. It will be a blessed day if the frisky children don’t cause trouble.”
“So, please consider repaying the debt. I’ll contact you again through Elizabeth.”
Peter’s serene gaze met Ahn Dae-young.
But Ahn Dae-young only glanced indifferently and soon drove away.
It wasn’t that he had business with him.
Ahn Dae-young had come all the way here to see Maria, not Father Peter, and then left.
He had expected to be grabbed by the throat immediately.
He had clearly seen the murderous intent rising from Ahn Dae-young through the window.
“Simon.”
“Lady Maria.”
Maria arrived in front of Father Peter, who was making the sign of the cross, and reached out with a benevolent expression to stroke his head.
It was a touch so divine that one would instinctively kneel.
As soon as he arrived at work, Jeong Eun-gyu was called by Professor Min and stood at attention.
Professor Min was the benevolent culprit who had persistently sent him love calls since his internship days, eventually making him the youngest professor in neurosurgery.
Of course, it wasn’t that he had fallen for the sweet talk of ‘Don’t even look at other departments, just trust me’ and chosen neurosurgery.
Rather, he thought that studying the brain and various nerves—the most core parts of the human body—would take a lifetime, so he would never have time for other distractions.
That ‘other distractions’ included dating.
Jeong Eun-gyu was a study bug.
Until miscellaneous stress piled up, it was no exaggeration to say that studying and work were his entire life.
And yet, this morning, he ended up accepting Ahn Dae-young’s unpleasant courtship.
For Jeong Eun-gyu, it was a huge deal.
“Are you tired?”
“No, I’m fine. Rather, I’m sorry for being away because of this.”
“You barely rested during your residency. I remembered that and gave you a few days off. I worried about you a lot, you know.”
It wasn’t even a vacation, strictly speaking.
But Jeong Eun-gyu nodded without complaint.
“Do you have something to tell me?”
“You know we admitted Chairman Choi of Samjin Group to the VIP ward, right?”
“Ah, I heard.”
He knew that Professor Kim Hyunsoo had been assigned as the attending physician for that case.
He had been brought in urgently, and Code Red was even activated.
“He should be preparing for surgery. You do it.”
“I have clinic duty.”
“Swap with Hyunsoo.”
That was nonsense.
Kim Hyunsoo was probably already in the operating room.
He often wondered why Professor Min did this, but lacking the seniority to speak his mind, he held back.
“If it’s a CVA in the left frontal lobe, Senior Hyunsoo can handle it alone. You know I don’t need to be there.”
“Then go in as first assistant.”
“Why are you doing this…… I’m at a loss, Professor.”
“Do you know how much Samjin has invested in the cerebrovascular center? Who do you think will be appointed as the next center director? This is your chance to score points.”
In other words, he was saying that he had chosen Jeong Eun-gyu to be favored.
That made it even more inappropriate to go in.
No matter what excuse he used, it would be wronging Kim Hyunsoo.
“I’ll pretend I didn’t hear that.”
“Why do you have no ambition?”
A sharp gaze pierced through the rimless glasses.
Jeong Eun-gyu lowered his eyes.
“Do you want to become a doctor like a drama protagonist?”
“No. I understand what you’re saying, but I don’t want to live like that. I have even less interest in being the king of a drama. I’ll take my leave.”
“Eun-gyu. You stupid brat.”
Professor Min clicked his tongue.
Jeong Eun-gyu gave a deep bow and walked out of the office.
With each step on the quiet hallway, traces of Professor Min lingered.
He wasn’t exactly a righteous person.
Jeong Eun-gyu was sufficiently worldly and knew how to pursue profit.
He just adhered to moral principles.
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