<div style="text-align:center;"><img src="http://thimg.todayhumor.co.kr/upfile/201606/146657075057b3dca5b8734d7b9207550db9ebd694__mn61638__w764__h509__f166480__Ym201606.jpg" width="764" height="509" alt="봉신당_참회의서.jpg" style="border:none;" filesize="166480"></div> <div style="text-align:center;"><img src="http://thimg.todayhumor.co.kr/upfile/201606/14665707478cba1b45ad7244079a140eee283a38b8__mn61638__w764__h2196__f481943__Ym201606.jpg" width="764" height="1200" alt="크등장인물_최종_다음.jpg" style="border:none;" filesize="481943"></div> <div style="text-align:center;"><br></div> <div> <div> <div style="color:#333333;font-family:gulim, Dotum, Helvetica, AppleGothic, sans-serif;line-height:54.1333px;letter-spacing:0pt;margin-left:15pt;font-size:14pt;font-weight:bold;margin-right:15pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:14pt;"><font color="#ff0000" size="3">※ 움짤등 다소 불쾌/혐오 사진이 포함되어 있을 수 있습니다. 주의 부탁드립니다.</font></span></div> <div style="color:#333333;font-family:Batang, '바탕', BatangChe, '바탕체', '명조', '명조체', Gungsuh, '궁서', dotum, '돋움', gulim, '굴림', Helvetica, 'Apple-Gothic', sans-serif;line-height:32px;letter-spacing:0pt;padding:0px;border-width:0px;margin:0px;font-size:16px;font-weight:bold;"><font face="함초롬바탕" style="padding:0px;border-width:0px;margin:0px;"> ※ 포토소설로 형식상 모바일에선 다소 불편하실 수 있습니다. 되도록 PC환경에서 보시길 권합니다.</font></div> <div style="color:#333333;font-family:Batang, '바탕', BatangChe, '바탕체', '명조', '명조체', Gungsuh, '궁서', dotum, '돋움', gulim, '굴림', Helvetica, 'Apple-Gothic', sans-serif;line-height:32px;letter-spacing:0pt;padding:0px;border-width:0px;margin:0px;font-size:16px;font-weight:bold;"><font face="함초롬바탕" style="padding:0px;border-width:0px;margin:0px;"><br></font></div> <div style="color:#333333;font-family:Batang, '바탕', BatangChe, '바탕체', '명조', '명조체', Gungsuh, '궁서', dotum, '돋움', gulim, '굴림', Helvetica, 'Apple-Gothic', sans-serif;line-height:2;letter-spacing:0pt;padding:0px;border-width:0px;text-indent:10pt;margin:0px;font-size:16px;font-weight:bold;"> 중·장편 분량의 코믹/공포/스릴러 소설입니다. 챕터 #1 부터 보셔요. (순서대로 보시면 됩니다.)</div> <div style="color:#333333;font-family:Batang, '바탕', BatangChe, '바탕체', '명조', '명조체', Gungsuh, '궁서', dotum, '돋움', gulim, '굴림', Helvetica, 'Apple-Gothic', sans-serif;line-height:2;letter-spacing:0pt;padding:0px;border-width:0px;text-indent:10pt;margin:0px;font-size:16px;font-weight:bold;"><br></div> <div style="color:#333333;font-family:Batang, '바탕', BatangChe, '바탕체', '명조', '명조체', Gungsuh, '궁서', dotum, '돋움', gulim, '굴림', Helvetica, 'Apple-Gothic', sans-serif;line-height:2;letter-spacing:0pt;padding:0px;border-width:0px;text-indent:10pt;margin:0px;font-size:16px;font-weight:bold;"> 봉신당 : 참회의 서 #1. 귀곡성-1 : <a target="_blank" href="http://todayhumor.com/?panic_88655" style="color:#0000ff;text-decoration:none;background-color:transparent;">http://todayhumor.com/?panic_88655</a></div> <div style="color:#333333;font-family:gulim, Dotum, Helvetica, AppleGothic, sans-serif;line-height:21px;letter-spacing:0pt;padding:0px;border-width:0px;text-indent:10pt;margin:0px;font-size:14pt;font-weight:bold;"><span style="line-height:2;text-indent:13px;font-family:Batang, '바탕', BatangChe, '바탕체', '명조', '명조체', Gungsuh, '궁서', dotum, '돋움', gulim, '굴림', Helvetica, 'Apple-Gothic', sans-serif;font-size:16px;"> 봉신당 : 참회의 서 #1. 귀곡성-2 : </span><font color="#333333" face="Batang, 바탕, BatangChe, 바탕체, 명조, 명조체, Gungsuh, 궁서, dotum, 돋움, gulim, 굴림, Helvetica, Apple-Gothic, sans-serif"><span style="line-height:32px;font-size:16px;"><a target="_blank" href="http://todayhumor.com/?panic_88656" style="color:#0000ff;text-decoration:none;background-color:transparent;">http://todayhumor.com/?panic_88656</a></span></font></div> <div style="color:#333333;font-family:gulim, Dotum, Helvetica, AppleGothic, sans-serif;line-height:21px;letter-spacing:0pt;padding:0px;border-width:0px;text-indent:10pt;margin:0px;font-size:14pt;font-weight:bold;"><br></div> <div style="color:#333333;font-family:Batang, '바탕', BatangChe, '바탕체', '명조', '명조체', Gungsuh, '궁서', dotum, '돋움', gulim, '굴림', Helvetica, 'Apple-Gothic', sans-serif;line-height:32px;letter-spacing:0pt;padding:0px;border-width:0px;margin:0px;font-size:16px;font-weight:bold;"><font face="함초롬바탕" style="padding:0px;border-width:0px;margin:0px;"></font></div> <div style="color:#333333;font-family:gulim, Dotum, Helvetica, AppleGothic, sans-serif;line-height:21px;letter-spacing:0pt;padding:0px;border-width:0px;text-indent:10pt;margin:0px;font-size:14pt;font-weight:bold;"><font color="#333333" face="Batang, 바탕, BatangChe, 바탕체, 명조, 명조체, Gungsuh, 궁서, dotum, 돋움, gulim, 굴림, Helvetica, Apple-Gothic, sans-serif"><span style="line-height:2;text-indent:13px;font-size:16px;"> 봉신당 : 참회의 서 #2. 숙 명-1 : </span></font><span style="line-height:32px;text-indent:13px;font-family:Batang, '바탕', BatangChe, '바탕체', '명조', '명조체', Gungsuh, '궁서', dotum, '돋움', gulim, '굴림', Helvetica, 'Apple-Gothic', sans-serif;font-size:16px;"><a target="_blank" href="http://todayhumor.com/?panic_88663" style="color:#0000ff;text-decoration:none;background-color:transparent;">http://todayhumor.com/?panic_88663</a></span></div> <div style="color:#333333;font-family:gulim, Dotum, Helvetica, AppleGothic, sans-serif;line-height:21px;letter-spacing:0pt;padding:0px;border-width:0px;text-indent:10pt;margin:0px;font-size:14pt;font-weight:bold;"><span style="line-height:32px;text-indent:13px;font-family:Batang, '바탕', BatangChe, '바탕체', '명조', '명조체', Gungsuh, '궁서', dotum, '돋움', gulim, '굴림', Helvetica, 'Apple-Gothic', sans-serif;font-size:16px;"><span style="line-height:2;"> 봉신당 : 참회의 서 #2. 숙 명-2 : <a target="_blank" href="http://todayhumor.com/?panic_88664" style="color:#0000ff;text-decoration:none;background-color:transparent;">http://todayhumor.com/?panic_88664</a></span><span></span></span></div> <div style="color:#333333;font-family:gulim, Dotum, Helvetica, AppleGothic, sans-serif;line-height:21px;letter-spacing:0pt;padding:0px;border-width:0px;text-indent:10pt;margin:0px;font-size:14pt;font-weight:bold;"><br></div> <div style="padding:0px;border-width:0px;text-indent:10pt;margin:0px;"><font size="3" style="color:#333333;font-family:gulim, Dotum, Helvetica, AppleGothic, sans-serif;font-weight:bold;letter-spacing:0pt;line-height:21px;"> 봉신당 : 참회의 서 #3. 대 결-1 : </font><font color="#333333" face="gulim, Dotum, Helvetica, AppleGothic, sans-serif" size="3"><span style="line-height:21px;"><b><a target="_blank" href="http://todayhumor.com/?panic_88677" target="_blank">http://todayhumor.com/?panic_88677</a></b></span></font></div> <div style="padding:0px;border-width:0px;text-indent:10pt;margin:0px;"><font color="#333333" face="gulim, Dotum, Helvetica, AppleGothic, sans-serif" size="3"><span style="line-height:21px;"><b> 봉신당 : 참회의 서 #3. 대 결-2 : <a target="_blank" href="http://todayhumor.com/?panic_88678" target="_blank">http://todayhumor.com/?panic_88678</a></b></span></font></div> <div style="padding:0px;border-width:0px;text-indent:10pt;margin:0px;"><b style="color:#333333;font-family:gulim, Dotum, Helvetica, AppleGothic, sans-serif;font-size:medium;line-height:21px;text-indent:13.3333px;"> 봉신당 : 참회의 서 #3. 대 결-3 : </b><font color="#333333" face="gulim, Dotum, Helvetica, AppleGothic, sans-serif" size="3"><span style="line-height:21px;"><b><a target="_blank" href="http://todayhumor.com/?panic_88682" target="_blank">http://todayhumor.com/?panic_88682</a></b></span></font></div> <div style="padding:0px;border-width:0px;text-indent:10pt;margin:0px;"><font color="#333333" face="gulim, Dotum, Helvetica, AppleGothic, sans-serif" size="3"><span style="line-height:21px;"><b><br></b></span></font></div> <div style="padding:0px;border-width:0px;text-indent:10pt;margin:0px;"><b style="color:#333333;font-family:gulim, Dotum, Helvetica, AppleGothic, sans-serif;font-size:medium;line-height:21px;text-indent:13.3333px;"> 봉신당 : 참회의 서 #3. 대 면-1 : </b><font color="#333333" face="gulim, Dotum, Helvetica, AppleGothic, sans-serif" size="3"><span style="line-height:21px;"><b><a target="_blank" href="http://todayhumor.com/?panic_88700" target="_blank">http://todayhumor.com/?panic_88700</a></b></span></font></div> <div style="padding:0px;border-width:0px;text-indent:10pt;margin:0px;"><b style="color:#333333;font-family:gulim, Dotum, Helvetica, AppleGothic, sans-serif;font-size:medium;line-height:21px;text-indent:13.3333px;"> 봉신당 : 참회의 서 #3. 대 면-2 : </b><font color="#333333" face="gulim, Dotum, Helvetica, AppleGothic, sans-serif" size="3"><span style="line-height:21px;"><b><a target="_blank" href="http://todayhumor.com/?panic_88701" target="_blank">http://todayhumor.com/?panic_88701</a></b></span></font></div> <div style="padding:0px;border-width:0px;text-indent:10pt;margin:0px;"><br></div> <div style="color:#333333;font-family:gulim, Dotum, Helvetica, AppleGothic, sans-serif;line-height:21px;letter-spacing:0pt;padding:0px;border-width:0px;text-indent:10pt;margin:0px;font-size:14pt;font-weight:bold;"><br></div></div> <div style="font-family:gulim, Dotum, Helvetica, AppleGothic, sans-serif;color:#333333;line-height:21.6px;"> <p style="margin:0px 12pt 10px;line-height:44.8px;text-align:center;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">*********</span><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;line-height:44.8px;"> </span></p> <p style="text-align:left;margin:0px 12pt 10px;line-height:44.8px;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;line-height:44.8px;"><br></span></p> <p style="line-height:310%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-size:12pt;">스기야마의 말이 떨어지기가 무섭게 사내 하나가 홀 한쪽에 마련된 창고로 달려갔다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그리곤 황금색 보자기에 싸인 둥근 물체를 들고 나왔다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">.</span></p> <p style="line-height:310%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span></p> <p></p> <p style="line-height:310%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">음산한 기운이 이리도 강하다니</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">... </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">어찌 이것을 신물</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">(</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">神物</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">)</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">이라 부를 수 있단 말인가</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">!”</span></p> <p style="line-height:310%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span></p> <p></p> <p style="line-height:310%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-size:12pt;">사내가 신경을 가지고 다가오자 설 산이 치를 떨며 말했다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">흡사 홀로 한 겨울인 양 온 몸을 떨어대고 모공 하나하나가 쭈뼛하게 선다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">대체 신경의 어떤 부분이 그를 불편하게 했을까</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">? </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">모두의 이목이 집중된 가운데 신경이 청연의 앞에 놓였다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">.</span></p> <p style="line-height:310%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span></p> <p></p> <p style="line-height:310%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">자 어서 신경의 힘을 불러내라 봉신당의 숨겨진 가주</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">(</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">家主</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">) </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">이청연군</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">!”</span></p> <p style="line-height:310%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span></p> <p></p> <p style="line-height:310%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-size:12pt;">무거웠던 분위기를 단숨에 허물어뜨리는 스기야마의 착각</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">번지수가 틀려도 한참을 틀린 그 말에 청연의 표정마저 의아함이 깃든다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. ‘</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">저요</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">?’ ‘</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">산아 나</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">?’ ‘</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">아 헷갈리셨구나</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">? </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">가주</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">기자 발음이 조금 달라요</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">저는 기 자</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">!’ </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">열심히 쫑알거려 보지만 어쩌랴</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">스스로 모든 내막을 간파했다 믿는 스기야마에겐 씨알도 안 먹힐 얘기였다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">확신에 가득 찬 표정으로 웃으며 그가 말했다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">.</span></p> <p style="line-height:310%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span></p> <p></p> <p style="line-height:310%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">이제 그 가면</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">... </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">좀 벗는 게 어때</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">? </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">설마 아직도 나를 속일 셈인가</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">나 스기야마 토오루</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">이미 너희들의 얄팍한 수작 따윈 간파했단 말이다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">어서 신경의 힘을 불러내</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그리고 내 육신에 쌓인 선대의 업을 풀어라</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">알겠나</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">봉신당의 진짜 가주</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">!”</span></p> <p style="line-height:310%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">아</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">... </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">아니</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">... </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">저기요 그게</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">... </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">뭔가 착오가 있으셨던 거 같은데</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">저는 가주가 아니라 기자 허억</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">!”</span></p> <p style="line-height:310%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span></p> <p></p> <p style="line-height:310%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-size:12pt;">말을 채 마치기도 전</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">청연의 외마디 비명 소리가 들려왔다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">스기야마가 총구를 청연의 얼굴에 가져다대며 위협했기 때문이었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">.</span></p> <p style="line-height:310%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span></p> <p></p> <p style="line-height:310%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">이런</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">이런</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">또 무슨 흉계를 꾸미는 건가</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">? </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">몇 번을 말해야 되지</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">? </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">이젠 속지 않아</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">!”</span></p> <p style="line-height:310%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">휴</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">... </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">흉계라뇨</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">저</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">... </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">저는 기</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">... </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">기잔데요</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">저</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">... </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">정말입니다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">흐어어어</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">왜 이러세요</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">.”</span></p> <p style="line-height:310%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">끝까지</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">... </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">거 참 질긴 놈이군</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">어디 그 질긴 인생</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">이 자리에서 마무리하고 싶나</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">앙</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">!”</span></p> <p style="line-height:310%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">흐아악</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">살려</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">... </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">살려주세요</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">시</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">... </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">시키는 대로 다 하겠습니다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">.”</span></p> <p style="line-height:310%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그래</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">진작 그랬어야지</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">좋아 그럼 일단 신경의 힘부터 깨워</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">!”</span></p> <p style="line-height:310%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">시</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">... </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">신경이요</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">? </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">제</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">... </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">제가 의</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">... </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">의사는 아니지만</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">사</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">... </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">사람의 신경이란 게 이</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">... </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">인체의 정보를 전달하고 또 명령을 내리는</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">... </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">저</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">... </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">저기</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">... </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그러니까</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">... </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">몸속에 신경을 어떻게 깨워야 되나</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">... </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">허헉</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">... </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">관절통은 캐내는데</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">신경은</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">... </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">헤헤</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">... </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">으아아악</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">!”</span></p> <p style="line-height:310%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span></p> <p></p> <p style="line-height:310%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-size:12pt;">횡설수설이 계속되자 흥분한 스기야마의 총구가 하필 청연의 콧구멍을 찔러왔다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">안 그래도 비굴한 표정인데</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">코까지 짓눌리니 그 모습이 제법 가관이다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">이쯤 했으면 조금은 여유를 가져도 좋을 법 하나 스기야마의 표정이 심상치 않다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">잔뜩 찌푸린 얼굴로 금방이라도 방아쇠를 당길 것처럼 청연을 위협했다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">사실 청연의 실체를 조금만 알았더라도 이것이 얼마나 무의미한 일인지</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">또 얼마나 쓸데없는 감정의 낭비인지 알았을 테지만</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">지금의 스기야마에겐 청연이 봉신당의 숨은 실력자라는 확고한 믿음이 있었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">따라서 어떤 논리적인 설명도 통할 여지가 없었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">.</span></p> <p style="line-height:310%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-size:12pt;">딸깍</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">권총의 안정장치가 풀리고</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">극도로 흥분한 스기야마가 부릅뜬 눈을 희번덕거린다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">겁에 질리다 못해 참담하기까지 한 얼굴의 청연은 오줌이라도 지릴 듯 긴장해 있고</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">결국 모든 문제의 핵심인 봉신당의 박수</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">(</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">白手</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">) </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">설 산이 몸을 일으키며 천연덕스레 말했다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">.</span></p> <p style="line-height:310%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span></p> <p></p> <p style="line-height:310%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">이런 하찮은 일에 어찌 가주님께서 나서시겠습니까</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">? </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">제가 하지요</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">.”</span></p> <p style="line-height:310%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">하아 하아</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">.. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그래</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">산아</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">니가</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">.. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">니가 해</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">신경인지 쉰경인지</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">... </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">니가</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">... </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">니가 좀 해</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">... </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">하아하아</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">”</span></p> <p style="line-height:310%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span></p> <p></p> <p style="line-height:310%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-size:12pt;">어느 덧 공황상태에 접어든 청연이 시선 한 번 돌리지 못 하고 소리친다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">상황을 회피하고픈 본능적인 외침이다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">하지만 어째서일까</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">? </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">청연을 도우려 일어선 설 산이 다가오지 못하고 멈춰 있다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">바라보니 시퍼렇게 날 선 일본도가 그의 목을 겨누고 있다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">칼의 주인인 코헤이가 호통 치듯 말했다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">.</span></p> <p style="line-height:310%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span></p> <p></p> <div style="color:#000000;font-family:'굴림';line-height:18px;text-align:center;"><img src="http://thimg.todayhumor.co.kr/upfile/201606/1466570756329a1db26b834dbe958d09dd15edaf96__mn61638__w764__h287__f71972__Ym201606.jpg" width="764" height="287" alt="4-2-1.jpg" style="border:none;" filesize="71972"></div> <div style="color:#000000;font-family:'굴림';line-height:18px;text-align:center;"><br></div> <p style="line-height:310%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"><br></span></p> <p style="line-height:310%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">네 이 놈</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">더 이상 다가오지 마라</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그냥 거기에 있으라고</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">하찮은 조수주제에 어딜 나서는 거냐</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">!”</span></p> <p style="line-height:310%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">내가 신경을 깨우겠다하지 않았소</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">!”</span></p> <p style="line-height:310%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span></p> <p></p> <p style="line-height:310%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-size:12pt;">급작스런 설 산과 코헤이의 대치</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">설 산이 한 치의 흐트러짐도 없이 묻자 결정권이 없던 코헤이가 주저하며 물었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">.</span></p> <p style="line-height:310%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span></p> <p></p> <p style="line-height:310%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">어찌할까요</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">스기야마님</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">!”</span></p> <p style="line-height:310%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">잘했다 코헤이</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">네 이 놈</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">또 무슨 수작을 부리려고</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">? </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">아까 마사치카를 무너뜨렸듯</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">앞에서 네 놈이 시선을 교란하고 또 저 놈이 뒤를 치는 그 얄팍한 수법을 쓰겠다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">? </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">어리석긴</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">똑같은 수법에 두 번 당할 내가 아니다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">설 산</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">넌 뒤로 물러 서</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">모든 일은 이청연</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">너 혼자 한다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">알겠나</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">?”</span></p> <p style="line-height:310%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">예</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">? </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">제가요</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">? </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">뭘요</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">? </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">어떻게요</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">? </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">아 대체 제가 왜요</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">!”</span></p> <p style="line-height:310%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그만두시오</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">봉신당의 신물이었다 하나 이미 과거의 일</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">단절되어 전해진 바 없으니</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">아는 바 역시 없소</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">게다가 지금은 시기상 완연한 만월</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">(</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">滿月</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">), </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">음기가 극에 달했을 터</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">... </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">자칫 위험할 수 있다는 걸 모르시오</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">?”</span></p> <p style="line-height:310%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span></p> <p></p> <p style="line-height:310%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-size:12pt;">설 산이 엄히 따져 묻지만 스기야마의 표정은 요지부동이었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">외려 불신의 얼굴로 귀찮다는 듯 말했다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">.</span></p> <p style="line-height:310%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span></p> <p></p> <p style="line-height:310%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">위험하다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">? </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그러니 더욱 더 가주가 나서야지</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">안 그런가</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">?”</span></p> <p style="line-height:310%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">맞습니다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">스기야마님</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">!”</span></p> <p style="line-height:310%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">어쩔 텐가</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">청연 군</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">할 텐가</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">... </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">아니면 죽을 텐가</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">?</span></p> <p style="line-height:310%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">흐아아악</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! ‘</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">하든가 말든가</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">‘</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">지 왜 주</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">... </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">죽어요</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">!”</span></p> <p style="line-height:310%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span></p> <p></p> <p style="line-height:310%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-size:12pt;">다급한 비명소리가 들리고</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">쇠붙이의 차가운 촉감이 청연의 관자놀이에 와 닿는다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">두 눈엔 어느새 눈물이 그렁그렁하고</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">온몸이 주책맞게 바르르 떨린다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">누가 봐도 분명 겁에 질린 얼굴이다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">하지만 스기야마는 조금도 방심하는 기색 없이 진지했다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">망상은 이미 돌아올 수 없는 강을 건넌 듯 했고</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">어떤 해명도 그를 납득 시킬 수 없을 것 같았다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">.</span></p> <p style="line-height:310%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span></p> <p></p> <p style="line-height:310%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">아이고 할게요</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">합니다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">해요</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">제가</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">... </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">제가 뭐든 하겠습니다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">.”</span></p> <p style="line-height:310%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">어서</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">신경의 힘을 불러내라</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">!”</span></p> <p style="line-height:310%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">아</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">... </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">예</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">... </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">... </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그게</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">!”</span></p> <p style="line-height:310%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">어서</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">하라니까</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">!”</span></p> <p style="line-height:310%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span></p> <p></p> <p style="line-height:310%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">설 산이 입술을 깨물고</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">마지못한 듯 청연도 제 앞에 놓인 보자기의 매듭을 풀어 헤친다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">하나 둘 풀어지는 매듭</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그리고 이 모든 사건의 원흉인 신경이 빛바랜 청동색의 자태를 드러냈다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">어느새 기대감에 차오른 스기야마의 눈빛</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">허나 어쩌랴</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">청연이 무엇을 할 수 있을까</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">? </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">멍한 표정으로 신경을 손에 들지만 별반 달라지는 것은 없다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">.</span></p> <p style="line-height:310%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span></p> <p></p> <p style="line-height:310%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">으아아</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">한다구요 해요</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">자</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">... </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그럼 이 거울의 힘을 불러내는 주문이 뭘까</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">... </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">요</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">?”</span></p> <p style="line-height:310%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span></p> <p></p> <p style="line-height:310%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-size:12pt;">허망한 질문이 메아리가 되어 울려 퍼졌다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">하지만 답은 들려오지 않고</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">스기야마의 미간에 깊은 골이 패였다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span></p> <p style="line-height:320%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span></p> <p></p> <p style="line-height:320%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">시간 끌지 말고</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">... </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">어서</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">!”</span></p> <p style="line-height:320%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">하하하</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">농담입니다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">조크</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">조크 아시죠</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">? </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">하하핫</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">자아</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">열려라 참깨</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">!”</span></p> <p style="line-height:320%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">오오옷</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">!”</span></p> <p style="line-height:320%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span></p> <p></p> <p style="line-height:320%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-size:12pt;">청연의 그럴듯한 동작과 기합에 스기야마가 반응해 보지만</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">정작 변화를 보여야 할 신경은 꼼짝도 하지 않는다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">스기야마의 시선이 다시금 매서워지고</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">청연이 나름의 상상력을 짜내어 닥치는 대로 외쳐 보지만 애초에 될 일이 아니었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">.</span></p> <p style="line-height:320%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span></p> <p></p> <p style="line-height:320%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">수리수리 마수리</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">얍</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">반야밀다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">... </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">바라함</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">... </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">으</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">... </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">나무아미타불</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">기쁘다 구주 오셨네</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">만백성</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">...”</span></p> <p style="line-height:320%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">봉신당의 의식은 꽤나 난잡하군</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">얼마나 더 그리해야 하지</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">? </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">난 참을성이 없는 사람이야</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">!”</span></p> <p style="line-height:320%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span></p> <p></p> <p style="line-height:320%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-size:12pt;">요상망칙한 주문이 계속되자 의아해진 스기야마가 독촉한다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">당황한 청연은 무언가 도움을 달라는 듯 설 산에게 눈치를 주지만 반응이 없다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">굳은 표정으로 무언가를 계속 고심하는 눈치다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">결국 난처해진 청연은 자포자기한 심정으로 계속 주문을 외워댔다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">.</span></p> <p style="line-height:320%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span></p> <p></p> <p style="line-height:320%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">주문을 외워보자</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">야발라바 히야</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">야발라바 히야 하야물라 하야물라</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">!”</span></p> <p style="line-height:320%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span></p> <p></p> <p style="line-height:320%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-size:12pt;">허지만 노래 가사까지 동원하다보니 흥이 났을까</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">? </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">브레이크 없는 뇌세포가 구성진 노래 가락을 여과 없이 읊고</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">스기야마의 얼굴이 벌겋게 달아오르기 시작했다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">.</span></p> <p style="line-height:320%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span></p> <p></p> <p style="line-height:320%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">덩크슛</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">한 번 할 수 있다면</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">내 생애 단 한 번만이라도 얼마나 짜릿한 기분을 느낄 까아아</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">주문을 외워보자</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">야발라바 히야</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">... </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">야발라바</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">... </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">흐어억</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">!”</span></p> <p style="line-height:320%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">네 이놈</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">!”</span></p> <p style="line-height:320%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span></p> <p></p> <p style="line-height:320%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-size:12pt;">화가 난 스기야마가 불같은 고함을 토해내고</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">총구가 청연의 관자놀이를 사정없이 찌른다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그리곤 </span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">‘</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">딸깍</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">’</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">하는 소리가 들려왔다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">권총의 안전장치를 푸는 소리였다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">격노한 스기야마가 이를 악물고 말했다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">.</span></p> <p style="line-height:320%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span></p> <p></p> <p style="line-height:320%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">자</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">이제 마지막 기회야</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">이번에도 발뺌을 하며 내 부탁을 거절한다면</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">나로선 실망스런 선택을 할 수 밖에 없어</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">!”</span></p> <p style="line-height:320%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">흐아아</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">살려주세요</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">흐윽</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">제발</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">!”</span></p> <p style="line-height:320%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span></p> <p></p> <p style="line-height:320%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-size:12pt;">하지만 바로 그 순간</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">내내 무언가를 고심하듯 머뭇대던 설 산이 마지못한 표정으로 입을 열었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">.</span></p> <p style="line-height:320%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span></p> <p></p> <p style="line-height:320%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">가주님</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">봉신당 무녀의 다른 이름은 만월의 무녀</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">마침 오늘 달이 가득 찼으니 창을 가린 커튼을 치우는 것이 어떠신지요</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">.”</span></p> <p style="line-height:320%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">히이익</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">... </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">야 썰 싼이</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">내</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">... </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">내가 지금 죽게 생겼는데 달구경 하게 생겼냐</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">?”</span></p> <p style="line-height:320%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">カーテンを</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">蹴</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">っ</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">(</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">커튼을 걷어라</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">!)”</span></p> <p style="line-height:320%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span></p> <p></p> <p style="line-height:320%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-size:12pt;">두 사람의 대화를 들은 스기야마가 소리쳤고</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">곧 사내 둘이 달려가 창을 가린 두터운 커튼을 걷어냈다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그러자 곧 희뿌연 구름 사이로 커다란 보름달이 보이고 은은한 달빛과 함께 스산한 기운이 엄습했다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span></p> <p style="line-height:320%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span></p> <p></p> <p style="line-height:320%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">본디 봉신당의 모든 의식을 관장하는 것은 무녀의 일</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">가주라 해도 섣불리 의식을 수행할 순 없소</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">!”</span></p> <p style="line-height:320%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">거짓말 마</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">이미 신경은 반응하고 있다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">!”</span></p> <p style="line-height:320%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span></p> <p></p> <p style="line-height:320%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-size:12pt;">스기야마의 대답에 흠칫 놀라는 설 산</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">하지만 스기야마의 말은 거짓이 아니었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">희미한 달빛의 영향인지 내내 침묵하던 신경이 진동하며 특유의 푸른빛을 내뿜고 있었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">.</span></p> <p style="line-height:320%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span></p> <p></p> <p style="line-height:320%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">커튼을</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">커튼을 완전히 치워</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">신경이 만월의 빛을 흡수하고 있다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">어서</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">!”</span></p> <p style="line-height:320%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">하이</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">!”</span></p> <p style="line-height:320%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span></p> <p></p> <p style="line-height:320%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-size:12pt;">스기야마의 지시가 떨어지자 창 앞에 선 사내가 급히 남은 커튼은 물론 창문을 활짝 연다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">창틀을 뒤흔드는 거센 바람이 휘몰아치고</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그 바람에 밀려난 듯 달을 가린 구름이 천천히 흩어져 갔다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span></p> <p style="line-height:320%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span></p> <p></p> <p style="line-height:320%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">오오</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">달</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그래 그거였어</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">만월의 빛을 받으니 신경의 요력</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">(</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">妖力</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">)</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">이 살아난다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">.”</span></p> <p style="line-height:320%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span></p> <p></p> <p style="line-height:320%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-size:12pt;">스기야마의 말 대로였다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">달빛이 강해지자 신경이 내뿜는 빛의 광량도 섬뜩하리만치 늘어나 있었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">더 이상 낡고 불투명한 골동품으로서의 청동거울이 아니었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">미약한 달빛을 머금은 뒤 그것을 음산한 푸른빛으로 바꾸어 한층 증폭시키고 있었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span></p> <p style="line-height:320%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><br></span></p> <div style="color:#000000;font-family:'굴림';line-height:18px;text-align:center;"><img src="http://thimg.todayhumor.co.kr/upfile/201606/14665707549403b9cf16a34a9e8ad8a0b60f16dc82__mn61638__w764__h287__f85767__Ym201606.jpg" width="764" height="287" alt="4-2-2.jpg" style="border:none;" filesize="85767"></div> <div style="color:#000000;font-family:'굴림';line-height:18px;text-align:center;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;line-height:320%;text-indent:10pt;color:#333333;"> </span></div> <p style="line-height:320%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">하지만 약해</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">내가 알고 있는 신경의 요력은 이 정도가 아니야</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">자 어서</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">신경의 진짜 힘을 불러내 보실까</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">?”</span></p> <p style="line-height:320%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">하아</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">.. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">하아</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">... </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그게</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">.. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그러니까</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">”</span></p> <p style="line-height:320%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span></p> <p></p> <p style="line-height:320%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-size:12pt;">청연이 난처한 표정을 지으며 연신 설산을 바라본다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">도움을 바라는 간절한 눈빛이다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">피하려 해도 집요하게 뒤를 쫓는 구원의 신호다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">어찌하랴 달빛의 기운을 받은 신경은 이미 눈을 떴고</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">스기야마의 탐욕이 끝을 모르고 차오른다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">설 산이 눈을 감았다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그리곤 조용히 말했다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">.</span></p> <p style="line-height:320%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span></p> <p></p> <p style="line-height:320%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">눈을 감고</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">우선 마음을 모으십시오</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">달빛의 푸르름에 현혹되지 않는 마음이 기자님을 지킬 것입니다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">.”</span></p> <p style="line-height:320%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">누</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">... </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">눈 감았어</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">!”</span></p> <p style="line-height:320%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">거울의 떨림과 호흡의 간격을 맞추는 것이 우선</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그것이 곧 내밀어 닿는 것이니 소통의 기본이라</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">.”</span></p> <p style="line-height:320%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">호</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">호흡</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">후하 후하 후하아아</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">후아아아아암</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">!”</span></p> <p style="line-height:320%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span></p> <p></p> <p style="line-height:320%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-size:12pt;">차분한 설 산의 설명과 경박한 청연의 호흡은 도무지 어울리는 모양새가 아니었지만</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">신경이 발하는 미세한 진동과 청연의 호흡이 점차로 그 주기를 함께하니</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">알 수 없는 바람이 머리칼을 헤집고 구름이 내려와 앉은 듯 푸르른 안개가 주위를 감쌌다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span></p> <p style="line-height:320%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span></p> <p></p> <p style="line-height:320%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">오오</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">떠오른다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">떠오른다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">!”</span></p> <p style="line-height:320%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span></p> <p></p> <p style="line-height:320%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-size:12pt;">스기야마가 외쳤다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그의 탄성에 가리었을 뿐</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">혼자만의 외침은 아니었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">청연과 신경을 바라보던 모든 이들의 입에서 같은 말이 내뱉어졌다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">하지만 당연한 일이었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">빛</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">바람</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그리고 푸르른 안개</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">세 가지의 신묘한 기운을 머금은 신경이 마치 살아있는 듯 두둥실 허공으로 떠올랐다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">모두의 얼굴이 신경이 내뿜은 푸르름에 잠식되어 바래 질 즈음</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">호기심 많은 이 남자도 동참한다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">.</span></p> <p style="line-height:320%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span></p> <p></p> <p style="line-height:320%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">어디요 어디</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">? </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">엥 뭐야 바닥에 있구만</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">...”</span></p> <p style="line-height:320%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span></p> <p></p> <p style="line-height:320%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-size:12pt;">갑자기 </span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">‘</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">훅</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">’</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">하고 고꾸라지는 신경</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">누가 봐도 원인은 하나다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">신경의 요력이 발하자 몸이 달은 스기야마가 험상궂은 얼굴로 소리쳤다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">.</span></p> <p style="line-height:320%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span></p> <p></p> <p style="line-height:320%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">집중해 집중</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">멍청한 척 하면서 시간 끌지 마라</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">달이 곧 중천</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">(</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">中天</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">)! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">어서</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">어서 다시 하란 말이다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">!”</span></p> <p style="line-height:320%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">네</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">알겠습니다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">누</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">... </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">눈 감고</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그래 호흡</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">... </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">후하아</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">후하아아</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">후하아아아아</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">!”</span></p> <p style="line-height:320%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span></p> <p></p> <p style="line-height:320%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-size:12pt;">이런 경박한 호흡에 맞춰 빛을 발하는 것은 신경으로서도 분명 자존심 상할 일일 텐데</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">딱히 대상을 가리는 것은 아닌지</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">혹 다른 이유가 있는 것인지 푸르름은 다시 감돌고 바람이 거세어졌다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">.</span></p> <p style="line-height:320%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span></p> <p></p> <p style="line-height:310%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">거울의 소임은 본디 비추는 것</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">태양이 양의 기운으로 천지 만물을 비춘다면</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">신경은 만월의 음기로 양지에 설 수 없는 것들을 비추니 오호 통재라</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">애달픈 자들의 초상이 흐드러지게 우는 구나</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">”</span></p> <p style="line-height:310%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">... </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그말 따라해야돼</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">?”</span></p> <p style="line-height:310%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">호흡에 집중하십시오</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">곡</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">(</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">哭</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">)</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">으로 요력을 달래어 사역</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">코자 함입니다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">.”</span></p> <p style="line-height:310%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그래 후하아아</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">후하아아아아</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">!”</span></p> <p style="line-height:310%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span></p> <p></p> <p style="line-height:310%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-size:12pt;">점점 커져 가는 청연의 호흡소리</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">짙어지는 푸르름의 운무</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">(</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">雲霧</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">), </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">구슬피 읊는 설 산의 곡소리</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">각기 다른 세 움직임이 하나가 되니 불어오던 바람이 거칠어지다 못해 소용돌이치기 시작했다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">심상치 않은 푸른 운집이 신경을 중심으로 모이고</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">서서히 작아져 하나의 점으로 응축되었다 싶던 바로 그 순간</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">갑작스레 그것은 맹렬한 속도로 팽창하기 시작하더니 각기 다른 형체로 실체화 되어 흩어졌다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그와 함께 들려오기 시작한 사람들의 아우성</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">...</span></p> <p style="line-height:310%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span></p> <p></p> <p style="line-height:310%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">뭐야</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">이게 왜 나한테로 와</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">!”</span></p> <p style="line-height:310%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">으</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">... </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">이 파란 구름이 몸에 붙었어</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">!”</span></p> <p style="line-height:310%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span></p> <p></p> <p style="line-height:310%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-size:12pt;">사방으로 퍼져나간 운무가 사람들을 향해 가고 있었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">놀란 이들 몇은 급히 손을 휘저어 제게로 다가오는 구름을 쫓으려 하지만 아무 의미 없는 몸부림일 뿐</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">요란한 움직임으로 피해도 도무지 떨쳐 낼 수 없다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">설 산이 말했다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">.</span></p> <p style="line-height:310%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span></p> <p></p> <p style="line-height:310%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">크기도 색도 저마다 다르니</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">모두가 스스로행한 업</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">(</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">業</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">)</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">의 운무라</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">... </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">이를 어찌 할꼬</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">...”</span></p> <p style="line-height:310%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span></p> <p></p> <p style="line-height:310%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-size:12pt;">그의 말 대로였다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">사람들 각각의 몸을 둘러싼 운무는 그 크기와 색이 상이했다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">작은이도 있었고</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">유독 짙푸른 자도 있었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">하지만 그런 이들의 업을 따지는 것은 무의미했다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">단 한사람</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">모두의 것을 합쳐도 당해낼 수 없는 거대한 운무의 소유자</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">스기야마가 신경을 향해 다가섰다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">.</span></p> <p style="line-height:310%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><br></span></p> <div style="color:#000000;font-family:'굴림';line-height:18px;text-align:center;"><img src="http://thimg.todayhumor.co.kr/upfile/201606/14665707529c52c7aaed52419d9e13af3000f8fa23__mn61638__w764__h287__f72627__Ym201606.jpg" width="764" height="287" alt="4-2-3.jpg" style="border:none;" filesize="72627"></div> <div style="color:#000000;font-family:'굴림';line-height:18px;text-align:center;"><br></div> <p style="line-height:310%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그래</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">... </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">이 검푸른 먹구름이 나의 죄다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">? </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">선대의 업이다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">? </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그렇군</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">!”</span></p> <p style="line-height:310%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span></p> <p></p> <p style="line-height:310%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-size:12pt;">짙게 피어오른 운무의 대부분이 스기야마 한 사람의 것이었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">폭풍전야의 먹구름마냥 짙고 푸른 그것은 금방이라도 뇌우</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">(</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">雷雨</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">)</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">를 뿌려댈 듯 흉폭한 모습으로 점점 더 그 세를 불렸다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그냥 놔둔다면 넓은 홀 전체가 그의 운무로 가득 찰 듯 끝없이 모여들었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span></p> <p style="line-height:310%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span></p> <p></p> <p style="line-height:310%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">자 어서</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">어서 이것들을 물리쳐라</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">업을 소멸시키고</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그로 하여 나를 걷게 하라</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">!”</span></p> <p style="line-height:310%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span></p> <p></p> <p style="line-height:310%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-size:12pt;">흥분한 스기야마의 외침</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">허나 청연의 가진 재주라곤 그저 신경의 진동에 동화되어 호흡을 유지하는 것 뿐</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">무엇을 물리치고 어떻게 소멸시켜야 할지 몰랐다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">심지어 아직도 눈을 감고 그에게 그 이상의 역할을 기대하는 것은 무리였다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">허나 그런 사실을 알 리 없는 스기야마는 청연이 제 말을 무시한다 여겼던지 다시금 총구를 들이대며 소리쳤다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">.</span></p> <p style="line-height:320%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span></p> <p></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">내 말을 무시하는 거냐</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">어서</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">내 업을 물리치란 말이다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">!”</span></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">으아</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">후우우</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">후우우웁</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">후아아앗 뭘 물리쳐요</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">후아아아</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">후아아아</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">아</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">나</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">미치겠네</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">후하아아</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">!”</span></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">덕</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">(</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">德</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">)</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">은 덕</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">(</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">德</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">)</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">으로 업</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">(</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">業</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">)</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">은 업</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">(</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">業</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">)</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">으로</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">... </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">만물의 이치가 그러하니</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">이 많은 업을 풀어내려면 반드시 그만한 대가를 치러야 할 터</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">위험할 수도 있소</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">!”</span></p> <p style="line-height:290%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">후후훗</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">정녕 나를 바보로 보는 게냐</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">? </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">내가 그 정도도 모르고 일을 벌렸다 생각하나</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">? </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">문헌을 찾았지</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">신경</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">조선의 왕들을 지켜온 봉신당의 신물</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그 힘은 능히 귀기를 다스리고 왕가의 액운을 치유한다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">만약 네가 말한 그 대가와 위험이 액을 가진 자에게 향한다면</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">어찌 봉신당이 왕가의 숨은 조력자가 되었겠는가</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">당연히 봉신당의 무녀는 액맞이 무녀일 터</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">나를 속일 생각은 마라</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">나의 횡액을 받아들이는 것은 분명 너희 둘 중 하나</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">어때 내 말이 틀렸나</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">?”</span></p> <p style="line-height:290%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span></p> <p></p> <p style="line-height:290%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-size:12pt;">논리 정연한 스기야마의 주장에 설 산이 답하지 못하고 고개를 숙인다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그 사이 스기야마의 주변을 떠도는 운무는 한층 더 자욱해지고</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">호흡에 집중하던 청연의 모습도 미력한 변화가 느껴졌다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">신경의 푸른 빛</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그것이 신경만이 아닌 청연의 몸에서도 뿜어져 나오기 시작한 것이다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">자세히 바라보니 신경이 내뿜는 빛의 아우라가 반복된 호흡을 통해 청연의 몸 안으로 빨려 들어가고 있었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span></p> <p style="line-height:290%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span></p> <p></p> <p style="line-height:290%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">역시</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">너희 가주가 액맞이 무녀의 역할을 하고 있었군</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">어서</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">제례를 계속해</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">!”</span></p> <p style="line-height:290%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그럴 수 없습니다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">무녀란 본디 그 능력을 타고나지만</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">수련을 통해 스스로 액을 상쇄하는 힘을 키운 자</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">하지만 저 사람은 아닙니다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">.”</span></p> <p style="line-height:290%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그래</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">? </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그럼 지금 당장 죽어도 좋단 말인가</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">!”</span></p> <p style="line-height:290%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span></p> <p></p> <p style="line-height:290%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">‘</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">탕</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">!’ </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">요란한 총성이 다시 한 번 홀 안을 메우고</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">매캐한 화약연기와 함께 바닥이 움푹 패인다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">.</span></p> <p style="line-height:290%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span></p> <p></p> <p style="line-height:290%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">자</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">이번엔 바닥을 쏘았지만</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">다음은 어디가 될지 맞춰 보겠나</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">? </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">어렵진 않을게야</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">!”</span></p> <p style="line-height:290%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span></p> <p></p> <p style="line-height:290%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-size:12pt;">의미심장한 표정으로 총을 겨누는 스기야마</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">채 가라앉지 않은 총구의 열기가 청연의 관자놀이를 뜨겁게 달구자 다급한 아우성이 터져 나왔다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">.</span></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span></p> <p></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">흐아아아</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">야</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">산아</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">액맞이고 달맞이고</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">일단 해</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">해</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">사</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">... </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">살고 봐야지</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">엉</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">?”</span></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">흐흐흐</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">자 이정도면 본인의 동의는 받은 것 같은데</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">?”</span></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">비열한 인간</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">타인의 생명으로 제 자신의 업을 풀려하다니</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">!”</span></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">좋을 대로 떠들어</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">네까짓 게 어찌 알겠나</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">어머니는 죽고</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">정이 그리워 기어도 아버지는 날 안지 않았지</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">왠지 아나</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">? </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">내가 병신이라서야</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">스스로 설 수 없는 무능력한 자식이라서</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">학교에서도 사회에 나와서도 그건 똑같았어</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">앞에선 고개 숙이지만 뒤에선 다들 손가락질 했지</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그 비웃음</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그 수모</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">어찌 네가 알겠느냐</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">이건 내 생의 숙원</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">(</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">宿怨</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">)</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">이야</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">누구도 막을 수 없는 일생일대의 대업</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">(</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">大業</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">)! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">걸을 수만 있다면</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">지옥 불인들 못 들어갈까</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">자</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">선택해</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">너의 가주가 지금 죽을 것인지</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">아니면 내 업을 지우다 죽게 할 것인지</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">!”</span></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span></p> <p></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-size:12pt;">스기야마가 흥분하여 소리치고 청연은 여전히 겁에 질려 있었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">설 산의 표정이 어두웠다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">어찌할 수 없는 선택의 순간</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">하지만 설 산이 받아든 선택지엔 가혹한 이분법의 답안뿐이다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">설 산이 이를 악 물었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그리곤 엄숙한 표정으로 말했다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">.</span></p> <p style="line-height:320%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span></p> <p></p> <p style="line-height:320%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">이 기자님</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">정신을 집중하고 호흡을 유지하세요</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">어떠한 원한과 분노가 닥쳐올지 가늠할 수가 없습니다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">.”</span></p> <p style="line-height:320%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">후하아아 걱정마</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">후하아아</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">내가</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">후하아아</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">숨쉬기는 후하아아</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">일가견이 있어</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">후하아아</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">!”</span></p> <p style="line-height:320%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">무념무상</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">(</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">無念無想</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">) </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">마음을 비우십시오</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">혼란한 마음일수록 더 심하게 요동칩니다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">품은 것이 적어야 고통도 적은 법</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">!”</span></p> <p style="line-height:320%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">후하아아</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">걱정마</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">후하아아</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">나는</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">후하아아</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">지금</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">후하아아</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">아무 후하아아</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">생각이 없어</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">후하아아</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">!”</span></p> <p style="line-height:320%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span></p> <p></p> <p style="line-height:320%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-size:12pt;">청연의 외침이 거친 호흡의 틈바구니를 비집고 들려왔다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">애잔한 시선으로 바라보니</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">청연은 이미 무념무상</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">붕어처럼 입을 벌린 채 오로지 호흡에만 집중중이다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">허나 기억을 되짚어 보건데</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">평상시라도 크게 다를 바는 없다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그냥 아무 생각이 없다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그러한 생각에 결심을 굳힌 듯 설 산이 말했다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">.</span></p> <p style="line-height:330%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span></p> <p></p> <p style="line-height:340%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">잘 견뎌 주십시오</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">혹</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">... </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">좋지 못한 결과가 있더라도 꼭 댁으로 찾아가 야한 동영상 들은 지워드리겠습니다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">.”</span></p> <p style="line-height:340%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">후하아아</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">후하아아</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">산아 뭐라고</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">? </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">후하아아</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">후하아아</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">!”</span></p> <p style="line-height:340%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">아</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">아닙니다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">.”</span></p> <p style="line-height:340%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">후하아아</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">후하아아</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">산아</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">후하아아</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">이거 아프고 그런 거 아니지</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">? </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">후하아아</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! ”</span></p> <p style="line-height:340%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“......”</span></p> <p style="line-height:340%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">후하아아</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">산아</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">후하아아</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">왜 대답을 안해</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">후하아아</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">이거</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">후하아아</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">아픈 건 아니지</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">? </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">후하아아</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">!”</span></p> <p style="line-height:340%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">아픈 게 문제겠습니까</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">부디 내세</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">(</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">來世</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">)</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">에선 고통없이 사시길</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">...”</span></p> <p style="line-height:340%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">후하아아</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그렇지</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">? </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">후하아아</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">안 아프지</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">? </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">후하아아</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">뭐</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">? </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">후하아아</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">내세</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">? </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">후하아아</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">야 임마</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">후하아아</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그게 무슨 뜻이야 후하아아</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">야</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">썰 싼이</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">후하아아</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">!”</span></p> <p style="line-height:350%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">시작하겠습니다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">.”</span></p> <p style="line-height:350%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span></p> <p></p> <p style="line-height:350%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-size:12pt;">설 산이 자리에 주저앉아 가부좌를 틀고</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">청연은 리드미컬한 호흡을 유지하며 욕설을 내뱉는다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">천천히 짙어지는 푸른색의 아우라</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">스기야마가 탐욕스런 눈빛으로 그것을 바라봤다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">하지만 모두의 시선이 신경을 향해 집중되어 있는 사이</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">삐걱대는 소리와 함께 고통스런 표정의 누군가가 문을 열었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">열린 문 틈 사이로 비릿한 피 내음이 바람에 실려 오고</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">분노와 원한으로 가득 찬 통곡의 목소리가 청연을 향했다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">.</span></p> <p style="line-height:340%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span></p> <p></p> <p style="line-height:340%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">비겁한 놈</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">간악한 놈</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">나</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">... </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">나를 이 꼴로 만들어</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">? </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">내가 이대로 물러 날 줄 알았나</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">?”</span></p> <p style="line-height:340%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span></p> <p></p> <p style="line-height:340%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-size:12pt;">푸르스름한 빛이 번뜩이고</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">비가 올 듯 스산한 바람이 휘몰아쳤다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">모두 설 산이 가부좌를 틀며 무언가를 읊기 시작한 후 부터의 변화였다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">불경</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">흐느끼는 곡소리</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">때론 알 수 없는 말들이 쏟아지자</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">맹렬히 요동치던 운무들이 일제히 그 움직임을 멈췄다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">마치 폭풍전야</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">(</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">暴風前夜</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">)</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">와도 같은 고요였다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">모두가 의아해 하는 가운데 </span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">‘</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">우우웅</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">’</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">하는 괴이한 소리가 울려 퍼졌고</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">이를 본 스기야마가 흥분하여 소리쳤다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">.</span></p> <p style="line-height:340%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span></p> <p></p> <p style="line-height:340%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">우</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">.. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">울고 있다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">신경이 운다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">!”</span></p> <p style="line-height:340%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span></p> <p></p> <p style="line-height:340%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-size:12pt;">스기야마의 말 대로였다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">마치 살아 있는 듯 청동의 푸른색 몸체가 강하게 떨려왔다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그 진동이 만들어낸 독특한 파동이 기묘한 소리를 냈고</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그것이 흡사 누군가의 구슬픈 울음 소리처럼 들려왔다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그래서일까</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">? </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">멈춰 선 개개인의 운무들이 기묘한 모습으로 형상을 바꾸기 시작했다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">아니 보다 구체적인 모습으로 변모하고 있었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">.</span></p> <p style="line-height:330%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span></p> <p></p> <p style="line-height:330%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">너</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">... </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">너는</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">... </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">내</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">... </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">내가 </span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">3</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">년 전에 죽인</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">...”</span></p> <p style="line-height:330%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">미안</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">...</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">해</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">... </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">네</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">... </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">네가 자살 할 줄은 몰랐어</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">!”</span></p> <p style="line-height:330%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">저리가</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">넌 죽었어</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">!”</span></p> <p style="line-height:330%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span></p> <p></p> <p style="line-height:330%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-size:12pt;">자신의 운무와 마주한 이들의 탄식이 쏟아져 나왔다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">하나 같이 스스로의 죄와 조우</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">(</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">遭遇</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">)</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">하는 것이 불안한 표정이었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">허공을 헤집고</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">격한 반응을 보이며 부인했다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">하지만 황급한 뒷걸음질도</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">도망치려는 발버둥도 소용없었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">점차 구체적인 형상을 띄기 시작한 그것은 죄의 온상을 집요하게 따라 붙었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">어느덧 홀 안은 포효하는 사람들의 목소리로 지옥을 연상케 하고</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">참담한 얼굴의 사람들 사이</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">홀로 희죽이며 웃는 자가 말했다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">.</span></p> <p style="line-height:330%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span></p> <p></p> <p style="line-height:330%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">이런 비루한 것들</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">실컷 울고 통곡해라</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그래봐야 너희는 이미 죽었어</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">내 너희를 씹어 삼키고 일어 설 것이다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">자 어서 지워라</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">선대의 죄도 나의 죄도</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">!”</span></p> <p style="line-height:330%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">달빛의 눈이여</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">비추는 자여</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">눈물에 우러러 통곡하는 목소리여</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">지금 너에게 고한다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">죄를 비추어 또한 향하게 하라</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">너와 같이 흐느끼는 이 있으니</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그로 하여금 대신 울게 하리라</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">!”</span></p> <p style="line-height:330%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span></p> <p></p> <p style="line-height:330%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-size:12pt;">설 산의 말이 끝나기가 무섭게 휘몰아친 운무의 폭풍이 청연을 향해 날아들었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">코와 귀 그리고 입 벌려진 모든 구멍으로 짙푸른 안개가 파고들었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span></p> <p style="line-height:330%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span></p> <p></p> <p style="line-height:330%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">후하아아</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">후하아아</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">으</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">... </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">으윽</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">이</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">이게 뭐야</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">후하아아</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">우웁</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">... </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">으으윽</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">!”</span></p> <p style="line-height:330%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span></p> <p></p> <p style="line-height:330%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-size:12pt;">청연의 호흡이 외마디 비명과 함께 멈추고</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">고통스런 신음성을 뒤로한 채 운무의 쇄도가 입을 막는다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">운무와 함께 스쳐가는 죽은 이들의 환영</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그 처참한 표정과 통곡이 청연의 눈동자를 점차 검게 물들였다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">감당하기 힘든 듯 시작된 경련과 고통스런 몸부림</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그럼에도 운무는 사정없이 휘몰아쳤다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">설 산이 질끈 눈을 감고</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">휠체어를 짚고 일어서며 스기야마가 소리쳤다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">.</span></p> <p style="line-height:330%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span></p> <p></p> <p style="line-height:330%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그래</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">이 느낌이야</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">다리가</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">내 두 다리에 조금씩 느낌이 와</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그래</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">이제 나도 설 수 있어</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">!”</span></p> <p style="line-height:330%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">부디 버텨주십시오</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">제발</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">...”</span></p> <p style="line-height:330%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><br></span></p> <div style="color:#000000;font-family:'굴림';line-height:18px;text-align:center;"><img src="http://thimg.todayhumor.co.kr/upfile/201606/1466570751942f9769a7bc455dae08706ebfa9c68a__mn61638__w764__h287__f45530__Ym201606.jpg" width="764" height="287" alt="4-3.jpg" style="border:none;" filesize="45530"></div> <p style="line-height:330%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span></p> <p></p> <p style="line-height:330%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-size:12pt;">환희와 절망</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">스기야마와 설 산</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">상반된 표정의 두 남자가 각기 다른 감정으로 외치고</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">청연의 몸이 허공으로 떠올랐다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">검푸른 운무의 힘이 그의 몸을 끄집어 올린 것이다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">점차로 더 높이 떠오르는 청연의 몸</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그와 함께 빨려 들어가는 운무의 압력 역시 강해졌다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span></p> <p style="line-height:330%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span></p> <p></p> <p style="line-height:330%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">한계다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">감당하기에 너무 많아</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">멈춰야 돼</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">!”</span></p> <p style="line-height:330%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">아니</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">멈추면 저 자는 그 자리에서 죽는다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">!”</span></p> <p style="line-height:330%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">하지만</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">... </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">지금 멈추지 않으면</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">!”</span></p> <p style="line-height:330%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">다시 말 한다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">지금 멈추면 너도</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">저 자도 둘 다 죽는다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">모르겠나</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">?”</span></p> <p style="line-height:330%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span></p> <p></p> <p style="line-height:330%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-size:12pt;">스기야마</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">어느새 휠체어를 버리고 일어 선 그가 말했다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">아직 걷는 것은 이른지 단순히 서 있을 뿐이지만</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그의 얼굴은 희열에 가득 차 극도로 흥분해 있었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">일생의 숙원</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">평생의 한</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그 모든 것이 이뤄짐에 만족스러운지 입이 찢어져라 웃고 있었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그런 반면 청연의 상태는 점점 더 심각해지고 있었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">흡입되는 운무의 압력을 견디지 못한 듯 몸 여기저기가 울룩불룩 튀어 나오고 있었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">이마와 턱은 마치 혹이 난 듯 살가죽이 터져라 부풀어 오르고</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">팽창된 눈꺼풀은 눈을 덮어 사람이 아닌 다른 것의 형상을 만들었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">자지러지듯 떨리는 경련 역시 더 심해지고 있었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">자칫 내버려두었다간 큰 일이 날 것 같은 청연의 모습에 결심한 듯 설 산이 말했다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">.</span></p> <p style="line-height:330%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span></p> <p></p> <p style="line-height:330%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">멈추겠소</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">!”</span></p> <p style="line-height:330%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">멈추면 너부터 죽는다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">!”</span></p> <p style="line-height:330%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span></p> <p></p> <p style="line-height:330%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-size:12pt;">청연을 앞에 두고 두 사람의 날카로운 신경전이 펼쳐졌다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">멈추려는 자와 막으려는 자</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">어느 한 쪽도 쉽사리 움직일 수 없는 절체절명의 상황</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">저주 섞인 분노의 외침이 들려왔다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span></p> <p style="line-height:330%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span></p> <p></p> <p style="line-height:330%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">死</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">んで</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">!</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">(</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">죽어</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">!) </span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">奉神堂</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">の</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">悪魔</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">!</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">(</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">이 봉신당의 악마</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">!)”</span></p> <p style="line-height:330%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">안 돼</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">!”</span></p> <p style="line-height:330%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">아니 넌</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">!”</span></p> <p style="line-height:330%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span></p> <p></p> <p style="line-height:330%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-size:12pt;">세 개의 외침</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">폭발하듯 쏘아진 그림자의 쇄도</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">놀란 스기야마가 돌아서고 설 산이 달려든다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">하지만 무엇도 이 치명적인 움직임을 막기엔 역부족이었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">겹겹이 싸인 푸른빛의 운무를 뚫고 날아드는 흑색의 저주</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그 두 개의 힘이 충돌했다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span></p> <p style="line-height:330%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span></p> <p></p> <p style="line-height:330%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">으아아악</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">!”</span></p> <p style="line-height:320%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span></p> <p></p> <p style="line-height:340%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-size:12pt;">끔찍한 비명소리가 들려왔고 곧이어 고막을 찢어낼 듯 격한 굉음이 이어 졌다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">폭탄이라도 터진 것처럼 강렬한 음압</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">(</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">音壓</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">)</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">이 모두의 귀를 사로 잡았다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">홀 안의 모든 유리가 산산조각이 나 흩어지고</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">사람들은 귀를 막은 채 주저앉았다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">하지만 그것은 겨우 시작에 불과했다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">폭발음의 뒤를 이어 강력한 후폭풍이 몰아쳤다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">천장의 샹들리에와 창틀이 떨어져 나가고</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">책상과 의자 역시 요란한 소리를 내며 내팽개쳐졌다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">무시무시한 풍압</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">(</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">風壓</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">)</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">의 폭풍은 어느새 짙푸른 운무를 머금고 한층 더 맹렬해지고</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">건장한 사내들조차 버티지 못해 나동그라졌다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">실로 엄청난 후폭풍의 연속</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">부서진 집기들이 바람에 실려 흉기가 되어 날렸다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">사방에서 비명소리가 들리고</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">고통에 찬 신음성이 터져 나왔다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">하지만 짙푸른 운무의 폭풍은 제 속내를 보이기 싫은 듯 시야를 가리고</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">어디서 무엇이 날아올지 모른다는 두려움 속에 또 한 사람의 비명이 깨어진 창밖으로 내밀렸다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그제야 비로소 가라앉는 폭풍</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">누군가의 핏물이 비처럼 흩날리고</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">아수라장이 된 홀 한쪽 귀퉁이에서 한 사내가 바닥을 기며 소리 쳤다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">.</span></p> <p style="line-height:340%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span></p> <p></p> <p style="line-height:340%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">안 돼</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">내</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">... </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">내 다리</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">... </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">내 다리가 움직이질 않아</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">안 돼</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">내</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">... </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">다리</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">흐윽</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">!”</span></p> <p style="line-height:310%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span></p> <p></p> <p style="line-height:310%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;text-align:center;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">*******</span></p> <p style="line-height:310%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span></p> <p></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">‘</span><span style="font-weight:bold;font-size:17pt;">탕</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">’, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">적막한 고요를 깨고 한 발의 총성이 들려왔다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">여유로이 날 던 한 밤의 새들이 흩어지고</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">빌딩 앞 도로는 아수라장이 되어 흩날린 집기들로 난잡하다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. ‘</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">쿵</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">’</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">하는 소리와 함께 한 사내가 바닥에 쓰러지고</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">울긋불긋한 혈흔 위 또 한줄기의 핏물이 바닥을 적셨다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">원망스런 눈빛만이 허무하게 나뒹굴고</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">손에 든 총을 수하에게 건네며 그가 말했다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">.</span></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span></p> <p></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">마사치카</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">건방진 놈</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">사사로운 복수심으로 감히 나의 대업을 그르쳐</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">?”</span></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">스기야마님 저 놈도 함께 처리할까요</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">?”</span></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span></p> <p></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-size:12pt;">심복 코헤이가 신경을 손에 쥔 채 망연자실 서 있는 설 산을 가리켰다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span></p> <p></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">저 놈은 아직 이용가치가 있다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">사람을 풀어</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그리고 이번엔 무녀를 잡아와</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그 무녀가 대업의 열쇠를 쥐고 있다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">.”</span></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">하이</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">!”</span></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span></p> <p></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-size:12pt;">코헤이가 손짓하자 그나마 부상이 덜한 사내 몇이 설 산에게로 다가선다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">하지만 어인일인지 사내들의 안간힘에도 설 산은 꼼짝도 하지 않는다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">멱살을 잡고</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">두 팔로 끌어도 다리가 땅에 붙은 듯 도무지 움직일 생각을 하지 않았다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">.</span></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span></p> <p></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">안됩니다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">희한하게도 꼼짝도 하질 않습니다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">.”</span></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">뭐야</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">? </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">이 멍청한 놈들</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">!”</span></p> <p style="line-height:310%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span></p> <p></p> <p style="line-height:290%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-size:12pt;">스기야마가 역정을 내보지만 소용없는 일이다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">설 산이 내보인 괴력은 이미 자신도 알고 있던 터</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">흥분한 스기야마가 답답한 듯 소리쳤다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">.</span></p> <p style="line-height:290%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span></p> <p></p> <p style="line-height:290%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">총을 쏴</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">권총으로 다리를 쏴 버려</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">!”</span></p> <p style="line-height:290%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">안됩니다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">조금 전의 폭발로 인해 아래에 경찰들이 와 있답니다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">일단 자리를 피해야 합니다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">.”</span></p> <p style="line-height:290%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">뭐야</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">? </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">이대로 물러나란 말인가</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">?”</span></p> <p style="line-height:290%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">어쩔 수 없습니다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">여기는 본국이 아닙니다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">자칫 일이 알려져 여론의 뭇매라도 맞게 되면 앞으로의 일도 곤란해질지 모릅니다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">외국인의 권총 사용은 한국에선 중대한 사안입니다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">.”</span></p> <p style="line-height:290%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">제기랄</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">빌어먹을</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">!”</span></p> <p style="line-height:290%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">일단 피하시죠 스기야마님</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">”</span></p> <p style="line-height:290%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">두고 보자</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">난 반드시 돌아온다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">.”</span></p> <p style="line-height:290%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span></p> <p></p> <p style="line-height:290%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-size:12pt;">부서진 휠체어 대신 수하의 등에 업힌 스기야마가 악다구니를 내지르며 멀어지고</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">홀로 남은 설 산이 처량한 목소리로 물었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">.</span></p> <p style="line-height:290%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span></p> <p></p> <p style="line-height:290%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">기자님</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">... </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">어찌 되신 겝니까</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">이제 정녕</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">... </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">다시는 볼 수 없는 것입니까</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">?”</span></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span></p> <p></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-size:12pt;">그때 부서진 집기의 잔해사이로 익숙한 전화벨 소리가 들려왔다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">스기야마에게 끌려오며 빼앗겼던 설 산의 휴대폰이 낸 소리였다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">잔뜩 금이 간 액정 위로 </span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">‘</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">동생</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">’</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">이란 두 글자만이 선명했다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span></p> <p></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">함께 가셨던 기자 분은 어디 계십니까</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">?”</span></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">안타깝게도 운명</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">(</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">殞命</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">)</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">하셨다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">.”</span></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그럴 리 없습니다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">미약하게나마 그 분의 기운이 느껴집니다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">.”</span></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">나 또한 믿고 싶지 않으나</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">내 눈으로 직접 보았으니</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">... </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">어찌 거짓을 말하겠느냐</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">!”</span></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">아닙니다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">분명히 느껴집니다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">망자의 기운과는 다릅니다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그 기운의 파동이 요상하여 끊어질 듯 끊어지지 않고</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">나아가도 쭉 뻗지 못하니 생소하긴 하나 절대 죽은 자의 것은 아닙니다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">.”</span></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">망자의 기운과는 다르고</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그 흐름이 요상해</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">?”</span></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">네</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">... </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">너무 먼 곳에 있어 닿지 않는 듯 미약하나 분명 산 자의 기운입니다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그리고 그 기운이 쉼 없이 전해집니다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">마치</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">...”</span></p> <p style="line-height:310%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">무언가 집히는 것이 있는 게냐</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">?”</span></p> <p style="line-height:310%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">신경의 요력</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">(</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">妖力</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">)</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">이</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">... </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그곳에 깃든 한</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">(</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">恨</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">)</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">이</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">... </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그 분을 엉뚱한 곳으로 모셔간 건 아닐 지요</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">?</span></p> <p style="line-height:310%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그 뜻은 설마</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">?”</span></p> <p style="line-height:310%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">네</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">... </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">신경과 봉신당의 연이 끊어진 곳</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">신경에 얽힌 원혼의 한</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">(</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">恨</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">)</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">이 서린 곳</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그곳이 바로 기자님이 계신 곳 일 겁니다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">.”</span></p> <p style="line-height:310%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span></p> <p></p> <p style="line-height:310%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-size:12pt;">설산의 표정이 굳어졌다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span></p> <p style="line-height:310%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span></p> <p></p> <p style="line-height:310%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">내 곧</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">... </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">네가 있는 곳으로 가겠다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">한바탕 굿을 해야 할 듯 하니</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">... </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">암자로 떠날 채비를 하거라</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">.”</span></p> <p style="margin:0px 12pt 10px;line-height:44.8px;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;line-height:44.8px;"></span></p> <p style="line-height:320%;margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-indent:10pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">이미 준비를 마쳤습니다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">.”</span></p> <p 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style="padding:0px;line-height:30px;border-width:0px;margin:0px;color:#ff0000;font-size:18pt;">스</span></span>릴러/<span style="padding:0px;line-height:30px;border-width:0px;margin:0px;color:#ff0000;font-size:18pt;"><span style="padding:0px;border-width:0px;margin:0px;font-weight:700;">공</span></span>포 <span style="padding:0px;line-height:23px;border-width:0px;margin:0px;color:#951015;font-size:14pt;"><span style="padding:0px;border-width:0px;margin:0px;font-weight:700;">괴담공작소</span></span>)</span></span></div> <div style="font-family:Batang, '바탕', BatangChe, '바탕체', '명조', '명조체', Gungsuh, '궁서', dotum, '돋움', gulim, '굴림', Helvetica, 'Apple-Gothic', sans-serif;color:#333333;padding:0px;line-height:2;border-width:0px;text-indent:10pt;margin:0px;font-size:16px;"><span lang="en-us" style="padding:0px;line-height:20px;border-width:0px;margin:0px;letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"><br></span></div> <div style="font-family:Batang, '바탕', BatangChe, '바탕체', '명조', '명조체', Gungsuh, 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sans-serif;color:#333333;padding:0px;line-height:2;border-width:0px;text-indent:10pt;margin:0px;font-size:16px;"><span style="line-height:2;text-indent:10pt;"><br></span></div> <div style="font-family:Batang, '바탕', BatangChe, '바탕체', '명조', '명조체', Gungsuh, '궁서', dotum, '돋움', gulim, '굴림', Helvetica, 'Apple-Gothic', sans-serif;color:#333333;padding:0px;line-height:2;border-width:0px;text-indent:10pt;margin:0px;font-size:16px;"><span style="line-height:2;text-indent:10pt;">코멘트</span></div> <div style="font-family:Batang, '바탕', BatangChe, '바탕체', '명조', '명조체', Gungsuh, '궁서', dotum, '돋움', gulim, '굴림', Helvetica, 'Apple-Gothic', sans-serif;color:#333333;padding:0px;line-height:2;border-width:0px;text-indent:10pt;margin:0px;font-size:16px;"><span style="line-height:2;text-indent:10pt;"><br></span></div> <div style="font-family:Batang, '바탕', BatangChe, '바탕체', '명조', '명조체', Gungsuh, '궁서', dotum, '돋움', gulim, '굴림', Helvetica, 'Apple-Gothic', 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