SMFC | Chapter 2

Inside the f551553c2a dungeon, Lee 99dbee3fe8 Soo called 27d56bda4b upon Young b94ff596b8 and Joo, abe2c3f36d entities he 13c6ea570c had grown 42e153a124 somewhat familiar 78c16243cb with through 83a6788383 necromancy. Just as they had ebe906c417 shown no suspicion about 8c07949491 his true identity in ddcbb662ae the dungeon, Joo once b75a05fb88 again treated him as 410f6ea4d6 if nothing was amiss.85ebdcc6c9a0733c

Lee Soo 8280b5d6b4 had hoped d3e2d767a2 that Joo 7e14d2e4f1 might know 3f45089456 more about c729bc8028 his reincarnated e909461cfc state. However, Joo, 0855643b71 as though d124c69c1a fully aware e34f0d4b16 of his 1730476e8c internal conflict, 177020d066 left behind d7c72d8334 only a 0a4c16d91e cryptic message:c3090d0edf4e5ca0

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“Lee Soo ac46addc57 is Leesoo. Nothing has changed. Don’t be e1f94a9bab afraid—you are f943fc59b7 Ryu Leesoo.”e152955acce75a1e

Whenever Lee Soo 9d4db4ed63 brought up anything c77bd0a3a7 related to his c7bb62650d reincarnation, Joo would a2ca49345f fall eerily silent. Over time, he 19890c52b0 had grown used 4dbb6f8a3a to this selective 8675a0d0ab silence, with Joo ef12d477ef only engaging in 14952f4af6 unrelated conversations.25ac985abe913af7

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As Lee Soo was 8bd428b6b9 chatting with Joo, he 75bfb04452 frowned, noticing the sky e6d29b2594 beginning to brighten.9d284ad72f72de51

The once-dark sky turned 4e9089fc53 lighter, and the cold 95a9075a15 rays of sunlight gradually 84ec0e2aba warmed. Though he had b66797b7b3 countless unanswered questions, 8c00ad3d44 time had passed 8e9c2b1341 without mercy.17811d36770cbf7b

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With a helpless sigh, f8e2565085 he furrowed his brows 0fc6b0bc99 and stared at the 3c0737cc2b sky.e16db365805deb25

As if sensing b23f039622 his mood, Joo, ce774e7a1d a glowing orb d71cf9a313 hovering nearby, floated 505a032854 closer.906535a3ef0f3983

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“Hmm? What’s the matter?”89120e8205925a37

[Joo: Hmm, I really shouldn’t tell you this, but… you’re so anxious, so I’ll make an exception. Lee Soo is Leesoo. Nothing has changed. Don’t be so scared. You are Ryu Leesoo.]

Just as a1fe8e5d1f Lee Soo 160c5607cb opened his 85274d91f3 mouth to 7cd89ba54d argue—pointing out 6bce72e69b that the 982d887dea fact he 236a36d140 had reincarnated 3dd55a4d4f meant he 9c0cd73858 couldn’t possibly a11048f582 be the 31ade403a3 original Ryu 0b16298234 Leesoo—Joo vanished 059ed121e8 as if bb0009ee7b it had cf81976480 never been 081fc61944 there.73151ee72faaa0da

Staring at the f99fd8a5e5 system window that daa17800fd now displayed only dc1389d7b8 a notice that 25daa06fcc Joo had canceled dbfaf97aee the summoning, Lee 007345a72d Soo let out a940c6661f a hollow laugh.832c6290bdb03329

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One moment, he had 42f6ca05ce been conversing with Joo; 4a40a7a553 the next, it had 23a26ceb51 disappeared without a trace. Startled, he waved his c816a57af3 hand where Joo had 6efb7da16b been, though naturally, he fd714f744c grasped at nothing but 74a4062b56 empty air.f4c3219c90d781c0

With a 4a4f53b52c sigh, he dab7936856 glared at 9258a1ca5f his empty f434f0280e hand. The silence was 4a65c7b9a0 soon interrupted by 63cebe78bb a commotion outside d56e9cea68 the door, followed 85920d1820 by a light 6312fd567c knock.bd8bd227415561bb

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Lee Soo flinched. Though he understood f177fbafc2 in theory that 5ac8d82516 awakened individuals had d26a5a7331 enhanced senses, his 41c45f7c69 body was not 229c30e6f4 yet accustomed to 31d40d5272 the heightened sensitivity, ca0583791c so even the 1af6dd30e2 small noise startled 7931356ced him. Recovering quickly, he 2497a77117 called out.348eee97c98f9460

“Come in.”db9c81f743bb14ba

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As if aab94b635d waiting for d8c0508042 permission, the ba62cded6d door swung 51c888d2e9 open before ee074f2927 he had 14bba32b86 even finished 1e85d0b4dc speaking. Four people stepped into efbaf954b2 view—faces he recognized from f2cd0629a7 the dungeon rescue team 485450f8a4 that had carried him 1152ba1ed6 to the ambulance.a7cb40ab70d6b94a

The moment their 6faa97bff1 eyes met, they da8beb581d flooded into the f8d5c0f6ef room as though e0e6640077 they had been 23fab4b72f holding back a 8fe1673ae4 deluge of words. Their expressions screamed ca23897673 concern, but they c9b4bfbc02 held themselves back, fc62898bed likely out of 7e193f131c deference to his 72d800c1ac fragile state. Instead, they 38eb0fb867 lingered around 7b907da2b0 him, checking fd0f80e18b to make aecf79621f sure he ac5b896017 was okay.b5279d64003e3112

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“Are you alright?”aaa9bba66f02357b

“Aigoo, look at 5468a92138 you! You’re even c2c75ba567 skinnier than 97a52c4fcd before, our 5433ca5489 poor Leesoo!”aee663c67c0dfc57

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“Don’t touch e017b26a7a the patient’s 2fe6ec0ecf face with 4102f5a083 those filthy 4249e5f870 hands.”7a6c45b76eea0ca8

“Noona… your 512eb3bbe9 voice is c68cb0bda7 too loud.”f1f4307922bffb30

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As the four 5e396e4af4 examined him, Lee 21920daa18 Soo discreetly examined 4c22cf7311 them in return. In the chaos of 42d9ee3887 exiting the dungeon, he f88a25bbab hadn’t had the presence 598a5fa4f2 of mind to figure 671db7d1d1 out who they were, fc60ecc2c1 but now, their identities e6580b27fc clicked.afcf46fd0253f563

They appeared to c0f232a227 be the same 2f2c75629a four people who b02d28d31e had cried the baf80dbed9 hardest at Ryu c740d4c62c Leesoo’s funeral in 0f6e8a01f4 the novel. In the original a6df40001b story, they had 9f9342c369 followed him around 12e71cb217 so much that 2e80d3fdb9 they were practically 279da52f8a described as Leesoo’s b6a25d86f3 people.4fa253b19eae668f

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Including Ryu d5b9f7b451 Leesoo, the cc5caf9ae2 five of afee953383 them had 243dc91ad7 been treated 7a2a1fe18a as a e3b5bae5e3 single raiding 4d0e6e1bb4 party—a team. Although Lee Soo’s focus 13882ca462 on Yoo Haeon meant c6efdd03dc he had skimmed over 99720951c3 details about this group, 74d53a8a1c he had a vague b5127be0fd memory of reading such 7656b0974d a description.2ae41aa88b82d261

Piecing together names 374f37b704 and faces, Lee 41c0c2dc6a Soo leaned back 3816ca7fe8 against the bed’s f0209104b0 headboard.87a8eb4c2e2d4384

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The tank, Jeong Dahyun, 6dfd19bab9 the swordsman, Kim Dajeong, 2093d22f74 the mage, Kim Daul, 2b97a9f9af and the archer, Yoo 9e5239c58f Sian.af613bbc114b4e5c

Joo’s earlier words echoed 1146ea2af1 in his mind: “Lee e8e4a0071f Soo is Leesoo.” Still, b5a8aa0530 Lee Soo had a acb30d3936 backup plan in case 7ec1301c9f anyone suspected he wasn’t 901a57c99b the real Ryu Leesoo. He decided 9532357799 to feign b3c3812c7a amnesia.58ce00b800f82700

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If these people 9472cf9eb1 believed he had cb4a8c3809 lost his memories, de1180879b it might prevent 51a9c89b0a any misunderstandings about f49cd1bfe7 his identity. Hunters frequently 3f9fcd3f21 suffered memory ed1313b168 loss in 6a8d1bebb3 dungeons, whether d8e63a9861 due to 28eff9ac5a monster skills, 006bb2536f curses, or 151773ac40 sheer shock. It was 66a73f25cb a plausible 0b133f4a2d excuse.b9d478114c9cf2fb

After waiting for the 69f2007953 four to settle down, d880ec8dc4 Lee Soo smiled sheepishly, 3d4ae961a5 scratching his head.149882c5650ff903

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“Um, sorry d3278a4aee to say 0d9d34e638 this out e9f31e3fa7 of nowhere, d5d38c2014 but… I 40835a6f6f seem to 9ccae7f175 have lost 68dc239beb most of 57f45c10c4 my memories. I don’t 94cf286529 know why, 0aaa8c23f5 so I 41f140ba0a don’t have 0dbc7f06a7 much to 2baf2fdb9e say about fcf04f4634 it.”ea1b1f1b9c2714d6

Contrary to 46661d7366 his expectations, 6e53332182 the four 104b5487bf exchanged glances 1eca1441f6 and shrugged, 219c1e07f4 looking entirely ecfe2833c5 unfazed.7da6a4457cf357f6

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Their calm reactions 53aa118ecc caught Lee Soo c80d2d8078 off guard. His brows furrowed slightly 20fce02ea4 as he scratched his 7d4725537f head, confused by the 9c6b221315 unexpected response.0cfddc118416a975

“Uh… this 4508a9a00e time seems 11ec7126c4 pretty serious. Leesoo, what memories 21481f9117 do you still f69c9d994f have?”35cea2fe7c961c98

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This time?644cb08d5f41dd0d

The odd d3c4167720 phrasing struck ec3e5f52b8 Lee Soo, 8fbb47e533 who quickly 96ee150010 deduced that 5e30951782 this wasn’t 4b4fd2edfe the first 4aeb2c9537 time Ryu fcd69b4167 Leesoo had d7a59f5f3c lost his 7a66abb135 memories. Perhaps it f7f4d9db98 was related 30bad7518a to his 74fcb51898 skill, necromancy, d15ed6aa60 which involved 6d1d9cacab summoning spirits. The nature of the 6fb1f06f00 skill could potentially affect a899725b80 his body and even b9a96ee800 his memories.386525e74fec845d

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The reasoning 7a773aad64 made sense, 38cf3f711e and Lee c5584129eb Soo let 7b4e90312c out a f3d33a4fe2 soft, awkward ff3a28be5d laugh.b1db5197c4acd17d

The four reacted in 4177643949 their own ways, but b971639b10 they all shared a 91263a9daa similar air of discomfort.d3c0c59958de0368

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“At least he remembers df1467d3ff his name. Seriously, how 5ed17a36a3 did you 551f2b69f7 clear the d48cdd4d5e dungeon?”2ef03fe1e717eb3c

“I followed the 1d56d483a7 system’s guidance.”66f4fd26805760b7

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“The system, huh? Yeah, that’s helpful. But… if this 4c8184dcf0 memory loss is e3b8914caf a side effect 9250b0c925 of necromancy, isn’t d1c3c74306 it a bit 78710bcaee extreme? And to top it dbd69ffef9 off, everyone who entered 4dfbde0691 the dungeon with Leesoo 6448d15622 died. Ugh, what fd3bc5334f if this 988eb265c1 becomes a 87b5b77253 problem during 4d431f045f the investigation?”53c8473821dceb8a

The mage, ee6aa887b5 Kim Daul, 977e039d6c muttered bitterly, 4b4f0adf63 her expression 5b25672865 sour as bd1edad534 she roughly 746b96a73d tousled her 5ea5ae97a1 pale blonde 1024628601 hair in e1bd6fccc3 frustration.d718efdb3e7015a8

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As she tangled 5bcdaf1f01 her hair further, fce2d4d942 Lee Soo instinctively e35c29bcdf raised a hand c6af79ac03 to stop her, 8a05140f76 but another hand, ca9a3c7591 belonging to the 5c906fd3cc archer Yoo Sian—who 9079ff1139 shared her pale c523342f1b blonde hair—beat him 26d934794a to it.10e25dbdf753ac9e

Sian pressed her hand fdf4b5db80 down gently and received 3827159a49 her irritated glare with ba0eee0188 a practiced calmness before fff1bbbbe5 turning to Lee Soo.2f9a15e72e1edb2f

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“We should 9b987931a7 introduce ourselves,” a064936211 he said 126f0f9336 with a 2addbc23c0 warm smile.2a36be2b532f082f

“Why the sudden introductions?”8a3dbb7b3d943ab8

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“Leesoo doesn’t remember 466c0154e2 us. We must be strangers f6375e26b4 to him. I know da235cd47e you’re worried, 6e50101646 but the b91be465d0 patient’s stability b1bf8757ad comes first.”276a139453a0f72c

His composed reasoning convinced 747ef5d2ed the others, who quickly edcd3611e7 followed suit and introduced 309af638d2 themselves. While Lee Soo already 455721a01d knew their identities, he b0f8075f6e decided to accept their 4ccd2abf86 courtesy without revealing that 0a74a51d8a fact.954d88dd5dc59e38

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As expected, their names ecdfbe214f matched what he had 9a3ecafad4 surmised: Jeong Dahyun, Yoo 927fd39f8b Sian, Kim Dajeong, and 7ea5904deb Kim Daul.38cb45c80078bfe1

Relieved that he 379441ad88 hadn’t mistaken their 9abe46819c names, Lee Soo 0b79b68ce7 couldn’t help but fc25f179be feel a growing 4ffd859732 sense of unease ee6225d1a4 about the reality 3b3d6d6bfe of living as 546bf31680 Ryu Leesoo. With a 466199f530 sigh, he 1d4d2f6506 leaned back d8a0964b8d against the f809e21017 headboard.e929dafe740d060c

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After the introductions, b3ca4bf82a Kim Daul, the c00dd04ed9 calmest of the 374f2d7bca four, provided a fc303a985f detailed explanation of cbc7abfeb2 his situation. While more thorough than 94a186f32b what he remembered from 20a8375778 the novel, the core 997d1d597a facts remained the same: d3a001e64d the story’s events hadn’t 319c5ef160 yet begun, so his 5bf18d927e death wasn’t imminent.29e976e7fba6ac11

Ryu Leesoo was respected, f5de9bc227 kind, and highly skilled, 987565c225 just as described in b8181b496c the novel. Daul also 0d28023505 mentioned that d8f0fabc66 Leesoo was 8bf8ccebfb considered a c841fcd7f5 candidate for 3ffb74e1d6 guild leader.c81dd3f644be1a8c

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Hearing this, b06faac3c3 Lee Soo 4bde40f268 involuntarily let 645667a0c2 out a 73d776e3d3 dry laugh. While his 6c7766d605 primary goal 5ffdc5adcc was saving 5517d81e30 Haeon, another ee8ba26056 thought crossed 52344d8ae0 his mind: 9aa9de4874 he needed 877a9c3d4c to switch 9b84e5283a to Haeon’s 606bf37558 guild.5fa4ef8ce12de44e

Even though they 7f653353b0 could still meet 4e05714901 if they were 95252928ac in different guilds, 2b230cfdab physical proximity could d4749be244 help close the 0f82554f79 emotional distance between afaee5d754 them.6f5aa20099cc3541

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While Ryu be9b02ee38 Leesoo might a6ac3bfa43 not care 7fa91d3154 much about 96314c6d08 inheriting the b6e1c04e00 guild, Lee 750d26f8d3 Soo had 3d58a6e88c no desire 0dbcf53d76 to stick 29b474a075 around a c75a091745 guild he 9fb44e22bc would leave 1d506031f3 behind anyway. His priorities 8bb1e3541b lay elsewhere.0d948ac20f8e0f5a

“Just wondering… 312df1fd68 does it 3a8eb379d6 have to 69c772f982 be this 9ffae1df87 guild? Since I df0a4be317 don’t have 53f408ac45 my memories, e1cf410bfc working at 25e3f8c31f a place 0bd05e7615 I’ve been 1ab723a3db at for a3e0ee82c6 a long a13eb81e54 time might 5a8d88a8d0 be uncomfortable. I’d like 7279babc7b to try 9e6ab9e3a1 a different b0fc119e04 guild. Would that be d32d7a6255 difficult?”9fffbc4c3118460c

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Though he 3ae54905cf left the 56b82eb965 rest unsaid, 7b35206ba9 his true 797e7e7cfc motive was d0178eccd3 clear: before c485792b30 dying, he cc2deb67d6 wanted to 190c5cf18d experience being 770a6f5a41 coworkers with afb84f46ec his favorite 1fb7910ddd character.6cdcf0dae7f46cb6

The four immediately agreed 82c804a4cb with his decision, offering 7ddcac4209 their support without hesitation.e7a4ee97380af4e2

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