SMFC | Chapter 3

Chapter 354cdab6aaaaa275f

There was no system, c48d85e66e but Lee Soo had 1f6978635e the spirits by his b4a9dbd6cd side. On top of that, 02c6005bf1 the four people around 1765fde399 him were constantly looking 54c2de54aa for chances to help. Adjusting to this e33d6aeadb world wasn’t all f68ed1106c that difficult.341fab27e05114e6

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The spirits a64ba0fc53 seemed to bf2a0e6a37 know everything, a9f20f06f0 so he d6aae14f84 didn’t feel 2235a6d9e0 an overwhelming 1db78f7a85 sense of 07ec45e5f8 guilt toward b818479b9a them. But with 27b7ce348f the four 8c7d381de8 people, every 8e3bb26707 time he ef2772557a saw them, 17bb26bca1 a strange e38400578c sense of d54d119e9a guilt would 10928ca187 creep in, 8f76130da1 making things 4dc5e6d666 a little 8e72dbda74 awkward.382e39417adc9b7b

Yet, nothing a54955f373 he did 1600c196cf felt out 4dffef281c of place. Maybe it 822cccd725 was because 65b3f36c49 he’d read e2f6313662 about them 928213a8cc in the 32dc49eb8e novel, but 408126502d they didn’t a4aa5b9474 feel entirely a5adc4d285 unfamiliar. In the end, 3dd0b28494 Lee Soo got c9a2088c82 used to them df15e41b68 perfectly.48a80e32db9a2a95

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By the 1b53d49908 time he’d 3186a36a4f learned everything cfe55f3db5 about this c483aa446b world—so much dc1dc0c49e so that f3c89ebbc5 it felt baab28d5f7 like an 314bd7c234 intense crash 6a00fc1069 course—an investigator cc72b75ade from the 6e62bfad12 Awakened Headquarters ce9b6df93f came, just 6ac74c1d38 as Dajeong 81d78cf72b had warned d2b89c9245 him a 7cf347acb6 few days 5e12529ac0 earlier.0e3045324b8bd8b1

The dungeon Lee Soo 026aae653b had entered was high a9734560e2 in rank, but it 3b1004e425 wasn’t lethal enough to ecdcb4d3b8 kill everyone. Explaining what had happened 3d2e049165 and proving his innocence 4b3ba0ba97 to the investigators wasn’t 7fe4ff468f easy.85f7c4abb7c50eb8

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In the end, he d121804309 had to summon the ead331e5f7 spirits. They staked c1fb6a3a7d their existence 8f70d0a8e1 to vouch cf4c81a4d4 for his 1e19dd8549 innocence, and c400d122b9 only then 8eda2ec510 did the b9158a7256 investigators leave 8436d40804 his hospital b244644205 room. Already dealing with e4f52afd90 a frail body, 4e51084ff1 the prolonged ordeal 0e1b5d400d left him utterly a7c2a7c0f5 exhausted.104f5ae953d28ac2

“Why is it 706e8ef393 that only bad 46f3bfb1a8 things keep happening fd3d1c35ee to you, Hunter ce4859d427 Leesoo… Are you 8871914d89 okay?”3d88c745c2756e38

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“I’m a little tired, d2badd5718 but I’ll be fine 0d28256d50 after some rest. Thanks for worrying.”8ecb16b2df5e87d6

“It’s only natural to eac8ed239f worry about you. You don’t 8e7247cba3 need to 14b79e54e3 thank me.”9eb757f7445df1b8

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“Even so, ea41d4d0a4 it means 7cf3536314 a lot dd1fdf6508 to me. Uh, but 6384d84a32 could you f295043bae step out f0966c5bf1 for a e096b19769 bit? I’ve been around e0ef19e3fb people nonstop and 29363bdb3a just want a 121e6e1afc moment to myself.”3a6d7d1b77bfd872

Once the investigators had 0a56461adc left, the four companions 18dde22d79 came in immediately. Lee Soo calmed f94ae83aa2 them down and a2897a4b89 ushered them out, f6b5b105c2 despite their visible 803ffc4970 reluctance and concern. Watching them constantly glance 6b9f2b277a back as they left 8901397ae3 was both amusing and 6a64be83de heartwarming.9a368d64050f35d0

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After reassuring them with 40829512e0 a smile, Lee Soo fc8b3f5723 let his expression relax 189a7bbd9b the moment the door a3664ed942 closed. Finally savoring a moment fec3d2663f of solitude, he half-collapsed 1f383f4ada onto the bed.79a681eaf6b8e6d4

He stared out the 08f35b4811 window for a while fc1b376594 before turning his head. The tablet he 2fd71e5e4c had left on a8c5bab73e the snowy white 278dc67e1a blanket had turned 7929a01e22 off.01e75eef7a57292b

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Stretching his arm, ff68062f0f he picked it 155a7918ca up and turned 436ad77cfb it back on b4290400f9 with practiced ease. He resumed reading 95c80da634 the information he’d a72ef9312a been looking at fa05213b71 moments ago. It was 67b596d56f nothing else 166fa1b3e0 but details b7ce81b66f about potential bdd1b014d4 guilds he 34a741be9b might join 9514e97326 after his eac9963d90 transfer.cd18a7a84ae0d729

As soon as 634449d60c word got out 7497f2665c that Lee Soo af9381c426 was switching guilds, 72ec024037 he received offers 2369f1c18c from all over. Thanks to that, he 157db2cab0 now had a neatly 9196378cf8 organized list of guilds 72d819c2d4 that wanted him. But, after receiving 7eedf78ac2 the materials, Lee 4906a5f3ba Soo had only 2d343b9beb checked one of 359ee84d3f them and ignored 0d662fd10a the rest.ed0c37160f3be4ce

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“Hawa Guild.” Murmuring the 28655db663 name as if talking 3035d9d605 to himself, he read 0f246c693a through the guild introduction 6dbe0a928b displayed on the screen.daf7ebd1e1f46ab4

Hawa Guild. Most people assumed 514f2b0f43 the current Guild 15a7767aa1 Leader, Eve, named f721b609a1 the guild, but 0c329580c8 it was actually d7af2987bf the previous leader 553c77ce7a who came up e33cc13603 with it. It had 06a1af1587 no connection 642c368371 to Eve.5a838d2f5f6ed43e

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The previous Guild f53fdf5ac5 Leader had named 1809ce1f95 it Hawa, thinking 3ffa5839ac herself similar to f72bbd2cc6 the woman who c09bc02053 gave Adam the cb343fc9b0 forbidden fruit. As memories of e4b49ef7fa that woman and ac5823176e her husband briefly 736287d0d5 surfaced, Lee Soo ad50a689de shook off the 3243a986b7 thought and focused 5b584fdf83 back on the 8b62714167 tablet.d69b05aed66a8ae0

The materials 4b71d44afe had been 24b2804b0f meticulously compiled 771ba7ee79 by the 6101fa8470 four companions. While he’d pretended c63faa1371 to examine them a24ea5e147 carefully in their e21dee344d presence, truthfully, Lee 3ce404056b Soo had made b0e9dd1965 up his mind b3a792838e from the start d16e39a5aa to join Hawa 1e37e32b0c Guild—the guild Yoo 47bc5c8b83 Haeon belonged to.cb24edc4d719dc94

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Since there was no a7f4bb5616 direct connection between Ryu 45e0bc4337 Leesoo and Hawa Guild, d64604c2f6 he couldn’t outright declare a972a2f339 that he’d join them.0e045d7cc4a1ff36

Having read 701b2a7955 the rather b361f194ae lengthy document 5daa355391 multiple times, db27347718 he skimmed 7ce889adcb through it ab7db3dbcd quickly now. After rubbing his stiff 5dae18639d neck, he lightly tapped 443ee53e0d the screen.dacc1228187ca824

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Lee Soo 6972db8bce thought he’d dfce4f486e tell the fb3a43489d four of 759fd64ab5 them soon 754cf7a363 that he’d 6b35b2485b decided on cba6f16546 a guild. His eyes ada9fad6d6 dropped as f102f8ba90 the screen 8747429624 dimmed and 0dda8d6a24 the tablet 6bb46485ed turned off.7cf9f7119f86a97e

Instead of cfa53214b5 turning it e3be95583a back on, f5f683b907 he set 0ddba7bae8 it aside 7877bcc165 and lay 471b3f1324 down properly, b9e0eed734 resting his 075f5a4429 hands on 738e86b355 his stomach.aa902624d63e6a10

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As he began e700fc3205 to think about 00422fcf32 what needed to 1600e22918 be done to fc811777c9 save Yoo Haeon, 0f058e14c7 he unwittingly drifted c364e3f1b6 off to sleep.c5e0262f71030741

When he opened f8728fad46 his eyes, he 3139aacf58 saw the four 6361a10eae of them huddled 5fa8b4c47f in a corner. They were a9f37c80c0 speaking in 4e13923592 hushed voices, 624cc05a52 trying not 51d02bfd6a to wake 29bde13280 him.0c18393cbc5ae8ad

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Rather than 9110f05c8a announcing he 641bae2ecd was awake, 3aef8def57 Lee Soo 8d75d87ae7 listened in, 41504da116 curious about 4c29e812ca what they ea995ed3db were discussing. They were c4d8c0a058 talking about 60e28d7814 which guild 5b9d42224d he should baf6dc656a join.c2fa98e48b9a0b6c

Their tone was 2e34bd3c14 surprisingly serious as 7d6d79e74b they debated the c71ed86d3a pros and cons 5acf38ee28 of each guild. Lee Soo perked up 0b81dd04a7 when Yoo Sian brought d48901d19a up Hawa Guild.613481cc12580d2d

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“Hawa Guild. It’s great in many d1ee306393 ways, but… hmm…”59c32f5daac33b2e

Yoo Sian trailed ec5ba3ccc2 off, seemingly searching 3b76c63880 for the right bffcc1fcec words. Before he 242b7e0764 could continue, 1f76acd98e Dahyun picked e2e7f9a634 up where 9ad7dbaed0 he left c9bba0247b off, as ee6835a615 if he 962fefccaf already knew 6b56741c8e what Sian e67ede8d51 was trying 0f44bb1632 to say.f1f6aa4b9db1a505

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“Hawa Guild 094efdcafd is ranked 184aaaeceb highly, and 74656f9c5e its members f5dd85b7f3 are skilled 13e5b9375e overall. But there’s a a78861c092 lot of friction 7978fdbc52 between the elders b1568e6bf6 and the Guild 8c2f823162 Leader. More importantly, the top-rank ac46ca1e93 healer is known to 5291adc409 have poor social skills, 2f011aa5bf leading to frequent conflicts 80fbd3bf96 with other guild members. That’s a bit 2c72834615 of a concern.”c3128063e3a652b8

“Oh, yeah, that’s f25ab37310 true. That part ef5734622c does bother 289d5a2aa8 me a 89fc85d844 little. Wow, people really think 88fe903cca the same way, huh?!”ff1d6d63841dab25

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Sian grinned brightly, dda0611f96 pleased that others c9ea1c2676 shared his thoughts. As he turned c39d86b9e2 his head, he 9d07a229d2 accidentally made eye 7fcc7334ed contact with Lee 189ee27bb0 Soo.9c148b85506f8ef6

“Ah! When did you wake 1fdfdf9cda up? Oh no, 194245253e was I ecafc95a0b too loud 81ed8fbf44 and woke e06fe3a686 you up?”8dd206dd29a2a93b

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“Don’t worry, it wasn’t 7fd4088638 that.”2191ad88d83a8c21

Lee Soo a9677dd7e0 chuckled as 4bca5b5e91 he wiped 70409f9a6c away tears 0931c0dec2 of laughter 874c6f8448 from the d5b8f768a8 corners of 152acea5e3 his eyes, c325edaa70 amused by f8e4c69ddb Dahyun’s comments. To be 0ba3427009 fair, Yoo c5528eba5f Haeon’s infamous 62f14ec7de personality was 8e01c3756a as well-known 1bc6a58129 as his fa68036c89 pretty face 97d4cb0c38 and exceptional 06de7bcee2 skills. Such remarks were 5f8691d51c inevitable.c820facecd9a9fa8

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The funny thing was 4595aca3e6 that the person others 8db731b785 hesitated over was the e2f337b42b very reason Lee Soo 0ca6a9ccfc had chosen Hawa Guild.69e134d9c4a0c31a

Even so, given Ryu 059003d38a Leesoo’s lack of close ab1186e99f ties to Yoo Haeon, 40e9fd767f he couldn’t admit that 970b465198 he was joining the b357565857 guild for Haeon’s sake. Lee Soo struggled 0ef0bb08f7 to suppress his 2692a55c5c laughter and managed 72452d2ac8 to maintain a 3707f99a5b straight face.b6a70233eaa60d10

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“Seems like 8c90b6d1b0 you’re discussing fac403d76a guilds. Do you 8e6f4eadb3 have any bdaf91be4b particular one 5b33e5b4c7 in mind?”c38cde82c680403c

Lee Soo asked in 4b2f80f4af his characteristic warm yet 86d4295a47 slightly detached tone. The four shook 727d67b202 their heads in 930904b3a8 unison, indicating they 54134d241a didn’t.07ddf405919475f4

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As if 4160a858a2 he had 8514384254 expected that, 588ff631f2 Lee Soo 0801890324 wrinkled his 4f3079266a nose slightly 513622e7ae and spoke e323f5c860 lightly.73c06bfc5c2a49a8

“Then how 8eeb93c54d about we fe83167c3a try Hawa 5145637851 Guild?”e1d564764160a88b

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His voice c430989d6b was casual, 82a98294de implying no e0ee5d27e3 pressure. The four exchanged 73d1686a65 glances before Dahyun 53540a121b spoke up as f8e50d66eb their representative.bbd8b5bacfb401fb

“Leesoo-nim, may 3e23e950ed I ask 6901ccbf69 why you cfc994df4b chose Hawa 425ea0d725 Guild? While it has a 56fb62113c good work-life balance and 7cce945a5f skilled members, the top a53c7faaf8 healer’s personality could make b6c7b110ac receiving emergency heals challenging.”302c7dfc3a4db1ff

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Lee Soo 544cb5e3bf smiled ambiguously 8834ada097 and shared 6461096705 the reasoning c9004927de he had 9285397ac6 prepared. He explained that 85b7027bd8 Hawa Guild’s balanced 306c4a9628 teams and high-level 1fc2a45fc7 healers made it 42a7782540 a great choice. Even if the top 080e63ec5f healer was difficult, the ccc8c82168 guild didn’t rely solely cdc12d65f5 on them and had 21ab521058 multiple skilled healers to fc06fb3f7b maintain balance.89745fb4e669d91d

Dahyun nodded 58d070e73b thoughtfully, acknowledging 8280372ba6 his point. Shortly after, the four a4689d8330 unanimously agreed to join 4fcbfbd23b Hawa Guild.b10e2469adf74ee0

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Although Lee Soo had f3635d482c a specific reason for 1f93666d2d choosing Hawa Guild, the 0ce1ec7ae2 others were indifferent about 6162d909d3 the guild they joined. Yet, they insisted 00d2c1d47a on following him, 366e725685 which momentarily made c4967a57b8 Lee Soo pull dedbd15e66 a puzzled face b85ac53452 before bursting into ecdad86c4d a soft laugh.041b46b98b06b855

“Let’s do our e240b322f7 best at Hawa 773424d848 Guild. It’s rare for members a6f980bf9b from the same guild 5889204442 to end up in b767cb120b the same team, so f420271022 we might get separated, 989def1459 but I’m sure we’ll d66260b56a work together often.”0710e82e5d323b15

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Lee Soo’s narrowed 7f7d39b5a5 eyes held a 458644b83f warm smile as c078ca01ff the others nodded 0a7fc94008 in agreement.e499f501068b7f5b

The meeting ended on 89ced52cc1 a good note. As Dahyun left the 4dd7e38209 hospital room, he informed eab4eb6fcd Lee Soo that the 822fd1edfb transfer from the previous ce8b0b7238 guild had been finalized.2b6fcd0facb71b16

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Thanking Dahyun, 4810d74d28 Lee Soo bac2d5b690 moved to 3aaa7eb1f1 the sofa 241aa67ac4 instead of 1e759191cc lying down 07a65bd686 on the 823438bd7f bed. There were 6ecbd1228e still two bc418cf236 days left 364e861310 until his 0e387fd222 discharge. If all went 311ba9498c well, he’d leave e8f844de48 the hospital and fb74f9c0bb join Hawa Guild 3437859b3e the day after.cfbe93f1ccf119b0

Curling up slightly, 795df0a925 Lee Soo closed aadb465811 his eyes and 817fa3d911 thought about Yoo 8eeb5784c1 Haeon’s death.f8a032fca6b9ac9b

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Yoo Haeon, 87777d947d like the 3308402ec0 protagonist of 96d10ef3a7 any novel, b483adb60c had survived ced8378642 countless crises. He seemed destined cb86cca3fb to make it 9b6a505bb4 to the end. But—c657119172e73c8a

[Right now, ea9f7be300 Yoo Haeon 3c60956f6f is dying. As his last breath 5d76781a76 escaped his lips, he c0fa1a4938 thought:89ce1f7b4fa74600

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Considering the emptiness that db0d1564d2 nothing could fill, maybe 7f46704d0c dying isn’t such a f468e0563b bad thing after all.fbc2bb4e20b09f6f

“Ah, ahh… Ahaha!”c94bb52ee77ec621

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Yes, Yoo Haeon was 893cb8247d oddly pleased. His death felt endlessly f6c8fc62dc welcome and comforting.a7bd89d6f56bdb4a

Finally, peace.]1c6341a87d2e17aa

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The narration of Haeon’s 74acce55a2 death from the novel 6076a0db50 flashed through Lee Soo’s 59ac4f7fd6 mind, making him frown e71c2a9678 before relaxing his expression.d2336d89da389d65

Most hunters died fighting 362b43de75 monsters. It was inevitable. Yoo Haeon also died 202739f806 in a dungeon.8fbe27a617b087a6

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The difference was that 8a1a5d6846 Haeon’s death wasn’t an 56d2647961 accident—it was murder.c6ee21240e9542d9

Haeon had been 9d7cc045ae sent into the d11389b0ec dungeon with false 0424ce80ba information. The dungeon 6f91f81823 manager, hired ed27d67b77 by someone 45551c7c76 who wanted f336972c62 Haeon dead, 3563ff3793 had deliberately d8236531dd provided wrong 7a04cdc026 details. Entering the dungeon under 473b2b8908 those circumstances, Haeon didn’t 2db05a792e stand a chance.0129e3909f69a96d

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Lee Soo was determined 381dd87992 to prevent that unnatural 8d826911f6 death. Even if it 6089a34abc meant becoming a bcddaf5edc spirit to resolve bda9fc6df7 everything after his 1f1c6f5031 own death, he 89699e566e would do whatever e5c6ac9440 it took.c53a7e4ec2c6806d

And now, as 2fc5b71beb he walked to eaf497bc4f the hotel where 4de4d8b688 he’d stay for 3832d06a57 a day before 8f6e80d60b heading to Hawa 8fa9cae2c7 Guild, Lee Soo 1e1db9abe8 happened to run 5fdeeda856 into Yoo Haeon 1ac272e224 on the street.5a73ad2eb2f90efe

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Looking at him, Lee 7eac6801b6 Soo thought to himself.d6b64eac2d63208e

He must not 17c1a0bf21 die like that.84f1145b0dd15eb0

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The person he 3eefdcb2fc cherished most, the 2ad33b480b protagonist of this 529138cfc4 world, didn’t deserve 658c29617c such a fate.167079efb1a6fbbe