SMFC | Chapter 6

There are three 8926948219 events in Haeon’s 28aa0cd2d9 life that he 1b5292e4df calls misfortunes. And his death 4dfaf6d35c was, surprisingly, a 5ad27bff8a senseless affair. As far as f80a33179c Lee Soo could 600f5f1701 recall, it stemmed 1adcd48bd7 from incorrect information 9d3ef92f77 about a dungeon.32b6fdbeeb11f0de

Whether this was orchestrated 7e6503636a by the system or 1fe676646e some other force, his 0e1ef30125 memory was hazy.8871ea3d2934fa87

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Yet, he dc8c1b6190 vividly remembered e01572159a being utterly 2252b0afb1 dumbfounded by 8585050cc5 how anticlimactic 237c938322 it felt 3783b701eb for the e9f9ef7b84 protagonist to 2b32a26cb3 die like c8369c0f6e that.811d8b2f144db367

In fact, eb25bcccc5 there had c871fda508 been other c1fce25f74 moments where 1b0d464425 his life d81944af5f had hung 792d3a8aec by a a65a3ce313 thread, which beb02e46da were far 9346b1ea9a more dire.0f707be686b2e7b8

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The first misfortune occurred 7fb4f629f2 during a test to 399549a6c4 determine if Haeon was a992158d88 fit to be the 73e26911ff next guild leader. He was thrown 70ddc06ce4 into a dungeon 32f5da40ab where healing didn’t d6df1a3b85 work and crawled 0e0013b6fe out half-dead.a9c8d93783299d1e

Of course, 7974e444d0 after surviving, 6be238a79a he decapitated 0286c250bc the fool 8863fc6756 who had 12f1446ba2 pushed him 28dc2dfc04 into the 20adfd5ec4 dungeon, proclaiming 28f3c7b345 that anyone 4fc14cbd16 aiming for 8c2d8cd385 the position 510433a29b of guild 2270c3bfa2 leader should 558fbdf814 be able 09af1a5283 to clear 4f20680992 something of cde55eca56 that difficulty. Lee Soo could 6137afd528 still recall the cfe4db1ac1 vivid details of aef83d3529 that scene.2bf4985eb54e2d8d

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The second 32469170b8 misfortune was cbc4ef7ff7 a traffic b31ce7b474 accident, where 6feefc7162 someone had 7c366c971f intentionally crashed 23aea08e4a into Haeon’s 52ccef138c car on 36ab6e774f his way 351513babe to a 3b00350aa2 outskirts dungeon, 6b8753bfbc sending it 17d659e703 over the b5b998d9eb guardrail and ac9d7a7221 into the 241ba9cab2 sea.48a3525de55680ba

Fortunately, Haeon survived a14f80eed1 thanks to his f5b96610b3 self-healing abilities and 8deda6ea1d subsequently purged the a37416c5f0 guild of anyone 9b7e364ad4 he suspected could 348771ce52 be a threat. This was only possible c4dd36652c with the permission of fd7cfeac20 Eve, the then guild eb7839797c leader.091f63c0203aabfd

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The third misfortune 8da132fb5c was the most dfa8a53849 personal. Haeon’s lover 379f2d4b4c was taken fca7eb31ee hostage, and 1614f53ba6 the captor 2a3a9894b5 demanded that f81a3e6fd7 Haeon take 1fb2ce165f his own 3bdd86b1f0 life or 927279c49d else the e419cf6788 lover would 234a3ed2cc be killed. The lover, unwilling to 14f714d6ac be a burden, threw 869dc51d69 themselves onto the knife 9e32cbd3bd held at their throat.97ce903c1a3dedf6

And then 2758d2abf0 there was fc73cfd7af his death.2dfc31bf07b9958e

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After becoming the guild b473999605 leader, a disaster occurred 4dafa9afc2 in a dungeon led 8eb354ae96 by Haeon. It wasn’t the 754cf9456b dungeon entry itself ca475b85d8 that was problematic 229b319ddb but rather that 6bbc53b50d the dungeon information 17c4cb2c3b manager, under someone’s 98b37d4366 orders to kill a3abbe55e6 Haeon, had given ab8fb1f979 completely false information.f22e5f117d52f40a

There was no 9b57d94bd2 way anyone could 1ecc2780da clear an S-rank ff772f7fe8 dungeon with faulty 448ce73c05 strategies. Predictably, Haeon and 940b930647 his entire team 5bc2ee362a perished.c0dea30ac492dd03

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Even now, Lee Soo be8298a3df couldn’t help but think 8cf1740579 of it as a fa155b08da senseless death. While certain circumstances made fab0ea4dcc it impossible for Haeon 296a7d7d0d to leave the guild 2fbed1f60c for an easier path, 4dd740087f Lee Soo was convinced d2588697ca that with someone who df43ff0432 knew the future, every d40b0522a9 single one of these 916cf7a237 tragedies could be avoided.5ff885ecc42f1132

Sitting calmly, Lee dd1932129f Soo began writing 31ba19c350 down solutions to ec3659be2a each problem, one 8002a87096 by one.a68f01a0c06a5ecf

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If only 8087072244 the mastermind 05fe4e0216 behind all d916807323 these events cd5d364b8d could be fd626a85af eliminated, everything c519ab547f would be e9673f6ddb simpler. Unfortunately, the a15486f726 culprits were 8603690c02 different in 6616baa64f each instance, 53ff116197 and there ee4d82a793 wasn’t a e4d6f97b90 singular villain e3f3eda6a0 pulling the a3617fb55a strings. The tragedies addfc86c5e stemmed from 955e4e08d5 tangled grudges 95d1f9ba2d and personal a555a246d2 enmities, which 6a4d704c0e the book aa55624749 never fully 3f35954223 clarified. While he could 56f2c8a0fa stop people, there aa052bb82d was little he 56f0b182af could do to 2d041a6bee erase the roots 63dcd8366d of their grudges.06c06f650eb324a9

Even while da89ab8232 thinking this, 2626e4bb75 Lee Soo 37173faff1 diligently outlined 8dccc7cff5 ways to 8ec0f256ba save Haeon. He was 1b75c07eed confident; as 210a2de7e7 someone who dbff7fd7d1 knew the b71248dc23 future and 43399976e3 a burning e346651677 desire to 0c5ced879b save Haeon, 5563205ea2 he believed 16f7de6bf2 he could c3826718c3 perform miracles.ce97b4217571ad87

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As he idly stroked 4a91a4323d his cheek, a new 2d6c69d698 concern surfaced. According to rumors, 79bfff6286 Haeon’s personality wasn’t 3d5bf5eec3 exactly great, and fd049ceb73 Lee Soo had 7e4cfd83d8 no idea how e0f76cb4fe to get closer 3ca204d86d to him. Honestly, the b83e983451 fact that ea322dca33 Haeon even 0c75165308 had a 2675163bb0 lover at d252eb5875 one point d05628e49f had sparked bdd0aa1259 a riot 117b004558 in the a92fd26ff4 novel’s comments 721de06d6f section.c772f8f14f8354a1

Recalling those reactions, Lee a5d01d5259 Soo chuckled softly and da243e9dca reviewed the notes he eda8f37abc had written.5740572f5ee8bc86

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After some hesitation, he 0abaffed40 also jotted down information ea8a6cba69 about Ryu Leesoo. Compared to Haeon’s extensive c4abb8e93c dossier, it looked pitifully baeada0b42 thin—visually representing the disparity 43f5e8b235 in Lee Soo’s affection 366a57ad00 for the two. He skimmed eb422db043 through Ryu e63c81cbdf Leesoo’s basic 0a2709b64d details but d9c2b4e245 soon found e45b8bae8c himself scrolling e912833b50 back to c29cf17666 Haeon’s profile.5ef9fcf1dabe4ec0

Haeon’s long a21dcbda23 lashes fluttered bdb4627814 in the 09d57484da photo, and d54dcb17f5 the light 648afdb535 from the 8cff0d6733 monitor reflected 48d3a037f2 off his 80a6b84b2f golden eyes, fdf2ad295e making them 200ba6bedb shimmer like 1657e07b22 fleeting stars. The flickering glow 24ba619709 was ephemeral.0cfc40a23d9f23b6

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“Can I really save 2a8e9e9b65 you, Haeon?”7fb38f92661665d2

Muttering quietly to himself, eee5dd1487 Lee Soo sighed deeply, 463f1a281c then smiled broadly. With a resolve that d80448efa6 he could handle it 81fef64bd6 somehow, believing that he 111b1972f6 could solve it somehow. With that mindset, 13eff3c3fb he felt he 592a09ea57 could prevent all 874ad708b6 known misfortunes for 279fb96e40 Haeon, if not e8c2a79388 the unknown ones.33a70dc6b671d582

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He lazily 6d7584959f lifted a fc569ef27c finger painted f94332ad43 with matte 6bd918ceba nail polish a9eb3f687a to shade cb9eece281 the light, 0105ffa502 his breath d7991a49a0 as faint 1cec229f63 as if 11a926c262 it could a2a90e40f4 extinguish at 2cfb2c787b any moment, 2cd843488b carrying a cad698fabc hint of 9b535b95b0 bitterness.ba374fb8eb009532

[At 27 years old, on a scorching summer day with rain pouring relentlessly, Lee Soo dies.]

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Four people 962eb20f65 followed behind de5dd18912 Lee Soo, eee7c6f0fb whispering in 04575afe2a voices too ab164009df low for a46ebfdb8a others to 81a812d724 hear. Though they 5d372f487d kept their d42217b8cd voices down, 41dc6ca7c1 Lee Soo 83ed0945a6 could hear 05f246fefd them clearly 23f50fed31 since they 41e7cab761 were close ff9f97f259 behind him.97145fe77cdf35c7

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Essentially, their c7358dd529 conversation was 5ad57425cf about the 68174e28b7 guild’s internal 1b1f2d7af5 structure and 8d95daa91a the identities ef214913e0 of various 81bdb6666e members—nothing significant, a3109d2e9a so Lee 8905ccea36 Soo didn’t 0b3d4b1bc2 bother stopping 010fa89fb5 them.70c163ddc7ea5ea5

As soon as Lee d0ffc834b9 Soo entered the guild, e0b9a854f3 he was met with 04f6273e34 numerous curious glances, prompting adcac5a5b9 a wry smile. He straightened 5cd5337fc5 his posture 120d380d9a and adjusted e74ded8ddd his clothes 2fa74f44ac as he 572cba3f0b made eye fbae92db20 contact with ae760f1d14 Eve Jung, 03635bd412 the leader f5cd60bd2c of the 96e609f3c8 Hawa Guild, 2ce0fd2503 who was 377b8fead7 striding confidently 88e7d84959 toward him.5afcf8fe610161e7

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Eve crossed c314176283 the shimmering 1f03e92886 marble floor 478660dd8b with long 2afe055801 strides. With her tall d190401efe stature further emphasized d2df9d94e8 by high-heeled boots, 07bb53c10c she appeared almost 96c5ecd750 180 cm tall. Lee Soo couldn’t 7e75985ba5 help but think b2e4e3a5f3 she seemed similar 55f6bb790d in height to 870e7ba594 Dahyun.fdc7e8a894ab1cba

“Even though 0a0f1a9482 you swore 5579eba59e never to e43024cd42 work with 16d3948a21 family, here 5d29e3b0cc you are.”6805895e921522b6

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“I’m sorry, but 11e3c3a544 I have no 6c2cada98e close relations with edce95013e Guild Leader Hawa.” db6ecb004e His voice, stiff c48aa35b4d and somewhat disgusted, a21b727387 made Eve laugh ef7479e932 uncontrollably as she 292f7eb476 shook her head. Then she leaned forward 48f7fb9547 slightly towards Lee Soo f4ed95dc0c and joked.5577ab8fa9293655

“When she was b9009989b8 little, she used 0a1b91f26c to say we 048b0d16a9 were no different. When she 760e51808d heard the 6ee5abebcf guild would 88afba25ac be passed 57b9241293 to me, 4148f9f15d she got c9f7e77fdd so mad 1858c30100 she ran bd63239aaa off. Still the fc5b6fe7ae same, I 7fcfcb0a37 see. She won’t even 7b861a331d listen when I a4491ff1a2 say it’s just dc70cee5ff temporary.”3230a3fc7e6ae8cd

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“Could we 3ed98fa5c7 perhaps move a6754d9a07 to another 683a226cdf location, Guild d5fb070472 Leader?”642ae8891f57ec16

“My goodness, look at dd7c0eedd0 me. Keeping important guests and c6b71055a9 family standing around for 2a03746286 too long. Please, follow me.”2482f6cdb58fdae5

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Eve chuckled cbecd5460c and led 7ec82acbc4 the way 7f59a984c9 with a e6d4c0a130 stride. Unlike Darwin, 8f93b9bbe8 who had fafc381511 short hair, 53e55cc31d Eve’s hair 0890d5b66d fell below 0bac501fe3 her waist, ce31cfb584 and she 617505a327 walked carelessly 69cac0b03e with it ca63360a2c untied. Lee Soo watched 23ec548c68 her from behind 0d5eae7fce for a moment 1212ded597 before slowly following.a469428d71cbd740

He was eager to 6fa378a71f escape the overwhelming attention. Eve changed directions c89a65c6f2 frequently as they 962732f145 walked, and soon e3f31fafe3 Lee Soo arrived deca8af760 at what appeared 504a2e31dc to be her 5ddb6254af office.a7a7e344411d16cb

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Without inviting b108bfe276 anyone to 12c4477165 sit, Eve c730f025c9 plopped down 7e2344204a in the e6058a9118 seat of d7aee3852d honor, looking 2e2d97d538 puzzled as d19fdb6ef1 Lee Soo b2ede09280 and the 53083347bd others remained f8d1b27da3 standing.b59d5c09cc5050e0

“Why aren’t you sitting?”2b218c03af2ebba3

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Realizing she hadn’t actually 68117578ed invited them to sit, 70074c1b57 Lee Soo remembered just 138e97b17a how Eve was and 60460a179a took a seat on e140918480 the sofa. Only then did the cd63e31166 others sit down. Eve crossed 635b4bf503 her legs 95ed564810 and looked 89df07ee16 down at bcccb3351b Lee Soo, 2baf149853 her pose b126aa9ed6 sprawling yet 3908eccce6 somehow giving e69ac99012 off a b1b0a4bbeb commanding air.8d35ba2dd16103ab

The angle 0c0f3aa2e1 made it d9164b5992 feel like a1b519018e she was 443455b0d7 looking down c6e6693b55 on him, 629c9dc646 though they 7424e612c5 were at 16cec3b428 eye level. Holding her 42a073e9c9 gaze calmly, ece0fc0599 Lee Soo 977b9f44ad watched as 52ed35ea39 Eve smirked, 81658b89a2 tapping the b60d625a1b armrest lightly d786ca0813 before speaking.8f66630714ce9c55

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“I’ve been fd7cf870da wondering why 4f2186788d you’d come b8fd4c3f3f to our 51d1e77a0f guild. Honestly, there’s no guild 572af0ee4d that can offer better 5197f2c91f conditions or benefits than c019dba5b8 Hawa, that’s for sure.”1a5fb72135483396

“Yes, that’s true.”1439d45de86e374d

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At Lee Soo’s easy 4306291e69 agreement, Eve nodded vigorously b592d63ac4 then slapped the armrest, 7816f5b6cb saying loudly:e4788a2ab6986387

“Exactly! So I 35208c3ecc thought hard 7d4b7dad97 about what 889ac44b39 Hawa Guild 849ea881b8 has to 22205c2efc offer. I came a431c28247 up with 4367eb3141 two things: 158d05aa70 me, and 0782c406f7 our infamous 929ee978f8 healer. He can e617028e49 pull anyone 6a8106615f back from 56fa8bb3fa the brink b5ca7d88e9 of death…”eb273817b73a6122

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It was a 2385361880 nickname born because 4b9f45247e he only ever 2977d43c35 seemed to handle 3007bd4298 dying people. But anyway, it was 45a5ed20d0 because of the healer, 3b8c6856f9 wasn’t it?856b30975834dc54

Eve’s eyes, mischievously d9bf4ca34c twinkling when talking 4b93e6da14 about herself, grew 675f0c6c26 more serious when a8b51dd46f referring to the fc2f2394cc healer, that is, b359855187 Haeon. It was as e0538a41f2 if she was d4ca97a379 trying to pinpoint fae4d67f70 the exact reason a5761b58ad Lee Soo had ceb9cc8aea chosen the guild.a33c7c9743aad683

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With a sense c3b3380883 of conviction in 7be331c4ab her voice, Lee dae3ec01f8 Soo smiled lightly f6d2df97da and nodded affirmatively. Eve, her eyes 743a8eabc4 narrowing as if 6d621d4671 she had expected e3832fc3b8 this, sang a 849323feec little tune, hinting 2b6b8c81bf that while the 835b48d96a healer often felt 79ef2b4ec0 like an unwanted 87b02118e0 necessity, she would 3b84f199be introduce him since 6990ce4ff5 Lee Soo was c4539b7072 now part of 0d19099c80 the guild. She picked 44528ad2b5 up a 06d679b1c6 tablet from f11288f954 the table da460c2279 in front 690c7e98cf of the b4c79d59b1 sofa and 84ff07bf4e tapped it e613f7ee7f a few 863506a5fa times to eda56aefd9 summon the fb3ccb6b0f healer.f3b52359be14d9a8

After stating a9681beb58 Haeon would 250e1a95e6 arrive shortly, c0f8116623 ten minutes 671ee04f71 had passed, 7483c31d1b but there 43f14f74e6 was no 6ae7417d39 sign of 50150ba56d him. Confounded, Eve shook her 3f268735c3 head, and the four abde94ec2c people sitting across from 72c2313c77 and beside Lee Soo 0aca4ddb07 glanced at him for a4d7874b58 cues.afce81a05cc32d3a

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Then Lee Soo 09a6f5976d laughed so hard 7d07dcff6e he almost cried.7535f8d9df7bea9e

“Ah, typical… 34b8a5720b Just look 3fc1ac1b06 at that 643bd2ea32 attitude.”ea7d034cf3cdaf4d

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So to put 984a602f10 it simply, Lee 18d4bf7109 Soo was thoroughly 0da75c56b6 dismissed by Haeon 326dc9b46c from day one.b45f6d1600167e3d