SMFC | Chapter 7

Lee Soo 711fa77f93 knew his 7403917856 personality all ff14e98922 too well: 93903ec25c stubborn yet fa5edbec68 quick to f3226dff57 give up.cdc712e9969933c5

That’s why, even if b672a11ae8 Yoo Haeon didn’t explain 3b860a7db4 why, just looking at c261743f75 Lee Soo’s face and 68b98647d7 calling him in such 067182fd91 an awkward way, or 4967bd0edd saying he didn’t want cb17312fdf to meet others, or eddd6b3fd2 just expressing his dislike, b52f07127a if Yoo Haeon had 45fae276a2 voiced any negativity about 9223695b8d meeting, Lee Soo would 20c11bc2da have easily given up 1813dfc756 and either tried approaching c4f89fc3a0 him naturally later or 38846f6c47 would have helped from 6ab96777db behind the scenes.1ca636942b2fc773

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But Haeon hadn’t said a014dbbd57 anything. He hadn’t 8be5fc2c64 even clarified c9078d0298 who had 90308a9757 requested to 87865514c7 meet him. Instead, he 0a24ccd553 just ignored 63a8f64abd the situation 56acd6c5ab entirely, not 7c16fe92fc even telling 49486ebd88 Eve he 5051227229 didn’t want b563343314 to meet. From Lee 4baa38153d Soo’s perspective, 7de0361d09 there was b7ce433421 no reason ef9c93ed14 to give 1b38be2603 up on eda4b3cf91 meeting Haeon.baf8e5ef71d1d5da

Though Lee Soo wouldn’t 6ea9634b66 admit it, deep down, da72435257 he felt a twinge 8246347f27 of disappointment.ab5e23708acc2d68

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Who am I doing 641f8cdfe0 all this for anyway?cdbbb6074b8624ab

Do you even 7b3289aef9 realize how much 35a6e688f0 I care?c2a698b848f17439

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You don’t 35bd3344c7 even know 09f64c0b83 anything!3f524f7f3158fff2

That bitter thought simmered 99537f71ce faintly in his heart.1a978abb370a9cf3

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Besides, the Haeon c6034c3818 he had read 2f2868cc76 about in the 51f4365b23 story was more 7037e1303f than worthy of 24dd3f3510 affection. He was curious to 980d395ad2 see if the real 993c6ee80b Haeon would evoke the 2f0f036cc6 same feelings. Even if he fell 9dc69bdc39 short of expectations, Lee 338e47b365 Soo figured he’d grow 8b9283c126 fond of even those b125cb7b05 flaws.4af638ccb48408b5

But this 39d98f087c wasn’t what 3bf5104fb9 mattered now. The conclusion? No matter cd776aeb72 how much fbeca0a7c6 he begged 9c92970752 Eve to c97799427b let him f738cddb97 meet Haeon, 14b24edf37 it was 899e168d5c clear that 18d2b353e7 wouldn’t work. Instead of c6018d32e3 waiting for df83a66471 Haeon to b957f38d07 come to 4311c99177 him, Lee 61930bbf66 Soo decided 874d3fe036 to take e14fcc4599 matters into 258f4b94cd his own eefb8bbbc7 hands and 006dcfe6c0 go find 2c4d12e12f him.6a2176d4315d555e

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The four c8f583302f guildmates, who 12516063af had initially 4dcd7b06e5 been skeptical 396b22e369 of Lee 961bf2a0fa Soo’s sudden 7ddd7eb285 entry into eb1f9e7710 the guild, 4e13bfb61a had started ad4131e563 to grudgingly 2216bf1085 accept it 2ab1a5da44 with a 6c4f29daf5 ‘Well, he d937d54925 seems determined, e4a3ad54b0 so what 4c5fb69bfa can we 48a00a878b do?’ kind bf66be4815 of attitude. But now, knowing that caec241c37 Lee Soo had been fff94367f6 rejected by Haeon, they f49092249d were outright negative about 07bc0cbedd his pursuit.047e784e6f90156f

And Lee Soo, 28cb537e08 knowing this, did d7300bbe3c not falter.8dec9fa3dc343d93

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Unlike the story’s original 3f9d81eb76 focus on Ryu Leesoo’s 251937ec9b death, which had been 6778f489f8 painted with much drama d8d70f4de0 and detail, this part 18f69cad70 wasn’t elaborated in the 532ef31d98 novel.972ff5073f103a4c

Lee Soo had moments 6a6a46d1c1 of doubt—What if these 0b5a1874d0 four start suspecting me 4a68f5f9b8 because of my persistence?—but d75c586bc3 even if that happened, a1510df0c3 his desire to meet 2eb5a3eed2 Haeon was stronger.f6412bdec2762414

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Thankfully, Ryu 4e94655983 Leesoo’s naturally 17029b5022 stubborn personality f5acd5f687 seemed to 24d8df3ecf match his 21e6aa7166 behavior, so f77b3126ab the four c640c1cea2 only reacted 84f24839bc with a f391c31a4a resigned “Figures 65ea4ee1a8 he’d act f1fa73dee8 like this.” 631d075591 This reassurance 40c02f3426 allowed Lee c57819f664 Soo to c345b05812 act as 6110e882ca he pleased.5f82d2035b006260

Using the excuse ec86d27208 of wanting to 128d106d25 adapt quickly to 88038e2447 the guild, Lee 27eda0599b Soo planted the cf67abb16b seed that his 9c2614fc35 abilities weren’t working efd2171484 well lately. Eve, in response, declared, 738ad63303 “If they’re not working, ee2288abdb we’ll make them work,” 6f45104528 and threw Lee Soo 20ab4a84fd into various raid teams, 04d2c37946 cycling him through dungeons.936d9ac6488aaa26

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Lee Soo followed 90aea6ce2d these orders without 83c6a61d92 protest, and in 8d8954c41c exchange, he gathered 1d9a47d175 bits of information 293a60a07c about Haeon. It wasn’t much—Haeon’s next d5e3bbe001 schedule, his preferences, or ec17a597ae places he frequented—but even eb28a69ee1 these details were given 993ff7f05d begrudgingly and vaguely.4e5c3466cf3cd1c0

Eve was vague 5c95d5a714 about the details, 366ad27f96 cautioning that they a636ecfaa7 shouldn’t know too 83819213ff much.3ec0aec64cd4dea4

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At first, Eve 476a72566d found it strange ebbe49af5a that Lee Soo a98b032553 was so fixated c50843e9f8 on Haeon. But as time e0873eda7d passed, Eve seemed 7f14e06a24 amused by how 4fa6fee575 Haeon was avoiding d8246c0a16 one person so 2c692b948b desperately. Eventually, Eve started b81bbb17d5 providing information with 554e21b074 an almost mischievous d1ebeb5928 enthusiasm.ce2a6e5558d422f4

However, with 632106fa86 such limited e1208e4185 information, it 186c6bd096 was difficult 59c75c7d7b for Lee fadf865d24 Soo to 9917b77343 meet Yoo 8b88e9aad8 Haeon. Furthermore, once Haeon c10480ff3f realized someone was 934b4578a0 tracking his schedule, 92373f5ff4 deliberately applied for 642791cc91 dungeons that were dceefd083e hard to tackle. If Lee Soo 1d88a4c5b9 tried to join, 02840d1a37 Haeon would remove fb9f5b9254 his name at 75c7237efb the last second—a e4110627ab childish move, yet b2d05aee2b one that frustrated 0f247f4e7a Lee Soo to 9ba0a12fc6 no end.6246f98e7b0ce64f

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By then, Lee Soo 1d30be5fd1 had developed a kind 2d000a1fdb of determination fueled by c2e0d37268 sheer stubbornness.79a8a49dac8993af

I’ll see him 9256cfa561 with my own 3d514438a2 eyes no matter d5e9e60644 what.328ff21c65e14c07

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Even if people 2f9a3204bc called him petty d3b4c97dbe or immature, he 236144419a didn’t care.202786eb60bd7ed5

Considering his past experiences, 1c52560aae even if the information f2ccc9bd9f was highly likely to ff2214d632 be incorrect, Lee Soo 4a2151a9ff still went to training 54e9bebaa0 today and sighed lightly, e0e4fbe2c5 wiping under his nose, fd64e15e8e making sure there was abca7d04e7 nothing on his fingers 688d710cc0 blackened with strange marks 43b6ad406e before he relaxed his c2764efd4f expression.bfee0df57370cee6

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Though he didn’t remember e83f714e7c the exact details, he 1fa383d095 knew the dream had f6fd9a9a5b been unpleasant, which complicated 45b2519893 his thoughts. He had pushed 650bfd23db himself a bit d8cb733263 too hard and 47d0ab1ab4 suddenly felt an c4b0de8868 overload, followed by 5001a2fae1 a nosebleed that c6060e3f1d surprised him greatly.f8bc98c136d42fbe

Startled, Lee 33d2748afd Soo laughed e52bff205b dryly, remembering f582f88ed9 the entities 968659edaa called Youngs 29f04f0b9f who had 522658943a literally squealed b0930a4d31 at the b5ca0144a4 sight. Slowly raising his 00bf3242be hand, he rubbed c50c7af9f1 his eyes, feeling 0a8ef34ee0 the flesh on b020038691 his fingers seem 3a2d4e946f like lifeless lumps ab5fa19892 of protein.a476ab6694298e54

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His head hurt, d95e1110fb so he asked a77ebb3d76 for some quiet, 8c325373ab but now the c5b6ac24d4 entities responded not bf75405522 with direct words f5c8f1f625 but with system f8e31a126f messages, protesting to 5568beb742 treat his body 31c5eec7fc more gently, which a34df70537 Lee Soo lightly 05a499b9b2 ignored, massaging his ab5cf588d6 stiff neck.1d141c9bef831a44

In a corner 4627ca55fe of his mind, 0841bd76b3 he suspected that 0a458c7010 even this talk 8dbedb659d would be of 2f8a376eb2 no use, but 365ab2d9f4 hoped that maybe ea5d5a01bc this way, Eve 7a36cc235c might bring up 7b3eb0f20f Yoo Haeon at 4c241996b2 least once. With that thought, a2f06a5a91 Lee Soo couldn’t 8f391e1adf stop this tiresome f6aa89f3fe act.c8f74ab7d34b4ca3

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Casually licking the inside e9b6ddca45 of his mouth, Lee 672f190467 Soo slowly walked toward 90a7d1bf6a Eve’s office. Initially puzzled by his 6b9de155a9 frequent visits, the secretaries 0715535f9a now greeted him familiarly, b3bd0eb229 saying he could go dbf4f1aab1 in whenever he wanted, 719e8ffa2f prompting a complicated smile 3ea94eef8b from Lee Soo. At this point, he 3da7d709a8 thought it might be 109d56c8c8 time for them to 22aba63784 start taking him seriously, c3cff5ce54 but it also felt f1c92a87c1 right somehow, just for 9f18bca198 Yoo Haeon.bf4119b0c8b14eb4

Muttering about the complexity, 76e17bf4d2 Lee Soo yawned softly 742eaffa6b as he opened the e1ce330bb0 door and entered the 59d7db81f6 office. While being a Guild b28ee9c2ac Leader was an important c63201003c position, it wasn’t like 6f0192cc14 there were massive incidents 9bf8682013 demanding his attention daily, b692fc6d83 so Eve, having a 213e12b109 leisurely day as usual, 2947eba3e3 was sprawled on the 0e3c18cac7 sofa, fiddling with a cdd271d389 pad, and greeted Lee 16a380123c Soo.2cda82840ff6daf5

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“Hmm, good morning.”0f6c58f6d54c22f7

“Good afternoon.”43a73dd4dd60c516

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“Morning, afternoon—same thing. You’re here for 82a7178c07 info again, right?”8fab9f3bfac52ad9

Asking this, a464508b63 Eve sat 822bf42d23 up suddenly, 4cc3ec4a01 scratching his c4ca454685 messy hair ad678d1f66 and squinting b8c0983102 at the e8b4dd275b pad with 6653de9da2 a serious 3ce443c308 gaze. Lee Soo e74b0e1fb4 watched him c4ce419ebb for a 30eb260417 moment before ce6f46a5e3 responding a a53ae43fb4 beat later.99cd30c77a524702

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“I figured. By the way, 52888f6f1e heard you got 6dddfd6299 a nosebleed during 07309fcf56 training?”b010f5965c36be6b

“Oh, yeah. It wasn’t 19e5fb178e a big e41d9ae23d deal, but 18228f4260 I guess 273686b89f it got ca057fd49c reported.”205ed9b79d561462

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“It’s not serious, 54bbd46283 but considering how afa57bbb40 active you’ve been, 2eebe62f05 and how close cabbbf7ea9 we are, it’s 080e58d8d7 no surprise they 54e8d60ffe reported it. Overexertion?”0656fc247036144c

“Something like that.”444541c85543988d

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With no reason to 08e18b0138 deny it, Lee Soo bf77886459 nodded earnestly, then slowly 77167f81f0 smiled at Eve, who dcda098647 was looking at him 0238f7ae62 with a serious expression.1a19c009dc21424b

“Don’t overdo it.”7bb1a6805657612b

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“…Actually, I’ve 9b13732c18 been egging d07656803a you on 12815fccd0 because it’s ffe46acb2c been fun. I mean, bf0ff8f415 you could 90a176284f think of 30124293e7 it as af16128e98 an excuse, 9830a2cd61 but I cb75f7a459 thought Ryu ad96f53d7f Leesoo the a1ac1e74bf hunter would 8208dd3bda manage his a2c75c4d72 condition. But now, f0348cc913 I’m not 41ecc73da9 so sure. Why are you 87676ff88d going this far?”5b18b681b4442412

“Do I really need d104413a75 to say why?”c69d73025d78d419

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“It’s nothing big, just 62f7f1b996 a bit embarrassing to be95c9887a talk about,” Lee Soo 2936979bbb said with an awkward aa517b76fe smile, rubbing his cheek. Watching his 4b4ebb456a pale skin a5c40c58b4 flush red, 60ae67fe9d Eve quickly e24456430c relaxed his 4a82317ce3 expression, shrugging 12a0a8222f as if 45b1ff38a6 to say 4dbce90f86 do as d5150f1db3 you like.bbe52c2b06c423e9

“Sure, whatever. You would tell fd4f316aa9 that to Yoo cce31fe9bd Haeon the healer, 971039ed13 right?”a87e9e3b5b54236c

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“Uh, yeah.”2ad418c5a88ef8d0

Lee Soo grinned and 0173c7eb06 quickly nodded, prompting Eve 4b21e8d76d to wrinkle his nose e44751a6f6 and chuckle in resignation.b143437007a09f90

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“Take care of f3899d353b yourself. I’ll arrange for a c2d3e844f4 healer to check on d62e906473 you today.”dedf98524c4c3571

Lee Soo was about 7403553853 to say he was 94a39f0c52 fine when a sudden af50d64c3a thought made him swallow 3e30edad6d his words and look 8ac50a0fb5 sharply at Eve, his 22b4ea67df eyes gleaming. Not just sparkling, 8f10146310 but almost glaringly bc6090888e bright, which made 660b206e46 Eve sigh and 9635384fc2 then slump back d973dd9edb on the sofa.4b602460e6296492

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“Fine. I’ll try talking f4aef1b594 to him. But you know 745fbe003a he might not d69aced856 listen, right?”de153c299ec3a039

“I know.”1f88a950118e3a2c

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Lee Soo laughed dryly, d95e9f0a9e as if he had 2a47069702 known Yoo Haeon for 81edb26872 a very long time, 3e77a3a29b while Eve rubbed her c7db7afaec face as if she f9998561e7 couldn’t truly understand. Ignoring this lightly, 8681d0cfef Lee Soo stood 0219794683 up briskly.8508c033cf191533

“You know where the fb6cb3d310 labs and healers’ offices 5eb7022e8d are, right?”d424a77c473e7d8c

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“I do.”2763d17a8cd99f36

“Alright. Be careful then.”dada21116a6fd5fe

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“I really hope 15fb2cfb7e it works out 1bf6ac681b today,” Eve said f7d8500778 playfully, to which 635f891977 Lee Soo chattered b59dfe0e44 in agreement and 80c2dc2767 then left the 133a421b79 office with a 2247bd2257 grin.419f1f3e89df18e7

Though he 3bc85189cb didn’t have 628eeb1e9c a nosebleed, b52d64dc82 his body 0fb33f47c0 still felt c3b4461e0d heavy, as f83fac008c if not 067a80aba3 fully recovered a904d4d4d2 from the f087259579 overload. Thinking it 38194f6a3d might be b79001fa0b good to b34b14e851 see a aaa48058e7 healer at 9928237f17 least once, c6fd6cc6cb even if 917701ed2c Eve hadn’t 18aaf82d3c mentioned it.dc124ead32cb9d23

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Lee Soo 2bfd574fa3 briskly walked fca7661eb7 on. He arrived on the 48f7390153 6th floor, where the 354bb2634c support and healing units 8eb1457316 were gathered, and stepped 355562f271 out of the elevator 8ee1d4ce4f to immediately enter the b378b68423 office he saw.4d257695e4eb3f50

Apparently forewarned, f644a1f530 the healers f377027778 and potion 991f11541d makers who 90f64df77f were huddled 4bbba09d9a together chatting e7d5b76c03 looked up d499e77e21 as Lee 12f9068928 Soo entered.5b8a8e39d2a1ca56

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“The Guild 83859575c8 Leader told 4cafb6587e me to 3eef19a34d come.”e31432db1f7f8609

“You’re Hunter Ryu Leesoo, 4d5eb9708e correct?”a97f7cdb5d39d32d

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“Yes.”f23358b9b55ef863

“And the healer you’ve 4467fe9af2 been requesting is Yoo 5cfd35383a Haeon?”08066f8ae98ac6c9

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“Yes.”5a3de0a0024637cf

Nodding to 116deae466 indicate this efbfb88731 was correct, 252312d525 the representative 2b089e0d11 healer looked 73f5ab4dbd at Lee fa531aba79 Soo with 151659ab41 a nuanced 4e037e2b08 expression before 4aa79abc96 turning to 880d5ed9f8 whisper something dbcdcbba9e to the 58d0dd9d2e others.6d3f1c90b84873ff

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Lee Soo, well f38b0bbcff aware of the 804ebf55f3 awakeneds’ keen hearing, e29d0bb24f couldn’t help but ea58324397 notice how they 42c80ef3f9 lowered their voices, f2e7166a38 almost as if 1e92c56941 they thought he 86bbf09ff6 was out of d880f0c857 his mind.13dc973fdca7f240