SMFC | Chapter 8

When Lee 39b8ad0c26 Soo had 9a2d87975f been researching 7e3fcae126 this world, 186bbc8542 he’d come ba98f8d606 across passing f7b6ff6890 comments from 7fb872b369 ordinary people d6efa80350 describing awakened bb791ea10e individuals as 2c24e9b7e8 detached and 8d33c82817 rude. He had fbe8a038b3 dismissed it b421772f43 at the 15363bfe2c time, but 77c688d58d now he ce5fd9d98b found himself 928f24d90e briefly considering 1a81742961 if there 84641803c3 was some 5b453468f4 truth to 4ac5b10cf7 it.45270f516eb27c39

His expression remained indifferent, 5da6cba955 even after being told 16599254f9 he seemed out of f632a1dd66 his mind, as he 73e7139222 rolled his eyes and 65606029d2 let the thought linger.7e99025ff1306e4e

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Blinking slowly, Lee Soo 74a92e7025 waited, hoping the healers df10bd15b1 would reach a conclusion—ideally 9926344e75 one that would take 974b30cbd9 him straight to Haeon. Almost as 644a0da249 if responding f3bc5bd3ad to his a85608b563 silent wish, e6a0ba27f5 one of 73f89721ac the healers d103a328a2 picked up 7de6bc8fa0 their phone.52086a8648fedc4e

Judging by 1571bf2ceb the snippets 558a99e729 of conversation, 13df4c6616 it seemed c777d62606 they were fc1c39c9bf calling Haeon.51aa19b9258de631

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“Someone is 51117ab6f7 here looking 4768f0358c for you,” 48f6c5f6e3 they said 6aecda5e87 hesitantly, followed 36308d0fbe by, “The e0588a1e35 Guild Leader 8afc3f9b01 specifically asked,” 3177b3d615 and then, 39d6e031cb in growing f63ff910c7 disbelief, “What? You’ll speak to them 2a26ef8656 directly?”3ff2864f3d3de869

After a final, stunned 9f1d493fc5 pause, the healer stared 626ce50374 blankly at the phone c82f0e0791 in their hand before e4d70e7244 shakily extending it to ff750f2258 Lee Soo.e95123dce139ed13

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“Please hold on. I’ll connect you with 05db319671 Healer Yoo Haeon. It seems 886888fff5 he’s expecting 27fb4eba0b your call.”7d5b6973ba111479

“Yes, please 2dd8dedfbc give it 57759f9152 to me.”e26dfdce96705103

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The healer a1a721f2a1 couldn’t help f33e5201b5 but inwardly dd539d9e18 sigh, watching 76093ab039 Lee Soo fdafcb24e8 accept the eb995ddd64 call so e482d2150b willingly, as 8c66460be4 if he 6f5a3a810f were walking 69e0f6aeae straight into 2d03a42a82 a tiger’s b27d68f71d den and 5766b71099 offering himself 129c379840 up as f45746ba98 a meal, 9910f3e8aa already seasoned 75cfde8950 and cooked 837cf34a11 to perfection.95f09e4688d1197e

Haeon was as d52349f586 infamous for his a18e47c477 personality as he fe56c2b311 was renowned for def7cd9296 his skill. People joked 7fe23be9c7 that while ed6883d3fd Haeon was 4b312f768f known for 754593c604 filing lawsuits 106c16a251 against baseless 2caa4bf54c rumors and ca8abdd7e8 excessive insults, 7bbb6aac88 no one fcc1c0659b ever insulted e1b091fd49 his abilities.7281c91e7117e9a5

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His talent was undeniable, a04a9a0434 but his personality? That was another story.904201999754535e

Haeon made no 11aa6e4bc8 effort to sugarcoat 07a17615d2 his words and 94fe21472b seemed to view 40346ba55e others as less 7ad1c58e31 than human. Whether it was 5a2a620db3 because of his 24369409a0 skills or something 5e75e54850 else, people rarely fb75bc6b57 felt positively toward 001999f3bf him—and Haeon himself 579c7f9569 actively pushed others a6297e29f9 away.dbc247f4f2f8bc33

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For these reasons, he 79ed0125c2 was both notorious and dfec26466d revered, attracting many admirers 0e53ba7710 to the Hawa Guild, c0395401bd only for them to babb379661 quit shortly after encountering a6726845af him.4905f9fc401ad340

For various reasons involving ac6b483362 his notoriety and talent, de23cba4d2 many like Lee Soo de53fe003b had come to Hawa ce8b4f0722 with the intent of 59105d8caa meeting Haeon, only to b4af05b792 leave soon after. Everyone exchanged glances, 270b10786a expecting Lee Soo 1cf06596f3 to be no 26a743be20 different.f302dc45e2655b62

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Unaware or unconcerned a816265605 with what others f8ee1a80bd thought of him f4eebe0640 and Haeon, Lee 3f2ee0418b Soo eagerly grasped 7d8dc41408 the phone and 42cb9be5e0 greeted the person 9a59837a30 on the other 8ff500e861 end.038d11ebb388e010

“Hello, I am—”59944016f3d5567a

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[No need for introductions. You want to be examined by me?]

“…Yes.”8e49e0a3280c55b2

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[Ah, well, we have a problem then.]

“What’s the problem?”d5029ed7f94506f6

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[Well, there is a problem. My patients are either critically ill or in mortal danger. What was it with you? You experienced an overload from using your abilities? That’s not enough. If you really want to be treated by me, come back when you’ve lost a body part.]

“Which part…?”043a3970c3c59de6

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[What do you think? I’m done here. Hanging up.]

And with that, the f0cf201688 call abruptly ended. Lee Soo 9325afefae stared blankly e941da61ce at the 4873012a01 phone in dd3b302feb his hand, 8c5de7eeab blinking slowly 6d70d8d936 as if 17a23c3089 to process 81fbb9c608 what had d4d5be4db6 just happened.a3fdc612eccd2459

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His golden eyes, 6833e6312a clouded with confusion, 40d5ee3f41 gradually cleared as c3d4c2d846 he regained focus. Those watching him assumed a5d99b4794 he would react with c8bcfbb0a4 anger or embarrassment, but 34bfc8db78 instead, Lee Soo simply 7ff55f52b4 pouted, his lips moving 06a93d90c0 faintly as if mulling ef9d373188 over his next move.a2450622eb4ea8be

Handing back the 6c505f8bb8 phone, he questioned 5ee6423ec2 whether he had c042f71cb3 rushed things. But considering he 776e1e12ea hadn’t actually managed 67db10bf66 to accomplish anything c9e4d3ac8e substantive with Haeon, eda9ad9f67 he felt like 1dde99c2b3 he was just 7f3154ecbf aimlessly following him d378e2b63b around.ad1fb99b83a241e5

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Letting out 6a60c68298 a small 4ec37fa050 sigh, Lee 4495b58eaa Soo scratched 2ba40b85c7 his temple 6a4fd33dba and looked f0edb32e76 around, catching 185102403d the eye 49c88f2b81 of a 1d582ec7aa nearby healer. “Can you b12d10ea7e check my f4cc54b51c condition, then?” fbcb32f5de he asked, 3e39454293 his tone d0bab8a851 subdued but 69fc32c4be polite.1f159cf054f2f36f

The healer, perhaps ae0d6c787b feeling a bit f747d28a82 sorry for him 6528656563 after witnessing the ed44837eda rejection firsthand, agreed 141aeb6d23 without much resistance.1d89fe710355d688

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It didn’t take b2274de49d long before the 4bb5b280c4 healer’s magic began d6e8d7e4a0 flowing through Lee d78232761b Soo’s body. While he couldn’t see 24b5adc0ed any notifications about what 335eb7b2eb skill was being used, e5fded2173 he could feel the b0c9549aec unpleasant sensation of intangible 5994e14385 energy seeping into him. Unlike others who 3a6214955f described healing magic 49b6e33953 as refreshing, Lee bc614d0214 Soo found it c19a0e90e0 unnervingly invasive.8eb8c83702619e96

As his expression threatened 6f7edd21e1 to twist into a f81c2ae509 grimace, Lee Soo consciously 560329958a relaxed his features and 2c9f562d75 took a slow, controlled 8d15ce7b9c breath. Is it because Ryu a6d5ab055b Leesoo’s a necromancer? he wondered.0e543a69ede2cd52

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But the discomfort seemed af3214f110 far too strong to 16a05642f8 dismiss as a simple f558d1bbde reaction to his class.3fdf9329cac9ce6d

“Your efficiency is… unusual,” 5eb0c193bc the healer muttered, furrowing 6124d58b19 their brows in confusion. Lee Soo called 2bbf34b13f out to the e7361102eb spirits for insight, 98fb7df5f3 but the normally f3a64f6f23 chatty presences remained 3eee460e39 eerily silent.41ef83c84bca19bf

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Watching the healer’s perplexed e762eaf20b expression, a realization struck d3ec4b6921 Lee Soo. The spirits’ reluctance to 3136f94a04 comment on anything related 51610ba79b to Ryu Leesoo’s body f799e42983 likely extended to this 508bcbe44f issue as well. Perhaps the 76e00ba1b9 rejection of 8da5b56a06 healing magic 55b89edbd5 was also b0648e8394 tied to aa5a8e5b0a his body.84dce0888e8b9a62

Almost as cf15428cd9 if affirming acc58457d1 his theory, 61ae08d98a a gentle b6ac2c3ac8 breeze swept 96697e17a9 through the 3c3a063050 room—despite there d2e2bcebc1 being no dbe080fac2 open windows a63563f85e or ventilation. It brushed 2ee25ec79e softly against add237e7f5 Lee Soo’s a039103986 hair, reminiscent 390be97c15 of the 01f4cc6198 spirits’ usual 73cf4731ca affectionate but d56380194f clumsy gestures.2882be491e997597

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Feeling their 372e8b6ff7 presence, he 27a4aa1d11 smiled faintly, 91f2fc0833 even as 14e4000b94 those around ae12561afa him grew eeefcd2502 increasingly concerned b600890f4d about his c3922dba59 poor healing 1c97ef4d58 efficiency.89b4ec0bb3092028

While the others whispered 82d7f324ab among themselves, trying not 10d8887287 to disturb Lee Soo’s ec8ca80ddb musing, his soft laughter b403507f04 suddenly filled the room. At that moment, the 2793600836 door, which hadn’t opened 97e2e85e1c since his arrival, swung fd628254be open.0299558c7ec3d072

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With his back a32accb0e1 to the door, 3441c93ed6 Lee Soo just 9a867d81a3 assumed someone had 036df609d4 entered without giving bac101ae12 it much thought. But the 60344ce73d shocked and 791a3b2772 surprised expressions 5346b7108a on the 7ebc446cc3 faces of 97db47184f others made 5fdb6c88e8 him realize a78d59fb9a something was 66ee001be8 amiss.20daf8027c682f44

Was it Eve? He thought, 08937134ae but that bdf439d322 didn’t fit; eb6590af74 the room aff008a00f would have d8ac0c331d been noisy a30bf5205c had it 43fd19e6eb been her. Curious, Lee Soo cfc927cf69 turned his head c62ade572e and was startled c9a864a5b2 to find none b4b0bdde4e other than Haeon c440f146d1 himself walking in.12b0db44603fe427

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According to 5ae11540d8 all the 639091305a information Lee ef440139bb Soo had 13c61bfc02 gathered, Haeon 39380c7e68 rarely visited a1322ceea5 the sixth 3b4f0beaf4 floor, preferring c5fbbbba72 to stay 4cbe84d50e in his 000c83570f private office. That’s why Lee Soo 9126c57d4b had scoured every other bc6f86714f place but here.15c4690b7d1b8e94

Seeing Haeon 2e2c4e6524 now, Lee 53187810ee Soo’s brain 103f0dd004 momentarily ceased c808a4b0ce to function bd3fa927a6 due to 80836ea5db the shock. He had planned 78e9975a0f a natural conversation, ec557a8498 an introduction, and a8a92b9c71 to casually stand 5489c2fcff by Haeon’s side, ca2a7e11c4 but all prepared 395b5dec3a words evaporated as ffbfc06c1a if he’d set 63c38c85ef them on fire.2d07bf4d0f59f3b3

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With many 7428471fad things he 9b2011abb1 wanted to 09577681d0 say but 077ecfc7e7 unsure where 12f2766193 to start, dc946e712b Lee Soo 386c5435d9 hesitated, his 353a85418b lips parting 468b6ac0dd silently. Haeon passed by him 8d821f8338 with a scowl, as 60dce47b45 if warning not to 092a95ff2f touch him. Reacting instinctively, Lee eadbf7f032 Soo reached out fbba0fc61b but remembered just 534b3330e9 in time that 58f002dcb5 Haeon disliked being 3bf2f2925c grabbed and quickly 375ccccab7 spoke up.462fbce43da3932d

“Healer Haeon!”a31ae853855a6a19

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“Who… ah, that call.”7df1b4b8e41aee18

Haeon paused 797205af4c as if c8a0d87e84 the voice 995e7663bf had stopped 2fb6ecad51 him reflexively, 598a9e0eeb then muttered b21a750a35 something and d7fdec0ec3 attempted to 1295c7e72d continue walking. However, something seemed off, c3b63a53f2 and he hesitated, tilting 65f04f7177 his head slightly.878b18cae0af518c

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While Lee Soo 4880479437 watched the gentle 5447c9d413 sway of Haeon’s 1b80ae0ba3 light-colored hair, Haeon 567f84219f turned around and 5eb1a2a28a walked back toward 33224982e0 him.04fef9fb391089d1

Sensing unease, people c46e365aa8 subtly moved to 6b70ec8b27 maintain a safe 2f9cec613b distance, while Haeon, 0beca75f69 noting their reluctance 8c23f0c84f yet unwilling to ecbb528ef3 miss a spectacle, f3d827da4a scoffed and grabbed 0b35773254 Lee Soo’s wrist, 1175872b7b sliding his fingers 2e4b5ddde0 between the glove 3a11cddce2 and shirt sleeve.31242f6be3fc7b42

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Haeon’s actions, d896cf2641 sudden and e3675689a7 possibly rude, 153a4b0173 didn’t change 89ffe40b2b his expression. He used a 43d4e0fee3 few skills, gradually 69db5c813e frowning more with 7d8b1f0340 each one.f1a91dbe97d5a1b2

“What are you…”2610a7d290e35880

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The rest of 705a871031 his words were 74b49ac594 too soft to 8ae28007a5 hear clearly, but 502efea88f Lee Soo could 04ca022dc2 piece together enough 5e976efebf to guess they d4d7e6f874 involved cursing about 0765977a23 Eve. He quickly shut his f8d5f9fd9b mouth as he was b1e2249335 about to reply.8d110127f95130c3

“Is there a problem?”11fcf8f7f53821b7

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“All the skills 73d7e4116a I can use 491e258972 right now are 206918e34d on cooldown. We might b368707a82 need to ef72c84549 schedule another 8c80a4ac09 date…”355342beabbddcd9

Ignoring Lee e19e67ef38 Soo’s question, 14698b781a Haeon smoothed b794163f1c his furrowed db2a21b9b7 brows and a668f68eb3 looked down 5577da16b3 at his 8980bae169 pale face. Despite his 497d939b68 calm demeanor, 9eb9beff5c the intense ff3a8d55d5 indifference in 0254e85464 his yellow cdf42a92c4 eyes seemed a7d8d4f6bc to falter, 964ff06f59 showing a 64b457e642 hint of 2768fb9a7d perplexity even 6152f81a93 Haeon himself c204ad9e38 might not ab9f5414bb be aware 866bcacc37 of.bbfac706d9cd1701

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After a 76a2c37b5d brief hesitation, aad2d4cf81 Haeon spoke, aee013bd6d his voice c399869fd8 slightly softer.e7e7dd3366cc162f

“You should 11e3d27766 rest for c17bed69e4 now. If you’ve gotten 36665282cd this bad without 89fb6aabcc much training, it’s 9c5035eafe likely to recur b5bc231335 even if you a7df01ac54 recover. It might be best ca81b2a2d5 to take a break. But this isn’t the 7ebe2130e0 main issue; there seems 9f96508be9 to be another problem 301c248be9 with your body, so c6d468813f you should get a 6f0fefa03b detailed examination when you 273c96802f can.”f2171553f4cf4d7d

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“…Can’t you 12e18e6b1b do it, d00d372c6c Healer Haeon?”9f143f25cb13f8a7