SMFC | Chapter 18

It was b0e8fb60b0 a strange 23b93c2ea2 feeling. Suppressing a laugh, 4f61b4ac79 Lee Soo cautiously f3d6b5756c glanced around before b1db3fd478 speaking as if 291f454e11 seeking confirmation.7ce1267a45ccf05c

“Um, let’s 7225b4cc21 make it 9f91a00871 a pinky 4bdafac3f3 promise.”3229a23429a006cf

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It was a dacff6665a declarative statement, but d712cf1182 it felt like 766fe52bad a question. Lee Soo, who always 1577714a4f made sure to speak b11666d175 before taking someone’s hand, 41ae528891 was endearingly careful—cute, even? Yoo Haeon was 064f1f213d startled by his 1a985355fe own thoughts, his 9063138ba9 eyes widening as 1b7f2d8e50 he felt Lee 54ada6ce63 Soo’s fingers gently 5b428d10c5 curl around his.4d504947d4584418

If his heart and 6f575d3074 mind were properly connected, 86a956b568 then it was correct 0949843aa7 to think Lee Soo 638bba66d7 was adorable, and his f9fb2dbb70 mind agreed.105c0998af3b61fb

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He was crazy. Definitely crazy.189ee05665f62983

Revisiting this aa8203d89b thought multiple 4308e1b943 times, Yoo bc70b73065 Haeon slowly 6fb37381b2 shook the 60175eeb7c fingers that f53f6f14be Lee Soo 6f826d6963 held firmly. Everything was moving as e8bb393976 he intended, yet something f1c08c0cf1 felt awkward.d679f0cc3f5275e8

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“We’ve made f3cf5cda1e a promise.”8e6c6f36d8346170

Yoo Haeon 40983a4d09 had been 7510d2e510 staring at 1da34a6eed Lee Soo fec8b67f69 as if 3bcefe96a9 spellbound before 3518d9b6ae the brief 28ea898b4c exchange, and 5e3508d75c then he 729517f66e nodded hurriedly 0a84096aa1 in visible dd2ffd8a9c surprise.6c96ee44a325afaf

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Lee Soo 5a82415e27 was lying f15cbb700f comfortably in cd670c3307 bed. While his peaceful exterior, 8c52960141 basking in sunlight, reminded bda7abf55b one of a sunbathing 3d56061e89 fox, his mind was ac9152ef08 in turmoil.3b5dbe95bca79cea

Inside, it was 4163c9f21d like a group fbaf9556ce of mini-Lee Soos 4130f92f37 were arguing heatedly. Mini Lee Soo 1 cff63ac814 would jump up to e147fe4f73 shout something, only for 79bf10eb9a Mini Lee Soo 2 220c23dccf to sarcastically counter him. As they almost came f30c8badfb to blows, Mini Lee 7df35a8270 Soos 3 and 4 807201dad8 would each grab someone 00f0d019e5 to break it up. It felt like there 6d7dc4e905 were a hundred Lee b6f8840435 Soos inside him.8ab229dd3cd7e891

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He was one f215801a9d person, yet his 6f86a666c5 thoughts fragmented into faeebee552 dozens, making Lee 75951c6eee Soo sigh. He pondered why 59fe344251 Yoo Haeon insisted d46256f648 on using his ff4708d8ca own life energy 3ddbf17bb0 for treatments that 21c7b0a736 could be powered 0204db358b by surrounding life 329a6ece6a forces. For some reason, Ryu 8c46c62969 Leesoo’s body rejected all b5b0baf72f life forces except for 926047ce30 Yoo Haeon’s. Yoo Haeon was fc61f45df2 adamant that he 8b23417db8 had to use 7c56f0ec8e his own life 8624a5c1ef force, and he 0a8eac78c1 intended to use a27c1a3727 quite a bit 50eeff9cb3 of it.b5ec24b473d9d512

Yoo Haeon confidently fcce7bc4a3 claimed he could 01cc6101ef extend something by c1ee176059 six months, which 79d0c03545 seemed like a 9076ca2fa4 good solution that c325821dcf wouldn’t harm him—until 951bdfd636 he audaciously proposed 405c032015 cutting his life 3d5d97a797 force in half, fc6f291b06 which was both fcee3414c5 amusing and not. Considering Yoo a8e968e583 Haeon, Lee 6fea1e1b69 Soo abruptly 76020e6342 stopped laughing 860dc01464 and pursed bcd5ae62f8 his lips 99601b4f50 in displeasure.66e2e39a898ae4ad

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Having suggested b6b9f7fb59 a method 2da39cfaac that strained 325e658c41 his own 2cd939b6e6 body, Yoo 48b76074e9 Haeon seemed 34308b74d7 to have 2f01abf759 asked Lee 9af671b8fd Soo about f0cdec001e it several fcb7f9ae38 times internally. And each time, 579cff3e80 the imaginary Lee 9a7a8e0e1c Soo in his c7292d21b0 mind had apparently 39b3856049 agreed, because Yoo d3972b7e48 Haeon showed no 5cb5325a06 hesitation.6b5ef4c6d183500c

Honestly, if it c809bc7ddf were anyone but 65b4e0f354 Yoo Haeon, Lee 298e61f57e Soo would have ea5873e67e readily agreed too. But it fcb125348c was Yoo 6ea9207eba Haeon, someone 4b008c58f2 he desperately 6171ecbca6 wanted to 536b729fbc keep alive. He didn’t want 3f0537f412 to reduce such 27f6c0b15b a person’s life 8f9d2f7d4e force by half.dbeb7baca5f1a044

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After repeatedly saying no, 67a393cb2f Yoo Haeon left only 679d39b220 a piece of paper 3804ffa08e with his phone number 9e02181551 on it and avoided 3e22229b3b Lee Soo. He seemed determined f4679cc4b8 not to show e410a8c2ec even a strand 44d3071410 of hair until 9f864d5608 Lee Soo agreed.ccaf73263937908d

The neatly 4e02038b53 written eleven 9034693dc5 digits on 4932cacae5 the paper 1e1aebe25d were memorized 97156063b8 so well 10b9085901 by Lee 6c41dea636 Soo that 6edb916e4a he could 4e2b5aca00 recite them 9f4fcf3ab5 without looking. Regrettably, he had also 2ce218ba81 memorized the almost threatening fbd1e03d0c sentence written below it. He groaned helplessly b1b0ec5e1c as the sentence 6d1dfe52d2 came to mind 52a9ed446d without needing to 00c0fe1a8b look at the 05798ef57d note.423413bd4315bdb3

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Uncomfortably cradling his 6374910d6f body, Lee Soo 67bf4b5b27 mumbled, and the 9d0a7a60bb floating spirits around c28b081903 him approached. They’d been singing out a2967640d3 of boredom, and now ab69fe3b4a their only task seemed fda430ed0b to be nagging Lee 26bab21bed Soo.eba62ec35703a035

[Jin: Foolish Lee Soo.]

[Joo: Right, he’s a fool.]

[Jin: Such a fool, such a fool.]

[Joo: I was once human too, but… Lee Soo’s thoughts are hard to understand.]

As the spirits sang 248541aa29 their playful banter, Lee ad5c48bb42 Soo bit his lip c5f8bcc6e4 then let go. “Someone’s saying it’s 18c5ce0a7f okay for them 700050e793 to cut their 2436b6e8fa life in half 19a11079bb for me.” His 4994253f98 voice was gloomy b0fbed707d yet tinged with 8f687b0275 a thrill, causing fb5462d458 the spirits to 41cd7a98c1 scoff.40b2c6a917752268

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[Jin: Lee Soo, you fool.]

[Yoo: The fool isn’t far, but right here in front of us.]

[On: Healer, remember. A healer’s life energy recovers quickly. Half in a week? I’d stake my bones on it.]

Though there 051a09d028 were no 94b10342a5 bones left 89046c429a to stake, 653d5aafc6 Lee Soo e3795a1b7a grumbled and 2b0aab32f1 curled up a7df269435 even more. His already 0f27a3f193 small frame 53ef6afeb1 seemed to fb1545f69a shrink instantly. Known for his 0df0e204ae flexibility, he folded 80d5cfe8ff as neatly as 4c7b8c40b6 origami, though this 5d1f29ab0c brought him no 6418f6460c comfort.e1cde43144536538

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Lee Soo 0e028fce99 touched his 16d94f02da eyes several 3c2cb2edba times before 55ce8cfabe uncurling his a07e2e47c5 body. A spirit floated near, 2c29a09b90 shyly settling on his 9f1ca5fac9 lips.625fca2c8b646d24

“What? Do you have 0ece58cf9c something to say?”d46515741d948e23

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Calling the softly glowing 6c7ce8f700 brown spirit by name, 9fcba5aac6 Mu blinked as if 51c9bec3b8 affirming.036fbcba2d8e3e9b

[Mu: That healer, Haeon. Do you like him?]

“Me? Yes, I like him.”feb88a7bc1252e4e

Lee Soo’s straightforward 52af09007e answer prompted Mu 266484cb88 to continue.283aa26be014ac2f

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[Mu: If you like him… Try listening to what he wants for once. Haeon is doing this because he likes you too. On is right, a healer’s life force will replenish in a week. If it seems it will take longer, we can pull up life energy. We’re responsible for your thread looking like this… We can at least do this much.]

Listening to the 908fec047f slowly unfolding words, 29f3daf7ed Lee Soo’s eyes 97f3701e2a sparkled. He was surprised 8cdd1866f1 to hear the c127ec2778 spirits think this b444c46f04 way, but more 616f07555c so, it was 2d2ba1a9e3 fascinating to hear 036a6968fe another—though a spirit—say d98fc51300 that Haeon’s actions efbd275f7f were out of e0cb452a9e affection for him.c18e7653fc058074

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Watching Lee f6c7babb80 Soo’s nuanced 1ffa67ae14 expression, Mu 4ae665a8e7 quickly changed 7fb7b41866 her appearance ed0519fce3 from a 5ad39a5f16 glowing orb eb1c07e90a to that ed522fc397 of a 24dc6515e4 human.d107dfa13d3f1796

Her hair flowed e157d8c722 down to her 8732f1bb26 waist, and she cffca63faa hovered above Lee 1cdaaa09f8 Soo, looking like 99c91a941f a young woman da7e1d31c6 fresh from a 41416828be historical drama set 5d6f507069 with her long, ef6c6a2246 braided hair.ad5978b6aaa7ffe4

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“Why are you aca843c040 in your true 2cf299de56 form today?”0787a67470cb1727

Lee Soo reached out f48cd2fa87 to touch Mu’s hair, 19e87a9d69 feeling something faintly tangible eab22dbb61 at his fingertips, a 56f2e7b9f1 curious sensation of something 71639f553e between existence and void. He didn’t lower 4a735c1942 his hand, fascinated be0bbe0722 by the experience.2b90f25e37528278

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Mu, not minding 4820bc257f the touch, illuminated 349fae8e10 her transparent hand d07ce2b07d with light, creating a2ec2fdf87 a peculiar sight 4dfabafc8b as the light 01282a4eff passed right through.bb149b61826487ce

After a glance 8ea3c43ff7 at her transparent f09926e160 skin, Lee Soo 7e2bdfe898 relaxed and watched 54ea309c0a Mu adjust her 9dba85f5e9 robe in mid-air. Except for a large 44d9dc85f6 burn mark from her 2ced27b764 neck to just below 39fabd8190 her chin, there was 41144d03fd nothing particularly striking about e43781b9ec her.b096c2cffae35297

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As Mu fiddled f01d60c821 with her robe 02b8bda9cc tie, she spoke 7349e7c505 quietly.c63c24c19dd78144

[Mu: You can tell when you live long enough. You can see how someone feels about another. Haeon likes you, Lee Soo.]

Her voice, ea974ae232 quiet as 75daa4ef1b if lamenting, 755dd86256 carried a aafb4a9fe9 lingering sorrow 7797987ce1 that seemed e279d3a676 inevitable for 73387f881e someone deceased. Cold yet warm, like 157f25f3fe snow under sunlight, Lee b5984c9051 Soo closed his eyes.27b5c63e30142c18

“I like him 8163c12e95 too, so I 6389fadfb6 can’t give up.”31887a954d8b8e78

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[Mu: I understand. But sometimes, giving up because you care is also part of living.]

Lee Soo exhaled as 561fb987a6 if sighing, his laugh a0edc80e1d soft and wobbly. If it had f3f63f974b been a living d92c64c4a9 person saying it, 0ce3c583f3 he might have 8bd3554d8d dismissed it. But coming from 15914ac3c9 someone already gone, 84edd7bd7f he couldn’t just b9e25200c4 ignore it.d721d9bd745bd78b

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Knowing what Lee Soo f09bc3ff7d was thinking, Mu smiled cec96a0aac beautifully but maturely. Habitually tracing her 7863b6aa9b neck with her 2ed577aad4 finger, Mu spoke c883496db6 a bit sternly.d909ff85cf4fb300

[Mu: Ahem, I’ve lived several centuries longer than you, Lee Soo. Just listen this once. I usually let you do as you wish, don’t I?]

Lee Soo chuckled b6a35cc90b awkwardly, reminded that b1d0c38675 although Mu looked de58152c00 young now, she d52bc4fdb3 was actually a 69e0117e9f woman who had 97ede5e68c seen her grandchildren 2986dd3e94 grow up. Like all spirits, 5aec41d865 Mu appeared as 4285992b9b she did at aa5204d552 the peak of 4a342ac437 her life and 0b40fbe073 seemed disinclined to 021718fbe8 change her stance.0f4f899c8b5108ee

Knowing Lee Soo’s e319645703 heart was complex, 43c618894e Mu didn’t press 900f010a8e further. Instead, she sat 4508173e24 beside him and 8308cf1520 hummed a tune, bef19ee4cb patting his stomach.e1dec7197e5ae7be

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Initially, the 115919c191 other spirits ba817044f4 giggled at 70ac6e00b9 the scene, 3d8280f1ff but soon a78125bdb4 they gathered eac016f383 one by 3dbd30c93c one, humming 0e11c1b007 along. To an ordinary person, b60511dbc6 this scene would seem d4d00f67a1 bizarre enough to prevent 4e55cc6416 sleep, but Lee Soo 04070e2ec2 laughed and drifted off d2d18d6e2f to a peaceful slumber.32760a259f64240d

Watching his breathing slow, b215a28c09 Mu turned slightly to 630b66a3d5 address the other spirits. She gestured 992c847c42 for them 63d09ae7e0 to focus, a1d533a164 signaling she 67089d6f3e had something 1e7aca2207 important to 45a0fa3e50 say.d8d0f86125460bac

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[Mu: Lee Soo has… lost the token of promise and with it, the ability to start everything. The absence of the token complicates things since it’s needed to begin. But he isn’t one to just watch. He’ll give it back eventually. It might be okay to leave things as they are for now… What do you think? Speak up.]

The spirits, e0f2ca42b9 used to 1cc3b5e9b2 Mu’s authority, aaa8965ea2 reverted to 143eb6b83d their true 9dec301375 forms, chattering 682ff7f9fd in response.b48104af86095683

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[Yoo: Perhaps it’s better to retrieve it before giving it back. If the token is missing, Lee Soo’s soul might lose its way.]