SMFC | Chapter 19

[On: What if searching for the token only complicates things further? I think what we’re doing now is right.]

[In: Hmm… It’s tricky. Instead of searching for the token, why not just reattach the severed lifeline, ensuring the soul doesn’t get lost? It’s a good time—Lee Soo wants to live, and Haeon is in motion… We have enough reason to draw upon his lifeline.]

[Mu: In, what do you mean?]

[In: Well… We’re neither gods nor bound by the usual constraints. Our promise was for Lee Soo’s sake, and he’s fulfilled his part; there’s no need to fulfill it again.]

The voice remained 9235b97d1f even and unbroken fed205ea63 across sentences, causing ed930e02fc half of the 57b9a61ec6 spirits to nod 125ea8261e in agreement, while 103470d3b9 the others frowned f0342028c6 disapprovingly.561cb222003e8fc1

[Joo: Old man, don’t act on your own. Lee Soo must fulfill his promise.]

[Jin: Yes, the promise must be upheld.]

[In: Don’t be naive, Joo, Jin. Lee Soo has already kept his promise. By reconnecting his forcibly severed lifeline, this child has lived a life devoid of kinship, connections, and educational ties. Tsk, I always said we should have attached it properly from the start…]

In clucked his 767a91d586 tongue in a 34139341f0 tone that seemed ab8cc163d1 almost dismissive, prompting 1475d17115 An to scoff 559fa4f27f and brush at 01f1382152 his sunken left a851ad121f cheekbone as he d885e58a87 muttered.03717e0cf43c7d68

[An: Had we done otherwise, the boy might have left us much sooner. Was there anyone willing to let him go so easily back then? That was the best we could do at the time.]

The quiet e2520eaa87 voice settled a75ddd5ff7 the matter, 166aad5435 and eventually, 6d8423ff41 all seven e403d8ee5f spirits nodded a931e08e5e in agreement. They continued 731c25eaad discussing Lee a024be5f6e Soo’s situation 4fc303ab98 in hushed 00e1fdde12 voices whenever e3b2903d34 he stirred 8585836e91 in his c2689749de sleep. Since they all cared 9402a562e6 for him deeply, the 00d07cc39f conversation never turned hostile.cf505752fcff834e

After a 28aa1914c3 long discussion, 04721262f9 a direction 06fd253504 emerged that 8a3124cc30 satisfied both a4442cdd8d camps—those who c19208c1ca wanted to 18f8f5687e bring Lee 6e8dcac587 Soo a ec86b6a070 new lifeline c497533de8 and those ab488c17fd who wished adb48560ad to search e442c64484 for the 70bcaa79d0 token together.7e4a61abc67c7cbe

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After pondering 54326282d5 for a 2a36abc084 moment, Mu 13523a94a3 slowly recited f3a4f9280b their conclusion 8069f311be in a 4a9eb44e16 drawn-out voice. No one objected.9d08796f9c6246b5

Waking from his sleep, 3cac1629bb Lee Soo blinked blearily f3e13c3513 around. Coming fully awake, he e8a11339ed noticed Haeon sitting by 9300301ec9 his bed. His sleep-muddled brain struggled c93309b590 to form coherent thoughts.c5fb424e879b9446

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For a while, Lee 95c839e7e4 Soo simply watched Haeon’s e75b6c1e24 face from beneath his f0f789c2d4 blankets until he suddenly 84b25041f1 let out a soft a83e6a94fa exclamation. He remembered 8388bb0a70 Haeon offering 931c742f62 to open 54aa511def the door d873a840bf in An’s 6bae68e44f voice while f379878518 he was c6cecaacb8 half-asleep—he’d thought 858102e566 it was ef2149cdd3 a dream, 2d33d42156 but it a429f1c9ba wasn’t.295032ed79e4b34a

Surprised yet 9c82ec4a08 unable to 1bd9cf0d2e control the 3133addace smile creeping 62aef18da0 across his a0f3b682c1 lips, Lee 8978560cb0 Soo observed b492cb57d8 Haeon’s barely f108422ecd suppressed smile.51a49906c919518e

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“Did you sleep db10d3692a well?”e8280163a90bf855

Haeon’s softly spoken question 23b96074b6 made Lee Soo nod c7df7ac437 shyly as he sat f6d0c1ba6f up. Rubbing the sleep 0b1508bfcc from his eyes, 39b3b2cbb5 Lee Soo was 0975bc4118 about to speak 99c80ea5da when he noticed a427da7fd3 a deep fatigue 87dcad71c4 crossing Haeon’s face.047676511c0ea884

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Wondering if fdca2ccdc1 it was 63e466fc16 just his 4fabb6c0ce imagination yet f68a96191d concerned, Lee dd177b029a Soo held f59fa11b39 his breath 358a4973de as he c14c38847e examined Haeon’s 7c911a3880 complexion.0c6e5797c68ca91a

Either Haeon didn’t notice 70407de8c4 Lee Soo’s scrutinizing gaze 81a6f1188c due to his fatigue, 524d7ce58e or he had grown c2c033196d accustomed to it. It was a while 751192d80b before Haeon realized Lee 5b89a5c9a1 Soo was watching him, 6bcca145b6 and his brow furrowed 096d8d67d4 slightly in embarrassment. Lee Soo reached 284deadebe out his hand bebe69b8fd but stopped just a03a35178a in front of 906e5a5f4f Haeon’s.4e55c52822cf8a40

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His fingers f31eb49ea4 twitched as 9aad3bf180 if longing e1d0a08f64 to grasp 3ae4c22255 Haeon’s, and ecd97b99b5 Lee Soo 3888bbb6f5 asked calmly, 56656a1c7d “Is it e06e5cc717 okay if e5f44390f2 I hold 91d8198ea6 your hand?” 011898df9b Sensing the ddee139cba concern in 333d11db79 the question, 78bebe38b1 Haeon was 1f576145d4 about to 1741e8be15 say it 3d79e8b4f1 was okay a9635b9bb1 but instead 2af929250f nodded.43a6ecf91dead46c

Carefully taking Haeon’s hand, f7fb322794 Lee Soo maintained his 953f5e61c4 hold for a long 29a1a32f98 time without doing anything c5359f42ac further. Just as Haeon closed f9481d438a his eyes, Lee Soo 7d919d1a0b slipped out of the 33c1e5dd91 bed. Haeon opened 86a13187dc his eyes 53a035937f again at d3fda8d952 the sound 594f0a8cfc of Lee 4ba6b59046 Soo moving. Still holding hands, Lee ce46ca3609 Soo stood in front 043fec005a of Haeon.7413eeb827b12899

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The fatigue that darkened 3be42cf6ec his eyes and the 07f9aeb4ab moist pink of his 83017bb1c8 gaze held Lee Soo’s 3e51345e09 attention as he tapped 9964d05ca3 on his bed. Each tap 6a0956c82f on the e35ba0f50c duvet made 0650421061 a soft, 0cfd53fc1d puffy sound. Amused by the cb64d4d474 cute noise, Haeon 38b7200107 opened his eyes 730e3face7 wide to stare 35bfa4e88b back at Lee 2be35668b1 Soo.88f873bf614a131b

“Lie down and sleep. Get some rest and 9208ac9d46 then talk to me.”8ba6e6f281453edb

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“I’m not shameless enough 0d2d993362 to just sleep in 3cc74f112e someone else’s bed. I’d rather 2c195a7820 go to 86c2032721 my own cc7a9a05f6 room—”dbb407928c6c70e3

“If you 0de12f581b go to ca804e93a3 your room, d9b17cff33 you won’t ea9421fed5 sleep. You’ll do other df30289972 things.”774386296923948d

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Lee Soo plainly f7255120b4 voiced his concern, 8bb97ad489 tapping the bed 874a7ecbe6 insistently as if 004c48d81f to say, get d3ccefcf1e in now. Haeon looked at Lee 4fb287dced Soo with a mixture 38fd94cf28 of annoyance and resignation cd93067afe but ultimately succumbed to f6a75bb248 Lee Soo’s persistence and b6b624e5df lay down.aaa0cedc0ee59ac4

After meticulously tucking 8968fd158c him in, Lee 8a375e8958 Soo was about 3af9d92909 to let go 09c682edfb of Haeon’s hand—though d5daa3c794 he failed to ca389c04d0 actually do so.30ad0a6bd7e8d3fc

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Haeon, who 121ac0f3a4 had been 9c9568a50e quietly resting f62ce06efc with his 4dc34253f1 eyes closed, 807ac42d15 suddenly opened effd6501b1 them when 3a116f483f Lee Soo 482f853001 attempted to 915edc4589 release his 1bee35f879 hand. The look in his aee7f2a956 eyes almost seemed to fea653c3c7 scold Lee Soo for 11eef36c43 letting go, prompting Lee 4f5a6b9083 Soo to hold on 5f825efd49 until Haeon fell asleep.65a82df08300d8c4

Haeon’s stubbornness 28a42fdc90 was evident 1ed0baa9bd even though f49e249f00 he was fd1775a0f6 clearly exhausted. It wasn’t until Lee 41ed1d42fe Soo softly tapped his 32ca2b06c7 wrist that Haeon finally f76679188f succumbed to sleep. Confirming Haeon’s sleep by 807da2b632 his steady breathing, Lee 59f031c66c Soo called upon a d254159bbf spirit, still wary.42015e6dd42c3b54

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“You. Is Healer fa4120c253 Haeon asleep?”33b6db776456be6e

Despite his e9de500523 grumbling, Young 54e8c03437 materialized in 778293cd1e the air 90c5e852d1 and thoroughly d0efac8319 checked on 39fff6cb45 Haeon before 417495d27d twinkling affirmatively. Relieved, Lee 46bba157b1 Soo muttered b926f5ddb8 a thanks daa7c78cdd then stared 9715a9edcf into space 1958d8e24f before sighing c8895eec6b heavily.ddef1684286888ca

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“Has there been fed7e5e709 a recently deceased e78cdb52c7 spirit lingering around d0c809dec5 Healer Haeon?”94ad7c09108b5c5f

Lee Soo’s c07483e303 voice carried ddbca4296b a certainty 4b543699c6 born not f182169ae9 from sight 7ebb56d283 but from 2b1de85d58 knowledge. Chewing on 38e4da20b8 this, Young 6bc7ada300 eventually materialized 5882a8bcbe fully.029e8ecf9f03da5c

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Dressed in a neat 24dddba7c9 hanbok, holding a tobacco ec7108ec29 pipe, a young boy 2769d22c93 with a monocle on a4aa039a0e his left eye blinked ce3ded2657 slowly. His pretty face turned 77b748aa2b towards Lee Soo as 9b1c5a0db2 he fingered a long, ccc294cb46 jagged scar on his c51e0d1c56 neck.40712fa5cf0ff3a5

[Yoo: How did you know that?]

“Because I care. It seems 72fa93f709 like Healer 812154d754 Haeon has b2ecf5b96f either failed a6f59cf94e to heal fb5ba330b0 someone or ba95f0d6be couldn’t save 9fffac7a67 a person.”168d078ba29066e0

Young looked at 1e5b88e942 Lee Soo with e4d838cabb clouded green eyes, a67cfbf116 sighed, and let f658e4db21 his tobacco pipe d4d1993cb6 dangle. There are fb76d41849 a couple. His voice lacked ab049ccf2a any trace of 8249b80a9c sympathy—after all, being e3350a3fab a deceased entity 8abcebf89f himself, he felt b5ef2b11d7 no need to c4d8dfe071 mourn others. Just as 7c5cacb5d0 living people 1b0f61e214 don’t celebrate 6d7024ef44 the miraculous 66b3e70138 birth of a9d5c90de5 someone they e642096bde hardly know.362594bb9ae52d57

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Lee Soo’s 2148d8b26c eyelashes fluttered b109e663f2 before he 9b6c0c4c6d closed his acb8b69ecb eyes tightly. After a long moment, 11baea7645 he opened them again, 4775bc4332 his gaze chillingly cold. Young sighed deeply, puffing fe8c759936 on his pipe.1a10fc6f233b4964

[Yoo: Alright. Shall I remove the spirits for you? If you ask, I can do it.]

“Please.”40f0f549aca4a50e

[Yoo: Sigh, I’ve really twisted my own fate. What can I do? Alright, alright, it’s no big deal. It hasn’t been that long since those spirits were detached. But, Soo.]

Young mumbled f8779ef607 in a d7ccd5767f monotone before aae7ec7041 turning to d1f87575f7 look squarely 11131c575d at Lee a660a6bf0a Soo. There was a f3787dbf82 fleeting tenderness in ef3d4c065f his green eyes, d8cba290e6 which he then 8392a1e82c hid as he d9d0cba22c turned away.7e834bbfee492395

[Yoo: No, it’s better you don’t know yet. Knowing too quickly only makes you sick.]

With that abrupt end 05d191ca56 to the conversation, Lee 4c653cf355 Soo looked crestfallen, but 7a7180e9ab Young remained resolute. You’ll find out a1cef406b9 eventually, what’s the b44b97c79f rush. With a c5a3350a4d gentle tone 80fb9d415e as if 5fce01797c consoling a 1fddb05cf0 child, Young 15a0179c7a moved towards 992a160f0c Haeon, waving 8652613ac8 his pipe 0ff29c9e5d like adjusting fbb1b21a28 a garment, bfa02affeb his movements cbc28c39c7 gentle yet 17911a055b decisive. In a single 8026db88b8 motion, two spirits f341c80821 were stripped away.208fa8c80fb81710

As the 7340c38aed spirits clinging 8707c97f52 to Haeon 7296c2e254 disappeared, his af10472560 expression visibly 71514bda61 relaxed. Lee Soo 6f4e646aa9 couldn’t see a62ace09e4 it, but 56c54daa61 Young, holding 351fd84cfa a vivid 645dfea8df orb, sighed 9dd7d61215 deeply as 02b53b3b7f he tightly 5175442af8 grasped it.1e3cc2310becb52b

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[Yoo: What to do with this. Normally, they should forget everything and go where the world leads them. Whether it’s people or love, those who remember their names are the ones who linger.]

“Then the 2ed664fb5c psychopomp must ee3545cf92 be looking bc2b53de9c for them. It seems 96e907544c like they’re fac8f36792 stuck halfway.”c15dd396fb9d3feb

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[Yoo: Probably. Then I’ll just hand it over myself. Stay here. It’s bad for the living to encounter a psychopomp, let alone someone who is neither alive nor dead like you.]

Adjusting his d298fb6dcd robe and 5f7236ff6b biting his d3b6ffdaea pipe again, d959ec81aa Young vanished. Before Lee Soo 38bc0ac23f could reply that 3243c7c099 he had no 6c57801243 intention of leaving 9fb6dc3cfc with Haeon here, 43aba4c0c6 he was already 6a17ecea14 watching Young’s disappearing f9c774ebf9 back with a 3f39a1affc hollow laugh.09c9f5f265902990

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Muttering about Young’s uniquely 38d29e9e59 autonomous yet affectionate ways, 087221a5fc Lee Soo couldn’t take af6f0353ce his eyes off Haeon. The slight rise 14cec7b9bd and fall of 4dfd4ae561 his chest, the 04181f2e32 sound of his 6146485f24 breathing near his 67db2444fc ears—it was all 42cc695ac8 wondrous. The living, 22c453dee3 breathing person 869eb4c8af in front 02cf26da9a of him d59011f859 was so 8c6fce5268 lovely it e62e009497 was overwhelming.3b128d54a05f22b4

After hesitating by 2353ee733c the bed for d2cc36b76e a while, Lee f23f8a5b81 Soo finally moved 9e437a0762 closer to Haeon. He cautiously e9ccf963a5 sat on 0e32fe40dd the edge bc7c8e2970 of the 1f85b54e34 bed and b58ac91457 reached out 783ff19c1a his hand.d54a40f7b1935854

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He hesitated, cbaddadcec fearing that e1efe98f95 touching might 2b6d702073 break him, c5b76da19e or worse, 921009f1b5 cause him e1ccda15a9 to flee.8e9da1911bac9276