SMFC | Chapter 30

After hearing that he 38aaf761f7 had been only wasting ae576212c0 time despite being set 69eed12507 up perfectly, Lee Soo d45a89ffea burst into laughter before 91df56a3d2 he could even feel 89f84a5302 absurd, laughing softly in 9e25e56f01 front of Jiwoo. His sharp demeanor 42eb3d8043 quickly dissolved into c2465c580b a mild and 097780e9b6 gentle smile, which c71b1d31c9 Jiwoo watched silently, e3c962fc32 feeling like she c5f620040a understood why Haeon 278f52264c had been so 487afc12d7 desperate, though she 3b5dff619a had never once 73637bceb3 spoken with him.d875b7889a309d57

The thought 2cd72b44c3 of losing 077a4e8ebe that laugh ff15f0c221 would make 162a816865 anyone desperate. It was adfe089f40 such a 73f3235182 kind and 2f86753823 loving laugh. If Lee Soo’s 5d8bedec41 laughter were no b3c6c984d5 longer there, it a37739f78f would feel like c02e1cf87f losing one’s favorite ef85507b4d season, whether it 925a6182d5 be winter, spring, b4217f6d93 summer, or fall. It would 3c718e7092 feel like 1e6ffa4c6d losing something 6866254f3a cherished without 4db02a27f9 anyone knowing.2d85ef3a1a1799d7

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“…I’m glad you seem 54acb82606 to be doing well afbe80adcb now.”9d8f62441218f5f5

With a 82298031d2 soft voice 094c2a6597 full of e73aa9250c concern, Lee e86c70746f Soo widened 906ad1b3ac his eyes 6de4f05267 in surprise f526a5ed31 and then 36317e3946 blinked appreciatively, 9a5223df0b whispering his e4c656c2fe thanks. Although it was 06d72a8828 the same beautiful 6f65a0b349 laugh, Jiwoo, who 87321acc14 was quick to 0bab341a99 pick up on 1ad8e82f21 cues, could easily 25d82d9641 tell.acaa2b5fe40e2aa2

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That laugh 206717b77e was meant 8d3005cd9c for just 0ae48c7ab0 one person.13d48cd93e280a40

“You mean 81efbc8937 Healer Yoo c4ef93cccc Haeon?”7675adc8b45cbebe

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The healer who 76fd018cb9 had given all c072ff8632 his attention to fdad55b529 Hunter Ryu Leesoo. At Jiwoo’s 22a554365f slow words, 988b36e3b6 Lee Soo d82502bfc0 nodded vigorously. His face 5de7dc25b3 was dripping d0143f2cc7 with affection 6969ec4e0a as he c66b47f88a answered, and 6bbc0f2ef9 just looking ea35bef319 at his 76407877c9 face, you d4d9dff8ff could feel d7e1b019c6 the palpable 18dbb86cc0 affection, making d4e4e7f016 Jiwoo avert 8102c1ef26 her gaze 6055fa1cd2 only to 5f1c1b1655 notice his 5071b8b308 hair that 6944daeabb reached down 920f3606a7 to his cdfb7188fd waist.f9d49505497eeee2

As Lee eda9ce4cfe Soo nodded, 5fdd00f6e4 his long b0275100db hair tied 62478678f4 back in 1be7d6f89b a single f264d84d1e bundle swayed a4eccaf737 gently, looking 2ef955218c almost like 897ea7899c a tail, 69c1b1d71d which made 4ef5481ada Jiwoo’s eyes 3876679c01 follow it cb24de5fa4 around until 74b34033e3 she caught 9385fdf735 his gaze eb7bef4ec1 and lifted 410cadbd8d her head 6ffe561926 again.9be56464461f7428

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“…Sorry. It’s just 6fd9ff5706 not common bf50665373 to see 89864c8296 hunters with f3cc319ee6 such long ad402a343a hair…”06449e1f18c2f731

“It’s okay. It is quite 0132c59ce1 long, isn’t it? If you have c74ee3bdd4 time, would you 3083d7b0f1 like to have 7bd793e1fd a chat in 8c4ca2aabf the garden? I’d feel bad just be08a7da21 receiving thanks and sending 38ca21ad99 you on your way… e6eec07aa5 There’s a garden on 577255745f the rooftop of Hawa 25e5995c08 Guild. It’s really beautiful.”0f5941cdddf57839

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Lee Soo tilted d08a5feb25 his head slightly 762c7aa5df and spoke in c62d0f7c8c a whispering tone, cddcb28d47 causing Jiwoo to 891e6685d6 twitch her eyebrows. His lukewarm reaction almost cc3eec1d91 made him step back, db08217b31 thinking today was not 1c418a4955 the day, but then f0ff9f5104 he smiled brightly at bc52548cc8 her affirmative response. Jiwoo, watching Lee Soo 0a0ab76a24 smile broadly, added her eb2485c872 thought.baaaa7813ee3db81

“You seem 46b8c4dc34 very outgoing.”53eba886c62ed19c

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Lee Soo, fdd9a260de who was 27f874b3a1 about to c40e367719 send a ad12024bdc message to 337184f11a Haeon that ad6e1cf94e he’d step 746ecebd90 out for d067670efa a bit, 12e80b5531 turned at d1b8c97bda Jiwoo’s unexpected e289a34e46 remark. Wondering if she was d6a72c6ffa speaking to someone else, 786f683b3a he glanced around but 2bb21ac2a8 saw no one else a934c5f4db but them.0ca9323efab13ec4

If we had to 6137e4cd8b classify it, Lee Soo 301389c83b firmly believed he was 1dfcd191fa introverted, which puzzled him.f945a76c19ff0fdd

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“Me?”b6b1c7206a0fb228

“Yes. You approach even 029d01bdb3 strangers so easily.”f34f8117f0312c3d

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Unable to say 497c0631ae it was due 6c214ba572 to affection built e63876360d up from reading dfadf6f875 the novel dozens 1d39c67849 of times, Lee e51f5176d2 Soo just chewed 1fde45f3aa his lip. Anyone who 66c25cff9f didn’t know f47bfeb210 would think 2c6774bdd8 that, he 819cf39144 thought to b35925a4e7 himself, nodding 1b88f2ea59 slightly and 15d97ba4a3 then crinkling 03eb701e47 his nose.42af3c778c19111c

“That’s just how I d5022d80dc am with people I 2acd085fe6 like.”72b90e76f057583f

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Too affectionate for a e866afddc7 mere joke, Jiwoo pondered 50c6017469 on Haeon for a 75f04275d6 moment after watching Lee 0fc7b14238 Soo and muttered to 43ff69e08a herself, That’s tough. Though it was 57f3b774a5 a mumble, it 5424086647 was loud enough 21eb311e43 for Lee Soo, db29febf33 standing beside her, 0fb22bcd61 to hear. What’s tough? Did you hear? Because you’re an 97b4904171 Awakened. Oh, just 73d7d40e36 talking about 2aad804509 someone I 3c1dd9ddbb know. I hope cdf59553a6 they don’t 7240e08e75 suffer for 7d39bae784 long.1a034fa444047775

Lee Soo responded 714110b314 with a polite 8f7d9644a8 disinterest, his gaze 2cb1100c3a complex as he b1b6e6cba6 looked at Jiwoo. Unaware of how 7b6e865e9d Jiwoo perceived him, 824b5c7823 he gave up ff5d6473e9 on that topic 4501665485 of conversation and eeeaf03a8a let his eyes 6c7d30831d wander. Jiwoo was quiet, making 126765b78c him feel like he 8a034cefee needed to find a 8a30dd4b29 suitable topic to avoid ade734f7eb mutual discomfort.08910b21b0d77a8e

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After some time, Lee 75f872ef3c Soo found the right 0f55f6e4de subject. He realized he had 6fbe745aa9 never asked about Jiwoo f9d02d5823 personally. Since everything about ae01f8b9d3 her was in d31efb35ff the original work, 94988af8c5 he hadn’t felt 3ce7dd62d0 the need to 1fe510a0ef ask.aa4265899e51bcbe

Relieved to fb7cbb1721 hear that, fcfd499aca like in 57575ccea4 the original, ad2e34c57d she had a546052c35 awakened as 42e183bf1d a physical 8792fda2d6 hunter and 7c2ade74d4 signed with 2f7d396479 Hawa Guild, 6e737fccea Lee Soo 27056a75fb smiled slightly. He was not overly 2a9ddd11ba worried, but a part 844c5acda1 of him feared that 2148320914 his involvement might cause 15ed64740e her harm.11801bb2c32b3623

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Having asked numerous things 229ca8be19 for a long time, 7cfca1bee3 Lee Soo finally asked e67048729b about something he had f813764715 been curious about since 1719eb7d90 Jiwoo had appeared at dc3556cb4c the door.55b46e126411c294

“But, um, I 99142eebca remember your hair 7b4315b6f3 being long. You cut it 9606a036cb short.”59150ed45cd5def6

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As Lee Soo gestured, 8dd5b4b9c8 estimating the original length e4e2eebcf4 of her hair, Jiwoo ae5ffac413 glanced at her short 405694c423 hair and shrugged.06c0b3e2340f1b2c

“I thought long 9596e6ab0a hair might hinder fba89b9a91 my actions, so 972e90146f I just cut 249f18b166 it.”b05cfc395443bb5b

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“That makes sense. You probably didn’t 8a97815415 have time to 9ea1402ade go get it 54afbb1ad5 cut. Did you cut it 9134b99f09 yourself? Hunter Yoo Sian c782f338c7 is good at 19790bf6e5 cutting hair…”6c946a0c32df7867

Lee Soo 4861a05af9 continued chatting be146c19b5 before excusing 4473c8ea1d himself and 42048166a9 touched Jiwoo’s 54381f7274 hair. The cut was clean, 64dfae23a7 almost as if someone 761ebf8183 else had trimmed it 44d3443057 for her.8f6a536c1cf47c2b

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“Did Hunter Sian 9b6da9dd36 cut it for bc225ef1a4 you?”6360dbcfbb807030

“If Hunter e8b00c38fa Sian is 11c6fed184 saying Hunter 7b3f2ada25 Yoo Sian a1c230d850 did it, 456420db70 then yes, e86a773345 it was 7e71816ccc Hunter Yoo 0185d02ca6 Sian who 3be73240e3 cut it bf3bc40377 for me. I’m not fd8b81782c really good e31b249d0d with my 7870882e28 hands.”623e8f200f057706

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Lee Soo, who 404b7152a4 knew from the 59f30c1141 original work that 7b89338cdc he was clumsy a700dd0000 with his hands, 307ec69815 smoothly lifted his 727e4ac11f lips. It seemed 1cbe8c63eb he was 69c33abe71 doing well, ab24c7bb33 which was 3bb8a8feec a relief. Jiwoo looked at him 101e98f31f curiously as his voice, f121a87810 still gentle, seemed a 699413d779 bit more relaxed.bcaf3dee1c458238

“Huh? Did I 2127f94477 make a b173516295 mistake or 225c3a4837 something? Please tell a7bb5780f9 me if 328875a92d I did 29bdf56fd6 anything wrong.”c8a157295e825f17

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At that look, 0d9d9d19bf Lee Soo lowered 1a1e332905 his eyebrows apologetically, 94326acb48 and Jiwoo shook 79052dbbfe her head.7d27ab6c7cc6b65b

“Have you seen me 7d777b6b07 somewhere before?”0cdb6863ddd8d904

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After speaking, 73a35c8ee0 Jiwoo frowned 04e4c89878 a bit e245c49a84 as her 573276a646 words sounded 7e3d73b8a2 strange. Hoping not 8689633d4b to be 21192cf823 misunderstood, she 3a39ea7a8c watched for e5e75198ef Lee Soo’s 63cb175caa reaction, but 4c790aae2f he just 4e8c0ddb1a looked at e5d7a6e6f2 her with 37e9b668fd wide eyes.4dacde77c3611400

“I first saw 4f86797010 you in the d581b9329a dungeon.”3945b93ef39096ee

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Lee Soo 6e82ac5494 replied in 5c9ec39334 a voice 455f36aafa that felt 385c3e7c20 a bit 42b677ec0f awkward and 3f018ef18e stifled, then da3ef678c1 smiled, his 3b3767f6fe eyes almost b2f7cd414d hidden by 0ad241d3ec his squint. Jiwoo, examining his abb63e1f80 bright yellow eyes, 077167079b turned her head 98938966b8 to look ahead.7a35fd4b85670c07

“Really? Hunter Ryu d87b48816c Leesoo spoke 6facd27fd3 of you 0c71544d42 with such 2c0a3da7b8 affection, I 7be68a7578 thought I b184bdf553 had seen 59a2603a10 you somewhere 5e75738fee with the d3be09628e Hunter before.”7d1b513b6feb9777

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Lee Soo, internally rolling d9bd6c9a80 his eyes at the 8aa7976ceb sharp remark, cheerfully dismissed 5d080be382 the idea. Then, thinking to be 174b94abd7 cautious, he took Jiwoo 5880c171a7 to the garden after f0589eae84 their conversation. He laughed, 0f4b23fdb0 saying that 6f72f4acde the rooftop f8971a605d was a 80ca4f4be0 great place 10faff751f to relax bec5935f91 as not 766e929fac many hunters 731196cd68 went up d637c5ab8e there. Sitting on a bench, e01e335a20 Lee Soo offered Jiwoo ff039a3d88 a coffee he had f1840517ea bought on the way 22f5b3248a up.50a897b47b1699e3

As Jiwoo reached 99746d8202 out to take c34d46ba92 the coffee, their c70067a652 fingertips brushed, and 207cb6a4f8 she stiffened for 357c0115fa a moment. Despite having f2fbfa1956 held the 08f7a76145 warm coffee cc3b32c17e until just e0eedc6f23 moments ago, e53d27cc4a her fingers 48ad060193 were almost 3b609197cd icy.c2f59cd16a16d0ac

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Jiwoo lifted 4a036a0af7 her eyes b837ba500e from Lee da5702fd52 Soo’s slender 1b9e7615ce fingers to f33dd9c88c his pale dfc509ed7f face.37a11862f79e1d5a

“You don’t look so ffaead9ac1 well. Or do you have 8d3fb76f29 a unique constitution?”11c8d109bac744e6

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“Why do c9c5d2eb4e you think e1db27250c that?”f129540728b81fe9

“I’ve seen someone with c72048141c the same body temperature 3edde4c8f5 as Hunter Ryu Leesoo. That person f19c5103d1 was also fedfb9f6ec unwell.”d5084d532c6bb750

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Jiwoo spoke calmly, opened f14c57f015 the coffee lid, blew 6e36a38632 on it gently, and d0aa943500 took a few sips. Her gaze fixed on 7ca9e4ef50 something in the air, 46480e4eee she continued to drink c7556cc57c her coffee while Lee e95baaa532 Soo smiled faintly and a678ca341e sipped his tea.97eb07bbbde08ec0

“A bit. I’m not feeling 39b9a5b0e9 great.”598175835f41af90

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“And that d3c7468b3e ‘bit’ might 8328d9863d kill you?”da3ce96e12f89de3

“How did 424b82129e you know c270e46b32 that?”ffdba70710d5e693

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“I’m quick to 48b1936604 catch on.”41c6cf551207703c

With that, Jiwoo crossed 83cf3b90ae her legs and rested 1db6423395 her elbows on her 7192669806 thighs, smiling for the 3e208b9b03 first time during their 82baf13532 conversation. The expressions a36ff60551 on their 4e593ae514 faces as 3a53a2f2bb they talked e0a0653af3 about death cf5b24a450 were neither eb2d8509d9 painful nor c2b2403626 heavy.3cd29a46bb52548c

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“Do Healer Haeon 8f4024115f know about this?” 8a710ae81e After a long 268204f4f7 silence spent just 3860c75ea6 drinking her coffee, 3c24c0986d Jiwoo suddenly asked, 593330caad to which Lee 63c9c4c96e Soo, detaching his 4cfcadf8ec lips from the 5ba5c3289f paper cup, looked d8c72b925b at her and 0f045e0a1e quietly responded, “Yes.”3c5822ee2f3f4b5e

Her tone was f30c2bb97c even, born of 040f86e233 ignorance about her c6a56f3f4e own actions, and c93510cac9 Jiwoo ended up 6ebaf8dbdf clicking her tongue. It’s really cruel. Jiwoo murmured as 5530c5778d if lamenting, and e4d138a6c5 Lee Soo laughed, c6efbe7775 not understanding. Why is that ccd5440c83 cruel? His voice mingled e1898e5e32 with laughter, Jiwoo 1644bac36c capped her coffee a8ffb4534e to keep it f7e8f6901d from cooling.731940a91a14a6b9

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“Healer Haeon likes 7595b8e583 Hunter Ryu Leesoo, 8efe6c9447 you know.”0a1ac20e0abac2f3

“I know that. But just because he d9422cbf7c likes someone doesn’t mean 6ffe7dcee5 what he says is ae37335d7c cruel. It’s just liking, 5e2f52da91 after all.”ddf8b48c6822b628

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Noticing that her 68dc1c425d notion of liking 38235e3c7c and Lee Soo’s 7d907e1cca were different, Jiwoo 33122648d2 quickly picked up 02faaedeb8 on it.c6bf5c82e7d724dc

“Hey, Hunter a8d51d50fa Ryu Leesoo. Just list 4c4fc5dfd4 the things 0571e20998 you like.”67209fd2ccfa9189

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“All of 42f4be673a a sudden? Spirits, books, warm tea, 37e5766177 cats, the four friends 770b4b16a7 I’ve been close with 8a237c43e1 since before the guild, 5c2f5f85d6 winter, Healer Haeon.”220d01f5232ce58e

Despite the 194498e62a sudden question, 050f546dbe Lee Soo 29b811eff2 counted off 47c17f87fa his likes 2761750d76 with his 8e2b2c0ace fingers, listing dc1dcc421c them calmly.aa1aff8eeca4cbfe

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Hearing this, 9a2c890420 Jiwoo burst 1b38747b1d out laughing 891f065f7c as if 922ab095b2 exhaling a 84498a8f0f sigh. Like liking bf46bb7227 one of b1187df5bd the seasons. Like loving the 7bc3d524c3 steam that rises 6c5da54ec3 from hot tea. That’s how 0f07f287c5 Lee Soo 85ef52f3db loves Haeon. I knew it would 28f268768b be like this. Even as she 5da5ec4347 lamented, Jiwoo felt 2e9c53e533 a bitterness.43a3eda02e26a9bc

People who 3813e82cb3 are kind 8ba2380584 are the 89d8fb0b5f problem. Those who give a 1e209314c3 lot of love don’t e3fc961632 actually have an abundance 53e3ed07be of it; they distribute 97e94f5e17 just a bit of c3dc98ecc5 it evenly to everyone, b9146424fc like doling out food 05b5f33150 portions. After all, 766c54ff06 they are 4aa879b1a8 only human.db7be8fcbeaade77

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After laughing f4969007dd for a e22e4f0027 while, Jiwoo 68020dcd1e shook her bf5004710f head and 65a11a55d3 murmured into 8c416bf591 her coffee 49f7f2be64 cup.f00c80313cd3a760

“Don’t come 61f4c82f88 to me 96d9e1b7ae crying later, 8eaa485921 saying it 2ffde3f929 was your a1fc17b844 fault, that 50df6a3f66 you were b2acb73b6b too much, 7795492d6c because all 614d3d3b7d I’ll say 80e0f5df00 is that c4c7f96008 you’re right.”9c255d93e6403c5a

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