SMFC | Chapter 34

In response to the 3f85465fd8 playfully warm voice, Haeon 02ded10168 quickly raised his head, d4b6886256 gazing blankly at Lee 54228ee15f Soo while trying to bd8313e5e5 hide any serious concerns. Lee Soo, a2db4d861f after making a6e7f15cff sure there 25bd38248f was nothing 48dd7459e2 wrong with 9be0cc505a Haeon, broke e59ecb497c into a ddd375e091 broad smile.a19a32e54805472a

“Are you very 7888a9e34d tired? I was going b1a6e43cc6 to ask if 42c4e5bdb5 you wanted to 08fd2c59ee go out today… c97076ca1e If you’re tired, b670eb4475 should we go 13de3ba442 another time? When would be good 047d976886 for you? Once we make d9f2befdfd plans, we can’t b9d6d0f9f1 back out… Of 28511c7931 course, unless you’re 5a64f1209b not feeling well 4ca4777215 or something comes aa33c18f7e up.”a100dc2ac8f03920

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Though he ab5971168e started off 584fe8969d firm, the a5af450ec7 way he 917bc40441 ended was 8f5dd4ab24 nothing but 1880e0509c tender. Confused by memories he ebae1f9871 couldn’t place, Haeon eventually 873420aba1 chuckled and rubbed his 9d76d81f7a eyes a few times.fb42800a3d3a89f2

“It’s okay. Let’s go today. But you don’t have 7e366d6dfa an appointment?”7a1b4d854f7d0067

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“An appointment? No, I don’t.”ed259e71f4d125f7

Lee Soo, not expecting 41bef9f6c5 such a response, widened 6fb62d6853 his eyes in apparent 4f2b7f0bd1 surprise. After a moment, Haeon 999cb6bbab nodded and asked cautiously.dc3bda658b1fb321

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“Then why 174f0c4698 are you 5498791c71 dressed up? You usually dress e6c6a793d5 more casually. I thought it dd1c9e2895 was because of 46be958b93 an important appointment…”d0d806c21f2736e3

“It’s because I’m e904c3a550 going out with 8baeebfbab you, Healer Haeon.”e1cd8336ebb7989b

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“What if I 63db902993 had said no?”96dec539c0a6925d

“I would’ve clung onto 36f39b819a your leg.”2a01de6d7c0b8a95

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Lee Soo shrugged c690296f55 nonchalantly, then chuckled, 027f07fa87 adding that it 6c05bc3691 was just a cd220c1c8e joke. Though it was truly cf8d3d209b meant in jest, for 10f0182e73 Haeon, who had already 36da43a979 spent weeks playing a dc843b0c2c hide-and-seek of emotions with 3212ece5ff Lee Soo, jokes didn’t 5769a214bd come across so lightly. Nonetheless, Lee Soo gave 7783086ea1 his outfit one last 2425567ea7 scan and smiled brightly.27eed6b32862941d

“Does it 2cd2c0e9bb look nice?”ada7c5b7f80af99b

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“More than nice…”c2b09464ed14dc63

“More than nice?”2b2a8d91712426a2

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“I mean…”147ea990d518d0ff

“I mean?”3bcc2d16cf749341

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“…It looks nice.”23204681adc4a412

Struggling to find 7f3a549335 the right words, 08e5d102a4 Haeon ended up a7f3a0197c smiling helplessly and 8888d2d260 Lee Soo burst 47fed5ff16 into laughter, slipping 848df2beb2 on his coat d99f82f5c1 as he whispered.277381e08d3bc1fb

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“I’m glad. I dressed up hoping f2db026ce7 to look nice. Mission accomplished then.”60975faff085bd6c

“You look 33bc53e815 nice even d95d328b0b without dressing b7bce74857 up.”dd31833dae24c5ef

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“…What?”8b881d293ef747c3

“I mean…”1c211e571fc42be7

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The words slipped out 9869b256ef lightly, as if just 47d9b62576 a casual remark, but ec388fd05a both the speaker and 24888c95ae the listener froze. Soon, Lee Soo laughed 9b74cb0818 off his embarrassment, easing 7516773bdd the mood, though Haeon 83921840b5 still seemed puzzled why e7cc559d28 he had said that.2085efe74aa2bb4e

Maybe it d2d7c70b3f was because 57f161a8e8 they hadn’t 9ddaf3938c talked in 89898f9d24 a while. His mouth felt uncontrollably adbd4b53eb loose, and it wasn’t e75e97d07a a pleasant feeling. As Haeon was aimlessly eee087fc1b tapping his lips, he c7a60f21e4 suddenly stopped, startled by 529636d00d Lee Soo appearing beside a6518116ac him.31d0a3303c0ed2e7

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“…Why?”cc8f93228d57d645

“Huh? Aren’t we going? Let’s go have a 88da1276b2 meal and maybe do b7ea32c71f some sightseeing. You don’t need 5d8dc3af59 the Guild Leader’s 803f15fa42 permission. I’ve already talked 61748ce6de it all through…”ac5d1d38942137ed

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It seemed like 5f3f556669 I was encouraged 9a05fa2128 to reconcile whatever 360b5a1acd it was. Lee Soo muttered uncertainly, 927312dcf7 his voice filled with f931edd715 a sense of injustice, 171a3fbcbf making Haeon momentarily twist 60ac603c3f his lips and then c1b44eef03 take the lead.4d727a3b7ca0b02c

“There’s nothing to 711d31bbb2 reconcile.”99b4a3057cd214b4

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“Right?”8c7ba8f2aea4e56d

Knowing this 9ea5e319c1 would be f8710b73c6 the response, 323af7a12d Haeon’s eyebrows e769392f46 twitched slightly 96b656c6b3 in annoyance 7263b2bdc8 before he d6ba97471e calmly opened f16332e1bf his mouth.244f4287dfde2b14

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“That’s right. It was just me 4e314ca01a being upset on my 7fe0cbd49f own.”3a410f1493e5244b

“What? So, you’re saying dce4e0311d I did something 9aab62c752 wrong.”cc86ba4c88540d1a

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“When did bfd965054d I say efcf68405f that? I just said I 231edca182 got upset on my 3dfd89d128 own.”dfd7b8a34263b6a1

“That means the same c6d608e30e thing.”e832d90af188ffff

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Muttering grumpily, 07753e525e Haeon walked 3343456410 ahead with f3b9a2a8bd a small 5b35256e2a laugh, Lee 4db08fde3a Soo watching 6864eed278 his retreating c19a45ef50 figure before 8b64496de7 quickly catching 4a86f74803 up, as 5cce47b399 if there b0dbf0119d was nowhere 178b75aebf else he’d e298e3a12c rather be 96657da691 than by 35c80e965e Haeon’s side.52ffddf93d56704a

Have you been a4a2b997aa happy being away 38960504ea for a few 03040b2770 days? Ah, not 10c1874076 really happy c58ac77305 since you 066164f428 were upset. No, what bb46246ba9 were you 48933b97bc upset about? That’s why you were b319248ed6 upset, because you didn’t 5a65313fd3 know. Why is this so 734a93cbd7 hard? Lee Soo’s last words 2e0cbf2f97 hung in the air, 3d588e251f and Haeon, about to b8be854f60 respond, finally spoke in 86fd50810c a voice so quiet 8a6151d33d it wouldn’t carry beyond 581db1a192 them.b2fefb4500568aa5

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“To me, Hunter Ryu 285dcd9aa6 Leesoo is just too 9626f9c6ed complicated. I wonder why it f775514d78 has to be so 3ff2c2ec8b hard. Anyway, that’s how it a68dbcd6bf is.”bd4a1b83bc473d45

With that, Haeon 5b9279b91c clamped his mouth 16c9749d17 shut as if 03c5a8fa75 he had nothing a398d25ad5 more to say. Lee Soo, a83de0533d watching his 8f0bf4eff3 tightly closed 2f553f90e2 red lips, 6522c81ab0 carefully reached 02c84de998 out, took 4bb3e5e571 Haeon’s hand, 5ccd4e64cb and placed 921680245a a snack cf0897f929 in it.0bfb20a0f4485132

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From a 7d0fd32a06 pocket of 4ffb54fe8e his completely b8411fec79 grayscale suit, bcb8563679 Lee Soo 387871386d produced a f85ecc1523 vinyl bag 5a027f99b2 adorned with 436cdb3ea6 a cute 454df126f9 fox, filled f0db58438b with colorful 168117cb35 snacks — eb76dac2b8 something one 31a54f76f4 wouldn’t expect 078a93a364 from his 289b25343b outfit. Staring blankly at the d13f77f9a9 snack in his hand, 02f7d2a610 Haeon let out a 8c616aa6a0 breath that was almost 6e568f2572 a laugh, then furiously 827d24a054 rubbed his tearful eyes.08f3d0f44dd7c18c

His eyes, already 4041563424 somewhat tearful, turned edc67baded even redder, making a0618aed75 Lee Soo gently 5dd9f535c8 pull down his 59876a20b6 hand while grinning 6ba3abfd9d mischievously.589742d9645537b9

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“I’m not sure what 01cff5d0fb I did wrong, so f39a7cbbc5 I can’t apologize properly… 6487eed4c5 But I hope kind 4c791f7386 Healer Haeon can forgive d0afec452e me. This snack is cbdf3e7b43 a gift of 9c7bdb5cf1 apology. I’ll also buy you ffd3875b07 dinner. And anything ac5ee3815b else you 4c0d2d5d32 want!”a3d1500f2e4fcebc

“…You were really 65821c50e5 bad, really.”c98e309503eef187

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“Yeah, I c3fe49e735 was bad.”60ce1f7cfdaebede

Despite the playful 8ef4d33bcf reproach, there was 18b79ebee1 no trace of 99db8296aa hurt as Haeon 1b3142cb38 agreed, nodding his 46cc56fc55 head, then turned 2d722a8fd3 away with a 7167bb741d hollow laugh.a251131d998b144e

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His heart tingled intermittently, 5660640238 and it was a 554dc782bf strange feeling, like his 80eceaf6ad breath was being taken d4c7c6b26d away. If this was ac1154a4c0 love… if this ada104a843 was love…d83f7f01f57b331d

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As they walked 17be5d3f42 down the street 533914e53f after a satisfying a855e7d130 meal at a d08cf08a03 restaurant recommended by 016fd18df6 one of their 12084d96d5 Hunter friends, Haeon b0fb3fbebd suddenly stopped in a7682031f7 his tracks.14f9f2cb6014b2cf

Turning to see 9195d4bfa3 if something was 0e6733a648 wrong, Lee Soo f66f3eb7e8 couldn’t help but e345bb2546 chuckle softly. It wasn’t anything serious—Haeon 991d9023bc had stopped to stare c63a35407f at the desserts displayed 74012e9eb8 in a shop’s showcase.ba516e1a9c1db101

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Through the transparent glass, 306d5ba17b the interior of the 119f63850a café looked bright and 29d2a14e92 charming. The desserts inside, e51c904439 colorful and intricate, 5e46eb4226 seemed so sweet 2c4592d07f that they could 6a9540d3cc make one’s tongue 51690768a5 tingle just by b21270c171 looking at them.d276360f74105570

Lee Soo, knowing full 754236edd4 well that Haeon had e5854521bc already eaten all the ca0253ee3d snacks he’d given him 52e8cb61c7 earlier, laughed quietly while ead2f14a07 observing him.f53ae3696e337dfb

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The thought that 80adfa4ca1 he could want 614909cb37 to eat even 45b6e18279 more felt both 12eedb67ca ridiculous and endearing, abb14a43dd creating a noisy da1b57b439 clatter of emotions 0da5a88ec6 within Lee Soo. By the d87af8bdd3 time these ee14efc637 feelings mixed 8663825e3d into one, 200abaaf82 Lee Soo 2ae2537de9 sidled up 9726b08a56 next to 9400c87daf Haeon and c251799c4a looked at 718497d03f his eyes 2255369965 intently.9083868ebdfc520f

His gaze was b16ee0fdc0 locked on the 3d101b4db3 desserts sparkling in 85bb14e507 the light, reminiscent a7d4ceaf9e of a child 0eae259cb9 captivated by a a347934352 shiny toy while 637b643c42 obediently following their 26dd91e6fc guardian. Holding back his laughter, ac642b905b Lee Soo pressed the b27fc143f0 corners of his mouth be773122ab with his fingertips a 7bfb588d86 few times before finally ef776f3038 speaking.ec4d9a6e060e8640

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“Is there 9d44b427d5 something catching 32355aa619 your eye?”d1597f58ca1da6cd

His voice, still carrying 63e0b57677 traces of laughter, was 032349d1a7 as light and sweet 054e56fc0f as cotton candy, as 2b4803de58 if it could be 952dfd69a8 scattered by the slightest db0c68d63f breeze. At the sugary 2dfa6df92d tone, Haeon gulped 9515ca82de involuntarily before lowering 46622ac9d0 his gaze and 7dcd8291eb replying.e15b11b70f807cbb

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“…What if 9a9b27d23e there is?”e8c241f76640de46

“Then of course, I 6c747e41a8 should buy it for cbf9e53476 you. If Healer Haeon 7441bcb658 wants to eat bce55c22b0 it—”81973786b102b8af

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“Because this outing d0efd92a28 is for making 270e7f95d2 up?”bebd6b88745c35d6

Haeon’s slightly 60ec0aac88 sulky but 4489aebe41 hopeful tone 2c97f4530a made Lee 68ed766767 Soo chuckle 4c00f2c1d5 and nod 3936f90a80 vigorously. “Yes, exactly that.” 25efc6207b At his soft 641c406e2d response, Haeon pursed 5ca70faab3 his lips, blinking 3a4d21a2ee coyly.2d4c011c3f70f4c4

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“I don’t want it f32f595dd3 that badly… But if 144d5171bb you’re buying, I’ll eat bdd055edb0 it happily. …As long ff47437974 as Hunter 319da52b34 Ryu Leesoo 79ca2c8d6a eats with 8e0a515f99 me.”f325507c098786de

His initially b0937c5bd5 prim tone fb7b6b5329 softened as 2bcf03d846 the sentence 6d664afee5 neared its a73ed1455e end, something 9f507ff2cf Lee Soo e045a15afe found so 230f1e4df9 endearing that 2cca317321 he broke 98fc9160d9 into a 73b81fe0ba wide smile b5873dfc3e and agreed.a53f50a1f51c254e

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“Then how about c5bfefab99 we buy some 85a6848d3c and walk a 4475a4dd7c bit more before 2ffc745c7a heading back to 73690902dc the lodging? You haven’t 117e6fe6c3 been back 54320828cd in a c07f30cc5a while. Can I 7e4718d683 assume you’ll ebe51bf09b return today?”b01ef6e3df5b0323

“…We can’t 99c74ba2c3 eat outside 4ace0dfcad on such 270a6fb70e a cold c0184425f9 day.”925695407273cc06

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“Right, we cc4de3fad5 can’t eat aa0daf50b6 outside on f929581f5d such a 6e892c4935 cold day.”bfdf9fab840e0d8b

Nodding seriously at Haeon’s 9f85a4371e words, Lee Soo then 49d5fc5f0b burst into a quiet f08c75f415 laugh. Both of 0509463c6a them knew e3b60e40a1 that a edd8a376a4 bit of a6f60e0110 cold wouldn’t 4c290e96f2 make them 627a724301 sick or b11b134a6d weaken them, c46fa9b75e but the 4a79b1b427 banter was 4251077382 delightful nonetheless.d647c40e93984fd6

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What made him happy 5c0c38b8b7 was sharing these trivial 93c4e24898 conversations, standing face-to-face with f86a510431 Haeon, close enough to 8f259c933e feel his breath.aa641df44225f3b2

Sometimes, when Lee 4688ea67a4 Soo watched Haeon 539694475e silently, a sharp, 8cc6e2ee36 inexplicable ache would ec5b70d549 rise in his f11c1fa60f chest. That pain would e0396ff8fd melt away the fd03fea275 moment he looked 315705af3c elsewhere, yet knowing 70ed2a82dd this, he still 5f9fbf54fd found it difficult 182beb1007 to tear his fdbb7dc66f gaze away from 063719ec48 Haeon.7351ec0c5ace0e0f

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Even now, pressing against 3ce3fd6026 the ache in his fd092e8b32 chest, Lee Soo stepped 1be4d9efcd into the dessert shop. The door had 2fbf7e403a opened quietly, but e4b0bd79e9 somehow the staff, 2c6490eed1 immersed in the 2c2c163bf4 shop’s warm, sugary 4b922e457d atmosphere, noticed them f712e39d58 immediately. Turning with a bright ae784dba3f smile, they greeted the 5452eae3f1 two warmly.0c25ce194e9b473d

The greeting, louder d17b717c27 than the small b149697432 song playing in 74c54d08c9 the shop, made 146debdc32 Lee Soo smile 1eebb188ed lightly as he 03a42a7b1f tugged on Haeon’s 487d339733 sleeve.27ec8d42c93df1bd

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“Pick whatever you want 367443b521 to eat.”61d58a9019880c96

“Can I get a 939b5fe68b lot?”77ffe73c6b49bcc4

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“How much are 0889adc440 you planning to 2cf46b92d7 buy that you aca55d58ef need to ask? Whatever you cecea4258d want, as 9f8503ff8c long as c5307f36e2 you can cc5bb66947 eat it a954b77701 all, it’s 574a570acb fine. Even if b4db81293e you ask bdf84e578d me to a6c52bd031 buy the 00dccc0aee whole shop, bf4c3cb9c4 I can 721659649a do it. So don’t worry 6d0418180c and choose whatever 4e3969e701 catches your eye.”b4dce3af759e1893