SMFC | Chapter 53

A few words 469f40c8a1 of gratitude and 132a1304f2 a promise to 77cb04397b be happy. That was enough for 25f3594a03 Lee Soo, and it 4a7b0a32f3 would continue to be 39980b3776 enough.3d5ab43a6346a2d4

Reflecting on his thoughts, Lee Soo drifted back to sleep. It was still late, and it didn’t take long for Lee Soo, who hadn’t had enough rest, to fall asleep again.36cb850575557c0e

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How many hours had passed like that? It felt like only a few minutes, but Lee Soo, who had slept briefly and deeply, was staring at the laptop screen with a blank expression. From his face, he looked like someone who hadn’t slept at all, as if he had been up for days, selling his sanity somewhere.1c4d1dffdb078c59

With a dazed face, 1a1f683d48 Lee Soo moved the 7daad5b27e mouse to fast-forward the 77c808d17d movie. After repeatedly 2afd29a9ab watching, fast-forwarding, ab46b19cd7 watching, and c9728fa6cb fast-forwarding again, 791b66e814 Lee Soo 2351629112 let out 49d35c2c74 a hollow be8d7f7c82 sigh and 3d05eb4253 covered his 4831627b50 mouth with 309976e758 his palm.b7e23442258f9bf9

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Neither in the part he watched before sleeping nor in the part that played while he was asleep did the words “I love you” appear.d707b015daaa2ff5

The confession of “I love you,” unlike the kiss, was entirely a product of Lee Soo’s imagination.e058c9ee993e1e16

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Crazy. He must be crazy. Why did he make Haeon say a line like “I love you,” which he couldn’t even pinpoint where it came from!566cd42545ddf1e7

Lee Soo tugged at his hair until his scalp tingled, groaning. If Haeon had seen him, he would have been startled by the self-destructive behavior, but Lee Soo himself wasn’t thinking anything of it.63f1d97f291200a4

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The pain didn’t register as pain, and ever since he entered this body, his concern for his own safety had inexplicably plummeted.312c9b147314702f

Even now, Lee Soo was staring blankly into space with shocked eyes, as if he couldn’t feel the tingling in his scalp.94781872c0001d44

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Lee Soo often acted as if dying was a given for him. Of course, it was a given. People naturally die, and “Ryu Leesoo” died quickly in the original story. But even considering that, his attitude was one of having nothing to regret.652785f3eb82fa70

He didn’t view death negatively but accepted it as natural. He seemed like someone who wouldn’t regret anything as long as he could achieve protecting Haeon.f44677e13d2571f4

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He dreamt of Haeon again. This time, the dream wasn’t strange, but Lee Soo couldn’t understand the situation. Isn’t a dream supposed to reflect the subconscious?4111c41f86d6e40e

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So Lee Soo couldn’t understand the dream where he and Haeon appeared in hanbok.dff93837e2ee44ae

The fact that it was hanbok, not any other clothing, was intriguing. On top of that, they appeared older than they currently were. He was smiling brightly, alive and breathing, and Haeon wore a gentle smile he couldn’t possibly have now.e255a40ecc5f3f9d

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What kind 9cf842c09f of subconscious e4dc7f6a50 was being acef07eef9 reflected? Did he want 9ae11e17f0 to survive healthily 8a84445bfe and go to 484214a906 a hanok village 04021bc0b3 to rent hanbok ae6c27cbdb and have fun?883a9d9a18e28e95

What a 0a2a53b926 strange dream.c7a4840b573b954a

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That’s what he thought until the dream gradually gained more detail, and he could hear their conversations, see their expressions clearly, and eventually feel their body heat.bd40fe2fcf66854c

And in the most recent problematic dream, “Haeon” said to “Lee Soo”:e55306b816559202

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“If there really is such a thing as eternity, I’d gladly offer it, so please take it.”3b474948b51946ca

He asked to be b516de7979 allowed to offer it 5ed87a7a3b if eternity existed.0ffa8b7f8f01eed2

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Lee Soo watched that ced1b5f68f scene with a face e675a9f36d that looked like he 73c8bf5bc0 might suffocate and die, d64b24ad7f then suddenly woke up. His pale hands 9823b738f9 were pressing hard cbca2114b3 on his neck. On, who 2b4e9f9b07 was sitting 93a63ec51e on his 3542459f41 stomach in 43d4e0e60f his true 7e1e095111 form, let 3c6162e163 out a ea26276840 small sigh 18df482877 with a dbb13ed760 subtle expression 1eba254a7d and then 3fe09aa142 dissipated.5ae6977bae32c84c

[On: Be careful, Soo.]

The words he left 28f0ea6b75 before disappearing appeared in 10b9e94bff the system window, which c2df94b2f8 gradually faded. What was that? It was strange. Thinking something might have 85e0a4b5a6 gotten into his eyes, 6617094f85 Lee Soo rubbed them 5e79447461 and realized.c19290b353ca2b0c

Whether it was because he had been strangling himself or for some other reason, he didn’t know….1f6f4cb287a8d3c5

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But strangely, 5f9092d5be tears kept df614ca31f flowing.3482780ed650bc73

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It felt like 21ff0d0b6c the world was b7f89f4472 going crazy.08cbe1f22fe0f98b

As soon as the news of Haeon’s succession was announced, much earlier than in the original story, incidents erupted as if they had been waiting. To describe Lee Soo’s busy days of trying to stitch his tattered life back to normal in one sentence, it was exactly that. If his life were a novel, it seemed like there wouldn’t be a side where incidents didn’t occur.b4fa022bce5da461

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Really, it felt like the world was going crazy. Otherwise, life couldn’t be this harsh. Even Lee Soo, who was willing to sacrifice himself to protect his daily life from the series of incidents, thought, “At this rate, it’s not just about daily life. I might just die from overwork.” The highlight of his chaotic life was… when the damned elders started with the idea of verifying Haeon’s abilities more thoroughly—Lee Soo had stomped his foot at this point, wondering what more they needed to verify.398ac601aae5585b

One day, Eve asked Haeon, who was gradually increasing his workload and returning to his usual routine, to come to the guild for a while. Curious about what was going on and having had a restless night, Lee Soo insisted on following him to the guild, where he waited anxiously in Haeon’s office.e0c6cef532a5b094

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When Haeon returned to the office after the meeting, he seemed bewildered but not particularly upset. Lee Soo immediately asked what was going on, and Haeon said, “The elders want me to raid a dungeon alone to verify my abilities.” And that was already a week ago.6791d4056251b5e6

They had given him a week to prepare. Today was the day Haeon had to enter the dungeon alone. While Lee Soo trusted Haeon’s abilities and mental strength, he couldn’t shake the feeling of leaving a child alone by the water. In the end, he stayed up all night making talismans and items, which he handed over to Haeon.e53ac0a69895a07d

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At first, Haeon accepted Lee Soo’s concerns and the items derived from them quietly, understanding his anxiety. But he was taken aback by the endless stream of items.582695aa5dfea56b

“…Don’t you think this is too much?”abe6430bed8746f5

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“What’s too much? It’s not like you’re retiring after this dungeon. If there’s any left, use it later!”530cde60e3079cdf

Why not just accept it? Looking at him with clear eyes as if asking why he couldn’t just take it, Haeon couldn’t bring himself to say no and sighed deeply, waiting patiently until Lee Soo was satisfied.2bc2137fabbbde77

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After transferring all the prepared talismans and items from his inventory to Haeon’s, like a small animal gathering food for winter, Lee Soo was finally satisfied. Haeon, who usually kept his inventory organized and couldn’t understand why some awakened ones asked to expand it daily, found himself agreeing with them for the first time as his inventory was packed.3e3dd4b7b865541f

Even as he smiled contentedly, Lee Soo’s eyebrows drooped with anxiety, creating a peculiar expression. Haeon, looking at him with an incredulous face, scanned the items in his inventory. He had received literally everything from Lee Soo, and he planned to remove any duplicates. Then Haeon noticed the talismans Lee Soo had mentioned might be needed someday and narrowed his eyes.a4a76cc0790ea002

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The situation had been too urgent to delve into details, but as he stared at the talismans, he felt something was off. Lee Soo, noticing this, asked if there was a problem. Seeing his pale face filled with worry, Haeon couldn’t bring himself to ask if he knew the future or anything like that.85d1a2810942a20d

He simply shook 043c5b3dff his head, saying 6ba7396ecc it was nothing, 2c636f8c7c and looked at c63b44a338 Lee Soo, who edea6eff8c was smiling with af96bf538f fatigue, before slowly 6ab67767f8 reaching out to 77b5b2a49b gently pat his 3813d6f547 head.d73f3242c2a81212

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“Don’t worry too much. I’m not without skills.”c6003ca2dc990e27

“Of course, I trust Healer Haeon’s skills! It’s just, I don’t trust the elders.”ede26bbc77e50ae6

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Even though he 5819bd0df0 only mentioned lacking c02cadcf48 skills, Lee Soo 5e8c4fc7ac shouted as if 80ee3255a4 Haeon had said afba7ecc7e he was unskilled, 4687cb410a adding his words b924c050ab hesitantly and squinting 4b371dd694 his eyes. Haeon, who was about 1b8e10129a to agree without thinking, 74be8e1069 realized that would only 9b7f8c3aca make Lee Soo more 1c62a1c351 downcast, so he just 0e0f3020fd smiled.2b136fe26b2dbfd8

“I can’t say it’ll be okay, but I won’t get too hurt. The more Hunter Ryu Leesoo worries, the more anxious I become.”7cc53e8f8278e829

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Looking at Haeon’s calm face, Lee Soo, who had been watching with a complicated expression, relaxed his face and nodded slowly as Haeon asked him to just wish him well.059a03e327bd3b28

“Have a safe trip.”41cfd809c172f38b

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Whether Haeon’s words were empty to reassure him or spoken with genuine confidence, Lee Soo didn’t know. But knowing that Haeon said it for his sake, Lee Soo answered quietly, hiding his hands behind his back and clenching his fists tightly.643e169a664af2de

With enough force to leave nail marks on his palms, Lee Soo smiled faintly and gazed at Haeon. He couldn’t say that he was anxious because he remembered the first danger Haeon faced in the book. Regardless of how much Haeon liked him these days, saying something like that would only make him sound crazy to anyone.b9694726c242d18a

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Still, because Haeon 28642304f1 had moved cleverly 9690a71880 and attracted a d17e295b41 lot of attention 2bddceac84 instead of staying 647a9ad08a silent when people b4abc08548 criticized him, Lee d3e36c68e5 Soo wondered if 3fce537875 the first life-threatening 6ca604d9fa danger would really 9680dbea00 occur. But when it came 1958266a52 to matters related to 7986802ae6 Haeon, Lee Soo became 749c332dda endlessly cautious and suspicious.d2f80a2c5d05dfd6

Because of 167ff95f6d that, his c9af5d4396 small head 52d51e684a was filled c27c28bf99 with all f0d950657f sorts of 157e4f59d5 thoughts about 4a44f97221 Haeon. And having seen Lee 3e64f0be4a Soo worry more than 45813576fd him, who had to c1eeef0ab8 enter the dungeon alone, 368dac3d20 for a whole week, bcf4f286bf Haeon was rather calm.4eadc6c3a1a339f6

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Ironically, the calmness that c3ef18c365 continued even after entering bdd581e064 the dungeon was,66aa61ad04ca868f

“…Did they give me a dungeon where healing doesn’t work, expecting me to clear it now?”d17fa819f34f0ecf

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completely shattered when 407fcaaad5 the information, which 9fbee4c0a7 had been blocked a885fc32e2 until just before 8ab2e5d135 entering the dungeon, 1528671575 was finally provided.e1b48353a56cd637