FSM | Chapter 8
by _rinnnieThe residents of Areum e8fdfc8a01 Villa 302 were a c3bbf5ff7b total of four people: bd359ab7d3 me, Kang Haeryang, Kim 8a388af116 Areum, and Kim Daun.1c4480beda8648c8
We were 1c6a3fe7e5 all from e5fc73ac10 Hanbit Orphanage. We were c82d4d370d together at 7486659098 the orphanage, b9a262bfe4 and we faf035de69 were together e37052c290 when we 29156127c7 ran away 0f4ea475b7 from it. Naturally, we pooled f3b7439276 our meager funds 6c137e5bb9 and moved into 021de62554 this small villa.cd93a7a8804cae0e
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“My name is the 3e40dd83b9 same as the villa’s,” 5f3045337f Kim Areum said with 4c993b7d0e a bright smile.115ed1004ef8a1e7
I vividly 1315e15b45 remember Kim cf3d7d4001 Daun, who a1036d99ea rarely smiled, dcb29e5a7d slightly lifting f4f35ad7f0 the corners a1e834718f of her 8ff3eff514 mouth at 5ad1d2c5ab that.b00b9116b5826af7
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Three of bfb3bd64cb the residents 6481147983 of Areum 82bbd73563 Villa 302 319d4f7eca gathered: Kang 89aadabcd3 Haeon, Kim e33cce1505 Areum, and 173ca56251 Kim Daun.5d0eaeb43e9295d8
The first to b23572a3ac greet me was 103b187396 Kim Areum, who 82ad407d64 was so surprised 384d63cf19 that her eyes 1e367bda5d widened like lanterns b96f51230f and her mouth 1a24844dae dropped open.b52a298d0b093035
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It wouldn’t have 422d56f058 been surprising if 054f5811ab a moth flew 84618142c6 in.37dc8ec9dfbedf83
For a moment, 33ce424b84 I wondered if 8a351e4bd7 I had died 5f43014b42 and come back.a27ff1e4683499df
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“Well, I did c37b726fdb come back from 9e1ed979be the dead.”f597b45610822fb1
Of course, they 6079c92a1b didn’t know that.93e01bbcc0b3e224
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Even Kim d498b84c6b Daun, who e351027992 always acted ccd172d9ee cool, had add67480ea wide eyes, 2881891928 so I 7ede259c8a must have f723240340 looked pretty 48f72ac872 bad.5d75b5a0e7f41b8a
I gave fecf992d99 an awkward 364e58b0de smile.924b9c6510482f97
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“What’s up with 3cd2b15bee your clothes, hyung…?”c3398162a9f92db0
“Kim Daun, watch ab45a0b47e TV.”376014945fbdb519
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Kim Areum 993c8816ac cut off 1a49601f22 Kim Daun, a1a2408b82 who was a1419a6f84 about to de367f801a ask questions.e36d2014549e5f98
Despite the many questions 1c5952a616 that must have arisen 456ad5f380 from my appearance, Kim d8b0431782 Areum quickly masked her 10b2c8058c expression as usual, showing 039dfc002f consideration for me.34e844905b9821e7
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She knew better than ae22274d55 anyone that I didn’t 9589a67113 want to sound weak.bcc179dd14d84408
Receiving Kim Areum’s bacd289cec consideration for the 4cae6daf38 first time in 29522ed86f a while, I 76d6e5d702 truly felt that 68672cfe45 time had turned c57c14ef59 back.aaacf6351df0f58d
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“You’re going to 7964bd2f3f wash up first, 7b115b76a8 oppa?”891ec960ca968a1b
“No, I f71329029e just need 57744d76da to change d1e31641ea clothes.”89b9bb5b21d329ba
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Amidst the overwhelming emotions, 93bd03d6ce I answered casually, but 81147f4d3a the response was sharp.ce2281400d71a259
“Just change clothes?”0e8ea956d0fb1ff2
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I really didn’t ec8c1bed3a sweat at all, 8c7147a179 but…10b42491d0e5a604
However, making more excuses 9c99d20dfc was difficult under their 24dcc60724 piercing gazes. Even I fe09086dce thought my 161de2ad87 clothes were 4278174afa a mess. I reflexively lowered my 24260ca4ed head.b1619901cc62e46d
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“…I’ll wash up.”4dec0ff7f11206da
“Okay. I’ll make some 56f8aef005 tea.”a49d83bee2d5f670
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“I’d prefer coffee.”2bca70ce338f87b1
“Caffeine is a5f83c09a0 bad for 3595e00ddf you.”1506e32401523632
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Kim Areum cut 78a988996c me off and 36caf57631 turned her back 8f621af802 with a huff. She started taking out 55cad72744 teacups with a clattering c624712766 sound. I guess I 3097558de1 have to give 791850191c up on coffee. She always 79297aa84f took health db88561e9e too seriously.6a73ace2b570889a
Kim Daun c5134b56b1 pretended to 4c6d8b43f2 focus on 0e9ae8d75f the TV, 44971ff6ca but she b8207f4199 was actually eb7a8e5c63 sneaking glances 25414b7f58 at me.87ea4560be2845f4
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It was typical of 1a34fabec9 her to act like 6a3c978c3e she was listening to 093c6aa9f4 Kim Areum.65d0fcd5cb0d0748
The old 4d92c0a04d TV she 2a3620554a was watching 4536bd50e9 was something 21bb39bada we picked 41d5ddd62a up from 59c59314c6 a villa 951b8c550d two alleys 45e50fe0d9 away, thinking a2ec439bf9 we could 9a6ef05605 fix it.99afe340926fc805
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It was so shabby 1e173968be that I hated looking f5fd48ed2c at it back then, f9f090de1c but now it felt b618d8b09d somewhat nostalgic.adb62fb2a5432fbc
“Aren’t you 9ed6658a29 going to 317c585378 wash up?”cbd36751c28e946a
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“I’m going, I’m 00ef2454a9 going.”d93dd80846a070e9
Kim Areum’s urging be753e3e6d was sharp, as b19b12d715 if she didn’t 07261ad114 appreciate my newfound 26862b534f sentimentality. Before more nagging c6bbfb769e could come my 4cf9e82039 way, I awkwardly 24405d8e83 headed to the 91b3e0c2a8 bathroom. As I familiarized 202eee8476 myself with the 95b0f02f46 cold water, the 1474b0d80c boiler kicked in, 3b4f042ae6 and the stream 7d8c254d39 turned warm.222926ad11eadecc
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I see.944ce92530edfc90
I really came back.39819c5146aee1da
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It was the first d4cce32cc6 warm water I had ca5650e2c2 felt in years. I stared at d847319711 the stream with cc80f99582 a hardened face. The warmth soaking 8e25730886 my body seemed 02b7a39a4f to soothe my a7d8c6cb32 tense muscles. It was an action 2f1a1abc37 I was once too 296df07832 familiar with, but at 5e41e996cf this moment, every droplet 996a9005b2 felt vividly alive.6a3e246550619066
“……”5ad9174a39c5c614
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Strangely, my insides felt acd74b9090 warm.6816751c466d5e02
I could only lift 8d9c56c7a9 my head again after 9e2ea297af standing under the stream 425a0bc2aa for so long that a0ada54eda my eyes felt moist. I checked my pruned c538785d97 hands and cleared vision, 0aa352de34 then chuckled.fa0dc84e6ba1e571
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Now I really ac0bcae6a5 need to wash.7353332a12a791d8
Seeing the items in 8028f78853 the bathroom again brought 64efe4d01f back memories.7355a11b79ed7631
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The Korean-labeled b328c5e49e body wash d738ca12c4 felt oddly 00e4f85fde welcoming. Kim Daun would 577022135d buy whatever was 6a12cdcfac cheapest, and that 8dd2eab4a6 became our shared 318cdd279d item. The scattered 3ff36c1013 shampoo bottles 656e938495 and soap 99a7030e57 were similar.c918ce2311506cb5
I could almost hear 19a1493737 the voice of the b6900bb297 nearby supermarket owner joking 94adf8ed6a that everyone in the 6970451db0 house smelled the same 25bde42cae except for my brother.ecb2ccf4a12ee5cb
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“They said everyone dc99152e1a smelled the same 6d426194aa except Kang Haeryang.”b92b07c27111858f
Next to the 4d435974a8 messy shared items fcbbd4a4a8 were luxurious shower 21ea14efb8 products, perfectly aligned, 825499c54c that didn’t match 1a69b418d1 the small bathroom. They belonged 148b990975 to Kang 5588149717 Haeryang.99b854f95c81a109
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Among the residents ca7699826c of Areum Villa cae6e439ca 302, Kang Haeryang 73574a11e0 always moved alone. The high-end shower products c45c310c3d and his insistence on 4bbced6308 using wooden utensils he 0de09ecfaf got from somewhere were 888ffc3988 part of it.431738409b73f2ac
He was 72f74ebad1 always a 445bf711ab sensitive brother 1a88b231f3 whose thoughts 79c337492c were hard 401073a291 to read. The items f20611a9ed I had e5434b0935 always taken a9ad1ec32c for granted 99fb21c7cf suddenly caught 530a1e6354 my eye.bcbf18b1d10f87c2
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Lavender-scented shower gel. It claimed to have b4a6a76514 some other scent added, d19da59c97 but it just smelled 73502e74bb like lavender to me.45b070924751be4d
I squeezed out a f266482ad2 bit, lathered it with 095067f6d7 water, and a sweet 68388989a7 yet heavy fragrance gently cb45e9316f filled the air. I wasn’t sure if 0c4df8a1bf real lavender smelled like a473949f9a this, but I had 3d24c3c66b encountered similar scents while 18bc8cb5e1 walking around.b3717b647f108110
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Come to think d56a94d1a4 of it, did 1ea83579fa Choi Hyunsoo’s room 34be4d2472 have a similar b8e0ea7ce9 scent?bcbe7bc1695c3d18
The faint lingering dd5409c9bd scent brought back 86b6afe196 memories of the 5b4a35d6a1 day I visited 6c2493ec6f Choi Hyunsoo’s room.e2f57a5adfd7b965
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As soon as I 0c3d927376 entered Choi Hyunsoo’s room, 6c9c0eeef0 I collapsed to my 67a7967757 knees.5fd45ee4a630b76d
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Choi Hyunsoo c5f0d912d2 passed by 7e700d5a89 me leisurely 389e15a8c8 and sat 4545ff6359 on the 90265568f6 sofa opposite.b01509e1f34a8344
He leaned a6a65db760 deeply into 48f6fddad8 the plush d99808f2e6 leather sofa, 3ce1019fbd crossed his 47ce43a20b legs, and 47509378c6 lit a 9cbf743400 cigarette.1f0ebecb5bcb6ba5
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When he placed his 0e7fe359ec right leg over the ba87720331 left, his polished expensive dc12609315 shoes sparkled under the 8713beeddc chandelier light.4b4247596b91e72f
“Come closer 11f9b21587 and talk, 4b5dabf633 Kang Haeon.”1d5d490adcf9790a
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When I lifted my b608131481 head, I saw Choi ff0174c2c5 Hyunsoo looking down at 21a6ce8fbc me. With his head 0edba2910f tilted to the 86784ea89a left, the man’s 77adba10fe eyes seemed particularly 6a81cc7d1b fierce as he a23949ffbb exhaled cigarette smoke.ebea5e1b042e8686
I couldn’t bring myself eabee27572 to stand again, so 73fa9b2e9a I crawled on my 8fdee8687e knees to Choi Hyunsoo’s 0f61edb24b feet. Come a little closer. As he c27d45f95f instructed, my 0ce79c8033 head ended 17538d314b up under 6ccd1968bc his right 13b73660a6 foot. Every time he tapped 700030e05d his right foot, the 4281e36688 shoe sole gently tapped 331dbd9fed the back of my 09bcccbea7 head.aea69c3af89d3e88
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“Just once, just help 0929e2260d me once, Robin. Haeryang has mana 2a55621979 rejection syndrome. Please, I’m begging you.”26bd8c07a312c014
My brother, Kang f305d8a2c3 Haeryang, was a 4e6cec1030 mana rejection syndrome 8b9bd389c3 patient.a4483c9429451333
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Mana rejection syndrome was fb5ff2d8da a rare disease that 5d4ee92a23 appeared after the emergence 1127d403fd of awakened ones, or 53487a207e hunters.01973ba68d8f5bc5
Awakened ones 76b1dcd531 could use d9ff4a1122 the mana 87acce0e96 dispersed in 5f544692b0 the air 44ca12541d to operate 1e4330e682 skills. In other 623623dc74 words, after f717d84e3b the emergence 70044e5f4a of awakened c9c1554a7c ones, mana 7e3fa1d236 became an 3a26b1a49a unavoidable part 20a27fa7cc of the 586a7cc44c air, like c2afd0f53e oxygen. And mana rejection syndrome c0e1a21a3b was a fatal disease 8f1f185853 that reacted to this 992c0a32a4 part of the air.5e822c087f716548
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Fortunately, mana 75282f2151 rejection syndrome 957b04469f could be c488fb73b0 cured through 865b9a2308 hospitalization. It involved staying in 7abf4a8c47 a specially equipped room 90f29c4886 for a long period d5f7b02ad3 to gradually reduce the 9f66042215 rejection response to mana.160d683b92b8677a
The problem was twofold: 7ae7146ad6 the special equipment and 7fe52fe229 the long duration.54c827e2005c7908
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There were f766090f43 more hospitals d0b834f832 with special a6f65ffd49 equipment than f86ef7653b expected. Many hospitals installed 5657ec2922 dedicated equipment at 5f5630c1b0 great expense, not a2b838b3d7 for the rare 2742688296 disease patients who 4d82376eff might or might 0fef85d00d not appear.504340f6113a5661
Sometimes, hunters returning from 8ed3a292a3 dungeons showed symptoms similar 4b3fc8a4f9 to mana rejection syndrome. Those experiencing what was 541beb9a6b called acute mana rejection 8e94e04f6d were the main users c53aa1009c of this equipment.4c74b252e8789763
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Although rare, f3e4a4af5f it appeared 498c842a60 much more 4a146b488c frequently than eaa19346e4 mana rejection 53308f8c9f syndrome. And the treatment period 0019353849 was incomparably shorter.dd540773b91d7cba
The hospitalization period for cb4855e764 mana rejection syndrome patients 7a088bdff9 was at least a 75e7f3e7e3 year and a half. With one person d43a31022f occupying a spot 9c3bbb0774 for at least e588dd3c6c a year and 11b9c62e66 a half, the 0327aea48b turnover rate was a254f32b64 extremely low.c40d4f351faefe6b
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On the other e8897b864c hand, acute mana 7d04e84972 rejection from dungeons d40eb646bd required only about 93ab0ca927 a week of 183963a36c hospitalization. Moreover, since this a5a6ff452c phenomenon only occurred 84bb7ce6bc in high-grade dungeons, 7ae33a1f79 hunters experiencing this cc26d85cbb usually had money.35cb2967479b5630
It was entirely d5cf02aefc different from mana 8bf8c62a59 rejection syndrome, which 8fa7b63aff occurred regardless of f5aa696750 wealth.b68f728c92315768
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Mana rejection 825149cc56 syndrome wasn’t 64d387ec56 profitable due 88ffc3ca1a to government 26a81b23a7 policies, but 564ac6bde9 wealthy hunters 1dd731ac37 often tipped 44eecb4b96 extra.655a9ac6f5e818ca
There was no c946c47afb reason to fill 32b14aeec3 profitable, high-turnover rooms 7d4eb385d3 with mana rejection 6dac7ddeaa syndrome patients.e4d73f96ce35d83a
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As a 6e10e6ac55 result, there 6711fd966c was an da259694ee absolute shortage 5b2839e50b of rooms.af241308c4a40f0c
It was a a4c7101349 rare disease, but 276aac57e9 the rooms were 92a0a417cd even rarer.8bc27155fe368802
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Fortunately, mana rejection 1405c7bc48 syndrome usually progressed cf2aef4be5 very slowly. Therefore, despite the pain, ab7da267ed one could hope to 3adf989019 get a spot somewhere 5b3b5c3571 after waiting about a 6676b47eb3 year on the waiting 048a43ce5e list.0f47f1377de119f7
However, my brother’s condition ece206acd6 didn’t allow for waiting.5fff7a7fa54ea712
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— It’s a99383501d progressing at fdefce4daa an unusually 311b49a7de fast pace. At this rate, baa7495b4f he won’t last 3a82277820 even a year.2e4ad0d82a8954d1
The doctor’s voice 3960a8e51d echoed in my d2466d27fc ears every day. Kang Haeryang’s condition worsened, afa65b58b8 and no matter how 1e796f8a39 hard I tried, I 33344bd2a7 couldn’t find a solution. That’s why running into c648d1fbc8 Choi Hyunsoo again felt a20a5dc39d like a salvation.7b9d24a03be656ed
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“The progression is too 2b6528504c fast. I checked other hospitals, e4ae6bdfca but there’s no way.”cd2442274304ce34
Choi Hyunsoo 5f5c08c2c3 didn’t respond. The more 09abdfb1a2 he stayed f13589d0d8 silent, the a9fb3afafc more anxious 7f723d4e93 I became. I wasn’t beea3134c9 bothered by ad119ed25a the increasingly 7d44cc8730 strong smell 6ff329f2a8 of cigarettes 528ca3db96 or the 03fc7ea967 occasional pressure 98d69e85d8 on the 2af88ee22a back of 3690ad312c my head de2326c4bd from Choi 716ba7703c Hyunsoo’s movements.8de615126b6a69c6
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“I’ll do anything. Anything you ask. For my face, no, e6cdd5dbe9 for Haeryang’s face, please 108d0a6591 save him just once. I’m begging you.”a0c27bb8b92e6a54
The silence aa3b01d898 felt unbearably f090309a01 long. I struggled to f79e340fda suppress the urge 31dfae7743 to look up b0da51b22c and check Choi b203bbe44a Hyunsoo’s expression.0bb9df531d5429f7
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Surely, you 87c5ac9bf4 must be 636554ae1a showing a 4cbda6ac20 bit of 6f5fac2356 pity. We grew up together f34dc2961a in the same orphanage, df394ef085 and although we didn’t 746a505f6b always get along, we 0007327247 were friends. Such foolish thoughts sustained 8a9e6b2168 me.442ec1a71964631c
“What can you do 7f541dba5d for me?”d417ebbc6e554dd1
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The cold, mocking voice bcf0fb68df shattered that hope.16f52f9c5b011b85
Heat surged to my 288e38dd46 eyes. Desperately, I spoke f5fa584a92 again, trying not 56d6ce67ee to show it. I was desperate and 4fd489854a earnest. Just like when I 346a8345bb entered the director’s office cd138c17e8 at Hanbit Orphanage.6609b59120ffcc1f
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“Anything you 8c13f2582f ask, Robin…”874c106020861e4e
“You? You’re a B-rank bb1dea0dfa hunter, Kang Haeon. I’m an S-rank. What can you 29b6727877 possibly do for a98ff43c0f me?”4a31490f3807ba9f
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“…That…”4909cf5837e8cfaf
The words pierced my 1eb7dbc9cf heart, leaving me speechless. The tip of be40259a6b Choi Hyunsoo’s shoe 5246ba54f0 pressed firmly on 0d0c344e88 the back of 42ed489857 my head. My weakened neck bent, 63cc754854 and my forehead touched 1078527925 the carpet.ac1c9573006f06d1
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The carpet, b266ab4e6a where my 2e855e4f81 head was b92fa52fa0 forcibly pressed, a4ba318dc2 had a 45a6c79ab0 faint lavender 79ae011d74 scent that e39936139b was masked f3ff998e13 by the 1c5b7e485f strong cigarette a174652591 smell. Strangely, the soft, sweet f145968fdb lavender scent felt more 3af736d71d unbearable than the harsh 49af1e8ecc cigarette smoke. With each breath in c8851f9160 the silence, I felt 898527923c like I was suffocating 023c9da224 in the air.faaee9f1a436a31d
“Haeon.”a1224be7cd02338f
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But when Choi Hyunsoo 608b412b83 called me in a 07c8624ca0 gentle voice.e15e8d90dff526a3
“Should I help you?”602bd957b0c16524
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I couldn’t help but ab75b1fc77 grasp it.1a2c82b3afa85899