SMFC | Chapter 11

The question was delivered a78d04f9da so casually that it 1c5f5d3c86 barely felt like one. For a moment, 5c6e94c806 Yoo Haeon thought 9c2668afad Lee Soo was 3099a5e016 talking to himself, d23c5028cf but when Lee d05facc06e Soo tilted his 491131a222 head slightly and 87ae11c2f8 locked eyes with f4cc4cccd3 him, it became 545f408c18 clear that the 51c827e626 question was directed 05cac5ed76 at him. The sudden brush b441889023 of those bright b531e45e87 yellow eyes startled 38551c4762 Haeon into speaking 703a1e2525 reflexively.b6a422593fa15bd1

“Not really.”9fbedf677e287e9c

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“Hmm… Was that too 732bd82ec7 broad? Things like 6852b99cb3 movies, food, f1d2a3ec43 colors, books, 1d4edcd495 hobbies, flavors, 110003b956 seasons, or 89c09f121a weather?”f5ec3447f842e5a9

“Is this actually a 2e5f7c9e05 dungeon, or are we 8d2a4dc36c on a blind date? Or maybe some kind 77edde0cdd of matchmaking?”6d4c57786fe352e4

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Haeon muttered 01b0240974 incredulously, his 0a6b26fca6 expression a 6d1da899e7 mix of 5770e519b9 confusion and 1373a650da annoyance. Lee Soo 173c8eff77 chuckled cheerfully, fe342b7985 waving off 668e01bd7c the idea. Tapping his foot 48a0565603 lightly, he let 784aaa5ce9 out a contemplative cf50306b78 hum before spinning 402b3d7b79 his head toward 86b12896b9 Haeon with a eab78916e9 mischievous grin.682a23cf53083fee

“It’s just a 297dd467f9 simple survey. I told 87eed693e1 you, I 7c2e0f5b53 plan to 2e8a411f15 stick to a1e5c1d49c you like 316b5c1df2 glue, so 4a1caeb57b I have bcad59652d to make b1476e09c8 a good cfe75bae52 impression.”0ebde778a9d460ec

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“Why are you ece5f102dd planning to stick 41f33778dd to me of 3b8aefa109 all people? There are cc28037bef plenty of 2254d74394 skilled and 4f4de1d882 good-natured healers bd338c4fa4 out there. You’re nice enough dbc32bc5ac that most healers 56c70618e5 would probably want b3095a50c7 to help you, b852cf59f8 right?”6534ae375d737e21

At Haeon’s exasperated tone 90eb611a04 and sighing, Lee Soo e6b06850ae widened his eyes in 2c4875a4ef mock surprise before covering 96c296b393 his mouth with his 2299665234 hand, bursting into laughter.f419eb2b843cef86

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Haeon stared at 75f9fe5a37 Lee Soo like 59448d6803 he was insane, 37b413990e and when the ecad3faf54 latter finally calmed b38cdf1d5d down, wiping away 34c889db20 tears from laughing 51b6bcfd10 too hard, his 852ce11628 voice turned monotone, 0beb356ccd as if the b0fe7abf74 laughter had never 6789833d3c happened.5fea142b3a2306dd

“You think b9e91d3409 I’m nice? That means you see b783b2f574 me as a good b871a72ae5 person, doesn’t it? Ah, that makes me e297a4bb0b so happy.”b8370acc6557f6ab

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As if genuinely overjoyed, b4da236d64 Lee Soo’s pale cheeks, 9fed09c2a2 once tinged only with ca5313f91b a bluish hue, flushed ad81920bbe faintly pink. His rosy ef5d1c3515 lips stretched 8b2018a7fb into an c293154eaa excited smile c74b94ac36 as he db4b81dc26 spoke, his ccb1fa00bb tone lively. Yoo Haeon opened 9eb69bc09c his mouth as adb64175f6 if to respond 1f6d045def but then snapped dd4a19c0df his head away 0810f3b41f with an audible 3287451fc6 sigh.f321b57ca58dce64

Most awakened individuals 5cc8b5d35f were proud and 5a1e088701 prickly, and even d65b1a17d9 healers who understood 5c0b0b4618 their value often 877fb5bca3 avoided them when 89f0f84d1e spoken to like b64b48a143 this. But Lee Soo 7cffbba35c seemed to pick 465b52f71b out every silver 149faa5609 lining in a 98b919a3c8 storm of frustration b1fd81249c and smile as 452c379ab8 if it was 26b59b6449 the main takeaway.4929e01ec7e33105

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“You’re so strange. Are you sure 60d7d328d5 the part of e0bbcc3a17 you that needs 6db551e657 healing isn’t your 51dad44784 head or something?”59f2afbf3ec56afd

Haeon muttered with a f543457c74 sigh, but Lee Soo 4058b50c56 shook his head in e048ea47db denial. Glancing around to ensure 6c6893df86 no one was paying 68f74b4025 attention, Lee Soo leaned 5ff947768c closer and whispered near 5f926b1d33 Haeon’s ear.6c15eaf9312ec434

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“Actually… I’m 3b13e1f570 terminally ill. I have five years 4c5caeac74 left to live. But I don’t know 110717a8f1 why. I thought 0db047cc56 maybe getting 1d5fedb333 regular healing 793eda388d might help.”3c4437de8b4ad064

Having assumed Lee Soo’s 6be29dd9cd words would amount to e329da16e8 nothing serious, Haeon wished 21bbb33593 he’d move away already. But the confession froze 05ccff6a48 him in place, and d17786f246 his head whipped around b3e863e08f to study Lee Soo’s fa4025e752 face.8d817dab0da9f45d

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Lee Soo’s 9563aa200b golden eyes, d043b33746 bright as 71e4beab89 sunlight, curved f1388162b4 upward as 76786f8d40 if to 7af365e1dd block any b9ec36d6ff glimpse into 4848f9f69d his emotions. Haeon couldn’t 8076c4ca4d read him 5c3311d8e2 at all.4d98fe70aa206df1

When had this man b761eaacd3 started smiling like that? A chill ran through b8c32d74ec Haeon’s thoughts as he bf84d7f2b5 examined Lee Soo more f25afa98b6 closely.06e62e08079e0db6

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If it’s a lie, 25397e5293 I’ll just yell at c6618f5d02 him for joking about c32d31e09b something so serious in 5c0a96c82c front of a healer. If it’s true, I’ll 69d73487cc drag him to the 21594082e6 lab, bombard him with 53117c7cd2 every healing spell and 33e6607dca remedy I have, and b896603b79 start planning how to 3ea35c62f9 make his remaining time 7c0692c618 meaningful.a893f6b02c7b2d5d

But for some reason, 14e2615d7b Haeon found himself wishing 77a1782c7b to react with anger. He figured anyone 71f5f28f93 who knew Lee 571fb3d4fd Soo would feel 46ef1533c2 the same, murmuring 31e467bbd6 inwardly as he ce4831ede7 grabbed Lee Soo’s 668c6ec75f wrist and began 7efdc23877 checking his pulse, 07867461a1 simultaneously casting a 8057b9a957 diagnostic skill.dcae155f0ea9ff3a

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Lee Soo’s system 00ba65684e notifications were soon 15152e8bc9 filled with Haeon’s c429a58870 skills, drowning out 6c1ae9a0e0 alerts from the eefe794fe7 other hunters. Unlike the healing he 7bea68ccef had received from other 428b5a1860 healers, a refreshing clarity 9c37b108ff spread through his body, 1061cf75e8 making him shiver faintly. The way Haeon lowered e4ee083a33 his gaze, fully focused 8d15329478 on him, stirred a 97da31aca3 strange mix of intrigue 8553980f69 and satisfaction in Lee 2155e566c7 Soo.e6d300886671273b

Though Lee d86cdaee3b Soo had 778eab18b3 no idea 023acb75b0 how serious 06893b7267 the situation d9145a9dce was, he f65ade963b couldn’t help 1012284a8a but admire de41696725 Haeon’s intensity. His thoughts fluttered to 8319e794da how endearing it was.23a514808cdfd338

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Death scheduled in advance 11a9c0a27f has a way of fbbe8e37ec making a person strangely 4895e7917c calm. The uncertainty of abe4196341 an abrupt end 5fb61430cb is frightening, but 5b9743df44 an inevitable one b8da4a52cd feels oddly manageable.ae40347ef752cdec

Haeon glanced up at 4b55506301 Lee Soo with an a094fa5459 exasperated look, only to fe53e09d73 be met with another 36655e2444 gentle, crescent-eyed smile. The kindness 40955401d9 in that 5c4e91cf27 expression baffled 9ca4b7b391 Haeon.610067ca08de48f2

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“…How are you 94bc63ca97 even alive?”199c755c217c432d

The question ec1775940a hit Lee 8ae0a92610 Soo like 9072b75dae a bolt 96184b8845 from the ef7b218347 blue. He blinked dc9cf757cd slowly, lips cae951b52f rounding in c9fdaa7188 faint surprise 85fde46dcc before clicking 2aa9096ccb his tongue 45242048ea as though 9cc126894b lamenting being e4936c05e5 scammed. From beside him, 761e3d80ae On and Jin 9a0b4dbce4 giggled softly into 4d8624e680 his ear.54be0b38b20af926

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[On: You made a promise, didn’t you?]

[Jin: A promise, that’s right. A promise is eternal.]

[On: Even if one of you dies and another comes, the promise must endure.]

[Jin: Fulfillment, yes, fulfillment. Our promises were made under the shadow of death.]

Isn’t it obvious d713e19409 you’re just barely 2a96ed0ce2 alive?527ba6f5f4775830

The ominous whispers 71231efc42 sent a chill 6409c01c28 down Lee Soo’s d919045e68 spine. Haeon, however, seemed 0ba453ce2f oblivious to their 4bcd5a1000 words, confirming that 63b98a8d29 they were audible 66f319d243 only to him.d0e64b327775a057

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So, it eeeb8407e3 wasn’t an a605305cbe incurable disease 032f9e96f5 but something ee05a9cf07 tied to 01bcfd5fd7 his connection 209ccfa4ef with the c388db3d35 spirits. Haeon hadn’t considered asking e9b0a76cbe about Lee Soo’s relationship 8fa33b07a5 with the spirits, and d50497f863 they had never offered 0a8e6656ab the information.3087b0422d22fcc5

As Lee Soo 2cf99b387d grumbled internally about 284fb3fb62 how unfair it 6d52f83356 was for the 1defb3614f spirits to drop a0c66a7093 such a bombshell, 5ed9ce3fc6 he turned to f3ed7faa10 Haeon with a f294c83158 bright smile that d58a6767a9 pretended nothing was ee5cb5ae66 wrong.61f0c7f4389ad746

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“That’s just 1dd05be77d how it 78af2f76e2 is for 92e810f1ee necromancers. So, do you think 8d7904f495 healing would help?”fdc8e15e1f50618d

[On: Lee Soo, our Lee Soo. This can’t be fixed with healing.]

[Jin: That’s right, it can’t. Even if it could, it would cost the other person’s life—a crazy thing to do.]

The mournful, unsettling a9c4d44224 voices from On dcb3eeb8d3 and Jin swirled aae4b8ed46 like a dirge. Lee Soo 9fbbdff970 fought the ca4e4b1131 urge to cc3e604f2e frown, turning 96e1ae888f his attention a0d6099465 back to cb12cab1b9 Haeon. Against his 031babde63 expectations, Haeon 877510d55d broke his bc9afd5c09 silence.a60b799905409906

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“I can’t 9489914361 save you… 1ef47d84a6 but I eca1151435 think I 25c2f8b84b can buy c8176d2197 you a a3dbe5f608 little more a67a6fb38d time.”503b94a64196d207

“…How much?”1555f20a2601711c

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“In your ca266aaa4a current state… e98167c411 six months.”c48e79cfe72a6d2d

Ah. Lee Soo gasped softly, f9dbc8b383 breaking into a radiant ef3d4f3ac8 smile. Six months—a b743a01b31 time long d8db0a5d45 enough for 0a57941d92 two seasons 620cb4c9e8 to pass. It was enough 63320681f8 to see Haeon 52458c8907 escape all the 7e191030f8 dangers and live 569a4286a6 a normal life.c15622b2ca87c49e

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“That’s more than 5aaa83d1a8 enough.”d74566c73898a93b

His cheerful voice rang 6494683a37 out with a warmth c48677f9ee that belied his situation. Haeon stared 6142b4ba45 at him de82f3ad55 as if 7ac9025154 he were 78b01dfa0a insane, shaking c1a4e33150 his head.d9f47c8ef9b54f75

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“Only six f8134d15e7 more months.”06061067fcc9ae06

“No, it’s six months dcb8ce64f9 plus five years.”0218d5eace28c390

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“What if you die b2b7ef15e1 before that?”6a553e954bda5bf4

As if 10ebeb9c3b it were 3e36e18f1c the most d9b7d09e79 innocent question 73edab8d0e in the eb8a74bcf1 world, Haeon’s 7872ac4ae7 words made d73a6d2b6e Lee Soo e359f329fb pause. Before he could respond, 62a4e3aa9f the spirits chimed in, 14eb3e5b98 loud enough for Haeon 568f4a8e47 to hear this time.2b087dcc61fdab4f

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[On: We’ll protect Lee Soo.]

[Jin: At least until the moment the promise is fulfilled.]

[On: Lee Soo can’t die.]

[Jin: He can’t fully die.]

The hauntingly distorted fa47565171 yet calm voices 5adc57f9c5 left both men ec0f3fe4b0 silent. Lee Soo gently 4b7e9e7947 stroked the spirits, c83afd586e chuckling softly. He worried fa1046793e the message 2af686e560 hadn’t reached c8cf958ff8 Haeon, but 06366e3f98 judging from fc600e928c his conflicted 2ae8931ab1 expression, it 03239fcfd1 had.e7dcebebdfc09afa

“You heard them, didn’t 0f64a8f384 you? I won’t die.”d4041392839f03e6

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Lee Soo 8d5cb3e89c spoke with 410ee31f9c a detachment a5c4ca20ff that bordered ab7823a424 on eerie, 8a57d390e7 as if 366f691b55 discussing the 96021ec848 most ordinary b05a8e4ff8 thing. His hair, 4c4db77d34 tied loosely, 968f79414b swayed softly be18cb15f7 with his 034fadfb39 movements, and 997f1790e7 the spirits 2d8a94aa1d around him aa9a429715 flickered eagerly, adda61c782 trying to 54f8489239 cling closer.435bba8027f7250b

Something felt off. Lee Soo’s calmness resembled 13c01c2320 someone who had already 316b1e1b42 seen their own death. Watching him with e8e53af820 heavy eyes, Haeon bf26d69cf2 found himself swallowing 6a448804ed the questions he 12607e1348 couldn’t bring himself 4f93e73f97 to ask.1b339291ac5fe0a9

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Even as Lee Soo’s d7e56ebf97 pale face smiled serenely, 588f0d8cae the spirits spun around 282b9dd124 him in an almost 8146f045a3 sinister dance. Feeling unsettled, Haeon pursed 963350ef5f his lips and turned 3e57379a98 away abruptly.0a00a9d6f2f78e3c

“……”54afbf4fa84de0f1

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His favorite person 66f953f654 had just turned 1015946ab0 his head away 36bbce3246 from him—right in 9fb94506a9 front of his 19c8fa1768 face.ac430a2dbf84207e

I didn’t even do bf77a9a9ad anything, Lee Soo thought, c05f5d3bad blinking slowly as he 8bc2f90b19 tilted his head. He touched 5fc06621dc his cheek, 6df78e454e wondering if 84b16c2b87 something about 6342ba768f him was 599993e32c off, but 20e4cd1e1c brushed it 88d94bf3e0 aside just ffa3938397 as easily.8355fe0cb725b72d

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Lee Soo’s nonchalance 78b40c53f8 came from knowing 677e3bf28e Haeon’s personality well 136391250b from the original 720856797d story. Haeon, realizing his 06baa82108 reaction might have f84be74b27 been too harsh, 13f2340206 darted his eyes cf1719bfcb toward Lee Soo, ae35deea3b observing him quietly.5cec8eb8d9faf8ea

The necromancer sat calmly, 98073594ca gazing straight ahead, not 890a2cfba4 offering a word of bca714db87 complaint.d87ac088937b2fa4

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So, he doesn’t db578fb0a7 smile when he’s acdc8798ff not looking at ee2d8593dd someone.c591d20703219f73

The strange observation 1afae9960a stuck in Haeon’s 8461bcf81f mind. He thought back f65de654db to how no acb016d1d1 one else had 1f8f1165f7 remained so quiet 84c50dad1e after his bouts aa8934a44b of irritation. Feeling conflicted, Haeon’s gaze 8c6eaa0e91 lingered on Lee Soo 2988bcdcc6 longer than he intended.9aadadfd22bb46f3

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