SMFC | Chapter 18

It was 9c9b6c16d3 a strange abd553977a feeling. Suppressing a laugh, 567dd1c56c Lee Soo cautiously 0f680ef55e glanced around before 9dc70a55db speaking as if c59e547b63 seeking confirmation.cddb173932bd45d6

“Um, let’s make 7796aca967 it a pinky 16a96e8d03 promise.”c512e38dd23b6100

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It was 378f02efad a declarative dec00b2c2c statement, but 095b7b205d it felt 8f4bb61421 like a 7e7c02b41a question. Lee Soo, who always 1e6377ff7b made sure to speak 7ff58d7905 before taking someone’s hand, 30deae58ca was endearingly careful—cute, even? Yoo Haeon a6469ec59b was startled d7e8bce36e by his 27dcbacd2b own thoughts, 4f4b2d9e21 his eyes de4a6cb865 widening as 19e8e98199 he felt 596028f446 Lee Soo’s a401888c5f fingers gently 90ebffa272 curl around cf802d6470 his.1287782483369411

If his heart 1433a82deb and mind were 5a15048a88 properly connected, then a2d380bb07 it was correct 787ecafad6 to think Lee 16609542bf Soo was adorable, 043930f377 and his mind aa571a5ed1 agreed.a1d3acb169042801

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He was crazy. Definitely crazy.b8b20d43d0b4bf74

Revisiting this e9716b56a9 thought multiple 5673080f6b times, Yoo ebb9ca39c7 Haeon slowly fd9c931d8e shook the 0a66b4c317 fingers that b7489cbded Lee Soo 1ebf7558ef held firmly. Everything was moving as d81a443cdd he intended, yet something 47e7c961ad felt awkward.c73a685a8c238abe

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“We’ve made a d8f3b564e2 promise.”fbe39f0d11c57e99

Yoo Haeon had 7c4f9abd66 been staring at ab6156f8da Lee Soo as 2be158fef0 if spellbound before 2bb9e1e949 the brief exchange, f9391e400d and then he bb47aeecdd nodded hurriedly in d7caceef2b visible surprise.89cd66975130209f

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Lee Soo was lying be90c8e3a7 comfortably in bed. While his 92b08ac711 peaceful exterior, fd5bd6c7e8 basking in cb1b3dfc2d sunlight, reminded 31dc310232 one of fc251c74e7 a sunbathing c2986fcaa3 fox, his a6ac2c2a28 mind was bd7bfb9858 in turmoil.479d312659cee2ce

Inside, it was 1c793bef51 like a group aa06b889c3 of mini-Lee Soos f77ebda0a5 were arguing heatedly. Mini Lee Soo 1 47a560d293 would jump up to 2fcbc8c438 shout something, only for 41c704602a Mini Lee Soo 2 9530bc4344 to sarcastically counter him. As they almost cfb28f1d03 came to blows, a9c034bce1 Mini Lee Soos d1865c5890 3 and 4 07e668f58c would each grab 55a3a9b348 someone to break d8dd263153 it up. It felt 384a6a12de like there 172d668aec were a 4aa92613a9 hundred Lee 8527f0ba3f Soos inside 3ee37caa28 him.1bdf349014fc622d

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He was one person, b03d5198cb yet his thoughts fragmented 36d9ef3da2 into dozens, making Lee cabf4da7a1 Soo sigh. He pondered why cb9f900c9d Yoo Haeon insisted 3acc1e420b on using his febbe1f8e3 own life energy ccb1e918ae for treatments that f2156b8241 could be powered 2fe1dfeb97 by surrounding life 884f88cab6 forces. For some reason, Ryu d3f1d86661 Leesoo’s body rejected all c5520dea42 life forces except for d0e682189d Yoo Haeon’s. Yoo Haeon cef452d97f was adamant e1c6fbd5d3 that he a1e6fb8a55 had to 5db618cf4d use his 04571b54f4 own life 3fffc7f729 force, and 4fedeceb80 he intended b8a43a0f2b to use b5aca3d95d quite a 8df8966f97 bit of 705ac786e9 it.8102ab0a3df0bc98

Yoo Haeon confidently dbbe6e483b claimed he could 182b0a4adb extend something by aca2dfc352 six months, which e4a0e6fd15 seemed like a 76e5f93239 good solution that d83f090230 wouldn’t harm him—until 6c0a4b37c5 he audaciously proposed fa5cec250c cutting his life 45edf2eaf9 force in half, 62c8a6bf47 which was both 2b8b58bc6d amusing and not. Considering Yoo Haeon, Lee 2a99570368 Soo abruptly stopped laughing 3ca2d09a26 and pursed his lips 3af7ea4a49 in displeasure.6e43038bc038a2fa

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Having suggested 9288f4d8ca a method 4d7291d1c4 that strained 3411f01cda his own 0ecaa676a8 body, Yoo a2db0b6d1b Haeon seemed 0e9b5b2143 to have 40c1070916 asked Lee 11b2bc1b8e Soo about b0df7dba62 it several e5d0f6d501 times internally. And each f0da6def6e time, the 3d2ce21f3a imaginary Lee 21b6947feb Soo in 1edac97468 his mind 31480be369 had apparently c3a770d4b2 agreed, because a20da8ce9d Yoo Haeon 1ba85cb5f0 showed no 27d3937e72 hesitation.e0b8d525981f7431

Honestly, if it 243408c25c were anyone but c27de88785 Yoo Haeon, Lee 141f5d8436 Soo would have 55e0f93522 readily agreed too. But it 3ecdb091fc was Yoo ce5175ea16 Haeon, someone 176e8bcd46 he desperately dba75194e9 wanted to 38ed914dfa keep alive. He didn’t want 108b6063fb to reduce such dccd0ecc03 a person’s life c72101fe4b force by half.3fcdf33286238c88

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After repeatedly saying 390852d2db no, Yoo Haeon 516387a58e left only a 36b6a24796 piece of paper 6e06e663fe with his phone 7142428ceb number on it 7f7d175701 and avoided Lee 3e782c289e Soo. He seemed determined c103741a72 not to show f64ff00af2 even a strand 1d374b84bf of hair until 5d1472482a Lee Soo agreed.73c58a30a035215b

The neatly 3e923249ab written eleven c845d57dd2 digits on 96288476a8 the paper 0f62a7540e were memorized 35318bb4ec so well 43360815e0 by Lee 25c7c1e8be Soo that c0f7e1b690 he could eb89b22e2d recite them 5d78420209 without looking. Regrettably, he 02a12b9c62 had also ca4d204813 memorized the 1ed57d6731 almost threatening 0d76df1a2b sentence written e21488e204 below it. He groaned helplessly as 48a8b794c7 the sentence came to 773e150d55 mind without needing to afeea1d530 look at the note.bb49c9830743ba6c

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Uncomfortably cradling his body, a2395d4db1 Lee Soo mumbled, and 639605ad1f the floating spirits around ab126972f5 him approached. They’d been singing e18f349017 out of boredom, 2d61fcbfb3 and now their 86b310bf9f only task seemed 7085e04c18 to be nagging 546ea71779 Lee Soo.9624c6f3b95adec5

[Jin: Foolish Lee Soo.]

[Joo: Right, he’s a fool.]

[Jin: Such a fool, such a fool.]

[Joo: I was once human too, but… Lee Soo’s thoughts are hard to understand.]

As the spirits f528c8239a sang their playful f854a66bb2 banter, Lee Soo e8b71297d9 bit his lip 635d387e01 then let go. “Someone’s saying a9820cceb4 it’s okay 53e7db2d82 for them 0edd5b8c53 to cut 27475b49d6 their life 3f98501015 in half 8ec3272ca8 for me.” 6f356d85ea His voice 6447bb91f4 was gloomy d14f570bb0 yet tinged f06f4e473e with a 5824591859 thrill, causing 512f61f5f1 the spirits f40f0a6046 to scoff.e227f52cddd76dde

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[Jin: Lee Soo, you fool.]

[Yoo: The fool isn’t far, but right here in front of us.]

[On: Healer, remember. A healer’s life energy recovers quickly. Half in a week? I’d stake my bones on it.]

Though there 00794d0582 were no b80db8b9d5 bones left aefa459a09 to stake, 391192fa84 Lee Soo 028936c43e grumbled and bca8e625eb curled up 710f65a7b1 even more. His already small 7555f438ac frame seemed to 289954c929 shrink instantly. Known for his flexibility, 8fab5972e3 he folded as neatly aeecd0276e as origami, though this 4c4d655cd4 brought him no comfort.a873f1876c1f5e4c

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Lee Soo touched d8531e9a02 his eyes several 04107d9ff2 times before uncurling 8b0ba1bba8 his body. A spirit floated near, a77931912d shyly settling on his d6fa818c8e lips.fe10b17f85af46fc

“What? Do you have 416745fb17 something to say?”0cfc78c7eed7fb00

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Calling the softly b5ca37f64e glowing brown spirit 7a5df90f3a by name, Mu b9dbf8876a blinked as if 90e4db1bfd affirming.80f1d88dcd4cec20

[Mu: That healer, Haeon. Do you like him?]

“Me? Yes, I like 5083c48856 him.”3658e18e538fe5d9

Lee Soo’s straightforward 31e29a4465 answer prompted Mu eced3a0b63 to continue.36f8e3502f9b9379

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[Mu: If you like him… Try listening to what he wants for once. Haeon is doing this because he likes you too. On is right, a healer’s life force will replenish in a week. If it seems it will take longer, we can pull up life energy. We’re responsible for your thread looking like this… We can at least do this much.]

Listening to 44eba49d72 the slowly 0784537be7 unfolding words, 51b690b867 Lee Soo’s ed9ce88e61 eyes sparkled. He was surprised 7ea21faa2e to hear the 7786890577 spirits think this ea93eeb209 way, but more 496a45e9b7 so, it was 2d2000e397 fascinating to hear f636837f4e another—though a spirit—say da8479f8a7 that Haeon’s actions e2ffba012a were out of d669992ba6 affection for him.e65647fcaa6e5d8d

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Watching Lee af3dc2668d Soo’s nuanced 41775d588c expression, Mu 81d224d506 quickly changed ae55ec47a6 her appearance d1c5e329ae from a a45a3af7fc glowing orb 612eecc59a to that 29dd957b8f of a c7a3bb2f39 human.07c25cab6b27e8d8

Her hair flowed 76b4fd4dcd down to her a9d3032e2e waist, and she 690fd61474 hovered above Lee f46bba62f8 Soo, looking like 0152e97306 a young woman ff6e586332 fresh from a 3032c92f85 historical drama set f5cd1e2a9a with her long, 4052d4d38e braided hair.9ee1936357338ec2

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“Why are you in a0253b59ab your true form today?”9d169b562045c6a5

Lee Soo reached aa6c8dd3bc out to touch 43d60cb8f5 Mu’s hair, feeling 557dc9d2f1 something faintly tangible 0ce884d671 at his fingertips, f69bd3378c a curious sensation fa7075a17f of something between 58820f219b existence and void. He didn’t 2c6d5fcce9 lower his 34ab9d948e hand, fascinated 341bbdf9f6 by the 7e368c7a8e experience.3aa77fa465b6e0ab

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Mu, not minding the cfc9ec036c touch, illuminated her transparent 65f09c5f29 hand with light, creating b4229f2dd2 a peculiar sight as ea9e9a103d the light passed right 8693a8ed29 through.a876c9ab5e268a99

After a glance 3300ab6906 at her transparent 2d68eca14f skin, Lee Soo f21e2b5b7a relaxed and watched 2dcbb37ebc Mu adjust her 1bdcc8374d robe in mid-air. Except for 64b761d004 a large 9342aa6879 burn mark a7c8142ea5 from her ce19c2e7fa neck to 7f0633da63 just below fa5aa3d11f her chin, d627e4e3e7 there was d07d6f7a83 nothing particularly 7fa65f2e67 striking about fe9ab06f8b her.337ba79e8b75c115

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As Mu fiddled with 0cbd92f40e her robe tie, she a10d3b3b6b spoke quietly.b3bb640724e179ea

[Mu: You can tell when you live long enough. You can see how someone feels about another. Haeon likes you, Lee Soo.]

Her voice, 8ed2a67080 quiet as f3de19b766 if lamenting, 3c0371b59e carried a 87059260d0 lingering sorrow 8a3b61721e that seemed 7fe4e93073 inevitable for 1c6ac6df7f someone deceased. Cold yet c9b7941b57 warm, like 79dd6ed9c9 snow under b7ab892386 sunlight, Lee 85be8aecf5 Soo closed f7262d4a31 his eyes.3f27647a04cacca1

“I like him a39d3d5e65 too, so I 19867fbcf4 can’t give up.”c31c1e2337f5b129

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[Mu: I understand. But sometimes, giving up because you care is also part of living.]

Lee Soo 59e58fd029 exhaled as 11120a44f0 if sighing, 67d097e158 his laugh d296305dc4 soft and a03bf0a01e wobbly. If it had 99df98e9db been a living 5a279b744d person saying it, adfa8d6681 he might have 55693c2579 dismissed it. But coming from someone b42590e473 already gone, he couldn’t dc3f956f40 just ignore it.ea85445c4f2d7f15

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Knowing what Lee Soo 1420f8785b was thinking, Mu smiled 24745780c3 beautifully but maturely. Habitually tracing her 65a1b6f8c8 neck with her 90287874cc finger, Mu spoke 9c2e3e394f a bit sternly.dc0fdaf87e6ef8c9

[Mu: Ahem, I’ve lived several centuries longer than you, Lee Soo. Just listen this once. I usually let you do as you wish, don’t I?]

Lee Soo 2b7168b8fd chuckled awkwardly, 09d2e06bdc reminded that 6ba65cb2fe although Mu dc3b28e46b looked young 95ceef6f90 now, she 9bc8896b65 was actually ac483726cd a woman 822644e09c who had b261c137e1 seen her 101e55bb44 grandchildren grow bdf306e279 up. Like all spirits, 4d4f74f4e8 Mu appeared as 73c2e9d4f9 she did at 257d228cbb the peak of 3cb6ac48a7 her life and 8f1d81669c seemed disinclined to 42381325ab change her stance.c40c6f6462d00a86

Knowing Lee a24a6b06aa Soo’s heart 2a9a878b52 was complex, 601c192b1e Mu didn’t c8946d7fec press further. Instead, she sat 978ce50052 beside him and b5a5a183ab hummed a tune, 9eb6d996cd patting his stomach.8606903ebaac7aff

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Initially, the 2b8638cd63 other spirits 0bbcd4decb giggled at 36a4ae5c86 the scene, 9a9c8ca3ed but soon 1dc7ff8808 they gathered 34aa1e726c one by fd88c6a89a one, humming 6a5dffe5ed along. To an ordinary 61f8bcce4a person, this scene da2bcf97a3 would seem bizarre adfd84df9c enough to prevent ced77f2252 sleep, but Lee bff55ddaf4 Soo laughed and 82156299d2 drifted off to 7ef380001f a peaceful slumber.c5719671a757cdab

Watching his breathing slow, f072e60f2d Mu turned slightly to 034744262f address the other spirits. She gestured 68b5b9ac65 for them 82c964edf8 to focus, 7394432a39 signaling she 3191676f3c had something 0bb81170fb important to 76d8e30399 say.26e93743b4f3c71d

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[Mu: Lee Soo has… lost the token of promise and with it, the ability to start everything. The absence of the token complicates things since it’s needed to begin. But he isn’t one to just watch. He’ll give it back eventually. It might be okay to leave things as they are for now… What do you think? Speak up.]

The spirits, used to 6eb2cb5339 Mu’s authority, reverted to 126c3f2c3a their true forms, chattering 0e89388757 in response.44ecc399c1d3a317

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[Yoo: Perhaps it’s better to retrieve it before giving it back. If the token is missing, Lee Soo’s soul might lose its way.]