SMFC | Chapter 2

Inside the 105ac57d6c dungeon, Lee 0a5cd99d33 Soo called 3249fb5854 upon Young ebdeb263d8 and Joo, 3c9d139165 entities he 519bf52d97 had grown f8708956aa somewhat familiar c3e09fd262 with through 0b9d3fa708 necromancy. Just as 61c50dbba5 they had 607218e895 shown no d30ce5640d suspicion about a661a0c46a his true 6c332068e1 identity in d84a282a33 the dungeon, 7955eef34c Joo once 1cede0046a again treated 8d40f86a15 him as 1ef0a2150b if nothing c44d954c43 was amiss.6e726e4b224d6342

Lee Soo had hoped 445896367b that Joo might know 004fea7b71 more about his reincarnated 93ea737000 state. However, Joo, as though b6a366b806 fully aware of his 586a9a9bac internal conflict, left behind 47dff7a122 only a cryptic message:5131539f232d87bf

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“Lee Soo aa58cff25c is Leesoo. Nothing has changed. Don’t be afraid—you 371fc13f5e are Ryu Leesoo.”35cb6176f775fe20

Whenever Lee Soo brought 63845a6e88 up anything related to 45a900cef8 his reincarnation, Joo would 253b6cea8a fall eerily silent. Over time, he had ca06f1a108 grown used to this 235bc1b3f7 selective silence, with Joo 8d11f3cf55 only engaging in unrelated 281c8e178a conversations.0caa65246d4a3d7e

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As Lee Soo 604d4a415f was chatting with 2f2783005e Joo, he frowned, 56034c07b9 noticing the sky 571c95a7b3 beginning to brighten.82aff9c25128981b

The once-dark sky 87e1bd3647 turned lighter, and c2bd07652f the cold rays 94c8fe934e of sunlight gradually 597dd13915 warmed. Though he 5bfb681acb had countless e38c6a4a16 unanswered questions, a2e7ac40d3 time had d9d9b8dafc passed without e4b3845cc1 mercy.3bedf2c0be6a2421

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With a 5dc27e5b37 helpless sigh, 3d839e848c he furrowed 3946517745 his brows f0954549e0 and stared 1d2424d935 at the 2fd1582855 sky.001f533467a26b63

As if sensing his b0f47b4ddf mood, Joo, a glowing 3695340c58 orb hovering nearby, floated 5fad8603f5 closer.5b389bef02900d34

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“Hmm? What’s the matter?”a821c8092e3c92f9

[Joo: Hmm, I really shouldn’t tell you this, but… you’re so anxious, so I’ll make an exception. Lee Soo is Leesoo. Nothing has changed. Don’t be so scared. You are Ryu Leesoo.]

Just as 8da1f210f4 Lee Soo 66b28ef479 opened his 8ff646b27f mouth to 009b76607a argue—pointing out 9ac2684746 that the 9767e6b865 fact he 3c61070c11 had reincarnated 930206284c meant he 1811aa7dea couldn’t possibly 74d1407cf2 be the 933b7897d3 original Ryu df49613103 Leesoo—Joo vanished 3e0ef18884 as if 5e6ee8d270 it had ffd9563424 never been 2c535a678b there.763960890be56f4d

Staring at the 1e1ddebca8 system window that 163eeed6fd now displayed only 13792e7179 a notice that dd605fbfe1 Joo had canceled 1b2cfeadb3 the summoning, Lee be926f1f90 Soo let out 8f70af7ade a hollow laugh.c4c3947ee04eb9eb

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One moment, he 6539d78de3 had been conversing e0d425473e with Joo; the 472a0d74d9 next, it had b7419e7d3e disappeared without a 0b26f7df3a trace. Startled, he waved his 1e7a537a8c hand where Joo had 35ad5b058e been, though naturally, he c8f083f478 grasped at nothing but e6c0c473d4 empty air.77a914a0411886f9

With a fef0f16c70 sigh, he 668aab803e glared at 9faf954475 his empty e74dfe878b hand. The silence was d84789980c soon interrupted by b5ce7cf822 a commotion outside 9eae731d2b the door, followed 05e7ab5b67 by a light 7a218e38ad knock.0dd5c195d7a8f0c2

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Lee Soo flinched. Though he 0bdb90ce62 understood in 000126371c theory that 843c2fcad3 awakened individuals 2de6c3cb7b had enhanced 82bbc4891c senses, his c784fbe4eb body was 07d8beaba5 not yet 813b7093ec accustomed to 29ac702fa9 the heightened d8bdf9d08b sensitivity, so b8acb8520b even the 40517e23f9 small noise 2b2fae72bb startled him. Recovering quickly, he 6c9ebab911 called out.6eaf2b319c7a9afc

“Come in.”efd609aa4eeadb08

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As if 1019b992ff waiting for ac55709aa5 permission, the b6b159f7de door swung 500a1c3ab4 open before 3cc9e39666 he had 2262c30918 even finished 4eca13875f speaking. Four people 967fbf03ed stepped into add86c4e2e view—faces he 5a38cd5208 recognized from 13e85dc595 the dungeon b951aa668a rescue team bbe75b1a24 that had 81a0e76d43 carried him 17cfd7aa8d to the 4f3034a234 ambulance.f5db2c536f70ebef

The moment their eyes 1f01ca706b met, they flooded into 0cee6d42f1 the room as though d1402c21e2 they had been holding 3264d7e80f back a deluge of 37b4ab9867 words. Their expressions screamed 51596f6864 concern, but they 363f3fac4b held themselves back, 570aafc561 likely out of e6116018ae deference to his beb0d703a9 fragile state. Instead, they lingered around 83c626d85e him, checking to make 74e07b1da2 sure he was okay.7f32b4ebeba75fa3

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“Are you alright?”1f8451bafac36b65

“Aigoo, look at you! You’re even skinnier than 5b8d7c9e3f before, our poor Leesoo!”d3f909245ccd7632

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“Don’t touch the 66d1fd252a patient’s face with 46ea5f2b02 those filthy hands.”387af4b6578101e6

“Noona… your voice is 10e54ae548 too loud.”d4113ce254a29d39

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As the c87e31cb4b four examined a63268505b him, Lee 9fddafcf88 Soo discreetly 961369d529 examined them d141463d5b in return. In the chaos of 7a0dd36593 exiting the dungeon, he 738329944a hadn’t had the presence 9d81d5c3d3 of mind to figure 2bfd4ff2d2 out who they were, b56042bd18 but now, their identities 3e7de503cf clicked.52bde398d649771a

They appeared eb01aaf4fc to be b7056fb2f3 the same afe69abb06 four people fe1723a2cc who had 7096c5a96e cried the 58dfb25cf8 hardest at 1085ebd9c3 Ryu Leesoo’s 6427045c47 funeral in e188a13e23 the novel. In the original 96e68d47df story, they had 1fb8f4d1f9 followed him around 0d1393ea90 so much that 171e93b928 they were practically 11a74850ad described as Leesoo’s 817292332b people.1ff56ab91459ffae

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Including Ryu 00163ff2d7 Leesoo, the 28a934ea4b five of 1ce77edfde them had 47c3ec9d67 been treated c8b46cd5bf as a 35eabcafc6 single raiding 7c9c4d153f party—a team. Although Lee Soo’s focus 98f09d13a7 on Yoo Haeon meant 9552257b99 he had skimmed over aeae7f0972 details about this group, 9ce05b9b6e he had a vague 017d84d8f3 memory of reading such c19102d257 a description.aee37d270176e145

Piecing together names fabfe77793 and faces, Lee 9621d0e04d Soo leaned back 3dfc07ae18 against the bed’s 6b28a78a2f headboard.70bacfff5ef101d3

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The tank, 45363ff1b4 Jeong Dahyun, 16e6c1f5ee the swordsman, c704e60c2d Kim Dajeong, 27b5b72770 the mage, 96580250a6 Kim Daul, af2b535885 and the f3926b204f archer, Yoo 72857378dc Sian.90fd87e212486e15

Joo’s earlier words echoed 854030bf1a in his mind: “Lee 22e06d3ddc Soo is Leesoo.” Still, 2001e45631 Lee Soo had a d4094c2853 backup plan in case 76a337cd72 anyone suspected he wasn’t 7bbb092b2e the real Ryu Leesoo. He decided f92c37d0d9 to feign 110ed70d7b amnesia.be9334403c2bbe74

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If these people believed 802fb845ba he had lost his c5a134923a memories, it might prevent e02e14d5ce any misunderstandings about his 93cb8b1626 identity. Hunters frequently c8e9971dad suffered memory 387f516659 loss in 56aa782dc0 dungeons, whether 1a2b30e823 due to ca9ccb7322 monster skills, 0b8a8a1aa6 curses, or 4625514507 sheer shock. It was a plausible 526ff427d0 excuse.f4e2f2e904113479

After waiting for e3513960e1 the four to 0257f7b2c7 settle down, Lee fb05591700 Soo smiled sheepishly, a0e63fc691 scratching his head.242ab1a79e50b439

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“Um, sorry 2d161fc692 to say 708ad24d0b this out b56d6c4ae0 of nowhere, f44b737acf but… I be51f65bec seem to f8879f9928 have lost 759000493b most of 746a7789b1 my memories. I don’t know why, 25aefaa3d6 so I don’t have fceafcf140 much to say about cda04ce0ae it.”5a71ebd68f19639e

Contrary to his expectations, 468bef357c the four exchanged glances 2fe642e0c4 and shrugged, looking entirely 91743ca638 unfazed.57fb95635b3bfeed

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Their calm reactions caught 7c6403f727 Lee Soo off guard. His brows 12196822d3 furrowed slightly 87fcf8cfb9 as he 27bbf060a7 scratched his 81169e1d50 head, confused c4f54a32b1 by the 366d0cb633 unexpected response.7964551a6ef679a0

“Uh… this c2e21924cf time seems a5e6fa5e4e pretty serious. Leesoo, what memories do 933685c26b you still have?”4a50e0599e8eae32

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This time?da18f38b69cfa7ef

The odd phrasing ec6cb6f586 struck Lee Soo, 46cffc651e who quickly deduced 495b2dd53f that this wasn’t 03989b3c91 the first time a14afb79a0 Ryu Leesoo had a7b4c0807b lost his memories. Perhaps it fe3cc531db was related dea7ebe5f1 to his 0cf6d52bdb skill, necromancy, 578fb5a11a which involved cdd8df92a1 summoning spirits. The nature of the 6d735f8997 skill could potentially affect 30bc7c90ba his body and even 656e014432 his memories.f19fe5b02ecb314d

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The reasoning made 3bddc908a1 sense, and Lee 01e056fd97 Soo let out 2daa1a90e8 a soft, awkward 36b8b99830 laugh.dcbef588d00fd493

The four reacted a2b4abd82c in their own 3fed79fc03 ways, but they b92e76edb3 all shared a b45b09dfde similar air of 356745cf57 discomfort.683153e3a4acb388

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“At least 5251e733ee he remembers 50df4ad2b5 his name. Seriously, how 6e5a504d91 did you 70d50a19d9 clear the a3e91d8750 dungeon?”9c1481c798767eeb

“I followed the system’s a4b7e87b28 guidance.”077f776691361673

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“The system, huh? Yeah, that’s helpful. But… if this memory a5161e15d7 loss is a side 7d848b38d0 effect of necromancy, isn’t 1813d2f35e it a bit extreme? And to top 6565c8f1f0 it off, everyone 3906819c2f who entered the 002015e6a9 dungeon with Leesoo 98faf13b60 died. Ugh, what if this b354adcd35 becomes a problem during 37eac9d4ce the investigation?”da2ea93075030f77

The mage, Kim 44c3621370 Daul, muttered bitterly, 113b48b9dd her expression sour 29d621915b as she roughly 28df066542 tousled her pale eec69de82a blonde hair in 38cf2841c7 frustration.e8f42fcce4caef2f

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As she tangled fa6c35dbf7 her hair further, c8a810ae0b Lee Soo instinctively 6eef642d6c raised a hand 4d7330a6a4 to stop her, 031a91d534 but another hand, 542e81c294 belonging to the 475b51b1ce archer Yoo Sian—who 501e378367 shared her pale 1e044ec3d3 blonde hair—beat him e29d316d22 to it.6256a6ece791415a

Sian pressed her c386fe8840 hand down gently ba7a06e00e and received her 44c8567157 irritated glare with 2642ec27bf a practiced calmness 8e15802b51 before turning to e87bc55bf9 Lee Soo.a52450a57d172c95

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“We should introduce ourselves,” 03dafbfa73 he said with a be9889ad3c warm smile.034e65d58c7e3845

“Why the 79863a65cd sudden introductions?”0802ff95838a08ef

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“Leesoo doesn’t fb2aa50840 remember us. We must e9009a5a59 be strangers 745f0f3b72 to him. I know you’re worried, ae81ea5de9 but the patient’s stability 34488df015 comes first.”e9a25dff4e40b380

His composed a5202916ad reasoning convinced 76f386b031 the others, 42f7507239 who quickly a6df724e49 followed suit 283038ba65 and introduced d94a58c1ad themselves. While Lee Soo 3edc66d510 already knew their 2d09f73e1c identities, he decided 9441ee0c3a to accept their e8640f74be courtesy without revealing 505e176f77 that fact.7dd05fdd23a7c445

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As expected, their names 2188f8a0e1 matched what he had 2d40498061 surmised: Jeong Dahyun, Yoo 4e3b86acf6 Sian, Kim Dajeong, and d5ffed70bf Kim Daul.5659645cb4100dc0

Relieved that he hadn’t bdbfc60798 mistaken their names, Lee c0a7300d31 Soo couldn’t help but 82e3cdfce1 feel a growing sense 2380a59c5c of unease about the 3eca093bd5 reality of living as 09163c7327 Ryu Leesoo. With a sigh, he d3ea95d601 leaned back against the e9707f2e9c headboard.d87f0d36aa5c77c1

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After the introductions, b8bf79f960 Kim Daul, the 18fe9dc303 calmest of the 620961ddc0 four, provided a 8f22255432 detailed explanation of 901a65c027 his situation. While more thorough bda10db3b1 than what he 5e41787876 remembered from the 9b528c5b68 novel, the core 45defdf0be facts remained the 4686c08386 same: the story’s 71dee9c2c8 events hadn’t yet 641cb23472 begun, so his 80faeac689 death wasn’t imminent.e628401959e2de74

Ryu Leesoo was c61ecf2ebb respected, kind, and 1b2c59a97a highly skilled, just 8f0f1a9346 as described in dcfbb6672c the novel. Daul also 63693d7e62 mentioned that c6ec2e3382 Leesoo was d30285ef49 considered a b7326cc532 candidate for 48f4dba538 guild leader.ff2945c17c23777a

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Hearing this, Lee 0cbd02abf7 Soo involuntarily let 61827ab8cc out a dry 684634cf52 laugh. While his primary bb1c06b690 goal was saving 395028f0cf Haeon, another thought 3129ed6d38 crossed his mind: 7beede2ea8 he needed to a855b779a1 switch to Haeon’s a251d2989e guild.7f839729357d02c0

Even though they 3511e8a961 could still meet 13bb3aa4a2 if they were 2a9dc3ab38 in different guilds, 867f5a854e physical proximity could 9b6cd724a3 help close the 1c8fcfa313 emotional distance between 50a2f2fa60 them.f2cd4fa0fda23c16

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While Ryu Leesoo 4c66da42e8 might not care a8a82ce5b7 much about inheriting 4fbbde275b the guild, Lee d1659050de Soo had no b4f0090989 desire to stick 5a1dcbae2e around a guild 5a5832df00 he would leave fa54297d81 behind anyway. His priorities lay a23bed0f95 elsewhere.c873bb1139c098a6

“Just wondering… 8ceb303617 does it 5fea5a10a7 have to e348ff643e be this 31779aad23 guild? Since I ab1346853d don’t have 148c75f145 my memories, 8561d75b63 working at 232e4e546e a place 7919c1129f I’ve been 8c7aba38da at for b84d254681 a long a6f3de9e31 time might fb215154ec be uncomfortable. I’d like to try a2a1691dc4 a different guild. Would that ddfc9629f6 be difficult?”8cefdead38fc180d

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Though he aa38c9213f left the a4fb95d04e rest unsaid, f05786b804 his true 4d9da20d5d motive was 7dfaf514e7 clear: before 07cff0bc05 dying, he dfa28e9fd1 wanted to e04dec4450 experience being f5d807abaa coworkers with e83e473749 his favorite 0f578d47bd character.98d8d5d610e817e0

The four ffd974d082 immediately agreed f4e6e17036 with his 189033015b decision, offering 7a8530aaf7 their support 31666c4d14 without hesitation.834cf5cf83887a81

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