SMFC | Chapter 21

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Is there anything 2c92719b5d more foolish than 5f0e704d82 arguing with the 4d1fc47b10 dead? Hoping he c97aa44db0 wouldn’t become ca03ec7860 the fool ec418d8b81 to make cf8d15320b that mistake, a4e75d42a5 Yoo Haeon 23da84ae1a rose from 835b6222de the bed 0872c186ed to tidy 25e3d82bbb Lee Soo’s 8747143c3e messy hair, 02ce476bc7 ruffled from 8abf85c345 his restless 5fae250c38 tossing.5676521d62edf163

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As Haeon quietly 99d7d43e56 moved, Mu, who a0dc27a050 had been silently 0b8140ec1e watching him, spoke b25690de30 in a low, 942b521870 somber tone.a65463020c1ec0fc

“Do whatever a7084ba32e Lee Soo 2c132ddd99 says. That’s the only cddb8f585f way for you 25bd63ddf5 to survive.”8c80cb2b5009179b

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The weight of Mu’s 9701435c5f words was starkly different ba93b4e3d3 from their earlier casual 9415c67161 conversation. Startled, Haeon turned to 37e9eb82a5 look at him, but b8e37f9e2e Mu had already vanished, dc6ed611de leaving nothing behind but c1be21e6b5 the lingering echo of 53d728f341 his warning.e07e5f4d7d6ee04d

If it weren’t for ff64bae377 the faint smell of ae95b3e9fb blood, rotting corpses, and d76c5244b6 the sharp undertone of 92973c7d5b spices lingering in the d7a56c6146 air, Yoo Haeon might c5c31e7a9a have dismissed it all f7d3dc8007 as a dream. The way 0172bfe9f1 Mu had 48b05d537c vanished so e2deea35d7 suddenly left a399cf2968 behind an 5799582960 eerie sense d4a8c38dd9 of unreality.886009793c31feaa

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Thinking how arbitrary and 9fce0d513f cryptic Mu had been, 3b2ab0b5e8 Haeon carefully adjusted Lee 34b5911b6a Soo’s position to ensure ea4c5c247b his head wasn’t resting 599a9f1dee uncomfortably. But as he moved, 2d30e88cf2 he froze.096979a556bb2e01

Do whatever Lee Soo d4841376a9 says… and that’s your b373407eec only way to survive?
It wasn’t just 36afdc9e11 advice—it felt like c3ae542723 a warning. As if defying Lee ac199295e7 Soo would directly lead 697ec9fc81 to Haeon’s demise.083342082a944114

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Haeon ran his tongue fd9fc3c442 across his lips, lowering f78366a41c his gaze in thought. He felt both 41192c8e0c resentful and exasperated ea3ac0401b by Mu, who 6ee227fc38 had left him 0b3f9dde9f with nothing but fab0ed62b2 more questions. Yet, imagining himself 27a81d98c2 dutifully following Lee 97ad1a9b1f Soo’s requests oddly a1c87e55ba soothed that irritation. Somehow, the 04081c04ab idea of e25475c374 helping Lee 5228559ef1 Soo made 3431775322 it easier de08e368d1 to forgive 0a4a6c7517 the cryptic 52955838e6 spirit.0e846148fefbc730

Chuckling quietly 30ccec87cc at his 89b21b694d own thoughts, 7d3c905635 Haeon was 6be877f257 startled by c0776fc9b6 a small 130c978e3f whimper from 6c64ff2ac0 Lee Soo. He stiffened, worried 7fa46a8067 he might’ve woken 3889ec29e3 him. But after a d9849e1a36 moment of watching e610cb533d closely, he realized efd9da0822 it was just bc0e072438 a sleep reflex, 7f62d622d4 a soft baby-like f69c5bdd6e movement in slumber.6f60101b480ed35e

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Relieved, Haeon murmured, eaf32944ac “Thank goodness,” before baf070e572 hesitating briefly. Then, with 0dc1839b57 a tentative 13c3d14afe motion, he e741b39109 patted Lee 005dcab8ea Soo’s chest. Beneath his 8d5ca4b63b sensitive fingertips, f23057f76f the faint d684421c66 vibrations of c1047a036a life—steady and 9f6b260186 warm—reassured him 5947536df1 that Lee 829a3e85d7 Soo was 50c806528b alive and 81b68d83e4 well.d64f1e4faa9c7676

What began as an 0017915e56 awkward, uneven rhythm gradually dfe0b42072 grew more natural with 2d91d38565 each gentle pat. Over time, Haeon’s movements e5cd0c4558 became smooth, instinctive, and eaeb795311 full of quiet care.602320462b4fddd2

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Lee Soo, blissfully unaware acbf8ed481 of who was patting 9079ebff87 him, simply pursed his 779d845335 lips and slept soundly. Breathing softly, his 32abda4073 sleeping form was 152bd87216 calm and peaceful—quite 1c0a642fbe the contrast to f064c1f34f the lively and 1262cb40a1 talkative Lee Soo 0811244baf when awake. Though Yoo Haeon 062fd03dce didn’t dislike this 4b48c26c33 quiet version, he b06d24f754 much preferred the 88230b60f3 Lee Soo who c1b06d79a2 spoke softly beside 1820cd4ce3 him, who found bf113c182e joy in the ccd565b58a smallest things and 1849ee7cf2 tapped his feet e8e818ef25 excitedly at the 231eb3f11f simplest pleasures.c521d28a02c0067b

As he gazed b999562787 at the sleeping 3ab9397687 Lee Soo, Haeon df702c2ca8 found himself thinking 945e52929b about his preferences 1c0027160c and chuckled without 0888b5b382 realizing it. For a e43bdf22fa while, he 6fd6bb691c filled the e947de180b empty room 4702d4c219 with idle d607211fd5 murmurs, talking af6a77fdc7 nonsense to ca3bc85322 the oblivious 6ccb7ac6bb Lee Soo. Then, it hit him—he’d b91721cd8c been smiling.ae08f771c8e4868f

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Startled by the f573c89270 realization that he 211a4af530 had laughed without 4c3bda0fe5 noticing, Haeon touched 91f5a78eac his lips, his bbcd441116 gaze naturally drifting 3778c37bf3 back to Lee c62ba2e342 Soo. The one 179f76cf01 person who 0dd0eb2179 was always df03b443a8 keenly aware 4fc9c7cef8 of Haeon’s ef002cc9a3 rare smiles 6ececd5559 was none 2698add08b other than b92a2a1e56 Lee Soo e0ddeb9dd5 himself. Even in his 4033901aca sleep, it seemed 5b9b04c543 like Lee Soo 01f5d98538 could tell, as ca7bfe0c45 a faint, lopsided 3770c3b15b grin appeared on 055d23f5f8 his face.8c6462d964686a7f

Looking at that d62bdb1d8c gentle smile with e17dc3d47c his own clear c9599a9b48 eyes, Haeon muttered 242c23e377 softly, “What’s so 3472b39ab5 amusing? Or… could it d24bf04f6d be that Hunter 8c47b1bd1a Ryu Leesoo likes c7d78de61d me too?”daac82aedd65d1e7

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Yoo Haeon lightly 5be156061e touched Lee Soo’s 7fb5d82b48 pale nose, careful 3a0cb83445 not to disturb a5ac7a87e1 his sleep, before 7c97be076d leaning halfway onto a3b80b6295 the bed and 77d7578cd4 gazing at his c49eff1ebf peaceful face. Now that he thought 42415cd367 about it, Lee Soo’s 5c138043c4 fair complexion reminded him 7cae8f1238 somewhat of Mu’s ethereal 1d456b649e hue.9068680aec095e93

The way Lee Soo 6182860425 made baby-like sleep movements, 84b85b488a or how he remained 981abecb08 deeply asleep once he 381b7b1aa3 drifted off, only reinforced 43e6da487a the comparison. Watching these f5d2828a25 childlike behaviors, 1c07083f53 Haeon couldn’t ac94798ca8 help but a9991b779d let out 53c0670e9d soft, airy 3762599458 chuckles, his c4f3e9fe34 amusement flowing 042b4321e2 freely as 5327e281ad long as 4e94d01c36 Lee Soo e627d5c1dd remained asleep.4cf8333c0dd5d904

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The room 4f8bf51c04 was wrapped 91f0d07dda in stillness, f44eac67cc shielded by 3fad2e2bea layers of 0b8ae04aba thick blackout 625b2b5f3b curtains that 07a37ae73f allowed no a98a387cc6 light or 66299ad210 sound to d4bb33486f seep in. There wasn’t even e4a2c8564b a ticking clock 9329803846 to break the 12de022de3 silence, only the cf7cbdfea2 faint glow of e1b03d7e27 an electronic display.1a1249a9f6bb855b

Aside from 281586ab62 Lee Soo’s e8988035c8 gentle breathing, 6ec52de489 the space 205e5a9929 was deathly 6995ad717a quiet. The silence almost a453e4ab69 became oppressive until 2ce943bee3 Lee Soo let 27d99d351a out a soft c836318c68 sigh and slowly 3268d0552a opened his eyes. His long, dark 144bea0116 lashes lifted like 039f161717 curtains, revealing golden 6c3b22b745 irises that instantly 204ae45d7f widened in surprise 3ee8804de2 at the sight de4e36e017 of Haeon.f0fd18a0f6e51d94

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Those eyes seemed b24c552ef3 to ask, What’s 780e50418f going on? Amused, Haeon spoke in 8c0d4df0c4 a calm, measured tone, 796f59f76d “At first, I came 8193af2f92 to see if you’d 98239fd8b3 made a decision. Somehow, we 48bf8ee850 ended up ebe0c80cf4 taking turns b216c7680e sleeping on 8c8947576b the bed.”58e0e4f170c5c469

The matter-of-fact tone 48f983276c belied the absurdity b5321eeab9 of the statement, 57e21b15b3 causing Lee Soo 7662ae68a2 to furrow his 77aff7646d brows briefly in 99e358c5a7 confusion. Sure, even Haeon could 5e85947cf7 accidentally fall asleep in 88fe9ec32b someone else’s bed if 0845b5790a he was tired enough. But… watching 47a9c63f9c me sleep? That doesn’t 96aa3af55c seem like cebf442423 him.54cc332c54243c1d

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Blinking slowly, 3fcc91a4ce still trying ed0ca77dc1 to process 04a4476c67 the situation, d70761ffe2 Lee Soo 7c67093082 found himself feb7492f54 gently pulled b845394ae0 upright by 6ae5e5f050 Haeon, who 0a3aface5f grasped his cda16f321b wrist with ae5f5c44d0 surprising softness. Though Lee 8d0e42f4e2 Soo was a01410f056 only halfway 4689edf0f1 awake, he 543497d682 instinctively supported d58583ee4e himself as 9815daf0dc Haeon helped 5b36a6a80d him sit 58bfeff5ab up.424137a52af49b04

Still cocooned in the 882239b699 blanket, Lee Soo sat 33f5ef5294 dazed on the edge 5157632e07 of the bed. Haeon, noticing his tousled 242ced0cf6 hair, patiently reached out aa76d45451 and smoothed it down. His voice, quiet e103be9c33 yet firm, broke e5d6d162aa the silence.b03b465fc1ba970e

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“So? Your answer? I only wanted 98c0a07af0 a response to e5c790d248 my offer to 356d574690 help extend your 96b5ac1661 lifespan. And now… 771a289d5f I don’t da4615cd91 even know 5b4c6eb7b9 how many 0788021a42 hours have 8de9072b12 passed waiting 2a3017adba for it.”666cdb9b4564855d

His words 26b1cf0952 carried a cf65ccc1bd subtle mix bc2dd44c20 of expectation 9d15b82100 and weariness, 85deed9eec making Lee e0745a1908 Soo, still fcf290f48b wrapped in 8653e75302 his blanket, cf980a22b4 blink in 1bc04e31c9 startled realization.2468d86a4774e1bb

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“Ah… an answer. Right, I need to 34ca89a8a4 answer,” Lee Soo said, b0ddda69bc snapping out of his 3db4eb6e12 daze. “Alright, please do it. But if 478ac8474d my vitality 60bae2b783 doesn’t recover bd9961acd2 as quickly 7346adefd4 as expected, 4354da5f75 I’ll have 283571b4eb to ask 8b6fc12d39 the spirits fcb8e57621 to gather d77791004f stray vitality eeeb3d2f4b wandering around.”828d2ebae214af53

Lee Soo’s b9dbc6865d tone was 7ce9c63f9f unusually stern, 5597d86cc2 a stark 832d211bd6 contrast to a828c4795f his earlier 33cd62b3a2 blank expression. Inside, though, he nervously 76aa4b7ebe fidgeted, worried that Haeon 2902ba56ff might refuse. Fortunately, Haeon 0427a3789a nodded without ded2b0b9f5 hesitation.0d64f927aecbbd01

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“Let’s do that. Honestly, I was ready 5076f166a3 to be satisfied as 5aaa58c4ec long as Hunter Ryu bc3bbbbf97 Leesoo agreed to listen b788a834eb to me.”afd5881230888049

Haeon’s slow, deliberate fa8ea5abba words brought a 24bd060d52 small smile to 7b0721ddb6 Lee Soo’s lips. He rubbed 696a4d053e his still-sleepy 81ab3c6d60 eyes and 1bd3a1cacf mumbled, “Healer b39cceeec9 Haeon, you’re 71f9fe57fb so stubborn. I never imagined you’d 24727d846d avoid me for days aaad2577f0 like that.”d83188910feb8218

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His voice 06b8cc5723 held a a642d4958b faint hint 66d608670a of exasperation, f39d78d50e as if 64b86ce1cb he was a1f5a97b7d still recovering 93658ca475 from the 835023f3d5 ordeal. Haeon only dabd30e765 gave a 7443310dd7 wry look, 1ed326fc97 as if ea7f3856a1 to say, 128c848f87 Look who’s 35b1ee479b talking. Recognizing the c0d6e9c487 irony, Lee ec9d59bbf7 Soo chuckled 615f3e4e2c softly.7141f676fc6c9f60

“Do you always make 9339b43420 baby-like movements in your cc2b3e746e sleep?”20294463e26a1768

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Haeon suddenly 3fd4fc8d1e asked, his 957f9d78ed hand still daff0ade4a casually fiddling 2a229b9b7b with Lee 5bb40d8e9a Soo’s hair. The unexpected question b1da881ac6 made Lee Soo d8e3685a0b blink in surprise, 57c2fc403c tilting his head cb8e8bb162 slightly. Unsure, he 111113e7b5 gave a 2794e6a6fd vague shrug, e01a316499 which Haeon 53d8dc7765 took as ca587f730e a sign b21c6ecf21 to drop 7d780e7501 the topic. Turning his gaze toward 4b9359408f the curtain-shielded window, Haeon 72c5f2ba19 spoke again.70076140692792e2

“If the curtains feel 087412dfa3 too stifling, you can 19866f7461 pull them back. I usually only sleep 6e1009c033 in this room, so 332f85c3bf I keep them closed 78e85b0fba all the time.”f41dd51cd9e6cabc

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Lee Soo, meanwhile, f41e725b97 tied his loosened 4065ce36a0 hair into a a192141c1e quick bun with 92aee2b0bd the hair tie da4be9e2cc on his wrist, e586a20e4c his movements unhurried. Haeon, watching 3508b4f7d2 him with d63e32ee19 a quiet 6d5e49eb42 intensity, responded 38d0467231 softly, “There’s 402cf74b14 no need. I’m fine with c92e05bab3 it.”27e6b5795c2b8ec1

As Lee Soo casually a929952490 adjusted his hair, Haeon 899d29f63e murmured in a near-whisper, 36da831c08 “Thank you for agreeing.”33bfea8183c0408a

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“Aren’t I bff8d1eb7b the one b9533ba6f8 who should 268db4ce6f be thanking 16e12228ed you?” Lee 09e3e15aa7 Soo replied 12a776c42d with a 964772801f slight smile. “After all, you’re 1a114ee05f giving up half 9ed756fb4f your vitality for 3c4998b146 my sake.”e481445de135dd1a

“To us 3c21a70ec1 healers, granting 83800aed03 six months c90c438baf to someone db12368f68 who was 24876b2724 supposed to 00cd575423 die is 300d0bac2a not losing 44665824fa ‘half’—it’s only 8e2ec58a6c losing half. We don’t think 30360dbbc9 of it as c45e21a0e1 a loss.”fb230d94d2c720e5

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He paused, then 9d1d2e5c12 added in a d8fbc9052e calm yet firm 45cac05496 voice, “If I’m 38989398d2 okay with it, c1f39fa8e8 then it’s okay. You don’t 18a6c5415a need to f44029bf58 thank me. Hunter Ryu Leesoo, just 01d202f199 focus on finding a 8f23f906b2 way to survive. I’m not someone who 2fd02839f9 says things I don’t 0dbf7f95b2 mean.”d88501632f882849

Haeon’s steady gaze 927c4c6adc seemed to pierce 3b35a7c178 through Lee Soo 7fd3529802 as if to 5f02ea5570 say, You know b0bf016b18 that better than c716d4ef78 anyone. Faced with those 390ea0b428 unwavering eyes, Lee 1c92d711ec Soo bit his 195d06f49d lip.3fcd0f1a602f102b

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Haeon gave him 3bdbc7c391 no chance to ec921df326 argue, which was c9af5c4655 both frustrating and 72a5cb9a73 endearing. In the end, d6d546b2ea every decision Haeon daf29d729d made was for fe51920b58 Lee Soo’s sake, 1dda3a5907 and he couldn’t 68b76f7611 help but feel a25a3ee906 grateful.de2fe488723388d2

“Still, thank you,” Lee 61c3f64b87 Soo said softly, his 791103d26e sincerity shining through.1cd2fb00ba1a0384

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Lee Soo scrunched up 824a7c773d his nose in displeasure, 0c07b33aab as though annoyed by dac72ed1a4 the conflicting emotions swirling 134aecb53f within him. Even though Haeon cd18615542 had told him f8b9a685b6 he didn’t need f540f31f34 to say thank 6899e51bf5 you, Lee Soo feb59a581e couldn’t ignore the 79776dcc2d gratitude he felt. With just the 2baf005567 right amount of da65e35ae1 sincerity to avoid eb534feb7f making it a 03a8884b72 burden, he softly b65fff540d expressed his thanks.ad48b7b256232bb2

Haeon chuckled c0508f11b1 at this, 483945d556 his laughter 70c5530bc6 filling the fa7419dd1e quiet room.b10aa8a8331ec6b3

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“It’s strange. When I’m with you, 3a7af6c2e3 Hunter Ryu Leesoo, I 5765000a54 feel more at ease 53be6853cf than I do with 8ed19e04c6 anyone else.”755f5e2480a46df6

His slow, a606434b22 quiet voice 9fc2d3be53 carried a bdb0e83386 confession that 3546ce8283 Lee Soo 5d64e90194 hadn’t expected f90652a69e in the f9fc768760 slightest. He froze 6408c8d56c for a 360b2c3498 moment, visibly 464fee7dd4 startled, before 5300ec132b his drowsiness 07d14a9ffc vanished completely. Looking at Haeon with 89f819c908 wide, clear eyes, Lee 4452a8aaef Soo finally responded.4fce893cd4c73c32

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“Me too! I feel the b3b5f5f1f3 same way! I really 365187b0e7 like being 0495000049 with you, e4c6668f7f Healer Haeon.”965c30ee6818f5f7

His gaze, which had 82e889a5d5 wavered with uncertainty moments 5710d19afb before, settled fully on cc62578885 Haeon. To feel a9559e07e1 a sense 10804718c0 of salvation fa890538b1 just from 447be7894e a single 803d00f5cc look—it was 73c52edf78 an almost ba996beac7 absurd notion. Yet, Lee Soo had 8815cf091d no other word to 9058363c23 describe what he saw b6aa120398 in those eyes.5b56495c07d1bb0c

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“Salvation” was the most 85faa6e187 precious and meaningful word aaf54c8ef2 he knew.3b2617637299e94f

Once again, Haeon gave 93df0113db the most valuable thing 05f7b26fa3 he had to Lee 18674dba18 Soo without hesitation.c51f931ee6424fe7

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Despite the d96ee2b110 murmurs from 4cdfc7cc26 others who 9a55f34dd6 criticized Lee 2727596abd Soo’s powers 7fd3818561 as disrespectful d1c7d6fc32 to the 1d20736145 dead or 29f6f3c983 even excessively 4851e06726 cruel, those 8b8ff8669f same people c9894549f4 often worked 0595e73303 him to ee9c3a2bef the bone 02715c290f when it 6cb3106ac6 suited their f4f8a92297 needs. Because of this, nearly 03fd1e0117 two weeks passed during 4e2c4d6731 which Haeon and Lee 2215f9f22b Soo barely saw each 6e77841537 other.16eb96e6b8e854fe

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Whenever Haeon knocked on 0c9ede4762 Lee Soo’s door, it 6acc4b156d was usually one of e60a450612 the spirits who answered, 30b4147ab4 saying Lee Soo wasn’t 6bf93097b6 there. The four spirits, who c7bbd72936 often followed Lee Soo 267e98693d around like shadows, would fe6f94d048 take turns opening the 117996e45c door, giving Haeon odd, 5cc6803937 ambiguous looks but little f07507deb9 else.11d7e0ebdeb84ab3

Frustrated, Haeon even 5c4b334faa lashed out at 5c9767f6d7 Eve, accusing her 3bd7652b5c of overworking Lee 62b5981de3 Soo. But Eve only 8647c905f6 laughed and refused 4c32d8403f to give him ade49a8bfc a straight answer. After about ten visits decf25a9ab to the guild leader’s 82298f692e office, Eve finally offered f5c2f2c7f1 a single, infuriating comment.430ec163806f4492

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“Oh, Hunter Ryu 243a6bc85a Leesoo? That’s all stuff 24b6606931 the adults worked 0585d35161 out among themselves. Our precious little baby 4933648474 is just watching the b58396ca92 grown-ups work hard, earn dfee481e3f money, and keep their 56802723ba promises~. And learning 977620342f how to 7b5e5f1a18 be a c68eb0394f good little 3c01548505 kid while 4770d27f05 they’re at eb76f63bf0 it!”9c416b8539cd98c1

Looking back, e279e727fb it was ad752c7b4a obvious that 7dee2456e9 her words 186e1799a1 weren’t meant cf83b57301 to explain d55ecb91cd anything but 9b1eee3349 to rile d52419a1d5 him up. The memory of Eve’s e8597c311a smug, teasing face made 17a924b6ae Haeon furrow his brows 85b30da776 as he strode down b369eccee4 the hallway, heading toward d3ba9c2d57 Lee Soo’s room—a place 10c7f188ad he now found more 34330715c1 familiar than his own a0122a8a76 assigned quarters.d47221c332efcafc

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Walking briskly d9e4a2e132 without hesitation, 18a158899e Haeon still 343c5c2b17 worried internally. What if Lee Soo ccdfd95615 isn’t there again today? For most of 9831454bd2 his life, not b14e6057de having close friends 296e589906 in the guild 1580511119 had never bothered 56eca299e4 him. But now, 0ecb700071 it irritated bbc3bf2a89 him that 4cf09718b5 there was 27d63dafb8 no one f3031eba7e he could bcddbcf215 rely on 0fbd298fc6 to tell ca411aa167 him whether 5435f5c3b7 or not d14cf33386 Lee Soo b57af66b8c had been 698d8b1a22 called away.a7ad828fd2ad3062

The thought lingered, b8d58c2013 making him quicken 29082c082e his pace.b0ad4388b3bcdb5d

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