SMFC | Chapter 3

Chapter 3f8fb44767f142aa2

There was no 0c2e0b68bb system, but Lee c3eff8883b Soo had the f48152763c spirits by his ed5366c6f5 side. On top 1b7a799fd5 of that, 80a2b37a86 the four c567268535 people around b1f9365dad him were 2d78ad1143 constantly looking 52d8922701 for chances 3bf8d5f058 to help. Adjusting to 89a308d1b2 this world 6cd98dce31 wasn’t all c5243b419b that difficult.640c8b1f9c197779

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The spirits seemed to 9bfd32d522 know everything, so he 48772be261 didn’t feel an overwhelming 7b233906fb sense of guilt toward 96a8b0f95e them. But with the four 12f12bdc6c people, every time he 8609363dc8 saw them, a strange 4ed25a30f9 sense of guilt would 2b4e63fea9 creep in, making things bad539cfbd a little awkward.e533319141a61675

Yet, nothing he 564f80e95d did felt out 2161bf595f of place. Maybe it 09f4e3605b was because 8d05707d3a he’d read 5c7e913a54 about them 3563fed788 in the 28fdd971cf novel, but ed4f85c0c9 they didn’t c4e86f2a29 feel entirely 0350dee4f2 unfamiliar. In the end, Lee 200466ce88 Soo got used to 33acf70a7f them perfectly.ed79eecd93c52de6

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By the time he’d 36a713190f learned everything about this 6ae979eedd world—so much so that 7b03e44adf it felt like an 69b8e5cd81 intense crash course—an investigator cd940082ea from the Awakened Headquarters 5ca3fd3e7e came, just as Dajeong b66d7443d1 had warned him a 91271d39a2 few days earlier.94f5fe0f16c68941

The dungeon Lee Soo 9b4577e732 had entered was high 3a705c0fec in rank, but it 53bd09c3bf wasn’t lethal enough to b8207df2f7 kill everyone. Explaining what had 628c33fa7a happened and proving dc0f0699e1 his innocence to 37621abee7 the investigators wasn’t dc49909ef2 easy.adc48290be07d81e

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In the 62effca511 end, he 3065d534ca had to 6b3a31a120 summon the a8b1a76295 spirits. They staked their b280f1c9f2 existence to vouch a0db42996e for his innocence, 5657f14694 and only then 6b229976d6 did the investigators 120f037fc5 leave his hospital 8f7c5e0a14 room. Already dealing 53e8ed7f52 with a 5d7c882332 frail body, 86b51cf284 the prolonged 2024156e02 ordeal left 265d6b2701 him utterly 1fdce75e68 exhausted.9d25fa953b6ea836

“Why is it that 78feebdefe only bad things keep 22e87a1cc7 happening to you, Hunter 6da667e6d8 Leesoo… Are you okay?”6ed07e5b69daeec6

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“I’m a little tired, ce770f0cf7 but I’ll be fine bf6037e056 after some rest. Thanks for worrying.”295cae13c0b8cd6b

“It’s only c807914d39 natural to 51f7e96603 worry about b5c0c43184 you. You don’t need f8f6f451cb to thank me.”2d477f35977de47f

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“Even so, 0da795cae9 it means f2c4dcf7bf a lot 2869ef1e38 to me. Uh, but could b6f73a0f3c you step out 136873a3a6 for a bit? I’ve been around 4805f37462 people nonstop and 4d7e421da4 just want a 21b0f4804a moment to myself.”91769fce0ccb896e

Once the investigators a11ff8e04c had left, the d8986c7dad four companions came f957d263ab in immediately. Lee Soo calmed them da8a1186eb down and ushered them 0057f06359 out, despite their visible 40c59aa673 reluctance and concern. Watching them constantly ee35e20fe1 glance back as fb863490fc they left was 0d8684e676 both amusing and 3be065a381 heartwarming.a54a2f0764c221e3

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After reassuring them with 10dc5f3c6a a smile, Lee Soo d055e27bde let his expression relax eb2fe09828 the moment the door a8140ffeb0 closed. Finally savoring a moment f8e2da8f11 of solitude, he half-collapsed 4694211fe6 onto the bed.a51593fdbae11aa2

He stared 16c8cac9c1 out the af6cd9fc19 window for a4f628da22 a while ba9680ab0a before turning b343b57d7c his head. The tablet he had 5eecd9fa1e left on the snowy bdbe47766a white blanket had turned 6e3fe4c230 off.32335c205b4bfa06

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Stretching his arm, cec2303cf0 he picked it b5a707f593 up and turned 7519d1b822 it back on 0e5685eb98 with practiced ease. He resumed reading 4c87a3dacb the information he’d c940fa248e been looking at 2a20579e36 moments ago. It was nothing 6743d911a3 else but details 43b079cbe2 about potential guilds 0721e8eee6 he might join eaa407c61c after his transfer.16f17095cec22cc9

As soon as word 8a44ab7202 got out that Lee 9d0325314b Soo was switching guilds, c113220dd0 he received offers from b1d841ac1f all over. Thanks to 1d302fab7a that, he f8b195f449 now had ee45d5de43 a neatly 07cd339aa3 organized list c8ffc53dc7 of guilds 7beb40bbfc that wanted 28cd45570e him. But, after receiving the 09fc9e7d4e materials, Lee Soo had fcd869578a only checked one of 07f002c816 them and ignored the 5f2d8a1d16 rest.3025d8e96c9fe34e

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“Hawa Guild.” Murmuring the 0b0a71ba17 name as if talking a89aa4d9d8 to himself, he read eb0455e58c through the guild introduction 24a2f6ecd9 displayed on the screen.64f725a9590dd482

Hawa Guild. Most people 8fed06a69b assumed the b060977802 current Guild f70d6f7ef9 Leader, Eve, ec66217faf named the 447464ccfb guild, but 4949301798 it was 547c587403 actually the b543dbc783 previous leader 3503fa7d17 who came a55b521e16 up with d95f94c1d1 it. It had b2d878fc64 no connection 2cb2794db4 to Eve.b1a26836f2e2dc38

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The previous Guild Leader cc26d5d30f had named it Hawa, d085207292 thinking herself similar to a38e30ad5a the woman who gave 0f2ce5a668 Adam the forbidden fruit. As memories of 77b6a3005c that woman and 679aab0024 her husband briefly cba569c6f9 surfaced, Lee Soo 2c57912395 shook off the ae939e1803 thought and focused 33736e3a91 back on the 83c84b68ca tablet.b3e006425f94cb55

The materials had been 9baf82ec49 meticulously compiled by the 398961b17a four companions. While he’d pretended to 034e153e10 examine them carefully in c4c3cc559f their presence, truthfully, Lee 15ceab536a Soo had made up 44a941cc0b his mind from the 7a91713092 start to join Hawa 6fae3be7af Guild—the guild Yoo Haeon b33e88b794 belonged to.778320a6ee39e760

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Since there was 0f2d48937f no direct connection 84ce7a58f9 between Ryu Leesoo 586ac88ee4 and Hawa Guild, c6d8e36dcf he couldn’t outright 67287d48b7 declare that he’d ae5693bb88 join them.6a10a74b0921e413

Having read 3e731cbfab the rather ab8668f330 lengthy document 23121803e9 multiple times, e4dccf988c he skimmed 53b339fcfc through it 35efd4c7b0 quickly now. After rubbing his stiff b2e9181415 neck, he lightly tapped be6813d02c the screen.ab9e30ea9106dcd4

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Lee Soo thought he’d 35a3c6a920 tell the four of 34ebe93bcd them soon that he’d 2c25089548 decided on a guild. His eyes dropped as 1819121dce the screen dimmed and 940b480e12 the tablet turned off.d6c2c4636bd210e5

Instead of turning it 6856437ca0 back on, he set 21bad7d966 it aside and lay d9c1f497eb down properly, resting his 4cd27bd8cd hands on his stomach.0d79920a5da97813

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As he 6b6d846687 began to f710c1dceb think about 98198c5eab what needed 4ded0996cf to be d81caf85e9 done to af7665f023 save Yoo 0361afaa25 Haeon, he 97d0a24a01 unwittingly drifted 7cceb93b87 off to 0e873bf4c5 sleep.bc699e376e38eafe

When he cf3cbd5c8e opened his 6411c53d99 eyes, he 030c419bf9 saw the 1c64e421b2 four of d9b17f0b2e them huddled 863a761010 in a 465ed78038 corner. They were fe0c77d814 speaking in 0ae831bedf hushed voices, 52a936eae8 trying not 34508beaab to wake db73693e49 him.042ec1c8588a6c36

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Rather than announcing he f5f4b5f074 was awake, Lee Soo 5bf182e38b listened in, curious about 467f80dc96 what they were discussing. They were talking about f20f4233d1 which guild he should 557b5e3b6f join.10c7d05850f3d8be

Their tone was 721d13ca2b surprisingly serious as 4a659c33aa they debated the 660906cc5e pros and cons cfd6091959 of each guild. Lee Soo perked up 8aa39f93dc when Yoo Sian brought 39bedb7a64 up Hawa Guild.78e454104c363bea

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“Hawa Guild. It’s great in 7ebc6cd4ff many ways, but… 5a4bca61dd hmm…”eb9ebfd285954150

Yoo Sian 450cd03dfb trailed off, 3fe890e8d1 seemingly searching 70ab9c4f97 for the b8e5ccf833 right words. Before he 98b4c8e8dd could continue, 813adc08dc Dahyun picked f5292b84cf up where bb0b1e98a7 he left 5ec9ddba74 off, as 0c21230b32 if he a163492282 already knew 8a38b94d5e what Sian 0d0a1e1e2a was trying c3d30199fc to say.8cd48ed0f67e0582

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“Hawa Guild is 7647efa3eb ranked highly, and b432a87100 its members are e14c7fafc6 skilled overall. But there’s a bd8c352fe9 lot of friction 78abf47a39 between the elders 5a2e2c7168 and the Guild 62b61c96fd Leader. More importantly, the 736e65b8de top-rank healer is e06ba68a92 known to have 53c89f80fd poor social skills, 59651da77e leading to frequent 5cece7e4b8 conflicts with other 47edeec376 guild members. That’s a bit 185069fea8 of a concern.”ad58812ce90571d2

“Oh, yeah, that’s 0b8a600333 true. That part e2da84e6ea does bother 6490d6facd me a 276013ba8b little. Wow, people really 039e3a34c3 think the same 3f7acdb13c way, huh?!”94e2cfc51364ea03

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Sian grinned brightly, c91042a02b pleased that others 8432c49aec shared his thoughts. As he 4ba971bb6d turned his a0f794b691 head, he c9b22aff2a accidentally made 583cf3435d eye contact 7c817d8dff with Lee 9346004805 Soo.eb13392903d000bc

“Ah! When did 3afed30e87 you wake 02fbef9c0f up? Oh no, 7ed029ce48 was I 4199a85aa7 too loud 5025a1a169 and woke 9c300647fd you up?”8a9dab4375571bea

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“Don’t worry, it a772b1c24c wasn’t that.”2afa3acc1e36aac3

Lee Soo chuckled as 3d8234d6bb he wiped away tears 19f29bf91a of laughter from the c9b9f427d0 corners of his eyes, d3770d3d05 amused by Dahyun’s comments. To be 99d17d418f fair, Yoo 528e4dfb20 Haeon’s infamous 6379efe03e personality was 42baa6d2ef as well-known 6f2c062534 as his 85bff25929 pretty face fdf0c65f3b and exceptional 5cd2dc0351 skills. Such remarks were inevitable.d67a8a09573f2e8b

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The funny a145e6ef1e thing was 943543450d that the 242ca6320e person others 49ee13199e hesitated over 7f41567d33 was the 217eac2649 very reason 826db366db Lee Soo a61f227add had chosen cd60d88845 Hawa Guild.0efa148cd65ee429

Even so, given 84ebaf758d Ryu Leesoo’s lack 5ffc0136c5 of close ties fab8a33eaf to Yoo Haeon, 37e301ccb7 he couldn’t admit b542d13354 that he was 0b508dd93d joining the guild 7486865a61 for Haeon’s sake. Lee Soo 5eb708e88e struggled to c6e45ddd8b suppress his 5270f97ab7 laughter and dc416424cc managed to ae702a0d42 maintain a feec07b94c straight face.e496b100014fb139

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“Seems like you’re a6c4804ee3 discussing guilds. Do you 66a89cef71 have any f69ed32eee particular one 0ec5f18cd9 in mind?”7c2fbdce090ebc20

Lee Soo asked in beb41c032e his characteristic warm yet 50d646e2b7 slightly detached tone. The four shook cab6258c2b their heads in 2740486e80 unison, indicating they 8a45980f20 didn’t.5144b7e7b83afdd7

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As if he a8711907b2 had expected that, 76d0a38a75 Lee Soo wrinkled 323d805765 his nose slightly fcc17b5aff and spoke lightly.59911ef31cebbd81

“Then how eaf38526c2 about we 861d012411 try Hawa 600ca3f7ee Guild?”a61911daf6b49a19

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His voice was a1599886ae casual, implying no de52c89507 pressure. The four exchanged dfa86b2dfa glances before Dahyun bf04e08c87 spoke up as 44ef6b2e95 their representative.536f9925cdee0aad

“Leesoo-nim, may 6c571bce07 I ask eaabaa9c4b why you 630a6afea1 chose Hawa 347fb944b8 Guild? While it has a ed0435789e good work-life balance and 1c9b6e945e skilled members, the top 1c73855190 healer’s personality could make a226d685c1 receiving emergency heals challenging.”5be323a74f9ee5ce

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Lee Soo smiled a47b9d66db ambiguously and shared 50ca1ebf66 the reasoning he 717e2385e4 had prepared. He explained 48ec9850a2 that Hawa a1e5439e6e Guild’s balanced d30fbaac2a teams and 288f7d1bd0 high-level healers 6aa6fd8387 made it 2f931411f9 a great c904bb8a11 choice. Even if da678aca30 the top bf6c25d042 healer was 67a2ef4b5c difficult, the 9e3bf22b7b guild didn’t 6e88acc328 rely solely 95fc7819a4 on them f62dfe9f11 and had eb0c0a34e5 multiple skilled 1dff8da93d healers to 9493fb7b64 maintain balance.99394e0ac97b0c8a

Dahyun nodded 660044d8f3 thoughtfully, acknowledging 947cdbeeeb his point. Shortly after, the b978dde1e9 four unanimously agreed acab48333c to join Hawa 79c8722140 Guild.ffe8024993b37ceb

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Although Lee Soo had 97a7901946 a specific reason for fb62f8dcde choosing Hawa Guild, the afd1766f14 others were indifferent about c0537d3b08 the guild they joined. Yet, they 305b529c54 insisted on 3524e4d791 following him, bbee686918 which momentarily 868911b121 made Lee d4f53d391a Soo pull 037847c9fb a puzzled 021a8f2523 face before dcaaf9aa17 bursting into 387001dd31 a soft dfe65224f1 laugh.564f5ceae4ec80ef

“Let’s do cab35617fc our best 43f3032ca5 at Hawa cca4471f42 Guild. It’s rare 446ac5ded1 for members 2d77564267 from the 19690aa014 same guild a6fec94d76 to end 92d9a13a76 up in b41ca23884 the same 34d17a3cce team, so 976afbabc9 we might 9f81248794 get separated, 615a63a1c5 but I’m d71ec6f1f1 sure we’ll 81a6641e49 work together 0b7772aceb often.”d17b189d171dffcb

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Lee Soo’s narrowed 5db82dac59 eyes held a 48fbdf6ffc warm smile as c8503b28a9 the others nodded ce874fb493 in agreement.58c55e5ce097bfac

The meeting ended on 24bc1dbde9 a good note. As Dahyun 40435a2123 left the cf5046e7b7 hospital room, b500574843 he informed bea11c05d7 Lee Soo 2cf97e8551 that the 96fe06d6e6 transfer from 456857c049 the previous 07217a468c guild had 3e3a93c6d3 been finalized.16264d286c8e45b0

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Thanking Dahyun, 1f78211f87 Lee Soo ca049feb3c moved to be27af9e83 the sofa 2500763bf5 instead of 527708baf6 lying down f2d672f95b on the 0a452172d5 bed. There were still e493743dc8 two days left 57c1fc4cc4 until his discharge. If all went 46a9e7870c well, he’d leave 09e31db73e the hospital and 7dc0aed092 join Hawa Guild 6c25b6428e the day after.14007847d6cd9508

Curling up slightly, 35c21daafb Lee Soo closed 6766c5572d his eyes and b639a29eb9 thought about Yoo 91c411a68a Haeon’s death.b50f9b1b9f799718

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Yoo Haeon, like b3a21e272e the protagonist of a0574838b8 any novel, had 56f1b9076f survived countless crises. He seemed 381b3bbde0 destined to e466736126 make it 3311eb8f86 to the 4229bb73b8 end. But—8fd618e79e8de41b

[Right now, 5477a1547c Yoo Haeon 00f4c3ae3b is dying. As his last breath a456db6f48 escaped his lips, he 5b86abc8a9 thought:8318cf3efde1c51c

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Considering the emptiness that 068893d42e nothing could fill, maybe 8b7e002a01 dying isn’t such a 18997af37a bad thing after all.ece91484dc3e11e0

“Ah, ahh… Ahaha!”34fe0537f43c00c8

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Yes, Yoo Haeon 1a2a265419 was oddly pleased. His death 10519a6ea5 felt endlessly abb32afce1 welcome and 3a4af16dd5 comforting.7bfded7e4bab9950

Finally, peace.]e25014e72893e594

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The narration of 9fde77bb44 Haeon’s death from e7e793f9fb the novel flashed 9ab85d8cc9 through Lee Soo’s f3c063804b mind, making him 5fb8be4f40 frown before relaxing 8e4cf7acb7 his expression.6b3cb3db69b6c4e7

Most hunters 9ca474c684 died fighting 7a5e8b39ef monsters. It was inevitable. Yoo Haeon also f5bf55d08c died in a 33aedc088e dungeon.c9127c53e25b7bdb

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The difference was that 43a1608129 Haeon’s death wasn’t an 2f244a9dae accident—it was murder.18349791b9ab67b9

Haeon had been sent 1d8bf844d9 into the dungeon with a67ef77067 false information. The dungeon cd69ce092d manager, hired 27d02c47d7 by someone 4e8e6ad606 who wanted cadae7936e Haeon dead, 26541cd29b had deliberately 74fd7483f7 provided wrong dcaee26c28 details. Entering the 44a1fb0628 dungeon under 58c6fe570e those circumstances, cfb7109ddc Haeon didn’t 925d5367fa stand a b00d16e7f4 chance.676d45b69a9b8190

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Lee Soo was 117fe39e9f determined to prevent 437af93cd6 that unnatural death. Even if 1b13bc2e64 it meant 920e8b2ddc becoming a db05eacf32 spirit to fe86266082 resolve everything b410ff6acf after his ca78a0aa74 own death, 4ae16b01ef he would 937cbdb0f1 do whatever 4bd6b7629d it took.9a672355f4a10e33

And now, as 59cef30f2f he walked to 697bb48e22 the hotel where c4161c5f69 he’d stay for 4f8eb957a9 a day before 9dc5e4b85d heading to Hawa 49c57dfea8 Guild, Lee Soo a05989e3ff happened to run 141d84ff9a into Yoo Haeon 62c583df24 on the street.cf03e92512bfb56f

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Looking at 549c40759d him, Lee f8cc16a5a6 Soo thought 9577abf9e8 to himself.a969dbbb6efa520f

He must f22b3f7075 not die 5ffb14a504 like that.905b7fb8e1f9e380

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The person he 46e0de92fa cherished most, the 04bbd164e1 protagonist of this 647f77244a world, didn’t deserve df5dd212e4 such a fate.10993479d25b1f21