SMFC | Chapter 30

After hearing that 7f17883423 he had been d0f773e729 only wasting time 70176930a6 despite being set 2f57d5c719 up perfectly, Lee 7770e0d792 Soo burst into 76fcaa5912 laughter before he a9765aed17 could even feel 01cf419c2e absurd, laughing softly 23954f0db1 in front of d5c233d65b Jiwoo. His sharp demeanor quickly dc874f687e dissolved into a mild 780aed4a25 and gentle smile, which ec128be2c9 Jiwoo watched silently, feeling cf6b67f8a9 like she understood why 94bb5a4253 Haeon had been so d71b3227d4 desperate, though she had ede9cebddb never once spoken with 5f6342fa3b him.b3e53eec195b10e9

The thought 1348071556 of losing fbddc63509 that laugh 378590f3a8 would make e56dd77ac0 anyone desperate. It was such 28079390c3 a kind and 800b27223f loving laugh. If Lee Soo’s 082663c3d6 laughter were no f4b05de313 longer there, it 14eb3cf2db would feel like 7c0299ba94 losing one’s favorite ec19d8ab46 season, whether it 2d4fcc8bf4 be winter, spring, 7727044167 summer, or fall. It would 5309f0864a feel like b7534a719e losing something a745c2a7bb cherished without b6c28fd60d anyone knowing.e19c828ad3e2c5e7

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“…I’m glad you 47c4c7f34e seem to be 5491283e4f doing well now.”83b8a982a31a2b09

With a soft voice 1e92525f13 full of concern, Lee 1d05ce98d7 Soo widened his eyes 89981dd9c3 in surprise and then 7d66769577 blinked appreciatively, whispering his 259e98eb3c thanks. Although it was fc1b49b227 the same beautiful 6788b3512e laugh, Jiwoo, who f9e46258e3 was quick to edee3bbe22 pick up on 29d270fa94 cues, could easily 28576f611e tell.c25fba87658f00fd

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That laugh was d2a8d110ac meant for just 14e1414ab6 one person.4718525f305fdd45

“You mean 0344159fc3 Healer Yoo 27d64fa8ce Haeon?”e58d487339f318a7

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The healer who had 8309b7eb82 given all his attention 8053efccf3 to Hunter Ryu Leesoo. At Jiwoo’s 8aecdfb610 slow words, 553fd7efe9 Lee Soo 8f70270565 nodded vigorously. His face was f9fbe0db19 dripping with affection fd0be02d71 as he answered, 3bf8c3267b and just looking 0b8ba75fac at his face, 83031d1f8c you could feel 0c03582d8c the palpable affection, d731a27fe4 making Jiwoo avert ca62d87949 her gaze only aec7328da5 to notice his e520b67012 hair that reached 32bc9fbcd7 down to his be8eb93592 waist.3d1711658e89e5fa

As Lee Soo nodded, 7d033b78b1 his long hair tied c0854fbff6 back in a single 2ecdd09716 bundle swayed gently, looking 27a1c6c4a2 almost like a tail, 2a2b43f47e which made Jiwoo’s eyes 4dd959fe02 follow it around until 2283b84067 she caught his gaze 468cacc669 and lifted her head 93aa8d2e6c again.c46cc2fe0ca23d57

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“…Sorry. It’s just not common 05e5935839 to see hunters with e39e104a31 such long hair…”0a5ac72a61f6003c

“It’s okay. It is quite long, 6d85edcc8e isn’t it? If you have 06bf43a47e time, would you 7a87fc40a9 like to have c0ea642055 a chat in 94763436b6 the garden? I’d feel bad 6ac84e9efc just receiving thanks f6f67e460a and sending you 039d57fdac on your way… dc7bdedcce There’s a garden 7dd5513bfc on the rooftop da6262c33d of Hawa Guild. It’s really beautiful.”9e0eb924f4111521

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Lee Soo 566800cfb9 tilted his da1131f0b4 head slightly 6fb848ef94 and spoke 71ad58eeef in a 9f16063ac6 whispering tone, c6eacc4f80 causing Jiwoo 0d8e61a2fc to twitch 6870efa3c7 her eyebrows. His lukewarm reaction almost 86dab4ba4f made him step back, 874977d7d7 thinking today was not 7e291296ab the day, but then cc81146d85 he smiled brightly at cdb610ee7a her affirmative response. Jiwoo, watching f5579a4879 Lee Soo 97feea4404 smile broadly, b883d8d8f6 added her 47289b7097 thought.ec2824b015016838

“You seem very d51bcc836a outgoing.”dd118ab2a63e80a8

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Lee Soo, d510739885 who was e2f6b3b1c3 about to cdf0c603f7 send a 9a6a3aae9f message to b3fe6026a0 Haeon that 5183370ce2 he’d step b9ad0948c6 out for 936374a1a5 a bit, e185f8c5c1 turned at 9016d59af7 Jiwoo’s unexpected a35e980524 remark. Wondering if she was e7f85a650b speaking to someone else, a3285be3d2 he glanced around but 7f035a40f5 saw no one else d8d4e82ecc but them.b6dc334445de6af1

If we had to dbf833bf50 classify it, Lee Soo c2f065925c firmly believed he was 3fd7e47ee4 introverted, which puzzled him.c88e7c7f14884107

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“Me?”11de3d1464d81696

“Yes. You approach even strangers ce407abef9 so easily.”9766bd861270ad03

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Unable to say it 20d10b130d was due to affection fa4f65c1d0 built up from reading 132a51a224 the novel dozens of 230f2fa648 times, Lee Soo just 86ff007537 chewed his lip. Anyone who didn’t c644553c5c know would think dd27d12478 that, he thought a60ff6cd0b to himself, nodding f48b6f9b3e slightly and then 4e78406104 crinkling his nose.65188385a9fe604c

“That’s just 047ae8807c how I f951fdc2bd am with b867145f05 people I 7cd3cc2338 like.”38234313bce7f2f6

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Too affectionate a2a643533c for a 74a0a8ad90 mere joke, f0428d772b Jiwoo pondered 12e444031c on Haeon 9d8cb1febc for a 6cb4b7addc moment after cea183417d watching Lee 69f54afeea Soo and 603f0e83d4 muttered to 29c08ae13d herself, That’s ec62558a0d tough. Though it e035292361 was a 85f4089854 mumble, it e14b093550 was loud 99ccbd7936 enough for 705b4ccea8 Lee Soo, 4363fc3901 standing beside 27d07bd926 her, to 8ffaae9211 hear. What’s tough? Did you hear? Because you’re an 00f9d5e167 Awakened. Oh, just talking 94bab61b19 about someone I 0302693d6e know. I hope they 460bbac90a don’t suffer for 60ed7735b2 long.3c5993ee5fd0c6c1

Lee Soo responded with 6a44c5a74b a polite disinterest, his 72a525d5a0 gaze complex as he 6d7b6a73f4 looked at Jiwoo. Unaware of how Jiwoo 665136e764 perceived him, he gave fa0375006e up on that topic 7737192800 of conversation and let d856d7ac65 his eyes wander. Jiwoo was quiet, 9a53159c3d making him feel bfbb0163c0 like he needed 02b8238d8e to find a 54e397fac8 suitable topic to 79e40166af avoid mutual discomfort.cc10854abc92545e

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After some 142bace294 time, Lee 17b5dafdd8 Soo found f01e9a13b4 the right d07549d5d4 subject. He realized he 964977bd9d had never asked bc507d5342 about Jiwoo personally. Since everything about 12e291f61e her was in b3ee433acb the original work, 62c1731164 he hadn’t felt 3d630ef692 the need to 5a21859ee7 ask.e6fb0703ca1f258d

Relieved to hear c130698986 that, like in 505ec2deba the original, she 1a943dc362 had awakened as bf61332b8e a physical hunter f0a1e82af4 and signed with 55ff3ba93f Hawa Guild, Lee 87bb72bbc8 Soo smiled slightly. He was not overly 69bedfb926 worried, but a part 22c49b24ea of him feared that 8f736551fe his involvement might cause 316f777580 her harm.2b6c55c13133afa5

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Having asked 644705dce8 numerous things 882d18b793 for a 105a04a6dd long time, c6cd9a28b3 Lee Soo 1e921fa317 finally asked 713f63c043 about something 4a71b46916 he had 841c464389 been curious f991f77e81 about since d67c968773 Jiwoo had 36ae06898d appeared at 065c97c1a0 the door.ad66c8dc883f9c5f

“But, um, I remember e77060dcd7 your hair being long. You cut 5dfab65241 it short.”8598aa30de555a69

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As Lee Soo gestured, cc15b2686e estimating the original length acfd89152a of her hair, Jiwoo 5c405a662f glanced at her short 0c2ab04689 hair and shrugged.31b29fdc3c94da57

“I thought long hair c5ff32ade5 might hinder my actions, 7629df824d so I just cut 0afcf576d8 it.”9e286122a8d2652a

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“That makes sense. You probably didn’t have 1e64100b80 time to go get 7cccae9c27 it cut. Did you cut 4dca84176a it yourself? Hunter Yoo f6cfec9b9d Sian is 4ded9320a7 good at 3224181545 cutting hair…”c2939b46987facd3

Lee Soo 743d59d7fe continued chatting 574a1ce40d before excusing 258e4d8c37 himself and 502aa6e38b touched Jiwoo’s 74e416c21d hair. The cut was 23186227b9 clean, almost as 7c8fc38d0c if someone else a6699ac6be had trimmed it ee2c42d8e2 for her.c897812687aca818

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“Did Hunter Sian ea87a2a182 cut it for 196b9cac1b you?”93af53ca5f988ed2

“If Hunter Sian is d9eff8153a saying Hunter Yoo Sian d0a02fbe23 did it, then yes, 62dffa52f1 it was Hunter Yoo 382dec76d0 Sian who cut it 36851b39c2 for me. I’m not really good e4ba913715 with my hands.”3c6e0b963580118f

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Lee Soo, who c4cabc3ddf knew from the 88dc1e8e75 original work that b9a0ae0198 he was clumsy 5a51df7083 with his hands, ed78d3f92f smoothly lifted his 19496ec744 lips. It seemed he a066ea041a was doing well, 403510b862 which was a 7115d94354 relief. Jiwoo looked at 225b9f9bba him curiously as 41b6a86cbb his voice, still a1a69534b1 gentle, seemed a b29e474d42 bit more relaxed.8df1b539cb392958

“Huh? Did I make a eadcf8000d mistake or something? Please tell 9130056bc4 me if 12b71ad129 I did 584bee3cc9 anything wrong.”0bee268e806d6e83

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At that 4aff8ef696 look, Lee fbc06b94a1 Soo lowered c01a3290d7 his eyebrows 717146c7dc apologetically, and 5cde35d146 Jiwoo shook 2195c66153 her head.c25435e471112aec

“Have you b646180c2e seen me 01fb987f1c somewhere before?”02e9fad76315d88e

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After speaking, Jiwoo 83a1391ddb frowned a bit f55387c9ae as her words b533706e38 sounded strange. Hoping not to be ece1d4e2af misunderstood, she watched for c03394568f Lee Soo’s reaction, but 1199755d11 he just looked at 31dec654ca her with wide eyes.540a6e1c1dc043c7

“I first saw you 4773087afb in the dungeon.”d7151e2a08b1f9b0

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Lee Soo replied 05510547e2 in a voice a20365ac12 that felt a b51a0c9afe bit awkward and 99c2806f76 stifled, then smiled, faf20d3aad his eyes almost 2ab8326391 hidden by his 2507d08777 squint. Jiwoo, examining 5e95697ed8 his bright 61ba2dab48 yellow eyes, 6fd347ba77 turned her 880889c23b head to 54e558cc96 look ahead.9bf8f5f02201f22b

“Really? Hunter Ryu Leesoo 6b40b6cb7d spoke of you 9236f0cf57 with such affection, c14425a9f2 I thought I 9302b00185 had seen you 9ac8c05119 somewhere with the 787f36c9c4 Hunter before.”15805a0998b3aedf

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Lee Soo, 05fa785033 internally rolling 7c6c6726bd his eyes 4d195fb3ad at the 1428fb5482 sharp remark, 3cfdb2b1ac cheerfully dismissed e49d5d7740 the idea. Then, thinking to be fc79af0a2d cautious, he took Jiwoo 80780891c5 to the garden after cb2744f064 their conversation. He laughed, saying 1da3fdc17e that the rooftop b0f89e4efd was a great 31f9408d27 place to relax 5613816b60 as not many f889d105c0 hunters went up 3d78e84f85 there. Sitting on f8559fc477 a bench, a4607eedd5 Lee Soo 18366034ff offered Jiwoo bda3446311 a coffee 786fe9bb74 he had 58a992e935 bought on 8db33abcc3 the way 900f7d72d4 up.7b126608d2971d65

As Jiwoo c504a517e5 reached out efaf78ebdb to take 08babb9a60 the coffee, 7ce724ea5d their fingertips d502961b03 brushed, and ba766f1f63 she stiffened f4e934d2ca for a d627bd7ff8 moment. Despite having held the 821d2b7118 warm coffee until just 2a9beb2dfd moments ago, her fingers 9223906438 were almost icy.462f9fbbc36b7268

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Jiwoo lifted adcc17918e her eyes f8517bba80 from Lee daa5201d06 Soo’s slender ed5afae7e5 fingers to fbc4617efc his pale e8077bcb07 face.967e3a21e646ac0b

“You don’t look so 9cc96c5ed6 well. Or do you have eb8a9bbb64 a unique constitution?”f44e5efd348c332a

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“Why do you think 3b08115c2e that?”faa0b1fcb5b83de4

“I’ve seen someone 9a8f8314d1 with the same 43ed67d581 body temperature as e597a8e0ff Hunter Ryu Leesoo. That person 003d98dbb9 was also ebf92d3f02 unwell.”fa9cc4a5f4d95745

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Jiwoo spoke calmly, opened 68ba10650c the coffee lid, blew 380d55738a on it gently, and 4dcfaefc58 took a few sips. Her gaze 1b166c6600 fixed on 1504b16722 something in f79cd0048b the air, 84f121cf06 she continued 05873407ec to drink f1502c1134 her coffee 81e944ca4b while Lee 2811730b2a Soo smiled 6796e69d5b faintly and 2ea42b72f2 sipped his c61d0a6186 tea.992db2da24bb7696

“A bit. I’m not feeling 0bae74c4a0 great.”10cc4454f4cc12ce

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“And that ‘bit’ might 286522d0fb kill you?”408f707378a44849

“How did you know e93ffbbf8f that?”1acb89748178335e

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“I’m quick to 19737e8a39 catch on.”6c8bcf606e661bb8

With that, a997320eee Jiwoo crossed 7df22a6707 her legs 67d582bffd and rested 29029a340d her elbows b89e213f74 on her abcfacfecd thighs, smiling 6a6bf0afbd for the 49d487e3d5 first time 70e833fa0a during their fbb93ebec8 conversation. The expressions on their 28ec2470bd faces as they talked 3a8bb51271 about death were neither bdd08a3557 painful nor heavy.e8ae748d113dd7e7

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“Do Healer 4092967b53 Haeon know af3964ba6e about this?” ba2e208d4b After a 4af22c2fb1 long silence 020f646595 spent just 06511e8057 drinking her 1ba9f7ccc9 coffee, Jiwoo 236bb2c94d suddenly asked, f8f51aae51 to which b7a3060291 Lee Soo, 414d30bb12 detaching his edc2784caf lips from d223e8d68b the paper 087098bb53 cup, looked 5553bbf5f2 at her cc3b7d9e3f and quietly 829e84a426 responded, “Yes.”e0c555ca5e5b35d9

Her tone was e2d10b0e06 even, born of e14d098394 ignorance about her cf449bc1a7 own actions, and fce71e72b6 Jiwoo ended up 55aeeb9636 clicking her tongue. It’s really cruel. Jiwoo murmured as if e23393ecad lamenting, and Lee Soo 77ba057933 laughed, not understanding. Why is that fafe20cce6 cruel? His voice aa37768df9 mingled with 5236645c24 laughter, Jiwoo 595aea866f capped her bdce1a14f5 coffee to a1670a7ab3 keep it 73e8564b5d from cooling.29f6bb5033ea7b28

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“Healer Haeon likes Hunter 4800b701a8 Ryu Leesoo, you know.”c0200de4552837a2

“I know that. But just because he d91672be92 likes someone doesn’t mean 4a9ccea072 what he says is c9d648a68e cruel. It’s just liking, 4cf262ea45 after all.”d747a2c74afefb68

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Noticing that 68bdc808ab her notion ffd7903846 of liking 88031abc1b and Lee 633cf6d82a Soo’s were e8c2e242ef different, Jiwoo a3add30899 quickly picked 68aed36ad4 up on 7de4976d69 it.a4b3fe77eac9f577

“Hey, Hunter 471d3deb2a Ryu Leesoo. Just list the 8c5f822473 things you like.”73302ed5137b578a

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“All of bd4d932f2a a sudden? Spirits, books, warm 0e4261cea3 tea, cats, the eb3e50c2ac four friends I’ve 7485934720 been close with 00009f5360 since before the b4f4ec3cd1 guild, winter, Healer f15a65a111 Haeon.”b8504eab9a877b7d

Despite the sudden question, 60b0612ba6 Lee Soo counted off c98835a6d9 his likes with his 6afade6642 fingers, listing them calmly.4a7fae6c6153dc20

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Hearing this, Jiwoo burst 3f78a6358f out laughing as if 5d23569ee8 exhaling a sigh. Like liking 952bd28d3b one of aef1fbe08a the seasons. Like loving the d9e5bd5b7d steam that rises 94cdd720dc from hot tea. That’s how Lee 13865985b9 Soo loves Haeon. I knew it f8aac55577 would be like d6da293845 this. Even as she lamented, 5002a8c129 Jiwoo felt a bitterness.f12d5559212eb421

People who are ecb2b56155 kind are the b8677b9b0d problem. Those who 99f89a1dbe give a 79a53ec178 lot of fe21876e9d love don’t 2d9a8f1746 actually have 6a831bfc36 an abundance 26e37ee7f3 of it; fcd6dfc42a they distribute 2af216126b just a 21b459571d bit of 1ff2f1c56e it evenly 8434d2cefe to everyone, b88baa039b like doling 7eec8b4682 out food 0dfedf7bb1 portions. After all, they are 54ff171c00 only human.5a54909bc2e93f18

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After laughing 0a7a4d5504 for a e58426defa while, Jiwoo c866e95399 shook her b98a533bd0 head and a2e3382330 murmured into ebb3db3c45 her coffee b89eff728e cup.827d2ced911e27f7

“Don’t come to me 4da5b9aca1 crying later, saying it 986ad4606a was your fault, that b375fbf9ef you were too much, ab1ab2801a because all I’ll say f10b0ba786 is that you’re right.”11a8a4e332dfd6aa

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