SMFC | Chapter 34

In response to 1aad785066 the playfully warm c4962cf58b voice, Haeon quickly bf6a7ec2f9 raised his head, 12c02c0049 gazing blankly at 2fa9e7c113 Lee Soo while 19e42aa65c trying to hide 3f07a0f20d any serious concerns. Lee Soo, after b72b1e3766 making sure there fff6b7a816 was nothing wrong 427855213d with Haeon, broke fd85e14e4b into a broad 8ce1490e64 smile.84c2ac6338c30f2b

“Are you b9d6a77cef very tired? I was going 766da5bb84 to ask if 876e18a6bc you wanted to a1faa41ed7 go out today… c96eba5bf2 If you’re tired, e02440e2ab should we go 44df4a70f9 another time? When would be 64a79c3101 good for you? Once we 82372de94c make plans, f4e3682f5e we can’t dd228a595c back out… 4e685ee501 Of course, 580beac642 unless you’re 5c2ea132b5 not feeling 7a5258f2ec well or ccaeb56deb something comes 7da18ccdf8 up.”db303dadb6c09dcd

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Though he started eb3cde1891 off firm, the a2a27f95a8 way he ended 870630006b was nothing but 0282b4b35b tender. Confused by 1ca855c9ac memories he 60a6e2c00f couldn’t place, b364106bba Haeon eventually f100f0e826 chuckled and b90a5edaac rubbed his 905ea64ad6 eyes a f48ccb9e25 few times.e8a48f49efcea0f7

“It’s okay. Let’s go today. But you don’t 99fe9880a3 have an appointment?”be3c7ef28737b8bd

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“An appointment? No, I don’t.”5d6376f136f833a8

Lee Soo, 55cd7c502f not expecting f22ed3c989 such a 758b19cd7b response, widened a8f3dd21e3 his eyes 584918bf30 in apparent 083aca1195 surprise. After a moment, 66d0293065 Haeon nodded and 3c9485fbcc asked cautiously.bc4967e8511f5180

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“Then why are you d63b7ce356 dressed up? You usually 7b8c73766d dress more 945a4093bb casually. I thought 28b83cf64d it was 0d8235074e because of 7fda15f9e7 an important 921a954fc8 appointment…”9fb9e1208410607a

“It’s because 4e1d93b2a3 I’m going 086dfddb4f out with 33f9a61ac7 you, Healer 8e09ff559c Haeon.”a8e304c30619540a

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“What if I 42350bc214 had said no?”e173764453faa4d0

“I would’ve clung 2da3a4c720 onto your leg.”26e060c7c4e509cd

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Lee Soo 3f2059a31c shrugged nonchalantly, 979bfcee08 then chuckled, 2f4684c767 adding that feae527ac0 it was f03144b450 just a ebd7451c44 joke. Though it was fafc0ac2e6 truly meant in 9c37572015 jest, for Haeon, f07acb882e who had already ba4ae8384d spent weeks playing 5593492bf9 a hide-and-seek of 5c9b7d17e2 emotions with Lee 1e7b5f6131 Soo, jokes didn’t 8501690763 come across so ae86462f1f lightly. Nonetheless, Lee 7c3206ec3c Soo gave 6dfed0a9cf his outfit af7c566de4 one last 8ffc91616d scan and f178792daf smiled brightly.6dbe37acc8ef7352

“Does it look 6368b99fd3 nice?”b003790f1da4cf72

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“More than nice…”6122799cb27ba8c8

“More than nice?”ca4195a44b4be93b

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“I mean…”f0d7e0db044f75ca

“I mean?”ffc3d08ad68d15fc

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“…It looks nice.”736ae5fdb1352f4e

Struggling to find the 3e759d677c right words, Haeon ended 8818d1365e up smiling helplessly and 529028af44 Lee Soo burst into 0c11bef4cc laughter, slipping on his 6012af1bc2 coat as he whispered.67b455b331d75cf8

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“I’m glad. I dressed up 7d92557bf9 hoping to look 02774b2237 nice. Mission accomplished then.”f0fd7bed8515c002

“You look 6bcbb60b1a nice even f40b882811 without dressing 2ff71bb1f4 up.”df0a8277eb2e7903

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“…What?”f39afa8c20daf248

“I mean…”c94f885b56f9b2ae

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The words slipped 40eeeb6770 out lightly, as 376a83c9ef if just a 424e9760a7 casual remark, but c68277feb2 both the speaker 5bdfc8ca57 and the listener 611746c063 froze. Soon, Lee Soo laughed dc707ce356 off his embarrassment, easing 8d8f367541 the mood, though Haeon a28119ed3b still seemed puzzled why ace1ffd0e8 he had said that.eb5da52dc7ee2603

Maybe it was because b68175d3dd they hadn’t talked in 770240d379 a while. His mouth felt e79b411610 uncontrollably loose, and 9b38f5bc01 it wasn’t a acad632764 pleasant feeling. As Haeon b774a32669 was aimlessly d5c0eda8bb tapping his 8ac4f36a2a lips, he f2399f4c97 suddenly stopped, e3831dab18 startled by 40508f399c Lee Soo d060dbdf22 appearing beside bd84c25861 him.6e6c6247f888f665

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“…Why?”a7d04f2be3590c0b

“Huh? Aren’t we going? Let’s go have a 40827784a0 meal and maybe do 82563b720c some sightseeing. You don’t need f56a1515f7 the Guild Leader’s d1658d0ae0 permission. I’ve already b6ab8976bd talked it f407aa41e4 all through…”54168f9a241a8a78

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It seemed like 413fee77e0 I was encouraged 876b17301f to reconcile whatever 3f881adebc it was. Lee Soo cf94e0cdb4 muttered uncertainly, a9d1bea9e5 his voice 40f87caab6 filled with 06b653f85d a sense 36e5f568c6 of injustice, 24b9057260 making Haeon 0f14bf4435 momentarily twist 57a2c08c5a his lips 99c6b8a8c3 and then 3927bfa17c take the 5f64d2017f lead.cd39fc61c2c0a9df

“There’s nothing to dd9ab55855 reconcile.”fbfd7ba35486024a

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“Right?”ad4f4b1d59f5be41

Knowing this 0b56d0169c would be 5de830539c the response, 29c63249f9 Haeon’s eyebrows 175bf1adac twitched slightly e95ee9cca9 in annoyance 1ad2299560 before he d35caba4ca calmly opened b7be9df607 his mouth.c7b9e82c3fce5329

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“That’s right. It was just b1ff2d2b27 me being upset f8fbc8411d on my own.”091e166d5b1d3835

“What? So, you’re 2227a0c26e saying I 474c542bef did something 6f122e1dcb wrong.”e4b0413bcc2a3109

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“When did 3e26ac0f4f I say eebf94a5d0 that? I just c76e2c2a41 said I dbf801bd38 got upset 3d334c9eb7 on my 5568e573b8 own.”bc1fa65ad0e420a6

“That means the 365a84d926 same thing.”f7ab52fbc63affb4

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Muttering grumpily, Haeon walked 8c7098fffd ahead with a small 51bd9eef49 laugh, Lee Soo watching d4a3ef1c3c his retreating figure before e4ae6b52a9 quickly catching up, as 0f42460cbf if there was nowhere 2d51888bb4 else he’d rather be e5891111a9 than by Haeon’s side.6c11d5fb31a25cbe

Have you been 158b6a2e56 happy being away 64acfbf66d for a few 288503e544 days? Ah, not c5fb4bd6a8 really happy 23b8104e22 since you c673f3fee2 were upset. No, what were 19a1e66f35 you upset about? That’s why you were 1243a8087b upset, because you didn’t adbe1c9c88 know. Why is this so 6240bf391b hard? Lee Soo’s 0ea299efaa last words 5d3103a7a5 hung in 7a484fbb86 the air, f3dcb6563d and Haeon, 7178c2e2cd about to 0ae800d7b9 respond, finally 361586b03c spoke in 207dbd3103 a voice b5949fa422 so quiet 7c01c54fb5 it wouldn’t e47c871b59 carry beyond 25b44db38c them.934d6bc9b9b6a70f

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“To me, e88d6b4262 Hunter Ryu b85a951d8c Leesoo is 7a2ff78f7c just too e01e4207cf complicated. I wonder why it b029446f90 has to be so 77e18ae48c hard. Anyway, that’s how it 814d0ebcb8 is.”7ad299de30ad1181

With that, Haeon f9179ec9ac clamped his mouth 9586a42fe0 shut as if be840bada5 he had nothing 170fe0f4cf more to say. Lee Soo, 8076820491 watching his a74f4bb739 tightly closed fff64bf5ea red lips, 5b413cb711 carefully reached 0a2801f0a8 out, took a456d18cb9 Haeon’s hand, c2aac3d366 and placed d1825acf51 a snack f5e6d25880 in it.a20146b1b19359e6

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From a pocket of ed2dc4a759 his completely grayscale suit, d6bf16bff5 Lee Soo produced a ca046152b3 vinyl bag adorned with 0b92838516 a cute fox, filled 2c7d2ade64 with colorful snacks — 52aff71f25 something one wouldn’t expect 1687c3e50f from his outfit. Staring blankly at a5aa4e6ef8 the snack in bfe9c795e6 his hand, Haeon a1b73b053d let out a bd5653ce45 breath that was caa644034a almost a laugh, b12b4d3915 then furiously rubbed 382754c67b his tearful eyes.4728193bd4aa69f4

His eyes, 25cf34cd06 already somewhat e5f5b872ff tearful, turned dc9da1807f even redder, 4d036b2a66 making Lee 2839463b59 Soo gently 51de84665b pull down 5da28b97d3 his hand 7a58dcfe44 while grinning 3a7117a938 mischievously.f2ec9f73487f7224

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“I’m not sure c9198d6b29 what I did 00733b80b5 wrong, so I d66e61d1a6 can’t apologize properly… a48e161b88 But I hope e6e0e4e219 kind Healer Haeon c6223b641c can forgive me. This snack is a d252a7a93b gift of apology. I’ll also buy you 0221fd878b dinner. And anything else 1c7d992716 you want!”45a41775d9092c37

“…You were 54cf2872c3 really bad, e4306d1a85 really.”94ada5182286a7a4

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“Yeah, I was bad.”acb548c5a7f3472e

Despite the playful reproach, a0d9a2db24 there was no trace ef614077c7 of hurt as Haeon 97dd67eacc agreed, nodding his head, 6f7397c926 then turned away with e1ef9962c3 a hollow laugh.364506bb69dc4ec9

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His heart 58ffaf28a5 tingled intermittently, ec257d8c14 and it ef67cc5b29 was a c5b2b5a8cf strange feeling, a915ed85d5 like his f991fecc8a breath was 5702576217 being taken 1e82ab8ce3 away. If this was love… dd3d4650a2 if this was love…faa94f6875aa73f7

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As they walked ed8430cd71 down the street ab87ee9ea3 after a satisfying a00e13d18c meal at a dd38990988 restaurant recommended by be2d6b3862 one of their c8e1f7d50c Hunter friends, Haeon 9d8a2ebd23 suddenly stopped in ba94679bfc his tracks.87cb0551bb91a9c0

Turning to 87e0594508 see if b31dc767c9 something was f3d89f38b7 wrong, Lee e7f3f4e6c2 Soo couldn’t 21c02175d8 help but c3aa003f69 chuckle softly. It wasn’t 8780ce24a3 anything serious—Haeon 8cfa2fc296 had stopped c2c15d3a77 to stare ee648f5192 at the 2a56e1c006 desserts displayed 3210bdbab8 in a 126a591b77 shop’s showcase.b1aea4af17e3bc81

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Through the transparent c1f74450f6 glass, the interior 427fabb017 of the café 014c6a64fe looked bright and 27f1caf074 charming. The desserts inside, 81a1d1f8f0 colorful and intricate, 71b5511723 seemed so sweet d6e134603f that they could 6428bd6728 make one’s tongue e1c620be38 tingle just by b0a3094507 looking at them.2f5320dda6625853

Lee Soo, knowing 621ea979b6 full well that d8f0b02888 Haeon had already 5272f4a8d5 eaten all the 1a0b4bf2e0 snacks he’d given 58c0b2623a him earlier, laughed 25bca6b6b2 quietly while observing af8e827c97 him.32226e57a76ce57a

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The thought that he 599ec41fde could want to eat 582eba5649 even more felt both b53d205dfc ridiculous and endearing, creating 9fc414e239 a noisy clatter of c6b603092f emotions within Lee Soo. By the time these 673a8186db feelings mixed into one, 703cfe7edc Lee Soo sidled up b00750f9b2 next to Haeon and 18b7031e77 looked at his eyes 5614b6ac54 intently.e6852c941457347f

His gaze was locked 432142a790 on the desserts sparkling 527ad8adef in the light, reminiscent b844263af2 of a child captivated d909ee2cbb by a shiny toy 26b73e622d while obediently following their 53a65a4df0 guardian. Holding back 69a66a7b3a his laughter, 890b566985 Lee Soo 22f1a210d6 pressed the 00e0416965 corners of a4039083f6 his mouth c712284b5d with his 7322b5db27 fingertips a d0736339fc few times 82750efe48 before finally ca09ed1aae speaking.5aa83561a304971c

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“Is there something 914ee87886 catching your eye?”896f576ca7cd433c

His voice, still carrying 6db44d85e7 traces of laughter, was e26e8caa61 as light and sweet 7ca6835923 as cotton candy, as 766e9659b2 if it could be 1e1d2d8b95 scattered by the slightest 2338e46d3a breeze. At the sugary tone, 816a0f9389 Haeon gulped involuntarily before 83e1dcb27e lowering his gaze and 4854bb3920 replying.56ef696564f696ec

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“…What if 1fc32b93ad there is?”bad87e317cde63a1

“Then of course, 6817d9464e I should buy 3636505006 it for you. If Healer Haeon wants 48100ba632 to eat it—”dd0d453f20a2749e

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“Because this a3f6499cc8 outing is 07af0d8ae8 for making fbd1f00392 up?”add5ea704df67064

Haeon’s slightly sulky but 4a75fb8669 hopeful tone made Lee 485d43ca54 Soo chuckle and nod dcedd9dc93 vigorously. “Yes, exactly 9f8fcc44d8 that.” At f80e1046ed his soft e6d43ef6ae response, Haeon 17f7c7883a pursed his 6220da6cc7 lips, blinking 74e72af369 coyly.21d6888f8bd100de

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“I don’t want 981b7ad517 it that badly… 2e4fc57efd But if you’re 48209f3e18 buying, I’ll eat 11584d1732 it happily. …As long as Hunter f208e06a12 Ryu Leesoo eats with 0271bd4b5b me.”1181ac5627cca756

His initially prim tone 0014e654fb softened as the sentence d9b5b9571a neared its end, something 52a2f7c2eb Lee Soo found so 97951acf23 endearing that he broke cdf23a32f2 into a wide smile 6362218705 and agreed.a54370c3779c715f

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“Then how about we 598295a342 buy some and walk 17ac75159e a bit more before 1222fe20d1 heading back to the 026ed4deb6 lodging? You haven’t been 80cd68a246 back in a 6bf4c49ecc while. Can I assume 587eb33ada you’ll return today?”a67963a37e67acc3

“…We can’t df3c697a1d eat outside 3d271cd136 on such a980480c42 a cold ec40f36787 day.”5e7938b220217122

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“Right, we can’t 976870774f eat outside on 6612ad6ddb such a cold 5540d43b8d day.”e38944d0890b24a5

Nodding seriously at Haeon’s 50031ab11b words, Lee Soo then cc4ed6b9ea burst into a quiet 4b5e864bae laugh. Both of them d0c1322a89 knew that a 25d3d9e76a bit of cold e142bbaf5e wouldn’t make them a8acb1ae67 sick or weaken 10b82537aa them, but the f365e0ae7f banter was delightful ba1822e16c nonetheless.f70ec9d37ebfe1b2

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What made 1b6fa5e4fa him happy 67f77d1d20 was sharing 46e610f969 these trivial e357c21aa4 conversations, standing 3cba6ef79a face-to-face with 6b681924df Haeon, close 75dc69abdc enough to e183b74c17 feel his aa75a316cc breath.7e09f109b145fe04

Sometimes, when 535215ceac Lee Soo a321f8a294 watched Haeon 7d3ea6b73c silently, a 1fe9371144 sharp, inexplicable 64b61202ec ache would b27efc2f9f rise in 1576f3f3f3 his chest. That pain would 944c8f71eb melt away the ae3b32e3e3 moment he looked fb8b837d26 elsewhere, yet knowing e1306bd8fe this, he still 7edb4501ba found it difficult b3415acc0b to tear his 6f1077cfbe gaze away from 45942f1fb0 Haeon.fb3f2ad2bb3a14aa

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Even now, 90d9bcc88a pressing against 449daf40cb the ache c5cf53a2f3 in his 845b711a2e chest, Lee 75980d58d4 Soo stepped 19d2aca026 into the f609aebb64 dessert shop. The door 8aeb47ad32 had opened 3de3174fd6 quietly, but b2d53ad5a2 somehow the dfb58f6a82 staff, immersed 7e5e43368b in the 3b98a2f884 shop’s warm, 80d14d2a4a sugary atmosphere, 69bca894f3 noticed them caea637849 immediately. Turning with a b9c69875ff bright smile, they 33f691d101 greeted the two 019416eafe warmly.c3fd03cb5a1f0efa

The greeting, 10abc56036 louder than 5665b5d934 the small b522994969 song playing eaa1c87004 in the 95740a0fdb shop, made 60380909d5 Lee Soo 869098adfa smile lightly b4d28a3cfd as he 6548d8d592 tugged on 5509f47e68 Haeon’s sleeve.26c594af07acf55a

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“Pick whatever you want e4823baeee to eat.”25cf5bdabd3c82cc

“Can I e7f5420a5d get a 9eb2effe5d lot?”b88725fb0d0e3c83

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“How much are you 6845568c4f planning to buy that a8176b6590 you need to ask? Whatever you want, 1ec5156757 as long as cdb187d5c7 you can eat dc8dbf316c it all, it’s 15cd106ded fine. Even if you ask 2e3580fca8 me to buy the 6f21c68dee whole shop, I can 75ca18af8b do it. So don’t worry 6bdec3be7a and choose whatever f31a71dc22 catches your eye.”7eab6c6981d9b403