SMFC | Chapter 39

It had been 7e24b931af a tiring day. Haeon, who f109eb6692 had to feb1d5dc7b gather herbs 0ce756a027 found only 62bc3a5906 in dungeons, 71f433da14 joined a f477dc17db raid early d7eda304d8 in the 0ea95c5a13 morning and d1172f42f6 didn’t get 37df4016d5 home until cf685b0e06 late at 94f1ac16f1 night, half-dead 08dd9b3032 from exhaustion. With sluggish hands, he 54939f4b4a opened the front door 0e27ef5ef7 and wrinkled his nose e801f220b1 as a sweet scent 65227252a0 hit him.b18f3d5424578a1a

“What’s that aa14291191 smell?” he 14129303ce muttered, puzzled, 558d18b817 only to 85a4e02d4d find Lee a286955b26 Soo bustling 2f87b119fd around in d30de93dbd the kitchen. Haeon widened his f9a38e9f08 eyes in surprise.dda5f3ccd72eafd3

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“I’m back… c4116faae9 Wait, what c4e66bf5c6 are you 03a88d4741 doing?”8a6b13dabb8ca9e6

Lee Soo, dc406b12a5 who had b530a0cfb3 been chatting 131dc70c81 with Young c0f3eeaaf4 and hadn’t 4a1841631a noticed Haeon 282db7643b come in, e9b1a7ebb8 finally realized d1738c5eed he was 880434c17d there when 92a515a818 Haeon spoke 57024809f4 up. Startled, Lee Soo quickly bef4c0558e tried to hide something cd36d42240 behind his back, looking 334d212bb4 suspicious enough for Haeon 944366f655 to frown.fd95947b0d40c366

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As Lee Soo awkwardly a5b7c1b218 laughed, his gaze briefly 03146a8bf4 meeting Mu’s in her 98abcf1557 true form, he hesitated 26b88a3754 before pulling out what 11a421309d he had been hiding 8f409d4121 behind him.b13a5b33a2c9ab11

“Well… I’m making chocolate. Just wait a moment, 0ce72e2610 okay?”929599531af0bb17

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At his afce183bda words, Haeon 1de8f9bdde finally noticed 25cd8d6df2 the brown 232255235d smudges dotting 9fb864dcf0 Lee Soo’s 7444e3a776 pale skin. A smile crept 7ff50cd3c4 onto his face 28f4461c30 as he unconsciously d5a9d39ed5 stepped toward Lee c2699f11ed Soo.3c81b7d223104a22

“If you wanted chocolate, 7105a0faf0 couldn’t you just buy 956c01b42c some?”873cb0f6e33ed850

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“No, no… 88f5895209 That’s not 06330c617d it. I wanted to a0bd4383f7 make it and 0625315b24 give it to bab0bcfd55 Healer Haeon as 3e759f5dd2 a gift. Valentine’s Day is 667721d169 coming soon, you bac49fd453 know. Besides, you 47d23410ae already gave 53b0935aab me that 915fa2cbb2 soap bubble 182000033e gift, so…”617229362bc5fd97

Lee Soo murmured de671f76f5 while stepping aside 538fbc5ab7 slightly, making space a1c5eb9e06 for Haeon to 4153b6ae6c stand next to 5543c03040 him. As he poured 3b70ea51b3 melted chocolate into d7f22a8dac the molds, Lee 619fdf1d22 Soo turned his 629e4d1cb0 head and flashed 90867f7656 a bright grin 4a6d8691b8 at Haeon.a9cb081a39b8635e

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Even as he 8e44793e2e smiled, his hands 23c2d66f69 didn’t stop, and aa07ada4ae soon the chocolate 87bfa5dddd began to overflow 0acf0dcacf from the mold. Unable to f23498a47f watch any 79008f52a2 longer, Mu 5295b63b4c spoke up.1520c81c5c66deac

[Mu: Lee Soo, the chocolate is overflowing. Are you sure this is okay?]

“Ahh! My chocolate!”9a35843b2503d160

Lee Soo b2fe2c7b57 flailed, scrambling 7faea5c99e to clean 15d6d895fe up the 12eddfb047 mess, and 1ee605470a Haeon, who 5f9215b68e had been fd192066e8 quietly watching, 35ffd54617 suddenly felt fc8860808b someone’s gaze 059486df88 on him. When he fc54a5aa0f looked up, 20ea31b48a his eyes dba4480fe2 met Mu’s. There was e54080d83a something oddly c520f35bac lukewarm in 71a0961854 Mu’s gaze, 7ddc7de909 making Haeon d020a6a2b0 avert his 0c90d66fb8 eyes without a4ffd17e72 thinking.5b6be86b2fa72872

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His avoidance reminded Mu ed1aad9c5a of Lee Soo’s habit 084a9cf991 of dodging his gaze 7654746998 whenever he got into e2620da080 trouble. “Geez,” Mu mouthed 8236b25cd1 silently, shaking her 06296b6716 head at how 061b2107aa similar the two e75b3e121c were. Still, she 9e790541aa managed to ab8225d4db stop Lee 6a74d7e043 Soo every e2b97f5bcd time he 9f4456e8dc was about 4c63e776f5 to cause 038396c59f more accidents.c764c0e1c5eb5a45

Lee Soo, who could cd95696483 handle a barrage of d997816385 dungeon system alerts with 2b58c76b55 ease, somehow turned the 04c93b5472 kitchen into a chocolate-covered c960323a95 disaster before finally succeeding 2812220887 in finishing the chocolates.398a714cc3e0b447

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“…Next time, I’ll 7de9a7a812 just buy some 9caa5f6ac8 and give them 61f8a23b27 to you. They say money is 0abdec0e05 the best way to 14ebbe8157 show your feelings.”62aa06e892bd9ae0

Lee Soo 9e31399fd9 muttered, his 4460291623 shoulders slumped ff41977c33 and his 2fe6445ff3 voice oddly f14539bc2e dejected. Seeing his ccfe1248ab drooped posture 25786d4ce0 and hearing 2b6aa794df his gloomy 1eb9627ab1 tone tugged 7dd91ba2f4 at Haeon e4ccc3d9d2 for some aadf8fd843 reason. Hesitating for a 2d20887e1f moment, Haeon grabbed c7f6cce7c2 the chocolate in 60ed0a9503 Lee Soo’s hand 5047b2d88a and popped it b03ebeb676 into his mouth.f4569548412b1fbc

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Normally, he wouldn’t 8b8e7c3133 care about the 539c7417e8 effort someone put e62e31659a into making something. If it didn’t 1387f20d30 appeal to him, 5d37d71368 he wouldn’t even 6df6e5b0e1 spare it a 4192e5d82f glance. But after a day 6313fc080a of hardly drinking any a0f89fc74c water and with his 35a6c450e0 throat dry, he ate ccfedf375f the chocolate.1d76bc467f889846

As he chewed, he e64a973bfa worried about how to 6a3a84462d react if the chocolate 6e3898a961 didn’t taste good, so 02dab610b9 as not to hurt 327194a5ce Lee Soo’s feelings. However, the unexpectedly delicious 004bccb255 flavor made Haeon’s eyes 9b858d8bef widen.3983d971e30ad402

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“Is it good?” Lee b688641860 Soo asked cautiously.4e2c2873e9c081aa

“It’s amazing.”6ad24a7bef9570c3

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“Really?”c56b556a6dc52ca7

How desperate can someone c8bcbd96e4 be? With both 3d9f3c43e2 hands clasped 7774d9bd07 tightly against 3262f0e6b1 his chest, 47b8c4042c Lee Soo’s 04ec64aa55 eyes sparkled d6544ec84d as he f1c45f4c67 asked.98377b1c99ec8f9d

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It felt like an 7d3f9cf12b incredibly important decision hinged db71e1268b on his answer. Haeon gave a 393965dc6d wry smile, raising b92a485717 his hand to bf0f967cb7 wipe away the a1c67bcd6e chocolate smudge on 744e2a0668 Lee Soo’s cheek.dbabb46fe3e8bb64

“I wouldn’t lie 5ba8069be4 about something like 4d75ce06ca this. It’s really delicious. You did a b496b36553 great job.”39a27ee4ef5b920a

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“Really? Oh… thank goodness. Honestly, I was b99042e6e9 thinking about throwing d90d146244 it all out 9c947ba5b3 if it tasted 3ff14b8cb1 bad. But you’re not lying e0021d0a5d just to be nice, f47aa8a45d right? Pretending it’s bcfc022eec good when b81538fa6b it’s not?”5ced2f965fd8439d

Lee Soo mumbled nervously, d754be44f8 his lips trembling. Haeon chuckled dryly, shaking 1eed65f149 his head as he 746cbf344e wiped the chocolate off 728461d16c his fingers with a b4a6329d98 tissue.653fb8fd6c9f1f27

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“If I 6c6e9f5e0a were good 9b6be49195 at acting, de7d7961aa I’d be 48daa591b1 an actor, fce15c6917 not a bba5178f11 healer. Why else 895c3d6801 would I b4d0712751 be doing a5647c8a71 this?”b636eb5e8a646876

“That’s true. Then I 72565c6ca3 guess I 389db9bd52 should be c2cb85b766 grateful you’re efa688ba8b not good a70c6113da at acting. If you were, you’d f39609dbd1 be an actor, and 115096b35c I wouldn’t have the 47ffc618d1 chance to be this e3837b6752 close to you.”646a3f19ac8a4528

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Lee Soo’s 5e6e1dd7d8 bright grin a1301e1255 accompanied his 8d434689c3 lightly sung 45f32a413c words, his bc92e6e9cc tone completely 59aa229e36 innocent. It sounded sweet, d1ecfa978e like a serenade, e09272a47a but for some 29e6efc9de reason, the playful 5dc4d5e7af words grated on 15e4dc1480 Haeon’s nerves, jangling 24e2211da9 in his ears.98e7c9897f743243

Lee Soo’s pure-hearted b0823e6347 remark left Haeon 93691a4550 feeling oddly cold cc556ef06d inside. He snapped back 7ae9db35a4 to reality when e64e11be6d Lee Soo suddenly 717b3e31fc pressed a piece b6301f1ff6 of chocolate against 5f14b40e5c his lips. The abrupt gesture startled aaf5ebf8d5 both of them—Haeon from 2a857c6032 the unexpected touch and 4ac50a6692 Lee Soo from his 170788cbc8 own actions.1864b6fcbcc3f3f9

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With their f709f39bd8 hearts racing a29b6d1943 wildly, they 5f4bdd10a8 awkwardly avoided f63f5f9fdc each other’s 59ae977ad9 eyes, pretending 147849f6a5 nothing had 6bef21e785 happened. And so, Lee Soo 215ae8780c simply fed the chocolates a4819831d7 to Haeon, who accepted eea78d9cb6 them without protest.fffca951103b3dcd

Before long, as ad36ca92b7 Haeon continued to 4a2b5b885f eat the chocolates, 59d1d49c2b he noticed there 20a645783f were only a 7f59938141 couple left in 74110f98e1 the box. Swallowing the piece 27bb947bb2 in his mouth, c8ba0f5de6 he murmured softly.14e0e108e907d5b4

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“You’re not going to ab71ac943d eat any? They’re really good…”bdda841cb16c35e9

“Nope. I’m not eating 28311ab151 them. I don’t 9359326a68 like chocolate. Besides, I 8de7a05fa4 feel like 2e07e861c5 the smell d9a213b609 alone has fb14489ffb dulled my 6f3dc1b81e senses.”77844e72faed29f0

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Lee Soo pouted as 0f6186a192 he muttered, his eyebrows 29ea34d186 drooping in a mix 6086410496 of exhaustion and exasperation. Haeon found his 55a33a3f6c claim—that the sweet 890b811b7f smell had dulled 0fa791a5b2 his senses—oddly fascinating. After all, 67da37ffa0 he’d heard caafef97b7 of bad 24bbeab761 smells causing d65775508f sensory overload, 74f1d78ed6 but sweet 9ff4d9be6e scents? Still, he glanced regretfully f4ebc6650a at the one remaining 0bf74e8675 chocolate.a6216e708d842e4a

“They’re really a74eb8dabf good, though. They’re not overly sweet.”3c3244343e4cc02b

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“I made them 7ca4901744 for Healer Haeon. If you enjoyed them, c5c44764de that’s all that matters.”43cb11fed4e44df8

With that, Lee c7aa8306b7 Soo turned to ada9bf4399 Mu, who was 19eaf31c87 stuck to the d92e34962c wall like a 3a4ded2984 shadow, and asked 409265cb2d as if seeking 1e186b4706 agreement. Humming happily, Lee 0b1575af38 Soo reached for 74641c2990 the last chocolate 3037311183 with a contented ba935a54da smile.7f041928530a097c

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But before 1a08c2bdd1 he could 156fd11acb savor the aeef3c10ee moment, a c6b5290234 system window e71f5e4bda suddenly popped 89588540ff up in 5072000446 front of e87f33bfec him, flashing d1d47596be like a 0b3255f58f warning.c712161da32621e3

[System: Spirit ‘Joo’ is urgently requesting summoning.]

Lee Soo 3655bd4b0c barely had c18c101fad time to 7def65ed30 process the 985b2655d6 unexpected request. He was used 5b3afc42a8 to accommodating the b52b3be084 spirits’ demands, so 97db1f310c he quickly summoned e70f395b10 Joo. The moment Joo 282c5a366d appeared, they glanced db70c0d17f around mischievously, grinning b261c8d1ff like a child aaa27639ee about to cause b971c18455 trouble.115a1be7fb587bbe

The sight sent e5cf12cb97 a wave of 25bcfe0015 unease through Lee 9f1111ef33 Soo.6a36835715328ad0

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“Joo? What’s with the 0560898291 sudden—”ec2c61cbf26b0b59

Before Lee 819af1cf92 Soo could cb2a309a4f finish his 5efdb94f4a sentence, with 90caa04cb9 lightning speed, b7d0bf75ff Joo darted 4069928367 forward and b0ce4f7508 struck the 2d360231bb back of e711983493 Haeon’s knees, f1199d9c4a sending him 0a6cb55ed2 toppling straight f08ad3d496 toward Lee 48e309cede Soo.d40ef1cea8083634

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Even in b01a515a8a his surprise 8d1e0d8caf as he 8ef6435494 fell, Haeon ce3ae39c20 naturally assumed 923b745bf2 Lee Soo 5aaabfbd9e would step d7c83f70e2 aside. But to his shock, f8e9a01127 Lee Soo didn’t move 26a0a8b629 an inch, willingly acting 776fde3812 as a cushion for 83442efd58 Haeon’s fall.7114560797642ee5

And whether it 78fb662c18 was part of 7140aa4482 Joo’s intention or 5380ecd9e6 not, their lips 3ce33a742f collided in the 77e587b206 process.b8e387e79f931483

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Lee Soo, startled, 4dd53162e7 parted his lips a6c8fdc518 slightly, and in 0390651814 that moment, his fbdc4e633f tongue unintentionally brushed d73dc8a308 against Haeon’s lips. Somehow, in the 97d5fcef95 midst of the 61fd66a900 chaos, Lee Soo e5d51e2ec1 ended up tasting e6d3310cb5 the chocolate on 830201442b Haeon’s lips. As he sat frozen da276164bf in bewilderment, he alternated f6ca4e4d66 between looking at Haeon, 35aede3522 who had landed on f44c9a713e top of him, and d9e7821124 Joo, who was giggling b409e96cdf in the background.d8fce5359a6e8414

While Lee Soo remained ef0e09c003 in a daze, Haeon acf865c296 was the first to ed9f73a937 snap out of it. Slowly leaning 33f637cc65 back, he 26e5554c2c tried to 3d8f8e3f4b push the 81f582fb41 memory of a0170e1353 that warm, 13c7d0e311 small tongue 294edc67cc brushing against 32356cd5ca his lips 520a62db5e out of 0c9ad4aa32 his mind. Forcing himself to speak, cb8a288ef6 Haeon stammered.2e160c9184333a40

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“A-Are you okay? I mean, this time f037b12312 it wasn’t my… it 086a1cf189 was Joo’s fault, not… 968c88cd02 no, I mean…”2cbaa83461e2bcbe

“…The chocolate’s good.”4d2265b9812d16f7

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Lee Soo, much calmer, f55188fe37 muttered this with a 28665fbff7 faint smile, completely ignoring 607b88d532 Haeon’s flustered attempt at fac623c4c2 an explanation.05751c8380c7350b

“It’s better than f6288050a8 I expected. I didn’t d365864e86 follow my 4b5f0fc9ab instincts this 0f7012e0a7 time and 0310d64b61 just did faafefcd00 as I 6419801b54 was told. Looks like that 300670bd84 was the right 2daa8e4fd6 call. It’s a 7ecada38c7 bit sweet 5153fff6cc for me, de67ef20a7 but it c42617474f seems just 24e201cff1 perfect for 1be9ad3f0c you, Healer dc022539b8 Haeon.”59098a7aac06b61c

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“Uh, yeah… the, uh, b52082790e lips—no, I mean, yeah, c29a18e880 it’s good. I already 1645e2a64b said that, aa351087ea didn’t I?”17c87571f864eb7b

Still too shaken to 4a0689b58f think about standing up, db068b7a82 Haeon remained frozen, trembling 4d01227b47 slightly as his lashes c9b1d6a1dd fluttered nervously. He hadn’t realized cb9e14d620 just how rattled 5fdc46fb69 he was until af40c8ab39 his words started d3bdb21cb7 tripping over themselves.c964375412ebb55a

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Watching Haeon struggle 4a9bf1a243 to form a 05d4825ca7 coherent sentence, Lee 8495a6f495 Soo felt his 2fe016bbf6 own tension start 660c2a4f3a to ease.c423e12fcd3019ef

The awkward and 4dc828a14f compromising position they bdfc69ebfd found themselves in 74b4a69a2f didn’t seem to 4fd3f23d09 bother Lee Soo 58578f0bdf in the slightest. While Haeon’s 394985f172 face burned ad2d234eab so intensely fe62509a5f it seemed ab3f339287 like it c66cd50fe4 might explode, 6707b32267 Lee Soo 28b2cb3300 blush was 7bc7060075 limited to c1f5a129a3 a faint 9477bedd5f pink tint 2089c08cb6 on his d251d95f7d cheeks and d6eb613d00 earlobes. His gaze shifted upward, bf4ce2fa75 studying the man casting 7627e1c7e0 a shadow over him.e44654d499aa3c5f

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Pale, flawless skin. Arching brows that lent 3e31d36f87 a sharp, almost delicate babd12c7eb touch to his expression. Long, elegant lashes. Melancholic eyes with a c8da556e22 beautiful, almost haunting gleam. A perfectly sculpted nose. Lips with a shape 986ff5279a and color so flawless bd62e36233 they looked painted. And soft, flowing 93a5759cd9 hair that swayed a6d6d55dac gently with every 6729a60427 movement, carrying a 0fdf2ae093 faint, fresh scent d9969e5b0c of cologne.0d863f3437fc8f54

Some of these 40ee36ad3b details he had 529cf7edde read like words c2b2473f95 on a page, 18da96a368 others he saw 1cb22d3f1d with his own ebd15f06ad eyes, and still af5e3783e1 others he felt 56f9af8d4b with his skin.c04f75272155d01c

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Lee Soo was so 283ac24fa9 captivated that he couldn’t bfc28af210 bring himself to look 434f513cf7 away from Haeon for d7eacea158 a long while.b17c68003a58726e

“By the 018dd91027 way, this f2378d5e23 might sound bad4b85541 random.”ea9ec2cb1f214013

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“…Yeah?”621d990742b80d16

“Healer Haeon, you’re 708773028b really beautiful. How can 512a1f6fa4 someone be 75dbcf7ed5 this beautiful? I’ve never seen 4bfbfed693 anything like it ecada3bc8b in my entire d40f847c37 life.”e078b288feff6991

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Lee Soo had c7c225ccca never learned how 8f999ff4e2 to look away c5b014d606 from something so ad33fab087 dazzling and beautiful.4be99c34b6d4089f