SMFC | Chapter 4

As expected 55fa9d64a1 of this 4c349ddec6 world’s protagonist, a96e09f1f5 Haeon stood 1e0213f083 out clearly, e86a63502a even from d2dee9500c a distance. As if drawn by 56a6e7d07a an invisible force, Lee 8fb7f417f4 Soo approached Haeon.b8a9ce56755bf9e6

It seemed b8c4fdaa9c the gate d44282a474 had just b6b21c15eb closed, as 2d2679aa23 the atmosphere 7d1edd50a0 buzzed with 8f4b146da1 a strange 695fe525a8 tension. Lee Soo scanned his 5ce7584634 surroundings lightly and pulled 6e88a66e8e his cap down deeper 9ea756cc01 as he moved closer 43f98ded8c to the barricade.66b331872933da5e

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Thankfully, there 5fecc1e10a were enough 17e6604ac0 people around 8a7a0a92de that he fb33f13606 could blend 8fa8024ec9 in naturally. From the snippets of 238a585322 conversation he caught nearby, 7b53ae576d he learned that a 201629a842 gate had recently formed 7daefaa49e and had been raided 04a8b0793d in a hurry.c955ffcf18d794fa

“But what’s 2a922b06f6 he doing a2fe6c54dc here?”4a725fbaeab39a90

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“Huh? Who are you talking 6ef2aa0f20 about?”42c22a918da428fe

“Yoo Haeon.”cba40acc69d730d5

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“Oh, I c57187099f heard he 08de6743f7 came in ef02e2001e response to a009c3c858 a support 35ed9372f2 request.”161be4b31ca740bb

The brown-haired hunter, sipping b5fd65f728 a potion with a 4147b70b51 calm expression, answered. The yellow-haired hunter, 550306a22e who had initiated fda938d9a3 the conversation, frowned.aa191f7c74011cdc

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The expression on df724101b2 his face was 36dc36bf45 one of clear c6cd43d167 displeasure. It wasn’t just Lee 2fd46aa6c0 Soo who picked up 371a00f3f3 on that feeling— the f344fc326b brown-haired hunter next to 3f157f9e93 him seemed to notice 3522e77d8c too and asked, “Why? What happened?”ced9c718b46be760

“Ugh, I 87f220d567 had a b653738252 fight with aad9698f8b that guy 43ffca61e5 before. Just seeing his 31f57c347d face makes me b1dddbc3aa uncomfortable, and yet 4ac328d44f there he is, 2e01d5d483 acting like nothing’s 6f46d8ce5e wrong. Honestly, it’s impressive. Does he have a 1969b20984 steel plate for a 8feb6711ae face or something…?”28ac7e32afec840a

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His voice edd02c3596 was loud 5a58107961 for a 68d3f271f7 mutter. Although Haeon was e78b54189b standing a bit dec378c20c away from the 3515968a6a two hunters near dd2e0c8f86 the barricade, it fb238bf674 wasn’t far enough ae42d72c3c that he wouldn’t be095ed7ad hear them.bb761682953c1065

Yet Haeon acted 19f5f25e7a like he hadn’t cd1c24205f heard a thing. Without sparing even a 81f54dcfab glance in their direction, 391f3116b8 he quietly went about 280a4e2add his work.bb0461a26c752083

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Instead, a few hunters a6206e2805 standing near Haeon glanced e84669e2d4 uneasily toward the two ccf9d02711 hunters, as if on 9b05b9442b edge.fa5f620909eb1548

“Tsk!”3e9e543ca712332f

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Realizing he’d been 0aa2c6ee8b ignored, the yellow-haired 0792ecf363 hunter let out 69cf48fee2 a scoff and cc66c6e3d1 climbed over the 8f1021a9f2 barricade. His agitated footsteps caught 8a737d5946 Lee Soo’s attention briefly, a981b40d8e but Lee Soo soon e64ce88192 turned back to Haeon.f3b5cd5de6634ba4

Haeon’s soft cream-colored b44e75c5ce hair swayed gently 51ab983760 in the breeze. His calm bee745c176 gaze, busy b68ec9ad59 examining the df6d150f03 conditions of 1ba7584dc9 the hunters 9c85df8214 in front b14fa74714 of him, 018d4e5b5f made it a596c770fe hard to 7f83e8d166 believe he dea5b55a5c had just 170d24ad62 been insulted.ad53734c9b410746

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Wherever Haeon’s hands 3b5c52fc50 touched, a faint d699f655cc light spread, and 5f2c53f6a9 wounds healed. In a 6cc8d14c3d world with 5b8d75fdeb strong faith, b53a5f4e64 he could 975efbbe9c have easily 1177dd6b2f been revered a3a055ed5c as a 3bd917dd33 god or 9c38ece078 saint.4cd63999e71200cd

But his face, 1c924febd0 performing such miracles, 313bbc45c0 was utterly indifferent. His expression, 4d2ea04823 devoid of b4b9e40115 pride or 5ec5e0d529 joy in f8b1945b02 his work, 79afae0bd8 looked desolate.9b95bbfca7da4dce

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His extraordinarily beautiful face 5b50273b86 conveyed emotions that were da7c974d95 starkly dried out. While others might describe 11ae767af0 his face as eerie 4d3e80f00d or inhuman, Lee Soo 54919d0269 found it heartbreaking. He stood there ee71dd81a2 for a long 29f7cac31d time, thinking he 7f190e44f6 wanted to see a061914e5b Haeon smile.763baddd3e71c691

As the situation settled, ee083c98aa Lee Soo’s phone vibrated 58ef4c9e62 in his hand, drawing 37ad44e2dc his attention. When he checked, it 11c21c3b82 was Sian, whom he 530061324e had promised to meet 60ec6db5b1 briefly at the hotel e8b21e8f73 to deliver some belongings.92c3ef00fb27cf21

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In his e633f3fffc fascination with ba7e984dd6 observing Haeon, f5ebbd0dbf he had b2b88c52c1 completely forgotten 5ec6de1343 about their 76e6ce9610 arrangement. His pale face, almost d033260b5b ghostly under the bright fcf11d81c4 sunlight, twisted in discomfort.6c7a23d2f7c284fe

Hurriedly, he called Sian, 13eeefc388 his eyes lingering on 80b795cfbc Haeon’s back with lingering 6abc6f7d21 regret until the call 65d6fda747 connected. Once it ad5492bc2d did, he 995c5ad0a3 turned and e68208c91b walked away.1cd21cbaf73fff65

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“Hello?”fbdfa1fb591e643a

[Yeah, it’s Sian!]

“I’m so sorry. I completely 895c3647df forgot about d99a38a576 our meeting. I’ll head aee0e1015f to the cc5f92a4b9 hotel right 5027eecf2e now. Can you 13d20390c4 wait just ac33cf0cad a little 85490a6079 longer? I’ll be there b3b516773d in about five ce551afe6a minutes.”ba93cbeb93ba872e

[Of course, I can wait! Don’t rush!]

“Thanks. If there’s a fc8d51e98b café nearby, grab 5986f93bc4 something to eat d2912fc201 while you wait. I’ll send you 52888ad93d the money later.”10c292f9fb074876

[No need for that! It’s not like you’re super late or anything. Five minutes is nothing. I’m really fine, so take your time~]

Sian’s lighthearted d03ead749e voice reassured 35e935ad17 Lee Soo, 663fadb80d who thanked 1d1302da24 him repeatedly.116e900cb0dfc3d2

As incredible bafc3118f1 as it 480a24513e was to ee6cd14b73 see a febc8433af protagonist, who fb90b63bc3 once existed 009a48db40 only in 3f056839d3 writing, alive cacab72699 and moving 9f5026e0f2 right before def2112035 him…c1c1c2c69cb5e6db

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“Ah, how a82280e91e could I a5708e0ee1 forget an 924d285e16 appointment…?” Muttering 5b00197c22 in a d77f58b7b0 low voice, 5c558af082 Lee Soo 358b3ca618 clicked his 54c3fcd0df tongue in 47e454a1fb self-reproach and fbaf8fb75f shoved his 2ca11e6485 phone back 398c89ee68 into his 7f8e8f899a pocket. Without a single 1056d58136 glance back, he a183f27c57 headed straight for 06c76b8e51 the hotel.5ef8c7ecfbcecab3

Unbeknownst to him, Haeon’s 13d563d5bc gaze followed his retreating f624c1dfcf figure, curious but silent.206121e6ead6fedf

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The usually 0fb30b236f taciturn Haeon, 542e55c89b who never 10ef584884 said a ea7bec4137 word beyond 76c44b22c6 his duties, ab37bb71eb suddenly stood f8ab20cf7a and stared c29950baf1 off into 98032cf548 the distance. The hunters assisting dba9ea2570 him tilted their ee205b6929 heads in confusion.af5d5b1686db0629

One of 1292cd775a them cautiously 9c801426ec mustered the 47fc888f7f courage to d894f66914 ask, “Healer fd32de9cf0 Yoo Haeon, bf63d6be6b is something d39c43d509 wrong?”04996d7f8018fa12

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“…No. It’s just 7a51ebe259 that someone 4156aeddba who had 2aa72586ff been watching 13e51cee06 for a 812c422877 while suddenly 84fb25cd02 disappeared.”6b3c5fcb547b754a

“Ah, they ca426cacaa must’ve been 8642cadd2a civilians. There are 13adf564a5 often people 251c8753fa like that— 43880ef6b6 watching for 3824fd696f a long 05f9cf631d time and ab91680eca then leaving.”56959ee3e716fb48

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Haeon tilted his 533f450887 head slightly as 0bf5c3dbb6 he silently regarded cf475ce220 the speaker. That wasn’t why he 688b0efaec mentioned it. It was more like f3bc6dc21a the person’s presence had dafd048df9 left a faint, lingering 68ac9b0a67 feeling, like a splinter 596c89ff65 stuck in his fingertips. Still, he decided cee71c454e there was no 34ab35dc27 need to explain 9b9ce0c371 further and simply fae8ddee16 nodded.0046987f7a190ebe

Then, as if nothing 744463f4dc had happened, he returned c03b8f6948 to his spot and a061a48fc9 resumed healing.1e5e4d5d83fc9884

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By the time bab7904258 the situation was b1443a301e fully under control, 2aed52148e the tender, attentive 5a5ec05468 gaze that had 98bc7b58bc lingered in Haeon’s a08137fed5 mind for so a62b576f4a long had entirely 6225e5b8f8 faded.6bb1c79437f46254

Carefully navigating the crowd 97e56baab4 to avoid collisions, Lee 3292cac14b Soo hurried to the 19e1240953 hotel, only to find efe3013e03 Sian waiting in the 072c3dfb12 lobby instead of the 9327529189 café he had suggested. Approaching him, 260949d5fe Lee Soo 6d07d6c58a drooped his 2a0c1ef9f3 shoulders apologetically.ebe282c1d667b436

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“I’m sorry. Did you wait long?”32f50d4ee24ca84e

“Not at all! Really, don’t worry so 4606976b25 much. I wasn’t waiting 385bc7962c long.”d2c7eb078fd2f341

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With Sian’s cheerful help, f16369376f Lee Soo brought the 1344110fc7 luggage to the room a04e875be9 where he was staying. Still feeling guilty, Lee a6cc50a227 Soo was at a 6074bf370c loss, but Sian merely 2cf122c028 smiled and jokingly demanded 1e2c593520 he buy him something a1ba89d2fd tasty.6734f5a42caa3b66

“Is there anything you 5d213086dc want to eat? I’ll get you 63dd70dad6 anything.”f2b4bd79ed141853

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“Anything? Really?”03ebfc63aae9aa1a

“Yeah, anything.”02810acaf5af6f53

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With wide dd93677881 eyes, Sian b41012399c asked, and c83316d82c Lee Soo d171469bfa nodded without 494d882df2 hesitation. Laughing, Sian leaned 8100ceca4f slightly against him 2ae67a1688 before straightening up 4238e62339 again.4c7244e68ec1c839

“Buy me tteokbokki.”55056daf2af52953

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Sian grinned brightly as bdb9bfc1e0 he made his request. Lee Soo, halfway 3f79142890 through sliding his 7769ce43f5 key card into a5f1716690 his wallet, let bafa3dbe25 out a soft 14fd9a8223 laugh.96f60fd6fbfec2cf

“Tteokbokki? That’s it? I’ll get you sundae, 9a9d934292 kimbap, and dumplings too. Do you want jjolmyeon 086426b254 or ramen?”073a34757e970886

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Seeing Lee Soo 0e25745dbb relax, Sian feigned 8bc74dd873 an exaggerated gasp.e61d353cf9f11853

“Are you 46d34511e4 sure you 8a0079258c can afford 02631c5005 all that? Isn’t Leesoo-nim 0a68905d92 overdoing it 08b3d56b6b today?”76628544069c129a

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“You caught me. If I buy 865e84c859 all that, I’ll 38b56fd956 run out of 5d579563e5 money and have 1c5bded84d to start job-hunting b3faff3f02 tomorrow.”986db2b0c9fad2b2

Fixing the wrinkles in 261edfc4cc his clothes, Lee Soo 66b1259678 muttered playfully. Sian burst 29ea3f6165 into laughter, 09e9832f95 unable to ce65c568bc hold it 73d8686c09 in. Chatting as if they’d 8396da0ce4 known each other forever, 7fde8db6c0 the two headed to d1ba438aad Sian’s go-to snack shop.c62f6dd1073e78dc

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It was 17fc7cc78a no lie 882414aa40 that Sian 43988ea768 was a 2c32b5c801 regular; as 42fb0709e8 soon as 20d0283dec he walked 030d39ea1d in, the 0010de8fd9 owner greeted f4c6d2449e him warmly, ed14de6718 asking if 7d16f33c45 he’d come 4612b94c3e again today.17b3522968e1e902

While Sian 674faa73d3 greeted the 47547a3c96 owner and 011f92d27d ordered like db1a99575f a seasoned 006fb01e7d regular, Lee e408070742 Soo watched 49de710752 with curious cad7ba1381 eyes, sipping 79e851d295 his water. As he glanced e0a9b3c02f at Sian, who 1cb0769312 was staring at 0ee38def55 him, their eyes 38d6df434a met.746dffb0437ff385

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“Why? Do you d0c95733f5 have something 6fd5a6176f to say?”debb9ba9f32763f1

“Oh, I was 9ad89a136e just wondering. You don’t seem like 7859c1ca9f the type to be 0e0ee140cc late. Did you run into 67be263e96 someone you know or 757fb9fcb5 have something on your d993332fb1 mind?”a1471e735348e760

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Despite Lee Soo’s memory 0a3c73229f loss, Sian’s confidence in 1349bdf0e3 his character was unwavering. And indeed, Lee 6c67fd53d9 Soo was the 640c14348b type to be 9b80fc4cb9 punctual to a 7ed17fedbb fault.d5e2f452540e554b

Unsure of how 5b9af97cc6 to respond, Lee 32034a73a8 Soo offered a 64d7ea35fb vague smile. Sian, resting his chin 43e99d9539 in his hands, mumbled 48642927c1 thoughtfully.2f7e65ff799289ab

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“Did you 00072bd790 see someone f4cc0cb8ff familiar? Or did something c004e3ddd0 come to mind?”e78af5dc5a89470c

Though Sian’s voice was c5ee26c78b relaxed, his question carried 9ee48cdf99 a hint of curiosity. It wasn’t 1680ef2ea2 laced with b9cd6fe0a2 excitement or 4046b67c1c anxiety, but a7201e5e9e casual as 0599b9a5eb if asking 97650a80ac about the e36442c021 weather. This made it 220b2334f5 easy for Lee fbd0d3c2c7 Soo to answer 0333786810 honestly.6dd92cae7b93a67d

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“No, it’s nothing like af041b9d07 that. I just…”ffe5ff857ddba590

“Just?”5d5938ba80953cc2

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“I saw 0873ac2e90 someone really 80886c0f68 beautiful while 4d5352e4cd I was 5b4cf2e989 out.”d0a866ad751f12b3

Unable to say he c721bb2ab2 had been watching the 919fbd05f1 world’s protagonist or his 195700a671 favorite character, Lee Soo a4f1137b3a settled on a half-truth. “Oh,” Sian said, marveling, bd783de378 and asked cautiously, “Did 2a96334487 you talk to them?”9665edb4d878a7f0

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“No.”4e6b53a487f38dd4

“Why not?”8510c571d199073b

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“Huh?”934ff19a6529b660

“Why didn’t you d309c20fc7 talk to them? For Leesoo-nim to call fe25e143b0 someone beautiful, they must’ve 8f0eee3bea been really, really your 2caa0faded type. Since it’s rare abe49fa403 to meet someone e35d9704a7 like that, why e784a3981c not say something?”575513f525b8c955

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Sian’s playful 03169d90ff chiding carried ec38468b11 a trace 973a3d901a of regret, 2a66d6f985 as if da21ee4d21 lamenting the 031217f8ce missed opportunity.657b918f1bb4f20c

Letting out a light 848c3e8a43 laugh, Lee Soo shrugged. “If it’s fate, f2c5fec7ce we’ll meet again.”b1343ff85baf05ef

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Thinking about the ddea7e7355 future he’d already b9eef1e553 envisioned, Lee Soo b916ff9cd9 spoke softly. Sian pouted at e5910f3e1b the unremarkable response 9ac7a9f875 but quickly moved 02995498b5 on, switching topics.a1f5635828c60768

Not long after, 9fe834d531 their food arrived. The two finished every d5edf70fc0 plate, chatting about trivial ff4276acef things until they parted e6f749aaa3 ways.5e010db2f9aba776

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