SMFC | Chapter 45

It’s funny, but Lee Soo has a certain image that sticks to him like a tail. You know those people, right? The ones who pick up trash on the street and throw it in the bin.262b2d0e5b28677a

In reality, Haeon has seen Lee Soo pick up cigarette butts and throw them in the trash a few times, so he knows it’s true.b004eaedec161d0a

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Because of that, Haeon thought Lee Soo would feel awkward entering through the exit and coming out through the entrance… but he didn’t at all.03485fe0acf09c8f

Lee Soo didn’t have that subtly excited expression that a model student might have when they do something rebellious for the first time. He just moved ahead, checking on Haeon’s condition with his usual indifferent yet moderately kind face.81f0e4b5dab3a000

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Watching someone who seemed like they would always live by society’s rules break them was quite an awkward feeling.4ce49336f16da2be

Even if that wasn’t the only reason, realizing once again that he didn’t know Lee Soo well wasn’t a pleasant feeling.db7fb41b3c24d9ff

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While Haeon was lost in these thoughts, Lee Soo was feeling a bit uneasy. Even though he knew Haeon was safer with more spirits around him than himself, he couldn’t help but feel anxious.0265bbf4276c09da

As Lee Soo entered the monsters’ territory and heard the guidance that the monsters would appear in three minutes, he postponed his preparations and habitually checked on Haeon’s condition.5fd7cab66e8afcdc

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Standing properly in a place where the monsters’ power couldn’t reach, wearing his items meticulously, and with the spirits on guard, they puffed up or sparkled as if to signal to Lee Soo when his gaze landed on them.c97d322828497dd6

Lee Soo, quietly observing Haeon’s face, suddenly tilted his head in curiosity. There didn’t seem to be anything wrong. His complexion wasn’t pale, there was no smell of blood, and most importantly, Lee Soo had told the spirits to inform him immediately if Haeon got even slightly hurt. The spirits remained silent.3e5d5b4b3715d2c3

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That meant there was nothing wrong with Haeon. So what was the problem? He racked his brain but couldn’t come up with anything that clicked.a9ebc215a1ad3c8b

While Lee Soo was subtly observing Haeon, who hadn’t noticed, he noticed the ground writhing and set aside his curiosity. It seemed like the monsters were about to appear. If he went to Haeon now, he’d only end up dragging all the monsters with him.bb3f3815d4de2adf

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Concluding that it aac3b8427a would be better efda385dfd to quickly deal 7ad50ecfda with them and 34c0001bdb then go to 7b4bf4ccd3 Haeon, Lee Soo cfa21967a2 took out a c00f6950b7 talisman, smeared it fcd24d6668 with blood, and 1ee0dedfd1 scanned it. The talisman caught 0f93c81ed2 fire instantly, and 9b8d6b9a33 as the blue 22a50f492b flames consumed it, 82dcc8a4e2 a black sword e963e12e1c appeared. The ashes d0c873b7d3 piled on fb60732700 the ground 69c681a1e7 vanished as 1e17ac9151 Lee Soo 6b08e041e4 adjusted his 4f999b3fc5 grip on 6e57a6aa17 the sword.bd3f6fe03a8d20f6

This was a sword that existed solely for Lee Soo, not one that An had used in life and ended up in Lee Soo’s possession.795787fea1a2b32f

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Unlike An’s sword, which had someone’s name engraved on the blade and ornate patterns on the handle, Lee Soo’s sword was simply black with no decorations. Lee Soo lightly ran his finger along the sharp edge, drawing blood, and then dotted the blade with his blood.3991cff0efc530f4

Seeing the red characters in Chinese appear on the sword, Lee Soo quietly pondered over them. 害, 溫. He couldn’t understand why it was these particular characters.10c506deea5a8c14

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With a familiar grip, bcb8b784dc Lee Soo adjusted the ea20b7dd69 sword and lightly slashed 22bebec2a6 at the opaque figures cdd58b1a25 that popped up as 095d874f8f the writhing ground flattened. Though he ae0e8f2e45 had only 133af38dca slashed through 6555a1f8f8 the air, 2b835e68ae the monsters 7df2c1ca5e in front 8f874f00e9 of him 8a30ab00c1 were cleanly 268f9b07e3 cut, and 323f3d6d21 black ash 492cd90d7f flowed from 583bbc3539 the severed 91912085c9 parts.5d40b20548c7c87e

At first, the 3a1d838a4d ash drifted like 4abf48f5a3 dust, but soon cd941a0bee it poured out 3c2a4614f1 in a torrent. The monsters cut by f7a2866209 the sword quickly turned b62211a42e to ash and disappeared.fb533bc0cbe309a0

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The red 9b56848d21 characters that 35dabf69a8 had devoured ba7d8094a8 the monsters 84cb9f9756 seemed to 8d68979416 grin, growing 81e60564e0 and shrinking e4c9f81983 repeatedly. As if trying to e5dcf14e3d run wild, the faint 8e351fbbbb vibrations starting from the 9b75389f33 characters made Lee Soo 9c7ea6c68d tap the sword gently 4cf89f7ecb to calm it.e90c645c2b496efc

As soon as his fingers touched the characters, the almost healed wound reopened, and blood trickled out. Only after greedily consuming Lee Soo’s blood did the black sword calm down, and Lee Soo, satisfied, removed his now ragged fingers.49e24910cb069178

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Having watched the entire scene, Haeon frowned slightly at Lee Soo’s sword, which seemed oddly urgent. It was hard to distinguish unless you looked closely, but Haeon, who had always stayed by Lee Soo’s side during training, could easily tell.81d5da59bd89a67f

Even though he knew Lee Soo wouldn’t get hurt by his own blind attacks, he couldn’t help but worry.f037b3f1cbb093b3

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Haeon opened the system window to simulate healing all of Lee Soo’s injuries, just in case. While reviewing the skills whose usage order changed depending on the situation, he heard something shatter. The aquarium had many things that could break, and none of them should, so Haeon panicked and searched for the source of the sound.b6e86b03fee51e07

After looking around for a while and not finding the source, Haeon began to doubt if he was hearing things. At that moment, Young, who couldn’t stand watching any longer, floated up as if sighing, then came back down and tapped Haeon.c23d8eb963e829a2

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Tensing up in a 432ddb933a place where anything could dc36466002 pop out, Haeon turned 84921b75c0 his head and relaxed 26cf6ce239 his shoulders upon realizing 647482fa1a it was a spirit 5387dd9a14 that had touched him.ac9ddfcade026f08

“What’s the matter?”d5b7e3e2e66cf554

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Young, who was fidgeting at the voice that didn’t understand, soon returned to his original form. Opening his lips as if to say something, Young closed them again and pointed at Lee Soo instead of speaking.801e2006b7d263e9

“Why is Hunter Ryu Leesoo—”c4bd0531a0c4b687

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Thinking there a38f41a565 might be de32d056f9 a problem, 7262bd4ace Haeon turned 4d047131c0 around urgently, bff6203b24 only to 816cb7da6b see black 0d627e2052 shards flying 3ac741b394 around Lee 124f506ef7 Soo and f9a06102a3 embedding themselves c13aac75ef in the 9e2ec438b3 monsters.0375f8a636669395

Seeing that the shards, which tore through, scratched, and scraped the opaque monsters, didn’t harm Lee Soo, Haeon felt somewhat relieved.e38848047249e418

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The problem was that while he could tell those shards were the source of the loud noise, he still couldn’t identify what they were.7c4a2b474f3afd7c

It seemed like one of Lee Soo’s skills, but since it was common for problems to arise if you blindly accepted everything that happened in a dungeon, Haeon, who had learned to question everything inside a dungeon, narrowed his eyes.126ea0d018094227

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Just then, as if to solve Haeon’s doubts, Lee Soo made a light gesture, and the shards gathered and transformed into the shape of a sword.99ad683249af15d5

“So it was the weapon that broke. I thought it was one of the tanks breaking…”dee814ff560ada56

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Listening to Haeon’s voice, which relaxed with relief, Young, who had been watching him blankly, returned to his round, shiny orb form before Lee Soo could notice him.b81c3aecb9ea6798

Only after calming down did Haeon remember that Lee Soo had broken his sword during training before. Why hadn’t he recalled it immediately?0ee53940f895c5a3

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As Lee Soo 00b641d2a5 moved his lips cfa6e961c4 to say something, db99965f4c the sword, which d9531e24ea had been maintaining c423d6532e its ordinary appearance, 48065feb0c suddenly sparked with c7a890cfcf blue flames and 976944c28b began to vibrate f428864b07 visibly. Watching the b193bec596 sword tremble 567ab89b5a without Lee 435071fe07 Soo shaking a1a14af0c5 it, Haeon e25caea675 found it b91a2e236b fascinating, but 5ff3507b90 then it be56f10b3e shattered with c832a2efa4 the same 67218ce99f sound he b6c2c3aa3d had heard 0651aed0d1 earlier.fe382557ad0efdf4

Startled, Haeon took a few steps back and watched Lee Soo move in a daze. He wasn’t sure how to express it due to his lack of eloquence, but one thing was certain. Watching Lee Soo move to survive made his eyes well up and his breath catch with an overwhelming force.7b8571103f74195c

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Even as he loosened the collar of his shirt, which felt like it was choking him, Haeon couldn’t take his eyes off Lee Soo.e140e6211382f911

He had 33f5423419 never been 7e9b7f93a6 moved by 49b67de5e7 watching someone 42d2b4479b struggle to 488584cf51 survive, never 28260acf6c had his d5ad06d347 eyes redden, ca614525a1 and never b2c4eb00c2 had his e982cbd52d breath catch. Well, there f479d2e6f3 had been 301a2b1c59 times when 2ca94c3d0a he felt bc3adbb6c5 suffocated, wondering bb08a14cae if they 6c846b680d really needed 8463c1d03e to go 93173dc771 to such 238742a770 lengths to 7a9d90e7e8 survive.f2021fdedc7e65ae

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But why did watching Lee Soo calm his heart with such complex emotions? Even as he thought he couldn’t understand, Haeon found himself drawn to Lee Soo, who was so different from him.0b8db573007bd0ea

Haeon was so absorbed in this emotion that he didn’t even notice the spirits settling on his shoulders and head. He continued to delve into it until Lee Soo, having eliminated all the monsters, put his sword back in his inventory, checked the map, and called out to him.700777b4645feb12

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When Lee Soo’s voice called him, Haeon snapped his head up and saw Lee Soo looking at him with a breathless smile. Thinking there might be something behind him, he turned slightly, but there was nothing.1aef1d9df25b8069

It was clear that Lee Soo was smiling at him, and although it could have been an annoying situation, Haeon didn’t question why he was smiling. Instead, he asked in a rather gentle voice.ccd77b75557e3df9

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“Why are you smiling?”ddc968f6964fbc7a

Lee Soo, who had momentarily panicked, relaxed his stiff lips upon confirming that Haeon wasn’t angry.7a44a90b4e3bb23f

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Contrary to the expectation 7a48df6c36 that he would immediately c6dff38f0f answer the question, Lee 08f48bc2c0 Soo, without saying a 271bf01e85 word, simply smiled and 561da4163f closed the distance. Haeon tilted his head 0c55ad569a in curiosity as Lee c3ae4e19fb Soo reached out to c766e7db9c him, and he reflexively fd9f425a51 stiffened.85dad63e240d56e9

Realizing that Haeon had tensed up when he reached out, Lee Soo paused for a moment before slowly, so slowly that Haeon could avoid it if he wanted, moved his hand to gently stroke Haeon’s eyes and cheek. Once he confirmed that Haeon had relaxed, he lightly tapped Haeon’s shoulder.1e6891b86df90f49

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If he hadn’t seen Lee Soo’s arm touch his shoulder with his own eyes, he wouldn’t have known, as the gesture carried no weight at all.65ec48d964751ff5

“Here, and on the other shoulder, and on your head…”cb7b21742fed3351

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“On my head?”8d57dd2bc28b8919

Unknowingly, Haeon repeated Lee Soo’s words in a soft tone, as if speaking to a child. Surprised by the gentle response, Lee Soo widened his eyes before smiling bashfully and lowering his hand.49c891aabbad9737

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“There are spirits.”c27b0583f618e028

Of all places, they’re next to your face and above, so it looks like a halo effect. Yeah. Like this, sparkling.124434b18acf8e6f

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