SMFC | Chapter 53

A few words 3b3be968ac of gratitude and 12b068d689 a promise to 2ce5af1e25 be happy. That was fbf237c8b9 enough for e609436c8d Lee Soo, 5f9b156b20 and it 3fd3ac8eb7 would continue de9df0d030 to be 960bd3e814 enough.e63c41f3d010e373

Reflecting on his thoughts, Lee Soo drifted back to sleep. It was still late, and it didn’t take long for Lee Soo, who hadn’t had enough rest, to fall asleep again.cb66f43bafda71fd

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How many hours had passed like that? It felt like only a few minutes, but Lee Soo, who had slept briefly and deeply, was staring at the laptop screen with a blank expression. From his face, he looked like someone who hadn’t slept at all, as if he had been up for days, selling his sanity somewhere.f2f7ccec8c9784c8

With a dazed face, 59440f826c Lee Soo moved the aca154fea0 mouse to fast-forward the 1a535f4675 movie. After repeatedly a6b86263ff watching, fast-forwarding, bf87cb6801 watching, and 4b09ee848e fast-forwarding again, d770b001f9 Lee Soo 7b77125425 let out f0884dd805 a hollow 6ce4b09332 sigh and 2a1a74a009 covered his 6fdbd84237 mouth with faa7b033b3 his palm.a194038227ab25a4

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Neither in the part he watched before sleeping nor in the part that played while he was asleep did the words “I love you” appear.94adb038e9e5df95

The confession of “I love you,” unlike the kiss, was entirely a product of Lee Soo’s imagination.7dfb656a453f7bf6

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Crazy. He must be crazy. Why did he make Haeon say a line like “I love you,” which he couldn’t even pinpoint where it came from!71c8bdfa80ed87de

Lee Soo tugged at his hair until his scalp tingled, groaning. If Haeon had seen him, he would have been startled by the self-destructive behavior, but Lee Soo himself wasn’t thinking anything of it.535169e0349d3b86

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The pain didn’t register as pain, and ever since he entered this body, his concern for his own safety had inexplicably plummeted.c1b921a71085098a

Even now, Lee Soo was staring blankly into space with shocked eyes, as if he couldn’t feel the tingling in his scalp.07fe42907e3fb977

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Lee Soo often acted as if dying was a given for him. Of course, it was a given. People naturally die, and “Ryu Leesoo” died quickly in the original story. But even considering that, his attitude was one of having nothing to regret.c651097f0e9aeb61

He didn’t view death negatively but accepted it as natural. He seemed like someone who wouldn’t regret anything as long as he could achieve protecting Haeon.5f6936b2994bf7fb

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He dreamt of Haeon again. This time, the dream wasn’t strange, but Lee Soo couldn’t understand the situation. Isn’t a dream supposed to reflect the subconscious?34c4c5b67522364b

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So Lee Soo couldn’t understand the dream where he and Haeon appeared in hanbok.d504baa1e2289877

The fact that it was hanbok, not any other clothing, was intriguing. On top of that, they appeared older than they currently were. He was smiling brightly, alive and breathing, and Haeon wore a gentle smile he couldn’t possibly have now.5fe1a1f859d41209

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What kind of a2ec6e872b subconscious was being 24ac9cb6b7 reflected? Did he want to 777982fcf9 survive healthily and go cf25b26e38 to a hanok village 962929fde5 to rent hanbok and 9bfb6e30b7 have fun?ca4be9e19983e6d7

What a a214782e79 strange dream.8bea4fe021456a95

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That’s what he thought until the dream gradually gained more detail, and he could hear their conversations, see their expressions clearly, and eventually feel their body heat.c5d7a534eee8f140

And in the most recent problematic dream, “Haeon” said to “Lee Soo”:9e1e735a409c6796

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“If there really is such a thing as eternity, I’d gladly offer it, so please take it.”d37668c9fc479158

He asked to be 366a47a458 allowed to offer it 48cdb0822a if eternity existed.349aed255e5a54f2

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Lee Soo 72183dbee3 watched that e662d18a3c scene with f2a7c1dbd6 a face b7c4cda53b that looked 655b2b0055 like he 1fb275501b might suffocate 93ced709b8 and die, 03b60d7d51 then suddenly 57a8f79a4c woke up. His pale hands were bc04384c2e pressing hard on his 89419f6e69 neck. On, who f942cf3eea was sitting e168eb6474 on his 6b7d2f935d stomach in e16f2a33f8 his true fa9af1dba0 form, let e0de58c027 out a 36fd9409da small sigh d39077c313 with a 296866c449 subtle expression 4f7c1403a8 and then 089e412dce dissipated.c96c0e2029860a4e

[On: Be careful, Soo.]

The words he 7ef7ebf552 left before disappearing afc303ca96 appeared in the b59c9a264e system window, which 94a38058bd gradually faded. What was that? It was strange. Thinking something might have b4d2ee3d56 gotten into his eyes, c30030636f Lee Soo rubbed them 9481d237ae and realized.6f870005a7aba014

Whether it was because he had been strangling himself or for some other reason, he didn’t know….bbb7223e8c575090

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But strangely, tears 216a2e6aa6 kept flowing.bd4af621efdf23d7

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It felt like the be81a43689 world was going crazy.6a3519105d7a5690

As soon as the news of Haeon’s succession was announced, much earlier than in the original story, incidents erupted as if they had been waiting. To describe Lee Soo’s busy days of trying to stitch his tattered life back to normal in one sentence, it was exactly that. If his life were a novel, it seemed like there wouldn’t be a side where incidents didn’t occur.633032b9f885eb0e

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Really, it felt like the world was going crazy. Otherwise, life couldn’t be this harsh. Even Lee Soo, who was willing to sacrifice himself to protect his daily life from the series of incidents, thought, “At this rate, it’s not just about daily life. I might just die from overwork.” The highlight of his chaotic life was… when the damned elders started with the idea of verifying Haeon’s abilities more thoroughly—Lee Soo had stomped his foot at this point, wondering what more they needed to verify.e8aa2f86eba3fdf9

One day, Eve asked Haeon, who was gradually increasing his workload and returning to his usual routine, to come to the guild for a while. Curious about what was going on and having had a restless night, Lee Soo insisted on following him to the guild, where he waited anxiously in Haeon’s office.7723128b41f4baed

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When Haeon returned to the office after the meeting, he seemed bewildered but not particularly upset. Lee Soo immediately asked what was going on, and Haeon said, “The elders want me to raid a dungeon alone to verify my abilities.” And that was already a week ago.cd6cc36176d195c0

They had given him a week to prepare. Today was the day Haeon had to enter the dungeon alone. While Lee Soo trusted Haeon’s abilities and mental strength, he couldn’t shake the feeling of leaving a child alone by the water. In the end, he stayed up all night making talismans and items, which he handed over to Haeon.3238015d8f576ec3

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At first, Haeon accepted Lee Soo’s concerns and the items derived from them quietly, understanding his anxiety. But he was taken aback by the endless stream of items.405f244a4ab37b3b

“…Don’t you think this is too much?”fa779a9025f14405

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“What’s too much? It’s not like you’re retiring after this dungeon. If there’s any left, use it later!”4cad9e520e58e1f7

Why not just accept it? Looking at him with clear eyes as if asking why he couldn’t just take it, Haeon couldn’t bring himself to say no and sighed deeply, waiting patiently until Lee Soo was satisfied.dc0c62f4d931f8d3

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After transferring all the prepared talismans and items from his inventory to Haeon’s, like a small animal gathering food for winter, Lee Soo was finally satisfied. Haeon, who usually kept his inventory organized and couldn’t understand why some awakened ones asked to expand it daily, found himself agreeing with them for the first time as his inventory was packed.cf946f6131dac169

Even as he smiled contentedly, Lee Soo’s eyebrows drooped with anxiety, creating a peculiar expression. Haeon, looking at him with an incredulous face, scanned the items in his inventory. He had received literally everything from Lee Soo, and he planned to remove any duplicates. Then Haeon noticed the talismans Lee Soo had mentioned might be needed someday and narrowed his eyes.1e31989e927903d2

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The situation had been too urgent to delve into details, but as he stared at the talismans, he felt something was off. Lee Soo, noticing this, asked if there was a problem. Seeing his pale face filled with worry, Haeon couldn’t bring himself to ask if he knew the future or anything like that.db7aefa0199f5964

He simply shook his fb429e2ed9 head, saying it was db1107251c nothing, and looked at 0c8e479ae2 Lee Soo, who was 328f420d7d smiling with fatigue, before 44885dc9fa slowly reaching out to 2e5bac9611 gently pat his head.34bceebb190d921b

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“Don’t worry too much. I’m not without skills.”742daa3dd8670412

“Of course, I trust Healer Haeon’s skills! It’s just, I don’t trust the elders.”7edfdeff55f4f5c9

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Even though he 71255f3bf4 only mentioned lacking 97e85444e7 skills, Lee Soo 36660c9953 shouted as if 8fda84388b Haeon had said 359cbe15ca he was unskilled, e9e8eec060 adding his words 57da8d39b4 hesitantly and squinting 1aa5fe05b2 his eyes. Haeon, who was about 65fc5da502 to agree without thinking, e612a0dd15 realized that would only cfe9a7c288 make Lee Soo more a495269576 downcast, so he just eb3c06b138 smiled.a27ee582708f43f5

“I can’t say it’ll be okay, but I won’t get too hurt. The more Hunter Ryu Leesoo worries, the more anxious I become.”edba83a637c9dce4

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Looking at Haeon’s calm face, Lee Soo, who had been watching with a complicated expression, relaxed his face and nodded slowly as Haeon asked him to just wish him well.f1b3dcd53210216d

“Have a safe trip.”a1239aba1c4e1a90

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Whether Haeon’s words were empty to reassure him or spoken with genuine confidence, Lee Soo didn’t know. But knowing that Haeon said it for his sake, Lee Soo answered quietly, hiding his hands behind his back and clenching his fists tightly.1b3067c336490f7f

With enough force to leave nail marks on his palms, Lee Soo smiled faintly and gazed at Haeon. He couldn’t say that he was anxious because he remembered the first danger Haeon faced in the book. Regardless of how much Haeon liked him these days, saying something like that would only make him sound crazy to anyone.bc2036f9e95fd0b4

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Still, because d6f14aff67 Haeon had ffcdca5e3d moved cleverly ec0468462d and attracted 8a34e7c488 a lot 5070ed2d4c of attention 782b408972 instead of 4524af1614 staying silent a4a1da524a when people 53973899d9 criticized him, d3e0b5f35a Lee Soo 23a8506482 wondered if f497d7a3c0 the first cdf7b2b85f life-threatening danger 11d89d3f76 would really c6fc210f4a occur. But when it came 8f9f723a60 to matters related to 0605529637 Haeon, Lee Soo became 5b58d7d16d endlessly cautious and suspicious.58870813bb326774

Because of that, cd74633efb his small head d18a2203b2 was filled with 41db4873cb all sorts of a821891d66 thoughts about Haeon. And having seen Lee fba095b0a0 Soo worry more than 76a0396d74 him, who had to 4d52dc9309 enter the dungeon alone, 5fa4e83e9b for a whole week, fd43e10008 Haeon was rather calm.a9a8dd10e3475c0d

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Ironically, the calmness 4d7b60909b that continued even 406c041416 after entering the d3621925b5 dungeon was,274e994a35578957

“…Did they give me a dungeon where healing doesn’t work, expecting me to clear it now?”5398880b56d0d979

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completely shattered when the 3d73d9a91a information, which had been 8218254464 blocked until just before c966fcfbde entering the dungeon, was 804ef756b0 finally provided.26d02b6aace90948