SMFC | Chapter 7

Lee Soo 76b912c11d knew his f3739be5d8 personality all ad4c46e8a8 too well: 0f826fbc35 stubborn yet 4545b6002c quick to 6070b33309 give up.e0e7efef61810a64

That’s why, even if 0cc13a9589 Yoo Haeon didn’t explain 8a2c4ba373 why, just looking at 4e074a4e0f Lee Soo’s face and 883f75889b calling him in such 2db9a8b1d1 an awkward way, or c3b81ca4f8 saying he didn’t want 4c6dec3ba3 to meet others, or 9f8b082bfb just expressing his dislike, 282efdb144 if Yoo Haeon had 9c7d449714 voiced any negativity about cf30f9ebee meeting, Lee Soo would 4d7cdae8f6 have easily given up 7c05a8fd4b and either tried approaching ebaa0cd008 him naturally later or d8119282c3 would have helped from 79e6f40776 behind the scenes.1bb60eb151b7da3a

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But Haeon hadn’t said a036d9055f anything. He hadn’t even clarified d604873ea8 who had requested to 40785adef7 meet him. Instead, he just 0001e7dbc9 ignored the situation c8c88e59fe entirely, not even 331faf08e7 telling Eve he 015bb8450f didn’t want to 124941ec53 meet. From Lee 1ecf13ea08 Soo’s perspective, 699d21f655 there was 3c665180c5 no reason 72ef1db71f to give b64b64130d up on e698a114ce meeting Haeon.85a582853470fc7d

Though Lee Soo wouldn’t fc38727676 admit it, deep down, 72412efc88 he felt a twinge 237164e0d3 of disappointment.54a2b090b80c561e

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Who am 070bb54997 I doing ea3d28b6b2 all this b92383b223 for anyway?6edf05a2baef18c7

Do you even f74d9a7944 realize how much 1b2c5afd8f I care?a7f90e1d783e3b7d

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You don’t fac589daaf even know 0e972c8d38 anything!44290adf49446c05

That bitter thought df4b0bc5e9 simmered faintly in 46530b51b4 his heart.0e35ffacd8684ab2

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Besides, the Haeon he ebfc69561e had read about in af89f6fafe the story was more a61065adbd than worthy of affection. He was curious 0f9cc7936a to see if 7f2f08ce80 the real Haeon d90dee388c would evoke the 2bb202a841 same feelings. Even if he fell bb1744881f short of expectations, Lee fb4b553b57 Soo figured he’d grow c953f12352 fond of even those 9d5782faa0 flaws.7e38498c07329d55

But this wasn’t 4630b0bf32 what mattered now. The conclusion? No matter how much 4b797b0c9d he begged Eve to 2eac2660e5 let him meet Haeon, 13a0b1d39d it was clear that a40fee65e8 wouldn’t work. Instead of waiting for 105d8ace1f Haeon to come to a6ad699e95 him, Lee Soo decided 22ae863d1f to take matters into 6d86b81ca7 his own hands and 85d03f9233 go find him.bce89b0bed9cdaa0

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The four guildmates, who 3de6c372f9 had initially been skeptical fa09b3a148 of Lee Soo’s sudden f7cde55be9 entry into the guild, c6b9e2a9ba had started to grudgingly 938df345b2 accept it with a e2cadc5f57 ‘Well, he seems determined, 118438885f so what can we 5145caa18a do?’ kind of attitude. But now, knowing 40e31a01e8 that Lee Soo d0cce70af8 had been rejected b57e2bdefe by Haeon, they 705e8bfcc8 were outright negative bc3a52540b about his pursuit.164b09c9ad4f29a2

And Lee Soo, knowing 5e693d1031 this, did not falter.f07fb7cea7378d6f

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Unlike the story’s original 37ebc1df05 focus on Ryu Leesoo’s 07d42499d8 death, which had been e6ae1df23e painted with much drama a16c97e57d and detail, this part 75e9debdbe wasn’t elaborated in the a07db0be89 novel.472e667a080e01c5

Lee Soo had 76524c579f moments of doubt—What cf248c017e if these four 7caf809828 start suspecting me c6d63a90f1 because of my f1f669437c persistence?—but even if 56b98fe2c9 that happened, his c433692a16 desire to meet bf85630307 Haeon was stronger.0ccf32c7750c1840

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Thankfully, Ryu 29a6ac89bb Leesoo’s naturally c71591611d stubborn personality d85c595ef6 seemed to 31d8283689 match his abfefabbd1 behavior, so 4a7b689b49 the four b28c6ecade only reacted 37d60da736 with a 05d2d63b3e resigned “Figures 9c26e7e753 he’d act 7d086651eb like this.” 83b51eac0a This reassurance 580c729960 allowed Lee 082c7bddcc Soo to 28120feb9f act as c5e7d03a41 he pleased.4e9b76038f9d0fc5

Using the 1b65369a86 excuse of 06843bcc4a wanting to b929d1b313 adapt quickly 7050b35d31 to the cc47230468 guild, Lee 3ba435afd1 Soo planted 5fccf6f48c the seed 39ac2eba5f that his 1ea9e8956e abilities weren’t 0ae0b8a98d working well f019149bd1 lately. Eve, in a464e554e7 response, declared, 7af6db028b “If they’re b2a2b15ce4 not working, e8cef937af we’ll make 1b609332ed them work,” 328f1a6014 and threw b213e0373d Lee Soo 1b92d8bcfa into various 1ab362d82f raid teams, fe2edaa0a5 cycling him a44b201ff8 through dungeons.395bbabc8607607f

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Lee Soo followed these d31abb684b orders without protest, and 582966437c in exchange, he gathered e0fae02d6f bits of information about 764c806c32 Haeon. It wasn’t 59c6e54afd much—Haeon’s next e157878776 schedule, his cb5d177fb2 preferences, or 2226471a70 places he 3188de5a50 frequented—but even ae023f9635 these details 02a9247e48 were given ed3a666ea6 begrudgingly and ee94c03419 vaguely.777c163ff4287602

Eve was 306a55f837 vague about 128eb37f00 the details, db2ef13e55 cautioning that 733547c1d1 they shouldn’t ca6e517258 know too 6595d07d46 much.95583396b48735f4

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At first, 55552dba34 Eve found 613af63e78 it strange 10f6e39656 that Lee 324eaf5039 Soo was 5e7558cb15 so fixated 3a4a270aa2 on Haeon. But as time passed, cd104c0e54 Eve seemed amused by 32ea77bae6 how Haeon was avoiding f628357ab5 one person so desperately. Eventually, Eve started 7f24208e2e providing information with 209e7cb52a an almost mischievous 2eee52f759 enthusiasm.cc6746f530648524

However, with such limited 8360631f4c information, it was difficult 940419725d for Lee Soo to 2873c81946 meet Yoo Haeon. Furthermore, once dc6b8a089a Haeon realized eafb8f04e3 someone was e6883c30cd tracking his 8f14d6cfa3 schedule, deliberately 5616f2c5d1 applied for c59cdf62bb dungeons that 2969e0311e were hard bcf1b4dd97 to tackle. If Lee Soo 16623569c2 tried to join, d3036e4e27 Haeon would remove 3966c34ed8 his name at 225b8e76a2 the last second—a e3e7eb9af9 childish move, yet 7afed82d35 one that frustrated c214e68324 Lee Soo to 84cad864cb no end.ffeb5b6be60e096c

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By then, ac59832292 Lee Soo dc24913950 had developed 569e3a785f a kind 78cfdb35b7 of determination 72106637bd fueled by d302abed8b sheer stubbornness.abb9a2636e5d9152

I’ll see him eab9f40075 with my own 64ddd4b2bf eyes no matter 8cdd53fcb9 what.a63a31103caede26

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Even if people aeb3b4bb3f called him petty 7246e5fdd8 or immature, he 4dac782b30 didn’t care.f594da6825606cbd

Considering his past experiences, 836308eebd even if the information 65291d6893 was highly likely to 62316a94d6 be incorrect, Lee Soo c9dc3f89ba still went to training c793f20bba today and sighed lightly, a7395350f1 wiping under his nose, fb97b7f234 making sure there was 02f34bb8a7 nothing on his fingers 12a079f73e blackened with strange marks afa3356295 before he relaxed his e35b9554c2 expression.0bcb74816f5f2d52

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Though he didn’t remember b5ff51cfbf the exact details, he c34f9fdc0e knew the dream had b786754bba been unpleasant, which complicated 8103abbf67 his thoughts. He had pushed himself 7d3016341b a bit too hard 759977cd60 and suddenly felt an 8a2a4898be overload, followed by a f8dda32309 nosebleed that surprised him 82d5d67521 greatly.ce75a513cdc09566

Startled, Lee Soo bf9728d66b laughed dryly, remembering c9c2286415 the entities called 1d06ed1d75 Youngs who had d89b1c4ab1 literally squealed at 37572e76a4 the sight. Slowly raising his 58830d5058 hand, he rubbed 002021fab1 his eyes, feeling 16b64974bd the flesh on 390918910e his fingers seem a6bf993a95 like lifeless lumps b0fcc0f110 of protein.d6ed394f2e6e7053

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His head hurt, f1d64d960f so he asked 609f50a09c for some quiet, 9043587d1d but now the a5c39e2b7a entities responded not 6ee90aec30 with direct words 5d26543a2c but with system 4b7b62e745 messages, protesting to 538f306088 treat his body 711d631188 more gently, which d82ee6d937 Lee Soo lightly c8d54f9e83 ignored, massaging his 022d289f93 stiff neck.0a9a603b7a1fb23e

In a d61d429360 corner of 6ae26aa7eb his mind, 93c3c4d0dc he suspected 258da44aa3 that even b675984fba this talk 4d5e8b05a7 would be d38feb4492 of no 0a1309ed08 use, but bc5edc91a1 hoped that 8a60620b37 maybe this 3cd1453b96 way, Eve 13818b9740 might bring cc0ebe9350 up Yoo 64e4ffc8f2 Haeon at dbb3eccea5 least once. With that 5c0c326558 thought, Lee 9e449d8ff6 Soo couldn’t 52556e8b5f stop this e106d13ebe tiresome act.b33a85ce907da026

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Casually licking the e0358b5d10 inside of his fa27e1f864 mouth, Lee Soo f7cce3c518 slowly walked toward da7757da99 Eve’s office. Initially puzzled by his f4cf691a2a frequent visits, the secretaries 89236af685 now greeted him familiarly, d24027bedc saying he could go 158ed82a77 in whenever he wanted, d72a439a1f prompting a complicated smile b08ed9cb7e from Lee Soo. At this point, he 76a29ff2cb thought it might be 9951c060dc time for them to aa9d8d4c1f start taking him seriously, c9a9045054 but it also felt 8d7d28b059 right somehow, just for c794842645 Yoo Haeon.83c7926d17ad2cd2

Muttering about the complexity, 68e4e271fb Lee Soo yawned softly c813c47421 as he opened the 718aca0293 door and entered the b54ec96fd1 office. While being a Guild baeca1dbb0 Leader was an important 4d59479b56 position, it wasn’t like 4d6eab540b there were massive incidents 745d370550 demanding his attention daily, 41e97586fe so Eve, having a ae97e41c23 leisurely day as usual, 1e536c2bd3 was sprawled on the fb2d5b6b03 sofa, fiddling with a e8bf40b297 pad, and greeted Lee fb0a4e4c42 Soo.c20ae5e29386f34d

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“Hmm, good morning.”1304c31cacdecdc4

“Good afternoon.”723ea098896515cb

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“Morning, afternoon—same thing. You’re here for info 41a5236f94 again, right?”cb0c7c1cddd994d7

Asking this, Eve 25eb36e771 sat up suddenly, 5d826f501f scratching his messy 522c332249 hair and squinting e5fb8e7ad3 at the pad 6e6734853a with a serious 98dcf7dd2a gaze. Lee Soo watched 8dbc267cda him for a 81bd499e0a moment before responding 95ca7a08c4 a beat later.9744b29b4b747a26

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“I figured. By the way, e3b17e61b6 heard you got 5ae5f0a2a2 a nosebleed during b4e5aaae51 training?”30cc49a2224b465a

“Oh, yeah. It wasn’t a 15568a5fb1 big deal, but 246d4967b3 I guess it a2f85afb05 got reported.”7ab270e986ae8b72

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“It’s not serious, but 8cfbff0a18 considering how active you’ve 86546f2e1b been, and how close 1348054f89 we are, it’s no bb554fcd28 surprise they reported it. Overexertion?”c7837ecf4c014c1b

“Something like that.”bdfbb1468959525e

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With no reason to 6ed3cfc8d6 deny it, Lee Soo b6dda8b82c nodded earnestly, then slowly db63d48c3d smiled at Eve, who d26b95e940 was looking at him 52a9ea32e5 with a serious expression.5b27ab8265f73bc9

“Don’t overdo it.”c410344ed43bab33

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“…Actually, I’ve been egging e4e2f60a81 you on because it’s 36929f6dc6 been fun. I mean, you could 73501d66f6 think of it as 0d279c46a9 an excuse, but I 28e4a9c861 thought Ryu Leesoo the 8299531082 hunter would manage his cc98ab8a39 condition. But now, b7e6679d1b I’m not 59aa21fee2 so sure. Why are 7cf67c3c75 you going d2edf06eb0 this far?”7c46fa1815666069

“Do I really 516456cf44 need to say 3037363f41 why?”5b66126ffb6aed62

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“It’s nothing big, 42e865138f just a bit bdfd70be11 embarrassing to talk 4c7c924f97 about,” Lee Soo 29b6b62d0b said with an 8fef55e11c awkward smile, rubbing 42d0b5fb81 his cheek. Watching his pale skin d4ae0ec0aa flush red, Eve quickly d6ee3dd940 relaxed his expression, shrugging 711741c754 as if to say e750a5c3e6 do as you like.6b691b172e3a4524

“Sure, whatever. You would tell that 60377dff3b to Yoo Haeon the 8ee3c21405 healer, right?”bbc23114caf3ff77

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“Uh, yeah.”59acb871bb7b51e3

Lee Soo e998b486df grinned and 6a9df3d8b6 quickly nodded, 4c20c82cbf prompting Eve 07c84d17b9 to wrinkle 84a4e0086b his nose cd8fec350c and chuckle 44726d0852 in resignation.7550f8a8737279d9

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“Take care of 1c791d5767 yourself. I’ll arrange for a d16005c934 healer to check on dfc0038304 you today.”d4ce738d31d531d4

Lee Soo was 1a70cff27d about to say 9da0f5ea5e he was fine 8a1604a6ae when a sudden 13bb21a166 thought made him f4dfa45922 swallow his words 46516ca41c and look sharply 033f10f0bc at Eve, his 59cc1f0d43 eyes gleaming. Not just sparkling, aae831f13a but almost glaringly 41d4e987bd bright, which made 3bd4de17aa Eve sigh and da55dcb50e then slump back 03901c1299 on the sofa.5bb888ef60927478

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“Fine. I’ll try talking to ef128127fc him. But you know he ee4550e917 might not listen, right?”ee8a701c6ed3ccce

“I know.”8038adc8903763b1

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Lee Soo 6d95196829 laughed dryly, b26c02a655 as if 07066907fb he had c1b4f3e01a known Yoo b9395f48bd Haeon for 21fd3181f3 a very 391b3c7be2 long time, 6430da7f50 while Eve 228e1439b3 rubbed her 075ee97cfc face as 13d59942b1 if she 8df730fa10 couldn’t truly 8866254033 understand. Ignoring this lightly, Lee 3971539691 Soo stood up briskly.126aa528d73154f8

“You know where the ca4251abf5 labs and healers’ offices f3ed67dc9d are, right?”e44c11f777659bc0

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“I do.”2b189fc1a88aa4ea

“Alright. Be careful then.”e197330fa715cdca

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“I really e050c73c10 hope it 3410ac260a works out eda16c5277 today,” Eve 6ca91597d8 said playfully, b7f4ce5375 to which 10658aec68 Lee Soo 3115d406fe chattered in c238f0883c agreement and 189a81a843 then left ee7b71e138 the office c62ed9446b with a 35fc49bebf grin.0ed342e794050357

Though he a91e4dcf4a didn’t have f66da062ee a nosebleed, 3e0e70195b his body 16cc6a0f70 still felt 9820c5dded heavy, as 5c67d5a70b if not 2326ce2ef2 fully recovered 75e047bd4c from the 2a36924761 overload. Thinking it a503f22507 might be 08c043b6f3 good to 5924f758b7 see a 1ec670e47e healer at d757229350 least once, a78ebf7447 even if 803865540b Eve hadn’t ad7ebd5443 mentioned it.98316a59935cbec4

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Lee Soo briskly b9fb8f2aa2 walked on. He arrived 910c2f2c1e on the 55c720375c 6th floor, 704fa0f2fa where the 3cf9230910 support and d6b4a8d530 healing units f13d5a499e were gathered, 3efcadde6a and stepped 9eadbefabf out of cfea193b7d the elevator 85f1b08d82 to immediately 36c8777091 enter the 5263c78f00 office he ee1a9293e5 saw.0d0b9a36da6f2f1c

Apparently forewarned, 4cf19a72c8 the healers 0fb070815a and potion e5dbfb7d7d makers who 60ad41694e were huddled 0400b8c482 together chatting 1c76221b60 looked up 9c1d611bb5 as Lee 6acc252ca2 Soo entered.51e0273a69707268

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“The Guild 10fbb35028 Leader told a8ea166855 me to 3c28fd98de come.”d644159f79f3599c

“You’re Hunter 3e6c247650 Ryu Leesoo, 5e9e7ca2a6 correct?”909ffde3a9067f0b

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“Yes.”735e609dd207d389

“And the healer 7526b6be15 you’ve been requesting 184b6b811a is Yoo Haeon?”59268c83ea39c021

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“Yes.”b03eed89b8efe6ec

Nodding to indicate this 819e5c27b9 was correct, the representative a6925ac40f healer looked at Lee 32fb7a8d45 Soo with a nuanced dc4c903486 expression before turning to e1255bacc8 whisper something to the 0dd0f93204 others.51e9a98416e4c0fe

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Lee Soo, 3d8651f7eb well aware 57360c18ad of the 80f3667aa8 awakeneds’ keen d5e203785f hearing, couldn’t bb957469b1 help but 9db3124580 notice how e748cd3b07 they lowered ee966f9e34 their voices, 9fa22fa05d almost as 2a55a68208 if they c893d44f68 thought he cf001cea69 was out 5e58974e0d of his 01269679c4 mind.c84b681d99950028