SMFC | Chapter 9

“Me? No way.”543a5b9925be6cf6

As soon ee9a7151d1 as Lee e073ea4316 Soo brought 7d2077f3de it up, c2775831f6 Yoo Haeon’s 8ba4e2701a face, which a07cd49b75 had briefly 30fd282286 softened, turned 925784ce34 chilly again. He then 11eb56162c removed his 2c15c68072 hand from 96f70f02ed Lee Soo’s 663c350ebe wrist and 701421daa1 walked into 10ea6b0c65 a room 156a86be09 in the 43e92786b2 corner of 3dbc59d5bf the office dc122cb1c5 with purposeful 41b0c95a6b steps, coming fe43251311 back with 42a0a677d6 something in d48e75cda3 his hands.36f1818338be0bef

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It looked like 1f7cedf2eb Yoo Haeon was 6427949eea about to dash a00499c508 out of the 7f576be734 office. Someone watching from 58cb981c6f a distance, who fc5ca66483 seemed to pity 328be9324d Lee Soo acting a33167f59d like a pet 28dcc28725 sulking after its dcaf0a2d93 master leaves in 47980c3caf a hurry, tentatively d7c03b8aee started a conversation.5a14af16e2da40b9

“That, lately 75030a5129 there’s a 19382e4209 hunter looking 1a5b014397 for a ab3234e2b7 healer named b607cfd622 Yoo Haeon-”06907deee65e1d38

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“Oh, that guy. He’s looking for me 3c8c82e2ef again?”b5a4430b30651868

“No, it’s not f354c9affe that he-”65495867c9d7b32e

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“I’m not interested.”c61236ae1c0118a7

At that cold cdeddc4a5d response, the healer a41193d3ee who barely managed 6e69316a62 a reply looked 7ca171d03b deflated, while Lee 05a8921ce4 Soo, passing by 8e7bd2491d Yoo Haeon, casually fcc4f6ebae greeted him.937aef0645b74f59

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Though it was 71eb1719b5 a small voice ca39cc60e9 that seemed to 854b7ab913 say it was 7271454e0c fine if he 8e4ee25f22 didn’t hear it, 1c7c2502c9 Yoo Haeon didn’t 2f4160451a stop his stride 3384cc50d6 but turned to 507749b05c look at Lee 1a85bedac8 Soo once before 593d539a3e leaving the office.1ac473b9c2ae0208

Lee Soo watched him 14552e247f leave, having only achieved cb30ffa079 his own purpose, and 10fb16004d then lightly chuckled and 122f19f6d9 stood up. He responded 513efebb68 with a d00f65bda1 smile to 9c6c756e6b those cautiously ad4884e8d1 bidding him 2d3d1d8458 goodbye, and 38eea3cb9c left the f29c680543 office without 489c304b54 making a 803e5bb694 sound.f5f8cbbc44877c1e

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It seems 4cdb2ac044 like resting 512896ec96 for a 753b834246 while after ed4ef9a25f reporting to 9950f409c4 Eve will 2872f688d9 solve the 4b3c8890b3 overload issue…f04d7f043b33fc64

Yoo Haeon 52f124cb22 had mentioned 549ad2854b getting a 29e9c2d48b detailed check-up 67b65a68eb later. But if that healer 664ef7a1be asks why I am ac5c95e161 feeling like this, I 73396bb6a8 won’t have an answer d69ba6edc2 unless Yoo Haeon decides 696fea035c to take a special 72e25c5cc3 interest in himself, so aa794ddfda it’s better to put fe1f9be30b it off as much 43f35c141a as possible.a18dbc8d6cdf6d14

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Lee Soo suddenly 94bd41bdb7 stopped walking, lost 2bfd63f645 in his plans. If someone were chasing e113e41dcf me as conspicuously as 7c015b1c77 I chase Yoo Haeon, 5fcac0bdee normally, they would give 8136c7ce87 it a thought. But the complete 0f0c6e5a2c lack of interest 3bba08f86f is almost amusing abd3486012 and cute in 560265e817 its own way.c94f96e43fdfa5d6

After it became 7feda4dbe7 well-known that Lee a8a3034942 Soo was fervently f730a56ce5 pursuing Yoo Haeon, 6221fa66cb comments like ‘Ryu 5fd1942ee4 Leesoo must be 1d3725882e out of his 0cb49b7971 mind’ often reached a5ae498c69 his ears, and 68a5b22af3 he took them 538d1ae8a6 seriously as he ce8a2e3d63 got on the 192e957c6a elevator.4478d2c0c3a73778

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Lee Soo ddbf77836e hummed a a7b59b2d0a little tune, 809a22348c contemplating how f0c1d51747 Yoo Haeon 65fe66b462 had shown 73321452d1 no inclination eb2e440ce5 to get 148c38cade friendly with 35b3a35e37 anyone. Today, in terms of 4f056677b0 indifference, Yoo Haeon could aecfa3e157 outdo anyone, he thought, 390ad49f53 as someone at the 9349da62c2 office had mentioned that 245207dac0 someone was indeed chasing d076ee55a5 him.03a6250372376aab

Lately, Lee Soo e82157c900 was living with a832d7d590 that kind of 45a1f68439 mindset. He wondered if there aaa86d8d9b really were trees that 4ef04e7024 wouldn’t fall no matter 23a0ee7e17 how many times they 61e9b19d98 were chopped at. Maintaining a smile, 6813afca18 Lee Soo started d20426f692 his usual game 5aa827f23c of hide and 9f8c5ac6ca seek with Yoo 43e5165ae4 Haeon, disguised as ed3d36072d a guild tour.ca90ed7034a81fff

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Even after 75dd307228 asking Eve 08af8c9a8f to just 104d7c3983 let me 2fd04d92c5 see him, 6a351ccc12 and saying 008ac687b9 a little b48a0deb4d chat would 8712b089fe suffice, Yoo 881b96cbaa Haeon consistently 81071aca77 ignored me. So, Lee Soo a22f866e63 was quite heated cfdf9e7601 up these days. Knowing his cb04431d35 favorite had 5566d385f5 serious issues 1fa22ae753 with communication 3d0d24a0b1 was one 6249274894 thing, but 87a95f61b7 experiencing it 1ae4179a3b was frustrating. However, he f1d83ac069 couldn’t really 3a3c94b37b dislike him 90a74ddaed for it, faa508e5b0 so he 9fa3ed280b just thought 17a2c405fc it was b2638e003e funny and 417c16d3b1 moved on 34936f941c lightly.d16881ee543291a3

No one announced the 154cc34fee start or the end, f68c9e6283 but Lee Soo called 01e2c98d98 these two weeks of 5988435626 strange hide and seek 2e85f957a7 almost embarrassingly a break.91cf61fa5b9449be

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Since joining the 253d22c460 Hawa Guild, Yoo adfe00545b Haeon had been 17d62c9c7a completely invisible to b3e3cb5845 Lee Soo for 104c09b7e9 two weeks. Even those 34331b5785 initially baffled 537d923d83 by Lee 8ddf735849 Soo’s antics b48af6b98c started pitying fb782c5587 him after 48c0fcc9c4 hearing Yoo 3b1e2ac8d1 Haeon complain, a926be3a82 ‘I didn’t 22f296b816 even check 10f61267a2 his profile, 8339fb38b9 and he c9c340c3af keeps bothering f87efe33a0 me.’e7b27d9f4b865483

Every time Lee Soo 3b5e785058 inadvertently got dragged into 6f6a79c3bd a high-level dungeon or 7a43f64ed4 underwent intense training, those 57318ceeec around him were even 00073c6ef3 more perplexed. And even during 37f55b72df those moments, Lee 143a662890 Soo kept chasing 0d57f26c2c Yoo Haeon, regardless 832b801251 of where it aff0333720 led.2f9442b755431ac1

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If I go this 11cee20b61 way, he’s gone that 2703cf794c way. And if I go 3ed0cb00d3 that way, he’s gone 5bea41d729 this way. Lee Soo could have 72fbe10239 been angry, but instead, 623a44bb83 after seeing Yoo Haeon’s 31a683f053 face once, he seemed 64ac055543 to find the whole 43c6cdee2b thing amusing, or typical 55e610ebe8 of Yoo Haeon, leaving 2f78ba85b6 cryptic comments that others f10728e140 found hard to understand 0f845d2201 while diligently exploring the 769c3670f7 guild.7d2ebbf77ee0009d

After a f3699cb3e8 day of 1b142c9b8c visiting the 05ba4af8e0 guild, Lee 0d77f9e510 Soo had bb044e57aa not had 20e5fd0b21 a substantial e189dacde8 conversation with 470dfcdea6 Yoo Haeon, 2c02145f09 but he 20d8fa76cd had become 56bbc44388 familiar with 92098d82af most people 5054703a41 inside.05efaed4e1fa5d54

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While collecting 0c513afa83 scattered bits dfcf7cf8e8 of information 69a2ffea31 about Yoo b10939761f Haeon’s whereabouts, 7253a41ac6 Lee Soo ae5f195306 was busy 0031163ca0 walking around a24a489a18 when his 6c81806bb2 smartwatch loudly 5cc113e813 alerted him. The script indicated that b1e591cb57 a dungeon managed by bb4a9fc186 the Hawa Guild was 0d1bb72b42 on the verge of 57bac61978 breaking.64e1a66e3f001773

“30 minutes until cba5d3996e the dungeon breaks… 759075b7bd Do I need 09a0ade4c0 to rush to 388c22a43a raid a dungeon 11cadb8240 that’s about to 3c0e99c194 blow in 30 d8544ed7a1 minutes?”9a8501290f6ab7e6

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Lee Soo f0c59ab402 seriously considered e3fbf73e72 whether to 945f0dc2ce participate, given b0929da81f the sudden 0c47e7534a severity of 3d081557b0 the situation. Then he remembered that 203c7d5f1e it was customary to 87eedcf90e take at least one 3ba05e3859 high-level healer into a dad1bd3606 dungeon, and Yoo Haeon 613385328c was among the high-level c37ebfc267 healers of Hawa.daead373e9342e69

Checking the list of 6b20b0f262 healers currently in the 4f0fd5592d guild, only two high-level 40a44c5ecd healers were left, including d60b7f6264 Yoo Haeon. The others were a1da4dc421 either dispatched elsewhere 63db7fe1dc or off duty.b97d198b02fb8770

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Lee Soo, hmming dd08b532c4 to himself, thought 6d4512b3d2 it best to c9f193bb6e delay any action.878e6acb4466e12e

Despite his usual disdain 57f3a9bbc6 for people, Yoo Haeon, 1f3f473194 driven by a sense a528fed361 of justice, would likely ff04075a32 accept an invitation to eb8e90bb9b participate in the dungeon 454e27d23b break. Once volunteered, one 973430f49e couldn’t back out a723c8c11a if it was 8b05f4119b a time-sensitive dungeon f2dbf60562 break.4eaaf93189f876a0

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So, if Yoo 768fac12e8 Haeon signs up bf9ebb2714 anticipating someone might 138492f21f be chasing him, ddb0fb221f then I might 3a2ed33127 actually get to 14723fa5c8 meet him, Lee 3241ab22a3 Soo thought, his 9cc83c24bb smile ambiguous. It felt a bit 6b21f703a4 wrong to take advantage 940988efc9 of Yoo Haeon’s good c37a4e1697 nature. His personality 73b8b38b90 might be 3d1e4eebfe bad, but 374bf2e142 that’s more 4c5b25e705 like a 88ae75690c defensive mechanism, 084eed58e4 and he 737cd98cb7 is surprisingly a9f8ebb444 predictable in 7cf393d50c his actions.d59e2f5e60192bb6

“I might actually get 21cbe150f1 to meet him.”84ce61201296bcb2

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With an excited 26b3171e61 face, Lee Soo b33348862a pressed the dungeon 4cda75e264 participation acceptance button b68e884bce and rushed to a9883edda1 the guild lobby d9841f6d78 following the announcement.3edd6562606082b5

In the lobby, 62f3876b5f familiar faces were 481b40634e gathered in various ce23c4535c groups, all conspicuously 8959a2d94b avoiding one person.1e1f65f1207a09a0

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Seeing this, 1de1a44cd4 Lee Soo dcab66a0ed clicked his 4f51968be1 tongue inwardly, 3e07b61c65 casually responding dab4930d59 to those 7674420dd7 calling his 87d9bc2a40 name and 2f270da4f5 approached the 2ef003ecd6 one person f0444d6c76 everyone was 5d112465ec avoiding or effe89fdc6 being avoided adbff378b1 by.5ab65b0e7f98de88

As he bbde2a3670 neared, a 4dcf0cb892 refreshing yet d0207d0af1 gloomy aura fff78482d8 tingled his f2992233d9 sensitive senses. Lee Soo shivered 448ee86940 slightly and, with a234a3f1bf a bright smile, 3c6c2682ff stealthily moved next ebfcbf8209 to Yoo Haeon. The certainty in 325025e321 Yoo Haeon’s face, fc1be057be as if he dd3c465cc8 had finally met c0807691bf the person he ee7e8893c2 had been trying bfa37eb5e0 to avoid all dfdaa8691c along, was unmistakably 1cf2f6cb72 grim.967f4ef055fabddd

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Not expecting such aversion, 5fec5a2509 Lee Soo briefly furrowed bb3c83f2db his brows then cautiously d93fff4aa7 widened the distance he be7c877c2e had just closed.0b69edf39910cc19

Lee Soo a96adbbea8 stood exactly d0acf19e38 120cm away 8dd3b9bed2 to make 142c83cb0b Yoo Haeon 20b9de7c79 feel secure, fa24f78571 feeling sorry 306d6510b6 for being 5e745df40c so clingy ea5b384abc yet also c70f2700c5 unable to 2d1020249a contain his 783bfe4317 joy. At least until 7d50abf35b the raid was d223dfce17 over, Yoo Haeon a0eb9a075b couldn’t casually avoid a55017effe him or leave 42a7666c07 the spot. With a wry bebe3d7b71 smile, Lee Soo 8ee7ef376c pressed his lips 432d2f4870 together with his 4489432849 hands.cced28bea62e6893

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Even then, 2e8701088e he couldn’t 56860ac3ba bring himself 9dd0ab1560 to lower beed6ccebf his hands 69a87908d4 that covered 0befc0fa33 his mouth, ed1916e9b2 lest an 17e5a96fe5 unwitting silly 3c1b9b44a7 smile spill a8aa3d83f5 out. Regardless of whether someone f608143f47 approached him with laughter a9e416b29f or not. Yoo Haeon, resolutely looking 4d2c6c16a9 forward, finally turned to 55252d30a6 look at Lee Soo 0def5b8443 when he realized that ca531aa623 someone’s gaze would not 7e7480b8ee leave him.dc94afc15c217ca3

Far from feeling 38777db2fe at ease knowing c957aae6c7 he had seen 5e6a2a22b0 this person before, db2a018f56 Yoo Haeon’s eyes 5efac9f7f9 narrowed even more 6c524fe34b warily.b9a3b26390d814c8

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“What exactly is 7aa0e85d99 this?”c229b66108479845

Recovering his wits, Lee 82fb1281ae Soo lowered his hands faaf19c47a from his mouth and 4145c02dda fidgeted with his long 1c89f6eee9 fingers before smoothly smiling 0d612aff47 and rummaging through his db38c68505 uniform pocket to produce 242fa797f3 a small packet of 46cf59c41d candies and jellies wrapped f87c09779c in plastic.28ce80f8a96b3457

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“I just want d5adf27d10 to get along f65f5f6323 with Healer Yoo 6c631e0274 Haeon. It’s natural for 256270feb5 a hunter to bfc224cc78 want to be 75499680bd friends with the 8b30f4ea11 healer who holds 67c8fe07f5 his life in b53af1e5b2 a dungeon! Oh, this. I heard Healer a0cae82600 Yoo Haeon likes ef695ed665 sweet things. Don’t worry, da87fcdc51 it’s nothing 4a33ab59cf shady, so dbeabd20b4 feel free 3691da3f47 to eat 9aeecad955 them.”4c3a85bc4b884e91

Lee Soo, 51358b9037 who had 0ac468be65 been carrying b58753ad41 around snacks a8a24776f2 he didn’t 45100c05a2 even like, c1b1305664 filled his 9ad0d8ce15 pockets just 448fd841de to give 9095162175 them to b9ae04e0ea Yoo Haeon. It might look f9348be8c5 strange to others, e0c0c512ff like a hamster c91f9a0d1d gathering food, but 7a546d7e52 that wasn’t important 4d9f41fb90 to him.8588f6f34a6bd257

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Only Yoo Haeon 17471f165a mattered to Lee 9c8cb30687 Soo.7afa930b6ecd7d25

Lee Soo grinned as 75b9a68bba he handed over the f24676b43e snack-filled plastic bag, which 6e26035585 a bewildered Yoo Haeon 71ef8fdfd3 accepted. Only after receiving it 8fd18642db did he begin to 89f98a2e13 comprehend the situation and a7e640ff8d furrowed his brows, lifting 3507393ff1 his gaze. But by then, Lee 2b50d2a944 Soo had already disappeared.beb44193ea92b419

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Though surprised, 3922fe1681 since there’s be4ea1003f no crime 2bf1d7a44c in liking fe92a1c26d sweets, Yoo 7964e97235 Haeon reluctantly f1852ce7e2 began eating 1c1f4f4c10 one piece 3c5bd9a137 after another a6101206a3 from the e595d707bf snack bag. Each time, 1e70a24243 his expression cef796da01 softened just 6816c7016c enough that 3bfe62c4d5 others might c95a0d3cc0 not notice.4efcf8da22bdc8cd

Lee Soo, who had 0d86f66efe been secretly observing Yoo eb3d2abfa2 Haeon with all his 173772023f presence toned down, easily 8ff45bc781 noticed this.5ce954e010629fe7

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He wasn’t acc93895bd sure what 67789adb97 his first d48a0fac97 impression was 5e8380851c supposed to 6e9e7ce3c9 be, but 319bc20ba1 it didn’t b197973b41 seem all 0fc558beb6 that bad, c71f57d91e he thought, 3732de02a4 clenching and 6a20a87bfa then releasing 9c2807318a his fist e4a21905e9 secretly as 63c3f4b09d he responded a11fa1fad0 to someone 3cfa8596d1 calling his afeeeef1d0 name with a6e91175d1 his usual d322ddb819 face.0cbd1f9585488628

The one who had 098a3072c9 called Lee Soo was 564095dbf6 Kim Woohan, the leader 5e00e0fe7c of this dungeon raid. Yoo Haeon 9f5b2b70ce watched Lee c2be9be7bd Soo’s retreating 997f3fd31b figure with d83fb3934d a complex bb3b72d47f gaze.2a179f0e7e80877d

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It was hard f320e3ae83 to understand what 1f4f47bf17 kind of person 6471f0acf4 he was.55c43e894a3bb688

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