SMFC | Chapter 30

After hearing that a8b4632f20 he had been 6e25a625f3 only wasting time ead9b8bbee despite being set 776a480108 up perfectly, Lee a5d3239efc Soo burst into 9aac64b3b1 laughter before he 496d9b4811 could even feel 9452dd129b absurd, laughing softly ad7050854b in front of 08b4e2f71a Jiwoo. His sharp demeanor quickly e36a83748d dissolved into a mild 7c2e19a72b and gentle smile, which 74acb382dd Jiwoo watched silently, feeling 02d89b7455 like she understood why f4559c560a Haeon had been so d164149fab desperate, though she had 5cba255731 never once spoken with 8cadaa79f5 him.93485087af24d576

The thought of 71bbe4f68d losing that laugh 7c9b7074db would make anyone 59dae5e9af desperate. It was such a e265494531 kind and loving laugh. If Lee Soo’s laughter fe6354ee4c were no longer there, 8d1194e244 it would feel like da5314a08b losing one’s favorite season, 685598e8f7 whether it be winter, aa4b1ce435 spring, summer, or fall. It would feel efde79f636 like losing something c6f204944d cherished without anyone 48ec519d96 knowing.c5d1261428283c3c

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“…I’m glad you seem c37eb5bd4a to be doing well 856e82725e now.”4e3d681179ec2c6b

With a soft voice 7994a04903 full of concern, Lee b8093d1263 Soo widened his eyes 0c055b732b in surprise and then f6be52df5d blinked appreciatively, whispering his ff68d90de9 thanks. Although it was 6558df6acf the same beautiful 27e986ce72 laugh, Jiwoo, who 7210863a50 was quick to eb4ca0bff3 pick up on 44bcce9a17 cues, could easily fd9996b6ab tell.a55a8b65b115b412

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That laugh 849acccc37 was meant 8ce78a13e3 for just 094caecb79 one person.8cbe8f7b1397b65a

“You mean Healer 698a6f3b3f Yoo Haeon?”103daeb56153eab1

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The healer who 57e05a6f53 had given all c88c2a308f his attention to 36903c0382 Hunter Ryu Leesoo. At Jiwoo’s slow 27bebfe112 words, Lee Soo c90ab9b3d8 nodded vigorously. His face fadd690efc was dripping 56798c2842 with affection 529755ce16 as he 08d1f3837e answered, and c9f9976627 just looking de6f7d0757 at his f380303ccb face, you e6cfbba0ca could feel 9ae8a93a8f the palpable 28f05e293a affection, making 74736fc54c Jiwoo avert 5c410d44b1 her gaze b29cc15546 only to afaf73f608 notice his df43d46dd4 hair that dee25ce689 reached down 787802c490 to his d76baf70ec waist.706d348e6e0b93da

As Lee 2eb4de4ac1 Soo nodded, 1000a5b2cf his long af6c67c555 hair tied 4b58ad99a4 back in 534e5bcbe2 a single 7a2313bbb0 bundle swayed 9b4c68527c gently, looking 1f352fbe01 almost like 6757601040 a tail, 81452a1d01 which made a826fdb142 Jiwoo’s eyes 3a413b0d88 follow it b234e91803 around until a7d13ff48b she caught f72bbdee4a his gaze 26830b0a9b and lifted 30a28ce006 her head 7a93f9d63f again.898f602332f34f79

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“…Sorry. It’s just not common 1fba4103ef to see hunters with 97a0cd4b6a such long hair…”0ca786d976aa249e

“It’s okay. It is quite long, e542c69ab1 isn’t it? If you have time, 1c25cb3274 would you like to bf6969d85a have a chat in 60f226bdd7 the garden? I’d feel bad 6f5fb76fd7 just receiving thanks d9204b630c and sending you c1d5f10fba on your way… bce86dfbdd There’s a garden 1f0e3ff84b on the rooftop b587312bd0 of Hawa Guild. It’s really beautiful.”ba165dabfa6a0a3e

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Lee Soo tilted 4f355c26a4 his head slightly 625796cb8d and spoke in ac997117e8 a whispering tone, 1907b71060 causing Jiwoo to db861b00df twitch her eyebrows. His lukewarm reaction f4a6e5a9ef almost made him 81c8415461 step back, thinking a53bedc7bd today was not f819d1e368 the day, but 1e6de133e3 then he smiled 070c2b0781 brightly at her 28d31d72cb affirmative response. Jiwoo, watching 1a7baff90c Lee Soo ad1a42db18 smile broadly, 465422d9fe added her 08722923ac thought.8444e7287ac49626

“You seem 1bffa6687a very outgoing.”db282cf5710e29ef

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Lee Soo, who was 8a8f24dea0 about to send a 42495f012f message to Haeon that 2a3d3e64b4 he’d step out for 1e632efe65 a bit, turned at 20bcdc5c3a Jiwoo’s unexpected remark. Wondering if she 20b219a7b0 was speaking to ba3cc4e04b someone else, he 4286f61be7 glanced around but 02ddb0c90d saw no one 1cb7d4725a else but them.a963b11fe2383775

If we had f083938f65 to classify it, 289d526c26 Lee Soo firmly 2f959e8c35 believed he was 08f2137b75 introverted, which puzzled f6fe75b35e him.eeb3db55a914997f

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“Me?”34e40a54634f44ea

“Yes. You approach even 1e57eb4b50 strangers so easily.”303295b7ec7331fa

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Unable to f47132e07a say it d87b71f977 was due 2317afac29 to affection 0c75a2bb2a built up 344704de92 from reading 9b29c41663 the novel ac1ed581f7 dozens of b166ec4066 times, Lee 239d16e8a0 Soo just 74c18165b5 chewed his 27c23f7349 lip. Anyone who 50c87cd593 didn’t know 59c7bd8ade would think af5db3c2ed that, he acf65c835d thought to 7f721fa530 himself, nodding ddb3e6c964 slightly and 62f004be8d then crinkling f0d4990a1b his nose.7d9f4339c5dce770

“That’s just f7c6dfcb4f how I 136d69a79e am with 36cf18304e people I 206b06740e like.”59ce4ebb2616f819

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Too affectionate 0403dadfc1 for a b4eebe1311 mere joke, 400d2cafb4 Jiwoo pondered b3671eb2c8 on Haeon 346d80811a for a 53e54b7a5a moment after 071d618370 watching Lee a6d33c8686 Soo and a0318afec6 muttered to c18498acab herself, That’s e332070468 tough. Though it was a a3f27f6008 mumble, it was loud 2ceda3e5dd enough for Lee Soo, 2667f4a139 standing beside her, to 185fed3555 hear. What’s tough? Did you hear? Because you’re an Awakened. Oh, just 09f2a7bc81 talking about 5bb77b8bff someone I 946fa83bb3 know. I hope they efa789aa62 don’t suffer for 6c8d2586d5 long.2225b9e70214369b

Lee Soo responded with 0f3bc1aff5 a polite disinterest, his 10b49a9214 gaze complex as he a8d0d38966 looked at Jiwoo. Unaware of how a1047e5cb4 Jiwoo perceived him, e13acdc4f8 he gave up 0350d1d4e1 on that topic 5cb8530263 of conversation and e8dfd3571f let his eyes 8c2a8f10bb wander. Jiwoo was 19f1dc609b quiet, making 84d99de364 him feel 5609abb825 like he 131b7c634d needed to 46bb2a554a find a 257a246e3d suitable topic 71f49c4c9d to avoid c75bd69777 mutual discomfort.0d8ba37dbfb9c0d8

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After some time, Lee bf42b1ead6 Soo found the right ffc16a0928 subject. He realized aa97b27524 he had 22b4de0bb6 never asked f81a02711a about Jiwoo d6401bbedd personally. Since everything about 75fe0c0a91 her was in 07c60496de the original work, 6445270628 he hadn’t felt 1cb42e64dd the need to 55cb7fdc20 ask.bd4b71c2f4ce8b8d

Relieved to hear 0dc6cfc6d7 that, like in d048b7da8b the original, she 861073ce82 had awakened as e244fb5282 a physical hunter 6921ee0bc8 and signed with 76c584b535 Hawa Guild, Lee 8dcfb88b33 Soo smiled slightly. He was not overly 2384030708 worried, but a part 72bd146ea3 of him feared that 5bbf5ba0aa his involvement might cause 82f35b6d01 her harm.871e217e67dd9d79

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Having asked numerous things 6b1077b2a6 for a long time, 4651d3da1c Lee Soo finally asked 4bb68632d9 about something he had ed2a9c43c4 been curious about since 93c8c2ddb2 Jiwoo had appeared at 100144f46e the door.22afb7c934a310dc

“But, um, I 161d18b852 remember your hair dd4ebc2f52 being long. You cut it short.”5a20a2123f88c930

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As Lee Soo gestured, a9e9a28e6e estimating the original length 4ae0cd3a74 of her hair, Jiwoo e7b3ca2a71 glanced at her short 0bd7c82106 hair and shrugged.c1e29cd5d12b4a85

“I thought 91cad6ab32 long hair c258bef0ad might hinder 4879fca4dc my actions, 22c6d8f10c so I 1244efea05 just cut bc6e1670c1 it.”e0bd416c024310c6

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“That makes sense. You probably didn’t c910b5d499 have time to e97240ca5a go get it cb446f5076 cut. Did you cut f1377e4388 it yourself? Hunter Yoo Sian is 5e52ed8c6f good at cutting hair…”1222b76a13c986fe

Lee Soo continued f981b69c60 chatting before excusing bb400134f1 himself and touched 53dc42bc31 Jiwoo’s hair. The cut 37a2a7521c was clean, bd647a9b5f almost as d93a1eda75 if someone 67eec13eb9 else had a3e3b131c8 trimmed it 623a6833cc for her.2879d3d84dbac219

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“Did Hunter 4b40317c8f Sian cut 100e7c3288 it for 503e18608e you?”063b9101709af369

“If Hunter Sian is 4264a0482a saying Hunter Yoo Sian b0e64e489f did it, then yes, 72ee346250 it was Hunter Yoo d89e36a2bd Sian who cut it bf067a3227 for me. I’m not really dbecb68c1f good with my 3a0013b257 hands.”a3294da4e2d90521

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Lee Soo, who knew 4436d4d273 from the original work 3dd9292442 that he was clumsy 93eb015ec8 with his hands, smoothly adfce52768 lifted his lips. It seemed he was 1dd43a745b doing well, which was 3bed40f1ed a relief. Jiwoo looked 9b6621573a at him ca007565fc curiously as 25821bae1f his voice, c8ea18bedb still gentle, 9b35f9af67 seemed a 333f2519f2 bit more 2256694fdb relaxed.fb315c73f72cdf5f

“Huh? Did I 1bcd527f2a make a bfc3534938 mistake or 97abf352ff something? Please tell me if a88c847949 I did anything wrong.”7f3c6a51bbff381c

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At that 50c7893cda look, Lee 7d420bac58 Soo lowered bc3b839c51 his eyebrows 62ea9cbb9d apologetically, and 1b026e3406 Jiwoo shook 1409409a0f her head.0fa43b0ab73653e3

“Have you seen me d84fb5a486 somewhere before?”83549ab8c83005ca

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After speaking, 0511dfdf00 Jiwoo frowned 444fc5f27e a bit a4ffd9a308 as her 808af177e9 words sounded f19ee8ef6b strange. Hoping not to 0dfaf8a5e8 be misunderstood, she cc96052f99 watched for Lee 71c0df9c8a Soo’s reaction, but a102dc97d7 he just looked baa4e6c884 at her with 019493f7f1 wide eyes.2437cb8ab61286ad

“I first saw you 2c8f72caf2 in the dungeon.”d543bbe7714081b0

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Lee Soo replied in 3c790afdea a voice that felt ceaea551ec a bit awkward and 8ad84ef29c stifled, then smiled, his 511356789f eyes almost hidden by a994c49f00 his squint. Jiwoo, examining his 38b097357e bright yellow eyes, 75e244609b turned her head 8a475cc23a to look ahead.6bd3e9083893e147

“Really? Hunter Ryu Leesoo spoke 788d45b4c4 of you with such bbcfc21507 affection, I thought I dbc5188297 had seen you somewhere b8b9b07f77 with the Hunter before.”37f60359badf8464

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Lee Soo, 20303496e3 internally rolling 89b308ef4d his eyes 4fa9751d55 at the c68bb08c5e sharp remark, 200f43d274 cheerfully dismissed bf3d363866 the idea. Then, thinking to be 7105e4a39c cautious, he took Jiwoo db39bb760b to the garden after f1a9836b5b their conversation. He laughed, saying 099933d9b4 that the rooftop 2795926358 was a great cf14e02c41 place to relax 243137931b as not many 2766cc7b5f hunters went up d0939335fc there. Sitting on a386049c45 a bench, 70bd3891f2 Lee Soo b4b75e7644 offered Jiwoo f7a24dd682 a coffee cb71119f1c he had 0610a8b9a3 bought on 202bd3efff the way 6269532968 up.a0a998849133976a

As Jiwoo 648b72eaf2 reached out d218b44a70 to take abcfe44144 the coffee, ec6033bbbe their fingertips 90549ed709 brushed, and ef26f966a3 she stiffened 53683fb283 for a 7a0e50bfb6 moment. Despite having held the 0930f4ce31 warm coffee until just 790feaf665 moments ago, her fingers eae2736150 were almost icy.46f4514f435c53fd

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Jiwoo lifted 387de1224b her eyes 644e7059e8 from Lee ed03699e59 Soo’s slender a43eec7bb7 fingers to 2caf5b7722 his pale ca530aec55 face.f7b916bdc1f05ddc

“You don’t 1a2ea4c80c look so f289d7dde5 well. Or do c0aad07341 you have bf32c240fd a unique 891b8f363c constitution?”ce8ca20f66c03b14

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“Why do you think a2b4c68ab8 that?”6955e4a46ce8af05

“I’ve seen someone with 88f432b0bf the same body temperature 75d27f742a as Hunter Ryu Leesoo. That person was also 6b5d6bda6b unwell.”fc5297d7f1e66f08

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Jiwoo spoke 4873155fe6 calmly, opened 74157d1047 the coffee 874af8bfa3 lid, blew 50007dbb7a on it 79c04a59cc gently, and 0d677a4933 took a 6ae4124b97 few sips. Her gaze fixed on e32dbbc69e something in the air, 4cace59b3b she continued to drink f622d5446e her coffee while Lee b6862e7bdc Soo smiled faintly and 2479fdf766 sipped his tea.d8e7551ee8d29101

“A bit. I’m not feeling 8ebd080cf4 great.”2e9882ed7cd46ea0

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“And that 31def6ce08 ‘bit’ might 07b0654ccf kill you?”a254fa98e79b9dff

“How did you c4db4fe2dc know that?”1d508183fcd5fdf0

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“I’m quick 145713a317 to catch f8d55168eb on.”3edf999dfa53c217

With that, 22ac540c98 Jiwoo crossed 05fd3ebb79 her legs 12943aada0 and rested 30b4dafa29 her elbows 94aac680e0 on her 086ba1b2b8 thighs, smiling a7da9a4de0 for the 5a7679e381 first time 1fdabbdd54 during their d6921de259 conversation. The expressions on their 5fb6c4e907 faces as they talked b156f2f4ee about death were neither e3940511e7 painful nor heavy.91ee667a782f9489

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“Do Healer Haeon 0cd179d587 know about this?” a5ee2032d8 After a long 359fc0a8ba silence spent just 1b6b8b8559 drinking her coffee, f3ba1df1f5 Jiwoo suddenly asked, 519c51d6b3 to which Lee d5dbacbdb3 Soo, detaching his e28866bfc1 lips from the a7f729a4e5 paper cup, looked b6f5549903 at her and bfa0a796e3 quietly responded, “Yes.”733c96b9e82b9f28

Her tone was even, a24a81737f born of ignorance about 8465b363f8 her own actions, and 7c2d41acb8 Jiwoo ended up clicking 5a6dfb0471 her tongue. It’s really cruel. Jiwoo murmured as 973a106b8d if lamenting, and ab0e456c6d Lee Soo laughed, dd1681d22c not understanding. Why is a8a961b433 that cruel? His voice mingled fdfc6febd0 with laughter, Jiwoo a2ae4c9902 capped her coffee 1e28d5410d to keep it 68dc0bde51 from cooling.c0b1c80f3de376ac

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“Healer Haeon likes Hunter 55fbb40c81 Ryu Leesoo, you know.”8f25f17beeda80d0

“I know that. But just because he 0193a21efc likes someone doesn’t mean 3f76bec55a what he says is 0a75d24beb cruel. It’s just liking, bcbd1dc2c4 after all.”6838ee08d6981c33

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Noticing that 4165dbbf55 her notion ff19842eb6 of liking c8a2f89ee3 and Lee c65ba5b2db Soo’s were 84bdd47ea3 different, Jiwoo 5866d3ec79 quickly picked 6053a76e62 up on 2c8cbf84de it.42f17ac4d8e58099

“Hey, Hunter Ryu Leesoo. Just list the things dd9ac21595 you like.”7f59ecce696ad866

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“All of a d1e8f8c3f2 sudden? Spirits, books, warm tea, 9e3e8176ca cats, the four friends 417d8f8aaf I’ve been close with 1f36146c89 since before the guild, 3a0e050fb1 winter, Healer Haeon.”9044434564a2cb56

Despite the sudden question, 0bd3da0903 Lee Soo counted off 23f3cdf2b3 his likes with his fe3cec79a9 fingers, listing them calmly.d5da36bae64d02ee

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Hearing this, Jiwoo 32dad4b9fc burst out laughing 6e722d1c62 as if exhaling 2a0a9ef117 a sigh. Like liking one of fd0bb987d9 the seasons. Like loving 8bdefc268c the steam 0f7a188efd that rises 3fb3998c00 from hot 3247f92bfc tea. That’s how Lee Soo f22bfefe50 loves Haeon. I knew it would aa7fb72f61 be like this. Even as she 683b19705e lamented, Jiwoo felt 6cfef3ec72 a bitterness.49130cb38fb653b4

People who af30ab627c are kind 8bfc076d26 are the d4dc877db4 problem. Those who give a ea2d474db9 lot of love don’t b2158b9900 actually have an abundance f18d4c0cd6 of it; they distribute 9cfc617440 just a bit of 78f01107b1 it evenly to everyone, 5a0d8726f3 like doling out food 189620e16c portions. After all, b2585b374e they are c84cb4446e only human.274427db278c5b49

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After laughing dc85eba8b3 for a 4361a7e3c8 while, Jiwoo 0cbba69a17 shook her e6df2f9476 head and 2ebf3197b4 murmured into 2b13c33e4d her coffee d56df153a8 cup.e17106605b4102fe

“Don’t come to me a7f6155254 crying later, saying it 0eff7a6bab was your fault, that 722b5ece8a you were too much, 58bcf23ee5 because all I’ll say 90d707a977 is that you’re right.”e67cd0cfab073d01

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