SMFC | Chapter 33

Despite furrowing 60b1877c11 his brow 4165885389 in confusion, 92ce9c7103 Lee Soo a54a35d783 didn’t question a67a1d3e35 Jeong Dahyun 2136e63e3a why he 659890b66d had stopped b4a5c3f74c speaking mid-sentence.361fba2088743547

He’ll say it when cef29b48c5 he feels like it, b70299441d Lee Soo thought nonchalantly 0583c8a26f as he hummed a 9eb4fc4e8c tune to himself. Habitually, he glanced d1af0f8dd9 at his smartwatch, 034e39793c confirming everything was 342e851ce3 normal except for 4b3af8d599 a few rooms 71a89e74af where the spirits 0869f4265f were busily moving fed9a58d05 around.a2e940da697c8728

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If there 4a6afa4a94 were any 8169eee8a4 items left 7653d1e4c9 behind, the 4f97b73549 cleaner would e1c5de451d contact him 572b42d965 about any 8e3cc75475 lost items. Just a bit more 713aa87edf attention and this wouldn’t 540793b537 happen.34149dbd52012038

He opened closets and 40aa308356 drawers, checking for anything c09565c68c left behind. While he 75f4d184ea was doing 34615fc531 that, the fd892e8d3a spirits called 077b35cd31 him from e98acb316a the living 442dc795cf room.00d5bd2a44c9e991

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[Jin: Lee Soo, we’re done cleaning.]

[Joo: Right, right. We’ve checked thoroughly to make sure nothing was left behind.]

[Joo: Let’s go now! Come on, let’s go!]

The audio grew noisy cb6ee3c574 as soon as the 2b177b2773 cleaning stopped. Lee Soo squinted his bb90e2a044 eyes and smiled at 1e53310884 the clamor.bbf3c57ee6763d7a

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“Got it. Have you checked here 272b2560b3 for any items left 9a6f98e9e7 behind?”339d4212b1504c9b

With a e81b9833d7 nod towards d9e3fbb294 the room, 389c8db1db the spirits 24db2ab0b8 shouted their fa035e6fe1 confirmation. Occasionally, though often seeming 2b7269dc11 a bit slapdash, the 6fb389772f spirits showed tremendous concentration 2907996abb on tasks given, so bb53ba105f Lee Soo confidently turned 71b448e164 his back on the bdbe331ec7 room.09914ff57214ba5c

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Stepping out, all c03a863ba9 his belongings were 0a872a1fb3 neatly lined up 388fef3fcf at the entrance. All that was left 6be640c58a was to leave. With an a811688714 indifferent gaze, af989e25c1 Lee Soo 271a52a640 grabbed two 50b1e8298f suitcases and 2cc68e8121 stepped out.e763cbc090e9a312

Following Lee 6bfae51775 Soo, the 30a8cc3849 spirits soon 5074dcaf41 transformed into bf3c4a438a orbs and 43e579f77e shrank, delicately 4f379b9504 perching on 80d928ee9d top of 792c0f651e the suitcases. The tiny 896969e54d glowing orbs cf1537ee43 huddled together, c484405ac4 shimmering. Watching this, Lee Soo 2e59914c10 chuckled and waited for 190da6065d Dahyun to appear.0e7c8c159e3a716d

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Carrying a significantly larger ed9a46ee79 trunk and a bag, e9eccc6947 Dahyun looked utterly unaffected db987096a3 by the weight. Tanks really bc69cd18e1 are different, c8677b89d7 Lee Soo 44bef0edb3 thought as 0c9b8426cb the only 953787067b sound in d4fa0ab8da the quiet 760146933d hallway was 7776e290ea the rolling e58518ffb6 of wheels.9fb8861cb6d3c26a

Lips firmly sealed, 482709b6a9 Dahyun followed Lee 5b7fd3394d Soo, then suddenly 0f48e78560 stopped walking. Noticing Dahyun had 8c4009d06d halted, Lee Soo d87f12a4a6 also stopped and 18c8c68823 turned to look c4d3347dcb at him.e228f319152d98f3

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It was just b1396e35c1 a turn away 89ace870f9 from Healer Haeon’s 4d28141b0f room. Dahyun, having stopped 097be62d0a abruptly, looked as 251d0bc5cb if he had cce1efcc59 something he wanted caf913c9b7 to say. Noting the serious 6ca323864b atmosphere, Lee Soo 7eb3c345f1 glanced at Haeon’s 1d116dbdb3 room before fully 5340ab14e8 turning to face e57bca3624 Dahyun.4e14393a5c242b76

“If you have 4b09e05c77 something to say, a918d7f388 feel free.”602bbf3bc975b2dc

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Although the surrounding 92eb91e3d8 noises ceased, Lee 2eebc47750 Soo guessed the fffd0aa94b spirits were blocking fda7517e31 the sound and 27f8897b4b smiled. Despite Lee Soo’s permission, 99158dae37 Dahyun hesitated before finally 77ff3c359e speaking.6a3c9eebafe9483d

“…Do you have 765ef3409c a reason for bbb368208a living with Healer 799e534bbc Haeon?”9c650f25a0ac1b8a

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The question c880db73aa was unexpectedly 6faa1f3728 irrelevant to 99e0c1da57 the serious 2addbcfde4 vibe. Imagining all sorts of 562458b647 reasons in his head, cd10dc74a6 Lee Soo almost let eead27ff57 out a sigh.39a4f2ca93d24451

“Did that 85e8d5cbc7 just suddenly d44ace2744 interest you?”a7a2407302dada95

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“Yes.”9013372fe5217bf3

“Well, it can happen, 5eb7cd45e5 I guess. But what e8648da638 to do b217d6f07a about it. I didn’t really think ac17f1f7f3 much about it. Healer Haeon suggested it, 74182f8b42 and I had no 1bc6874898 particular reason to refuse. If I had to 808be9e10f add something… It makes 7aeae6005e my treatment easier, and d185a0dfce if Healer Haeon has f1c7f0ecaa any issues, I can 2ea7f64777 assist immediately.”b0f55b62b41ca6a2

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As someone who 00b4b1c497 only knows about ca68f78fd6 it as if a2ad048a27 it were due 5a0de87e4e to the spirits 4ce3413c83 making his body a5f6676fa6 feel unwell, Lee 809afea493 Soo crafted his 2e2cfa97bc response appropriately. Dahyun frowned 79956a1433 at Lee b698cad99a Soo’s slow 64e7bfc1b6 speech before 7fd54476e6 finally asking b991b498ee another question.a4370ab4a06c2b4b

“So, there’s no personal 3d5cd9765c feelings involved in this 835b85158f cohabitation, or a desire f1cb4c085d to be healed quickly?”37cb1c557554ad9d

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“Yes. It’s true f1c8967367 that I 1124b5e1e6 like Healer c1662eceb9 Haeon and e201b7a71f care about 49f27d0fe6 him… but df53c092e4 it’s not 330f608f5e to the a76ec118dd extent that 8fee1d0c29 it would ee8c4d7394 lead to 9ebc34fc57 us living 0f0f3a41f4 together. And I never hoped c6d0e94c11 for a complete cure b07eecc2a5 from the start. I was hoping for 2b572a73f1 alleviation.”b1d23044975d5e70

With Lee b41e6bc4db Soo putting e3fb3210c7 a definitive 6ae5e14f56 end to 18b3b6ab58 the conversation, 5f69e99afe Dahyun widened 3a0904f82c his eyes 880a108d62 and then 264f06f5bc touched his dcfbc203c5 forehead in a26d1a8c47 dismay. Seeing his reaction, 15e9ecffd0 Lee Soo turned f0aff5c6f3 his head, surprised, c71bc41104 as a warm 284f81c938 and comforting heartbeat 375137fc26 became faintly audible.a48ecf97e90239b3

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“Healer Haeon!”37f43412fbb789df

Leaning against the cbba9a2041 wall and waving 7fefd14c93 his hand towards 6fa1ebc990 Haeon, Lee Soo fa59fc3bb5 watched quietly as b9e4b694a6 Haeon shook his 88f7109eac head slightly. Beside him, Mu lightly c4aed5f6da landed on his shoulder a342257bb2 to offer some comfort.b97a09f7f6999eb5

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Normally, Haeon 4b607f2a89 would have ef72fe247f waved back, f616379b81 albeit awkwardly, e966b13e29 but this 647ee9169a time he ce62e652c2 simply bowed 9d2719742f his head ded2ec6246 without any 0cb9f92189 reaction, causing 736743d42b Lee Soo 8a65bb223e to wonder 26e18128f4 if something e3a0c1e104 was wrong. Just as he bf52c35092 was about to 0913c66f53 approach Haeon, Dahyun 46afe65bd8 grabbed his wrist, b9ead4f54b as if to babe57dacf stop him.c9da4ddc600e941e

Lee Soo looked 697da8cf8e at Dahyun with 94a11487ab widened eyes, questioning ee9db94747 why he was c94a345738 being held back. Dahyun stared 312304f249 at his 54772caafc gentle face 055e528c70 for a 5e8842eb94 while, unable aedbf5e21d to think fc03b0a93e of the a4bc308322 right words, 9c07c2b182 and after de8b085aab a long d38ad597a1 pause, he d65bdff5a5 managed to fce7a24aca utter a b066ab3101 difficult sentence.bd8dea4ea936a7fa

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“I may have 3219ce01da orchestrated this situation, 281047b901 but the saying 29b62d44ec that ignorance is 0a01ea2bc8 also a sin… 90c01f4159 I truly felt f59efd8ac4 its accuracy for 02043d51e8 the first time.”ae961971c75ec2b4

Lee Soo f2f2ae1092 shrugged his 201cdea04e shoulders at d0650e4772 Dahyun’s words 50c039eb72 mixed with 3f7191ed9e a hollow b749d4f802 laugh. There was 6a9fb24f3e no specific 87360a8360 remark, but 219ad7dd56 the accusatory 02811706df gaze was ce8e1e82d9 clear, and 1356396be9 Lee Soo b18aadeed3 pursed his f99bab171e lips.14d2b7bc8788435c

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“I…”8b258e45fdc86c78

Just as a456a4afc1 he was 2e17f36d96 about to 14bcbe1f48 speak, Haeon a739fc3762 stood in 9c6736d3ee front of 4989e5eb8a him. He looked up 0a6e7901ea into the quiet 196ffb2011 shadow, but Haeon’s ea71733d70 unusually pale face 3bf6fc6327 was backlit, obscuring d6cc31cee3 his expression.2ec55b04e35bfbe7

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“First, go to the 2587fa13f0 room. I need 1e5886f9f0 to be 55abae4422 somewhere…”f926de33ab1ba9e7

With a cbb8985a07 voice deeper 7e6e9d5231 than usual, cf3374eb2e Haeon whispered 05df930462 and took 938874ebdd Lee Soo’s b00977bbab hand, which 92e8a01bdd was clenched 289d0e17ad into a 0a60e9ec03 fist. One by one, Haeon 4757edc1b1 peeled Lee Soo’s fingers 5436f79a21 open and placed a 74586fab75 room key in his 8b9c81b909 palm, then lightly smiled 5d3c87a772 and reformed Lee Soo’s 10b1f5b403 fist around it.f05a6631de0c4459

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“Rest.”0694f09c0f29ac33

After these brief words, fe72bca93c Haeon turned and walked be715a460c away, leaving Lee Soo b4069a716e muttering to himself with 0cb9fcde68 a look of disappointment. Did I do something 9fbf2abb51 wrong? Dahyun, pressing his ec5f31e375 forehead, nodded at d66a171809 Lee Soo’s gloomy 5089f6aa15 murmur.d1e5e11a2fa8f631

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During his 928de9d47c time apart 83d2d10020 from Lee 65225dea2c Soo, Haeon 2711747cdf had a 77c8cdd8e2 lot to c7c1ef8499 think about. He read books related f07b28afa4 to psychology and emotions, 2b42267fed trying to understand what 7f38ef86c9 his feelings really were, b0973f54bf reflecting alone, and, more cf912e0e8a than anything, thinking about af02a82fc3 Lee Soo. The inevitable 9d671165f4 Lee Soo dece45feff whom he 9fdd405210 had left.0302d877e9f765e1

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People often a47875dcdc talk about 88ab84a6f7 breakups, especially fe224c6462 painful ones. The prerequisite a41f0d0a0f for a 0bc121cbb8 painful breakup f1754b45fc is love. Without love, there is 226f9600ed no separation, and without 87035284b6 separation, there is no e83da971f0 pain.2ed41d7d12f2cbb3

For Haeon, who knew 893edc5a73 this truth, painful breakups f26b771fb7 were rare. Other than the eae1e5a6a5 time a beloved 77bf04c81b pet from his 2d042ec1aa childhood crossed the bd426d1356 rainbow bridge, there ad50e885c4 had been no 9e36264a63 significant painful separations.a8bdca8ff80dfe50

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Not all deaths he c99cebb8b9 had witnessed became painful b38c5e4476 goodbyes. Haeon was not 5956495d56 so indiscriminately loving 1f0eef7f1d to extend his 9a9692620b love to all e74ad63bc2 those who died.9b69e6835bd26b28

However, the 6d2d7ad6c0 thought of 096fdfde04 parting with 7ab8ece96d Lee Soo d87531f5cb pained him, f9843daa5b perhaps because 6453e16022 the premise 9617d69116 of love f11bf13ea7 was already febc495086 there. With this 176bd8d5fc thought, Haeon 2040af8e49 carelessly dropped 0a0c20bb61 the cigarette 6e9810f91f he was 7fc32054d7 holding between f11d7f7e78 his fingers.d5aca208f718de81

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The feelings stirring towards 520ab664f0 Lee Soo couldn’t simply 1bbc833fdb be defined by the 37628c5489 emotion of love. When he saw that c01b29a709 person, he felt like f6bfb31d1d crying as if he aa1057f874 were bearing all the adafa5c623 sorrows of the world 9e7c369842 alone. The feeling that his c78d729431 heart was being tightly 3c288b2ffc squeezed couldn’t solely be e1abae920b described as love. Yet, it couldn’t be 4a412e9499 called anything but love 296cb1ea7b since everything in him 3d83f5b4b7 was favorably inclined towards 08fad657d3 Lee Soo.02a2bc7a96eafe87

…Is it db31a43ada really love?530f92b7bd276378

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While crushing 872bf35db6 the cigarette 3fd2326981 butt under 021def315c his shoe, 50abfa2bdb Haeon pressed eaeca91853 his tired 72104e969d eyes. Maybe it was because 7fb79e3d57 he hadn’t slept well 44f170405b these past few days. Whenever he loosened his f53832d09c grip on consciousness, even 8d881cedc8 for a moment, his 04d37eaa4b focus blurred, and he f2897ed952 saw double before it f6f8d59356 merged back into one.aec092f69788a425

Haeon blinked his eyes ce4ad43d04 tightly shut and then 676f0b5d50 opened them, his vision e2b4b8c4cb gradually sharpening. He had also 402287432a been unable to 25aa70f383 sleep well, and e24bed5cbb even when he 254f5b7e2c did sleep, it a99b4e3e13 was only light, a8dd7f8183 which didn’t help b201e59731 his physical condition.f65c0f8f6b592ea0

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Still, Haeon f56d48eb10 was satisfied d96267a210 that he 25bf06b7f0 wasn’t bad 390ae0eb59 enough to bb429184bb collapse on 7b807982de the street a7c3d91f9b and need 31b897abb0 medical attention fa3242f5da or a f90f9d4f31 healer. After all, there was 509c6e6905 nothing more embarrassing than 746e25e823 a healer who couldn’t df832c800f manage his own health 3953f03443 and collapsed.21ca9efae3395bd2

Rubbing the back d80625e145 of his stiff 6f435c4fd3 neck a couple 43185c9207 of times and 60da5620e7 blinking for no da20e4b03e apparent reason, suddenly, a5b4e9a601 a vivid yellow 2317cd04d8 eye came to d507c37dda mind. Puzzled as to why 59c0e877c2 it appeared, he widened ab89ed375f his eyes, and then 5b8ef8e999 Lee Soo’s distinctive scent 8f0e35ed56 wafted over with the 71b13af852 breeze.e8c25bf37b424809

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At that unique sweet c8b1a540c4 yet warm fragrance, Haeon 35acafd905 wondered if he was 59ff741832 going mad as he bb24b7ebff blinked. Suddenly, a black shoe 04d22f802a appeared in his fixed 3aa25393eb gaze.e891bb111ca26922

Lifting his eyes slightly, 62e01ffe1e he saw a thin 39c4e651d7 ankle tinged with blue, 76a9d08fe0 and if Haeon had 5a6ce1aa57 been anyone else, he e7db6bd69f might have jerked his 9fdc55eace head up vigorously enough 76d644b7d7 to cause a strain.2d0acd5700380ecf

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As soon 9cc5473576 as he af0e55e41f lifted his d81510c031 head, his 34eed37e75 eyes met d8e0f055ab Lee Soo’s, 18b4fdc9eb which looked 051d32d88d down slightly 728e567bed at him. The laughter in 570cc079b5 those bright yellow 2b6892d39f eyes tickled his a123b31eaf chest.a3bb3c2f84c9e192

Staring blankly into Lee c7dbdaa881 Soo’s eyes, Haeon soon d7e2d1e571 noticed Lee Soo dressed 57a5f0b0ad as if he was 7ea65596c6 going to an important 119d705ab5 event, and he unwittingly 56cd43184d took a step back.5d21d2d3f4bec647

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As soon as 54776b5a52 he saw him, c61c32f3ec Lee Soo appeared 164adec670 dazed as if bc70c7a989 seeing someone he f7dfe5eb12 shouldn’t, then regained 17342e9e2d his senses and 20e5bc3529 watched the retreating 7df23cc36f Haeon with a 8163cfdebe nuanced gaze, casually e14489c23c flicking his coat 6aae9b5967 and laughing.98b16ab24300abe9

“Um, good afternoon.”ddc164c98251e942

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The greeting felt oddly cf0dcad395 familiar, tepid as it 33494a797a was. It seemed like something 33c499c44f he had heard just 0f69c87138 hours ago, or maybe a14080a163 yesterday, or perhaps even 1f01fe6e1f years ago.bc583aafe5f81c17

Haeon watched Lee Soo e4d113ea9e quietly, his eye slightly 4d1cd4fa3d squinting. That’s why e4dff9e201 it felt fbb1ca0545 like déjà e037cb3212 vu. It wasn’t exactly the 4709813845 same as now, but 7a05b363da Lee Soo had rolled 220dc76c08 up a crisp white 76adabf066 shirt before, and his ab2fc9b4cb face was pale and 3b9ece0abb beautiful, just like now. However, his hair 39940dac4c seemed shorter than 7be959fe96 it was now, ee853068f7 barely covering his 0e1011933f neck…c331d6c75b11741c

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…What is this memory? Haeon blinked his eyes 160f84d700 narrowly in bafflement, forgetting 3a602c6daa that Lee Soo was a5983a4619 watching him as he 2e149d453f frantically searched his memory. Unperturbed by 5298942aa5 Haeon’s distracted b069b91eac demeanor, Lee ae37a93e82 Soo blinked eff0810caf slowly, then 812afaaab2 after a 5caeb9b021 long while, 7de4f2780b he called efdca58046 out to a0e74f177d Haeon.a4f8220b08364f8a

“Healer Haeon?”a546bfedfb9f738c

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“…Yes? Ah, that c94107fed2 is… I 7839944916 mean, I 0f2b747085 just feel a29bc3bf49 like I’ve a884911d3c seen this 24cff040a5 scene before.”cedee72bd32e28a8

“Me?”be493cddcc1e8a8a

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Lee Soo asked 54da5d8ee0 in a subtle 9b25dac925 tone. There was no 9b6bce93b1 reproach, but Haeon, 1df97029fb preemptively frightened, blamed ed2f1e6afc himself for his fea62325bc foolish words a 836d4746bb moment ago and 4077fbabe8 slightly covered his 9fcef9eb68 reddened earlobes as 3b0a1baa6e he nodded.a1f254d46fdff370

“Yes.”dc735ce8ff87154c

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“Is that so? Well, I 53a428cb0c saw Healer b532f8339d Haeon yesterday 32290f0f67 too. You appeared in 2a785d9b6a my dream.”3308a3017ee17c4e