SMFC | Chapter 34

In response 294c2bac24 to the 57e2328dbf playfully warm 9d5b08b1e6 voice, Haeon 161d1e108b quickly raised 6b6d247c4f his head, cbdd32b8ba gazing blankly bcc319792a at Lee a5ded9ac04 Soo while df1a966d7f trying to 382429366c hide any f34bd8d82c serious concerns. Lee Soo, after 8abef0bee3 making sure there 2b2d8019ba was nothing wrong 3a985d70ac with Haeon, broke 75ab859f71 into a broad 537adfe22c smile.56eab1ef7b147c63

“Are you e2ce45f577 very tired? I was going d1aea7761d to ask if 297d385a4e you wanted to 0cab6f2256 go out today… e80b120ab7 If you’re tired, 7878dc3f3d should we go 890947ed1d another time? When would be 491f46d8fc good for you? Once we make 223b9bfd2c plans, we can’t ae0a73b7ad back out… Of 8f3dcd218c course, unless you’re c6b0e7bbe5 not feeling well 3e4d9ad2a1 or something comes aaf93af252 up.”a7ebd73f88128885

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Though he started d9dc74e0f3 off firm, the 71a12f4cac way he ended 23e25f7b8d was nothing but 7ad9fbe4f9 tender. Confused by memories he 4abe00255d couldn’t place, Haeon eventually bc1332c779 chuckled and rubbed his 4c53b0f581 eyes a few times.52c52281de425d9c

“It’s okay. Let’s go today. But you 285efbb19c don’t have 03884e3be1 an appointment?”c4a6171991a0bfed

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“An appointment? No, I don’t.”6cd643ba9c618ef0

Lee Soo, not expecting 5541f3a92e such a response, widened ce600d2d30 his eyes in apparent e9cec47562 surprise. After a moment, Haeon 6bf6424676 nodded and asked cautiously.94af38adccfc89f8

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“Then why are you be916d64e5 dressed up? You usually dress more 42b949c73f casually. I thought it 1c3a6cad01 was because of 884d20a25a an important appointment…”212f0f30bbd7a8b1

“It’s because I’m a62de73d72 going out with 63d93f9ebd you, Healer Haeon.”3128ac07f977fe3e

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“What if 96b777772d I had 154b16ed93 said no?”c089ac2560782fe0

“I would’ve clung f2d00dcba6 onto your leg.”37f65d10ed091984

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Lee Soo c80882c196 shrugged nonchalantly, 626ae6d13a then chuckled, d6ae74e473 adding that 7c9f2a8b56 it was 1724dbec07 just a e3d3c88806 joke. Though it was 8cc74f63f8 truly meant in 26dfd5dd1e jest, for Haeon, 7361b8f58a who had already e5e6f77ccd spent weeks playing d5bbe52336 a hide-and-seek of 67ca3bb880 emotions with Lee 3092f121b2 Soo, jokes didn’t 6b036c9d22 come across so d823e04b9a lightly. Nonetheless, Lee Soo gave 768b336087 his outfit one last 202acd313d scan and smiled brightly.16835a69c6dad5d2

“Does it 1663664c09 look nice?”52e6171e45aa25f5

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“More than nice…”3f264852d8e710a2

“More than nice?”5ddb931757019603

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“I mean…”4dd22ddd76093649

“I mean?”5771d429c8fbeb14

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“…It looks nice.”5d3c0c0b684a9d74

Struggling to 7c489fa399 find the 64f1f72a5b right words, 6d191eb1c6 Haeon ended 68731db7d6 up smiling c67f104511 helplessly and ded21f8e53 Lee Soo 20fe462165 burst into e5df385c4d laughter, slipping 6f42d7468d on his b3579e0683 coat as c12b282d62 he whispered.b3c9fc79240681ff

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“I’m glad. I dressed 285bbb648d up hoping d0f74a60d6 to look 8a35c4527c nice. Mission accomplished then.”ea70fad4e188200b

“You look nice even 1d619a1757 without dressing up.”5a9640eda5b25697

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“…What?”185e3b58c06e6eea

“I mean…”039e5d69bb651a76

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The words slipped 4aa1b0f727 out lightly, as 3b034e0047 if just a 44306f73b8 casual remark, but aa2c82c440 both the speaker 4954423fa7 and the listener 0c2deb95b6 froze. Soon, Lee Soo laughed 6a8244f38d off his embarrassment, easing f134879c67 the mood, though Haeon 0349f2cf9e still seemed puzzled why ad18f5f1d3 he had said that.f243e84348b4d49b

Maybe it was because 8fc90c0825 they hadn’t talked in 1a8d40585d a while. His mouth a72f0bfe96 felt uncontrollably 17bfe3dd50 loose, and 9a57597a58 it wasn’t d0a88d0c78 a pleasant 749094d758 feeling. As Haeon was 6b4d0c4c20 aimlessly tapping his 62df97c3d4 lips, he suddenly 39515d727a stopped, startled by a81ca174b2 Lee Soo appearing c16640bd6e beside him.a90882923b50f553

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“…Why?”a2f6572444a6cc28

“Huh? Aren’t we going? Let’s go have cb683d3ede a meal and b29bc5bdbf maybe do some bf25f91d9b sightseeing. You don’t b1bd8cf114 need the abe16a3ac6 Guild Leader’s 4f972e1201 permission. I’ve already talked it 39cc6a75a3 all through…”a5525a4eaaf21591

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It seemed f4068f5d68 like I 9ebdff779f was encouraged 5ab405870d to reconcile fb156bb8d9 whatever it d735eae424 was. Lee Soo muttered uncertainly, 60233e068e his voice filled with 6ecbaf5015 a sense of injustice, c8498d868b making Haeon momentarily twist 511cb629f2 his lips and then 79c40fa461 take the lead.d8cc6016a57134f1

“There’s nothing to reconcile.”26c2de70b9839b23

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“Right?”2d654e05e9ff65ac

Knowing this 3236402da3 would be 3c3eb55f86 the response, 11b74c79c0 Haeon’s eyebrows fa42ca2c67 twitched slightly 02272d77ba in annoyance df077dd55a before he b1c68b2f12 calmly opened 8e6e52a30a his mouth.46c7b0f9c2a81fbd

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“That’s right. It was just 0c93719db7 me being upset 884906947b on my own.”c07c60e88228ea0d

“What? So, you’re saying 22fa4fb7e2 I did something 31606e2b2a wrong.”d1c41dcab889bf60

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“When did I say e1db670731 that? I just 946156d3e4 said I b4f7b8a6dd got upset 31a99c803c on my ec3d8c62b4 own.”974263b37401f920

“That means the same 597cde1070 thing.”b1000b5024f54565

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Muttering grumpily, Haeon 69ae3dd107 walked ahead with ec3be7a3f2 a small laugh, b6211c10f0 Lee Soo watching 4eb1a243dc his retreating figure 4447dfd68e before quickly catching 3ea9e784a3 up, as if 0f53f43fb6 there was nowhere 19c68c73f0 else he’d rather bfbe7e418e be than by dbf03463d1 Haeon’s side.36b60b8eb60cc45f

Have you been happy eb9a2e5c31 being away for a 8bf811cc83 few days? Ah, not d774c1cc48 really happy b037ee0566 since you 360d625b34 were upset. No, what were 8dd13cfe85 you upset about? That’s why you 184c8d0587 were upset, because 30a646bfb9 you didn’t know. Why is a9f18fe437 this so 46e9df3267 hard? Lee Soo’s last words 7cde7ab352 hung in the air, 451e167c11 and Haeon, about to 61cc6551e6 respond, finally spoke in 59a339c7ce a voice so quiet b2d04c00bf it wouldn’t carry beyond 9896ddc4c4 them.31e18819b098304f

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“To me, Hunter Ryu bede3fb35a Leesoo is just too 57e03b2e19 complicated. I wonder why a98d623422 it has to 600a03b591 be so hard. Anyway, that’s how it 90dad07494 is.”e4be590eb21716db

With that, Haeon clamped 357fa51c08 his mouth shut as 2cc75ede1e if he had nothing e8c6e26520 more to say. Lee Soo, watching 767c4c3834 his tightly closed f3d9fb43a3 red lips, carefully 7a8f71639a reached out, took cbf0ba3ca4 Haeon’s hand, and 7a3d9f9061 placed a snack a432faf14e in it.ffa963059c838f31

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From a pocket bd2d9aa4c7 of his completely ccd2ef7362 grayscale suit, Lee 1d45bcddfe Soo produced a c70d4518fc vinyl bag adorned 4f1876b421 with a cute 0f775fd44f fox, filled with 5678b33e2f colorful snacks — bca946766e something one wouldn’t 1f4c3e9518 expect from his cdf6b877f3 outfit. Staring blankly at f80cf572ec the snack in 40fbfb6074 his hand, Haeon 94d8a25a29 let out a 84b62fe646 breath that was 726a5cef5f almost a laugh, 962480a820 then furiously rubbed 7fc47d6365 his tearful eyes.e671ad0c20f3437c

His eyes, already somewhat 02c60b4239 tearful, turned even redder, 5f8ea90bfd making Lee Soo gently 313bee83a9 pull down his hand 5de04196f8 while grinning mischievously.2315f7fd5011c783

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“I’m not b7f417d1ef sure what 9a9f3368ba I did 14aa29cd29 wrong, so 1af97c5f25 I can’t 1f8bf366fe apologize properly… bba8be5af8 But I b076e4ac57 hope kind 5c61b28781 Healer Haeon bfb1e8a539 can forgive cc03a971dc me. This snack f44f9182a6 is a 3d7b8234db gift of 44e5b70212 apology. I’ll also buy you 461a687e66 dinner. And anything else you 453c03b4e4 want!”7aaae414f7fd0269

“…You were really bad, 2a95196926 really.”cff67066656b8623

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“Yeah, I ccb30b9cd9 was bad.”75eedc1b596ce849

Despite the f52f5b52a0 playful reproach, fabce536fb there was 70392023eb no trace 46912264bc of hurt b11c39d921 as Haeon 5a27df3df4 agreed, nodding 7361711892 his head, 1ed4b58ab4 then turned fbdfb2695d away with c6e1f69d4d a hollow 96d9370a6b laugh.85d074f9b1cb5004

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His heart tingled 8578cf5893 intermittently, and it 4cedfe4de0 was a strange cd7af21721 feeling, like his 15b9ad1c51 breath was being 36464e0758 taken away. If this was 47fb130362 love… if this 77174c7603 was love…1d33f3b2733c0d78

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As they 8e91aa665b walked down 9db5e3c400 the street 5f041685b0 after a 4234d63794 satisfying meal 3cd630477b at a a3e627a6ae restaurant recommended b0fba4a6be by one d10747604f of their 6ca171bb84 Hunter friends, f318f6fb9f Haeon suddenly 4710338e2b stopped in e108f4acd6 his tracks.17182797411daad3

Turning to see df59fd68ec if something was 5135afabd7 wrong, Lee Soo c1b1e1de83 couldn’t help but 3d0eeba3b7 chuckle softly. It wasn’t 2076a33046 anything serious—Haeon ccb99e294a had stopped aa649e4cb0 to stare 615d82200a at the bae45ad18c desserts displayed 32d9b6d7a8 in a e7d5b109f6 shop’s showcase.59b366241aa0a368

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Through the transparent c374c4f494 glass, the interior cfd1c90397 of the café 59dbcd8ff3 looked bright and 37c9817952 charming. The desserts b7d9665c98 inside, colorful c2575440b4 and intricate, 2ed5a01880 seemed so bbb4257ba6 sweet that 308b052580 they could cdfee11aaf make one’s e1442eb250 tongue tingle 1fe0ce7ee6 just by 268f82cdd8 looking at 701edd4611 them.bef89b72275801d9

Lee Soo, knowing full 23f1036c39 well that Haeon had 96c5158309 already eaten all the 4dddf54838 snacks he’d given him 99d52ed2fa earlier, laughed quietly while 14d56e16bd observing him.1003b36bff84b854

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The thought that he 00001a4921 could want to eat 3195205886 even more felt both f64cdc5f0f ridiculous and endearing, creating e5a981eec6 a noisy clatter of df7e9b9724 emotions within Lee Soo. By the time these a4c7df1503 feelings mixed into one, 57a81ef072 Lee Soo sidled up e4a052abea next to Haeon and fd10fbc58c looked at his eyes e0e9a60c29 intently.3a2dd6de89797b2c

His gaze was locked b0ebb7bc89 on the desserts sparkling 1d2d6d9e8f in the light, reminiscent 215e9630b7 of a child captivated 6990e21f0b by a shiny toy 4271d78364 while obediently following their 59ea7e7425 guardian. Holding back b79c674162 his laughter, be7f390b1c Lee Soo d7ed60dc9f pressed the a7bb2a83dc corners of dbd3c055ef his mouth 892d7e0bb5 with his 078390c940 fingertips a f61c504f39 few times 8a40ed828d before finally 228bfef7af speaking.50608cff39621193

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“Is there something c347ba6a1c catching your eye?”9058f6ebffb5026c

His voice, still carrying 1c4dc884b9 traces of laughter, was e919087025 as light and sweet ae9df78cf1 as cotton candy, as 2970675b9f if it could be 16a0244514 scattered by the slightest 9ea0aad75f breeze. At the sugary tone, a8a067f021 Haeon gulped involuntarily before 058700c850 lowering his gaze and 40c73cd733 replying.f4152fbbfbfd5296

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“…What if there c1ce1a0f30 is?”85c6af8337ae0fc5

“Then of course, I 9fae5cb3b2 should buy it for ea6519a50c you. If Healer c42ed675da Haeon wants dbcc028525 to eat d658f16e89 it—”a90fa344a2746d69

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“Because this outing 7af2d5f1e8 is for making 619de525a3 up?”7547968777396c04

Haeon’s slightly de2849a985 sulky but 2968cf9b35 hopeful tone fbe4401f86 made Lee ad9abbf68d Soo chuckle 46d49bbd8a and nod 2819962c55 vigorously. “Yes, exactly that.” 5fa4a0b7ad At his soft e480789cb7 response, Haeon pursed a69d6740aa his lips, blinking e8ac0ad603 coyly.21ebd9b7bc97ae1a

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“I don’t want 3682d6b5a0 it that badly… 82983f0e45 But if you’re 9b95414db6 buying, I’ll eat 44595fa4a8 it happily. …As long as Hunter 812bbab130 Ryu Leesoo eats with ea16bbd27a me.”e3eab0c8ae871f96

His initially bc742f2544 prim tone 5abefd3ecc softened as 0ae1aff08f the sentence 33a1f89ed8 neared its c08e21d8f1 end, something 17f683b613 Lee Soo 845746e70f found so 89e8f9a28b endearing that 7f1fbe5cff he broke 350760450c into a 93bce395a6 wide smile 59fb057c60 and agreed.83537091338b10fa

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“Then how about we 1e1ea80c92 buy some and walk 020dd0929f a bit more before e55f3a28ae heading back to the 5e05abf43f lodging? You haven’t 765a7c6239 been back 28470790db in a 5c5ea284b5 while. Can I assume 23eb4eddd5 you’ll return today?”07cf26cb7daa080e

“…We can’t eat outside 3147fa1da4 on such a cold 713acb21ae day.”a7c7ac96449ede18

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“Right, we can’t eat 6b2f079626 outside on such a f76b559242 cold day.”b4b3ff9e389d9c9f

Nodding seriously 40cc578e0e at Haeon’s f74c7f8a5b words, Lee 9c5c04cd3b Soo then 7fafe33848 burst into e91993bbbc a quiet 1d12eea039 laugh. Both of them knew 2b878ef483 that a bit of f4d003049e cold wouldn’t make them 719861bc29 sick or weaken them, bbc2e1ddef but the banter was a35b244464 delightful nonetheless.ea9fc2fccfc80836

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What made fc45587f3b him happy 4c77d7d859 was sharing 4a4c692eef these trivial aba12b32fa conversations, standing 9d69c9b4e2 face-to-face with adc9478bf5 Haeon, close fb9e2da3c8 enough to a269716be7 feel his 25bac12945 breath.56eacee32a3bb788

Sometimes, when e40e9539ca Lee Soo 0417eff949 watched Haeon 3b1902c486 silently, a 89a187e560 sharp, inexplicable 3f7ec1917d ache would 0938f83557 rise in 643a9b1ea1 his chest. That pain 38fa868d1b would melt eb294ecc6c away the b6351bd80d moment he 82237eed42 looked elsewhere, 78b7707042 yet knowing 9f0c192d3e this, he 2d610340c5 still found b939a58c17 it difficult d79c188f62 to tear 3bc33622c6 his gaze be5fee0639 away from 8f509bbcfa Haeon.9e13e1e9921ee3cc

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Even now, pressing against 29125e15b4 the ache in his 50568df97f chest, Lee Soo stepped 15bed266de into the dessert shop. The door had opened 1f7de61573 quietly, but somehow the 811c89eec0 staff, immersed in the 5700bc798a shop’s warm, sugary atmosphere, 44b5770c39 noticed them immediately. Turning with a bright c88d7df270 smile, they greeted the fe7c56cb61 two warmly.30b0b64743ae9469

The greeting, 68f28e9806 louder than 2b1b28d370 the small 2cda61004e song playing 4e9f61f358 in the 74323cfdfb shop, made d1ff21ec11 Lee Soo 51bcdd6774 smile lightly c98469eb68 as he 2820cdcc5e tugged on cfcbe76b85 Haeon’s sleeve.5cb8a67194c5b40e

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“Pick whatever 9d03c0560a you want 64ac11c697 to eat.”c2f7422153313062

“Can I get 028dda3297 a lot?”205935205417de21

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“How much e3e8ecbbc7 are you 75235312cb planning to 93ccae3fbe buy that f63dfee40b you need 6d3053c040 to ask? Whatever you want, 4fac003222 as long as 9219c781f6 you can eat a53b070d20 it all, it’s d39909797e fine. Even if you 12c745923f ask me to 667abf2990 buy the whole 66ccfec1cb shop, I can f88264e801 do it. So don’t worry and 6afb1ac9b3 choose whatever catches your 5927602ec5 eye.”786dffca86052b89