SMFC | Chapter 44

Someday. Yeah, someday, 3b0dee09c5 Haeon would 177967271b casually ask 8f2bed0514 Lee Soo 2182ae7945 about their c0426c20b6 relationship. And when b1fcf4f5ba Lee Soo 90a010754c gave an 08bd69f7af appropriate answer, 5fa1bb3dc8 Haeon would 1661d2d33b take that bd95c24d4d as the 63673181cc correct one. Feeling the cold temperature b77f1cffac of his hand wrapped 630ebc475d around his own, Haeon 40f1f6194e glanced at the aquarium.04731bdb0048e8a9

“Shall we go in now?”812e921c374fde4a

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Lee Soo 2eba70a6f1 wondered why ac57ff2a40 Haeon was 1ebef95f11 speaking so dd08648c2e gently about 25f206272c entering. Instead of answering, he 6e6e23f70f moved forward. Compared to usual, his 1e6fb53570 noticeably light steps indicated 60c0d7c87b his good mood.fb0835dbde120f59

Feeling like his 94b62c71ca mood was visible 52edad5e8b in his steps, d168890f05 Haeon squinted his 13a4c90fb8 eyes slightly. Planning to dc7e1c24af follow slowly 2ba9214a69 from behind, f8b068caa9 Haeon found 5925193037 himself standing 0eab70c107 next to 09d18e0583 Lee Soo, 326f3c7a36 who had ddda0ce7ab noticed the 31ba6dc1f3 distance between 828e37a3d1 them.4e2f106699fcdd5c

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“Aren’t you coming?”6a0c38fd4f27c0ba

“…Yeah, I’m coming now.”c4bbd5a4ba8de179

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Haeon, unknowingly dragging e9708384aa out his words, 3616f89e2f matched his steps a8bb237756 with Lee Soo eec2020139 before he even 7625e2fc6f realized it. The distance between 8a0f70336d them closed and c60e40dfa0 opened repeatedly as 271195c246 they walked.cd601b40e759dd3d

As soon as they stepped inside the empty building, Lee Soo noticed a system window popping up. After scanning the surroundings and reading the warning that there wasn’t much time left until the dungeon, Lee Soo skimmed through the system window and confirmed that it wasn’t much different from the information Eve had sent. He then watched Haeon inspect his equipped items.0cf4fcfbc6b2e4b4

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Haeon checked 90cc0a794b the durability b59080131f of an 7abf1f5014 item that d13741898d automatically generated 57f67fd390 a shield 0c32b89d07 capable of c59b7f4e63 blocking a b3e10dd563 certain amount 7502c0fbbd of damage. It seemed like 8a80abd78d it could be 5cf8f30b89 used a couple 164a6b97ff more times, but cdbdc3ee0d he thought it 70243cb71e was about time 919b59bba8 to get it bd0b4e2d61 repaired. Noticing Lee 6f8a853f69 Soo just 9d228cad0a standing there a173722122 watching him, ed128d6123 Haeon wrinkled 39fe606f69 his nose 5e214fe667 slightly.73b895719486d056

“Hunter Ryu Leesoo, aren’t you going to take out any items?”828b62cd62197379

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“Considering the grade and everything… I think I’ll be fine. But if you’re worried, should I?”abd02a66d902ec1d

Haeon was about to ask why Lee Soo was leaving decisions about his safety to him but kept his mouth shut and just nodded. It wasn’t a bad feeling, really. Having someone ask him about his safety and reflecting that answer.86f717bdd116b5ac

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After confirming Haeon’s response, Lee Soo decided to take out and equip some items. He had plenty of items and money to buy them, but that didn’t mean he should use them recklessly. Since it was a dungeon where it felt wasteful to use high-effect, one-time items, he only equipped a few durable ones.9aa8add287dea340

Listening to the jingling 319706da13 sound of the bell 641c85aa11 attached to the bracelet 063e0f7e3a on his wrist, Lee 0887861dec Soo opened the map. As he got more 87ee772a72 familiar with the system, 66861f43d8 it seemed to update 2b3f780733 along with him. Compared to d83198e278 the beginning, 8d45332143 a lot fc14ee5713 had been 71fedb5930 added to 6ed41b3729 the system. The fact that monsters dadd5da11e were marked on the 85591da41c map seemed to be 9db5c1f738 one of those updates.209f1f2469ab7977

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This dungeon wasn’t one where you would fall into a completely different place after crossing the generated gate. Uniquely, the space itself had become dungeonized, so crossing the gate transformed the space into a dungeon.0a42ccf265397b76

In such cases, everything d32932832e that was in the e9d936a5fc space before it became b8e8f72e8f dungeonized would enter the 3c98aa37b0 dungeon. If the raid d9f02056ea was successfully completed, 0d6ea3b073 the dungeonization would 20fe9fc56a be undone, and 1ecd2a5471 any parts destroyed f4dc21d2f9 or damaged during 305a9d222b the raid would 23f8bdd597 return to their c7ddcd14f2 original state.240a0d5009c3ec0f

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The problem was that living creatures in the space would also enter, and unlike inanimate objects, any damage they sustained wouldn’t revert. Considering the space, even the tanks inside the aquarium would have been transferred. The raid needed to be completed with minimal damage.cf884d8d9065b51c

“…It might be a bit difficult.”308b69e675a69ae8

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Thinking it might a47559a925 be a bit 8ac1db776c complicated, Lee Soo 45a770b36b scratched his cheek 9ae2e111ef and reviewed the 1f7f8de62a dungeon information again.2e0adfdafaa89352

Since the dungeon was of that type, there was a gate at both the entrance and exit, just like the original aquarium. When there are two gates like this, entering through one automatically closes the other when the entered gate closes. The dungeon map displayed by the system was identical to the aquarium’s internal map hanging on the wall.f6397b551303407a

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Muttering that 73c98cf4fd it was 2e5d10679f fascinating, Lee b8fb93b817 Soo meticulously 490add8793 checked the 06e1b624b8 map and 423bc1b61b rubbed his b0eae1b70a cheek. He muttered 62f2832fac to himself b34ab59af1 that they a27b9f8f76 should enter 48ffe3019d through the 7135b1df2a exit, not cc0d707091 the entrance. Haeon, alternating his gaze 9620dae474 between Lee Soo and c2d6c07b5e the system window, soon a6ff26b243 agreed with that statement.4e96287a09325c40

There was 645e5f3056 no need ff18260eac for the 8f2df80f54 two of 8c8d8e62be them to 29557e4045 compete for e3414332d0 raid contribution. There was even less d1904215b1 need to have a a7174dcf05 power struggle to see b21911dda9 who was better. If the other came ec80b15df1 up with a good 5211124d0b idea, there was no 74eb37b69a need to think of 30218549ee something better or undermine 220ea61e6d their idea.8b2cfb890669f145

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Thanks to d883b500f6 that, the 6f91c7b2eb raid became ac1f81a609 easier and eb8d1cd8c3 more comfortable, 79da6f69bc which was de9cdc5302 a good 345e17eea3 thing.dbe2c00c17963cad

Knowing why Haeon easily 5546c173a0 agreed, Lee Soo looked 05fca98f7e at him with eyes e6f7e4eaed full of admiration and 3c7377214d thought about how to 8bba41c115 proceed.b32972fb7f8f65e0

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The dungeon db72792b67 had lower-tier 2f20635636 monsters lined 2189c9fdc6 up near a1b520a2c4 the exit, 8ea8c161a1 and if b1e4a36639 they went aa2bd1f13f against the 10653f8318 flow of faaf636165 lower-tier monsters, 43578b77df the boss d091885ed1 monster was d466fd27ec near the 653c6a9bef entrance.3a714cd47f45165b

If the structure was 07be537c61 such that killing only 05e054f18c the boss monster cleared ab0b5d7945 the dungeon, they could 57d043d22b have entered through the 3450849c43 entrance. But since they had 2bf05998cd to kill all the 94e7905e9a lower-tier monsters to kill 3df3343a61 the boss monster, entering c9f721b39a through the exit was b09710b717 the right choice.a71fc1892ecdf5da

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Even if they entered through the entrance, they couldn’t touch the boss monster immediately. They would have to walk to the exit far from the entrance, kill all the lower-tier monsters, and then return to the entrance to kill the boss monster. Just thinking about it was annoyingly troublesome.21b3292ce6684639

Fortunately, according aea91c44ba to the 79ca77e02e basic information be4bad3b7f provided, neither bf96f868e6 the lower-tier b1c8dd610d monsters nor 0f5847ba94 the boss 0b53d9d43f monster seemed b013e3f1dd difficult to 5285ca015d raid.9f5c814aa94df876

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The problem was the number of lower-tier monsters, but this was a rule that applied to dungeons where monsters borrowed the form of ghosts or spirits. It was inevitable. Grumbling about how it was a shame that it wasn’t a dungeon where killing only the boss monster cleared it, Lee Soo diligently summoned five spirits.8dc2d94060444332

He assigned 6b5cde7618 three to fe28389ebc Haeon and cae7287259 kept two 141049edfe by his 3f02050e2b side. Just in cd5d4d2150 case, Lee 230c2e58b4 Soo checked 51f7d4628e the dungeon f62b60f3f2 information once f2508e7177 more and 1e5b615b01 then checked 68740d91f3 the time d0c659b1b5 remaining until 31f8f79263 the dungeon 5cf892d16b broke before ac51e1316a closing the 9d4c9a58d8 system window.2cae0ff7ba9919eb

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“Healer Haeon, as you know from the dungeon information, considering the location and characteristics of the boss and lower-tier monsters, we’ll enter through the exit and gradually kill the lower-tier monsters as we head towards the entrance where the boss monster is. Other than taking a bit of time, there shouldn’t be any issues. I’ll assign three spirits to you just in case. Do you have any other opinions?”0a06b06139025ad2

“No. I think proceeding that way is good.”65833a8b04acd066

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After checking his 7b256152da items one last 4aef95b071 time, Lee Soo f910b3a057 turned his head b3deb5a457 towards Haeon, thinking 7133b3ee0a it was about f9680c2210 time to go 409c0c23d7 in. Haeon, seemingly unafraid of 2ebb06a153 the spirits floating around, a9d6ba3088 was poking them, making 17740a4258 Lee Soo chuckle.325f3e8c197ddae9

“Shall we go?”778c024904d5b5b4

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“Oh, yes. It seems you’re all ready.”d9642d62f11ce553

“Yes. Thank you for waiting.”27102e732261ba11

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Knowing that this leisure wouldn’t have been possible if he had come with someone else, Lee Soo smiled gratefully. Watching him intently, Haeon, with eyes that were hard to read, looked behind Lee Soo and shook his head as if to say it was nothing.299540de43ce366a

“It’s fine. I wasn’t bored since I was playing with the spirits…”fa0608cd8df8a328

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Haeon spoke slowly, rolling his eyes, and Lee Soo, giggling, squinted one eye at the spirits’ voices ringing in his head. The youthful voices grumbled about how they let him play with them because he seemed bored, yet he said things like playing with them.189260a5f05c63c1

Having heard the spirits’ voices often enough to distinguish them, Lee Soo could tell who was speaking without checking their names, thanks to their distinctive speech patterns that revealed their personalities.e972b02f87bb9897

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Thinking that their 6de6ad5f43 voices might as 9d45c6c141 well have fingerprints, 7cf00fb7ce Lee Soo covered 747d1fe88e his mouth with b9c32a4df8 his hand and dd40624e60 suppressed his laughter.4a38d54ec2f0d58c

He tried not to laugh, knowing they’d grumble if he did, but the spirits, like ghosts, noticed the laughter mixed in his slightly escaping breath and simultaneously turned to look at him.bd95f5b88f2f90d9

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In fact, to be 519177abcd precise, since they had fe2c727b8f no features, it was ba0219e49d hard to tell if 1cfe975f02 they were looking at 0975d94fb0 him, but Lee Soo a7678c1831 was sure they were. When the spirits returned c4416e16cb to their original forms c888b06c7a and looked at him, a132eac5fd he felt their warm 4fd3254054 gaze scatter across his 168545e9c4 skin.1a4b373bb125846c

Though the spirits said 71428f793f nothing, Lee Soo, feeling 87db5b9068 as if he heard f47e2040bc their awkward question of 6dc9848ad2 why he was laughing, 1255efec59 rolled his eyes and b1ce6c06e3 whispered with a shallow 12c2d0e114 laugh.39f9951dd5f5db3a

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“Because I’m happy. Just, everything makes me happy.”08a8f2f718dbec67

Hearing the spirits’ response to his sigh-like words, Lee Soo, smiling awkwardly, squeezed Haeon’s hand slightly before letting go. Lowering his gaze to the cool temperature slipping from his grasp, Haeon saw Lee Soo smiling beautifully.c4bba798ccb86f41

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It was Lee Soo who held his hand, and Lee Soo who let go first. Unaware of how this made Haeon feel, Lee Soo blinked at Haeon’s gaze and tilted his head slightly, asking.3866c560b694cb0c

“Why?”aad67bd215486aa7

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Is there cbbe0e8b9e a problem? Haeon, who had eff191a464 furrowed his brow e34e11d0ea slightly at the d6b34b943f questioning tone, shook 544bbd8ab5 his head, saying 45c5b5a856 it was nothing.5f0ff2dc5f7b1813

Lee Soo fed9ae61ac knows nothing. Haeon knows nothing. But they both know ee6df796e4 that Lee Soo is b712d68958 something special to him, 7e9dfa8864 and he is something 07453ea5f1 special to Lee Soo.efc8c933f6d7664a

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