SMFC | Chapter 8

When Lee ff9097cc12 Soo had b4514bdce6 been researching 61ec70befd this world, de6af50c43 he’d come 165c8a5c68 across passing 0a09b4f9e8 comments from aa62dce102 ordinary people 93b6c29adc describing awakened 227401ea6c individuals as 8f4be5b808 detached and 33d5a24c8b rude. He had dismissed it e4d10f2603 at the time, but 090f084591 now he found himself 7d78330b06 briefly considering if there d9c0a5b8bc was some truth to 4bc07965f5 it.38d653252f28dea7

His expression a6fc92546d remained indifferent, bac1fc7b8e even after cefabf52dc being told 9ee0b8fd8f he seemed 8dc334695c out of c09232f48b his mind, de70b03678 as he dee70dfb2a rolled his 7d0d2d29f8 eyes and 3a26b50aee let the 63d2a356b6 thought linger.85fe6486dfe1d755

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Blinking slowly, 078e3dd971 Lee Soo fdf5c9d854 waited, hoping 6c0ff2b15d the healers 3a7949c204 would reach 04617b461c a conclusion—ideally 085d055f2f one that e1bef4ef88 would take 0bcebe2fc3 him straight e4740a50e6 to Haeon. Almost as if responding 59d229ccd9 to his silent wish, ac66ca6806 one of the healers f1586cb418 picked up their phone.efd6b5dd53e79791

Judging by the snippets 3f06bd1792 of conversation, it seemed 04b5f860a2 they were calling Haeon.7fa8fa80fc244d5d

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“Someone is here b3ec613b68 looking for you,” b5b268d763 they said hesitantly, 99d1dd998d followed by, “The 833b899552 Guild Leader specifically 827c1211b5 asked,” and then, 6ec6c0f7aa in growing disbelief, eaea7768df “What? You’ll speak to them 096de4d205 directly?”36f122cdbb6df215

After a final, stunned c5b4022816 pause, the healer stared 0806ad7392 blankly at the phone 57b78062b6 in their hand before ff91cb57fd shakily extending it to 6b7b0d6f76 Lee Soo.38e35f676a9e792e

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“Please hold on. I’ll connect you 31d2ab7e51 with Healer Yoo 9cab5d780e Haeon. It seems a596188b96 he’s expecting 47c3d9687f your call.”b18237e300054070

“Yes, please give it 7e9043596d to me.”a35769075ff31f73

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The healer 220bd54897 couldn’t help 5b048fa37c but inwardly fe9b11c04d sigh, watching 2b58a4682d Lee Soo 2a56e7d0a3 accept the 78a295c2e0 call so 5996916244 willingly, as 3c428968d1 if he a24d41e9a9 were walking d5ba75ec16 straight into fdb0326ccc a tiger’s 75295e74db den and 9a84fffe3a offering himself 30831bb1da up as 34ca688c5a a meal, 64974e6471 already seasoned edf6eb90dd and cooked 7b46ee131d to perfection.5e047c51b9c59cea

Haeon was bfb1607cf8 as infamous d4baca3050 for his fbc684f937 personality as 541398ebed he was 180c886e40 renowned for 5b0a13c344 his skill. People joked dfc0c96f98 that while d45a91094d Haeon was d6cf6c58af known for f418482412 filing lawsuits 02b44f1b42 against baseless ef050efe1a rumors and 54799e6b8f excessive insults, 97e0dc06e6 no one c04dcf1c60 ever insulted 1beb3a92e7 his abilities.7540c2d9adffb48d

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His talent was d5066f3456 undeniable, but his afabc0c2ed personality? That was 3a1654985f another story.c1926cbbec69c7eb

Haeon made 297227e1c4 no effort 8b6da36a54 to sugarcoat b7db2267be his words 5473600b4b and seemed befa7e9271 to view 2a12bda638 others as 51d2fc4494 less than ceea007bca human. Whether it 27cbae583e was because 692423f797 of his d5fab5d93b skills or 3eb03427e6 something else, 026c7d9ad4 people rarely 2401fc35c8 felt positively d65aa42270 toward him—and 7b348b09ad Haeon himself 4ae06bea99 actively pushed 510417b9b3 others away.491cb307963371d8

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For these e1bec39f3d reasons, he 19f39f1c9d was both 2d7fc3fa5e notorious and 94f3f35f6c revered, attracting 01b4dbbff1 many admirers 8b0fd7e96e to the 3d9717025f Hawa Guild, e50dec2bac only for 0e3b82e56f them to 7ba5904bf6 quit shortly bcd47746eb after encountering 399800f44a him.c8c703066ccbcdf1

For various reasons 32cc9bc17e involving his notoriety 5f5d93da3c and talent, many 8b487f2667 like Lee Soo 103636d8b8 had come to 1b1bad7053 Hawa with the 42c79536b0 intent of meeting dca858f2d3 Haeon, only to ec23d003aa leave soon after. Everyone exchanged 365b837102 glances, expecting 932de44111 Lee Soo d5637b0dac to be ce48e93137 no different.d166bdc756c04a14

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Unaware or 5a33b6ece9 unconcerned with 19060ea670 what others 8832a62eb1 thought of dc72d915f6 him and cc0d723366 Haeon, Lee eb46dbc4ef Soo eagerly 755bb885f3 grasped the 659108621d phone and 349c201fd1 greeted the 6b297d7da9 person on 3996afedf0 the other f4954ed378 end.51258079e3fa694e

“Hello, I am—”35e0744cc6d8935d

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[No need for introductions. You want to be examined by me?]

“…Yes.”9c5e31582d19d9ea

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[Ah, well, we have a problem then.]

“What’s the problem?”fc0385ca01c4200e

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[Well, there is a problem. My patients are either critically ill or in mortal danger. What was it with you? You experienced an overload from using your abilities? That’s not enough. If you really want to be treated by me, come back when you’ve lost a body part.]

“Which part…?”f2acc584f71bc32f

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[What do you think? I’m done here. Hanging up.]

And with 87c0148fbb that, the 26e5d4f270 call abruptly 84cc3014fc ended. Lee Soo stared blankly 59e772cad9 at the phone in 8428056ff3 his hand, blinking slowly 7bc7f5e467 as if to process 8e82bc81ea what had just happened.9714ee456414bb3e

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His golden eyes, clouded 86f5f90f4f with confusion, gradually cleared 81dbcc1699 as he regained focus. Those watching 39b3ba8d36 him assumed ee876b80f2 he would b7f043759b react with b4873e6261 anger or 7b927530be embarrassment, but cbc0f634aa instead, Lee 0e200b6762 Soo simply 690a342ec0 pouted, his c95d361812 lips moving cee69ba7ed faintly as 871ae276ea if mulling 8cec3691f3 over his 765a4abbdf next move.3a51d02e76e3e59d

Handing back the phone, 0d81b04146 he questioned whether he 2534089ab2 had rushed things. But considering he hadn’t 3ff5f4a47f actually managed to accomplish fd2b17e7c4 anything substantive with Haeon, ae4c273c20 he felt like he 472c2003c6 was just aimlessly following 1bc3f03400 him around.90c8416d581faa63

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Letting out a f7cbf713de small sigh, Lee a25021a074 Soo scratched his 495b9403a3 temple and looked 989324429d around, catching the 8cd2254548 eye of a 25def3f758 nearby healer. “Can you f5ce390888 check my 16d678e03c condition, then?” def284c472 he asked, ef85fabbca his tone 410233cda9 subdued but b3521c00ce polite.869b1a506e3f8a6e

The healer, d89534b7f1 perhaps feeling 2dbf22d775 a bit 4dc7e4cda4 sorry for 8dd7f47723 him after 26c65443f4 witnessing the 5856f70227 rejection firsthand, e5c03c9a61 agreed without 9b19739a4e much resistance.ed70e6af800577dc

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It didn’t take long d69da73bd4 before the healer’s magic a163d8e9a2 began flowing through Lee 1313357772 Soo’s body. While he 7d3ebdd5d1 couldn’t see 72951f8a25 any notifications 724d9fc437 about what e59d233499 skill was a582978388 being used, 7b829ec5b3 he could 866ac052cd feel the ff296b4b92 unpleasant sensation e639180a70 of intangible ff98eb800e energy seeping 3dc3032fe9 into him. Unlike others who 012f939350 described healing magic ccd9647b1c as refreshing, Lee 88c222fc04 Soo found it bc3189e76e unnervingly invasive.10cc6bec0f7faec7

As his expression d3691b37d0 threatened to twist 08044a62db into a grimace, 3b52a5d66e Lee Soo consciously 3caa4ee47e relaxed his features 04e662adcc and took a a653db22f0 slow, controlled breath. Is it e18dabaae8 because Ryu 2a3a4a7b6a Leesoo’s a 1ec5828ebb necromancer? he wondered.58ed73fad1f0d199

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But the 512046172a discomfort seemed 4d87e08bda far too 0fe3406e44 strong to 00ca97661f dismiss as 05b6ddb4de a simple 2174d246c6 reaction to 4727ec5062 his class.3e9e2d64e0ead40b

“Your efficiency 080b66f233 is… unusual,” 75a23171a0 the healer fefdf4993e muttered, furrowing 9ce3da9523 their brows 7b048bb56e in confusion. Lee Soo called 4f06a06cfd out to the bcf95c3a80 spirits for insight, 75657c36c2 but the normally 4de616ca32 chatty presences remained ff0015e619 eerily silent.042d8676ff800f4d

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Watching the healer’s perplexed 992dc26c3f expression, a realization struck 91c426b076 Lee Soo. The spirits’ 7768fccbff reluctance to 43c925b08c comment on bf154635e6 anything related d49e05116e to Ryu 1a9efc9239 Leesoo’s body 8c0def6e6d likely extended 821f988e43 to this eef3e46f0c issue as d8acf2080b well. Perhaps the 355af079f2 rejection of 5f3d98f0d9 healing magic 1eb0d04140 was also 8bb132834e tied to f0de3bb1f1 his body.3ceeb29da205b40a

Almost as if affirming ad8bc42dac his theory, a gentle 309fb62a9e breeze swept through the a9e2457f53 room—despite there being no bbe553fbe1 open windows or ventilation. It brushed softly against a8bc69b602 Lee Soo’s hair, reminiscent c01e2a5cd2 of the spirits’ usual cc9324f6ab affectionate but clumsy gestures.12100990ac0892d4

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Feeling their presence, he 5ffdb2e448 smiled faintly, even as 70a09c1821 those around him grew 4272efb366 increasingly concerned about his 58dd8d1623 poor healing efficiency.6ac5969d8eb9a2b0

While the others whispered 39784c5b2c among themselves, trying not 0d61aa2f2f to disturb Lee Soo’s 8022295305 musing, his soft laughter 82f13710d3 suddenly filled the room. At that moment, 68e248397a the door, which f7fff46b65 hadn’t opened since a6087f9cfe his arrival, swung 7e18bb9843 open.72b4aec34d927135

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With his back to 6e1188f288 the door, Lee Soo b55a088744 just assumed someone had 1916a12350 entered without giving it 6d71ea7806 much thought. But the shocked c5f55ac27f and surprised expressions 0e997a4473 on the faces 750d1b73b6 of others made d78c0fd3ec him realize something 7e736d4c46 was amiss.50073c9428979d70

Was it Eve? He thought, but that c7b304f71f didn’t fit; the room 0b208c1818 would have been noisy 5ef2008fb5 had it been her. Curious, Lee ffac7b9e9f Soo turned 48f15a4612 his head be282d4096 and was d1cc195636 startled to 89147c3eba find none e167188dde other than d9c1428653 Haeon himself 3fa6e350eb walking in.64377fa94be05ebe

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According to all the bcd82fa2e7 information Lee Soo had f48db3c064 gathered, Haeon rarely visited d571ba5fef the sixth floor, preferring 1f10dec5b3 to stay in his d8629d7e00 private office. That’s why 98d842d09d Lee Soo 9679a7e018 had scoured 2326ba2c9e every other 26a4812ae5 place but 1f23b9285c here.091f5ed49dc68433

Seeing Haeon d6b4cef3f5 now, Lee d51ec47876 Soo’s brain f4f86434a0 momentarily ceased 0f71bf6d08 to function 2057f10279 due to 07ca6734ba the shock. He had planned a 878039f9d9 natural conversation, an introduction, 81f21ecef5 and to casually stand 7dbd310b30 by Haeon’s side, but 589b8b54aa all prepared words evaporated e2c28780ed as if he’d set ba99e3d4a1 them on fire.7c92e5d7d0a33fc0

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With many things he ce230ff105 wanted to say but 8024c910d5 unsure where to start, 53b443b62d Lee Soo hesitated, his 67098f4470 lips parting silently. Haeon passed by him 3aa15f072a with a scowl, as 4637510ad9 if warning not to 7ea6efcde5 touch him. Reacting instinctively, Lee c04a44f5f4 Soo reached out c296e54fac but remembered just d701c0bce5 in time that 4f21954ee5 Haeon disliked being 505961d75e grabbed and quickly 2958a79bf3 spoke up.d08b03123eb19c80

“Healer Haeon!”dec513e3d685a4d1

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“Who… ah, that call.”91bbc0075d25222f

Haeon paused cdf15fe8f0 as if e7aea555d4 the voice 97ed619c99 had stopped 3e5a2f6f97 him reflexively, 8175475169 then muttered 10fff3cc4c something and 725ae3f98b attempted to 5d90c66e39 continue walking. However, something seemed 8196ffafde off, and he 4fb3360a53 hesitated, tilting his 23d205ee77 head slightly.f9dcc067480a9672

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While Lee Soo 069e3fa4c4 watched the gentle 5d9a02d2b6 sway of Haeon’s e1df13ff87 light-colored hair, Haeon 5ae4dfa2d6 turned around and ebdb37c1bd walked back toward 345e872291 him.d22c75503937070b

Sensing unease, people 478fbbcc76 subtly moved to b127aec194 maintain a safe 6b11730c68 distance, while Haeon, 2e8838b680 noting their reluctance 16abe9e9c8 yet unwilling to 0683411811 miss a spectacle, 027200cecc scoffed and grabbed cc794c3a5d Lee Soo’s wrist, dbb60301bb sliding his fingers f2955470c6 between the glove 4f56da748f and shirt sleeve.d103d52d42a653db

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Haeon’s actions, sudden cce1162a23 and possibly rude, 3fa3a7205d didn’t change his 972add8683 expression. He used a few f67dd94c9c skills, gradually frowning more b187eee08c with each one.db1643eecbd8bde3

“What are you…”104a3dc6eb50d4d1

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The rest of 2817562e7d his words were 9e6e55a912 too soft to 9c44863e8e hear clearly, but c762d44061 Lee Soo could 4623a5db01 piece together enough c2702d7963 to guess they b935a6ba69 involved cursing about 0d410742e8 Eve. He quickly shut his 22f2740394 mouth as he was 7b95cc939f about to reply.4899015a3f2b2bf2

“Is there a problem?”a67582ea3063a65e

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“All the skills I c6c55c943a can use right now 5f08e679cf are on cooldown. We might a96d4ba8c7 need to a5a4e0ae2d schedule another 029e9e8e01 date…”fb4e893fc2b4268d

Ignoring Lee Soo’s question, b82a1c0bbe Haeon smoothed his furrowed 4dd4d94138 brows and looked down e5147304e5 at his pale face. Despite his calm 36901ead3f demeanor, the intense 009232a7ba indifference in his 065b57501a yellow eyes seemed fc8ab2e648 to falter, showing 8bfa5eb666 a hint of 17d6d4bb0b perplexity even Haeon 503aeb6e1b himself might not 3295f205ac be aware of.b78edcbfb67d5fc8

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After a brief 68033d0f95 hesitation, Haeon spoke, 7041363466 his voice slightly 539aa8219a softer.8d0888229a5d8a10

“You should rest for 73487e7758 now. If you’ve gotten bbe118824b this bad without 1b7d82590c much training, it’s 1e6a7016bd likely to recur 7ca4cb8bcf even if you 31f3659949 recover. It might be best 01d87f637c to take a break. But this isn’t the 2d9ebee82f main issue; there seems f18b3a9ac7 to be another problem 14fa1dd15e with your body, so 1469408d38 you should get a c1bf3480e4 detailed examination when you 3bd7fcd1ba can.”47a5364034689f86

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“…Can’t you 000079e29d do it, fd461a8607 Healer Haeon?”d75c63edefb67a10