I'm a C-Class, but All the S-Classes Are Obsessed with Me - Chapter 14

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Chapter 14
It seemed this was another one of his specialties. Just like on Orientation day, he had a talent for stepping into everyone’s way.
“Any other questions?”
……
“Hmm? I can tell you anything.”
Some people probably found that rounded, curved smile of his charming, but after taking Extreme Damage from that expression on the first day, I couldn’t see it that way. To me, it just looked infuriating.
“I don’t have any, so let’s part ways here.”
I brushed past him and pulled out my phone. Though there was nothing in particular to check, my thumb mindlessly swiped left and right across the screen.
Unwilling to give up, Baek Seon-woo followed close at my heels and began to grumble as if hurt.
“Part ways? Ha Ryeong.”
“……Why are you like this?”
“Then I’ll be hurt.”
This guy, really.
I stopped walking again and glanced around.
Where on earth had he learned this way of speaking—cutting off context on both sides and phrasing things to invite misunderstanding? When I grimaced and showed my displeasure, Baek Seon-woo met my eyes with an even more exaggerated wounded expression.
“How far are you planning to follow me?”
“The Dormitory.”
“Ugh……”
“If you want, all the way to your room?”
At Baek Seon-woo’s answer, I made no attempt to hide my irritation and let it show on my face.
The male and female dormitories faced each other, but of course we couldn’t enter each other’s buildings. Not even if someone were an S-rank assassin like Cha Yu-hyeon.
I was about to snap at him when his expression suddenly darkened and grew serious, and I closed my mouth. His face was more earnest than it had been when he first told me his name.
‘Surely he’s not actually going to……’
Was he seriously planning to try?
As if he’d read this absurd thought, Baek Seon-woo suddenly lowered his head and let out a small laugh.
Staring at his crown with a bewildered gaze, he now shook with laughter, his shoulders heaving.
Somehow, this guy seemed scarier than any assassin.
“It’s fun making people look stupid, isn’t it?”
I glared at Baek Seon-woo, who was wiping away tears clinging to the corners of his eyes, threw out those words, and turned away from him. Then I tried to dash straight to the Dormitory.
“Ha Ryeong, wait.”
But my firm momentum crumbled easily at the strange warmth that reached my wrist. I swung my arm as if telling him to let go, but Baek Seon-woo didn’t budge. Instead, he continued speaking in an unusual tone.
“Let’s not do this here and go out.”
“Suddenly?”
“Classes are all done, there’s no homework, and it’ll be evening soon.”
“The regulations—”
“Just have to be back by eight.”
I tried to put up resistance, but each time Baek Seon-woo answered without hesitation, I wavered a little.
Everything he said was true, at least.
Even though we lived in the Dormitory at the Academy, the rules weren’t as strict as at ordinary schools.
Since we were all adults and Awakeners, it was assumed we could protect ourselves well enough. Still, since we lived communally, we had to take responsibility for our actions.
“No one will say anything even if we’re a bit late.”
“Stop talking nonsense.”
“Why? We’re at that age, aren’t we?”
Baek Seon-woo smiled softly and deployed his charm with a sly edge. A man acting coy like a fox.
And the old saying held true—you can’t spit on a smiling face—which fit this situation perfectly.
‘Good grief. When did I start making my own fate more twisted?’
Even if I tried to ignore him, I had to see that face every day anyway……
Honestly, building rapport with an S-rank was never a bad thing, but still, going somewhere alone with him at this hour didn’t sit right with me.
Whether he sensed my hesitation or not, Baek Seon-woo stepped back first.
“I’m joking. I’ve found a place nearby.”
“……You’re paying.”
“Of course.”
In the end, I was led by Baek Seon-woo’s sly hand toward the Academy gate.
The more I tried to pull my foot back, the more entangled I became.
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‘It really was delicious.’
As I prepared for class, I recalled the previous evening.
Thanks to Baek Seon-woo, who had somehow found an excellent restaurant in a neighborhood I didn’t even live in, I would have genuinely regretted not going.
Then I made it back to the Dormitory right on time, around 7:55, and though I heard some grumbling from Kang Hye-rin, who was keeping watch over the room, it all ended quite satisfyingly.
I should go again this weekend—maybe I’ll bring Hye-rin along.
Lost in such thoughts, I hardly noticed when class had begun.
“Today we’ll analyze combat situations and individual abilities based on yesterday’s Mock Training.”
The moment the instructor finished speaking, a video played on the screen—an edited composition that switched between aerial footage and CCTV angles.
‘Wait, I didn’t even hear a drone.’
How did they film this? This is a little—
Several awkward moments flickered through my mind, and I felt my face flush slightly.
“Oh, that’s me.”
Baek Seon-woo’s voice came quietly.
I glanced at him naturally, then shifted my gaze back to the screen.
The theme given to his team was a forest. With rocks and trees densely planted, it looked deliberately arranged as obstacles to scatter one’s attention from the start.
Moreover, the ground was uneven with every step, making it difficult to spot approaching enemies from the front and move quickly.
“This team demonstrates well how Melee Dealers and Ranged Dealers must cooperate in terrain with limited visibility, like a forest. Let’s watch it through smoothly and then provide feedback.”
The paused screen resumed flowing like water.
A Melee Dealer warrior led the way, walking slowly while opening a path, and the rest of the party followed behind, keeping watch of their surroundings.
‘Where is Baek Seon-woo…’
I wondered if he noticed I was looking for him.
Just then, the screen switched to an overhead perspective. Now the positions of all three became clear.
The warrior leading up front, and the Buffer following behind at a proper distance.
And on the rear right—the Ranged Dealer, the archer, treading on the long shadow cast by a tree came into view.
A piercing screech split the air.
As I watched the screen intently, my mind suddenly cleared as though cold water had been splashed on me.
An aggressive monster hidden behind a large rock burst forth from the immediate left of where the Melee Dealer was walking.
The warrior on guard at the front quickly pivoted and managed the first defense with his sword.
At the same moment, the screen zoomed in on the Buffer standing near the center, but—
‘What?’
The Buffer was Kang Hye-rin.
This morning she hadn’t mentioned anything, so I didn’t ask directly either.
If I’d known this, I’d have casually brought up the subject with her.
Without thinking, I turned to glance sideways and my eyes met Baek Seon-woo’s, who was watching the screen with his chin in his hand.
His mouth formed a ‘Why?’ and I gave a slight shake of my head as if to say it was nothing.
The next scene naturally featured Baek Seon-woo.
It was a split-screen showing each person’s reaction timing the moment the monster ambushed them.
The instant the first defense was blocked from the front, Baek Seon-woo in the rear slightly stepped out of the shadow, seizing the moment when the warrior’s upper body began to shift from defense to offense.
Without hesitation, the bowstring was released.
Baek Seon-woo’s arrow pierced the monster’s neck cleanly through.
The reason they were slower than us seemed to stem from the warrior-leader’s judgment error and the Buffer’s timing backups that were slightly off-sync each time.
“As you can see, the Ranged Dealer stands out, doesn’t it? The overall cooperation and distance distribution were reasonably stable, but their entry speed was delayed. There are two reasons for this. First—”
The instructor’s feedback was nearly identical to what I’d been thinking.
That according to current trends, a decisive shift where the Ranged Dealer leads the advance had become necessary.
After that, the background on the screen changed.
What filled the screen was not the lush green forest, but the Abandoned Urban Area, filled with ashen gray.
‘Ha, I knew it.’
True to form. This was our team’s training footage.
No wonder I’d felt uneasy since earlier.
“Next is—, this team shouldn’t have been structured this way.”
Wow, how absurd.
This is that instructor from the very first day who gave such a long-winded explanation about warriors and whatever.
If you’re going to complain about what the program randomly arranged, why not manually assign teams from the start?
I was too exasperated even to laugh bitterly.
“In any case, this Abandoned Urban Area theme featured two S-rank Hunters and one C-rank Hunter forming a team.”
Ugh, this is so embarrassing.
From the beginning when I hesitated because of one person’s hand, to when I checked the signboard at the intersection and lifted my foot, only to suddenly stop. At that same moment, with a loud roar, the monsters came rushing in from both sides—all of it was captured.
‘They could have edited that out.’
It wasn’t even an important part—!
I couldn’t watch with a clear head, so I let my eyes blur through the footage.
I could feel sidelong glances from around me, but I chose to ignore them.
Even so, the creeping unease made me tense despite myself.
If I’d known all these scenes would be captured, I never would have stepped forward. Even if it meant being labeled as having failed with two S-rank Hunters. Never.
‘Please end quickly.’
I hoped everyone else was watching with blurred eyes too.
No, I found myself secretly praying that a power outage would strike and the screen would go dark.
“Lucky break.”
Then, out of nowhere, someone whispered softly.
I don’t know why that familiar voice cuts through so clearly, even now.
I’m C-rank, yet every S-rank Hunter is obsessed with me.
Chapter 14
Author
| Seo Yu-yeon
Published
| March 6, 2026
Publisher
| Talesyx Inc.
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| Cho Geuk
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| Mallang Kongtteok
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© Seo Yu-yeon, 2026
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