I'm a C-Class, but All the S-Classes Are Obsessed with Me - Chapter 2

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Episode 2
The clear sky and a gentle breath of wind—March spring.
I was just accepting a cup of iced Americano from a newly opened café near my house.
Ding—
The message notification rang out short and bright.
「[Web Notification] Ju Ha-ryeong, congratulations on your acceptance to Raon Academy.」
“……What?”
“Pardon? Is there anything else you need?”
A reaction that escaped me without thinking prompted the staff member to ask with a puzzled expression.
Embarrassed by my own response, I let out an awkward laugh and offered a polite greeting.
“Oh, no. I’ll enjoy it.”
“Thank you, come again!”
I hurried out of the café, leaving the employee’s call behind me.
‘I never thought it would actually happen…….’
I sipped the cold coffee in one long pull, trying to cool the heat rising inside me.
A newly established national special academy.
Any Awakened One from their early twenties to late twenties could apply for admission, but acceptance required passing a Rank evaluation and the corresponding test.
And that acceptance message had just arrived for me.
‘Should I cancel it right now?’
Strike while the iron is hot, they say.
Opening the internet app and pulling up the homepage,
Ding!
[ The Guardian of Taewon, startled, drops the teacup they were holding. ]
The response came as swiftly as a ghost.
“Sigh.”
I took a seat at one of the terrace chairs outside the café.
Because of the Age of Chaos that arrived thirty years ago, the Korea-US Alliance had expanded beyond defense alone.
With territory as vast as its population, the United States had twice as many S-rank Hunters as any other nation.
Thanks to their longstanding friendly relations, the United States had supported Korea’s Hunter development, and only after the chaos had subsided to some degree did nations begin establishing national academies across the world.
‘To be honest, Korea was late to the game.’
Even with foreign capital involved, the project had been delayed two years beyond schedule.
‘Someone definitely pocketed money in the middle, no doubt about it.’
Brushing it off, I checked the message once more with the straw between my lips.
I read through the details about the orientation schedule and venue, a note that parking would be limited on the day and to use public transportation, and other such information.
And then one particular name appeared, instantly eclipsing everything else on the screen.
「Father」
As if reflecting my mood, the pressure I applied to the straw intensified.
Either way—pass or fail—there’d be hell to pay.
“Yes—.”
—The results.
His voice was as flat and emotionless as always.
He’d called knowing today was the announcement day. I expected it, but why did I feel so perverse about it?
“…….”
—If you failed, then on that day the proctor…….
“That won’t happen.”
—Good. Take care of yourself and be careful.
Click.
With that single phrase, the call cut off cleanly between us, as if severing a relationship. A hollow laugh burst from between my teeth.
Who would call this a conversation between father and daughter?
[ The Guardian of Taewon says you don’t have time for this and urges you to go prepare. ]
I rose from my seat, gripping the plastic cup with only ice remaining inside.
Crunch.
Walking home, I ruthlessly shattered the ice between my teeth, suppressing my emotions.
—Take care of yourself and be careful.
That sentence wasn’t meant for me, his own daughter.
Five years ago, two weeks after I made a contract with a Constellation. In the measurement chamber set up within the Report Bureau, only a handful of relevant personnel remained.
Taking advantage of lunch hour, my Rank evaluation proceeded, and afterward, beyond the glass partition separating the space, I met my father’s eyes brimming with an unusual light.
What he confirmed on the monitor was certainly this.
Registrant: Ju Ha-ryeong (Age 19)
Mana Classification: Close-range Combat
Measured Rank: S
Final Rank: S
But at the very end, only one thing had changed.
Final Rank: C
The registration certificate, doctored yet officially approved and issued, still bore that rank.
Back at the Officetel, I let my body collapse onto the sofa.
‘Ah, just a few minutes of rest.’
The thought alone exhausted me.
So he wanted to keep me thoroughly locked down so his own situation wouldn’t become precarious, while manipulating me to his liking.
Then. Now. And always.
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I arrived in Apgujeong-dong dressed casually.
Above the academy gate, a banner already hung welcoming the new students.
The orientation opened two days before the entrance ceremony.
Looking around for a moment, I heard regional dialects scattered among faces gathered from across the nation, and saw some people hurrying out of taxis while others received their parents’ farewells.
I flipped through the pamphlet with the academy introduction and walked at an easy pace.
And then, someone’s voice of alarm flew into my ear.
“Hey, isn’t something odd down there?”
At the same moment, a familiar scream erupted along with a violent crack.
“Ahhhhh!”
I spun around urgently.
The omen of a rift charged with ominous energy had already spread in a long line across the pavement.
Fragments of concrete blocks began shooting up in all directions, and from within them emerged an enormous worm-like creature with a thick, armored shell.
‘…Disgusting.’
I’ll never get used to that visual.
“Wow, damn. Is this insane?”
“Shouldn’t we call someone?”
Those who’d passed through the main gate were already rushing inside.
“Get back!”
Just then, the sound of something cutting through the air rang out.
A single Arrow embedded itself deep into one of the Monster’s eyes in an instant.
It wasn’t a killing blow—the creature’s blunt body twisted, seeming to lose only its sense of direction.
“Are you all right?”
“Y-yes…”
And I noticed another person enfolding civilians who’d been flung toward the roadway.
A pale blue Protective Barrier unfurled around the man.
“Don’t just sit there—get to safety!”
Another Arrow flew in, this one embedding itself in the creature’s flank. It shrieked and crawled toward the road, and then a heavy Thud echoed out.
“Ahhh!”
“Mom! Mom—!”
The Monster’s body slammed heavily, seeking gaps in the Barrier.
Ding!
[ The Guardian of Taewon watches with keen interest, never imagining he’d welcome a contractor capable of handling A-Rank entities on a day like this. ]
The man maintaining the Barrier ahead was undoubtedly a Healer.
The question was what Rank he held.
Thud, thud!
The Monster’s head kept relentlessly probing at the thin membrane still pressed against the ground.
If he were S-Rank, maybe—but anything below that won’t hold much longer.
And because of the white carapace covering its entire body, the Arrows that had been landing since before seemed to be losing their force.
‘And no one’s even helping.’
I glanced back beyond the main gate behind me, but several people were only holding phones instead of weapons, with no intention of stepping in.
‘What is this…’
So this was supposed to be a special academy for cultivating Hunters.
A contradiction embodied.
[ The Guardian of Taewon whispers softly, asking if his contractor has any intention of unsheathing the sealed Greatsword. ]
‘I’m actually going to lose it.’
Before another thought could form, my body launched forward.
[ The Guardian of Taewon narrows his eyes at his contractor with displeasure, picking up some other weapon rolling nearby. ]
Sigh.
I already hated getting tired like this.
In the end, I used the man’s shield as a foothold, pushed off lightly, and launched myself into the air.
Eeeeeek―!
“Ugh.”
The shriek and the short groan erupted at the same moment.
Dust billowed through the space, and a fine tremor climbed up through my fingertips.
Still, because I’d managed to insert myself in time, I’d succeeded in drawing the Monster’s attention onto myself. It began to thrash anew, twisting its head to dislodge me from where I clung to its body.
So I pressed the tip of the Greatsword deeper into the rupture in its carapace, then twisted.
“Hey, you there!”
“…….”
“When it opens a gap, fire.”
I shouted toward the figure barely visible through the dust.
It didn’t matter that no answer came back. This was all I could do in a moment like this.
I twisted the blade once more, and the sluggish thing shrieked again, lifting its head.
[ The Guardian of Taewon remarks that an empty cart makes the most noise, then drains a cup of lukewarm tea in one swallow. ]
Crack―!
With the sound of the carapace splitting, flesh clung stickily to the blade.
I guided its direction by pressing my foot against its flank as it writhed in agony, then sliced downward from the center. A clean line was drawn.
Whoosh.
In that instant, the air vibrated once more.
An Arrow shot through with a brilliant flash—thin, long, and precise—lodged itself into the gap I’d created.
The Monster fell heavily to the ground. With a weighty sound that rang through the air, I replayed the sequence of events in my mind.
The Arrow had been clean from first shot to kill, the man’s wide Protective Barrier had unhesitatingly shielded civilians, and even my blade edge—held firm at the forefront—had proven surprisingly solid.
It was a first.
For just a moment, I had moved in sync with someone else.
In the stillness that followed, only the settling dust descended. I exhaled deeply and fully withdrew my sword.
“Are you hurt?”
Then, as if he’d been waiting, a low, thick voice reached my ears. I turned to look, and a man stood looking down at me.
“…….”
His gaze—dark but steady—didn’t easily release mine.
I shook my head slightly, then quickly scanned the civilians catching their breath within his Protective Barrier.
“Th-thank you! We almost died…….”
Before someone could finish speaking, a murmur rippled through the air. And at that moment, people came rushing out from inside the Academy.
‘What took them so long.’
I was grumbling inwardly and carefully sidestepping the Monster’s corpse when―
‘……So it was that man.’
My gaze met someone standing at a distance.
The weapon he should have been holding had vanished cleanly; he simply had his empty hands tucked into his pockets, his head tilted slightly.
‘That’s a shame.’
An Arrow with such high purity of light was rare to see, even for a moment.
Our eyes didn’t linger long on each other. The man’s lips curved upward, then he turned and walked away without hesitation.
‘Has it already started?’
Only then did I check the time and hurried after him.
C-Rank, Yet All S-Ranks Are Obsessed With Me
Episode 2
Author
| Seo Yu-yeon
Publication Date
| March 6, 2026
Publisher
| Talesyx Inc.
Illustration
| Chogeuk
Title Design
| Mallang Kongtteok
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© Seo Yu-yeon, 2026
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