I'm a C-Class, but All the S-Classes Are Obsessed with Me - Chapter 26

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Chapter 26
I stepped out of the taxi and pushed through the Academy gates with heavy feet.
Past curfew, the dormitory corridors were nearly deserted—only two or three people crossed my path.
‘The laundry room will be packed.’
On a Saturday evening, the laundry room was the Dormitory’s busiest spot by far. Everyone was the same—stockpiling dirty clothes all week, then rushing through it all on weekends.
I walked with my hands buried deep in my jacket pockets, eyes fixed on my feet.
“You’re late.”
A familiar voice drifted from behind me. The tone was recognizable enough, but I didn’t turn around.
‘Why is he out here at this hour?’
Still, he’d called to me first. It felt rude to ignore him entirely.
The female dormitory was just a left turn away, but my feet were already stopping. I turned to face him.
The same instant I did, something shot toward me.
I thrust both hands out and caught it with a soft *thwack*.
No need for a closer look—just a cheap canned beverage from one of the vending machines.
“Oh, nice catch.”
As I lowered my hands to study Baek Seon-woo, he sauntered closer with an easy smile. Then, just like that, his expression hardened.
‘What’s wrong now?’
I was already dead tired. I just wanted him to let this one slide.
“You’re hurt?”
Cool fingertips touched my cheek. His brown eyes darted across my face, searching, before he drew his hand back and stepped away.
“It was Kang Hye-rin, wasn’t it.”
“…What about her?”
The name had come out of nowhere. I tilted my head, genuinely confused.
Seeing my blank expression, Baek Seon-woo’s eyes narrowed slightly with suspicion.
“She was here a little while ago.”
Right. I’d left the Association, made a call, and it was already past six in the evening. Dinner would’ve been long over.
[ The Guardian of Tae-won, noting that their time is being consumed, quietly rises from the chair, thinking other Awakeners’ complaints may only multiply. ]
Guardian, where are you going? Didn’t you say we’re as one body?
The Constellation had briefly scattered my attention, but the clear, youthful voice that followed pulled me right back.
“I told her dozens of times it would be fine, but she wouldn’t listen.”
“…”
“She’s incredibly stubborn.”
Typical Kang Hye-rin, I suppose.
A memory of something she’d said at lunch flickered through my mind, and for a moment my lips nearly curved upward.
“So what are you trying to say?”
Maybe because of that, my voice came out a little rough.
Baek Seon-woo seemed to be choosing his words carefully, his lips pressed tight and expressionless.
“If you’ve got nothing to say, I’m heading in. Thanks for the drink.”
Waiting around for good news didn’t seem likely, and all I wanted was my bed. I turned to leave.
“Hey, Ju Ha-ryeong.”
The call stopped me in my tracks.
‘Seriously?’
Did this guy major in psychology or something?
There was something unsettling about the way he was calling me to heel—more than usual. The silence felt like the eerie calm before a storm.
Baek Seon-woo had summoned me only to fall silent again. I was oddly curious what he actually wanted to say.
“If you called me over, then speak.”
I pressed him, my voice heavy with exhaustion.
Perhaps my bluntness worked—his lips finally moved.
“Do you know where I was today?”
“Not particularly interested.”
I gave a flat answer, and he let out a small laugh before popping the tab on his canned beverage.
The gesture seemed to be a signal. His clear, quiet voice followed.
“The Plaza.”
My expression froze. I’d already guessed there might be Academy students there on a weekend.
I just hadn’t expected it to be Baek Seon-woo.
Still, the dormitory seemed quiet enough—no sign of anyone getting caught up in trouble.
“I happen to have pretty good eyesight.”
“So what—”
“I saw something interesting outside the line.”
“…”
“The Association sending someone—that’s par for the course, but they don’t usually cart suspects around in fancy cars and treat them to special service, do they?”
The sharp question landed, and my hand tensed around the canned beverage.
At least Baek Seon-woo’s gaze had flicked away for just a moment—small mercy.
I watched his profile as he sipped an identical drink to the one he’d given me. In the old days, I would’ve brushed off his words as nonsense and turned to leave without a second thought.
“Maybe. Could be the witness statement.”
The silence that had stretched between us fractured at my words.
It seemed he’d just finished his drink; when he straightened his head, he squeezed the can with force. The crushed aluminum flew through the air with a faint ping and vanished.
“Ah. The witness statement.”
Baek Seon-woo repeated the words as if only now understanding, then turned to face me directly. My reflection flickered in his eyes. There was something in his gaze—concern mixed with something sharper, something like anger.
Then, as though my answer was absurd, he let out a hollow laugh.
“They bring you in, don’t even treat your wounds, and it’s not like they fed you and sent you on your way either.”
Flustered, I opened my mouth to say something—anything. But he turned abruptly and walked toward a bench set back against the wall.
‘What’s he up to now…….’
At this point, I was suspicious of him just for breathing.
It didn’t take long for him to return to where I stood.
The only difference was that he now carried a black plastic bag in his hand.
“Take it.”
He thrust the bag toward me.
I looked up at him, my eyes full of questions.
“What is that.”
[ The Guardian of Tae-won reminds himself that this is no time to accept gifts thoughtlessly from anyone—he watches carefully what rests in another Awakener’s hand. ]
He had a point, but I wasn’t in a position to flatly refuse either. It was an awkward situation.
Sensing my hesitation, a short laugh escaped his lips. Then he reached down, grabbed my empty hand, and forced the plastic bag into my grip.
“Go straight to the medical office. See you tomorrow.”
Before I could even respond, Baek Seon-woo had already turned and moved several paces away.
‘That guy really does whatever he wants.’
Left with no choice, I turned toward the female Dormitory. As I walked, I peeked into the heavy bag I’d somehow ended up holding.
A sandwich, kimbap, banana milk, chocolate……—when had he bought all this?
“Ha.”
A laugh slipped out naturally.
I couldn’t quite tell.
Maybe he’d bought it for himself and just decided to give it to me. Or maybe he’d actually gone out of his way to be thoughtful, and I felt grateful for that.
I’d been too exhausted to feel hungry, but looking at all this, a slow-building appetite began to return.
That’s when I was dragging myself up the Dormitory stairs, scraping together my last reserves of energy.
Ding!
[ The Guardian of Tae-won notices something, startles in surprise, and hurries away with urgent steps. ]
Huh? Where are you going all of a sudden—.
“Unnie.”
……Ah. I’d forgotten.
There was a different mountain to climb.
* * *
The next morning, the Main Building at the Academy was more chaotic than usual.
“Wow, this is absolutely insane no matter how many times I watch it.”
“Where did you get that footage though? Usually everything gets deleted the moment it’s posted.”
“Private community, obviously.”
The conversations I overheard on the way to class caught my attention whether I wanted them to or not.
Since yesterday, I hadn’t bothered looking into anything related to it.
Maybe it was because I’d kept my distance from news and such for so long—but honestly, I just didn’t have the energy to care.
“Hey……!”
The moment I reached for the rear door, a bright voice came from just beside me. My gaze shifted automatically, catching the face of a vaguely familiar girl. Seeing that gentle-looking face again, my suspicion crystallized.
‘She’s definitely not a Dealer.’
And only now could I make out her name, etched into the silver surface of her badge.
「B Im Ji-an」
“Are you hurt anywhere?”
“Huh?”
At my question, her long brown hair slid softly to the side. She seemed not to understand immediately.
“You fell in the Storage Room because of me that day.”
“Oh……, no! I should have been watching where I was going…….”
When I brought up that day specifically, she finally understood, her eyes going wide. With that small, delicate frame, she must have felt considerable pain before getting healed afterward.
Though of course, someone had immediately poured a healing art into her.
“But what do you want with me?”
“Oh! Your instructor said to tell you to come down to the Faculty Office before first period.”
“Why’d they ask you to deliver the message?”
So the rumors about her having a nasty temperament were true—now she’d decided to put other people to work for her too.
“I’m on duty roster starting today, so I was already on my way back! Since I’ll be in the classroom anyway, Ha-ryeong will show up eventually, so they probably thought they’d kill two birds with one stone?”
“Ah…….”
I hadn’t expected her to say something so tedious with such bright, cheerful eyes.
I nodded vaguely, thanked her, and retraced my steps. Just before opening the Faculty Office door, I took a deep breath.
‘Nothing good is going to come of this.’
There was no doubt this wasn’t a pleasant summons.
……Right. Better to take the hit first anyway. At least this was better than getting openly pounded in class.
With that thought, I pushed the door open, and a barrage of piercing gazes bore down on me.
C-Rank, and every S-Rank is obsessed with me.
Episode 26
Author
| Seo Yu-yeon
Published
| March 6, 2026
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