I'm a C-Class, but All the S-Classes Are Obsessed with Me - Chapter 31

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Chapter 31
I turned reflexively. There, framed in the doorway with his right hand gripping the edge, stood a figure whose gaze met mine in an instant.
……
In that moment, it felt as though the entire space had frozen solid.
Even the looks we exchanged remained perfectly still.
‘God, this is so awkward.’
I’d never felt this uncomfortable, even meeting someone for the first time.
‘Though I suppose it’s convenient he’s exactly who I was looking for……’
Yet at the same time, I found myself reluctant to face him.
There was something he’d done to me this morning.
Recalling it, I nearly scowled, but I caught myself and forced the tension from my jaw before speaking.
“Hello, Cha Yuhyeon.”
……
“Sleep well?”
“Huh.”
At his response, I clenched my grip on his mobile phone in my pocket.
Who sighs at someone standing right in front of them? I was half-tempted to just keep it and walk away.
Cha Yuhyeon had already released the doorframe and stepped forward to face me directly. His dark brown eyes held the same cool edge I’d seen last night as we parted.
‘He wants me to get to the point and leave.’
Even though I’d been trying to handle this gracefully, something about his demeanor soured the very thought.
If I had any say in it, this would be the last time our paths crossed.
“This—I accidentally took it with me yesterday.”
I extended the phone, and his gaze dropped from my face to the object in my hand. But instead of reaching for it, his lashes lifted slowly, and he fixed me with another stare.
I held my arm out still, only tilting my head slightly.
Then, at last, his firmly pressed lips parted.
“Don’t you have anything to say?”
The question seemed to come from nowhere—yet it wasn’t surprising. There was actually quite a bit I’d have liked to say to him. So despite wanting to ignore him, my mouth moved of its own accord.
“Thank you for the valuable experience.”
As I spoke, I gave a short, brisk upward gesture with my outstretched hand.
My arm was beginning to ache; I wanted him to take it and be done with this.
‘At moments like this, it seems like we understand each other just fine.’
He caught my meaning at once, said nothing, and simply seized the corner of his phone, pulling it away smoothly. Then, sparing me a brief glance, he began moving his thumb briskly across the screen.
‘What was that look?’
What exactly did he think I was?
That fleeting gaze had been full of suspicion. Not that it mattered—the phone was password-locked anyway.
‘Well, I’m done here.’
I gave him a sidelong look and, without hesitation, turned my back. That’s when my eyes caught someone walking toward me from the other direction.
‘Damn. Of all people.’
Goosebumps erupted across my forearms. The sensation made me glance back without thinking.
Cha Yuhyeon had already vanished.
‘He didn’t see, right?’
I caught my lower lip between my teeth, silently hoping he hadn’t.
“You came early?”
The voice that followed was clean and measured.
I turned my gaze forward. A familiar face filled my vision.
Baek Seonwoo, as expected. It was almost uncanny how he always seemed to know exactly where I’d be.
“So did you.”
“I’m on duty.”
“Ah.”
Right. Of course.
I nodded slowly, as though only now remembering.
Baek Seonwoo didn’t seem particularly affected by my response. Not that I was either.
I looked away from him and stepped through the back door first, setting my bag on a desk and glancing around the room.
‘This is new.’
Being the first one here in an empty classroom. Even Seo Dohyeok’s desk, the exemplary student’s, sat vacant.
“How are you feeling?”
That’s when a voice reached me—softer and more concerned than usual, measured and calm.
My eyes were fixed on the desk directly below me, but I couldn’t help catching a glimpse of him from the corner of my vision.
‘When did we swap seats?’
Even though I wanted distance, we were in the adjacent row, adjacent seat—making every day a burden.
So he was saying he wished I’d woken up early on the first day of school like I had today.
I deliberately kept my gaze away and opened my mouth without inflection.
“I’m fine.”
“Really? That’s surprising.”
“What is?”
Fine—as in, it’s surprising that I’m fine? I had no idea what he was talking about. Was he suggesting something should be wrong with me?
“It’s just odd that you seem fine after moving around like that.”
“What are you talking about first thing in the morning?”
Baek Seonwoo clearly had a habit of speaking in fragments that left crucial pieces out. Without a subject, it was impossible to guess what he meant.
I finally turned my head to the right. As expected, he was propping his chin on his hand, eyes wide, staring at me intently.
“Cha Yuhyeon.”
……
My chest tightened at the mention of the name from Baek Seonwoo’s lips. The thought flashed through me—did he see me handing over my mobile phone to Cha Yuhyeon just now?
Baek Seonwoo watched me without missing the smallest reaction, as if he could see straight through to my innermost thoughts. My heart was racing.
“You came in late last night.”
“How did you know?”
By the time Cha Yuhyeon—who’d cleaned that place alone—returned, everyone would’ve already finished roll call and been asleep for quite a while.
‘What could he have seen?’
But how? Could he have been awake the whole time?
In that instant, my eyes flicked to Baek Seonwoo’s lips. And by the time I realized what I’d done, it was already too late.
“Secret.”
I’d been caught in his trap.
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“There’s one important announcement today. I’ll share it and then we’ll wrap up class.”
At the instructor’s deep voice, the classroom that had been restless before dismissal snapped into order in an instant.
I deliberately ignored the weight of Baek Seonwoo’s gaze beside me and kept my eyes forward.
‘Ugh… my head’s pounding.’
The moment I recalled how I’d been absurdly caught off guard by him this morning, irritation welled up inside me.
Whether he’d just been fishing or actually knew something.
‘In any case, Hyerin did say she’s good at reading people.’
Just as my mind was about to spiral into complexity again, the instructor tapped the desk sharply to capture everyone’s attention. Then he turned and began writing something on the whiteboard.
‘…External Training?’
Gasps rippled through the room. Everyone’s voices grew steadily louder with excitement and anticipation.
“Damn, this is gonna be insane.”
“Do guilds come too?”
“Oh, if we get scouted this time, that’d be huge.”
As students began speaking up one by one, the classroom grew chaotic. Finally, the instructor slammed the thick attendance book down on the desk with a loud crack.
“Alright, everyone. Quiet please!”
Once the classroom settled again, the instructor gripped the edges of the desk and continued.
“This training is where all new students go out into the field for the first time to develop practical instincts. Of course, this is on a different level from the in-campus training you’ve been doing so far, so don’t treat it like a school trip.”
……
“The schedule is this Friday through Saturday—one night, two days. The location is a resort on the outskirts of Gyeonggi Province. It’s been modified for training purposes, so you don’t need to worry about accommodations or safety.”
I was actually very worried about this…
His reassurance only made me more anxious. While I couldn’t speak for everyone else, at least for me, the instructor’s credibility had already run dry—partly because of what happened yesterday.
‘Just yesterday alone…’
Sigh.
Right now, I felt like stuffing a chestnut in his mouth to shut him up. At the same time, multiple concerns began to creep in.
‘But can we really go out now?’
Only two days had passed since what happened at the Plaza.
I was worried whether we should be conducting external activities without a sense of urgency in such circumstances.
Yet unlike my concerns, the instructor’s expression was utterly composed.
“The purpose of this external training is twofold: the ability to respond to unexpected emergencies and teamwork.”
“Oh, then does that mean the teams will be―”
“For that very reason, team assignments will be done randomly once you arrive at the site, so I’d suggest you stop trying to plan anything in advance.”
Someone’s voice that interjected was casually ignored, and the instructor’s fierce eyes curved into a disagreeable line.
[ The Guardian of Taewon, saying he couldn’t bear the sight, leaves without turning back to wash his eyes. ]
The Guardian’s reaction showed just how unbearable the instructor’s expression had been.
‘So he’s just letting it slide this time.’
Despite complaints trickling in from all corners, he wore what looked like a satisfied smile.
It was as if he were thinking, ‘I see through every single thought in your heads.’
“One last thing!”
The instructor brought his palm down against the desk with a sharp crack, his expression hardening as his voice dropped.
“This training exercise is being observed by the Cheongun Foundation and the Association. Every action you freshmen take will be recorded as an evaluation, so keep your wits sharp and don’t make careless mistakes. Is that understood?”
Well, of course it would be.
The moment I heard those words, my energy drained away. I could already feel the reluctance settling in, and a sigh escaped before I could stop it.
The moment the instructor left, the classroom erupted into noise.
The subject was unmistakably the external training. From what I could hear, most of my classmates seemed enthusiastic about it.
‘Wonder if it’ll be all right.’
Of course, there was no point in worrying alone. Even if I fretted now, nothing might go wrong when the day came.
I gave a slight shake of my head and immediately reached for my bag.
“Impressive.”
At that moment, Baek Seonwoo’s quiet voice cut through as he rose before I could.
I looked up at him without expression, pausing mid-rise. His mouth curved in a faint smile, but his eyes lacked their usual playfulness.
“You’re not quite ready for that yet, are you?”
……
“See you tomorrow, Ha Ryeong. Take care of your conditioning.”
Baek Seonwoo turned without waiting for my answer and headed toward the front door.
I stayed in my seat until his chestnut-brown silhouette disappeared. Then a small, hollow laugh slipped out.
‘Well, he’s not wrong.’
It made sense — this wasn’t the time for external training to be forced upon me.
C-rank, yet every S-rank keeps fixating on me
Episode 31
Author
| Seo Yuyeon
Publication Date
| March 6, 2026
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