I'm a C-Class, but All the S-Classes Are Obsessed with Me - Chapter 37

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Chapter 37
In the end, the question slipped from his lips. The very question we’d circled back to, again and again.
‘Now he’s just throwing fastballs.’
And yet, did this dawn-hour mood—this emotional fragility—really extend even to a time before midnight?
Unlike before, my heart didn’t feel like it was sinking. It was merely as quiet and composed as the stillness around us.
‘Am I getting numb to this too……?’
The way I was already growing dull to Baek Seon-woo’s playful jabs.
‘Should I just lay it all out?’
And if I made some sort of deal with this man the way Cha Yu-hyun had, there was that dangerous thought too—that he might actually honor it.
‘Then again, you never really know what people will do.’
The words my Guardian had always said to me when they’d still responded came back. Back when they’d speak.
Don’t let appearances fool you into going all in.
Yet when the moment actually arrived, I couldn’t help but hesitate.
“Joo Ha-ryeong.”
It was then that his voice reached me again, low and weighted.
Pat.
Something cold touched my forehead.
‘What—?’
A chill spread across the bridge of my nose and my cheek in quick succession.
My head, which had been tilted back, slowly began to rise, and my hand moved instinctively to wipe it away.
It was then that a soft pattering sound drifted across the ground—the whisper of rain.
‘For crying out loud.’
What kind of timing was this.
As the moisture continued to fall on me, I furrowed my brow slightly. The rain seemed to be picking up.
“You said it would come tomorrow, but I guess you can’t trust the forecast.”
“…….”
“Did you bring an umbrella?”
I bolted up from the ground and stretched my arms overhead, loosening the stiffness from my body. Seo Do-hyeok remained seated, still looking up at me with that impassive expression.
‘Child of darkness, or something.’
He really does love black.
Of course, I probably looked the same to him.
As more raindrops began to fall, I pulled the hood of my hoodie down over my head.
I was about to pass by Seo Do-hyeok when my feet suddenly stalled. A man that suspicious deserved at least an answer.
“Someone told me once.”
“…….”
“That I was born with truly remarkable Great Fortune.”
Of course, it was a lie. I’d never even had my Four Pillars of Destiny read in all my life.
I kept my eyes fixed on Seo Do-hyeok and spoke quietly.
“So I must’ve used it all up today.”
“……What?”
“That fortune.”
The moment I saw his eyebrow twitch, I turned my gaze away without hesitation and bolted toward the Dormitory building.
Really, it was a mercy.
That I wasn’t paired with him for this Practical Training.
* * *
‘Man, I’m going to need a Patch once this is over.’
Having insisted on sleeping in a bed, I couldn’t manage a night on the floor with just a blanket. The result was a fitful, restless night that had left both body and mind utterly exhausted.
“Unnie!”
As I was walking with one shoulder rolled back, someone came rushing over from the side and naturally slipped their arm through mine.
The person smiling up at me softly was, of course, Hye-rin.
‘Doesn’t look like she’s hurt anywhere.’
I’d spotted Hye-rin from a distance when she’d nearly fallen off the roadside yesterday, but I hadn’t asked directly. I didn’t want to risk making things awkward by approaching her first. So when I’d seen her in the Cafeteria yesterday and today, I’d deliberately kept my distance.
‘But I guess there’s no avoiding it today.’
In a way, Hye-rin’s wish had come true.
“Unnie, how does our Team Balance look to you?”
“It looks solid.”
I lowered my gaze to my feet and let a faint smile slip to the corner of my mouth.
‘Hye-rin, it’s beyond solid.’
It was practically flawless. In fact, I found myself wondering how it was even possible.
An A-rank Warrior, a B-rank Buffer, a B-rank Archer, and me as a C-rank Warrior.
And so we became a team for this practical training.
‘Could it be that I really do have this thing called luck?’
When they drew teams after dinner last night, all the people I’d been desperately hoping to avoid had somehow fallen away, and I’d barely managed to suppress the smile threatening to spread across my face.
Of course, Baek Seon-woo soon approached and sat beside me, spending the full thirty minutes airing his grievances in a tone heavy with regret.
I was so delighted that I’d actively agreed with every word he said.
“Still, we don’t have a Healer. Will we be all right?”
Just then, Hye-rin, who had been quiet until now, let out a voice that sounded somewhat deflated.
“We have three Dealers, though.”
“And of all things, I’m the Buffer…”
I stopped dead in my tracks and looked at her, releasing a sigh.
Who are these people who’ve gotten our girl so down? What’s wrong with a B-rank Buffer?
And Hye-rin had this habit of suddenly burrowing underground like a mole whenever moments like this arose. I was about to say something to console her, but she beat me to it.
“It would’ve been nice if we’d drawn a Healer from our class.”
“Hey, Hye-rin.”
That’s not it. Where in the world are you picking up that kind of talk…
“Let’s go, dammit.”
Just then, someone standing near the entrance of the training grounds brushed roughly past my shoulder.
A grating voice and familiar cursing.
I immediately fixed my glare on the red-haired back moving away from me.
‘Ah, right, she exists.’
Yes, everything had been perfect until it turned out that one of the three Dealers was Park Si-eun. Hye-rin’s expression hardened instantly as if she were about to charge over and demand an explanation, and her voice came out sharp and cutting.
“Is she insane―.”
“Let’s head in, Hye-rin.”
I deliberately cut off her words and gently took her hand, stepping into the training grounds. Whatever argument or confrontation we had here would put us at a disadvantage.
‘At least she’s A-rank.’
Besides, Park Si-eun was the team leader—the Order-caller.
Of course, I’d seen her trembling on the bus yesterday in a way that didn’t match her usual swagger, but since this was a training session, the safety measures had to be reliable, so I had no choice but to trust them.
“New recruits should gather with your teammates and wait.”
The moment we stepped into the Lobby, the instructor’s voice rang out from ahead.
Hye-rin and I naturally approached where Park Si-eun stood.
There was one unfamiliar male student standing beside her.
“Um… please take good care of us.”
He looked back and forth between Hye-rin and me, greeting us in a small voice. I returned the courtesy naturally, and in that moment my eyes caught the name badge pinned to his chest.
「B Han Min-seong」
He was someone I’d already exchanged brief greetings with after the teams were assigned yesterday.
‘Class D, I think.’
It was a class we’d had no contact with until now.
Soon after, he stood with his head down, tapping one foot against the floor.
‘Is he a bit timid?’
If he were to call out orders as the team leader, he’d need to be more assertive. I felt a flicker of concern.
“Now that everyone’s here, we’ll begin drawing lots for entry order and zone assignments.”
Just then, the instructor’s announcement rang out, and the murmuring ceased instantly.
Shortly after, our team’s representative, Park Si-eun, went up to draw one slip of paper from the box and returned. Then she immediately spewed out a curse and continued speaking.
“I’m already furious as it is.”
Park Si-eun, her face scrunched up, thrust the paper in her hand right before our eyes.
‘Isn’t that actually good?’
If we finish early, we can rest first.
“…Couldn’t it actually be a good thing?”
Han Min-seong voiced what I’d been thinking, but Park Si-eun shot him a sharp look as if displeased.
She then irritably crumpled the paper and opened her mouth.
“Team balance is destroyed, there’s a C-rank member, we’re going first so we have no information—we’re just going to be eliminated. And of all things, why does the Buffer have to be in the support role? It would’ve been better to go full Dealer lineup instead.”
“Wait, hey! You’ve been saying―.”
“Anyway, since there’s no Healer, everyone just make sure you stay safe, and obviously I’ll have to handle the Order-calling myself, right?”
Park Si-eun cut off Hye-rin’s words cleanly, turned away from us, and approached the large door first. Because of that, Hye-rin’s round, pale face became mottled with color.
‘Even if I speak up…’
Team balance wasn’t the problem—the atmosphere had shattered before we even started.
As I moved forward, soothing the furious Hye-rin’s back, Han Min-seong, who had been following from the rear, spoke up hesitantly.
“I, um… I’ll be careful in the back so I don’t become a burden.”
Then he quickened his pace and approached beside Park Si-eun. As I took in that sight, a sigh rose unbidden within me.
I don’t even understand why he’s saying the things I should be saying.
‘…I can do this. I can do this.’
The grand doors marked with “Banquet Hall” swung open, revealing what lay beyond.
‘Wow. What is this?’
It wasn’t just me—Hye-rin let out a short exclamation as well.
‘A Grand Banquet Hall, they said.’
All we’d known was the theme.
An Artificial Gate modified for practical training—the space that used to be on B1F of the Resort Main Building.
So naturally there should be some standard image that came to mind when you heard “banquet hall”… but.
“There’s nothing here?”
The words spilled out before I could stop them.
The tables and chairs that ought to fill such a hall were nowhere to be found. And with no windows either, despite how vast the interior was, there was something strangely oppressive about it.
‘At least that’s there.’
A massive chandelier hung from the center of the high ceiling.
It was the only object in the Grand Banquet Hall, gleaming softly in the light.
Then my gaze caught on something else.
‘What’s that supposed to be?’
In a normal banquet hall, there should logically be something like a stage or dais.
But directly ahead, lined up in a row, were four arched doorways that looked exactly identical.
‘Do we start right here?’
As that question formed, multiple footsteps echoed loudly through the space.
I turned around naturally, and my eyes met those of someone leading the group—instantly.
C-rank Warrior, Yet All S-rank Warriors are Obsessed with Me
Episode 37
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| Seo Yu-yeon
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| March 6, 2026
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