I'm a C-Class, but All the S-Classes Are Obsessed with Me - Chapter 54

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Episode 54
After the run ended, fortunately the back door of the Dormitory wasn’t locked, so I managed to slip into my room without incident.
“Phew.”
I went straight into the Bathroom, locked the door, and exhaled deeply.
Twenty laps around the Training Grounds, and the whole time I’d been distracted thinking about Han Min-sung—it left me mentally and physically more exhausted than it should have been.
‘Though it was pretty risky, honestly.’
Without the Constellation’s Power, I might have been caught by the dormitory supervisor. The pockets of my training clothes weren’t wide enough to hold a Glass Vial like that.
I washed my hands under a gentle stream of water and opened my thoughts to the Arbiter of Truth.
‘Can I get started right away?’
[ The Arbiter of Truth examines the purified essence contained in the Glass Vial in meticulous detail, saying that the more urgent one is, the more one must know how to step back. ]
……They were deliberately holding out on me.
I could picture exactly how the Arbiter was positioned and what tools they were using to inspect it all.
‘The way it looks, it’s just like ginseng.’
I shook the water from my hands and let out a quiet laugh, then turned abruptly. I was about to leave the Bathroom without hesitation when—
The Arbiter’s sudden whim stopped me.
“Oh, wait—!”
I quickly reached out to catch what had fallen through the air right in front of the door.
If I’d been even a moment slower, Hye-rin probably would’ve woken up from the sound.
‘Could you at least give me some warning?’
Why were Constellations always so capricious?
I turned back to the sink and carefully set two small Glass Vials on top of it.
They were much smaller than the one I’d seen before, and one of them contained only a single leaf.
[ The Arbiter of Truth permits a taste, so to speak, and gently wraps the Contractor’s hand in their own. ]
In that moment of confusion, I felt a sensation unlike anything I’d ever experienced from the Guardian of Tae-won—subtle, but distinctly there.
‘What in the….’
A pleasant warmth began to spread through both my hands, which had been cold moments before.
As if they’d been wrapped in thin, soft cloth that had been gently warmed.
[ The Arbiter of Truth says that Alchemy, as a discipline, demands far more refined and meticulous concentration than merely wielding a weapon. ]
Bewildered, I could only stare at my own hands, while my mind naturally began to work ahead to the next step.
‘It’s like… a recipe.’
It wasn’t particularly difficult.
The other small Glass Vial held a clear liquid halfway—like spring water—and I’d need to put the leaf’s essence into it, then channel my Mana as the medium right away….
‘Wait. I don’t have a blade.’
How am I supposed to crush the leaf? That’s when—
A cold sensation met the warm palm of my hand, and suddenly my eyes stung sharply.
“Ah…….”
I quickly steadied myself against the sink with my left hand, pressing my fingers against my eyes with the other.
The blade of the Short Sword in my hand had momentarily split into two in my vision.
[ The Arbiter of Truth protests that if I’m already struggling like this with such a weakly potent creation, we should just make it quick. ]
Following the Arbiter’s advice, I shook my head weakly and forced my eyes to focus. Then I uncapped the vial holding the leaf.
As I tilted the opening toward my palm, the leaf slipped out of the narrow mouth just as it had when I’d first collected it—as if responding to my will.
‘I have to say, it never gets old.’
I carefully set the leaf on the flat surface inside the sink, then brought the opening of the vial with the transparent liquid close to it.
Without a proper grinding tool, I had no choice but to gently press and twist with the bottom of the Glass Vial that had held the slightly damp leaf.
‘Wow…….’
At the sight before me, I couldn’t help but let out an inward breath of wonder.
Even with just a light twisting pressure, white liquid began to seep from the leaf and flow directly into the mouth of the Glass Vial.
[ The Arbiter of Truth shakes their head at the Contractor’s clumsy movements. ]
Yeah, honestly, at this rate I felt like I was wasting half of it.
The amount of white substance mixing into the clear water in the vial was less than a fingernail’s worth.
‘Even with a Contractor like me, you’re really sure about this……?’
[ The Arbiter of Truth says that though they didn’t expect this even with their touch, they were a Contractor from the very beginning, and speaks with conviction. ]
[ The Guardian of Tae-won glares at the Arbiter of Truth with displeasure, saying that no matter what, it was they who claimed the Contractor’s beginning. ]
[ The Arbiter of Truth boasts that the moment the Contractor truly experiences the proper taste, they will seek the Arbiter out all the more. ]
[ The Guardian of Tae-won lets out a scoff, then warns not to overlook the hours they spent with the Contractor in both body and spirit, and exhales sharply through their nose. ]
Really, how did the conversation end up going in this direction? And could you all please not start talking like Baek Seon-u……?
I hadn’t realized that guy’s influence could reach across other dimensions. I sighed and shook my head.
‘I think this is about enough.’
While I was busy mediating between the Constellations, I noticed that no more white liquid was coming from the leaf.
Once I’d managed to coax out the very last drop, only the final step remained.
[ The Arbiter of Truth slowly releases the Guardian of Tae-won’s grip and fixes their gaze on the Contractor’s fingertips. ]
There was a reason the Arbiter was watching.
The sensation of something layering itself over the backs of both my hands persisted in a way that didn’t seem coincidental.
The fact that the method of creation itself was rising naturally in my mind, like a recipe, only reinforced it.
So it was undoubtedly connected to the skill ascribed to me: Gentle Touch.
I picked up the short sword I’d left on the sink and without hesitation made a shallow cut across my index finger.
A stinging sensation followed, and crimson blood emerged. I poured it carefully into the glass vial’s opening, drop by drop.
‘What’s this standard about three drops?’
Would it shatter if I added more?
[ The Arbiter of Truth raises a teacup with a leisurely gesture and nods. ]
‘…This is insane.’
I swallowed an exclamation as I watched the strange scene unfold in real time.
At first, the moment the extract of Baek-sang Herb entered the clear water in the glass vial, it turned turbid and murky white.
But now, after the blood droplets had made it red, small bubbles formed and the liquid cleared in an instant, becoming transparent once more.
I brought my nose to the vial’s opening without thinking, but there was no scent whatsoever.
‘It feels like a failure.’
So it turned clear again, didn’t it?
I held the vial’s opening and lifted it close to my face, examining it intently.
[ The Arbiter of Truth sets down the teacup, nods, and says that for a first attempt, it’s not a bad product. ]
The moment the system window appeared, the strange warmth I’d felt in both hands vanished as if it had never been there.
At the same time, I gripped the sink with both hands and exhaled the breath I’d been holding.
I lifted my bowed head and looked at the mirror in front of me. What stared back was a woman with the hollow eyes and pallid complexion of someone who’d pulled an all-nighter studying.
‘But this should be C-Class too…’
If I was already this exhausted, as the Arbiter suggested, this was a problem.
I didn’t even want to think about how much of a burden it would be if I ever had to manufacture an S-Class potion.
[ The Arbiter of Truth tilts their head and mentions that they never specified exactly what grade of Gentle Touch they granted the Contractor. ]
[ The Guardian of Tae-won asks whether the Contractor wouldn’t prefer to break the contract, saying that they are far more straightforward than the always scheming Arbiter of Truth. ]
Oh, it’s possible to cancel it?
Well, if I had to choose—
Knock, knock.
‘Wait, hold on.’
This isn’t the time to be taking it easy.
At the sudden knocking, I felt a moment of panic before a small section of empty space warped ever so slightly.
People are creatures of habit, and having done it once before, I was comfortable enough to throw the vial into that space without hesitation. The items vanished as if they’d never been there in the first place.
It seemed to be an Authority that the Guardian didn’t possess.
If they had it, they would have found it useful long ago.
“Are you in there?”
Then Hye-rin’s drowsy voice seeped softly through the door instead of another knock.
“Yeah, what’s up?”
I answered immediately, deliberately pressing the toilet flush button. As the water rushed down, I turned on the sink and washed my hands, then splashed water around the area.
‘There shouldn’t be any smell.’
My sense of smell had already grown accustomed, so nothing stood out to my nose particularly—which was the problem.
“When are you coming out…? It’s urgent.”
The moment I heard Hye-rin’s words, I pulled the door open. She squinted, suddenly faced with the brightened view, and looked up at me.
After staring at me for a few seconds, I angled my body to step over the bathroom threshold, and Hye-rin immediately went inside. Before closing the door, she stood there quietly and asked me a question.
“…What were you doing?”
“My stomach hurt.”
The words tumbled out before I could think, and Hye-rin immediately turned her head to look at me again. Even as I met her drowsy, sleep-hazed gaze, I felt cold sweat trickling down my spine.
‘No way.’
I definitely hadn’t felt anything, so it couldn’t be.
But since Hye-rin and I were already locked in eye contact, it felt awkward for me to brush past and turn away first.
It was in that moment of silence, as I tried to think of another excuse.
“Ah.”
Hye-rin let out a short murmur, then slowly nodded before shutting the bathroom door with a soft thud.
‘…What was that?’
That last gesture looked like she’d figured something out.
Later, sitting on the bed with an uneasy feeling, I quickly removed my outer layer and lay down.
I needed to look like I’d just woken up from sleep, after all.
Just as I was about to close my eyes, a soft notification sound accompanied a system window appearing.
[ The Arbiter of Truth says there’s absolutely no way that’s true, and that successfully crafted items leave no trace on the Contractor. ]
C-Class, yet every S-Class has become obsessed with me
Episode 54
Author
| Seo Yu-yeon
Publication Date
| March 6, 2026
Publisher
| TaleSix Corporation
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| Chogeuk
Title Design
| Malang Kongtteok
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© Seo Yu-yeon, 2026
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