I'm a C-Class, but All the S-Classes Are Obsessed with Me - Chapter 63

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Episode 63
[ The Arbiter of Truth wipes her chest, remarking that it was truly impressive willpower. ]
[ The Guardian of Tae-won gazes at her with admiration, saying that given how she acted, he had no choice but to reel in the Contractor. ]
I crouched in the restroom stall, letting out a hollow laugh.
‘Honestly, I’ll admit it.’
By any measure, this was a feat born of unbreakable will. I’d slipped into this stall with barely one second left on the timer.
‘But I shouldn’t let it go to my head like this.’
The whole thing just feels like I’m the one losing out.
[ The Arbiter of Truth asks the Guardian of Tae-won if only she noticed the other Awakeners’ confusion, and nudges her elbow against his arm. ]
[ The Guardian of Tae-won bristles, protesting that if you suddenly hit someone while they’re pouring tea, and waves his wet hand toward the Arbiter of Truth. ]
Wait, hold on a second…!
[ The Arbiter of Truth wipes the moisture from her cheek and stands up, immediately gripping both edges of the table tightly! ]
‘Ha…’
The sight blurred before my eyes once more from the two Constellations’ ongoing quarrel.
In any case, with my mind at ease and some breathing room restored, I dwelled briefly on the recent past. In the end, I’d gained something for what I’d given up back then. I hoped that because of this, Baek Seon-u would at least let go of his suspicions.
Thinking thus, I pulled myself out of the stall and made my way to the sink.
‘Wow, I look like a ghost.’
Thank goodness I had my hair tied up.
Even without that, my already jet-black hair made my complexion look even paler than before.
On top of that, my lower lip had split at some point and already scabbed over, and it looked as parched as if I hadn’t had water for days.
“Hah.”
After washing my face with cold water, I felt some clarity returning. I stared at my hollow-eyed reflection in the mirror for a moment, then my gaze gradually drifted elsewhere.
‘The problem is this.’
When I twisted my body slightly, I could see the fabric covering my forearm was torn in the exact shape of the wound. Blood had dried in streaks running down the back of my hand.
“Lunatic.”
No matter how badly you want to confirm something, there are limits.
I dampened a paper towel and scrubbed my skin irritably.
I’d expected him to use a weapon since it was PVP, but I never thought he’d be given a Short Sword.
Wasn’t it going too far to strike with an S-Class blade instead of a C-Class one?
[ The Guardian of Tae-won’s body suddenly stiffens, and he watches as the Arbiter of Truth abruptly rises and vanishes somewhere. ]
‘If that blow had landed cleanly…’
Stop it. I need to stop thinking about this.
I’d honestly thought that after this happened once, my mind would be at peace. But instead, my heart had grown more complicated. Why was that?
‘Ugh, forget it. I don’t know.’
Having abandoned any further thoughts, I swept my sweat-dampened bangs back and left the restroom.
‘Everyone’s gone, I guess.’
Since I’d rushed straight to the restroom and hadn’t changed yet, I walked down the empty hallway toward the Women’s Changing Room.
As I walked lost in thought, staring only at the floor, someone’s feet came into my view. I naturally lifted my head, and a well-groomed man blocked my path.
‘What else does he want to say.’
With the state I’d shown him earlier, surely he hadn’t failed to notice by now.
His usual dry expression and black eyes betrayed no emotion whatsoever.
We simply stood there regarding each other, neither of us speaking.
‘…I don’t even have the strength to talk.’
In the end, I nodded first in greeting and moved past him.
It was the moment I took one more step forward.
“I’m sorry.”
Seo Do-hyeok’s heavy voice reached me from behind. I had no choice but to stop.
‘This feels familiar somehow.’
I could swear I’d heard an apology from him before like this…
Without turning around, I stared down the empty hallway and opened my lips.
“It’s just training. Don’t worry about it.”
“…”
“You’ll really ruin things if you do.”
Yes, this was nothing but training. Thanks to it, I’d even gotten to see another of Seo Do-hyeok’s techniques.
“I’ll go on ahead.”
Thinking thus, I tossed out a casual farewell and took another step. In that moment, a strange warmth suddenly brushed against one of my wrists.
“Ju Ha-ryeong.”
His voice calling my name seemed somehow urgent. No—there was a faint tremor running beneath it, just enough to be perceptible.
So that’s why I felt like this.
Heat surging all the way to the tips of my hair.
I twisted my wrist free from his grip and turned around.
“I mean…….”
I wanted to end it by insisting I really was C-Class, but the moment I saw Seo Do-hyeok’s hardened face, the words died in my throat. I couldn’t even understand why I was reacting this way.
His expression was exactly the same as always…….
Then his eyes shifted to something, and he suddenly raised one hand.
‘What is he trying to——’
Before I could finish the thought, a warm current flowed into my left arm.
‘I honestly wasn’t expecting this.’
In a way, it was like giving poison then antidote. And yet, because of his healing, my tension melted so completely that my legs went weak and I stumbled.
‘Damn it. I should’ve just hit the wall.’
In my panic to grab something, I ended up clutching Seo Do-hyeok’s arm instead.
The moment I saw his brow furrow, I let go and apologized immediately.
“……I’m sorry.”
Of course it wasn’t intentional, but objectively speaking, I’d now put my hands on his body twice without permission.
And sure enough, he seemed displeased—his lips pressed into a thin line.
Even so, the warm current spreading rapidly through my body erased even the lingering muscle soreness.
Though the drowsy sensation didn’t last long.
Which meant the healing was complete.
Yet his eyes remained fixed on my forearm.
[ The Guardian of Tae-won places a sweet dessert in her mouth, regarding the aura between this Awakener and another with keen interest. ]
“You can let go now,” I said.
How much longer was he planning to do this?
The problem was his firm hand was still touching my arm. Curious why, I lowered my gaze to follow his.
‘Oh, it’s completely clean?’
Truly, the trust you place in S-Class healing.
My skin had become flawless, not even a trace remaining. I was about to parted my lips to offer thanks when——
“When did this happen…….”
Breaking the silence with an uncharacteristic trailing off, Seo Do-hyeok spoke first. Then I felt his thumb move slightly, brushing carefully over a certain spot on my left forearm.
“What is it?”
My eyes followed to where his hand was touching.
Only then did I realize what he’d been staring at so intently.
“Ah, this…….”
It was something so old I’d forgotten all about it.
Above where the blade had cut me moments ago, a long white scar stood in stark relief.
I’d come to regard it as just a meaningless mark, a blemish that had appeared for no reason. But finding it again after so long, the emotions from back then came flooding in like a tidal wave.
I barely managed to smooth my crumpling expression and looked back up at him.
“I’m hungry.”
“What?”
At my sudden words, his gaze returned to my face. There was a faint crease between his brows, as expected.
“I’ve been moving around too much today. I’m starving.”
“……Ha.”
He seemed to hesitate on his response, his lips moving slightly before a dry laugh escaped.
Right, he had every reason to be bewildered. I’d essentially asked him to let me go, just in a roundabout way. And Seo Do-hyeok really was perceptive.
“I’m sorry. I mean it.”
With his expression back to normal, he apologized, then completely relaxed the hand that had been loosely holding my arm. I remained standing, looking up at him.
‘I can’t tell what he’s thinking.’
Without any expression to read, I had no way of knowing what occupied his mind. Perhaps he felt the same vague confusion when he looked at me. That was the kind of thought I was having.
Then his head tilted slightly.
It seemed he was asking why I was just staring at him like that.
‘Well, it is what it is.’
This kind of reconciliation was better than nothing. No matter how much we disliked each other, we’d still have plenty of days ahead where we’d have to face each other.
I formed a faint smile and opened my lips.
“That works for me.”
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Time slipped away in an instant, whether you were a student or an adult like me now. Especially during times like this—what they called training but what was actually the Midterm Exam.
“Unnie, see you after! Fighting!”
Kang Hye-rin, looking especially energized today, made a fist gesture to match her words, then bolted off somewhere.
Instead of answering, I waved briefly and watched until she joined the Cha Yu-hyeon team far off in the distance.
Then I turned and walked toward where my own teammates had gathered.
‘This is really……, daunting.’
It had been ages since I’d set foot in the Training Grounds.
But the stares were far more blatant than when I’d first joined a team with two S-Class Awakeners.
With every step I took, sharp gazes from both sides locked onto me in succession, and I had no idea how their interest could keep intensifying the longer I walked. I’d steeled myself for this, but it was beyond my understanding.
‘God, I want to be born as dust in my next life.’
I exhaled quietly and kept my eyes fixed on my feet as I walked.
The reason for the piercing looks was easy enough to guess—it had to be the rumors that had spread wildly after Seo Do-hyeok dropped a bombshell about the team composition.
“Look at him, he’s clearly weak. Why’d they even bring him?”
“Dropping an A-Class and asking a C-Class to join? That’s legendary.”
“Hey, see the vibe on that team?”
“Oh man, that’s gonna be good.”
The constant whispering showed no sign of stopping until I reached where my teammates were standing.
But that wasn’t all the rumors either.
Somehow, word about the PVP incident had gotten twisted—they were saying that Seo Do-hyeok and Baek Seon-u had fought seriously, not me—and the instructor had called those two in separately.
‘But I’m pretty sure that was fine at the time.’
I wondered if, in my confusion back then, I’d somehow smashed the touchscreen without realizing it. I’d casually asked Im Ji-an about it, but she’d only smiled.
Feeling the frustration of an unsolved puzzle, I moved fully toward the three people already gathered in one spot.
Then Baek Seon-u cut straight to the point without any greeting.
C-Class, yet all the S-Class Awakeners are obsessed with me.
Chapter 63
Author
| Seo Yu-yeon
Date of Publication
| March 6, 2026
Publisher
| TaleSix Inc.
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| Cho Geuk
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| Mallang Kong-tteok
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© Seo Yu-yeon, 2026
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