I'm a C-Class, but All the S-Classes Are Obsessed with Me - Chapter 7

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Episode 7
All I caught in that fleeting moment was the color of the nameplate.
‘Class A?’
It was the same white Hye Rin had shown me.
I quickly sat down before anyone could snatch the seat, chopsticks in hand.
I wasn’t sure what criteria determined class assignments, but Class B—where I’d been placed—had two S-class Awakeners.
Baek Seon Woo. And Seo Do Hyuk.
The healer who’d shielded civilians first when that Field Rupture materialized without warning on Orientation Day morning.
And the man I’d exchanged a wordless greeting with outside the School Gate that day I went home with my nameplate.
An S-class healer was exactly the kind of person who could disappear into kidnapping and no one would bat an eye.
Whether it was the state or a Guild.
‘But why?’
There’d been no sign of it at all. The Association would’ve coveted him. True to their nickname as the government’s watchdog, once they sank their teeth in, they didn’t let go.
Only the metallic taste warming in my mouth remained.
The thoughts I couldn’t process before—too fixated on securing a good meal—came flooding back relentlessly.
[ The Guardian of Tae Won remarks that Koreans’ saying about living on rice isn’t baseless, then noisily sips hot water. ]
Right. I’d skipped breakfast.
But what good does it do me to dwell on that?
I shrugged without thinking and stabbed a slice of apple. I was about to take a bite when—
Tap.
Someone occupied the empty seat in front of me and spoke to me first.
“Wondered if you knew anyone here.”
“Leave me alone when I’m eating. Even dogs know that much.”
“Right, you’re like that.”
Since I didn’t need to see who it was, I just worked my chopsticks diligently.
I wish the Guardian would say something useful, but who knows where he’s wandered off to now.
‘Though didn’t he leave earlier than me?’
His food tray, when it came into view, was predictably clean.
“Curious?”
At that playful question, I kept my eyes stubbornly lowered and continued with my chopsticks. No response was the best response in situations like this.
But Baek Seon Woo didn’t mind and pressed on.
“What I said this morning.”
“……”
“I meant it.”
Even knowing that, why had some trivial question overpowered reason?
“Which part.”
I finally stopped eating and looked up to answer.
Baek Seon Woo laughed as if he’d known I would, then suddenly dropped a bomb.
“That I like you.”
I immediately scanned our surroundings. Fortunately, the seats on both sides of us were empty.
This bastard, throwing out lines like that—the kind that’d get him misunderstood if anyone overheard.
Finally, out of exasperation, I shot daggers at Baek Seon Woo with my eyes.
“That’s what you say to someone you’re meeting for the first time?”
“Good way to grab attention.”
Baek Seon Woo was more shameless than I expected. Not a flicker of change in his expression as he said something like that.
“Unbelievable.”
“You were curious just now, too.”
Even at my candid reaction, the smile in his eyes was utterly without shame.
My appetite was completely gone.
I set down my chopsticks irritably and grabbed my tray, still half-full of food.
“Hey, I’m heading out. Finish that when you’re done.”
Then Baek Seon Woo beat me to it, jumping up suddenly.
‘For crying out loud.’
Why don’t I just slug him once and be done with it?
Ding!
[ The Guardian of Tae Won remarks this is a good idea for once, and checks the condition of the weapon he’d prepared a moment earlier. ]
[ Before that, the Guardian of Tae Won gravely adds that the contractor should start by receiving another Awakener’s trick, and aim for a fatal strike in the moment when the opponent lets their guard down, just as the contractor had done. ]
Sigh—
This is risky. That Celestial Being is already dissatisfied with my current rank.
‘Still, how’s a god supposed to understand all the messy complications of human nature.’
In the end, my appetite never returned. I turned in my tray and headed to the classroom, but the fact that I’d be sitting next to that infuriating person in the adjacent row for the entire year made my blood boil.
‘What is this…….’
I was going to have to force myself to make a friend, no matter what.
Whenever there’s a Main Quest, a Sub Quest inevitably follows. This was simply a minor Sub Quest I had to get through, nothing more.
I climbed the Central Staircase, my hands clenched into fists.
I would make a same-sex friend, someone with whom I’d build a solid relationship over the next year — someone no one else could wedge themselves between.
* * *
Regular classes had ended, but we were given a small assignment on our first day.
To check the Safety Equipment in designated sections inside and around the Main Building.
As if the system itself was helping me with that Sub Quest, they assigned us to groups of three.
My teammates were one female student ranked A-class and one male student ranked B-class. We gathered in one corner of the classroom to begin the task, but the atmosphere was distinctly hostile.
“Hello, I’m glad to…”
“Ugh, damn.”
Before I could even finish my greeting, the A-class female student let out a curse without any restraint.
What in the world had I done?
My hand, which I’d extended toward her, dropped awkwardly to my side.
The male student standing beside her glanced back and forth between us, then quickly buried himself in his phone.
‘Right. He doesn’t want to get caught in the middle.’
If I’d fired back right then, we probably would’ve come to blows.
Not that I’d mind watching a good fight.
Eventually, I also reached for the paper with the assignment details, just like the others.
And then, a familiar voice drifted over from beside me.
“Ha Ryeong.”
I swear, you never miss a moment, do you?
Baek Seon Woo had drawn close without my noticing, speaking in a tone heavy with regret.
“It’s a shame we can’t work together.”
“Go on your way.”
I answered in a flat voice as I scanned the map drawn on the paper.
For a moment, the silence that followed felt oddly prolonged. I lifted my gaze and found myself locked in a sharp stare with the female student on my team.
Just then, Baek Seon Woo’s name was called from outside, and he replied with that same smooth tone.
“Good luck with the assignment, everyone. See you tomorrow.”
The instant Baek Seon Woo turned to leave, I spoke first to the female student, whose gaze had been entangled with mine all this while.
“Do you have something to say?”
“…….”
Then the silver Nameplate attached to her chest caught my eye for a moment.
「A Park Si Eun」
“Look, we don’t have time to be standing around like this…….”
Surprisingly, the male student jumped in from the side, but for some reason Park Si Eun and I had ended up in a silent staring contest.
No words exchanged, yet the message was clear.
[ The Guardian of Tae Won observes that, judging by her demeanor, you appear to be dealing with a combat-oriented Awakener. Exercise caution in all matters. ]
“At the very least, don’t presume to lecture me.”
Hah.
Park Si Eun’s expression twisted even more fiercely as both the male student and I stood there dumbfounded by the sudden jab.
“Know your place.”
Remaining sharp to the last, she turned and walked ahead of us without a backward glance.
It was frustratingly accurate, though…….
‘Wait, hold on.’
If this went wrong, I had a sinking feeling my name would be conspicuously absent from the assignment report.
That would be an even worse outcome than an actual fight.
“We should hurry too.”
I gave the bewildered male student a meaningful look and quickly left the classroom myself.
Park Si Eun was already far ahead, and the male student and I walked side by side, watching her receding figure.
It wasn’t just Class B that had been assigned this task; people I’d never seen before were also moving about in groups of three.
“Wow, how much did they blow on this place?”
The male student beside me broke the silence with a loud exclamation of admiration. Though he seemed to be talking to himself, I took a moment to glance around as well.
‘Yeah. They really went all out on spending money.’
Of course, I also wondered if foreign capital flowing freely had made construction more effortless.
I walked across the long bridge connecting the buildings, my eyes drifting past the open railings to what lay beyond.
The sky hadn’t darkened yet.
The materials used in construction were impressive, but the Barrier Field enveloping the entire complex was what truly fascinated me. The sky visible from outside the School Gate differed subtly from the sky seen within the Academy grounds — a distinction only observable from within.
The maintenance costs alone must be astronomical.
“I heard Dae Yeon Construction took it on, so naturally…….”
“Dae Yeon? Dae Yeon Construction?”
The name rang oddly familiar. I stopped walking and asked for clarification. He, who had already moved a step ahead, turned to look at me with a puzzled tilt of his head.
In that moment, my eyes caught the nameplate fastened near his chest.
「B Kim Ju Won」
“There was quite a fuss even before the site was selected. You didn’t know?”
“Ah.”
It’s been a while since I watched the news.
I’d only heard from my father, roughly, about the Academy’s founding confirmation, the expected completion date, and the enrollment schedule for new students.
But the moment I heard that name, something felt familiar―.
“Hey! How much longer are you going to stand there?”
Before I could finish the thought, a sharp voice called out from a distance.
They were still looking out for me because we were on the same team, even though just minutes ago they’d been eyeing me with contempt.
“Let’s wrap this up and take a break.”
Kim Ju Won gestured with his chin and quickened his pace ahead of me. I watched them for a moment longer.
Right now, Dae Yeon Construction or anything else didn’t matter.
“Sigh…….”
It seemed I’d have to give up on making friends with my classmates while I had the chance.
C-class, yet every S-class is obsessed with me
Episode 7
Author
| Seo Yu Yeon
Publication Date
| March 6, 2026
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