I'm a C-Class, but All the S-Classes Are Obsessed with Me - Chapter 77

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Episode 77
I fumbled my hand toward the device, gripped it, and only then turned my head to light up the screen.
‘Ugh, that’s creepy.’
Wasn’t this basically a ghost?
「Cha Yu-hyeon: Tomorrow at 4.」
The next message came with a location tag and a map attached.
‘A cafe now…….’
At this rate, I’d end up hitting every dating spot in the city.
……Well, not that I minded.
I kept my cheek pressed against the desk and moved only my thumb slowly.
「OK」
Then I pressed the yellow heart emoji one last time before shutting off the screen and snapping the phone shut.
Not that my last message got read and ignored, which is why I sent just that one consonant. Definitely not.
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Ding.
I stepped into the cafe at the cheerful chime of the door bell. My eyes met Cha Yu-hyeon’s immediately.
‘……Why’s he like this.’
He really does seem to love being the center of attention.
There was a reason I was thinking this. Cha Yu-hyeon was standing at the counter ahead, alone, radiating an extraordinary presence.
Dressed in a deep navy suit that seemed more deliberately coordinated than usual, he cut a model-perfect figure.
Like he could walk straight onto a photo shoot set just as he was. Because of that, every customer in the cafe had their eyes fixed on him.
[ The Arbiter of Truth sets down his teacup with a sharp clink and pulls his chair closer to face the other Awakener. ]
[ The Guardian of Tae-won tsks disapprovingly, saying he’d caught that bad habit again, before insisting he only has his Contractor and gesturing to shape something with his hands. ]
[ The Arbiter of Truth stares intently at the other Awakener’s appearance, murmuring that there was a reason he chose his Contractor from the very start. ]
The moment I read what those two Constellations were saying, something clicked. I lowered my head to check my own appearance.
‘Damn.’
If I’d come out in training clothes today, I would’ve drawn attention just the same, no question.
Just as I was about to head for a corner table out of awkward embarrassment, Cha Yu-hyeon received something from the pickup counter and turned his body straight toward me.
‘Don’t come over here, please.’
I’d follow on my own—just don’t acknowledge me at the entrance…….
I deliberately kept my eyes elsewhere and tried to pass by him, but it was no use.
“Perfectly timed.”
A low voice descended onto the top of my head.
I stopped in my tracks and examined what he was holding.
[ The Guardian of Tae-won remarks that the combination of that beverage with the other Awakener today really doesn’t seem right. ]
……Guardian, you were pretending not to look while being secretly considerate.
[ The Guardian of Tae-won clears his throat a couple of times, then makes a small heart shape with his hands toward his Contractor again. ]
For some reason, the Guardian seemed even more shameless lately than before.
While we exchanged quiet words internally, we’d somehow already settled across from each other at a table. Still, I was grateful that Cha Yu-hyeon had the sense to pick a secluded spot.
In uncomfortable silence, I took a cool sip of my iced Americano before breaking the ice first.
“You look busy. Let’s just get to the point.”
“Still impatient as ever.”
“Think of it as thoughtfulness.”
When I countered smoothly, Cha Yu-hyeon let out a soft laugh and set down his mug. Then he rested one arm on the table and leaned his upper body forward slightly. A low voice slipped directly into my ear.
“You’re different from before, Ju Ha-ryeong.”
“…….”
“Looks like you came knowing something.”
Really.
His observation was so sharp that my hand stirring the straw froze mid-motion. For some reason, I could never hide even the smallest lies in front of this man.
‘Is this also connected to the assassination guild…….’
Barely suppressing a grimace, I met his gaze directly and threw out my question.
“We must have met before.”
Cha Yu-hyeon might have recognized me from the start. We probably crossed paths inevitably when we were young.
Even to this straightforward question of mine, his expression remained unchanged and flat.
“I didn’t believe it.”
Cha Yu-hyeon, who had picked up on my underlying meaning flawlessly, struck back directly. Then he continued in a calm voice.
“Neither did you, Ju Ha-ryeong.”
“That’s a little harsh, isn’t it?”
Worried the air between us would grow heavy, I raised one corner of my mouth slightly and answered lightly.
But because of the intentional atmosphere he was giving off today…….
“Since circumstances have shifted, I’ll leave the choice to you.”
His words sent a wave of unease through me—sharper than usual.
‘Why does he sound so grave?’
I frowned without meaning to, watching in silence to see what he would say next.
“There’s something I might have trouble with tonight. I was hoping you’d help me.”
“Help you with what?”
“You may not have heard, but my father—rather, the Vice Chairman of the Awakener Association—is holding an unofficial gathering at the Annex Building tonight.”
Oh, I didn’t know that.
With no one to feed me information, there was no way for me to stay abreast of the Association’s schedule.
My eyes widened. Cha Yu-hyeon leaned forward and spoke in a lower voice.
“The Chairman will attend because of a VIP guest, so he’ll be away from the main building. Several of our S-Class Hunters and a few others will go as well.”
“Wait—that means the headquarters will be practically empty.”
Of course, a handful of senior Hunters would remain on standby even on a weekend night. But what was he driving at?
Cha Yu-hyeon seemed to read my hesitation and offered the answer without pause.
“The Central Detection System.”
“Ah.”
Right. That exists.
I nodded, understanding at once.
“But we’ll be tampering with it a bit.”
“Are you insane?”
The sudden bombshell made my brow furrow instantly. I gulped down my coffee to calm the sharp spike in my pulse.
‘This man is completely mad.’
He was talking about interfering with the Mana detection network that blanketed the entire building—in other words, the security system.
Even if Cha Yu-hyeon was aligned with the Vice Chairman’s faction, didn’t he realize he’d fall straight to rock bottom the moment he was caught?
‘Fine, let’s say I give him the benefit of the doubt.’
But couldn’t he do this through legitimate channels?
I sighed inwardly. Honestly, I’d shown up today because I figured I’d make use of whatever leverage I could with him.
But this—this was scaling into something I couldn’t possibly manage.
‘Ugh.’
As if he sensed my reluctance, Cha Yu-hyeon took a sip of his hot Americano and slowly set the cup down.
Then he quirked the corner of his mouth and continued.
“Well, I’ve already tampered with it. The security team must be under tremendous stress right now.”
I stared at him as he reclined leisurely against the back of his chair. I couldn’t figure out how he planned to touch the detection system at all.
But given that tonight was Saturday and the gathering, formal or not, would likely run late into the night—
‘He’s essentially saying they’ll restart the servers.’
That would create a brief window in the Association Headquarters. And with everyone gathered at the Annex Building at the same time, no less.
He wasn’t about to miss that gap. He had something planned for it.
Then, drawing close again, he lowered his voice so only the two of us could hear.
“At nine o’clock tonight, I’m planning to open the Chairman’s Office.”
When I heard his plan, I nearly choked. I turned my head quickly and coughed a few times.
‘This man really is pushing every possible boundary!’
The Chairman’s Office wasn’t some playground children could wander in and out of. Opening it was madness—more unreasonable than plucking stars from the sky.
‘It’s reckless.’
What made it feel truly dangerous was that he seemed capable of actually pulling it off. This was outright house-against-house warfare.
As I collected my thoughts and composed myself, I looked back at him.
“What if I tell your father?”
“You won’t.”
“What makes you so certain?”
“Because you haven’t done anything until now. That’s why I said our situation has changed.”
He finished speaking with a subtle gesture of his chin. The tablet screen I’d carelessly ignored before lit up again—activated by my hesitant hand.
I didn’t want to look, but in this situation, not looking felt worse somehow.
I was caught between a rock and a hard place.
In the end, I picked up the tablet and scrolled through what was on it. And the moment something caught my eye, I barely swallowed my shock.
“… Four billion won?”
The date was early April. The same time the resort training accident had occurred. Four billion won was listed in the records.
“It’s money that disappeared from the Cheongwun Foundation. Of course, by now it’s essentially worthless scraps.”
So I really had grown up in a greenhouse, sheltered from everything.
That revelation filled me with a hollow, helpless feeling.
Only now did I understand clearly what Cha Yu-hyeon was saying.
“You’re suspecting my father.”
“It’s circumstantial evidence. You’ll need to think this through carefully.”
It wasn’t a decision I could make on the spot. But if Cha Yu-hyeon discovered that the Chairman had falsified my rank? That would be the absolute worst-case scenario unfolding.
‘I’d be buried and have nowhere to hide.’
There was no way I could hold my head up in South Korea after that.
I drained the rest of my coffee in one gulp. The cold sensation sliding down my throat did little to soothe my burning stomach.
‘I need to calculate this carefully, Ju Ha-ryeong.’
Right now, Cha Yu-hyeon was the one in need. He might genuinely need my help.
But that meant I’d be handing over my father’s secret shame to him…….
‘Why would the Cheongwun Foundation send such a large sum.’
And of all times, right then. On top of that, the suspicious incident I’d experienced and the blueprints Cha Yu-hyeon had shown me all came rushing back at once.
“What do you need me to do?”
When I asked with what I thought was resolve, Cha Yu-hyeon finally opened his mouth, his expression turning satisfied.
“When there’s a delay, all I need is for you to contact the Chairman, Ms. Ha-ryeong.”
“That’s a bit…….”
“Just turn his attention away for even a minute so he can’t see the notification.”
The dark brown eyes that had been watching me intently suddenly gleamed with a sharp light.
“Please, Ha-ryeong.”
C-Class, yet every S-Class becomes obsessed with me
Episode 77
Author
| Seo Yu-yeon
Publication Date
| March 6, 2026
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| Talesyx Corporation
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| Cho-geuk
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| Mallang Kongttok
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