I'm a C-Class, but All the S-Classes Are Obsessed with Me - Chapter 79

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Chapter 79
‘Man… that’s cold.’
I’d felt it before, but every time Baek Seon-u landed one of those cutting remarks, it felt less like striking bone and more like shattering it entirely.
Which is to say, if he’d just come out and argued directly, it might’ve been different.
But Baek Seon-u was the kind of guy who’d couch everything in easy, untroubled laughter even toward me, someone he saw constantly—so seeing him do this to an instructor felt doubly unsettling.
I flicked my eyes toward the instructor’s desk.
The instructor was already frowning hard, propping up the thick Attendance Book and resting his arm across it as he spoke.
“What good is raw ability when your life stability’s falling apart like this?”
The instructor, rumored to have a foul temperament, fired back with his own barbs without giving ground. Still, something about his attitude struck me as unusual.
Until now, except for me, he’d never torn into an S-Class like this in front of the whole class.
‘It really does seem like that stability thing’s the crux of it.’
In plain terms, it meant the Academy was going to weight everything students displayed during class—just like at a regular school—far more heavily.
Sure, everyone here was an adult and an Awakener with a Constellation’s Authority, but either way, inside the Academy, we were all students who had to follow the instructor’s orders.
The moment I thought that, the instructor added something more.
“Just look at the new student Ju Ha-ryeong next to him, and you’ll see the answer plain as day.”
Why drag me into this when I’m just sitting here…?
‘God, this is ridiculous.’
Irritation flared up hard enough that I nearly glared at the instructor, but I swallowed the urge and just watched the situation unfold in silence.
“You know what? Get your head on straight about your place, and maybe next time you’ll scrape a C-Class rating.”
The moment the instructor finished—his words dripping with sarcasm—the room plunged into an even icier, sharper silence. His comment had pretty much settled the matter.
‘Of all people, why compare me to him?’
Yeah, for Baek Seon-u, that had to sting his pride something fierce.
When I shifted my gaze to the seat beside me, Baek Seon-u—who’d been staring at the instructor—tightened his jaw and spoke.
“Pick your words carefully, sir.”
“Baek Seon-u, what did you just―”
“Compare apples to apples. Don’t be a jerk about it.”
…Shouldn’t someone be stopping this?
Sitting right next to him, I felt my breath catch a little.
The guy who’d usually smooth things over with some slick deflection had shed that easy attitude completely, radiating nothing but sharpness and edge.
And in that instant, every eye in the room locked on one point.
The instructor, clutching the Attendance Book, strode over to Baek Seon-u’s desk and brought it down with a heavy slap, drowning the room in authority.
“What do you think you’re doing? I was clear about this. The CP System—it’s been implemented.”
But Baek Seon-u just held his gaze from below, his expression unmoved, not a word escaping his lips.
‘Ugh…’
I hadn’t done anything, but somehow I was catching flak by proximity.
Probably because I was sitting right next to Baek Seon-u, but now that two Awakeners were squaring off like this, my chest had gone tight with genuine tension.
The classroom had been swept up in an uncomfortable, knife-edged atmosphere, and the ugly staring contest between Baek Seon-u and the instructor showed no sign of ending.
‘What’s his deal, anyway?’
I’d be mad too in his position, sure—but I couldn’t let myself get dragged into it.
Because if I did, Baek Seon-u would lose, no matter what.
And he wasn’t the kind of guy not to know that…
[ The Arbiter of Truth—realizing that it’s actually the ones who smile sweetly that are scarier—turns their head with a crack and rises sharply from their seat. ]
[ The Guardian of Tae-won watches the back of the Arbiter of Truth heading somewhere with a resolute expression, a sweet dessert melting on their tongue. ]
In that moment, my eyes caught on something as they rolled toward a corner of the room.
‘I don’t have a choice.’
If no one else steps in, I’ll have to.
I shifted my posture, swinging my left arm that had been draped across my desk and backhanding the Tumbler sitting off to one side.
Clang—!
A sharp sound filled the classroom, followed immediately by the rolling clatter of the Tumbler skittering across the floor.
Every eye—including Baek Seon-u’s, who’d been locked with the instructor—snapped toward me.
“Oh… sorry about that.”
I stood up while the instructor heaved a sigh. I retrieved the Tumbler from where it had rolled to Park Si-eun’s seat and came back to mine, meeting Baek Seon-u’s gaze as I did.
At the same time, I scrunched my eyebrows for an instant, then wiped my expression clean like nothing had happened.
‘You probably got the drift.’
The guy’s sharp enough to catch hints like that, at least.
I settled quietly back into my chair in the unbroken silence, deliberately examining the Tumbler like it might be damaged.
‘If he keeps pushing this…’
If it went any worse from here, I was already racking my brain for how else I could break in and clear the air, when—
“Heh―”
My worry proved pointless. Moments later, Baek Seon-u let out a small, suppressed laugh.
And at that same moment, I felt his menacing aura gradually subside.
Whether that was the cause or not, the instructor at the edge of my vision offered no further words before turning on his heel toward the Instructor’s Desk.
‘At least that’s fortunate.’
When I glanced sideways, Baek Seon-u was staring at his desk with not a trace of a smile. His expression made it clear he had much on his mind.
You might say he looked like a powder keg waiting to ignite.
Smack!
Just then, the instructor brought the Attendance Book down hard on the Instructor’s Desk, drawing all eyes toward him.
‘What’s that about?’
Suddenly, something that looked like a bracelet was clasped in his hand. He held it up and spoke in a grave voice.
His tone seemed saturated with barely suppressed fury from the incident moments before.
“What I’m holding is a Vital Band specially designed to protect freshmen when they find themselves in various emergencies. It monitors vital signs in real time, so you must not remove it anywhere on campus or in the Dormitory without explicit permission. Is that understood?”
The instructor emphasized the word “specially” before calling out the students’ names in order. One by one, they approached, received the band, and returned to their seats. Baek Seon-u, Seo Do-hyeok, and I were no exceptions.
After sitting back down, I examined the object carefully.
‘Doesn’t look like much.’
It was just a thin, stainless steel-like silver band with no display or any other features. However, affixed to the part that would touch the wrist was something that resembled a small, round sensor, barely noticeable.
Shortly after, when the instructor commanded us to put it on, a series of clicking sounds rippled through the classroom.
‘He’s being forceful about it.’
As the instructor’s gaze swept the classroom, his eyes felt unusually sharp. When I glanced sideways without thinking, I was surprised to see Baek Seon-u putting his on without complaint as well.
‘Is this really okay?’
Unsettled by something I couldn’t quite name, I held my nerve against the instructor’s scrutinizing gaze and finally brought the Vital Band to my left wrist.
The moment it fastened with a click, a cool sensation spread across my skin. And in that instant, a short curse lingered on the tip of my tongue.
[ The Guardian of Tae-won, suddenly seized by an eerie chill, shudders and mutters about having watched a horror film yesterday for no good reason, slowly surveying the surroundings. ]
……This feels like something’s been done to it.
C-Class, Yet All S-Class Are Obsessed With Me
Episode 79
Author
| Seo Yu-yeon
Published
| March 6, 2026
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| TalesYX Inc.
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| Chogeuk
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| Malangkongtteok
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