I'm a C-Class, but All the S-Classes Are Obsessed with Me - Chapter 88

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Episode 88
[ The Arbiter of Truth, who had kept her gaze fixed on the ground, slowly turned it backward, then regarded the Guardian of Tae-won with something like disdain and shook her head several times. ]
In that brief moment, I picked apart every reaction the two Constellations showed each other, yet couldn’t easily make sense of it. Still, there was one thing I could instinctively grasp.
The other Awakener the Guardian had mentioned must be one of the Healers within the Academy.
‘You’re not pretending not to hear, are you……?’
Even though my conscience had protested just moments before, it seemed the Guardian had no regard for my feelings now.
As I finally stuffed the Guardian’s continued worried remarks to the back of my mind, I could at last properly take in the small figure lying on the bed.
“…….”
Today too, Hye-rin lay turned toward the wall, sleeping peacefully. It seemed the class match from a few hours ago had been quite taxing for her as well.
Relieved at the sight, I quietly opened a drawer in the desk placed right beside my bed.
With eyes accustomed to the darkness and careful hands, I opened every drawer I could find and even rummaged through my bag, but what I was looking for simply wouldn’t appear.
‘Did she already finish it all?’
In other words, the painkillers Hye-rin had once given me for a different reason were nowhere to be found when I actually needed them.
‘Sigh……, I have no choice.’
That left only the Infirmary as an option. The problem was whether the strict Female Dormitory Supervisor would allow me to leave at this hour, well past roll call.
Still, I pulled out a thin track top from my closet for the first time in a while and, dressed in it, quietly slipped out of the room and made my way downstairs toward the first floor on wobbly legs and a spinning head.
‘Such is my fate…….’
With a wry laugh at myself, I barely made it to the Supervisor’s office and immediately knocked on the door, then leaned one shoulder against the wall.
The door soon opened slowly, and through the gap I met the eyes of the Supervisor, who looked like she’d just woken up. And my earlier concern from inside the room proved entirely baseless.
“Go straight to the Infirmary, Ha-ryeong. There should be a teacher on duty right now……. Actually, shall I walk with you?”
I certainly didn’t have the energy to look in a mirror before coming out, but the fact that she suggested it before I’d even opened my mouth—just how terrible must I have looked?
Since I couldn’t quite imagine it, I decided I’d better go and come back before Hye-rin woke up, so I answered as cheerfully as I could despite the worry in the Supervisor’s gaze.
“No, I’m fine. I’ll be back soon.”
After bowing my head in greeting, I hurried out of the Dormitory entrance and regretted it somewhat.
‘……Maybe I should’ve just stayed in bed.’
With each step, the floor seemed to sway like a swing, rocking side to side. By now my stomach was churning along with it.
I’m not sure how long I walked in that state.
By the time I reached the Main Building, it felt like it had taken several times longer than usual, and I almost collapsed before even stepping into the lobby.
Still, I braced myself against a wall and made my way through the empty lobby, heading toward the Infirmary at the end of the right corridor.
‘I just hope there’s something there.’
Even the strawberry-flavored fever reducer that made me shudder involuntarily every time I remembered it, though it was an old memory, would be fine. I was at the point where I’d be grateful for even that.
Of course, what was more important than that was whether there was actually anyone at the Infirmary, which I’d never visited even once until now.
So I approached the ivory-colored door—identical to the administrative office—where I couldn’t tell if the light inside was on or off. Then, immediately inserting my finger into the handle slot, I pushed gently.
“……Huh.”
As the door slowly opened with a soft creak, I saw what was inside and let out a foolish sound without thinking.
‘But the teacher on duty is supposed to be here……?’
Contrary to my expectation, there wasn’t a single sign of presence in the Infirmary. Moreover, I couldn’t tell if the lights were always off at this hour, but from where I stood fully inside, my vision couldn’t detect any light except for a laptop on the desk.
Reflexively patting my track top and pants pockets, I suddenly realized something.
‘Oh, my phone.’
In my muddled state, I’d forgotten my Mobile Phone. Still, my eyes quickly adjusted to the darkness, and I turned my gaze toward the glass display case placed beside the desk.
‘But, can I just take it?’
Since this was my first time visiting the Infirmary since enrolling at the Academy, I had no idea how I was supposed to handle this, but I focused on finding medicine first. As I scanned the inside of the display case with furrowed brows, a familiar medicine name came into view.
“Ha…….”
Exhaling a sigh of relief, I was just about to open the display case door to retrieve the small white bottle of fever reducer when it happened.
“……!”
A rustling sound suddenly came from behind me, and my hand, which had been reaching for the display case handle, froze in place.
‘What was that?’
Even as I forced my fevered, muddled mind to work, I couldn’t think of any reason for such a sound to come from here. The door hadn’t opened, and I definitely hadn’t sensed any presence when I came in.
In the end, I slowly turned my head backward and roughly scanned the area below the three beds placed on either side, including near the Infirmary entrance.
‘Did I mishear?’
Finding no notable change, I tilted my head once and turned my gaze back toward the display case with the medicine.
Just as I was opening the glass door and taking the small bottle in hand.
Rustle.
“…….”
Just in case, I called out to the Guardian in my mind—he who could practically be a master of horror movies—but for some reason, neither the Guardian nor the Arbiter answered.
Even the Arbiter didn’t respond.
‘This is getting a bit scary.’
My gaze naturally shifted upward to the glass display case, and what it caught was the wall clock pointing to 11:44 PM.
Though I didn’t believe in superstition or ghosts, in this moment I felt goosebumps rise along both my forearms—not from fever, but from a subtle creeping dread.
‘Ugh. That was unnecessarily unsettling.’
Unable to help myself, I turned fully around and began scrutinizing each bed in the vicinity one by one. Every time I did, it only confirmed what my instinct had told me the moment I entered the Infirmary—I hadn’t been wrong.
Because aside from the white bedding, there truly was nothing else.
Then came the moment I approached the left bed nearest the Infirmary entrance.
‘What is this?’
Why was only this one bed curtained off, and why had I just caught the bottom hem trembling faintly? Especially when there wasn’t even an air conditioner running in this area.
The thought that someone was here forced its way in unbidden, yet from where I stood looking down, there was no sign of anyone’s shoes or feet.
I was just raising one hand to grab the white fabric and yank the curtain open when—
Whoosh!
“Wow, you scared me! What are you doing without even turning on the lights?”
The figure who’d turned and locked eyes with me placed a hand over her chest and let out a loud exclamation. She stood still for a moment, squeezed her eyes shut once, then opened them and released a long breath.
The middle-aged woman in the white coat that stood out even in the darkness stepped inside and pressed the light switch on the wall.
“Honestly, Awakeners are scarier than ghosts.”
As she glanced around the now-lit interior, she passed by me and muttered the words almost to herself.
‘Is that a complaint?’
Without meaning to, I followed her departing form with a narrowed gaze, then withdrew my hand from the curtain and trailed after her. At least she’d inadvertently prevented this whole situation from taking a turn toward something far more awkward.
As I approached the glass medicine cabinet again, the teacher sitting in a nearby chair set down the paper cup she’d been holding with a soft thud and looked up at me.
“What’s wrong with your face?”
She’d said something that would wound anyone’s feelings if they heard it under normal circumstances. In fact, I’d heard the exact same thing not long ago from the Female Dormitory Supervisor.
So just how terrible must I look if everyone who sees me asks what’s wrong with my face?
Even as I thought this, I was already holding out the white medicine bottle in my hand toward her, answering with difficulty.
“I think I’m running a fever. I came to get a Fever Reducer….”
“Let me see.”
The teacher cut off my words abruptly and pulled her chair closer, pressing the back of her hand against my forehead. After withdrawing it, she clicked her tongue.
Once she’d properly checked my temperature with a Thermometer, she furrowed her brow sharply and delivered her diagnosis with finality.
“You’re not just running a fever—you’re burning up. Even Awakeners get sick when they overdo it. One Fever Reducer won’t be enough….”
The teacher stood up from her chair and turned toward the opposite side of the medicine cabinet, continuing in a matter-of-fact tone.
“Lie down on any bed. I’ll set up an IV Drip for you.”
“What? No, I just wanted to grab some medicine and—”
“Uh-uh. Someone could lose a finger that way.”
Sensing the situation ballooning unexpectedly, I raised my voice hurriedly at her retreating back, but my protests fell entirely on deaf ears.
‘Sigh.’
In the end, I shuffled over to the bed in the middle that caught my eye first and lay down obediently. Soon enough, cold cotton touched my right arm, and when I felt the sharp prick of a needle piercing my skin, acceptance finally washed over me.
“It’ll be done soon, so get some rest. I’ll be back in a bit to check on you.”
The teacher, speaking in a tone laden with weariness, left behind a few words, then drew the curtain around my bed and switched off the lights before leaving the Infirmary entirely.
In that moment, a dull throb radiated from the back of my head to my temples, and I instinctively furrowed my brow and closed my eyes. Even as I did, what rushed into my mind was the obvious worry.
‘I hope Kang Hye-rin didn’t wake up.’
It would take at least an hour to finish the whole IV Drip before I could leave.
If Kang Hye-rin woke during that time, she’d naturally notice my empty bed, and she’d definitely worry herself sick, stay awake instead of sleeping, or even go down to the Dormitory Supervisor’s office to check.
I didn’t want to make Kang Hye-rin anxious over something so trivial….
‘Ugh, whatever.’
Let me just sleep for now and think about it later.
Just as my foggy mind was beginning to drift into deeper darkness—
Snap—
A sharp sound of the curtain being torn open suddenly shattered the silence.
My eyelids snapped open reflexively, and a dark silhouette standing beside the bed immediately filled my vision.
‘What?’
…Guardian of Tae-won, surely this isn’t what I think it is?
C-Class, Yet All S-Class Figures Are Obsessed With Me
Chapter 88
Author
| Seo Yu-yeon
Published
| March 6, 2026
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| Talesix Inc.
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| Cho Geuk
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| Mallang Kongtteok
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