The Only Enhancer - Chapter 13

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Chapter 13
Chapter 13 – Reversed Positions (2)
2.
Ever since the Healer Protection Act was enacted, the status of healers had only continued to rise.
Their already elevated standing had reached its zenith.
Without them, raids couldn’t even be conducted—so one could argue they were merely claiming rights that were rightfully theirs all along.
The healers, now wielding power rivaling that of royalty itself, couldn’t resist flaunting their newfound superiority.
They maintained cordial relationships among themselves while looking down upon tanks and damage dealers.
Yet they didn’t engage in outright malicious acts against those roles.
After all, position shapes character.
Treated as royalty among hunters, they naturally carried themselves with corresponding airs.
Of course, they never shirked raids themselves.
Rather, they understood how to exploit raids better than anyone.
Healer power only manifested when raids were conducted.
The healers understood this well.
No matter how essential they were in raids, antagonizing tanks and dealers served no purpose.
The Healer Protection Act prevented most serious issues.
Reverse discrimination could easily occur otherwise.
Rather than resorting to tyrannical exploitation, they made others willingly submit.
Through raids, they accomplished this.
By dismissing others, establishing hierarchies, and preventing any challenge to their authority.
Tanks and dealers accepted this and naturally acquiesced.
Thus emerged a symbiotic relationship.
Of course, not all healers operated this way.
Malice existed everywhere, as it always did.
Healer Kang Eun-seo was one such exception.
‘Symbiosis? That’s hilarious. We’re the superior ones. Everyone else is just a slave.’
She genuinely believed this.
With low self-esteem since childhood, she’d always clung to the strong and tormented the weak.
But for the first time in her life, she’d become the strong one.
And as a healer wielding absolute, unrestrained power at that.
How could she possibly not exploit this?
Other healers treated tanks and dealers as slaves too, even if they pretended otherwise with their airs of refinement.
So why should she hide it?
She truly couldn’t understand.
She’d become a healer, but was still level 1.
Moreover, her initial skills were buff-type abilities with amplification rates that were far from impressive.
Her amplification rate fell below average.
Yet even so, being a healer meant she could join a major guild like the Taebaek Guild, despite being in the lower tier.
And there too, she could play the role of queen.
‘This is it! This is what I needed!’
Within the Taebaek Guild, I exercised restraint and received proper treatment because of it.
But something felt lacking.
Should I say it’s exhausting to keep up appearances?
That’s why Kang Eun-seo often formed temporary parties with non-guild members to run raids.
To relieve stress.
Crack!
“Are you insane? Get your head together?”
“…I apologize.”
I slapped the party leader’s tank across the face.
The reason?
There was no particular reason—I simply picked a quarrel and struck him.
My palm stung, but this exhilaration was a sensation I couldn’t easily abandon.
Look at the tank trembling with humiliation, powerless to do anything.
Nothing could be more thrilling than this.
Despite being stronger than me, he was crushed under the authority of being a healer and could do nothing—what a sight.
‘What’s the difference between him and an insect?’
Hehe.
Malice deeper than anything else.
I didn’t know what had made me this way, but I was already steeped in such profound malice.
The other healers within the guild recognized that malice and kept their distance from Kang Eun-seo.
Isolated, but what did it matter?
As long as I could feel this thrill, that was enough.
In Disaster Zone 1, I was a king unto myself.
Perhaps that’s why.
I began to pick fights not just with my own party, but with others as well.
Today was no exception.
“What? You lot? Don’t tell me you killed the monster we were hunting?”
I approached their party with a vile smile, my laughter sharp and cutting.
All to provoke them and hurl insults.
They tried to respond, but the opposing tank recognized that I was a healer and hesitated.
Yes, this was the reaction I wanted.
It looked like they even had a Tier 2 shield equipped—how unfortunate.
To think they had to encounter a healer like me.
If it weren’t for me, they’d have been able to play king just fine.
What a shame.
‘Consider yourself unlucky for crossing paths with me.’
That’s what Kang Eun-seo thought as I did what I always did.
I strode forward and swung my hand toward Choi Jung-min, the tank.
Crack!
As expected, they don’t even dodge.
Ignorant tank bastards.
This is exactly why I love it.
Kang Eun-seo laughed bitterly to herself.
Yes, this is the taste.
Exhilaration surged through my entire body.
“How dare you! You think you can overlook prey belonging to a Healer Association party? A worthless tank like you?”
Yes, this is it.
I wonder how the others will react.
Usually when a tank gets hit like this, the other damage dealers tremble and show expressions filled with rage or fear.
What about this party?
They’ll probably react the same way as everyone else, right?
‘Huh?’
As Kang Eun-seo thought this and examined the party members, there was one peculiar person.
A person wearing a robe that shone with a deep, luminous blue light even brighter than the shield held by the tank who appeared to be the party leader.
Moreover, they also possessed a wand that gleamed with the same luminous blue light as the robe.
There was no way not to understand after seeing this much.
This person is a healer.
Being a healer myself, I could recognize it immediately.
And they have two Tier 3 items?
Could they be a promising healer from a major guild?
Judging by their presence here, they seem to be Level 1, but do even major guilds provide this much support to Level 1 healers?
No matter how large the guild, they don’t invest this excessively in Level 1 members.
Maybe starting from Level 3.
That means they belong to at least the top-tier major guilds or one of the five guilds known as the nation’s finest.
Chills ran down my spine.
But I quickly composed myself.
While healers from my own guild avoid Kang Eun-seo, this healer doesn’t know me yet, do they?
‘I can get away with this.’
I already slapped the tank’s cheek, but that was hitting a tank, not causing harm to a healer.
I can just claim we mistook them for a monster.
Kang Eun-seo thought this and was about to speak.
“What exactly are you doing right now?”
The healer wearing Tier 3 items spoke with considerable displeasure.
No, it wasn’t mere displeasure.
Kang Eun-seo, who had lived by the law of the strong preying on the weak, could sense it better than anyone.
Though their voice and appearance seemed composed, their inner self burned like an active volcano.
At that sight, Kang Eun-seo couldn’t understand the reason.
Why would a tank get angry after being hit?
I couldn’t quite figure it out.
I couldn’t comprehend what was happening, and the words wouldn’t come to respond to Kim Min-jun’s statement.
“Damn it, so scum like this actually exists?”
As Kim Min-jun stepped forward with visible disgust, Kang Eun-seo unconsciously took a step back.
Something was terribly wrong.
Before I could stop myself, words spilled out.
“I-I didn’t know there was a healer present. Now that I think about it, it seems the monster we were hunting wasn’t the right one.”
“No one’s ignorant of that fact now.”
My body trembled at the icy glare in Kim Min-jun’s voice.
Why was he being so hostile when we’re both healers?
It’s not like I hit the tank or anything.
I truly couldn’t understand it.
Perhaps that’s why?
“N-No, I didn’t hit you or anything like that! W-Why are you so angry!?”
“What?”
“M-My point is valid!”
Kim Min-jun turned away upon hearing those words, as if I wasn’t worth another moment of his time.
There was no point talking when words wouldn’t get through.
He turned and looked at Choi Jung-min, then asked.
“Can you send me the footage you recorded on the action cam right now?”
“…Of course.”
“W-What? What are you trying to do?”
“You stay quiet and wait. Ah, it’s here.”
“W-What is it.”
Though I didn’t know what was happening, anxiety surged through me, and I tried to snatch the phone from Kim Min-jun’s hands, but Choi Jung-min blocked my path.
When the large frame of Choi Jung-min moved to block me, I startled and retreated backward.
“Let’s just leave our healer alone.”
“H-Hic!”
The tank I’d dismissed and thought of as vermin until now.
But feeling the direct killing intent from that tank, my legs began to tremble uncontrollably.
I felt the urge to urinate.
And then.
“Hey, you reckless fool? I’ve reported you, so deal with it yourself.”
“Reported?”
Watching Kang Eun-seo ask as if she genuinely didn’t understand, Kim Min-jun spoke with sincere contempt.
“You really don’t know anything, do you? That’s why you live like this. Being a healer doesn’t exempt you from crimes. Don’t you know what you just did violates Hunter Law?”
“Y-Yes?”
“Falsely claiming ownership of a monster, then committing assault, and on top of that, attempting to seize items through intimidation—how is this not a crime?”
“W-What?”
I stood there dumbfounded, making vacant sounds.
Kim Min-jun smiled wickedly and spoke.
“Even if she’s a Healer, she won’t escape punishment. Looking at her mark, she seems to be affiliated with a guild, so she’ll be expelled from there too. The breach-of-contract penalties won’t be trivial. The Hunter Surveillance Bureau is coming soon, so just wait.”
Kang Eun-seo could sense it better than anyone because malice flowed through her veins.
Kim Min-jun’s intense hostility was directed squarely at her.
And she felt that she could never escape from it.
Thump.
Her legs gave out beneath her.
She couldn’t even think of running.
How could she possibly flee from a Tank?
She had nothing to offer except buffs.
Desperate for help, Kang Eun-seo turned her head.
There stood her party members, looking down at her with cold indifference.
Where had things gone wrong?
Pale with shock, all she could do was collapse where she stood.
It didn’t take long for the Hunter Surveillance Bureau to arrive.
Seungma Mountain wasn’t particularly tall, after all.
With the arrival of the Hunter Surveillance Bureau, the incident came to a close.
“Thank you for reporting this! We’ve already reviewed all the footage, and the Healer Kang Eun-seo will certainly face punishment.”
“Ah, thank you. I hope I didn’t cause you too much trouble.”
“Not at all! It’s right to report incidents like this. You’ve done the right thing. On behalf of the Hunter Surveillance Bureau, I thank you.”
The Hunter Surveillance Bureau official bowed with genuine gratitude.
Kim Min-jun accepted the thanks with a subtle smile.
This wasn’t so bad after all.
Actually, he felt good.
When Choi Jung-min first got hit, he’d wondered what this was all about.
But he’d handled it calmly and well.
As Kim Min-jun was thinking this.
“We’d only heard rumors of such a Healer existing, but with this report, we were able to take action. Most hunters have action cams as mandatory equipment, but most people don’t report because they fear retaliation from Healers. That’s why we’re even more grateful.”
“…I see.”
“And given her usual conduct, the Healer Association might even expel her.”
“She must have been truly vicious.”
The Healer Association, always busy protecting Healers, was actually expelling her.
She’d have a hard time being a Hunter going forward.
Kim Min-jun exchanged farewells with the Hunter Surveillance Bureau official and parted ways.
As the incident concluded.
His party members approached.
But why were they acting like that?
Their eyes all glistened with what looked like admiration.
Even Choi Jung-min seemed the same way.
“Truly, you’re amazing! Healer Kim Min-jun.”
“We never expected you to stand up for us like this. Honestly, we’re deeply moved.”
“That was impressive.”
As the dealers praised me in unison, I scratched my head awkwardly as if to say it was nothing.
I’d thought I’d grown accustomed to receiving compliments and attention lately, but it seemed that wasn’t quite the case.
Embarrassed by it all, I retreated backward, insisting it was no big deal.
Choi Jung-min watched me with a subtle smile.
Then he spoke to the dealers.
“Since he’s uncomfortable, let’s leave it at that.”
At Choi Jung-min’s words, the dealers stopped their praise with a look of realization, but they didn’t stop gazing at me with eyes full of respect and admiration.
Ugh, this is really embarrassing.
“And I’m grateful to you as well.”
“Ahem, not at all. We’re all part of the same party, aren’t we?”
“Haha, that’s true. Thank you for saying so.”
With those words, Choi Jung-min turned his body back toward the raid, signaling we should focus.
Watching him, I thought I’d made a good read on his character.
Suddenly curious, I asked Choi Jung-min a question.
“Are many healers like that?”
“Hmm, honestly, I’ve never seen anyone quite this extreme before. Usually they just ignore people, claiming the ranks don’t match. Most of them tend to give orders on their own.”
So that’s not the average.
Should I be relieved that someone that terrible is truly rare?
Well, I’ve been in the Healer Association community before, so I know.
Anyway, I shouldn’t think about Kang Eun-seo anymore—let me just focus on the raid.
By the time I finished the remaining raid runs, two of the accessories I wanted had dropped.
Since they were unenhanced accessories priced similarly to 1-enhancement items, I’d planned to ask for them separately from the distribution, deducting from my share.
“How about we give all the unenhanced items, including the accessories, to our healer Kim Min-jun?”
It was a proposal from Choi Jung-min, the party leader, and all party members shouted in unison.
“Of course!”
“Absolutely!”
“Naturally.”
With everyone’s agreement, Choi Jung-min smiled and handed me all the unenhanced items.
And he said:
“Consider this payment for your help today.”
There was naturally no refusal.
“I’ll accept gratefully.”
I never thought I’d get two unenhanced accessories for free like this.
Maybe I really should live a virtuous life?
On top of that, there were quite a few other unenhanced items as well.
Looking at these, I thought it was time to move on.
My next destination was already decided.
‘I need to head to the Hunter Market.’
The hunters’ sacred ground.
The Hunter Market was my next destination.

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