The Owner of the Healing Therapy Shop Is Ranked 0th in the World - Chapter 75

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The Owner of the Healing Therapy Shop is World Rank 0

Chapter 75

Donguk oppa might not remember, but for me, that day was the moment when the entire trajectory of my life changed.

The orphanage I entered after losing both parents on the same day.

The unfamiliar environment I was suddenly thrown into and the sharp noises that grated on my nerves were nothing short of hell for young me.

With my timid personality combined with extreme hypersensitivity, I always chose to isolate myself from the world, curled up in a corner wrapped entirely in blankets.

Even when volunteers or sponsors approached me with kindness, everything sounded like piercing screams to me.

Then one day, young Donguk oppa, who was the heir to the company that founded the orphanage, visited with his father.

Among the children who were laughing loudly and sharing candy, oppa noticed me, stuck in a corner and practically one with my blanket.

“Father, that kid over there is strange. I think they might be sick. Why are they like that?”

At oppa’s innocent question, his father smiled kindly and said,

“Go ask them directly why they’re like that.”

Oppa approached me carefully.

Seeing me groaning with my ears plugged tight through the blanket gap, oppa wrote crooked but heartfelt letters in a sketchbook instead of speaking and showed it to me.

[What’s wrong? Are you hurt somewhere? Can I help you?]

That was our first connection.

Oppa was such a thoughtful and considerate person that he quickly noticed I wasn’t simply bad-natured, but particularly sensitive to sounds.

After that day, I was moved from the regular orphanage to a Hunter Training School affiliated facility where systematic care was possible.

It was thanks to that father and son recognizing that my sensitivity wasn’t ordinary.

After moving to the training academy, I could finally breathe, freed from being pointed at as the “weird kid.”

A few years later, when I heard news that Donguk oppa had enrolled in the Hunter Training School and went to see him, I was shocked.

The oppa I met again had none of his former vitality.

Rumors were circulating that he had lost both parents in Gate accidents within two years.

I couldn’t bring myself to approach him.

Because I knew better than anyone that no comfort could soothe his wounded heart.

But once again, it was oppa who reached out first.

It was oppa who saved me from being bullied by classmates, and who took care of me so I wouldn’t eat lunch alone every day.

I even learned later that the reason Nara unni came to cherish me like a younger sibling was also because of oppa’s request.

Finishing my recollection, I set down my teacup and smiled gently at oppa.

“I knew everything. How much you secretly helped me. You’re the one who asked Nara unni to look after me, right?”

Donguk oppa scratched his chin and averted his gaze as if embarrassed.

“Oh, you caught me. They say good deeds should be done in secret, but I guess my efforts weren’t enough. Well, thanks to that, I survived death and got to meet you again, so I guess it worked out in the end?”

Good deeds being rewarded and all that.

I burst into laughter along with oppa’s hearty laugh.

Oppa carefully arranged the bouquet I brought in a vase and asked quietly,

“Isn’t it hard? Becoming famous – I’ve experienced it myself, and it’s quite tiring and lonely.”

“Well, it doesn’t feel real yet. There are so many people hiding and protecting me that I don’t have time to become famous. I still feel like just an ordinary store owner. Of course, one without customers?”

“That’s a relief. Still, if you need help, tell me anytime.”

At those reassuring words, I remembered the ‘Short-term Employment Contract’ I had brought in my bag.

I could definitely feel why Senior Jinseong had recommended Donguk oppa. But oppa’s next statement made me completely forget about the contract.

“I want to become a member of the ‘Bichnna Guardians’ too. The membership approval should be pretty strict.”

“…What? Guardians? What’s that?”

When I made a bewildered expression, oppa looked even more flustered and fidgeted with his teacup.

“Huh, you didn’t know? Nara told me. She said to officially protect Bichnna, you have to sign guidelines and join the guardians’ group. This… was this supposed to be a secret from you?”

“What…? There was such a group?”

I stared blankly with my mouth open.

Nara unni, what exactly have you been telling the seniors?

I had no choice but to drop the spoon I was holding weakly.

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At the same time, at Shilla Guild Headquarters.

“Ugh, why are my ears so itchy? Is someone talking bad about me? Don’t tell me they’re jealous of my beauty?”

Nara generously sprayed the special mist Bichnna had given her on her face.

With the subtle lavender scent and the moisture that clung perfectly to her skin, she let out a satisfied sigh.

“Ah, I’m already almost out. What a waste.”

Just then, a guild member came running like the wind from the end of the hallway and stopped in front of Nara.

It was Noh Eunjoo, known within the guild as an information broker and item collector.

“That’s it! Guild Leader’s skin secret! Wow, that glow is no joke! It’s shining even from far away!”

Eunjoo’s eyes sparkled like diamonds.

She flared her nostrils and sniffed the air around Nara.

“This is Enchanter Sohee’s product, right? Right? When will it be released? I just broke my savings account. I’m ready to spend my entire fortune to stock up!”

“Huh? Oh, this? I don’t think there are plans to release this.”

Nara panicked and hid the mist behind her back. Eunjoo clasped her hands together and begged with an expression like she was about to cry.

“Guild Leader, just once! Can’t you spray it on me just once? I went on a raid today and my face got all burnt from flame monsters. My skin is like drought-stricken farmland!”

“I’m almost out of this too. And Sohee gave this to me specially.”

When Nara refused, Eunjoo pouted and kicked the floor.

“That’s mean! Are you trying to be pretty all by yourself, Guild Leader?”

“You think I don’t know you spent your entire paycheck last time stocking up on that new oil? Do you have to hoard everything good like that every time? Take it easy, take it easy. You’ll go bankrupt at this rate.”

Nara put on a stern expression, but Eunjoo didn’t back down and clenched her fists.

“Guild Leader, do you know how hot of an investment that is these days! Sohee’s items are worth whatever price they ask, so if you buy them, they’ll definitely go up in value. Can you please say I’m smart? And if I were in another guild, could I have stocked up on such precious items? This is all thanks to my foresight in choosing Shilla Guild!”

“Ahem, that’s true. It’s because we’re our guild that we get such high-quality products.”

Nara shrugged her shoulders proudly.

Watching Eunjoo excitedly run to her colleagues shouting ‘The mist was the secret after all! I’m definitely buying it when it’s released!’, Nara chuckled.

Our kids are so simple and nice.

Just then, Secretary Kim Jinwoon approached like a shadow and stood beside Nara.

His face was much more serious than usual, and the tablet in his hands was filled with complex figures.

“Guild Leader, I have something to report. It’s about the borrowed-name account you mentioned.”

Nara’s eyes instantly sharpened. Her playful demeanor was nowhere to be found.

“Did you find it? Who’s the real owner? Is it Jang Dohun or Alice’s side?”

“No, the account was so meticulously laundered that we couldn’t identify the real owner. Dozens of shell corporations are tangled up in it. But instead, we have an interesting discovery. We’ve detected another force that’s persistently tracking that account’s trail just like us.”

“Another force? Who else besides us is targeting this building?”

Jinwoon pushed up his glasses and turned the tablet screen toward Nara.

“When we reverse-tracked the tracking route, it was coming through the Hunter Association’s internal network. Looking at the access code, it seems to be from Jang Dohun’s side.”

Nara narrowed her eyes.

“That bastard Jang Dohun, he really didn’t come to Korea for nothing. He’s going to start stirring up trouble soon.”

A cold tension began to swirl around Nara.

“The Bichnna Guardians can’t let their guard down.”

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