The Owner of the Healing Therapy Shop Is Ranked 0th in the World - Chapter 95

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The Owner of the Healing Therapy Shop is World Rank 0

Chapter 95

I holed up in the workshop at the back of the store, dedicating myself to crafting items for conquering the Predator Gates.

I felt the familiar vibration of mana at my fingertips.

When I injected the oil with the registered recipe into the throwable orbs, surprisingly, the synthesis flowed as smoothly as water.

‘Success.’

This time, not a single failure came out.

Seeing the blue mana swirling in perfect balance inside the transparent orbs, I let out a sigh of relief.

Why on earth had so many failures poured out last time?

I couldn’t get a satisfying answer from Mimi either, so I still didn’t know the cause.

Before I knew it, thirty completed items were neatly arranged in front of me.

I rubbed my stiff shoulders and checked the time.

The promised meeting time was approaching.

Before leaving the workshop, I called for Mimi, who should be napping in the basket in the corner.

“Mimi, let’s go out now.”

But there was no answer.

Wondering where she had gone, I tilted my head and opened the workshop door to enter the lobby, where I immediately found Mimi.

“…Mimi?”

On the store lobby table, Mimi stood with all four legs straight and her tail raised high.

Mimi’s yellow eyes, with her black fur standing on end, were fixed on one spot.

It was Senior Jinseong standing across from the table.

“…”

“…”

The two beings were engaged in a breathtaking staring contest, glaring at each other intensely.

I had no idea how long they had been like this, but a tense atmosphere hung in the air.

It was like a silent war between the black-furred beast and the black-haired human.

I stopped in my tracks, bewildered by this strange scene.

Mimi usually had no interest in people.

This meant she had never once shown her presence and engaged in a battle of wills like this before anyone.

What on earth had happened between these two while I was making items?

“Um, Senior…?”

Just as I carefully called out to Senior, not even daring to breathe loudly.

Ding-a-ling, the store door opened and Ohyeongtaek and Oppa Seondonguk entered.

“Patrol finished! All clear!”

Ohyeongtaek entered with his characteristic cheerful voice, then stopped abruptly when he spotted the two beings confronting each other in the center of the lobby.

“Huh? What’s with the cat?”

Ohyeongtaek blinked as he looked at Mimi.

Oppa Seondonguk beside him quietly informed him.

“It’s Yebichnna’s cat.”

“Huh? Really? Why have I never seen it before? Wow, it’s really cute!”

Ohyeongtaek rushed toward Mimi with a face full of curiosity.

And just as he carelessly reached out his hand to pet Mimi.

“Hiss—!”

Mimi raised her back fur stiffly and bared her fangs.

Along with a vicious hiss, a paw punch flew so fast it made a ‘smack!’ sound.

“Ow!”

Three distinct red lines were drawn across Ohyeongtaek’s hand.

Mimi swished her tail violently from side to side, openly displaying her displeasure.

I had no idea Mimi could hit people, so I was startled and quickly scooped her up.

“You can’t hit people!”

When I pulled her into my arms, Mimi struggled desperately and flailed about.

“Noona…”

Ohyeongtaek held out his bleeding hand to me with drooping lips.

“It’s bleeding. Please heal it…”

“I’m sorry! I’ll heal it right away.”

As I panicked and reached out my hand, Senior Jinseong beside me grabbed Ohyeongtaek by the scruff of his neck.

Then he forcibly sat him down in a chair.

“Give me your hand.”

Then Oppa Seondonguk approached with a kind face and pressed firmly on Ohyeongtaek’s hand to stop the bleeding.

“There, all better.”

“…Even Hyung Seondonguk is doing this?”

Ohyeongtaek dejectedly slumped his shoulders, then leaned back in his chair with a resigned expression and asked me a question.

“But Noona, since when have you been keeping a cat? It doesn’t seem like an ordinary cat. You guys felt it too, right?”

Oppa Seondonguk nodded.

“When the store was attacked, that cat protected Yebichnna. We didn’t say anything, but Jinseong and I were curious about it too.”

Senior Jinseong also quietly looked at me as if waiting for an answer.

I looked down at Mimi squirming in my arms, feeling troubled.

I couldn’t say things like ‘alien being’ or ‘status window cat’…

In the end, I uttered the most common excuse.

“Well… it’s my summon.”

As soon as those words fell, Mimi in my arms stopped moving completely.

Then she slowly raised her head to look up at me.

Her gaze seemed to ask, ‘How dare you compare a great being like me to a lowly summon?’ with an expression of utter disbelief.

At the same time, a status window appeared in my vision.

^[Title Acquired: Insult…]^

Seeing the message that briefly appeared and disappeared, I broke out in a cold sweat.

“Sorry… I’m sorry.”

I whispered softly and put Mimi down on the floor, and she seemed to stagger for a moment before climbing onto the cushion by the window.

Ohyeongtaek jumped up from his chair and raised his voice.

“Noona, you’re not just an Enchanter and Healer, but you also have a Summoner class? This is crazy, really.”

“Haha…”

Oppa Seondonguk and Senior Jinseong silently watched Mimi’s hunched figure, then turned their gaze away at the sound of the door opening with a ding-a-ling.

“I’m back again! I picked up Kim Jinwoon and Ean on the way.”

As Sister Nara entered energetically, Ohyeongtaek grabbed her and made a fuss.

“Noona Yebichnna can even handle summons!”

“Oh, really?”

When Sister Nara brushed it off casually, Ohyeongtaek asked disappointedly.

“What? Did you already know? Why is your reaction like this?”

“I didn’t know. But I don’t have the energy to be surprised by Yebichnna anymore.”

Sister shrugged and replied lightly.

Oppa Seondonguk also sat down in a chair and added a comment.

“That’s true. Just the fact that I’m alive proves it.”

“N-now let’s start the meeting…!”

Thus, after all the commotion, the emergency meeting began.

I gathered my somewhat tired mind and placed the thirty items I had brought from the workshop on the table.

“I made thirty of them. If we use about 3-4 generously per gate, we should be able to close roughly 10 gates. For gates with relatively generous time limits, we can attack them after obtaining additional materials.”

At my explanation, Senior Jinseong nodded and examined the Predator Gate information sheet I had prepared in advance.

“Then now we just need to decide the entry members for each gate.”

“Ugh, I don’t want to go into those disgusting places. My ranking is just going to go up again!”

Sister Nara grumbled and began the discussion.

Meanwhile, Ean and Jinwoon approached me.

“Item materials can be gathered without much difficulty by requesting them from countries that have asked Korea for support. However, it needs to proceed as a personal request rather than an official national request to avoid Jang Dohun’s interference. I’ll handle that part myself.”

Ean added while slightly pushing up his glasses.

“And now that Jang Dohun’s inauguration ceremony is over, he’ll probably make contact soon. Just because he’s the Association President doesn’t mean you have to comply with all his demands, so feel free to refuse boldly.”

I nodded with a stern expression.

Then Jinwoon continued with a serious look.

“By Jang Dohun’s orders, the roads and areas around the store have been completely cordoned off. Hunters and troops are scheduled to be deployed. On the surface it’s for protection, but it’s essentially surveillance. I recommend not leaving the store for the time being.”

“Ah…”

I felt sorry for the nearby merchants and residents.

“This is causing such a huge inconvenience. I really should have gone to the Hunter Association…”

When I hesitated, Ean pushed up his glasses and said.

“Don’t worry about that. Someone with deep pockets has already taken care of proper compensation, so there won’t be any complaints from the residents.”

Someone with deep pockets?

I unconsciously looked toward the seat next to me.

Senior Jinseong pretended to be engaged in an intense meeting while subtly avoiding my gaze.

“Everyone… thank you so much for taking care of everything.”

Two hectic days passed like that, and finally the day of the second Predator Gate raid dawned.

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