The Tone-Deaf Healer Kills with a Song - Chapter 115

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Tone-Deaf Healer Kills with Song – Episode 115
“…Liri?”
“I’m so hurt that you didn’t even think to call me, Ye-ah. Do you know why I didn’t say a word about you entering with such a small group?”
Liri opened her mouth with a sigh.
I’d thought it would be just us back then, but now that I think about it, she must have assumed I’d naturally ask for her help.
Why hadn’t I even considered asking Liri for assistance?
“I’m sorry. I forgot.”
“I thought as much. You probably didn’t even consider that I could manifest.”
That was true too.
When I first cleared the Dungeon in Japan, I’d felt it was the end when both Dante’s Handler and Lucy appeared.
Liri couldn’t manifest, and I couldn’t bring up the Handler topic with Harp.
As for Sung Ji-wook… I’d assumed it would be difficult since I hadn’t seen him do anything with his Handler.
‘The power difference between a Rank 3 Handler and a Rank 14 Handler must be significant.’
And I’d thought the gap of twenty-seven positions was a painful oversight on my part.
I couldn’t deny that Liri had been completely left out of consideration. Now that my mind was clearing, I felt embarrassed.
I’m completely immune to mental attacks, so what on earth is happening to me?
“It happens when you panic. Fear is scary even without external mental attacks. And besides….”
It hurt.
Liri looked at my ankle with a pained expression on her face.
Thanks to Sung Ji-wook and Harp rushing over and healing me thoroughly, my ankle was in pristine condition as if nothing had happened.
Now that I thought about it, I wondered if I could have healed myself sufficiently in that situation. I now understood exactly what it felt like to lose composure in a truly critical moment.
“…I’m sorry for worrying everyone. Looking back, I probably could have broken free, but my mind just shattered at the thought of dying alone….”
“Do you know why rankers have so much Dungeon experience?”
Harp let out a sigh while looking at me.
Why rankers have so much Dungeon experience? Wasn’t it because they were strong?
Wondering if he was making some absurd joke in this critical situation, I found myself narrowing my eyes as I asked.
“Why?”
“Because only people who’ve survived Dungeons can challenge the Ranking Tournament.”
He spoke matter-of-factly while wrapping his whip with perfect precision and storing it in his inventory.
“Everyone lives with the thought that they might die in a Dungeon every single day. D-rank Hunters in C-rank Dungeons, C-rank Hunters in B-rank Dungeons.”
“….”
“You haven’t even been a Hunter for a year. You’ve entered so few Dungeons you could count them on both hands. Most of the time the Reaper went in with you, so you’ve probably never even seen what true terror really is.”
The Siren I’d encountered in the first Dungeon I ever entered.
That had been terrifying too.
But it hadn’t felt like death approaching so directly.
This was the first time I’d felt mana crushing my entire body while radiating murderous intent. Was it because that Dungeon couldn’t affect me with mana?
Then did people who entered S-Rank Dungeons like it was nothing fight while feeling this pressure every single time?
“Senior, I’m sorry… I…?”
A strange, broken sound escaped my lips.
It was because Jung Hwan-jae, who was holding me, was crying without any regard for dignity or composure, tears streaming down his face.
To be honest, when Liri wore that pained expression earlier, I’d wondered why it bothered me so much.
But seeing someone break down and cry right before my eyes swept away any such thoughts entirely.
Without thinking, I stood there with my mouth agape like an idiot.
“Huh?”
“What?”
Not just me—Harp and Sung Ji-wook, who were standing nearby, fumbled about in confusion as well.
What was happening now, with an S-Rank Dungeon’s boss monster right in front of us?
“Don’t worry about it. Let’s talk.”
And as if Liri had read my entire mind, she spoke calmly.
Hidden behind her wings, I could see white feathers falling slowly from the sky.
Between them, a blinding flash of light cut through. Just watching it made my head spin with its overwhelming power.
Jung Hwan-jae’s tears made even something so magnificent invisible. He’d cried every time I got hurt.
But these tears were on a completely different level from anything I’d seen before.
“Ye-ah….”
“Stop, stop. Hey, come on. I’m not dead. I’m not dead. Look at me.”
‘Wow, what do I do?’
Searching for ‘how to comfort a crying man’.
The Valkyrie Algorithm responds to your detailed search request.
Search results: ’47 results found’.
‘A man in tears is beautiful’
‘The man who holds back his tears’
‘Don’t cry over a man’
‘The man who makes you cry’
‘No, that’s not it.’
Maybe it was my fault for thinking I could find an answer by searching for something like this in the first place.
I reached out and cradled his cheeks in my hands. He stared at me while tears streamed down his face.
The arms holding me tightened. Before I knew it, I found myself nestled against him in front of everyone.
“I think I need to have a conversation with Ye-ah’s Assigned Staff Member.”
“…Fighting after such a long time doesn’t seem so bad, actually.”
The two men slowly approached Liri’s side, leaving us alone.
She must have been listening too. As soon as Sung Ji-wook and Harp drew near, she smiled gently and folded her wings away.
But Jung Hwan-jae didn’t enter combat—he did nothing but hold me tightly.
Then suddenly, he frantically rummaged through his inventory and pulled out a potion.
An elixir with the Yamyeong Workshop logo stamped clearly on it.
“Drink this.”
“No, I’m completely fine now….”
“Drink it!”
His voice rose so sharply that my eyes widened involuntarily.
Jung Hwan-jae’s hands trembled as if he’d collapse if I didn’t drink the elixir.
This was the first time I’d ever seen him so afraid. He was acting as though I might vanish in an instant.
A song alone didn’t seem capable of soothing him. After staring for a long moment, I accepted the elixir with both hands.
‘I have to protect him.’
It was a reflexive thought.
Jung Hwan-jae was currently paralyzed by the fear of losing Yeom Ye-ah, unable to move properly.
I drank the elixir in one gulp. My body, beyond any further healing, naturally remained unchanged.
“Please put me down.”
“But….”
“It’ll be fine. I’ll stay behind you. And I’ll hold on tight so I never get dragged away again.”
It was the first time.
The first time I’d felt the need to protect someone.
That was separate from the joy of sensing how much Jung Hwan-jae cherished me.
I am his exclusive healer.
A healer doesn’t just treat the body—they care for the heart as well.
Right now, he’s suffering a psychological blow from the thought that I might die.
So I need to show him that I won’t. When I met his gaze directly, Jung Hwan-jae—still trembling with unshed tears—hesitated.
“Senior, I’m not someone you need to protect. I’m your colleague and your exclusive healer.”
“….”
“And I’m ranked number one.”
Though my appearance was far from befitting the dignity of a rank-one hunter.
After studying my face for a long moment, he carefully set me down on the ground.
Tears streamed down his face, leaving dark stains on my clothes. Watching him, I moved to stand beside the white-winged figure.
“Liri.”
“Yes, Ye-ah.”
As if waiting for my call, he tilted one wing and wrapped me in its embrace. The warmth that enveloped me was incomparably different from merely touching his feathers.
This was Liri’s divinity.
“Can you protect the people behind me from here on? And watch my back?”
“Of course. I won’t let anyone harm you, Ye-ah.”
Liri, standing beside me, was a full head taller than I was, yet the ‘white’ shadow he cast was truly enormous.
It wasn’t content with merely shielding me—it began to spread across the entire Loom.
As if something were being suppressed, the threads snapped like violin strings plucked violently—twang, twang, tearing apart.
The boss monster before me, sensing the disturbance, contorted its face into something terrible and began charging toward me.
I didn’t evade Jung Hwan-jae’s desperate reach toward me.
“Stay like this.”
I pulled him close and covered both his ears firmly with my hands.
Jung Hwan-jae, who’d been trying to protect me, wore a bewildered expression.
“Liri, I’m counting on you.”
“Yes.”
Standing before Liri, who steadfastly protected me, I activated my skill.
‘Aspiration’ undergoes its second awakening!
Aspiration (S+)
I will not die.
Beginning performance of ‘Resolve to Commit Terrible Deeds’!
‘Desire for Growth’ seeks to aid your terrible deed and temporarily revises your stats.
Never.
Creation Technique (S+)
I’m a healer who can strike down everyone with just a single song.
Vocal Performance (FFF-)
I unleashed a powerful high note toward the front.

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