The Tone-Deaf Healer Kills with a Song - Chapter 125

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Tone-Deaf Healer Kills with Song – Episode 125
With his permission, I called him.
Jung Hwan-jae picked up immediately, as if he’d been waiting for my call all along.
―Did you arrive safely?
“Yes, but there are so many people here. It seems like they were all waiting for me.”
―…I specifically told you to be mindful of such things. Are you saying you didn’t even provide basic protection?
Jung Hwan-jae spoke calmly, but with a distinct undertone of displeasure.
Probably photos of us are already circulating in articles without context, or floating around on people’s social media.
Having my face exposed isn’t a problem.
After all, how many people already know my face and basic information from the Ranking Tournament?
“It’s fine. I was startled at first, but now I’m safely traveling by limousine.”
―If anyone from Nike or anyone else bothers or upsets Ye-ah, tell me immediately.
“Yes, don’t worry. And make sure you eat properly too. You need to take care of yourself alone just like you’ve taken care of me.”
―I promise.
After that, I just mentioned that I’d arrived, so the call didn’t last long.
After hanging up, I sank deep into the seat. I didn’t think much while talking to him, but what on earth is being discussed now?
I accessed the internet on my phone.
Current status of Ye-ah and Hwa-jon in the United States.jpg
Both seem flustered because people suddenly showed up in such numbers
Just looking at the photos, especially Ye-ah really looks flustered, but I’m not sure
Is this right?
If I saw people suddenly telling me to go back to Korea right after arriving, I’d lose my mind too
If this is Nike’s standard, I’m honestly really disappointed?
What are they doing taking our national treasure overseas?
I really don’t like this
Above all, people are going down to get in the car right now, and they’re saying they want to touch her once
Yeah, I really don’t feel good about this
YeomSlave: That’s why ;; Honestly, when I heard Yeom Ye-ah suddenly went to the United States, I wondered why and thought they’d give her some special treatment, so I was watching to see
└ AnonDude: My thoughts exactly
Hmm: Well, Nike is a pretty big-scale guild anyway, so if they’ve entered the United States, we should probably show them some respect, you know? That’s right—Hanttae isn’t that well-known abroad anyway.
└ YeomSlave: Who are you
└ DangGaJeomSoEe: Did Nike plant this?
└ DongPaYuk: Get lost
└ HanttaeAspiring: I’ve never seen anyone say in a foreign country that they don’t know Hanttae in my life. Nike officially stated that Hanttae Guild and Reaper Hunters are competing guilds three years ago.
GongGoJeongGwonJireugi: (photo)
GongGoJeongGwonJireugi: But look at this, this is a Reaper who appeared at the teleport station after Yeom Ye-ah went to the United States, and his expression looks really bad ;;;
└ HanttaeAspiring: Huh, really? I heard he’s not usually someone who shows his bad mood, so did Nike really apply pressure?
└ YeomSlave: According to rumors, it seems the Reaper Guild Master didn’t really want to send Yeom Ye-ah
Cotton: Yeah, that’s right.
Mancheonhwawoo: Hwazon is really beautiful. I heard that he went in once, but I didn’t know he would go abroad right away like this. I thought he didn’t like going out that much… …
Cotton: Photo Archive
j: “The United States welcomes two hunters. It’s just some foolish people making noise over there. Don’t misunderstand—we’re not all like that. I apologize.”
└ pepper: “But I don’t really understand why they had to come to the United States. They’re from Hanttae, and they’re not even here to clear American dungeons. Why?”
└ Man Cheon Hwa U: If you tell me how many American dungeons Jung Hwan cleared, I’d be so embarrassed I wouldn’t know what to do. How does he look now?
Public Notice Rights Kick: But seriously, why did they go to the United States?
Hanttae Aspirant: Wait, isn’t that Shunt? For real?
My head was spinning from the thousands of comments that followed.
Strange things were unfolding endlessly. I let out a long sigh.
The stories that followed were all speculation born from Jung Hwan-jae’s dark expression.
It had erupted into chaos—from rumors that Nike forcibly took people away to Nike versus Hanttae.
[Liri: People naturally create countless stories from just a single fragmented photograph.]
[Liri: If this causes you stress, please tell me.]
[Liri: I’ll take some measures to handle it.]
I had no idea what measures Liri might take. So I shook my head vigorously for now.
I should stop her first. Just like I always tried to stop Jung Hwan-jae whenever he tried to do something for me.
Liri tends to go overboard rather than hold back.
[Liri: Hmph]
Liri sent an unexpectedly cute response and pretended to pout.
I imagined a beautiful winged man making a “hmph” sound and couldn’t help but let out a small laugh.
“The internet’s going crazy, huh?”
“Apparently so.”
Hearing actual Korean spoken right beside me was somehow calming.
Maybe he had done that to help ease my mind.
The translation function made everything sound different, but I was grateful that he was being considerate toward me in this way.
I smiled faintly.
“I’m new to the United States too, and everything’s confusing. But I’m just pretending to look composed.”
“You always seem natural no matter what you do. I think I need to learn a poker face. Though it’s harder than it sounds.”
Right now, people were spinning all sorts of stories just from my single expression of surprise.
I was genuinely startled, but I felt a bit sorry that Nike was getting unfair criticism because of it.
I glanced at Dante, and his expression was surprisingly composed.
“You don’t need to worry too much about Nike receiving criticism.”
“Pardon?”
“This is what James said. Dante has been working tirelessly in every way for Nike—to the point of inviting top-ranked hunters from Korea to the United States—yet Nike hasn’t even made the preparations to properly welcome such distinguished guests.”
So he wanted to build an image that without Dante, Nike couldn’t even manage this level of issue.
When I apologized, it sounded like he was just using me as a necessary game piece, and my expression instantly turned bitter.
“…If I offended you, I’m sorry. I only heard that story when Ye-ah was going through immigration, so I had no chance to stop it or anything.”
“Ah, I want to say it’s fine, but honestly it’s not, is it? You used me.”
I’m the type who can’t stand it when people pay too much attention to me, yet he threw me right into the spotlight without hesitation.
Seeing my bitter expression, he glanced around cautiously.
I turned my head away. It was Hwa-jon who finished speaking in my place.
“We’re already exposed to all sorts of gossip, and that’s fine, but please make sure Shunt doesn’t write strange articles about us or anything like that.”
Shunt.
Since I landed a hit on him during the verbal sparring that took place in the rankers’ chat, he hadn’t said a word.
After saying something like that to him, I looked into him once.
He’d written malicious articles about hunters favored by people ranked between 1st and 50th, claiming them as exclusive scoops.
People’s flaws and rumors—he presented them as if they were absolute truth.
He used cunningly worded phrases that made it awkward for the legal teams of the guilds those hunters belonged to respond.
Most of his articles and videos were tabloid trash created solely for views.
He seemed to be a famous scandal-monger.
“Actually, I saw Shunt earlier too.”
I opened my mouth as if muttering to myself.
I definitely saw him—the same face that appeared in the articles, among the crowd.
But I was too frazzled at the time to mention it.
“I’ll handle Shunt myself. He specifically targeted me because he wanted to report on my drop to 3rd place. The dating rumors with Ye-ah probably aren’t about her either—they’re about me.”
Dante spoke with a heavier tone than before.
“It’s Nike soon.”
If James hadn’t spoken up, that heavy atmosphere would have lingered the entire time.
In the distance, a luxurious building came into view. It had the feel of rivaling Hanttae’s building, but constructed in white and gold—it was exactly the image of Nike.
And before we even opened the building’s door.
Boom!
The car shook with a heavy impact. For a moment, I wondered if this was the rumored attack, but James and Dante sighed simultaneously and shouted.
“Rosalind!”
“Brown!”

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