The Tone-Deaf Healer Kills with a Song - Chapter 145

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Tone-Deaf Healer Kills with Song – Episode 145
A Dungeon where violet poison spread everywhere.
It was the Poison Dungeon, what people in the United States called a damage meter.
It was known that clearing this place solo would give a high chance of ranking within the top 100 in the next Ranking Tournament.
And walking through it alone was a small woman.
“My vision’s gotten a bit hazy…”
Yeom Ye-ah, Ranking 1st, squinted as she surveyed her surroundings.
Surprisingly, I had lost my way due to the thick poison fog.
[Liri: Ye-ah, that’s the 15th time you’ve said that, but the real issue is that you’re just naturally bad with directions.]
‘Could getting lost also be a debuff? I was afflicted with a maze debuff before, so it’s not entirely impossible.’
[Liri: No. You’re just naturally bad with directions, Ye-ah.]
“…”
[Liri: Don’t worry. Everyone has aspects where they’re not perfect.]
She stated firmly that my level of directional incompetence wasn’t something effort could overcome.
Searching for ‘pathfinding’.
The Valkyrie Algorithm responds to your detailed search request.
[Lost]
[Since I’m already lost, might as well have fun with it]
[A good song to sing when you’ve lost your way]
[Navigation]
[Any path works as long as it reaches the destination]
…
…
Among countless songs, I chose the one that seemed most faithful to the primary objective of finding a path.
Vocal Performance (A) receives a buff from Creative Technique (S).
“Ah, lost again. Can’t see even an inch ahead, and the inn I reserved is so far away…”
I sang the absurd lyrics while trying not to compromise the pronunciation.
‘Accompaniment’ begins!
The healing soprano is ready to inherit the data.
Responding to the data.
[Pathfinding Without a Clue]
I didn’t know that “inch” referred to a seafood measure.
I hummed the song with an unnecessarily grand orchestral accompaniment.
In response, green musical notes that fluttered and scattered chaotically rushed forward as if showing me the way.
I began running after them.
It was a song created by an ancient novice fisherman who couldn’t find the legendary fishing spot he’d heard about. His loneliness and obsession with fishing were transmitted to me.
After clearing the Dungeon with Hwa-jon and Rosalind Brown that day, the sensation of being swept up in the emotions of those who created and sang songs using the surrounding environment had disappeared.
The emotional flow of those who created and sang the songs, the emotions of all things—they now naturally fused with my magical power.
As I ran toward the end of the fishing spot, or rather, the Dungeon, Liri’s message came to mind.
[Liri: You’ve improved quite a bit.]
‘Are you teasing me?’
[Liri: No, you’ve developed so much compared to Hunter Jung Hwan.]
‘Why are you suddenly bringing up Senior Jung Hwan-jae?’
[Liri: Well, I felt so proud when you asked me out back then. I made peace with myself. I decided to graciously accept that Ye-ah is dating that man.]
‘Dating again? Liri also reacts like this whenever Senior and I try to do anything.’
Ever since I asked her out first that day, Liri has been insisting that “Yeom Ye-ah is better than Jung Hwan-jae.”
I’m not entirely sure what context she means by “better.”
Right after I asked her out, she kept saying things like “Ye-ah will eventually leave your side,” and she was terribly hurt.
But seeing her chatter away now, having recovered somewhat, puts my mind at ease.
‘I never thought I’d be entering the Dungeon alone though.’
[Liri: This Dungeon is actually manageable even solo. Besides, if you need me, I can go there myself anytime, so don’t be too anxious or worried.]
Once I relayed my conversation with Shunt, Dante’s faction—including Rosalind Brown—became busy.
The disciplinary action imposed on Rosalind Brown was also lifted.
Being occupied with resolving that matter made it difficult for her to take me into the Dungeon directly.
‘Ye-ah, I told you confidently to come, and I’m sorry you’re facing this suddenly. Here’s a list of Dungeons you can clear solo in a short time.’
‘But don’t you have to wait and make reservations to enter places like that?’
‘I made reservations under the name Nike, so don’t worry.’
Rosalind Brown handed me that Dungeon list and told me to build the best experience and career I could while in the United States.
For several days after that, I diligently went around clearing Dungeons alone.
‘Ye-ah, if you’d like me to go in with you, just say the word anytime….’
‘It’s fine.’
‘Really…?’
‘Yes.’
Jung Hwan-jae was the problem every time I tried to enter a Dungeon.
He subtly hinted that he wanted to go in with me this way, but I maturely declined.
I ignored how he made a puppy-in-the-rain expression every time I refused.
‘By the way, when will Dante come out?’
[Liri: I heard that with Hunter Dante accompanying them, they entered a high-tier Dungeon that no one else could attempt until now.]
[Liri: Since it’s not about clearing it alone but requires ‘cooperation,’ it will take a while.]
[Liri: Hunter Dante is clumsy at doing things together with others. Though most strong Awakeners are like that.]
He went around finding each person who had joined Nike, saying he would form a team with them, and proposed Dungeon strategies.
I initially thought I had prejudged him, but they all accepted readily.
‘I didn’t think they’d agree so easily.’
[Liri: They all came here because they like Dante.]
[Liri: I think they’re repaying his affection before it’s too late.]
When affection goes unreturned, a person’s heart turns negative.
[Liri: In that sense, Awakener Dante is fortunate.]
‘I hope the day comes when he can treat Rosalind Brown that way too.’
Rosalind Brown seems to think Dante doesn’t like her at all.
But isn’t Rosalind Brown the one whose affection for him is the oldest?
‘Once this is all over, things will get better, won’t they?’
[Liri: Of course. Even now, Rosalind Brown is running around in every direction for Dante. She’s handled the current situation well too.]
Even the high-ranking officials at Nike who disliked Dante had unanimously agreed to treat the Rank 1 Hunter with utmost respect.
Jung Hwan-jae, who had suddenly arrived in the United States, cited his friendship with Dante as his reason.
His schedule back in Korea was impossibly hectic, but temporarily looking after Nike in Dante’s absence served as his first justification.
The second justification was that other high-ranking officials at Nike had treated Yeom Ye-ah and Hwa-jon somewhat inadequately, so he had come to personally protect his Guild members.
He had essentially shifted the responsibility for our treatment—which had nearly fallen entirely to Dante—onto their shoulders instead.
‘I never thought public opinion could shift so easily.’
[Liri: When the parties involved and the Guild Master of Hanttae are saying such things, there’s no way to deny it.]
[Liri: Especially since Jung Hwan and Dante are known to have a fundamentally poor relationship.]
It meant they weren’t the kind of people who would take each other’s side even while lying.
From the start, Jung Hwan wasn’t the type to fabricate rumors or spread false information, which also contributed to public acceptance.
“We’re here.”
The moment I finished the Fisherman’s Song, I switched to another melody.
I hummed an old nursery rhyme softly, almost like a gentle hum.
I could maintain my own heart and soul without being swept away by the emotions this world possessed.
All things respond to your song.
Terraforming Ring (S) has completed its mana research.
My green mana radiated outward across the entire Dungeon.
A thin, transparent green wave rippled forth as if embracing all things.
The enemies here weren’t materialized monsters but holes leaking poison. Clearing the Dungeon meant blocking or destroying those holes.
My mana, which had scattered in all directions to disperse the poison fog, suddenly sharpened and pierced through the holes.
The result was evident enough from the system window announcing the Dungeon clear.
The surroundings crumbled in an instant, and the landscape of where I had entered appeared.
Jung Hwan-jae stood there naturally, waiting for me to emerge.
“Did you wait long? What did you do while waiting?”
The moment Jung Hwan-jae saw me, he smiled gently and bowed his head as if matching my eye level.
“I wanted to see you.”

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