The Tone-Deaf Healer Kills with a Song - Chapter 189

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Tone-Deaf Healer Kills with Song – Episode 189
The warm shadow of the one who had steadfastly protected me vanished.
Until the very end, he gazed at me with a smile. As if to say there was nothing to fear.
And because of that, I could not allow myself to be afraid.
“Goodbye, Liri. See you again.”
Even if these were the only words I could offer in parting.
The ring on my finger suddenly grew scorching hot. A violent, desperate power—as though expending its final breath.
In that same instant, crimson mana surged from the ring and burrowed into my body.
It felt as though every soul was offering itself to me with aching urgency.
Jung Hwan-jae’s soul, Liri’s divinity—they were speaking to me.
Live.
Live for me.
“Ah….”
And love.
Every soul burned itself away as it spoke.
The strength and love of two men flooded through my body.
I could not distinguish whether what escaped my lips was a wail or a scream.
What surged from my heart—was it pain? Or the weight of life they had planted in my soul?
―Already dead?
A grating voice reached my ears.
Tedious and contemptible in tone, yet unmistakably intoxicated with victory.
The one whose form remained relatively intact was limping through the air toward me.
“So Yi-yoon.”
―That Assigned Staff Member, and the Rank 1 hunter too… Do you have any idea how shocked I was when they suddenly vanished?
His form was grotesque—fragments scattered across the ground, forcibly crammed back into a semblance of a body.
I barely steadied my reeling mind and lifted my head.
“Are you done with your mockery?”
―So you’ve dropped the formal speech too. I’ll forgive your insolence before death.
A crystalline hatred surged within me.
I wanted to destroy him utterly, to ensure he would never again see the light of this world.
I wanted him to taste the despair and agony I carried, doubled. And for that, I was willing to shatter.
‘No, I can’t.’
But I felt a love raging within my soul, neutralizing my despair and torment.
As if commanding me not to be consumed by hatred.
It forcibly dragged me from the abyss of despair and restored my clarity.
I suddenly understood.
They still exist within me. Their mana has not fully merged—each remains in their own form.
If I could resolve this situation before they are completely absorbed into my mana, the odds are infinitesimal, but.
If only that could happen.
I might be able to bring them back.
―You devoured your Assigned Staff Member too, didn’t you? Honestly, I was curious. How strong are you? And that red color… Don’t tell me you consumed that as well? Wasn’t tying for first place enough?
Even hearing the mocking voice call me greedy, the fury I’d once contained refused to reignite.
I rubbed my eyes to wipe away the tears and opened them wide.
“Yeah, I devoured them. That’s why they’re living so defiantly inside me now.”
―Living, you say?
So Yi-yoon burst into uncontrollable laughter.
Those who have never received such immense love cannot understand.
No—those who fail to comprehend how deeply they were loved will never know.
I lifted my head high.
“Don’t try to understand. Just witness what I’m feeling and judge for yourself.”
I will sing the souls of the most tender and mighty beings.
This is the true essence of divine power that Pandora ultimately failed to convey to So Yi-yoon.
It is hope.
Green and crimson mana scattered like sparks in all directions.
Colossal wings cast shadows overhead, and a vivid system window materialized before my eyes, proclaiming my power.
I placed the Okwanhdan from my inventory into my mouth.
A massive blue spear materialized in the sky.
Danger level in the realm of existence has exceeded the established threshold.
Additional authority is granted to the Rank 1 Awakened.
Limits are transcended.
And soon the overlapping windows spoke to me.
Win, they said. Survive. Never abandon hope.
Love with such devotion.
Divine power confirmed.
Additional mana confirmed.
Okwanhdan effects combined. Total mana capacity expanded.
Stats adjusted.
Creation Technique (EX)
Vocal Performance (EX)
Ambition (EX)
This land, once flowing entirely within So Yi-yoon’s world, began to shift its currents solely for me.
The terrain, the very air, even So Yi-yoon’s mana itself responded to my song, breaking its own momentum.
―What is this….
“Bewildering, isn’t it? Watching everything you created slip into someone else’s hands. And I haven’t even begun.”
That someone like you became a precious Awakened and received the love of a single Assigned Staff Member.
Born with such abundant fortune, yet ungrateful for what you’ve gained—a greedy soul.
An Awakened who overcame despair with their own strength to prevent the world’s destruction now acknowledges your worth.
Your life data is transcribed.
Because of your contribution, the world takes one step back from annihilation.
The record ‘Healing Soprano’ is inscribed in the data.
Because we are each other
Because in this lonely world, we feel each other’s breath
Wherever we are in this world
Even if we breathe different air in different worlds
I can feel you
Because we are each other
I cast “Because We Are Each Other.”
Accompaniment, chorus, orchestra, and the hymn of all things—everything became us and each other.
The Dungeon itself pulses as if resonating with my amplified power.
Because we became each other
I found myself
Because you made me into myself
I called you each other
Green mana sprawled outward in all directions.
It wrapped around the staff rolling somewhere on the ground and seized the sickle fading from someone’s grasp.
The breath that had nearly been severed was reconnecting.
―No, that’s a lie. Wait! No! No!
So Yi-yoon’s panicked curses were swallowed and vanished beneath the cacophony of countless instruments.
I held fast to the musical notes pouring from the staff, preventing the cascading feathers from disappearing.
So even if I’m alone
I’ll call myself us
Even if tomorrow brings greater loneliness than today
I’ll keep your place empty
So come back.
My voice continued singing, but at some point, tears began flowing uncontrollably.
Your place is empty—come back.
I felt Jung Hwan-jae’s mana gradually fading from my body.
I couldn’t tell if it was merging with my power or slipping away entirely.
Find me anytime
My only us
My first each other
The mana that consumed the entire Dungeon pierced through dozens of So Yi-yoons and transformed into thousands of musical staves.
Tens of thousands of notes upon them imprisoned So Yi-yoon like a cage.
Each time he reached out, the notes rushed forward and dissolved him. His face contorted in agony.
The despair I felt, the anguish, the overwhelming power I now possess.
And all the love I’ve received and the hope that remains.
All things So Yi-yoon does not have.
So come back
My first us
My last each other
The musical notes devoured So Yi-yoon with ravenous hunger.
The rain had stopped without my noticing.
As they consumed not only So Yi-yoon but all the corrupted things within this Dungeon, they themselves became a single song.
A exclusive track titled “So the Last Does Not Become the End” has been added to the Valkyrie Network.
A song without a single lyric sang the end of calamity.
Even as I closed my mouth, the musical notes continued devouring So Yi-yoon, weaving an ecstatic melody to bring this disaster to its conclusion.
The endless flow of blood ceased, and the destroyed buildings and fallen corpses dissolved into mere ash.
“Yeom Ye-ah!”
Only then did I see figures rushing toward me from the distance.
Dante and Rosalind Brown, their clothes tattered but their bodies unmarked by wounds. Other hunters gasping for breath.
I offered them a faint smile.
That was when my eyes perceived it.
“…Jung Hwan-jae.”
While everyone’s gaze was fixed on So Yi-yoon, who was slowly fading away.
Behind him, using a scythe as a crutch, he staggered forward.
Without time to think, I began to run. Treading upon fragments and musical notes, soaring across the staff lines.
Crossing the song that enveloped the entire world, I rushed toward the man who gazed only at me as he drew near.
He lifted his head and looked at me.
“Ye-ah.”
A small voice cracked with tears—a sound that might pass unnoticed by others, but I heard it clearly.
It was neither illusion nor delusion.
His mana that had departed from me had found its master.
I embraced him as though I were leaping into his arms.
Jung Hwan-jae slowly wrapped his arms around my waist.
“I heard the song you were singing. It awakened me.”
“…Yes.”
“You called me here. As long as you exist, I cannot die.”
“Good morning.”
I lifted my head and looked at his face.
Just as my face was streaked with tears, his too was marked by them.
“Good morning.”
With a greeting ill-suited to the moment, our lips met.
Congratulations!
By the authority of Baldur, it is officially recognized.
The Awakened One of this world has eliminated the calamity.

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