The Tone-Deaf Healer Kills with a Song - Chapter 19

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Tone-Deaf Healer Kills with Song – Episode 019
It’s the same when I go to a Karaoke Room. My throat is already hoarse, but the moment a bonus song comes up, there’s this sudden moment of despair.
I came here because I wanted to sing so badly, and it’s even free, yet there comes a moment when I’m so exhausted that I find myself crying out, begging for it to stop.
“I… I really… my voice isn’t coming out anymore…”
My voice had become so hoarse and cracked that I couldn’t even remember what my original voice sounded like.
Singing the same nursery rhyme two hundred times a day will drive anyone to neurosis. Like a office worker who screams at the sound of their morning alarm.
Now, just hearing the intro made my face go pale.
[Liri: You can’t give up, Ye-ah! The ranking tournament is less than a month away. You have to do your best right now.]
“I know that too…”
I drank four liters of water just to sing this today. But even so, my voice won’t come out anymore.
I’ve already sung over five hundred times today. The lyrics have become so ingrained I could print them out instantly. It’s not even that high of a song originally—why is this so exhausting?
I was barely catching my breath when my phone rang.
[Senior Hwan-jae]
After our conversation about not exposing each other’s identities outside, we changed our contact names together. The Guild Master is Yeom Ye-ah, and I’m saved as Senior Hwan-jae like this.
Since we did the open run together, he’d been lying low for about two days. Given the nature of the Guild, there was no reason to come in every day, so he was focusing on vocal practice at home.
There was naturally no reason to contact the boss first. Two messages came in a row, so I thought something serious had happened.
I just wanted to ask if you’re doing okay right now
I didn’t want to call in case you were busy
In reality, the content of his message was personal. Even just a few words made it clear he wasn’t the type to care for someone with such meticulous attention.
‘That’s why he’s investing, betting that I’ll choose him when that day comes.’
This person is an investor taking considerable risk. And he’s very interested in what he’s invested in.
Before being a ranker, he’s a Guild Master, and a Guild Master is ultimately a boss running an entire Guild. Even if he consults with multiple people, it’s only possible if he possesses his own abilities as well.
But conversely, this behavior is admittedly a little burdensome.
“Hmm…”
A conversation that feels like it would happen between people in a romantic tension. If today weren’t a work day like a weekend, it would probably feel more burdensome.
Does he want to know how much effort I’m putting in right now? There’s almost no chance I’ve made remarkable progress in just a few days.
As I stared at my phone screen, Liri, who had been coaching me steadily, spoke up.
[Liri: Is he treating you well?]
‘He does care about me quite a bit. But since this is my first time receiving this kind of fledgling care, I’m not sure how to react.’
[Liri: I can provide fledgling care too… Right now! I’m doing my best to help you right now!]
‘Yes, you’re right.’
But each person can help in different ways, can’t they? I’m a newbie who needs a lot of help. When veterans offer to help, I should grab every scrap of assistance I can get.
If Liri and Jung Hwan-jae help me, I’d split myself in two like Solomon and cling to each of them.
Liri seems a bit sulky about how I’m acting. They say a handler is favorable to their contractor, but this kind of favor is a little burdensome and amusing.
‘So Liri, please think about what I can ask of this Guild Master.’
I had a feeling that no matter how sulky Liri got about me relying on the Guild Master instead of her for this crisis, she would ultimately take my side.
And for good reason—would anyone who wasn’t on my side listen to my terrible singing over five hundred times? It’s remarkable enough that they haven’t passed out from hearing my voice.
[Liri: Try asking him to let you inside a Dungeon. Ye-ah’s stats will develop more easily in there. That’s something I…]
[Liri: That’s something I can’t help with, so right now…]
[Liri: But just wait and see if I manifest! I’ll show you!]
Was he looking for a way to put Jung Hwan-jae into the dungeon in his place whenever he manifested?
Until now, I’d only thought of Liri as being lively, but ever since I’d decided on my own that she was like a hamster, everything she did seemed adorable.
Like a marionette under his control, I began typing out a reply message.
Hello, this is Yeom Ye-ah. Thank you for reaching out. My singing skill has risen to F+ now. The problem is the letter grade hasn’t changed since then. To practice a bit more, I think I’ll need to enter a dungeon. Is there a place I could enter? I heard that for dungeons, you can only enter alone after three months of being a Hunter.
Even to my own eyes, the message seemed overly verbose, but I’d fallen into the habit of adding greetings and light cushioning phrases at the beginning and end, so there was nothing I could do about it.
After deliberating for a while, I sent the reply. About five minutes passed before he transmitted several location details.
These are the dungeons available for reservation right now. All of them are places you can enter within about an hour. I selected the difficulty levels based on what I can handle.
Is there nowhere I could handle by myself?
Well, you haven’t actually used any offensive skills yet, Yeom Ye-ah. I think things will improve gradually.
That’s true.
I’d never used a skill with the intention of attacking an opponent, so it was only natural.
I carefully reviewed the candidates he’d sent and made my selection. I chose the location considering both the map information and the typical clear time.
The moment I sent my carefully considered reply, Jung Hwan-jae responded.
This dungeon was quite significant. Not only for my own development, but also because it would be my third entry.
‘Ragnarok Guide’.
I would finally be able to witness that thing which could only be confirmed from the third entry onward.

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“You arrived early?”
“Yes, I could have come to pick you up.”
“This place is near my home.”
I dismounted from my bicycle and stood beside Jung Hwan-jae. Once again, I barely managed to stop him from insisting on coming to pick me up. It wasn’t as though I was only using my abilities once or twice, so I couldn’t burden him with the trouble of traveling such a short distance.
As I arrived, he looked up from handling work on his phone and gave a light bow while meeting my gaze.
“The environment inside here is most similar to the ocean. It resembles the deep sea most closely, but breathing shouldn’t be a major problem. First, please put this on.”
He held out several pieces of equipment toward me. A coat to wear over my body, ear cuffs, and various other light items—all of them provided stat bonuses overall.
He’d never prepared things like this before, so his sudden attentiveness meant this dungeon was more dangerous than the two I’d entered previously.
So without any objection, I carefully put on everything he offered. Several stat bonuses were applied to my base stats.
“There’s poison resistance, electrical resistance, and even some fear resistance. Since it’s underwater, various situations can occur. Your movement speed might slow down a bit, so please follow me closely.”
He checked several times to ensure I’d equipped everything properly before entering the dungeon with a posture that seemed to envelop me.
The scenery before my eyes began to shift loosely, accompanied by a sensation I still wasn’t accustomed to.
Liri had never contacted me when entering dungeons before, but this time a message filled with concern appeared.
[Liri: The stat buff provided as a reward ends this time, so be careful. It’s a different level than before. Don’t just heal—’attack’. Don’t forget.]
[Liri: This needs to be the time you learn to attack.]
I gave a slight nod so she could understand. As the chat window faded, the scenery transformed into something that rippled as if I’d fallen into water.
Faced with the unfamiliar landscape, I unconsciously gripped Jung Hwan-jae’s sleeve tightly. As if he felt my tension directly, he slowly shifted his gaze toward me.
“Don’t worry. You’ll be fine. No matter what happens, I’ll get there before it’s too late.”
“Yes, because the Guild Master is here….”

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