The Tone-Deaf Healer Kills with a Song - Chapter 3

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Tone-Deaf Healer Kills with Song – Episode 003
[Liri: Ye-ah, look at this! Finally, someone has recognized your true potential!]
“But what if this person also faints during the interview and can never do anything again? Or what if they try to kill me after learning Hanttae’s secrets…?”
[Liri: Don’t worry! Since Ye-ah hasn’t cleared a single gate yet, Baldur’s blessing buff is still active. You can escape the threat of murder, so even if it’s a scam]
[Liri: nothing worse than the status quo will happen!]
Liri clearly didn’t understand that the status quo was the most terrifying thing that could happen to me.
Just then, an alert popped up on the application.
[Hello, Yeom Ye-ah! Congratulations on passing the second interview!]
[Hanttae Guild requests a final interview with Yeom Ye-ah. The appointment is set for 4 days from now at the fourth teleport machine at exit 3 of Sawol Station on Hunter Railroad Line 2.]
[The teleport access code can be retrieved from this moment onward, and a non-sharing curse and privacy protection buff have been applied, so please retrieve it alone and proceed.]
[The code is valid until 30 minutes after the interview time, and will not work if you attempt entry afterward. If any issues arise, Hunting Hunter assumes no responsibility and requests you contact the relevant guild separately.]
[We hope Yeom Ye-ah’s new beginning starts successfully.]
I had the old suit hanging in my room dry-cleaned and prepared, then boarded the Hunter Railroad four days later.
Because sudden gates frequently opened where Hunters gathered, the Hunter Railroad was eventually built into the subway system. A place where only Awakened individuals could board, even if they weren’t active Hunters.
I could have ridden it since my Awakening, but after seeing the flashy people inside once, I just couldn’t bring myself to go.
―This station is Sawol, Sawol Station. Those heading to Myeong-jin Guild headquarters or the Hunter Association, or transferring to Hunter Railroad Line 1, please exit at this station. This station has a high probability of gate manifestation in the gap between the platform and train. Please be careful.
Even though they were Hunters, the sluggish figures sprawled across their seats as if going to work was unbearably painful rose from their places.
These were likely civil servants working for the Association among the Hunters.
Unlike other Hunters who retained a certain flashiness due to their various equipment, whether intentionally or not, they wore clothing solely for comfortable sitting.
“I’m getting off, I’m getting off. Sorry.”
“Ah.”
The downside of a transfer station—as many people get off as get on. I barely managed to stretch my legs through the surging crowd.
Since my Awakening, my stats had risen astronomically without any particular management on my part.
However, these could only be increased further through continuous training while entering and exiting gates, so in a subway packed with all manner of Hunters, I was helplessly pushed around.
‘If they make that much money, they should drive a car. Why ride the subway and make ordinary citizens like me suffer?’
[Liri: It’s probably because Seoul’s traffic congestion is severe. Teleportation also operates under the Association’s management, and recently traffic laws have even been applied, so…]
‘I know what’s going on. I was just complaining.’
Liri said she would accompany me this time since I was trembling so much with fear.
Was this also some kind of new member service from Baldur? If they were providing a year-long new member service, they were incredibly kind.
The moment I stepped off the train and was about to catch my breath, my vision flashed. Pain flickered across the faces of several people getting off with me.
“Ah, I have to go in right now….”
“Is there anyone here who is Awakened but not registered as a Hunter? Come this way quickly.”
“Hello? A gate just opened for me. Tell Ji-young to handle my outdoor work when she comes in.”
The voices of people and fragments of lectures I’d heard in high school came back to me.
When a gate opens in a place crowded with ordinary people, a flash of light appears simultaneously, and people with lower stats get sucked in first.
I’d worked at a Hunter convenience store for several years now, but whether by luck or fate, I’d never been pulled into a gate. I’d only lingered around places where crowds gathered afterward.
“I-I’m not a Hunter!”
I raised my hand forcefully to signal for rescue. A woman who appeared to be an Association employee spotted my signal and rushed toward me. Even after just a few steps, I felt her body float through the air and the distance close rapidly.
As my entire body was sucked into the gate and my surroundings changed, the woman with a remarkably composed expression held out a business card right in front of me and spoke.
[Hunter Association Deputy Kim A-jin]
“I’m a Hunter Association staff member, and this appears to be a permanent gate that manifests frequently in this location. The actual level inside the gate isn’t particularly high, so if you wait with the others, our staff and other Hunters will handle it and assist with your departure.”
“Ah, yes, thank you… How long do you think it will take?”
“Generally around four hours, but time flows the same outside as it does in here. Do you have any appointments?”
The staff member explained that this place was shrouded in signal interference that prevented communication with the outside world, so if I had any prior commitments, I’d likely be late.
Of course, there was nothing the staff member could do about it, but at the same time, I felt my mind turning white with panic.
[Liri: Ye-ah, what do we do…?]
Even if I left early, four hours would far exceed the interview time. I was supposed to be half-committed to the contract, but here I was—someone who would be late on their very first day.
Would they forgive me if I said I was trapped in a gate? Not a chance. My access code would expire, so I wouldn’t even be able to enter, and I’d heard the building itself was hidden somewhere.
My heart began racing at the thought of canceling my employment before I’d even tried. I felt tears welling up.
“Excuse me, I have an interview today. I was supposed to join a guild today. Even if I can’t make a call, is there perhaps someone in charge here…?”
As I grabbed the staff member’s arm and spoke desperately, a look of sympathy flashed across their face. Kim A-jin, glancing at her now-useless phone, leaned toward me and whispered.
“Which guild were you applying to? There are many guild members in here, so if we’re lucky, we might be able to reach someone, but don’t get your hopes too high.”
“Well, I was supposed to have an interview with Hanttae guild today. My interview is in about an hour from now. My name is Yeom Ye-ah. There might be someone here connected to them…”
The moment the name Hanttae left my lips, the other person’s face showed a hint of surprise, followed by an even more sympathetic expression.
I was on the verge of losing an opportunity to join one of the nation’s top-tier guilds right before my eyes.
Normally, I wouldn’t have expected help for an ordinary person’s situation, but fortunately, Kim A-jin seemed to be the kind sort.
A-jin pulled a small pen from her pocket and twirled it in her hand. It glowed blue and expanded. She made a gesture as if writing characters in the air.
[Upon identification of the affiliated guilds of Hunters who have entered the current gate, immediately transmit the file to Deputy Kim A-jin——]
“That won’t be necessary.”
Before she could finish speaking, a low voice came from behind us. Both A-jin and I turned around simultaneously to see a man wearing a facial recognition-blocking coat standing there calmly.
“Pardon?”
“I’ve heard the situation.”
An inexplicable pressure made me take a step back as his voice continued.
“I’m with Hanttae.”

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