Was Happy Being a Despised F-Rank Healer, You Know? - Chapter 120

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15. A Story Jin Hali Doesn’t Know (12)

Isang Hee’s thoughts weren’t entirely without basis.

‘My barrier has a stabilizing effect.’

Since Yuhan Seong was S-rank anyway, there wouldn’t have been any chance of him dying, so a healer wouldn’t have been absolutely necessary.

Though she wasn’t unaware of the extreme situation called the Annihilation Dungeon, seeing that everyone returned alive, it would have been sufficient even if she had been there instead of Jin Hali.

The thought that her position had been stolen by none other than an F-rank was unbearable for Isang Hee.

‘…She’ll probably just become monster food in the dungeon.’

Now that she rarely enters dungeons anymore, even that became difficult to expect.

…Finding someone like Jung Mi-hyeong at Narin Academy wasn’t easy either.

So she decided to take direct action.

If possible, avoiding the eyes of all of Class 8.

“…The festival sounds ex, exciting…”

Right, the Festival Dungeon, which was the lowest-grade dungeon in Narin, would be quite suitable as a grave for an F-rank.

Thinking of Jin Hali becoming a lump of meat, Isang Hee smiled slightly.

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“A play? Hmm. Understood.”

“Yes, please take care of it.”

On the way back after submitting Class 8’s proposal to the student council.

‘That was an unexpected reaction.’

Yu Hee deliberately chose only deserted paths as she walked slowly.

She didn’t forget to wave at the occasional students she saw as if she were a celebrity.

‘It is quite classical though.’

She recalled something a history teacher had said during a history class.

“After the great upheaval 200 years ago, countries that preserved their national form devoted themselves not only to adapting to the great upheaval but also to preserving pre-upheaval civilization. Accordingly, they began meticulously recording each country’s folktales, lifestyles, and history.”

In Korea’s case, the infrastructure remained largely intact, giving it notable advantages in this area.

Anyway, as part of that effort, plays and musicals often adapted their own country’s folktales.

Naturally, during Narin Academy festivals, at least three classes from all grades would perform folktale plays.

However, since Class 8 of the first year had been at the center of attention for the past six months, they seemed to have expected something different.

Recalling the student council president’s strange expression from earlier, Yu Hee chuckled.

And then she sighed.

Now that she had handled the urgent matters, she finally had time to think about ‘that matter’.

“…”

The night before last.

She had detected Yuhan Seong, Lee Hae-sol, and Gong Seo-yun releasing their magic power while searching for traces of Hali.

First of all, she had no idea what Yuhan Seong’s true identity was. Magic detection so subtle that even Yu Hee, a direct descendant of the Yu family, could barely notice it.

The Yu family, an assassin family, was famous as a family of shadows that left no traces.

As a direct descendant of that family, Yu Hee had previously reached a level of stealth comparable to S-rank. Now that she was A-rank, it went without saying.

‘And yet.’

If she hadn’t been awake, even she wouldn’t have noticed Yuhan Seong’s magic detection.

‘That guy has something going on.’

However, since he was both a close colleague and friend, she decided not to think too deeply about it. She also had faith that he would tell her when the time came.

This was a belief that everyone teamed up with Yuhan Seong implicitly shared.

Yu Hee smiled peacefully and sat down comfortably, leaning her back against a wall in a quiet place with no one around.

‘I wonder if things will be different once I reach S-rank?’

She wouldn’t have even thought such things until six months ago.

That night when she had followed the three people with as much tension as when receiving training from the head of the Yu family.

Yu Hee had seen the amazing appearance of Hali, who was as much of an enigma as Yuhan Seong.

It was a beautiful sight that made one think this was what a fairy would look like.

Even in the moment of surprise when she opened her eyes and discovered those three people, and even during their casual conversation, the strange aura visible around Hali didn’t disappear.

Though it wasn’t visible to the eye, to Yu Hee, who was sensitive to magic power, the presence of that aura was felt so intensely that her skin crawled.

‘Like having an S-rank dungeon right before my eyes.’

No, that expression might be a bit insufficient.

“If I had to say, an S-rank boss…maybe?”

But calling it a boss is also somewhat…

“Ah.”

Right. That’s it.

It was the same quality she had felt in that dungeon where Yuhan Seong contracted with the magpie, at the moment when that magpie became a summoned creature.

In other words.

‘An otherworldly being that’s on our side but S-rank.’

It was a perfectly fitting expression.

“…She might really be a fairy.”

The fairies that frequently appeared in folktales were otherworldly beings who wore feathered robes and resided in the heavens.

Given how the world was now, those beings weren’t always considered merely creatures from folktales.

So perhaps it was quite a credible hypothesis.

“Then, if I steal her feathered robe, she won’t be able to return?”

Yu Hee’s eyes had slightly darkened as she muttered playfully as if Hali were right in front of her.

“Should I really do that?”

She recalled what only she had seen that night.

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Following behind Hali after she parted with the three people, Yu Hee pondered.

‘Should I come out now?’

After becoming A-rank, when she concentrated her mind to the maximum, her stealth became so perfect that even Yuhan Seong couldn’t detect it.

So while she had some expertise in tailing, strangely, Hali always caught her.

Considering the conversation she had with those three earlier, it might be better to just come out and reveal that she had been following.

‘But I have no intention of stopping this, you know?’

Those three had promised to only do survival detection to the extent Hali allowed, but Yu Hee couldn’t do that.

In fact, she knew that not just Hali but the other kids wouldn’t tell Yu Hee to stop tailing or hiding either.

So while she was having various thoughts.

On Hali’s way back, she could hear her talking with that suspicious small monster.

“Those three people are my friends. I have a few more closest friends, and I’ll introduce you to the others later.”

[Friends, you say. Friends worth giving your life for?]

To the ‘Lion’ who suddenly asked such a strange question, Hali answered.

“Well.”

And after a brief pause, she answered with a gentle smile.

“I’d have to face such a situation to know for sure, but emotionally, definitely yes.”

[Have you known them from before, Nari?]

“No, that’s not it. Since I got to know them after entering Narin Academy, it’s been about six months for everyone.”

[Time isn’t important for friendship. Still, was there some kind of trigger that made you trust them deeply?]

Why was that thing called Lion so interested in this?

It didn’t feel like it belonged to a dungeon since she couldn’t sense any evil energy, so she had acknowledged it as Hali’s summoned creature for now, but Yu Hee was a bit suspicious.

We’ve known each other for six months, but this is the first time I’ve seen that thing today, right? But it had a nuance like Hali’s guardian trying to find out about Hali’s friends, which was unsettling.

…It was probably just her imagination.

…It must be my imagination.

She was probably just trying to learn about her master’s human relationships.

I was thinking that and following behind with a somewhat twisted expression when it happened.

“…We’ve been through a lot together. We’ve shared life-or-death experiences several times.”

Yu Hee nodded at Hali’s words.

“They didn’t abandon me back then.”

I hesitated at those words.

Had she thought they would abandon her?

At Lunar Halo, at Blue Dragon too.

Had it been like that in every dungeon they went to together afterward?

[The Protagonist is not someone to be abandoned! …I wish wicked things wouldn’t interfere.]

Wicked things?

I felt puzzled for a moment, but then I found myself completely focused on Hali’s response that followed.

“Even before I showed any abilities, they believed in me and stayed with me.”

How could they really do that? Hali muttered like that.

“I’m grateful, and they’re precious to me. If I ever have to enter a dungeon with them again, and if danger strikes then, yes. As you said, even if I end up giving my life for those kids, it wouldn’t be a waste.”

[…I see. Then I’ll be sure to remember that, Protagonist.]

Even while maintaining that jester-like smiling expression, it seemed like the ‘Lion’ pouted for a moment.

Yu Hee listened to that conversation expressionlessly, then enhanced her vision to examine Hali’s face in as much detail as possible.

A pale, clear face revealed in the moonlight. Even without the light purple aura surrounding her, she looked just as mystical as before.

Unlike herself who had lived steeped in the scent of blood, Jin Hali looked so pure.

She had never been conscious of such things before, but lately she kept becoming aware of it.

Along with the thought of whether Jin Hali might be disappointed if she knew her true nature.

Eyes as gorgeous and beautiful as an angel’s stubbornly gazed at Jin Hali.

She was determined to protect her first friend’s side no matter what.

Whatever happened.

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