Was Happy Being a Despised F-Rank Healer, You Know? - Chapter 126

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16. Strange Omens (3)

“Hali’s not here?”

At I-seo’s words, Yuhan Seong immediately turned around.

They had been looking for Hali and Yu Hee to train together for the first time in a while.

Yu Hee had asked them to just pass along a message to the student council since she would have some free time starting today, and in Hali’s case, they had all agreed to stop by the shop together.

But Hali wasn’t there.

‘If I sense Magpie’s presence, I should be able to roughly know her location. But it’s not the promised time yet.’

In fact, if danger befell Hali, he would know immediately. Magpie wouldn’t stay still. Plus, there was that Lion guy he’d seen before, so it would be fine to restrain his searching as promised with Hali.

Lee Hae-sol and Gong Seo-yun, who had been following behind Hyun I-seo and Yuhan Seong, seemed to have the same thought.

“She didn’t come to the shop.”

“Then she must be in the Manufacturing Room.”

The two nodded at I-seo’s words and moved together in the direction Yuhan Seong was going.

The Old School Building Manufacturing Room.

That place, which had become Hali’s exclusive Manufacturing Room after being renovated, was now a familiar place to them as well.

Though they had never gone there in such a large group before.

“Jin Hali really never rests. She could take it easy now.”

Hyun I-seo muttered.

Hae-sol tilted his head and objected.

“She shouldn’t overdo it, but doesn’t all training have meaning?”

“She’s…”

I-seo was about to say that Jin Hali was a special case, but trailed off for a moment.

“Why is Hali…”

And he recalled a scene only he had witnessed.

Though he was acting somewhat differently now, Hyun I-seo basically preferred solo play in games and solo play in reality too. So when it wasn’t training time, he often went around alone, and during one of those times, he had made a surprise visit to Jin Hali’s Manufacturing Room.

No wait, he hadn’t actually visited but had tried to enter through the window to surprise her, floating around and just watching before hastily running away.

‘…I definitely heard her muttering something then.’

“Why use up your lifespan to do this? That’s quite a sudden question. Well… it’s because there’s something more important.”

He didn’t know who she was answering.

But since he knew Hali had secrets, that wasn’t so surprising.

However.

“And it’s fine. Just lifespan, you know. Hmm… seeing how much is left even after using this much, I guess I was meant to live long. Erich, this is good for you too. Lifespan is more efficient than HP, right?”

What on earth was his foolish friend doing? It gave him a headache.

He considered telling Yuhan Seong, their team leader, but the words didn’t come easily.

Frankly speaking, if she was using her own lifespan as payment to obtain something she wanted, it wasn’t something others should interfere with.

Of course, he wanted to scold her right away, telling her to come to her senses and stop, but on the other hand, he thought that without that mysterious deal, Hali would have remained an F-rank Healer…

‘Looking back on it now, entering the Annihilation Dungeon was unavoidable for Jin Hali, so if she had stayed just an F-rank Healer, she would have died long ago.’

Of course, even now Hali was officially an F-rank Healer, but that was probably a magic power issue.

‘Magic power?’

Right, that must be it.

Hyun I-seo wasn’t included among those their homeroom teacher Choi Ji-hyeong had told to watch over Hali regarding the magic potion misunderstanding.

So I-seo was able to conclude that Hali was obtaining the magic power needed for potion production through a deal with that suspicious being called ‘Erich.’

“Ugh, seriously.”

“What is it.”

Lee Hae-sol had even stopped walking and was staring intently at I-seo, who seemed about to speak but didn’t.

Those were eyes that others praised as looking like an upright scholar or appearing profound like deep water, but when Hali was involved, they shone blue-green like angry waves.

Meeting that somewhat crazed gaze head-on was quite burdensome for someone like I-seo.

‘Damn, I can’t say this.’

If the magic deal stopped, Hali would immediately have problems with potion production itself.

And they couldn’t have her continuously drink unstable magic potions either.

But even so, I-seo knew that Yuhan Seong, Gong Seo-yun, and Lee Hae-sol would reach different conclusions than himself.

If those guys found out about the deal Hali was making—I-seo was already over 90% certain—they would probably nag her to stop the deal first.

While he sympathized with that sentiment, he personally thought Jin Hali wouldn’t be too happy to accept such nagging.

Because Jin Hali was in a position where she’d be trampled without her own skills.

Like I-seo himself when he was young, before becoming S-rank.

‘I can’t let Hali go through that experience.’

People sometimes make inefficient decisions. Like choosing death rather than being trampled.

If she couldn’t receive magic power supply, there was a possibility that Jin Hali would act recklessly, just like I-seo who tried to solo even when he had no skills whatsoever.

No, she definitely would.

The only difference was that I-seo had done it for himself, while Jin Hali would do it to become useful to others.

‘So what should I do?’

I-seo had a momentarily gloomy look in his eyes.

And after glancing at Lee Hae-sol, who had hesitated at that melancholy expression, he let out a small sigh.

‘That would be best.’

I-seo rolled his eyes around and said.

“Never mind. Whether she rests or not, if Hali wants to do it, she’ll do it.”

“…Was that what you were going to say?”

Lee Hae-sol asked, tilting his head slightly.

His expression showed he was certain that wasn’t it.

Come to think of it, what did these three think about how Hali was handling the magic power that went into production?

Did they already know about that deal? Or.

“…It’s nothing much. I was going to say she shouldn’t abuse magic potions…”

Bingo.

He could see even Seo-yun flinch.

Yuhan Seong didn’t, but that guy rarely showed signs of being shaken, so who knows what he was thinking inside.

“What if Hali made those magic potions herself?”

Lee Hae-sol’s eyes widened.

His eyes, clear as usual again, sparkled like sunlight on the sea and held intelligence.

“That’s a good idea, right?”

“Yeah. Let’s talk about it.”

“Ooh, as expected, gamers think differently.”

At Seo-yun’s playful teasing, I-seo sneered and raised his middle finger.

“…Let’s talk about it after the festival.”

Yuhan Seong, who had been quietly listening to the three’s conversation, also nodded and spoke.

“And Hali doesn’t seem to be here.”

In front of the Old School Building, before even entering the Manufacturing Room, everyone hesitated at Yuhan Seong’s words in front of the gate.

“If not here, then where is she?”

“She might have gone to the library.”

“It’s time!”

Time?

Seo-yun said something incomprehensible, then closed his eyes briefly.

And when they flashed open, there was some confusion in his red eyes.

“…She’s with Yu Hee?”

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“Can you tell me why you’re saying this to me?”

Thus, the four people had stepped through the air and moved frantically to reach this place.

What could those two be talking about, leaving just them out?

Going there suddenly seemed like it would ruin the atmosphere, but just leaving didn’t feel right either because of Yu Hee.

Everyone had noticed that this scheming woman was constantly watching for an opportunity to make a contract with Jin Hali.

If it were before they became close, it might be different, but now it seemed like Hali would agree to whatever conditions Yu Hee requested for a contract.

It wasn’t that Hali was foolish, but they became anxious because they subtly knew she was particularly soft when it came to them.

They positioned themselves on nearby trees, suppressing their presence as much as possible and sharpening their hearing.

‘Hey, is this okay?’

Hyun I-seo asked silently.

The three nodded simultaneously.

They had nothing to feel sorry about toward Yu Hee.

Gong Seo-yun pointed at Yu Hee with his finger, then shrugged his shoulders and said.

‘She brought it on herself.’

‘…?’

Though there was no malice, Yu Hee was someone for whom following others was as natural as breathing.

That’s why everyone had been caught by Yu Hee’s stealth at least once.

‘I haven’t though?’

Of course, she only did this to people who showed unusual currents of interest centered around Hali, so Hyun I-seo had never experienced it, but there was no way they could know such circumstances.

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