Was Happy Being a Despised F-Rank Healer, You Know? - Chapter 15

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2. The Generous Healer (5)

‘That’s right.’

[Right. Are you finally changing your mind? There’s someone who could take you to S-rank dungeons showing interest in you, so be more proactive in appealing to them!]

‘No, I’d need something to appeal with first, wouldn’t I?’

Erich doesn’t know that there’s no need for me to appeal any further.

Because he doesn’t know my purpose.

As I continued to pretend ignorance and respond, Erich replied as if bursting with frustration.

[Looking at the state of your potions, you can’t be an ordinary F-rank!]

‘I’m not ordinary, that’s true. You’re helping me, Erich. But that’s your ability, not mine, right? As for potions, I’ll work hard to sell them from now on.’

For reference, the HP I give him comes from an extra life bar that only I have. Erich doesn’t seem to notice the difference though.

‘That’s probably surplus vitality created by the influence of my previous life, right?’

Did I perhaps die earlier than my original fate or something?

Before my thoughts could wander off track, I heard Erich’s voice.

[This is driving me crazy.]

I replied inwardly.

‘Calm down. I’ll work harder.’

To become an F-rank who’s only good at making one type of potion!

Erich let out a big sigh.

The infirmary was getting close again.

Due to the passage of time, the number of students coming out from inside had decreased somewhat.

I quietly leaned against the wall and opened the box lid again.

‘I’ll give away the few remaining ones and then go back to class.’

Just then, a shadow stood in front of me and asked.

“…Can I get one too?”

It was an unfamiliar voice. A student from our class whom I’d never properly talked to before.

His name was… Seo Jeong-u, wasn’t it? We’d only passed by each other a few times, but it was obvious what would happen to such an extra character.

This kind of extra student wouldn’t graduate and would die.

For the protagonist’s awakening.

“Of course!”

I smiled brightly on the surface and took out a bottle from the box dedicated to our class.

It bothered me that this was all I could do for him.

“Try it and let me know if it’s okay.”

Jeong-u accepted the bottle and bowed his head.

“Thank you.”

He seemed like a somewhat timid kid.

He was quiet in class too, I think.

“Not at all. I made this while practicing, so I hope you’ll understand if the effects don’t quite meet expectations.”

To maintain the perception of uselessness, I made sure to add the comment that since an F-rank made it, I couldn’t guarantee its efficacy.

Anyway, once he tries it, he’ll know it’s a proper potion, so the priming effect will be certain.

As soon as Jeong-u left, this time I heard an energetic voice.

“Jin Hali!”

Gong Seo-yun.

“Uh…”

“Ah, I’m Gong Seo-yun.”

One of the main characters, someone I’d never had a conversation with before. He was always at the center of the class, so there was no reason for us to get involved.

‘Originally, no one talked to me at all. What kind of day is today?’

I tilted my head and greeted him.

“Um, hello. I’m Jin Hali. But were you looking for me? Why?”

Gong Seo-yun hesitated for a moment.

Then he stared at my face for a while before laughing heartily and saying.

“You don’t know that what you’re doing here has become the talk of the whole school?”

“Huh?”

“Yuhan Seong was going to come get you since you weren’t coming back, but I came instead. He said you were giving them to our classmates too.”

What’s so great about the lowest-grade potions made by an F-rank that they’d brag about it? I thought even if they talked about it, no one would welcome it.

But it seems like Hae-sol and Yuhan Seong said something to the class beforehand.

“Even though everyone’s pretending otherwise, they seem to be waiting.”

“Waiting?”

When I asked blankly, he answered lightly.

“Yeah. You’re giving out presents, so isn’t that natural?”

Like Lee Hae-sol earlier, Gong Seo-yun also seemed to have no negative perception of me, unlike the other kids.

‘He did seem easygoing in the original work too.’

I said, hiding my slight bewilderment.

“It’s quite burdensome to hear that they’re expecting something. This is just stuff that accumulated while practicing.”

“Come on.”

As I took out a bottle and offered it while speaking, Seo-yun smiled brightly and took the bottle.

Then he shook the bottle and said.

“I’m grateful when you give it to me. That aside, this has a pretty color.”

“…Colorless?”

The lower the grade, the lighter the potion’s color becomes. The lowest grade is colorless.

When I tilted my head, Seo-yun looked closely at the bottle and said.

“Yeah. The color is colorless, but it sparkles. What is it? Is it just because of the sunlight?”

That was brief though.

Seo-yun shrugged his shoulders, put away the bottle, and waved his hand.

“Anyway, let’s go.”

“Mm-hmm.”

When we finally arrived at the classroom, all the classmates’ gazes focused on me.

When I hesitated and smiled awkwardly, everyone’s eyes sparkled.

I rolled my eyes and then threw a stone into the quiet classroom.

“…Um, for a week I’m planning to give away for free what comes out of practice.”

Yuhan Seong, who was standing in a corner, let out a small sigh. Lee Hae-sol stared at me with unreadable eyes.

“Anyone need potions?”

“Me!”

“Me too!”

“You’re really giving these away for free for a whole week?”

“Only one each?”

“Yes, yes. One each for now!”

As soon as I finished speaking, kids rushed at me from all directions as if they’d been waiting, and I frantically responded.

And after distributing them all.

“Thank you!”

“I’ll try it later.”

With light words of gratitude behind me, I headed to the faculty office with a somewhat awkward feeling.

The teacher was just coming out.

Though he had dark circles under his eyes, when he saw the box in my hands, his expression softened slightly.

“Successful products.”

“Yes. And Teacher, this.”

I calmly took out a bottle and handed it to him.

I watched the teacher unconsciously accept the bottle. He examined the potion and his eyes widened slightly.

“I happened to succeed in making an intermediate potion. It’s a mental barrier potion. I’d be happy if you would accept it, Teacher.”

“If there’s only one, it would be more efficient to save it.”

“Because I’m grateful.”

The teacher hesitated.

His face was still indifferent and cold, but ever since my success last time, he’d been quite receptive to conversation.

Like now.

“For allowing me to practice.”

I spoke while reminding him as much as possible that I was F-rank.

“Actually, I thought it wouldn’t work out. But you helped me… I’m really grateful. I’ll work even harder. I’ll make it worthwhile for you!”

“…”

The teacher stared at my face silently.

Then he looked at the intermediate potion again.

“I’d be even happier if you’d accept them from time to time in the future too.”

When I said this with a hehe laugh, the teacher let out a big sigh.

With an expression like he’d given up on something.

Then he rubbed his eyes and spoke.

“Jin Hali.”

“Yes.”

“What you make has stable basic effects at least. Have confidence in your quality. And if you want to give them to me, I’ll just accept the sentiment.”

“But…”

“When you can make intermediate potions comfortably, I’ll accept them then. Understood?”

“Oh… if that’s how it is. Yes! Thank you!”

“Thanks is…”

The teacher was about to say something more but shook his head.

“No. Then take this. Give it to someone you want to give it to, or use it yourself.”

“Yes!”

There was dungeon practice today, but we don’t talk about that separately.

The teacher still hasn’t changed his mind that I’m useless in dungeons.

Even so, meaningful conversation is possible regarding potions!

‘It would be perfect if I could have this kind of relationship with all the original characters!’

Leaving the teacher behind, I walked slowly through the corridor and thought.

‘I need to manage the distance well.’

Students glance at the empty box once as they pass by.

Now I understood what Gong Seo-yun had said.

‘The rumors have really spread properly, haven’t they?’

Very smoothly.

But then.

Someone called my name from the end of the hallway.

“Hali.”

It was Lee Hae-sol.

In his hand was the lowest-grade potion bottle I had given him earlier.

“Yeah, Hae-sol. Oh, did you use it all already? Were you hurt badly?”

When I approached quickly and asked, Lee Hae-sol shook his head.

“That’s not it. I have something to show you.”

“Something to show me?”

It was originally a clean bottle, but it stood out more because of the light that shimmered faintly when sunlight hit it.

“Do you see this?”

Without realizing it, I pulled the empty box a little closer to my chest and widened my eyes.

“I thought it was because of the bottle, but the potion sparkles.”

“Huh! What is it.”

Actually, when I made it in the old school building, it wasn’t like this, so I didn’t notice.

‘If the potion sparkles, it means the mana sparkles. What is this, I’ve never seen this phenomenon in the original… Erich?’

[Kekekeke.]

‘You know something, don’t you?’

Hearing Erich’s laughter by my ear was ominous.

‘What is it. You won’t even tell me!’

[Why are you blaming me because your mana is unusual?]

“My mana?”

“Hm?”

“Oh, no.”

[It’s rarely seen holy-type.]

…Huh?

There was no mention of Jin Hali’s mana in the original.

I couldn’t understand it, but what mattered was Lee Hae-sol’s reaction in front of me.

What if he finds it suspicious and says something?

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