Was Happy Being a Despised F-Rank Healer, You Know? - Chapter 190

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19. And the Pinwheel Turned (8)

Isang Hee must have possessed a magical tool capable of communicating with the outside. But that was something I could have anticipated.
What was strange was that he’d been able to use it while restrained by the Teacher.
‘What kind of magical tool would allow that?’
It would be impossible unless it transmitted thought itself.
There are plenty of magical tools that transmit sound. Though their capabilities vary wildly.
But transmitting intent through thought alone is said to be impossible without a skill or the exclusive techniques of the Yoo Clan’s direct line.
Then perhaps it wasn’t a magical tool at all, but a skill.
Yet using such a communication skill here in Narin, within the Principal’s range of magical influence, would be madness.
‘Because one of the Principal’s skills is Listening.’
It’s not a skill for eavesdropping on content.
But someone speaking through mana could be detected within his range of influence.
Even without understanding the content, he could discern who was communicating with whom through the ripples.
‘Of course, when someone speaks directly to him, he can hear it immediately if they’re within a certain distance.’
Under normal circumstances, even if Isang Hee secretly communicated using an outsider’s skill, he might not be caught immediately.
The Principal isn’t always confined to the Academy.
In any time other than now—when security precautions are being observed so carefully—the ripples might not pose any real problem even if detected.
But today is the first day of the festival.
And we’ve just experienced a terror threat.
The Principal’s ability isn’t some hidden power either, so would Isang Hee and this outsider really be communicating through a skill?
‘Hae-sol, let’s follow them to their base just like this.’
The incident from the original story doesn’t happen on the first day of the festival.
So we still had a bit more time to work with.
A suspicious organization that never appeared in the original story carrying out a terror attack—this would be the perfect opportunity to seize the thread. Especially now, when they believe I’ve been brainwashed….
‘Why go that far? There’s no need.’
Lee Hae-sol replied with clear reluctance.
‘It’s too dangerous. I just want to figure out who they’re meeting according to plan and bring you back.’
This organization, which doesn’t even appear in the original story, looks far too meticulous and powerful. It feels ominous.
But I couldn’t say that out loud.
‘We’re not alone, so there shouldn’t be safety concerns. It’ll be a hassle, but I think we need to know what information this organization reveals while they’re off their guard.’
‘……Do you really think an opportunity like this will come again?’
‘I think the odds are high it won’t. They brought in illegal magical tools in bulk, and even after getting caught and failing, the apparent leader escaped the Academy with leisure. That matters.’
‘Wouldn’t the Teachers be pursuing them?’
‘The fact that he succeeded in escaping is what’s important. All the Teachers were gathered in one place. And it was inside a Dungeon. Yet he got away.’
I hadn’t heard detailed accounts of the bomb disposal, but even from a few remarks, this level of inference was possible.
‘And there was no hesitation in the plan to kidnap me. They’re accomplishing difficult things simultaneously, one after another, and they seem at ease about it.’
‘…….’
‘If I don’t learn something now, I’ll regret it endlessly later.’
‘But that doesn’t mean you have to take the risk yourself.’
‘If I’d known a day ago, I wouldn’t have chosen to risk it.’
I value myself.
And I understand how much my friends worry about me.
It might look impulsive, but it’s not an impulsive decision at all.
I simply felt that a timing I couldn’t afford to miss had arrived.
If we can resolve this by today, the Annihilation Dungeon episode won’t be affected.
‘And I’m not the only one taking the risk. The people heading here now and the Teacher are in the same position. The more I think about it, the more it seems like we—the ones already entangled with this organization—need to move.’
‘We…….’
‘Think about it. That formidable organization—the only force they couldn’t assess before entering here is us.’
They’ve already analyzed everyone: the Principal, the Teachers, all Academy staff. They know everything that has public records.
And they’ve prepared accordingly.
‘All that’s public about us is what we were before entering my Dungeon.’
No one would believe us if we told them how much Class 8 has grown in the Baridegi Dungeon.
‘We’re the only opponents beyond their expectations, and among those, the only ones who can leave the Festival Dungeon empty without problems.’
Even without being entangled through my kidnapping, there were reasons we might have needed to step up anyway.
‘With the Teacher joining, it’ll be even safer.’
‘……He’s already handing Isang Hee over to the Academy monitors and following us.’
‘Let me tell him right now.’
Our class has no buffer.
In the original story, Isang Hee played something of that role to some degree, and after Narin’s graduation, a specialized buffer appears in the Yuhan Seong Party. But
I’ve been substituting potions…….
In a situation like this, rather than directly raising stats or providing defense, we needed help from a support-class Hunter who could observe the overall situation and provide timely aid where needed.
In that regard, the Teacher joining forces with the Yuhan Seong Party earlier than in the original story could be one solution.
……Especially with Isang Hee in that state.
Lee Hae-sol was silent for a moment.
Then, the moment the outsider slipped out the Academy’s main gate with spectral grace, he followed close behind and answered.
‘Understood.’
While he relayed my thoughts to the Teacher, the direct line members, and Class 8,
I spoke to the lion.
‘Lion, is there anything you read separately from that person?’
[……It’s not certain, but yes.]
‘What is it?’
[Do you remember what I mentioned before—the organization connected to entities from the Other World?]
‘I remember.’
I’d concluded they wouldn’t move to kidnap a trainee Hunter like me.
[They are moving, it seems, but not directly—it feels more like they’re manipulating puppets.]
‘But you said they work by using people from this world anyway. If they moved directly, how would it be different from now?’
[If they’d moved directly, there would be far more traces of Other World artifacts. The mana too…….]
The lion’s eyes narrowed.
Then he suddenly asked Erich:
[You’re not picking up on anything?]
Erich, who had been remarkably quiet throughout the kidnapping, answered after a brief silence.
[Could it be that the members of the organization you mentioned use purple mana?]
[I wouldn’t know that much. We mainly read the movements of stars from afar and the flow of air on the ground.]
[……You sound like oracles……. Anyway, if purple mana is detected, you, my contractor, should flee immediately.]
‘Purple mana……. Why?’
[Because if caught, you’ll be trapped like me or killed.]
A chill ran through his coldly spoken words.
They knew those beings.
[They’re in league with the ones who did this to me. Mad things—you can’t even speak with them. I might be able to handle them to some extent, but escape would be impossible. They know about me.]
[We’re here, though. What’s to worry about?]
I felt Erich hesitate for a moment.
[That’s true. It is.]
His voice returned to its normal tone.
[Tch, displeasing though it is, you lot would be helpful.]
He seemed almost deflated.
I thought I should ask him about his past soon.
‘Up until now, I’ve been careful not to dig into a past he didn’t want to discuss.’
But if he’s revealed this much, asking is fair game.
[Then it matters not. Follow them or not, as you wish, contractor.]
[Just tell us what you know if you know anything!]
[If they use purple mana, perhaps. But what that organization is—that hasn’t been revealed yet. I know nothing of it either.]
Erich answered with a tone oddly more forthcoming than before.
The lion tilted his head, then grinned wickedly and spoke to me.
[That’s how it is then, Nari. Well, we have no choice. Let’s pursue them and smash them to pieces!]
He spoke while releasing an eerie pressure I could scarcely sense.

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