Was Happy Being a Despised F-Rank Healer, You Know? - Chapter 31

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5. Crescent Dungeon (4)

 

Everyone here knew better than those outside that there was something strange about this dungeon.

 

Would it even be effective in such an abnormal emergency dungeon?

 

‘Right now, I have no choice but to believe.’

 

Someone who had been catching their breath spoke up.

 

“If we don’t use it, we’ll die even faster, right?”

 

Lee Si-hyeon (C-rank telekinetic), who had been holding the potion bottle with a skeptical expression, nodded and opened the cap.

 

The potion’s fragrance spread very faintly through the cold wind inside the lunar halo.

 

And he carefully took a sip.

 

At that moment, his shoulders flinched.

 

His frozen muscles slowly relaxed and his stiff fingertips moved warmly.

 

His skin color also returned just a little.

 

It all happened in an instant.

 

“This… what the hell. Really.”

 

The other team members who had been catching their breath simultaneously turned their heads.

 

Their gazes fixed on the bottle.

 

They knew how good Hali’s potions were, but producing such effects in an S-rank dungeon with severe mana interference—though those outside might not know yet—was impossible.

 

She wasn’t even a great manufacturer, and she was F-rank!

 

After taking just one sip and applying the rest to his wounds, the injuries healed rapidly too.

 

The frostbite marks on his arm were clearly disappearing before everyone else’s eyes.

 

It was even regenerating existing wounds to that extent.

 

“This is impossible… A potion unaffected by mana interference. It’s not even a dungeon potion!”

 

“It’s not because she’s F-rank, it’s because Hali gave it to us.”

 

Everyone paused at Han Seong’s words. Then they nodded.

 

“This is no joke, Jin Hali.”

 

Gong Seo-yun muttered while clicking his tongue despite his exhaustion.

 

Even if they didn’t want to believe it, the change before their eyes was too clear.

 

In Lee Hae-sol’s vision as he quietly watched from behind, the bottles Hali had handed over seemed to overlap.

 

His expression didn’t change, but his shaky breathing was slowly becoming steady.

 

No one could answer, but everyone knew.

 

The lifeline that would save them today was none other than Hali’s potions.

 

***

 

The team members’ stamina graphs shot up all at once.

 

I swallowed my breath.

 

Several students approached the monitor.

 

“Huh? Did something just go up?”

 

“Didn’t they eat something?”

 

“Was there something in there?”

 

I was a bit flustered and kept my mouth shut. It seemed like potions, but wasn’t it a bit strange for it to shoot up like a game character’s health bar?

 

[What did I tell you.]

 

Erich’s giggling laughter could be heard.

 

The screen brightened momentarily.

 

The residual patterns inside the lunar halo were almost disappearing.

 

The kids getting halfway up were faintly visible.

 

The teacher said quietly.

 

“It seems to be over.”

 

I paused. Then I looked at the dungeon interior with sharp eyes.

 

‘Originally, one more boss was supposed to appear.’

 

Artilda, the Queen of All Thieves from the other world.

 

Wasn’t the lunar halo episode supposed to be about Hae-sol awakening when she appeared?

 

But why.

 

However, the sensors near the exit began responding.

 

The entrance had opened.

 

I couldn’t think that the original story would change due to a foreign element like me. That’s why I was more confused.

 

But even so.

 

“They’re alive.”

 

A sob suddenly escaped.

 

It quickly subsided, but my body, with tension released, collapsed onto the bare floor.

 

Even if I didn’t understand why, what mattered was that people survived.

 

***

 

The team members supported each other as they moved toward the entrance.

 

Every time the ice on the walls cracked, silver fragments flew, and the kids slowly advanced while avoiding them.

 

A warm energy was flowing from their sleeves.

 

This was because Hali’s potions were creating a continuous recovery flow within their bodies.

 

Thanks to this, the kids were recovering at a nearly impossible speed.

 

Lee Hae-sol said quietly.

 

“…We survived thanks to Hali.”

 

Yuhan Seong didn’t give any response.

 

But his steps were definitely becoming lighter.

 

Refreshingly, like someone who had finally found the answer to a long-pondered problem.

 

***

 

The first silhouette revealed itself.

 

It was Yuhan Seong.

 

The moment he walked out dragging his exhausted body, the entire lounge exhaled.

 

I stood up very slowly from my seat.

 

My fingertips were trembling, and my heart wasn’t beating steadily yet.

 

‘It worked. They came back alive. Today is. A success.’

 

Behind Yuhan Seong, Lee Hae-sol and the other team members appeared.

 

Everyone’s bodies were damaged, but they were alive.

 

That was everything.

 

That’s what I endured today for.

 

The team members settled down on the lounge floor one by one.

 

While the teachers rushed over and busily conducted emergency checks, there was a brief quiet moment.

 

I didn’t miss that opportunity.

 

I slowly moved from my seat and quietly gathered water and blankets.

 

Yuhan Seong was first.

 

He was sitting in a chair with his eyes closed.

 

Ice still remained around his eyes, and frostbite marks were faintly left on the back of his hands.

 

Though the recovery graph on the screen kept rising, he looked much more exhausted in person.

 

I carefully held out the water bottle I had in my hand.

 

He opened his eyes and looked at me.

 

With eyes that seemed more relaxed than usual.

 

“Here, water.”

 

“Thank you.”

 

He took the bottle and drank a sip.

 

As it went down his throat, his shoulders relaxed just a little.

 

But looking closely, his expression was strange.

 

His face looked deeply thoughtful.

 

It was exactly like someone forcibly suppressing emotions they had never shown before.

 

I pretended not to notice.

 

Then his gaze quietly turned toward my backpack.

 

I blinked again, pretending not to know.

 

Inside the backpack were potion bottles I had secretly collected from the Class 8 kids before others could see them.

 

***

 

Lee Hae-sol sat in his chair, quietly touching his hands.

 

His palms were slightly red and swollen.

 

The residual pattern’s impact had scraped at his nerves until the very end.

 

When the teacher said, “I’ll check for trauma patterns,” he nodded.

 

But his gaze kept returning to the center of the lounge.

 

It was the direction where Hali was standing.

 

Lee Hae-sol unconsciously swallowed.

 

‘Hali.’

 

He had thought he would die.

 

But he survived.

 

His mind, which had been shaking to pieces, didn’t break either.

 

It even seemed more stable than before.

 

At his fingertips, remnants of the mental barrier potion Hali had given him still remained.

 

The curse that seemed like it would stay by his side forever was screaming.

 

There could be no sweeter pain than that.

 

***

 

“Hali.”

 

I turned around at the slowly calling voice.

 

It was Hyun I-seo.

 

“Do you put something special in your potions?”

 

“Huh?”

 

I burst out laughing at the absurdity.

 

But looking at the face of the pretty boy showing curiosity like a sparrow, he seemed serious.

 

“There’s nothing like that?”

 

“Hmm.”

 

I laughed.

 

“What would I do? Why do you ask?”

 

I-seo looked at me for a moment, then shook his head.

 

“The teachers were in an uproar. They said it was amazing that we all survived, aside from Yuhan Seong, and wondered if there was something in the potions.”

 

“How special could the potions be? Well, the mental barrier potion did seem to be made just right! Hehe.”

 

“Hmm. It wasn’t just that level.”

 

“Maybe it felt better because you used it in an urgent situation?”

 

I shrugged slightly.

 

The rumor about being useless was still useful even now.

 

I-seo looked at me intently with narrowed eyes, then shrugged and said,

 

“Well, we’re all keeping our mouths shut, so don’t worry. Yu Hee is making such a fuss.”

 

“Mm. Oh. Thanks?”

 

“Why is that a question?”

 

While I was giggling playfully with Hyun I-seo, the principal appeared in front of the lounge.

 

Behind him were other guild officials who had arrived midway.

 

Everyone’s expressions were hardened due to the Crescent Dungeon’s difficulty increase problem.

 

“All survivors processed. Will arrange return home after additional inspection.”

 

As soon as he finished speaking, I-seo and the other kids sighed in relief.

 

Some students held their heads, and others wiped away tears from being overwhelmed.

 

I turned around in that gap.

 

Yuhan Seong was still holding his water bottle, tilting his head slightly as he looked at me.

 

His eyes were much deeper than usual.

 

He looked like someone confirming something.

 

I smiled lightly and waved my hand.

 

“Thank goodness, really.”

 

Instead of answering, he blinked very slowly.

 

That seemed to be his way.

 

Students began leaving the lounge one by one.

 

The teachers were inspecting the last remaining exit from the Crescent Dungeon.

 

I organized my school bag and turned around lightly.

 

‘We survived. Today’s route properly changed.’

 

Originally, this was a section where nearly half would die.

 

But no one died.

 

There was no trauma, no one who collapsed at their worst.

 

Not Lee Hae-sol either.

 

Not Yuhan Seong either.

 

Everyone returned alive.

 

I slowly exhaled.

 

The moment warm air left my lungs, the tension in my head relaxed just a little.

 

‘Now I need to prepare for what’s next.’

 

The Crescent Dungeon is just the beginning.

 

***

 

The morning after the Crescent Dungeon, the atmosphere at Narin Academy was strange.

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