Was Happy Being a Despised F-Rank Healer, You Know? - Chapter 36

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6. Dragon’s Shadow (5)

 

[So me!]

 

“You need a price, don’t you? I said I have to use all the mana you give me only for potion practice.”

 

[Tsk!]

 

Erich fell silent for a moment, then clicked his tongue.

 

I thought he would argue more.

 

“Like now. The fact that I seem like nothing, that’s actually the safest thing.”

 

It’s actually best when no one pays much attention to me, and the things I’ve done just remain as ‘lucky’ to everyone.

 

Before opening the dormitory door, I whispered like talking to myself.

 

“I should make more potions tomorrow. Mana stabilization potions and low-concentration ones that increase wound recovery rate. They’ll need them when those two start training.”

 

As the door closed, a quiet hallway spread out.

 

When I opened the dormitory window, cold air immediately seeped in.

 

Morning was still dim and the hallway was quiet too.

 

They don’t ignore me as blatantly as before, but instead I saw a few people who quietly observed me, sometimes hesitating and trying to talk to me before giving up.

 

I glanced at them and opened the small box placed on my desk.

 

The potions I had made bit by bit throughout last night were organized inside.

 

Mana stabilization, low-concentration wound recovery, hypothermia prevention, stamina maintenance.

 

Even though they were very basic ones, they looked good with even colors and no sediment at all.

 

I picked up each bottle and held it up to the light.

 

“Mm.”

 

Not bad.

 

My shaky hands and the mana of this world I was newly adapting to had gradually stabilized.

 

It felt like my body was settling into this world’s constitution.

 

Erich spoke in my ear.

 

[Are you taking them again today?]

 

“Yeah.”

 

[You’re going to give them all away?]

 

“If I can.”

 

[Another useless act.]

 

“I knew you’d say that.”

 

[You have no sense, but you sure laugh a lot.]

 

“Haha.”

 

After giving them away, someone survives, gets hurt less, and becomes a little less miserable.

 

That was enough.

 

I put the box in my bag and straightened my uniform.

 

Even though I slept little, my body felt light.

 

Rather than fatigue, the fact that ‘there are things I need to organize’ made me move.

 

When I went out to the hallway, Lee Hae-sol was coming down from around the corner.

 

His expression was a little calmer than yesterday.

 

The red wound marks had also faded considerably.

 

“Hali.”

 

“Yeah. Good morning!”

 

“Good morning.”

 

Lee Hae-sol looked at the box sticking out of my bag and said.

 

“You made more?”

 

“Yeah.”

 

“Isn’t it hard?”

 

“It’s fine. I’m used to it.”

 

Lee Hae-sol looked at me for a moment, then carefully asked.

 

“…Can I learn some too?”

 

“Potions?”

 

“Yeah.”

 

“Lee Hae-sol, your mana flow is still unstable, is that okay?”

 

“I want to try. After seeing yesterday… I thought it would be good to have them.”

 

I smiled briefly.

 

Lee Hae-sol was sincere.

 

What he experienced in the Lunar Halo must have given him the sense that it was a ‘necessary skill.’

 

I nodded.

 

“Then slowly.”

 

“Yeah.”

 

When we went down to the first floor, Yuhan Seong was walking from the opposite side.

 

He had his usual heavy expression, but his steps were just a little faster than yesterday.

 

When he saw Lee Hae-sol, his pace quickened even more.

 

“Are you okay?”

 

When Yuhan Seong asked, Lee Hae-sol nodded briefly.

 

“Yeah.”

 

“We’ll do light training today.”

 

“Got it.”

 

Listening to their conversation, I naturally stood beside them.

 

It wasn’t the timing for me to butt in, and there was no need to say anything.

 

Then Yuhan Seong turned his gaze to me.

 

“Hali.”

 

“Yeah.”

 

“You’re coming too, right?”

 

He spoke as if I would naturally come, which made me feel wary, but at the same time my heart tickled just a little.

 

I bowed my head and answered.

 

“Yeah. I’ll bring some potions too.”

 

“Thanks.”

 

Yuhan Seong’s tone was calm, but his expression had softened by just a fingernail’s worth.

 

Lee Hae-sol seemed to feel it too as he smiled slightly and said.

 

“Hali is… amazing.”

 

“No.”

 

I shook my head.

 

“I’m just F-Rank.”

 

Lee Hae-sol was about to say more but closed his mouth.

 

Yuhan Seong also looked at me for a moment before turning his gaze away.

 

Both had somewhat complicated expressions.

 

In the original route, Lee Hae-sol would have been much more on edge during this period. I like the current atmosphere.

 

***

 

When we arrived at the cafeteria door, Erich said.

 

[You look happy.]

 

“Yeah. I’m happy.”

 

[What’s there to be happy about?]

 

“Just.”

 

I muttered very quietly.

 

“Because many people survived.”

 

At my words, Erich gave no response at all.

 

Still, it was fine.

 

Today, that was enough.

 

The cafeteria was as busy as any other morning.

 

However, the gazes of people passing through had changed just a little from before.

 

They didn’t speak to me directly, but I could feel them glancing at me as they passed by, whispering quietly at nearby tables, and carefully observing my every action.

 

‘This much should be okay.’

 

It’s not like anyone would be crazy enough to drag me into a dungeon.

 

I pretended not to notice those gazes and sat down.

 

When I put down my tray and picked up my spoon, Yuhan Seong spoke.

 

“I applied for counseling today.”

 

Lee Hae-sol looked up.

 

“Me?”

 

“No. The teachers in charge.”

 

Yuhan Seong lowered his voice while taking a spoonful of rice.

 

“They’re checking on the survivors’ condition.”

 

At those words, about two nearby tables became very quiet.

 

I scooped up some rice and put it in my mouth.

 

The texture of the rice grains spreading was soft.

 

“It’ll be fine.”

 

Lee Hae-sol muttered quietly.

 

“Yeah.”

 

Yuhan Seong said firmly.

 

“It’ll be fine.”

 

Those solid words eased Lee Hae-sol’s tension a little.

 

I pretended not to know and picked up my water cup.

 

“Why?”

 

“Hali.”

 

Lee Hae-sol said in a cautious voice.

 

“I think the teachers will ask about you too.”

 

He trailed off, then took a short breath again.

 

At that moment, I heard two teachers passing behind us talking.

 

“Did you see the Crescent Dungeon completion rate?”

 

“Yeah. The recovery rate was strangely high too.”

 

“I heard it was a potion made by that F-rank kid.”

 

“No way. That’s probably just a rumor.”

 

“…Still, it is strange.”

 

I pretended to drink water while listening carefully.

 

However, since their gazes shouldn’t turn toward me, I immediately looked down and continued eating my rice.

 

Yuhan Seong said quietly.

 

“You heard that?”

 

“Yeah.”

 

“Since we don’t know how the situation will turn out, I recommend preparing yourself mentally either way.”

 

I put down my spoon and smiled slightly.

 

“Got it. I should do that.”

 

As I finished saying that and stood up with my tray, two female students at the next table whispered very quietly.

 

“That’s the kid, right?”

 

“Yeah. I heard he’s F-rank.”

 

“But… they used it in the Crescent Dungeon. Even if that’s just a false rumor, there are tons of rumors that the potions that kid made are really effective.”

 

“I don’t know. Is that even possible for an F-rank? Isn’t it kind of strange?”

 

I listened to that conversation with my back turned.

 

At the same time, I kept my expression calm and muttered only to myself.

 

‘Thank you, my benefactors. Things were getting a bit precarious lately, but you’re helping me maintain good balance.’

 

My friends seem to want to deny that I’m F-rank these days!

 

At this rate, I might end up entering the Blue Dragon, or rather, the Azure Dragon Dungeon that would open soon.

 

Sigh, life. I have to refuse going to dungeons no matter what.

 

But I didn’t know then.

 

That the first person to propose dungeon entry to me would be none other than Isang Hee.

 

***

 

The large lecture hall on the 3rd floor of the practice building was bright, filled with morning sunlight. The greenery of the campus visible through the windows and the bright lighting inside the lecture hall combined to make it look peaceful, like a world completely opposite to dungeons.

 

“Now then, today we’ll conduct practical training on maintaining awakened states.”

 

At the teacher’s words, the students all straightened their postures in unison.

 

I also focused while opening the notebook on my desk. Maintaining awakened states. It was a distant story for me as an F-rank, but it was a wall I would definitely have to overcome someday.

 

Maintaining an awakened state means keeping the state of using skills for a long time. It was a particularly useful subject for those with buff skills.

 

“Student Isang Hee, please come forward and demonstrate.”

 

At the teacher’s designation, Isang Hee, who was sitting in the front, flinched and looked up. Her white hand gripped the edge of the desk tightly, then released it.

 

After hesitating for a while, she carefully stood up from her seat.

 

“Um, excuse me… Me, me…?”

 

“Yes, student Isang Hee. Please show us the skill you newly awakened during last month’s Crescent Dungeon practical training.”

 

“Ah, yes, yes…”

 

Isang Hee walked toward the front of the platform with her head down. Her long brown wavy hair covered half her face.

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