Was Happy Being a Despised F-Rank Healer, You Know? - Chapter 37

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6. Dragon’s Shadow (6)

 

Objectively speaking, Isang Hee was a beauty.

 

Her slender, long neckline, porcelain-white skin, and large eyes hidden beneath long, drooping eyelashes.

 

Though I couldn’t see them since her head was bowed.

 

“I-I’ll begin now.”

 

Isang Hee’s trembling voice spread through the classroom. A gentle light began to bloom from her fingertips.

 

I was somewhat impressed.

 

‘So it really is a light attribute barrier.’

 

Light attribute was an overpowered ability.

 

No matter what skills you had, just being light attribute gave you certain advantages for free.

 

‘Come to think of it, wasn’t I also light attribute?’

 

Then Erich spoke in a drowsy voice.

 

[You’re divine attribute, I told you. There’s no comparison!]

 

‘Mm-hmm.’

 

Anyway, Isang Hee’s magic was impressive.

 

The light that had started small and weak like a firefly gradually grew larger, soon gently enveloping her surroundings.

 

The light gradually took shape. Something like a transparent membrane formed in a circle around Isang Hee.

 

A barrier. A light attribute defensive shield.

 

“Ooooh!”

 

Exclamations burst out from here and there. I too found myself unconsciously opening my mouth to stare at the sight.

 

Light attribute barriers weren’t common skills. Especially Isang Hee’s barrier didn’t just block physical attacks—it had something special that gently filled the inside of the barrier with light, giving a sense of stability.

 

“This is the ‘Light Sanctuary’ skill that student Isang Hee awakened in the Crescent Dungeon. Though it’s a D-rank barrier, it uniquely has a buff effect that maintains the awakened state for party members inside the barrier.”

 

Another gasp flowed out at the professor’s explanation. A D-rank with even a buff effect? And maintaining awakened state at that—one of the most important buffs in dungeon conquest?

 

“Of course, the duration is still short at about 30 minutes, and the range is only about 3 meters in radius, but it’s a skill with very high growth potential. If student Isang Hee continues training, it could develop into a B-rank, or even A-rank level barrier.”

 

“That’s insane.”

 

Hyun I-seo in the seat next to me muttered quietly. I had the same thought. With a barrier skill like that, how precious would she be treated in a party? No matter how timid her personality, in the hunter world, if you had the skills, you’d be welcomed.

 

Isang Hee finished her demonstration and returned to her seat.

 

With her head deeply bowed, hiding her face behind her hair again. As she passed by, the students’ envious gazes followed her.

 

Watching that scene, I thought about it. In the original work, Isang Hee was a character who gradually gained confidence by joining Yuhan Seong’s party, while simultaneously deepening her obsession with Yuhan Seong.

 

She still looked timid now, but the seeds of obsession might already be growing inside her.

 

Moreover, seeing how she disliked me, it seemed she viewed me as a rival heroine.

 

This was exactly what I was worried about.

 

‘Especially since Isang Hee loses her reason when it comes to Yuhan Seong.’

 

I glanced back toward the rear of the classroom. I could see Yuhan Seong sitting by the window. He was looking only out the window as if he had no interest in the professor’s explanation or Isang Hee’s demonstration.

 

An expressionless face.

 

That characteristic cold expression that never revealed any emotion, as always.

 

In the original work, it was said that Isang Hee fell for Yuhan Seong at first sight. I didn’t know exactly when, but it was probably around the beginning of enrollment.

 

And that feeling gradually grew, eventually turning into pathological obsession.

 

‘How far along is it now?’

 

Surprisingly, Yuhan Seong wasn’t showing interest in Isang Hee like in the original work.

 

Class ended and break time began. I was organizing my notes and preparing for the next class.

 

Though I was still far from being able to cast awakened state maintenance buffs as an F-rank, I believed that knowing the theory thoroughly would help someday.

 

That’s when it happened.

 

“Yu, Yuhan Seong.”

 

A small, trembling voice was heard.

 

Looking up, Isang Hee was standing near Yuhan Seong’s seat. She held two beverage cans in her hands, and her face was flushed bright red.

 

“Um, excuse me, th-this…”

 

Isang Hee held out one of the beverage cans to Yuhan Seong with trembling hands. Yuhan Seong stopped reading his book and looked up at her. His face was still expressionless.

 

“What is it.”

 

“Ah, earlier when I was de-demonstrating, you he-helped me… so I wanted to th-thank you…”

 

“I didn’t do anything.”

 

Yuhan Seong cut her off coldly. Isang Hee’s face turned even redder. Her hands trembled slightly.

 

“St-still. Before, during the Crescent Dungeon. Han Seong said you stayed by my side. So, so I was able to find courage.”

 

The Crescent Dungeon. Was she talking about that time?

 

I had only waited outside then so I didn’t know well, but apparently Isang Hee had awakened a new skill in that dungeon.

 

And Yuhan Seong had been there too.

 

Yuhan Seong looked at Isang Hee without answering.

 

A few seconds of silence passed.

 

Isang Hee shrank more and more, and the surrounding students’ gazes began to focus on them one by one.

 

“…Fine.”

 

Eventually Yuhan Seong took the beverage. But there was still no change of expression on his face. No words of thanks, no words of apology. He just took it.

 

“Th-thank you…!”

 

Isang Hee smiled brightly and quickly returned to her seat. Her retreating figure somehow looked happy. Though her head was bowed, her shoulders were slightly bouncing—she was definitely smiling.

 

‘So she really does like Yuhan Seong.’

 

Even without original work knowledge, I could tell just from that behavior. Isang Hee had feelings for Yuhan Seong. No, not just feelings—she seemed to already harbor quite deep emotions.

 

I lowered my gaze back to my notes. I didn’t have the luxury to be interested in other people’s love affairs. My survival came first.

 

But then, I felt something strange.

 

The feeling that someone was watching me.

 

When I looked up, my eyes met Yuhan Seong’s.

 

He had placed the beverage can he received on his desk and was looking at me. More precisely, he was ‘glancing’ at me. Uncharacteristically.

 

‘Why isn’t he saying anything?’

 

Should I ask what the problem is soon?

 

‘Is there something bothering him?’

 

Ah, right.

 

I had started making new potions. In preparation for the Azure Dragon Dungeon.

 

‘Is it because of that?’

 

Yuhan Seong’s gaze left me. He looked out the window again.

 

As if nothing had just happened.

 

I shook my head and tried to focus on my notes again.

 

But then, I felt another gaze.

 

This time it was Isang Hee.

 

Isang Hee, who had been sitting in her seat, turned her head to look at me. No, more precisely, she had witnessed Yuhan Seong looking at me earlier, and now she was observing me.

 

Her eyes had changed.

 

They weren’t her usual timid and anxious eyes. They were sharp, cold, and wary eyes. Like an animal that felt its territory had been invaded.

 

‘Eek.’

 

A chill ran down my spine. Isang Hee had definitely seen it. That Yuhan Seong had looked at me. And that she didn’t like it.

 

Isang Hee’s hands were clenched tightly on her desk. Tight enough that veins slightly protruded on the back of her hands. But her face was still bowed, so other students couldn’t see her expression.

 

Only I saw it.

 

Those cold and dark eyes.

 

‘Ugh.’

 

The situation seemed to be getting complicated.

 

Yuhan Seong was paying attention to me, and Isang Hee had noticed it.

 

Isn’t this a typical situation?

 

The fact that I wasn’t a heroine stood out, but that didn’t seem important to Isang Hee.

 

In the original work, Isang Hee was a character who gradually became more yandere due to her obsession with Yuhan Seong.

 

Of course, she probably wasn’t at that level yet. But hadn’t the seeds already begun to sprout?

 

The thought that I might be the first target of those seeds made my whole body break out in goosebumps.

 

‘I want to stay quiet for a while.’

 

But things in the world don’t always go according to my wishes.

 

***

 

The class bell rang. Students all rose from their seats at once and poured out into the hallway. I also gathered my bag and got up from my seat.

 

That’s when I saw Isang Hee walking toward me.

 

No, to be precise, she was ‘pretending to pass by’ near me while subtly looking me over.

 

Her gaze started from my face, moved to my bag, my shoes, then back up to my face. It was as if she was analyzing me. Whether I was a threatening presence or not.

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