Was Happy Being a Despised F-Rank Healer, You Know? - Chapter 50

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7. Roar of the Azure Dragon (10)

 

“Got it.”

 

Their movements were so natural that even the teacher didn’t intervene.

 

It looked as if the two had been planned to conquer this dungeon together from the very beginning.

 

The Blue Dragon’s airflow created another whirlpool.

 

The strongly rushing pressure shook all the students’ balance at once.

 

I quickly raised my hand.

 

“Anyone need stamina? Hands up!”

 

Three people raised their hands simultaneously.

 

I gathered the potions together and handed them over.

 

“Share them and drink little by little.”

 

“Hali… don’t you need to use them too?”

 

“It’s fine. I’m still okay.”

 

The heart chamber opened completely.

 

At that moment, all the airflow inside the passage disappeared.

 

Silence settled over the water.

 

Yuhan Seong and I-seo simultaneously turned their gaze inside the heart chamber.

 

A small core was floating inside.

 

That bluish thing glowing lightly like a crystal fragment was the core of the Blue Dragon’s power.

 

Don’t touch it.

 

Don’t break it even more.

 

Just ‘close’ it.

 

I-seo’s eyes deepened.

 

He slowly extended his hand.

 

Blue threads stretched out from his fingertips and began to wrap around the core.

 

Yuhan Seong maintained the barrier beside him, providing support.

 

Their abilities naturally meshed together as the core slowly locked.

 

The gap in the heart chamber began to close gradually.

 

The students watched the scene while holding their breath.

 

Even the teacher had a speechless expression.

 

And then I was certain.

 

No one would die today.

 

Damage would be minimal too.

 

I-seo finally withdrew his hand.

 

As the heart completely closed, the water’s glow in the passage subsided.

 

All pressure disappeared in an instant.

 

The teacher let out a deep breath.

 

“Clear.”

 

Only then did the students burst into cheers.

 

Someone collapsed to the floor as their strength gave out, someone hugged each other and cried.

 

Someone laughed while clasping hands together.

 

I quietly took a breath in the middle of it all.

 

In this dungeon too, it seemed like I hadn’t done anything.

 

That’s what I thought.

 

I had only shared the potions I had prepared.

 

It was I-seo and Yuhan Seong who saved the students, along with the teacher’s judgment and everyone’s strength.

 

As if I really was nothing at all.

 

When we came out of the dungeon, the air was warm.

 

Perhaps because the cold airflow from the Abyss of the Azure Dragon remained in my body, just having sunlight touch me made me feel strangely elated.

 

The students left the scene one by one, checking each other’s condition.

 

“Are you okay?”

 

“You were really in danger earlier.”

 

“No. I endured thanks to the potion.”

 

Every time I heard such words, I lowered my head.

 

I couldn’t quite understand why they were so grateful when I hadn’t done much.

 

I had just brought potions as usual and handed them to people who seemed to need them.

 

The teachers were checking and categorizing the injured.

 

There were no serious injuries.

 

If it had been the original route, several stretchers would have been coming and going by now, but this time there wasn’t even a sign of that.

 

After finishing his conversation with the teacher, Yuhan Seong turned to look in my direction.

 

When our eyes met, I waved my hand slightly.

 

He nodded silently.

 

That was the end.

 

Yuhan Seong went back among the people to check on everyone’s condition.

 

Meanwhile, I-seo was leaning against the wall, catching his breath.

 

Perhaps due to the aftermath of awakening, a blue light still faintly remained at his fingertips.

 

Students flocked around him, pouring out admiration.

 

“That was really amazing.”

 

“That was your power earlier, right? Isn’t it a new form?”

 

“I’m not sure either.”

 

I hesitated for a moment, then approached I-seo.

 

“Are you okay?”

 

He slowly raised his head.

 

“Yeah. I’m still a bit dizzy, but I can manage.”

 

I-seo fidgeted with his fingertips and said quietly.

 

“But… this is my first time with something like this, so I’m a bit confused.”

 

I said in a small voice.

 

“Congratulations. You’ve really gotten stronger.”

 

I-seo couldn’t continue speaking for a moment.

 

Then he made a very awkward smile and replied.

 

“Thanks. You worked hard too. Many people endured thanks to you.”

 

I shook my head.

 

“I just gave out potions.”

 

“That’s a big deal. Everyone endured after drinking those.”

 

I-seo spoke a bit firmly.

 

“Hali, you helped much more than you think.”

 

I couldn’t answer.

 

Not because those words were unfamiliar, but because I really couldn’t feel it.

 

Then the teacher said in a loud voice.

 

“Don’t overdo it and move slowly! The Blue Dragon’s aftermath hasn’t completely faded. Be careful until you get a certain distance away!”

 

The students began to move according to the teacher’s instructions.

 

I also moved my feet to match the flow.

 

Han Seong was counting people up ahead.

 

Then he saw me and approached.

 

“Hali.”

 

“Yeah?”

 

“You were in a lot of danger this time. When you were shaking in the back.”

 

“Oh, that… everyone was like that…”

 

“No. If you had been alone, you couldn’t have endured that.”

 

I took a small breath.

 

Han Seong continued speaking.

 

“Next time we go in, you should prepare some defense too. Potions are good, but your body comes first.”

 

“Yeah… I’ll try that.”

 

He looked at me for a moment, then nodded silently.

 

Then he immediately went to another student to check on their condition.

 

That sight was familiar now.

 

Yuhan Seong was always accurately checking on someone’s condition.

 

Not burdensome, not excessive, but always when needed.

 

I stepped back behind him and muttered to myself.

 

Everyone did well in this dungeon.

 

What I did was nothing.

 

That was really true.

 

At that moment, I heard a small voice from behind.

 

“Hali.”

 

I turned around to see Gong Seo-yun standing there.

 

His eyes were slightly red, but his expression was bright.

 

“Earlier… thanks for giving me that potion back there. I was really in danger.”

 

I glanced at Seo-yun’s hand.

 

The trembling had already disappeared.

 

“Are you okay? Right now?”

 

“Yeah. I’m fine now.”

 

Seo-yun smiled a little.

 

“I’m glad you were there.”

 

Instead of answering, I smiled.

 

That felt most natural.

 

And most comfortable.

 

A temporary rest camp had been set up at some distance from the Azure Dragon Dungeon.

 

The students went inside one by one to drink warm water or rest under blankets.

 

I sat in a corner and organized the potion bottles in my bag one by one.

 

I checked if any were broken and sorted the remaining ones again.

 

In the Azure Dragon Dungeon, this kind of basic management was more important than any special strategy.

 

Because you never know who might need what and when.

 

Then a shadow fell over my head.

 

I looked up to see a teacher standing there.

 

“Jin Hali.”

 

“Yes?”

 

“Can I check the record of potions you distributed in this dungeon?”

 

“Record?”

 

“Yeah. The injured students all said the same thing. That they received something from you.”

 

I pulled out a small notebook with a bewildered feeling.

 

“It’s just… I only wrote down who used which potions…”

 

“That’s sufficient.”

 

The teacher quietly flipped through the pages.

 

After looking for a while, he nodded.

 

“This should help with understanding the situation.”

 

Then he added in a tone that seemed to smile very slightly.

 

“Well done. Really.”

 

I waved my hands, feeling those words were too much.

 

“No, it’s not. Everyone’s naturally good at this, and I just… made it just in case…”

 

“Whatever the reason, having it was what mattered.”

 

The teacher said definitively.

 

“Good preparedness. That’s what created the result of actually saving many students today like this. Don’t take that lightly.”

 

I bit my lip slightly.

 

I didn’t know what to say.

 

It wasn’t like I acted out of special altruism.

 

Rather, I moved for my own safety.

 

Even though it was more like a report than praise with that calm tone, I felt strangely unsettled.

 

The teacher said finally.

 

“We’ll arrange for you to go home after the rest period. Get plenty of rest.”

 

Then he headed toward the other students.

 

***

 

I looked at the notebook for a long time.

 

Names written like tiny seeds.

 

Which potion each person drank.

 

Stamina, detox, recovery, stability.

 

It was just a trivial habit, but I never thought a day would come when it would have such a big impact.

 

Then someone quietly sat down next to me.

 

I turned my head to see I-seo.

 

He sat quietly with a blanket draped over his shoulders.

 

“Jin Hali.”

 

“Yeah?”

 

“You know when I first awakened? I felt like I could live because you talked to me.”

 

I-seo said while fidgeting with the edge of his blanket.

 

He’d become strangely honest lately, so he seemed to be the type who opens up completely once you get close.

 

“Everyone was just staring at me and I felt suffocated. But you just talked to me like usual, so that was nice.”

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