Was Happy Being a Despised F-Rank Healer, You Know? - Chapter 67

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10. We Found a Strange F-Rank. (2)

 

The hallway in front of the faculty office was already packed with people.

 

Everyone’s faces were either pale or excited after the final dungeon—one or the other.

 

I stood quietly by the wall.

 

I lowered my gaze and adjusted my grip on my bag strap.

 

Two Management Bureau officials were organizing something up front.

 

Their insignia was definitely from Eden’s side.

 

The symbol of an S-rank guild.

 

No matter how I looked at it, this level of attention didn’t suit a final dungeon.

 

A Management Bureau official stepped forward and spoke.

 

“This final dungeon’s difficulty rose to an uncontrollable level due to external factors.”

 

He paused briefly, scanning the surroundings.

 

“The government and guilds monitored the situation in real-time. The survival rate was much higher than predicted.”

 

The murmuring grew louder.

 

I said nothing.

 

I just listened quietly.

 

The official continued.

 

“In particular, the actions of several students are analyzed to have significantly increased the survival rate. Going forward, the school and government will consider additional evaluation and support for those students.”

 

Whispers about who it could be erupted among the students.

 

“Isn’t it Yuhan Seong?”

 

“Hae-sol must be there too.”

 

“Yu Hee too. I-seo too.”

 

I lowered my head.

 

There was no reason for my name to come up in the first place.

 

Even as I told myself it couldn’t be, my heart was slowly stirring.

 

Then the Management Bureau official’s words continued.

 

“However, due to unidentified external interference within the final dungeon, a reinvestigation will be conducted, and during that process, some students will have separate interviews.”

 

Yuhan Seong glanced at me for a moment.

 

I avoided his gaze.

 

What he had said in the hallway earlier came back to mind.

 

You’re not F-rank.

 

I took a small breath.

 

After the explanation ended, students gradually dispersed.

 

The results—nothing had been revealed yet.

 

But the atmosphere had definitely changed.

 

Everyone was looking at each other with completely different eyes.

 

I quickly left the area.

 

I was afraid I might hear strange things if I stayed among people too long.

 

And on the way back, I heard someone calling me from behind.

 

“Hali.”

 

It was Yu Hee.

 

I stopped.

 

Yu Hee stood in front of me, taking off his gloves as he spoke.

 

“Are you okay? Your face looks a bit pale.”

 

“I’m fine.”

 

I smiled.

 

“I’m just tired.”

 

“It seems like it.”

 

He smiled slightly.

 

“But the professors were talking about you a bit.”

 

My heart grew hotter.

 

“…What kind of talk.”

 

“They said your potions were used a lot in the final dungeon. That.”

 

Yu Hee turned his head as he spoke.

 

“The professors’ expressions were a bit strange. Like they were pleased… but also puzzled.”

 

I forced a smile.

 

“Don’t we all use potions…? Since they were made for the exam…”

 

“But they said it wasn’t just exam-level stuff.”

 

Yu Hee narrowed his eyes and turned his head again.

 

“Hali. Are you hiding something?”

 

I was momentarily speechless.

 

I pressed my lips while pretending to sigh.

 

“It’s nothing that amazing. Really.”

 

Yu Hee looked straight at me.

 

His expression was as gentle as usual, but something like very subtle wariness flickered inside.

 

“Okay. I won’t force you to tell me.”

 

He exhaled once and added.

 

“But promise me one thing. If it’s dangerous, definitely tell me.”

 

I paused for a moment, then nodded.

 

“…Yeah.”

 

Yu Hee turned around and waved his hand.

 

“Rest. The finals are over.”

 

I stood there, slowly catching my breath and thinking to myself.

 

‘From now on… I need to be more careful.’

 

From the moment my name gets on the government and guild lists, everything I do will become a record.

 

Too many clues shouldn’t be left in those records.

 

Morning roll call was quieter than usual.

 

The students looked tired, but the atmosphere was strangely excited.

 

It was the aftermath of the final dungeon.

 

At the back of the classroom, rumors spread about who got injured and which areas were most dangerous.

 

I quietly organized my notes at my seat.

 

Today, my fingertips were strangely cold.

 

I hadn’t slept deeply all night.

 

It wasn’t because of any presence.

 

Rather… it felt like my body, which had collapsed unconsciously, suddenly woke up on its own.

 

“Jin Hali.”

 

Yuhan Seong stood in front of my desk.

 

Without any warning.

 

All the kids around turned their gazes in surprise.

 

I looked up.

 

“What.”

 

“The Management Bureau was looking for you earlier.”

 

I blinked.

 

“For me?”

 

“Yeah. They’re out in the hallway right now.”

 

His tone was calm as usual, but his expression was rigidly hardened.

 

I could tell without him saying it.

 

He meant ‘don’t go alone.’

 

I closed my book and stood up from my seat.

 

“Just for a moment should be fine.”

 

“I hope so.”

 

Yuhan Seong naturally followed along.

 

From the back of the classroom, someone whispered “What’s with those two? Is there really something going on?” but I pretended not to hear.

 

The moment we stepped into the hallway, two people wearing jackets with Management Bureau and Eden Guild emblems were standing there.

 

Their ranks looked higher than I expected.

 

“Student Jin Hali.”

 

The Management Bureau official spoke to me immediately upon seeing me.

 

“Do you have a moment?”

 

I smiled as naturally as possible.

 

“Yes. What’s this about?”

 

He took out a tablet and showed it to me.

 

Part of the Final Dungeon records was visible.

 

Specifically, it was the section where I had spilled the potion on the ground to reveal the mana flow.

 

“We need an explanation about this scene.”

 

He said.

 

“The potion you used has different properties from the standard items normally provided by the school. Its purpose is also… special.”

 

I quietly took a small breath inwardly.

 

‘Here it comes.’

 

But I showed no change in my expression.

 

“That? I made it experimentally during manufacturing class.”

 

The Eden Guild official continued.

 

“The completion level seems too high to consider it something a student made alone.”

 

I tilted my head obediently.

 

“I… make a lot of potions for every test. Many are incomplete, and sometimes good ones come out too. I guess… I was just lucky that day.”

 

The two officials exchanged glances.

 

One flipped the tablet.

 

A portion of the video that had been broadcasting the mid-Final Dungeon situation played.

 

It was a report that the stamina and detox potions used by other parties had been unusually effective.

 

And on the labels of those potions, my familiar handwriting was written.

 

“Did you make all of these as well?”

 

I pressed my lips together briefly, then nodded.

 

“…Yes.”

 

“We’d like to ask why you distributed these.”

 

“Because I thought they might be needed.”

 

I spoke as calmly as possible.

 

“I… I’m not good at combat. So I thought it would be nice if I could at least help other people.”

 

Since those words were pure sincerity, they didn’t look like lies.

 

Both officials simultaneously showed slightly deflated expressions.

 

A complicated look in their eyes.

 

But not a conclusive look.

 

“Understood.”

 

The Management Bureau official wrapped up.

 

“If there’s additional investigation needed, we’ll contact you again. Thank you for your cooperation.”

 

The two immediately turned around.

 

I stood quietly until they were far away, then exhaled a bit late.

 

Then Yuhan Seong, who had been standing quietly beside me, spoke.

 

“…At this point.”

 

I looked at him.

 

“What.”

 

“You really can’t keep staying still forever.”

 

I deliberately let out a laugh.

 

“Why. What’s wrong?”

 

“You… do you know you’re standing out much more than you think?”

 

I didn’t stop laughing.

 

“I know, now. But it’s fine. I’m really not doing anything.”

 

At those words, Yuhan Seong’s eyes sank very slowly.

 

And he said in a low voice.

 

“Every time you say you’re ‘not doing anything,’ I get more and more anxious.”

 

I was momentarily speechless.

 

Because I understood exactly why he was saying that to me.

 

That’s why he keeps getting closer.

 

Originally, this person wasn’t the type to treat someone like this.

 

“We’ll be late for class.”

 

I hurriedly started walking.

 

Yuhan Seong said nothing and matched my pace right beside me.

 

Class had started, but I couldn’t concentrate.

 

The letters on the blackboard passed before my eyes, but in my head, only the conversation from the hallway earlier replayed like an audio recording.

 

The Management Bureau coming directly only applied to students who needed danger assessment or identity verification during the Final Dungeon.

 

Even in the original work, there were only a few.

 

I wasn’t supposed to be on that list according to the original flow.

 

‘I’m not a “scheduled character.”‘

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