Was Happy Being a Despised F-Rank Healer, You Know? - Chapter 96

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14. I Was Happy Being a Despised F-Rank Healer? (5)

To be precise, the role given to me was to handle rear support for the remaining six months of my first year.

To explain the process of how this situation came to be, I need to go back exactly one week.

That day, right after receiving the proposal from the guidance counselor.

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To summarize what the guidance department teacher said:

F-rank Healer Jin Hali can now freely enter all dungeons.

However, with prior application and simple screening.

‘And that could be said to be the school’s way of creating a minimum line of defense to keep Jin Hali from dying.’

At Narin, anyone can take a rank assessment once every 2-3 months, and my most recent rank assessment still came out as F-rank.

While I did accomplish something that could be called active participation using potions, it’s also true that without those potions, I have no real combat power.

‘They probably want to reduce the risk of me being forcibly exploited.’

You might say I’m only interpreting this positively, but having knowledge about Narin Academy from the original work, I was confident about this.

Before this, honestly speaking, I was able to enter dungeons without special screening only because I was accepted by a party with S-ranks like Yuhan Seong, Lee Hae-sol, and Hyun I-seo.

‘Though the final dungeon is mandatory participation, so that’s an exception.’

However, if this continued, there could have been complaints.

“That they’re oppressing and monopolizing you, something like that.”

Is this all because I stood out in a rather unique direction for someone called a healer?

That’s what my homeroom teacher said.

“You know that your methods are far from the orthodox way of a healer.”

“Ah, yes.”

“Well, the situations were coincidentally special enough that it couldn’t be helped.”

“R-right. We weren’t always leisurely enough to fight while protecting the healer.”

As soon as I heard the guidance teacher’s proposal, I went to my homeroom teacher to request counseling.

Whether he already knew the situation, my homeroom teacher immediately made time, and that’s what he said as soon as he sat down.

He listened to my words with a strange expression and then said:

“From the beginning, didn’t you thoroughly prepare special potions as if you didn’t expect anyone to protect you? You prepared for every dungeon like that. Even when going with people you were close to.”

“I did.”

“You did that even when you didn’t know the dungeon would become S-rank. Didn’t you?”

“…Well…”

“Because you’re F-rank? …I wonder if I should say you understand your position well, or poorly.”

“…?”

There’s probably no one who understands their position as well as I do.

When I tilted my head with that meaning, my homeroom teacher’s expression changed dramatically.

It was the first time I’d seen that cold person make such a face.

My homeroom teacher stared at me for a while, then rubbed his brow and said:

“As a result, that attitude did keep you alive, so well done.”

“…!”

Honestly, I thought I might die today.

Because there were few cases in the original work where that cold rank/money-obsessed homeroom teacher praised a student.

He was someone who only criticized even Yuhan Seong until death!

‘But he said well done! Well done!’

Praise makes even shrimp dance.

If I had left the counseling room right then, I probably would have readily accepted the guidance teacher’s proposal.

‘If that had happened, there would be problems with clearing the annihilation dungeons by now.’

The remaining eight annihilation dungeons won’t be as easy(?) as they have been so far, and it would be troublesome if I couldn’t provide information and potions in time.

‘Even if formally joining Yuhan Seong’s party is out of the question, I need to be close enough to be practically like an official member.’

This subtle sense of distance is important, and that was at risk of being shaken.

“However, it’s also true that your position has become ambiguous because of those actions.”

Fortunately, my homeroom teacher continued speaking right after that casual praise.

“An F-rank healer with no power to directly impact combat. Didn’t you say you were F-rank in the recent examination too?”

“Yes.”

Is it because I haven’t been training my heal skill?

[Character Profile]

[‘Jin Hali’

– Unlucky Extra (A): If you have one lucky day, the remaining 364 days are unlucky! Wishes generally come true in reverse.

– Healer (F): Heals shallow wounds.]

When I selected the character profile below the familiar status window, Jin Hali’s current state appeared in a long list.

[Exclusive Skills]

– Reverse Heal (F): Absorbs the misfortune of the affected area and miraculously revives it. Intermittently receives the blessing of an otherworldly deity.

Can be used three times a day. Activation command ‘Heal’.

– Potion Crafting (A): Combines with misfortune value for a low probability of failure! However, when mixed with otherworldly magic, there’s a 0.001% chance of crafting supreme-grade potions.

Activation command ‘Mix’ (chantless activation possible).

I didn’t quite understand why potion crafting wasn’t S-rank, but thinking about it, I recalled that I had put relatively less effort into basic potions while being enthusiastic about special potions.

That seemed to have had an influence.

‘More importantly, if supreme-grade potion crafting is possible. Could it mean even SSS-rank is a possibility?’

Supreme-grade is SSS-rank. There is L-rank called special-grade above that, but that’s only a theoretical rank.

So it means I have the possibility of becoming the greatest potion master in existence!

‘That would apply to basic potions too, right?’

Honestly, regardless of the reason for making potions, I was genuinely enthusiastic about potion crafting itself right now, so I was very happy.

But that’s that.

Since Jin Hali’s magic power itself remains F-rank when not obtained through deals with Erich, my rank was still F-rank.

Since rank assessment is based on magic power amount, I might be F-rank until I die.

Seeing me nod confidently, my homeroom teacher made a complicated expression for a moment.

“So you’ve been doing this while continuously taking magic potions. …Were there any problems with your body? Addiction symptoms or anything?”

“Ah, that. There weren’t any.”

“You little…”

I had to lie about Erich since I couldn’t reveal that he was a demon sword.

When I tapped the earring, saying I had recent achievements with an unnamed vessel and was training myself so don’t interfere, an annoying glimmer flashed back once.

Tch.

The teacher fell silent after that, seemingly organizing his thoughts, then asked bluntly with a deeply furrowed brow.

“…If it becomes unbearable, tell me. I can handle stopping you from entering dungeons on my end.”

“…What?”

“Low-grade mana potions are cheap, sure. No, you can probably make those yourself, so it wouldn’t even cost money. …What I’m saying is, cheap things are cheap for a reason. Go back and look into it.”

I found out later that what he meant was that even if my body seemed fine for now, I would definitely have lifespan problems later.

Since everyone has limits to their mana capacity and different recovery cycles, mana potions that fill you up regardless of your mana quality and capacity size have major side effects.

Once or twice might be fine, but continuous consumption could shorten your lifespan and cause illness.

I couldn’t reveal the magic sword, so I just let it pass without explaining.

Maybe I should develop a special potion for treating aftereffects later.

I forcibly stopped my mind from unconsciously drifting toward potion design.

Now wasn’t the time for that.

After giving that warning, the teacher returned to his cold expression and continued speaking.

“Anyway, you’re still F-rank, but once combat starts, you show efficiency beyond that of a healer.”

From that point on, I looked at the teacher with suspicious eyes.

“Starting with those unheard-of potions. You provide strange special potions that ordinary hunters wouldn’t even know existed in their lifetime, while simultaneously protecting your own safety and your party members’ safety.”

I stared at the teacher in bewilderment, but he continued speaking indifferently.

“Moreover, your situational awareness is S-rank level. To the point where I’d suspect you have related skills. Your judgment is like reading the boss’s weaknesses or strategy methods 2-3 seconds before the boss moves. If they had only seen the leaked footage, you would have looked fearless. That aspect would have been another factor for the higher-ups to give you points.”

“….”

“…You’re not fearless, you just recklessly threw yourself around trying to make sure no one died and got lucky. Tsk.”

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