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"That's impossible…"
The freckled female student shook her head in disbelief and took a step back.
It was hard to believe, but there was only one unique character who could heal from such a long distance that the opponent couldn't even perceive them—Sophia.
"This, this is cheating…! It's cheating, I tell you! That bastard must be up to something!"
The freckled student shouted hysterically.
But there was no need for me to step in at this point.
[Ho, how dare you…! You filthy, good-for-nothing bastard!!!]
Sophia's voice, filled with rage, came through the earbuds I had obtained from the store. She seemed quite heated up.
'Hmm, did her dad teach her those curses too? They're pretty slick.'
I knew that her dad was Korean, so she was somewhat proficient in the language, but still.
[How dare you hurt Yuha's body…]
'Is she having a keyboard battle with someone online or something…?'
Nah, that's unlikely.
Well, she probably picked up the curses from Korean movies or something. These days, curses are often left unfiltered in films, so it's not surprising that she would have picked them up from there.
And I briefly noted the phrase 'our Yuha' that she had used, but soon dismissed it from my mind.
Swwwwwwwwwwwwish!
Thud!
"Keok!"
Thud! Thud!
Thud! Thud!
Thud! Thud! Thud!
Thud! Thud! Thud! Thud! Thud! Thud!
Silver arrows rained down from above.
Sophia's main position was that of a healer. Her signature move was shooting golden arrows imbued with light magic to heal her allies. But she was also an excellent long-range dealer, capable of reversing the nature of her mana to shoot silver arrows that inflicted considerable damage.
In other words, she was a jack-of-all-trades, a ridiculously overpowered character who could both heal and deal damage from a distance! She was the second version of [Velvet's Breathing rights], following Kang Do-hee.
'They really pushed this new character too much when she first came out.'
I smirked as I watched the scene unfold before me.
"Kkeak!"
"Th, those arrows have attack power! She's a healer, right!?"
"Get out of the way!!!"
The Indians in front of me tried to dodge Sophia's arrows, but it was difficult to avoid the arrows falling straight down from above.
Moreover, the arrows she shot were not something that these nameless extras could hope to evade.
But, surprisingly, they didn't go down easily.
"Kkeuh…!? What, what's going on? Ah, it doesn't hurt? No, why am I… recovering!?"
Sophia was alternating between shooting golden arrows to heal them and then attacking them again, repeating the process.
'Ugh, she's shooting where she's already shot. This is why you shouldn't get on Sophia's bad side.'
I made a slightly exasperated face.
I had told her to use this method when she wanted to prolong the beating, but did she hate those guys that much?
'Well, they did insult her, so it's only natural she wouldn't let them off easily.'
The consequences are severe when you openly disrespect Sophia to her face.
As the cycle of recovery and injury continued, despair began to set in their eyes.
"Ji, Jin Yuha! Wh, what did we do wrong! Stop this cruel treatment!"
"Yeah! I stabbed you with my sword, but it was during a battle situation anyway! Just finish us off quickly!"
The dealers who had stabbed me with their weapons earlier now shouted at me. I scratched my cheek and replied, "Well, the thing is… Our healer seems to be quite angry."
"What?"
I pointed at the freckled female student with my finger.
She tried to refute something, but…
"I di…"
An arrow embedded itself in her thigh, cutting off her words.
"I clearly said that I had found an excellent healer and that I couldn't work with you guys. You insisted that I hire you as my healer, even though I said you were beneath me."
"What…!"
Their faces twisted, and their heads turned sharply. They realized that the pain they were enduring was ultimately because of that damn woman.
"Ha, damn bitch. Because of you…"
"Well, you guys are irrelevant anyway. You just got caught in the crossfire. Sorry. I'll send you off quickly."
"Yeah, thanks."
The dealers bowed their heads to me in gratitude, shooting one last glare at the freckled student before they were gone.
Screeeeech…
I drew my sword and slashed at them.
Pwoook…!
And Sophia, seeing me, also stopped her personal revenge and finished off the freckled student.
"Kkeak!"
.
.
.
Hoo…
Shin Se-hee, who had been continuously casting magic, took a break to replenish her stamina and mana. As she rested, something suddenly caught her eye, and she widened her eyes in surprise.
Something was wrong. Something was very wrong. It was only the first day of the two-week mid-term evaluation.
The plan for today had been to end the battle with a moderate scouting mission and then retreat to plan for the next battle…
"Huh… How did it end up like this…?"
Shin Se-hee turned her head in dismay and looked around.
The battlefield was sparsely populated, with only about half… no, two-thirds of the students remaining.
But there were two reasons why she hadn't noticed this earlier. One was that she had been directly involved in the battle herself, narrowing her field of vision. And the second was that her forces and Lee Yoo-ri's forces were still evenly matched.
Kwaang…!
Kwaang!!
As she turned her head, she saw Lee Yoo-ri and Kang Do-hee still lightly exchanging hands, continuing their battle. They wouldn't be planning to expend all their energy on the first day either.
'It can't be because of my performance… My magic isn't strong enough to inflict fatal wounds on students unless they're directly hit. And with a healer around, it's difficult to significantly reduce the enemy's strength.'
Yet, something was amiss. How had things ended up like this? Was she the only one who felt this strange dissonance?
'Someone must have intervened…!'
Shin Se-hee, having reached this conclusion a little late, clenched her teeth.
Just then…
"Long time no see?"
Whoosh…
"Wha…!"
Suddenly, at the sound of a voice from behind, Shin Se-hee spun around and drew a dagger from her waist, aiming it at the intruder.
But soon, the strength left her grip on the handle. This was because the intruder was none other than the man she had wanted to meet so badly…
"Huh? Ji, Jin Yuha?"
Jin Yuha held up his hands and grinned.
"Yeah, it's me. Long time no see."
His nonchalant attitude made Shin Se-hee sigh in relief.
"...Next time, please make some noise when you're approaching."
"Did I scare you?"
"Yeah, really got me."
"Kick. It was worth sneaking up on you."
Suddenly, Shin Se-hee's gaze shifted to Jin Yuha's chest.
'Huh?'
[53040 coin]
A substantial amount of coins.
Previously, when she had checked, Jin Yuha had been training his healer and hunting only low-level monsters.
In other words, these coins weren't earned by hunting monsters!
Shin Se-hee, having reached this conclusion in an instant, asked him in a low voice, "...Were you the one?"
Her question omitted many details, but Jin Yuha nodded as if he had nothing to hide.
"Yeah, it's me."
"…"
At his casual reply, she bit her lip.
Jin Yuha was now declaring his intention to go it alone, without forming an alliance with either Lee Yoo-ri or her. He intended to walk this path with only the healer he had recently acquired!
This direct rejection stung her pride. She decided to ask him directly, as it made no rational sense for him to act this way.
"Why?! If you had joined forces with me or Lee Yoo-ri, or even Kang Do-hee, you could have secured victory much more comfortably! Why did you do this?!"
She knew her voice had risen a little, but she couldn't help it. Jin Yuha, however, replied with a calm tone.
"Hmm, I'm planning to end the mid-term evaluation today."
"What? What do you mean…?"
"Do you want to know?"
Shin Se-hee immediately nodded. Jin Yuha scratched his head awkwardly.
"Well, the Incarnation is here."
"The Incarnation?!
"Yeah, and if you die at their hands, you really die."
Shin Se-hee's mouth dropped open in shock.
The Incarnation, out of nowhere, in the middle of the mid-term evaluation?! It was an incredibly abrupt development!
But she didn't doubt his words. Instead, she quickly processed the information and reached a conclusion.
"...So, you took advantage of the chaos to send as many people up as possible, to prevent them from dying at the hands of the Demons?"
"Yeah."
"Then, couldn't you have told us earlier? If you had, my party would have definitely helped you."
Shin Se-hee's voice carried a hint of hurt.
"I was planning to tell you today or tomorrow. But… hmm, your interesting antics changed my plans."
"Antics?"
"The fact that the faction war gathered all the students in one place helped, too. So, I thought that maybe, just maybe, I could prevent anyone from dying. This wasn't something I had anticipated."
"...So, I was of help?"
"Yeah, a lot."
Jin Yuha smirked and ruffled Shin Se-hee's hair.
"Uh, I, I mean, don't ruffle my hair like that…"
Shin Se-hee shrunk back, looking embarrassed.
Jin Yuha withdrew his hand and stared at Shin Se-hee.
"This is something that should never have happened. You should be proud. You've done something truly remarkable."
Ah…
'So, in the future that Jin Yuha had seen, many students died during this mid-term evaluation.'
And she had changed that future. The acknowledgment from him made her feel a sense of pride well up within her.
"...And now, I have a slightly embarrassing request for you."
Jin Yuha, unlike before, now sounded hesitant.
She knew what he wanted to ask of her and why he had come to her. She could infer from the context.
'...Pfft. Just say it already.'
The resentment she had felt earlier had completely vanished. Shin Se-hee looked at Jin Yuha with a relaxed expression.
'Hmm, should I surprise him a little?'
Shin Se-hee suddenly reached out and grabbed Jin Yuha's sword, bringing it to her neck.
"You want me to die at your hands, right?"
She beamed at him, enjoying his bewildered expression.
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