CH 11

I felt much better after a good night’s sleep. In a light mood, I went into the bathroom to wash up but when I looked in the mirror, I was startled.

“Crazy.”

I expected it, but I didn’t expect it to be this bad. My blackened, bruised face was so disgraceful that it was difficult to look at it with both eyes opened. Making Han Yi-gyeol’s clean face look like this… There was a slight rush of guilt inside me.

‘It doesn’t hurt a lot because I’ve been punched before this…’

Perhaps it was because Han Yi-gyeol’s body was not strong enough, and the burden was much greater than my previous body. I would have to restrain myself in the future.

After washing up and getting dressed, I sat on the sofa in an awkward position. I didn’t know what to do now. Can I go out? I’m hungry, what should I eat?

I couldn’t go out and had to spend a week in prison.

“……”

When I remembered the smiling face of Cheon Sa-yeon whom I met yesterday, anxiety came over me. I… Have I been detained?

Cheon Sa-yeon was a pretty crazy guy, so I wasn’t sure about anything.

Knock, knock.

After thinking for a while, I heard a knock on the door. Even in the midst of bewilderment, I ran over and opened the door. Who came?

“Good morning!”

“Ah.”

Beyond the door that opened, there was a woman I had never seen before and one of Cheon Sa-yeon’s attendants stood together. The woman smiled brightly and bowed as she made eye contact with me.

“Nice to meet you.”

“Oh… right. Nice to meet you?”

I didn’t know who it was, but I replied with a greeting first. I telepathically sent a message to the attendant standing behind her for an explanation, but unfortunately, he didn’t answer.

“Are you Han Yi-gyeol-ssi?”

“Yes. You are…?”

A woman with bright brown hair tied up in a ponytail smiled and held out her hand.

“I am Healer Min Ah-rin. I look forward to your cooperation.”

Reflexively holding her hand, I recalled the contents of the novel. Min Ah-rin, a healer from the Requiem Guild.

‘You’re one of the main characters in the novel!’

Min Ah-rin, one of the most important helpers who helped the main character, Ha Tae-heon. She came to see me.

* * *

Min Ah-rin was an A-class healer with the best healing capacity among healers. She stood out among the helpers who appeared with her bright personality, strong mentality, and warm heart. Even the vigilant Ha Tae-heon admitted that Min Ah-rin was reliable as his colleague.

How would you feel when you meet a celebrity? I couldn’t recognize Min Ah-rin, who was in front of me, for a moment. Actually, I was her fan.

“Can I come in?”

“Ah, yes.”

When I stepped back, Min Ah-rin and her attendant entered the room together. The attendant stood in front of her, closing the open door. He probably followed Min Ah-rin to protect her.

“I’m sorry for coming all of a sudden.”

“No, it’s okay. It’s just…”

Min Ah-rin looked around the room and smiled softly at me. “The Master asked me to come.”

“Your master… is he Cheon Sa-yeon?”

“Yes, he is.” Min Ah-rin put on an expression that asked why I was asking a question like that. No, she said Cheon Sa-yeon sent me a healer?

“He just told me to go without saying anything, so I was puzzled, but after coming, I understand now. You look terrible.”

“Ah, this is…” I smiled awkwardly and touched my face. It was worth saying that it was more swollen than yesterday. “It’s okay. It doesn’t hurt even though it looks like this. I can just apply some medicine…”

“You don’t have to do that because I’m here!”

“I’m really fine…”

“Do I look like I’m not good enough, or do you not trust me?”

“No, no.”

I quickly shook my head at the unexpected words. To be honest, I’m more suspicious of Cheon Sa-yeon than Min Ah-rin. There was no way that Cheon Sa-yeon would send a healer unless he had another plan. Even yesterday’s mood was extraordinary, so it was hard to accept the healer with ease.

“Answer me honestly. If so, I’ll go back without making you feel uncomfortable.”

“It’s not like that…”

Min Ah-rin gave me sad eyes as I kept refusing. She became so gloomy and spoke timidly, but seeing her face-to-face was absolutely killing me. I’d probably be more comfortable in the middle of a war full of knives and guns. Eventually, I struggled to make excuses.

“It’s because I met a healer for the first time. Besides, I’m not hurt enough to receive such valuable healing.”

“Really?”

“Yes…”

It was so embarrassing that I broke out in a cold sweat. Min Ah-rin took a step closer to me with a sigh of relief as I was restless with apologies.

“Then can I treat you? Now I see you hurt your arm as well as your face… I’ll treat you together.”

“Hmm…”

When did you see that again? I just rolled up my sleeves because I was too lazy to take care of them after washing up, but I got caught. Eventually, I had to sit on a chair.

“I will start the treatment.”

Min Ah-rin placed her hand gently on my face. Then, a soft white light came out from her hand and her cool energy spread out. As Min Ah-rin touched the long cut on my arm, the wound disappeared like it was never there. I couldn’t check because I didn’t have a mirror, but maybe my face was healed too.

“Thank you. It’s amazing.”

“Fufu, it’s useful, isn’t it?” Min Ah-rin said, her face looking slightly more tired than before. It seemed that she became tired as a side effect of using her powers.

“Big wounds take a long time, but these much can be healed quickly.”

“I owe you one.”

“No, sir. I heard from the Master that you’re going to participate in this gate clearing?”

Ah. Then I understood Min Ah-rin’s situation and nodded my head.

‘It seems that she thinks of me as someone who belongs to the Requiem Guild.’

Well, it made sense. A gate-clearing participant living in the guild building. Moreover, Cheon Sa-yeon seemed to have taken me for a guild member, caring enough to send a healer.

“I’m going, too. To that gate clearing operation. You’ll be the one to protect me, so I have to do this.”

“Are you going all the way inside? Don’t healers usually wait outside?”

“Usually, yes. But he asked me to go into this gate together… I heard it’s a ranked gate, so I guess that’s why.”

It is true that the difficulty of this gate was high because it was SS-level, but the reason why Cheon Sa-yeon wanted to bring a healer was most likely because of her abilities. Clearly, if a healer was always on standby, he would be able to comfortably complete the clearing work that lasted several days.

“Since you fixed my ugly face, I have to work hard to protect you in return.”

“It’s nice to hear that. It’s so much better to see your face healed.”

When I laughed and said it in a playful way, Min Ah-rin also laughed and accepted my joke.

“Is it confirmed how many people are coming to clear the gate?”

“They’re still choosing. They’re going to bring in about 15 to 20 people.”

If there were that many people, it wouldn’t make much difference if I joined them. I don’t know why he was asking me to go with him. I cursed Cheon Sa-yeon inside and asked Min Ah-rin, “Are you the only healer?”

“No, I think there’ll probably be one or two more. There are only a few healers, so it will be more difficult.”

“That will be enough. The inside of the gate must be a burdensome place for healers.”

“Well, you have to be careful. Above all, is the Master the kind of person who cares about such things?”

“That’s… that’s right.”

Min Ah-rin playfully shrugged her shoulders. Cheon Sa-yeon, who even made the nice Min Ah-rin say something like this, is a great guy in many ways.

“Then I have to go. I’ll see you at the gate.”

“Yeah. Goodbye.”

Min Ah-rin, who finished her job, left coolly. The silence sank in when the attendant, who was guarding the door, also followed Min Ah-rin out of the room. I was amazed to see my normal face in the bathroom mirror. Healer skills were the best.

‘Min Ah-rin. It’s Min Ah-rin…’

I didn’t expect to see her so soon. I recalled the novel as I touched my cheeks that held no traces of being hit.

Min Ah-rin was a healer who fell in love with Ha Tae-heon and changed her affiliation from Requiem to Roheon. She had rare healer ability and, because she was also A rank, Cheon Sa-yeon tried to get her to stay. But Min Ah-rin, who had already made up her mind, rejected all the benefits of staying and went to find Ha Tae-heon.

‘The time when Min Ah-rin met Ha Tae-heon and moved to Roheon was midway through. She still doesn’t know about Ha Tae-heon now.’

A-rank healer. Min Ah-rin. I was lost in thought, looking in the mirror for a long time.