I Don’t Want This Reincarnation

The wound could not be completely healed. I couldn’t ask for more from healers who had reached their limit just by getting rid of the poison.

“I’ll do it myself. Thank you for your treatment.”

I reached out to take the bandages from the bewildered healer. Then the healer looked sorry.

“I’m sorry. I only recently awakened as a healer, so I haven’t learned much yet.”

“Me too…”

… the lack of manpower.

“It’s alright. You two should go and rest.”

When the healers left, Cheon Sa-yeon, who had been away for a while, returned. Seeing the bandages in my hand, Cheon Sa-yeon raised his eyebrows.

“Use this instead of that.”

Cheon Sa-yeon, who took the ordinary bandages from my hand, took another roll of bandages out of his inventory. As I looked at the bandages, I felt a sense of energy.

“The A-class bandages you mentioned last time?”

“This will help stop the bleeding if the wound opens later.”

Cheon Sa-yeon, who had taken the bandages off his hand, wrapped the bandages around my shoulder and arm with skilful hand movements.

“Cheon Sa-yeon, your hand…”

“Don’t mind it.”

Cheon Sa-yeon’s fingers were injured as expected. It was because I chewed as much as I could to endure the pain.

At least, he has an SS-rank body. If it had been an ordinary person’s finger, it would have been seriously injured.

“It’s an A-grade gate, and I also included Woo Seo-hyuk, so I purposely assigned the talented healer to another clearing team.” Cheon Sa-yeon’s gaze turned to my shoulder. “I think I made the wrong choice.”

“I just let my guard down.”

After putting on the bandages and changing into a new shirt, as well as confirming that there was no one around, I asked quietly, “Did you find out the cause?”

“According to the report of the measuring ability, the grade level has increased abnormally. Other than that, nothing.”

“What is the current S-grade level?”

“31.2%. Previously, it was 24.6% of A-grade.”

That meant that it had risen from 24.6% of A-grade to 31.2% of S-grade.

“With that much difference, I don’t think it’s going to change to SS-grade.”

“S+ is well worth considering.” When I said that, Woo Seo-hyuk approached me.

“Are you okay with your injuries?”

“Yeah, it would’ve been worse if you weren’t there so thank you for your help.” I thanked Woo Seo-hyuk.

“No, more than that…” In a brief moment, Woo Seo-hyuk, who looked at Cheon Sa-yeon’s eyes, continued, “I was able to fly during battle. Is it Han Yi-gyeol-ssi’s ability?”

“Yeah, it’s because I have a wind ability. Did you feel uncomfortable?”

Woo Seo-hyuk shook his head.

“Thanks to you, I was able to deal with monsters easily. It’s amazing to be able to use wind that way.”

“A-ranks don’t fare well against S-rank opponents. Even still, I have to help out.”

Woo Seo-hyuk was silent for a moment at my words. He looked at me with somewhat complicated eyes and then spoke. “I knew it when I saw the news, but to be honest, when I experienced it in person, I was surprised that it was much better than I thought.”

If you saw the news, you were referring to the footage in Area C13. Even thinking about it again made me sick. I glanced at Cheon Sa-yeon.

“It may sound like too much interference, but how about refraining from using your ability on others in the future?”

“‘Others’—does that include you, Woo Seo-hyuk-ssi?”

“I have already experienced it, so I’m an exception.”

“……”

I didn’t see this guy like that, but he’s surprisingly shameless.

Cheon Sa-yeon, who had been quietly listening to Woo Seo-hyuk’s conversation with me, intervened.

“I agree with that.”

“No, I don’t think I have such a great ability to be worried about that.”

“It certainly doesn’t feel that special if you just look at it, but…”

“It’s different when you experience it yourself.” Cheon Sa-yeon spoke softly. “Han Yi-gyeol. You need to understand the rarity of your ability. Do you know how much most ability users covet the ability to fly?”

“Uh…”

“On the other hand, most monsters have flying abilities from Grade A or higher. It can only be cumbersome from the point of view of ability users.”

“Are you saying that with my help, you have a lot less to worry about?”

“It’s more than that. There are no restrictions on movement.”

I understood the explanation, but it didn’t really make sense to me. Maybe it was because I didn’t have any experience dealing with monsters without the wind ability.

“It doesn’t matter if you have low-ranking abilities, but if you’re high-ranked, you will be very interested in Han Yi-gyeol-ssi’s abilities. I don’t think that’s going to bring any good results.”

I pondered for a moment at Woo Seo-hyuk’s explanation then nodded. Physically, ability users were basically militant, and the higher their rank, the stronger their tendencies, so there was nothing wrong with being careful.

“I know what you mean.”

Up until now, I had only thought of helping, but I had not thought about how the other person would receive it.

First of all, I don’t think I’ll ever meet a person with a high level of ability. As soon as I meekly agreed, Cheon Sa-yeon rose from his seat.

“I’ll call it a day. You will have to move with your injuries starting tomorrow.”

I nodded and leaned my back against the wall. I was very tired because I struggled quite a bit to get the poison out of my body.

* * *

Still, because I had been treated by healers and had good bandages wrapped around my wound, when I woke up, my condition was much better than I expected. As soon as I finished breakfast, I was told that it was okay by the healers who checked my wounds. I was greatly relieved.

“I still don’t have enough energy. It’s a little difficult right now but I think it will be possible to treat you in the evening.”

“Yes, please take care of me.”

When I smiled and nodded, the healers also smiled at each other. They were good people.

After having a friendly time with the healers, Cheon Sa-yeon, who had been waiting early, looked back at me when I came forward to move.

“How are you feeling?”

“I’m alright.”

I kept feeling a throbbing, mild, dull pain, but not painful enough to take painkillers. Cheon Sa-yeon, who looked at me with an unknown expression, said as if it was very unexpected, “You’ve become friends with the healers.”

“…why are you asking that again?”

My face hardened as I remembered being asked if I was close with Min Ah-rin and Kim Woo-jin. As if expecting this kind of reaction from me, Cheon Sa-yeon shrugged his shoulders and answered skillfully, “It’s because you’re more popular than I thought.”

Was that a compliment or an insult?

“Stop talking nonsense and let’s go.”

When I spoke coldly, Cheon Sa-yeon found the device that opened the door. As expected, this time it was a success as well.

“Is this random? No matter how I look at it, it doesn’t seem like that.”

“I wish you could trust me a little more.”

“You are too greedy.”

Chwareureuk, kung!

Fortunately, I did not feel S-grade energy in the next room. As we entered the room, a number of bats hanging from the ceiling roared and rushed towards us.

B-grade monsters. Vampire bats (흡혈박쥐였다).

The guild members were excited about the first B-grades they encountered after entering the room. Before I, Cheon Sa-yeon, and Woo Seo-hyuk could even step out, the bats were attacked by guild members and fell to the ground like rainwater. The identifier finished measuring in the meantime and approached Cheon Sa-yeon to report it.

“The B-grade monster was 78.9%. The previous one was 31.44%.”

“As expected, it went up.”

“It’s increasing too quickly.”

78.9%. If we had come in a little later, we would have dealt with A-grade vampire bats.

“Hey, Master.” The identifier made an anxious face. “Things are fine, right? The numbers keep being weird…”

“If we check the rest of the rooms, it will become clear. You don’t have to worry too much. No matter what level monsters appear, I’ll make sure we will all be able to get out of here safely.”

At Cheon Sa-yeon’s relaxed reply, the identifier breathed a sigh of relief. As I watched the identifier leave, I asked, “What’s the matter with you? Even saying things like that.”

After I said it, I didn’t know what to do. I forgot that Woo Seo-hyuk was by my side and talked comfortably, so I noticed it late and felt guilty.

“As the Master, I have to do this.” Cheon Sa-yeon smiled with his eyes bent. “I’m a pretty friendly Master.”

“Oh, yes. I see.”

I wonder if you have a conscience.

“Hmm…”

Cheon Sa-yeon, who was looking down at me with an amused face, leaned down and whispered in my ear, “Are you jealous?”

“Craz—”

I managed to keep my mouth shut as I was about to reflexively shout he was crazy. Cheon Sa-yeon, who smiled as if it was understandable, made sure that all the bats had been dealt with and headed to the entrance of the next room.

‘It seems I can’t let my guard down.’

If I relaxed even a little bit, he would talk nonsense as if he had been waiting for it. I sighed and followed him.

This device leading to the next room was located on the ceiling. As I climbed into the air, I found a flower shape among the murals carved on the ceiling and pressed it down as explained by Cheon Sa-yeon. The iron grate went up with a clicking sound, revealing the entrance to the next room.

Keureureung…

As soon as the door opened, the cry of an animal could be heard through the darkness. According to the data, the monsters in this room were skeleton Cerberus (스켈레톤 케르베로스). A-grade skeleton monsters in the form of a three-headed dog.

Kung! Kung!

As we entered the room, the monsters barked and drooled. While looking at the Cerberus, which were growling as if it was measuring our strength, I turned to Woo Seo-hyuk.

“Woo Seo-hyuk-ssi.”

“Yes.”

“I don’t know if I can ask you this question.” Pointing to the Cerberus, which looked like a rather large dog (skeleton to be exact), I asked, “When a dog meets a strong relative, it gets scared and lowers its tail, doesn’t it?”

“Right.”

“Won’t they be afraid if Woo Seo-hyuk-ssi comes forward? What do you think?”

“……”

“Pfft!”

I asked because I thought a wolf would win if it was between a big dog and a big wolf, but Woo Seo-hyuk had an ambiguous expression that was hard to explain, and Cheon Sa-yeon burst into laughter briefly.

I added a word quickly. “I thought it would be easier to kill if it was scared…”

“…I don’t think it’d be of any use because they’re not afraid to see the Master even with the large difference in rank.”

“As expected.”

I was hoping that it might work. I regretfully mixed with the guild members who started the battle behind me. If they were an A-grade, I would be able to handle it well.

The Cerberus, who was aiming for my neck and rushing at me, was blown away with the wind, raising the energy and creating a strong gust of wind throughout the room. The Cerberus, who had been holding on with their claws, flew away helplessly in the strong wind and smashed into pieces. I tried it as a test and it worked better than expected.

‘It may be difficult to do it in a spacious exterior, but it is usable in a confined interior.’

The downside was that the nearby guild members also had to stop attacking and endure the wind. However, when all the Cerberus were killed by the gust of wind, the guild members raised their thumbs up to me, saying it was okay.

I didn’t know if it was because they were really okay with it or because I looked close to Cheon Sa-yeon.