I Became The Rankers’ Number One Pick [EN]: Chapter 189

189.

“That’s Jose, our team’s A-class healer.”

Ah, a healer.

So that’s why he’s the only A-class. Still, a healer should be valuable, so why does he look so intimidated?

As soon as Jose’s name was mentioned, Ruben immediately snarled at him.

“This idiot made me suffer in pain for 30 minutes because he was late last time. Why did you bring this moron again?”

“All the other healers are out in the field.”

Jackson replied simply to Ruben’s protest.

Ruben raised his hand as if to hit Jose, but Jose only cowered and didn’t even think about resisting.

Seoah shook the restraints on her wrist at Jackson.

“Can’t you take these off now?”

“No, there’s no need to be an S-class here. I’ll take them off right before we enter the gate.”

Jackson refused firmly.

Her plan to practice [Midas’s Hand] was ruined, but there was no helping it.

Seoah sighed, looking at the unfamiliar faces of the hunters.

In fact, the Korean hunters who had gone on raids with Seoah so far had been very accommodating and considerate of her, except for the early low-level raids.

So, she had sometimes wondered what it would be like to work with strangers from the beginning.

‘Not that I wanted this kind of method, though.’

There would still be time before arriving in Japan. Seoah sat down in a comfortable spot on the deck and looked out at the vast sea. The dark night passed, and the sun was rising beyond the horizon.

The name of the guard hunter who was piloting the ship was Peter. Surprisingly, he was an A-class, not an S-class, guarding Jackson.

‘Well, he said he uses guards because he’s afraid of being killed if he steps out himself.’

Seoah glanced at Jackson standing on the second-floor deck. He was hiding cruelty and inferiority behind that scholarly appearance.

Fortunately, Seoah had the [Emotion Transference] ability, so there was no difficulty in maintaining that precarious boundary.

“Hoo.”

“Jackson is kind of annoying, isn’t he?”

Seoah turned around at the voice, and Mila was there. She sat down next to Seoah with a hearty laugh.

Mila hadn’t known her for long, but she was the most comfortable person among these uncomfortable people. Her affinity was already 1.

“Is this how you usually team up?”

“Hmm. It’s not the first time, but it’s not a frequent combination. Especially Ruben and Jose, we don’t usually put them together. That Ruben guy has a terrible temper.”

“Ah….”

“He’s a white supremacist. If I weren’t an S-class, he wouldn’t even acknowledge me.”

“…….”

Seoah looked at Ruben and Jose. Ruben was still berating Jose. Seeing that, she thought she shouldn’t get close to them.

“How much do you know about me?”

Seoah was curious about the information they had about her.

“Um, an auxiliary hunter who awakened from F-class to S-class. Your buff skills are incredibly good, and your physical abilities are low for an S-class. You seem to have other abilities, but you’re hiding them.”

“That’s mostly correct.”

Jackson might know more, but Mila seems to know only as much as was in the articles. Then, she heard footsteps approaching cautiously.

“Um….”

It was the A-class Korean hunter Seoah had saved from Jackson earlier.

“Thank you for earlier.”

Seoah simply nodded to him as he greeted her with an awkward face.

She didn’t feel the need to be any more kind to the person who had kidnapped her. The man seemed to understand her meaning and didn’t say anything more and stepped back.

“I heard you saved that man from Jackson? You must have a strong sense of justice.”

“…I just didn’t want someone to die in front of me.”

“Hmm, then isn’t hunter life a bit difficult for you?”

“It’s difficult, but I can’t help it, that’s just who I am.”

Of course, she wasn’t absolutely against killing in unavoidable situations. Still, she wanted to keep it to a minimum, and that wouldn’t change in the future.

Thud!

“What, you little bastard! Why are you talking back to me!”

Ruben, not liking something again, cursed at Jose and kicked him. The A-class healer flew away from the S-class hunter’s kick and crashed hard into the railing.

“Tsk, here we go again.”

Mila clicked her tongue and got up to stop Ruben. Jackson, up there, didn’t seem to want to intervene.

Seoah was about to get up to go back to Maker when she remembered something and looked at Jose.

‘Ah, Maker-nim hurt his ankle.’

Ruben was being dealt with by Mila. Seoah approached the fallen Jose and held out her hand.

“Are you okay?”

Jose blinked his big eyes.

“Get up, that railing doesn’t look like it can hold much longer.”

How hard did he hit it? The railing that Jose was leaning against was tattered.

Jose, looking behind him, flinched, hesitated for a moment, and then took Seoah’s hand. Seoah pulled him up with strength.

“There’s a patient inside; could you take a look at them?”

[Skill ‘Gentle Sunlight’ is activated.]

“…A…patient?”

Jose’s voice was barely audible. Seoah nodded and pointed inside the cabin.

“Please, they’re a very important person.”

“…But.”

Jose glanced at Jackson above. Seoah’s gaze also moved to Jackson. He was definitely listening to this conversation.

Jackson didn’t show any particular reaction to them, so it seemed he didn’t care.

To properly fulfill the contract, it made more sense for Maker to be in good condition beforehand.

“This way.”

Seoah grabbed Jose and led him to the cabin. Jose hesitated but soon followed her. Jose’s face was slightly red as he looked at Seoah’s back.

“…….”

Seoah reached the cabin and slowly released Jose’s hand. And without turning to look at Jose, she pointed to Maker.

“That’s the person. They hurt their ankle.”

“Ah.”

Maker, who had been leaning against the wall with his eyes closed, opened his eyes.

“What is it?”

Seoah approached Maker with Jose and sat down beside him.

“He’s a healer. I poured a potion on it earlier, but it doesn’t seem to be completely healed yet.”

“This kind of thing… I can completely heal it when I return to the gate [dungeon].”

Maker said nonchalantly, but he showed his ankle. It had healed somewhat, but there was still a red line.

Perhaps because it was a familiar field, Jose looked around the ankle, gauging the depth of the wound, and then began to use his healing skill.

While gazing silently at the warm light spreading widely, Seoah recalled the emotion she had felt when she first grabbed Jose’s hand.

‘Anger.’

Surprisingly, anger dominated him more than fear.

Come to think of it, it was only natural.

He was being berated by Ruben here, but as an A-class healer, he was in a position to be treated with respect anywhere else.

There might be only one or two S-class healers in the country, so they usually acted as guild leaders, and the high-level healers in each guild were almost all A-class. Even then, there weren’t many, so they were often trying to secure each other.

If it weren’t for the reputation of being the number one guild in the United States, or perhaps the world, Jose wouldn’t be suffering such humiliation here.

“It’s all done. I’ve also treated the other minor injuries, so please check.”

Maker examined his ankles and hands.

“Oh, healers are good. It even heals old scars.”

Maker’s hands were covered in scars, probably because he often got hurt while using his hands. Pouring a potion would heal it, but potions only healed the immediate wound and didn’t remove old scars.

“Thank you, Jose-nim [term of respect].”

“No, it’s nothing….”

Jose blushed again as if embarrassed at Seoah’s greeting.

“Then I need to talk to Maker-nim for a moment….”

“Ah, yes. Talk to him.”

Seoah quickly stopped smiling, got up, and sent Jose out of the cabin. After Jose left, Seoah closed the door. And she came back and sat next to Maker again.

“That guy likes you.”

“…Ehh, no way.”

“No way? Don’t you know better than me? You have that skill to read emotions.”

“…I can’t know that much detail in a short time.”

“Hmm, really?”

Maker looked suspicious but didn’t press further. Of course, Seoah pretended not to know, but she knew.

She had used that emotion a little. Still, the goodwill itself was good. As long as it wasn’t excessive. Anyway, that wasn’t the important thing right now.

“I’ve decided to go to the Japanese gate. With these hunters.”