I Became The Rankers’ Number One Pick [EN]: Chapter 4

Seo-a tried to shake off her gloomy mood and asked what Oh Hyun-soo wanted to know.

“Do you know about the Supporter position?”

“Supporter? I’ve never heard of it. I know there are some very rare positions sometimes. Are you a Supporter, Hunter Park? Not a Healer?”

“Ah, no. Not that… I just saw it on the community forum.”

Seo-a lied without thinking. If Supporter was a rare position, revealing it would surely attract unwanted attention.

Seo-a didn’t want that.

“Well, there might be such a thing. But the community forum has a lot of ridiculous stories, so you should take them with a grain of salt.”

“I guess so… Then, is there anything an E-class Healer can do?”

She couldn’t just keep fixating on the locked Supporter position forever. She had to earn money somehow.

“Hmm, actually, E-class Hunters often do other things besides raids. But Park Seo-a’s stats are…”

E-class Hunters had slightly better physiques than ordinary people and were often dispatched for rescue activities or other tasks requiring physical strength.

But Park Seo-a’s average stats were worse than ordinary people.

“First of all, why don’t you consider something like this?”

Oh Hyun-soo, who had been contemplating, showed her a flyer.

“”

‘9.99 million won?’

Seo-a quickly turned the flyer over, shocked by the exorbitant amount.

“Ah, no. I want a job I can do right away. Anything is fine.”

“Hmm. Then, would you please fill out this document first?”

Oh Hyun-soo said that, but his expression didn’t convey much expectation.

Seo-a filled in the blanks on the document without complaint.

‘If I work as a Hunter, I’ll run into Hunters, and then I’ll be able to complete “Touch a Hunter”.’

“I look forward to working with you.”

Shaking hands once again, Seo-a checked the numbers.

“[Mission 1. Touch a Hunter. (1/10)]”

‘Duplicates don’t count.’

Seo-a was grumbling in the middle of the lobby after leaving the consultation room when the association’s guards rushed out.

“Go, go out and stop the reporters from coming in!”

The entrance was noisy.

‘What’s going on?’ Seo-a stood in the middle of the lobby, blankly staring at the entrance.

A woman wearing a purple suit from head to toe was walking in like she was on a runway, surrounded by several people.

Seo-a recognized the woman.

World ranking 8th, domestic ranking 2nd, the guild leader of the domestic 2nd guild Royal Guild, S-class Hunter ‘Baek Eun-hee’.

‘Wow, amazing.’

After admiring Baek Eun-hee for a moment, Seo-a tried to quietly slip out of the lobby, avoiding people’s eyes.

“Hunter Baek Eun-hee! Are you finally challenging Hunter Yoo Ji-an this time!”

“I heard you just finished an A-class gate alone. Does this put you on the same level as Hunter Yoo Ji-an…?”

“Uh, uh, you can’t come inside the building!”

At that moment, reporters belatedly rushed in. The Hunter Association’s guards blocked them.

“Ah!”

In the chaos, Seo-a was pushed and staggered. She braced for a painful fall, but she didn’t feel any impact.

Instead, a kind voice and a beautiful face looked down at her.

“Oh my, are you okay, dear?”

Park Seo-a looked up at her, dumbfounded, and then her face turned red when she realized her position.

Baek Eun-hee was holding Seo-a in a princess carry.

“I, I’m okay. Please put me down. Thank you for catching me.”

It was such a fast movement that almost no one there could even see her moving.

Baek Eun-hee put Seo-a down and asked kindly.

“What’s your name? Are you a Hunter too?”

“Ah, I’m E-class Healer Park Seo-a.”

Then Baek Eun-hee shouted at the guards and reporters behind her.

“Hey, you ignorant people! You almost hurt the kid because of you! Handle the weak E-class Hunters carefully!”

The reporters just opened their mouths and stared at each other.

Even if they are E-class Hunters, their physical abilities are still better than ordinary people. Who were they calling weak?

But no one argued, and they just quietly took pictures.

“Go carefully, watch out for cars. If a strange person talks to you, just hit them and run away. Got it? Watch out for Hunters!”

“Yes, yes. Thank you.”

As if dealing with a child, Baek Eun-hee called out to Seo-a, who was hurrying away.

After Seo-a left, Baek Eun-hee turned to the reporters and suddenly tilted her head.

“What is it? Something…”

“What’s wrong?”

Baek Eun-hee looked at her hand, then lightly grabbed the handle of the glass door with that hand. The metal handle was crushed instantly.

“Gasp! The handle…!”

“Strength… overflowing.”

A look of undisguised joy spread across Baek Eun-hee’s face. Baek Eun-hee immediately pushed through the reporters and ran out. But Seo-a had already disappeared on the bus that had just arrived.

“What was that kid’s name again? Was it Kim Soo-ah?”

“It’s Park Seo-a, Guild Leader.”

“Find her, search for her!”

* * *

When Han Seok-hyun returned, Yoo Ji-an was lying on the sofa watching TV. Rather than watching, it was more accurate to say that the TV was just talking to itself.

The screen on TV was reporting that Hunter Baek Eun-hee had cleared an A-class gate alone today.

The commentators were excitedly talking, comparing yesterday’s Yoo Ji-an and today’s Baek Eun-hee.

“Here, this is the person. The person you were looking for, Park Seo-a.”

Han Seok-hyun placed a piece of paper on the table.

Yoo Ji-an stretched out his hand and picked up the document to examine it, then suddenly became annoyed.

“E-class Healer? Are you sure you checked properly?”

“There’s a picture attached there. Isn’t it her? The person who left the gate last was definitely that person.”

“The face is right, it’s right, but…”

Yoo Ji-an muttered in disbelief.

“There’s no way she’s just an E-class Healer.”

“Yes, E-class Healer. Other survivors testified that way too. They said they were able to survive thanks to her healing in the gate.”

Certainly, seeing her being helplessly defeated by the toad monster, she wouldn’t be a high-ranking Hunter.

Yoo Ji-an also thought so in his head, but his instincts and past memories vehemently rejected it.

“You said you met her in the last regression [a return to a previous state or life]. Well, wasn’t she an E-class Healer back then?”

“I don’t know, I only saw her briefly back then.”

“Then why are you so sure she’s not?”

“……”

There was no answer.

While Han Seok-hyun was complaining that he was being a nuisance even though he was helping, Yoo Ji-an muttered to himself.

“It’s because that woman is the reason I died in the 2nd regression.”

Most of the memories of what happened in that dungeon were blurry, but he clearly remembered the face of the woman he saw at the last moment.

An unidentified shadow attacked him, and at the same time as the woman next to the shadow used some kind of skill, his consciousness faded. And he regressed.

“Huh? What? I didn’t hear you.”

Han Seok-hyun seemed to be focused on the TV and didn’t hear Yoo Ji-an’s words.

“No, anyway, find her. Even if she’s E-class.”

“I can find her, but what are you going to do with her?”

“Well, I haven’t thought about it.”

What should I do?

Should I take revenge for the last life in this life? It would be better to kill her in advance because she might become an obstacle in the future.

But if she’s really an E-class Healer, how was that even possible?

Yoo Ji-an in the 2nd regression was also the best Hunter that no one could match, just like now.

If she’s really an E-class Healer, she can’t harm Yoo Ji-an in any normal way.

But how? He became very curious about that.

It’s no coincidence that he encountered her like this in this 4th regression.

Yoo Ji-an, who was lost in thought, inadvertently looked at the screen on TV.

“Yes, that’s right. Hunter Baek Eun-hee visited the Hunter Association urgently as soon as she cleared the A-class gate. What was going on?”

“Well, but who is Hunter Baek Eun-hee holding on that screen?”

“It looks like she caught the woman who was about to fall.”

“Ahaha, it’s been rumored that Hunter Baek Eun-hee has always been generous to women.”

Baek Eun-hee in a purple suit was holding someone.

Han Seok-hyun, who had been pacing back and forth, came up behind him.

“Ji-an, if you want to find Park Seo-a…”

Yoo Ji-an quietly raised his hand.

“I found her.”

* * *

Seo-a checked the numbers again while riding the bus.

“[Mission 1. Touch a Hunter. (2/10)]”

‘Oh, it went up again.’

Thanks to being hugged by Baek Eun-hee earlier, the point went up. It was an unexpected gain.

‘Where do I touch the other 8 Hunters?’

It would have been nice to touch a few more Hunters at the Hunter Association. At least the Hunters there are public officials, so they wouldn’t get angry if I just brushed against them.

Other than that, Hunters were generally recognized as having eccentric personalities, although it varied from person to person. Not only do I have to meet them, but I also have to touch them.

“Hmm, it’s not easy.”

I’m in a hurry, so I can’t just wait for the Hunter Association to contact me.

Seo-a was reading throughout the bus ride to see if there was anything she could do.

Then she found a post and sent a message.

In the meantime, a phone call suddenly came.

“Yes? You’ve already got me a job? Ah, yes. I’ll go back! It takes about an hour to get there…”

Seo-a staggered in the swaying bus and pressed the stop bell.