Chapter 4
Chapter 4
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Translator: MadScientist
Chapter: 4
Chapter Title: 'Shock' A Good Healer Actually Exists!
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Sprout Guild Master, Choi Han-ul.
He personally witnessed his guild members' injuries healing right before his eyes, yet he still doubted what he was seeing.
'What the hell did I just see?'
Something utterly impossible was happening right in front of him.
Choi Han-ul stayed silent for a long while before finally managing to speak.
"So... support-type mage means... you're a healer...?"
Yi Chrog kept her head bowed, quietly fidgeting with her fingertips in response to his question.
The guild members, piecing it together, erupted in shouts all at once.
"Sis... you're a healer...!?"
"No way. First healer I've ever seen...!"
"Chrog sis is a healer...!?"
Of course. A reaction like that was only natural.
In this world that had changed so suddenly, healers were incredibly rare and held immense value.
But there was one thing that just didn't make sense.
'Why... didn't she tell us from the start?'
Choi Han-ul couldn't wrap his head around why Yi Chrog had hidden that she was a healer and joined their party.
If she'd revealed it right in front of the gate, everyone would've fawned over her. What reason was there to hide it?
Suddenly, an image flashed in his mind: Yi Chrog trading friendly jokes with the guild members.
'No way...'
Was it because she was worried the kids would get too tense...?
Healers were incredibly precious.
The young guild members knew that full well.
The moment they learned a healer was with them, the inexperienced kids would've frozen up under the pressure of "can't mess up."
And in a gate teetering between life and death, staying like that could lead to sudden disasters.
'Right. So she built bonds with the kids first...'
If that was her consideration, then joining the party without saying a word made perfect sense.
- Support-type mages... won't expect much DPS from her.
How arrogant had he been, saying something like that to her.
Choi Han-ul bent at a perfect ninety degrees toward Yi Chrog.
"I failed to recognize you, precious healer. My apologies."
"...Huh? What do you..."
Unaware of his inner turmoil, the thrilled guild members latched onto Choi Han-ul's sleeve.
"Guild master! Quick, let's go take down the boss!"
"I've always dreamed of smashing a boss while getting healed. This is too exciting!"
"Guild master! Hurry up!"
Right—they still had a boss left.
A boss fight with a healer.
It was a first. Choi Han-ul's heart began pounding wildly.
Above all, he was overjoyed that his guild members could now take down the boss without getting hurt.
◇◇◇◆◇◇◇ "I used too much heal just now, so mana is low. Keep your distance for a bit."
Stable heals started flowing in, replacing those pricey recovery potions.
And knowing the healer had the kids' backs made it possible for Choi Han-ul to finally unleash his full strength after so long.
Indescribable gratitude filled his chest with every passing moment.
"Ser-yoon, I'll Shield you right away, so don't hold back—dive in. Chae-eun, you've got your attack power buff up, so hit it with your skill the second aggro switches to Ser-yoon."
Under Yi Chrog's close support, the kids charged the boss like fish let loose in water.
'So the kids could fight like that...'
They were capable of battling so bravely...
They'd been holding back all this time, scared of wasting recovery potions.
Seeing this new side of them made the bridge of Choi Han-ul's nose tingle.
Before long, the boss fell, replaced by a massive chest.
"Good work, everyone. You all did great."
It was a low-rank gate with real difficulty—he'd figured it'd take at least an hour, but the clock showed only twenty minutes had passed.
The clear speed was way faster than expected.
And they hadn't touched a single one of the recovery potions he'd brought just in case.
"I'll open the chest."
Choi Han-ul placed his hand on the box with reverence.
Sensing an unusual energy, he swiftly opened it and inspected the contents.
"Th-this is..."
Amid various rewards sat an item glowing with blue light.
A B-rank artifact, with just a 5% drop chance from a low-rank gate.
Luen's Pendant, which continuously regenerated the wearer's mana.
"Mana regen necklace! I really need this bad... Can I have it?"
A guild member who recognized its value reached out without thinking.
Ha Ye-jin, their strongest fire-attribute mage with firepower to spare.
Most of her skills were AoE spells, so she was always complaining about mana shortages.
Of course, he'd pitied her every time, heart aching for her.
"Hey!"
The boss chest naturally belonged to the healer.
It was an unspoken rule of this world, plain common sense.
Choi Han-ul, who'd never once raised his voice at a guild member, smacked Ye-jin's hand away from the artifact.
"G-guild master...? Why..."
Stunned by his action, Ye-jin pulled her hand back.
Letting out a small sigh, Choi Han-ul spoke in a low voice.
"Ye-jin. The healer joined our party—you can't grab the clear rewards first. I'll definitely buy it for you from the auction house later..."
Watching her head droop lower and lower, he clutched his hair with one hand.
What if she starts hating our guild over this?
What if she refuses to party with us ever again...
A storm of worries pounded his head, making it throb.
"Healer... er, Chrog. Our guild member's still young—looks like a mistake. Please..."
He bowed his head repeatedly to Yi Chrog, handing her the pendant.
At that moment, she accepted it with a puzzled look, then passed it straight to Ye-jin without a second thought.
"I don't need this. You take it."
"N-no, it's fine! Guild master said he'd buy it for me later anyway... hehe."
Yi Chrog tilted her head.
"Really? Hm. Guess I'll just give it to someone else then."
"Yes...!?"
Ye-jin glanced back and forth between Choi Han-ul and Yi Chrog.
Yi Chrog hoisted the pendant high and bellowed at the top of her lungs.
"Who wants this?!"
Ye-jin, jumping in shock, practically threw herself at Yi Chrog, blurting out "Me!", "Please, me!" and the like.
Yi Chrog grinned like a playful rascal, amused by her, then personally hung the pendant around Ye-jin's neck.
"That gem in the center—is it real?"
"Whoa, check this out—it's sparkling like crazy!"
While the other guild members crowded around to gawk at the pendant on Ye-jin's neck.
Choi Han-ul approached Yi Chrog cautiously, face full of embarrassment as he spoke up.
"Um... are you really okay with this...?"
"Huh? With what?"
"Handing over the artifact... You'd get way more mileage out of it as a healer. Hope it wasn't just 'cause the kid threw a fit..."
Yi Chrog flashed an innocent smile at his words.
"Nah, it's fine. I grow some flowers at home."
Grow flowers?
What did that even mean?
Choi Han-ul didn't quite get it but decided not to pry.
"Uh... I see. Still, you could sell it on the user auction house for a fortune..."
"I'll be making plenty of money anyway, so it's cool."
Seeing her speak with such confidence, he thought, yeah, she's definitely a healer.
Not only did they hog all the gate clear rewards, but just having a healer join a party meant people shoving cash your way...
"B-but still..."
Even so, cheerfully yielding a mana regen artifact wasn't easy.
How did someone develop a mindset like that?
Choi Han-ul felt a strange sense of awe toward the small, spirited girl before him.
"Sorry, but I've got something urgent to handle at home right now. Mind if I head out?"
"Ah! Of course, healer! Thank you so much today. Take care!"
Choi Han-ul bowed ninety degrees to see her off.
Once home, he immediately powered on his phone and started drafting a post on the awakener-exclusive community site.
Maybe not all healers in the world were bad.
There were good ones too.
📰 Post [SproutGuildMaster: A Good Healer Actually Exists.] Hello, this is Sprout Guild Master Choi Han-ul. I've seen too many posts badmouthing healers, so I wanted to write this. To let everyone know that good healers do exist out there. The healer I met was kind-hearted from the start. Our party was mostly minors, but worried we'd tense up... Can you believe she joined without even revealing she was a healer? And lately, everyone's saying healers don't even understand skill mechanics. No injuries in our party until the boss went down. Except for the one guild member who got careless. She even called the shots herself—turned a one-hour boss into a 20-minute clear. Healers hog all the gate rewards? Boss chest dropped Luen's Pendant, but when a kid wanted it, she handed it over cool as ice. Taking this chance to thank her again. So in conclusion... Don't lump all healers together as bad. There are good ones out there, like the one I met. 💬 Comments — Anonymous A healer who yields rewards? Luen Pendant too...? You dreaming or what? — Anonymous What's her name? Tell us quick, you're saving lives here. — Anonymous This guy's faking it. — Anonymous Real name and guild dropped, so probably not full fake... but still too hard to believe. ⭐ Top Comment — Anonymous ... ? You from some other civilization or what? And just like that, Choi Han-ul's post racked up thousands of views in no time, drawing the eyes of awakeners everywhere.
◇◇◇◆◇◇◇ Maybe because I yielded the artifact.
Most of the rewards from the boss chest ended up as mine.
Well, "yielded" feels off.
The guild master kept insisting "the artifact naturally goes to the healer"—why was that a given?
Anyway. Despite their protests that it was fine, I sold all the forced-upon rewards at a byproduct buyer near the gate.
'Whoa, they pay this much?'
Nice chunk of change.
Money made.
Before heading home, maybe grab a new phone first.
I needed to update the flower status on Plant Gal ASAP to scratch that itch.
I headed straight to a phone store.
'Even with the world like this, they're still dropping shiny new models.'
Amazed as I browsed, a clerk approached.
"Excuse me, have you awakened, ma'am?"
"Ah, yeah."
"How about this model then? It's awakener-exclusive—super popular with our awakened customers."
The clerk pulled out a sleek model from the display.
"Enter your address, and it maps all gates within 10km. Oh, and it has the user auction house built right in."
My eyes lit up the second I heard that.
'A phone with the user auction integrated?'
I'd been stressing over how to offload Lumina Bells once I nailed cultivation.
If it had a feature like this, sign me up with both hands.
Right as I went to say I'd take it, the clerk dropped the kicker.
"Tons of other features too. Like the awakener-only community...?"
Any other options? Gone.
"I'll go with that."
Back home, I tore open the box in excitement and fired up the new phone.
Too bright out for Lumina Bell pics right now... Guess I'll poke around that awakener community.
'Hope it's not just a bunch of big shots.'
Wonder what it feels like to go viral there.
Heart racing.
With bated breath, I tapped the app.
The very first thing that caught my eye was the post plastered at the top of the main feed.
[SproutGuildMaster: A Good Healer Actually Exists.]
Something off about the title, though.
"A good healer actually exists"? What, like every other one out there is evil?
And the views were insanely higher than anything else—couldn't help feeling a twinge of envy.
'My posts never even crack two digits.'
How do you even rack up numbers like that?
Couldn't resist—I tapped it.
The post unfolded before me.
My face grew hotter and hotter with every word I read.
'Hold on. No way...'
Is this... about me...?