Chapter 15 : Rank measurement

I carved a magic circle all over her body, imprinting her vascular structure in my mind.
Then, I created a fine cloth that enveloped the blood vessels and heart and inserted it into Baek Jiye’s body.
As the cloth covered the blood vessels and heart, it looked quite like a 3D model.
Now, I would swap out this entire set of blood vessels and heart.
Hong Yuon was watching this process, unable to even breathe.
After taking a deep breath, I magically analyzed the blood vessels and heart of my own body.
And then, I touched Baek Jiye’s heart.
“Keuk!”
“J-Jiye?! Constellation-nim, Jiye is…!”
‘It’s because I’m swapping her heart.’
I kept my mouth shut and quietly copied my heart with mana.
The treatment for Mana Disharmony Syndrome is simple, but in truth, treating it by changing the blood isn’t a complete cure.
It’s like insulin; it only gets better for that moment.
So what is a complete cure?
It’s changing the heart.
It might sound like nonsense, but if you replace the heart with that of a higher species, the mana circulation ability improves, and most importantly, there’s no need to periodically change the blood.
I was aiming for a complete cure.

[Copying the heart of the Constellation, Silent Calamity.]
[Warning! The rank of the target receiving the heart is too low!]
[If transplanted as is, the body, unable to withstand the heart, may die from shock.]
[Proceed with transplantation?]
‘Are you crazy?’
I quickly analyzed the mana structure of my heart and then simplified the structure to downgrade it.
‘This much… is it at the level of a celestial?’
Recalling the heart of a celestial corpse I had once seen, a faint smile appeared.
‘A celestial-level heart for a human, not even an elf’s, is excessive.’
But she’ll definitely be able to become a great magician.
I proceeded to swap the heart.

「Transform.」

At that moment.
Before his barely opened golden eyes, two scenarios appeared.

[NO.2 Companion]
The Constellation, Silent Calamity, has made a second contractor. She wishes for you to be with this second contractor.
Success: Gain a Companion
Failure: The Constellation’s Disappointment

[NO.3 Guild]
The Constellation, Silent Calamity, wishes to build a tower of her own. Establish a guild and rise to the mid-tier rankings.
Success: The Constellation’s Trust, 3000 Coins
Failure: The Constellation’s Disappointment

Facing the blue system window, Han Sion laughed hollowly and muttered.
“As you wish…. My Constellation.”

Baek Jiye, who had been asleep, woke up.
The first thing she felt was her changed heart.
Thump. Thump. Thump.
It was strangely different.
The beating of her heart was strangely different from before.
And decisively, a golden window existed before her eyes.

[Congratulations on your contract with the Constellation, Silent Calamity!]
[Previous passive skill, ‘Mana Disharmony Syndrome,’ is deleted.]
[Acquiring the passive unique skill, ‘Starlight Blood Heart’!]

A day passed.
“U-unni, what do I do? I’m so nervous.”
“It’s okay. It’s the Silent Calamity. It’s okay.”
I was sitting on Han Sion’s head in the empty measurement room, watching the melodrama of the aunt and niece while eating the popcorn Sion was tossing me.
Sion had refused the doctor’s insistent advice to rest, determined to watch Baek Jiye’s measurement.
It was an S-rank’s request, and not specifically forbidden, so he was here now in a wheelchair.
Baek Jiye, who had not only been cured of Mana Disharmony Syndrome but had also gained a new passive skill, first denied reality, then soon shed tears of joy, and cried her eyes out with Hong Yuon, who had been waiting outside the room for her to wake up.
I had been passed out asleep on Hong Yuon’s head, but unable to watch the crying duo any longer, I had fled to Han Sion.
Seeing his handsome figure gently asking if I had a good trip and giving me a chocolate cake, I thought to myself that I had really chosen one good contractor.
Anyway, at present.
After dissuading her from wanting to get her grade measured immediately, they decided to measure Baek Jiye’s grade early in the morning, before the association officially opened.
Han Sion and I were special observers.
Unlike the two who were trembling while waiting for the machine to be ready, I wasn’t worried at all.
‘She’ll hit S-rank, I guess.’
A celestial-level heart is more than enough to hit S-rank.
It might be slightly inferior to a Dragon Heart, but celestials are the children of the gods, crafted by the divine.
Their quality was by no means inferior.
Due to their hearts, they master 3rd-circle magic from birth and all reach the 8th-circle realm, which is said to be impossible for humans.
Of course, I, the White Magic Tower Head, was 9th circle.
‘It would be great if I could churn out S-ranks like this, but…’
Unfortunately, this required a lot of time, I had to suffer, the target’s condition had to be special, and they had to be compatible with my heart.
And most importantly, to do that, I had to be in my human form!
‘I hate interactionnnnn… human to human, person to person, I hate ittttt…!’
As I shuddered, Han Sion gently stroked me, asking, “Are you okay?”
I melted at his touch.
“You can step up now.”
“Ye-yes!”
In the meantime, the measurement began.
Baek Jiye, who had washed up, done her hair, and even put on makeup after contracting with a Constellation, was the very picture of a classic cat-like beauty.
Is it true that genes are genes?
Hong Yuon was also a beauty, and her niece was even more so.
Baek Jiye stepped onto the black platform.
It was a sacred artifact called the ‘Scales of Clear Judgment’, and this artifact measured the grade of the contractor standing on the platform and transmitted it to a specific location.
It was easy to tell if an item was included because the scales would turn red, and it was one of the many sacred artifacts used worldwide.
The unique thing was that it didn’t just divide the contractor’s grade into S, A, or F, but also attached a percentage.
Humanity saw this as the limit of their growth potential.
For reference, Han Sion’s was 89.28%.
In terms of numbers alone, that apparently ranked him 13th in the world.
‘But Sion is still lacking in many ways.’
Experience, equipment, and companions.
The platform glowed golden once and then went out.
Baek Jiye was bewildered by the absurdly simple measurement.
“You can come down now.”
“Yes! The results are…”
“Coming out now!”
The sound of paper being printed came from the results room.
Knowing the outcome, I rushed into the results room ahead of Baek Jiye, who was stamping her feet saying she couldn’t look, and saw the results slip first.

[Estimated Grade: S-rank (90.28%)]
Hmm. S-rank, as expected.
I flew over and handed the results slip to Baek Jiye.
“Pi-Pion! Did you bring it for me? Thank you!”
“What do I do, unni! I can’t look! Can’t you tell me?”
“Okay! I’ll tell you….”
“No, why did you stop talking! I’ll just look myself….”
“……”
“……”
Silence fell over the measurement room.
I returned to Han Sion’s head and ate popcorn.
“Ah…”
Baek Jiye’s trembling voice was clear.
“It’s S-rankkkkkkkkkkkkkkk!”

From early in the morning, the world was turned upside down.

[Baek Jiye of Mana Disharmony Syndrome Contracts with Silent Calamity… Grade “S”]
[New S-rank Han Sion Announces Guild Creation… “Please look after us”]
[South Korea Produces Two S-ranks Consecutively… An Unprecedented Event Globally]
[Who is the Constellation, Silent Calamity? Academia: “No information at all”]
[Let’s Dig into the Silent Calamity!]

[Tips for Contracting with Mana Disharmony Syndrome?]
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Hello~ In celebration of Baek Jiye, famous for her Mana Disharmony Syndrome, getting a contract, I’ve gathered some contracting tips!
You all know what Mana Disharmony Syndrome is, so shall we begin?
The contracting tip I’ll be sharing this time is~~ drumroll please~~
‘Silent Calamity’. Thank you ^^

• This son of a bi*ch lolololololololol

• └ He’s not wrong lol Who else but S.C. would contract with them~~~

• └ But even if they got a contract, it probably wouldn’t be S-rank if it wasn’t S.C. ㅜㅜ

• └ True. Someone with Mana-Disharmony-whatever gets a contract and becomes S-rank? That’s purely the Constellation’s power.

• └ Seems like an awesome Constellation

• └ Still, congratulations to her for getting a contract ㅜㅜ An S-rank with the syndrome… maybe me too?

• └ What are you expecting

• └ S.C. won’t look at you

• └ Guys, let them dream, stop it

• └ Right lol Who knows, maybe S.C. will happily choose you and you’ll get S-rank? ㅜㅜ

[What’s up with S.C.]
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Why do they only pick up S-ranks?ㅜㅜ

• fr, isn’t this system favoritism?

• └ true, otherwise there’s no way they’d hit 2 S-ranks in a row

• └ System: Yeah I’m playing favorites lol. Hey Calamity, there’s an S-rank over there

• └ Calamity: Yessss~~~ let’s get a contract

• └ The other guilds with no S-ranks are crying ㅜㅜ

• └ So what? Aren’t you happy? Both S-ranks came from Korea

• └ Right, this person brought 2 S-ranks to our S-rank-barren land ㅜㅜ

• └ Still, I don’t really like this;; Isn’t it rigged?

• └ What are these guys saying when we should be praising them? Would Hong Yuon rig it?

[Will they join the same guild then??]
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Han Sion said he’s creating a guild
So will she join the same guild?

• Yeah, seems likely

• └ Is it official?

• └ My headcanon says so lol

• └ So it’ll be the first guild in the country with two S-ranks?

• └ There probably aren’t many even abroad lol

• └ Are they recruiting members?? I’m unemployed right now ㅜㅜ

• └ A guild with two total members, and both are S-rank? Is that a thing? Ppusungppasyung?