Please Give Me A Kiss, Healer! Chapter 1

Day 1 of being stranded.

‘I’m hungry….’

The growling sound from her stomach made her feel miserable.

Ji-woo let her head droop.

Her eyes drooped with sadness, and her lips stuck out like a pouty fish.

She was opening and closing her mouth as if trying to swallow air when it happened.

The man who had been quietly sleeping while holding her in his arms reached out his hand.

Between his long fingers, her soft, mochi-like cheek squished out.

 

Ji-woo’s eyes widened into circles.

“Why? Are you still hurting?”

“……”

The man didn’t say anything.

He simply looked at Ji-woo with a face shining brilliantly.

Under his neatly fanned eyelashes, his golden eyes curved softly as if honey might drip from them.

Then his smooth, sculpture-like nose and his full, red lips…

Smooch.

Th-those red lips…

Smooch, smooch.

They pressed against Ji-woo.

Three times, even!

Like stamping a seal—smoosh, smoosh, smoosh on her cheek!

“Aaaagh!!”

 

[You have obtained a hidden title.]

System

Title: ♥A Kiss Stolen From a Kissless Girl♥

Effect: Affection +100 with all monsters

 

What instantly filled Ji-woo’s mind was not the shocking “first kiss” shown by the system or the embarrassing “kissless girl.”

That man who kissed me!

Yeah, that man who’s smiling so brightly while reaching for my hand right now!

“Y-you… you…!”

There’s a limit to shamelessness—just because you’re handsome and built well, does that make everything okay?

Huh? Does it?!

Ji-woo clenched her fist and shot up from her spot.

But just then.

 

[You have completed a hidden achievement.]

System

Achievement: ★Kissing a Monster★

As a reward for this wondrous achievement, a skill has been unlocked.

Skill

[Welcome to My Home (SSS)]

= Creates a safe zone inside a dungeon.

“…Huh?”

Ji-woo had suddenly achieved her dream of owning a home.

All she did was kiss a ridiculously handsome guy.

As she absentmindedly touched her cheek, the man whispered.

“Shall we go home now?”

“Home?”

“Yeah, our newlywed home.”

Smiling brightly like a child, he nuzzled the tip of his nose against Ji-woo’s collarbone.

They looked exactly like a newlywed couple in love…

‘Wh-who in the world are you to act like this with me?’

The truth was, this was Ji-woo’s first time meeting this man—today!

Held tightly in the arms of a man who was several times warmer than anyone else, Ji-woo’s hands trembled.

‘How did things end up like this?’

Everything that had happened until now flashed through her mind.

Her first meeting with this man was 10 hours ago.

Back when she, an E-rank healer, first entered the dungeon.

 

 

 

*****

 

 

“Are you a healer? Ugh, whatever. Go away!”

“Our team has plenty of potions. We don’t need you.”

“Well… I’ll contact you if a spot opens up later. But hey, cutie, how old are you? Your phone number?”

One hour had passed since Ji-woo started looking for a raid team in the dungeon waiting area.

And the only answer she heard was, “We don’t need a healer.”

It wasn’t always like this.

It’s already been 30 years since the era of Great Hunters began!

Dungeons suddenly appeared in the real world.

Monsters poured out, and people gained abnormal powers.

Among them, healers—those who healed other hunters—were a welcome, popular job everywhere.

But then, one day.

A large corporation developed a healing item: potions.

After that, healers became less valued than a random stray dog.

Why?

Because hiring a low-rank healer cost more than just bringing ten potions.

It was an era where money was respected more than people.

Top-tier healers were still rare as stars in the sky, but lower-tier healers were different.

D-rank and below healers lost their jobs in massive numbers, and Ji-woo got hit directly too.

She had no choice but to leave the guild she’d been part of for a long time.

“Ji-woo, I’m really sorry. Our guild isn’t doing well lately.”

It wasn’t like she wanted to leave.

But she was the last healer left clinging to that guild.

They dropped hints for so long for her to quit.

‘In the end, they even moved my desk to right in front of the bathroom.’

Seeing her belongings tossed around in the hallway, Ji-woo handed in her resignation.

“…Maybe I should just quit being a hunter.”

Looking gloomy, Ji-woo checked her bank balance on her phone.

[Balance: 8,000 won]

A bowl of gukbap cost over 20,000 won in this harsh world.

How was she supposed to survive another month with only 8,000 won?

‘And I don’t even have money for Hee-seong’s hospital bills this month.’

Ji-woo’s younger brother was suffering from dungeon sickness and needed hospital treatment.

After hesitating for a long time, Ji-woo texted her landlord asking to put her room up for rent.

She planned to take back even the tiny deposit to pay for the hospital bills.

“If only a house could just fall from the sky.”

Then she wouldn’t have to struggle like this.

Sighing, Ji-woo trudged out of the waiting area.

An advertisement flyer rolled by at her feet.

Hey you, walking by! Are you dreaming of owning your own home?

Oh!

Ji-woo picked up the flyer just in case.

On the back…

You’d be better off dying and being reborn~ ^^
If it were easy, would it still be a dream?
Instead of that impossible house,
choose a realistic goshiwon!
Hunter monthly-rent counseling 1588-0000

‘What a load of total XXXX XX!’

Just as a string of curses was about to burst from her mouth—

“Excuse me!”

Someone grabbed her sleeve.

She turned around to see a man built like a bear looking at her.

“You’re a healer, right? E-rank?”

“Huh? …Ah, yes, that’s right.”

She had never seen him before. How did he know she was a healer?

‘Is this some new kind of stalker?’

Ji-woo gripped her staff tightly with both hands.

How dare this guy target a hunter?

Guess he didn’t care about his life!

She was ready to smack him over the head and run when—

“I overheard you talking with another team earlier. Were you looking for a raid party?”

Wait—could it be?

Was this… scouting?

Ji-woo quickly answered.

“No, not yet! I’m totally free to raid today!”

“Then would you like to come with us? We actually couldn’t bring enough potions. The shop was already sold out.”

Kyaaaaaaah! JACKPOT!

‘Thank you, heavens! Guess a person’s not meant to die so easily!’

Inside, Ji-woo danced wildly.

On the outside, she put on her brightest business smile.

“How much were you thinking for the daily rate, dear cus— I mean, customer?”

Negotiations were a complete success.

She got the base pay plus a share of the dungeon byproduct profits!

Tears of gratitude welled up in Ji-woo’s eyes.

She had survived a whole week by eating only one ramen a day.

‘Today I’m eating beef. Beef! With lots of lettuce and perilla leaves. Pile on the ssamjang!’

Tender, glossy slices of meat.

A heap of green onions on a perilla leaf with raw garlic.

A spoonful of salty ssamjang and steaming rice!

Just imagining it made her mouth water.

‘If I run this dungeon once and save properly, then maybe…’

Walking toward the wavering gate, Ji-woo calculated her upcoming living expenses.

And then—

‘No. Snap out of it, Do Ji-woo. What beef, with your situation?’

The smile on her lips quickly vanished.

Yeah, no meat party.

Instead, ramen with one cracked egg.

‘Should I add cheese on top since I’ll be sad?’

Chewy ramen with creamy cheese… enough to forget the sadness of beef.

In the distance, the bear-like man waved at her.

“The deputy leader is waiting at the gate entrance. Please come this way.”

“Okaaay!”

Brightly answering, Ji-woo followed him.

Up until that moment, Ji-woo dreamed only of a small, simple future.

In her tiny room, adding all sorts of toppings to ramen—a small, humble wish.

 

 

 

****

 

 

 

Five hours later.

Inside the dungeon, on a steep mountain just before the peak.

Three people were climbing the uphill path.

A tank who blocked attacks with a body like a fortress.

A dealer who moved swiftly and cut down enemies.

And lastly, the healer who protected and treated the two in front!

An angel without wings, appearing when teammates were in danger with warm, healing hands.

That was the healer—me, Do Ji-woo!

“Hey, heal-slave. Can’t you carry the luggage properly?”

“I-I am carrying it…”

“Then hurry up! If we bothered putting a healer in the team, you should at least pay back the cost of potions!”

‘…Of course I’ve been reduced to a pack mule. Ugh.’

Ji-woo adjusted the heavy backpack.

The man searching for his cigarette spat on the ground.

“Seriously, why did the deputy bring this parasite along.”

“……”

“What? What are you looking at? Hurt your pride or something?”

Deputy leader Kang Jae-gyu.

This was Ji-woo’s first time meeting him, and he especially hated her.

Picking fights with her constantly, treating her like his personal servant.

‘Hey, my legs hurt. Massage them.’

‘Why are you so slow bringing water?’

‘Useless healer idiot!’

And now was no different.

“Damn, if you can’t do anything else, at least flirt a bit and call me oppa or something. What kind of woman has zero charm? Tsk.”

Ji-woo couldn’t believe her ears.

Was he insane?