She looks at me, her eyes dancing about looking everywhere but my eyes. Her fingers fidgeted about.


    “I-I’m sorry about what I said. You know, before? I honestly expected a C-Ranker like you to die to the first orc you came across, but you really did save us even when our guild abandoned us. Thanks.”


    “Oh.” I don''t really know how to respond. You''re welcome and bye? Actually, something in her words caught my attention. “C-Rank? Wh-where did you find that?”


    Had I accidentally actually said something? Now way they would have followed me had I said that.


    She looks at me weirdly. “Support classes are able to see certain information about allies and enemies. It allows us to know who to prioritise with buffs and debuffs. Things like rank, hit points, mana, names... not much of a hero, are you?”


    It scares me that such a skill is so common. Does that mean Jake already knows?? Is that really why he wants me to live with him? So he can keep an eye on me? Had he sussed me out when he found me in the alley?


    “A-anyway,” I say, desperate to end this conversation. “The portal is th-there. See… you.”


    I patiently wait for her to leave.


    She doesn''t.


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    “Oh, I''m not leaving you here. You think just because you saved us that you''re able to kill the boss on your own?” She paces back and forth, her arms adding extra emphasis to the emotion behind her words. “There''s a reason guilds exist and coordinate raids. B-Rank dungeons are–”


    I move forward, grab her shoulders and shove her through the portal.


    Except she twists her body, arms swinging up like a graceful dancer, and I land hard on my back.


    [HP: 19/20]


    [Chosen Creature Type: Orc -> Human]


    That bitch ruined my buff!


    “You can''t even handle me! A verdamten support! How do you think a boss fight will go, hmm? Du bl?den Idiot!”


    I don’t even realise I’ve activated [Berserk] until my great hammer strikes her in the waist and she seemingly teleports into the wall with an almighty crash. The dust settles, and next to a splintered and bloody section of wall lies the broken and unmoving body of Kataclysm.


    Shit!


    I drop my great hammer, the weapon dissolving into particles as I run to her side.


    Shitshitshitshit.


    Her body is limp in my arms, ragdolling as I shake her to please just wake up! But nothing. I take out my second Minor Healing Potion, and pour it into her mouth.


    Nothing.


    “Pl-please w-wake up,” I sob, but unlike in movies, she doesn’t stir.


    [<Berserk> has deactivated]


    How could I let this happen? What was I thinking?! Humans only have 20 hit points. She looks like she’s barely older than me, like she’s in her late twenties. She easily had another 50-60 years, and I took them from her. Just like that. How would Andrew take the news? They were friends, right? Oh gosh, what if I ruined their love story? What if they were married and Timmy was their son?


    What do I do now, I think, shakily standing up. Do I just leave her here? Maybe I could say we were ambushed just before going through the portal. That would stop me from being thrown into prison, right?


    I stumble out of the room and throw up.