I Became The Only Healer In The Academy [EN]: Chapter 3

Although I said I was comfortable, it would be pointless if I couldn’t utilize the ability I had gained.

Even though Seong-hyun was a bit stronger than the average person, if he experienced pain every time he healed someone, it could cause mental distress rather than physical harm.

“I should go to the Academy first thing tomorrow.”

In the end, the only option was to go to the Academy.

To report the re-emergence of his ability and receive support commensurate with its value.

“I need to buy equipment first.”

To use this somewhat peculiar ability, he had to avoid feeling pain.

Ultimately, he needed to purchase equipment that either negated pain or eliminated the side effects of the ability.

“Equipment that eliminates side effects completely is probably impossible to find, so I should just buy a pain-ignoring accessory.”

It wouldn’t be cheap, but he could afford it with the support from the Academy.

He didn’t know exactly how the Academy would evaluate Seong-hyun’s ability, but since it was quite rare, he expected to receive support befitting a relatively high-ranking ability.

“Hoo… Academy…”

A massive building loomed before Seong-hyun.

It was the Academy building.

The Academy, established after the appearance of gates and the emergence of monsters in this world, held a higher prestige than almost any other institution.

“Hello.”

“Welcome. This is the Academy.”

“I’m here to report the re-emergence of my ability.”

Upon hearing the words ‘re-emergence report,’ the Academy’s information staff member widened his eyes and congratulated Seong-hyun.

“Re-emergence? Congratulations! You’ve truly been blessed with heavenly luck!”

“Haha, thank you.”

“The re-emergence application center is all the way to the left.”

“Thank you.”

The re-emergence application center was located in the far corner of the building’s first floor.

Since re-emergence itself was extremely rare, and non-Academy students had to use the Association’s re-emergence application center, there were few staff members present.

“Hello.”

He opened the door, peeked inside, and greeted, only to find a person who appeared to be in charge staring at the computer with tired eyes.

“Are you the person in charge?”

“Yes, did you come because of the ability re-emergence?”

The person in charge spoke without even looking at Seong-hyun.

“Yes.”

“Please fill out the application form over there.”

Seong-hyun quickly filled out the application form and handed it to the person in charge.

“Of course, you’re an Academy student… Oh? You’re a freshman? Wow… I’m jealous.”

“Haha… I was lucky.”

“Let’s see… The ability you had before was… Weak Point Detection? Hmm, well… And the ability you re-emerged with this time is…”

The person in charge, who had been reading the application form with a bored look while resting his chin on his palm, suddenly straightened up when he saw the content written on the last line.

“He…aling?”

“Yes, it’s healing.”

The person in charge scratched his head and briefly assessed the situation.

“That, is this healing the healing I know? The one that restores people’s health?”

“Yes, it is, but… is there a problem?”

“Ah, it’s not that, but I need to report this to the higher-ups for a moment…”

The person in charge hurriedly looked around, picked up his phone that was tucked away in the corner, and left the room, saying.

“Please wait a moment. I’ll be back quickly after finishing the call.”

“Yes.”

The person in charge hurriedly headed out of the Academy.

Then, he went into an alleyway, looked around to make sure he wasn’t being observed, and immediately made a call.

“Hello?”

“Yes, what’s the matter? The person in charge is temporarily away.”

“Well… something happened that I need to report.”

The Academy’s re-emergence center and the Association’s re-emergence center were linked together.

Even if you graduated from the Academy and worked in a guild, all hunters in this country were subject to the Association’s regulations, so they were inevitably linked.

“Is it urgent? It’s almost lunchtime…”

“It’s very, very urgent.”

“…”

At the words ‘very urgent,’ a slightly annoyed complaint was faintly heard over the receiver, but it wasn’t refused.

“Please tell me the details first. I’ll pass it on when the person in charge returns.”

“Hoo… Okay. A student has come to the Academy’s re-emergence center to report a re-emergence.”

“Yes, and?”

“And that ability is… healing.”

“…What? Are you sure you saw it right? Healing?”

“I’m sure.”

“Did you check, did you check?”

“I haven’t checked yet, but if an Academy student told such a lie, they could be expelled, so would they lie? Please tell the person in charge quickly!”

“Ah, yes, yes! I understand.”

Since it was no longer within the scope of what the Academy could handle independently, the person in charge bit his nails and waited for the call.

“It’s here.”

As expected, the call came right away.

The Association’s person in charge had immediately grasped the seriousness of the situation.

“Hello?”

“Is that, is that really true? That a healing ability has emerged? Where are you now? Ah, it must be the Academy. Is the student next to you? You said you haven’t checked directly yet, right?”

“Plea, please speak slowly. Everything you received is true.”

“I’m going there now. I’ll be there in 10 minutes.”

“Then I’ll proceed with the ability verification process.”

“Yes.”

The person in charge hung up the phone and took a deep breath.

“Healing, healing, huh…”

Despite all the researchers investing countless resources and time in research, no one with healing-related abilities had emerged.

There were no hunters with the ability to create potions, so many hunters were becoming exhausted as time went on.

‘It’s not about how strong the ability is.’

The mere appearance of a hunter with the ability to heal would give strength to many.

“Let’s go in for now.”

Since Seong-hyun was waiting, the person in charge didn’t waste any more time and went inside.

“Ah, did you wait long? I’m sorry. I’ll proceed with the procedure right away.”

The person in charge took Seong-hyun’s application form and filled it out on the computer.

“The magic power measurement itself is level 5… Would you like to have it re-measured?”

“I don’t feel like my magic power has changed much… but can I still try it?”

“Of course. The measurement method is slightly different from before. You no longer need to draw blood, so if you go into the device over there, we’ll start the re-measurement.”

“Yes.”

Seong-hyun went into the device in front of him.

“Then I’ll start. You must never open your eyes! You could go blind!”

As soon as the person in charge finished speaking, a strange energy began to envelop his body.

It penetrated his body, rummaged through every corner, and then exited again several times.

“It’s all over.”

The re-measurement of magic power took less than 5 minutes, and Seong-hyun, who came out of the device, asked the person in charge.

“It hasn’t changed much, right?”

“You’ve still gone up from level 5 to level 4. Those who re-emerge have their magic power increase by the power of the newly acquired ability, so I think that’s it.”

The person in charge wrote down the results of the magic power measurement and said to Seong-hyun.

“Now… it’s your turn to demonstrate your ability.”

“Ah, yes.”

At the same time as answering, Seong-hyun took out a box cutter from his pocket.

“Then, I’ll start.”

“…Yes.”

The person in charge swallowed hard and stared intently at Seong-hyun’s finger.

Seong-hyun placed his hand on his finger and concentrated.

‘I don’t feel any pain when healing my wounds.’

Confirming this new fact, he slowly opened his eyes, and as before when he healed his finger, the blood droplets were gradually evaporating.

“Heop…!”

The person in charge’s surprised voice was heard, but Seong-hyun didn’t stop concentrating.

‘It’s much more natural now.’

At that moment, hurried footsteps and a voice were heard from outside.

“Is that person still…!”

The Association’s person in charge, who had directly witnessed Seong-hyun’s ability as soon as he came in, froze on the spot.

“It’s over.”

It was only about 10 seconds, but for the two people in charge in this place, it was 10 seconds that felt longer than any other 10 seconds.

“Finally, finally, the owner of the healing ability…!”

The Association’s person in charge clenched his fists and looked at Seong-hyun, extending his hand.

“Nice to meet you. I’m the person in charge of the Association’s re-emergence center. Please feel free to call me Manager Kim.”

“Ah, yes. I’m Kim Seong-hyun. I’m a freshman at the Academy.”

“Freshman…”

“Is there any more procedure left for the re-emergence report?”

“Ah, no. Everything to report to me is over, and all I have to do is pass the application form and assessment results to the Association’s re-emergence center.”

The Association’s person in charge said with a smile.

“Well, I’ve already confirmed it with my own eyes, so the process will be completed by formally handing over the documents.”

“Then it’s okay to go back now, right?”

“Of course.”

“Then I’ll go back now.”

As Seong-hyun finished his greetings and was about to leave the room, the Academy’s person in charge grabbed Seong-hyun and said.

“You’re going to apply for Academy support, right?”

“Yes, that’s right.”

“Then if you take this, the process will be faster. It’s quite annoying without the re-emergence result certificate.”

The Academy’s person in charge handed Seong-hyun a certificate regarding today’s magic power measurement and ability re-emergence.

“Thank you.”

Soon Seong-hyun left the room, and the two people in charge sat down and looked at each other with slightly hardened, serious expressions, unlike before.

“This ability. Are you going to make it public?”

The Academy’s person in charge looked at the Association’s person in charge with a slightly worried look and asked.

“If it were the past, it would be right to hide it… but those days are over now.”

If it was a time when they were only checking each other’s strength, they would have tried to cover it up somehow, but now was not that time.

The crystals that could be obtained from the monsters coming out of the gates had considerable value, so the gates generated in weak countries were allocated according to the country’s status.

“It’s an unprecedented ability. You know the reality of Korea well, don’t you?”

“Hmm…”

As the Association’s person in charge said, Korea’s status was not very high right now.

There were quite a few high-level hunters, but there was no overwhelmingly powerful hunter.

“We must enhance the national prestige with this opportunity.”

“But before that, you should see this first…”

The Academy’s person in charge handed Seong-hyun’s application form to the Association’s person in charge with a pitiful look.

“Why this…”

“Please take a look at the bottom line.”

The Association’s person in charge’s eyes turned to the bottom of the document, and there was an unwelcome phrase written there.

[Side effect of feeling the pain of the person being healed instead]

“Moreover, it is said that major injuries cannot be healed. I wonder if it’s just embarrassing to spread it widely…”