I Became The Only Healer In The Academy [EN]: Chapter 11

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[Open: Will]

[Will: Unyielding to anything.]

The moment he checked the window, Sunghyun, who felt like he was about to lose his mind, suddenly snapped awake.

“This, this goddamn…!”

He had been holding back, but he couldn’t suppress the curse that burst out.

It felt like he was being mocked, no matter how he looked at it.

He would rather have fainted to avoid the pain, but thanks to that useless ‘Will,’ he was now fully experiencing all the agony.

However, the situation hadn’t changed much.

Sunghyun had only healed the injured students and invigorated them, but the sturdy warriors were still standing before him.

“Regroup the ranks!”

Hayeon began to give instructions in place of Sunghyun, who was still struggling with the pain. Fortunately, their morale seemed to have recovered, and everyone began to regroup with renewed hope.

“…Bring that human to me!”

The Goblin Chieftain coveted Sunghyun’s ability.

If that ability could be used on goblins, it would undoubtedly change their standing.

As he was about to swing his massive sword again, people in black suits appeared from the mutated gate.

“Hoo… I was worried we were a bit late, but thankfully, we’re not too far behind.”

The five hunters from the Association quickly assessed the situation.

‘…No injuries.’

Bare skin was visible between the torn clothes and equipment, but there was no blood or any kind of wound.

‘So, he healed them.’

Everyone was well aware of Sunghyun’s side effects.

He should be collapsed on the spot, groaning in pain.

“Quickly clean up the situation.”

“Yes.”

As soon as the man finished speaking, the four hunters immediately began to clear the area, and the man headed towards the Goblin Chieftain.

“A slightly stronger bug has appeared.”

“A bug, you say… It’s the first time I’ve been called a bug by a monster.”

“It will be the last. You won’t hear any sound from now on.”

The Chieftain swung his massive sword at the man.

The previous swings were like child’s play; the mere wind pressure from this swing was enough to make the students in the front row struggle to stay on their feet.

“Die…!”

However, the Chieftain’s sword didn’t reach the man.

The sword stopped in mid-air, following its trajectory.

“What…!”

The man’s ability was telekinesis [the ability to move objects at a distance]. Stopping the Goblin Chieftain’s sword was an easy task, and…

“It wouldn’t be bad to meet your end with your own sword. A talking goblin. It was a bit interesting.”

Returning it was not difficult either.

“Is everyone alright?”

The man brushed the blood off his sleeve with a frown and asked. The homeroom teacher, now regaining his senses, awkwardly laughed and replied.

“Ha, haha! Y-yes! We’re all fine, as you can see!”

“Fine… I see. Understood.”

He knew it was a lie, of course, but the Association and the Academy were merely in a mutually beneficial relationship, so he had no intention of getting deeply involved beyond this.

Unless a crime had been committed.

“According to Article 3, Paragraph 11 of the Hunter Management Act, the Association will take all the crystals that came from here.”

“Ah, yes! Of course. Thank you.”

The man glanced at Sunghyun, who was barely getting up with Hayeon’s support, and said.

“Collect the crystals and return.”

“Yes.”

The Association hunters all left through the gate, and the homeroom teacher, feeling a bit awkward, repeatedly cleared his throat and said.

“Ahem, w-we’re leaving too!”

The battle was fierce, but no one was actually injured. Instead, only Sunghyun, writhing in pain, remained as the victim.

“…Are you okay?”

“Yes, well. I’m fine.”

Sunghyun, who had seen the Goblin Chieftain-related quest window appear before him, dismissed it and answered Hayeon.

“You’re not planning to leave right away, are you?”

“Huh? Then where…”

“We need to go to the hospital! Let’s go!”

There was no point in going home in this state, as it would only cause unnecessary worry. He couldn’t go home.

“Can you go alone?”

“Of course. I’m not a child. Thanks for the support.”

Hayeon had a determined look on her face, and Sunghyun didn’t offer any unnecessary help, heading straight to the hospital.

Sunghyun, who was on his way to the hospital, changed his mind.

What Sunghyun needed now was not an accurate diagnosis, but a place where he could rest without worry.

“…There’s no such place besides home.”

Sunghyun simply headed to a nearby park.

When he arrived at the park where he had treated the dog before, the quiet solitude and an empty bench welcomed him.

“Hoo… So. Will, huh?”

Sunghyun recalled the window that now only made him angry.

[Will]

At least not fainting was a significant advantage.

However, the fact that a situation dire enough to cause fainting occurred in the first place meant that the situation was already bad, which was a bit disappointing.

“The abilities I have now…”

Sunghyun had three abilities.

Healing, Sacrifice, and the newly opened Will.

In reality, Sacrifice was an ability that was better off not having, so it was practically two abilities.

“And… the Goblin Chieftain quest.”

The quest was clearly to deal with the Goblin Chieftain, and Sunghyun had clearly witnessed the Chieftain’s end.

His body being cut in half by his own sword.

The reward for this quest was Open.

And since Open was related to abilities, he thought he might be getting a new ability.

“I’ll know when I check.”

[Goblin Chieftain Eliminated 1/1]

[Receive Reward?]

“Yes.”

[Reward: Open]

[A new job is granted.]

[A new title is granted.]

[A new ability is opened.]

“Finally! Is it finally giving me something useful?”

[Sage: Abilities change in accordance with the times.]

[Recombination between abilities is possible.]

“Sage? What does it mean that abilities change in accordance with the times, and what is recombination between abilities?”

Adapting to the times was quite meaningful.

Even abilities that were highly regarded just five years ago could become largely useless now, only five years later.

“Recombination, recombination…”

This was probably the most useful effect.

Among the abilities Sunghyun had, the one that needed recombination the most was definitely Sacrifice.

Just as he was about to get lost in thought, other notification windows continued to appear.

[A new title is granted.]

[Pioneer: Walks paths that others do not take. However, others cannot follow that path.]

It didn’t seem like it gave any other abilities.

‘What’s certain is… there’s no one with the same abilities as me.’

[Open: Materialization]

[Materialization: Can materialize one’s abilities.]

“What is this again? What does it mean to materialize?”

Just as he was about to question it, another window appeared.

[Materialization is changed to suit the times with the Sage’s ability.]

[Materialization: Can create objects containing the user’s abilities. The side effects remain as they are. The effect is half of the ability’s limit.]

“Objects containing my abilities…? Then…”

Sunghyun’s ability was healing.

Apart from that, he didn’t really have any other abilities to use.

Materializing this meant that he could create something like the potions that people knew.

“Ha… What am I supposed to do with this Sacrifice?”

Even if he made potions, they would be useless if he couldn’t resolve the side effects.

He also needed to raise the limit of his healing ability itself, and the potion’s utility would only be possible if he resolved the side effect of Sacrifice.

[Recombination is possible with the Sage’s ability.]

[Begin Recombination?]

“Recombination? I only have three abilities?”

[List of abilities available for recombination]

[Sacrifice, Will]

[Recombination Result: Sacrificial Spirit]

[Sacrificial Spirit: Physical abilities are permanently slightly increased in proportion to the pain received when using abilities.]

[Previous effects of recombination are basically present.]

“I should see it as fortunate.”

Although it was only a little, it was a big difference compared to just gaining pain.

Sacrifice, which had only been a burden, had become somewhat useful.

If there had been no opening of Sacrifice, it was an ability that he could not have had at all.

“So, I can continue to acquire new abilities in the future, and at the same time, I can change them to suit the times with the Sage’s ability and even achieve recombination.”

There couldn’t be anything more welcome than this.

In reality, his combat abilities were not very outstanding, but that part could be filled to some extent by the physical ability enhancement of Sacrificial Spirit.

“Sacrificial Spirit is done, and first… Materialization.”

Sunghyun experimented with Materialization first.

When he used Materialization, thinking of a potion he knew well in his head, a bottle appeared on his hand exactly as he had drawn it in his mind.

“It said about half the effect, so it’s not very useful yet… Wait a minute, could this be…”

Materialization had clearly stated that the side effects could not be ignored.

If Sunghyun started mass-producing and distributing these potions, he could maximize the ability of Sacrificial Spirit.

Of course, he would have to endure a tremendous amount of pain as a result.

“…It’s too early.”

If he distributed the potions out of greed, he didn’t know what would happen.

Sacrificial Spirit only prevented fainting, not death.

“First, I need to check how effective it is…”

If it was a potion, someone else would probably have to use it in his absence, so Sunghyun immediately checked if there were any side effects.

Sunghyun took out a knife from his pocket and made a slightly deeper cut on his finger than before.

Then he drank the potion he was holding in his hand.

“Cough!”

A nauseating revulsion washed over him, so much that he wondered what kind of taste this was, and he forced himself to swallow what he didn’t want to swallow.

“… ?”

However, blood was still flowing from his finger.

He waited, thinking that it might take some time, but it had no effect at all.

“Could it be…”

Sunghyun then created another potion.

This time, he didn’t drink it but sprinkled it on his finger, and the wound disappeared cleanly as if he had used his ability.

“Ah, did I think of it as something to apply when I made it?”

Sunghyun cut his finger again, and this time, he conceived it as something to drink and created a potion.

If possible, with a delicious taste.

He squeezed his eyes shut, wondering if the taste had changed, and drank the potion, and a sweet taste was felt as if he was drinking a soda, and soon the wound on his finger was completely clean.

“It’s really made exactly as I thought it would be.”

Just in case, he experimented to see if he could materialize other things that were close to delusions, but the range that could be used was limited to things that were closely related to his healing ability.

“I should go home now.”

Sunghyun, who had taken enough rest and finished discovering new abilities as well as a new job, headed home with light steps.