I Became The Only Healer In The Academy [EN]: Chapter 79

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“So, what happened?”

Though still confined to her hospital room, Miyua wasn’t entirely cut off from what was happening in the world.

“Hunter Kim Seong-hyun won the Academy Competition.”

“I knew it…”

“It’s time for your rehabilitation training. You need to go.”

“Hmph… Fine.”

Her first rehabilitation session since being treated by Seong-hyun.

Until now, she had been focusing solely on recovery until she was fully healed, and it seemed she was almost there.

Of course, Miyua’s body had returned to a perfectly normal state from the moment she received Seong-hyun’s healing.

However, she needed some time to accept that she couldn’t use her abilities again.

‘…It’s a shame, but…’

She could only use her abilities if the drug remained in her system, but the test results showed that there was no trace of the drug left.

But she wouldn’t give up on her dream of becoming a Hunter.

If she didn’t have abilities, she could contribute in other ways.

Fortunately, her trained body still retained the muscle memory, and with a little effort, it would be entirely possible to contribute.

“Your body is in a state that can be considered truly perfect.”

The doctor’s bright voice greeted Miyua, but she simply nodded slightly.

“…Don’t be too disheartened. We, as well as the institution, are conducting research upon research, so someday we will be able to develop drugs without side effects.”

“Just the words are enough. More importantly, how will the rehabilitation proceed?”

Miyua still held onto her dream of becoming a Hunter, and the medical staff, well aware of this, had prepared rehabilitation focused on her abilities as much as possible.

“We have prepared rehabilitation exercises related to the abilities you used before.”

“…”

Several pieces of equipment that used electricity as power were placed before Miyua.

Equipment that she could have activated simply by pointing her finger in the past.

“W, we prepared these kinds of things since it’s your first time.”

Judging that Miyua was upset because she wasn’t saying anything, the doctor spoke, sweating profusely, and Miyua smiled and replied.

“I know. I’m just grateful.”

Miyua immediately stood in front of the equipment.

As she stared at the equipment, only thoughts of impossibility kept swirling in her head.

Herself, who had become an ordinary person.

And that she had to supply electricity with her finger.

‘Still… I have to try.’

Miyua bit her lower lip and carefully raised her finger towards the equipment.

“…”

As she tried to concentrate, she suddenly burst into a light laugh and then lowered her hand.

Then, she placed both hands on the equipment and began to concentrate.

‘That feeling when I used my abilities…’

Everything about her abilities had disappeared, but only one thing remained.

The sensation of using her abilities was remembered not only by her mind but also by her body.

“…Huh?”

As she concentrated, an unbelievable sight unfolded.

The moment Miyua concentrated, the equipment began to spark and emit smoke.

“Huh?”

The doctor, who had been watching Miyua with a stiff expression, froze at the completely unexpected result and stared blankly at the equipment.

“How… did this happen?”

Miyua sent a more bewildered look than anyone else.

Clearly, she still didn’t feel the presence of that lump in her body, so how could this be happening?

“J, just a moment, I’ll report it…”

“Yes, please do.”

Miyua barely suppressed her pounding heart and picked up the phone to call her father.

“Yes. What’s wrong?”

Always the same stern voice, but Miyua, who knew very well that it contained a lot of affection, spoke to her father in a trembling voice.

“Dad… my, my abilities… they work.”

“Wh, what did you say?”

The former Prime Minister was in the middle of meeting with current political figures.

“Elder, is something the matter…”

“His expression doesn’t look like it’s a light matter…”

The political figures, tense and exchanging glances, were too busy to notice the former Prime Minister, who was motionless with the phone to his ear.

“Let’s end the meeting here.”

“E, Elder? You have to give us the answer…”

“Don’t make me say it twice.”

The former Prime Minister got up from his seat without hesitation.

“G, go in safely, Elder!”

The political figures bowed 90 degrees, and the former Prime Minister simply waved his hand once and left the room.

“To the hospital, quickly!”

“Y, yes!”

It was about a 30-minute drive from there to the hospital where Miyua was.

The distance felt like it would take at least three hours.

Normally, he would have reconfirmed his appointments in the car, but now he had no time for that.

After a long 30 minutes, the former Prime Minister arrived at the hospital and jumped out of the car.

He went straight up to where Miyua’s rehabilitation training was taking place, and the doctors, who had already heard the news, were there.

“Where is Miyua, my daughter?”

The doctors, who had been seriously discussing the matter, quickly bowed their heads and greeted the former Prime Minister, answering.

“She is currently undergoing tests.”

“What? Are tests necessary?”

At the former Prime Minister’s hardened face, the doctors waved their hands, saying.

“Ah, the young lady requested it first.”

“That’s right. She said she wanted to check what had changed…”

“…Is that so. I understand.”

Miyua’s tests took about an hour to complete.

Miyua, having finished the tests, saw her father waiting for her and wore a surprised expression.

“Why are you making that face? It’s only natural.”

“It’s just… a little unfamiliar.”

“Unfamiliar, you say.”

After spending some time in her original hospital room, a knock was heard, as if the test results were out.

“Come in.”

The doctor who entered had the expression of someone who had discovered something new.

Fortunately, it wasn’t a grim expression, so the former Prime Minister spoke in a slightly relaxed tone.

“So, how is it? What are the results?”

“To give you the conclusion first, it’s a very unusual result.”

“Unusual, you say…”

Miyua also wanted the rest of the explanation in silence, and the doctor, noticing this, continued the explanation.

“As you know, when you take the drug, a mysterious lump that allows you to manifest abilities is created.”

The doctor brought his hand to his heart.

The place where that lump was located.

“In the previous test, those lumps had all disappeared.”

“…Are you saying they reappeared?”

Miyua’s expression also hardened at the former Prime Minister’s question.

That meant the side effects were still there.

“That’s… both right and wrong.”

“Continue.”

“The lump that we thought had disappeared, in fact, had not disappeared entirely.”

It was an unexpected result.

Clearly, we didn’t find it in the test at that time, and as Seong-hyun said, the side effects were also cured, so I thought it would have disappeared.

“To be precise, some have disappeared, and some remain.”

“Some remain, you say…”

“It’s our assumption, but we think that the part that disappeared may have been related to the side effects.”

“Huh…”

There was no answer other than the doctors’ assumption.

Because that was the only thing that had changed from the original ones.

‘Healing is healing, but there was also purification…’

I thought that purification might have purified the part of the drug that caused the side effects.

“Are there any other problems?”

“According to the test results, she is in a much better condition than before.”

“That’s right. The power of my abilities has also increased.”

“Okay, okay, I understand for now. You may leave.”

“Yes.”

The doctor, who bowed deeply, left the room, and the former Prime Minister sank into thought with a serious expression.

‘The side effects of the drug that no one has been able to solve…’

It wasn’t an easy problem to dismiss.

With the power of Hunters being quite vast, the existence of each Hunter had a significant meaning.

But the very possibility of being able to train Hunters without side effects made it clear what kind of things it would bring in the future.

Here, doors of increasingly higher grades began to appear, so the power of healers and support-types would increase day by day.

“…It’s all useless.”

“Yes?”

“No.”

The former Prime Minister, who was getting deeper and deeper in thought, scoffed as if wondering what this meant, and then looked at his daughter.

“Your abilities are even better than before?”

“Yes! Do you want to see?”

Miyua’s excited appearance blew away all the distracting thoughts that had been swirling in her head until just now.

“Shall we take a look?”

Miyua, who had expected to hear an answer to see it later, stared at her father with a surprised expression.

“You should show me quickly?”

“Ah, yes!”

Soon, Miyua raised her finger into the air, and electricity began to gather at the tip of her finger.

“Oh oh…”

Not only that.

She had reached a point where she could do things that were impossible in the past, such as controlling objects in the air.

“How is it?”

“Hehe. Amazing.”

“I just thought it would be nice if I could live… I still can’t believe that my abilities are still intact like this.”

“People always get back what they give. Whether it’s good or bad.”

The former Prime Minister talked more with his daughter, who had fully recovered, and then left the hospital room.

He said he would watch her for about three more days, and then she would be able to be discharged.

“How is DNN [a company owned by the former Prime Minister] doing?”

“It’s going smoothly. Perhaps because it’s a place that used to handle equipment, the frequency of mutated doors has recently increased, and profits have also increased.”

The main activity area was Korea.

Japan, which was slightly superior to Korea in equipment manufacturing technology, was sharing technology and receiving raw materials.

“Who is sitting as a director right now?”

“Director Hakeno is in charge.”

“Tell him to come in for a moment.”

“Yes, I understand.”

Originally, one must repay favors for sure.

I honestly had some idea of how great Seong-hyun’s abilities were and how the relationship and gap between the two countries would change in the future, but it was no longer my business.

“…I feel relieved.”

I felt like I had let go of something I had been holding onto for a long time, and I couldn’t feel more relieved than this.

“Now, even the country has become too small.”

The former Prime Minister, having decided on his future schedule, looked at his secretary and said.

“Tell him to come in tomorrow, and don’t schedule any appointments for the time being.”

“What should I do with the appointments that have already been made?”

“Would there be any meaning? Cancel them all. For the time being, no, from now on, I will have nothing to do.”

The secretary was slightly surprised at the calm retirement declaration, but nodded as if it was a good thing and replied.

“Yes, I understand.”

I was worried that Seong-hyun might feel a little burdened, but the doctor decided not to ask because the person named Seong-hyun, whom I had briefly experienced, seemed like he would feel burdened by everything I repaid.

“Well, if I give him this and that, I’ll be able to repay him someday.”

The former Prime Minister, who took a deep puff of the last remaining cigarette, exhaled smoke into the air with satisfaction for the first time in a long time, perhaps for the first time ever.