I Became The Only Healer In The Academy [EN]: Chapter 86

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Seonghyun, who was about to say something but realized he needed an interpreter, approached the secretary, who was also struggling in pain, and used Purification.

“Oh, why…”

“Translate.”

“Ah, yes, yes.”

“Do the other Chinese representatives know about what happened today?”

“…N-no, they don’t.”

“Is that so? Well, anyway, the competition is over now…”

As Seonghyun approached, finishing his sentence, the man said in a hurried voice.

“O-okay, I’ll make sure today’s incident never happened, so please go back!”

“Make sure it never happened… you say?”

“Y-yes! Don’t you want to participate in the competition? I’ll guarantee it. The Korean representative will participate in the competition, and I’ll even assign an easy opponent for the first round.”

The man, forcing a friendly smile, nodded repeatedly and said to Seonghyun.

“Oh… you’ll do that much?”

“O-of course! This is very easy…”

“How?”

“The person assigning the order of matches this time is one of my family members. It’s as easy as pie!”

Of course, he had no intention of doing so at all.

If he could just get out of here unscathed, he was planning to use what happened today to disqualify them from the competition and even put pressure on them from the government.

‘No matter what, I will make sure Korea…!’

But perhaps the problem was that he underestimated Seonghyun too much.

“I’ll take what you said.”

“Take… what do you mean…?”

“You don’t need to know.”

Seonghyun, having recorded everything the man said, raised the sword that still had red blood on it.

“W-wait! Are you really going to give up the competition? This precious opportunity?”

“The competition, huh…”

“Y-yes! How did you get this opportunity, and now you’re just going to…”

“I can just participate again next year.”

“…What?”

Seonghyun simply smiled in response and raised his sword again.

“W-what! This is China!”

“I know. China.”

Seonghyun cut the man’s tendons, just like he did to the leader earlier.

“Kuaaak!”

Of course, not both wrists.

If he cut the tendons of both wrists, China might use it as an excuse that he was seriously injured and send someone else to compete.

“Be thankful that you’re in China.”

Seonghyun left those words and supported Inhwan and Sangyeon, walking straight towards the door.

“D-Young Master!”

“…Call.”

“Yes?”

“Call an ambulance, call an ambulance!”

“Yes, yes!”

“Keeuk!”

He couldn’t be more frustrated than this.

He was just struggling in pain without being able to do anything, and all he got was this futile result where he lost everything without gaining anything.

‘…Kim Seonghyun…!’

In the figure of Seonghyun’s back, something beyond hatred flickered.

Seonghyun felt all of those gazes, but he didn’t turn around.

Because it was just pathetic.

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Seonghyun returned to the hotel, and the next morning, the Chinese side came to Seonghyun, having heard the news from yesterday.

Seonghyun, who greeted them in the reception area of the hotel room, dissuaded them from waking Inhwan and Sangyeon.

“They must be very tired, so you can just tell me.”

“…I see. Then, Academy Representative Kim Seonghyun. Will you take responsibility for what happened yesterday?”

“Ha, responsibility?”

He thought they would at least ask him to explain what happened yesterday, but Seonghyun was dumbfounded by their failure to observe even such basic etiquette, and he could only let out a hollow laugh.

“…Whatever the situation, you must be aware of the precautions for this competition.”

“That’s right.”

“Then you will accept the Academy’s disqualification, right? The precautions clearly stated that you should not use your abilities under any circumstances.”

For some reason, even these people seemed to be connected to those from yesterday.

It was as if they had created that clause for this very purpose.

“Yes. I will.”

“Y-you admit it so easily…”

“If I object, will anything change?”

“W-well, no, but…”

Now that he thought about it, the recording from yesterday didn’t seem to be of any use.

Even if he told them about the recording, they might find fault with it and put him in danger again.

“Then, I suppose it’s okay to commission Demarche [a renowned equipment manufacturer for hunters] to make equipment?”

“That’s also impossible…”

“The clause clearly stated that the Academy would be disqualified from the competition.”

“Commissioning Demarche is something given to those who are Academy representatives, so of course, commissioning is impossible.”

At those words, Seonghyun smiled lightly and replied.

“You’ve made a good point. It’s disqualification from the Academy competition, not the removal of the qualification of being an Academy representative, right?”

“W-what kind of wordplay is that…”

“You specified it yourself. You added the clause yourself, and you did the result yourself. Don’t try to deny it.”

“…I understand. Well, I don’t know if Demarche will accept it.”

The Chinese side rose from their seats with an expression that seemed to say it was impossible anyway.

“Then, I hope you have a pleasant trip until you return home.”

It was a clear statement that they were not treating him as an Academy representative, but Seonghyun replied nonchalantly.

“If there’s anything worth seeing.”

“…Then, I’ll be going.”

“Don’t bother seeing me out.”

Seonghyun didn’t even get up from his seat and just slightly bowed his head to end the greeting, and the Chinese side coughed unpleasantly and left the room.

Not long after they left, Inhwan and Sangyeon gathered as well.

“How…did it go?”

“How do you think it went? Disqualified from the competition.”

Sangyeon said it like this, but there was a tremendous sense of guilt in his voice and expression.

“Disqualified because of us… we should have been more careful.”

“It’s okay. We can just go to the competition again next year, right?”

Those who participated as representatives of the competition were fixed in the same class the following year if they requested it.

“We can just come out again next year. I think it would be more shameful to win in this dishonorable competition.”

“…Thank you. And I’m sorry.”

“…Sorry.”

“It’s okay…”

[A person with faith has been added.]

[A person with faith has been added.]

“…Huh?”

“Why? Is something else wrong?”

“What’s wrong?”

“Ah, no. Just a moment.”

The notification window suddenly appeared, saying that a person with faith had been added.

No matter how he thought about it, there was no one suitable other than Inhwan and Sangyeon in front of him.

‘Finally…’

The thing he had been waiting for had finally arrived.

If this happened, the three of them would be virtually invincible.

Inhwan and Sangyeon were a little puzzled by Seonghyun’s suddenly brightened expression, but they were relieved that he didn’t seem to care much about the disqualification from the competition.

“By the way, everyone should train today, right?”

“Oh, oh? W-we’ve been disqualified from the competition, so how about we go sightseeing a little…”

“I, I think I’m a little tired too…”

They were relieved at the thought that they could rest a little, but Seonghyun had no intention of letting them do so.

Inhwan and Sangyeon’s strength was the team’s strength, and it was Seonghyun’s strength.

“Let’s just eat breakfast and start right away.”

“Th-that’s…”

“Th-that’s right…”

In a way, they thought that this incident happened because they were weak, so the two of them had no choice but to agree to Seonghyun’s words without further objection.

“Then, shall we go to the restaurant first? There’s something I need to check for a moment.”

“Okay, I understand.”

“Let’s do that.”

After Inhwan and Sangyeon left the room, Seonghyun immediately tried to summon Inhwan with Summon.

“Oh, is that a relief?”

What was fortunate was that it wasn’t Inhwan’s face.

To be precise, the face itself was covered.

“Let’s do the ability test later…”

Next was Sangyeon’s turn.

This time, the face was covered as well.

“Okay. I’m satisfied with this much.”

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The elderly man with impressive white hair and a shaggy white beard, and a rather finicky impression compared to his very small stature, frowned deeply and said, befitting his impression.

“So, what do you want me to do?”

“W-well, just one team…”

“Then get out! I came all the way here because it was already annoying. What? Someone wants me to refuse a request?”

Demarche kicked the man who came to him with an angry face.

“Get out! Get out now! How dare you insignificant things…”

“Yes, yes! I-I’m sorry!”

After the man left, Demarche nervously put a cigarette in his mouth and recalled what the man had said.

“Refuse the Korean team’s request…”

Demarche was already carefully selecting requests, so he wondered if there was any need to say such a thing.

Besides, didn’t the Korean national team have that famous hunter?

The only hunter in the world with healing abilities.

“This makes me want to accept it even more. Hey! Is anyone out there?”

“Yes. Did you call?”

“What happened to the Korean national team?”

“I was just about to report it.”

The man explained in great detail what happened to Seonghyun and his party.

The very job they did here was to figure out what all the national teams were like, so they had a much more detailed understanding than others.

“Oh ho… so that’s what happened?”

“Yes.”

“Then, would the Chinese side have stayed still? Seeing them ask me, they must have said something similar to that Kim Seonghyun hunter.”

“It seems that they have maintained the qualification to commission in the conversation with the Chinese side.”

“Huh, to maintain it against those reckless guys, he’s not a fool.”

Anyway, there wasn’t much time left for the Academy representatives to come and make a request.

“Well, I’ll judge after seeing them in person. Still, they managed to find out. Just before the meeting.”

“I-I’m sorry.”

The man knew very well that Demarche’s words were sarcastic, so he repeatedly bowed and apologized.

“It’s okay. It’s a relief that you found out even now. How many hours left?”

“There are 30 minutes left.”

“30 minutes… okay. Now get out.”

“Yes.”

About 30 minutes after the man left, a person from the Chinese side came in first.

“Mr. Demarche. The students have arrived.”

“Are they coming in order of the ranking?”

“Yes, that’s right.”

“Tell them to come in quickly. I’m busy.”

“Yes, then I’ll let them in right away.”

After the Chinese personnel left, the first to enter was the American Academy representatives.

“Hello…”

“Greetings are unnecessary, sit down.”

The American Academy representatives, who stopped in a clumsy posture while bowing, sat in front of them as Demarche said, with their hands neatly gathered.

“Tsk, anyway, the rich are even more so.”

Demarche, who looked around the American representatives with dissatisfied eyes, erased those eyes in an instant and asked the American representatives with eyes that only the highest-level hunters could show.

“The reason why I have to make your equipment. Tell me just one.”