I Became The Only Healer In The Academy [EN]: Chapter 113

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“W-What is this!”

Inhwan, who was sitting on the sofa talking with Sangyeon, stared at Seonghyun, who suddenly appeared before his eyes, as if he were seeing a ghost.

“H- hallucination…?”

He rubbed his eyes, but it was still Seonghyun.

That Seonghyun had suddenly appeared with a flicker of light.

“Y-You, what are you?”

Sangyeon also looked at Seonghyun with a bewildered expression.

Seonghyun first sat on the sofa and explained what had happened today.

“So…”

Inhwan and Sangyeon looked at Seonghyun with serious faces and asked.

“You gained another new ability.”

“…You gain new abilities like eating rice.”

It wasn’t jealousy, but rather disbelief.

The routine was always the same.

‘I have something to do, I’ll contact you when I’m done.’

After not being in touch for several days, just when they were wondering what was going on, he would suddenly appear stronger.

“No, seriously, this is absurd.”

“I agree. Teleportation and Authority, was it? I haven’t seen it yet, but just hearing about it doesn’t sound like an ordinary ability.”

However, considering that he had gained two new abilities, Seonghyun’s expression wasn’t very bright.

“The Gate I cleared today was the last Gate of the 5th class.”

“…What?”

“The last Gate?”

“From now on, no more 5th class Gates will be created. Anywhere in the world.”

It was shocking news.

If only the 5th class Gates disappeared, it wouldn’t have been such a shock, but that meant that the 4th and 3rd class Gates could also disappear.

Moreover, considering that Seonghyun had a difficult battle today, they couldn’t even imagine what the higher-level Gates would be like.

“But if you had a difficult battle in the last 5th class Gate, wouldn’t it be difficult beyond that? That teleportation also has conditions, so it doesn’t seem like it would have a big impact on the battle.”

“It would be better to judge that after seeing the newly opened ability.”

Inhwan refuted Sangyeon’s words and looked at Seonghyun, who nodded in agreement.

Authority is the ability to create swords equal to the number of people who have faith in him.

And Seonghyun had quite a few followers.

He had gained faith even from ordinary soldiers before, so he had dozens, no, hundreds of followers.

‘Authority.’

“…”

“…”

Inhwan and Sangyeon stared blankly into the air without saying a word.

Swords made of light filled the room.

The room was filled with so many swords that it was hard to even count them.

The inside of the room was filled with light, so dazzling that it was almost blinding.

Inhwan and Sangyeon were both non-religious, but at that moment, they wondered if there might be a god; the light was so brilliant and sacred.

“I-Is this real? This number and this level of pressure?”

“I have no words other than ‘crazy’. It’s become difficult for us to even gauge your level.”

It wasn’t just because a new ability had been unlocked.

Besides that, the atmosphere emanating from Seonghyun, the very presence of him, was exuding a noble aura.

It felt as if he was a race superior to humans.

Could the word ‘Authority’ be more fitting?

“Wait a minute, come with me.”

Inhwan, with a serious expression, got up from his seat, and Seonghyun and Sangyeon followed him downstairs, not to Inhwan’s house, but to a separate area.

“This is where we store the things we’re experimenting with. And one of them is…”

Inhwan soon opened a door, and inside was a thin vest-like object.

“This is the equipment made from the crystal that comes from the mana beasts of the 2nd class Gate. We refined it with our technology and even treated it with magic.”

“In other words, it’s very hard?”

Inhwan shook his head at Seonghyun’s question.

“It’s not just hard. It can transfer external shocks to the device you see over there. That device converts the shock into energy, and that energy makes this equipment even harder.”

If you only look at the theory, it was perpetual motion.

“So, you’re saying I should attack that once?”

“Yes. The 2nd class Gate’s crystal is not a common item either.”

Inhwan’s expression was very serious, and Seonghyun nodded.

‘Authority’

As soon as he concentrated for a moment, hundreds of swords were created inside the room, just like before.

“First, one.”

According to Seonghyun’s will, one of the many swords flew straight to the equipment.

And Inhwan, at the result that followed, said with an unbelievable expression.

“N-No way.”

The sword had pierced through the equipment and was embedded in the wall.

“H-How? It’s equipment that has a balance of both physical and magical properties.”

Seonghyun didn’t know the reason either, but he suddenly recalled the abilities before Authority was recombined.

Among them, the Holy Scar.

The Holy Scar basically had the effect of ignoring all resistance.

Irresistible.

“It’s a little awkward to say this…”

Inhwan looked at the equipment and then turned his gaze to Seonghyun and said.

“I think you’re probably the strongest in Korea.”

—

Seonghyun headed to the Academy today.

It was because Seonghyun was needed for the subjugation [monster suppression mission].

After all, Seonghyun was in a free situation as a student, and considering the abilities he had shown as a first-year student…

And he was undoubtedly the strongest person in the Academy.

“It’s Kim Seonghyun, Senior!”

“Wow… why does he suddenly look so noble?”

The first-year students were chattering, and Seonghyun went straight into the faculty room without even giving them a glance.

“You’ve arrived. Then let’s start the meeting about the subjugation schedule and method right away.”

The content itself was simple.

Deciding when and which Gate to go on a subjugation.

“At the current level of the second-year students, they should be able to clear the 3rd class Gate without any problems. The same goes for the third-year students.”

“But the mutation is the problem. Isn’t that why we’re sending the first and second-year students together?”

Meaningless meetings continued.

Some said that even the 4th class was dangerous, and others said that the first and second-year students should be sent separately.

The meeting, which was gradually overheating, became quiet in an instant with Seonghyun’s one word.

“Isn’t it enough to go twice? Once with the first and second-year students together. The second time separately. If we go together for the first time and let them gain some experience, wouldn’t it be easier for the first-year students the second time?”

“…There’s such a method.”

“Why didn’t we think of going twice in the first place?”

It seemed that they hadn’t thought about it because the number of subjugations had increased.

“Then, could you possibly participate in all three subjugations…”

From the Academy’s point of view, Seonghyun’s participation in the subjugation made the size of the risk they were taking unimaginably different.

“Yes. I understand. Please let me know when the schedule is set.”

“T-Thank you.”

Now, even the Academy’s faculty members couldn’t treat Seonghyun carelessly.

They had heard that he had dealt with all those who were dissatisfied with him in the Academy, and even the principal had stepped in and told them not to treat him as an ordinary student.

Seonghyun left the room like that.

Having to participate in all four subjugations was a time constraint, but it was a good opportunity to build a reputation among the first-year students.

As Seonghyun left the faculty room and was about to leave the Academy, some first-year students, who seemed to have been waiting in front of the faculty room, approached Seonghyun and said.

“Senior Kim? Let’s have a duel.”

Seonghyun looked at the first-year student who was looking at him with eyes that were more audacious than bold, close to arrogance.

The first-year student who applied for the duel did not believe the video of Seonghyun’s appearance.

“…With me?”

“Who else is here besides Senior? You’re not going to avoid it, are you? It’s not like your ability is only healing…”

Laughter was heard from the surroundings.

Seonghyun was generous, but no matter how he thought about it, this situation was mocking him.

But rather than feeling bad, he felt a little amused.

He also wondered if he looked like this to the seniors last year, and he chuckled slightly.

“…Senior. Are you laughing?”

“Lead the way. If you win, I’ll give you all the authority I have.”

“Ha, don’t go back on your word.”

Following the eager junior, they arrived at the duel arena.

Whether they had already spread the rumors…

Not only the first-year students, but also the second-year students, and even some of the third-year students were sitting and watching.

“Then, let’s start.”

“Okay.”

In contrast to the junior taking a stance and being on guard, Seonghyun stood still in that spot without moving.

“…Bluffing!”

The first-year student, whose main weapon was an axe, swung a heavy attack befitting the size of the weapon.

“Now I’m the Academy… !”

Seonghyun, who was watching him quietly, couldn’t help but laugh.

‘These first-year students… are a little amusing.’

The slow attack, as much as it was heavy, was really just the right speed for a 4th class Gate’s mana beast to be hit.

Seonghyun lightly dodged to the side and gently tapped his side.

“Ugh… !”

With an unknown scream, the first-year student collapsed to the floor and began to cough.

“Cough! Cough! This lucky bastard… !”

But now he was starting to show his true colors.

Where had the honorifics he had been using while sneering gone? He was clutching his stomach and cursing in a very agitated state.

“Stop there. You lost, and that’s the end of it.”

“L-Let’s do it again! I was careless just now…”

Seonghyun approached the sitting first-year student, lowered his body, and asked.

“Let’s do it again?”

“T-That’s…”

As he lowered his gaze little by little, Seonghyun grabbed the junior’s cheek with one hand and lifted it up.

“Let’s. Do it again?”

“N-No, no.”

Now that he was a little more compliant, Seonghyun smiled lightly, stroked the junior’s head a little, and got up from his seat.

“Since everyone is here, let’s settle it all at once. Is there anyone else who wants to duel?”

He spoke while looking at not only the first-year students who were looking at him, but also everyone else, but the second and third-year students had already finished assessing the ranks, and the first-year students who were curious about Seonghyun’s skills couldn’t come forward because of what they had just seen.

“Anyone can apply for a duel.”

Seonghyun now looked at the junior who was awkwardly getting up and said.

“You have to have manners.”

After finishing speaking, Seonghyun reached out to the junior.

“Eek!”

Surprised by the sight, the junior, who had barely managed to get up, fell again, and Seonghyun chuckled at the sight and used healing.

“…Huh? The pain…”

The pain in his stomach disappeared in an instant, and the junior realized that Seonghyun had used healing on him.

“T-Thank you…”

“It’s okay.”

Seonghyun left the duel arena as it was.

The time it took for all of this to happen was only 3 minutes.

In those 3 minutes, the first-year students had one same thought in their heads.

The conviction that they could not win against Seonghyun.