I Became The Only Healer In The Academy [EN]: Chapter 114

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Having finished his sparring match, Seonghyun left the Academy immediately.

Without looking back.

“Things should be settled by now.”

Even after showing such an overwhelming difference today, if they still apply for sparring out of arrogance, he wouldn’t hold back next time.

“…Hmm?”

However, waiting for Seonghyun outside the Academy was a somewhat familiar face—a man.

It was Sammy.

“Sammy?”

“Ah! You remember me, Hunter Kim Seonghyun. It’s been a while.”

“Indeed.”

Seonghyun’s lukewarm response came back, and as he turned to leave, Sammy quickly stepped in front of Seonghyun, blocking his path.

“I know you’re incredibly busy, more than anyone, but could you spare just a little bit of your time?”

“…Isn’t this the same business as last time?”

“Even if the business is the same, the conditions might have changed.”

“Alright, I understand.”

As they began to argue on the street, other people started to notice, and it was clear that the number of people who recognized Seonghyun would increase.

“Thank you for taking the time.”

Seonghyun chuckled at Sammy’s much more polite demeanor compared to last time and got into the car.

The car didn’t travel far before arriving at a building.

“As Hunter Kim Seonghyun predicted, our business hasn’t changed much from before.”

“In that case, I don’t think there’s much more to discuss…”

“Still, since you’ve come all the way here, I would appreciate it if you would just listen.”

Seonghyun’s resolve was firm.

He felt no need to change his nationality at all.

“Firstly, American citizenship. The moment you sign this document, Hunter Kim Seonghyun, you will become a citizen of the United States.”

“Okay.”

At the lukewarm response, Sammy continued.

“You’ll be raking in money with the potion… I mean, elixir anyway, but separately from that, there’s an annual salary.”

Sammy held up one finger and spoke to Seonghyun, who responded with silence, waiting for the next words.

“In Korean currency… 1 trillion won.”

“1 trillion…?”

It was an annual salary of 1 trillion won [approximately 750 million USD], no less.

To give that kind of money to a hunter, especially one who hasn’t even joined a guild yet, a complete individual.

That was surprising, but the ability of the United States to provide 1 trillion won as an annual salary was also astonishing.

Sensing Seonghyun’s bewildered expression at the amount, Sammy continued to explain the other conditions without pause.

“That’s not all. If you sign, we promise an honorary position equivalent to a department head in the association, the establishment of a guild if you wish, and support to ensure that guild ranks within the top three.”

The conditions offered before were quite extraordinary, but Sammy’s words now were beyond description with the word ‘extraordinary’.

“Does America… value me that highly?”

“Of course. Putting everything else aside, just the fact that you can create elixirs means that the United States is willing to offer even more favorable conditions.”

Thinking that now was the time, Sammy handed Seonghyun the document that required a signature and said,

“If there’s anything else you need that we haven’t identified, Hunter Kim Seonghyun, please don’t hesitate to tell us. We will accommodate, no, we will meet your needs. The United States will.”

“Even if I mention it in this place…?”

“Yes. I have returned with full authority. To avoid repeating the same mistakes as last time.”

Seonghyun hesitated to answer.

The reason for his hesitation wasn’t because he was tempted by the American conditions.

“I have a personal question…”

“Please, ask away!”

“Are there any other places showing this kind of movement besides the United States?”

“If you’re referring to this kind of movement…”

“The movement to give me citizenship.”

After a moment of thought, Sammy answered immediately.

“China, England, Russia… there are more, but the national prestige is a bit lower in those other places.”

“I see. So, the United States was the first to show movement.”

“That’s correct.”

Seonghyun pretended to deliberate.

Deliberately bringing his hand to his mouth or furrowing his brow.

“I’ll think about it and let you know.”

“That’s more than enough. Whenever you want, you can contact me. This is my direct number.”

“I will.”

“Then I’ll take you back. Are you going home?”

“I see you know my house.”

At Seonghyun’s words, Sammy realized his mistake.

“Th, that’s…”

“Yes, please take me home.”

Fortunately, Seonghyun didn’t seem displeased, so Sammy breathed a sigh of relief, dropped Seonghyun off, and disappeared.

“Since he said to contact him anytime, he probably won’t be staying in Korea…”

He hadn’t revealed all of his abilities until now to minimize this kind of situation, but he had already revealed it through the elixir.

Now it was meaningless.

“They should be back by now, right?”

After spending some time in front of his house, Seonghyun headed straight to the Association.

“Aren’t you Hunter Kim? What brings you here?”

The Vice-Chairman welcomed Seonghyun, and Seonghyun immediately told him the reason for his visit.

“I think I need to get re-examined.”

“Re-examined?”

The meaning of Seonghyun’s words was simple.

He would no longer hide his strength.

“Could it be that the person you met just now knew something?”

“Someone from the American Association came. A person named Sammy.”

“Sammy… so it was that guy.”

“Do you know him?”

“In America, he’s known as a genius hunter scout.”

The Vice-Chairman’s expression wasn’t good.

Since Sammy had come to Seonghyun, he must have offered incredible conditions.

“He said he would give me an annual salary of 1 trillion won.”

“…Excuse me? 1… trillion?”

“Yes, I was honestly a little surprised too.”

The Vice-Chairman was even more surprised by Seonghyun’s expression, which seemed genuinely a little surprised.

There were occasionally people who weren’t swayed by money, but most of the time, that was because the amount of money was small.

“He also said that he would give me a department head position in the American Association as an honorary title and support me until I established myself as a large guild in America if I wanted. He even said to tell him everything I needed.”

“Hmph, they must have made up their minds firmly. So, what did you say, Hunter…?”

The Vice-Chairman carefully asked, watching Seonghyun’s expression.

Seonghyun was free to make any choice, but of course, he hoped he would stay.

“I said I would think about it.”

“Ah…”

At Seonghyun’s answer, the Vice-Chairman’s expression rapidly hardened.

No matter how much they scraped together in Korea, they couldn’t give 1 trillion won, let alone an annual salary of 1 trillion won.

“Let’s re-measure for now.”

“Ah, yes. That’s right.”

The two immediately moved to the place where the measuring device was located.

However, it wasn’t a commonly used measuring device, but a slightly special one.

“Then, let’s begin.”

Soon, Seonghyun entered the device, and none other than the Vice-Chairman himself began the measurement.

“Hmm…”

The magic power level slowly rising.

Unlike other top-tier hunters, Seonghyun’s magic power was rising very slowly, little by little.

“This… can’t be…”

The Vice-Chairman rubbed his eyes and looked at the screen displaying the magic power level.

“What in the world…”

Basically, magic power had levels from 5th grade to 1st grade.

But having a lot of magic power didn’t mean you were strong.

There was a limit to one’s ability.

So, in fact, the magic power level was only at the level of judging how big of a vessel a person had, and the value of the ability was actually more important.

Still, still, this number didn’t make sense.

“Um… Hunter Kim Seonghyun?”

“Yes.”

Seonghyun was a little nervous at the Vice-Chairman’s hardened expression.

Was it possible that there was no need to measure again?

“Have you ever felt tired when using your abilities?”

“Pardon?”

“No, it’s nothing. I think you should see it for yourself.”

Seonghyun came out of the device and checked the screen.

How much magic power did Seonghyun really have?

When he applied for re-awakening before, it had changed from 5th grade to 4th grade.

“Error? Is there an error with the device right now?”

“If I were to explain it only with the screen, that would be the case.”

“Does that mean…”

The Vice-Chairman shook his head.

“Basically, there is no such thing as an error in a device that measures magic power.”

“Yes? It’s a machine, aren’t you too sure? It could be broken…”

“Absolutely not. This screen only tells you the magic power level as a number.”

“Then why…”

Seonghyun pondered the Vice-Chairman’s words once again.

It only tells you as a number.

Then could it be that it can’t be expressed as a number?

“Right now, Hunter Kim Seonghyun’s magic power is… at a level that cannot be expressed as a number. The fact that it cannot be expressed as a number means that there is no limit to magic power.”

“Are you saying… my magic power is infinite?”

“Yes. That’s right.”

Usually, when you use up all your magic power, you lose consciousness.

But Seonghyun never loses consciousness no matter what happens.

‘Could it be… that ability made magic power infinite?’

“If you use up all your magic power, you can’t use your abilities in the first place. But, you’ve never had that happen, have you? Even if you felt a little tired.”

“Indeed…”

“Then you’re not thinking of revealing this, are you?”

“I’ll have to see my abilities first and then decide.”

“I understand.”

There were few people who knew the hunter’s rank as well as the Vice-Chairman.

He had been working in the association at the same time as being a hunter since a long time ago.

The two immediately moved to the association’s training ground.

It was time to show all of Seonghyun’s abilities.

“There are quite a few things I haven’t told you about.”

“There… are?”

The Vice-Chairman already knew about the existence of ‘Authority’.

He had used it in front of Section Chief Cha during his life as Mercenary A.

“Before that. Is there a hunter who specializes in barriers or defensive abilities?”

“Of course. I’ll call them right away.”

At the Vice-Chairman’s call, several hunters arrived in place in just a few minutes.

“Use the maximum ability you can all use. Focus on one place.”

The hunters, not knowing what was going on, looked at each other, and when the Vice-Chairman nodded, they used everything they could in front of the wall.

Barriers stacked in multiple layers.

As it was a barrier used by several people, even the Vice-Chairman would have a hard time breaking through it objectively.

“I’m going.”

‘Authority’

In an instant, a light in the shape of a sword appeared inside the training ground.

‘…Since I’m revealing it anyway. Should I use only a few dozen?’

He could use hundreds, but Seonghyun decided to use it as a last resort and created about 50 swords.

Before the hunters who confirmed it could be surprised, Seonghyun flew only one sword, not many, at the barrier at that moment.

“…”

The several layers of barriers were pierced through smoothly as if they were paper.

That was all. It didn’t cause any other explosions.

“F, first of all, please pretend you didn’t see anything. Go back.”

“Yes, yes! I understand!”

The remaining hunters hurriedly left the training ground, and the Vice-Chairman stared at Seonghyun with a dazed look.

“Next is close combat.”

“Is there… more left?”

A black sword with chain decorations came out of Seonghyun’s arms.

The appearance, as if only demons would use it, was giving off a sense of intimidation just by itself.

“Th, that’s enough. You can show me that much.”

Since Seonghyun had been fighting in close combat until now, of course, that ability would also be outstanding.

“It’s the top rank that no one can deny.”

“I see.”

“Especially that sword… I don’t know it well either. I wonder if I can dare to evaluate it.”

“Then the answer is out. My rank. I will reveal it.”

Seonghyun knew the weight of those words better than anyone, and the Vice-Chairman also knew it well.

With this, Seonghyun had announced it to the world.

That he had no intention of accepting any conditions.

And that he was confident even if anyone targeted him now.