I Became The Only Healer In The Academy [EN]: Chapter 153

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The sheer volume of magic power emanating from Seonghyun far exceeded what anyone had initially sensed.

“This is… healing…”

Even amidst the ongoing chaos, the hunters, including Lich, and the civilians alike, simply stared in stunned silence at the sky.

The light radiating from Seonghyun began to envelop those who were severely injured.

“Uh, uh?”

The first person Lich noticed was a man whose leg was crushed beneath debris and who had lost an arm, likely in the explosion.

Another person was covered head-to-toe in burns.

Life was visibly returning to the faces of those who had resigned themselves to death.

“Go and clear the debris!”

While Seonghyun healed those trapped, Lich’s legion began clearing the rubble.

The rescue operation continued for a while before a groan filled with pain echoed from behind.

“Kuh…”

“Hunter Kim Seonghyun?! Are you okay?”

“Hoo, I’m fine. I’m sorry to the other injured, but I think I need to rest a bit.”

“Of course. Please rest and recover.”

Even if Seonghyun stopped healing, no one would begrudge him the rest.

Before their very eyes, severed limbs were regenerating, and skin ravaged by burns was returning to normal.

And they all knew that Seonghyun was bearing their pain.

‘Let’s control it as much as possible.’

His body could still endure it, but to heal those with such grievous injuries, even his stamina wouldn’t last long.

“First, I will heal those who have minor injuries but have difficulty moving.”

“Are you sure you’re alright?”

“Yes. I know my body best. I’ll heal those who have trouble moving first, so Lich, please take care of those who are seriously injured.”

“Understood.”

People still feared Lich’s legion, but fortunately, they didn’t reject their help. It seemed that their fear had lessened, thanks to Seonghyun’s appearance.

Lich’s legion began tending to those who couldn’t move, while Seonghyun focused on healing those with minor injuries.

Thanks to this, the evacuation gained momentum, and people who were losing hope found the strength to move.

Of course, this wasn’t all. The notifications appearing, tracking the increase in the number of people who now saw him as a savior, were also giving strength to Seonghyun.

“Wait a moment…”

Seonghyun stopped Lich as he was about to leave.

“I have a favor to ask.”

“A favor? Tell me anything.”

Lich shrugged, as if Seonghyun’s request was no trouble at all.

“Of course.”

After Lich left, Seonghyun continued healing people, carefully managing his energy.

“It’s all done.”

“Thank you, thank you so much!”

A citizen expressed their gratitude, and a notification appeared, indicating an increase in the number of people who saw him as a savior. It was likely that one of this person’s family members was a hunter.

“Guild leader! The surrounding search is complete. No more bombs have been found. The unexploded bombs have been safely collected and gathered in one place.”

“Good work.”

It seemed that the immediate crisis was over.

Of course, this was only a small part of the area affected by the terror attack.

“What about the others?”

“The initial damage was severe, but it seems that they coped well afterward. Some areas have resolved the situation, and others are still dealing with it.”

“I see. Hunter Kim Seonghyun, are you okay?”

“Yes, I can still handle it.”

“Just in case, please take some time to recover. I have a place to visit.”

“Understood.”

Looking at Lich, it seemed he was going to visit the vice president.

At first, when he received the request from the vice president not to intervene, he couldn’t understand it.

Not just anyone, but the American people. Instead of asking to protect them, he stopped him.

Even though he asked for cooperation when he left the gate, he was actually hindering him.

‘The initial request for cooperation wasn’t the vice president’s intention.’

He was probably acting according to the established system.

Then what was the reason the vice president stopped him?

The answer was simple: public opinion.

In a situation where his career was already hanging by a thread, if public opinion sided with Seonghyun, the vice president would be finished.

In the wake of the terror attack that caused two million casualties, he was wary of Seonghyun healing the victims and swaying public opinion in his favor.

‘Lich probably figured this out too.’

He had been planning to give him a thorough dressing-down when the situation was over, but there was no need to bother. The outcome of Lich’s visit with the vice president would likely be known by the end of the day.

“First, I need to heal as many people as possible, and then meet the owners of the level 4 and level 3 gates.”

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“L, Lich?”

“Let’s talk.”

“I have something to do right now…”

“Let’s. Talk?”

“Ah, I understand.”

Compared to a few days ago, the vice president’s complexion was that of someone with a terminal illness.

But since it didn’t matter anyway, Lich went straight to the point.

“I heard you blocked Hunter Kim Seonghyun’s cooperation.”

“Th, that’s… As you know, public opinion is already very favorable to Hunter Kim Seonghyun.”

“So?”

“So what! If he heals the citizens in this situation, Hunter Kim Seonghyun will gain too much power!”

The vice president was agitated, and his words lacked credibility.

“I’ll ask you just one thing.”

“What…”

“Are there any more hidden bombs?”

“…What? Even if you are Lich, such remarks are rude!”

Lich was already convinced that the vice president was connected to the organization. The question was, how deep did the connection go?

“I’ve been thinking about it, and I’ve come to the conclusion that it’s impossible to hide that many bombs without internal cooperation. Furthermore, the vice president is not dispatching any medical personnel to rescue the injured citizens right now.”

“Th, that’s because medical-related issues are not my responsibility…”

“But it depends on the situation. The main cause of this terror is clearly a hunter. Even the vice president of the association has the power to order cooperation in such emergencies. But you didn’t use it.”

“…”

The silence stretched on for an unacceptably long time.

In any country, silence is tantamount to affirmation.

“Give me… time to explain.”

“How are you going to explain it?”

“I will reveal the mastermind within the next week. If I can’t reveal it, you can change your suspicion to conviction.”

“Since you say so, I’ll leave now. I hope to hear good news.”

Lich got up from his seat, looked down at the vice president once, and left.

“Hoo…”

A deep sigh escaped the vice president.

At the same time, something began to ripple in the air, and then a voice was heard.

“You’ve been caught.”

“No, not yet. There are things left to do.”

Now he didn’t have to work hard to keep the position of vice president. The moment suspicion was planted, everything was over.

“What?”

“What do you mean? Of course, things related to Kim Seonghyun, who could be an obstacle to future plans.”

Now that there was no need to keep the position of vice president, all the cards Seonghyun was holding were useless. All the cards could do was pull him down from his position.

“Kim Seonghyun… I can’t know the limit of that power. Seeing that he destroyed the Red Eye’s base in such a short time, he might be stronger than Lich.”

“After investigating, it seems that it took Kim Seonghyun only about an hour to destroy the Red Eye’s base. And at that time, the Red Eye was temporarily away. In other words, this one hour is not the time it took to deal with the Red Eye.”

“…He died without even putting up any resistance.”

“Yes. So you should be careful, because the Red Eye is in Kim Seonghyun’s grasp.”

“I’ll keep that in mind.”

Still, he was still maintaining the position of vice president, so there were quite a few things he could do.

“To do that, I need to deal with that Chief Cha first…”

No matter what plan he made, it was useless if Chief Cha, who had the ability to disrupt, was attached to Seonghyun.

‘Yes, it’ll only take a moment.’

“Call that person.”

“I will.”

Soon the rippling in the air disappeared, and the vice president was about to make a call to the Hunter Association of Korea, when the air rippled again.

“I have something left to say…”

The vice president, who put down the phone in his hand, swallowed hard as he looked at the person who appeared in the rift.

“It’s nice to see you again.”

“Y, yes. More than that, you shouldn’t just come into the vice president’s private room like this.”

“Haha, I was afraid you wouldn’t meet me, so I was rude.”

It was none other than Seonghyun who appeared, and he was showing a different attitude than before, with an ominous smile.

“Ahem, that won’t happen again.”

As soon as the words ended, Seonghyun’s smile completely disappeared. The silence created by the coldly hardened expression and eyes made him wish it would never be broken.

“That’s right. That won’t happen again.”

Seonghyun kept his gaze and picked up the teacup placed in front of the vice president.

“Because you won’t be the vice president anymore.”

“…”

The sound of Seonghyun drinking tea and the sound of the vice president swallowing dry saliva could be heard at the same time.

“Vice President.”

“…Yes.”

“I heard a very interesting story today. Would you like to hear it?”

“What…”

“Well, I heard that the vice president is one of the executives of that organization.”

“Ha, haha. Where did you hear such nonsense…”

He tried to laugh it off, but Seonghyun was clearly staring at him, pointing with his finger.

“From your mouth.”

Again, a moment of silence began to linger. No one moved, just looking at each other.

However, the reasons were different. The vice president was wary of Seonghyun’s movements, and Seonghyun was curious about what reaction the vice president would show.

“First…”

At that moment, Seonghyun’s magic power began to ripple, and the vice president tried to move his body accordingly, if it wasn’t for the heavy weight felt on his shoulder.

“Let’s have a three-way meeting first.”

“Th, three-way meeting?”

Soon, the rift that Seonghyun had ridden in appeared in front of the vice president.

“Th, this…!”

He tried to escape somehow, but it was already too late. From the moment he felt the weight on his shoulder, this result was already determined.

Probably the owner of that weight was Seonghyun’s summon, and the vice president was instinctively feeling that he couldn’t even be the opponent of that summon.

Without putting up any resistance, the vice president was sucked into the rift.

“It’s my first time actually meeting you. I’m Chief Cha.”

“Th, this bastard… because of you, you!!!”

Now that it had come to this, he tried to take even Chief Cha with him, but Chief Cha didn’t move, with a look of disbelief.

“Kkeuaaaak!!!”

“The vice president was an executive of the organization, that’s quite shocking, Hunter Kim.”

“I know.”

It was a fact that had not been revealed even before the regression. Their plan had changed due to Seonghyun’s appearance, and the timeline had accelerated, so it would have happened sooner than before.

“Red Eye is doing well too, right?”

“Of course. He’s doing very well.”

In the vice president’s eyes, the Red Eye, with both hands cut off and a hazy look as if he didn’t even know where he was, was visible.

“Now, shall we start the conversation?”