I Became The Only Healer In The Academy [EN]: Chapter 154

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The conversation was simple and brief.

The Red Eyes didn’t seem to realize the Vice President had been part of the organization from the start.

He was simply acting on the Vice President’s orders.

“Hmm. Then Red Eyes is no longer useful.”

“There’s one more thing. The Vice President asked to borrow him for a while after we’re done with him.”

“Do as you wish. More importantly, should I call you Vice President, or… a Supervisor?”

“…”

“I guess you don’t intend to answer questions?”

“…”

As expected, only silence followed.

“Manager Cha, how is it that we keep getting visitors inside this rift?”

“Not at all. I’ve actually been finding it quite fun to greet guests lately.”

“Then I’ll leave it in your capable hands.”

With that, Seonghyun turned to leave the rift.

“Hey, where are you going? What about me?”

But Seonghyun didn’t respond.

Manager Cha grabbed the Vice President’s hand as he reached out to Seonghyun.

“Shall we start by slicing off his arm?”

“W-wait! I’ll tell you everything, everything! Just spare my life…”

“What would you like to do?” Seonghyun asked Manager Cha.

“Since he’s offering answers, there’s no reason not to ask questions. So, what can you tell us? Do you know anything about that organization?”

“I’ll tell you everything about the other executives.”

Seonghyun looked down at the Vice President, who was practically begging, with a cold gaze.

“I’ll tell you everything I know…”

But he couldn’t finish the sentence.

While he was begging, a sword pierced his neck. His eyes remained open, frozen in shock.

“You don’t need to hear it?” Manager Cha asked Seonghyun.

“When they tried to kidnap my family, do you remember?”

“…Yes.”

“There’s only one reason why their plan failed. It’s because of Manager Cha’s presence. Of course, Manager Cha was also in danger.”

If Manager Cha hadn’t been there, Seonghyun would still be desperately searching for his family.

“The Association said they’re finding evidence, but it seems like fabricated evidence.”

“You mean we can’t trust what this guy says.”

“That’s right. Besides, the Vice President is one of the organization’s executives.”

It would be a lie to say there wasn’t any regret, but sometimes it’s better not to know.

“More than anything, the Vice President directly saw what happened to Red Eyes. He knew what would happen to him too.”

“…Then he would have lied.”

“I’m not sure, but there’s a high possibility.”

The most dangerous thing isn’t ignorance.

The belief that comes from shallow knowledge is the scariest.

“I have somewhere to go. Can Manager Cha explain what happened here to Lich?”

“Yes, I understand.”

Manager Cha also didn’t ask Seonghyun what was going on or where he was going.

‘As expected of a believer…’

They might offer opinions on what Seonghyun does, but they don’t seem to question his decisions.

“When are you leaving?”

“First, I’ll treat the injured, and I’ll leave within two days at the latest.”

There wasn’t much time left until he met the owner of the gate.

“Then I’ll go see Lich.”

“Yes. Thank you.”

After leaving the Association with Manager Cha, Seonghyun headed straight to another area.

The total number of casualties was 2 million.

Only about half of them survived.

Yesterday, Lich released guild members to gather the injured in one place as much as possible, and Seonghyun dedicated that day solely to healing.

He also learned a few things from it.

The enhanced healing ability wasn’t just about raising the limit.

The size of the side effect, the returning pain, was no different from before, but the time it took for that pain to disappear was reduced.

Thanks to that, he was able to heal more large and minor injuries yesterday than usual.

“Still, it’s only about 3,000 people…”

You can’t heal all 1 million people.

And no one would blame Seonghyun for not being able to do that.

Right now, it was an urgent situation, so everyone received healing from Seonghyun, but by the time he returned from meeting the owner of the gate, the minor injuries would have been sorted separately.

Then they would receive treatment at the hospital as usual, and Seonghyun would heal the critically ill.

“Hunter Kim, thank you so much. I may not be able to represent the United States, but at least I thank you on behalf of the hunters.”

Lich felt helpless for the first time in his life at the sight of Seonghyun sweating and enduring the pain.

To be in a position as the number one in the rankings, where even the President of the United States had to bow his head to him, and to feel such terrible helplessness.

“You don’t have to make that face.”

“…Yes, yes?”

Lich was startled for a moment and checked his expression on the reflection of a nearby surface.

“I showed an unsightly appearance.”

Even someone who didn’t know anything could see the expression of someone feeling helpless.

He usually didn’t show his emotions well on his face, but strangely, he seemed to relax a little in front of Seonghyun.

“There are things I can do with my abilities, and there are things Lich can do with his abilities.”

Seonghyun’s summons showed a powerful force as a single entity, but it wasn’t as numerous as Lich’s.

“That’s… right. Everyone has different things they can do.”

Perhaps even the lower-ranked hunters, whom he had never thought much about, would be the same.

“More importantly, did you hear about what happened from Manager Cha?”

“Yes, that the Vice President was an executive of the organization… and that Hunter Kim and Manager Cha joined forces to deal with the Vice President.”

“Joined forces? Ah, well, yes. He wasn’t an easy opponent.”

It seemed that Manager Cha had explained it well to Lich.

Even though he was an executive of the organization, it wasn’t revealed yet, so there needed to be a clear reason for dealing with the Vice President.

“And I have to leave my post starting tomorrow.”

“Is something wrong?”

“There is. It’s something that I don’t know how long it will take.”

“So, the request to gather the injured was also… to heal as many people as possible before going to work.”

“That’s right.”

Lich couldn’t bring himself to speak rashly because Seonghyun’s expression looked like he was carrying a heavy burden alone on his shoulders.

“Be careful on your way.”

That’s all he could say.

“Of course.”

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[Time remaining until the appearance of the level 4 and level 3 gate owners: 3:14]

He moved to as deserted a place as possible through Manager Cha’s rift.

“Hoo…”

How strong will the demon be that pops out?

What will happen if I lose to that demon?

“But aren’t the level 4 and level 3 gates disappearing this time?”

Come to think of it, there was no mention that the level 4 and level 3 gates would not appear, like when he met the level 5 gate owner before.

“I’ll know if I kill them.”

From the beginning, he didn’t think about losing.

He was just looking forward to what kind of spoils he would get.

Seonghyun took a deep breath and opened the door to the place where the level 4 and level 3 gate owners were.

“Let’s go.”

The moment he first stepped into the door.

A tremendous gravity that he had never felt before began to press down on Seonghyun’s body.

“…I didn’t expect this.”

Seonghyun’s physical abilities had increased dramatically due to the effect of sacrifice, but he couldn’t withstand such a huge gravity with pure physical ability alone.

Soon, Seonghyun wrapped magic power around his entire body to erase the pressure and looked around first.

“It doesn’t seem to be far from where the demons live.”

A landscape like a house in the countryside.

A small bed, a table, a chair in front of it, and a fireplace looked like nothing more than a house where ordinary people lived in the countryside.

“Isn’t this gravity artificial?”

With this level of gravity, it was clear that none of the beds, tables, or chairs would be able to maintain their shape.

That meant that the gravity of this space itself was enormous.

“What is this place…”

At that time, he felt a presence from outside.

Perhaps because he recognized it as a house, Seonghyun hid himself in the corner without realizing it.

“Tsk, they ate all the plants in the garden.”

With a grumbling voice, a man came with groceries in his hand, threw the basket on the table nervously, and sat down on the chair.

“Did you eat?”

“…”

“Who else is here besides you? I asked if you ate.”

At the continued questioning, Seonghyun came out of his seat and looked at the man.

No matter how you looked at him, he was human, and everything else, including the atmosphere he felt, was no different from humans.

However, the fact that he couldn’t feel any power at all was making Seonghyun uneasy.

“You’re the one who killed the guy who was in charge of level 5. So, will you have a meal?”

“I will.”

There was no need to, but the curiosity that kept rising made it difficult to refuse this offer.

Even if he had done something to the food, Seonghyun wouldn’t lose consciousness, and there was also purification.

“Good. Wait a moment.”

The fireplace was the kitchen, and the man gathered the simple groceries and made food with the fire in the fireplace.

“That sword is that guy’s. Was it a memorable sword?”

“That’s right.”

“You have a lot of questions on your face, but you don’t ask.”

“From the moment you offered me a meal, it means you want to talk to me.”

“…What if I put poison in the food?”

“It doesn’t matter.”

Seonghyun’s expression was really indifferent.

He wasn’t saying that and believing that he didn’t actually put it in.

No matter what poison he put in, whether his whole body would be paralyzed the moment he took a sip, it was the expression of someone who really didn’t care.

‘…This isn’t confidence.’

He was just telling the truth.

“Yes, you probably know that I’m the owner of the level 4 and level 3 gates, right? That’s why you came.”

“Yes.”

“As you said, I want to talk. Exchanging things we know is quite meaningful and interesting.”

“What do you want?”

“Nothing much. The life you lived. And the life you have lived.”

“…You know I’ve regressed [reincarnated or returned to an earlier point in time].”

“There are things that are visible even if you don’t want to see them.”

It was a fact that even the existence who left the inheritance before didn’t know.

Then does that mean that this owner is more skilled than that man?

‘Piercing eyes.’

[The owner of the level 4 and level 3 gates. He has been the owner of the gates since he existed in the beginning.]

‘He was the owner of the gates from the beginning…’

It was quite an abstract word, but it would still be helpful.

“What are you curious about? Our existence? The identity of this supply route that the existence of your world calls a gate?”

Maybe he could have told a lie, but it was different from when he dealt with the Vice President.

“Who are you? The owners of the gates, no, the supply routes.”

At Seonghyun’s question, the man poured out all the remaining food and got up from his seat and said.

“It seems like the story will be a bit long, so let’s have some tea.”

Soon, the man put an old kettle on the fire and brought a teacup.

“It’s my favorite tea, so please understand even if it doesn’t suit your taste.”

“…I will.”