I Became The Only Healer In The Academy [EN]: Chapter 172

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“Kuhahaha!!!”

Has there ever been a time in my life, or even recently, where I’ve lived so happily and luxuriously?

Since it became clear that Seonghyun, the only healer, was in Korea, reporters began to cling to him even more.

‘Hmm… he didn’t say where he was going… but from my brief conversation with him, I think…’

From then on, it was purely the beginning of imagination.

I never knew I had such a talent for making things up.

“I wish every day could be like today.”

If it continued like this, there would be nothing more to wish for.

Just as I was about to put a high-end steak in my mouth, which I usually couldn’t even dream of, a hurried voice came from outside.

“It’s up!!”

“Up? What…”

The man, thinking about the situation for a moment, threw down the steak and ran outside.

“Where, where is it?!”

“Kallan Village. It was right next to our village, as expected.”

“Let’s go!”

Kallan Village was only about 20 minutes away from the village the man managed.

Even though other hunters managed that village, this was not the time to worry about such things.

“Call all the guys from the other villages too!”

“Okay!”

Since this was a place where you never knew what might happen every day, all the preparations had been made, and thanks to that, the man was able to head to Kallan Village right away.

“How is it? Did you see the situation?”

“No, I was watching from where you told me to, overlooking the village, and the same person Katman mentioned was walking outside the village.”

“Almost certain.”

“But why did he appear now?”

“Who knows? Maybe that pilgrim also feels the pain instead when he heals, like Kim Seonghyun.”

“Ah… that makes sense.”

While they were talking, they arrived near the village.

“Hmm… it’s too quiet.”

Since he didn’t know what had happened in his village at this time, he didn’t know the situation then either.

“Are you sure you saw it right?”

“Hey, I’m not the kind of guy who can’t even distinguish a person’s appearance…”

At that moment, the entire Kallan Village began to emit a subtle light.

“Th-that’s…”

Since they were watching from a bit of a distance, they couldn’t tell if the light contained magic, or how it differed from ordinary light.

However, the warm energy that could be felt even from this distance was so strong that even a newborn baby might mistake it for its parents.

“Wh-what should we do? Should we kidnap him right away?”

“Not yet. It’ll take a while for the others to come.”

A thought flashed through the man’s mind as he looked at the light.

‘Is it right to kidnap this healer?’

He was the most needed ability user to expand their power right now.

But when I think back on the short time I’ve enjoyed these past few days, they were things I could only get after my power had expanded.

‘Tch, was I too short-sighted?’

I published the article to find out the identity of that pilgrim as quickly as possible, and the result was that I was able to enjoy things I couldn’t have enjoyed.

But rather, these things were now holding the man back.

‘The moment we forcibly take that pilgrim, we’ll be pressured by a place we can’t even reach.’

Usually, the side with the most important card always has the upper hand in negotiations, but that’s only possible if the difference in power is moderate.

The existence of another healer was not just something that would end among hunters.

Although it had been quiet for the past few days, Korea, which possessed Kim Seonghyun, might try to deal with that pilgrim, or other places that had been bowing their heads because of Kim Seonghyun’s existence might try to kidnap the pilgrim.

“They’re here! Shall we start then?”

“Wa-wait a minute!”

“Why? He’s about to leave the village soon.”

“Wait first. If we make the wrong choice here, we’ll all die.”

“A-all die?”

Realizing the seriousness of the situation at the words ‘all die,’ the manager waited silently for the man’s choice.

‘What should I do? How can I take the pilgrim and ensure our safety?’

The man’s head continued to become more and more complicated.

The biggest problem was that he had buttoned the first button wrong, but unfortunately, from the man’s point of view, there was only one hole to button the first button, so there was nothing he could do.

“He’s out, he’s out!”

The pilgrim appeared outside the village.

The manager grabbed the man’s shoulder and shook him, urging him to answer.

It was then.

The pilgrim’s voice was heard.

“Can we talk for a moment?”

“…”

I couldn’t answer rashly.

If they had planned with the hunters of Kallan Village in advance, I didn’t know what the consequences would be.

“If you have nothing to say, I’ll just go.”

“Damn it, I don’t know. I’ll take care of it myself?”

At the man’s hesitant answer, the manager jumped up and tried to approach the pilgrim.

“I, I’ll go and talk to him, so tell the others. Don’t come forward until I send a separate signal.”

“Hoo… okay.”

Since he had never lost by listening to the man’s words, the manager nodded at the man’s words this time as well, though he was not happy about it, and sat back down.

“What kind of conversation do you want?”

The man’s voice changed in an instant.

All the anxiety he had been hesitating with disappeared, and his voice was confident and full of confidence, as if to remind himself that he was in a superior position.

“If you want to talk, come to me.”

“…How cheeky. Don’t you know that I can kill you right now?”

“Looks like you don’t want to talk. I’m leaving then.”

“Wa-wait a minute! Wait!”

The man hurriedly approached the pilgrim.

‘As expected, it’s definitely not Kim Seonghyun.’

The magic power felt was almost insignificant, so there was not even a 1% chance that he was the top hunter, Kim Seonghyun.

“So, what do you want to say?”

“You told the media, right? About me.”

“…So?”

The man did not deny it.

“Today? You didn’t come to get information to tell the media… and you’ve gathered other people, so you’re thinking of kidnapping me.”

“Wh-what kidnapping…”

“But don’t you know what will happen if you kidnap me now?”

The pilgrim’s eyes were covered by a hood and could not be seen, but what was certain was that he was seeing through the situation the man was in very accurately.

“…So.”

“Shall we make a deal?”

“A d-deal?”

“I’ll increase your safety and the things you enjoy now. If you’re not too greedy.”

“How? You, who seem to be struggling to protect your own body, will protect us?”

“I’m the best at hiding myself, even like this. Keep telling the media about me. I’ll give you information about me appropriately.”

The man couldn’t understand the pilgrim’s proposal.

What would he get from doing that?

“There will be many people contacting me then.”

“Tell those people. If you touch you even a little, I’ll go to Korea.”

It was a huge statement.

If that happened, they would really face the worst-case scenario.

“So, I just have to spread information to the media appropriately?”

“Yes.”

I was busy racking my brains, but in any case, there was no way that the man and his village would lose out.

“You can adjust the amount of information you give, right? You seem pretty smart.”

“…I can handle that much.”

“How is your village doing?”

“Very good. Thanks to you. So, did you heal everyone in Kallan Village the same way?”

“Yes.”

“But you don’t seem to be receiving their pain in return for healing, do you? You look pretty good.”

At the man’s question, the pilgrim hesitated for a moment.

Since he didn’t know that he was Seonghyun, the man wondered if he had asked a slightly sensitive question and tried to correct his words.

“That’s…”

“My pain is mental strength. Kim Seonghyun’s is physical pain.”

“…Really? Then isn’t that a much higher ability than that Korean hunter, Kim Seonghyun? Besides, the number of patients in Kallan Village wouldn’t have been small…”

“So, use me well.”

“Heh… good. The conversation went even better.”

The man offered the pilgrim a handshake, but there was no hand to take it.

“I just gave you the information, so enjoy the things you can enjoy and tell them.”

“What? What information did you give me… ah.”

The fact that he pays a different price than Seonghyun.

It was quite high-end information.

“Where are you going now?”

“That’s not included in the information I’ll give you. You just have to tell the media well.”

“Y-yes. I understand.”

He seemed quite cold for someone who came to this foreign land to heal the injured and sick.

As if he had something else he wanted.

“I’ll come to you next time.”

The pilgrim left those words and walked away.

The managers around him were seen aiming for the pilgrim, but the man sent a signal to cancel the operation and turned away as well.

“No one else will be able to get as much information as I can…”

Then, naturally, the man would monopolize the information.

That too, the most important information in the world.

Since the pilgrim said he would give the information himself, there was no need to worry about where the pilgrim would appear in the future.

“What happened? What did the pilgrim say?”

The managers who had been watching the situation nearby approached the man and asked.

“Hehe. We don’t have to monitor where the pilgrim will appear anymore.”

“What? What happened? Explain in detail.”

The man explained everything in detail, from the mistake he had made at first, but had no choice but to make, to the conversation he had with the pilgrim now.

He also explained that there was no need to find out the pilgrim’s location, no need to dig up the pilgrim’s information separately, and no case where their existence was threatened due to the mistake they had made at first.

“B-but, was the pilgrim originally that kind of personality?”

“I know… I thought he would be quite kind because he was healing people.”

I fully understood the questions the managers had.

But, if you look at it accurately, wasn’t the pilgrim a name he chose himself?

No one had given the word pilgrim to that mysterious man.

“Hunters are all greedy. Oh, and his combat ability seemed terribly lacking, so if he asks for help later, make sure to listen to him well. Our livelihood is at stake.”

“Okay.”

The most unstable variable.

That variable had directly eliminated the variable, so all that was left was to enjoy the present as much as possible and prepare for any unforeseen events.

‘Things are going too well, but…’

A strange anxiety continued to creep in, but since its source was not the pilgrim, the man stared at the place where the pilgrim had disappeared for a while before returning to his village.