I Became The Only Healer In The Academy [EN]: Chapter 174

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Seonghyun knew everything Tuluah had received.

From the start, they weren’t high-level Hunters, so it was impossible for them to even detect Seonghyun’s presence.

“Okay. The first place they moved was Russia.”

He wasn’t overly concerned, but he wasn’t completely ignoring it either.

Just remembering it without dwelling on it—that was the right balance.

“Russia, one of the major powers, moved first, and others followed, so it’s only a matter of time now.”

He had no intention of dividing them, giving disadvantages to some and favoring others.

Eventually, they would all be part of Seonghyun’s plan, and he had to embrace them.

Of course, he couldn’t help but feel a little disappointed.

“Still, thanks to Tuluah, I have a little more time.”

This was something Seonghyun hadn’t anticipated.

If it weren’t for Tuluah, news would have started leaking to the media by now.

Of course, even then, they would have been aware of Seonghyun’s existence and titled the articles with phrases like ‘An Unexplainable Miracle Occurred.’

They wouldn’t have been able to directly challenge Seonghyun.

Originally, he would have been going around healing all the villagers by now, but thanks to this, he had some free time.

As Seonghyun, all he had to do was show others that he was doing well.

“It just so happens that there’s no guild raid scheduled for today… Should I spend time with my mother and sister?”

It seemed like they hadn’t spent time together since their trip.

Going on a trip somewhere to spend time was nice, but just being at home together was also good.

The way they spent time might be different, but there was no difference in being together.

Seonghyun headed straight home but was a little puzzled when he didn’t sense anyone inside.

“Where did they go?”

Coming inside, it seemed like they had been gone for quite some time, as the warmth had already dissipated.

Of course, it could have been a simple outing, and considering the number of guards around, which was much higher than before, the worst-case scenario was unlikely, but what had happened before made Seonghyun uneasy.

With a slightly hardened gaze, he called his mother, and in contrast to Seonghyun, his mother’s bright and cheerful voice returned.

“Hello? Son?”

“Mother, where are you?”

“Oh my, didn’t I tell you?”

“Yes? What did you…”

“I came to see the sea with a friend this time. Since it’s summer now.”

“Ah… Whew… Have fun. Do you need anything else?”

In Seonghyun’s voice, which was filled with relief, his mother seemed to immediately understand his concern and answered in a voice that reassured him.

“What would I need? The guards are with me, so don’t worry. Your sister said she’s going out with her friends today too? Tomorrow is her vacation.”

“Really? Is it already that time?”

“…Son. As your mother always says, you are still a student. An academy student.”

Seonghyun knew that his mother meant not just to fulfill his duties as a student but that there was a place for him to return to as a student, so he smiled and replied.

“Haha, I understand. I’ll hang up now. Call me right away if anything happens.”

“Okay, okay. You tell me if anything happens too.”

“…Yes.”

As expected, his mother must have heard about the other healer.

“…Well, it would be stranger if she didn’t know.”

His mother didn’t offer comfort or encouragement to Seonghyun.

She knew that Seonghyun didn’t want that, and she also knew that Seonghyun would take care of things on his own.

“Hoo, since my mother and sister went to meet their friends, should I go meet a friend too?”

The place Seonghyun immediately went to was Inhwan’s house.

For some reason, Seonghyun felt as comfortable there as he did in his own home, and he chuckled lightly. He arrived at the house after being guided by the secretary, who now treated him with great respect.

“Are you sleeping?”

“…”

Already, several presences were felt inside.

He sensed Hayeon, whom he had only briefly seen when visiting the academy, but he also sensed Yaein, whom he hadn’t seen in quite a while.

“Don’t pretend to be asleep and open the door quickly.”

“Ah, it’s my day off…”

Inhwan’s voice, filled with dissatisfaction, soon returned.

“I’m not here for work.”

“…Are you sure?”

“I’ll break it down?”

“Ah, I understand. Do you even know how much that door costs… Ah, you have a lot of money now…”

Unlike before, this time, his voice contained a lot of self-pity.

“Oppa, who is it?!”

“Hmm… It’s the person our Yaein sings about every day.”

“Sings? I never sang…”

“It means I was looking for you a lot. That’s what it means.”

Inhwan’s voice, answering, gradually approached the door, and soon the door opened.

“Oh? It’s Oppa!!”

Yaein, confirming Seonghyun’s face, tried to run to Seonghyun, who was looking at her with open arms, but stopped in her tracks.

“…Never mind. You never came…”

“Yaein, Oppa must have been very busy.”

Hayeon tried to comfort her from the side, but Yaein didn’t seem to want to be easily appeased and even turned her back.

‘Seonghyun, hurry!’

Hayeon gestured to Seonghyun with her lips, and Seonghyun paused for a moment to assess the situation before quickly taking off his shoes and running inside.

It was clear that Yaein knew Seonghyun was approaching, but she stood her ground, showing off her round head.

“Yaein. Were you very upset?”

“…”

“Huh? Was our Yaein sad?”

“…I don’t know!”

The sulky back didn’t seem to want to turn to Seonghyun.

Her head was so cute that Seonghyun held back his laughter and placed his hand on it.

“Wh, what!”

For a moment, he thought about using purification to make everything okay, but for some reason, he didn’t want to get through it with such a trick right now.

“Yaein has grown a lot?”

“Are you saying my head has grown a lot? Are you saying I have a big head?”

“Keuh, Kehaha!”

Inhwan was chuckling beside him, as if he found the situation amusing.

He didn’t even seem to be trying to hide his laughter.

“No, just a while ago, Yaein’s head was definitely at Oppa’s thigh, but now it seems to be up to my hips?”

“Re… Really?”

Even though her face wasn’t visible, it was clear that she was blushing slightly.

“Of course. Are you going to get bigger than Oppa like this?”

At Seonghyun’s words, Yaein retorted and turned around, saying.

“That can’t happen! I have to be smaller than Oppa!”

“Why? Isn’t it good to be big?”

“Oppa… I have to look up to you.”

“…Why…”

“Okay, okay. It’s been a while since we’ve all gathered, so should we eat something? We haven’t eaten yet either, and you haven’t eaten either, right?”

“Huh? Y, yeah. Not yet.”

What did Yaein’s words mean?

It was hard to dismiss it as just a child’s words, as there were quite a few emotions in her expression.

Still, thanks to Inhwan, the atmosphere that was about to stiffen was eased.

“Hmph, Oppa should make it.”

“Huh?”

“Seonghyun Oppa should cook. Then I’ll forgive you.”

Speaking as if she were giving a notice, Yaein turned around again and sat at the table with a confident stride.

Compared to her ambitious stride, the sight of her feet not touching the ground while sitting on the chair made everyone hold back their laughter.

“I’m hungry.”

“Okay. Oppa will make it for you.”

As he was about to head straight to the kitchen, Inhwan followed him and asked.

“But do you even know how to cook?”

“Why? Are you worried?”

“Of course, I’m worried!”

Perhaps this was the only thing Inhwan was worried about regarding Seonghyun.

“But is it something to be that worried about?”

“You… You don’t know Yaein’s taste, do you?”

“What about Yaein’s taste?”

Inhwan sighed softly, as if trying not to let Yaein hear, and whispered.

“To be honest, our house is a little different from ordinary, right?”

“That’s right.”

Just looking around, the spacious space and state-of-the-art furniture were obviously quite far from ordinary.

“But Yaein didn’t live in a good environment, so I took care of her as much as possible, right?”

“Yeah.”

“I only gave her the most delicious things, so she became too high-class.”

“Huh…”

But this wasn’t anyone’s fault.

Yaein must have gotten used to it because she ate delicious things every day.

“Does she eat a lot of snacks and stuff like that?”

“I’m trying to refrain from that as much as possible, but…”

“Then that’s fine. But what were you going to do if I couldn’t cook?”

Inhwan wrapped his arm around Seonghyun’s shoulder and delved deeper into the kitchen, as if trying to keep Yaein from hearing him.

“…Let’s order delivery.”

“What?”

“There’s no other answer. Delivery. Let’s order.”

“No, what nonsense…”

At Seonghyun’s slightly louder voice, Inhwan hurriedly covered Seonghyun’s mouth and looked in the direction of Yaein.

“What are you guys doing?”

“Ah, no haha, uh… what should I say… a consultation? What kind of dish to make, something like that…”

“…Hmph.”

Inhwan awkwardly laughed and got through the crisis, then looked back at Seonghyun and said.

“Choose quickly. It’s not too late if you order now. Just grab a frying pan in one hand and fry an egg or something. You know how to do that, right?”

He was so dumbfounded that he couldn’t even speak.

He had taken care of the housework enough to take responsibility for his sister and mother before his regression.

“Are you going to go to Yaein and explain what you’re going to make and how long it will take? If you stall for time while talking, I’ll order in the meantime and have the delivery guys bring it. There’s really no more perfect plan than this.”

“No.”

Inhwan looked at Seonghyun, who answered without the slightest hesitation, with a look as if his heart had dropped, and asked.

“You, don’t tell me you’re planning to cook yourself?”

“Haven’t you ever eaten my cooking?”

“Of course not. We always went to fancy restaurants. Or ate at the academy cafeteria.”

“Then think of it as eating it for the first time on this occasion.”

While the two were talking, Hayeon had already finished preparing everything to start cooking.

“I’m looking forward to it too? Seonghyun making the food himself…”

“Even Hayeon…”

Hayeon gave Inhwan a smile as if to say it was okay, and Inhwan’s face turned red for a moment, and he started coughing.

“Wh, what… If Hayeon is okay with it… Is there anything I can help with?”

“It’s okay, so wait with Hayeon.”

To be honest, Seonghyun wasn’t confident in his cooking.

He could guess what kind of food Yaein had been eating without even seeing it.

She must have been eating the food of people called chefs.

No matter how good Seonghyun was at cooking and how talented he was, he couldn’t possibly catch up with their skills.

Still, there was one thing he was confident in.

The dishes he had made for his sister.

The memories and experiences that had helped him endure those difficult times were still in his body.

‘It’s been a while, but I can make it, right.’

Seonghyun, who was about to start cooking, paused for a moment.

At that time, he felt guilty for having to feed himself the same food every day, but looking back now, this had also turned into a memory.

“Don’t be too disappointed.”