I Became The Only Healer In The Academy [EN]: Chapter 190

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“Uncle…”

Richie couldn’t bring himself to finish the sentence.

Seonghyun knew very well how important the uncle was to Richie, so he placed a hand on Richie’s shoulder, who had slightly lowered his head, and said,

“Now you should be happy. Only good things are left. But when did you start feeling sick?”

“It’s been a while. About a month?”

“A month? Why didn’t you tell me sooner…”

“I couldn’t help it because you’re busy. Even if the uncle is so precious to me that I can’t put a rank on him, it’s not the same for Hunter Kim Seonghyun.”

Seonghyun was honestly a little surprised by Richie’s words.

How many of the people who had asked Seonghyun for treatment or hinted at it had this thought?

Probably none.

“You have a very admirable thought?”

“A, admirable?”

Richie was startled by the word that sounded like he was dealing with a child, but he wasn’t offended.

“But where does it hurt that you couldn’t get treatment for a month…”

“He doesn’t tell me easily, so I don’t know.”

“Then shall we go right away? I have plenty of time, and I don’t have any busy work to do.”

“Thank… you.”

Richie, who possessed the honor and power of being the world’s number one hunter, could have ordered Seonghyun instead of asking him like this.

This was partly because Seonghyun hadn’t fully revealed his power yet, and another healing ability user had appeared.

On the other hand, Richie had the power to subjugate a small country in an instant with his own strength.

This did not include South Korea, but Richie’s movement meant that the top American hunters were moving.

Richie’s request was only a request on the surface, but in reality, it carried the weight and authority close to an order and notification.

That’s why he liked Richie’s attitude even more.

The sincerity in his voice and expression made him want to listen even if Richie was an ordinary person.

“Are you very worried?”

“Yes? Ah… that’s right. He’s like my parents.”

“It’s okay. I’m going. I’ll drive.”

“Driving is okay, but…”

“If you drive in that condition, I think there will be more people I have to treat.”

“I, I’m a good driver!”

Richie, who was proud of his driving skills, was momentarily taken aback, but since no one else had ever driven his car, he decided to entrust his body to Seonghyun today.

“Where is your uncle’s house?”

“He won’t be home right now. He keeps running the restaurant even though he’s sick.”

“Really? Then we need to go even faster, right?”

Seonghyun, who was a little relieved that he seemed to be able to move his body, headed to the restaurant he had gone to with Richie.

“Hmm?”

When he arrived in front of the restaurant, a group of men dressed neatly in black suits were standing there.

“What’s… going on?”

Richie didn’t expect this situation either and looked at them with a bewildered look.

Usually, a group of unidentified people in suits was not good news.

“What’s going on…!”

Seonghyun blocked Richie from running out immediately.

“Richie, please watch the situation.”

“What about Hunter Kim?”

“I think we need to find out what happened before we came.”

Seonghyun got out of the car first and went straight into the store across the street.

“Welcome… Huh? I think I’ve seen you somewhere…”

“Hello. I have something to ask. Do you know if anything happened in front of the store?”

Seonghyun turned the employee’s thoughts away from trying to remember who he was by looking at his face.

“Ah, over there? They’ve been there since this morning.”

“Since this morning? And then?”

“Today is from the morning, but it’s actually been a few days. That store. It’s famous, right? The only refuge for people with nowhere to go and no money. Where did all that money come from?”

The uncle’s store didn’t receive any money at all.

He only received money close to the cost price, but he could buy ingredients with that money, but he wouldn’t have been able to continue his normal life.

“Did he borrow money?”

“That’s been quite a while. The store owners around here know the uncle’s good deeds, so they helped him, but that period became too long, and the number of people coming here itself decreased due to the periodic flooding of the Class 1 Gate that appeared nearby some time ago. The store’s sales also decreased.”

“A vicious cycle of vicious cycles.”

“In fact, it’s really amazing that he’s been able to hold on until now. Who would know? Many people send applause and praise, but not many people send money.”

It seemed like enough information.

He probably endured like that and suffered inside without getting proper treatment for his illness.

Without telling anyone.

“Thank you for telling me in detail.”

Seonghyun left a wad of bills on the table as a sign of gratitude.

“S, so much…”

The employee muttered, looking at Seonghyun’s back as he left with a wad of bills.

“But I’ve definitely seen him somewhere…”

Maybe it was because he wasn’t American, but it wasn’t in his head, but he had definitely seen him somewhere.

Also a very famous person.

“Well, what would change if I knew…”

Since it was none of his business anyway, the employee soon turned his gaze away.

Just in time, there was a TV at the end of his gaze, and the TV was talking about Seonghyun again.

“…Uh? That person…”

Even someone who couldn’t recognize people’s faces at all could know this.

That the person on TV right now is the owner of the wad of money he’s holding.

“That’s a relief.”

That was the first thought that came to mind.

He could have suspected why he came and why he gave so much money, but after knowing who that person was, he had no doubts at all.

“I heard he’s not feeling well either. That’s really good.”

The man who didn’t even offer a helping hand.

The man who had sacrificed and sacrificed for others all his life and ruined his own body would finally be rewarded for the good deeds he had done so far today.

Seonghyun, who had left the store, headed to the car first.

Richie was only looking at the uncle’s store with anxious eyes, as if he hadn’t even noticed that he was approaching.

“How is it? Was there anything unusual?”

“Ah, yes. Not yet.”

But the fact that nothing was happening made him even more anxious.

“I went and asked, and they said the uncle has debts.”

“Debts… you said?”

It was something he had never imagined.

Richie had thought about this too, but he had said that he was running the store with the inheritance he had received from his parents, and Richie’s memory of the uncle’s house was that it was a house where he lived a normal life.

“The surrounding stores helped a lot, but the number of customers decreased a lot due to the periodic flooding of the Class 1 Gate [a type of monster portal], so sales also decreased, so the situation is not good.”

“It’s certain that they are creditors.”

“Yes. They seem more gentle than I thought, though.”

As Seonghyun said, they were different from ordinary debtors.

People who were more suited to the word ‘creditor’ than the word ‘debtor’.

“But what the hell are they doing…”

Seonghyun couldn’t finish what he was saying.

Before he finished, another crowd appeared next to him.

“That’s…”

A very familiar look.

It was very similar to the clothes that Seonghyun had seen before his regression, or rather, the clothes he had worn.

These people, who appeared in work clothes worn at construction sites, were suddenly continuing to explain about the uncle’s store.

At that time, the uncle in the store also ran out urgently.

As if it were already his, he was rummaging through every corner of the store, so even the customers inside couldn’t eat properly.

“W, what are you doing now! There are still other customers…”

“Then what about you? If you do good things, you don’t have to pay back my money?”

“That’s not it, but…”

What could he say?

No matter what the process was, he borrowed money and didn’t even pay the interest on time.

“Please. If this store is gone, where will they fill their stomachs and where will they rest?”

“Why care about the retards who can’t even take care of themselves? And now, you can’t take care of yourself either. Because you care about others. Like a retard.”

“…”

He had to refute that it wasn’t that they became like this by their own will, but for some reason, no words came out.

The same was true for the word that he was a retard.

He wanted to refute it, but he had no words to do so.

“You know very well that this is insignificant compared to the debt and interest you owe, right? You can’t even be grateful, but where are you being arrogant…”

In the first place, it wasn’t his will that he got into debt.

They were the first to offer help, saying that they wouldn’t receive much interest.

‘…Is it because I refused at that time…’

It was probably after he refused the offer to hand over the store because of the redevelopment before.

“So… if I just hand over the store, you’ll get rid of everything?”

“Yes. You don’t have a choice in the first place.”

He had already grasped all of their intentions, but he couldn’t turn back.

He didn’t do anything illegal, and he received little interest.

“1 week. I’ll give you exactly 1 week, so clean everything up by then.”

The men left after saying this, and the uncle sat down in his seat as if he had lost everything.

He wasn’t crying or angry, but that blank expression was telling how upset he was.

“Just because of money…”

How would he feel if he saw the person he cared about most being frustrated like that?

Seonghyun, who knew that feeling better than anyone else, patted Richie’s shoulder without saying anything and muttered.

“Chief Cha.”

“Yes. I understand.”

Now, even if he didn’t talk about the details, Chief Cha knew what he had to do on his own.

There was no need to actively take measures such as paying off the money separately, dealing with them all, or other methods.

It was all about finding out where they were, how many there were, and how long they had existed.

“I’ll find out by today.”

“Yes. Thank you.”

The treatment of them would depend on the information that Chief Cha found out.

Seonghyun had to solve the problem that he had to deal with first.

“Let’s go for now. Treatment is a priority.”

“…Yes.”

Richie seemed to have regained his composure while Seonghyun was giving instructions to Chief Cha.

The uncle was still sitting on the floor, not even noticing that Richie and Seonghyun were approaching.

“…Uncle.”

“Ri, Richie? Even Hunter Kim Seonghyun?”

Whether he thought he didn’t see what had just happened, or whether he wanted to believe it, the uncle got up from his seat as if nothing had happened and welcomed the two.

“Haha! What’s going on all of a sudden? Did my cooking come to mind?!”

What more words were needed?

Sometimes silence was a better method than words.

And now was that time.

The two nodded at the same time, and soon went inside the store.