I Became The Only Healer In The Academy [EN]: Chapter 206

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Sung-hyun’s first visit was to the American Association.

Aside from the fact that the American Association President was practically indebted to Sung-hyun, they also had to provide compensation for the subjugation of the First-Class Gate.

The value of what Sung-hyun had taken from America was immeasurable, so there might have been opposition to a large reward, but this time, there was none.

Padron had directly mentioned the names of Lich and Sung-hyun in an interview, so they had to grant Sung-hyun’s wishes, even if only to appease public opinion.

‘I don’t need anything anyway, and they can’t give me what I want.’

What Sung-hyun wanted wasn’t special equipment or a valuable crystal.

He simply wanted knowledge, knowledge that only a hunter of Sung-hyun’s caliber could even access.

So, Sung-hyun requested something else from the American Association.

The establishment of a new system, which he had already hinted at.

However, this time, he wanted America to take the lead.

“Is this really all you want?”

The American Association President looked at Sung-hyun as if he couldn’t understand him at all.

It wasn’t just any country, but the one with the most resources in the world.

This was an undeniable and proven fact.

‘If I were him, what would I have asked for?’

If the Association President were Sung-hyun, wouldn’t he already own one of America’s many states?

“It’s not a difficult task, is it?”

“They’ll probably welcome it. In fact, it’s such an attractive proposal for them that I doubt they have the option to refuse.”

What Sung-hyun proposed was to widely spread Sung-hyun’s system, which was currently established in Korea.

The forces opposing Sung-hyun had already been dealt with, leaving only the opposing factions. (Referring to those who disagreed with Sung-hyun’s methods but weren’t actively hostile.)

They were already proceeding in their own way, but the speed and scale varied depending on their power.

In this situation, if America, with its vast resources, directly provided assistance, it would naturally lead to better and faster results.

“There shouldn’t be any problems, right?”

“I don’t think so. It’s not like we’re bearing the entire burden, but rather supporting the work they’re already doing.”

Even so, the burden would be considerable since there were many places to support, but this was America.

The man in front of him was the President of the American Association.

The President, seeing Sung-hyun’s eyes as if he were worried about America, smiled reassuringly and said,

“What Hunter Kim Sung-hyun is asking of me is something they also welcome. Of course, that’s why our burden is even lighter.”

“Have you considered a way to secure funds separately?”

“Of course. We’re supporting what they want, so shouldn’t we be able to take the crystals that come from there?”

“You’ll help establish the system and then own the crystals that come from it. Is that it?”

“That’s right.”

“Then what are you planning to do with the existing hunters there?”

If they proceeded as the President said, things would progress in a way that benefited everyone, but naturally, someone would lose out.

The President realized upon seeing Sung-hyun’s expression as he asked the question.

This question was testing him.

“We can provide support in many areas, but that doesn’t mean we can support everything. We have enough resources to support funding and overall management, but the number of people to handle the actual work is significantly smaller.”

The President, as if he had data on these individuals, showed Sung-hyun the prepared information.

“This is data that identifies how many personnel are available based on the level of hunters in each country.”

From the top-tier hunters to the lower-level hunters.

A large number of people were distributed according to these grades, and in places like those that needed America’s support and were a bit behind in development, there was at most one top-tier hunter.

“I personally believe that only hunters at the upper level can educate others. The many lower-level hunters who make up the majority will undergo training and practical exercises through Gate subjugation, and their tuition will be paid in crystals.”

Sung-hyun looked at the President with interest at the surprisingly detailed plan.

Even if it was something he had thought of in advance, it was quite satisfactory, and if he had come up with it after hearing Sung-hyun’s proposal, the President was more capable than he had thought.

“The upper-level hunters can be appointed as their professors, and their management can be handled by hunters sent from America. In fact, it’s not much different from a regular university, except that the students are hunters.”

“It seems you’ve prepared in advance?”

“If their strength is enhanced with America’s support, it’s beneficial from a national perspective, and from a personal perspective, they’re indebted to America, so it’s also beneficial.”

Sung-hyun had been wondering if he should offer some advice if he couldn’t grasp the situation, but after seeing the President’s plan and thoughts, he didn’t think advice was necessary.

“There won’t be any worries then.”

“Haha, as you said before, I’m quick-witted, aren’t I?”

“I won’t care what happens in the future. However, there must be no delays in the support.”

“The future, you mean…”

“Don’t you know? The hunters who have grown with America’s support. Whose strength they will become.”

“…”

The President swallowed hard for a moment.

The only reason the President could prepare the data and a bit of a plan in advance was one thing.

It wasn’t to look good to Sung-hyun, nor was it to predict what kind of demands Sung-hyun would make today.

It was simply because these things were helpful to America.

‘Knowing that…’

The President had never truly felt fear towards anyone until now.

Padron had a tendency to act according to his mood, but to put it bluntly, his intelligence was somewhat lacking.

Of course, Lich was the strongest and a very clever person.

But the person himself was quite gentle.

Besides, he had a good opinion of the Association.

But what about Sung-hyun in front of him?

In terms of strength, he was the one who captured the Red Eyes, who had only taken on special assassinations. (The Red Eyes were an elite group known for their specialized assassination skills.)

Capturing a hunter meant that he had to be much stronger than them, which meant that he had overwhelmed the Red Eyes, who boasted a 100% success rate for special assassination requests.

That such a hunter was saying, as if knowing everything, that he would let him do as he pleased, made him feel fear even though he was being shown mercy.

He already had a weakness, and the President had recently become attracted to Sung-hyun himself, but one more reason to follow Sung-hyun had been added.

“Well, I can trust you with it, right?”

“Y-yes.”

“America’s talent development. I look forward to seeing how effective and reliable it is.”

Sung-hyun left the room as he said this, and the President unknowingly took a deep breath he had been holding in and leaned back on the sofa as if he were collapsing.

“Hoo…it’s suffocating.”

Still, he breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that he could maintain a good relationship.

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The next place Sung-hyun headed to was Lich’s guild.

He was going to tell him how the conversation with the President had gone today, and he also had to explain why he hadn’t responded to his messages.

But there was one question that arose.

For some reason, he felt like he had to explain this reason to Lich as soon as possible.

“…It must be because we’ve gotten closer recently.”

Sung-hyun, thinking it was nothing, moved his feet while thinking about what to say to Lich.

Sung-hyun, who had received a very polite greeting from the entrance of Lich’s guild, was able to meet Lich immediately despite Lich having other schedules.

“Hunter Kim! What happened? Why didn’t you contact me for 5 days…”

Lich, who ran out of the room at the news of Sung-hyun’s arrival, approached Sung-hyun with eyes full of worry.

“Shall we go inside and talk first?”

Sung-hyun, who entered the room alone with Lich, explained in detail what had happened during the 5 days he had not been in contact.

Lich was also a subject of faith, so he was qualified to hear a detailed explanation.

“You’re strengthening the people around Hunter Kim?”

“Yes. That purple crystal seemed to have the ability to forcibly unlock abilities.”

“Are you okay? There’s a similar drug…”

Perhaps thinking it was a similar type of drug that forcibly unlocked abilities, Lich had a more worried expression than when he first saw Sung-hyun.

“I’m fine now. You don’t have to worry too much. But how much stronger do you think I’ve become?”

“I met Padron after Hunter Kim disappeared, and he suddenly asked me what had happened that made me so strong.”

“If Padron thinks so, it means there’s quite a big difference, right?”

“Yes. It’s usually hard to hear Padron say that someone has gotten stronger.”

Indeed, even Sung-hyun felt that Lich was quite different from before.

Although it was hard to know in detail.

“I did a separate test, and my abilities were the same, but physically I was quite different. For example, I can easily grasp the movements of a First-Class Gate boss now.”

“It seems you’ve gained a pretty attractive ability. It suits my purpose too.”

“I guess so. More than that, you must be busy, but you came all the way here?”

“Yes, I’m on my way back from finishing my conversation with the President today.”

He explained to Lich all the conversations he had with the President today and how the Association would move in the future.

Lich had received support from the Association to follow Sung-hyun’s system, but in the future, it would be difficult to receive that support.

“I can replace the support that the Association used to provide. Lich, as you have done so far, please work with the Academy instead of the Association.”

“Then Hunter Kim doesn’t have to worry about other places anymore?”

“Yes. The President will take care of it.”

“If he has other intentions…”

Lich was clearly an American citizen, but he was more concerned about Sung-hyun than America.

“It’ll be fine. The President is a quick-witted person.”

“If Hunter Kim says so, there won’t be any problems. More than that, Padron was also looking for Hunter Kim. He probably figured out whose power the First-Class Gate subjugation was.”

“Was he upset or anything?”

Lich burst into laughter at Sung-hyun’s question.

They had bickered so much, but now they were a little worried about each other.

“I explained it roughly, but he seemed to want to meet Hunter Kim again. He was wondering if Hunter Kim had gotten stronger, just like he had figured out that I had gotten stronger.”

“We’ll meet someday anyway.”

“That’s true.”

After Sung-hyun’s answer, an awkward atmosphere began to flow for a while.

As the awkwardness grew a little longer and began to turn into slight discomfort, Lich carefully opened his mouth first.

“If you have time, how about dinner…or something?”

“Sure. Dinner.”

That day, Sung-hyun and Lich spent a long time together for dinner, not at the uncle’s store.