I Became The Only Healer In The Academy [EN]: Chapter 209

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Seonghyun finished mourning those who had found new meaning in life thanks to him, and those who had lost that new life because of him.

No one remained in the immediate area, but they remained in Seonghyun’s memory.

“Mourning ends here.”

Having finished mourning with more sincerity than ever before, Seonghyun quickly shook off the guilt he felt.

He felt sorry for them, but he couldn’t afford to be consumed by guilt and waste time.

“By the way, one presence has disappeared.”

One massive presence had vanished, and now the only presence Seonghyun felt was the familiar one.

He glanced in that direction, but the other party, being quite thorough, didn’t reveal themselves and stare back at Seonghyun.

“If this incident is the work of that supremacist group, what do they want from the Pilgrim?”

This would be the basis for Seonghyun’s future actions.

There were several possibilities.

First, the group might not want to antagonize Kim Seonghyun.

Logically, if a Hunter with a unique ability in the world found someone with the same ability, their value would still be high, but they wouldn’t maintain the same status as before.

So, they might have used the most extreme but effective method that Seonghyun couldn’t do himself.

“But to do that, they would have approached me first.”

This was the least likely possibility.

A group that had been preparing for a terrorist attack in the United States for a long time and inflicted significant damage wouldn’t have acted so suddenly.

Even if they had planned this from the beginning, the period would have been at least from the moment the Pilgrim appeared here, so the period was not long.

“And the second is…”

To eliminate the Pilgrim’s base.

If this was the correct answer, it meant that the group was forcing the Pilgrim to establish another base.

And they didn’t care if that base became theirs.

“Is this the last one?”

The least likely option for them.

That the Pilgrim joins Seonghyun.

Kim Seonghyun’s name was already widely known in the world.

Not only the value of his ability, but Seonghyun had already achieved the feat of subjugating a Grade 1 Gate [a high-level dungeon].

Judging from the Pilgrim’s actions so far, if he only wanted wealth and glory, he would have established another base long ago.

However, what he had shown so far seemed to want to reign over others, not wealth and glory.

“That’s what they’ll think.”

Because they don’t know that the Pilgrim and Seonghyun are the same person.

Seonghyun had no intention of revealing the Pilgrim’s identity yet.

The purpose he had when he first created the Pilgrim had not yet been achieved.

After organizing his thoughts, he had a rough idea of what to do next.

“Kabulski? The person I met back then.”

He wasn’t here now, but he was the kind of person who would come running at the Pilgrim’s call.

“I’ll act as you expect for now.”

Since it wasn’t even certain that the group had moved yet, Seonghyun decided to take the most predictable action first.

Once he made a decision, it was best to act as quickly as possible.

So, Seonghyun called Kabulski right from the spot where he finished mourning.

“Hello.”

“Kabulski, is that you?”

“Yes, but who is this?”

Kabulski’s voice clearly showed that he was annoyed by the call from an unknown number.

“This is the Pilgrim.”

“…The Pilgrim?”

The moment he recalled his memory of the Pilgrim, Kabulski’s voice seemed more flustered than he had imagined.

A call from someone he didn’t expect at all.

“No, what brings you here, Pilgrim… Ah.”

Kabulski, who knew very well what had happened in the area where the Pilgrim had been active recently, stopped talking.

Then, as if he knew why the Pilgrim had contacted him, he spoke in a more relaxed voice than before.

“Ah, so you needed us. You thought well. If you visit Russia directly at any time, we will spare no support…”

“Mr. Kabulski?”

Kabulski unconsciously replied in a foolish voice to the Pilgrim’s cold voice.

“Yes?”

“Do I… have to go?”

“What do you mean…”

“I asked if it’s right for me to go in person.”

Only then did Kabulski understand the Pilgrim’s words, and he replied in a completely different voice and attitude than before.

“…I’ll come to pick you up. Where are you?”

“Where I first appeared. By tomorrow. Is that possible?”

“Understood.”

In fact, even if Seonghyun said right now, Kabulski had no choice but to say it was possible or understood.

According to the investigation, there were countless places besides Russia that had tried to contact the Pilgrim.

In this situation, if he engaged in a meaningless power struggle and the Pilgrim went somewhere else, it would lead to irreversible results.

“The place where I meet Kabulski tomorrow and the place that shows the most active movement will be related to this incident.”

In the future, he would ask Russia to investigate the mastermind behind this incident, and if they cooperated appropriately, no one would suspect it.

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Seonghyun, who stayed at a hotel in a nearby city for a day, headed back to the place where he first met Katman.

The reason why he didn’t meet Kabulski at the hotel and insisted on meeting here was simple.

He had to show that he had a grudge against the mastermind behind this incident as much as possible.

Also, it was a way to indirectly inform that this place was quite important as a base beyond simply a base for the Pilgrim.

“He’s coming.”

He felt the familiar energy of Kabulski in the distance.

And in addition to this, the energy of someone else he had watched yesterday.

Looking at the distance, it didn’t seem like he was going to come close, and he was probably still watching.

“It’s been a while.”

“Yes, it’s been a while.”

Seonghyun shook hands with Kabulski and said while looking at Kabulski.

“What can you give me?”

“We will give you everything we can.”

“What do you want from me?”

“To work for Russia. That’s all.”

Kabulski’s words were filled with patriotism to the point of being blindly devoted.

“I will.”

“Really? Are you saying you will work for Russia?”

“Yes. Before that. Please reveal who is behind this incident first.”

“…I will try.”

Kabulski’s reaction was a little strange.

Originally, he should have said okay or I will, but he said I will try.

It was taken to mean that he would look into it, but don’t expect an answer.

Seonghyun could have pressed Kabulski further, but he didn’t now.

Even with Kabulski’s reaction alone, he could infer the answer sufficiently.

‘I don’t know if he’s related to the mastermind, but he knows who the existence is.’

And there was a high possibility that he had contact with the mastermind.

However, it didn’t seem like Russia had planned this incident from the beginning.

Russia was quite a belligerent place compared to other places, but it wasn’t a place that massacred civilians like this.

‘I’ll have to watch the results while acting as he wants.’

“Is there anything you want me to do right away?”

“Can we call you Hunter now, Pilgrim… no, Hunter?”

“Yes, call me whatever you like.”

Kabulski took out a document from his pocket and handed it to Seonghyun, as if he had prepared it in advance for today’s meeting.

Looking at the contents of the document, it briefly stated when and where the schedule was set.

“What are all these schedules?”

“It’s a place to hold a small banquet inviting hunters from various countries. It’s a simple schedule where you just have to take a seat with Russia’s top hunters.”

Russia’s top hunters included Padron.

Because his guild and main activity range were in the United States where the Grade 1 Gate was opened, many people who were not very interested thought Padron was an American hunter.

“It’s not a difficult schedule. I thought I was going to subjugate a Gate.”

“In fact, there are not many Gates with high risk in Russia. This is also the reason why Padron has dual citizenship in the United States and Russia.”

Seonghyun was quite surprised to hear that he had dual citizenship for the first time.

Because his expression was not visible due to the hood, Kabulski continued to speak, judging that Seonghyun was surprised by the fact that he was silent.

“Now that you have decided to join us, I will tell you honestly. There is only one reason why we want the Hunter. To win the competition with the United States.”

Russia and the United States had been at odds with each other for a long time, and unfortunately for Russia, there were not many things that Russia could say had won a complete victory in their competition so far.

“If you attend the banquet in person, we will announce it. That a new healing ability user has become Russia’s noble top hunter.”

However, just by bringing the Pilgrim into Russia’s arms, it was already the same as winning the competition with the United States.

“You’re moving quite fast.”

“How did I get it, I have to move quickly.”

“Is there anything else? Things to be careful about when moving.”

Kabulski answered Seonghyun’s question without hesitation.

“We. It’s Russia. You can do whatever you want, except for things that no one can tolerate, such as the inhumane act of civilian massacre.”

Kabulski used Seonghyun’s question to remind him once again that they had nothing to do with the mastermind behind this incident.

“Understood. I don’t need to stay in Russia, right?”

“Of course. As I said, you have already been recognized as Russia’s top hunter, and you just need to positively review what we want, no matter where you are or what you do.”

With the promise to treat him the same as Padron, Kabulski and Seonghyun, the Pilgrim, shook hands.

“Oh, and I’m thinking of assigning a secretary to the Hunter… what do you think? Basically, they will handle all the miscellaneous tasks, and what schedules will be in the future…”

“It’s okay.”

“Still, it’s hard to coordinate alone…”

“I said it’s okay.”

He was going to respond to Russia’s basic requests, but he refused to be watched so openly.

Even Korea doesn’t dare to monitor Seonghyun.

“Ahem… I understand.”

Kabulski coughed a few times as if he was facing a top hunter because of the firmness he felt from the Pilgrim, and then he left.