I Became The Only Healer In The Academy [EN]: Chapter 233

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‘What the…’

From beginning to end.

I watched the video that contained everything from the moment Seonghyun and Park Hanwook entered the training room until the vice president arrived, but nothing particularly stood out.

Since it wasn’t like they used magic to make the wall look like that in the first place, I had to find the cause in their actions.

‘Could it be this?’

The most suspicious scene.

Seonghyun swinging his sword in the air.

If simply swinging a sword could do that to a wall made of special material, its power would be beyond imagination.

‘Huh? That’s…’

After watching that scene several times, something strange began to catch my eye.

Right at the moment Seonghyun swung his sword, something shimmering was swirling around the tip of the sword.

Upon closer inspection of the video, that shimmering thing approached the wall, and soon the wall crumbled as it now appeared.

And the vice president knew what that shimmering thing was.

The vice president had been involved with the association for a long time as a hunter even before taking the position.

Naturally, he had seen many hunters directly, and the information he received through reports was far more than other hunters.

A long time ago, that hunter who can’t be seen now.

That hunter was also famous for his sword skills, and he also enjoyed using what was seen in the video at the end of his sword.

‘This is absurd.’

If Park Hanwook had shown this sword skill, I could have understood it.

The vice president knew Park Hanwook well; he was a hunter who worked harder than anyone else and steadily grew.

However, it was different in Seonghyun’s case.

Seonghyun was not a hunter who mainly used swords, and of course, he had no knowledge of swords.

Then how on earth did Seonghyun…?

Those shimmering things in the air were nothing more than natural phenomena that occurred as the sword was swung.

It was the wind pressure.

It was clear that it was wind pressure, considering it scattered into the atmosphere at the same time as it met the building’s wall.

That meant Seonghyun had destroyed that wall with the wind pressure caused by simply swinging the sword.

“I will compensate for the collapsed wall.”

“…Isn’t that obvious?”

“Haha… I guess so.”

“More than that, when did you start wielding a sword?”

That was the most 궁금한 점이었다 [most curious point].

When on earth did Seonghyun train with a sword without anyone knowing?

Anyone could create wind pressure by swinging a sword.

If it was at an ordinary level, it would be so weak that it couldn’t even be used as a fan in the middle of summer when others did it, but Seonghyun was different.

The vice president knew very well that it was by no means a level that could be created by simply swinging it strongly, so the vice president was convinced that Seonghyun had trained with a sword separately.

‘His posture is also quite unique.’

However, it wasn’t an awkward or flawed posture.

That meant Seonghyun had devised a swordsmanship that suited him best, and it usually took at least 20 years to reach the level of a master.

“I’ve been holding a sword for a while. Didn’t I bring my teacher here to learn properly now?”

“You don’t have any abilities related to swords, do you?”

“Come on. If I had such abilities, would I have come here to learn? I would have gone to a quiet place and trained alone.”

Seonghyun looked at Park Hanwook, who had become his teacher, and gave him a proud smile.

Park Hanwook, who met the vice president’s gaze, lowered his head slightly without realizing it.

Who would understand this situation?

No, would anyone even try to understand?

Seonghyun, who is world-famous and strong as much as he is famous, is being taught by someone who is only well-regarded within the guild.

Even if you grabbed anyone passing by and asked, they would laugh and tell you not to talk nonsense.

“Park Hanwook is your teacher.”

What would the vice president say next?

Would he offer to introduce him to a stronger and more capable hunter?

Park Hanwook knew very well how big the difference between him and Seonghyun was, so he couldn’t say anything while predicting what would be said next.

However, the vice president’s next words were unexpected.

“You have a good teacher.”

“Right?”

An attitude as if it was nothing.

Rather, that attitude stimulated Park Hanwook’s heart even more.

It wasn’t that he was expressing that he was a good teacher because Seonghyun chose him, but it seemed like an answer that came from how the vice president himself thought of Park Hanwook.

He didn’t overly affirm it, nor did he deny it.

“Park Hanwook.”

“Ah, yes. Vice President.”

“Please take good care of Hunter Kim Seonghyun. As you just saw, he sometimes does ridiculous things, but isn’t it because the path to take is not yet determined?”

“Yes. I will keep that in mind.”

The vice president did not see Park Hanwook as someone who would help Seonghyun grow further.

To put it bluntly, the difference in their skills was beyond imagination.

Everyone knew that even if hundreds or thousands of Park Hanwooks were brought to fight against Seonghyun, they probably wouldn’t be able to make a scratch on him.

However, the vice president knew very well what kind of person Park Hanwook was, so he thought that Park Hanwook knew and felt best about what path Seonghyun should take to move forward faster, more surely, and safely.

“Can we continue to use the training room for the time being?”

Seonghyun had already received permission from the vice president to use the training room at any time, but he felt guilty for making such a mess and asked again.

“…”

The vice president, who was looking at Seonghyun as if he was dumbfounded, soon burst into a light laugh and replied.

“Well, what can I do? But you mustn’t destroy other places.”

“Yes. Of course.”

It was probably the first time.

I didn’t feel any trust in Seonghyun’s words.

“Hoo… then I’ll be on my way. Park Hanwook, you have to stop him well.”

“Yes. Of course.”

The vice president urged Park Hanwook to take care of Seonghyun and then left, leaving only the two of them in the training room again.

“I said I understood, but the most important thing in my training method is to do my best.”

Park Hanwook looked back at the collapsed wall at the same time as he finished speaking.

‘…What should I do with this?’

I couldn’t find an answer.

If my level was higher, I would at least try to block that wind pressure, but at my current level, I would only be able to block it a few times.

“Ah, you don’t have to worry about that.”

“Do you have another way?”

The most certain way was to move the training location, but Seonghyun didn’t do that on purpose.

What was important now was to acquire Park Hanwook’s training method, and to do that, Park Hanwook had to check it from the side.

But if we moved to another place and proceeded with training in this situation, it would be no different from exposing unnecessary weaknesses.

“Of course. I have it, of course.”

At the same time as he finished speaking, Seonghyun’s hand waved once in the air, and at the same time, a figure made of light appeared.

“Is that by any chance that summon?”

“Yes. I call it 1 because it’s the first summon I got.”

“What are you going to do with the summon… Ah!”

“That’s right. I’m going to have it block my attacks.”

Some of Seonghyun’s summons had the power of a top-tier hunter, and 1 was also one of them.

Besides, they were beings that didn’t disappear, so they were the perfect beings to block Seonghyun’s attacks.

“Go in front and block it.”

“…”

For some reason, I couldn’t see 1’s expression, but it seemed quite reluctant.

“Then please watch.”

“Yes.”

That’s how Seonghyun spent the whole day swinging his sword.

Only attacking from top to bottom.

“Hoo…”

“How is it?”

“It’s definitely different because you’re not using any magic.”

How long has it been since I’ve shed sweat?

It was a feeling I hadn’t felt in a long time, to the point where I wondered if I had ever shed sweat after regressing.

If I felt like my body was drained when I faced the owner of the 2nd level gate, now it felt like the muscles themselves were screaming that they couldn’t move anymore.

“But you’re amazing.”

“Haha, is that so?”

Seonghyun lightly dismissed Park Hanwook’s words, but Park Hanwook was really admiring him.

When I first started this training, I collapsed on the floor in just over an hour.

Complete exhaustion to the point where it was difficult to move a finger and sweat pouring down like rain were a bonus.

But Seonghyun had been doing his best for more than half a day and didn’t seem tired at all, except for sweating a little more.

‘At this rate…’

Maybe I’m seeing a monster in front of me.

Seonghyun already had enough power and ability to be described as a monster, but that was all within the confines of magic and ability.

But today, Seonghyun was nothing short of a genius of the sword.

Swinging the sword once, swinging it twice.

There was a common point that all of them had without exception while swinging it hundreds and thousands of times.

That was that the next sword he swung was better than the previous one.

The most basic and difficult thing was to develop, but Seonghyun was doing it.

In real time.

“You’ve been doing this every day, right?”

“That’s right. Every day. Without missing a day.”

There must have been days when he didn’t want to do it, and days when he was so sick that it was hard to move his body.

His daughter was his only family, so his daughter might have held him back.

But Park Hanwook trained like this every day without missing a day.

Seonghyun had been sweating for more than half a day, but Park Hanwook, who had been training with Seonghyun, was not sweating.

Seonghyun knew that very well.

“Can I… become stronger too?”

“Do you want to become stronger?”

“…Yes.”

I couldn’t see the general eyes of people who desire strong power in Park Hanwook’s eyes.

He just wanted to protect what he wanted to protect more safely.

“Shall I help you?”

“The guild leader himself?”

“Of course. If there’s something coming, there must be something going [give and take].”

It was really thankful, but Park Hanwook said with a bitter smile as if he was disappointed.

“I won’t be able to keep up. My magic power is… insignificant.”

“I won’t deny it. It’s not insignificant, but it’s not better than others.”

“Haha…”

“But. A sparring match is possible, right?”

“A sparring match?”

Realistically, Seonghyun couldn’t pass anything on to Park Hanwook.

It was originally the difference between infinite magic power and weak magic power, so most of what Seonghyun could do, no, all of it, Park Hanwook couldn’t even follow.

Instead, Seonghyun had experience fighting against overwhelmingly strong beings.

The sense of combat that was naturally developed while facing them.

He was thinking of passing on that sense.

“I won’t use all my strength. But, Park Hanwook, do your best. With the determination to kill me.”

“…”

“Keep in mind that Park Hanwook can also get hurt. Of course, I’ll treat you.”

“I understand.”

Park Hanwook knew very well that it was already a great opportunity just to be able to spar with Seonghyun, so he had no choice but to nod even though he knew it was too much.

“Come in.”

“…Yes.”