I Became The Only Healer In The Academy [EN]: Chapter 262

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The national treasure and legacy of Pelian that Arlo gave me.

What could be inside that feels so weightless?

Seonghyun came out of the door and immediately checked the box.

A box that wasn’t too big.

A box that didn’t require much strength or magic to open.

Whether it was because it had lost its power over the long years, or because no measures had been taken in the first place, even an ordinary person with no magic could easily open it.

“…This is…”

There was nothing in the box.

Only a handful of magic power, completely different in nature, that seemed to be from the first emperor, was inside.

Seonghyun was a little taken aback as he didn’t expect there to be nothing at all, but he hurriedly absorbed the first emperor’s magic power that was disappearing into the atmosphere.

“Kugh.”

Unlike before, he felt a slight pain as he absorbed the magic power, but it was only a slight sting.

However, the first emperor’s magic power, which was clearly weak, began to rapidly increase as soon as it entered Seonghyun’s body.

It was as if it was turning Seonghyun’s magic power into its own.

If it were someone else, it would have been an emergency situation as they would have been purely robbed of their magic power, but Seonghyun’s magic power was infinite, so it was no different from a small parasite sticking to him.

The first emperor’s magic power, which continued to turn Seonghyun’s magic power into its own, settled in a corner as if satisfied when it had filled up to a certain amount.

“What is it? Seriously.”

Just in case, he tried to use the first emperor’s magic power that had settled in the corner, thinking it might be usable, but it didn’t budge at all.

“Tsk, should I have stopped it?”

Since he had plenty of magic power anyway, he had been leaving it alone as if telling it to do whatever it wanted, but after eating magic power to its heart’s content, all it did was curl up in a corner.

As the first emperor, he would have had a special affection for the country of Pelian, so there was no way he would have done this to the hero who saved Pelian.

“There must be a way to use it that I don’t know about.”

It might be useful, or it might not be, but at least it wouldn’t be a hindrance to Seonghyun.

Seonghyun, who had stopped paying attention to the first emperor’s magic power, re-established his future schedule.

‘Pelian will definitely be a great help to our guild.’

If he used the Sanctuary and frequently held sparring matches between the guild members and Pelian’s Royal Guard, they would achieve much faster growth than they have so far.

Both of them.

No one but the owner of the Level 1 Gate knew when they would meet the owner of the Level 1 Gate.

They could come to Seonghyun right now.

“Let’s make finding a way to use this unknown magic power our top priority.”

Seonghyun had also encountered the possibility of new growth, so confirming that path was the top priority.

He returned like this today, but it seemed like there would be a lot to find out next time he went.

This magic power was the first emperor’s magic power.

It was magic power that had not lost its identity in Seonghyun’s magic power.

Even though it was magic power from a very long time ago.

In that case, there was no need to find out what kind of person this first emperor was, or what kind of power he had.

“I’ll have to go often.”

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Seonghyun’s guild requested complete ownership of the Level 2 Gate from the Association, and permission was granted in less than 30 minutes.

The very next day, Seonghyun headed to the Level 2 Gate with the same guild members he had started with.

The guild members also thought that sparring with the Royal Guard was more helpful than subjugating monsters, so they accompanied Seonghyun with bright smiles at his decision.

“Y-You’re already here?”

Arlo hadn’t expected Seonghyun to come the very next day, so he greeted Seonghyun with a very flustered face.

“Haha, that’s how it turned out. I was wondering if we could have regular sparring matches between my companions and the Royal Guard. There’s also something I need to find out.”

“Of course, you’re welcome. Even after you left, the Royal Guard has been even more focused on training.”

“That’s a relief then.”

“By the way, is what you want to find out related to the first emperor?”

“Yes. That’s right.”

He must have checked the legacy left by the first emperor, so it was only natural that he would have questions about it.

“May I know what was inside it?”

“The first emperor’s magic power remained inside. The amount wasn’t large, though.”

“T-The first emperor’s magic power…”

“I was surprised too. That’s why I want to find out what kind of person the first emperor was.”

Arlo, the current king of Pelian, stood before Seonghyun, who was curious about the first emperor and the history of Pelian.

“May I tell you? The history of the first emperor and Pelian.”

Usually, records are only left by the victors.

There would naturally be quite a few parts of Pelian’s history that were not recorded.

However, Arlo was a descendant of the first emperor.

He would also know the unrecorded history.

“Of course.”

“It might be a bit of a boring story, but I’ll tell you as much detail as possible.”

Arlo led Seonghyun to his office.

The walls were filled with books.

Arlo didn’t even glance at the books and led Seonghyun to the seat of honor.

“Pelian. The name of this country is the name of the first emperor.”

It was a common occurrence.

Cases where they founded a country after their name or founded themselves and changed their name.

“The first emperor was the strongest person in the history of this continent. He was even called a demigod. A long time ago, we were ruled by monsters. They didn’t know about the existence of magic power at all.”

In such a desperate situation, Pelian was the first to realize the existence of magic power.

At the young age of 7, he saw the magic power floating in the air with his own eyes, and from then on, he could use magic power as if it were his own body.

“At first, he was ostracized because he could only handle magic power that monsters could handle.”

It was understandable enough.

Originally, unfamiliar things tend to arouse wariness.

“The reason he was able to realize the existence of magic power was…because the first emperor was a hybrid of human and monster.”

“…That’s quite shocking.”

It was not recorded at all in Pelian’s history books.

Of course, they would not record that their ancestor inherited the blood of a monster.

“He was a mutant. Of human and monster.”

Pelian, who was born with such overwhelming power, endured and endured the long time he was ostracized.

Pelian, who possessed not only strength but also excellent intelligence, hid as much as possible because even if he was strong, being young was a big disadvantage.

As much time passed, the day Pelian became an adult.

At the same time as the awakening of power, the monsters that had ruled them also met their end.

“It was a three-year war. The war with the monsters.”

“Three years…did he fight alone?”

“That’s right. At that time, the first one was the only one who realized the existence of magic power. He waged war alone against all the monsters that ruled this land.”

If it were Seonghyun, could he have done that?

He didn’t know how strong the first one was, but seeing that the magic power he left behind was still in the box, the title of demigod might have been insufficient.

“In that way, the first one drove all the monsters out of this land. And with that…”

Arlo hesitated for a moment.

He seemed reluctant to speak as if he was revealing a huge weakness.

“If it’s hard to say…”

“No. At the same time as dealing with the monsters, he dealt with everyone who knew that he was a hybrid of monster.”

“…It’s not something I can’t understand.”

What would happen if the monsters disappeared after being ruled by the monsters, and the hybrid of the monsters ruled again?

It was clear that the chaos that had been barely calmed down would rise again.

“But how do you know? You said you dealt with them all at that time, but the fact that it has been passed down until now means…”

“Just one person. There is a person who was not dealt with.”

“Who is that…”

“It was my mother. The first one, who couldn’t possibly deal with her with his own hands, founded Pelian and locked his mother in the palace.”

Considering that Arlo was ashamed, it was understandable enough.

Of course, Seonghyun wouldn’t have done that.

“I see. Is there any place that is only clean? Even I am not clean.”

“Thank you for saying that. In that way, the first one’s mother didn’t say a single word until she died. At that time, it was recorded that she couldn’t speak, but due to a word she left behind just before she died, it was recorded that she didn’t speak, not that she couldn’t.”

“Is that a word left to his son?”

“Yes. You’ve worked hard.’ She left this one word.”

Pelian’s mother didn’t seem like an ordinary person either.

To not say a single word and then say you’ve worked hard at the end.

Pelian’s mother was not ashamed of her son.

It was purely her fault that she had the child of a monster.

She didn’t want that shame and humiliation to go to her son.

“Occasionally, there are humans who are friendly to monsters. In fact, there are even those who are close to some monsters.”

“I agree.”

Just as there were hunters who had taming abilities, the same was true of the world Seonghyun lived in.

“I wouldn’t have expected that feeling to develop into love, but it had already happened.”

“What kind of power did Pelian have? Seeing that the magic power he left behind at that time is still there, he must have had tremendous power.”

“Do you remember what I said earlier?”

“What…”

“That he faced the monsters who ruled this land alone.”

“Ah, yes. I remember.”

What kind of ability would have allowed him to fight alone for as long as three years?

“The first one had the ability to create soldiers with magic power.”

“Soldiers with magic power? Hmm…”

Frankly, it wasn’t a very special ability.

There was the Lich’s army, and although the number was small, there were Seonghyun’s summons.

“The first one’s greatest strength was feeling magic power. He had such a high sensitivity that he could see magic power with his eyes, so he could feel the magic power of the desired target no matter where it was.”

“Does that mean he had a lot of magic power himself?”

“I don’t know the details, but of course it wouldn’t have been small.”

Even Seonghyun couldn’t see magic power with his eyes, so it was needless to say how 뛰어난 [outstanding] his sensitivity was.

“And there is another ability. When these magic power soldiers he created killed a target, they could absorb the target’s magic power.”

“Magic power absorption…”

“The first one showed tremendous activity in tactical aspects based on his 뛰어난 [outstanding] intelligence. The ability itself was not 뛰어난 [outstanding], but he waged war based on the soldiers created with magic power.”

Hearing this, I felt even more respect.

Even if he had a lot of magic power, if the value of the ability fell, it would be relatively weak, so Pelian had been at war with the monsters for three years with an ability that was not 뛰어난 [outstanding].

“He was almost genius-level. It was not uncommon for 2,000 magic power soldiers to annihilate 10,000 monsters.”

“He was an 뛰어난 [outstanding] person.”

“That’s right. Have your questions been resolved a little?”

There were still many stories I hadn’t heard, but at least it seemed like I could know what kind of person Pelian was.

“Yes. Thank you.”

The ability to command numerous soldiers alone.

Perhaps Pelian’s real ability was not magic power sensitivity, but tactical aspects.

‘I don’t know how it will help me.’

Well, anything is better than nothing.