I Became The Only Healer In The Academy [EN]: Chapter 275

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The Place Where the Red Moon Rose.

Having regained its vitality with the return of its original master, this place was growing at an astonishing rate.

“We’ve weeded out almost all the stragglers.”

“They are the ones who couldn’t survive through natural selection, so there won’t be any resistance.”

“They volunteered themselves, so you don’t have to worry.”

Beings incapable of growth.

Such things didn’t exist in the first place before the master of the dimension entered eternal slumber.

This was all because of his slumber.

It was also the responsibility he had to bear as the one who reigned supreme.

“How is the First Dimension doing?”

“Since that day, no other movements of the master of the First Dimension have been detected, but the inhabitants of the First Dimension seem to be stronger than expected.”

“Stronger than expected? Does that mean they are worthy of your attention?”

He had thought that the only thing worth paying attention to was his vessel, but he was quite surprised and intrigued to hear his greatest son acknowledge the inhabitants of the First Dimension.

The only reason he hadn’t conquered the First Dimension before was simple.

The master of the First Dimension possessed the greatest power.

As an existence of the same rank and class, he possessed even greater power, and the master of the Second Dimension had worked for a long time.

To surpass the power of the First Dimension.

After spending so much time, he realized one thing.

That he could not surpass the power of the master of the First Dimension.

So, he changed his goal back then.

If he couldn’t surpass it, could he at least stand on the same line?

He spent a long time again, and he realized one thing.

That he could not stand on the same line.

Having no choice but to desire what he could not have, the master of the Second Dimension fell into despair for a while.

The management of the dimension was neglected, and the training he had devoted so much time to stopped.

It was virtually no different from falling into eternal slumber.

After being frustrated for so long, the master of the Second Dimension was able to realize something only after facing his son, who had come to visit him one day.

‘If I can’t become stronger… then I can make my children stronger.’

From the beginning, there was a part of him that felt it was a bit of a waste to use the power he had purely for himself.

From then on, the inhabitants of the Second Dimension began to grow stronger, and before he knew it, they had reached a level where they could completely overwhelm the inhabitants of the First Dimension.

Memories that had been helpful to the master of the Second Dimension.

But this time, the inhabitants of the First Dimension were also growing stronger.

“But most of it is due to my father’s power.”

“That would be unfortunate news for them.”

What use is it to grow stronger with borrowed power when the true owner of the power is separate?

The confidence that was rising as they easily and effortlessly stopped the current overflow was all just an illusion.

“When will you… go into battle?”

“That’s the problem. It’s neither good to be too early nor too late.”

If he went into battle quickly, he could block any unforeseen variables.

No matter how strong and large the vessel becomes, it is still just a vessel.

However, the master of the Second Dimension’s condition had not yet fully recovered.

If a variable were to occur and it was delayed, it would be much later than if he had finished all preparations from the beginning and went into battle late.

That being said, starting after finishing all preparations was not necessarily a good situation either.

‘The master of the First Dimension…’

The fact that the will of the master of the First Dimension had appeared meant that the master of the First Dimension would one day awaken from eternal slumber.

If the master of the First Dimension were to awaken from eternal slumber before the battle, it would probably be the biggest variable.

Even if the master of the First Dimension had not recovered his power, his very existence was threatening.

“I will go.”

“…You personally?”

The reason he hesitated to answer was not because he didn’t trust his son.

It was because he was in charge of quite a few things here.

“The vessel is already complete. Now… it’s time to break the vessel.”

Now that it had been filled to the brim, the vessel was no longer needed.

From the beginning, the purpose was not to take over the vessel’s body, but to use the vessel to grow power, so it didn’t matter what happened to the vessel.

It was also possible to regain power without breaking the vessel or killing the Saint, but to do so, they would have to agree to weaken each other.

The vessel would never do that, so he chose a much easier method.

To break the vessel and take the power that flowed out naturally.

“You’re saying you’ll break the vessel?”

“No. How could I break the vessel?”

“Then?”

“That vessel. I will make sure it doesn’t overflow anymore.”

Even though it was power contained in a lowly human body, the owner of that power was his father, the master of the Second Dimension.

Moreover, if it was a vessel that had far surpassed the limits of a human, it was clear that he would not be able to handle it.

“I will make a dam.”

“A dam, you say.”

When the vessel contained more than it could originally hold, most of it overflowed.

But what if the top was blocked?

It would not be able to escape anywhere, and eventually, it would burst.

It was impossible to create enough to burst the vessel, but it was possible to block the top of the already full vessel.

The master of the Second Dimension looked down at his loyal son.

What his son had said was a sufficiently effective method.

It eliminated the disadvantages that could occur when going into battle quickly by breaking the vessel in advance, and it lowered the possibility of the master of the First Dimension awakening from eternal slumber by allowing him to go into battle quickly.

However, the problem was whether his son could handle the power of the vessel.

Perhaps noticing the master of the Second Dimension’s concerns, the son knelt before the master and looked up at his father.

“I am simply happy to finally be doing what I want to do.”

“…”

His eyes were truly filled with more joy than anyone else’s, so the master of the Second Dimension could not say anything.

“I will go into battle as soon as preparations are complete.”

“…Come back and see it for yourself. Your father regaining his original power.”

“Yes, Father.”

The son, who had bowed deeply, turned around and left without looking into his father’s eyes.

“To make a dam in the vessel.”

The master’s son.

The proxy who had been acting as the master’s role while the master was in eternal slumber.

The proxy immediately gathered the inhabitants of the dimension who would accompany him.

The most glorious mission for those who had been waiting for the master to return.

Those who received the greatest mission while directly experiencing the master’s power.

The magical beasts that the proxy had personally selected and gathered each possessed overwhelming power.

Magical beasts that would have been the boss of a Grade 1 Gate in the past.

Such magical beasts were being投入 [tōnyū – invested/thrown into] into this expendable operation.

“Your purpose is simply to distract. The opponent is the master. A vessel containing my father’s power. And a vessel that has perfectly cultivated its power.”

They knew how powerful their master was, so they never thought of the opponent as human.

They simply thought of it as a monster in human form.

Containing the master’s power.

“What you have to do is divert attention. And buy time.”

It was not simply suppressing the vessel, but rather affecting only the vessel without touching the original power, so it was not an easy task.

Moreover, it would become almost impossible the moment the opponent noticed.

“Bring all the children with magic suppression abilities.”

He had told his father that he would depart as soon as preparations were complete, but there was not much to prepare in reality.

If he prepared for a long time, it would have been possible to the extent of consuming all the magic power he possessed, but now he was moving to speed up the time.

“We will depart as soon as they gather. Before that, I will tell you each where you need to be.”

With the existence of numerous supply routes already spread throughout the First Dimension, he had finished identifying which hunters were in which locations.

All that remained was to send children who could overwhelm their level.

And the children he was sending now were not at a level that the inhabitants of the First Dimension could handle, except for the vessel.

“They’ve arrived.”

After finishing the explanation of this mission, the other children he had gathered had also arrived.

“We depart.”

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The overflowing Grade 4 Gate’s magical beasts were gradually decreasing, and it was time to slowly enter the interior.

Leaving the subjugation of Grade 5 Gates to the slightly weaker hunters, Grade 4 Gates allowed one to enjoy leisure while collecting crystals.

A place that had experienced all the rapid changes in Gates.

Grade 4 Gates, which had become more numerous than Grade 5 Gates, were no different from resorts for hunters with higher levels.

“Seriously, these magical beast bastards are all about quantity, but they’re nothing special, you know?”

“I want to tell you not to let your guard down, but you’re right, so I can’t say anything.”

“Kuhaha! Let’s kill them all quickly, collect the crystals, and get out.”

“Yeah. I wish every day was like today.”

While living as a hunter, there had never been a day as enjoyable as today.

Grade 4 Gates had always existed, but in most cases, they were owned by large guilds or the association, so they couldn’t be subjugated freely.

“Weren’t there more Grade 4 Gates nearby?”

“That’s right. If we move a bit busily today, we can subjugate up to three.”

“Heh heh, I’m going to have a drink for the first time in a while. Don’t even think about going home, everyone.”

They smoothly dealt with the magical beasts of the Grade 4 Gate and began to slowly enter the depths of the Gate.

“Somehow, this area is a bit unpleasant.”

“Yeah. It feels kind of sticky… and gooey.”

It would be fortunate if it was just unpleasant, but when hunters feel unpleasant, it usually turns into anxiety 100 out of 100 times.

The air that seemed to wrap around the body stickily, along with the magic power felt in the atmosphere, was indicative of something seriously wrong.

“Uh, why is the amount of magic power…”

“I’m sure it wasn’t felt outside the Gate…”

The sticky magic power that wrapped around the body was not just sticking to the body.

Soon, it began to tighten around the entire body.

“As expected, humans are insignificant.”

There was no need to use more magic power separately.

Insignificant humans who couldn’t even speak, floating in the air.

“I want to play with you a bit more, but the mission comes first.”

The magical beast stretched out its hand into the air and clenched its fist, and at the same time, the humans who were floating in the air burst easily, like balloons.

“Come quickly! If you’re even a little late, our share of the crystals will…”

“Thank goodness. Something to play with has appeared on its own.”

The remaining hunters who followed behind froze in place at the unbelievable sight and stared at the magical beast before turning around.

“E, everyone, run…!”

Of course, they couldn’t run away, and they couldn’t even finish saying the word ‘run away.’

Now, this place would become a trap where all humans who entered would be massacred until someone outside noticed something was wrong.

“You’re suppressing the magic power well, right?”

“Yes.”

They had brought a magical beast to suppress the magic power of those who had become the boss of the Gate, so there was no chance that anything strange would be discovered due to the magic power.

“Good. Let’s enjoy it as much as possible.”