I Became The Only Healer In The Academy [EN]: Chapter 106

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Kim, the assemblyman, interpreted Sung Hyun’s hardened expression as contemplation and lowered his hand from Sung Hyun’s shoulder, saying,

“It seems you need some time to think. Whenever you decide, just let us know before that deadline, and we’ll adjust accordingly.”

Kim, the assemblyman, was about to leave the room, but Sung Hyun responded to his retreating figure.

“I’m sorry, but I must decline.”

“…”

It wasn’t a word suggesting difficulty, nor was it a word suggesting impossibility.

Faced with an unwavering refusal that left no room for negotiation, even Kim, the assemblyman, who rarely lost his composure, turned around with a hardened expression.

“Are you sure you’ve considered this thoroughly?”

“I have.”

“Are you also aware that this decision is irreversible?”

“I am aware.”

Kim, the assemblyman, stared into Sung Hyun’s eyes for a moment.

‘There’s no wavering.’

He felt that no matter what conditions he offered, these words would never be taken back.

“Hunter Kim.”

“Yes.”

“You are a truly remarkable hunter. With a globally unique ability, and the videos show your strong combat skills.”

Kim, the assemblyman, slowly approached Sung Hyun, smoothed out his clothes, and said,

“You see, hunters…”

Then, he lightly patted Sung Hyun’s shoulder and said,

“Looking back at all of history, no one has ever succeeded alone. No one.”

After speaking, Kim, the assemblyman, smiled at Sung Hyun before turning away again.

“Have a safe trip back.”

As soon as Kim, the assemblyman, left the room, the people Sung Hyun had encountered in the hallway earlier entered, as if they had been waiting.

As if Sung Hyun was no longer worth their time, the bodyguards looked at him with the eyes of someone watching an unwelcome guest.

The man who had brought him here in the first place was waiting outside.

“I’ll take it from here.”

He waved the bodyguards away and headed to the elevator with Sung Hyun.

“You refused?”

“Yes.”

“I see… I hope you won’t regret your decision, Hunter Kim.”

It was a statement that could be taken as a warning, but the man’s eyes held more concern than warning.

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“There was a time when Hwajeong Group suddenly grew before the regression…”

Originally, it was just a place that mainly distributed equipment, so I thought they just made profits because it coincided well with the time when the Hunter Management Special Act began to be applied.

But now that I see it, it seems they prepared as much equipment as possible in advance and coordinated everything beforehand.

“Then, in the end, is DNN the only option left?”

Now there were no choices left.

From the start, DNN was only located in Korea, but all its foundations were in Japan, so it wasn’t greatly affected by Korea’s complex problems.

If I looked, I might find other places, but most of them were either a bit lacking in scale or wouldn’t grow much in the future.

“Immediately to DNN…”

Just as I was thinking of stopping by DNN, a scene similar to the one before unfolded before my eyes.

A man in a black suit got out of a car and stared at Sung Hyun.

“Could it be… for me?”

Approaching the man with a sense of doubt, the man bowed his head and said,

“Hello, Hunter Kim. I am Lee Jung-seok, the chief of staff at DNN.”

“DNN?”

“Yes, that’s right.”

As if reading Sung Hyun’s thoughts, DNN, one of the two candidates, had come to him first.

“But how did you know I was here? Have you been monitoring me?”

“Ah, no.”

The chief of staff shook his hand, answering Sung Hyun’s slightly agitated voice.

“Well… we have someone on Hwajeong’s side, and they reported it.”

“So you came to find me?”

“Hwajeong and DNN deal with quite similar things. In terms of scale, Hwajeong is more dominant now, but if you look at the growth rate, DNN is ahead. So I thought, if there was a reason for you to go to Hwajeong, perhaps an opportunity would come to our DNN as well.”

It was a very plausible reason, and Sung Hyun thought it was reasonable enough.

‘…Did our intel work?’

The chief of staff concealed his racing heart and stared at Sung Hyun.

“I think I know why DNN’s growth rate is ahead.”

“…You flatter me.”

At the way he spoke, as if he were an executive of a company, the chief of staff instinctively realized.

Aside from the fact that his ability was unique, he was not an easy person to deal with.

“The DNN headquarters is 20 minutes from here. If you have time, would you like to be escorted there?”

“Alright. My morning is completely free anyway.”

“Thank you.”

Just before getting into the car, Sung Hyun materialized a potion and got in.

After driving for about 20 minutes, a huge building, not much different in size from Hwajeong, greeted Sung Hyun.

Following the chief of staff, he took an elevator that was not open to ordinary employees, just like at Hwajeong, and moved to the top floor of the building.

Unlike Hwajeong, where bodyguards greeted him from the hallway, employees who appeared to be secretaries were freely roaming inside in a fairly relaxed atmosphere.

“You can go in.”

Inside the room, a middle-aged man was waiting for Sung Hyun.

Confirming that Sung Hyun had entered, the man stood up and approached the door, smiling and extending his hand.

“Nice to meet you, Hunter Kim Sung Hyun. I’m Hakeno.”

The smile seemed so full of pure goodwill that it was almost confusing.

Was he extremely good at managing his expressions, or was he being genuine?

“Nice to meet you.”

Hakeno personally guided Sung Hyun to a seat and lightly examined him as he returned to his own.

He had heard that Sung Hyun had treated the elder’s daughter, so he expected him to be kind-hearted, but contrary to his expectations, he was calm to the point of being cold.

Putting aside the favor of treating the elder’s daughter, he was the kind of person who made you want to work with him just from the atmosphere he exuded.

‘As expected, the elder has a good eye for people…’

“I’m curious as to why you wanted to meet me.”

“As the chief of staff has already explained, there is actually one more reason.”

At the words that there was one more reason, Sung Hyun looked at Hakeno with a questioning gaze.

“What…?”

“You treated a young lady in Japan, didn’t you?”

“Yes.”

“That person’s father is like a benefactor to me.”

He hadn’t revealed himself until now, so it was a bit questionable, but perhaps he was worried that Sung Hyun would feel burdened by his unnecessary goodwill.

“That’s an unexpected connection.”

“Indeed. More than that, you must be a busy person, so shall we get straight to the point?”

“Of course. That’s fine.”

Having heard that the other party had received a favor from him, Sung Hyun felt a little more comfortable and his voice was more relaxed than before.

“The reason you went to Hwajeong. May I hear it?”

Since DNN was the second place he was going to visit anyway, Sung Hyun revealed the reason without hesitation.

While taking a potion out of his pocket.

“This is…”

“They call it a potion.”

“A po-potion… you mean?”

It was just a small glass bottle, but with the word potion attached, it felt like facing holy water.

“Su-surely! This…”

Hakeno, who had been gazing at the potion so reverently, was soon able to realize.

How many reasons would there be to bring this precious thing to these large corporations?

“That’s right.”

“Hu, huh…”

Hakeno couldn’t bring himself to speak.

How much value did this one potion have?

‘The range it can heal is by no means small. Rather, it’s quite broad.’

The fact that it cured Miyua’s illness, which was almost incurable, was proof of its effectiveness.

“What I want is simple. I only plan to supply this potion.”

“So we’ll take care of everything else.”

“That’s right.”

If it were any other item, it wouldn’t even be worth listening to.

He could have called the people waiting outside and dragged him out.

But if it was a potion?

“The profit distribution…”

“The profit is fine.”

“…Pardon?”

Sung Hyun thought he had misheard Hakeno’s words for a moment.

He didn’t need the profit.

Hakeno wasn’t a fool who couldn’t predict how much profit this potion would bring.

“If I can repay the elder’s favor with this, I’ll be satisfied. However, I can’t afford to take a loss, so I’ll only deduct the costs of distribution, personnel, etc. from the selling price.”

“That’s only natural. But. You must take the profit.”

“I’m simply repaying a favor…”

Sung Hyun interrupted Hakeno’s words.

“Then take exactly 10%.”

“But…”

“Otherwise, I’ll just accept Hwajeong’s offer.”

Hakeno didn’t know what kind of offer Hwajeong had made, but it certainly wouldn’t be good news, so he had no choice but to nod.

“I have no choice then. I understand.”

“Then I’ll leave this potion here. I trust you’ll make good use of it.”

“Yes. Just leave it to me. But the contract…”

“It’s alright.”

Sung Hyun was the absolute superior in this deal.

Even if Hakeno hadn’t told the whole truth, as long as Miyua had faith in him, that superior-subordinate relationship would never change.

“But how much quantity do you have prepared?”

“One bottle every 2 hours.”

“One bottle every 2 hours… considering the effectiveness, it’s still quite good…”

“200 bottles every 2 hours.”

“… ?”

Hakeno stared at Sung Hyun with a blank expression.

As if asking if what he had heard was correct, Sung Hyun said again accurately.

“200 bottles. Every 2 hours.”

“200 bottles…”

Not per day, but 200 bottles every 2 hours.

Then he could produce at least 2400 bottles a day.

“Since I have about 2000 bottles made, I trust that you will coordinate well, Hakeno.”

“Of course. I will personally take charge of this matter, not anyone else.”

“Actually, there was something I wanted to add when proposing this deal.”

“What is it?”

“Thorough safety for my family.”

Although the association was paying close attention, there was no harm in adding thoroughness to thoroughness.

“You don’t have to worry about that. No matter what it takes, I will make sure that what you’re worried about doesn’t happen.”

“That’s all I need. That’s my condition.”

“I’ll deploy personnel immediately. And I’ll report everything about what this one potion creates.”

Hakeno’s confident expression was already that of someone who had sold thousands of bottles.

“Then. I’ll be looking forward to it.”

“You can look forward to it.”

Hakeno shook hands with Sung Hyun briefly, saw him off, and returned to the room.

“What a fortunate coincidence.”

Coincidentally, there was a gathering in three days where people who run fairly prominent companies from around the world would be meeting.

What if he brought the potion then?

“I don’t know about anything else, but I’ll at least make sure to build a tower with money.”