I Became The Only Healer In The Academy [EN]: Chapter 185

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That day, Sung Hyun and his guild’s accomplishments became widely known, leading to a global emphasis on hunter education.

Previously, young hunters were the primary focus of education, but now experienced veterans also recognized its importance.

This was a satisfying outcome for Sung Hyun, as his initial intention was to strengthen them in preparation for future events.

Of course, the scale and speed varied.

Thus, the academy’s summer vacation approached.

Sung Hyun wasn’t significantly affected by the academy’s schedule, but other students were.

They were adults and hunters, not just students.

They were well aware of the path Sung Hyun and his guild had taken.

“Sung Hyun, we’ve received another request for a tour. What should we do?”

This was Inhwan’s biggest concern lately.

Although they had a cooperative relationship with the academy, it didn’t extend to the students’ families.

“Hmm… Did everyone agree?”

“Some agreed, some didn’t, you know.”

Tours didn’t exist before.

Other places would come to the academy for tours, but the academy never went anywhere else.

Some students would hunt during vacation, but this was the first time the academy had officially organized something like this.

Sung Hyun didn’t remember this from his past life.

“The reason we’re getting so many requests is probably because this will be the last time.”

“Why?”

“You know I’m still going to the academy, right?”

“Yeah.”

“The professors’ teaching methods are good, but they haven’t been in the field for quite some time.”

The academy’s faculty had been active almost half a generation ago.

Even before his regression, that much time difference meant many changes, but now, with so much happening, the gap was even wider.

The types of monsters appearing were much more diverse, and their methods of attacking humans were also more varied.

“The professors are starting to realize this. And there will be dramatic changes in the academy. In a positive direction, of course.”

“Hmm… So, we accept all of them for now?”

“Yeah. Assign the students based on the professors’ assessment of their levels, and assign more students to the gate Sangyeon goes to.”

“Okay. That sounds good. Oh, and your homeroom teacher asked you to call when you have time.”

“Really? Why didn’t they call me directly…”

“You must be busy. Just call them when you have time.”

“Alright.”

Sung Hyun left the room and immediately called his homeroom teacher.

“Hello?”

“Ah, Hunter Kim Sung Hyun.”

“Please, speak comfortably. I’m calling as an academy student right now.”

“No, it’s not right for a professor to speak down to a student.”

Sung Hyun hadn’t had much contact with his homeroom teacher since they changed, so he was curious about what kind of person they were. They seemed much better than he expected.

“So, what’s the matter? I heard you were looking for me.”

“Ah, it’s nothing much…”

The homeroom teacher hesitated.

Although he couldn’t see them, it felt like they were looking around to make sure no one was listening before answering.

“The academy told me not to say anything, but I felt like I had to tell you.”

Their voice was quite serious, so Sung Hyun started to worry if something big had happened.

“Yes, please tell me.”

“It’s about the Academy Representative Competition.”

“Excuse me?”

Sung Hyun doubted his ears.

He wondered if he should take what his homeroom teacher said literally.

“You still have your academy student status, as you said. That’s why I’m telling you.”

“Did the academy say anything about this?”

“When I said I should tell you, they told me not to say crazy things, but honestly, I didn’t understand. Aren’t you a student too, Hunter Kim Sung Hyun?”

Sung Hyun added another trait to his homeroom teacher’s impression.

They were a good person, but they seemed to value principles a lot.

“I don’t mind… but wouldn’t that mean the result is already determined?”

“I thought that if the students personally felt Hunter Kim Sung Hyun’s strength, it might give them another stimulus for growth.”

“That’s true, but if it’s known that I’m participating, I think even I would lose motivation.”

“Hmm. That could be true. I’ll organize my thoughts and contact you again.”

“Yes, I understand.”

Later, he heard that his homeroom teacher had called the principal that day and debated for hours.

Sung Hyun didn’t have much to do during the academy’s vacation.

Occasionally acting as a Pilgrim [a mysterious, powerful hunter] and always reappearing in Korea afterward.

He also sometimes accompanied academy students on tours.

“Um… Hunter Kim Sung Hyun. Would it be more efficient to change the method of mana operation itself?”

“How do you train separately, Hunter Kim Sung Hyun?”

At some point, the questions students asked Sung Hyun sounded like they were coming from a professor-student relationship, which was a bit confusing.

When Sung Hyun decided that he had received enough academy tours, he went directly to the guild where another top-ranked hunter was the guild leader.

His purpose was simple.

To absorb the education system they had created on their own.

“Haha… This is…”

“We can’t refuse…”

The way to persuade them was very simple.

First, the absorbed education system and the transferred trainees would still have priority in each guild.

They didn’t have a grand plan to raise the level of all hunters like Sung Hyun.

They just wanted their guild members to become stronger and the resulting additional profits and fame.

Of course, they couldn’t refuse Sung Hyun’s proposal, which had everything from a system to a scale that was enough to be toured by the academy.

Of course, suspicion followed, but it was quite easy to erase.

One elixir was enough to make them give him their liver and gallbladder [a figure of speech meaning they would do anything for him].

In the first place, they were gradually being tamed by Sung Hyun.

To be more precise, they were being tamed by the elixir.

They were top-ranked hunters and not in positions to go out on subjugations often, so they didn’t have many opportunities to use the elixir, but they had directly witnessed the results when used on their families or other people around them, so they knew the greatness of the elixir better than anyone else.

Thus, the trainees gathered from each guild were initially wary of each other and continued in a slightly uncomfortable state, but as time passed, their attitude changed.

If there was one thing that all hunters could not deny, it was the desire to become stronger.

There was only a difference in the size of that desire, and no one was reluctant to become stronger.

Moreover, they were trainees belonging to guilds with top-ranked hunters as guild leaders.

The size of their desire was large, never small.

Naturally, they looked at and treated Sung Hyun with favorable eyes, and as Sung Hyun began to blend in quite naturally among them, their attitude of guarding against each other gradually subsided.

These results would have been impossible if Sung Hyun had other purposes.

But what Sung Hyun wanted was just everyone’s growth.

The reason was that he was trying not to feel guilty, but no one knew or understood this reason.

That’s why Sung Hyun’s sincerity, which treated them without any desire to possess them, began to permeate everyone.

In this way, Sung Hyun’s influence was spreading at a tremendous speed without anyone knowing.

“More than that, what should I do about the Academy Competition…”

If Sung Hyun were to participate as a representative, the result would be determined immediately.

Not only the Korean Academy, but also the result of the National Competition to be held at the end of the year would be determined.

“I can’t interfere with the kids playing.”

Sorry to say, but honestly, with the current level of the academy students, Sung Hyun could knock them down like small trees in front of a typhoon with just a gesture, or even a flick of his finger.

At that time, Sung Hyun’s phone rang.

The caller was the vice president.

“Hello?”

“Hunter Kim Sung Hyun. Have you heard the news?”

“What news?”

“…A Grade 2 Gate mutation has occurred in the United States as well.”

“The United States too?”

Momentary confusion arose.

Chang hadn’t guided him yet, so why were the Grade 2 Gates, which had been quiet all along, mutating?

‘…The words left by the boss of the Grade 2 Gate. That it wasn’t his will.’

Could this mean that some being is deliberately creating mutations?

The mutated Grade 2 Gate boss was just acting as ordered from above, and the original Grade 2 Gate boss didn’t know because he was useless in their plan.

“Hunter Kim Sung Hyun?”

“Ah, yes. Please speak.”

“The United States contacted us first as soon as the mutation occurred. Apparently, they need your strength since you single-handedly subjugated the mutated Grade 2 Gate.”

This request was understandable enough.

When the first mutation occurred a long time ago, the damage in the United States was not great, but it was not non-existent.

With a new Grade 1 Gate having been created this time, they probably want to minimize the damage or achieve a perfect result.

“Until when did they ask me to come?”

“The sooner the better. Apparently, the top-ranked hunters in the United States are quite dissatisfied with the American Association’s decision to wait for Hunter Kim.”

They were strong and full of pride, so it was a natural result.

And Padron would be at the forefront with a very high probability.

“Tell them I’ll leave right away.”

“Right away?”

“Yes.”

“I’ll prepare a private plane right away.”

“Thank you.”

He could have moved directly with Gangrim [likely a reference to a skill or ability], but now there was also the existence of the Pilgrim, so he couldn’t use it in places with many eyes.

Because of Sung Hyun’s movement ability shown in the past, there were often opinions that the Pilgrim might be Sung Hyun.

Of course, he went straight in.

“By the way, when did this mutation happen?”

“30 minutes ago. As soon as the United States confirmed the mutation, they quickly finished the internal meeting and contacted us.”

“Is that so?”

“And with the Grade 1 Gate that was created earlier, there is talk of having to subjugate one of the two Grade 1 Gates due to the mutation of the Grade 2 Gate.”

Before Sung Hyun’s regression, he had never subjugated a Grade 1 Gate in the first place.

It might have been possible, but great damage was inevitable, and he couldn’t obtain the valuable crystal that only came from Grade 1 Gates.

‘Even this much reaction is satisfactory.’

The direction the world was paying attention to was gradually becoming closer to the threat to humanity than the monopoly of gates and resources from gates.

“I understand. Then I’ll go to the airport.”

“Yes.”

It takes at most 30 minutes to get to the airport from here.

When Sung Hyun arrived at the airport, all the departure preparations were already completed.

It wasn’t done in secret, but the events were carried out so quickly that the surroundings were not chaotic.