I Became The Only Healer In The Academy [EN]: Chapter 19

The reaction wasn’t entirely unexpected.

Did they really think they would have all died on the spot if Seonghyun hadn’t healed them? Or did they doubt they would have only been slightly injured even without Seonghyun’s help?

It wasn’t unreasonable for them to think that way, especially with the support from the Association.

The ones who had thanked Seonghyun before were those who had been on the front lines taking the brunt of the attacks, while those whispering now were the ones in the back rows.

‘Just as I expected.’

He hadn’t shown any presence during the first semester, and then he received a perfect score on a physical ability test with just his healing ability, which wasn’t even combat-related.

“The last team is done, so the first test is now over. Good job, everyone. Please move to the second test area immediately.”

After the proctor’s words, everyone moved to the second test area.

The second test area was a training room inside the Academy.

The Academy’s combat training rooms were made to be more special than ordinary rooms.

Those who entered the Academy were strictly chosen based on their talents, and as such, they were unfamiliar with handling their abilities, but their power was decent.

“Welcome. Did everyone do well on the first test?”

However, there was one difference from Seonghyun’s memory.

The proctor had changed.

‘Did he get disciplined?’

Originally, the homeroom teacher was supposed to conduct the second test.

“As already announced, I’ll briefly inform you just in case.”

The proctor stood next to a black scarecrow made of a special material and continued speaking.

“The second test is an ability utilization test. This scarecrow next to me is made of a very strong material refined with magic crystals.”

The proctor took out a sword and struck the scarecrow with all his might, but the scarecrow didn’t budge at all, only making a slight noise as it stood firmly.

“It’s fine against physical impact from swords like this, but…”

The proctor put the sword away and grabbed the scarecrow’s head this time.

Then, an explosion occurred with a loud noise, and as the thick smoke cleared, the scarecrow, which had been black until just now, had turned bright red.

“The color changes like this due to the impact of abilities. It’s red now, but the less the area hit and the stronger the power, the closer the color gets to purple. Think of it as a rainbow, and now, let’s start the test.”

The second test also proceeded in order of scores.

If the first test was based on the previous semester’s grades, the second test was based on the first test’s scores.

“Then, let’s see the first test scores…”

The proctor checked the paper with the first test scores, which he had received in advance, sorted by score.

“1st place… Kim… Seonghyun?”

Seeing a name that shouldn’t be at the top, the proctor frowned and checked the back of the paper, even turning it upside down to check.

“Ahem, Kim Seonghyun? Come forward.”

With the call, Seonghyun approached the scarecrow.

The gazes from behind felt quite sharp.

“Kim Seonghyun has a healing ability, so…”

The proctor was contemplating.

Seonghyun’s ability couldn’t be applied to the scarecrow.

“I guess there’s no other way.”

The proctor took out his sword again.

Then, he placed it on his finger and looked at Seonghyun with a smile, asking.

“Just asking, but it won’t leave a scar, right?”

Seonghyun also smiled and replied.

“Yes.”

The proctor raised the knife he had placed on his finger to his wrist.

Then, without hesitation, he cut near his wrist.

“Please make sure it doesn’t leave a scar, Doctor.”

The proctor was well aware of Seonghyun’s side effects.

How many people who knew of Seonghyun’s existence wouldn’t know about the side effects?

Nevertheless, there was a reason why he left such a deep wound.

‘The gazes aren’t very friendly.’

It seemed they thought he was giving biased scores based solely on the rarity of the ability.

‘Even after directly experiencing the greatness of healing at the mutated gate…’

Seeing them act like that, it was clear they lacked practical experience.

“Then, let’s begin.”

Seonghyun immediately healed the wound on the proctor’s wrist.

‘The level of proficiency definitely has an impact.’

Now, he didn’t even need to concentrate much on this level of injury.

Only a slight stinging pain rushed in for a fleeting moment.

[Physical ability is increased by the spirit of sacrifice.]

[Completed the daily quest for the Wise One.]

[The proficiency of the healing ability has increased.]

Thanks to that, he cleared today’s daily quest as well.

“Oh…”

The proctor looked down at his wrist, which had been completely healed.

With the wound from just now, it would have been impossible not to leave a scar, but in that short time, the scar, as well as the pain, had completely disappeared.

“Amazing…”

The proctor clenched and unclenched his hand a few times, then recorded Seonghyun’s score in the second test results and said.

“Kim Seonghyun, the second test is over. You can go back to your seat now.”

The second test proceeded much faster than the first test.

Each person showed off their abilities and received scores, and after the second test was over, everyone returned to their class.

“The test results will be announced tomorrow. Class is dismissed for today.”

Seonghyun was about to get up and leave when someone called out to him.

“Kim Seonghyun.”

“What?”

“Let’s talk for a moment.”

The one who called out to him was Gu Sangyeon, the person who had participated as the class representative even before Seonghyun’s regression.

“Talk? Is it something we can’t talk about here?”

“That’s why I’m talking like this. Follow me.”

“Okay.”

Since he was likely to participate as the class representative this time unless there were any major variables, Seonghyun followed Sangyeon’s guidance.

Outside the Academy building, Sangyeon, who had entered an alleyway, looked at Seonghyun and asked.

“What did you do?”

“What? What are you talking about all of a sudden?”

Thinking that Seonghyun was feigning ignorance, Sangyeon frowned deeply and asked.

“If you didn’t do anything, how did you get a perfect score on the first test, and the second test… well, I’ll admit that. But how did you get a perfect score on the first test?”

“What are you trying to say? Are you saying I committed fraud?”

Since fraud was impossible with the supervisor present, Sangyeon didn’t seem to think so.

“…No matter how rare your ability is, it’s still a half-baked ability with side effects. Weren’t you just trying to gain our favor by using your ability that day?”

“…Ha, there’s no need to listen anymore.”

That’s how it was in this world from the start.

There was no trust in others.

“I don’t care what you think, but I didn’t commit fraud.”

“Yeah, of course. You’re someone the Association is backing, so whatever you do, it won’t be considered fraud.”

Sangyeon seemed to have already made up his mind.

“I don’t think there’s any need to talk anymore. Isn’t a conversation meant to resolve misunderstandings or share opinions? You’re just notifying me.”

“Notify? No, I’m warning you.”

“Warning?”

“I don’t know what tricks you used to get that ability, but don’t go around causing trouble inside the Academy just because you have that measly ability.”

Sangyeon turned his back after saying that.

Then, before leaving the alley, he looked at Seonghyun and said.

“There’s only one thing people need to survive. Knowing your place.”

Sangyeon disappeared after saying that.

“Is that how I’m perceived right now?”

In the past, Seonghyun would have been quite angry.

But after regressing, he just found the situation funny.

He had expected it to some extent.

It was understandable since a guy who had been at the bottom in the first semester suddenly started getting perfect scores.

“Should I apply for early graduation?”

Basically, Academy students couldn’t officially join guilds.

It was only a way to hire them as day laborers.

Before his regression, Seonghyun couldn’t find a job related to his ability after graduation.

Naturally, he lived without being involved with abilities, and he didn’t pay much attention to special news like one-person-only gates.

However, there was one fact that even Seonghyun knew very well.

The level of gates that were opening was gradually increasing.

The most dangerous gate among the gates open around the world right now was a Class 1 gate.

Of course, it was the highest gate in terms of numbers, but this gate was only located in the southern United States.

Most of the other gates were mostly Class 4 or 5, and the number of Class 3 gates was slowly increasing.

And just before Seonghyun regressed, there were quite a few Class 1 gates open.

“I need to stay inside this fence for now.”

What Seonghyun needed right now was time.

Not just any time, but leisurely time.

The moment he left the Academy, he would have to return all the support he was receiving now, and the security attached to his family would also be partially disbanded.

There wasn’t much to gain from the Academy’s classes themselves.

He had already taken them all once.

“There’s nothing more to gain from the Academy’s classes right now, but there’s a lot to gain from the Academy itself.”

It was definitely a good thing to save many people every year during subjugations [suppressing monsters in gates].

But a good thing and a thing to do were clearly different.

Seonghyun wasn’t a messenger of God who had received a mission from God, nor did he have a noble calling.

Of course, if there were no side effects to healing, it wouldn’t be bad to live like that and be praised by everyone, but no matter how much it increased physical abilities, feeling the pain of others was not an action that a normal person could easily choose.

“Let’s just think about being the class representative and the grade representative for now.”

Seonghyun was confident that he would participate as the class representative.

A perfect score on the first test, and although the results of the second test were still unknown, judging from the proctor’s reaction, he would have given a score close to perfect.

“It would be nice if I could go to the national competition, but…”

Honestly, he wasn’t even hoping for that much.

The difference in skill between the 1st and 2nd graders was significant, but most of the 3rd graders were already active in famous guilds.

If those who had gone to subjugate the mutated gate before were 3rd grade students, they would have easily defeated the goblin chieftain and leisurely exited the gate.

In fact, even if they had simple and low-value abilities, the limit differed depending on their proficiency, so the proficiency of the ability accounted for a large part.

“Let’s just get equipment production from the Academy as a grade representative.”

Compared to equipment that was already manufactured and used in common, equipment tailored to an individual was exceptionally efficient, so Seonghyun aimed to be the grade representative this time.