I Became The Only Healer In The Academy [EN]: Chapter 203

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This subjugation was big news not only for the Hunters but also for the general public.

A gate that no one even dared to think about subjugating.

The Class 1 gate, which everyone thought would coexist with humanity forever, was perfectly subjugated without any sacrifices.

With the Class 1 gate subjugated so perfectly, people’s perceptions naturally changed a lot from before.

There was a growing conviction that the remaining Class 1 gate would be no different, and that the Hunters who had subjugated the boss of the Class 1 gate would not be defeated by the mere surge of monsters.

Thanks to that, people naturally started to return to the area around Uncle’s shop little by little.

After the Class 1 gate subjugation, Sung Hyun took care of urgent matters and then met with Lich.

“How is Padron?”

“He’s fine. He’s sturdy, after all.”

“That’s a relief.”

After subjugating the gate, Sung Hyun announced that Padron’s final attack had subjugated the boss of the Class 1 gate.

He told the awakened Padron the same thing, and Padron gave an interview with reporters, representing the top-tier Hunters who had subjugated the Class 1 gate.

[After launching the final attack, I lost consciousness. Right before that, I personally confirmed that the boss’s heart was pierced.]

Padron’s confident appearance left no doubt that he had dealt with the boss of the Class 1 gate.

[Well, it wouldn’t have been possible without the other Hunters. Lich was a bit in danger too. I also suffered a major injury at first, with my side completely torn by the boss.]

Contrary to expectations, Padron gave credit to the other Hunters as well.

He talked about Lich and Sung Hyun the most.

“Now, shall we get down to business?”

“What are you curious about?”

“Everything. Everything about you, Hunter Sung Hyun.”

Lich’s eyes showed not only the curiosity of a Hunter but also a fundamentally different kind of curiosity.

“What exactly is that magic power?”

It was one of the most 궁금한 [curious] things.

He was facing Sung Hyun right now, but he couldn’t feel the magic power he had seen inside the gate at all.

“I’m just hiding it.”

“Hiding magic power…”

This was a common occurrence.

Of course, he suspected this was the case, but that was something other Hunters could do.

It was hard to accept that he had perfectly hidden his magic power enough to deceive Lich and all the other top-tier Hunters.

“Then how much magic power do you have? If it’s at that level…”

Lich had always been confident that he wouldn’t lose to anyone in terms of magic power, but the amount of magic power Sung Hyun had shown him far surpassed his own level.

He could have been offended, but that was only possible when there was a slight difference.

The difference was so extreme that he couldn’t help but laugh in disbelief rather than feel offended.

“Not many people know, but… just think of it as limitless.”

“Ha, haha… Limitless…”

Lich thought that if his magic power was a river, Sung Hyun’s would be an ocean.

But after hearing Sung Hyun’s words, he realized that Sung Hyun wasn’t an ocean but water itself.

“I feel a bit of self-disgust… Infinite magic power.”

“Haha…”

Sung Hyun didn’t say anything else.

He couldn’t.

It felt like anything he said would be arrogant.

“Then is that all of your abilities? Really? You’re not hiding anything else?”

Lich seemed convinced that Sung Hyun had more hidden abilities.

The way he looked at Sung Hyun was similar to the eyes of someone interrogating him, so Sung Hyun smiled lightly and replied.

“Of course, that’s not all.”

“Really? Can you tell me?”

Sung Hyun had already finished calculating everything before answering.

For a Hunter, telling someone all of their abilities is like revealing their weaknesses to the other person.

The reason he decided to reveal his abilities was simple.

Even if a situation arose where he was at odds with Lich, Lich couldn’t beat Sung Hyun.

It was unavoidable for things to be revealed during the subjugation process, but that was the same for other Hunters, so an unspoken rule was established not to reveal them.

“Okay. Because it’s you, Lich.”

“Re, really…?”

“Yes.”

At the same time as Lich’s surprised voice, a window appeared in front of Sung Hyun.

[A person with faith has been added.]

‘Lich has faith?’

It wasn’t surprising that it was added at any time.

Sung Hyun had solved the problem with Uncle, who had been Lich’s will, and had saved Lich’s life in the Class 1 gate.

‘The number one Hunter has faith…’

Considering that Inhwan and Sangyeon had become quite strong after sharing Sung Hyun’s magic power, he couldn’t even imagine how strong Lich would become.

“First…”

Which ability should he tell him about first?

Sung Hyun explained all of his abilities, except for the existence of the faith target.

The ability to move directly to a specific person.

The ability to summon a sword made of light.

And the ability to heal the opponent and turn the pain he received into power, and so on.

Lich was the only person who knew the details so well, except for Inhwan and Sangyeon.

He had already decided before Lich had faith, but now that he had faith, there was no reason to hesitate any longer.

“No, way…”

Lich recalled what he had done so far.

The times he had told Sung Hyun, who had such tremendous abilities, not to step forward, saying that he would protect him from behind.

He couldn’t help but feel ashamed when he thought about how Sung Hyun had seen him.

Sung Hyun burst out laughing as he looked at Lich, who was blushing and bowing his head.

He felt like he knew the reason why.

“It was fun. You’re the first person to say they would protect me, Lich.”

“So that’s why you stayed still?”

“That’s one reason, and you were getting stronger little by little.”

Now that he was no longer ashamed, Lich slowly raised his head and looked at Sung Hyun.

A Korean Hunter who was younger than him.

A Hunter who had suddenly gained attention due to the reemergence of his abilities.

At that time, he was considered a burden because major injuries could not be healed and he felt the pain of the opponent instead.

“You must have been growing steadily since then, right?”

“Of course. By subjugating and subjugating every day.”

“Can I get stronger too?”

“Of course. The name of world number one isn’t a place where you can’t grow, is it?”

“Now you’re number one, Hunter Sung Hyun.”

“No. I have no intention of reigning as number one.”

Sung Hyun’s voice was firm.

As if he wasn’t attached to such a position.

That was the same for Lich, but from Lich’s perspective, who prioritized harmony among Hunters, the position of number one had quite a lot of meaning.

“I have a favor to ask.”

“What favor?”

“Please spar with me.”

Now, Lich’s eyes as he looked at Sung Hyun were the eyes of someone asking to learn.

He wanted a sparring session where he would be taught by someone much stronger.

“If it’s a favor.”

“Great!”

The two immediately headed to the training hall in Lich’s guild building.

As if to show off the majesty of the world’s number one Hunter, the interior of the training hall was also huge.

Almost the same size as the Korean Association building.

“The walls are made of a material that absorbs magic power… but still, it won’t be of any use if Hunter Kim Sung Hyun goes all out, right?”

“I don’t think it can withstand it even if you go all out, Lich.”

“Hehe. That’s true.”

The tense atmosphere was relieved with a short conversation, and Lich soon hardened his expression and looked at Sung Hyun.

“I’ll start.”

“Yes.”

Lich had spent quite a lot of time with Sung Hyun so far, but this was the first time he had faced Sung Hyun as an enemy.

‘There are gaps…’

To be honest, there were quite a few gaps.

But those gaps weren’t gaps that Sung Hyun didn’t recognize, but rather an attitude as if it didn’t matter even if gaps were shown.

A symbol of confidence that said, ‘Come in if you dare.’

The opponent had a speed that surpassed Padron, and the amount of magic power overwhelmed him.

To think about it calmly, if there was anything that Lich was ahead of Sung Hyun in, it was probably only summoning a legion.

‘Block the movements as much as possible with the legion?’

His thoughts grew deeper and deeper, and the longer that time went on, the more the outcome of this sparring was heading towards a predetermined result.

‘Thinking alone won’t solve anything. Let’s just bump into him first.’

Lich immediately summoned his legion.

Choosing only the strongest individuals, just like when he faced the boss of the Class 1 gate.

In the first place, no matter how wide the training hall was, it couldn’t contain all of Lich’s legion.

“Huh?”

But he began to feel something strange.

He had summoned his legion at least thousands of times so far, but the feeling he had never felt before was making Lich quite embarrassed.

Sung Hyun was watching Lich.

The time it took to recognize what changes had occurred in his body.

“What is this…”

Lich realized that this unfamiliar feeling was the feeling of recovering magic power.

What surprised Lich even more was that the recovery speed was ridiculously fast.

The recovery speed was overwhelmingly faster than the magic power used to summon the legion.

However, that magic power was not his own.

And the energy he felt was very similar to Sung Hyun’s magic power.

“Why is your magic power… in my body…”

“Because it’s my magic power.”

“Is that possible? It’s someone else’s magic power, but it’s moving as if it’s my own.”

“That’s the last ability I didn’t tell you about. I thought it would be better to feel it directly.”

Even though Sung Hyun explained it, Lich had a confused look on his face.

Because nothing like this had been known even in theory so far.

‘I’m using Kim Sung Hyun’s magic power…?’

If Sung Hyun’s words were true, it meant that Lich could use Sung Hyun’s infinite magic power instead.

In other words, Lich was also the same as having infinite magic power.

The difference between having a lot of magic power and having infinite magic power was clearly a huge difference.

The number of legions he could control also depended on the amount of magic power, so for Lich, being able to use Sung Hyun’s magic power instead meant that the limit to how strong he could become had completely disappeared.

“I’m right, aren’t I?”

“Yes?”

“That you can grow more.”

Lich showed a more complex expression than ever before.

But that complexity wasn’t a negative complexity.

The next realm that had not been visible until now.

It was as if the huge wall blocking the front was completely torn down by Sung Hyun.

“Thank you.”

“No. This is what you gained through your will, Lich.”

Things that he would never have obtained if Lich had not had faith.

Sung Hyun only had infinite magic power, and it was all up to Lich’s will to obtain and use this magic power.

And Lich carried out that will well and obtained everything.

“It seems like the sparring is over, right?”

It was a sparring that hadn’t even started yet, but there was no need to do it.

At Sung Hyun’s words, Lich also smiled and replied.

“Yes. It does.”