I Became The Only Healer In The Academy [EN]: Chapter 204

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In truth, Rich was still bewildered.

To suddenly be able to use magic infinitely like this.

According to Seonghyun’s explanation, the ability to share magic is one of those abilities that can only be used on specific individuals, like the ability to teleport to a specific person.

In other words, Rich was also included in this category of ‘specific individuals.’

No matter where Rich was, Seonghyun could immediately move to Rich’s side, and conversely, no matter where Seonghyun was, Rich could use Seonghyun’s magic.

Unless one of them died.

“As far as I know, doesn’t the size of Rich’s legion also depend on the amount of magic?”

“Yes, that’s right.”

Rich’s legion was immortal.

However, their strength was affected by Rich’s magic, so Rich’s magic becoming infinite meant that the legion itself had become unimaginably strong.

In fact, the range of Rich’s necromancer abilities was gradually decreasing.

Even when facing the boss of a Tier 1 gate, most of Rich’s legion had become useless, serving only to obstruct the boss’s vision.

When raiding ordinary gates, he was nicknamed a ‘one-man raid team’ because no other party members were needed, but that raid team was not capable of handling raids; it was precisely 2% short.

‘Of course, there are limits to each individual.’

No matter how much magic was poured into the legion obtained from a Tier 3 gate, it was impossible to gain strength surpassing a Tier 1 gate’s monster, but it was possible to make them almost as strong.

In other words, even the weakest individual in Rich’s legion now possessed strength equivalent to at least a Tier 2 gate’s monster.

“But can Hunter-nim [Mr. Hunter] stop sharing magic at will?”

“Hmm… I haven’t tried it, but is there any need to do that?”

“Still, there might be someone who abuses that power…”

A question that could be asked because they didn’t know about Faith.

Having Faith in Seonghyun meant that betrayal was impossible.

Based on past experiences, Chang seemed to have chosen the word ‘Faith’ as an expression of extreme mutual trust.

A relationship of deep trust, not really a relationship between a god and a believer.

Unless Seonghyun betrayed first, there would be no betrayal.

“Does Rich-nim [Mr. Rich] intend to abuse my magic?”

At Seonghyun’s question, Rich shook his head violently from side to side and answered.

“No! Of course not!”

Seeing that, Seonghyun smiled and replied.

“The ‘specific individuals’ to me are all people who think like Rich-nim [Mr. Rich]. Those who don’t can’t be included in my category of ‘specific individuals.'”

“That’s a relief. Then, is it possible to know how many of those specific individuals there are?”

“Probably much more than Rich-nim [Mr. Rich] thinks.”

“Then doesn’t that mean all of them have gained power comparable to top-tier hunters? Since they’re sharing infinite magic.”

Seonghyun had thought this way too, but unfortunately, that wasn’t the case.

Among those who had Faith in Seonghyun, the most representative figures were Inhwan and Sangyeon.

Their abilities were valuable enough to get them into the Academy, but they had not yet reached the ranks of top-tier hunters.

“That’s not true. It depends on how outstanding their abilities are. Hunters with outstanding abilities like Rich-nim [Mr. Rich] become incredibly strong, but for other hunters, it only slightly increases their power.”

“If Padron falls into the category of specific individuals…”

“He would become several times stronger.”

Rich’s eyes began to shine as if he was imagining Padron becoming several times stronger, but it wasn’t something Padron had to do.

“If something needs to be done, it’s something I have to do.”

“I want to ask what that is, but I’ll refrain this time.”

Looking at Padron’s recent actions, it seemed like it was only a matter of time before he fell into Seonghyun’s category of specific individuals.

“But is it okay to pass all the credit to Padron like this? In fact, Hunter-nim [Mr. Hunter] single-handedly cleared the Tier 1 gate…”

“Didn’t I just say it?”

“Yes?”

Rich, who was recalling what Seonghyun had said, understood the intention and burst into laughter.

“You mean that if something needs to be done, Hunter-nim [Mr. Hunter] has to do it, right?”

“Yes.”

“This is one of those things.”

“That’s right.”

It wasn’t like Seonghyun had designed and planned all of this from the beginning.

Honestly, how many people would plan all of this from the start?

However, Seonghyun was confident in designing the best results according to the situation.

“Padron will eventually realize it. Maybe he’s already guessing it. Whether he really dealt with that monster. What reaction the boss showed before the final attack pierced its heart. He will gradually remember and think about it.”

“You’ve just provided a small opportunity, haven’t you?”

“Everything starts from small things.”

Even if the day comes when Padron realizes it, he might not immediately have Faith.

Seonghyun also thought that the possibility was low.

However, Padron’s attitude towards Seonghyun had already changed a lot from before, and with the gate’s mutation rapidly progressing, Seonghyun and Padron had to continue working together.

“By the way, it’s really amazing. After meeting Hunter-nim [Mr. Hunter], it feels like problems that would have eventually exploded have been resolved first.”

Problems with the unknown uncle, and the wall of growth that he would have eventually faced.

“Haha. Could it be that my appearance made those problems explode faster?”

Rich didn’t deny Seonghyun’s words and only burst into laughter.

“So, what’s your schedule for the future?”

“I have to do what I’ve been doing.”

“As Hunter-nim [Mr. Hunter] said, my guild will also focus all its efforts on the new education system. Thanks to Hunter-nim [Mr. Hunter], there’s nothing left to worry about.”

“You’ve made a good decision. I hope such a thing doesn’t happen, but another Tier 1 gate might appear at any time, or the remaining Tier 1 gate might mutate.”

“By the way, is it okay for me to use Hunter-nim’s [Mr. Hunter’s] magic as I please?”

“Of course. You’re free to do so.”

Seonghyun and Rich had a simple dinner together and returned to their respective places.

It felt good to exchange personal stories after a long time.

Both Seonghyun and Rich.

In the first place, they didn’t have many people to have such conversations with.

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The next day, Seonghyun visited the American Association and discussed what Rich would be doing in the future.

He had hinted at it slightly before, but since the American Academy was not yet under Seonghyun’s influence, the Association’s role was quite significant.

Not only did they have to support Rich, but they also had to quell the Academy’s opposition to some extent, but unlike Seonghyun’s expectations, the American Academy didn’t show any particular reaction.

He wondered if it was because they were confident that they were far ahead, but that didn’t seem to be the case.

“Did they unknowingly have a good impression of me?”

After all, the number of people he had saved in America alone exceeded 100,000, so there must have been people among them who were related to the Academy.

In this way, Seonghyun’s influence in America naturally increased overwhelmingly.

The Association President was in Seonghyun’s grasp, and the top two in the rankings were all people who owed Seonghyun a debt.

And even the Academy.

“It seems like the easiest yet most difficult place is over…”

Now America was completely on Seonghyun’s side.

Not just in terms of position, but they were sincerely following him.

The speed would definitely increase more and more in the future.

Places under American influence would naturally be on Seonghyun’s side, and even those that weren’t would be careful about their actions due to Seonghyun’s ability to subjugate Tier 1 gates and America’s power.

“Now I don’t have to step in one by one.”

Aside from America, superficial goodwill was enough for the rest.

It might be a sorry thing to say to them, but the efficiency wasn’t worth the effort and time that Seonghyun put in directly.

And since they were gathering around the Pilgrim, a mere facade, they had no choice but to listen to Seonghyun’s demands, which were the Pilgrim’s demands.

“It feels even more uneasy because everything is going according to plan.”

Perhaps the only variable in this plan would be if Chang couldn’t stand to see Seonghyun’s smooth sailing.

“Ah, there was one more thing.”

The existence of the purple crystal that was subtly vibrating in his pocket even now.

Seonghyun took the crystal out of his pocket and checked it again.

“…Why does it look more cracked than before?”

It was more cracked than when he had lightly touched it after absorbing the Tier 1 gate boss’s crystal.

Usually, in cases like this, a pet-like being would appear as seen in games or comics, but the energy itself was definitely not the energy of a living creature.

An ominous energy.

“Should I just break it…?”

If this crystal was a passage to another gate, it would be easier to open it now.

It would be quite troublesome if the gate opened when dealing with a fairly strong and troublesome monster like the boss of this Tier 1 gate.

“But what if it’s not a gate?”

If he had to wait until it broke on its own to reveal its original effect, then the valuable crystals he had fed this crystal so far would be no different from simply evaporating.

“Haa…”

A series of worries and agonies.

Originally, if it were Seonghyun’s personality, he wouldn’t have needed to worry and would have continued to wait for the right time, but realistically, this crystal was the only remaining variable, so Seonghyun continued to endlessly agonize.

“Okay. Let’s just wait.”

Seonghyun trusted his judgment and trusted his strength.

Confidence and belief that he could handle any variable that occurred through this crystal with his strength.

Thus, the purple crystal, which had no chance to breathe outside air except when it was being absorbed, went back into Seonghyun’s pocket.

No, at the moment it was about to go in, Seonghyun began to feel something cracking through his hand.

“Oh, oh? Wh, what.”

Just in case, he checked the hand he was about to bring to his pocket, and the sensation he felt in his hand was not a lie.

Starting from the place where Seonghyun had lightly hit the crystal inside the gate, it was slowly starting to break.

“…I just hope it’s not a passage to a gate…”

This was a hotel, and since most gates created in this special way were accompanied by flooding, Seonghyun was just hoping it wasn’t a passage.

The purple light that had been cracking little by little gradually lost its light and began to fall, and something inside began to emit light.

It was a blinding light, but Seonghyun protected his eyes with magic and checked what was inside.

“Huh…?”

But the inside was far beyond Seonghyun’s expectations.