I Became The Only Healer In The Academy [EN]: Chapter 212

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Sung-hyun, unable to refuse the sudden order, remained inside the hotel.

“I didn’t realize it would be this unpleasant.”

Even though he had another purpose, he hadn’t anticipated how disagreeable it would be to follow someone else’s orders.

Moreover, the amount of magic power in his body had been significantly lowered to facilitate mind control, doubling the unpleasantness.

“But did someone get hurt? Why the sudden standby?”

If an important figure inside had been injured, this was a golden opportunity.

Even before his regression [time travel], he couldn’t locate their base, but this time, he might be able to pinpoint at least the general area.

And it was also a chance to familiarize himself with another of their executives.

“Section Chief Cha, please return now.”

“Yes, I understand.”

Section Chief Cha had already been caught by Envy once, and if he were caught again, Envy’s suspicion would solidify into certainty.

He felt Section Chief Cha’s magic power disappear, and soon after, Envy appeared.

“Let’s go. You must forget everything you saw and heard today.”

“I understand.”

After speaking, Envy took something out of his pocket.

Then he held out his hand to Sung-hyun.

“Take it. We’re moving.”

“Yes.”

As he took Envy’s hand, the equipment in his other hand began to glow.

He couldn’t detect any magic power from the crystal-like substance, so he didn’t know its composition.

However, he sensed it was much larger than it appeared.

Strangely, the feeling was very familiar.

But it was unusual for something to feel so familiar and unpleasant simultaneously, and the energy emanating from that equipment was both familiar and deeply unsettling.

Ominously so.

“I’ll say it again, you must completely forget what you saw and heard today.”

“I understand.”

Where were they going that Envy was urging him so much?

With a mix of anticipation and worry, Sung-hyun and Envy moved.

Unlike the equipment used before, the device in Envy’s hand was not disposable.

Envy, arriving at a dark, indiscernible location, put the equipment back in his pocket.

“You’re here?”

In front of Sung-hyun, he sensed the magic power that had been monitoring him until now.

‘The voice doesn’t belong to someone who’s been hurt…’

He felt a little puzzled, but since nothing seemed amiss yet, Sung-hyun waited quietly.

Soon, a faint light illuminated a man wearing a hood.

“Am I not too late yet?”

“It was a little dangerous. We just had an experiment, and a variable occurred, accelerating the body collapse.”

“That’s a relief. Did you learn anything from that variable?”

“Heh, wait. I’ll tell you when the treatment is over. Oh, is this the Pilgrim? Nice to meet you. I’m Sammy.”

“Sammy… you said?”

“Oh, you’ve heard the name before, right? Well, I’m quite famous in America.”

Sung-hyun felt like he’d been struck in the head.

Sammy was definitely the name of someone who worked at the American Hunter Association.

He was quite high-ranking and well-known, with enough authority to head his own department.

Aside from that, Sung-hyun was certain he recognized this energy.

Even though Sammy in front of him had identified himself, Sung-hyun couldn’t reconcile the Sammy in his memory with the Sammy before him.

“Hoo… you’re talking nonsense again. I told you not to say unnecessary things.”

“What’s wrong with that? If Envy brought him here, 99% of it is already decided anyway.”

Sammy, after bickering with Envy for a moment, extended his hand to Sung-hyun and said.

“It’s the first time we’ve met as Sammy here, right? Please take care of me.”

“…Yes.”

“Aren’t you being too defensive? Hmm… would it be a little easier if I did this?”

When Sung-hyun didn’t take his hand, Sammy withdrew it and brought it to his face.

From bottom to top.

As he swept up his face and removed his hood, the Sammy in Sung-hyun’s memory appeared, wearing an inscrutable smile.

That wasn’t all.

With that single gesture, he shifted to the same magic power that Sung-hyun knew well.

“Haha, amazing, right? Would you accept my greeting with this face? Hello. Hunter. I’m Sammy from the American Hunter Association.”

“…Nice to meet you. I was a little surprised.”

Sung-hyun chose honesty over concealing his surprise, and fortunately, it seemed to be the right choice.

‘…Do I have to suspect everyone from now on?’

Sammy and Envy seemed to be quite close.

That meant Sammy was also an executive of this group.

Sung-hyun wasn’t too surprised that he couldn’t distinguish between the previous Sammy and the current Sammy.

Even God isn’t always perfect, so how could Sung-hyun, a human, always be?

‘I’m glad I have the Eye of Penetration [ability to see through disguises and illusions].’

Since he already knew that Sammy was a different person, there was no need to use the Eye of Penetration right away.

Envy’s senses were also quite sharp, and it could introduce unforeseen complications before he had properly assessed the situation.

However, he would have no choice but to use the Eye of Penetration on those he met in the future.

Sammy, who had been staring at him while he was lost in thought, tilted his head slightly and gazed into Sung-hyun’s eyes before saying.

“Envy, is he the most self-aware person you’ve used your abilities on?”

“…I keep telling you not to say unnecessary things.”

“Haha, I know, I know. More than that, shall we move now? We arrived on time, but we don’t have time to waste.”

“I understand.”

Sammy took the lead, and Sung-hyun and Envy followed.

He didn’t know their destination, but he assumed their first stop was likely the entrance to this unidentified place.

‘…The energies that feel so strange are quite weak.’

They were at a level that other hunters wouldn’t even be able to detect.

To that extent, the walls here were perfectly blocking the energy from escaping to the outside.

“Hehe, you have curious eyes, right? You can’t feel anything, right? This wall is one of my inventions.”

“You have to say it right. Didn’t I find the by-product that you were going to throw away due to the failure of the experiment?”

“…But I invented it!”

“Well, let’s just say that.”

“What? What do you mean let’s just say that! I invented it, I tell you?”

Perhaps the wariness of Sung-hyun had lessened slightly, as the two walked along bickering as usual.

“Anyway, now that our Pilgrim has appeared, my invention will speed up even more!”

“You’re especially excited today.”

“Of course. I can restore the experimental subject whose body was collapsing. I thought this opportunity would be impossible unless Kim Sung-hyun came.”

Talking about the experimental subject, it seemed that the reason he urgently ordered Sung-hyun here was to entrust the treatment of the experimental subject to him.

How important was the experimental subject that Envy summoned Sung-hyun even while contradicting his previous statements?

His curiosity about this experimental subject didn’t last long.

Just as he was about to venture deeper into the building, he arrived at the room where the experimental subject was located.

“Then our Pilgrim? Please take care of it?”

“A Magical Beast… I don’t know if it’s possible.”

He had been worried that they might be experimenting on people, but fortunately, that wasn’t the case.

The legacy of a hunter that has now disappeared.

The few remaining tamed Magical Beasts in this world were closing their eyes inside the capsule.

“Is it a 2nd class gate’s Magical Beast?”

“Oh… Pilgrim, you know more about Magical Beasts than I thought? That’s right. It’s a 2nd class gate’s Magical Beast. It was hard to acquire.”

“It’s my first time healing a Magical Beast, but I’ll give it a try.”

“Good, good! Please take care of it.”

He didn’t want to do it, but he couldn’t always get what he wanted, so Sung-hyun sighed inwardly and approached the Magical Beast.

As Sung-hyun examined the condition of the Magical Beast, he realized that it was impossible to recover with just healing.

It would be possible to use purification, but that was an ability that Sung-hyun possessed, not the Pilgrim.

“I can heal it, but it’s a temporary measure. To completely restore it, Kim Sung-hyun’s purification is needed.”

“Is that so? Kim Sung-hyun is definitely amazing… I can’t help it. How long do you think it will last if you heal it this time?”

“It will last about a month longer.”

“That’s good enough. Then please.”

He hated healing Magical Beasts to death, but Sung-hyun had no choice but to heal the Magical Beast.

The pain of the body collapsing was another pain he felt for the first time.

“It’s over.”

“Oh… I’ve only heard about it, but it’s my first time seeing it. It’s amazing.”

“You’ve worked hard, Pilgrim. Let’s end today’s healing here.”

He didn’t even have a clue where this area was, so he was a little disappointed, but he still had some gains, so Sung-hyun prepared to follow Envy’s instructions.

“Sammy! The experimental subjects are acting strangely!”

“What? What’s wrong again?”

“You have to come and see!”

Judging from the voice coming from Sammy’s radio, it was definitely a serious situation.

“Envy, please.”

“No.”

“Ah, please! If we get through this crisis, we’re really almost there!”

“Hoo…”

Envy knew very well that he had always failed to overcome this crisis, so he became a little greedy.

So he granted Sammy’s request.

Not knowing it was the choice he would regret the most.

“I understand. Pilgrim, let’s heal this experimental subject and go back.”

“I understand.”

Wondering what grade of Magical Beast would be waiting for Sung-hyun this time, he followed Sammy.

“Sammy, I know it’s urgent, but aren’t we going too deep?”

“It’s that urgent. I can’t help it. Envy, please understand this time.”

Envy rarely heard Sammy’s serious voice, so he sighed and followed as if he couldn’t help it.

Just as he was starting to move deeper than when he first came in, he began to hear the voice of the man who had radioed Sammy a little while ago.

“This way! This way first!”

A very urgent voice.

Envy soon shouted at the man from outside the door.

“The Pilgrim has arrived, so all of you go back. You’re in the way.”

“Ah, I understand.”

A voice that seemed a little relieved at the words that the Pilgrim had come was heard, and soon the tightly closed door began to open slowly.

“There are a few, but it won’t be a problem, right? Our Pilgrim?”

Behind Sammy, who was showing a kind smile as if asking for a favor, an unbelievable sight was unfolding.

It was the same as the Magical Beast he had just healed, in a capsule.

However, the only difference was that it was people inside, not Magical Beasts.

That was the only difference, but this one thing made Sung-hyun freeze in his spot.

“Pilgrim? Ah, is it a little shocking sight? Haha… well, what can I do? It’s a small sacrifice for the greater good.”

People closing their eyes inside the capsule.

In a state where he didn’t know if they were dead or if they had merely postponed death.

Among those many capsules, one caught Sung-hyun’s eye.

“…Katman?”

The child Sung-hyun had first healed in that remote area.

Katman, who was worried about his mother, was trapped inside the capsule, closing his eyes and postponing death.