I Became The Only Healer In The Academy [EN]: Chapter 242

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“Ugh…”

Seonghyun placed a hand on his throbbing head and slowly opened his eyes.

‘How much did I drink?’

He could have used Purification, but for some reason, he hadn’t wanted to use it last night.

He’d accepted them as they were, approaching them not as a Hunter, but as a human being.

“How long has it been since I had such a headache…”

He had the ability to remain conscious, so he hadn’t lost his mind last night, but not remembering anything had nothing to do with losing consciousness; he simply couldn’t remember anything at all.

“…I didn’t do anything wrong, did I?”

He hoped that he hadn’t looked down on or ignored them, even subconsciously, just because he was a stronger Hunter.

“Are you awake?”

As if sensing Seonghyun waking up, his mother’s voice came from outside.

“Haa… Yes, I’m awake.”

“Can I come in for a bit?”

“Yes.”

His mother came in, holding a cup in her hand.

“I made some honey water.”

“It’s okay…”

In fact, all the drunkenness would disappear with just one use of Purification, and he was about to feel sorry for bothering his mother, but at that moment, Seonghyun met his mother’s eyes.

“Okay. I’ll drink it. Thank you.”

“Okay. Rest for a while and then come out.”

His mother’s expression was hard to describe.

It was as if she was relieved, as if she was saying it was a relief, which made Seonghyun’s heart even more complicated.

“…No.”

But as he thought about it more and more, he could understand what his mother’s expression meant.

A son who gets caught up in big incidents and accidents every day.

And her husband who was caught up in one of those incidents.

Seonghyun had thought that the stronger he became, the less his mother would worry.

Besides, his ability was healing, so he thought there was no reason to worry.

However, his mother’s worries weren’t just about that.

Accomplishing such great things, resolving great crises.

His face was known all over the world, and he was admired by everyone.

She must have been proud and happy about all of this, but she must have also been worried about whether Seonghyun was getting proper rest.

“Did today answer that question?”

His mother couldn’t have not known about Purification.

The fact that her son, who had such Purification abilities, didn’t use them and showed such a disheveled appearance for almost the first time, meant that he was at ease.

Was that why she showed that expression?

Seonghyun had been running so hard that his mother felt relieved to see her son drunk.

“Then…”

Should I just laze around at home today?

If the world was in such a crisis that it would be in danger without Seonghyun, he wouldn’t have had time to train in the first place.

Seonghyun lay down and turned on his phone.

‘What kind of stories have been exaggerated these days to attract people’s attention?’

“It’s the same as always.”

Scandals of famous people.

Corruption of some politicians.

The gates had changed drastically just a while ago, so people’s interest had waned a bit.

“…Huh? Wait a minute…”

An article caught Seonghyun’s eye.

It wasn’t an article that decorated the front page, nor was it located in a place that would attract attention.

[Grave robbers discover underground gate]

The title alone wasn’t enough to attract public attention.

‘Perhaps it was written by a new reporter?’

Seonghyun checked this article.

To see if it was the gate in Seonghyun’s memory.

[Last night around 11 PM. A group of grave robbers were arrested near the Egyptian border. The arrest process was quite unique, as they surrendered themselves.]

The content was quite interesting compared to the title.

It seemed that the appearance of gates itself was not a special event, and the number of gates had doubled this time, which made it even less interesting.

[The group of grave robbers who were conducting the grave robbing operation surrendered to the nearby police station that night. They said they had discovered a gate underground. As a result of measuring the gate’s grade, it was a level 2 gate. Originally, Egypt’s top Hunters would have subjugated this gate, but the monsters appearing from the gate have become rapidly stronger, so the subjugation schedule is being postponed.]

The content that followed was easy to predict.

They sent a request for subjugation support to other countries, but even the places that received the request couldn’t provide support because they had to subjugate the increased number of gates.

‘If Surado was still the same, they might have been able to proceed with the subjugation.’

Egypt also had Seonghyun’s elixir.

However, the number of gates had increased, so if the top Hunters were harmed by mistake, it could lead to a situation where other gates couldn’t be subjugated.

Of course, it was said that it wouldn’t overflow, but Seonghyun and his closest aides were the only ones who knew that fact.

Seonghyun had no intention of revealing this fact.

It could be a way to reassure people even a little, but there would definitely be those who would be careless.

Naturally, Egypt had to prepare for the increased overflow of gates and secure crystals at the same time.

However, if the ability to subjugate on their own disappeared, a contradictory situation would occur where they would have to use crystals to secure crystals.

“The situation is also right.”

There were few who could lend a helping hand to this situation in Egypt.

And Seonghyun was among those people.

“If I remember correctly, that gate is not a newly created gate.”

As the number of gates increased, many people would probably think that gate was also created this time.

However, according to Seonghyun’s memory, that gate had existed from the beginning.

Unlike other gates that cause overflow after a long time, that gate did not cause overflow.

For a very long time.

That meant that as much magic power as that time had accumulated inside the gate, and that meant that the monsters inside would be much stronger and more numerous than expected.

“What happened back then…”

Before the regression, Egypt’s top Hunters had subjugated this gate.

Two top Hunters and 15 high-rank Hunters.

None of them failed to return.

However, they did not return as Hunters.

They returned with all their magic power taken away inside the gate.

Suddenly, Egypt lost two top Hunters, and the national prestige ranking plummeted to outside the top 30.

That gate was eventually subjugated by Lich and Padron together.

And the reward for that gate was kept strictly confidential.

“I’m sorry for taking it… but Lich and Padron don’t have the余裕 [leeway/spare capacity] right now.”

And judging coldly, if it was a gate that Lich and Padron could subjugate, it meant that it was a level that Seonghyun could subjugate very easily.

“Well… I guess I can think of it as a light outing.”

A trip to Egypt.

Subjugate the gate and increase the number of new believers a little.

And also check the reward that was kept secret.

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“A level 2 gate in this situation.”

The chairman of the Egyptian Association sighed, facing a difficult situation.

It was said to be a level 2 gate, but after the rapid change, it was a gate that was not much different from a level 1 gate.

“The answers aren’t good, are they?”

“…No. I’m sorry, but all the answers say they can’t help it.”

“Haa…”

He couldn’t blame them.

He knew the situation better than anyone else.

If they requested support from superpowers like the United States or Russia, they would have to give up all the precious crystals that came out of it.

‘It’s better not to subjugate than that.’

It would be better to wait for the gate to overflow than to give them all the crystals.

“Didn’t you say that the grave robbers were also Hunters?”

“Yes. That’s right. They were mainly mid-rank Hunters.”

“Contact Astaroth.”

“Are you thinking of sending them?”

“I have to. We have to subjugate it within our means. Especially in a situation like this.”

The Hunter Astaroth, who came out of the chairman’s mouth, was one of the few top Hunters in Egypt.

A top Hunter who did not participate in the subjugation of the underground gate in the past.

However, she had a special ability, which was the ability to check the situation inside the gate.

Strictly speaking, it was quite similar to Envy’s ability.

If Envy’s ability was to dominate the mind, Astaroth was a Hunter who controlled everything about the target.

Of course, unlike Envy, she could only control one target at a time, and she could only use magic power on those who were lower than her.

In addition, the target whose body was being controlled could recognize that fact, so Astaroth’s ability was valuable but not very wide in scope.

Except for cases like now.

“…Chairman! Chairman!”

At that time, a hurried voice came from outside.

The situation was already bad, so he didn’t welcome the hurried voice, but strangely, the voice felt as if it was full of determination to deliver good news.

“Come in.”

As he felt from the voice, his expression was also quite bright.

“What’s going on? Why do you have such a bright expression?”

“Please check this.”

The paper he handed over was a small notepad that was ambiguous to call a document.

“What on earth is it…”

What was written on the notepad was a familiar name.

It was so poorly written that he couldn’t recognize it with the squiggly handwriting, but he could understand that because he was writing in a foreign language.

The word was none other than Kim Seonghyun.

As a person in the position of chairman, he couldn’t not know this name.

And next to this name, there was a number written.

“This is a phone number. I just got a call.”

“You got a call…? Where to?”

“It just came to the association number. The vice chairman of Korea contacted me first, and then Hunter Kim Seonghyun contacted me.”

“Kim Seonghyun called himself?”

“Yes! Himself!”

The man who expected the chairman’s expression to brighten was soon flustered by the chairman’s furrowed brow.

“D, did I do something wrong…”

“You didn’t connect me right away… You just called and hung up like that?!”

“Yes? Ah, yes… I checked the chairman’s schedule first…”

“You idiot! Connect me right now! No, I’ll connect myself, so you go out and write a report.”

“Ah… Yes… I understand.”

The chairman, who was looking at the employee who was leaving the room with a sullen expression with a pathetic look, cleared his throat a few times and checked the notepad.

“Ahem, ahem…”

The only solution to the current situation.

Judging from his actions in the United States, he would not demand a large reward after taking on this subjugation.

“This is… the last chance.”

Astaroth was the only young generation among the top Hunters left in Egypt.

Even that was at a level where her combat ability was inferior to other top Hunters.

At this rate, it was obvious what the future of Egypt would be like.

The chairman, who had a pretty good idea, smiled with satisfaction and made a call to the number written on the notepad.