I Became The Only Healer In The Academy [EN]: Chapter 252

Seonghyun watched Demarge work from beginning to end.

Despite arriving late in the evening, Demarge immediately focused on his work again.

‘He truly is a master craftsman.’

Just a while ago, when they were talking, he seemed too exhausted to even function properly, but watching him concentrate now, he didn’t look tired at all.

Even if Seonghyun watched Demarge’s entire process, he wouldn’t be able to imitate it, but he simply wanted to observe.

“Hoo…”

Demarge, who was sweating profusely, approached Seonghyun.

“Hey.”

“Yes.”

“Do you still have the ring I made for you last time?”

“Of course. Do you need it?”

“Yes. Give it to me.”

At Demarge’s request, Seonghyun took off the ring from his finger and handed it to him.

“But why do you need this?”

“Just be quiet. I’ll tell you when it’s all over.”

“Understood.”

Demarge looked at the equipment he had made with an inscrutable gaze.

Since none of the equipment that had once left his hands had ever returned, he felt like he was recovering something precious that he had lost.

“Are you going to keep waiting, even though you don’t know how long it will take?”

“Well, I don’t have anything else to do at this hour.”

“How frivolous.”

It wasn’t until the sun rose again the next day that he was finished.

Demarge, looking as if his lifespan had been shortened, approached Seonghyun with a haggard appearance, as if he had burned himself out.

“Hoo…”

“Are you all done?”

“Yes. Check it out first.”

Examining the newly modified equipment, Seonghyun definitely felt something different.

However, he was a little curious since he didn’t expect that such an incredibly potent crystal would be used in a place like this.

“What’s different?”

“First of all, the crystal you brought was a very special one, as everyone expected.”

An incredible strength that even Seonghyun couldn’t break.

If this were made into a sword or armor, it would have created equipment that would never break or crack no matter what, but that would have been a waste of the crystal’s potential.

The crystal Seonghyun brought did not accept magic even when injected and had unimaginable strength.

The report from the master of the equipment workshop at the Korean Academy was a great help in finding the flow of magic that matched the resulting wave of the crystal.

Resulting wave [a term referring to the unique magical signature or energy pattern emitted by the crystal].

Magic could only be injected into the crystal when both of these conditions were met, and even the amount injected was infinitely smaller than that of a normal crystal.

However, the moment the magic was injected, it resonated inside the crystal.

“Can you feel the magic?”

“Amazing. I’m sure magic wasn’t injected… and it seems to be increasing?”

At that answer, Demarge continued with a satisfied expression.

“You have an eye for it. That’s right. The small amount of magic injected into the crystal resonates with itself, and the amount gradually increases.”

“It increases on its own?”

“That’s right.”

This fact itself was amazing, but it didn’t particularly help Seonghyun.

Since he had infinite magic anyway, even if the crystal created magic on its own, it was just a strange object.

“Look at the end of the ring. I removed the existing setting and replaced it with this crystal.”

“I see.”

“How lukewarm. Do you remember what the original ability of this ring was?”

“Wasn’t it to emit aura around it?”

“So you know. The reason I asked for the ring was because of the special properties of this crystal.”

A very special property that resonates and multiplies magic on its own.

If left as it was, the crystal would eventually break because it could not withstand its overwhelming strength.

So Demarge changed the material of the equipment he had made for Seonghyun to this crystal, allowing the equipment to continuously receive magic on its own.

As a result, the basic abilities contained in the equipment also changed slightly.

“Now, this ring can not only contain healing around it but also make it stronger depending on the amount of magic.”

“Oho…”

“…Why is your reaction so bland?”

“No. I’m surprised.”

“Tsk, anyway, it’s all over now, so go back.”

“Don’t you need any compensation?”

“I don’t need it.”

Demarge seemed satisfied enough just by handling this rare and special crystal.

“Oh, my back. Why did you bring something like that when I’m so busy?”

“Then next time I get something similar, I’ll wait a bit before bringing it.”

“What? You have to bring it right away. What are you talking about?”

“…I will.”

He said he didn’t need compensation, but Seonghyun couldn’t accept that.

If it weren’t for Demarge, this crystal would have been just a stone.

When he made an elixir and placed it on the table, Demarge’s expression brightened a little.

“An, an elixir?”

Money or anything else couldn’t satisfy Demarge, but elixirs were different.

This request from England was also a request with an elixir at stake.

“…You were the one who made the elixir.”

“Is one not enough?”

“It’s enough. It’s enough.”

“Then I’ll be on my way. Thank you.”

Seeing Seonghyun bowing, Demarge couldn’t help but burst out laughing.

“A strange guy. Okay, go.”

“Before I go, I’ll use purification for you. It will relieve your fatigue.”

“What? I don’t need…”

Before Demarge could even refuse, Seonghyun used purification.

“Then I’m really leaving now.”

“O, okay… go.”

The fatigue disappeared completely.

Demarge stared blankly at Seonghyun’s departing figure with a puzzled look, feeling as if he had woken up after a good night’s sleep.

While Seonghyun was meeting Demarge, the association in England had booked a hotel for Seonghyun to stay in.

Since he had no intention of refusing their favor, Seonghyun quietly headed to the hotel.

After all, just booking a hotel wouldn’t allow them to ask Seonghyun for anything.

Arriving at the room, Seonghyun first checked the equipment that Demarge had remade.

“It’s good… but it’s also a shame.”

It was definitely an improved ability, but it was equipment that overlapped with many parts of Seonghyun’s ability, Sanctuary.

Still, since it was a different kind of ability than Sanctuary, it would act differently even if there were overlapping parts.

[Equipment with the same ability as the one you already have has been identified.]

“…? What is this again.”

A window suddenly appeared.

He didn’t know they were checking the equipment as well, but seeing the content that appeared now, it seemed like they were grasping all the equipment.

[Combination of the same abilities will proceed. Do you agree?]

“But it was possible to combine with equipment too?”

Numerous thoughts suddenly flashed through Seonghyun’s mind.

If he prepared equipment with abilities similar to Seonghyun’s, wouldn’t he be able to continue combining them?

But for now, obtaining such equipment would only be what Seonghyun creates with Materialization, and the situation would be different from now.

The equipment Demarge made this time was completely different in kind compared to Seonghyun’s ability.

The equipment containing the abilities that Seonghyun creates with Materialization has the exact same nature, so it probably wouldn’t be possible.

“I need to check how to combine it. I agree.”

[The equipment will be used as a material as you agreed to the combination. Please unequip it.]

As guided by the window, Seonghyun placed the ring on the table and waited for the next guidance from the window.

[The amount of magic required for the combination is considerable. Proceeding.]

“…Usually, that kind of guidance is given before agreeing.”

The window disappeared, and Seonghyun’s magic began to drain in an instant.

It seemed that a considerable amount of magic was needed in the process of combining equipment and abilities.

The magic that even the top hunters could feel a little overwhelmed began to be sucked out.

[It will take 1 hour for the combination to complete.]

“How great of an ability are you going to give me to make me wait? I’m looking forward to it.”

Since 1 hour wasn’t a long time, Seonghyun waited leisurely for 1 hour.

How long has it been since he had such a leisurely time at a hotel?

It was also time for the hotel’s breakfast, so Seonghyun put on a hat and left the room to have a meal and wait for the time to pass.

The hotel’s morning was busier than he thought.

He hadn’t seen it well because Seonghyun was busier, but seeing it like this, it seemed like he had confirmed a different side in his daily life.

As he was about to have a meal, he felt a gaze from somewhere.

“Hmm…”

He hadn’t yet confirmed who the owner of the gaze was, but the inexplicable sense of disgust made it clear that the person didn’t have good feelings for Seonghyun.

However, since he didn’t know the cause, Seonghyun ignored the gaze.

It was easier to ignore it.

Just when he thought the gaze had been withdrawn, he heard a voice from where he had felt the gaze.

A voice that he could hear thanks to his widened senses, even if he didn’t want to.

“Why is there an Asian in such a precious place?”

A short word, a word that didn’t contain many emotions, but that made Seonghyun feel more unpleasant.

An indifferent tone as if he were stating an obvious fact.

“Excuse me? What do you mean… Please refrain from making racist remarks.”

“Tsk, do you have an Asian parent or something? Looking at you, your eyes are small, so it must be a natural inheritance.”

“…Please refrain from making racist remarks.”

“I should kick out all the Asians first. It’s ruining my appetite.”

“If you keep making such remarks…”

“If I do, what? What are you going to do?”

“There is no service I can provide.”

“…Ha.”

The employee was quite good at handling it.

If he had brought up the idea of calling someone, it would have provoked him even more.

“Kick him out right now. Stop talking nonsense.”

“I’m sorry. I cannot provide service.”

He didn’t know who that man was, but there were a few Asians in this place besides Seonghyun, and they were leaving after checking the man’s face.

The employee left as it was, and for some reason, the man didn’t hold onto such an employee.

What caught the man’s eye was Seonghyun again.

Since all the other Asians had already left, Seonghyun was the only Asian left.

The man, who had been quietly eating, approached Seonghyun and sat down in front of him without asking for consent and started talking.

“Hey.”

When Seonghyun didn’t answer and continued eating, the man smiled as if he had expected it and said.

“Is your inferior gene deaf too? Haha! Now that someone has appeared to help, you’re opening your mouth?”

Seeing the situation, it seemed too late to turn back.