I Became The Only Healer In The Academy [EN]: Chapter 253

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“What is going on here…”

“Hey, you. Who are you with? Are you with the hotel?”

“I’m from the Association.”

“The Association? What business does the Association have here?”

What business would the Association have at this hotel?

From the looks of it, he seemed to have intervened because of the employee’s earlier interference.

“Whatever it is, why don’t you go on your way? Thanks to you, I can finally speak. I was just about to have a conversation with this Asian.”

“Haa… My business is with you and the Hunter here.”

“…? From the Association? With me?”

“First, I would like to apologize on their behalf. It’s hardly an excuse, but it seems there are still people with racist tendencies…”

“There’s no need to apologize on their behalf.”

Who is this Asian that the Association has business with?

“This person is Hunter Kim Sung-hyun. Surely you don’t mean to say you don’t know him?”

“…H-Hunter Kim Sung-hyun?”

The man’s expression instantly turned to one of utter confusion.

He thought about what he had said to Sung-hyun until now.

“I am truly sorry. I heard about the situation from the employee over there, and it is our fault.”

“No. What fault does the Association have?”

Sung-hyun’s gaze turned to the man as he said that, and the man lowered his gaze without realizing it.

He still hadn’t properly grasped what he had done.

No, perhaps he didn’t want to grasp it.

“So, who are you, and where are you from, to insult me—or rather, an Asian—like that?”

“That’s…”

“He is the only son of a company called Philip Anos.”

The Association employee answered instead, and the man’s face turned as pale as dirt, as if it couldn’t get any worse.

“T-That…”

“We won’t be seeing each other again, right?”

“Yes? Ah, yes… T-That’s right! I’ll leave this hotel right away.”

Knowing well that there was nothing good about staying in this place any longer, the man repeatedly bowed his head and quickly backed away.

How disgusting it was to see his attitude change with just the name Kim Sung-hyun.

“Thank you for your leniency. They are a relatively influential company, so it’s not good to make them an enemy…”

“Leniency?”

“Yes…?”

Sung-hyun had no intention of being lenient at all.

There was a limit to insults before he would turn a blind eye.

“Would you like to hear it once?”

“Yes? Hear what?”

“What that man said.”

Sung-hyun had been waiting with the recorder turned on since the man came in front of him.

Of course, everything the man said was recorded without missing a single word.

“Listen and judge.”

[Inferior genes… a walking laughingstock…]

Words that made one frown from beginning to end.

Sung-hyun’s voice was not heard at all, only the voice of Philip Anos’s only son.

“W-What is it that you want…”

He had no intention of defending the only son, but he had to at least soothe Sung-hyun’s feelings.

“So, it has to be what I want. Is that it?”

“Yes?”

A sense that something was going wrong instinctively.

The more he talked, the more he felt like he was getting caught up in Sung-hyun’s words.

“W-What is it that you want? You have to tell us so we can properly…”

“I demand the delisting of Philip Anos and compensation of 1 trillion [currency unspecified, likely won or dollars] from the Association.”

“Y-Yes? Th-That’s an absurd condition!”

Sung-hyun burst out laughing at the answer and replied.

“Did you come here to negotiate with me, or did you come to prevent a problem from getting bigger?”

“That’s… of course the latter, but don’t you think that’s too much to ask?”

Sung-hyun knew very well.

It was too much to ask to wipe out an entire company for something like this.

And he didn’t really think they would grant this request.

“Then, if I said that I would directly carry out the conditions I just mentioned as compensation for this, would you stop me? By any means?”

“Th-That’s not something I can decide.”

“You said it well. You’re not someone who can decide anything. You’re just someone who conveys my intentions.”

“That’s right.”

“If that’s the case, then the first thing that should have come out was that you would report it right away, not that it was impossible. I also know very well that my request is excessive.”

It was just a simple test.

The fact that this reaction came out even after hearing all the words of Philip Anos’s only son meant that the person from the Association in front of him wanted to end the matter on his own.

“Since I have business at the Association anyway, it would be good to talk about it directly.”

“P-Please tell me…”

“Stop. You are constantly overstepping the authority you have right now.”

“…I understand.”

Insults that crossed the line beyond recognition.

The moment he insulted Sung-hyun’s parents, calling it genetics, Sung-hyun had no intention of letting it go quietly.

‘They never let me be quiet.’

A pretty big incident happened in Egypt, and he was planning to finish things with DeMarge in England and return quietly.

In fact, he had been very quiet until now.

“I’m leaving now, so report it.”

“The Association President is not here right now. He will have some time this afternoon, so then…”

“I’ll make that decision. Whether to wait there or go on time.”

“A-Alright.”

Knowing that saying more would only provoke Sung-hyun, the employee didn’t say anything more.

He just hoped that Sung-hyun’s anger would subside a little during the time he went to the Association.

“I apologize for overstepping my bounds and for everything that happened today.”

“No. You were just doing your job, and that man is just something that can happen once in a while. He just crossed the line.”

After finishing his words, Sung-hyun immediately left for the Association, and the employee could only watch his back.

The Association was in an uproar, similar to when Sung-hyun first visited without any notice.

Moreover, this time, an unfortunate incident had occurred, so everyone was eagerly waiting for the Association President, who had left his seat, to return.

At that time, the Association President was getting into his car to handle the last remaining schedule.

“Association President, we have an urgent call from the Association.”

“An urgent call?”

The puzzled expression, wondering what was going on, quickly hardened.

Sung-hyun was subjected to racism at a hotel, and that too, a hotel secured by the Association.

“If it’s Philip Anos…”

It was also a company that operated a large guild in England, and it was a company that mainly produced and supplied equipment.

In other words, Philip Anos was also the one who benefited greatly from the recent surge in inquiries.

The Association President, who had finished the call, sighed deeply and said.

“Turn the car back to the Association.”

“Yes? What about the schedule…”

“Hunter Kim Sung-hyun is waiting at the Association. Postpone the schedule to the next time.”

“I understand.”

On the way back to the Association, the Association President’s expression hardened more than ever as he checked the recorded content that had arrived on his phone.

Words that insulted even Sung-hyun’s family, going beyond offensive language.

Even just listening to it now, the Association President’s face was turning red, so it was hard to imagine how Sung-hyun, the person involved, must have felt.

“Haa…”

Just as he was about to fall into 고민 [Korean: worry, anguish] about how to calm Sung-hyun down, he arrived at the Association.

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“I apologize.”

It was the first thing the Association President said when he met Sung-hyun.

“There’s no need for the Association President to apologize.”

“I heard you wanted the delisting of Philip Anos and 1 trillion.”

“I just said it to test you, so you don’t have to worry about it.”

Sung-hyun said that, but the Association President didn’t seem to think so.

“How about we do this?”

What kind of method did the Association President come up with?

Would it be a way to satisfy Sung-hyun, who still had displeasure?

“Realistically, the delisting of Philip Anos is not something we can do.”

“I know that well enough.”

“I am someone who is part of the Association, so I will do what the Association can do.”

The aspect of the Association President that Sung-hyun liked the most.

As someone with all the choices, clearly distinguishing between what can and cannot be done was one of the essential virtues of a leader.

And the Association President seemed to have that virtue well.

“Philip Anos is a company that mainly produces and supplies equipment. They also produce daily necessities, but more than 80% is equipment used by Hunters [individuals with supernatural abilities]. We will cut off our dealings with Philip Anos.”

It wasn’t just cutting off dealings with one company.

With the number of inquiries increasing now, equipment was in an important situation enough to entrust a request to DeMarge.

“And we are not in a situation where we can immediately provide 1 trillion in cash. Instead, we will import equipment from Korea.”

“Korea doesn’t have much equipment to spare.”

“Doesn’t Korea also have you, Hunter?”

The system that Sung-hyun was creating.

The main goal was to raise the overall level of Hunters, and these Hunters included equipment manufacturers.

“Do you trust our equipment?”

“Haha. How could I? How could I trust it? I’ve never actually seen it. I just trust you, Hunter.”

Perhaps it was due to the influence of the elixir, but even if he completely excluded Sung-hyun’s name value or abilities, he could tell just by looking at the person himself.

Whether he was someone who tried to make up for having little with words, or someone who had so much that he didn’t need to show it.

Of course, Sung-hyun was the latter.

Also, the number of abilities that Sung-hyun had, which the Association President had previously confirmed with his ability, was sufficient grounds to make the Association President’s choice reasonable.

“That’s quite a pleasant thing to say.”

“Then I’m really glad.”

The Association President chose the option that would be most beneficial to each other among the things he could do.

The events that had occurred today had already leaked to the outside, and Philip Anos’s image wasn’t very good to begin with.

They had also shown behavior that gradually crossed the line, using equipment as a hostage.

Turning this crisis into an opportunity to significantly lower their position and having one more business relationship with Sung-hyun was a worthwhile choice.

“If there’s anything else you want…”

“No. It’s enough.”

Sung-hyun reached out to the Association President as if he was satisfied, and the Association President breathed a sigh of relief inside and shook his hand.

“Ah, and since you are the first customer to sign a contract with me…”

The hand that had fallen, and light began to emanate from Sung-hyun’s hand in an instant.

One ring left in the place where the light disappeared.

“It’s a gift.”

“A gift…?”

Since he had never even imagined receiving a gift from Sung-hyun, the Association President received the ring with a dumbfounded face.

“It contains a slight healing ability. Even just wearing it will heal small wounds around you.”

“A r-ring containing healing…?”

The Association President’s thoughts stopped for a moment.

If it was equipment of this level, even just selling it would be something that wealthy people would really like.

Moreover, it was equipment that was also of great help to Hunters.

To just give such equipment as a gift.

“Such a precious thing…”

“It’s just a slight level.”

The Association President, who suddenly had a power similar to that of a healer, alternately looked at the ring placed on his hand and Sung-hyun with a bewildered expression.

“Really… thank you.”

With the Association President’s words of gratitude, Sung-hyun’s schedule in England also came to an end.