I Became The Only Healer In The Academy [EN]: Chapter 270

With each passing day, the number of mana beasts surging from the Rank 5 Gate was noticeably decreasing.

Enough that the Hunters initially deployed to prevent the overflow could gradually be recalled.

However, few welcomed this fact.

It felt like a brief moment of calm before a fierce storm, a daunting trial, would strike.

Seonghyun was training alone, but he felt less like he was getting stronger and more like he was getting closer to something.

Since other Hunters could handle Rank 5 Gates, as well as Rank 4 and Rank 3, Seonghyun didn’t rush and continued what he was doing.

Now, training his body or manipulating mana couldn’t provide Seonghyun with a greater stimulus.

“I never thought I’d be training like this.”

It was something often seen in martial arts novels.

To explain it in their terms, it was very similar to regulating breath and circulating energy [a common practice in martial arts for enhancing inner strength].

The feeling of becoming stronger after meeting the Dimension’s Owner.

He had tried using various abilities, wondering what had become stronger, but nothing clearly stood out.

That meant it could be confirmed in something other than abilities.

He tried to even out his breathing as much as possible and slowly closed his eyes.

Concentrating so much that even the sound of the wind around him was barely audible, he felt something approaching as if it had been waiting.

‘Or am I getting closer?’

An unknown something was approaching, and instead of fear and wariness towards the approaching unknown, he felt a sense of welcome.

Soon, an intangible energy approached.

Just as he unconsciously reached out to grab it, a voice was heard.

[Do you remember my voice?]

‘The Dimension’s Owner?’

[That’s a relief. I was worried you wouldn’t remember, as there isn’t much time.]

He seemed to know what it meant that there wasn’t much time without having to ask.

As Seonghyun had expected, it seemed the Dimension’s Owner had disappeared after leaving the place where he had been.

[As you might have guessed, one Gate has already fallen into the hands of the Second Dimension’s Owner.]

‘Is that why you appeared?’

[No. There were things I didn’t show you.]

‘…Did you forget?’

[…What do you think of the Dimension’s Owner to say such irreverent things?]

Well, even Seonghyun thought it didn’t make sense.

For the Dimension’s Owner to forget what he had to show, especially right before he disappeared.

[What I’m showing you now are things that can only be shown when I disappear.]

Things that could only be shown when the Dimension’s Owner, no other being, disappeared.

He didn’t know the details, but there were definitely enormous restrictions.

Mana began to gather around the formless energy, and at the same time, a scene began to appear before his eyes.

The first thing he saw was the Third Dimension’s Owner.

“If this is true…”

“I have confirmed it myself. It is true.”

“I must go meet the Second Dimension’s Owner right now.”

The Third Dimension’s Owner reached out into the air, closed his eyes, and concentrated, then manipulated mana as if he had confirmed something.

Then the scene changed, and the Third Dimension’s Owner appeared where the Second Dimension’s Owner was.

“You’re in a terrible state.”

“Heh heh, did you come to finish me off?”

Only a faint smile was visible, with only his upper body leaning against the wall in a corner of his mansion.

“Of course not. I came to make a proposal.”

“A proposal…what proposal?”

“I will open a supply route to the First Dimension.”

“…What?”

The faint smile disappeared, and the Second Dimension’s Owner looked at the Third Dimension’s Owner with an incomprehensible expression.

“Why? You should be neutral. Why would you help me?”

“Instead, the owner of that supply route will be my children.”

“…Hah, you’re saying you’ll take everything you can get.”

But he couldn’t refuse.

He originally had plans to create a supply route to the First Dimension, but he didn’t expect to be in such a miserable state.

“Alright. I will recognize your children as the owners.”

“The conversation is over. I’ll be going now.”

“Heh heh, you haven’t changed.”

With that, the Third Dimension’s Owner left, and the scene changed again.

“Is the supply route being created successfully?”

“Yes. But Father, can’t we rule the Second and First Dimensions?”

“…That’s greed. You might be able to rule them now, but too much for the vessel will overflow. It could even cause the collapse of the dimension.”

“I was short-sighted.”

“No. It’s fortunate that we learned of the Second Dimension’s Owner’s plan thanks to you.”

Thanks to learning about the plan to create a new vessel by twisting the axis of time, they were able to cope with it.

“How has the First Dimension changed?”

“It has completely changed to a history where the supply route existed. Time has also been turned back.”

“History itself has been twisted…he must have been quite desperate.”

“It seems so.”

Originally, when the axis of time was turned back, a new history began from that point, but this time it was different.

The history was completely twisted as if it had existed for a long time.

“He will try to recover his power through the vessel, so we must control it as much as possible. It would have been better if the supply route itself hadn’t been created, but it would have been created even if we hadn’t intervened.”

“That’s right.”

After this conversation, the Second Dimension’s Owner, who was on the verge of eternal sleep, appeared.

“Make it so the Owner cannot interfere.”

“Are you referring to mutations and overflows?”

“Yes.”

They could create mutations and overflows, but they couldn’t control them afterward.

It was to create a level of mana far exceeding what the supply route could handle.

“Since the Owner is made up of the Third Dimension’s children, he cannot directly interfere with the Gates, so create mutations or overflows in the places where it is possible.”

“Yes. I understand.”

So, the Third Dimension’s Owner created the Gates themselves, and the Second Dimension’s Owner created the mutations and overflows of the Gates.

‘Was it all because of me?’

It felt like the pieces of a puzzle were falling into place.

In order to restore the Second Dimension’s Owner’s power, Seonghyun had to use healing.

The pain received from healing those who had become objects of faith all went to the Second Dimension’s Owner and was converted into power.

‘The Second Dimension’s Owner created mutations and overflows to increase the number of injured people, naturally increasing the number of objects of faith…’

That way, the Second Dimension’s Owner was going to restore his power with the pain he received from Seonghyun and reappear.

The fact that he felt the pain instead when using healing was not a reaction corresponding to the value of the healing ability.

It was merely increasing his power for the Second Dimension’s Owner, who had the ability to convert pain into power.

The creation ability of the First Rank Gate’s Owner, and the Sanctuary that Seonghyun currently possessed.

Both of these abilities had their own special effects.

And healing was the same.

It just wasn’t an ability that was helpful to Seonghyun, and it was an effect that suited the original owner.

While Seonghyun was lost in thought, another scene began to unfold before his eyes.

“The vessel’s growth rate is exceeding expectations.”

The Second Dimension’s Owner was in eternal sleep, so he wasn’t visible.

The Second Dimension’s child who had been seen earlier was visible again.

“That’s good news. I was worried it might be too late, but this way we can make it on time.”

Since there were no beings suitable for the First Dimension other than the human race, they had no choice but to choose them, but they had been quite worried.

Most humans were not even qualified to be vessels, let alone useful.

“We can proceed with the plan as is.”

He didn’t know why the Third Dimension’s Owner had created the Gates for them, but if he was relieved just because he had taken the qualifications of the Owner, he was being careless.

The vessel was doing its job far beyond expectations.

“I can cause mutations and overflows with the will left by Father, and use my mana purely for Father’s resurrection.”

With the perfect vessel and the accelerated resurrection of his father, could there be a better situation than this?

“We can afford to pay a little less attention to the vessel for the time being.”

With these words, the scene changed again.

“My son…it’s your turn this time.”

“It’s alright, Father.”

The Third Dimension’s Owner didn’t tell his sons the whole plan.

Because the end of this plan involved the Owner’s disappearance, his sons wouldn’t have accepted it.

The only one who knew all the plans was the First Rank Gate’s Owner.

In fact, even he showed a more aggressive appearance as the Second Dimension’s mana was injected into the First Rank Gate.

“Everything is according to Father’s will.”

With that, the Second Rank Gate’s Owner left his seat, and the Second Dimension’s Owner watched his departure with a sorrowful gaze.

A plan that required sacrificing himself and his children.

Since there was no other choice, it was a slight comfort.

‘So that’s how it was.’

In fact, when he first spoke with the Second Dimension’s Owner, many questions were resolved, but there were gaps in between.

Why did mana beasts appear when the Third Dimension created a Gate to the First Dimension, and why did mutations and overflows occur?

Also, if the Owners of each Gate were the Third Dimension’s sons, why did they exude a more mana beast-like atmosphere?

It was good that his sons were in charge of the Gates, but he didn’t realize that they were gradually being eroded by the Second Dimension’s mana.

[That’s all I can show you.]

‘…I don’t have anything to say.’

[Haha. Suddenly using honorifics. I feel like I’ve been recognized, so it’s not a bad feeling.]

‘Are you really disappearing now?’

[I have finished my role, and there is nothing left. I must go meet my disappeared children.]

‘I wish you blessings on your journey.’

[Thank you. Oh, and your rank has increased due to what I’ve shown you.]

He couldn’t tell because no window appeared, but the Dimension’s Owner told him directly.

‘What rank am I, by any chance?’

[I can tell you that you are not behind the Dimension’s Owners.]

‘It’s gotten so high without me even knowing.’

[Rank is like that. And growth by rank doesn’t originally exist, but there is a correction in this world.]

‘Correction?’

[If your power is behind your rank, your abilities will grow to match your rank.]

He was a little worried that the window had disappeared, but since the owner of the window told him in such detail, he wouldn’t miss the window in the future.

[Now that I have finished everything I have to do…the time has come.]

‘Thank you.’

[I wish you luck.]

After the Owner’s words, Seonghyun slowly opened his eyes.

“…”

A feeling of something unknown wrapping around his body.

It was as if a non-existent eye had been newly created.