I Became The Only Healer In The Academy [EN]: Chapter 271

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Before, when I met the owners of the 3rd and 4th level Gates, I heard that my ‘caliber’ had increased, but I didn’t really feel much.

It just felt like a fancy way of saying I knew a little more.

But this time, it was different.

Caliber, a measure that represents the nobility of an existence.

I don’t know how high the Dimension’s Master’s caliber is yet, but I felt like it wouldn’t be far behind the Dimension’s Masters.

“How much will growth be affected by caliber?”

The way to check was simple.

I just had to use my abilities.

Seonghyun used Authority first.

One of the most useful abilities he had used since he first obtained it.

While manipulating magic power, hundreds of swords appeared in the air.

Even before the last conversation with the Dimension’s Master, he could handle the 2nd level Gate’s monsters without any problems with just one of those swords.

“That is…”

Originally, the Sword of Light summoned by Authority was a sword made of light and magic power, emitting a golden light.

However, a pure white line was created along the boundary of the sword.

That pure white boundary line was definitely something Seonghyun recognized.

Something that only becomes visible after training with the sword.

Something that only appears when cutting through dimensions.

Usually, it only appeared on the blade at the moment of swinging the sword, but the sword in front of him was cutting through dimensions even though it was just floating in the air.

“Is this the difference that comes from an increased caliber?”

From the beginning, Authority was an ability that had the effect of being irresistible because it was recombined with the Holy Scar, but now it had the ability to cut through dimensions as well.

It would be dangerous to judge rashly, but the power of that sword now would be enough to easily handle even a 1st level Gate’s monster.

“It’s not just a feeling of knowing more.”

Things that humans can never know.

The truths of a realm that cannot be approached simply by being strong; the mere fact of knowing them increased the caliber of his existence, and he grew along with the increased caliber.

To a level that matched his caliber.

Seonghyun soon used other abilities as well.

He postponed healing for later since he couldn’t cut off his arm, and he also postponed using the Holy Domain, which he had recently obtained through recombination, since it had a greater impact on those who were objects of faith rather than Seonghyun.

“All that’s left is Assimilation, Materialization, and Descent, right?”

The next ability he used was Assimilation.

Seonghyun, who had always used Park Han-wook’s Strike, couldn’t help but be surprised, even though he hadn’t used Assimilation again.

“The power of Strike has increased even more.”

It wasn’t just a simple increase. It was not something that could be simply described as ‘increased’.

The white light that flashed for a very brief moment along the trajectory of the sword.

To the eye, it seemed that nothing had been cut, but that meant that it had cut through areas that could not be seen.

For a simple example, the tree that was closest to him remained standing as if nothing had happened even after receiving the Strike, but it was not in a normal state.

“Can this be considered cutting?”

When I checked the cut-off area, the grain of the bark did not match.

That meant it had disappeared, not been cut.

It had disappeared as if it had evaporated along the trajectory of the Strike.

There was still something Seonghyun had to check.

Assimilation, which can only be used once a day.

He had to check if he could use this Assimilation again.

“Should I try it with the Lich’s ability?”

He used Assimilation with a hopeful heart, but unfortunately, he couldn’t use it right away.

However, he was sure that he could use it again in a few hours, not a day.

“Is it thanks to the will left by the Dimension’s Master?”

Although there was no spear to show him visually, wasn’t it the last gift left by the Master of the Third Dimension at the same time as his caliber itself increased?

Seonghyun checked the changes in the remaining two abilities as well.

The waiting time that had existed in Descent completely disappeared.

He could travel around the world in a day.

At this point, he couldn’t help but wonder what level Materialization had reached.

All the restrictions that the ability of Materialization had were completely gone.

The time it took to create the equipment again still existed, but other than that, other restrictions disappeared.

That was the ability to contain multiple abilities at once.

He could only create one, but the fact that it contained all of Seonghyun’s abilities was enough to allow the lowest-ranked Hunter to occupy the highest position among the top-ranked Hunters.

“Still, the effect will vary depending on the amount of magic power…”

If there was someone who could produce the greatest effect, it would be the Lich, who currently possesses the greatest magic power among those who exist.

“Should I give it to her while I remember?”

The Lich had to adapt to these abilities first in order to use them efficiently.

The Lich would quickly adapt and use them in the best way.

If it were Inhwan and Sangyeon, he would have moved right away without any warning, but he couldn’t do that to the Lich yet, so Seonghyun called her first.

“Hunter Kim? It’s been a while!”

“Yes. Actually, I was wondering if I could meet you for a moment. I have something to give you.”

“To me? I’d love to! When is a good time for you?”

“Now.”

“N, now? J, just a moment! Could you call me back in 30 minutes?”

“Yes. I will.”

Seonghyun hung up the phone without asking why, since she had answered urgently asking him to wait.

After 30 minutes, he called again and received permission to come, and Seonghyun immediately moved to the Lich.

“It’s been a while, Hunter Kim.”

Her hair was not completely dry yet, and her face was subtly made up, as if she had hurriedly prepared after hanging up the phone with Seonghyun.

“It’s been a while. Have you been well?”

“I’m always doing well. More than that, what’s going on? You suddenly have something to give me.”

Usually, whenever Seonghyun was this urgent, incidents never stopped, so the Lich’s expression was not very good.

“Nothing’s wrong. By the way, is there no problem in the US right now?”

“Of course. It’s only a 5th level Gate, so the supply of crystals has exploded, and they seem to be happy about it. Although they are worried about the future.”

The situation was the same everywhere.

The increased supply of crystals now was like the Last Supper [a final moment of plenty before a period of scarcity or disaster].

“The US also has no problems up to the 3rd level Gate’s outbreak, right?”

“Yes. 3rd level is easy, and if we allocate personnel properly, I think 2nd level Gates are possible too.”

There was no place that could perfectly prevent the outbreak of a 1st level Gate without any damage.

Except for the place where Seonghyun was.

“As expected, the US is the US.”

“Well… Hunter Kim alone has more influence, though.”

“Thanks for the empty words.”

Seonghyun took out the equipment made with Materialization from his chest.

It was made in the form of a ring so that it was easy to wear, and the Lich could wear it without any burden.

“Would you accept this?”

“This is…”

The Lich’s face began to turn red as she checked the ring in Seonghyun’s hand.

It didn’t have any fancy decorations, but it was a ring that stood out for its subtlety so that it could be worn even on a regular basis.

When did he even find out her finger size?

“T, to give me a ring so suddenly…”

The Lich had gone through life-and-death crises with Seonghyun, but that was in the public sphere.

This was completely in the private sphere, so she couldn’t accept it carelessly.

The Lich knew this better than anyone else, but for some reason, she couldn’t say no.

In fact, the words she was about to say were not a refusal.

She was about to say that they didn’t know each other well enough to receive this yet.

Seonghyun looked at such a Lich as if he didn’t know what was going on, and then smiled faintly.

“Ah, was it too sudden? I was too rushed…”

“T, too rushed?!”

It would be fun to test how red she could get, but if he went any further, he thought she wouldn’t even make eye contact with him for days, so he decided to stop.

“Try wearing it once.”

As soon as the smile he had been holding back disappeared, the Lich realized that she had misunderstood, coughed a few times, and accepted the ring.

“Thank you for now.”

She had already sensed that it was not an ordinary ring, as could be felt from Seonghyun’s expression.

However, the special energy she felt as soon as she put on the ring was like the feeling she had when she first obtained her ability.

“W, what on earth is this…”

It was a small ring that was worn on her finger, but the enormous energy that could not be expressed in words felt as if she was being overwhelmed.

The oppressive feeling that made her breathless was giving her an aggressive feeling as if it was testing whether she was qualified to be its owner.

“It’s a little special for a ring, right?”

“Special? The word ‘special’ is not enough to describe it.”

The Lich was dumbfounded and let out a hollow laugh at Seonghyun’s appearance, as if he was saying it was nothing special.

“Haha… So what kind of ring is this?”

“It’s a ring containing my abilities.”

“Hunter Kim’s… abilities?”

“Yes. If you inject magic power, you will be able to check the abilities you can use.”

As soon as Seonghyun finished speaking, the Lich injected magic power into the ring, and she just blinked with her mouth open as if she hadn’t been surprised just now.

“How is it?”

“Are you kidding me? This… is an absolute ring that reminds me of movies where rings come out.”

“Is that so? That’s a pretty good review. Keep wearing it from now on. You have to adapt.”

“Is there more of this ring?”

“I wish there was, but unfortunately, it’s the only ring in the world.”

“The only ring…”

The Lich’s face, which had returned to normal, turned red again at the words that it was the only one in the world.

“Thank you. I feel like I’ve become a special person to Hunter Kim.”

Seonghyun, who was looking at the Lich’s reddened face, burst into a light laugh and said.

“That’s right. A special person.”

“S, stop doing that…”

“I’m not teasing you, so don’t be too upset.”

The Lich had a smile on her face even though her face was red, as if she liked Seonghyun’s answer.

“Then… do you want to have dinner before you go?”

“I was hungry. Sounds good.”

It would be nice to explain the abilities to the Lich and have a long-awaited meal.

With the meal that the Lich made herself in front of him, Seonghyun explained the abilities contained in the ring.

It would have been nice if the Holy Domain was included, but even if it wasn’t the Holy Domain, there were many good abilities in the ring.

Healing was also included, but as already known, you have to feel the pain instead when healing others. Descent was not included in the ring from the beginning because there were virtually no objects of faith, and Materialization and Purification were abilities that would be of great help to the Lich and everyone around the Lich.

“I don’t recommend using Healing unless it’s a very urgent situation. Well, I’m used to pain…”

“Don’t get used to pain. If you get used to it, you’ll become complacent.”

“That’s a good point. I’ll keep that in mind.”

After the lunch with the Lich, Seonghyun had a lot of conversations with the Lich.

Until late at night.