I Became The Only Healer In The Academy [EN]: Chapter 301

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“No!”

The voice belonged to none other than Yae-in.

I didn’t know why Yae-in was here in the first place, but her presence meant someone had brought her.

“Kal…?”

I could see Kal in the distance.

Kal made eye contact with Seonghyun, then turned and disappeared somewhere.

As if he had finished everything he needed to do.

I should have told Yae-in to go back, but the words wouldn’t come out.

“W-wait…”

But from the moment Yae-in approached Seonghyun, the coercive, unknown force that had been acting on Seonghyun began to disappear.

I don’t know why, but could it be that Yae-in’s ability was shining at this moment?

“…No. Yes. That’s right.”

Who is she talking to?

It certainly wasn’t Seonghyun, nor was it the master of the Second Dimension.

Then what’s left?

It was the unknown form created by the master.

Yae-in was talking to that form.

As if she was very close to it.

Maybe it’s thanks to Yae-in’s ability.

Because she had the ability to use her powers only in the subconscious, she was able to communicate with a being that even Seonghyun couldn’t recognize.

“…What? What are you talking about!”

The master, who had been listening to their conversation, clutched his pierced pelvis and looked furious.

“I, I summoned you! Not that human! Why…”

The master, filled with frustration and anger, then looked half out of his mind as if he had heard something.

“Oppa [Korean term for ‘older brother’ or a term of endearment for a close male friend].”

“…?”

Has the conversation ended?

Yae-in approached Seonghyun with a look that seemed to say it was all over.

“You’ve worked hard.”

“What are you talking about…”

An inexplicable sense of foreboding.

It was as if she was showing an expression that a child shouldn’t be able to make, and Seonghyun’s unease only grew.

Why does this young child have such a determined look on her face?

Even though she was filled with unconcealable fear and dread, she didn’t seem to have any intention of reversing her decision.

“Yae-in.”

“Yes?”

A bright voice, trying to act like everything was okay.

Yae-in’s attitude, as if telling him not to worry, only made Seonghyun more miserable.

What on earth has this young child decided?

“What…did you do?”

“Um…”

Yae-in replied with an awkward smile, as if trying to hide her trembling hands.

“Something good.”

As soon as she finished speaking, a door appeared behind Yae-in.

The door, which I had never seen before, contained the magic of the unidentified being I had just felt.

“N-no way…”

“I…did I do well, right?”

Even though she didn’t look back, Yae-in knew.

That she would never see Seonghyun again.

Contrary to what she had decided, as the situation began to unfold, the encroaching fear began to manifest itself.

“O-Oppa…”

With a tearful voice, her legs gave way.

With tears bursting out, she struggled with her limp legs to hug Seonghyun.

It was only now that Yae-in was showing an expression befitting her age, but it was too late.

Two arms made of magic appeared from the door behind her.

I thought they were going to take her inside, but Seonghyun’s expectations were far off.

“Cough…”

The two hands that had appeared pierced Yae-in’s heart as it was, sucked something in, and then disappeared into the door with Yae-in’s corpse.

“No, no!!!”

This scream was not Seonghyun’s.

The master was screaming after confirming that Yae-in had disappeared.

On the other hand, Seonghyun was just staring at the spot where Yae-in had disappeared, without saying or doing anything.

But, at times like this, I had to pull myself together.

As long as I had the master’s level, I might be able to save Yae-in.

To do that, what I had to do.

First of all, it was to deal with the master who had created this unidentified form.

“Hoo…”

Seonghyun took a deep breath.

I couldn’t waver even a little bit here.

“How dare that insignificant human…!”

The master was furious at the completely ruined plan, but it wasn’t all over, so he had no choice but to look forward to the next time.

“Next time…it will never end like this.”

The master left those words and opened the door to return to his dimension.

“Where do you think you’re going…”

I couldn’t let him go like this.

It was for Yae-in’s revenge, but this wasn’t the end of everything, it was just a temporary pause.

That meant that there might be another person who would have to sacrifice themselves like Yae-in someday.

Then, would I be able to stop the master then?

I couldn’t guarantee it.

I didn’t know when he would appear, but he would definitely show up as quickly as possible.

Seonghyun forcibly opened the closing door and put his hand in.

“How pitiful.”

But the door that leads directly to the Second Dimension, not an ordinary door, was different from other doors.

No one who was not allowed by the master of the Second Dimension could set foot in it.

That was no exception for Seonghyun, and the hand that was forcibly opening the door was bounced out by an unknown force.

“…”

Could I be more devastated than this?

I had definitely blocked it, but it was only for a moment.

I had to get rid of the root, but now I couldn’t even try.

“Kim! Are you okay?”

“Seonghyun!”

All the monsters disappeared in an instant, and Padron and Lich approached Seonghyun.

At the moment of sharing the joy of victory, Seonghyun’s hardened expression was telling them that something was wrong.

“…What’s wrong?”

“Seonghyun, are you okay? I don’t know what’s going on, but…all the doors have disappeared.”

I couldn’t understand Seonghyun’s stiff expression, but it was certain that we had won.

The fact that no doors remained meant that there was no more danger.

“All the doors have disappeared?”

“Yes! We…we won.”

“Kim. I don’t know what’s going on, but it’s our victory.”

I couldn’t explain it to them.

The story was too long, and I wanted to protect the bright expressions they had regained after a long time.

“Yeah. That’s a relief.”

“…We’ll be over there. Come slowly.”

“Thank you for your hard work. Seonghyun.”

Padron and Lich left the spot as it was.

To give Seonghyun time to be alone.

Inhwan and Sangyeon, who were approaching Seonghyun, also returned at Padron and Lich’s dissuasion.

“Now…what should I do.”

Should I find a way to get to the Second Dimension?

If there is someone who can open doors to other places, should I ask the vice president of the association?

Numerous thoughts flashed through my mind, but no particular method came to mind.

And the authority and power as an agent given by the master of the First Dimension had completely disappeared.

Well, the work was over and all the time had passed.

“Can’t we have a conversation here?”

The things that the master of the First Dimension had given me didn’t feel like they had disappeared over time, but rather like they had been taken back.

That meant that the master of the First Dimension still had consciousness.

‘Think. I have to think of something.’

A way to get to the Second Dimension.

What could there be?

Seonghyun recalled everything he had seen, experienced, and heard so far.

Could there be an answer in here?

Surprisingly, the answer came quickly.

The answer could be found in the past.

‘The master of the Second Dimension tried to take over the First Dimension.’

That was the same now.

With the master of the First Dimension regaining consciousness, how did the master of the Second Dimension come here?

It didn’t seem like the master of the First Dimension had given permission.

If that were the case, he wouldn’t have allowed the first invasion.

Then the answer was only one.

That is to become the master of the dimension.

“…I have to choose.”

Whether to enjoy the temporary peace now and look forward to the future, or to end everything now.

Of course, Seonghyun’s choice was the latter.

“I have to meet the master of the First Dimension again.”

There was only one way to meet again.

The master of the First Dimension had to take Seonghyun to that space himself, and there was a condition for that.

That is death.

“…”

The hesitation was only for a moment.

Seonghyun slowly held his sword, which was turning black, in reverse.

“You must be watching.”

If he was the master of the dimension, and the agent who had passed on his power and authority, he would be watching everything.

“Call me again. So I can end it all.”

The heart that had burst once was restored by the master’s power and authority, but even that was only for a moment, and Seonghyun pierced his own heart with his own hand.

“…Kim?”

“Seonghyun!”

Padron and Lich, who had been watching Seonghyun from afar, rushed towards Seonghyun as the last thing he saw, and Seonghyun slowly closed his eyes.

“…”

“I didn’t think you would try to take your own life.”

The same white space as before.

A woman dressed in white clothes like a goddess was looking down at the fallen Seonghyun.

“You are…”

“You know without me telling you, right?”

“The master of the First Dimension.”

“That’s right. So…why did you try to meet me again by taking your own life?”

“I have to go to the Second Dimension.”

“Why? For the revenge of that girl? Or to eliminate the greater threat that will come in the future?”

What answer does the master of the First Dimension want?

“I…I’m doing it to save that child.”

“What is that child that you would try to take your own life in a situation that is not even certain.”

“Because she’s a child I saved.”

“Ha…”

The master of the First Dimension shook his head as if he couldn’t understand.

But he didn’t refuse Seonghyun’s request.

“The reason why I like my dimension the most is probably because of humans. The most hideous, yet the most virtuous being. The most selfish, yet sometimes the most devoted being.”

The master of the First Dimension bent down to Seonghyun’s eye level and said, holding his hand.

“If you become the master of the dimension…you will be sadder than you are now. Because you will be the main character of every farewell.”

“A farewell that is naturally greeted is beautiful. But if it’s a farewell that I couldn’t protect, it’s a different story.”

“Ha…humans are really.”

The master shook his head as if he couldn’t help it, but he had a smile on his face.

“It wouldn’t be bad to become the being I love.”

Soon, something began to flow through the hand he was holding.

Things that cannot be called magic.

At the same time, the pure white wall began to crumble, and soon a familiar landscape appeared.

The moment before Seonghyun stabbed his chest.

To the point where he was standing with his sword in reverse.

“…”

Seonghyun looked at the sword that was emitting a pure white light again and stuck it into the floor as it was.

“I can go.”

An instinctive realization.

The way to get to the Second Dimension was simple.

Just operate the magic while thinking that you want to go there.

Now that I had a way to go and the power to end everything, there was no need to hesitate.

“Kim! How long are you going to stand there?”

Seonghyun gave a faint smile to Padron, who was waiting for him, and then opened the door.

“Where are you going…”

Then, without any hesitation, he threw himself straight into it.

The destination is the Second Dimension.