I Became The Only Healer In The Academy [EN]: Chapter 54

“…”

“…”

“Cough…”

The game’s result was devastating.

“What are you!”

Inhwan stared at Sangyeon, dumbfounded, and Seonghyeon was no different.

“What, what! Is there a problem?”

“This was made exclusively for ten people worldwide, how are you so good at it?”

“J, just lucky.”

For hours, Seonghyeon and Inhwan couldn’t win a single game against Sangyeon.

Not just the initial 1:1:1, but even the subsequent 2:1.

“Let’s stop playing games and get some food.”

They had been playing games so intensely that it was already lunchtime.

They had plenty of food at home anyway, so the two quickly grabbed a bite and sat back on the sofa.

“But weren’t you against entering the Academy? Usually, you’d be reluctant in this kind of environment.”

In response to Sangyeon’s question, Inhwan grabbed a can of beer, placed one in front of each of them, sat on the sofa, and answered.

“I believe in letting people live as they want… my brother will inherit the business anyway, and I’m just living my life as I please.”

“That’s quite a blessed situation.”

Seonghyeon agreed with Sangyeon’s response.

Frankly, most people raised in this kind of environment face issues like unbearable expectations or not being able to choose their desired path, but those problems didn’t apply to Inhwan.

“That’s right. I think so too. Except for being a little lonely, I can really do whatever I want.”

“It’s a little hard to understand being lonely when you have parents.”

Sangyeon gave a slightly hollow smile.

“I wonder what it would be like if they had never been there from the start. If I hadn’t known anything, I wouldn’t have missed them.”

“…”

“Or if I had met Seonghyeon a little earlier, I think about that too. Of course, I wouldn’t have had the ability back then.”

Just as the atmosphere was about to turn heavy, Inhwan turned on the TV with the remote.

The TV screen showed various scenes of what looked like a house.

“What kind of house is…”

This time, Seonghyeon also stared at the screen with a shocked expression.

It looked like it was being filmed with CCTV [Closed-Circuit Television], and the screen was divided into a total of 12 sections, showing places that were awkward to call a house, such as a movie theater, swimming pool, and gym.

“How about watching a movie and then going for a swim?”

“Isn’t it a bit cold to swim?”

As Sangyeon said, it was almost winter, so it was cold to swim.

“It’s okay. It’s an indoor swimming pool. Let’s go. I’ll pick a movie with some sense.”

Inhwan seemed more excited than usual.

It seemed like it was the first time someone he could call a friend had come to his house.

“Sounds good.”

“Okay. Let’s go.”

After watching two movies and swimming for quite a while, the sun quickly set.

Now all that was left was to fill their empty stomachs.

As they had initially discussed, they were going to have a simple barbecue party, and after coming out of the pool, the ingredients and other necessary items were already prepared in advance.

“I didn’t know what kind of meat you’d like, so I prepared everything.”

Opening the refrigerator right next to the terrace, Inhwan was right, the refrigerator was filled with all kinds of meat.

“…Nice.”

“…Good.”

Seonghyeon chose beef, and Sangyeon chose pork, and they sat at the table with slightly excited expressions.

“Wow…”

Until just now, they were so focused on the meat that they hadn’t noticed, but the area around the terrace on the roof of the building was truly spectacular.

It was evening, and the glittering streets against the dark sky were so beautiful that it felt like that was heaven.

Of course, if they were part of that, they wouldn’t feel it was beautiful at all, but at least for this moment, they wanted to leave it as a comedy to watch from afar.

“Thanks to you, I get to see and experience good things.”

Inhwan seemed to like Seonghyeon’s words, as he sat next to him, looking at the same scenery, and said.

“Come anytime.”

“Hey. Kang Inhwan. How do you grill this meat?”

Sangyeon kept looking around at the strangely shaped device.

“That’s a grilling machine. Just put the pork inside and set it according to the meat and cut.”

“…They have everything.”

Inhwan set it up for Sangyeon, who wasn’t good at handling these machines, and then returned to his seat.

“Seonghyeon.”

“Yeah?”

“What’s your goal?”

Inhwan’s expression was a bit serious.

It was as if no matter what goal he said, he would just nod.

“I’ve never really thought about a goal.”

“What? Really?”

Inhwan’s expression instantly changed to one of surprise.

Given Seonghyeon’s abilities, he could honestly create a large guild instead of joining one.

He might be a bit behind in combat, but considering the growth he had shown so far, he would achieve that in no time.

Creating a large guild wasn’t easy, but it wasn’t impossible with enough support.

And they had already achieved more than half of that support.

‘If we support him…’

“Rather than a goal, there’s just something instinctive? Something like that.”

“Instinctive?”

“Just… to eliminate all the monsters.”

The direction he was heading in might have changed a bit lately, but the path to the destination had changed, not the destination itself.

“Oh… that’s a bigger goal than creating a large guild?”

In response to Seonghyeon’s words, Inhwan showed a faint smile with a look as if he had confirmed something.

He didn’t know what it meant, but Seonghyeon didn’t ask, as Inhwan seemed to have resolved a concern, and he also smiled faintly, admiring the scenery.

“Oh, it’s done. Let’s eat.”

At Sangyeon’s call, the three of them ate the pork first.

He was a little worried because it was grilled by a machine, but it tasted much better than if a person had grilled it.

“It’s delicious, right? The spices are all sprinkled according to the meat cut and type.”

Seonghyeon just nodded vaguely and admired the scenery again.

Had he ever felt this kind of leisure before his regression? [Returning to a previous state or time]

It was strange and pitiful that he had lived in the past without knowing this scenery that he could see just by coming to a high place.

“What are you looking at with such autumnal eyes?”

Sangyeon, who was holding a plate of meat and had taken a seat next to Seonghyeon and Inhwan, also looked down at the light-filled streets and seemed speechless.

A scenery without anything blocking it.

There were plenty of buildings taller than 20 stories, but not many people could look down with the same leisure as Seonghyeon now.

“This kind of leisure isn’t bad either.”

Sangyeon also seemed to be enjoying the moment.

It was so unfamiliar to see him with a faint smile.

‘…Hmm?’

As Seonghyeon was looking down at the cityscape, his gaze was fixed on an alleyway right near the building they were in.

The height of about 20 stories wasn’t low, but it wasn’t so high that he couldn’t see people.

‘What is it?’

In the alleyway, a person was sitting slumped against the wall, having lost their strength.

For some reason, he felt strongly that they were collapsed rather than sitting.

He didn’t want to lose his long-awaited leisure, but he couldn’t shake the image of them having lost their strength so much that he could feel it from here.

“I’ll be right back for a moment.”

“Suddenly?”

“Just for a bit. About 10 minutes?”

“Okay, whatever. Call me before you come up. I need to approve it from above to take the elevator.”

“Okay.”

Seonghyeon immediately put on his coat and went outside.

The beautiful streets he had been looking down on until just now were bustling so busily that he couldn’t feel it, and Seonghyeon immediately entered the alleyway where he had found the person.

After turning through several streets, he arrived at an alleyway where there were almost no people.

‘What’s that smell…’

A slightly fishy smell seemed to sting his nose, so he hurried his steps, and finally, he was able to find the girl collapsed against the wall.

But it wasn’t just the appearance of someone without strength.

In addition, the blood flowing from her wrist was explaining why this girl was like this.

“…”

Seonghyeon paused for a moment, but he didn’t hesitate.

Hadn’t he already encountered someone with a similar experience?

Seonghyeon immediately approached the collapsed girl and checked.

‘She’s not dead yet.’

She was only unconscious, but her life wasn’t in danger.

Of course, that was only if he treated her right away, so he was about to heal the girl’s hand, but the girl, who had regained consciousness, looked at Seonghyeon and said.

“Are you… that kind of person too?”

“Huh?”

“…Please go.”

The girl turned her pale face to the side, avoiding Seonghyeon.

It was as if she already knew what her end would be.

It might be unnecessary meddling, but he couldn’t help it since he had already witnessed it.

This wasn’t for the girl, but for Seonghyeon.

To not leave even a little bit of guilt, Seonghyeon healed the girl’s hand.

“…”

The girl, who had been averting her gaze, flinched at the warm feeling on her cold wrist and looked at her wrist.

In that short time, her wrist had been completely healed without a single scar.

But that was it, only the visible wound had been healed, and the reason why she had inflicted this wound on herself had not changed at all.

“Thank… you… Please go now…”

Her strength had definitely returned to her body.

But she didn’t have the courage to leave this alleyway at all.

Seonghyeon didn’t leave.

As Seonghyeon was wondering what he could do in this situation, he suddenly thought of the purification ability.

[Purification: Purifies all impure things from the target.]

What could be considered impure?

Could that state, which was even difficult to fathom, not be considered impure?

‘Purification.’

In that moment, the girl was able to feel the warm sensation that had just run through her wrist.

But it was a different kind of warmth than before.

“It’s amazing… You seem like a good person.”

She had only felt a warm sensation, and the reason why she was like this hadn’t changed at all, but strangely, her heart felt a little more at ease.

‘I’ll be a little late.’

Seonghyeon sat next to the girl without saying anything.

He didn’t say anything even after that.

After about 5 minutes, the girl spoke to Seonghyeon first.

“Who are you?”

“Just an ordinary guy.”

“…Thank you.”

This short conversation was all they had, but Seonghyeon could tell.

That this girl wouldn’t make this choice again.

“Where’s your home?”

“I, I don’t have one.”

She seemed to have a lot of stories.

Seonghyeon didn’t ask any further and held out his hand to the girl.

“…?”

“Shall we go get something delicious to eat?”

“I was taught not to follow guys like you…”

The girl said that and burst into laughter.

Then she took Seonghyeon’s hand and got up from her seat.

He couldn’t explain it to Inhwan and Sangyeon, but he couldn’t leave the girl on the street in this weather.

‘They’re not the kind of friends who would refuse.’

He couldn’t be responsible for her future, but he thought it would be okay to at least give her a warm meal for today.