I Became The Only Healer In The Academy [EN]: Chapter 84

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“Come this way!”

As if to manage the chaotic situation, a hotel employee was already in the hallway, directing people.

“Due to a fire on the first floor, it’s safer to evacuate to the rooftop rather than going outside!”

There were emergency escape devices, but strangely, they were unusable.

“Hey! We have to evacuate because of a small fire? Aren’t there any water ability Hunters [Hunters with the ability to control water] here?”

“Well, that’s… we’re trying to put out the fire, but it’s not going out. We apologize.”

Fortunately, the guests seemed a bit dissatisfied but followed the instructions without much fuss.

“A rescue helicopter is on its way and will arrive in about 10 minutes, so please wait on the rooftop for a moment.”

When I arrived at the rooftop, it was quite crowded.

“The helicopter is coming, so it won’t be long.”

“Ugh, it’s cold. I hope it gets here quickly.”

“Tsk, is the cold the problem? How pathetic.”

Even in this situation, the two were bickering. Sung-hyun also felt that the situation wasn’t that threatening, so he looked at the rather beautiful scenery beyond the rooftop with a relaxed expression.

Instead of the sound of people chattering, the sound of a helicopter approaching grew louder.

“Let’s send the civilians first, and then we…”

I turned around to tell In-hwan and Sang-yeon to let the civilians go first, but they were nowhere to be seen.

“…? Where did they go…”

Still, there were quite a few people, so I kept looking around, wondering if they were among them, but In-hwan and Sang-yeon were nowhere to be found.

No familiar presence, no familiar faces.

“Could it be…”

Could that strange, ominous feeling that had been following me until I came up to the rooftop have been a premonition of this?

If they had faith in me, I wouldn’t have to worry about anything happening to them, but they didn’t have faith in Sung-hyun yet.

“…They’re gone.”

Maybe I just didn’t see them.

I looked around more, but it was clear now. In-hwan and Sang-yeon were not here.

Thanks to the large crowd, I couldn’t sense any unfamiliar presences, and something seemed to have happened in the meantime.

Moreover, the deliberate fire that occurred around the time Sung-hyun’s group arrived, and the sudden disappearance of In-hwan and Sang-yeon, suggested that these two events were related.

“If something happened to them, and I’m excluded, it means they have something to do with me.”

Then there would definitely be separate contact.

‘Is China a little different after all?’

It was the opposite of Japan.

“I have no choice but to wait for now.”

There were no other options.

I didn’t even know who took In-hwan and Sang-yeon.

“Oh? The fire is gone?”

Everyone looked down at the building at someone’s words, and as that person said, the fire was completely extinguished.

It was as if the fire was deliberately created to gather the guests on the rooftop.

“Then can we go back to our rooms?”

“It seems like it has nothing to do with us since it’s downstairs.”

Many guests immediately wanted to return to their rooms, and the employee nodded and replied.

“We apologize for the inconvenience. Everyone can return to their rooms.”

The helicopter that had arrived at the hotel hovered around for a while before disappearing.

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“Ugh…”

In-hwan, holding his dizzy head, looked around.

The eerie atmosphere, beyond gloominess, enveloped the room.

“Where is this… no, what happened before that?”

Along with the eerie atmosphere, the interior, which was not clearly visible, was echoing so much that it seemed like a cave.

“Kang In-hwan, Gu Sang-yeon. Is that right?”

“Wh, who…!”

“Yes, that’s right.”

Turning his head towards the voice coming from the darkness on one side, he saw a man who looked to be about the same age and a woman who seemed to be his secretary, looking at him with cold eyes.

“What about the cleanup?”

“Everything has been restored to its original state. I left a note in front of Kim Sung-hyun Hunter’s room, so he probably has figured out the situation by now.”

“Good.”

In-hwan, who recognized the name Kim Sung-hyun, tried to get up, but he couldn’t muster any strength.

‘I have no strength…!’

It wasn’t a paralyzed sensation.

It was as if he had no strength from the beginning, and even if he put all his strength into it, all he could do was clench his fist.

“Wh, who are you guys?”

“What?”

“I’m asking who you are.”

The man chuckled for a moment at In-hwan’s question, then quickly hardened his expression and replied.

“What’s going to change if you know? Just stay still. I might kill you if you bother me even a little bit.”

“…”

It seemed like he was more insane than usual.

To do this to Sung-hyun’s group, who came as representatives of the Academy Competition.

“Your team leader will be here soon anyway. Until then, just wait quietly for your fate.”

In a place he didn’t even know, in a state where he couldn’t even exert strength properly.

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Arriving in front of the room, Sung-hyun found a note lying on the floor.

“As expected.”

He hadn’t even checked it yet, but it was obvious what was written on it.

Soon, he picked up the note and checked it, and as expected, it contained the expected content.

[To the top floor of the CA building. Alone. Whenever you want.]

It was quite simple, but the weight of the message felt significant.

‘If it’s the CA building… isn’t it almost right next door?’

One of the huge buildings he had seen before entering the hotel seemed to be the CA building.

“First… I have to go alone.”

He didn’t know what would happen to In-hwan and Sang-yeon, so he would move according to their demands for now.

There was no need to delay any longer.

Even if he devised other methods here, the unidentified group now had the safety of In-hwan and Sang-yeon in their hands.

“Is there any need to worry? I have to go right now.”

Looking back on what happened today, it was definitely not something prepared in a day or two.

The preparedness to tamper with the emergency escape routes in the hotel in advance.

No matter how excellent Sung-hyun was, it was almost impossible to turn their plan into nothing in a short amount of time.

“Instead… I need to prepare a little.”

About 2 hours later.

Sung-hyun left the room and went to the hotel front desk.

“What can I help you with?”

“Could you tell me where the CA building is?”

“Yes, of course.”

“And can I get a cross-sectional view of the CA building?”

The hotel employee looked at Sung-hyun with a suspicious expression at the mention of a cross-sectional view.

“I am a student at the Korea Academy, and the CA building looked quite similar to the building I wanted to build on the way to the hotel.”

The employee, who had been showing a suspicious expression until just now, quickly smiled at the words that his country’s building was becoming an example for others.

“Ah! Is that so? Please wait a moment. I will prepare the location and cross-sectional view together.”

Not long after, the employee handed over a piece of paper, which contained the location and cross-sectional view of the CA building.

“Thank you.”

“You’re welcome.”

Sung-hyun left the hotel and headed straight for the CA building.

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“Young master.”

“Why?”

The man, who was eating a late dinner, put down his spoon at the secretary’s call and turned around.

“There’s news that Kim Sung-hyun is coming.”

“…What? Now?”

“Yes. It’s certain.”

The man finished chewing, wiped his mouth, and started laughing.

“Hahaha! Is he crazy? Or is he fearless? Prepare.”

“Yes.”

No matter how he thought about it, it seemed like it was both, not just one.

Crazy and fearless at the same time.

A Hunter who doesn’t know his place, trusting only in his recovery ability.

This level of evaluation was appropriate for Sung-hyun.

Since he was almost done with his meal, the man left what he was eating and headed to where In-hwan and Sang-yeon were.

“Hey, I heard your friend has arrived.”

“…What are you talking about?”

“Watch carefully what kind of state [꼴, a Korean slang term for a humiliating or pathetic situation] you’ll be in later. Got it?”

“Get lost! You cowardly bastard, you’re just running your mouth.”

They didn’t understand each other’s words, but it wasn’t difficult to understand what they wanted to say from their expressions alone.

“Then just faint for a little while. It’s tiring to talk.”

“What are you talking about, you 개 [Gae, Korean slang for dog, used as an insult]…”

Before In-hwan could finish his words, the man’s hand struck the back of his neck, and In-hwan and Sang-yeon lost consciousness again.

“He’ll be here soon.”

The man who knocked them out moved again to greet Sung-hyun.

“…”

“…”

But even after waiting, there was no news of Sung-hyun.

He had people stationed on the first floor of the building, but even after 30 minutes since the news that he had entered, Sung-hyun’s figure was not visible.

“What happened?”

“I don’t know either… I’ll go check.”

Just as the secretary was about to go check, the door began to open.

“…”

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“Go through this door.”

Two guards were standing at the entrance of the door, and then pointed to the door and said.

“If you’re going to guide me at least…”

“What?”

“You should bring someone who can speak Korean.”

“What?”

The two looked at each other in embarrassment at Sung-hyun’s sudden anger.

“No, first go in…”

He tried to calm him down a bit and let him into the door, but what came back was an attack.

“What are you doing now…!”

Sung-hyun quickly dealt with one and then dealt with the other.

Perhaps because they were only guarding the door, their level was not high.

No, it was low.

“Shall we go in now?”

There was another reason for dealing with these two.

The mastermind of today’s events will be inside that door.

It is still unknown how the conversation inside will go, but looking at what happened today, it will not go well.

The end was ultimately a battle, and he just dealt with these two, who could be unknown variables, first.

Dealing with them while talking and dealing with them before even starting the conversation clearly meant different things.

Sung-hyun grabbed the head of a fallen guard and roughly kicked the door open with his foot.

With a bang, the door burst open, and the two figures sitting in the front stopped moving and stared blankly at Sung-hyun.

Perhaps due to the somewhat shocking entrance, the room was filled with silence as both of them seemed to have lost their words.

If he had simply opened the door roughly, they wouldn’t have been this surprised, but the roughly opening door and the subordinate flying at the same time were more than enough to leave them speechless.

‘Wh, what the hell is he…?’

The subordinate who had flown a considerable distance landed exactly at his feet.

And at the same time, Sung-hyun asked.

“Are you the mastermind behind today’s arson?”

“Ar, are you asking if I’m the mastermind behind the arson?”

“Ar, arson? I don’t know anything about that.”

“That’s okay, where are my friends?”

The man, who had come to his senses at the question of where In-hwan and Sang-yeon were, nodded to the secretary.

The secretary, who had disappeared to the back, returned with In-hwan and Sang-yeon not long after.

Sung-hyun carefully examined the condition of In-hwan and Sang-yeon.

‘…What?’

There didn’t seem to be any significant injuries, but he felt something quite unclean was present inside their bodies.

‘Jeong [A Korean concept referring to a deep emotional bond or connection]…’

“Uh-huh! What are you trying to do.”

Perhaps realizing that Sung-hyun was going to do something, the man and the secretary put the swords they were holding to In-hwan and Sang-yeon’s necks.

“What do you want?”

He thought he would be quite angry, but Sung-hyun seemed surprisingly calm.

Almost to the point where he wondered if he had brought the wrong person.