I Became The Only Healer In The Academy [EN]: Chapter 95

“I definitely saw a window indicating I reached a certain number…”

Based on my experience so far, after such a window appeared, a new ability would unlock or a new quest would be given.

However, strangely enough, only the window indicating the number was achieved appeared, and nothing else followed.

“But the fact that they became objects of faith means…”

It meant they could be summoned with the previously acquired Summon.

‘Summon.’

As Saint Hyun predicted, he could summon the soldiers from that place.

They wore medieval armor and held swords, and because their bodies were made of light, they gave off the impression of holy knights.

“They’re not strong.”

They weren’t strong because they were just regular soldiers.

But Saint Hyun could summon not only regular soldiers.

He could summon the generals who led the vanguard in battles against the monsters, and even Ar-oh.

When Ar-oh was summoned, he appeared kneeling on one knee, exuding a different aura from Ar-oh 1.

“Didn’t Ar-oh say he could use magic too?”

I was a little excited to see how strong he would be, but since I couldn’t check it in this place, Saint Hyun canceled the summon.

Just as he was about to set off again, a window blocked Saint Hyun’s path.

[The opening of abilities is impossible due to an unknown force.]

“An unknown force?”

This wasn’t welcome news.

The fact that the opening of abilities was blocked meant that Saint Hyun’s growth was restricted.

[Would you like to hear an explanation about the source of the unknown force?]

“What wind blew to make you give an explanation?”

Unlike the usual unfriendly window, it was even giving an explanation, so there was no reason to refuse such kindness.

[The source of the unknown force is connected to a Gate.]

“Connected to a Gate…”

Perhaps it was somewhat related to the aberrations Ar-oh had mentioned when performing the previous trial quest.

“So, if I want to unlock new abilities, I have to find and get rid of what’s connected to that Gate?”

[It is one of the Class 1 or higher Gates connected to the source of power.]

“Class 1… or higher?”

At the window’s words, Saint Hyun muttered with a hardened face.

The window in front of him clearly used the words ‘Class 1 or higher.’

However, even after checking through his memories from before the regression, no Gate exceeding Class 1 had ever appeared.

“Is a Class 1 or higher Gate going to appear…?”

If that were true, the current situation where they were checking each other’s strength and moderately subjugating Gates would be impossible.

“Then I need to unlock more of my abilities to make that possible…”

If, as the window said, he could only unlock new abilities by going to a Class 1 Gate, it seemed like it would take quite a while.

“Wait a minute…”

Among the things I just confirmed from the window, what was strange was the phrase ‘Class 1 or higher Gate.’

But there was one more strange word that caught my eye.

“What does ‘connected’ mean?”

What is it connected to?

Of course, it mentioned an unknown force, but no matter how I thought about it, something that could be connected to a Gate like that wouldn’t be similar to what they call a mutation?

“So, it’s not just a Class 1 Gate, but a mutated Class 1 Gate?”

The mutation of a Class 2 Gate caused enormous damage, so if a Class 1 Gate mutated, the damage would be unimaginable.

“There must be a growth method they’re not telling me about.”

I wasn’t anxious.

I wasn’t impatient, and I wasn’t nervous either.

What had the window ever told me?

When I thought about it, it was almost nothing.

It just threw quests at me.

The rest were things that Saint Hyun had figured out himself, things he had learned through experience.

“Let’s go.”

To do that, all that was left was to keep training.

Saint Hyun headed straight to the Association.

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“Excuse me? What are you saying?”

“We are identifying the cause, but it seems it will take some time since the related technicians are not domestic personnel.”

Saint Hyun, who was planning to summon a Class 2 Gate monster at the Association, was notified that he would no longer be able to use the device due to a defect in the long-neglected device.

“Then I will go out for subjugation.”

“Subjugation…”

The secretary couldn’t answer right away.

The Association was on edge because of what happened during the Competition.

The scheme that the vice president had laid out was now slowly collapsing.

Until now, each country had been weighing two options and watching each other, but the situation had changed slightly due to the incident in China.

If they had been hesitant to make a move, wondering if it was worth enduring the checks for making the first move, now they were showing signs of realizing that they had to move first.

“I’ll be honest with you.”

The secretary presented the information they had gathered to Saint Hyun.

“This is…”

The first page of the documents, which were too thick to be called a bundle, had the names of each country written on it.

“Would you like to take a look?”

Saint Hyun, who first checked the United States, which ranked first in national prestige, was reminded of Sammy, who had previously recommended immigration to him.

The contents of the document were simple yet shocking.

It stated that any Hunter who met certain conditions would be granted citizenship without any restrictions for the sake of national security and the safety of the people.

It wasn’t much different from what he had been offered before, but allowing it and acknowledging it were completely different matters.

“Don’t tell me everywhere else is the same…”

“Yes, that’s right.”

They hadn’t shown any significant movement in the Competition.

Of course, he had used some strength in the Academy Competition, but he wondered if it would meet their standards.

“So, you’re saying that we might face something the Association hasn’t been able to grasp yet.”

“That’s right. It takes a lot of manpower just to track these movements, and if they start moving… to be honest, we can’t prevent it in the current situation.”

If they were officially announcing something like this, it was safe to assume that other movements had already begun behind the scenes.

“You’re saying that the time has come to worry about safety.”

“That’s right. We expect that the definitions of what we’ve announced will be finalized in three months, and they will begin to take 본격적인 action [full-scale action].”

“Is there a reason why you think it’s three months?”

“The large guilds, which are very sensitive to their own interests, are resisting. They don’t know how likely it is that they will join their guilds, and they have always been able to obtain citizenship without any problems if they used a little of their power.”

The fact that they made a public announcement despite this meant that they were aiming to declare war on other countries in advance.

“So, I want to give Hunter Kim a choice.”

“What…”

It seemed that they had been 고민을 많이 했었는지 [thinking hard] about this choice for quite some time, and the contents of the choice were already well organized and documented.

“It took some time to find a 합의점을 [compromise] that would satisfy Hunter Kim, the Association, and the Academy, but we found it at an 적당한 [appropriate] level.”

Saint Hyun, who checked the documents, continued to scan them with quite 만족한 [satisfied] eyes, as if the choice was quite to his liking.

“Indeed…”

The contents of the document were entirely about Saint Hyun.

Simply put, it was about gaining freedom while maintaining what he received from the Academy.

Of course, that much risk followed.

Currently, the Association was blocking requests to Saint Hyun in the middle, but the moment he made this choice, the Association would have an obligation to report to Saint Hyun unconditionally.

“If I accept this choice, you’re saying that I’ll only be a student of the Academy in name, but I can actually move like a 일반적인 [typical] Hunter?”

“That’s right. But as responsibility follows freedom, as I said earlier, external contact will be entirely Hunter’s burden.”

“I don’t think I need to 고민할 필요도 [need to think about it]. Of course, the Academy is a 훌륭한 [wonderful] place, but as long as I’m a student of the Academy, there are 제약이 [restrictions] on what I can do.”

The secretary nodded as if he knew he would make that choice.

“Then we will take care of the necessary measures.”

“I understand.”

As he was about to get up from his seat, the secretary stopped Saint Hyun and said.

“Ah, and this…”

What the secretary handed over was none other than a video.

“This is…”

It was the battle 모습 [footage] of Saint Hyun’s Academy Competition so far.

“We found this while 진행하다가 [proceeding with] the investigation of Heo Tae-hyun, and it seems that they… 공개한 것 같습니다 [seem to have released] the entire video.”

“That means…”

Until now, the only people who knew Saint Hyun’s face were Hunters, and even then, only some Hunters, but now Saint Hyun’s face was known nationwide, and even globally.

“It’s only been about a day since the 공개가 시작된 [release started], and the speed at which it’s spreading is dozens of times faster than the speed at which we’re deleting it. If it had only ended domestically, it would have been deleted long ago, but it has already spread overseas.”

The secretary bowed his head as if he had no face to show.

“It can’t be helped. It’s already spilled water [it’s irreversible].”

The secretary showed Saint Hyun the places where the video was uploaded.

Saint Hyun, who knew the contents of the video better than anyone else, noticed the reactions below it more.

-That’s a Healer. Is that even possible?

⤷At first, I didn’t think much of it when they said they shared the pain, but it seems like they have more than just healing abilities?

-That person definitely has other abilities too. There’s no way they could show those movements otherwise.

⤷As a current Hunter, I would say that healing ability isn’t their main focus?

⤷Are you even qualified to evaluate? They seem like they could easily subjugate a Class 3 Gate.

Most of the evaluations were that Saint Hyun’s movements were definitely not those of a Healer as they knew them.

The atmosphere was that they were definitely 예상하는 [expecting] that he had other abilities besides healing.

Of course, there were also some reactions that the video was manipulated.

It was an argument that it was a video made to 확실하게 심어주려고 [definitely instill] an 인식 [awareness] that he was the only person in the world with healing abilities, and therefore different from others.

“I’m glad the reactions aren’t bad, though.”

However, he was a little worried that other countries would have the same reactions, and that the leaders of 거대 [giant] Guilds or those in power would 의심하게 될 [become suspicious] that Saint Hyun’s abilities were not all about healing.

“More than that, I need to go out for subjugation even more in this situation, right? Although there are risks lurking even now, the movements will become more 적극적으로 [aggressive] as you said in three months, so I need to increase my strength as much as possible before then.”

“I understand. Then the list of Class 4 Gates…”

As he was about to check the list of Class 4 Gates, Saint Hyun stopped the secretary and said.

“Please make it Class 3.”

“Class 3…?”

“Yes.”

Confidence was rippling in Saint Hyun’s eyes.

The secretary carefully examined him, wondering if it was arrogance, but for some reason, that confidence seemed to be a 자신감 [confidence] that was very 차고 넘치는 [overflowing] with 근거 [basis].

“Okay… I understand.”

Even within the same Class 3, there was a clear difference, so the secretary began to look for the most 적당한 [suitable] Gate.