I Became the Only Healer in the Academy - Chapter 34.2

‘Healing is possible wherever the target is?’

The basic effect of faith included the ability to detect wounds when they occurred.

This meant that if Seonghyun had faith, he could receive treatment anytime, anywhere.

‘This is… a good one.’

Faith also increased the effectiveness of the sacrificial spirit by an additional 10%.

Furthermore, there was also the benefit of not experiencing the target’s pain from the sacrifice.

Benefiting without the penalty of feeling pain, plus an additional 10%.

In practical terms, having faith in Seonghyun meant that, avoiding instant death, they were almost invulnerable.

Of course, the process of increasing the number of individuals with faith was somewhat difficult to imagine, to say the least.

‘Hm, with this level of ability, it should be difficult.’

And that wasn’t all.

Currently, there were only three individuals with faith: Hanwook Park, Jinseok Kim, and Sung-wook Kang.

With a total of three individuals with faith and the newly unlocked ability of the lighthouse, it meant that if more individuals with faith were to be added in the future, new abilities could be unlocked again.

‘As the number of individuals with faith is difficult to increase, the more there are, the greater the possibility of unlocking incredible abilities.’

“Hey, Seonghyun. Did you really have an ability like that…?”

“Oh, yeah. Uh, somehow…”

Inhwan’s expression was somewhat disappointed.

“Still, since we’re on the same team, you could have told us about it.”

“It’s still something the Association doesn’t even know about. Only you and Sang-yeon have that info.”

“The Association doesn’t know either? Wow, it’s surprising that we know something they don’t…”

“But the fact that Hwang Eui-hyun had the ability to turn pain into strength…”

Koo Sang-yeon had a somewhat gloomy expression.

No matter how much he thought about it, Seonghyun’s ability was clearly superior to his own.

“Everything has its pros and cons. What good is raw strength without intelligence?”

Koo Sang-yeon glanced at Seonghyun with a somewhat surprised expression, as if he hadn’t expected Seonghyun to take his side, then chuckled lightly.

“You’re right.”

“Alright, let’s go now. Aren’t we going on a hunt today?”

“Yeah, let’s go.”

Now, all that’s left is the annual tournament to determine the academy’s national representatives.

The next day, Seonghyun, on his way to school, ran into Sung-wook waiting at the entrance of their classroom.

“Oh, Seonghyun!”

“Sung-wook? Why are you here instead of in our classroom? Who are you here to meet?”

“Who else? Of course, it’s you. I just have something to tell you.”

Seonghyun wondered if Hwang Eui-hyun had done something again, but judging by Sung-wook’s expression, it didn’t seem to be the case.

“What is it?”

“Here might not be the best place… Since we still have some time before class starts, let’s move to a quieter spot.”

“Sure.”

Seonghyun followed Sung-wook as they moved to a secluded area.

Despite his efforts to keep it low-key, Sung-wook looked concerned about who might overhear as he whispered softly to Seonghyun.

“I want to tell you about the abilities of the representatives from the second and third years this time.”

“You know about the abilities of the second and third-year representatives? All of them?”

“Not all of them, but I know more details than what’s been disclosed.”

“Wow…”

Seonghyun’s admiration seemed to catch Sung-wook off guard as he scratched his head, averting his gaze downward.

“Let’s start with the second year.”

Sung-wook singled out one person who needed the most attention.

“You need to be especially careful of Lee Jinhee.”

Sung-wook’s expression as he shared this information seemed somewhat ominous.

‘What could possibly be hidden…’

“Her known ability is a curse. But the undisclosed ability is akin to a necromancer.”

‘A necromancer? Is she the person I know of?’

“Last year she didn’t use her ability, but I think she might use it this time. There’s a chance of winning.”

However, during their first year, with other team members’ skills being low, their chance of winning was close to zero.

Therefore, it was wise to hide her ability during the first year and then unleash it when other team members’ skills had improved by the second year.

“And what about the third years?”

“You need to be cautious from all the third years. It’s hard to single out one person to talk about. They’re all students who are likely to join major guilds.”

Indeed, most of the top third-year students had already secured positions in either the association or prestigious guilds.

Naturally, the third-year representatives were those likely to join the association or guilds.

“Actually, your counter against Hwang Eui-hyun’s ability was challenging to deal with, but during the tournament, Hwang Eui-hyun’s ability hadn’t fully developed yet.”

“Yeah, it seemed like that.”

“Also, there’s talk about introducing new rules for the representative tournament, so we’ll have to keep an eye out for that.”

“Thanks. With your help, I won’t miss out on any information.”

Since Seonghyun was already a well-known figure within the academy, a lot of information about him was already public knowledge.

While Seonghyun didn’t intend to leverage Sung-wook for this situation, surprisingly, Sung-wook turned out to be quite helpful.

“I hope you become the academy representative, Seonghyun.”

“I suppose I’d like that to happen too.”

Honestly, with just his ability, it seemed quite achievable for Seonghyun to become the grade representative.

Even Hwang Eui-hyun, who could convert pain into strength, would suffer greatly against him.

But Seonghyun was part of a team now.

For the day when Seonghyun faced a problem he couldn’t solve alone, he needed support, if only to receive help.

“As for the third years…”

Just as Sung-wook was about to continue discussing the third-year representatives, the sound signaling the start of class interrupted them.

“I’ll make sure to pass that on later.”

“Yeah. I’ll head for class.”

They parted ways, walking back with light steps.

“…”

However, as one of them reached the entrance of their classroom, they came face to face with Hwang Eui-hyun, who was just arriving at school.

‘…Don’t show any signs of fear.’

Sung-wook hesitated for just a moment, but then continued walking towards the entrance as if nothing was wrong.

Sung-wook’s heart raced wildly, worried that his anxiety might be audible, but Hwang Eui-hyun merely looked at him without initiating any conversation.

Eventually, Sung-wook passed by Hwang Eui-hyun completely, and the overwhelming sense of relief that followed sent shivers down his spine.

The events that had caused him so much pain for nearly a year now felt like memories rather than a painful past.

And he knew very well that all of this was thanks to Seonghyun.

Not only had Seonghyun saved his life, but he had also eliminated the source of his suffering.