Chapter 448 – Friend or Enemy (2)
The momentum of winter, which continued to bring record-breaking cold waves, has finally broken down.
The temperature, which was below freezing, gradually rose, and with the gradual arrival of spring, another one came.
“Ah…, It’s already the beginning of the semester.”
It is the time when college students’ fighting power is at its strongest.
It was just fine at first.
I was able to experience the college life that I had no choice but to give up in order to make a living.
But after about two years and entering the third year, hmm.
“It’s annoying.”
Magic and swordsmanship have already entered their own realm, so there is nothing worth learning at university.
At the end of last semester, the professors were watching me carefully.
What…, It’s worth it.
The hunter grade of a Korean university faculty member during his active duty was A level.
However, among the students, there is an active A-level hunter, and a promising prospect who has made an uproar in the world several times, so it is natural to be concerned.
“The other classes aren’t particularly interesting either…”
At one point, I turned my attention to something other than magic or swordsmanship.
Something like a curse or an enchantment.
Some minor types of magic, and other things that may be helpful.
I definitely thought it would be quite helpful to learn it, but I didn’t delve into it deeply.
Although the talent of this body is outstanding, in the end, it takes a considerable amount of time to achieve something.
Rather than taking the time to learn them one by one, I realized that it would be more helpful in many ways to dig deeper into what I am currently learning.
In short, it means deciding what to keep and what to throw away through selection and concentration.
No matter how much I learn, in the end, the only things I mainly use are magic and swordsmanship.
In fact, learning both at the same time would have been impossible if it weren’t for my unique background.
“… Isn’t it completely impossible?”
When I dismissed it as completely impossible, I realized that there was one exception.
Son Seo-yeon.
Even though he hasn’t changed his body like me, he is talented in both magic and swordsmanship.
I haven’t even given up on one of them and am I growing well.
Some people disparage her by saying that she was just born with good genes from her mother and father.
“That is true.”
If I hadn’t inherited the talent in the first place, I wouldn’t have even dared to walk on one path for the rest of my life, and I don’t know whether I’ll reach the end or not.
However, it is entirely thanks to Seoyeon’s efforts to handle both of them well at the same time.
From that perspective, I think it was a very bold choice.
Actually, I’m not sure if I could handle both things at the same time even if I had talent. How did I come up with that idea?
“I’m a guy, really.”
Anyway.
Before the start of a new school year and new semester, we made an important choice.
It is none other than graduation.
Not to mention me, who was promoted to S class, it’s been a long time since my teammates who became A class no longer have anything worth learning at school.
So we chose to graduate.
Of course, not right away, I decided to go for just one more semester.
There is a lot of work to be done.
I have to find a guild hideout and hire staff to handle miscellaneous tasks…
And even if I leave, I have to take a look at the talents of this year’s freshmen before leaving.
There might be a valuable gem hidden there.
“Wow.”
I sigh when I think of all these things having to be done within one semester.
It is difficult for team members to be helpful in this regard.
At least Joo-yeon can help, but it’s still not easy with just the two of them.
“I wish there was someone to help me.”
Talent is needed.
A person who will do what I want as long as I tell him.
But even this is not easy.
Talented talent is usually already in someone else’s pocket.
Talent that is not yet in someone else’s pocket is hidden in a place that is difficult to find.
“I guess we can do it step by step…”
When I was prioritizing work in my head.
“Dojin, come down for dinner!”
Jeonghee’s energetic cries are heard from downstairs.
“Has it already been so long?”
I immediately get up, open the door, and head downstairs.
At her table, Yoo-jeong has already taken the seat next to her, and in her kitchen, Jeong-hee can be seen watching her in the midst of her cooking, and Baek Hyun-ah is helping her.
A scenery that is now familiar.
But there is just one thing that bothers me.
“How is it? Is your liver okay?”
“Okay, sister.”
“Hoho, I’m glad. “I was very worried because it was my first time cooking.”
Baek Hyun-ah’s expression is not very good as she shares her story with Jeong-hee.
It doesn’t look like anything bad happened…, Feeling a little depressed somewhere.
I think I know what’s going on even if we don’t really talk about it.
It’s probably my situation and her brother that are eating away at her feelings.
I definitely promised her.
To pay off her debt, I will give her back the life she wanted.
But even though it’s been several months already, she hasn’t paid any attention.
Of course, I didn’t ignore it on purpose, it was delayed because things kept happening, but it’s true that I didn’t pay attention anyway.
I’ll have to find out soon before it’s too late.
How to get her life back the way she wants.
And if possible…, Even how to treat her younger brother.
* * *
Kim Do-jin thought.
Between her existing life and her younger brother’s treatment, what is she more desperate for?
As soon as I thought about it, the answer came.
‘She would like more treatment for her brother.’
Congenital lack of magical power.
It is literally a disease that occurs due to insufficient magical power in the body from birth.
When you’re young, it’s okay because your body is small and the amount of magical power you need is small, but tragedy comes when your grown body can’t handle the amount of magical energy you have.
A body that cannot support the amount of magical energy quickly loses vitality.
What comes in the end is death.
To conquer this, pharmaceutical companies around the world worked hard to develop treatments, but no one succeeded.
The solution to congenital magical power deficiency is simple.
All you have to do is forcefully increase the amount of magic power in your body.
When you think about it, one method comes to mind.
‘Wouldn’t it be okay to give him an elixir?’
In fact, frequent attempts were made to treat congenital magical power deficiencies through elixirs.
They all failed.
And through the results, I learned what the real problem of congenital magical power deficiency was.
‘The size of the core itself that stores magical power is small.’
Magic power is stored in the core near the heart and moves through circuits that extend throughout the body like blood vessels.
This also applies to ordinary people who cannot consciously use magical power.
Those who collapse due to congenital magical power deficiency all have small cores that store magical power.
So much so that I can’t even accept enough magical energy to maintain my body.
Since the cause was discovered, active research has been conducted once again, but to this day, congenital magical power deficiency remains an incurable disease.
‘There is no way to force the core to expand.’
Medicine, procedure, surgery.
The core could not be increased using any method.
Currently, the consensus is that congenital magical power deficiency is an incurable disease that humans cannot overcome.
No matter how much Kim Do-jin is, he cannot conquer a disease that pharmaceutical companies around the world have given up on in a short period of time.
So, I contacted the person who seemed to have the potential.
-“You mean congenital magical power deficiency…? .”
“Yes… “I was wondering if you, a saint, would know the method.”
Saint Sophia Saintes.
The pinnacle of the healer world, capable of making even those who are about to die rise to their feet.
If she was like that, I thought she might not know.
-“There was a time in the past when priests, including me, gathered together to research treatments for congenital magical power deficiency.”
“It does exist…”
-“Yes, unfortunately, we were unable to find a clear treatment method.”
“I see.”
The priests of the Vatican Orthodox Church, including the saint, are all well-versed in healing.
The fact that such people gathered together to conduct research and failed is literally a sentence.
It is said that congenital magical power deficiency is an incurable disease that humans cannot conquer.
“If even the saint had failed…, I guess there is no way.”
My appetite was bitter.
As much as I owed her my life, I wanted to solve her biggest problem.
It was about time that he lowered his head in discouragement.
-“… There is one way.”
Kim Do-jin’s ears perked up at the voice coming from beyond the screen.
“The method… “There is one?”
She sits down and looks this way, shaking her head.
-“I once heard a story about a congenital lack of magic power being cured in the past.”
Kim Do-jin’s eyes widened when he heard this.
“Is that really true?”
I couldn’t help but be surprised.
Until now, there has not been a single case of congenital magical power deficiency being cured.
She did what she said.
-“I heard that you hid it because you didn’t want to receive public attention.”
“Ah…”
-“Even if it is known anyway, it is a method that no one can try.”
Kim Do-jin’s eyes narrowed.
“If… “Is this a dangerous method?”
-“No. I heard that she cured his innate lack of magic power with her elixir.”
“If it’s an elixir… “I understand that it has already been shown through experiments to be ineffective.”
-“Most elixirs are like that. Except for one thing.”
Most of the elixirs on the market were used in experiments by pharmaceutical companies.
What this means is that among the elixirs that are not available on the market, there is a medicine that can cure congenital magical power deficiency.
“Ah.”
At that moment, a name passed through Kim Do-jin’s mind.
“… Elixir.”
The saint responded to the name that came out as if she was saying it to herself.
-“That’s right. He…, You solved your innate lack of magic power through elixir.”
Only then do I understand.
Why did she say it was a method that could not be attempted even if her case was known?
‘If it’s an elixir, it’s completely understandable.’
Elixir.
This legendary elixir is said to heal all diseases and wounds of the body with just one sip, and to reorganize the body into its ideal form when the entire bottle is emptied.
‘Yes, it is possible with elixir.’
If you reorganize your body through the efficacy of the elixir, your core will likely expand as well.
In this way, the amount of magical power that can be received increases and the congenital magical energy deficiency can be cured.
Kim Do-jin, who had been dreaming for a while, realized reality and smiled bitterly.
“… “It was something I just didn’t hear.”
The price of elixir is estimated to be over tens of billions.
The amount is an issue, but it is also something that cannot be purchased even if you have the money.
This is because the seeds for sale have dried up a long time ago.
Some are even saying that Elixir is a product that no longer exists in the world.
The saint’s story was told to him as he was discouraged by hopes that were inflated by meaningless stories but quickly extinguished.
-“Kim Do-jin Hunter.”
“Yes.”
-“Do you really want to save him? If you have an elixir in your hand, can you use it?”
“Uhm, I don’t know.”
He thought for a moment.
If I have the elixir in my hands and can use it to save her sister.
Can you really use it without hesitation?
‘It would be a waste.’
A lot of that too.
But.
“I’ll worry about it a bit, but…, I think I will eventually use it.”
After much deliberation, Kim Do-jin must have used elixir.
Why?
Nothing special.
“I just hate living in debt.”
Moreover, I don’t want to live with that debt if it means my life.
Because I know very well that there is nothing that makes a person’s heart as heavy and heavy as that.
At his sincere answer, she smiled softly through the veil.
-“You really are an unpredictable person.”
“Is that so?”
He was truly like that to her.
Just when you think you have a certain sense, it jumps out in a completely unexpected direction.
It’s been repeated so many times that I can’t even count it anymore.
Maybe that’s why I became curious.
When the elixir is actually held in his hand, will he act like the answer from before?
Or not…, Will it be used to violate the family and satisfy self-interest?
-“Kim Do-jin Hunter.”
“Yes, saint.”
-“I have an elixir.”
When Kim Do-jin looked at her blankly at her sudden declaration, she continued her words.
-“I happened to have something to ask Hunter Kim Do-jin, and it went well.”
“Ask… What if?”
-“As a member of the Guardians, there is something I would like Hunter Kim Do-jin to do.”
Guardians.
It was clearly said that it was a guardian organization formed by the Seven Great Leaders who fight against the Seven Deadly Sins.
-“I told you, right? “I will definitely reward you for your duties as a guardian.”
Surely she said so.
At least, I will definitely reward you for your efforts.
-“If you carry out this mission, I will give you an elixir as a reward.”
“… !”
It was an offer that was difficult to refuse.
