I Became the Only Healer in the Academy - Chapter 11.2
[Goblin Chieftain Defeated 1/1]
[Would you like to receive your reward?]
“Yes.”
[Reward: Opening]
[A new specialization is granted.]
[A new title is granted.]
[A new ability is unlocked.]
“Finally! Is it finally giving something worthwhile?”
[Sage: Adapt abilities to the era.]
[Recombination of abilities is possible.]
“‘Sage? Adapting abilities to the era’—what does that mean, and what about the ‘recombination of abilities’?”
Adapting to the era was a fairly significant statement.
Abilities that were once highly valued just five years ago may have significantly decreased in usefulness within these short five years.
“Recombination… Recombination…”
It might be the most useful effect. Among the abilities Seonghyun currently possessed, sacrifice was undoubtedly the one in need of recombination.
Just as he was getting lost in thought, another prompt continued to appear.
[A new title is granted.]
[Pioneer: Walk the path less taken. However, others cannot follow that path.]
It didn’t seem to offer any explanation about providing a different ability.
‘What’s certain is… there’s no one else with the same ability as me.’
[Opening: Materialization]
[Materialization: Can materialize the abilities.]
“What is this now? What does it mean to materialize abilities?”
As Seonghyun was pondering this question, another window popped up.
[Through the Sage’s ability, Materialization is adapted to the era.]
[Materialization: Allows the creation of items containing the user’s abilities. Side effects remain the same. Effects are half of the ability’s limit.]
“Creating items containing my abilities…? So…”
Seonghyun’s activation ability was healing. Other than that, he practically had no other abilities.
Materializing this would essentially mean the ability to create something akin to a potion that people are already familiar with.
“Ah… How am I supposed to handle this one?”
Even if he could create a potion, if he couldn’t resolve the side effects, it would essentially be useless.
He needed to raise the limits of the healing ability itself and address the sacrifice’s side effects to enable the potion’s utility.
[Through the Sage’s ability, recombination is possible.]
[Would you like to begin recombination?]
“Recombination? I only have three abilities, though?”
[List of abilities available for recombination]
[Sacrifice, Determination]
[Recombination result: Sacrificial Spirit]
[Sacrificial Spirit: Permanently increases physical abilities slightly in proportion to the pain experienced when using the ability. Previous effects before recombination remain as a base.]
“Perhaps it’s a small consolation.”
Even if it was a small improvement, it was a significant difference compared to just gaining pain without any benefit.
Sacrifice, which was merely a burden, now had its uses. Without the opening of Sacrifice, it wouldn’t have been a skill one could possess at all.
“So, moving forward, I can continue to acquire new abilities and adapt them to the era through the Sage’s ability, along with recombination.”
Nothing could be more welcoming than this.
While the combat-oriented abilities weren’t particularly outstanding, that aspect could be somewhat compensated for by the physical enhancement from the Sacrificial Spirit.
“Sacrificial Spirit is set, but for now… let’s try ‘Materialization.'”
Seonghyun first experimented with Materialization.
Recalling a familiar potion in his mind and using Materialization caused a bottle to appear in his hand exactly as he had envisioned in his mind.
“It was said to be about half as effective, so it might not be very useful yet… Wait, could this be…?”
Materialization had clearly mentioned that the side effects couldn’t be ignored.
If Seonghyun were to mass-produce this potion and distribute it, he could maximize the ability of the Sacrificial Spirit.
However, one would have to endure an enormous amount of pain as a result.
“…Too early for that.”
Seonghyun feared the consequences of distributing the potion driven solely by his ambitions.
The Sacrificial Spirit only prevented unconsciousness but did not forestall death.
“First, I need to verify how effective it is…”
If it were a potion, most likely, it should be tested by someone else, as Seonghyun wasn’t confident. He immediately checked for side effects.
Pulling a knife from his pocket, Seonghyun inflicted a slightly deeper cut on his finger.
Then, without hesitation, he consumed the potion he held in his hand.
“Glug!”
The potion tasted so repugnant that it brought waves of nausea, almost making it unbearable to swallow, but he forced it down.
“…?”
However, blood still trickled from the finger.
Showing no effect even after waiting for some time.
“Wait a minute…”
Seonghyun immediately created another potion.
This time, without drinking it, he sprinkled it on his finger. The wound vanished as if he had used his ability.
“Ah, did I think it was for application when I made it?”
He inflicted another cut on his finger and created a potion, envisioning drinking it this time.
Might as well make it taste good.
Closing his eyes, he drank the potion. A sweet taste flowed through his mouth, just like drinking a beverage. Soon after, the cut on his finger disappeared.
“It’s perfectly made, it literally came out of my imagination.”
Curious, he experimented to see if other fantastical things could be materialized. However, he realized that the range of things he could create was only linked to the healing ability he possessed.
“Time to go home.”
Having taken ample rest and concluded not only the new career discovery but also the exploration of new abilities, Seonghyun headed home with light footsteps.
